The Gavin Bryars Ensemble Tickets
St Mary de Castro, Leicester. Saturday 03 May 2025
Jesus’ Blood at its source, and earlier works
A rare opportunity to see Gavin Bryars in concert in the beautiful setting of Leicester’s 12th Century Grade 1 listed St Mary de Castro Church, playing a programme of his early works, including newly discovered scores from the 1960s that have not previously been performed.
As part of the opening of John Beck and Matthew Cornford’s exhibition ‘The Art Schools of the Midlands’ at the Leicester Gallery (link here], the Gavin Bryars Ensemble will be playing a special, one-off concert at St Mary de Castro Church in Leicester.
Gavin taught in the art department at Leicester in the 1970s and 1980s, and this concert will be the first he has played in the city in over 30 years. The programme will include compositions from the 1960s and 70s – including three pieces that Gavin wrote for Derek Bailey, including one recently discovered in Bailey’s archive at Huddersfield University – and will conclude with a performance of Jesus’ Blood Never Failed Me Yet, which was first transcribed from the original recording in the sound studio in the Fine Art building.…
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The Gavin Bryars Ensemble Tickets | Saturday, 03 May 2025 at 6:00 PM