Time Entwined: Birtwistle, Gerber & Mason
The London Sinfonietta shines a light on new voices and pioneering classics, blurring the lines between performer and audience – and you can be part of it.
In celebration of the Southbank Centre’s 75th anniversary, the orchestra performs this piece to weave together its past, present and future in the Queen Elizabeth Hall.
Christian Mason’s In Time Entwined, In Space Enlaced, originally commissioned for the London Sinfonietta’s 40th birthday, invites 36 harmonica players from the audience to contribute to an ethereal soundscape, merging seamlessly with the onstage ensemble.
This collaborative spirit continues with a powerful new commission from James B. Wilson, written for young musicians from the North London Music Hub, who perform side-by-side with London Sinfonietta players.
The second half features Sir Harrison Birtwistle’s Secret Theatre, a bold, theatrical work that transforms instruments into characters and sound into architecture. First performed by the ensemble in the Queen Elizabeth Hall in 1984, it remains a striking exploration of structure and drama.
Performers
London Sinfonietta
Geoffrey Paterson conductor
Mark van de Wiel clarinet
Students from the Royal College of Music
Young Musicians from the North London Music Hub
Repertoire
Gerber: Duet for clarinet
Florence Anna Maunders: Duet for 6 instruments (World premiere)
Christian Mason: In time entwined, in space enlaced for ensemble & 36 audience harmonicas
James B Wilson: These sounds don't belong here (World premiere)
Interval
Birtwistle: Secret Theatre
Need to know
Queen Elizabeth Hall Foyer at 6.30pm: pre-concert talk with conductor Geoffrey Paterson, composers Florence Anna Maunders and Christian Mason, and the London Sinfonietta’s Chief Executive and Artistic Director, Andrew Burke. Admission free.
Reviews
‘The London Sinfonietta’s performance testified to the fact that the players thoroughly understand Birtwistle’s art.’Bachtrack
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Dates & times
11 Jun 2026, 7.30pm
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1 hour and 50 minutes (approx)
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