concert

Gavin Bryars + Claire M Singer

6 to 26€
12€ with carte musica

Performances: Wed, 24 Sep 2025

20:30
Location: Église Saint-Paul

Duration: 2:30

A rare treat: the English composer takes the stage with his ensemble, followed by Scottish organist Claire M Singer.

For the first time at Musica, Gavin Bryars (b. 1943) will appear in a project curated by writer David Sanson. While this major English composer is best known for his hits The Sinking of the Titanic and Jesus’ Blood Never Failed Me Yet, as well as his collaborations with Bob Wilson, Merce Cunningham, and Carolyn Carlson, much of his work remains seldom heard in France. Bryars himself will perform on double bass and conduct his ensemble, joined by soprano Sarah Gabriel, revisiting thirty years of vocal compositions—most notably his Adnan Songbook (1995), set to texts by the Lebanese poet and painter Ethel Adnan. In the second half, Scottish composer Claire M. Singer will present a new work written specially for the organ of Saint-Paul Church.

This event is presented by David Sanson, musical programmer for the Abbaye de Noirlac and the Musiques Démesurées festival (Clermont-Ferrand).

Program

Gavin Bryars
Lauda 4 « Oi me lasso » (2001)

Gavin Bryars
Lauda col legno II (2020)

Gavin Bryars
Lauda 28 « Amor dolçe sença pare » (2005)

Gavin Bryars
Lauda Rubata a Tre (2014)

Gavin Bryars
Songs from The Seventh Book of Madrigals (2025)

Gavin Bryars
The Adnan Songbook (1996)

Cast

Gavin Bryars Ensemble

soprano Sarah Gabriel
conducting, bass Gavin Bryars
clarinet Roger Heaton
viola Garth Knox, Kate Wilkinson
cello Audrey Riley, Yuri Bryars
guitar James Woodrow

organ Claire M Singer

talk with Gavin Bryars

wed 24 sept – 12:30pm
in English with French translation
Cité de la musique et de la danse, 1 place Dauphine, Strasbourg

Recorded by France Musique, this concert will be broadcast on Le concert du soir, hosted by Arnaud Merlin. It is also available on the France Musique website and the Radio France app.