(photo: Brian Ferneyhough's Unity Capsule meets Dalcroze-inspired trampoline practice)
Selected past performances
14-24 August - CAPPA (Composition, Alternate Performance & Performance Art) @ Snape Maltings
6 July 2018: Coming Up for Air @ Norwegian Academy of Music, Oslo
Presenting current research & performance at Performance Studies International Conference
2 May 2018: House of Bedlam @ RNCM Decontamination #14
including Hanna Hartman Rainbirds for solo flute and water sprinklers
https://www.rncm.ac.uk/performance/decontamination-14/
28 April 2018: Concerteenies with Ben Powell (piano) @ Greystones, Sheffield
18 March 2018 @ Village Underground, London
Nonclassical Rise of the Machines
https://www.nonclassical.co.uk/events/2017/10/21/rise-of-the-machines-2
16-17 March 2018 @ Oxford House, London
Eavesdropping Symposium: PIXERCISE with Annie Hui-Hsin Hsieh
www.eavesdropping.london/symposium/
28 February 2018 @ Decontamination #12 Royal Northern College of Music
www.rncm.ac.uk/performance/decontamination-double-bill/
21 February 2018 @ Liverpool University
13.00, Victoria Gallery & Museum Leggate Theatre:
Recital with harpist Marie Leenhardt
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/lunchtime-concerts-series-kathryn-williams-flute-marie-leenhardt-harp-tickets-41056931387
4 January 2018 @ RMA Student Conference
University of Huddersfield: presenting current PhD research into Coming Up for Air
September - December: The Silent Songbird
A multi-sensory, participatory performance tour for EYFS, KS1, and children with special educational needs created with Peoplescape Theatre and Chester Zoo as part of the Sing for Songbirds campaign
26 November @ Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
Musical discovery sessions for young people with special educational needs and their families
25 November @ NTS Studios, Manchester
John Cage Indeterminacy live on air with An Assembly
13 November
The House of Bedlam perform Larry Goves & Laurie Tompkins @ New Music Northwest
https://larrygoves.com/
http://cargocollective.com/laurietompkins
1-2 November
Esperanza Duo (flute & harp) Live Music Now tour of North Wales
1 - 10 September
Ensemble Voix Nouvelle @ Royaumont Abbey
20/8
Carnival of Venice with Dayton Philharmonic Orchestra Concert Band @ Troy Mayor's Concert, Troy, OH, USA
31/7
Swift Sparrow (duo with guitarist Tom McKinney) Lunchtime concert @ Alder Hey Children's Hospital, Liverpool
7/6/17
Coming Up for Air @ Islington Mill, Salford
new pieces limited to one breath each in aid of Help Musicians UK
https://www.helpmusicians.org.uk/news/blog/coming-up-for-air-project
6/6/17
Lincoln International Chamber Music Festival: Mini-tour of schools workshops and a lunchtime concert at Lincoln Drill Hall Lincoln w/ saxophonist Harry Fausing Smith
Programme:
Cornelius Cardew Treatise (selections)
Telemann Fantasia in A minor for solo flute
Harry Fausing Smith Cheap Jazz for solo soprano saxophone
Peter Ablinger Ohne Titel 1-10
Larry Goves deaf John's dark house
Megan Grace Beugger Respiration Games for flute headjoint & saxophone mouthpiece
14/4/17
JS Bach St. John Passion, St. Mary's Church, Beverley
29/3/17
House of Bedlam @ Liverpool University
Joe Snape Disappointment and small relief
Larry Goves The book of Matthew
Laurie Tompkins/Sam Quill Tethonis:Drunk
25/3/17 JS Bach St. Matthew Passion, All Saints Church, Macclesfield
11/3/17 Distractfold Ensemble @ BBC Radio 3 Cut & Splice Festival
Hallé St. Peter's, Manchester
8/3/17 Sinfonia Cymru with John Webb: Sing a Story @ Theatre Hafren, Newtown
5/12/16: House of Bedlam @ Cafe OTO, London / ddmmyy series
Larry Goves Extracts from South Korea and Japan (solo flute & projected text)
Joe Snape Disappointment and Small Relief
Larry Goves The Book of Matthew
Laurie Tompkins Tithonus, Drunk.
30/9/16: Masterclass with Kathinka Pasveer, Stockhausen Festival @ Theatre Basel
Stockhausen Susani's Echo for solo alto flute
Stockhausen Zugenspitzentanz for solo piccolo
24/9/16: Live Music Now! Menuhin Centenary Showcase @ Royal Northern College of Music
Legendary violinist Yehudi Menuhin founded Live Music Now in 1977 with the dual aim of bringing live music to people who need it most and providing paid performance opportunities to young musicians at the start of their careers. Today, LMN selects and trains exceptional musicians to work in a range of challenging settings, such as care homes, hospitals and special schools, reaching over 120,000 people in the UK each year.
Solo performance of JS Bach & Salvatore Sciarrino
19/20 August, 2016 @ Conservatoire de Strasbourg
Performances of pieces prepared at Ensemble Linea Academy
Repertoire:
Y. Taïra : Aiolos (alto flute & harp)
T. Hosokawa: Bird Fragments III (piccolo/bass flute & accordion)
S. Sciarrino: Canzona di ringraziamento
T. Takemitsu: Towards the Sea III (alto flute & harp)
D. Rotaru: Uroboros (two flutes)
30 July, 2016 @ Huddersfield
Huddersfield Threads: Collaboration with BREAD art
18/06/16 @ Little Budworth
Malcom Arnold Concerto for Flute & Strings
Vale Royal Symphony Orchestra
Daniel Parkinson, conductor
15/06/16 @ Chester Town Hall
Chester Music Festival: Recital with Ben Powell, piano
JS Bach, Aria from St. Matthew Passion (Aus Lieb will weis Heiland sterben) arr. flute & piano
Philippe Gaubert, First Sonata
Brian Ferneyhough, Cassandra’s Dream Song
Jolivet, Chant de Linos
19/05/2016 @ Snape Maltings
House of Bedlam - Aldeburgh Residency Open Session, Snape Maltings
World premieres of newly written works:
Joe Snape Disappointment and Small Relief
Larry Goves The Book of Matthew
Laurie Tompkins Tithonus, Drunk.
28/01/2016 @ Royal Northern College of Music
New Music Northwest - House of Bedlam
programme incl:
Benjamin Hackbarth Hub
Mauricio Pauly Fold, explain...
Alvin Lucier Self Portrait
Michael Perrett Come and See
25/01/2016 @ Sandbar
NMNW/ddmmyy
Solo set: Lucier 947 / Sciarrino Canzona di ringraziamento / Oliveros The Witness
23/01/2016 @ RNCM
NMNW: Laurie Tompkins Ia Kanuh Ai Cayanuh
13/01/2016 @ Rhyl Town Hall
Rhyl Concert Club
Evening recital with Ben Powell, piano
26/11/15
HCMOFF - Huddersfield
Alvin Lucier '947'
Brian Ferneyhough Unity Capsule
15/11/15
Solo Recital, Whitworth Art Gallery (check Projects Blog for more info)
25/10/15
Sounds of The Engine House, University of Sheffield: Alvin Lucier 947
04/10/15
~exchange - Discussion and performance of Larry Goves The Dance Along the Artery. International Anthony Burgess Foundation.
(a bi-monthly forum for composers & performers to meet, exchange ideas, collaborate, discuss, workshop & perform)
26-29 July - Second International Dalcroze Conference Evening Performances
Larry GOVES The dance along the artery
Brian FERNEYHOUGH Unity Capsule
More about Larry's piece here www.larrygoves.com
More about the conference here _https://www.mdw.ac.at/icds/
17 June - House of Bedlam @ International Anthony Burgess Centre, Manchester
(details here http://houseofbedlam.co.uk/News)
6 June 2015 - Malcom Arnold Concerto for Flute and Strings @ Chester Cathedral with Manchester Camerata
25 May 2015 @ Sandbar, Manchester. House of Bedlam for ddmmyy series
9 May 2015 @ Wigmore Hall, London. Jonathan Harvey Study Day: Nataraja
12 February 2015 @ RNCM - International Artist Diploma Recital
Programme:
Jonathan Harvey Nataraja
Laurence Tompkins La Kanuh Ai Cayunah*
Karlheinz Stockhausen Susani's Echo
Salvatore Sciarrino Hermes
JS Bach Partita in A minor BWV 1013
GeorgeCrumb Vox Balaenae
*World Premiere
20 March 2015 - Ribchester Festival - evening recital
(Review: http://www.ribchesterfestival.co.uk/blog/4588548911)
7 October 2014 @ St. Martin-in-the-Fields Lunchtime Recital
Programme:
Telemann Fantasia in A Minor for solo flute
Reinecke Sonata "Undine" with James Vaughan, piano
Ferneyhough Unity Capsule for solo flute
Selected past performances
14-24 August - CAPPA (Composition, Alternate Performance & Performance Art) @ Snape Maltings
6 July 2018: Coming Up for Air @ Norwegian Academy of Music, Oslo
Presenting current research & performance at Performance Studies International Conference
2 May 2018: House of Bedlam @ RNCM Decontamination #14
including Hanna Hartman Rainbirds for solo flute and water sprinklers
https://www.rncm.ac.uk/performance/decontamination-14/
28 April 2018: Concerteenies with Ben Powell (piano) @ Greystones, Sheffield
18 March 2018 @ Village Underground, London
Nonclassical Rise of the Machines
https://www.nonclassical.co.uk/events/2017/10/21/rise-of-the-machines-2
16-17 March 2018 @ Oxford House, London
Eavesdropping Symposium: PIXERCISE with Annie Hui-Hsin Hsieh
www.eavesdropping.london/symposium/
28 February 2018 @ Decontamination #12 Royal Northern College of Music
www.rncm.ac.uk/performance/decontamination-double-bill/
21 February 2018 @ Liverpool University
13.00, Victoria Gallery & Museum Leggate Theatre:
Recital with harpist Marie Leenhardt
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/lunchtime-concerts-series-kathryn-williams-flute-marie-leenhardt-harp-tickets-41056931387
4 January 2018 @ RMA Student Conference
University of Huddersfield: presenting current PhD research into Coming Up for Air
September - December: The Silent Songbird
A multi-sensory, participatory performance tour for EYFS, KS1, and children with special educational needs created with Peoplescape Theatre and Chester Zoo as part of the Sing for Songbirds campaign
26 November @ Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
Musical discovery sessions for young people with special educational needs and their families
25 November @ NTS Studios, Manchester
John Cage Indeterminacy live on air with An Assembly
13 November
The House of Bedlam perform Larry Goves & Laurie Tompkins @ New Music Northwest
https://larrygoves.com/
http://cargocollective.com/laurietompkins
1-2 November
Esperanza Duo (flute & harp) Live Music Now tour of North Wales
1 - 10 September
Ensemble Voix Nouvelle @ Royaumont Abbey
20/8
Carnival of Venice with Dayton Philharmonic Orchestra Concert Band @ Troy Mayor's Concert, Troy, OH, USA
31/7
Swift Sparrow (duo with guitarist Tom McKinney) Lunchtime concert @ Alder Hey Children's Hospital, Liverpool
7/6/17
Coming Up for Air @ Islington Mill, Salford
new pieces limited to one breath each in aid of Help Musicians UK
https://www.helpmusicians.org.uk/news/blog/coming-up-for-air-project
6/6/17
Lincoln International Chamber Music Festival: Mini-tour of schools workshops and a lunchtime concert at Lincoln Drill Hall Lincoln w/ saxophonist Harry Fausing Smith
Programme:
Cornelius Cardew Treatise (selections)
Telemann Fantasia in A minor for solo flute
Harry Fausing Smith Cheap Jazz for solo soprano saxophone
Peter Ablinger Ohne Titel 1-10
Larry Goves deaf John's dark house
Megan Grace Beugger Respiration Games for flute headjoint & saxophone mouthpiece
14/4/17
JS Bach St. John Passion, St. Mary's Church, Beverley
29/3/17
House of Bedlam @ Liverpool University
Joe Snape Disappointment and small relief
Larry Goves The book of Matthew
Laurie Tompkins/Sam Quill Tethonis:Drunk
25/3/17 JS Bach St. Matthew Passion, All Saints Church, Macclesfield
11/3/17 Distractfold Ensemble @ BBC Radio 3 Cut & Splice Festival
Hallé St. Peter's, Manchester
8/3/17 Sinfonia Cymru with John Webb: Sing a Story @ Theatre Hafren, Newtown
5/12/16: House of Bedlam @ Cafe OTO, London / ddmmyy series
Larry Goves Extracts from South Korea and Japan (solo flute & projected text)
Joe Snape Disappointment and Small Relief
Larry Goves The Book of Matthew
Laurie Tompkins Tithonus, Drunk.
30/9/16: Masterclass with Kathinka Pasveer, Stockhausen Festival @ Theatre Basel
Stockhausen Susani's Echo for solo alto flute
Stockhausen Zugenspitzentanz for solo piccolo
24/9/16: Live Music Now! Menuhin Centenary Showcase @ Royal Northern College of Music
Legendary violinist Yehudi Menuhin founded Live Music Now in 1977 with the dual aim of bringing live music to people who need it most and providing paid performance opportunities to young musicians at the start of their careers. Today, LMN selects and trains exceptional musicians to work in a range of challenging settings, such as care homes, hospitals and special schools, reaching over 120,000 people in the UK each year.
Solo performance of JS Bach & Salvatore Sciarrino
19/20 August, 2016 @ Conservatoire de Strasbourg
Performances of pieces prepared at Ensemble Linea Academy
Repertoire:
Y. Taïra : Aiolos (alto flute & harp)
T. Hosokawa: Bird Fragments III (piccolo/bass flute & accordion)
S. Sciarrino: Canzona di ringraziamento
T. Takemitsu: Towards the Sea III (alto flute & harp)
D. Rotaru: Uroboros (two flutes)
30 July, 2016 @ Huddersfield
Huddersfield Threads: Collaboration with BREAD art
18/06/16 @ Little Budworth
Malcom Arnold Concerto for Flute & Strings
Vale Royal Symphony Orchestra
Daniel Parkinson, conductor
15/06/16 @ Chester Town Hall
Chester Music Festival: Recital with Ben Powell, piano
JS Bach, Aria from St. Matthew Passion (Aus Lieb will weis Heiland sterben) arr. flute & piano
Philippe Gaubert, First Sonata
Brian Ferneyhough, Cassandra’s Dream Song
Jolivet, Chant de Linos
19/05/2016 @ Snape Maltings
House of Bedlam - Aldeburgh Residency Open Session, Snape Maltings
World premieres of newly written works:
Joe Snape Disappointment and Small Relief
Larry Goves The Book of Matthew
Laurie Tompkins Tithonus, Drunk.
28/01/2016 @ Royal Northern College of Music
New Music Northwest - House of Bedlam
programme incl:
Benjamin Hackbarth Hub
Mauricio Pauly Fold, explain...
Alvin Lucier Self Portrait
Michael Perrett Come and See
25/01/2016 @ Sandbar
NMNW/ddmmyy
Solo set: Lucier 947 / Sciarrino Canzona di ringraziamento / Oliveros The Witness
23/01/2016 @ RNCM
NMNW: Laurie Tompkins Ia Kanuh Ai Cayanuh
13/01/2016 @ Rhyl Town Hall
Rhyl Concert Club
Evening recital with Ben Powell, piano
26/11/15
HCMOFF - Huddersfield
Alvin Lucier '947'
Brian Ferneyhough Unity Capsule
15/11/15
Solo Recital, Whitworth Art Gallery (check Projects Blog for more info)
25/10/15
Sounds of The Engine House, University of Sheffield: Alvin Lucier 947
04/10/15
~exchange - Discussion and performance of Larry Goves The Dance Along the Artery. International Anthony Burgess Foundation.
(a bi-monthly forum for composers & performers to meet, exchange ideas, collaborate, discuss, workshop & perform)
26-29 July - Second International Dalcroze Conference Evening Performances
Larry GOVES The dance along the artery
Brian FERNEYHOUGH Unity Capsule
More about Larry's piece here www.larrygoves.com
More about the conference here _https://www.mdw.ac.at/icds/
17 June - House of Bedlam @ International Anthony Burgess Centre, Manchester
(details here http://houseofbedlam.co.uk/News)
6 June 2015 - Malcom Arnold Concerto for Flute and Strings @ Chester Cathedral with Manchester Camerata
25 May 2015 @ Sandbar, Manchester. House of Bedlam for ddmmyy series
9 May 2015 @ Wigmore Hall, London. Jonathan Harvey Study Day: Nataraja
12 February 2015 @ RNCM - International Artist Diploma Recital
Programme:
Jonathan Harvey Nataraja
Laurence Tompkins La Kanuh Ai Cayunah*
Karlheinz Stockhausen Susani's Echo
Salvatore Sciarrino Hermes
JS Bach Partita in A minor BWV 1013
GeorgeCrumb Vox Balaenae
*World Premiere
20 March 2015 - Ribchester Festival - evening recital
(Review: http://www.ribchesterfestival.co.uk/blog/4588548911)
7 October 2014 @ St. Martin-in-the-Fields Lunchtime Recital
Programme:
Telemann Fantasia in A Minor for solo flute
Reinecke Sonata "Undine" with James Vaughan, piano
Ferneyhough Unity Capsule for solo flute