A unique immersive performance of Steve Reich’s ‘Music for 18 Musicians’

The RPS-Award winning Paraorchestra returns to Bristol Beacon to perform Steve Reich’s Music for 18 Musicians in a unique immersive performance directed by Charles Hazlewood and Faye Stoeser.

The performance celebrates Reich’s 90th birthday year and 50 years since Music for 18 Musicians was premiered. When it was first performed 50 years ago, the work made Reich a household name and propelled Minimalism into the mainstream.

Here it’s performed with the players distributed on plinths across Beacon Hall, breaking the barrier between audience and performers. Explore the work’s sublime shifting phases as you move among pulsing marimbas, pianos and vocals, or simply remain still and allow yourself to be enveloped.

There are two performances at 2pm and 6pm.