Richard Causton
For:
Twenty-Seven Heavens
Event date:
23rd August 2012
Event venue:
Usher Hall, Edinburgh
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The European Union Youth Orchestra has invited East-End-born Richard Causton to create a work celebrating the Cultural Olympiad in our home city. Provisionally entitled Twenty-Seven Heavens, it will be a concerto for orchestra scored for around 120 players and conducted by Gianandrea Noseda. The title comes from Blake’s Jerusalem, in which the poet parallels aspects of his mythological world with various districts of London, including areas such as Hackney, Bow and Stratford – now part of the Olympics site, and close to the composer’s home. The twenty-seven heavens are layers of obscurity that the individual must penetrate to see the vision of Eternity – an idea which has resonance for both the artist and the athlete. It can also be seen to refer to the 27 nationalities represented by the EUYO’s musicians. Performances are planned for the UK, Amsterdam, Berlin and key European festivals.
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