Commission of new piano counterpoint work by composer-pianist Will Fergusson for festival premiere
Playing on the enigma of a great work which cannot exist, this awesome ambitious project has engaged composer-pianist Will Fergusson to improvise on the myth and paradox from the tantalising fragments of Beethoven's unfinished symphony - exploring technological and electronic sound with performer-programmer Ed Perkins, and reaching from archaic choral roots to the digital era for a work of profound originality.
This powerful contemporary commission is committed for premiere performance at a festival in Norfolk at the end of October and will form the musical theme for their central production of Peter Ustinov's play of the same title.
Donations will fund research and composition and performance honorariums towards studio recording of the completed work - a reclamation of living sound from silence and lasting testament to the inspiration and challenge of Beethoven's legacy.