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Whitechapel Bell Farewell Tunes Not Just for Junk percussion workshops
Foundry Visit
7.00pm – 9.30pm
Grown-Ups:
11.00am – 12.30pm &
1.30pm – 3.00pm
10.00am – 11.30am
Christ Church Spitalfields
Xenakis Unbound
Follow in Xenakis’s footsteps and
A: £32 B: £26 C: £16 D: £10 E: £5
10.30am – 6.30pm
create your own instrument with locally
Whitechapel Bell Foundry recycled junk. Using tin cans, tubes and
£10 The Choir of Clare College, Old Spitalfields Market buckets, junk percussion expert Jim
Cambridge Free, booking advised unless Cartwright will guide you in your crafting.
Visit Britain’s oldest bell Academy of Ancient Music otherwise specified
manufacturing company, maker of
some of the world’s most famous Timothy Brown director Awaken your musical senses Meet the sixxen
bells, including the most famous of Elin Manahan Thomas soprano with a fun family day of activity 1.30pm – 2.30pm
them all – Big Ben. Nicholas Mulroy tenor and chance musical encounters. Don’t miss this rare opportunity to
Stephen Varcoe baritone Throughout the day, explore Xenakis’s meet the only set of sixxen in the
extraordinary music through games, UK and discover the fascinating story
Finger Suite in G minor ‘Farewell’ talks and workshops, followed behind their production. Designed
Desprez Déploration de by a performance of Pléïades, his by Xenakis specifically for the piece
Johannes Ockeghem percussion masterpiece composed Pléïades, the instruments will be
Weelkes Death Hath Deprived Me for six soloists and based on the presented by the specialists
(A remembrance of my friend mathematical organisation of sound. Bell Percussion.
Thomas Morley)
Lobo Versa est in luctum Suitable for all ages and
Dowland Come, heavy sleep attention spans! Pléïades performance
Humfrey A Hymne to God the Father 5.30pm – 6.30pm
Howells Take him, earth, for cherishing For full details visit
Walton Where does the uttered spitalfieldsmusic.org.uk Julian Warburton director
music go?
Morgan Mr Henry Purcell’s Aidy Spillet, Owen Gunnell and
Farewell Tune Musical encounters students from the Royal Academy
Purcell Lament and Final Chorus from 10.30am – 12.00pm of Music percussion soloists
Dido and Aeneas Our team of musicians present
Clarke Come, come along for a dance mini performances of Xenakis’s Iannis Xenakis Pléïades
and a song compositions alongside live I. Mélanges
improvisations inspired by the II. Métaux
Extraordinary lives inspire extraordinary great composer. III. Claviers
music. Throughout history, composers No booking required IV. Peaux
have written some of their finest
music to celebrate public figures – No booking required
this evening’s programme of music Interactive games
spanning over 500 years promises a 10.30am – 4.30pm Insight: 3.00pm – 4.30pm
memorable series of pieces written to Put your body to the test with our Local architect Chris Dyson and guests
celebrate lives well-lived, from Henry invisible dance maze, create your discuss the themes of Xenakis’s music.
Purcell to President Kennedy. With own piece on our digital screen and
members of Clare College alumni as unlock the code in Rubiks Music.
soloists and one of the UK’s leading Join us in the market place for a
period ensembles, the internationally host of games inspired by the music
renowned Clare College Choir mark of Xenakis.
the retirement of Timothy Brown, their
director of 30 years.
Supported by George Law
Christ Church Spitalfields Noel, festival steward, in Old Spitalfields Market
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