IV - Convex Mirror

In February 2012 students and schoolchildren in Valencia, Spain took to the streets to protest
brutal austerity cuts to schools imposed by a regional government rife with corruption scandals.
These students, who had, in some cases been wearing blankets in their classrooms because
the schools couldn’t afford heating, took to Xàtiva Street to voice their discontent only to be
brutally attacked by the police with batons, rubber bullets, and teargas. Originally for brass and
percussion, this ‘protest fanfare’ was originally premiered in the Palau de la Musica, Valencia in
front of an audience that included supporters of the police and austerity measures.

This version for orchestra is a complete reimagining of the piece and is written the London
Symphony Orchestra, who I had the pleasure of conducting on the occasion of the Nonclassical Label’s 20th anniversary. Thanks to Gabriel Prokofiev for producing this live recording mix from the orchestral premiere in 2024.

Photo credit: KAI FÖRSTERLING (EFE)

Xàtiva Street (extract)

David Lake of WRUU Contemporary Classics talks with composer Arlene Sierra and pianists Steven Beck and Sarah Cahill who collaborate in the new album  ARLENE SIERRA, VOL. 4.  BIRDS & INSECTS on Bridge Records.

WRUU Contemporary Classics: Birds and Insects with Arlene Sierra, Sarah Cahill and Steven Beck

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Arlene Sierra's latest portrait disc with Bridge Records, featuring Steven Beck and Sarah Cahill performing piano albums, Birds and Insects, Books 1-3

Bridge Records

SIERRA: Birds And Insects, Book III - 5. Troupial (Bridge CD clip)

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Edward Nesbit - In spite of the mere objectiveness of things

World Premiere
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Pierre-André Valade - conductor
Maida Vale Studios, London
24th March 2016

In spite of the mere objectiveness of things

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