A SPECIAL percussionist performance is set to take place in Auchinleck next month as part of The Cumnock Tryst's 10th birthday celebrations.

The Cumnock Tryst is set to welcome the adventurous Colin Currie Quartet to Auchinleck in one of its year-round musical evenings.

The quartet was formed in 2018 to present new and adventurous works written for percussion groups.

Cumnock Chronicle: A spectacular 2023 event.A spectacular 2023 event. (Image: Stuart Armitt)

It performs works by Steve Reich and other younger composers who have been influenced by Reich’s minimalist aesthetic and style.

A fabulous night will be held on Saturday, April 20 at the Boswell Centre in Auchinleck.

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Following a night of spectacular percussion, The Cumnock Tryst will reveal its programme for the remainder of its 10th birthday celebrations.

The festival has already added an extra day of music this year, in celebration of its birthday, with the 2024 event set to run from Wednesday, October 2 until Sunday, October 6.

Cumnock Chronicle: Founder and director of the Cumnock Tryst, Sir James MacMillan.Founder and director of the Cumnock Tryst, Sir James MacMillan. (Image: Stuart Armitt)

Sir James MacMillan, the Tryst's founder and director, said: “Colin Currie is a great friend of the Tryst having performed for us and been involved in many of our most extraordinary education projects over the last 10 years.

"However, this is the very first time he has brought his quartet to the Tryst.

"As some of the world’s leading solo, symphonic and chamber percussionists, each player brings a different and insightful slant to the art of chamber percussion performance.

"Recent highlights include performances at the NCPA Beijing, BBC Proms, Wigmore Hall, Norfolk & Norwich Festival, GAIDA Festival Vilnius, East Neuk Festival, Dublin Chamber Music Festival amongst others.”

“The evening will also include the launch of The Cumnock Tryst’s 10th Birthday Festival when we will reveal the programme for five days of music-making in October.”