Royal Academy of Music, 10am
The Hermes Experiment workshop new pieces by masters composition students from the Royal Academy of Music
14th
Dec 2020
Birmingham University
AM – Filming a recital for the Barber Concert Hall series (streamed online in 2021)
PM – workshopping 12 new pieces by students from Birmingham University
8th
Dec 2020
ROSL London Clubhouse, 6pm
We are delighted to be returning to ROSL in December to give a recital. Our programme will feature works by Freya Waley-Cohen, Errollyn Wallen, Graham Ross and Jeremy Thurlow as well as new arrangements of Clara Schumman and Lili Boulanger songs.
If you are unable to join us in person, this concert will be livestreamed, so register for a free place below for the online event.
22nd
Nov 2020
Online broadcast
Three new commissions from:
Eleanor Alberga, Deep Blue Sea
Ayanna Witter-Johnson, Draw The Line
Raymond Yiu, Written at Sunset
Kerry Andrew (arr. Denholm), Fruit Songs
Lily Boulanger (arr. Schofield), Attente & Reflets
Ewan Campbell, London, he felt fairly certain, had always been London
Sergei Prokofiev (arr. Schofield), Visions Fugitives
Clara Schumann (arr. Pashley), Liebst du um Schönheit
This concert is generously supported by The Michael Cuddigan Trust.
8th
Nov 2020
London Sound Gallery Festival, produced by The Gesualdo Six
Online broadcast, 5pm
The Hermes Experiment connect creative beginnings to nostalgic farewells and inevitable endings: works by Emily Hall, Errollyn Wallen and Alex Mills are performed alongside arrangements of pieces by Anna Meredith and Peter Maxwell Davies. Two new graphic scores by Anna Disley-Simpson and Jacob Fitzgerald, selected from a recent open ‘Call for Scores’, will be premiered by The Hermes Experiment and The Gesualdo Six in a collaborative performance.
13th
Oct 2020
Live-streamed from Oxford, 10pm
Barbara Strozzi (arr. Werner), Tradimento
Soosan Lolavar, Mah Didam
Josephine Stephenson, Between the war and you
Richard Rodney Bennett (arr. Pashley), ‘Slow Foxtrot’ form A History of the Thé Dansant
Philip Venables, A photograph (world premiere) – text by Cordelia Lynn
Misha Mullov-Abbado, The Linden Tree
Joni Mitchell (arr. Pashley), Big Yellow Taxi
1st
Oct 2020
7.30pm – BBC Radio 3 live broadcast from BBC Maida Vale studios.
Performing alongside Ashley Riches and Sholto Kynoch ahead of Oxford Lieder Festival.
29th
Sep 2020
London Sound Gallery Festival, produced by The Gesualdo Six
Grosvenor Chapel, London 3.30pm
The Hermes Experiment connect creative beginnings to nostalgic farewells and inevitable endings: works by Emily Hall, Errollyn Wallen and Alex Mills are performed alongside arrangements of pieces by Anna Meredith and Peter Maxwell Davies. Two new graphic scores by Anna Disley-Simpson and Jacob Fitzgerald, selected from a recent open ‘Call for Scores’, will be premiered by The Hermes Experiment and The Gesualdo Six in a collaborative performance.
28th
Jul 2020
This live event is cancelled but the concert will now be streamed online on 28th July.
Freya Waley-Cohen, We Phoenician Sailors
Alfred Hopkins, new commission (in partnership with Aldeburgh Young Musicians, supported by the Michael Cuddigan Trust)
Peter Maxwell Davies (arr. Pashley) Farewell to stromness
Maurice Ravel (arr. Schofield) ‘Rigaudon’ from Le Tombeau de Couperin
Meredith Monk (arr. Denholm) Double Fiesta
The programme also features Kate Whitley’s Six Charlotte Mew Settings performed by Héloïse and the Tippett Quartet
This concert is presented by the Michael Cuddigan Trust
24th
Jul 2020
Release of our debut album HERE WE ARE on Delphian Records – featuring works by Emily Hall, Misha Mullov-Abbado, Errollyn Wallen, Freya Waley-Cohen, Oliver Leith, Anna Meredith, Josephine Stephenson, Joel Rust and Giles Swayne.
26th
Feb 2020
Open workshop & masterclass, performing new works by student composers from the Royal College of Music.
12th
Feb 2020
Members of The Hermes Experiment visit students at Bristol Pre-Conservatoire as part of their series on contemporary music this term.
4th
Feb 2020
Workshopping new works by postgraduate students from Trinity Laban.
22nd
Jan 2020
Workshop with student composers from the Royal College of Music.
8th
Jan 2020
ChristChurch Finkin Street, Grantham, 7.30pm
Claude Debussy (arr. Schofield, Werner, Pashley), Fantoches, Mandoline & Reverie
Ewan Campbell, London, he felt fairly certain, had always been London
Emily Hall, I am happy living simply & The end of the ending
Josephine Stephenson, Between the War and You
Leonard Bernstein (arr. Millwood), I Hate Music!
George Gershwin (arr. Pashley), I Got Rhythm
Misha Mullov-Abbado, The Linden Tree
Peter Maxwell Davies (arr. Pashley), Farewell to Stromness
Meredith Monk (arr. Denholm), Double Fiesta
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3rd
Dec 2019
As part of our composers project with Trinity Laban in 2019/20, Oliver leads a session on writing for the clarinet, for their postgraduate composers.
28th
Nov 2019
Performance at the RPS Awards, Battersea Arts Centre
27th
Nov 2019
Belmont Cinema Bar, Aberdeen
Matthew Grouse, new commission
Emily Hall, I am happy living simply & The end of the ending
Anna Meredith (arr. Schofield), Fin like a Flower
Josephine Stephenson, tanka
Robin Haigh, Kalimotxo
Alexander Mosolov (arr. Pashley), Four Newspaper Advertisements, Op. 21
Meredith Monk (arr. Denholm), Double Fiesta
New commission from the winner of the call for scores
26th
Nov 2019
Scottish Storytelling Centre, Edinburgh
Matthew Grouse, new commission
Emily Hall, I am happy living simply & The end of the ending
Anna Meredith (arr. Schofield), Fin like a Flower
Josephine Stephenson, tanka
Robin Haigh, Kalimotxo
Alexander Mosolov (arr. Pashley), Four Newspaper Advertisements, Op. 21
Meredith Monk (arr. Denholm), Double Fiesta
New commission from the winner of the call for scores
25th
Nov 2019
Hug and Pint, Glasgow
Matthew Grouse, new commission
Emily Hall, I am happy living simply & The end of the ending
Anna Meredith (arr. Schofield), Fin like a Flower
Josephine Stephenson, tanka
Robin Haigh, Kalimotxo
Alexander Mosolov (arr. Pashley), Four Newspaper Advertisements, Op. 21
Meredith Monk (arr. Denholm), Double Fiesta
New commission from the winner of the call for scores
24th
Nov 2019
Scottish Music Centre, Glasgow
Workshopping 5 new works by Lucy McPhee, Andrew Blair, Ruth Lee, James Moriarty and Ruari Paterson-Achenbach, all selected from “The Night With” call for scores.
19th
Nov 2019
As part of our composers project with Trinity Laban in 2019/20, Marianne leads a session on writing for the double bass, for their postgraduate composers.
18th
Nov 2019
St Paul’s Hall, HCMF, 12.30pm
Meredith Monk (arr. Denholm), Double Fiesta
The Hermes Experiment, Bass Piece
Joel Rust, Pack of Orders
Oliver Leith, Uh huh, Yeah
13th
Nov 2019
Workshop with student composers from the Royal College Music.
10th
Nov 2019
Boulevard Theatre, Soho, 2pm
Anna Meredith (arr. Schofield), Fin like a Flower
Meredith Monk (arr. Denholm), Double Fiesta
Josephine Stephenson, Between the war and you
Oliver Leith, Uh huh, Yeah
Robin Haigh, Kalimotxo
Alexander Mosolov (arr. Pashley), Four Newspaper Advertisements, Op. 21
Joel Rust, Pack of Orders
15th
Oct 2019
As part of our composers project with Trinity Laban in 2019/20, Anne leads a session on writing for the harp, for their postgraduate composers.
9th
Oct 2019
9-13 October
The Hermes Experiment record their debut album in Edinburgh for release in 2020 on Delphian Records.
4th
Oct 2019
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
26th
Sep 2019
Chihuly Nights, Kew Gardens (Temperate House and Pavilion Bar)
Live improvisation responding to a new work by Nico Muhly – commissioned by Guest Artists.
24th
Sep 2019
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.
31st
Aug 2019
Chihuly Nights, Kew Gardens (Temperate House and Pavilion Bar)
Live improvisation responding to a new work by Nico Muhly – commissioned by Guest Artists.
30th
Aug 2019
Chihuly Nights, Kew Gardens (Temperate House and Pavilion Bar)
Live improvisation responding to a new work by Nico Muhly – commissioned by Guest Artists.
29th
Aug 2019
Chihuly Nights, Kew Gardens (Temperate House and Pavilion Bar)
Live improvisation responding to a new work by Nico Muhly – commissioned by Guest Artists.
24th
Aug 2019
Chihuly Nights, Kew Gardens (Temperate House and Pavilion Bar)
Live improvisation responding to a new work by Nico Muhly – commissioned by Guest Artists.
23rd
Aug 2019
Chihuly Nights, Kew Gardens (Temperate House and Pavilion Bar)
Live improvisation responding to a new work by Nico Muhly – commissioned by Guest Artists.
23rd
Aug 2019
Chihuly Nights, Kew Gardens (Temperate House and Pavilion Bar)
Live improvisation responding to a new work by Nico Muhly – commissioned by Guest Artists.
22nd
Aug 2019
Chihuly Nights, Kew Gardens (Temperate House and Pavilion Bar)
Live improvisation responding to a new work by Nico Muhly – commissioned by Guest Artists.
17th
Aug 2019
Chihuly Nights, Kew Gardens (Temperate House and Pavilion Bar)
Live improvisation responding to a new work by Nico Muhly – commissioned by Guest Artists.
16th
Aug 2019
Chihuly Nights, Kew Gardens (Temperate House and Pavilion Bar)
Live improvisation responding to a new work by Nico Muhly – commissioned by Guest Artists.
15th
Aug 2019
Chihuly Nights, Kew Gardens (Temperate House and Pavilion Bar)
Live improvisation responding to a new work by Nico Muhly – commissioned by Guest Artists.
13th
Aug 2019
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.