We do things differently here at CLS, and on Wednesday 6 April we lived up to our promise to surpise with a concert of the music of Miles Davis – CLoSer: Sketches of Miles.
For this, the final CLoSer concert in the RE:Imagine series, we were joined by the exceptional talents of Gwilym Simcock and his trio, vocalist Cleveland Watkiss and – in a last-minute addition – saxophonist Tim Garland.
Relive the experience
Checkout the highlights video below and some beautiful photos from the concert by the wonderful James Berry along with your reactions from Twitter. Just tweet us at @CityLdnSinfonia to let us know what you thought!
Photos by James Berry:
“Last night’s concert at the Village Underground will go into the books as one of the most memorable shows we’ve seen yet.” – Schmopera
From Twitter:
Nothing like a power cut to loosen everything up… Amazing work from @cityldnsinfonia with no lights! #vupowercut pic.twitter.com/IqySZXeVl1
— Ada Habasinska (@AdaHabs) April 6, 2016
Last song now. I knew nothing about the event before I arrived but it has been fantastic #CLoSer @CityLdnSinfonia pic.twitter.com/w6IrxlTKzl
— Orbette (@orbette) April 6, 2016
An amazing night via @GwilymSimcock, @CleveWatkiss, & @CityLdnSinfonia at @villunderlondon. Unreal. #MilesDavis #MilesAhead #GilEvans
— Schmopera (@Schmopera) April 6, 2016
Brilliant musicians from @CityLdnSinfonia + @GwilymSimcock last night @villunderlondon #livemusic #closer #London pic.twitter.com/e2PgHRfnVN
— James Wolff (@jameswolffmusic) April 7, 2016
Join us for the season finale
Paris Reflected
Wednesday 20 April, 7.30pm
The sounds of Paris are reflected across the centuries in this finale of the season. Providing the centrepiece to the programme is Duruflé’s Requiem setting based on ancient plainsong melodies, preceded by Fauré’s Pavane with its ancient dance forms and Ravel’s tribute to the earlier French composer, Couperin. Composer Charlotte Bray provides the final instalment in our ‘Bach RE:Imagined’ series.
