| Matthew,
Silkhouse Tattoo is for 2 trumpets and 3 sidedrums (1 player) and was written for John Wallace and myself. The two trumpets are stationed at 12:00/6:00 or at 3:00/9:00 for each of the 4 movements (with walking/playing in-between). The drummer stays in the middle and acts as the fulcrum. Silkhouse was first performed at the ITG conference in Richmond to a generally unappreciative crowd and the "official" premiere was given two nights later on the London Sinfonietta series at the South Bank (Queen Elizabeth Hall). The London concert was everything Richmond was not. . .a large and wildly appreciative audience (you could hear a pin drop) and terrific reviews in the London press.
I've performed it on two other occasions: at Syracuse University (with my pal Jason Price) and at the Disney Hall (REDCAT) in LA (with my student Dan Rosenboom). I'm pretty sure that Mark O'Keefe has played it in Ireland or Scotland and these might be the only performances to date (?)
It's difficult to sort out (lots of micro tones and Harry's notation is notorious) and wonderfully effective.
Cheers,
EC |