INTRODUCTION TO CONTEMPORARY CLARINET

Join us online on Monday 4 May at 5pm for a fascinating behind-the-scenes masterclass.

In this exciting new strand of our Lockdown Live series, London Sinfonietta players dive in to the nuances of contemporary performance on their instruments, and explore how they're used in a contemporary setting. See the techniques and styles used in new music composition, with examples from a selection of the most renowned works of contemporary writing.

In this live video, London Sinfonietta principal clarinettist Mark van de Wiel explores contemporary writing for clarinet, with a focus on the clarinet solo from Olivier Messiaen's Quartet for the End of Time, Cahier E (Original and Miroir) from Domaines by Pierre Boulez, and two pieces by Emma-Ruth Richards: Ikon and Interruptions.

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