Posts By: intermusica

The Colin Currie Quartet was formed in 2018 by Colin Currie to present the diverse works written for percussion quartet. The group is made up of Colin Currie, Owen Gunnell, Adrian Spillett and Sam Walton, who form the core of the Colin Currie Group, and in this new collective they perform works by Steve Reich and… Read more »

Colin Currie Group performed at the BBC Proms on 15 July as part of a celebration to mark 40 years of the BBC Young Musician of the Year competition. Colin Currie, Owen Gunnell, Adrian Spillett and Sam Walton played Steve Reich Drumming (Part 1) to a packed out Royal Albert Hall in London. Colin was the first percussionist… Read more »

Colin returns to the BBC Proms on 15 July 2018 to perform at the BBC Young Musician 40th Anniversary celebration. The concert features musicians from the competition’s 40 year history including Nicola Benedetti, Sheku Kanneh-Mason as well as this year’s winner, Lauren Zhang. It will be broadcast live on BBC Four and BBC Radio 3…. Read more »

The Colin Currie Group perform Steve Reich Music for Pieces of Wood and Part 1 of Drumming at Forum am Schlosspark Ludwigsburg on 22 June. The concert opens with Colin Currie and the Orchester der Ludwigsburg Schlossfestspiele presenting Kalevi Aho’s Sieidi under the baton of Pietari Inkinen, followed by Beethoven’s Symphony No.5. Drumming was the debut release on Colin Currie Records earlier this year… Read more »

Colin Currie Group perform Steve Reich’s Tehillim at the Barbican Centre‘s Sounds and Visions, a weekend curated by Max Richter and Yulia Mahr. The performance marks the group’s debut at the Barbican. Synergy Vocals joins the Group, conducted by Colin Currie, to open the concert with Reich’s blend of minimalist style and ancient Hebrew texts. The programme… Read more »

Colin Currie Group members Owen Gunnell, Adrian Spillett, Sam Walton and Colin Currie perform Steve Reich’s Drumming [Part 1] at this years’ BBC Proms on 15 July. The concert marks the 40th Anniversary of BBC Young Musician and each is a former concerto finalist. Other winners and finalists performing include Nicola Benedetti, Freddy Kempf and Sheku Kanneh-Mason. The… Read more »

The reviews are in for Colin Currie Group’s debut recording, Drumming, released on 9 March, including a fantastic five stars from the Times and Editor’s Choice in Gramophone: ***** Performance ***** Recording “Colin Currie Group’s version is highly immediate and resonant … honed through long performance practice, brings you into a magic circle where every impact… Read more »

Colin Currie Group releases its debut recording on 9 March: Steve Reich’s Drumming on Colin Currie Records. Order the album here or listen on Spotify. Drumming has been a speciality of the Group’s, even since the Group’s inception in 2006 for a performance of the work to mark Reich’s 70th birthday, so it makes a… Read more »

Colin Currie Group’s recording of Steve Reich’s Drumming is now available for pre-order. Funded by a successful Kickstarter campaign and endorsed by Steve Reich, who told supporters “it will be, I am sure, the best recording of Drumming ever made”, the recording will be released in March 2018. The recording is the first release on… Read more »

Colin Currie Group’s World Premiere Recording of Steve Reich’s Quartet will be released by Nonesuch on 2 February 2018. The recording will be available on CD, vinyl, digital download and streaming services. Also featured on the release is Reich’s Pulse, performed by the International Contemporary Ensemble. Quartet was composed especially for the Colin Currie Group;… Read more »