BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra's IRCAM collaboration

Robert Worby presents music from the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra's recent week of collaboration with IRCAM, the Paris centre for composition and research in electro-acoustic music. Music taken from across the week will include both acoustic and electro-acoustic composition from Boulez, Xenakis, Harvey and Maresz. Ivan Hewett also reports on David Byrne's New York City sound-art installation, Playing the Building. Go to the Hear and Now Homepage to see a video of Ivan 'playing the building'.

Music to include:

Pierre Boulez: Dialogue de l'Ombre Double
Alain Billard, clarinet
Ircam computer music design, Andrew Gerzso
Ircam sound realisation, Gilbert Nouno, Jérémie Henrot

Xenakis: Aroura
Scottish Ensemble
Guest Director, Laurent Quenelle

Maresz: Metallics
Laurent Bômont, trumpet
Ircam computer music design, Xavier Chabot
Ircam sound realisation, Gilbert Nouno, Jérémie Henrot

Harvey: Excerpts & 2 Interludes from Wagner Dream
Claire Booth, soprano
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, conductor Ilan Volkov
Ircam computer music design: Gilvert Nouno; sound engineer: Jérémie Henrot