31.8.-24.9. 2023

Sat. 16.9.

19:30, Telekom Forum

Abel Selaocoe & Manchester Collective

  • Chamber music
  • € 48 / 38 / 28
Abel Selaocoe & Manchester Collective
© Gaelle Beri

Artists

  • Manchester Collective
    • Rakhi Singh violin
    • Simmy Singh violin
    • Ruth Gibson viola
  • Abel Selaocoe violoncello & vocals
  • Dudu Kouaté African percussion
  • Alan Keary electric bass

Programme

Giovanni Sollima

»Lamentatio«

William Lawes

»Aire« in C Major

Joseph Haydn

String Quartet Op. 76/1 Hob. III: 75, II. Adagio Sostenuto

Trad. (South Africa)

»Ibuyile«

Trad. (Mali)

»Takamba«

Igor Stravinsky

»Concertino« for String Quartet

Trad. (Danmark)

»Old Reinlender from Sønndala«, arr. by Danish String Quartet and Manchester Collective

Trad. (Côte d'Ivoire)

»Shaka«, arr. by Sidiki Dembele

Trad. (Danmark)

»O Fredrik, O Fredrik«, arr. by Danish String quartet and Manchester Collective

Henry Purcell

Excerpts from »The Fairy Queen«

Trad. (South Africa)

»Ka Bohaleng«

 

18:45 Concert introduction

The concert at a glance

  • What awaits me?
  • What is special about this concert?
  • How does it sound?

Description

Sirocco is pure joy and energy – a musical whirlwind of various folk traditions, early music, classical and modernism. Cellist and vocalist Abel Selaocoe and the Manchester Collective from the UK move seamlessly between music for string quartet by Haydn, Purcell and Stravinsky, and compellingly arranged traditional music from Africa and Denmark. Music about »life« – and without boundaries!

Concert recording by WDR

A concert for the launch of the Fellowship project