Date: Sun 3rd Nov, 2019Venue: ‘s-Hertogenbosch, The Netherlands From their new album Speak, Be Silent, Riot Ensemble perform Rebecca Saunders’ Stirring Still II which continues her longstanding fascination with the writings of Samuel Beckett, sharing its title with Beckett’s final work of prose. Through its fragile and haunting soundworld, the piece’s brittle textures and distant […]
Date: Mon 16th & Tue 17th Sep, 2019 Venue: University of Southampton (SO16 7PP) Riot Ensemble travels to Southampton University to work with composer Ben Oliver on a new piece in development with poet Luke Wright. These workshops will lead to a major new work in 2020.
Date: Fri 2nd Aug, 2019Venue: Petworth, UK A new work for violin, cello, piano and percussion by renowned Petworth composer Terence Allbright provides the centrepiece for a concert of audacious contemporary works given by the Riot Ensemble at the Petworth Festival.
Date: Thu 11th & Fri 12th Apr, 2019 Venue: Zagreb, Croatia Riot Ensemble make their first ever trip to Croatia to take part in the Music Biennale Zagreb – an international festival of contemporary music. We will be working with composers from all across Europe in a series of workshops of new pieces written specially […]
Date: Mon 8th Apr, 2019 Time: 7.30pm Venue: Crypt on the Green, Saint James Church (EC1R 0EA) Join us the evening of April 8th to celebrate the release of Speak, be Silent, our latest CD, out on HCR/NMC Recordings. Riot Ensemble artists will play solo works by each of the composers represented on the CD: Rebecca […]
Date: Wed 3rd Apr, 2019 Venue: City, University of London (EC1V 0HB) Riot Ensemble workshop new pieces from City University MMus students written for Clarinet, Piano, Cello, and Harp.
Date: Sat 30th Mar, 2019Venue: City, University of London (EC1V 4PB) The Riot Ensemble record pieces by Georgia Rodgers, Aaron Einbond and Donghoon Shin, commissioned following the ensemble’s 2017 Call for Scores, developed at the Southbank Centre as part of the Nordic Music Days festival and premiered in Helsingborg, Sweden in 2018.
Date: Tue 2nd Apr, 2019Time: 7.00pmVenue: City, University of London (EC1V 4PB) The Riot Ensemble presents the UK premieres of pieces by Georgia Rodgers, Aaron Einbond and Donghoon Shin, commissioned following the ensemble’s 2017 Call for Scores, developed at the Southbank Centre as part of the Nordic Music Days festival and premiered in Helsingborg, Sweden […]
Date: Mon 25th Feb, 2019 Time: Afternoon Venue: Royal Northern College of Music (Manchester) Riot Ensemble makes our first trip up to Manchester to do a workshop with DMus students from the Royal Northern College of Music with pieces for Piano, Harpsichord, and Percussion; and an initial workshop with composer Larry Goves.
Date: Thursday 28th May; 7.30pm Venue: Orgelpark, Amsterdam Last year, as part of our Les Citations project, we commissioned UK composer Chris Roe to write a new work for Oboe, Harpsichord, Percussion and Double Bass. Chris’ piece WIRED was recorded for our first CD, and has now been selected as a finalist for the Prix annelie de Man. We are […]