Had a great week in Apeldoorn last week at the International Composers Meeting 2010 in The Netherlands.  This is a recording of my piece, ‘Broken Society’, played by orkest de ereprijs.

Shannon K. McKenzie came up with a fantastic response to the piece.  Many thanks to her for letting me post it here:

Only when you shed
Light on the dark
Can you see the darkness

We need to see the dark
To appreciate the light
Otherwise we remain blind

Blind to what’s broken
Unaware and unable
To mend what we can’t perceive

Some shine in the light
Others see it
Yet no one fixes it.

I’m off to the International Composers Meeting in Apeldoorn in a few weeks which is pretty exciting!  I’ve written a new piece, Broken Society, especially for the meeting for ‘orkest de ereprijs’.  If anyone wants to come and lives in Holland then the concert featuring all fifteen works by young composers from around the world is on 19th February in Apeldoorn.  You can read more and get details on the ‘orkest de ereprijs’ website.

This is my ‘Suppressing Repression’ recording but now hosted from my bandcamp webpage!
Still the Ostrava Banda performing at the Ostrava Days Festival in August 2009…

I’ve composed some recorded music and will be improvising live for ‘Hidden lives and Unvisited Tombs‘ at St Pancras Church crypt next Saturday 5th December.  Our performance, which is directed by Rachel Warr, is part of an exhibition and performances put on by Scary Little Girls and will kick off at 3.30.

This is a live recording of the Ostrava Banda playing my piece Suppressing Repression at the Ostrava Days Festival of New Music in August.

I’m conducting a new piece, Rebuilding the Rubble, by Oliver Sellwood at Kingston University on 12th September at 7pm.

Anna Durance is also performing my work Interplay I for cor anglais and electronics at the concert.

Maybe see you there!

I have been in Ostrava, Czech Republic, for the last couple of weeks taking part in the Ostrava Days Institute as a resident-student composer.  It’s been a great few weeks and the Ostrava Banda will perform the world premiere of ‘Suppressing Repression’ for bass clarinet, trumpet, violin, ‘cello, piano and two percussion on Wednesday in the Philharmonic Hall in Ostrava.  If by any chance your around hopefully see you there!!

Cor anglais - Anna Durance
Live electronics - Ben Oliver

Recorded at the University of Sussex - June 2009

Enjoy!

Couple of recordings from gigs in April - many thanks to the wonderful EMFEB and conductor Ben Ellin.

Colonel Crampon Goes Off - recorded at the Poetry Cafe
Poem written and read by Luke Wright and my musical response played by EMFEB - thanks to Luke for working with me on this

Variations on a Theme by Handel - recorded at the Rosemary Branch Theatre in April

A heads up on another gig with EMFEB on 30th April at the Poetry Cafe in London.  I’m working with the wonderful poet Luke Wright and am writing a musical response to his poem ‘Colonel Crampon Goes Off’ for an EMFEB chamber ensemble.  The poetry cafe is pretty small so make sure you book early!