Exhibition
Adam Swayne: Couperin and Concrète
27 Oct 2023
Regular hours
- Fri, 27 Oct
- 19:30 – 20:30
Cost of entry
£12 full price, £7:50 concession for anyone who needs it.
Address
- 16 Narrow Quay
- Bristol, BS1 4QA
- Bristol
England - BS1 4QA
- United Kingdom
Travel Information
- Most city centre bus services stop within walking distance of Arnolfini. The nearest stops are at The Centre and Queen Square.
- Arnolfini is a 15 minute walk from Bristol Temple Meads railway station. A taxi rank can be found outside the station.
An evening with Manchester-based pianist and new music specialist, Adam Swayne.
About
This programme of music for piano and electronics owes as much to older styles as it does the musique concrete of 20th century France. The colourful musical palettes of French giants Couperin and Messiaen appear alongside hypnotic cityscapes and church bells. Legendary recordings by Caruso, Judy Garland, and some of the greatest albums of all time, are used as ‘found material’ in heady juxtapositions with virtuosic live piano music.
Pianist Adam Swayne presents a mesmeric hour that will challenge your perceptions. What is present, and what is past? What is music, and what is sound? What is familiar, and what is unfamiliar?
