recent projects
Premiered Ice Breath for amplified Paetzold contrabass recorder by Cem Güven as part of the London Contemporary Soloists concert series. This piece was born out of a longer term collaboration exploring the rich sonic possibilities of the Paetzold contrabass, with a focus on multiphonics.
London Contemporary Soloists
St Cyprian's Clarence Gate, London, June 2022
Bernardo Simoes 2022
JUXTAPOSITIONS
Angela Burgess Recital Hall, Royal Academy of Music, January 2022
Photo: Suting Han 2022
New works for solo recorder created in collaboration with a team of composers, cellist and visual artist, dialogue with 17th century variations. An exploration of the infinite tonal and expressive power of this extraordinary instrument, drawing on its rich repertoire, and in juxtaposition with electronics and live painting.
Part of the inaugural Royal Academy of Music Student's Create Festival , January 2022.
FLIGHT / / FANCY
August 2022, AMOK, Stirchley
June 2021, University of Birmingham
The recorder and birds have a long shared history, with the instrument widely used as a musical symbol for birdsong, the pastoral, love, and memory. The name recorder is thought to have been derived from the English verb ‘to record’, meaning to recall or rehearse, however from the early sixteenth century, ‘to record’ took on a new meaning in poetry and literature – ‘to chant, sing or warble like a bird’.
This programme, for recorder, harpsichord and fixed electronics, was created in conjunction with composer Owen Russell. FLIGHT//FANCY explores multiple meanings of the term ‘recorder’, both through bird-inspired compositions and ‘recorded’ and manipulated tunes from the 1717 publication The Bird Fancyer’s Delight, which form bridges between pieces.
Contributed two pieces (Whose Meadows and I am the moon) in response to photographs from David Severn's lockdown portfolio "Songs of Solitude". These tracks feature field recordings, vocals, recorder and clarinet sounds.
Explore the installation here: https://www.davidsevern.com/songs-of-solitude
Songs of Solitude - David Severn
Lockdown project, online, 2020
David Severn 2020