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The 大象传媒 National Orchestra of Wales are joined by their Principal Conductor, Ryan Bancroft, to continue his exploration of the works of American composer Charles Ives. Ives wrote his vigorous and youthful First Symphony around the turn of the 20th Century, and it is heavily steeped in the traditions of the late romantics. Tonight, Ives has been paired with music by two living composers, Gabriella Smith and Simon Wills. Smith's Tumblebird Contrails was inspired by an epiphany of nature while stood on the Californian coast listening to the waves and seabirds, while Wills' piece for trombone and orchestra is based on the (often quite explicit) love letters between the author James Joyce and his wife Nora Barnacle.

Presented by Ian Skelly, live from Hoddinott Hall, Cardiff.

Gabriella Smith: Tumblebird Contrails
Simon Wills: Nora Barnacle Assumes Command - Ballet Concertante in eleven scenes for trombone and orchestra
Ives: Symphony No 1 in D minor

Donal Bannister (trombone)
大象传媒 National Orchestra of Wales
Ryan Bancroft (conductor)

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