My Curves Are Not Mad – 20, 21, 22 March

The Britten Sinfonia will premiere my new piece for string orchestra, ‘My Curves are not Mad‘, on the 20th March. The piece’s title comes from a quote in Henri Matisse’s 1947 book Jazz where he asserts that the inventive and organic shapes and curves of his cut-outs are conceived always with reference to plain vertical lines. The piece was commissioned by the Britten Sinfonia with funds from the William Alwyn Foundation.

The orchestra, conducted by Carlos del Cueto and led by Thomas Gould, will premiere the piece at Barbican/Guildhall‘s Milton Court Concert Hall in London on the 20th, before touring it to Norwich’s Theatre Royal on the 21st and Saffron Hall in Saffron Walden on the 22nd. All concerts will also feature Locatelli’s Concerto Grosso Op. 1 No. 11, Hans Abrahamsen‘s Double Concerto (featuring Alasdair Beatson as soloist), and Sitkovetsky’s arrangement of Bach’s Goldberg Variations.

Tickets can be bought here (London), here (Norwich) and here (Saffron Walden).