Past Dates

Barber Lunchtime Concert

Concert Hall, Barber Institute, Birmingham, 1pm

Meredith Monk, Double Fiesta
Errollyn Wallen, gun gun gun
The Hermes Experiment, new work
Robin Haigh, Kalimotxo
Misha Mullov-Abbado, The Linden Tree
Oliver Leith, Uh huh, Yeah

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Chihuly Nights

Chihuly Nights,  Kew Gardens (Temperate House and Pavilion Bar)

Live improvisation responding to a new work by Nico Muhly – commissioned by Guest Artists.

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Writing for the voice

As part of our composers project with Trinity Laban in 2019/20, Héloïse leads a session on writing for the voice, for their postgraduate composers.

Chihuly Nights

Chihuly Nights,  Kew Gardens (Temperate House and Pavilion Bar)

Live improvisation responding to a new work by Nico Muhly – commissioned by Guest Artists.

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Chihuly Nights

Chihuly Nights,  Kew Gardens (Temperate House and Pavilion Bar)

Live improvisation responding to a new work by Nico Muhly – commissioned by Guest Artists.

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Chihuly Nights

Chihuly Nights,  Kew Gardens (Temperate House and Pavilion Bar)

Live improvisation responding to a new work by Nico Muhly – commissioned by Guest Artists.

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Chihuly Nights

Chihuly Nights,  Kew Gardens (Temperate House and Pavilion Bar)

Live improvisation responding to a new work by Nico Muhly – commissioned by Guest Artists.

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Chihuly Nights

Chihuly Nights,  Kew Gardens (Temperate House and Pavilion Bar)

Live improvisation responding to a new work by Nico Muhly – commissioned by Guest Artists.

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Chihuly Nights

Chihuly Nights,  Kew Gardens (Temperate House and Pavilion Bar)

Live improvisation responding to a new work by Nico Muhly – commissioned by Guest Artists.

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Chihuly Nights

Chihuly Nights,  Kew Gardens (Temperate House and Pavilion Bar)

Live improvisation responding to a new work by Nico Muhly – commissioned by Guest Artists.

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Chihuly Nights

Chihuly Nights,  Kew Gardens (Temperate House and Pavilion Bar)

Live improvisation responding to a new work by Nico Muhly – commissioned by Guest Artists.

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Chihuly Nights

Chihuly Nights,  Kew Gardens (Temperate House and Pavilion Bar)

Live improvisation responding to a new work by Nico Muhly – commissioned by Guest Artists.

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Chihuly Nights

Chihuly Nights,  Kew Gardens (Temperate House and Pavilion Bar)

Live improvisation responding to a new work by Nico Muhly – commissioned by Guest Artists.

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BBC Proms Inspire Day

Workshops for young composers

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Hermes Create

Cafe OTO, 7.30pm

After their debut appearance at Cafe OTO in 2018, the award-winning contemporary quartet The Hermes Experiment return with an evening of music entirely improvised and devised by the ensemble. The event is a culmination of months of developing and honing new material, including residencies generously supported by Help Musicians UK, PRS for Music Foundation and Hinrichsen Foundation.

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ROSL Gold Medal

Queen Elizabeth Hall, Southbank Centre, 7pm

The Hermes Experiment perform at the ROSL Gold Medal Final

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Classical NEXT

The Hermes Experiment are one of the Showcase Artists at the ClassicalNEXT conference 2019, Rotterdam

12.45pm, Eduard Flipse Zaal, de Doelen

Emily Hall, I am happy living simply & The end of the ending 
Alex Mills, Samsara 
Meredith Monk (arr. Denholm), Double Fiesta

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RAM Composers Project

Royal Academy of Music, 7pm

The Hermes Experiment perform new works by masters’ composition students from the Royal Academy of Music.

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Venus Unwrapped

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.

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Dyfed Young Composers

2-7 April

Young Music Makers of Dyfed

Series of school showcases + final concert

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Trinity Composers Project

Blackheath Halls, 6pm

The Hermes Experiment perform new works by postgraduate composition students from Trinity Laban.

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ROSL finals

The Hermes Experiment perform in the finals of the ROSL Annual Music Competition 2019 (Mixed Ensemble Category)

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ROSL Semi-Finals

The Hermes Experiment perform in the semi-finals of the ROSL Annual Music Competition 2019 (Mixed Ensemble Category)

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After Hours

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

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Aylesbury Lunchtime Music

St Mary the Virgin, Aylesbury, 12.45pm

Works by Errollyn Wallen, Ewan Campbell, Joseph Davies, Josephine Stephenson, Robin Haigh, Meredith Monk and Ravel

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School workshop

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 from Impington Village College.

RAM Composers Project

Residency

4-7 February

The Hermes Experiment undertake a residency in Cambridge, working on new material & improvisation, which will lead to a concert at Cafe OTO on 4 June 2019.

Residency showcase concert at Murray Edwards College, 7.30pm on 7th Feb.

Project supported by Hinrichsen Foundation & PRSF.

Trinity Laban Composers Project

Trinity Laban, 10am

The Hermes Experiment workshop new pieces by postgraduate composition students from Trinity Laban Conservatoire.

Soundstate

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

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5th Birthday Concert

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

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This concert will be recorded by BBC Radio 3 for later broadcast on the Hear & Now programme (broadcast date tba).

BBC Radio 3 – InTune

Live performance & interview on BBC Radio 3 drivetime programme InTune.

School Workshops

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)

RWCMD

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

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The concert will be followed by a masterclass in the afternoon.

Bechstein Sessions

Wigmore Hall, 5.45pm

Giles Swayne, Chansons dévotes et poissonneuses

Mira Calix, DMe

Emily Hall, I am happy living simply & The end of the ending

Maurice Ravel (arr. Schofield), Le tombeau de Couperin (extracts)

Sir Peter Maxwell Davies (arr. Pashley), Farewell to Stromness

Meredith Monk (arr. Denholm), Double Fiesta 

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Harp on Wight Festival

All Saints Church, Ryde, The Isle of Wight, 7.30pm

Josephine Stephenson, Between the War and You

Steve Williams, Postlude Canon
The Hermes Experiment, A response to Valentini
J.S. Bach (arr. Pashley & Schofield), Preludes in C# minor, F minor & D Major
J.S. Bach (arr. W.Cole),  Seufzer, Tränen
Handel (arr. Werner), Endless Pleasure

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BBC Radio 3 Broadcast

BBC Radio 3, 10pm: broadcast of Open Ear concert from 30 June 2018, LSO St Luke’s

Programme:

Meredith Monk, Double Fiesta
Joel Rust, Pack of Orders
Josephine Stephenson, tanka

presented by Sara Mohr-Pietsch

Dyfed Young Composers

17-21 September

As the Young Music Makers of Dyfed Ensemble in Residence 2018/19, The Hermes Experiment & resident composer Lynne Plowman will give three presentations providing an introduction to the ensemble and offer advice on how to approach writing for the instruments.

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Residency

16-21 August

The Hermes Experiment undertake a residency in France, working on improvisation and new devised pieces, with generous support from the Help Musicians UK Transmission Fund.

Michael Cuddigan Trust concert

Aldeburgh Parish Church, 7pm

Kate Whitley, My Hands

Dominic Wills, Bird Movements

Prokoviev (arr. Schofield) – Visions Fugitives, Nos 1, 7, 8, 16

Rachmaninov (arr. Denholm) – Fragments, op. posth

Peter Maxwell Davies (arr. Pashley) – Farewell to Stromness

(first half of the concert: The Other Side of the Sea composed & performed by Héloïse Werner)

This concert is sponsored by the Michael Cuddigan Trust.

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BBC Radio 3 Open Ear

Lso St Luke’s, 7pm

Meredith Monk, Double Fiesta
Joel Rust, Pack of Orders
Josephine Stephenson, tanka

presented by Sara Mohr-Pietsch and recorded for future broadcast on BBC Radio 3

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Cafe OTO

Cafe OTO, London, 7.30pm

New commissions by Alex Mills and Mira Calix
Graphic score by Eloise Gynn
Christian Wolff, Six Nocturnes
John Cage, In a Landscape
John Cage, Composition for 3 Voices
John Cage, Four6

This concert is generously supported by the RVW Trust and PRS for Music Foundation.

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Southbank Centre

Royal Festival Hall Foyer, Southbank Centre, 1pm

Emily Hall, I am happy living simply and The end of the ending

Josephine Stephenson, tanka

Freya Waley-Cohen, Oyster

Soosan Lolavar, Mah Didam

Meredith Monk (arr. Denholm), Double Fiesta

Debussy (arr. Pashley), Voiles

Peter Maxwell Davies (arr. Pashley), Farewell to Stromness

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IAMA

Showcase performance at IAMA (International Artist Managers’ Association) Conference

PRS, 2 Pancras Square, 5.30pm

Kate Whitley, My Hands

Freya Waley-Cohen, Oyster

Emily Hall, I am happy living simply and The end of the ending

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Trinity Laban composers’ project

St Alfege Church, Greenwich, 1pm

Lunchtime concert, performing new works by Trinity Laban postgraduate composition students

Plumstead Peculiar

The Ascension Church, Plumstead, 4pm

Misha Mullov-Abbado, The Linden Tree

Emily Hall, I am happy living simply and The end of the ending

Josephine Stephenson, tanka

Ewan Campbell, London, he felt fairly certain, had always been London

Gershwin, I Got Rhythm (arr. Pashley)

Rodney Bennett, Slow Foxtrot (arr. Pashley)

Prokofiev (arr. Schofield), Visions Fugitives no. 1, 7, 8 and 16, op. 22

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Royal Academy of Music composers’ project

David Josefowitz Recital Hall, Royal Academy of Music, 7pm

Performing new works by Royal Academy of Music composition students, on poems by Gillian Clarke

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Foundling Museum

The Foundling Museum, 3pm

Soosan Lolavar, Mah Didam
Kate Whitley, My Hands 
Bach, ‘Seufzer, Tränen, Kummer, Not’ (arr. Cole)
Handel, “Endless Pleasure” from Semele (arr. Werner)
Debussy, Mandoline (arr. Werner) and Fantoches (arr. Schofield)
Prokofiev (arr. Schofield), Visions Fugitives no. 1, 7, 8 and 16, op. 22
Rachmaninov (arr. Denholm), Fragments, op. posth
Richard Rodney Bennett (arr. Pashley), ‘Slow Foxtrot’ from A History of the Thé Dansant
New semi-improvised piece based on one of the paintings in the gallery

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NightMusic at St David’s Hall

St David’s Hall, Cardiff, 8pm

New commission from Joseph Davies (funded by Ty Cerdd)

Misha Mullov-Abbado, The Linden Tree

Emily Hall, I am happy living simply and The end of the ending

Giles Swayne, Chansons dévotes et poissonneuses

Josephine Stephenson, tanka

Bernstein (arr. Millwood), I hate Music! A Cycle of Five Kids Songs

Meredith Monk (arr. Denholm), Double Fiesta

Prokofiev (arr. Schofield), Visions Fugitives, Nos 1, 7, 8, 16 

Peter Maxwell Davies (arr. Pashley), Farewell to Stromness

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Tunnell Trust Tour

Eastgate Theatre, Peebles, 2.30pm

Debussy, Mandoline (arr. Werner) and Fantoches (arr. Schofield)
Giles Swayne, Chansons dévotes et poissonneuses
Richard Rodney Bennett (arr. Pashley), ‘Slow Foxtrot’ from A History of the Thé Dansant
Soosan Lolavar, Mah Didam
Freya Waley-Cohen, We Phoenician Sailors
Prokofiev (arr. Schofield), Visions Fugitives no. 1, 7, 8 and 16, op. 22
Rachmaninov (arr. Denholm), Fragments, op. posth
Loch Tay Boat Song (arr. Denholm) + Scottish reel (arr. Schofield)
Peter Maxwell Davies (arr. Pashley), Farewell to Stromness
Leonard Bernstein (arr. Millwood), I Hate Music!

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Tunnell Trust Tour

St John’s Church, Dumfries, 7.30pm

Debussy, Mandoline (arr. Werner) and Fantoches (arr. Schofield)
Giles Swayne, Chansons dévotes et poissonneuses
Richard Rodney Bennett (arr. Pashley), ‘Slow Foxtrot’ from A History of the Thé Dansant
Soosan Lolavar, Mah Didam
Freya Waley-Cohen, We Phoenician Sailors
Prokofiev (arr. Schofield), Visions Fugitives no. 1, 7, 8 and 16, op. 22
Rachmaninov (arr. Denholm), Fragments, op. posth
Loch Tay Boat Song (arr. Denholm) + Scottish reel (arr. Schofield)
Peter Maxwell Davies, Farewell to Stromness (arr. Pashley)
Leonard Bernstein (arr. Millwood), I Hate Music!c!

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Tunnell Trust Tour

Falkirk Town Hall, 7.30pm

Debussy, Mandoline (arr. Werner) and Fantoches (arr. Schofield)
Giles Swayne, Chansons dévotes et poissonneuses
Richard Rodney Bennett (arr. Pashley), ‘Slow Foxtrot’ from A History of the Thé Dansant
Soosan Lolavar, Mah Didam
Freya Waley-Cohen, We Phoenician Sailors
Prokofiev (arr. Schofield), Visions Fugitives no. 1, 7, 8 and 16, op. 22
Rachmaninov (arr. Denholm), Fragments, op. posth
Loch Tay Boat Song (arr. Denholm) + Scottish reel (arr. Schofield)
Peter Maxwell Davies (arr. Pashley), Farewell to Stromness
Leonard Bernstein (arr. Millwood), I Hate Music!

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Tunnell Trust Tour

University of Glasgow

Giles Swayne, Chansons dévotes et poissonneuses

New piece by a student from the University of Glasgow
Richard Rodney Bennett (arr. Pashley), ‘Slow Foxtrot’ from A History of the Thé Dansant
Prokofiev (arr. Schofield), Visions Fugitives no. 1, 7, 8 and 16, op. 22
Peter Maxwell Davies (arr. Pashley), Farewell to Stromness

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Tunnell Trust Tour

St Andrew’s Hall, Strathearn Terrace, 7.30pm

Debussy, Mandoline (arr. Werner) and Fantoches (arr. Schofield)
Giles Swayne, Chansons dévotes et poissonneuses
Richard Rodney Bennett (arr. Pashley), ‘Slow Foxtrot’ from A History of the Thé Dansant
Soosan Lolavar, Mah Didam
Freya Waley-Cohen, We Phoenician Sailors
Prokofiev (arr. Schofield), Visions Fugitives no. 1, 7, 8 and 16, op. 22
Rachmaninov (arr. Denholm), Fragments, op. posth
Loch Tay Boat Song (arr. Denholm) + Scottish reel (arr. Schofield)
Leonard Bernstein (arr. Millwood), I Hate Music!

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Tunnell Trust Tour

Skye Chamber Music, Isle of Skye, 8pm

Tunnell Trust Tour

University of Glasgow, 9.30am

Workshop with composition students

Trinity School Concert

Trinity School, Croydon, 7pm

Performing our Tunnell Trust Tour Programme

Debussy, Mandoline (arr. Werner) and Fantoches (arr. Schofield)
Giles Swayne, Chansons dévotes et poissonneuses
Richard Rodney Bennett (arr. Pashley), ‘Slow Foxtrot’ from A History of the Thé Dansant
Soosan Lolavar, Mah Didam
Freya Waley-Cohen, We Phoenician Sailors
Prokofiev (arr. Schofield), Visions Fugitives no. 1, 7, 8 and 16, op. 22
Rachmaninov (arr. Denholm), Fragments, op. posth
Loch Tay Boat Song (arr. Denholm) + Scottish reel (arr. Schofield)
Peter Maxwell Davies (arr. Pashley), Farewell to Stromness
Leonard Bernstein (arr. Millwood), I Hate Music!

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Trinity Laban workshop

Workshop with postgraduate composition students from Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance

Royal Academy of Music Workshop

Workshop with masters composition students from the Royal Academy of Music

Spitalfields Festival

The House of Monteverdi at Shoreditch Church (St Leonard’s), 5-9.30pm

World premiere by Josephine Stephenson + new devised piece by The Hermes Experiment.

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Sound Ways – International New Music Festival

Hall of Composers Union (Mountferrain Palais), St Petersburg, Russia

Joel Rust, Pack of orders

Timothy Salter, The blood-dimmed tide

Jethro Cooke & The Hermes Experiment, The First Spring Concert of Universal Futurism

Deborah Pritchard, Kandinsky Studies

+ three new commissions by Elena Igotti, Elina Vagina & Svetlana Lavrova

This project is supported by The Future of Russia Foundation and RVW Trust.

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Daylight Music

Daylight Music at Union Chapel, 12pm

as part of EFG London Jazz Festival

Misha Mullov-Abbado, The Linden Tree

Emily Hall, I am happy living simply and The end of the ending

Three arrangements by Oliver Pashley :
Gershwin, I Got Rhythm
Joni Mitchell, Big Yellow Taxi
Rodney Bennett, Slow Foxtrot

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Park Lane Group Recital

St James’s Church, Piccadilly, London, 1.10pm

Josephine Stephenson, tanka 
Darren Bloom, Second Fig  
Bach (arr. Pashley), D Major Prelude
Kate Whitley, My Hands  
Prokofiev (arr. Schofield), Visions Fugitives, nos. 1, 7, 8 and 16, op. 22 
Freya Waley-Cohen, We Phoenician Sailors

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Colourscape Festival

1-5pm, Clapham Common, London

Eye Music Trust presents its flagship Colourscape Festival on Clapham Common in the world’s largest Colourscape.

Our programme will include music by Stevie Wishart, Misha Mullov-Abbado, Josephine Stephenson, Darren Bloom, Ewan Campbell, Anna Appleby, Ed Scolding and William Marsey, as well as graphic scores created live by audience members.

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Rambert Connects

Day at Rambert Dance, Southbank, workshopping new pieces with composers & choreographers.

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The Winter’s Tale

The Winter’s Tale at Tête à Tête Opera Festival

RADA Studios Theatre, London, 7.50pm

Director, Nina Brazier

Composer, Kim Ashton

With actors William McGeough, Louisa Hollway, Christopher Adams, Sadie Parsons & Robert Willoughby.

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Fishguard International Music Festival

St Mary’s Church, Fishguard, 2pm

Gareth Wood, Blake Canticles

Giles Swayne, Chansons dévotes et poissonneuses

Misha Mullov-Abbado, The Linden Tree

Emily Hall, I am living simply and We’ve reached the end of the ending

Richard Rodney Bennett ‘Slow Foxtrot’ from A History of theThé Dansant (arr. Pashley)

Meredith Monk, Double Fiesta (arr. Denholm)

Prokofiev, Visions Fugitives, Nos 1, 3, 7 And 16 (arr. Schofield)

Debussy, Rêverie & Voiles (arr. Pashley & Schofield)

Tickets here

Fishguard International Music Festival

Performances as part of “Saints and Stones”

Fishguard Town Hall, 10am

Follow in the footsteps of the ancient pilgrims with a guided tour led by local historian Richard Davies to four churches across north Pembrokeshire. At each site, live music will be performed as you explore the interiors and soak up the atmosphere. Limited places – book early.

More details here

Nonclassical

Freya Waley-Cohen curates a Nonclassical monthly club night at The Victoria, Dalston. The night will feature The Hermes Experiment and Liam Byrne.

Our sets will feature Freya’s song cycle We Phoenician Sailors on poems by Octavia Bright, as well as music by Josephine Stephenson, Meredith Monk, George Aperghis & a world premiere by Darren Bloom.

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New Music Biennial Festival

Royal Festival Hall, Central Bar Foyer, 12.30pm

Southbank Centre

Anna Appleby, The Windhover
Misha Mullov-Abbado, The Linden Tree
Emily Hall, I am happy living simply and The end of the ending
Deborah Pritchard, Kandinsky Studies
Kate Whitley, My Hands
Ewan Campbell, London, he felt fairly certain, had always been London
Josephine Stephenson, …after George
Prokofiev (arr. Schofield), Visions Fugitives, nos. 1, 7, 8 and 16, op. 22
Rachmaninov (arr. Denholm), Fragments, op. posth

Details here

Bachn & Eggs

Performance for a new Sunday brunch concert series curated by harpist Olivia Jageurs.

The Underdog Gallery, London Bridge, 12pm

Programme will feautres works by Emily Hall, Misha Mullov-Abbado, Josephine Stephenson, Ewan Campbell, Deborah Pritchard and Meredith Monk.

More info here

Tallinn Music Week

Performance at Tallinn Music Week, Estonia

Stevie Wishart, Eurostar – a journey between cities in sound
Ewan Campbell, London, he felt fairly certain, had always been London
Joni Mitchell, ‘Big Yellow Taxi’ (arr. Pashley)
Metropolis, a semi-improvised piece by Jethro Cooke & The Hermes Experiment

Details and tickets here

1917–2017 Revolutions – Reactions

Kings Place, Hall 2, 8pm

To mark the centenary of the Russian Revolutions, contemporary quartet The Hermes Experiment have collated a programme of musical responses to these historic turning points featuring works by major Russian composers of the early 20th century alongside three especially commissioned pieces by contemporary composers – Emily Hall, Joel Rust and Timothy Salter.

The group’s debut performance at Kings Place will also include the quartet’s own response to the revolutionary theme with free improvisation, a new piece inspired by the early electronics of the Russian avant-garde devised in collaboration with Jethro Cooke, and new arrangements of works by Mosolov, Prokofiev and Rachmaninoff.

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Generously supported by the Oleg Prokofiev Trust, RVW Trust and Arts Council England.

COMPOSERS’ WORKSHOP

Workshop with composition students from Cambridge University

Music Faculty, Cambridge, 2pm

More info here

Newnham College Recital

Recital at The Old Labs, Newnham College, Cambridge, 7.30pm

We’ll be running our programme “1917-2017 Revolutions – Reactions”

Details HERE

Rambert Connects

Rambert Connects – a new initiative with the aim of bringing composers and choreographers together to share their work.

Performing works by Anna Appleby and Deborah Pritchard.

Rambert, Southbank

www.rambert.org.uk

The Winter’s Tale

The Cockpit, London, 7.30pm

In light of Shakespeare’s 400th anniversary, The Hermes Experiment has developed a new interpretation of Shakespeare’s The Winter’s Tale during an Aldeburgh Music Residency. Reducing the play to an hour’s duration in collaboration with director Nina Brazier and composer Kim Ashton, the quartet of musicians become part of the drama alongside a group of actors.

Resonance FM

Live interview on Resonance FM “The Opera Hour”, 5pm

Oliver Pashley, Héloïse Werner and actress Louis Hollway will be discussing their upcoming project The Winter’s Tale

new dots

Crypt on the Green, Clerkenwell, 7.30pm

Concert in collaboration with new dots

World premieres by Andrew Thomas, Jia Chai & Freya Waley-Cohen

New piece devised by The Hermes Experiment & poet Ali Lewis

Josephine Stephenson, tanka

Meredith Monk, Double Fiesta

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Cambridge Young Composer of the Year Competition

Competition Final, West Road Concert Hall, Cambridge, 2.30pm

The Hermes Experiment will be playing the entries at the competition finals.

More info about the competition can be found here.

Young Composers’ Concert

West Road Concert Hall, Cambridge, 7pm

The Hermes Experiment will perform the winning entries in the competition. The programme will also include a piece by last year’s winner of the competition Dominic Wills, and 3 pieces from The Hermes Experiment’s existing repertoire:

Misha Mullov-Abbado, The Linden Tree
Meredith Monk, Double Fiesta (arr. Denholm)
Josephine Stephenson, tanka

Cambridge Film Festival

Arts Picturehouse, Cambridge, 4.20pm

Live improvised music for the screening of 1922 silent film Salome

Cambridge Film Festival

Tickets available here.

Aldeburgh Music – Open Session

On an Aldeburgh Residency The Hermes Experiment develop their new interpretation of Shakespeare’s The Winter’s Tale. Reducing the play to an hour’s duration in collaboration with director Nina Brazier and composer Kim Ashton, the quartet of musicians become part of the drama alongside a group of actors. This Open Session will explore the progress they have made during their residency.

Jerwood Kiln Studio, Snape, 6pm

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Aldeburgh Music Residency

5-11 September, Aldeburgh Music

In light of Shakespeare’s 400th anniversary, The Hermes Experiment (harp, clarinet, soprano and double bass) will develop their new interpretation of Shakepeare’s The Winter’s Tale during their residency at Aldeburgh Music in September 2016, to be premiered at the Cockpit Theatre in December 2016.

They will work in close collaboration with director Nina Brazier and composer Kim Ashton, with the aim of highlighting key themes of the play through a condensed version of Shakespeare’s work. Each of the themes will become a ‘movement’ and will involve a different approach to the relationship between text and music.

They will be exploring a new mode of theatre that uses music and musicians as a vital part of the drama. Kim Ashton will lead the development of the music, which will include both improvised and semi-improvised elements and will be a central part of the work, not merely an accompaniment to the play. A group of actors will also be involved in the project, bringing life to Shakespeare’s colourful cast of characters.

www.aldeburgh.co.uk/residencies/current-future-projects

Daylight Music

Daylight Music at the Union Chapel, 12pm

Giles Swayne, Chansons dévotes et poissonneuses

More info here

Nonclassical Monthly Night

The Victoria, Dalston, 8pm

METROPOLIS – The Hermes Experiment explores the sights and sounds of the city.

Stevie WishartEurostar – a journey between cities in sound
Ewan CampbellLondon, he felt fairly certain, had always been London
Joni Mitchell, ‘Big Yellow Taxi’ (arr. Pashley)
Metropolis, a semi-improvised piece by Jethro Cooke & The Hermes Experiment

Tickets available here

www.nonclassical.co.uk

Our METROPOLIS project is generously supported by the RVW Trust.

Park Lane Group Lunchtime Recital

St Margaret’s Church Westminster, 12.45pm (as part of the Park Lane Group Lunchtime series)

Kate Whitley, My hands

Soosan Lolavar, Mâh Didam

Ewan Campbell, London, he felt fairly certain, had always been London

Gareth Wood, Blake Canticles

Richard Rodney Bennett ‘Slow Foxtrot’ from A History of theThé Dansant (arr. Pashley)

Meredith Monk, Double Fiesta (arr. Denholm)

Free improvisation

westminster-abbey.org/events/events/lunchtime-concerts-at-st-margarets-church

National Portrait Gallery – Late shift

National Portrait Gallery, London, 6.30pm

SONIC VISIONS

Kate Whitley, My hands

Soosan Lolavar, Mâh Didam

Debussy, Mandoline and Fantoches
Richard Rodney Bennett, “Slow Foxtrot” from A History of the Thé Dansant
Don McLean, “Vincent”

Graphic scores by Andy Ingamells, Deborah Pritchard & Eloise Gynn.

More info here.

SONIC VISIONS is generously supported by the Hinrichsen Foundation, Britten-Pears Foundation and The Nicholas Boas Charitable Trust.

PLG Young Artists Spring Series

St John’s Smith Square, 7.30pm

Giles Swayne, Chansons dévotes et poissonneuses
Freya Waley-Cohen, Oyster
Kate Honey, Predator Fish
Josephine Stephenson, tanka
Stevie Wishart, Eurostar, velaro (world premiere)

More details and tickets.

Instructions/Event

Performances at Soho Revue Gallery (14 Greek St, London W1D 4DP), 6pm & 8pm

Josephine Stephenson, tanka

Ed Scolding, Black Sea

The pieces will be performed as part John Cage’s Theatre Piece No. 1 from 1952

More info here.

Instructions/Event

Performance at Soho Revue Gallery (14 Greek St, London W1D 4DP), 7pm

Josephine Stephenson, tanka

Ed Scolding, Black Sea

The pieces will be performed as part John Cage’s Theatre Piece No. 1 from 1952

More info here.

22 Mansfield Street

22 Mansfield Street, London, 7.30pm

SONIC VISIONS

Kate Whitley, My hands

Soosan Lolavar, Mâh Didam

Debussy, Mandoline and Fantoches
Richard Rodney Bennett, “Slow Foxtrot” from A History of the Thé Dansant
Don McLean, “Vincent”

Graphic scores by Andy Ingamells, Deborah Pritchard & Eloise Gynn.

More details here.

SONIC VISIONS is generously supported by the Hinrichsen Foundation, Britten-Pears Foundation and The Nicholas Boas Charitable Trust.

Eton College Composers’ workshop

The Hermes Experiment work with young composers at Eton College to inspire and develop their musical ideas.

SONIC VISIONS

The Forge, Camden, 8pm

New commissions by Kate Whitley & Soosan Lolavar

Ed Scolding, Black Sea with new animation by Izabela Barszcz

Debussy, Mandoline and Fantoches
Richard Rodney Bennett, “Slow Foxtrot” from A History of the Thé Dansant
Don McLean, “Vincent”

New graphic scores by Andy Ingamells, Deborah Pritchard & Eloise Gynn.

Tickets – £12/£10

SONIC VISIONS is generously supported by the Hinrichsen Foundation, Britten-Pears Foundation and The Nicholas Boas Charitable Trust.

Bloomsbury Organ Day

Bloomsbury Church, 4pm

J.S. Bach, ‘Prelude in C # minor’ from The Well-Tempered Clavier, book 1 (arr. Pashley)

Stephen Williams, Postlude Canon, a reflection on J.S Bach’s ‘Prelude in C # minor’

Meredith Monk, Double Fiesta (arr. Denholm)

Ed Scolding, Black Sea

Debussy, Fantoche (arr. Schofield)

Free improvisation

More info here.

Zero Wave

Fiddler’s Elbow, WN5

Joni Mitchell, Big Yellow Taxi (arr. Pashley)
Ewan Campbell London, he felt fairly certain, had always been London.
Stevie Wishart Eurostar, Velaro (work in progress)
Free improvisation

Tickets

CiR Series

Handel House Museum, 2pm

J.S Bach (arr. Pashley), “Prelude in C# minor” from The Well-Tempered Clavier Book 1
Stephen Williams, Postlude Canon, a reflection on ‘Prelude in C# minor’
Edwin Hillier, Pentiment
John Cage, Variation IV
Handel, “Endless Pleasure” from Semele (arr. Werner)
Giles Swayne, “Les Poissons mélomanes” from Chansons dévotes et poissonneuses
Elis Czerniak, New work

& Free improvisation

More info & tickets here.

TOI TOI

Helios Collective’s TOI TOI, CLF Art Cafe

Metropolis, a new semi-improvised piece by Jethro Cooke & The Hermes Experiment

www.helioscollective.co.uk

METROPOLIS

The Cockpit, 7.30pm

The Hermes Experiment are joined by collaborators Stevie Wishart, Ewan Campbell and Jethro Cooke, to explore the sights and sounds of the city.Through new commissions, arrangements and free improvisation, the uncompromising metropolis will be seen by night and day, as a symbol of progress, destruction, light and dark.

New commissions by Ewan Campbell and Stevie Wishart
Joni Mitchell, ‘Big Yellow Taxi’ (arr. Pashley)
Eric Maschwitz / Manning Serwin, ‘A Nightingale sang in Berkeley Square’ (arr. Denholm)
Kurt Weill, ‘Berlin im Licht’ (arr. Schofield)
Semi-improvised piece by Jethro Cooke & The Hermes Experiment

Asterism, written & performed by Jethro Cooke

Tickets available here.