Four Spirits

Abel Selaocoe: Four Spirits – Programme note and profile (LSO)

Abel Selaocoe: Four Spirits – Programme note and profile (LSO)

For Abel Selaocoe, tradition is something to be both revered and dismantled. His Four Spirits is, on the face of it, a concerto for cello, voice and percussion. There are soloists and an orchestra. There are four movements. But that is where any resemblance to the ‘Classical’ concerto ends …