UPCOMING EVENTS
Cyborg Soloists: Uncanny Bodies
Thursday 18 May, IKLECTIC, London
Cyborg Soloists presents a vibrant programme of musician-technology interactions in which performing bodies, musical instruments and novel hardware and software collide, offering three manifestations of the modern-day musical cyborg.
Drones and tones merge with the human pulse, both heard and imagined, in ‘Fourfold’ by flautist Kathryn Williams and composer Ed Cooper. Using Soundbrenner’s vibrating metronomes and their own heartbeats, the duo weave a dreamy soundscape with alto flute, electric guitar and fixed media. Active listening combines with performance and spoken word, constructing an augmented, bodily instrument.
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Thursday 18 May, IKLECTIC, London
Cyborg Soloists presents a vibrant programme of musician-technology interactions in which performing bodies, musical instruments and novel hardware and software collide, offering three manifestations of the modern-day musical cyborg.
Drones and tones merge with the human pulse, both heard and imagined, in ‘Fourfold’ by flautist Kathryn Williams and composer Ed Cooper. Using Soundbrenner’s vibrating metronomes and their own heartbeats, the duo weave a dreamy soundscape with alto flute, electric guitar and fixed media. Active listening combines with performance and spoken word, constructing an augmented, bodily instrument.
More info + tickets
House of Bedlam
Thursday 1 June 2023, Kettle's Yard, Cambridge
Since the group was formed in 2007, House of Bedlam, directed by composer Larry Goves, have constantly shocked, amused and amazed audiences throughout the UK, with performances that embrace theatricality, spoken word and improvisation. During the lockdowns of 2020, they recorded Enclosure, a highly acclaimed album released on the NMC label.
Their programme at Kettle’s Yard will feature works from that disc which flirt between Renaissance arrangements, disjointed earworms and skewed blues, alongside a new work by rising star composer Ellen Sargen in which the audience will be invited to witness a deeply personal dialogue between the players that delves deep into the insecurities, fears and desires of performing musicians.
More info + tickets
Thursday 1 June 2023, Kettle's Yard, Cambridge
Since the group was formed in 2007, House of Bedlam, directed by composer Larry Goves, have constantly shocked, amused and amazed audiences throughout the UK, with performances that embrace theatricality, spoken word and improvisation. During the lockdowns of 2020, they recorded Enclosure, a highly acclaimed album released on the NMC label.
Their programme at Kettle’s Yard will feature works from that disc which flirt between Renaissance arrangements, disjointed earworms and skewed blues, alongside a new work by rising star composer Ellen Sargen in which the audience will be invited to witness a deeply personal dialogue between the players that delves deep into the insecurities, fears and desires of performing musicians.
More info + tickets
FloooOOOooot!
Sunday 18 June, Horse and Bamboo Theatre, Waterfoot
Craft 10am | Show 11am
Craft 2pm | Show 3pm
A new piece of immersive, non-verbal theatre for Under 5s where the magic of flutes and puppetry come together.
With improvisation and new music by Kathryn Williams and Larry Goves.
Watch with your little one as everyday objects come to life through the actions of playing the flute!
More info + tickets
Sunday 18 June, Horse and Bamboo Theatre, Waterfoot
Craft 10am | Show 11am
Craft 2pm | Show 3pm
A new piece of immersive, non-verbal theatre for Under 5s where the magic of flutes and puppetry come together.
With improvisation and new music by Kathryn Williams and Larry Goves.
Watch with your little one as everyday objects come to life through the actions of playing the flute!
More info + tickets
NEWS
New releases on Another Timbre with Apartment House (L to R): Alison Cameron 'Somatic Refrains', Tim Parkinson 'An Album', John Cage 'Hymnkus'
"The duo give a beautiful rendition of which Cage would surely have approved." (All About Jazz)
Aldo Clementi Canone Circolari released on All That Dust
**** "Joyous polyphonies.... sonically gorgeous pieces" (The Guardian)
"In Ouverture Kathryn Williams overdubs flutes, piccolos and alto flutes that rise and fall in different tempi, her playing unnervingly limpid and calm as the patterns overlap to form a sonic hall of mirrors." (Boring Like a Drill)