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Nonclassical @ the MacBeth
Live performance from upcoming percussion quartet: Sankorfa
+ Guest DJ Christopher Mayo (Camberwell Composer's Collective)
Hosted by Resident DJ/Composer Gabriel Prokofiev
Wednesday 1st October 2008
8pm - 1am
£5/4
Facebook Event : http://www.new.facebook.com/event.php?eid=25768402861
Myspace : http://www.myspace.com/nonclassicalmusic
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The MacBeth
70 Hoxton St.
London N1 6LP
8pm - 1am [nearest tube Old St]
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Sankorfa is led by four of the United Kingdom's most exciting young musicians. Formed whilst they were students at London's Guildhall School of Music and Drama, Sankorfa has developed a reputation for innovation and sophistication in performance and education. They are equally at home performing in recital halls and night clubs, and have delivered masterclasses and workshops to students of all ages.
Sankorfa's initial repertoire was established through performances of the percussion ensemble music of John Cage, Steve Reich, Toru Takemitsu, and Iannis Xenakis. Whilst these composers remain central within Sankorfa's repertoire, the ensemble perform all of the major works of the percussion ensemble tradition and regularly commission and premiere new works. Furthermore, Sankorfa has forged a distinctive sound by incorporating their own compositions and improvisations into their performances. These compositions, many of which will soon be released on their new CD, constitute the majority of the repertoire which Sankorfa performs in night clubs.
MySpace – www.myspace.com/sankorfa
Website – www.sankorfa.com
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Christopher Mayo is a Canadian composer living and working in London. He was the recipient of the 2005 Royal Philharmonic Society Composition prize and a Serge Garant Award in the 2005 SOCAN Awards for Young Composers. Christopher was appointed as the first composer-in-residence at Tatton Park in 2006-2007. He is a member of the Camberwell Composers' Collective who will be New Music Associates at Kettle's Yard in Cambridge for the 2008-2009 season.
http://www.christophermayo.net/
http://www.camberwellcomposerscollective.com/
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Be part of a new approach to classical music.
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nonclassical: music that is classical & not classical; taking
inspiration from baroque, techno, grime, classical, avante garde;
presenting it informal & relevant situations.
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Website : http://www.nonclassical.co.uk/
Myspace : http://www.myspace.com/nonclassicalmusic
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Available at all good record stores, for download, and on the night:
John Mathias & Nuck Ryan's 'Cortical Songs'.
The Elysian Quartet/ Gabriel Prokofiev String Quartet No.1
The Elysian Quartet/ Gabriel Prokofiev String Quartet No.2
GeNIA/John Richards Suite for Piano and Electronics.
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