Event - Concert

Double bill: Christopher Redgate/Ensemble Exposé and Stephen Gutman (piano)

Thursday 26 November, 7pm & 8.30pm | Part of The Cutting Edge: London

Christopher Redgate and Ensemble Exposé rethink the relationships between soloist/ensemble, improvisation/notation and electronics/acoustic instruments, while pianist Stephen Gutman brings John Cage’s unforgettable take on the four seasons plus music by Laurence Crane, Ian Vine and Gabriel Jackson.

What's it about?

7pm

Christopher Redgate and Ensemble Exposé

Challenging traditional music boundaries and rethinking relationships between soloist/ensemble, improvisation/notation and electronics/acoustic instruments, this experimental and virtuosic oboist and ensemble reveal startling new works by David Gorton, Paul Archbold and Roger Redgate.

David Gorton Schmetterlingsspiel for solo oboe and ensemble
Paul Archbold new work for oboe and small ensemble
Roger Redgate new work for improvising soloist and two ensembles

8.30pm
Stephen Gutman (piano)

This brilliant solo pianist brings John Cage’s unforgettable take on the four seasons and Laurence Crane’s perfectly poised music, providing a meditative setting for new work: exquisite from Ian Vine, unashamedly exuberant from Gabriel Jackson.

John Cage The Seasons: Ballet in One Act
Laurence Crane Kierkegaards
Ian Vine over 5000 individual works #1642
Gabriel Jackson Piano Sonata

These events are part of Sound and Music's The Cutting Edge 2009. To view the series programme book, visit The Cutting Edge series page.

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