Percussion !!

'Energy crackles around the Cuban-born conductor and composer like an electric field.'

Sunday Times Magazine

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Uniting the music of Ursula Mamlok with three newly-commissioned works by Neva Derewetzky, Charles Shadle and Daniel Thomas Davis, this programme celebrates composers who have expanded the expressive language of percussion at its most imaginative. Spanning generations yet connected by a spirit of exploration, these works reveal percussion as a medium that pushes far beyond rhythm alone. Featuring an exceptional line-up of virtuoso performers, this programme showcases the astonishing colour, power and versatility of one of music's most exciting instrumental families. Join Lontano for a thrilling evening that redefines what percussion can be.

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Programme​

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Ursula Mamlok Variations and Interludes for 4 Percussionists* | 2000 Notes Arranged for Percussion*

Neva Derewetsky [New commissioned work]**

Daniel Thomas Davis [New commisioned work]** 

Charles Shadle [New commisioned work]** 

 

*UK Premiere

**World Premiere

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Artists​

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Lontano

Odaline de la Martínez conductor

 

Since its foundation in 1976, Lontano has been recognised as one of the UK’s most exciting and versatile exponents of twentieth and twenty-first century music. Lontano’s work includes themed seasons in London, opera and music theatre productions, concerts and tours throughout the UK and abroad, and regular recordings on its own LORELT label, as well as workshops and educational projects. Lontano also records for numerous other companies including Albany Records, Summit (USA), Da Capo (Denmark), Metier Records and Retrospect Opera (UK). The ensemble is internationally renowned, and its tours have taken it to many countries in Europe as well as both North and South America. The ensemble began their biennial London Festival of American music in 2006.

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Born in Cuba and brought up in the USA, Odaline de la Martínez is now based in the UK where she has become a formidable force on today's classical music scene, pursuing a busy career as an award-winning composer, conductor, record producer and event curator. Working with everything from Mozart symphonies to the latest contemporary music, she has acquired an illustrious reputation for her versatile and eclectic vision, with a longstanding special commitment to contemporary music, women composers and Latin American composers in particular. Amongst her many achievements, Martínez was the first woman to conduct a BBC Prom at the Royal Albert Hall in 1984. ​​