CMV 2013 http://www.bris.ac.uk/news/2013/9103.html
We commissioned 21 brand new pieces for the four concerts between February and May 2013. See below for details, programmes and video and audio of each concert.
CMV1 'Songs'
Wednesday 13th February, 8pm - St Paul's Church, St Paul's Rd. BS8 1LR
Bethan Waters (soprano), Luis Ingels (Clarinet) and Richard Gillies (piano) performed four brand new commissions alongside repertoire from Cage, Ligeti, Rorem, Kovács and Laitman. This concert also featured a tribute to Jonathan Harvey following his death in December 2012; audiences were treated to his 1980 masterpiece Mortuous Plango Vivos Voco in its full eight-channel version as intended.
Wednesday 13th February, 8pm - St Paul's Church, St Paul's Rd. BS8 1LR
Bethan Waters (soprano), Luis Ingels (Clarinet) and Richard Gillies (piano) performed four brand new commissions alongside repertoire from Cage, Ligeti, Rorem, Kovács and Laitman. This concert also featured a tribute to Jonathan Harvey following his death in December 2012; audiences were treated to his 1980 masterpiece Mortuous Plango Vivos Voco in its full eight-channel version as intended.
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Performers:
Bethan Waters (soprano) Luis Ingels (clarinet) Richard Gillies (piano) Specially commissioned works composed by: Manos Charalabopoulos Julian Leeks Camellia Razali David Ridley Listen to the complete concert below: |
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Arvo Pärt, he likes bells
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Cage - A Flower and David Ridley - *Yeh* (première)
Ligeti - I from Musica Ricercata
Julian Leeks - The Remains of Our Lives (electronics by Aaron May) (première)
Kovács - Homage à Manuel de Falla
Harvey - Mortuos Plango Vivos Voco
Laitman - The Butterfly from I Never Saw Another Butterfly;
Takemitsu - Rain Tree Sketch II
Camelia Razali - Kilbat (Glimpse) (première)
Manos Charalabopoulos - Upon Westminster Bridge (première)
Rorem - II. Poppies In July & IV. Poppies In October from Ariel (text by Sylvia Plath).
Ligeti - I from Musica Ricercata
Julian Leeks - The Remains of Our Lives (electronics by Aaron May) (première)
Kovács - Homage à Manuel de Falla
Harvey - Mortuos Plango Vivos Voco
Laitman - The Butterfly from I Never Saw Another Butterfly;
Takemitsu - Rain Tree Sketch II
Camelia Razali - Kilbat (Glimpse) (première)
Manos Charalabopoulos - Upon Westminster Bridge (première)
Rorem - II. Poppies In July & IV. Poppies In October from Ariel (text by Sylvia Plath).
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CMV2 - 'Strings'
Tuesday 19th March, 8pm - Victoria Rooms, Queens Rd, BS8 1SA
Ruth Nelson (violin), Roger Huckle (Violin) and Matthew Olyver (Viola) performed solos, duets and trios by Béla Bartók, Cecilia McDowall and eight brand new commissions written for this concert. Bartók's 44 miniature violin duets seen as tiny compositional masterclasses were taken as a starting point and some composers were asked to respond with miniatures of their own, the other commissions were for solo viola, solo violin and a trio all set into relief against Cecilia McDowell's expansive and fantastically moving trio Rousseau's Execution.
Tuesday 19th March, 8pm - Victoria Rooms, Queens Rd, BS8 1SA
Ruth Nelson (violin), Roger Huckle (Violin) and Matthew Olyver (Viola) performed solos, duets and trios by Béla Bartók, Cecilia McDowall and eight brand new commissions written for this concert. Bartók's 44 miniature violin duets seen as tiny compositional masterclasses were taken as a starting point and some composers were asked to respond with miniatures of their own, the other commissions were for solo viola, solo violin and a trio all set into relief against Cecilia McDowell's expansive and fantastically moving trio Rousseau's Execution.
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Performers:
Ruth Nelson (Violin) Roger Huckle (Violin) Matthew Olyver (viola) Commissions composed by: Carmen Ho Arthur Keegan-Bole Aaron May Matthew Olyver Chris Skipper Liam Taylor-West Benedict Todd Kostis Tsioulakis Listen to the complete concert below: |
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Micetro
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Bartók – No.21 New Year's Song
Benedict Todd – Duo (première)
Bartók – No.32 Dance from Maramaros
Bartók – Rutén Nóta/Ruthenian Song
Aaron May – Miniature in response to Rutén Nóta (première)
Bartók – No.8 Slovakian Song
Kostis Tsioulakis - Obsidian III (première).
Chris Skipper - Uhadi/Umrhubhe (première)
Liam Talyor-West - Traces (Première)
Bartók – No.11 Cradle Song
Arthur Keegan-Bole – Boy Sailing a Little Boat (Francis Danby) (première)
Bartók – No.12 Hay Song
Bartók – Sorrow
Carmen Ho – Float (premiere)
Bartók – No.1 Menuetto
Matthew Olyver - Tears of a Clown
Cecilia McDowall - Rousseau's Execution.
Benedict Todd – Duo (première)
Bartók – No.32 Dance from Maramaros
Bartók – Rutén Nóta/Ruthenian Song
Aaron May – Miniature in response to Rutén Nóta (première)
Bartók – No.8 Slovakian Song
Kostis Tsioulakis - Obsidian III (première).
Chris Skipper - Uhadi/Umrhubhe (première)
Liam Talyor-West - Traces (Première)
Bartók – No.11 Cradle Song
Arthur Keegan-Bole – Boy Sailing a Little Boat (Francis Danby) (première)
Bartók – No.12 Hay Song
Bartók – Sorrow
Carmen Ho – Float (premiere)
Bartók – No.1 Menuetto
Matthew Olyver - Tears of a Clown
Cecilia McDowall - Rousseau's Execution.
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CMV 3 - Acronym special 'CMV meets NME'
Wednesday 1st May, 8pm - Victoria Rooms, Queens Road, BS8 1SA
Bristol Universities New Music Ensemble (Cond. Richard Barnard) performed commissioned works for full ensemble as well as smaller ensembles in this the most ambitious instrumentation for CMV yet. Alongside student works they performed Neal Farwell's piece The Memory Toy for ensemble and electronics where interaction between ensemble members as well as between ensemble and electronics guides improvisatory elements built into the non-specific instrumentation.
Wednesday 1st May, 8pm - Victoria Rooms, Queens Road, BS8 1SA
Bristol Universities New Music Ensemble (Cond. Richard Barnard) performed commissioned works for full ensemble as well as smaller ensembles in this the most ambitious instrumentation for CMV yet. Alongside student works they performed Neal Farwell's piece The Memory Toy for ensemble and electronics where interaction between ensemble members as well as between ensemble and electronics guides improvisatory elements built into the non-specific instrumentation.
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Performers:
University of Bristol New Music Ensemble, cond. Richard Barnard Commissioned works by: Chris Charles Arthur Keegan-Bole Aaron May Camellia Rezali Benedict Todd Listen to the complete concert below: |
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The lovely NME?
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Neal Farwell - The Memory Toy, re -re-
Chris Charles - Coalesce
Camelia Rezali - Nobat & Aaron May - Ripple
Benedict Todd - Trio
Arthur Keegan-Bole - Study for Horn and Chamber Ensemble
Daniel Linker - The Feathered Snake
Chris Charles - Coalesce
Camelia Rezali - Nobat & Aaron May - Ripple
Benedict Todd - Trio
Arthur Keegan-Bole - Study for Horn and Chamber Ensemble
Daniel Linker - The Feathered Snake
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CMV 4 - 'New Music in the South-West'
Sunday 19th May, 8pm - Colston Hall 2, Bristol
New Directions for CMV?... In this final concert of the series, curated by Julian Leeks, we experimented with a new format - local composers such as Fitkin, Skempton, Pickard and Ellisson were performed at Bristol's central, municipal concert Hall. The collection of performers also took on four pieces of music composed especially for this concert alongside cornerstones of the canon such as Messiaen's Le Loriot.
Sunday 19th May, 8pm - Colston Hall 2, Bristol
New Directions for CMV?... In this final concert of the series, curated by Julian Leeks, we experimented with a new format - local composers such as Fitkin, Skempton, Pickard and Ellisson were performed at Bristol's central, municipal concert Hall. The collection of performers also took on four pieces of music composed especially for this concert alongside cornerstones of the canon such as Messiaen's Le Loriot.
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Performers: Rhiannon John - flute Luis Ingels - clarinet Manos Charalabopoulos - piano Angharad Redman - violin Eleanor Jones - cello Commissioned works by: Manos Charalabopoulos Julian Leeks Marzelan Salleh Kostis Tsioulakis Listen to the complete concert below: Graham Fitkin - Cusp
Olivier Messiaen - Le Loriot John Pickard - Valedictions Howard Skempton - Surface Tension Michael Ellison - Invocation-Meditation-Allegro Marzelan Salleh - Melayang Charles Ives - Largo Julian Leeks - Y’n Gwav Kostis Tsioulakis - Inertia Manos Charalabopoulos - Danza de los animales |
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The Blue Water Ramblers... new music in the South-West?
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