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St George's Bristol
Great George Street
Bristol
BS1 5RR
England
Programme
Benjamin Britten – Variations on a theme of Frank Bridge, Op.10
Samuel Barber – Adagio for Strings, Op.11
Edward Elgar – Introduction and Allegro, Op.47
Shane Woodborne – Red Ink
Performers
Leon Bosch – double bass
Bristol Ensemble
Programme Note
Virtuoso double bassist/conductor Leon Bosch directs professional orchestra the Bristol Ensemble in a powerful programme for strings featuring Red Ink, a striking concerto for double bass and string orchestra by Shane Woodborne.
The piece was written as a musical memorial to the Soweto Uprising of 1976 where thousands of South African students protested against apartheid-era education policies, only to be met with violent repression.
Raised in South Africa and the son of political activist Jonas Fred Bosch, the story at the heart of Red Ink is profoundly personal, as Bosch was himself a student activist in 1976 and spent time in a police cell for organising protests while at school.
In addition, the programme features some of the most emotionally resonant works in the string repertoire, conducted by Bosch:
Variations on a Theme of Frank Bridge by Benjamin Britten
Adagio for Strings by Samuel Barber
Introduction and Allegro by Edward Elgar
