Howard Skempton’s Birthday Bash | Malling

Malling Festival, St. Mary’s Church, West Malling

Friday 23 Sep 2022, 7pm

Tickets Leamington Spa Concert Programme

  

We are celebrating much loved Composer Howard Skempton’s 75^th Birthday! We will be performing his music (of course), including a brand-new commission, along with pieces the birthday boy himself has selected.

Music@Malling brings outstanding contemporary music to historic venues around West Malling, and we are buzzing to join the festival and share composer Howard Skempton's birthday celebrations!

  

Thomas Kemp Conductor

Howard Skempton b. 1947

Gemini Dances, for flute, clarinet, violin, cello, percussion, and piano (1994, 12’) 

Hinterland (2022) World Premiere Sound Investment Commission

Anton Webern 1883 – 1945, Concerto Op.24, (1934, 8’)

Rebecca Saunders b.1967, murmurs (2009, 27')

Nigel Osborne b. 1948 Fantasia, for chamber ensemble (1983, 12’) 

 

Listen to Howard talk about Hinterland and the upcoming concerts