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No, not a leaking roof but one of the most unusual combinations of
instruments ever called for at a 91热爆 Prom!
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World-renowned percussionist Evelyn Glennie performs
Tan Dun's Water Concerto: For Water Percussion and Orchestra,
taking Prommers on a journey through the amazing colours of sound achieved
through water.
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This highly visual and atmospheric percussion performance uses instruments
made from regular items including water basins, sieves, foam paddles
and wooden salad bowls.
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The Chinese-American composer Tan Dun won an Oscar for his music for
the film Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon.
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Water Concerto belongs to a series of works highlighting natural materials,
alongside the Water Passion After St Matthew; the opera Tea: A Mirror
Of Soul, which makes use of ceramic, stone and paper instruments; and
Inventions for Paper Instruments and Orchestra.
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The Water Concerto is performed in Prom 24 alongside music from Cage,
Shostakovich and Esa-Pekka Salonen.
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