City of London Sinfonia’s hugely popular concert series CLoSer, returns for a second series following its successful launch in 2011. Offering audiences bitesize concerts and the opportunity to get closer to one of London’s leading orchestras, the 2012-13 series begins with a distinctly American flavour on Wednesday 19 September at Village Underground in Shoreditch. Featuring music by adopted American, Igor Stravinsky, who composed his Concerto in D while living in Hollywood, the jazz inspired Clarinet Concerto from the “Dean of American Composers” Aaron Copland and the rhythmic Hommage à Liège, a concerto unusually set for guitar, bandoneón and strings by the greatest of Tango composers, Argentine Astor Piazzolla.
Series Two highlights include:
Guest Artists: guitar duo, the Katona Twins, saxophonist Tim Garland, conductor ClarkRundell and baritone Derek Welton, World premiere of Tim Garland’s latest piece for string orchestra and solo saxophone
Poulenc focused CLoSer finale as part of City of London Sinfonia’s Poulenc Plus Festival in
Devised in partnership with Spitalfields Music, CLoSer is a short, informal concert experience,
focused on high quality music designed to appeal to those who like their live music experiences to
be informal and without the trappings of the tradition concert hall. While short in length, the
concerts still present audiences with challenging and interesting repertoire with the opportunity to
get closer to the musicians and music of City of London Sinfonia. www.cls.co.uk
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