Summary
MUSIC OF JAMES MACMILLAN, USHER HALL, EDINBURGH ****
WE DON'T see much of James MacMillan in Scotland these days, and it's been a while since we heard a major work of his played on home territory. He may live in Glasgow, but Scotland's most prominent composer has bigger fish to fry. So his appearance in Edinburgh at the weekend at a Festival concert dedicated to two of his works - the Scottish premieres of the immensely moving choral and orchestral work Quickening, and recent organ work Le Tombeau de Georges Rouault - was like the return of the prodigal son. It was, undoubtedly, an occasion.See the full content of this document
Extract
Has James Macmillan Lost His Spark?
The boy from Cumnock has travelled far. His music is played from Japan to Los Angeles, Melbourne to New York these days, and where it goes, so does he. Not just to hear it, but to conduct it. The reason for this is that MacMillan has expanded his activities beyond pen...
See the full content of this document
Sponsored links
