@ the ICA: Notation and Interpretation 16 -20 February

A mini-season with a dual focus on composed work and the permutations of music performance. Notation and Interpretation will also showcase the aesthetic appeal of the musical score and current cross-pollination at work in the fields of contemporary classical and electronic practice.
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WEDNESDAY 16th 8PM - Gallery
Mauricio Kagel -Match
performed by Oliver Coates, Lucy Railton - celli, Serge Vuille - percussion

Aldo Clementi -Madrigale
performed by Kerry Yong - Casio Keyboard and Computer

Christian Wolff - Exercise 15
performed by Eloisa Fleur Thom, Benedict Taylor, Fred Thomas, Lucy Railton, Newton Armstrong

FRIDAY 18th
6.30/8PM - Gallery
Christopher Fox - Talks about Notation

John Cage -Prepared Piano works (selection)
Adapted and performed by Kerry Yong for Sampler Keyboard.

John Cage -Five(One)

Earle Brown -Folio - December 1952

10pm
Morton Feldman -For Bunita Marcus (duration: 75mins)
performed by Mark Knoop - Piano


SATURDAY 19th, 3pm
Serge Vuille performs music for solo percussion:
Anton Wymann -Akrobat
Matthew Shlomowitz - Hi-Hat and Me
Annette Schmucki- und durch. figuren. unter ruhe/punkten
John Cage - Composed Improvisation
Vinko Globokar - Corporel

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VISUAL LIBRARY - Reading Room & Concourse
On display: A broad collection of scores, films and writings by composers demonstrating new methods of notation in their work. áDisplayed throughout the festival in the Concourse and Reading Room, works included by:

Christopher Fox, Claudia Molitor, James Saunders, Jennifer Walshe, Earle Brown, Sam Britton John Cage, John Zorn, Matthew Shlomowitz, Lawrence Upton, James Tenney, Christian Wolff, Karlheinz Stockhausen, John Cage, Vinko Globokar, Pierre Boulez, Larry Polansky, Philip Corner, Adem Ilhan, Chris Peck, Mauricio Pauly, Christian Kesten, Anton Lukoszevieze, Cornelius Cardew, Morton Feldman, Michael Finnissy & Brian Ferneyhough

Films Include:

• Five Finger Discount and Letter Piece Number 1 (performances) by Matthew Shlomowitz.
• NAMELY for Peter Mason, (a collaboration with John Drever) by Lawrence Upton.
• Changing the System, a documentary exploring the music of Christian Wolff by Andrew Chesher.

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The festival also features work by Pattern Foundry artist Richard Rhys, daytime workshops and a Sunday 20th performance lead by Dirty Electronics (John Richards) and Saturday 19th evening performance of music by Plaid, Will Dutta, Larry Goves and Mira Calix.