Gary Carpenter Pantomime for 13 winds, Simon Holt Amistad No.2 for basset clarinet and bassoon, Mark Simpson Geysir, Mozart Gran Partita
Mark Simpson clarinet/director, Wind soloists of the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra
Iceland’s volcanic Geysir is a force of nature – an unstoppable blast of supercharged energy. You could say the same for composer and clarinettist Mark Simpson, and today our Artist in Residence leads his own all-star wind ensemble in a programme that begins with that elemental explosion, and ends with the single greatest piece ever written for 13 wind players. Merseyside composer Gary Carpenter adds his own fantastic homage to Mozart’s masterpiece.