Born in Argentina, grounded in his Eastern European Jewish roots, but totally at home on the streets of Manhattan, Osvaldo Golijov effortlessly crosses cultural boundaries with his vibrant, warm-blooded music. His 2004 songcycle Ayre is already a modern classic, joyously veering (as one critic put it) “from danceable laptop-powered grooves to radiant slow songs full of yearning”. The sensational mezzo Loré Lixenberg – star of Jerry Springer: The Opera and Soundings artist - will turn it into a riotous one-woman drama. Fellow South American Enrico Chapela crosses different musical boundaries with his brilliant Irrational, and regular 10/10 collaborator IanGardiner has his successful Spinning and Weaving unfurled in its newly extended tapestry. Alessio Ferrante’s piece is the first piece to be performed this season out of the new European composer mentoring scheme made in collaboration with the Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival and the groups Nieuw Ensemble (Holland) and Icarus (Italy).

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