Simon Thacker & the Nava Rasa Ensemble

 

 

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Reviews:

 

The Guardian

"The third movement, in particular, is an exuberant virtuoso display of rhythmic complexity. Nada Anada means joy of sound, an idea Korde captured in his music."

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The Scotsman:

"Guitarist Simon Thacker is an uncompromising musical explorer, and for this Inner Octaves programme, presented by ECAT, he blended Asian and Western musical styles to great effect..."

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Hi-arts.co.uk

"The “extraordinary range of cultural influences, musical forms and emotional states” in the selected works were beautifully fluid and seamlessly communicated by Thacker and his fellow musicians."

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Sound Festival

"The Birth of Naciketa for guitar Concertante...spotlighted not just Simon Thacker but most of the other players as well in an astonishing variety of combinations."

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Gendai Guitar Japan

"An ambitious project which has proven very successful because of the musicianship and devotion of Simon Thacker....Just looking at all these musicians on stage with their instruments one experienced a heightened sense of anticipation, which was fulfilled in performance."

 

Classical Guitar Magazine

"Shirish Korde's...compositional approach to combining Western and Indian music was completely distinct to that of Nigel Osborne, which was a fascinating part of listening to these works. Korde's piece also built to an exciting climax.
 Simon Thacker is to be congratulated for undertaking such an adventurous programme."

Full review in Feb 2010 issue

 

Glasgow Herald

"Taking its cue from guitarist John McLaughlin’s Indian adventures, this meaty offering [Shirish Korde’s Nada Ananda] called for much string bending from Thacker, featured marvellous interaction between Thacker and Srikanth and culminated in the kind of strikingly intricate, powerful unison playing from all involved that made McLaughlin’s group Shakti such a thrill."

 

 

RPO Award nominee Simon Thacker

 

 

One of Europe's finest composers, Nigel Osborne

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