Location: Grand Hall, Glasgow City Halls
Liza Lim鈥檚 'Sappho/ Bioluminescence' is the first part of her Annunciation Triptych celebrating icons of women鈥檚 spiritual traditions (in this case the Greek poet Sappho). Fond of fusing seemingly incompatible elements and stories together, Lim brings 鈥榯he bioluminescence of creatures who produce light in their bodies next to Sappho in order to understand even more intensely the irradiated nature of her poetry.鈥�
James Week鈥檚 World Premiere 'Weligwic' (from the Anglo-Saxon, meaning 鈥榩lace of willows鈥�) is 鈥榗oncerned with images of light and foliage as well as the theme of our indwelling within the natural world鈥it] takes place in a half-light and is overcast and subdued in atmosphere.鈥�
'Bismillah Meets the Creator in Springtime' is 鈥渁 concerto of sorts, the duo not above but inside the ensemble, carried as if on a full river鈥攊mprovising, automatic-singing, mimicking鈥� it is made from a mixture of sources including a 1993 recording of Bismillah Khan performing the Raag Malkauns (mimicked and transcribed for material); The Creator has a Master Plan of Pharoah Sanders (the form of the piece, the role of the 鈥榖and鈥�, improvisations made while listening to this music, and the wish for peace and happiness through all the land); some Bach for good measure.鈥�
'Bismillah Meets the Creator' in Springtime was made possible by a Research & Creation grant from the Canada Council for the Arts.
