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New European Ensemble ft. Ali Smith
Music inspired by the captivating novel series
Part of the Spitalfields Music Festival 2026
Add to my Calendar 02-07-2026 19:00 02-07-2026 21:00 36 New European Ensemble ft. Ali Smith Ali Smith’s iconic Seasonal Quartet novels explore the interconnectedness of the past and present, weaving threads across generations, and capturing the unique context of our modern world. Here, she joins forces with the New European Ensemble, bringing the books into a new dimension with the UK premieres of four new musical works based on Autumn, Winter, Spring and Summer, interspersed with readings from the books that inspired them. Duration: 1 hour 50 minutes, including interval Dutch Church, London DD/MM/YYYYDetails
Dutch Church
7 Austin Friars
City of London
London
EC2N 2HA
England
Programme
Kate Moore – Fall Falling
Anna Thorvaldsdottir – Spectra
Alice Yeung – Winter
Peter Maxwell Davies – A Sad Paven for These Distracted Tymes
~ Interval ~
Seung-Won Oh – In Spring: Echoes of a Silent Cry
Kinan Azmeh – Essays on Solitude
Sara Zamboni – Hymn to timeless melancholy, Hymn to an English Summer
Performers
Ali Smith – author
New European Ensemble
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Programme Note
Ali Smith’s iconic Seasonal Quartet novels explore the interconnectedness of the past and present, weaving threads across generations, and capturing the unique context of our modern world.
Here, she joins forces with the New European Ensemble, bringing the books into a new dimension with the UK premieres of four new musical works based on Autumn, Winter, Spring and Summer, interspersed with readings from the books that inspired them.
Duration: 1 hour 50 minutes, including interval
