BBC SO Total Immersion: Symphonic Electronics
Discover what happens when two worlds collide in a day-long exploration of symphonic electronics.
The modern symphony orchestra offers a galaxy of sounds. But when a generation of composers discovered the potential of electronic technology, that galaxy expanded into a dazzling new universe.
Today, the BBC Symphony Orchestra goes through the electro-acoustic looking glass: exploring and celebrating the composers – from Stockhausen to Shiva Feshareki – who have crossed that threshold, or simply embraced the possibilities that lie beyond. Expect talks, world premieres, cult classics and mind-bending sonic wonders. Above all, expect sounds from beyond the imagination, newly realised and stunningly performed by one of the few orchestras in the world equipped to make it happen.
Image credit: Shiva Feshareki © Christa Holka
Events
Symphonic Electronics: Iridescence
The UK premiere of Juste Janulyte’s Iridescence by the BBC Singers opens a portal into the expanding musical universe of symphonic electronics – 'symphonic' in the ancient Greek meaning 'harmonious'.
Symphonic Electronics: Continents, Computers and Electronic
Continents, computers and electric dreams: Tristan Murail’s non-electronic orchestral classic Gondwana charts a course to new worlds with electronics sound from Steven Daverson and Misato Mochizuki.
Symphonic Electronics: Shiva Feshareki and Stockhausen
Vintage Stockhausen plus a new adventure from British-Iranian composer and sonic explorer Shiva Feshareki – the world premiere of her Barbican commission for the BBC Symphony Orchestra.
