Colin Currie heads to Liverpool tomorrow to join the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra for their concert ‘An American in Paris’. Conducted by JoAnn Falletta, Colin will perform Danny Elfman’s Percussion Concerto. The pair previously joined forces to record the piece for Sony Classical, which was released earlier this year, and will be signing their CDs following the performance.
Elfman wrote the Concerto specifically for Colin, praising him as “an extraordinary musician who would be great to collaborate with”, and the piece exploits his typically lush and cinematic style. “The audience were captivated by Colin Currie’s every move as he performed the piece. Darting across the stage between instruments, Currie is a true showman,” wrote Amy Melling (Abundant Art) of the US premiere.
The exuberant piece uses an impressive arsenal of percussion instruments (the soloist alone plays 12 instruments in total, including pots and pans, and a metal ‘gizmo’), and showcases Elfman’s classic sound so familiar from his many award-winning film scores.