BBC Radio 3 New Music Show: Ulster Orchestra with Craig Ogden (guitar) featuring works by Ed Bennett, Greg Caffrey, Frank Corcoran & Anselm McDonnell

The Ulster Orchestra, conducted by David Brophy featuring works by four CMC composers.

The Ulster Orchestra is joined by the classical guitarist Craig Ogden for the premiere of Greg Caffrey’s “Environments II”, a work written for solo guitar with strings and percussion, and mezzo-soprano Sarah Richmond performing Frank Corcoran’s “My Alto Rhapsodies” based on his poems from a collection called “Haikus”.

There will also be performances of works by composers Anselm McDonnell and Ed Bennett.

Anselm McDonnell’s “Coruscate”- which means bursts of light. Ed Bennett’s “Freefalling” is based on Austrian skydiver Felix Baumgartner world record breaking freefall jump in 2012 from an altitude of 39 kilometres. He notes “As he hurtled towards the Earth’s surface he reached a speed of 1357 km and in doing so, he travelled faster than the speed of sound. The music in ‘Freefalling’ was partially inspired by feelings of falling, flying, floating and travelling at uncontrollably high speeds”.

Programme

Greg Caffrey - Environments II [PREMIERE]

Frank Corcoran - My Alto Rhapsodies

Anselm McDonnell - Coruscate

Ed Bennett - Freefalling

Tickets

Tickets available via the Ulster Hall website.