The fantastic Yshani Perinpanayagam will perform my work for solo piano and video, ‘147’, for a second time as part of the Rambert Dance Company’s offering to the at the National Theatre’s River Festival in August. Her performance of Piano Play features my piece, a selection of Játékok by György Kurtág and ‘Game On’ for piano and Commodore 64 by Cheryl Frances-Hoad.
| What | Nonclassical |
| When |
Tuesday, May 3, 2016
8:00pm
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All Ages
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| Where |
The Victoria (map)
51 Queensbridge Rd
London E8 3AS |
| Other Info | Yshani Perinpanayagam performance of '147' for piano and video. |
| What | Workers Union Ensemble: New Dots |
| When |
Saturday, April 16, 2016
7:30pm
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All Ages
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| Where |
The Warehouse (map)
13 Theed St
London, SE1 8ST |
| Other Info | Workers Union Ensemble perform four new works including a new piece by their composer-in-association Seán Clancy. |
| What | iFIMPaC 2016 |
| When |
Friday, March 11, 2016
TBC
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All Ages
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| Where |
Leeds College of Music (map)
Leeds LS2 7PD
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| Other Info | Jakob Fichert performs '147' at the Leeds College of Music as part of the International Festival for Artistic Innovation 2016. |
I’m super excited that the brilliant Yshani Perinpanayagam will be performing my 147 for piano and video as part of her set ‘Piano Play’ at the Nonclassical monthly night (The Victoria, Dalston) on 5th May 2016.
| What | Emanuele Torquati @ Turner Sims |
| When |
Monday, December 7, 2015
1:00pm
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All Ages
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| Where |
University of Southampton
Southampton |
| Other Info | Italian pianist Emanuele Torquati will perform a new work for solo piano at the Southampton Music Department Lunchtime concert series. |
I’m really delighted to have been commissioned by the London Sinfonietta to compose a new 12-15 minute piece for large ensemble for the eighth Sinfonietta Academy in July 2016. The academy is an intensive week-long course for emerging performers and conductors including rehearsals, masterclasses and networking opportunities culminating in a public performance. This course provides experience and training in performing as part of a contemporary music ensemble, with coaching from the London Sinfonietta Principal Players. This year’s academy will be led by Thierry Fischer. Better get writing!
Workers Union Ensemble will collaborate with New Dots on a project in April 2016. We will premiere new works by three composers selected from a call for scores: Monica Dalach, Camilo Andrés Méndez San Juan and Nick Morrish Rarity. We have also commissioned our current Composer-in-Association, Seán Clancy, to write us a new work. Keep an eye on Workers website for further details…
Italian pianist Emanuele Torquati will give the premiere of 147 for solo piano and video in Turner Sims Concert Hall on 7th December 2015 at 1pm. Emanuele is a fantastic musician and I can’t wait to hear what he does with this new piece!
Earlier this month I had a great time taking part in the final stages of a mini-residency working at Rambert Dance Company. 
The residency (thanks Rambert!) allowed me to try out an idea I had for a piece in which two dancers are paired with two pianists who perform on piano and synth. The new idea I wanted to explore was the idea that at the beginning of the piece the only people that can hear the synth playing are one of the dancers and the synth player. This allows the possibility for two clear visual choreographies to exist but the audience are not able to hear what is instigating the movements of one of the dancers. Later in the piece the synth material becomes audible and the listener is (hopefully) able to understand the choreography they have been seeing but not ‘hearing’. Well we tried this and I think the idea worked pretty well. I’m super grateful to choreographer Melanie Ingram, dancers Neus Gil Cortes and Chris Darmanin and musicians Yshani Perinpanayagam and Edward Pick for their patience and talent to bring it about! One of the great things about the project was the opportunity to show the work in an informal setting and receive feedback from an invited audience. This was a valuable process and one I’d be interested in exploring more in a contemporary music setting…
We made a video of the performance and I hope to edit it and upload it to Youtube fairly soon.
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