Royal Academy of Music, 10am
The Hermes Experiment workshop new pieces by masters composition students from the Royal Academy of Music
4th
Jun 2019
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.
30th
May 2019
Queen Elizabeth Hall, Southbank Centre, 7pm
The Hermes Experiment perform at the ROSL Gold Medal Final
17th
May 2019
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
30th
Apr 2019
Royal Academy of Music, 7pm
The Hermes Experiment perform new works by masters’ composition students from the Royal Academy of Music.
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.
2nd
Apr 2019
2-7 April
Young Music Makers of Dyfed
Series of school showcases + final concert
22nd
Mar 2019
Blackheath Halls, 6pm
The Hermes Experiment perform new works by postgraduate composition students from Trinity Laban.
19th
Mar 2019
The Hermes Experiment perform in the finals of the ROSL Annual Music Competition 2019 (Mixed Ensemble Category)
18th
Mar 2019
The Hermes Experiment perform in the semi-finals of the ROSL Annual Music Competition 2019 (Mixed Ensemble Category)
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
28th
Feb 2019
St Mary the Virgin, Aylesbury, 12.45pm
Works by Errollyn Wallen, Ewan Campbell, Joseph Davies, Josephine Stephenson, Robin Haigh, Meredith Monk and Ravel
13th
Feb 2019
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.
12th
Feb 2019
Royal Academy of Music, 10am
The Hermes Experiment workshop new pieces by masters composition students from the Royal Academy of Music
4th
Feb 2019
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.
18th
Jan 2019
Trinity Laban, 10am
The Hermes Experiment workshop new pieces by postgraduate composition students from Trinity Laban Conservatoire.
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
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
This concert will be recorded by BBC Radio 3 for later broadcast on the Hear & Now programme (broadcast date tba).
9th
Jan 2019
Live performance & interview on BBC Radio 3 drivetime programme InTune.
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)
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.
30th
Oct 2018
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
26th
Oct 2018
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
22nd
Sep 2018
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
17th
Sep 2018
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.
16th
Aug 2018
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.
7th
Jul 2018
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.
30th
Jun 2018
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
24th
May 2018
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.
27th
Apr 2018
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
24th
Apr 2018
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
29th
Mar 2018
St Alfege Church, Greenwich, 1pm
Lunchtime concert, performing new works by Trinity Laban postgraduate composition students
18th
Mar 2018
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
8th
Mar 2018
David Josefowitz Recital Hall, Royal Academy of Music, 7pm
Performing new works by Royal Academy of Music composition students, on poems by Gillian Clarke
18th
Feb 2018
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
13th
Feb 2018
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
11th
Feb 2018
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!
10th
Feb 2018
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!
9th
Feb 2018
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!
8th
Feb 2018
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
7th
Feb 2018
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!
6th
Feb 2018
Skye Chamber Music, Isle of Skye, 8pm
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!
5th
Feb 2018
University of Glasgow, 9.30am
Workshop with composition students
1st
Feb 2018
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!
31st
Jan 2018
Workshop with postgraduate composition students from Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance
16th
Jan 2018
Workshop with masters composition students from the Royal Academy of Music
2nd
Dec 2017
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.
23rd
Nov 2017
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.
18th
Nov 2017
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
25th
Oct 2017
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
16th
Sep 2017
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.
12th
Sep 2017
Day at Rambert Dance, Southbank, workshopping new pieces with composers & choreographers.
11th
Aug 2017
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.
29th
Jul 2017
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
28th
Jul 2017
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
12th
Jul 2017
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.
7th
Jul 2017
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
9th
Apr 2017
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
31st
Mar 2017
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
16th
Feb 2017
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.
New commissioned pieces by Emily Hall, Joel Rust and Timothy Salter
Alexander Mosolov (arr. The Hermes Experiment) Four Newspaper Advertisements, Op. 21
Rachmaninoff (arr. The Hermes Experiment) Fragments, Op. posth
Prokofiev (arr. The Hermes Experiment) Visions Fugitives Nos. 1, 3, 7 and 16, Op. 22
New piece devised by Jethro Cooke & The Hermes Experiment
Deborah Pritchard, Kandinsky Studies
Generously supported by the Oleg Prokofiev Trust, RVW Trust and Arts Council England.
14th
Feb 2017
Workshop with composition students from Cambridge University
Music Faculty, Cambridge, 2pm
More info here
14th
Feb 2017
Recital at The Old Labs, Newnham College, Cambridge, 7.30pm
We’ll be running our programme “1917-2017 Revolutions – Reactions”
Details HERE
20th
Jan 2017
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
13th
Dec 2016
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.
Nina Brazier, Director
Kim Ashton, Composer
Sophie Mosberger, Designer
Damian Robertson, Lighting designer
William McGeough, Leontes
Sadie Parsons, Hermione
Robert Willoughby, Polixenes/First Gentleman
Louisa Hollway, Paulina
Christopher Adams, Camillo/Antigonus/Second Gentleman
Héloïse Werner, Perdita/Soprano
Anne Denholm, Harp
Marianne Schofield, Double bass
Stephen Williams, Florizel/Clarinet
The project is generously supported by Aldeburgh Music, Arts Council England, the RVW Trust, Hinrichsen Foundation and Britten-Pears Foundation.
1st
Dec 2016
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
16th
Nov 2016
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
30th
Oct 2016
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.
30th
Oct 2016
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
23rd
Oct 2016
Arts Picturehouse, Cambridge, 4.20pm
Live improvised music for the screening of 1922 silent film Salome
Tickets available here.
10th
Sep 2016
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
5th
Sep 2016
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.
9th
Jul 2016
Daylight Music at the Union Chapel, 12pm
Giles Swayne, Chansons dévotes et poissonneuses
More info here
8th
Jun 2016
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
Our METROPOLIS project is generously supported by the RVW Trust.
6th
Jun 2016
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
6th
May 2016
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.
19th
Apr 2016
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)
9th
Apr 2016
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.
7th
Apr 2016
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.
22nd
Mar 2016
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.
24th
Feb 2016
The Hermes Experiment work with young composers at Eton College to inspire and develop their musical ideas.
16th
Feb 2016
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.
SONIC VISIONS is generously supported by the Hinrichsen Foundation, Britten-Pears Foundation and The Nicholas Boas Charitable Trust.
30th
Jan 2016
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.
19th
Jan 2016
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
22nd
Nov 2015
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.
28th
Oct 2015
Helios Collective’s TOI TOI, CLF Art Cafe
Metropolis, a new semi-improvised piece by Jethro Cooke & The Hermes Experiment
27th
Oct 2015
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.
Supported by the Britten-Pears Foundation
14th
Oct 2015
23rd
Sep 2015
Wigmore Hall, 11am & 12.30pm
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’
Claude Debussy, Rêverie (arr. Schofield)
Giles Swayne, Chansons dévotes et poissonneuses
Meredith Monk, Double Fiesta (arr. Denholm)
More info here.
1st
Jul 2015
20th
Jun 2015
Crypt on the Green, 8pm
In collaboration with photographer Thurstan Redding
New commissions by Ed Scolding, Freya Waley-Cohen, Kate Honey, Josephine Stephenson and William Cole
New pieces devised by The Hermes Experiment
15th
Jun 2015
16th
May 2015
Bloomsbury Central Baptist Church, 4pm
Ben Morris, organ
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’
J.S. Bach, ‘Seufzer, Tränen, Kummer, Not’ from Cantata BWV 21 (arr. Cole)
Jonathan Woolgar, Scenes from the Garden of Love (Part 1)
Improvised piece by the Hermes Experiment
12th
May 2015
Listenpony presents the launch of Tamsin Waley-Cohen‘s new album Soli, and a host of works in response with their resident ensemble The Hermes Experiment.
With solos from The Hermes Ensemble members, 3 brand new works by the Listenpony composers, and a final folk set.
Crypt on the Green
7th
May 2015
Wigmore Hall, 12.30 & 2pm
More info about the project here.
19th
Apr 2015
The Hermes Experiment at Bastard Assignments
Asylum, Peckham
7th
Apr 2015
The Russet, Hackney Downs
DREAMS
New commissions by Edward Henderson, James Joslin and Tim Cape
Misha Mullov-Abbado, The Linden Tree
Meredith Monk, Double Fiesta (arr. Denholm)
Free improvisation on tweets
www.nonclassical.co.uk/hackney-classical
18th
Mar 2015
Purcell School
Workshop with young composers
3rd
Mar 2015
18th
Feb 2015
The Forge, Camden, 8pm
New commissions by Gareth Wood, James Brady and Misha Mullov-Abbado
Bernstein, I Hate Music! (arr. Millwood)
Gershwin, I Got Rhythm (arr. Pashley)
Monk, Double Fiesta (arr. Denholm)
New piece devised by Lloyd Coleman and The Hermes Experiment
£8 / 10 – Tickets available here.
8th
Feb 2015
20th Century Theatre, Notting Hill
Lloyd Coleman, new piece based on the Inferno from the Divine Comedy