music we'd like to hear

Friday 28 June

Summer Exhibition

new works from:

Sam Loveless

Maddie Ashman

Lara Agar

Christian Drew

The Fargions

Friday 5 July

standard issue

James Layton

honour thy error as a hidden intention (2023)

Chiyoko Szlavnics

Constellations (2011)

Lisa Illean

fevrier (2019)

John White

Concertino (1996)

Michael Finnissy

Ettelijke bange eenden (2001)

Joanna Bailie

From above and far away (2020)

Friday 12 July

Christian Wolff at 90

to include:

String Trio for Robert Ashley (2009), for string trio

For Bob (2006)

Duo 10 (Summer Days), for viola and cello (2010)

Scraping Up Sand on the Bottom of the Sea (2021)

Sveglia (2022), for 7 electric guitars

summer exhibition

Continuing our occasional showcase of young and emerging talents, six performing artists make works for themselves and each other. From artists whose practice has involved songs, pieces, soundworks, performance, installation, and more.

standard issue

Passionate about the accessibility of new and experimental music, emerging London-based new music collective standard issue presents a varied programme of recent and rarely heard works.

Christian Wolff at 90

Born in Nice in 1934, composing music since 1950 and still creating unique and extraordinary music seven decades later, we present a programme of Christian Wolff's music from the last 15 years. Performed by those that know and have worked often with the composer, Apartment House, Angharad Davies, John Lely and Tim Parkinson. Also featuring a specially assembled group of seven electric guitars spearheaded by James Creed.

We are a collective of musicians and composers who, since 2005, have been creating a one-of-a-kind space where we welcome listeners to come together to share and celebrate new and neglected contemporary music. We hand-pick the programmes with the aim of sharing our fascination and enthusiasm with everyone. We provide a platform for creative & experimental work, for showcasing emerging talent, and for promoting learning and collaboration.

As a not-for-profit organisation, our ability to sustain this series depends solely on ticket sales, funding awards, and donations, with all of the proceeds going towards the musicians and composers. We strive to keep ticket prices affordable so that as many as possible can experience these exceptional events.

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music we'd like to hear

summer series

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