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Gina McCormack (violin), Ailsa Burns (violin), David Adams (viola), Catherine Yates (viola), Alice Neary (cello), Amy Jolly (cello) A unique musical composition inspired by the Tweed by Borders-based composer, Greg Harradine. Written for string sextet and comprising of three movements – The River Was, The River Is and The River Will Be. Greg will give a short talk before the piece is played. Concert will also include Richard Strauss’ Sextet from “Capriccio” and Brahms Sextet in G major.Performed by Gina McCormack & Friends
More about the making of Flux Alluvia:
Flux Alluvia, has been partly shaped using sensory data from artist Mark Zygadlo’s Water Organ, a sound installation and kinetic sculpture that travelled sections of the river last summer. Part church organ and part catamaran, the Water Organ’s sensors measure the temperature, speed and turbidity of the water, as well as recording the direction of the river flow, in order to create musical sound. Greg Harradine has used this data to influence the ebb and flow of the melody, the tempo and the keys of his composition and has combined this with his own impressions of the Tweed to create a unique collaboration between composer and the river itself.
