Informationen zu "Irish Traditional Melody Arr: Ian Pillow Erin's Lament Viola & Piano"
Verlag: Recital Music
Verlagsnummer: RM663
EAN: 9790570456635
ISMN: M-57045-663-5
Beschreibung
Erin's Lament was originally arranged for double bass and string ensemble, or
piano, by Ian Pillow who has subsequently arranged it for viola. The
following text gives an indication of how it came about and its performance
history. '2012 marks the centenary of the sinking of the Titanic, a tragedy
that claimed the lives of more than 1,500 people after the ship struck an
iceberg just four days into her maiden voyage. Among the dead were eight
musicians, members of the ship band who famously played their way into the
history books by continuing to perform even as the ship listed and began its
terrifying descent into the waters.' Of particular interest to bassists is
that one survivor, Eugene Daly, from the small Irish town of Athlone, on the
banks of the River Shannon, was the Great-Uncle of David Daly, the Principal
Double Bass of the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra (BSO). Eugene Daly, at the
age of twenty-nine, decided to emigrate to New York, having become tired of
the small town and his job in the woolen mills. He also played the uileann
pipes in the local 'Clann Uiseach' pipe band and from the third-class deck of
the Titanic, and as the Cork coastline faded into the distance, played the
poignant Erin's Lament on his pipes as a fond farewell to his homeland. Ian
Pillow has spent much of his professional life as an orchestral viola player,
including performing with the Royal Philharmonic, London Symphony and
Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestras, but particularly with the Bournemouth
Symphony Orchestra. Since his retirement from the BSO he has devoted more
time to composition, including BSC commissions and works for his professional
colleagues. He has also received commissions for choral and amateur
orchestral groups, and for many years he wrote the popular 'Pillow Talk'
column for Classical FM magazine and was a feature writer for The
Independent. Ian is conductor of the Dorset County Orchestra, the Sherborne
Community Orchestra and the Purbeck Festival Strings. Whilst in the the BSO
he was conductor of their brass ensemble and 'Rusty Musicians' project. He
still give the BSO's pre-concert talks.
