The Smith Quartet play Philip Glass at St George's Bristol

Por Alexandra Hamilton-Ayres, 22 abril 2013

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Crítica hecha desde St George's Bristol, Bristol el 19 abril 2013

Glass, String Quartet no. 3, “Mishima”

Glass, String Quartet no. 1

Glass, String Quartet no. 4 "Buczak"

Glass, String Quartet no. 2 "Company"

Glass, String Quartet no. 5

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Alexandra Hamilton-Ayres

Alexandra Hamilton-Ayres is a Bristol-based film composer and classical electronic artist. Alexandra's passion in scoring and as a performer lie in the duality between the classical and electronica worlds, moving picture and her love for the piano. Her music has been described by The White Room Magazine as “majestic, at times monumental…the force and vastness of nature”.