We are in a position to offer small special events or to create a full weekend programme to run alongside the main performance.
The groundbreaking sound of La Banda Europa is as dramatic as it is melodic, a sophisticated synergy of the earthy rhythms and uplifting spirituality of all the peoples of Europe.
'The hurdy gurdies are extraordinary to look at, like Elizabethan ships, with a sound somewhere between the violin and the bagpipes. The nykelharpas are similar, having a strange, other-worldly sound to them. The Armenians play an ancient instrument called the duduk, made from the wood of the apricot tree, which sounds like a woman singing alto. Instruments like the ancient Celtic carnyx grab the eye – it’s the only one in the world and was reconstructed from one, found in bog-land in Scotland. It’s a bronze war horn, which is 2m long and was held vertically above the player’s head.'
Jim Sutherland – Director
In our orchestra we speak many languages, but we have already found that we have a language in common: Music.
András Vigh - Hungary
