Tom’s October Gigs

hello! … a speedy digest of activity for your ears and calendars … lots of Arthurs.Høiby.Ritchie, Postcards from Pushkin in the F-IRE Festival at the Pizza Express (runs 15-19.10) and the first Arthurs.Høiby.Ritchie concert in France…

6.10 Arthurs.Høiby.Ritchie + Dave Kane’s Rabbit Project @ 7 Arts, Leeds
7.10 Arthurs.Høiby.Ritchie @ Broomhill Art Hotel, Devon. www.broomhillart.co.uk
10.10 Arthurs.Høiby.Ritchie @ The Forge, Basingstoke. www.anvilarts.org.uk (sorry, CANCELLED)
15.10 guest w. LPT3 @ Yolk Collective Festival, Nantes, France. www.yolkrecords.com
16.10 Arthurs.Høiby.Ritchie @ Yolk Collective Festival, Nantes, France. www.yolkrecords.com
17.10 Tom Arthurs / Richard Fairhurst, Postcards from Pushkin + Laubrock.Kurstin.Rochford @ F-IRE Festival, Pizza Express, Dean Street, London. www.pizzaexpresslive.co.uk
19.10 Arthurs.Høiby.Ritchie @ Wigmore Hall, London. Note 1pm start! www.wigmore-hall.org.uk
24.10 w. Yurodny @ Cork Jazz Festival, Ireland. www.corkjazzfestival.com
28.10 w. Steve Davis’ Toy Army @ Spiegeltent, Belfast Festival

all best! Tom

Kammer Klang #11

To celebrate the release of Ohka, Isambard Khroustaliov will be presenting new work at Kammer Klang realised in collaboration with Maurizio Ravalico (percussion) and Lucy Railton (‘cello). The evening also presents work for piano by Salvatore Sciarrino and a collective interpretation of John Zorn‘s infamous game piece ‘Cobra‘.

KK#11 – Tuesday 27 October 2009 @ 8:30pm

Cafe Oto
22 Ashwin Street, Dalston, E8 3DL
Tickets on the door: £5

ISAMBARD KHROUSTALIOV – OHKA Album Launch
new work for percussion, ‘cello and electronics
Maurizio Ravalico – Percussion
Lucy Railton – Cello

JOHN ZORN – Cobra
Michael Hooper – Mandolin
Kerry Yong – Piano
Peter Willcock – Voice/acting
Vicky Wright – Clarinets
Maurizio Ravalico – Percussion
Dave Schulmann – Sax
Zac Gvi – Sax
Adem Ilhan – Glockenspiel
Vince Sipprell – Viola
Chris Vatalaro – Drums
prompted by Sam Britton.

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)
Kerry Yong – piano

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

Icarus – Edinburgh

Following their performance in the 2007 dialogues festival, Icarus return to Edinburgh (on 09.09.09 no less … ) to help the festival celebrate its 10th anniversary and its new residency in Edinburgh’s first dedicated digital art venue. It will be the first chance to test out the unique loudspeaker configurations and also work out where to the put the performers and the audience in this new space. The live set will be accompanied by a specially commissioned film by Martin Hampton, support acts tbc.