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5 June 2013 // Amsterdam, NL // Paradiso

glen_paradisoposterGlen performs with Nico Muhly, Bedroom Community and BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra

Main Set: You Will Become*, In These Arms, What Happens When the Heart Just Stops, Come Away to the Water*, Ghost**, This Gift*, The Storm, It’s Coming, Love Don’t Leave Me Waiting*** – Place To Be*** (Nick Drake), Gold* (Interference), Lark in the Morning****, A Hudson Cycle (Nico Muhly solo piano), Falling Slowly*, Her Mercy, Devil Town***** (Daniel Johnston), Bird of Sorrow** – The Parting Glass** (Traditional)

**no guitar, with full orchestra
***Glen on guitar and Nico on piano only
****no guitar, Nico on piano only
*****starts a capella with orchestra joining in at the end, with Glen conducting

[Thanks to Charlotte for the setlist and notes.]

Notes (by Charlotte): As in Eindhoven they started off with the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra and cellist Olly Coates playing three orchestral pieces from Bedroom Community, composed by Daníel Bjarnason, Valgeir Sigurðsson and Nico Muhly. Beautifully moving music…and I don’t think I’ve ever heard an audience this quiet in Paradiso!

Then after the break it was Glen’s turn. He was able to play a longer set today, with an unrehearsed break in the middle, for which he actually got the orchestra to improvise a little! Before starting to play ‘Gold’ he told the orchestra to “give a gentle E” and the trumpet player gave us all a good laugh by blasting his note through the soft layer of strings. Hilarious! Glen was really getting into the impromptu conducting with ‘Devil Town’, where he gave the orchestra another single note and directed them to play louder and fade again, and even got a little solo out of a violinist. Finally there was a violist who improvised a solo at the end of ‘Parting Glass’, which was brilliant. All in all a magical night in Amsterdam!
Video:
You Will Become (by Jan vdAa)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MPh_ewnMEp4
What Happens When the Heart Just Stops (by 2aussies2011)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KWI25B8cuQg
What Happens When the Heart Just Stops (by MusicspotterNet)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DNj5RXzABSUCome Away to the Water (by rjcalbers)

Come Away to the Water (by HearThisOne)

This Gift (by MusicspotterNet)

The Storm, It’s Coming (by MusicspotterNet)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q4p5dqoUqK0

Love Don’t Leave Me Waiting (by MusicspotterNet)

Gold (by MusicspotterNet)

Falling Slowly (by Jan vdAa)

Falling Slowly (by Petervan Grevengoed)

Devil Town (by Joris van de Griendt)

Bird of Sorrow – The Parting Glass (by rjcalbers)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iMkMBs4viZg