Guildhall Jazz Orchestra: Celtic Wheel of the Year Suite
- 7.30pm
Tickets
About this event:
- Category:
- Jazz
- Event type:
- Booking required | In-person
- Admission:
- £15 (£8 concessions)
- Location:
- Milton Court Concert Hall
Event information
Josephine Davies has been writing for large ensembles for the past 15 years, beginning during her residency as tenor saxophonist in the London Jazz Orchestra led by Scott Stroman. This was an opportunity for her to experiment with ideas and sounds, and eventually begin her own band. Deeply inspired by a range of composers from Vince Mendoza to Stravinsky to Maria Schneider, Josephine’s writing focuses on flowing melodies, rich harmonies, and creative use of instrumental textures.
This performance will feature Davies’ latest large-scale work, Celtic Wheel of the Year Suite. A series of 8 pieces representing the eight parts of the Celtic Wheel of the Year, it brings a much-needed celebration of nature, connection, and renewal to our fragmented times. The suite begins with Summer Solstice, the longest and lightest day of the year and moves through the metaphorical and literal wheel, becoming increasingly dark and tenebrous, before returning at the end of the cycle back to light and luminosity.
The winning entries for the Dankworth and Eddie Harvey Awards for jazz composers and arrangers will be played during this concert and the winners presented with their awards.
Performers
Guildhall Jazz Orchestra
Josephine Davies director
Venue information
Milton Court, based across the road from our Silk Street building, provides the School with world-class performance and training spaces, including a state of the art concert hall, a lyric theatre, a studio theatre and several major rehearsal rooms.
- Milton Court, 1 Milton Street, London, EC2Y 9BH
