This April, the East Ayrshire based Cumnock Tryst marks its 10th anniversary by welcoming the adventurous Colin Currie Quartet to Auchinleck in one of its year-round musical evenings. A night of percussion music at the Boswell Centre at one of the country’s favourite festivals for music lovers is in store and will be followed by the launch of the Tryst’s 10th Birthday programme.
Formed in 2018, the Colin Currie Quartet that comprises Colin Currie, Owen Gunnell, Adrian Spillett and Sam Walton, presents new and adventurous works written for percussion quartet. The Quartet performs works by Steve Reich and other younger composers who have been influenced by Reich’s minimalist aesthetic and style. In particular the American composers Julia Wolfe and her pupil Andy Akiho are featured in this programme.
Founder and director of the Cumnock Tryst, Sir James MacMillan said “Colin Currie is a great friend of the Tryst having performed for us and been involved in many of our most extraordinary education projects over the last 10 years. However, this is the very first time he has brought his quartet to the Tryst. As some of the world’s leading solo, symphonic and chamber percussionists, each player brings a different and insightful slant to the art of chamber percussion performance. Recent highlights include performances at the NCPA Beijing, BBC Proms, Wigmore Hall, Norfolk & Norwich Festival, GAIDA Festival Vilnius, East Neuk Festival, Dublin Chamber Music Festival amongst others.”
“The evening will also include the launch of The Cumnock Tryst’s 10th Birthday Festival when we will reveal the programme for FIVE days of music-making in October 2024.”
Colin Currie has also been a great champion of the music of Dave Maric and this concert gives audience the opportunity to hear the influence of jazz, folk, rock and experimental music in his multi-stylistic Nascent Forms.
Another composer attracting a lot of excited attention recently is the young Scot Aileen Sweeney. This concert includes one of the first opportunities to hear the new work that she has written for this brilliant ensemble, Starburst.
In celebration of its Birthday, this year’s Festival, that opens on Wednesday 2nd October and runs until Sunday 6th October 2024, has added an extra day of music.
Date and venue: Saturday 20th April 7.30pm Boswell Centre, Well Road, Auchinleck KA18 2LA
£15 full / £10 local people students in full time education / £5 registered unemployed/ FREE U18s
Tickets on sale now at https://www.thecumnocktryst.com/colin-currie-quartet
Irene Brown
Radio Summerhall Arts 