Verónica Souto. Photograph by Richard Strike While on the subject of the Momenta Quartet’s performance of my String Quartet No. 1 ‘Montes’, I recommend a beautiful film: The Spirit of the Andes by Verónica Souto. It is a documentary on the life and work of Fernando Montes, the painter. The […]
Photograph by John GurrinI am thrilled to announce that the Momenta Quartet, unforgettable heroes of the première of of my String Quartet last year in Philadelphia, will be in Newcastle in the flesh. They will be taking part in the ¡Vamos! Festival with two performances. On Friday 11 July the […]
Jane Gordon, Adrian Charlesworth, Sara Jones and Jennifer Morsches. In the first image, I am acknowledging the Montes family who are in the audience. Photos by Richard Strike. UK Première of String Quartet No 1 ‘Montes’ This was an intense experience. The music’s dedicatee, Fernando Montes, presided over the proceedings […]
Following the Momenta Quartet’s concert in Philadelphia, there will be a performance, here in the UK, of my String Quartet No. 1, ‘Montes’. Fittingly, it will be part of an evening celebrating the life and the work of the Bolivian painter Fernando Montes to be held at Bolívar Hall, London. […]