‘Water Music’ in the Burgh Hall

Cowal Music Club are looking forward to a fascinating afternoon concert at 2.30pm on Sunday October 30th when the Sequoia Duo, Alice Rickards (violin) & Sonia Cromarty (Cello) will perform their “Water Music – source to sea” programme.

This is a musical imagining of the journey taken by a raindrop from its appearance in the sky to its arrival in the sea. This is reflected in an intriguing combination of field recordings, some works by Bach, and contemporary classical and folk composers, creating a varied sound texture including a prepared soundtrack, as well as images. The relationship with water is described as “ immersion in one of Scotland’s most iconic natural resources”. The impressive and atmospheric photography is by Beka Globe, and will be projected onto a screen beside the duo.

The effects are very varied, – from Scots traditional to Bach two-part inventions…