equivox trio

Photo: Pauline Nield

Equivox
n. equal voices
Rob Buckland - Saxophones
Simone Rebello - Percussion
Peter Lawson - Piano
PRESENTS
RHYTHM OF THE GODS

"...in an area where there are no pre-conceived boundaries or traditions to inhibit the performers, anything, literally anything, is possible..."

The concept behind this programme is simple: each performer is heard solo, in each duo combination and as the trio, giving the most varied aural experience possible, and the source of each composition is equally varied, with classical, jazz, world music, folk traditions and contemporary instrumental showpieces all playing their part in creating a truly unique soundscape.

Chick Corea's remarkable piano miniatures Children's Songs open the programme in an arrangement of four contrasting movements for the Trio. The three duo combinations follow, featuring Simone and Peter in a new work by John Psathas, Happy Tachyons, Rob and Simone in Andy Scott's Nemesis and Rob and Peter in a re-working of a beautiful ballad, Leila's Song taken from US minimalist John Adams' opera I Looked at the Ceiling and Saw the Sky. The closing work of the first set is a new version of Will Gregory's Interference, a riotous and unpredictable journey through AM Radio frequencies.

The second set begins with a segue of three amplified solo works which each exploit the soloists and instruments in unconventional and often extreme ways. (Ku-Ku, by Barry Cockcroft, Incarnation II by Somei Satoh and Speaking in Tongues by Sheila Chandrah). We return to the Trio setting for the final work, the epic Rhythm of the Gods by Barbara Thompson. Inspired by Greek legend, the six movements of this major work conjure up a unique and engaging sound world of colours and moods, from haunting, almost vocal lines to driving rhythmic grooves, evocative folk melodies to intricate counterpoint and virtuosic solo passages, in a colourful and dynamic finale to the programme.

"Breathtaking virtuosity and energy. Each new piece leapt sparkling off the page and left the audience spellbound. From the softest whisper to a lion's roar, this group's range of colours and sounds has to be heard to be believed!"

PROGRAMME:
Children's Songs (Arr. RB) Happy Tachyons Nemesis Leila's Song (Alone…again, or at last) Interference (Arr. RB & SR)	Chick Corea John Psathas Andy Scott John Adams Will Gregory
Interval
Ku Ku Incarnation II Speaking in Tongues Rhythm of the Gods	Barry Cockcroft Somei Satoh Sheila Chandra Barbara Thompson
(The Vision of Love/ Hymn to the Sun/ Love Stood at my Door/In Time of Storm/ Pan/ Singing Dance)