Steve Reich at 90: Music for Mallet Instruments, Voices and Organ
Shimmering. Dreamlike. Voices become instruments.
Who’s on stage
Nobody plays Reich’s music quite like the Colin Currie Group. They’ll be taking to our free Concourse Stage for our festival’s final concert.
What they’re playing
Just the one piece, but it’s an extraordinary one… Steve Reich’s Music for Mallet Instruments, Voices and Organ.
Need to know
Free performance: head along to the Concourse Stage and enjoy for free.
Running time: 30 minutes.
What you'll hear
Steve Reich Music for Mallet Instruments, Voices and Organ
Who's playing it
Colin Currie Group
What's happening in the music?
Steve Reich’s Music for Mallet Instruments, Voices and Organ is one of those rare works that feels both utterly precise and completely dreamlike. Mallet instruments pulse with intricate patterns, the organ sustains glowing harmonies, and voices melt into the texture until you can’t tell human from instrument.
The result is a soundscape that shimmers, expands, and seems to suspend time itself.
Take a listen
Watch Steve Reich and an ensemble of incredible musicians at the 1976 Holland Festival playing Music for Mallet Instruments, Voices and Organ.
