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Re-imagining: A showcase for innovation, both old and new at Kings Place

By Timmy Fisher, 22 October 2018
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“a lovingly crafted and deeply stimulating collection of performances”
Reviewed at Kings Place: Hall Two, London on 20 October 2018
Programme
Musgrave, In the Still of the Night
Lutyens, Echo of the Wind
Efthymiou, Iberian Refractions
Efthymiou, I'm Walking Here
Monteverdi, Vespro della Beata Vergine 1610: Domine ad adjuvandum me festina
Davis, Move
Davis, Boplicity
Davis, Moon Dreams
Vivaldi, Flute Concerto in G minor, Op.10 no. 2, RV 439 "La notte”
Works by Biber
Efthymiou, I Will Wait, But Not As I Run
Performers
Mark Gibbs, Viola
Iain Gibbs, Violin
David Larkin, Violin
Zeitgeist Chamber Orchestra
Sam Poppleton, Conductor
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Timmy Fisher
Timmy Fisher
Timmy read musicology at Durham University, studying composition with Richard Rijnvos. He has written for Gramophone and The Spectator, and composes for both film and the concert hall. He has a special interest in contemporary choral music, and co-hosts The Classical Music Pod with Sam Poppleton, available on iTunes and Spotify. Follow him on twitter at @timmy_fisher.