A Christmas Concert
Christmas is approaching. A perfect opportunity to venture into the musical highs and lows. At the NO, however, the focus is not on the birth of a baby, but on the deaths of three pop icons, all of whom passed away 10 years ago: Prince, George Michael and David Bowie.
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Three exceptional artists, three evenings, three tributes – led by the musicians LEGION SEVEN, Sarah Taylor Ellis and Niko Meinhold. A Christmas musical experience for all those who love – or even hate – the Christmas hustle and bustle.
Storyteller LEGION SEVEN begins with the tribute to Prince. Two electric basses, a synthesiser – and an attempt to make the bass wail. For whilst Prince is famous for his rhythm section, he was also a dramatist: longing, lament, immense emotional swings. Seven strips it back, zooms in: a vocal line, a guitar lick – how recognisable does the song remain? – until the story and the drama take centre stage.
FEATURING s.t3v, Indigo Plateaux (bass), Liz Kosack (synthesiser), LEGION SEVEN
