Abstract
Ghost Chorales for piano and pre-recorded keyboard
Ghost Chorales was part of a project instigated by Errollyn Wallen for the 2021 Spitalfields Festival. She asked four composers to perform Bach on their instrument of choice, and create a short response piece. Originally this was planned as a live event, but due to lockdown, it became a film made by Matt Belcher. Using Bach as a creative springboard, the film takes us inside the thoughts and experiences of four composers in 2021, just as the UK was emerging from lockdown restrictions that had silenced live music-making. Each inspired by a particular Bach work that has shaped their lives and relationship with music, Joe Cutler, Philip Herbert, Zoë Martlew and Howard Skempton show how a 300 year old starting point can catalyse hugely different creative processes and styles - and why Bach remains relevant to the world today.
Ghost Chorales was part of a project instigated by Errollyn Wallen for the 2021 Spitalfields Festival. She asked four composers to perform Bach on their instrument of choice, and create a short response piece. Originally this was planned as a live event, but due to lockdown, it became a film made by Matt Belcher. Using Bach as a creative springboard, the film takes us inside the thoughts and experiences of four composers in 2021, just as the UK was emerging from lockdown restrictions that had silenced live music-making. Each inspired by a particular Bach work that has shaped their lives and relationship with music, Joe Cutler, Philip Herbert, Zoë Martlew and Howard Skempton show how a 300 year old starting point can catalyse hugely different creative processes and styles - and why Bach remains relevant to the world today.
| Original language | English |
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| Type | Music Composition for Piano and pre-recorded keyboard |
| Media of output | Score and Film |
| Publisher | Composers Edition |
| Publication status | Published (VoR) - 15 Jul 2021 |