The Orkney Symphony

GPTKB entity

Statements (49)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf symphony
gptkbp:affiliatedWith full orchestra
gptkbp:commissioned gptkb:Orkney_Arts_Festival
gptkbp:composedOf gptkb:James_MacMillan
gptkbp:composer gptkb:Royal_Northern_College_of_Music
1959
Scottish
modern classical
identity and belonging
active since the 1990s
multiple awards for composition
music as a reflection of place
published articles on music theory
works with various orchestras
Scottish_landscape
Britten_and_Tippett
frequently_performs_in_the_UK
influential_in_contemporary_Scottish_music.
recognized_in_the_UK_and_abroad
gptkbp:criticalReception well-received by critics
gptkbp:culturalSignificance celebrates_Orkney_heritage
gptkbp:dateOfDeath June 2013
gptkbp:dedicatedTo gptkb:Orkney_Islands
gptkbp:duration approximately 30 minutes
gptkbp:featuredIn gptkb:Orkney_International_Science_Festival
gptkbp:genre symphonic music
gptkbp:hasPerformance gptkb:St_Magnus_Cathedral
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The Orkney Symphony
gptkbp:influencedBy local history
European_classical_traditions
Scottish_folk_music
Orkney_mythology
gptkbp:inspiredBy Orkney_landscape
gptkbp:length 30 minutes
gptkbp:musicStyle three movements
gptkbp:notableEvent collaborated with various artists
gptkbp:notableFeature use of traditional instruments
performed at the BBC Proms
featured in classical music compilations
gptkbp:numberOfStudents three
gptkbp:performedBy gptkb:Orkney_Symphony_Orchestra
gptkb:Scottish_Chamber_Orchestra
various festivals
gptkbp:premiere gptkb:Peter_Rundel
gptkbp:premieredOn 2013
gptkbp:publishedBy gptkb:Oxford_University_Press
gptkbp:recordings gptkb:Chandos_Records
gptkbp:soundtrack nature and community
gptkbp:style contemporary classical