Post Midnight Classical

[jazzy_dave]

A couple of modern classical music pieces-

James MacMillan - Veni, Veni Emmanuel, Percussion Concerto (1992)

Ulster Orchestra conducted by Takuo Yuasa.

I. Introitus (0:00)
II. Heart Beats / Latidos (2:31)
III. Dance – Transition / Baile – Transición (5:31)
IV. Gaude – Transition (12:35)
V. Dance Chorale / Coral de danza (21:25)
VI. Coda (24:15)

James MacMillan is one of Britain’s foremost contemporary composers, creating eclectic music along avant-garde, minimalist and neo-romantic lines of musical thought. Veni, veni Emmanuel is not a commonplace advent piece; it sets festive music certainly, but in place of a chorus or a soloist to channel his message, MacMillan uses a percussion soloist which is a relative new addition to the concerto genre.

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