James MacMillan at 50
Elizabeth Clark mines the archives to look back on the career so far of Scottish composer James MacMillan who celebrated his 50th birthday this year.
RUNNING ORDER
Timings are approximate and given in hours and minutes from the start of the Zone.
00:00 Britannia (Composed in 1994)
00:15 The Usual Suspects (1994) An early interview between MacMillan and Pat Kane.
01:09 Into the Ferment (Composed in 1998)
01:34 Celtic Connections (1994) MacMillan discusses his musical influences with Fiona Ritchie.
02:48 So Deep (Composed in 1992)
02:52 For the Record (2008) Jamie MacDougall assesses the impact of MacMillan's breakthrough piece The Confession of Isobel Goudie.
03:45 The Morning After (1998) Kirsteen McCue interviews Evelyn Glennie about MacMillan's percussion concerto Veni Veni Emmanuel.
04:12 The Gallant Weaver MacMillan's new setting of the Burns poem.
04:18 The Usual Suspects (1996) Brian Morton interviews MacMillan about his first full scale opera Ines de Castro.
05:09 Piano Sonata (Composed in 1985)
05:25 A Child's Prayer - MacMillan's response to the Dunblane Massacre.
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