5023363017121

Big Meeting

David Lumsdaine

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Format: CD

Cat No: NMCD171

Release Date:  14 March 2011

Label:  NMC Recordings

Packaging Type:  Jewel Case

No of Units:  1

Barcode:  5023363017121

Genres:  Classical  Contemporary  

  • Description

    Lumsdaine's poetic collage was recorded on location at the Durham Miners' Gala, 1971 – a large annual gathering associated with the coal mining heritage of the region, and known as The Big Meeting. This remarkable work assembles snatches of brass bands, choirs, speech and song alongside the sounds of a historic occasion.

  • Tracklisting

      Disc 1

      Side 1

      • 1. Beginnings: 'Speak!'
      • 2. Gathering, Memories: Old Elvet and Racecourse
      • 3. The Fairground Dances
      • 4. The Miners' Hymn
      • 5. Crossing Palace Green to the Cathedral
      • 6. Underground: Questions
      • 7. Praise: People Speak
      • 8. Coda