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- James Dillon
Polyptych: Mnemosyne... (2022)
(Acts of Memory and Mourning)- Peters Edition Limited (World)
- 2(II:pic).2.0+2bb-cl+bcl.2(II:cbn)/0+2f-hn.0+2bb-tpt.2.1/3perc/2pf(2kbd)/str
- 1 hr 15 min
Programme Note
Inspired by the Greek goddess of memory, words and language, Mnemosyne. James Dillon's creation, for whom "every musical work contains a ritual impulse", is enhanced by lighting and an original scenography in which the musicians play on a turntable placed in the centre of the auditorium. Like a metaphor for the great wheel of life...
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- New James Dillon work opens Ensemble intercontemporain season in Paris
- 12th September 2023
- James Dillon’s epic new work 'Polyptych: Mnemosyne...' commissioned by Ensemble intercontemporain opens their new season on Thursday at the Cité de la musique, Paris.