The main work in this concert is All the Hills and Vales Along which James MacMillan composed for the 2018 Cumnock Tryst festival to mark the centenary of the WW1 Armistice. This is an oratorio based on poems by Scotsman Charles Hamilton Sorley who was killed at the Battle of Loos in 1915.

The Cumnock Tryst Tenth Birthday Gala Concert

Barony Hall

When Sir James MacMillan speaks, the world takes notice – and at his Ayrshire community music festival, The Cumnock Tryst, he’s helping a generation of composers find their own individual voice. Tonight, he conducts the first Scottish performance of Ghosts, his new concerto for orchestra. Judging from that title (and knowing MacMillan’s passionate belief in the communicative power of music), there’s every reason to expect a lot more than just a colourful workout for a full symphony orchestra. MacMillan introduces it himself and also presents a dazzling, thought-provoking spread of new music from his younger colleagues at The Cumnock Tryst: a vibrant, typically generous celebration of the state of the art in Scottish classical music.

Gillian Walker

Events

Upcoming events

Feb 20, 2025

MacMillan's ‘Concerto For Orchestra' · BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra

Past events

Oct 5, 2024

The Cumnock Tryst Tenth Birthday Gala Concert · Royal Conservatoire of Scotland

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