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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