No. 50 (The Garden) by Richard Ayres with animations by Martha Colburn

A dissatisfied man digs down from his garden to hell, then all the way up to heaven in search of meaning. Richard Ayres’ semi-staged music theatre piece No. 50 (The Garden) is an irreverent and darkly comic tale for our age, inspired by the paintings of Hieronymus Bosch and Dante’s Divine Comedy. In this new film edited by Martha Colburn, mixing footage of London Sinfonietta’s performance in April 2019 with her own characterful animations of the storyline, Ayres' music and text reflects upon, amongst other things, man’s impact on the planet.
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Live performance recorded Wednesday 17 April 2019 at 7.30pm
Queen Elizabeth Hall, Southbank Centre
Richard Ayres No 50 (The Garden)
(2019; UK Premiere of a London Sinfonietta co-commission)
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Geoffrey Paterson conductor
Joshua Bloom bass
Martha Colburn visual artist
Sound Intermedia sound and visual projection
Tony Simpson lighting designer
Sophie Motley staging director
London Sinfonietta
Film edited by Martha Colburn
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Commissioned by the London Sinfonietta and Asko|Schönberg with initial development funded by The Royal Opera. The London Sinfonietta would also like to thank Nicholas Hodgson and other generous individuals for their support of this commission.
The London Sinfonietta is grateful to Arts Council England for its generous support of the ensemble, as well as the many other individuals, trusts and businesses who enable us to realise our ambitions.
With the friendly support of the Ernst von Siemens Music Foundation
No. 50 (The Garden) by Richard Ayres
By arrangement with Schott Music Ltd, London
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[@koljagibbs5754]

I just wanted to say that I haven't stopped thinking about this piece since I went to this concert because it is such a treasured memory of mine. I am so happy to be able to relive it again!

[@zacharydetrick7428]

this is excellent!!!!!

[@henrygingercat]

Great and Bloom is magnificent.

[@elle3076]

This is astonishing

[@dougspence2057]

it was okay until the worm left, he was the best guy

[@giulia1204]

Jaap!!!!