What is it about Arvo Pärt’s ‘Angel Music’ that appeals to the dying? Vanishing Point’s theatre and Scottish Ensemble’s playing combine to produce a thoughtful and poignant performance.
2017Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.png2017-11-14UTC10:18:43+00:002017-11-11What is it about Arvo Pärt’s ‘Angel Music’ that appeals to the dying? Vanishing Point’s theatre and Scottish Ensemble’s playing combine to produce a thoughtful and poignant performance. Arvo Pärt’s Angel Music: poignant performances from the Scottish Ensemble and Vanishing Pointen_GBtruehttps://bachtrack.com/review-arvo-part-scottish-ensemble-vanishing-point-november-2017Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.pngDavid Smythehttps://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/994https://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/994https://bachtrack.com/files/40601-david-smythe.jpgDavid the farmer was drawn into music through choirs, orchestras, taking part in and directing 'serious' opera as a student. Passionate about live classical music, particularly chamber opera, unusual pieces and events and giving the next generation the tools to engage with the classical world.https://bachtrack.com/files/71152-hero-shot-2---tabularasa2017---credit-hugh-carswell.jpg510340Tabula rasaHugh Carswell2017-Nov-08, Traverse Theatre: Tabula Rasa :Scottish Ensemble and Vanishing Pointhttps://bachtrack.com/concert-listing/traverse-theatre/tabula-rasa-scottish-ensemble-and-vanishing-point/08-november-2017/19-302017-11-082017-11-11Traverse TheatreEdinburghScotlandUnited KingdomEH1 2ED10 Cambridge Street55.94759-3.2047464
In her short introductory remarks at the evening’s outset, Sally Beamish referenced Oscar Wilde’s The Nightingale and the Rose, wherein in the redness of a rose is secured by a nightingale’s pierced heart.
2012Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.png2013-11-07UTC16:35:04+00:002012-11-23Alan Coady reviews Red Note Ensemble's multimedia performance of Sally Beamish's The Intoxicating Rose Garden at Edinburgh's Traverse Theatre.Red Note Ensemble: The Intoxicating Rose Gardenen_GBtruehttps://bachtrack.com/review-edinburgh-red-note-ensemble-beamish-intoxicating-rose-gardenBachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.pngAlan Coadyhttps://bachtrack.com/files/1965-irg_still_7.jpg400400 Laurie Irvine2012-Nov-22, Traverse Theatre: The Intoxicating Rose Gardenhttps://bachtrack.com/listing-edinburgh-red-note-ensemble-beamish-intoxicating-rose-garden2012-11-222012-11-22Traverse TheatreEdinburghScotlandUnited KingdomEH1 2ED10 Cambridge Street55.94759-3.2047464
New opera at the Edinburgh Traverse is becoming an exciting annual date not to be missed. Music Theatre Wales made a return visit with In the Penal Colony by Philip Glass after their successful presentation of Letters of Love Betrayed in 2009. Before that, Lyall Creswell’s Good Angel, Bad Angel set a very high standard.
2010Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.png2013-11-07UTC16:10:39+00:002010-11-23review-glass-in-the-penal-colonyIn The Penal Colonyen_GBtruehttps://bachtrack.com/22/296/view/102Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.pngDavid Smythehttps://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/994https://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/994https://bachtrack.com/files/40601-david-smythe.jpgDavid the farmer was drawn into music through choirs, orchestras, taking part in and directing 'serious' opera as a student. Passionate about live classical music, particularly chamber opera, unusual pieces and events and giving the next generation the tools to engage with the classical world.https://bachtrack.com/files/375-in_the_penal_colony.jpg400278Clive Barda2010-Nov-16, Traverse Theatre: In the Penal Colonyhttps://bachtrack.com/opera-listing/traverse-theatre/in-the-penal-colony/16-november-2010/19-302010-11-162010-11-16Traverse TheatreEdinburghScotlandUnited KingdomEH1 2ED10 Cambridge Street55.94759-3.2047463
