What's On

Our Spring In Focus takes a deep dive into works by composers who are redefining the relationship between music and movement. Over the course of the day, staff and students will examine how sound influences the physicality of musicians, while their movements, in turn, reshape the performance, resulting in a dynamic blend of auditory and visual expression.

Programme

Cathy Berberian Stripsody
Maeve Herd soprano

Selection of Fluxus works

Katherine Lee New work
Katherine Lee guzheng

Mark Applebaum Darmstadt Kindergarten
Elena Orsi, Orla McGarrity violins
Rhiannon Collins viola
Robert Wheatley cello

Meriel Price Your Rope
Ted Ford, Charlie Fretwell, Maisy Shaw, Lucy Irving performers

About

Part of our New Music and Movement In Focus, this kinetic lunchtime performance features pieces which sit at the intersection of music and full-bodied performance art. Cathy Berberian’s Stripsody explores the onomatopoeic sounds of comic strips for solo vocalist, Mark Applebaum’s Darmstadt Kindergarten for string quartet showcases how music can be powerfully expressed even in the absence of sound, and Meriel Price’s Your Rope ends the concert with a surprisingly physical workout for four skipping performers.

Photo credit: Robin Clewley

Tickets:
Free admission, ticket required

Promoted by RNCM.

This event will end at approximately 1.50pm.