Minimalism with the London Sinfonietta

From experimental beginnings in California and New York loft and gallery spaces to its role as a mainstay of contemporary music, this concert brings together seminal works of the minimalist movement from both sides of the pond.

This concert will celebrate the second year of our programme in Enfield with pieces by students from St Ignatius College and a new commission inspired by workshops in Edmonton sitting alongside classic minimalist works. The programme includes the exciting dancing textures created by pioneering multi-layered tape pieces such as Steve Reich's Vermont Counterpoint, alongside richly complex patterns in Julia Wolfe's East Broadway. We'll look to the British version of the movement with the weaving melodies in Anna Clyne's Just as they are and Gavin Bryars’ extraordinary Jesus' Blood Never Failed Me Yet.

-Julia Wolfe East Broadway 4’ toy piano and tape
-Ryan Morgan / Nigel Kellaway Untold Stories Edmonton film 10’
-Reich Vermont Counterpoint 10’ flute and tape
-St Ignatius Compositions 6’ tutti
-Gavin Bryars Jesus' Blood Never Failed Me Yet new 15’ version and only for flute, clarinet, violin, cello, piano or keybd, percussion + playback
-Anna Clyne Just as they are 6’ fl, cl, vln, vc, piano + playback

The London Sinfonietta is one of the world’s finest contemporary music ensembles with a reputation built on cutting-edge programming and virtuosic performances.

In Town is our programme of engagement in the London Borough of Enfield - featuring work in primary and secondary schools, with the music service and wider community. During our 2023-24 season we held our second residency at St Ignatius College and ran our Untold Stories workshops at Fore Street Library, Edmonton.

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