i'Kostina (2003)
for solo piano
Afrikosmos Volume 3: No 5
Dedicated to Thalia Myers
Originally commissioned by the Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music for 'Spectrum 4'
Composed 29 January 2003, Johannesburg
Publisher: Bardic Edition
Available from Goodmusic Publishing
Score BDE 1283 (Volume 3 Complete)
Duration: 1 minute
Recording
Recorded by Antony Gray on 'Michael Blake: Afrikosmos’ (Divine Art DA 21374)
Recorded by Thalia Myers on 'Spectrum 4' (Usk 1227 CDD)
Recorded by Michael Blake on 'The Silence of Patterns' (MBED CD 03)
Première
First performance: Sunday 19 February 2006; Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama, Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom; Thalia Myers piano.
Further performances: 15 October 2016; Hear and Now, BBC Radio 3; Michael Finnissy (First broadcast)
12 November 2016; CoMA Maastricht Weekend Course; Michael Finnissy (Dutch premiere)
9 March 2018; Woordfees, Stellenbosch, South Africa; Michael Blake (South African premiere)
3 September 2019; Beethoven Room, Rhodes University, South Africa; Michael Blake
21 August 2021; Le Genesteix Concerts, Azat-le-Ris, France; Antony Gray (French premiere);
21 June 2023; Goldsmiths College London; Antony Gray piano
Programme note
iKostina (meaning ‘concertina’ in Xhosa) is one of the many instruments imported and adapted for local use, often played by rural musicians who may be walking along the road, or played in bands together with guitars and other instruments.
for solo piano
Afrikosmos Volume 3: No 5
Dedicated to Thalia Myers
Originally commissioned by the Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music for 'Spectrum 4'
Composed 29 January 2003, Johannesburg
Publisher: Bardic Edition
Available from Goodmusic Publishing
Score BDE 1283 (Volume 3 Complete)
Duration: 1 minute
Recording
Recorded by Antony Gray on 'Michael Blake: Afrikosmos’ (Divine Art DA 21374)
Recorded by Thalia Myers on 'Spectrum 4' (Usk 1227 CDD)
Recorded by Michael Blake on 'The Silence of Patterns' (MBED CD 03)
Première
First performance: Sunday 19 February 2006; Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama, Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom; Thalia Myers piano.
Further performances: 15 October 2016; Hear and Now, BBC Radio 3; Michael Finnissy (First broadcast)
12 November 2016; CoMA Maastricht Weekend Course; Michael Finnissy (Dutch premiere)
9 March 2018; Woordfees, Stellenbosch, South Africa; Michael Blake (South African premiere)
3 September 2019; Beethoven Room, Rhodes University, South Africa; Michael Blake
21 August 2021; Le Genesteix Concerts, Azat-le-Ris, France; Antony Gray (French premiere);
21 June 2023; Goldsmiths College London; Antony Gray piano
Programme note
iKostina (meaning ‘concertina’ in Xhosa) is one of the many instruments imported and adapted for local use, often played by rural musicians who may be walking along the road, or played in bands together with guitars and other instruments.
