Yeah Yeah Yeahs' Nick Zinner to perform "41 Strings" composition with members of The xx, Savages & more
03 June 2014, 09:06
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Luke Morgan Britton
In 2011, Yeah Yeah Yeahs guitarist Nick Zinner composed a piece called “41 Strings”, which requires 45 musicians to be played in full. Now, he’s announced the UK debut of that performance.
In an event taking place at London’s Southbank Centre on 20 June, Zinner will be joined by the likes of The xx’s Romy Madley Croft, Savages’ Gemma Thompson, Romeo Stodart of the Magic Numbers, Deap Vally’s Lindsey TroyJeff Wootton and Seye from Damon Albarn’s backing band, Akira Bharoocha and Ben Vida from Soft Circle, Yeah Yeah Yeahs’ own Brian Chase and more.
You can find out more details here, with a Creators Project feature on Zinner’s composition beneath:
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