KK#12 - 24 November 2009

TUES NOV 24TH
£5
8.30PM
Cafe Oto 22 Ashwin Street DalstonE8 3DL

Featuring

Outhouse
Robin Fincker - tenor saxophone/ clarinet
Tom Challenger -tenor sax
Johnny Brierley - bass
Dave Smith - drums
PA Tremblay - bass

The quartet is a core-member of the Loop Collective. Nov KK invites laptopist/bass-guitarist Pierre Alexandre Tremblay to join them for the headline set.


Pierre Alexandre Tremblay - Un clou, son marteau, et le béton (2009)
Performed by pianist and dedicatee, Sarah Nicolls

ATAU TANAKA - NEW WORK for pianist and sensors (2009)
Performed by Sarah Nicolls.

Louis Andriessen - Sweet for solo recorder
Performed by Leo Chadburn

KLANG 11, ZORN'S COBRA....... thanks to Gareth Humphreys for the action shots!

Master minded and conducted by Sam Britton
Zac
AdemVicky in Gorilla mode, Dave Schulmann doing.....
Michael
Maurizio and Chris
Vince
The whole crew-thanks everyone for a memorable night
KAMMER KLANG & PLUS MINUS JOIN FORCE AT THE ICA

Very good news:

As part of the ICA's Calling Out of Context nine day festival of experimental music and sound, we are presenting works by composer Trond Reinholdtsen and visual artist James Beckett, in a night comprised of motorcross trophies, travel sounds, rabbits, power point presentations and microtonal music.

The whole night will look like this:

Trond Reinholdtsen13 Music Theatre Pieces
Trond Reinholdtsen
Concert Music Piece
Iannis XenakisCharisma
Alex Hills Some states can be resolved rhythmically [premier]
Matthew ShlomowitzFast Medium Swing
Giancinto ScelsiDuo for Cello and Violin
Larry Polansky Ensemble Of Notes
James Beckett Trophies
James BeckettRabbit to Score
James Beckett THE FRÈDERYCK NÙYEGEN SEASIDE MEMORIAL BAND

And these guys going to play it:

Mark Knoop - Accordion
Roderick Chadwick - Keyboard
Vicky Wright - Clarinets
Adam De La Cour - Guitar
Alex Waterman - Cello
Matthew Coorey - French Horn
Aisha Orazbayeva - Violin
Lucy Railton - Cello
Scott Lygate - Clarinet
Serge Vuille - Percussion
Dave De Rose - Drums


Wed 18 November | 7pm | £8 / £7 forICA Members

Kammer Klang on the Radio

We were very happy to be invited to the Resonance FM studios by Joe Kassman-Tod to do a little show for Disorder at the Border, about an hour long, some music from past KK's and some rambling interview from me, skip that bit:

Finnissy's Confusion in the Service of Discovery, for Mandolin and electronic mandolin, played by Michael Hooper
Xenakis Charisma played by myself and Scott Lygate on Clarinet
and a solo electronics piece from Isambard Khroustaliov, playing Pink, a piece he wrote for KK number one!

Thanks to everyone for their time and exceptional skill.
It's a good listen! Here's the link:

http://dl.getdropbox.com/u/1215648/Disorder%20at%20the%20Border%20-%20Kammer%20Klang%20-%2024th%20October.mp3

Big thanks to Joe for asking to play. His show is at 8pm every Saturday night on Resonance 104.4 fm, definitely worth checking out, this man has good taste!


KK#11 - 27 October 2009


A night of contemporary classical, electronic and improvised music, headlined by Isambard Khroustaliov, and featuring the music of John Zorn, Mauricio Kagel, Salvatore Sciarrino and Giacinto Scelsi, curat
ed by Lucy Railton

Cafe Oto
22 Ashwin Street, Dalston, E8 3DL

Tickets on the door: £5
Starts 8.30


ISAMBARD KHROUSTALIOV- OHKA Album Launch

JOHN ZORN - Cobra
conducted by Sam Britton.
Michael Hooper - Mandolin
Kerry Yong - Piano
Peter Willcock - Voice/acting
Vicky Wright - Clarinets
Maurizio Ravalico - Congas
Alex Ward - Guitar
Dave Schulmann - Sax
Adem - Electronics
Vince Sipprell - Viola

MAURICIO KAGEL - Atem
for Actor and Clarinet
Performed by Ah! You sitting comfortably

SALVATORE SCIARRINO, solo piano pieces:
- Due Notturni Crudeli (2000-2001)
- Anamorfosi (1980)
Performed by Kerry Yong - piano

GIACINTO SCELSI - Duo for cello and violin (1965)
Aisha Orazbayeva - Violin
Lucy Railton - Cello

KK#10 - 29 September 2009

Footage from the night here:


IMPROVISATION: Matthew Bourne (piano) and Christophe De Benezac (sax)

MICHAEL FINNISSY - Confusion in the Service of Discovery
Michael Hooper - mandolin (and electronics)

J.M. STAUD - Towards a Brighter Hue
Aisha Orazbayeva - violin

ALEX HILLS: Knight's Move
Sarah Cresswell - Percussion and Lucy Railton - Cello

KAIJA SAARIAHO: Rock Garden
Sarah Cresswell - Percussion (and electronics)

ELLIOTT CARTER: Rhapsodic Musings
Aisha Orazbayeva - violin

KK#9 - 1 September 2009 at CAFE OTO

A night of contemporary classical compositions by John Cage, Christian Wolff, Luciano Berio , electronic music by Tristan Brooke, and a selection of songs from Simon Bookish.

SIMON BOOKISH
-- selected songs
Simon Bookish - Vocals
Emma Smith - Violin
Max Baillie - Violin
Mandy Drummond - Viola
Lucy Railton - Cello

JOHN CAGE -- Etudes Boreales
Mark Knoop - Piano

LUCIANO BERIO -- Sequenza I
Carla Rees -- flute

CHRISTIAN WOLFF -- Music for 1, 2 or 3 players.
Performed by Lucy Railton and Mark Knoop

TRISTAN BROOKES -- Threads for amplified viola and 7 loudspeakers
Robert Ames - viola
Tristan Brookes and Oliver Whitworth - electronics

KK#8 - 30 June 2009 at CAFE OTO

Mark Knoop, Lucy Railton, Shabaka Hutchings and Kerry Yong perform works by Peter Ablinger, Cornelius Cardew, Iannis Xenakis and Luigi Nono, and a special set by Mayming.

MAYMING - Seaming To - Voice/Semay Wu - Cello

CORNELIUS CARDEW - Mountains
Shabaka Hutchings - Bass Clarinet

IANNIS XENAKIS - Charisima
Shabaka Hutchings (clarinet) and Lucy Railton (cello)

PETER ABLINGER - Voices and Piano
(Mother Theresa, Morton Feldmann & Billie Holiday)
Kerry Yong - piano (and electronics)

LUIGI NONO - .....sofferte onde serene...
Kerry Yong - piano (and electronics)

Video Highlights here:




KK#7 - 26 May 2009

Guest curated by Mark Knoop, a night of works exploring the nature of live collaboration.
MICHAEL MATTHEW - The First Sea
Vicky Wright - clarinet (and tape)

ØYVIND TORVUND - Audio Guide
Mark Knoop - keyboard and tape
MARK KNOOP - A.B.
Vicky Wright (clarinet) and Mark Knoop (accordion)


GASTRO - Songs of food

Adam de la Cour - guitar/voice
Richmond Stockwell - drums
Mark Knoop- accordion

ANGHARAD DAVIES & ALEX WATERMAN
improvisation: violin & cello

video highlights here

KK#6 - 28 April 2009

KK's most eclectic night yet: an electronic tape classic by Varese, an even more classic classic by Purcell, and the 21C coming in the form of Anna Meredith, Mira Calix and Ah! You Sitting, comfortably.

- Mira Calix (electronics) and Oliver Coates (cello) Duo

ANNA MEREDITH (solo electronics)

HENRY PURCELL - Three Part Fantasias adapted for modern string trio

EDGAR VARESE - Poeme Electronique

ADAM DE LA COUR - Cowboy George (for clarinet and cowboy)
Ah! You sitting, comfortably!

KK#5 - 24 February 2009

The Final Terror, plus works by Stockhausen, Scelsi, Williamson and Crane

* THE FINAL TERROR
Pete Wareham - Sax
Leo Taylor - Drums
Ruth Goller - Bass
Chris Sharkey - Guitar
Kenichi Iwasa - Keyboard

Kerry Yong rereads two classic piano and electronic works for Casiotone keyboard
STOCKHAUSEN - Klavierstuck XVI
SCELSI - Aitsi

LAURENCE CRANE - Riis
Vicky Wright - Clarinet -
Kerry Yong - Organ
Lucy Railton - Cello

JAMES WILLIAMSON - new work
Sarah Cresswell - percussion

Complete performance of Scelsi

KK#4 - 27 January 2009

LEAFCUTTER JOHN
Featuring the KK String Quartet, live electronics and animated graphic score

STEVE REICH - Different Trains (for string quartet and tape)
Kate Riley - violin
Helena Nicholls - violin
Rob Ames - viola
Lucy Railton - cello

HAROLD GENZMER - Sonata for Bass Clarinet
Scott Lygate - bass clarinet

KK#3 - 2 December 2008

HELMET LACHENMANN - Pression
Lucy Railton - cello

TOM JOHNSON - Counting Duets
Mark Knoop & Matthew Shlomowitz

MATTHEW SHLOMOWITZ - When Is a Door Not A Door?
Kammer Klang 4 - Lucy Railton, Sasha Milavic Davies, Mark Knoop & Matthew Shlomowitz

Improvisation by Patrick Farmer (snare drum), Dominic Lash (Double Bass) & Matt Milton (violin)

Here is a video clip with footage from the night - sadly missing the improvisation.


Kammer Klang 4
(Sasha Milavic Davies, Lucy Railton, Matthew Shlomowitz & Mark Knoop)

KK#2 - 28 October 2008

ALFRED SCHNITTKE - A Paganini
David Worswick - violin

STEVE REICH - Pendulum Music
sets in motion by Isambard Khroustaliov

LOUIS ANDRIESSEN - Workers Union
Vicky Wright - bass clarinet
Sasha Koushk-Jalali - tuba
Rob Ames - viola
Sarah Creswell - percussion
Lucy Railton - cello

Improvisation by Oren Marshall (tuba) & Maurizio Ravalico (congas)

KK#1 - 30 September 2008

GYORGY KURTAG - Signs, Games & Messages
Ed Brenton - violin
Rob Ames - viola
Lucy Railton - cello

MATTHEW SHLOMOWITZ - Letter Pieces
Sasha Milavic Davies - dancer
Lucy Railton - cello

ANNA MEREDITH - Flex
Sarah Cresswell - metallic percussion

A new work by Isambard Khroustaliov (electronics) in collaboration with film maker Alice Scott

* Improvisation by Alex Bonney (piccolo trumpet) & Isambard Khroustaliov (electronics)

Here is a video clip with footage from the night.