Joan Armatrading to premiere first symphony in London
completemusicupdate.comHaving celebrated her 50th anniversary in music last year, Joan Armatrading has announced that she will hold the world premiere of her first symphony in London later this year.“I have always known that I would write a classical piece at some point in my life”, she says. “One day, I was in my studio and out of the blue I decided that this was the day”.“I started with the melodic second movement”, she adds, “it felt to me like writing a song.
I then wrote the first movement and, finally, I wrote the other three movements in 2022. All in all, to write the complete symphony took roughly five months.
It has no theme as such but aims to be uplifting”.“As usual I stayed in the way of composing that I have done when I write pop songs”, she continues. “I’m just myself.
I didn’t write the symphony thinking I wanted it to be like anyone but Joan”.‘Symphony No 1’ is set to be performed by the Chineke!
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