Leading American composer John Corigliano had reservations about writing a percussion concerto, but the challenge fascinated him. The result is Conjurer, a concerto for percussion like no other, in which ‘wood, metal and skin’ are utilised in such a way that the soloist, Dame Evelyn Glennie—the world’s greatest percussion virtuoso—‘conjures’ the musical material from these three choirs, and the orchestra then shares and develops the themes.
Repertoire
Tracks: Restless Hands / Twisted / The Tease / Zahra’s Song / Water Baby / Dance Of Hands / Lava Keys / Broken Clown / Summer’s Itch / Throbbin Whine / Prison Of Sound / Open Barrier
Performers
Guitar – Jon Hemmersam
Daf – Asal Malekzadeh
Percussion – Dame Evelyn Glennie, CH DBE
