For Loris

A realization of the score 'For Loris' written by Jeph Jerman 

Stephen Cornford - Amplified Piano 
Patrick Farmer - Objects, Contact Microphones 
Sarah Hughes - Chorded Zither 

Recorded at Oxford Brookes University by Simon Reynell January 29th 2011 

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hinwandeln (zwischen himmel und erd)

Rhodri Davies - pedal harp, Michael Francis Duch - double bass, John Tilbury - organ

hinwandeln (zwischen himmel und erd) composed by Michael Pisaro

Recorded 10th of March 2011 in the University of Glasgow chapel as art of the trio's performance at the exhibition and concert series 'Every Day is a Good Day' featuring the work of John Cage. The concert featured music by Cornelius Cardew, Michael Pisaro, John Cage, Christian Wolff and Morton Feldman.

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Tim Parkinson / Angharad Davies / Muris

Tim Parkinson / Angharad Davies / Muris concert of composed music at Streetlevel Photoworks Gallery. The program likely to include works by Michael Parsons, Alison Knowles, Alwynne Pritchard / Laura Murray, Tim Parkinson, Christian Wolff, James Sanders and Stefan Thut.

Tim Parkinson is a composer based in London. He has written for various groups and ensembles including Apartment House, Reservoir, London Sinfonietta, [rout], Chroma; and for various instrumentalists including Stephen Altoft, Angharad Davies, Rhodri Davies, Julia Eckhardt, Anton Lukoszevieze, Philip Thomas, Stefan Thut

Angharad Davies is a violinist active in contemporary, improvised and experimental music both as a soloist and within ensembles. Since making London her base in 2002 she has developed a specific approach to the violin, extending the sound possibilities of the instrument by attaching and applying objects to the strings or by sounding unexpected parts of the instrument's body.

Muris is a small ensemble of Liene Rozite and Neil Davidson that performs conceptual composed music and improvisation. They've played pieces by George Brecht, Stefan Thut and Michael Pisaro.

Note early start; we'll be finishing in time for closing the gallery at 9pm. The performance will run continuously for around 80 minutes

Saturday 28th May 2011 7-9pm
Streetlevel Photoworks Gallery 103 Trongate, Glasgow. Entry by donation.

http://www.untitledwebsite.com/
http://www.angharaddavies.com/

Contemporary Music Ensemble Glasgow University 2007

Sustained C, 7 Minutes mp3

Sustained C & minutes flac

Instructions: Play a unison c for 1 minute. For the next five minutes make tiny adjustments to the intonation of the c. Play a unison c for the final minute.

CME 2007/2008:
Flute - Liene Rozite
Flute - Laura Harkins
Flute - Natalia Franklin Pearce
Flute - Graham Brooks
Trumpet - Jacob Clue
Violin - Francis Direen
Guitar - Alan Govan
Alto Saxophone - Sarah Rennie

John Tilbury, Rhodri Davies, Michael Duch Performance

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 







Performance of music by composers with a close connection to the work of John Cage.  The programme will feature pieces by Christian Wolff, Michael Pisaro and Cornelius Cardew among others, and explores the relationships between composition and improvisation. Duch, Davies and Tilbury's recent recording of Cardew's music on +3db records was one of the Wire magazine's records of the year and is reviewed here. The concert is part of the University's John Cage season including performances by the Adritti Quartet and John Tilbury playing Cage's sonatas and interludes.

Thursday 10th March 19:30 University Chapel, University of Glasgow, University Avenue G12 8QQ  Free admission.

 

Rhodri Davies & Dom Lash Wandelweiser Event

Rhodri Davies - harp and Dominic Lash - double bass

Two deep thinking practitioners of contemporary improvised and composed music engage in a 7 hour performance of music by composers from the Wandelweiser group including Eva-Marie Houben, Radu Malfatti and Michael Pisaro. In a move which seeks to deal with the overabundance of recorded music the performance will be documented in writing. The resulting texts will be published by Never Come Ashore.  

Saturday 8th of January, Glasgow University Concert Hall 2-9pm. Free entry.

Map - The concert hall is in the main building, accessible via the main gate on University Avenue up the easternmost staircase (there will be signs).

Program:
 

eva-maria houben: each day (for rhodri and dominic) [2010] (15’) * first performance

radu malfatti: delancey 1 “to rhodri” [2010] (10’) °

eva-maria houben: fast nichts / presque rien (nearly nothing) [2009] (24’) ^

antoine beuger: little more than a whisper [2010] (25’) *

antoine beuger: cadmiumgelb [2000] (6’) ^

michael pisaro: Descending Series (2): An Index of Seconds (for Rhodri Davies) [2010] (28’40’’) ° first performance

michael pisaro: Ample [harmony series no. 2] [2004] (12’) *

manfred werder: kontrabass 1997 [1998] (28’48’’) ^

michael pisaro: Now [harmony series no. 5] [2005] (10’) * 

manfred werder: 2008⁴ [2008] (29’31’’) °

michael pisaro: Flux [harmony series no. 8a] [2005] (3’) *

antoine beuger: sekundenklänge (some sounds, just seconds) for rhodri davies [2007] (23’) °

radu malfatti: café oto 1 for contrabass and cd “to dominic lash” [2009] (35’15’’) ^

michael pisaro: Pas [harmony series no. 8c] [2005] (5’)

eva-maria houben: aeolian harp (harp solo) for rhodri davies [2009] (24')°

michael pisaro: mind is moving (IV) [1996] (15’) ^ first performance

eva-maria houben: each night (for rhodri and dominic) [2010] (15’) * first performance

^ bass

° harp

* duo