Take a trip into the world of artist Martin Creed, who gained public fame for his striking attitude to art and film with his Turner prize-winning installation The lights going on and off. Creed has now broadened his unique approach to include music, with a new band and singles such as Thinking/Not Thinking and Where You Go, described by NME as ‘the shortest single… in a long time’.
On Saturday 9 June, 7.30pm at Purcell Room at Queen Elizabeth Hall join the London Sinfonietta for two sets of music, with a programme featuring Axeman by Anna Meredith, a work that makes a solo bassoon ‘sound as much like a 1980s guitar-god as possible’, and the enigmatically-titled ‘______’ by Gerald Barry.
During the second set, expect words, music and film from Martin Creed and his band, including music from their upcoming album Love to You, and the world premiere of Work No.1375, Martin Creed’s new music for the London Sinfonietta.
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Martin Creed’s contribution was a triumph of self confidence over talent. No.1375 was among the more inane premieres i’ve attended in 50 years of attending concerts.
Plenty of composers around who can make powerful or poetic statements with seemingly banal material eg. Crane, Barry ,Ayres and Newman.
Creed not among them.