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Major new commission from Aníbal Vidal:
THEATRE OF ORIGINS
We are excited to announce the commission, together with Spitalfields Music, of Theatre of Origins — a major new work for vocal ensemble by Aníbal Vidal, to be performed at the Spitalfields Music Festival on Tuesday 1 July.
Theatre of Origins will present a thrilling, immersive vision of the world's beginning in a work of ambitious scope for sixteen singers lasting up to 30 minutes.
A libretto, specially written by Thomas Lowen, will combine creation myths from Pre-Hispanic American traditions, particularly those of Mapuche mythology, alongside those of Ancient Greece, Rome, Indo-European and Eastern cultures.
By intertwining these stories, the work aspires to offer a universal and thought-provoking drama on humanity’s shared origins and collective heritage.
Aníbal Vidal. Image: Anjulie Chen
After a successful collaboration with The Carice Singers on my 7-minute work for eight voices, Just a Déjà Vu Cariño, written during the Cheltenham Music Festival Composer Academy, I am now looking to developing longer and more complex compositional structures, incorporating storytelling, in a new work for this extraordinary vocal ensemble. I will expand vocal sonorities by incorporating small instruments, objects, or toys to create a vibrant, multi-layered sound palette for the piece.
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Theatre of Origins will be premiered by The Carice Singers, conducted by George Parris, on Tuesday 1st July at the Bishopsgate Institute, London, alongside works by Arthur Bliss and participants of the 2024 New Voices Academy.
About the Composer
Aníbal Vidal is one of the most exciting voices currently emerging in contemporary music. Recipient of the third edition of the coveted Pisar Prize, awarded by the Julliard School and Villa Albertine, his works have been performed and recorded by ensembles and orchestras in Europe, America, and Asia.
His creative process blends the raw nature of traditional and unconventional instruments, objects, and the human voice, forming a distinctive approach derived from the physicality of sound and direct experimentation with its source.
Born and raised in Chile, and now living in London, he has already made a signifiant impression within the UK's contemporary music scene through collaborations with Britten Sinfonia, the Brompton Quartet, and The Carice Singers.
Anibal Vidal. Image: Vaiva Botyriute
The commission of Aníbal Vidal's Theatre of Origins is generously supported by the Spitalfields Music New Music Fund, as well as funding from the Anglo Chilean Society, the Hinrichsen Foundation, and the Vaughan Williams Foundation, with the additional kind support of Penny Wright and Andrew Neubauer.
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