A performance by the Scotland-based artist is a pulse-quickening journey through both artistic styles and physical space. The renowned percussionist has commissioned and premiered works from a wealth of composers of wide-ranging cultures and traditions, earning 2015’s Instrumentalist of the Year honors from Britain’s Royal Philharmonic Society for his achievements.
Beyond this artistic expansiveness, Currie makes a literal excursion over the course of a concert, navigating his way around a stage brimming with instruments: vibraphone and marimba, drums from around the world, gongs, rare inventions, and even his own body.
Program
ELLIOTT CARTER – Figment V
PER NØRGÅRD – “Fire over Water” from I Ching
TOSHIO HOSOKAWA – Reminiscence
BRUNO MANTOVANI – Bruno: Moi, Jeu
IANNIS XENAKIS – Rebonds B
KARLHEINZ STOCKHAUSEN – Vibra-Elufa
ROLF WALLIN – Realismos Magicos
Washington Performing Arts performances at Sixth & I are made possible by the Abramson Family Foundation.
This engagement of Colin Currie is made possible through the DC Special Presenters Initiative program of Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation with support from the National Endowment for the Arts and the DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities.
