LÉONIE SONNINGS MUSIKPRIS 2023

With three wide-ranging percussion concerts that play an important role in Evelyn Glennie’s long career as a solo percussion virtuoso, we get close to both Glennie’s phenomenal musicianship and deep into the wondrous world of percussion. Scotland’s James MacMillan’s Veni, Veni Emmanuel, which Evelyn Glennie premiered at the Royal Albert Hall, London in 1992, is based on an ancient Advent hymn. American Michael Daugherty’s Dreamachine was also premiered by Evelyn Glennie. The concert is a tribute to several inventors who dreamed up new machines, some of which remained in the imagination. Icelandic Áskell Másson’s Konzertstück is a musical tour de force, with the snare drum walking the tightrope in tandem with the large symphony orchestra.

Evelyn Glennie Tribute

Opening concert in the foyer and the square in front of DR Koncerthuset

18.45 – 19.15

Composer Søren Monrad has created a mega percussion work for performance inside and outside the DR Koncerthuset Foyer. With a total of 35 percussion students from the Danish music conservatories and with Morten Friis as soloist, the focus is on the diverse sound possibilities and forms of expression of percussion. The inspiration for the work comes from three of the messages that Evelyn Glennie has pioneered for decades: ‘Make the world listen’, ‘Feel the music’ and ‘Hear the silence’.

The Concert Overture is produced in collaboration with DR Musikariet.

In DR Koncerthuset

19.30

James MacMillan: Veni, Veni Emmanuel Concert for percussion and orchestra (1991-92) (25′)

• Introit – Advent
• Heartbeat
• Dance – Hocket
• Conduct: Sequence I
• Gaude, Gaude
• Transition: Sequence II
• Coda – Easter

Interval

Michael Daugherty: Dreamachine for solo percussion and orchestra (2014) (35′)

• Da Vinci’s Wings. Marimba.
• Rube Goldbergs Variationer. Small handheld instruments.
• Electric Eel.
• Vulcans smedje. snare drum

Award Ceremony

Áskell Másson: Concert piece for small drums and orchestra (10′)

DR Symfoniorkestret
Dirigent: Geoffrey Paterson