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A lockdown masterpiece and the Jessica Rabbit of concertos: contemporary classical roundup

25 September 2021

9:00 AM

25 September 2021

9:00 AM

So it finally happened: I experienced my first vocal setting of the word ‘Covid’. An encounter that was, inevitably, more harrowing than when I caught the virus itself. ‘Coviiiiiiid!’ yowled the singer, while the orchestra emitted a boom, crack, snap, rumble rumble, shriek, bang, dissonance dissonance. Rice Crispies fans, eat your heart out.

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