8 Jun 2025
St George’s Hall
GLOW
Xenia Pestova Bennett and Hard Rain SoloistEnsemble
Composer-pianist Xenia Pestova Bennett to created an electic soundscape at St George’s Hall
Glow presented a magical sound-world blending the Magnetic Resonator Piano with a contemporary chamber ensemble, weaving semi-improvised elements and field recordings together with intricate, extended techniques.
An eclectic soundscape woven together by composer-pianist Xenia Pestova Bennett and performed by Hard Rain Soloist Ensemble.
Glow was commissioned by Northern Ireland’s premier new music group, Hard Rain SoloistEnsemble, and written by the innovative composer-pianist Xenia Pestova Bennett, who also joined the ensemble on stage.
Genre: Classical contemporary
About this event
All events across New Music Biennial 2025 were free.
Events included two performances of the same work and a short interview with the creative team in between the two. This enabled audiences to experience the second performance with greater insight into the creative process.
About New Music Biennial
New Music Biennial is a three-day festival celebrating the best new music across all genres from the country’s most exciting composers – and in 2025, for the first time, it came to venues around Bradford.
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