Jonny Greenwood with the BBC CO

Posted on March 29th, 2005.

For those who have enjoyed Jonny Greenwood’s work at the Ether Festival will have a new opportunity to see and hear the classical side of the Radiohead guitarist. Jonny is to star in a new role this April with the BBC Concert Orchestra.

Greenwood is the Orchestra’s new Composer in Residence and this concert will be the first chapter in their three-year partnership. This special performance features the premiere of Jonny’s new work commissioned by BBC Radio 3, with music performed live by the BBC Concert Orchestra on April 23rd at 7.30pm at LSO St Luke’s, 161 Old Street (corner of Old St/Helmet Row), London. Ticket prices are £12.50 & £15

Here’s the programme:

MESSIAEN Ascension (4th mvt);
PART Cantus in memoriam Benjamin Britten;
HERRMANN Psycho;
GORECKI Harpsichord Concerto;
JONNY GREENWOOD Superhet Popcorn Receiver (World Premiere);
JOHN ADAMS Shaker Loops (excerpt);
CARL RUGGLES Portals;
LIGETI Continuum and Hungarian Rock;
BARTOK Rumanian Dances;

Jane Chapman harpsichord
Pete Wyman sax
Robert Ziegler conductor

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