Royal Academy of Music, 10am
The Hermes Experiment workshop new pieces by masters composition students from the Royal Academy of Music
23rd
Nov 2018
RWCMD, Cardiff, 1.15pm
Jeremy Thurlow, Quiet Songs
Joseph Davies, Hymn to Hermes
Emily Hall, I am happy living simply & The end of the ending
Alex Mills, Saṃsāra
Peter Maxwell Davies (arr. Pashley) Farewell to Stromness
Meredith Monk (arr. Denholm) Double Fiesta
The concert will be followed by a masterclass in the afternoon.
18th
Dec 2018
The Hermes Experiment are delighted to be expanding their work in schools as part of their 5th Birthday Project! They will be working on composition and improvisation with students in Years 12 and 13.
Bolingbroke Academy (morning) and Whitmore High School (afternooon)
11th
Jan 2019
Crypt on the Green, London
New commissions from Oliver Leith and Errollyn Wallen
Hermes commissions from the past 5 years by Josephine Stephenson, Stevie Wishart, William Cole, Giles Swayne, Emily Hall, Misha Mullov-Abbado as well as our collaborative piece with poet Ali Lewis
DJ sets by BBC Radio 3 Late Junction presenter Nick Luscombe
Generously supported by Arts Council England and RVW Trust
16th
Jan 2019
SoundState series, Park Lane Group, Purcell Room, Southbank Centre, 6pm
New commission from Benjamin Graves
Eloise Gynn, Good Morning Mr Blackbird
Jeremy Thurlow, Quiet Songs
18th
Jan 2019
Trinity Laban, 10am
The Hermes Experiment workshop new pieces by postgraduate composition students from Trinity Laban Conservatoire.
4th
Feb 2019
4-8 February, Two Moors Festival
Four-day residency working on improvisation, with a public performance on the 8th
12th
Feb 2019
Royal Academy of Music, 10am
The Hermes Experiment workshop new pieces by masters composition students from the Royal Academy of Music
28th
Feb 2019
St Mary the Virgin, Aylesbury, 12.45pm
Programme tbc.
7th
Mar 2019
Royal Concert Hall, Nottingham, 9.45pm
Robin Haigh, New commission
Joseph Davies, Hymn to Hermes
Josephine Stephenson , tanka
Meredith Monk, Double Fiesta
Maurice Ravel (arr. Schofield), Le tombeau de Couperin
22nd
Mar 2019
Blackheath Halls
The Hermes Experiment perform new works by postgraduate composition students from Trinity Laban.
2nd
Apr 2019
2-7 April
Young Music Makers of Dyfed
Series of school showcases + final concert
25th
Apr 2019
Kings Place, Hall 2, 8pm
Soprano and composer Héloïse Werner performs her solo opera exploring language and identity, The Other Side Of The Sea, written in collaboration with poet Octavia Bright, visual artist Jessie Rodger and director Emily Burns. The concert also features The Hermes Experiment in a programme of works by Freya Waley-Cohen, Mira Calix, Stevie Wishart and Meredith Monk.
29th
Apr 2019
Royal Academy of Music
The Hermes Experiment perform new works by masters’ composition students from the Royal Academy of Music.