beijing

Kate Moore – Joyful Melodies (2024)

Wang Lu – Cloud Intimacy (2016)

Bernhard Gander – beijing (2010)

Hannah Peel – Neon (2021)

Fausto Romitelli – Amok Koma (2001)

• Blurring the lines between high and low art, this cutting-edge music blends classical with electronica, rock and pop culture. Experience the frenetic sounds of our fast-paced lifestyle in five virtuosic works from composers you need to know.

  Wang Lu’s Cloud Intimacy and Fausto Romitelli’s Amok Koma create captivating narratives through frenetic gestures. Hannah Peel’s Neon offers a serene respite, weaving a mesmerising tapestry of steady pulses and vibrant hues. Saxophonist Alice Morgan, Ensemble Offspring’s Hatched Associate Artist, joins Jason Noble for a one-minute burst of musical vigor in Bernhard Gander’s beijing. Claire Edwardes unveils Kate Moore’s Joyful Melodies in an electrifying world premiere.

  • Performers

    Claire Edwardes (Artistic Director, percussion)

    Roland Peelman (conductor)

    Lamorna Nightingale (flutes)

    Jason Noble (clarinet, bass clarinet)

    Claudia Jelic (clarinet)

    Alice Morgan (saxophone)

    Sonya Lifschitz (piano)

    Theo Carbo (electric guitar)

    Kyla Matsuura-Miller (violin)

    Blair Harris (cello)

    Andrew Jezek (viola)