Ahead of her curated event The Gaze on 21 November, Associate Composer Lola de la Mata shares some of her influences in this new Spotify playlist.
That’s right, it’s another talent competition. Except this one champions the unorthodox, the unusual and the unheard.
Nonclassical artist Tansy Davies, former Associate Composer Charlotte Harding have both been nominated for awards, as well as composer/ performer Neil Luck, who’ll be performing at our next event on 21 November.
Ahead of their performance of Q-Hubris on 21 November at Iklectik, take a look at some images of the piece.
Back in January this year (2019), we held our annual Battle of the Bands night, a contest showcasing the best new talent on the new music scene. Take a look at what happened.
As part of the Herne Hill Festival, composer and nonclassical founder Gabriel Prokofiev has curated a programme of electronics, cello and percussion at Off the Cuff on 4 October. Featuring cellist Colin Alexander, percussionist James Larter and Gabriel himself, find out more about the artists performing and what they have in store for you.
Ahead of his performance of the piece on 4 October, watch James Larter perform Michael Gordon’s XY, a work inspired by the double helix of DNA.
To give you a taste of what to expect on 4 October, take a look at Peter Gregson’s performance of the second movement of Gabriel Prokofiev’s Cello Multitracks.
Take a look at this video of Joby Burgess performing Fanta® – performed using soda bottles and electronics, which he’ll be playing at The Victoria on 18 September.
Take a look out some of the highlights from our Nonclassical in the Sky Gardens event on 25 July, featuring Mandhira de Saram, Sam Cave, Chihiro Ono, Ben Vince and DJ sets from Gabriel Prokofiev.
On 25 July, we took over the Garden at 120, one of the incredible Sky Gardens in the heart of the City. Take a look at what we got up to.
This September, we’re back for our second instalment of our sky gardens series as part of City of London’s Fantastic Feats. Find out more about the artists involved.
With our event in The Garden at 120 just under a week away, find out more about the artists involved and what they’ll be performing as the sun sets on the city skyline.
Composer, DJ and electronic musician Dan Samsa – alias Warsnare – is the first this year’s Associate Composers to curate a nonclassical night. Presented in the round of the Albany in Deptford, Dan presents an evening that combines 360-degree audio with the powerful sound system of UK bass culture.
We recently chatted to Dan about his upcoming night, which features works from himself, Berlin-based artist Kamikaze Space Programme and Luke David Harris & Henrik Oppermann.
Due to circumstances beyond our control, we will now be hosting our Dan Samsa Curates event on 10 July at The Albany, Deptford SE8 4AG.
Meet Nonclassical’s new Executive Director, Natalia Franklin Pierce.
Zubin Kanga is far from the standard pianist you see in classical music recitals. His performances often integrate elements of multimedia – including electronics, film, live video and interactive technologies – and often explores this relationship between the live musician and technology. Ahead of his Victoria performance with us on 22 May, we sat down with Zubin to chat more about what to expect from tomorrow’s programme, including premieres from Neil Luck and Laurence Osborn and a new performance of Alexander Schubert’s WIKI-PIANO.NET.
With the upcoming release of Dominic Murcott’s British Composer Award-winning work The Harmonic Canon, we talk physics, the harmonic series and the intriguing and unusual science behind bells.
Our last instalment of the Associate Composers Spotlight series is from composer and producer Dan Samsa.