zenit [west] (2010), amsterdam sinfonietta

The composition Zenit was written for the Formalist Quartet in Los Angeles and premiered in 2010. The famous Amsterdam Sinfonietta, conducted by Candida Thompson, performs the final movement [west] of this composition as part of their 25th anniversary concert on September 28, 2013. Next season, Hirs will write a new work for Amsterdam Sinfonietta. On November 27, 2014, its first performance will take place.

Zenit is a string quartet investigating the overtones of this instrumental group. In this movement, [west], a field of harmonics is spun which later disintegrates into softly falling glissandi, like shooting stars.

Date: 2013-09-28
Time: 20:15
Location: Muziekgebouw aan’t IJ, Piet Heinkade 1, Amsterdam
Performers: Amsterdam Sinfonetta