A queasy piece on the Geordie folk tune The Water of Tyne. Various versions, most recently a new version commissioned by the Royal Northern Sinfonia and premiered at Cumberland Arms, Newcastle, as part of their CoMA New Music Trail.
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• Royal Academy of Music • ram.ac.uk
A quintet of players from CHROMA ensemble performs Water of Tyne alongside other works by composers at the Academy.
• Cumberland Arms, Newcastle
Played by members of the Royal Northern Sinfonia, part of the CoMA Gateshead new music trail, part of their 2020 UK and European festival.• Tung Auditorium, Liverpool • thetungauditorium.com
The first in a series of performances of a blended programme of music, field recordings, and folk songs, in the theme of Industry. The programme features my arrangement of the Northeastern folk tune Water of Tyne, the setting of my parents voices Be nice to see you, and a new set of pieces Without knowing exactly why I found my eyes running over, which reflect on church music and communality, inspired by the programme's thoughts on community and place.
I'm touring with the quartet as multimedia facilitator as this complex programme of music and recorded sound makes its way around the England.
• Kelham Island Museum, Sheffield • musicintheround.co.uk
Solem Quartet brings Industry to Kelham Island Museum in Sheffield, presented by Music in the Round. The programme combines string quartets, folk songs and archive and field recordings to explore Britain's industrial communities.
My music includes The Water of Tyne, an arrangement of the Northeastern folk tune; Be nice to see you, a setting of my parents' voices; and Without knowing exactly why I found my eyes running over, a set of pieces reflecting on church music and communality.
I'm touring with the quartet as multimedia facilitator for this programme of live music and recorded sound.
Friday 2 April 2027, 7pm. Running time approximately 1 hour 50 minutes, including an interval.
Tickets: £23 standard; £14 for UC, PIP, Pension Credit and DLA; £5 for students and under-35s. Book tickets.