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Total Immersion: Continents, Computers and Electric Dreams

BBC SO Total Immersion: Symphonic Electronics

,Barbican Hall
Wavy white lines across spanning the length of the image, suggestive of sound waves. In the centre of the image is the outline of a quaver. Around it are blue circular swirls.

Continents, computers and electric dreams: Tristan Murail’s non-electronic orchestral classic Gondwana charts a course to new worlds with electronics sound from Steven Daverson and Misato Mochizuki. 

Musical instruments probe the inner game of a film by Tarkovsky, plumbing memories and dreams in the UK premiere of Steven Daverson’s BBC co-commission. A computer-created bird erupts into the middle of a symphony orchestra in Misato Mochizuki’s work exploring the thread between brains, intrusions and interactions. And Tristan Murail invokes Indian myths and electronic inspiration to rediscover – in ravishing orchestral sound – a whole continent that has been lost.

Sounds impossible? Well, that’s what this Total Immersion day is about. Murail’s 1980 classic Gondwana helped define a new method of creating sound, and a compelling new way of listening to it. Now, Ilan Volkov, the BBC SO, our composers and a team of virtuoso sound engineers follow his trail into that vast new world, and see where it’s taken us. You might be surprised…

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This performance will finish at approximately 4:30pm, with no interval

Co-produced by the Barbican and BBC Symphony Orchestra.

Programme

  • Steven Daverson   Figures outside a Dacha, with Snowfall, and an Abbey in the Background UK Premiere, BBC co-commission
  • Misato Mochizuki   Intrusions UK premiere
  • Tristan Murail   Gondwana

Performers

  • BBC Symphony Orchestra  
  • Ilan Volkov   conductor
  • Carl Faia   live electronics
  • Steven Daverson   live electronics

Digital programme

Total Immersion Day

Barbican Hall

Location
The Barbican Hall is located within the main Barbican building. Head to Level G and follow the signs to find your seating level. 

Address
Barbican Centre
Silk Street, London
EC2Y 8DS

Public transport
​​​​​​​The Barbican is widely accessible by bus, tube, train and by foot or bicycle. Plan your journey and find more route information in ‘Your Visit’ or book your car parking space in advance.