Wednesday 7 January 2026, 7.30pm
A unique, immersive experience brings together three experimental composers/performers to engage with Café OTO’s surround sound system.
A concert of live composition, improvisation and bespoke musical instrumentation; presenting three solo sets, each with its own distinct sound world and original spatial approach.
1st set – Sharon Gal summons a soundscape woven with the essence of bygone spirits and ritual. Her voice guides the piece, incorporating other voices and complemented by field recordings, electronics and sound objects, adding tactile, earthly textures. The performance, spatialized in collaboration with Café OTO’s sound technician and artist Rory Slater, creates a deeply immersive, resonating journey that feels both haunting and transformative.
2nd set – Moshi Honen: Hex Guitar is a six channel guitar. Each string is amplified separately and positioned in a surround configuration creating a unique hexaphonic listening experience. This performance will present a solo piece composed specifically for this instrument.
3rd set – Kathy Hinde will perform a new 8 channel version of her piece Magnetic Resonance, a trio of illuminated sonic pendulums set into motion by the invisible push and pull of magnetic fields, inspired by the mysterious ways birds navigate using the Earth’s magnetic field.
Magnetic Resonance was developed and supported on a research residency at iii (Instrument inventors) in The Hague, NL during spring 2024 with further development from Arts Council England DYCP programme.
Sharon Gal is an interdisciplinary artist, performer, vocalist and composer, specialising in free improvisation, experimental music and collaborative, participatory large group compositions. She works with voice, electronics, extended techniques, field recordings, found audio, video and collage; exploring presence, listening, embodiment, and the relationship between people, sound and space. Sharon performs solo and in collaborations with: David Toop, John Butcher, John Edwards, Sue Lynch, Andie Brown, Yoni Silver, Steve Beresford, Phil Minton, Charles Hayward, Anat Ben David and Lina Lapelyte.
Since 2007 she has directed a series of site specific, large group compositions, inviting musicians and non-musicians to take part. She curated music concerts, including the series Sound Matter, at Café OTO, and concerts at Iklectik arts lab. Her music was released by many labels, including five solo albums and various collaborations.
Past performances include The V&A, ICA, The Whitechapel Gallery, Tate Modern & Tate Britain, MACBA, and Colour Out Of Space, Borealis, Supernormal, Supersonic, TUSK and Tectonics festivals.
Etudes by Sharon Gal, a collection of text & colour scores, presented as a deck of 78 cards, was supported by Sound and Music and published in 2021. Her project, Healing Choir, ran @ the Kilburn Tin Tabernacle between August-October 2024.
https://www.sharon-gal.com/
https://sharongal.bandcamp.com
Moshi Honen Moshi Honen is a London based guitarist, improviser, composer and instrument builder playing an amplified acoustic guitar, self-made electronic devices and objects. He has collaborated with Steve Beresford, Phil Minton, Alan Wilkinson, Sharon Gal and many others. His music was released by Leonardo Music Journal and Paradigm Discs. https://moshihonen.bandcamp.com/music
Kathy Hinde is an interdisciplinary artist who creates installations, performances and site specific experiences aiming to nurture a deeper and more embodied connection to the more-than-human world. Composed of hand-made objects, electronics and a blend of digital and analogue systems, her work represents a cross between kinetic sound sculptures and newly invented musical instruments. She creates pieces in response to specific locations and frequently works in collaboration with other practitioners and scientists and often actively involves the audience in the creative process.
Kathy has toured work across Europe, USA, Canada, Mexico, Brazil, Russia, China, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Colombia, Australia and New Zealand. Awards include an Ivor Novello Award, an Honorary Mention at Prix Ars Electronica, a British Composer Award, an ORAM award and a Scottish Award for New Music. Kathy received an Honorary Doctorate in music from Bath Spa University and is a member of Bristol Experimental Expanded Film (BEEF).
Website: kathyhinde.co.uk
Instagram: @kathyhinde
