Music entails listening. This may be a truism, but it is one that Pauline Oliveros’s music considers from every angle. What is listening? How is it different from hearing? Can we activate it, and then shape it at will? Can we compose music with it? Listening needs stillness. As does reading. ‘First imagine silence’ begins […]
Date: Saturday 29th October, 5.00pm Venue: St. Nicholas Church, Brighton (BN1 3LJ) The World Premiere of Laurence Osborn’s Micrographia – a song cycle for two sopranos and chamber ensemble setting seven new poems (written specifically for this piece) by poet Joseph Minden. World Premieres from our 2016 Call for Scores winners Yukiko Watanabe and Lee Westwood, and an array of new […]
Date: Tuesday 13th September, 8pm Venue: Montague Arms, Peckham (SE15 2PA) Sonic Imperfections is a monthly experimental music night at the Montague Arms in Peckham. We’re heading down with a complete evening of Pauline Oliveros‘ Text Scores, like the one below. The evening will take place in three short sets, with time for drinks and conversation in-between!
In conjunction with Sonic Imperfections as part of the Telegraph Hill Festival Date: Friday 18th March Venue: St. Catherine’s Church After giving the UK Premiere at the 2015 Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival, we’re bringing Lee Hyla’s masterwork My Life on the Plains to London on a fantastic evening of music shared with Gold Vox, Matthew Shaw, and Charles Hayward with Laura […]
We had a wonderful time performing on the opening night of the 2015 Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival. Ian Faragher and Nigel Bryant – of Sonic Imperfections – discussed their experiences of the weekend (including our concert) on Resonance Extra: Huddersfield’s Artistic Director Graham McKenzie had this to say: You can watch our performance of Jagoda Szmytka’s sky-me, type-me below, […]
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