'The Unfolding Story' - Murray McLachan, Bonnie Rideout
The opening concert introduces the music of Erik Chisholm - compositions inspired by piobaireachd and 18th century music from the Gaidhealtachd, played by internationally acclaimed Scottish pianist, Murray McLachlan; renowned American Scots fiddler Bonnie Rideout and piper Decker Forrest, leader of the new Gaelic and Traditional Music course at Sabhal Mòr Ostaig. Rideout and Forrest will play the original pieces and McLachlan will follow with Chisholm’s fascinating interpretations, including brief discussions of the music. In the second half, the programme looks briefly at piobaireachd, and explores, with readings, how the mythical work of James MacPherson’s ‘Ossian’ inspired Chisholm’s stunningly virtuosic ‘Night Song of the Bards’. Chisholm was the leading Scottish modernist composer, and McLachlan is one of his foremost advocates. Rideout has recorded many of the Patrick MacDonald Airs, and Forrest has an intimate understanding of the piobaireachd, which inspired Chisholm. "Murray McLachlan is a pianist with a virtuoso technique and a sure sense of line. His timing and phrasing are impeccable, and his tone - full but unforced in the powerful passages, gentle and restrained in the more lyrical - is a perpetual delight" BBC Music Magazine Tonight's event is sponsored by the Erik Chisholm Trust.Date: 12/07/08
Start Time: 7.30 pm
Venue: Sabhal Mòr Ostaig, TDC main hall
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Type: Music Traditional