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Seth Parker Woods: Thus Spoke Their Verse

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Seth Parker Woods

Anchored by three Bach Sarabandes, cellist Seth Parker Woods explores three centuries of cello music, focusing on identity, storytelling, and polyphony.

Acclaimed cellist Seth Parker Woods, known for his adventurous programming and dynamic artistry, brings his unique voice to this journey. For Woods, Sarabandes feel uniquely human and contemplative, serving as touchpoints throughout the evening. 

From Bach’s timeless elegance to bold contemporary works, the program weaves familiar and radical sounds, revealing new dimensions of the cello’s expressive power.

'A cellist of power and grace' (The Guardian)

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Programme

Johann Sebastian Bach Suite No 1, BWV 100: Sarabande
Coleridge-Taylor Perkinson Calvary Ostinato from Lamentations: Black Folk/Song Suite
Giacinto Scelsi Maknongan for solo cello
Fredrick Gifford Difficult Grace, for speaking cellist and electronics
Johann Sebastian Bach Suite No 2, BWV 1008: Sarabande
Nathalie Joachim Dam Mwen Yo or cello and electronics
Alvin Singleton Argoru II for cello solo
Monty Adkins Winter Tendrils for cello and fixed electronics
Johann Sebastian Bach Suite No 5, BWV 1011: Sarabande
Conrad Beck Drei Epigramme für solo cello - I. Moderato and II. Tranquillo
Carlos Simon Between Worlds for solo cello
Chinary Ung Khse Buon for solo cello

Performers

Seth Parker Woods cello

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