In a Landscape: The Music of Erik Satie, John Cage and David Revill
Sunday, 23 March 2025 Time: 7.30pm
A concert of music of a reflective nature featuring works by the composers Erik Satie, John Cage and David Revill.
French composer Erik Satie (1866 - 1924) was an early pioneer of musical modernism exerting a profound influence on 20th-century music. Many of his pieces for solo piano, such as his series’ of Gymnopédies and Gnossiennes, are very well-known, but he is also the brainchild of wider-ranging output of experimental music that served as a major inspiration initially for contemporary French impressionist composers such as Debussy and Ravel. 2025 will mark the centenary of his passing.
American composer John Cage (1912- 1992) was an American composer and music theorist. A pioneer of indeterminacy in music, electroacoustic music, and non-standard use of musical instruments, he was one of the leading figures of the post-war avant-garde. He also took great influence from the music and ideas of Erik Satie.
British composer David Revill, who passed away in 2024, is the author of The Roaring Silence, the authorised biography of Cage. Throughout his career he worked on compositional projects throughout Europe and North America, and held compositional residencies in Austria, France, Germany and the United States. His compositional output was greatly influenced by the ideas and music of Cage.
Further details of the programme will be announced in more detail shortly.