The School of Music FUAM Ensemble in Residence, The Marsyas Trio, perform music by Amy Beach, Louise Farrenc, Michael Finnissy and George Crumb. The London-based Marsyas Trio, formed of graduates of the Royal Academy of Music, champion the vast body of repertoire for flute, cello and piano, an instrumental combination which originated in the Classical era with Haydn and Clementi.
This program celebrates iconic historic composers, including Beach and Farrenc who were active in bringing about change for women in the arts through their campaigns for equal pay and voting rights. In the second half, the Marsyas Trio will present a multimedia experience featuring composers' responses to the natural world. The Clothworkers Hall will be transformed through sound and light to emulate a series of short images of birds in flight in Ewan Campbell's recent collaboration with Spanish photographer Xavi Bou, and the underwater experience of Crumb's Vox Balaenae. The program also features the title track from the Marsyas Trio's brand new album, Alternative Readings, a recording that brings together the visionary compositions of Michael Finnissy, as featured on BBC Radio3's New Music show last month.
Amy Beach (1867-1944) - Pastorale & Caprice, “The Water Sprites”, op 90 Camille Saint-Saëns (1835-1921) - Une flûte invisible for voice, flute & piano Louise Farrenc (1804-1875) - Trio in E minor, op 45 for flute, cello and piano Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827) - Mir ist Wunderbar from Fidelio for chamber ensemble & singers Interval Ewan Campbell (b. 1983) - Written in Air Michael Finnissy (b. 1946) - Alternative Readings George Crumb (1929-1922) - Vox Balaenae (Voice of the Whale)
