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Fingal's Cave, Staffa by Gerry Fox
Exhibition
Staffa
17 Aug 2017 – 27 Aug 2017
Event times
10am - 5pm
Cost of entry
Free
National Library of Scotland
Address
- George IV Bridge
- Edinburgh
Scotland - EH1 1EW
- United Kingdom
Staffa is a work for full orchestra and large screens depicting three simultaneous visions of the uninhabited Hebridean island of Staffa created by BAFTA and Grierson award-winning filmmaker Gerry Fox and acclaimed composer Ned Bigham.
About
The piece pays homage to Mendelssohn's famous 1829 visit to the haunting Fingal's Cave on Staffa. Through sunny, rainy and stormy atmospheres the filmmaker and composer have tried to reflect, not a travelogue but rather a spiritual voyage around the cave and its distinctive, beautiful landscape.
The work will be presented as a three screen installation, with music recorded by the Royal Scottish National Orchestra, at the National Library of Scotland. There is also a live performance at the Usher Hall on 27 August with music performed by the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra.
