“Abrasive and abrupt, it’s both classical and non-classical, infused with funk and alternative rock” (The Times on Troubairitz by Tansy Davies)
We're excited to present a night of music by Tansy Davies, the winner of the 2016 British Composer Award for her Opera Between Worlds. Her music jolts and pulses. Listening to it is a bit like being on a train that can bump suddenly from racing velocity to slowness, and that can somehow rattle along in a somewhat dislocated fashion at several different speeds at the same time. Meanwhile, the view out of the window will be changing.
Programme
- Troubairitz for voice, percussion and flute
- Greenhouses for voice, Indian harmonium and flute
- This Love/Destroying Beauty/Static for voice and piano
- Song of Pure Nothingness for Indian harmonium and voice
Plus DJ sets by BBC Radio 3 Late Junction presenter Nick Luscombe.
We released Tansy Davies' debut album, Troubairitz, in 2011. Listen on the right or on Spotify or Bandcamp.
Performers
Vollen united (feat. Poul Høxbro):
Elisabeth Holmertz - vocal
Kenneth Karlsson - piano, Indian harmonium
Poul Høxbro - low whistle, percussion
'… a livewire impossible to pigeonhole…' (The Times) // “Full of energy and spiky ideas, British composer Tansy Davies blows the cobwebs off the chamber music genre” - Exclaim.ca
Tansy Davies' music has been performed by many prestigious ensembles including London Sinfonietta, the City of London Sinfonia and English National Opera, and has also been performed at the BBC Proms.
Tickets £5 (students) / £8 (advanced) / £10 (on the door)
Doors open 8pm, live music from 8.30pm.