Up Close

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Northern Ireland: Malta 2003
Tuesday, 02 December, 2003

The Up Close festival which featured music, theatre, literature and
visual arts from Northern Ireland in Malta now concludes with A MUSIC
PARTY - Performance by The Brian Irvine Ensemble, Northern Ireland.

"A wild phenomenon from Belfast that has taken everyone by surprise?a
stunningly original composer who conducts like a pugilistic windmill;
a 14 piece band whose formidable discipline and blowing ability is
masked by collective lunacy." Bath Festival, 2000

A spectacle hovering between pantomime & performance art, where genius
blends with fun & folly......

Brian Irvine.....together with his own 14 piece ensemble which
features the internationally acclaimed saxophonist, Paul Dunmall, who
has performed at many contemporary music/jazz festivals including
Bath, Glasgow, Edinburgh, Dublin, Stirling, Utrecht, as well as the
Comedie de Valence in France with many future performances scheduled
throughout Europe and the USA. Recently the ensemble's performance at
the Bath Festival was recorded and broadcast on Jazz on 3 BBC Radio 3.

His compositions reflect an interest in various and opposing musical
genres from minimalism and jazz to thrash metal and 20th century
classical music. In performance, the band manages to fuse together
intricate compositions with fiery improvisations in performances that
are characterised by their energy, virtuosity and humour. Irvine's
debut album Bersudsky's Machines, a collection of compositions based
on Eduard Bersudsky's kinetic sculptures has received widespread
critical acclaim.

The BRIAN IRVINE ENSEMBLE will be in Malta for ONE performance
only...Don't miss it!!

Venue: Manoel Theatre
Date: December 5th 2003, 7.30 p.m.
Tickets: Lm 2.00, Lm 3.50, Lm 4.50
Bookings: Manoel Theatre Booking Office: 21246389