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Parallel Lines

For Percussion and Piano

11999

10 Minutes

COMMISSIONED BY  |  The BBC for Music Live in Glasgow

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PROGRAMME NOTE  | This piece forms part of a triptych of duos written in 1999.  The others being Fracture for Alto Sax & Piano and Shiver & Shake for Trumpet & Piano.  The principal behind all three pieces is an attempt to achieve equality between the two instruments rather than solo with piano accompaniment.  The title is simply a reference to the many parallel lines within a piano and the tuned percussion instruments employed and, as ever, derives from a pop source; namely the classic Blondie album of the same name. The piece lasts 10 minutes and was commissioned by the BBC for Music Live in Glasgow in 1999. It was premiered by Colin Currie and James Pearson.

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KEY PERFORMANCES  | 

World Premiere  |  BBC Music Live 1999

07.05.99 

Venue  |  Royal Concert Hall, Glasgow, UK

Performers  |  Colin Currie, percussion; James Pearson, piano

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BBC Young Musician of the Year Wigmore Series 

07.12.04 

Venue  |  Wigmore Hall, London, UK

Performers  |  Lucy Beeson, percussion

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Rheingau Musik Festival 2005

28.07.05 

Venue  |  Kurhaus, Friedrich-von-Thiersch-Saal, Wiesbaden, Germany

Performers  |  Colin Currie, Marimbaphon

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Moritzburg Festival 2006

19.08.06 

Venue  |  Ev. Kirche, Moritzburg, Germany

Performers  |  Colin Currie, Schlagzeug; N.N., Klavier

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Colorado Music Festival 2007

26.06.07 

Venue  |  Chautauqua Auditorium, Colorado, USA

Performers  |  Colin Currie, percussion; Vivenne Spy, piano

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St Magnus Festival 2009

22.06.09 

Venue  |  Pickaquoy Centre, Kirkwall, UK

Performers  |  Colin Currie, percussion; Richard Casey, piano

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