With an astonishing catalogue of over 200 original songs, award-winning composer and alumna Sally Beamish returns to the Royal Northern College of Music on Thu 20 Oct for a set of shows celebrating her multifarious career as part of the school’s In Focus festival for 2022.
Drawing inspiration from a range of sources, specifically jazz and Scottish traditional, Beamish’s daunting oeuvre comprises solo, duo, chamber, orchestral and ballet compositions. Taking place across a single day, Beamish begins her retrospective with an RNCM Thursday Lunchtimes performance which includes Between Earth and Sea for flute, viola and harp, Quartet No 2: Opus California and Composition student Sophie Nolan’s new work for guitar duo alongside’s Beamish’s Epilogue for string quintet.
That evening, Beamish joins the RNCM for an in-depth conversation accompanying incredible performances of her works for solo strings by RNCM students, including African drumbeat-inspired Awuya, guitar melody Unquiet and a fresh interpretation of Scottish folk – with a showcase of future composers – by student Christopher Cook.
At 8pm, Sally Beamish rounds off proceedings with her Nordic-inspired Cage of Doves and her work for chamber orchestra, Reckless, alongside brand new works by RNCM composers.
For more information, check out the RNCM website.
Thu 20 Oct, RNCM, 124 Oxford Road, Manchester, M13 9RD, Tel: 0161 907 5200
- Words:
- Wolf McFarlane
- Published on:
- Tue 11 Oct 2022
