Festival highlights
Per Nørgård
Qigang Chen
Philip Glass
…to the 2012 Vale of Glamorgan Festival – a significant year in our history as we move the event from early autumn to spring and at the same time present our most ambitious festival to date.
Two key hallmarks of the festival remain unchanged however. We will stay true to our commitment to celebrating the work of living composers, marking along the way two significant birthdays – Philip Glass’s 75th (concerts including The Mavron Quartet on 6th May and Gilt Ensemble) and Per Nørgård’s 80th (concerts including Ars Nova Copenhagen) – as well as exploring the music of Gavin Bryars (Gavin Bryars Ensemble), Craig Vear (Open Work Ensemble), Qigang Chen (concerts including BBC National Orchestra of Wales on 4th May and 11th May) and a number of his Chinese contemporaries.
And we will continue to present their music in a range of remarkable venues – from medieval castles and churches to state of the art concert halls; performances that embrace both the might of the symphony orchestra and the intimacy of the chamber ensemble.
We look forward to seeing you.
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Introduction to the Festival Themes and Venues
18th April 2012
In this short video John Metcalf, Artistic Director of the Festival, introduces some of the principal themes and venues of the 2012 Festival.
(Link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iac0xHnjcyU )
Also check out Susan Scheid’s blog entry which talks about her visit to the Festival, and contains video interviews with John Metcalf and a link to Edo de Waart speaking about Qigang Chen.
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