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Night Shift : The Rehearsal : for ensemble, audience, choir and soloists
by Cathy Milliken (2021)
Score
Night Shift : The Rehearsal : for ensemble, audience, choir and soloists / Cathy Milliken.
Library shelf no. 782.5542/MIL 9 [Available for loan]
Work Details
Year: 2021
Instrumentation: Flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, horn, trumpet, trombone, percussion (1 player), piano, 2 violins, viola, cello, electric guitar, female singer, male actor/singer/presenter, SATB amateur choir, audience participation. Small objects and instruments played by the audience members, distributed depending on seating in hall: egg rattles, paper sheets, fingerlights, small bells in tie bags, card/pencil, whirlies in E and C, mouth organs (for choir).
Duration: 50 min.
Difficulty: Advanced — For professional contemporary ensemble and 2 solo singers performing together with amateur choir and audience.
Commission note: Commissioned by Art Mentor Foundation Lucerne.. Commissioned by Art Mentor Foundation Lucerne. “CONNECT – The Audience as artist” is an initiative funded by Art Mentor Foundation Lucerne in collaboration with London Sinfonietta, Ensemble Modern, Asko|Schönberg and Remix Ensemble Casa da Música.
First performance: by Ensemble Modern, Neue Kammerchor Berlin, Catherine Larsen-Maguire, Michael Schiefel, Helena Rasker at Ensemble Modern & Neue Kammerchor Berlin (Philharmonie Berlin) on 1 Sep 2021
The composer notes the following styles, genres, themes, influences etc. associated with this work:
Conservation, audience participation, Shakespeare's Midsummernight's Dream
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Subjects
- Has as subject/About: Landscape and Nature
Performances of this work
16 Mar 2022: at Night Shift - The Rehearsal (Philharmonie Cologne). Featuring Ensemble Modern, Jonathan Stockhammer, Michael Schiefel, Helena Rasker.
10 Mar 2022: at NIght Shift - The Rehearsal (Southbank Centre (UK)). Featuring London Sinfonietta, Helena Rasker, Michael Schiefel, Jonathan Stockhammer, City Lit Inclusive Choir, Sing Tower Hamlets.
14 Dec 21: Casa da Musica Porto, Portugal. Featuring Jessica Aszodi, Michael Schiefel, Cora Lira, Remix Ensemble Casa da Música, Jonathan Stockhammer.
1 Sep 2021: at Ensemble Modern & Neue Kammerchor Berlin (Philharmonie Berlin). Featuring Helena Rasker, Neue Kammerchor Berlin, Catherine Larsen-Maguire, Michael Schiefel, Ensemble Modern.
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