Part of Out Hear at Kings Place
Curated by Graham Fitkin
Aidy Spillett percussion
Joby Burgess percussion
Graham Fitkin piano
Nick Moss saxophones and bass clarinet
Simon Haram saxophones
Noel Langley trumpet
Alan Thomas guitar
John Lunn bass
Ruth Wall harps
Programme to include:
Soft Wac
Totti
Danse Real
Touching Seen
Mistaken Identity
Torn Edge
The Cone Gatherers
Loudish
Close Hold
Vamp
Punchy Rhythms - Tight Grooves - Relentless Stamina. A virtuoso line-up exploring pulse, energy and minimalism. Direct no-nonsense music... Part of their breathtaking UK tour.
Graham Fitkin is a UK composer who writes for both acoutic instruments and various electronica. He has worked with orchestras such as RLPO, Halle, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Tokyo Symphony Orchestra and London Chamber Orchestra. He has composed for dance companies such as Shobana Jeyasingh Dance Company, Wayne McGregor's Random Dance, New York City Ballet, San Francisco Ballet and Bi-Ma. He has collaborated with ensembles such as Nederlands Blazersensemble, Smith Quartet, Piano Circus, Ensemble Bash and the Fibonacci Sequence and has conducted orchestras in venues from Lincoln Center to South Bank to Aula Magna.
Recent performance projects include KAPLAN, for keyboards and live visuals, and STILL WARM for multiple electronically manipulated harps and sampler. These toured UK in 2006 and 2007. On both of these projects he collaborated with his partner Ruth Wall. There have been recent collaborations with London Chamber Orchestra, Powerplant, Kathryn Stott, Will Gregory, Fibonacci Sequence, visual artist John Keys and Royal Ballet choreographer Jonathan Watkins. Graham's work has been released on CD by Decca's Argo label, Factory Classical, Sanctuary's Black Box and many others but more recently on his own label GFR. Circuit has just been recorded in Japan by BIS Records for release in spring 2010.
In 2009 there were new commissions for London Chamber Orchestra and BBC Concert Orchestra. In 2010 there is a new production for the Royal Ballet and also a concerto for midi-harp and orchestra for harpist Sioned Williams and the BBC Symphony Orchestra.
Read more about Graham Fitkin at his official website.
Choose your seat on arrival.
Date: Monday 15 February
Time: 20:00
Venue: Hall Two
Please note that online booking closes 90 minutes prior to the start of the performance.
