Dame Evelyn Glennie performs Daugherty’s Dreamachine
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- Tuesday 14 June 2016
- Cadogan Hall
Dame Evelyn Glennie performs Daugherty’s Dreamachine
Tue 14 Jun 2016
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Repertoire
- Fauré Pelleás Et Mélisande: Suite
- Michael Daugherty Dreamachine
- Wiseman Party Games
- Sibelius Symphony No.5
Features
- Nicholas Collon Conductor
- Dame Evelyn Glennie Percussion
- Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
The accomplished British musical ambassador Dame Evelyn Glennie joins the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra for an explosive performance. Having had a leading role in the Opening Ceremony of the London 2012 Olympic Games, Dame Evelyn Glennie is a groundbreaking musician and her performance will be a highlight of the RPO’s 2016 concert series. Performing Dreamachine by Michael Daugherty, she will bring an electric magnetism to the stage.
Orchestral works will include a Suite of music from Fauré’s much-loved Pelléas et Mélisande and Debbie Wiseman's free and daring Party Games, originally composed as a solo percussion piece for Dame Evelyn Glennie's 50th birthday.
Closing the concert will be Sibelius’ magnificent Symphony No.5, featuring the elegant, swaying swan motif.
Find out more about Dreamachine...
Dreamachine: connecting man and machine
Machinery has long fascinated composers, and composer Michael Daugherty is no exception. Dreamachine, is inspired by images that, in Daugherty’s words, ‘connect man and machine in surprising ways.’