Thomas Simaku has given an extensive interview to Steve Crowther, as part of ‘Composer of the Month’ series of the Late Music Concerts.
Thomas Simaku: Late Music Series 'Composer of the Month'
16 February 2017
“… the architectural aspect of composition is important to me. But I consider this pre-compositional work as a ‘musical map’, as it were, which allows me to freely navigate! To put it differently, I cherish the fact of ‘discovering’ the new piece by composing it!”
To read the whole interview, please visit:
http://latemusicyork.blogspot.co.uk/2017_02_01_archive.html
Simaku’s piece My Beautiful Morea for flute & piano will be performed at St. Saviourgate Unitarian Chapel in York on 4th March 2017
http://www.latemusic.org/event/dr-k-sextet/
The vocal version of My Beautiful Morea can be heard here.
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