The Birth of Nacitekas
guitar concertante for guitar, Indian violin, tabla, string quartet, double bass and percussion
How to buy
| 979-0-57036-136-6 | The Birth of Nacitekas – Score | Available at MusicRoom | Buy now (£25.00) |
Details
- Categories
- Duration
- 21 minutes
- Premiere
Simon Thacker and the Nava Rasa Ensemble, Inverness and Edinburgh, 2009
- Scoring
- 1 Marimba, 1 Tam-tam, 1 Vibraphone, 1 Water phone, 1 Guitar, 2 Violins, 1 Viola, 1 Violoncello, 1 Carnatic Violin, 1 Hindustani Tablas
- Composition date
- 2009
Recordings
 | Nada-Ananda | Simon Thacker and the Nava Rasa Ensemble:Dr. Jyotsna Srikanth (Carnatic South Indian violin); Sarvar Sabri (tabla); The Edinburgh Quartet (Tristan Gurney, Philip Burrin, violins, Michael Beeston, viola, Mark Bailey, cello); Mario Lima Caribé da Rocha (double bass); Iain Sandilands (percussion). | 10th June 2011 |
Performances
| 12 November 2009 | Bishopsgate Institute, London | |
| 11 November 2009 | Queens Hall, Edinburgh | |
| 10 November 2009 | Sound Festival, Zeste, Crombie Hall, University of Aberdeen | |
| 8 November 2009 | Glen Urquhart Public Hall, Blairbeg, Drumnadrochit, Highlands | |
| 7 November 2009 | Mallaig and Morar Community Centre, West Bay, Mallaig | |
| 6 November 2009 | One Touch Theatre, Eden Court, Bishops Road, Inverness | |
| 4 November 2009 | Eastgate Theatre, Peebles | |
| 3 November 2009 | The Sage, Gateshead | |
| 28 October 2009 | Old Fruitmarket, Candleriggs, Glasgow | |
| 25 October 2009 | Carnegie Hall, East Port, Dunfermline |