Melvyn Tan piano

Rameau From Nouvelles Suites de pièces de clavecin: Suite in A major/A minor Allemande; Courante; Sarabande; Les Trois Mains; Gavotte avec 6 Doubles 
Debussy Images pour piano Book 1: Reflets dans l’eau; Hommage à Rameau; Mouvement J
Julian Grant selections from Shivereens 
Messiaen Three Preludes: Chant d’extase dans un paysage triste; Les sons impalpables du rêve; Cloches d’angoisse et larmes d’adieu

Widely revered pianist Melvyn Tan performs a selection of early and contemporary works to create a unique programme which Melvyn describes as a reflection on Spitalfields itself, and the combination of old and new elements existing harmoniously within the area. Carefully selected for their subtle connections, Melvyn has chosen works linked together by the composers’ connections and inspirations, with the later works taking influence from their predecessors, so as to create a cohesive yet diverse repertoire.

Common threads such as ‘sound painting’ and traditional Eastern tonalities can be heard weaving throughout elements of the programme, which will feature recently composedselections from Shivereens, a collection of piano miniatures, written over the past fifteen years by composer Julian Grant, whilst living in Hong Kong, Japan and China. Named after the colloquial Scottish term for a shard, or fragment, Grant describes his Shivereen miniatures as comprising 'musical diary entries, a blog maybe, random impressions, memories and moods.'

Insight: 4.15pm
Join Melvyn Tan, William Howard and piano students from Trinity College of Music as they work on pieces they are preparing for public performances.
Free, call our box office to book a place.