Dave Danford - new Rosauro concerto

25th January 2008. Llandaff Cathedral, Cardiff, UK In January, Adams concert artist Dave Danford will be giving the European-premiere of the latest concerto from Ney Rosauro. Rosauro is arguably the world’s most successful contemporary composer of music for solo percussion. His first concerto for marimba has been performed by over 1000 orchestras worldwide and he’s followed this with two percussion concertos, a vibraphone concerto, a timpani concerto and a second marimba concerto. The new work is Serenata, a 4-movement concerto for marimba and vibraphone. As an added twist a number of sections require the soloist to play the two instruments simultaneously. Serenata is a melodic work, creating the perfect balance between virtuosity, lyricism and musicality. The European-premiere will take place with the Welsh Sinfonia at Llandaff Cathedral on Friday 25th January 2008. Dave will be using an Adams Artist Classic Marimba and an Adams Artist Classic Vibraphone for the performance.

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