Landscapes of the Mind
5th January 2006
© Peter Thompson
There will be numerous events taking place, beginning with a concert for ensemble, piano and voice featuring the composer at the piano. This first concert will comprise works selected by John McCabe including his Concerto for Piano and Wind, Tenebrae and the Irish Songbook, as well as Robert Saxton’s Chacony, Haydn’s Piano Sonata in G minor HXVI:44 and Emily Howard’s piano piece.
This will be followed by a composition seminar, a piano masterclass, a wind and brass concert and a piano and chamber ensemble concert. Complete details are available from the GSMD.
Away from the festival, McCabe has been interviewed for the leading brass band website 4barsrest.com.
In this fascinating interview he talks about how he came to be involved with the brass band world, resulting in him writing some of the most popular and well-respected music in the repertoire.
The full article is available to read at http://www.4barsrest.com/articles/2006/art537.asp
