Snakebite
Southbank Sinfonia
Students from Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance
Participants from Contemporary Music for All (CoMA)
Lambeth Music Service
Kentish Town Cantores
Stephen Montague, Rob Smith, Richard Heason, Augustina Kapoti
Conductors
Xenia Pestova Bennett
Toy Piano
Stephen Montague
Introduction (1976) compère Stephen Montague
Stephen Montague
Introit St John’s (2022) World Premiere. symphonic brass choir, antiphonal percussion & strings
Stephen Montague
Snakebite (1995) chamber orchestra, folk fiddler
Stephen Montague
Beyond the Stone Horizon (2022) World Premiere. orchestra, off-stage percussion
Stephen Montague
Almost a Lullaby (2004) toy piano, wind chimes, music boxes, string quartet
Stephen Montague
Dark Sun - August, 1945 (1995) large orchestra, 2 choruses, 3 radios, 2 large off-stage percussion groups
Stephen Montague
Mirabella: a Tarantella for toy piano (1995)
Stephen Montague
Post Script
Snakebite!
A close encounter you won’t forget!
Join Southbank Sinfonia at St John's Smith Square with 100+ musicians from Trinity Laban and other London ensembles to celebrate the exciting retrospective of composer Stephen Montague - an American original who has made London his home. In this captivating programme you’ll hear echoes of his musical heroes such as Charles Ives, John Cage and Steve Reich expressed through Montague’s highly original 21st century voice. His music delivers an edgy punch and an unforgettable experience. Expect quirky, expect monumental, expect high energy, expect reflection – most of all, expect to be spellbound and to dive deep into the theatrical and expressive trans-Atlantic sound world of Stephen Montague.