Friday, March 29, 2013

Stephen Upshaw

Stephen Upshaw performing my piece "Bráð: A Glacier´s Requiem" for solo viola. Sadly, I could not attend the premiere but I congratulate Stephen on this project which was very interesting to say the least. More here: http://parasol-unit.org/spring-song-cycle 



Tuesday 26 March 2013, 7pm & 8pm
Building upon classical music traditions surrounding Easter and celebrating the newness of Spring, Parasol unit is delighted to present Spring Song Cycle.
This cycle of newly commissioned string 'songs' by 6 young composers offers a unique set of responses to particular works in the exhibition. Violist Stephen Upshaw will perform the cycle, guiding the audience through the space for this intimate live event.

Songs:
Benjamin Graves - 'NocturNe' (In response to BROKEN CIRCLE)
Helgi Ingvarsson - 'Bráð - A Glacier´s Requiem' (In response to Recaptured from the collective)

Ruaidhri Mannion - 'a shocrú' (In response to Untitled)
Philip Venables - 'Untitled' (In response to STAR/TING/POINT)
Marc Yeats - 'hȳran' (In response to Untitled)
Raymond Yiu - 'Reach Out'
 (In response to Untitled)

Stephen Upshaw 
(performer)
Since making his concerto debut at 17, violist Stephen Upshaw has won several competitions and played in festivals around the world including IMS Prussia Cove, Musica Nova Festival (Finland) and the Salzburg Chamber Music Festival (Austria). In recent seasons, recital and chamber music engagements have brought him to Boston’s Jordan Hall, London’s Barbican Centre, Wigmore Hall and Royal Opera House, Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall and Vienna’s Schoenberg Center. A recognized interpreter of contemporary music, Stephen has given numerous national and international premieres working closely with composers such as John Adams, Helmut Lachenmann, George Benjamin, Julian Anderson and Christian Wolff. He holds degrees from the New England Conservatory of Music and the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, where he was elected a Junior Fellow. www.stephenupshaw.com

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