Retrospective on CLoSer: Song of the Earth
Our RE:Imagine series continued in style last night as Village Underground transformed into London’s most intimate and relaxed concert venue for CLoSer: Song of the Earth. The elegance of Johann Strauss distilled for salon orchestra and Bach’s Toccata and Fugue (arranged by up-and-coming young composer Luke Styles) set the scene. Storyteller Rachel Rose Reid enthralled the audience before we heard Mahler’s Das Lied von der Erde. Mezzo-soprano Anna Huntley and Tenor Gwilym Bowen took centre stage as all the mastery of Mahler’s epic symphony, concentrated into an ensemble of just 15 world-class musicians.
The concert was live-streamed online – checkout the highlights below and some beautiful photos from the concert by the wonderful James Berry along with your reactions from Twitter. Just tweet us at @CityLdnSinfonia to let us know what you thought!
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tvfKNK5Z3HY]
An eve sat on cushions, captivated: @CityLdnSinfonia performing Bach & Mahler at @villunderlondon #reimagine #closer pic.twitter.com/mdpdTnOx8f
— FABIA (@fabiamusic) February 17, 2016
@CityLdnSinfonia up close and personal on floor cushion to Ian farringtons harmonium in tonights concert Faberooni pic.twitter.com/ot8BtcYUrb
— Katherine Spencer (@waffyclarinet) February 17, 2016
Enjoying @annahuntley‘s gorgeous Mahler with @CityLdnSinfonia #CLoSer pic.twitter.com/IuXZ5Lqt2A
— YCAT (@YCATrust) February 17, 2016
The journey begins #DasLiedVonDerErde #MichaelCollins conducts @CityLdnSinfonia right now #CLoSer @villunderlondon pic.twitter.com/VF1XTFlXW6
— Rayfield Allied (@RayfieldAllied) February 17, 2016
Forthcoming concerts
We hope you can join us at a concert soon – for full listings visit cls.co.uk/whats-on
The next concert in our RE:Imagine series is The Great English Songbook when we will be journeying through England’s Elizabethan age and Shropshire countryside with baritone Roderick Williams on 9 March at Southwark Cathedral.
We are next back at Village Underground for CLoSer: Sketches of Miles on 6 April when we will transport you to New York as we explore the musical marriage of the legendary trumpeter Miles Davis and composer/arranger Gil Evans.
The Great English Songbook
Wednesday 9 March 2016, 7:30pm
Southwark Cathedral, London, SE1 9DA
Tickets £25, £15, £5* (*restricted view)
cls.co.uk / 020 7621 2800
CLoSer: Sketches of Miles
Wednesday 6 April 2016, 7.30pm
Village Underground, London, EC2A 3PQ
TICKETS: £15 (includes a free drink)
cls.co.uk / 020 7621 2800