Composer Angela Elizabeth Slater has collaborated with double bass player Maggie Cox to write new pieces for the instrument. The fruits of this collaboration can be heard in a Digital pre-concert talk and concert on Thursday 21st January 2021 at 7.30pm (UK time).
Angela writes 'Connected skies: solo series challenge
is a project to challenge myself to compose six new solo works of about
ten mins each in length between October 2020 to May 2021, with each being digitally performed in a monthly virtual event from 2021.
New
works for double bass, cello, flute with glissando head joint,
accordion, percussion and mezzo soprano will be written. In addition to
digital concerts, this project will include blogs, digital pre-concert
talks and interactive Q&A sessions, giving us a chance to share our
process in this continuing challenging and strange times.'
Maggie has written a blog on the collaboration https://www.angelaslatercomposer.co.uk/connected-skies---writing-for-double-bass/collaborating-on-a-new-work-for-double-bass-with-composer-angela-elizabeth-slater-written-by-maggie-cox
You can find out more about this project including a link to the first live digital performance here https://www.angelaslatercomposer.co.uk/connected-skies-solo-series-challenge.html
This project is supported by Arts Council England.