Yo No Bi – Minoru Sato & Kanta Horio Tour – 08/2015
FON Air / Hannah Festival Edition – 12/06/15
Workington and Beyond – Multi-channel work by Brona Martin, Cathy Lane and more – 05/08/15
Workington and Beyond - Multi-channel work by Brona Martin, Cathy Lane, Karen Power and Annie Mahtani
Cafe OTO, Ashwin St. London Weds 5th August 2015 Doors 8:00 / Start 8:45 Tickets: £6 advance / £8 on the door / £4 concessions Click here to buy advance tickets An ongoing strand of the 'Full of Noises' programme focuses on multi-channel diffusion and spatial audio work so we were really excited to be able to commission Brona Martin to make a new work for the Hub - the UK's only public outdoor 3D ambisonic sound system. Brona has made a new Electroacoustic work in response to the industry, community and the environment around Workington, an industrial town on the edge of the Lake District. Following the piece’s premiere at the 2015 Full of Noises festival in Barrow in Furness, we are excited to bring the full programme to Cafe Oto, including a programme of fixed media multi-channel pieces by women composers, curated by Brona. The concert includes pieces by: Brona Martin is an Electroacoustic composer and sound artist from Banagher, Co. Offaly, Ireland. Her site specific works composed in stereo, 5.1 and 8-channel have included the creative exploration of soundscapes from Ireland, Manchester, West Coast Australia, Spain and Germany. Her works have been performed internationally at EMS, ACMC, ICMC, NYCEMF, ISSTA, NOISEFLOOR, Balance/Unbalance, SSSP, iFIMPaC and MANTIS. Audio link: https://soundcloud.com/brona-martin Karen Power Irish composer Karen Power’s work utilises two primary sources; acoustic instruments and everyday sounds, spaces and soundscapes. Recent projects have been presented as orchestral works, sonic installations, collaborations between sound and dance, image and experimental film, free improvisations and musical happenings. For more information go to: www.karenpower.ie Audio Link: https://soundcloud.com/karenpower Annie Mahtani Annie Mahtani is a composer and sound artist working and living in Birmingham. As a composer, Annie has collaborated with dance and theatre and worked on a number of site-specific installations. Her work has been performed extensively in concerts, conferences and festivals internationally. Commissions have included the University of Birmingham, Rosie Kay Dance Company, Birmingham Hippodrome, Jazzlines and PRS Women Make Music. Annie is also co-director of SOUNDkitchen, a Birmingham based organisation which she founded in 2010, dedicated to promoting local sound artists and composers. Audio Link: https://soundcloud.com/annie-mahtani Cathy Lane Cathy Lane is a composer, sound artist, lecturer and researcher. Her practice has been shaped by the women's movement, community activism and a DIY aesthetic and, more recently, by working in schools, colleges and universities. She has collaborated with a number of other artists, composers and musicians including cinematographer Cathy Greenhalgh, textile artist Tessa Brown, composer Nye Parry and she has a long term collaborative relationship with British choreographer Rosemary Butcher. Cathy Lane established the department of Sound Arts and Design and now co - directs Creative Research in Sound Arts Practice (CRiSAP) at the University of the Arts, London. Audio Link: https://soundcloud.com/playingwithwords This event is a Full of Noises project curated by Brona Martin with support from Arts Council England and PRS for Music Women Make Music.Grace Schwindt: Little Birds and a Demon – 09/09/15
Breadboard Orchestra Workshop, Vespertine York – 19/02/16
WISWOS Concert: AGF, Hiukseni Okei, Anna Xambó – 22/04/16
SoundCamp – 30/04/16
Rose is a Rose is a Rose is a Rose – 9/7/16
Full of Noises is excited to welcome violinist Alison Blunt and friends back to Cumbria with their new project Rose is a Rose is a Rose is a Rose.
'Rose...' draws on the famous recipes and writings of Alice B. Toklas (namely the Alice B. Toklas Cookbook), literary material of writer Gertrude Stein and extracts from 'Solo for Voice' by highly acclaimed Austrian composer Elisabeth Harnik, devised and performed by the ensemble. Amplified sounds produced by the live cooking are an integral part of the performance.
Alison Blunt (UK), Elisabeth Harnik (AT), Gina Mattiello (AT/IT) and Heidi Richter (AT) first created and performed 'Rose...', a live cooking, music and text work to celebrate International Women's Day 2012 in the historic space of Kulturpension Prenning in Styria.
'Rose...' was extremely well-received by an audience largely new to contemporary art music and the four felt mutually inspired by the experience of creating and performing together. A 2nd performance took place at Echoraum, Vienna in April this year and the ensemble are delighted to have the opportunity to share 'Rose...' with English audiences in early July.
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