On A Wing and A Prayer - Morvern - recorded St. Columba's Chapel, Drimnin

Nordic Viola will take you on an extraordinary journey in words and music to the Faroe Islands, Orkney and Shetland, Iceland and Greenland. The islands are bound together by a common seafaring heritage and share musical and cultural connections. In a programme shaped by six months travelling in the region, viola player Katherine Wren shares contemporary reflections, traditional melodies and personal testimonies that are shaped by vast northern landscapes.Founded in 2016, Nordic Viola is a flexible ensemble of woodwind and string players forming musical and cultural connections in the North Atlantic Region with an emphasis on contemporary music and its relationship with traditional forms.

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On A Wing and A Prayer – Morvern  explores ecological change in the West Highlands with composer Lisa Robertson and Nordic Viola

Join us for this specially recorded concert for string trio from Nordic Viola and composer Lisa Robertson which took place at St Columba's Chapel, Drimnin on 27th July 2024.The performance will be available to stream on demand from 23rd-25th August via YouTube."On a Wing and a Prayer – doing something in the hope that you will succeed despite being insufficiently prepared.”Taking this figure of speech as a starting point for humankind’s approach to the climate crisis, Nordic Viola enters into a musical conversation with Lochaline composer Lisa Robertson on the changing ecology of Morvern in the West Highlands. Together they explore the coast and rainforests of the Morvern peninsula and the efforts of the local community to care for and harness the natural assets of the area. Creating new music through improvisation, composition and field recording they also feature Judith Weir's depiction of the sea in "Atlantic Drift" as well as Icelandic composer Anna Thorvaldsdóttir's bleak "Reflections". As a special bonus, attendees will also receive a link to On A Wing and A Prayer - Deeside recorded at The Barn, Banchory last September with Katherine Wren and composers, Pete and Joe Stollery.This project is supported by the National Lottery through Creative Scotland and the Hinrichsen Foundation.

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