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Glasgow/Oxford Improvisers Orchestra
Special guests Neil Davidson (guitar) and Raymond MacDonald (sax) from
the Glasgow Improvisers Orchestra join members of the Oxford Improvisers
collective.
¤ when: Wednesday 1st February, 8.30 p.m.
¤ where: upstairs at
Port Mahon, St. Clements, Oxford.
¤ how much: £3.
Reflections, Refractions, Distortions
A day of workshops followed by an evening performance featuring the
groups [rout], Isis Ensemble and Oxford Improvisers. The aim of the day is for
local performers and music students to explore new compositions and performance
techniques including improvisation, electronics and graphic scores.
¤ when: Saturday 18th February
¤ where: Jacqueline du
Pre concert hall, St Hilda’s College, Cowley Place, Oxford
¤ how much: Participation is free with a small charge for lunch.
¤ contact: To book a place, or submit a work contact Jo Ross at OCM on
01865 488369 or jo@ocmevents.org
Helen Edwards & Bruno Guastalla
Butoh dance specialist Helen Edwards joins Bruno Guastalla (cello,
bandoneon) and others
¤ when: Wednesday 8th March, 8.30 p.m.
¤ where: upstairs at
Port Mahon, St. Clements, Oxford.
¤ how much:
£3.
Sound and Image
Chris Brown (guitar), Claire Aldington (recorder), Barry Reeves
(visual artist), and more …
¤ when: Saturday 25 March 8.00 p.m.
¤ where: St. Helen's Church, Abingdon.
¤ how much:
£5. (£3 concessions)
Alan Wilkinson
Acclaimed sax maestro Alan Wilkinson with Dominic Lash (bass), Paul
May (drums) and more
¤ when: Wednesday 12 April, 8.30 p.m.
¤ where: upstairs at
Port Mahon, St. Clements, Oxford.
¤ how much: £3.
FURT
Electronic performance duo FURT (aka Richard Barrett and Paul
Obermayer) have been quietly dismantling the boundaries between improvisation
and composition for 16 years now. Barrett is a composer of dense, knotty works
(often termed 'New Complexity') while Obermayer works as part of the trio Bark!
¤ when: Sunday 23 April, 8.00 p.m.
¤ where: Drama Studio (Oxford Brookes University, Headington Hill
Campus, London Road)
¤ how much: £5. (£3 concessions)
Forthcoming Events
NEW! Oxford Improvisers at the Port Mahon, first Wednesday of each month
... Weekly open ‘playing’ session at the Richard Hamilton Building, Oxford
Brookes University ... Monthly Saturday lunchtime events at OVADA Art Gallery,
Central Oxford ... Monthly evening gigs at the Drama Studio, Headington Hill
Campus, London Road, Oxford
Musicians include... Pat Thomas, Pete McPhail, Dominic Lash, Malcolm
Atkins, Clair Aldington, Julian Faultless, Chris Brown, Nick Benda, Miles
Doubleday, Helen Edwards, Bruno Guastalla, Jill Elliot and many more
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