BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra announces Tectonics Glasgow Festival 2017 line-up
A Mojo Album Of The Year winner, a modern jazz legend, and a former Turner Prize nominee are among the acts announced today as part of this year’s Tectonics Glasgow festival.
Published: 7 February 2017
It’s worth shouting about how many amazing female artists we have this year.
Tectonics Glasgow, 6-7 May, 2017 City Halls and Old Fruitmarket
Critically-acclaimed saxophonist Roscoe Mitchell will open and close the festival with a solo set before the world premiere of his new orchestral work Conversations, while a trio consisting of avant-pop singer Julia Holter, Catherine Lamb and Laura Steenberge takes the closing spot on Saturday. The opening day includes Australian ambient-jazz experimentalists The Necks improvising with the BBC SSO.
Tectonics Glasgow sees musical disciplines from Scotland and across the globe collide and collaborate. The music of Canadian composer Linda Catlin Smith is threaded throughout the weekend and there are works from Edinburgh-based composer Shiori Usui, and Nirvana’s cellist Lori Goldston. Eddie Prévost performs a new version of his early 70s piece Spirals and Siberian singer Chyskyyrai collaborates with Tim Hodgkinson and Ken Hyder.
New York’s Yarn/Wire team up with the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra and Glasgow’s Tut Vu Vu will perform a newly composed quadraphonic piece exploring electronics, instrumental rhythm and spatial sound. There are also collaborations from John Chantler and former Turner Prize nominee Luke Fowler, and from Raymond MacDonald and Ilana Halperin.
The majority of performances will be recorded for future broadcast on BBC Radio 3.
Artists Pierre Berthet and Rie Nakajima will be in residence for the weekend of the festival; audiences are encouraged to drop in to the Recital Room at City Halls to see their collaborative installations which make use of everyday objects.
Tectonics Glasgow is once again curated by the BBC SSO’s Principal Guest Conductor Ilan Volkov and by Alasdair Campbell, Director of the Counterflows Festival.
Ilan Volkov says: “We hope our audience have had some great experiences, made some discoveries and had their worlds shaken up a little bit since we launched in 2013. Although it’s the 5th Tectonics in Glasgow, it’s the 19th overall, and this summer Athens will be the latest city to join the Tectonics family.”
Director of the BBC SSO Dominic Parker says: “Tectonics is an amazing opportunity to witness what is new and experimental in our musical world. We are really excited to collaborate with so many brilliant composers and performers who are driving our thought and experience forward.”
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