Tuesday 4 May 2010, 8pm
A special combustion for Kammer Klang no.15, three monster musicians will headline the night with an improvised set.
SEB ROCHFORD drums
LEO ABRAHAMS guitar
TIM HARRIES bass
Seb Rochford has worked extensively with Joanna MacGregor, Leafcutter John and Andy Sheppard and leads the band Polar Bear as well as co-leading Fulborn Teversham with Pete Wareham. He has drummed for Pete Doherty, with his band Babyshambles and most recently with Brian Eno, Corrine Bailey Rae and Herbie Hancock. Seb is also a member Acoustic Ladyland, Oriole, Menlo Park and the Ingrid Laubrock Quintet.
Link
www.myspace.com/sebastianrochford
Leo Abrahams is a guitarist, composer and producer. A long-time associate of Brian Eno and David Holmes, he recently co-wrote the scores for 'The Lovely Bones' and 'Hunger', and took part in Eno's improvised series of concerts 'Pure Scenius' with The Necks. As a session musician he has worked with artists as diverse as Imogen Heap and Paul Simon, and is currently producing albums for Iarla O'Lionaird, Carl Barat and Brett Anderson. He has released 4 solo albums in a variety of genres.
Link
www.leoabrahams.com
As a bass player, Tim Harries has worked with Bill Bruford, Steeleye Span, Briano Eno, David Holme, Peggy Seeger and the writer Alan Moore.
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NEWTON ARMSTRONG - Three Windows for piano and electronics
Mark Knoop - Piano
Three Windows explores and extends the resonances of the piano, mixing live electronics with the instrument's natural sound.
Link
www.newtonarmstrong.com
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LUCIANO BERIO - Sequenza VIII for Violin
Aisha Orazbayeva performs the 1976 entry to Berio's Sequenza series for solo instruments. Berio makes an homage to Bach's solo Partita in D Minor repaying a personal debt to the violin considering it as an instrument most laden with historical importance.
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MORTON FELDMAN - Durations II for cello and piano.
Short, 1960 entry to Feldman's Durations series performed by Lucy Railton and Mark Knoop.
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HELMUT LACHENMANN - Ein Kinderspiel for solo piano
Ein Kinderspiel (1980) is a set of short pieces which treat the piano as a resonant body, exploring different methods of filtering percussive sounds.
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DAMIEN RICKETSON - Same Steps 2007 for clarinet and modular ensemble
Vicky Wright-clarinet / Mark Knoop-accordion / Leo Abrahams-guitar / Lucy Railton-cello
A piece commissioned by the TRANSIT Festival in Leuven (Belgium) and the ensemble Plus Minus. A beautiful open-form piece by young Australian composer, Ricketson, explores his interest in heterophony, 'The same story recounted by many voices, the same scene observed through many eyes.'
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