Bagatelles(arr. Sam Eastmond)

About

The London-based composer, arranger, and trumpeter presents a new perspective on a selection from John Zorn’s Bagatelles cycle, composed of three hundred short pieces. Through a contemporary chamber ensemble, he explores these works with an open, collaborative, and expressive approach, while maintaining their experimental essence and rhythmic and harmonic character. The concert follows a journey of contrasts: between the violent and the subtle, the structured and the spontaneous. Each piece becomes a starting point for a unique interpretation, allowing space for improvisation and collective play. For Eastmond, these compositions burst into his daily life “like a flock of green parakeets in the sky of West London”: an unexpected flash that transforms the landscape. Within them, he finds a fertile ground where each performance opens the door to new possibilities and a sense of wonder that never fades