Tangram: Rituals for a Changing World

SAARIAHO Six Japanese Gardens (selected movements) (10’)
Ancient Chinese ritual music (6’)
VON BINGEN O vis eternitatis (8’)
YANG YONG River Song (5’)
Improvisation (10’)
ISANG YUN Sori (10’)
Fumeux Fume 12th century Troubadour song (5’)
HOSOKAWA Small Chant (5’)

From the intimate to the divine: an intriguing musical exploration of Chinese music and philosophy alongside European classical traditions.

Moving between eastern and western instruments, these innovative musicians explore how ancient divination practices have inspired music, ritual and performance for over 1,000 years.

Praised for their “highly imaginative” (I Care If You Listen) and “powerfully theatrical performance” (Tempo) with an “intoxicating [...] mood of poetry, restraint and elegance”, (The Stage) Tangram specialise in cross-cultural productions and are Associate Artists at LSO St Luke’s.