How do you make a string orchestra sound like nine bagpipes? Ask Sean Shibe and the ACO.
We're performing Julia Wolfe's 'Lad', in our current 'Scotland Unbound' tour.
The slow, intense keening of 'Lad', originally composed for nine bagpipes by Pulitzer Prize-winning composer Julia Wolfe, is an outpouring of grief and anger following the death of a friend.
'Lad' is composed in three sections. The first contains repeated statements of bagpipes droning, increasing in volume and pitch as more bagpipes join. The second contains a slow melody over powerful drones. In the third section, the melodies begin to dance, creating a kaleidoscopic landscape of bagpipe textures. 'Lad' has been adapted for various ensembles, and these performances see the premiere of a new version for electric guitar and strings.
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