Nico Muhly & Britten Sinfonia

Posted On: January 13, 2010
Posted In: Britten Sinfonia, Nico Muhly, Philip Glass, Sam Amidon, Steve Reich, The Roundhouse
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Another great gig on the horizon sees Nico Muhly directing Britten Sinfonia with works from Reich, Glass and the superb Amidon

Young firebrand New Yorker Nico Muhly is one of the most exciting and diverse composers around today. Equally at home on the concert platform or in the recording studio, he has written and performed with major American symphony orchestras and artists including Björk and Sigur Rós.

Muhly will direct and perform Britten Sinfonia in a programme exploring his own compositions alongside works by his musical mentors Steve Reich and Philip Glass, and new songs and arrangements with his latest collaborator, the young American roots singer Sam Amidon.

PHILIP GLASS
Mad Rush

NICO MUHLY
Step Team (conducted by Nicholas Collon)

NICO MUHLY
The Only Tune

NICO MUHLY
By All Means (conducted by Nicholas Collon)

SAM AMIDON
Two Old American Songs

STEVE REICH
City Life

Tickets: £15 – £30

Purchase tickets here

Performance ends at approx. 9.30pm

After the performance the artists will join the audience in the Roundhouse café and foyers.

www.roundhouse.org.uk

www.myspace.com/muhly

www.brittensinfonia.com

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