SORABJI: NEW FILM DOCUMENTARY AND PERFORMANCES
Mar 8, 2017 7:42:37 GMT -5
Post by ahinton on Mar 8, 2017 7:42:37 GMT -5
Organist Kevin Bowyer recently gave the US première of Sorabji’s Organ Symphony No. 2 in University of Iowa where he had been invited to inaugurate its concert hall’s new Klais organ following a disastrous flood in 2008 that destroyed the venue and its previous organ. Kevin’s performance of this massive three movement work, more than eight hours in duration, was received with great enthusiasm.
Kevin devoted thousands of hours over many years to the preparation of the world première that he gave in Glasgow, Scotland, in 2010. He has since created magnificent typeset critical editions of all three Sorabji organ symphonies, of which copies are available from The Sorabji Archive (see www.sorabji-archive.co.uk ), along with all of Sorabji’s other scores and literary writings.
A crowd-funded project to make a film documentary about the organ symphonies project, with special reference to the second symphony, is under way in Iowa. To quote from the Sorabji Facebook page at www.facebook.com/KaikhosruShapurjiSorabji/ :
"A remarkable story rich with cinematic potential: the deluge of 2008, the effort to rebuild, the musical palace that rose forth, the remarkable organ placed at its heart, the magician (Kevin Bowyer) called upon to give it life, and the 8 1/2 hour Sorabjian incantation.
Please consider making a contribution to help assist in the funding effort to produce this film:
Sorabji in Iowa: A documentary
goldrush.uiowa.edu/
Help GOLDrush raise $8,000 for the project: Sorabji in Iowa: A documentary. Your gift will make a difference!
Learn More
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Pianist Jonathan Powell will be touring what is still Sorabji’s most famous work, Opus Clavicembalisticum, this year. To date, six performances have been confirmed, as follows:
050517 Brighton, UK: St. Michael’s Church
090517 London, UK: Rosslyn Hill Chapel
130517 Oxford, UK: Jacqueline du Pré Music Building
011017 Karlsruhe, Germany: Musentempel
061017 Glasgow, Scotland: Concert Hall, University of Glasgow
251017 Brno, Czechia: Concert hall JAMU (Janáček Academy)
Other dates and venues are in the pipeline.
This seminal work will never have received so many performances within a single year!
Kevin devoted thousands of hours over many years to the preparation of the world première that he gave in Glasgow, Scotland, in 2010. He has since created magnificent typeset critical editions of all three Sorabji organ symphonies, of which copies are available from The Sorabji Archive (see www.sorabji-archive.co.uk ), along with all of Sorabji’s other scores and literary writings.
A crowd-funded project to make a film documentary about the organ symphonies project, with special reference to the second symphony, is under way in Iowa. To quote from the Sorabji Facebook page at www.facebook.com/KaikhosruShapurjiSorabji/ :
"A remarkable story rich with cinematic potential: the deluge of 2008, the effort to rebuild, the musical palace that rose forth, the remarkable organ placed at its heart, the magician (Kevin Bowyer) called upon to give it life, and the 8 1/2 hour Sorabjian incantation.
Please consider making a contribution to help assist in the funding effort to produce this film:
Sorabji in Iowa: A documentary
goldrush.uiowa.edu/
Help GOLDrush raise $8,000 for the project: Sorabji in Iowa: A documentary. Your gift will make a difference!
Learn More
goldrush.uiowa.edu
Pianist Jonathan Powell will be touring what is still Sorabji’s most famous work, Opus Clavicembalisticum, this year. To date, six performances have been confirmed, as follows:
050517 Brighton, UK: St. Michael’s Church
090517 London, UK: Rosslyn Hill Chapel
130517 Oxford, UK: Jacqueline du Pré Music Building
011017 Karlsruhe, Germany: Musentempel
061017 Glasgow, Scotland: Concert Hall, University of Glasgow
251017 Brno, Czechia: Concert hall JAMU (Janáček Academy)
Other dates and venues are in the pipeline.
This seminal work will never have received so many performances within a single year!