Let us run out of the rain (1986)
for two to play at one piano or harpsichord
Revised 1993
African Journal No 7
Dedicated to Stanley Glasser
Publisher: Bardic Edition
Score BDE 549
Available from Goodmusic Publishing
Duration: 7 minutes, 30 seconds
Live Recording
Recording: Slovak Radio, Bratislava
Video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w2s9l-l-72Y
Première
First performance: Monday 23 June 1986; British Music Information Centre, London, London; Roy Stratford & Michael Blake piano 4 hands
First performance of second (revised) version: Thursday 17 June 1993; Evenings of New Music, Bratislava, Slovakia; Sally Rose & Michael Blake piano 4 hands
Further performances: 05.1989; Purcell Room, London; London New Music (Roy Stratford & Michael Blake piano 4 hands)
3.03.1993; University of Natal, Durban, South Africa; Sally Rose & Michael Blake piano 4 hands (South African premiere)
04.1993; Barbican Centre, London; Sally Rose & Michael Blake piano 4 hands
17.06.1993; Evenings of New Music, Bratislava, Slovakia; London New Music (Sally Rose & Michael Blake piano 4 hands) (Czech premiere)
06.1993; Slovak Radio; London New Music (First broadcast)
19.10.1994; Mixing Music, Bromsgrove, UK; London New Music (Antony Gray & Michael Blake piano 4 hands)
29.04.1995; St Luke's Concerts, Brighton, UK; Sally Rose & Michael Blake piano 4 hands
4.05.1995; St John's Smith Square, London; Sally Rose & Michael Blake piano 4 hands
28.05.1995; 10. Tage der Neuen Musik, Würzburg, Germany; Armin Fuchs & Jürgen Schmitt piano 4 hands (German premiere)
27.05.1997; Bristol Music Club, UK; Sally Rose & Alison Eales piano 4 hands
20.02.1998; Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa; Jill Richards & Michael Blake two pianos
2.03 1998; Musikhochschule, Würzburg, Germany; Jill Richards & Michael Blake two pianos
7 & 9.07.1998; National Arts Festival, Grahamstown, South Africa; Grant Olwage & Sally Imrie two harpsichords (premiere of harpsichord version)
28.08.1998; 25th Congress, Musicological Society of South Africa, Grahamstown, South Africa; Grant Olwage & Sally Imrie two harpsichords
Date? Sandton Gallery, Johannesburg, South Africa; Jill Richards & Denzil Weale two pianos
9.10.1999; African Pianism Conference, Frick Fine Arts Auditorium, Pittsburgh, USA; Jill Richards & Denzil Weale two pianos (North American premiere)
7.10.2000; Grand Palm Hotel, Gabarone, Botswana; Jill Richards & Denzil Weale two pianos (Botswana premiere)
13.05.2000; Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam; Jill Richards & Michael Blake two pianos (Dutch premiere)
8.02.2001; Old Mutual Hall, Unisa, Pretoria, South Africa; Jill Richards & Michael Blake two pianos
28.02.2002; Ensemble Noir Series, Toronto; Jill Richards & Michael Blake two pianos (Canadian premiere)
5.05.2002; Beethoven Room, Rhodes University, South Africa; Jill Richards & Michael Blake two pianos
Programme note
Let us run out of the rain paraphrases Nsenga kalimba (thumb piano) music recorded in the Petauke District of Zambia (in southern Africa) by John Blacking in 1961, and transcribed by him. The tunes were composed and performed by Gideon Bingaili, Ackson Lungu, Taiad Mwanza and Ackson Zuly. It was premiered by Roy Stratford and Michael Blake at the British Music Information Centre, London on 23 June 1986.
for two to play at one piano or harpsichord
Revised 1993
African Journal No 7
Dedicated to Stanley Glasser
Publisher: Bardic Edition
Score BDE 549
Available from Goodmusic Publishing
Duration: 7 minutes, 30 seconds
Live Recording
Recording: Slovak Radio, Bratislava
Video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w2s9l-l-72Y
Première
First performance: Monday 23 June 1986; British Music Information Centre, London, London; Roy Stratford & Michael Blake piano 4 hands
First performance of second (revised) version: Thursday 17 June 1993; Evenings of New Music, Bratislava, Slovakia; Sally Rose & Michael Blake piano 4 hands
Further performances: 05.1989; Purcell Room, London; London New Music (Roy Stratford & Michael Blake piano 4 hands)
3.03.1993; University of Natal, Durban, South Africa; Sally Rose & Michael Blake piano 4 hands (South African premiere)
04.1993; Barbican Centre, London; Sally Rose & Michael Blake piano 4 hands
17.06.1993; Evenings of New Music, Bratislava, Slovakia; London New Music (Sally Rose & Michael Blake piano 4 hands) (Czech premiere)
06.1993; Slovak Radio; London New Music (First broadcast)
19.10.1994; Mixing Music, Bromsgrove, UK; London New Music (Antony Gray & Michael Blake piano 4 hands)
29.04.1995; St Luke's Concerts, Brighton, UK; Sally Rose & Michael Blake piano 4 hands
4.05.1995; St John's Smith Square, London; Sally Rose & Michael Blake piano 4 hands
28.05.1995; 10. Tage der Neuen Musik, Würzburg, Germany; Armin Fuchs & Jürgen Schmitt piano 4 hands (German premiere)
27.05.1997; Bristol Music Club, UK; Sally Rose & Alison Eales piano 4 hands
20.02.1998; Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa; Jill Richards & Michael Blake two pianos
2.03 1998; Musikhochschule, Würzburg, Germany; Jill Richards & Michael Blake two pianos
7 & 9.07.1998; National Arts Festival, Grahamstown, South Africa; Grant Olwage & Sally Imrie two harpsichords (premiere of harpsichord version)
28.08.1998; 25th Congress, Musicological Society of South Africa, Grahamstown, South Africa; Grant Olwage & Sally Imrie two harpsichords
Date? Sandton Gallery, Johannesburg, South Africa; Jill Richards & Denzil Weale two pianos
9.10.1999; African Pianism Conference, Frick Fine Arts Auditorium, Pittsburgh, USA; Jill Richards & Denzil Weale two pianos (North American premiere)
7.10.2000; Grand Palm Hotel, Gabarone, Botswana; Jill Richards & Denzil Weale two pianos (Botswana premiere)
13.05.2000; Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam; Jill Richards & Michael Blake two pianos (Dutch premiere)
8.02.2001; Old Mutual Hall, Unisa, Pretoria, South Africa; Jill Richards & Michael Blake two pianos
28.02.2002; Ensemble Noir Series, Toronto; Jill Richards & Michael Blake two pianos (Canadian premiere)
5.05.2002; Beethoven Room, Rhodes University, South Africa; Jill Richards & Michael Blake two pianos
Programme note
Let us run out of the rain paraphrases Nsenga kalimba (thumb piano) music recorded in the Petauke District of Zambia (in southern Africa) by John Blacking in 1961, and transcribed by him. The tunes were composed and performed by Gideon Bingaili, Ackson Lungu, Taiad Mwanza and Ackson Zuly. It was premiered by Roy Stratford and Michael Blake at the British Music Information Centre, London on 23 June 1986.
