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Upcoming Performance: Amplified Accordion in Wrocław

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My composition for solo accordion ‘We Lived in the Gaps between the Stories.’ (2016) will be performed for a second time by Ryszard Lubieniecki in Wrocław on June 13. This piece was first performed at Wrocław’s Spadochron festival last week. Tomorrow’s event comprises a performance of amplified accordion music, commissioned and performed by accordionist Ryszard Lubieniecki with additional electronics by Piotr Bednarczyk. The event features many new works by composers Richard McReynolds, Gilberto Agostinho, Dominik Karski, Piotr Bednarczyk, and Ryszard Lubieniecki himself.  If you happen to be in Wrocław tomorrow, then why not have a listen. A full programme is available here. Continue reading Upcoming Performance: Amplified Accordion in Wrocław

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World Premiere in Wrocław

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On June 10, 2017, accordionist Ryszard Lubieniecki will premiere my composition for solo accordion ‘We Lived in the Gaps between the Stories.’ (2016). The premiere will take place in Wrocław’s festival ‘Spadochron‘ (parachute). ‘Spadochron’ is a festival dedicated to solo improvised music and curate by Michał Sember and Lena Czerniawska. Due to the nature of the score, ‘We Lived in the Gaps between the Stories.’ is of indefinite duration and Lubieniecki’s performance at this particular event will last approximately 20-30 minutes. Further details of the event, along with the above poster, can be found here. Continue reading World Premiere in Wrocław

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Upcoming Performance: *Pacific Pleasures*, an opera.

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I have composed a one-act opera called Pacific Pleasures (with libretto by Jorge Balça), which will be performed by Bloomsbury Opera company on March 25th and 26th in London. More information can be found here and on the poster below.  Pacific Pleasures (2016-17) is a prequel to Leonard Bernstein’s Trouble in Tahiti (1952), which tells the story of a married couple living together in suburban America. They are both desperately unhappy in their relationship and frequently argue. In contrast to this, Pacific Pleasures tells the story of how this soon-to-be married couple were born, met, fell in love, and got married. Stage Director: Jorge … Continue reading Upcoming Performance: *Pacific Pleasures*, an opera.

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Słuchalnia Festival in Toruń

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On the 25th November, Trio Layers will be performing angustia for flute, violin, accordion, and fixed-media electronics in ‘Słuchalnia’, the fourth edition of the international festival for new music in Toruń. More information about this festival is available here. Trio Layers will also be performing works by Bednarczyk, Blecharz, Lubieniecki, Skrzypczak, Amador, and Karsk. A program is available here and here. Continue reading Słuchalnia Festival in Toruń

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‘avant garde’ and ‘Avant Garde’: A Practice-Led Investigation

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I will be giving a talk at the University of Leeds in December. More information will be available here at some point. My talk is based on my PhD thesis, and is titled ‘”avant garde” and “Avant Garde”: A Practice-Led Investigation’. Below is an abstract for the talk: ‘avant garde’ and ‘Avant Garde’: one term denotes artistic progression, the other describes a fixed concept. Both fuel artistic practice. The terms are easily and often confused and this goes someway to blurring the boundaries between being progressive and adhering to a style. This talk examines and compares these two definitions by way of … Continue reading ‘avant garde’ and ‘Avant Garde’: A Practice-Led Investigation

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(Per)Forming Art: Performance as Research in Contemporary Artworks

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I have recently completed editing a multi-authored book based on the proceedings of the (Per)Forming Art Symposium which I founded in 2015. I am pleased to announce that the book will be available via the Cambridge Scholars Publishing website from the 1st October, 2016. This publication is based on the proceedings of the first (Per)Forming Art event, which took place September, 2015. More information regarding this event can be found here. Further information regarding this publication can be found on the (Per)Forming Art website. Below is a book description, which is also available on the Cambridge Scholars Publishing website: Book Description: The acts of composing and … Continue reading (Per)Forming Art: Performance as Research in Contemporary Artworks

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What does it mean to ‘compose’?

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Tomorrow I will present a paper at a postgraduate symposium in Leeds about composition and what it might entail. This talk also forms a small part of the argument in my PhD thesis. A the moment, it poses more questions than it answers. Below is an abstract for this talk: What is really involved in the act of composing? Does it concern ‘material’ (whatever that is) or structure? Are composers genuinely ‘creating’ when they compose or are they merely rearranging what already exists into a coherent form? In order to explore this area, my investigation begins with the following question: what … Continue reading What does it mean to ‘compose’?

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L.I.M.E.: ‘Barricades and Partitions’

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CROSSWOR[K] (2013)  for free instrumentation will be performed by Leeds Improvised Music and Experimentation organisation (L.I.M.E.) in their  upcoming concert Barricades and Partitions, 1st May, 2016 , Wharf Chambers, Leeds, England. The event also features LUUMS New Music Ensemble and Prohibited Strangers. More information about the event can be found here. More information about my composition CROSSWOR[K] (2013) can be found here.   Continue reading L.I.M.E.: ‘Barricades and Partitions’

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*cellomondo* by cellist Katharina Gross

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I have been selected by cellist Katharina Gross to be one of the composers to take part in her cellomondo project. This project aims to explore the music of composers from all over the world. More information about this project can be found here. Other composers taking part in this project so far include Seung-Won Oh (Korea / The Netherlands/ USA), Amit Gur (Israel/ The Netherlands), Raphaël Languillat (France), Ryszard Lubieniecki (Poland), Johannes Kretz (Austria), Veronika Simor (Hungary / Austria), Dugal McKinnon (New Zealand), Jakhongir Shukur (Uzbekistan), Artyom Kim (Uzbekistan), Aurélio Edler-Copes (Brasil / France), Christopher Wood (USA), Jason Post (New Zealand). Further information about these composers can be found here. Katharina Gross … Continue reading *cellomondo* by cellist Katharina Gross

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Upcoming Performance: *[Co]Valence II*

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[Co]Valence II (2016) for  any number of flautists of any flute-type and optional fixed-media electronics will be premièred on thirteen flutes next Friday by the University of Leeds Flute Ensemble. Further information about this concert can be found here. You can watch the concert here. photo: rehearsing [Co]Valence II in the Clothworker’s Centenary Concert Hall Continue reading Upcoming Performance: *[Co]Valence II*

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Performance in Copenhagen (secret location)

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My composition angustia (2015) for flute, accordion, and violin was performed by Trio Layers ‘in a secret location in Copenhagen’ last Tuesday (1st March, 2106). As well as ensemble Trio Layers, the event also involved performances from saxophonist Kārlis Auziņš, and singer Elina Silova. More information about the event can be found here. Continue reading Performance in Copenhagen (secret location)

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Upcoming Concert: KoncertKirken, Copenhagen

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Trio Layers will be performing angustia (2015) for flute, accordion, violin and optional fixed-media electronics on the 6th March, 2016 in Copenhagen. This time they will be performing the piece with the optional fixed-media electronics part included. They will also be performing works by Karlheinz Stockhausen, Ryszard Lubieniecki, and Josue W. Amador. More information can be found here. Continue reading Upcoming Concert: KoncertKirken, Copenhagen

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Performance: Festiwal Akordeonowy 2016 in Mława

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Ensemble Trio Layers won the ‘Accordion Festival’ (Festiwal Akordeonowy) competition in the Accordion  Festival 2016 (Festiwal Akordeonowy 2016) in Mława this Friday. They performed my composition angustia (2015) for flute, accordion, and violin. They also performed works by G. P. Telemann and J. W. Amador. Further information can be found here. Continue reading Performance: Festiwal Akordeonowy 2016 in Mława