diary
17th April 2010
10pm
Ether Festival
The Clore Ballroom
South Bank Centre
London SE1
www.southbankcentre.co.uk
Celebrating our 20th anniversary with a series of concerts and projects across the UK,
pianocircus will perform a late night concert in The Clore Ballroom,
featuring Graham Fitkins's Log, Line, Loud and Steve Reich's iconic Six Pianos performed
with an extended line-up of past and present members of the group.
FREE EVENT
Email: festival@pianocircus.com
past gigs
13th April 2010
7.30pm
University Concert Hall
Cardiff University
Corbett Road CF10 3EB
www.cardiff.ac.uk/music
pianocircus will be performing works by Steve Reich, Conlon Nancarrow, Lynne Plowman and David Lang
as part of the School of Music's Tuesday night concert series.
Tickets: £8, £7 (concessions) and £3.50 (students)
Telephone: +44 (0)870 013 1812
Buy on-line at: www.ticketsource.co.uk/cardiffmusic
12th April 2010
1-3pm
Theatre Studio
Trinity Laban, Conservatoire of music and dance
King Charles Court, Old Royal Naval College
London SE10 9JF
FLUID PIANO presented by Geoff Smith (pianist, composer and inventor) with Pam Chowhan (pianist and composer)plus a Q&A discussion
and demonstration with performance.
The event begins with a duo performancefrom pianocircus pianists Paul Cassidy and Dawn Hardwick
Programme to include works by Terry Riley, David Lang and Graham Fitkin.
FREE EVENT for students and staff from
Trinity College of Music and Brunel University
Email: festival@pianocircus.com
18th March 2010
7.30pm
Oxford House
Derbyshire Street
Bethnal Green
London E2 6HG
www.oxfordhouse.org.uk
Errollyn Wallen curates and performs some of her own music
for piano and voice, joined by The Brunel Jazzbridge
Tickets: www.wegottickets.com/event/71866
Email: festival@pianocircus.com
15th March 2010
5-6.30pm
AA109 Antonin Artaud Building
Brunel University
Uxbridge
www.brunel.ac.uk
Errollyn Wallen will visit Brunel for a Workshop with student
ensemble, Jazzbridge, invited by Piano Circus, Associate Ensemble
in the School of Arts, as part of their 20in09 Festival.
Email: festival@pianocircus.com
13th March 2010
7.30pm
Hoxton Hall
130 Hoxton Street
London N1 6SH
www.hoxtonhall.co.uk
POSTPONED GIG FROM 13TH FEBRUARY
Join pianocircus in our first event to celebrate our 20th Anniversary.
Programme to include works by Yumi Hara Cawkwell, David Lang, Andrew Morgan, Lynne Plowman and Kenneth Hesketh.
Tickets: www.wegottickets.com
Email: festival@pianocircus.com
5th March 2010
6.30-7pm Pre concert talk with Martin Butler
7.30pm
Hoxton Hall
130 Hoxton Street
London N1 6SH
www.hoxtonhall.co.uk
Brew….The Miles Davis Project
www.notesinegales.co.uk
notes inégales are one of Europe’s most innovative ensembles. Into the mix tonight; Matt Rogers
and Larry Goves, Richard Barrett, Andrew Poppy and more…
Plus duoDorT and DJ Grohs performing Peter Wiegold's La Belle Epoque.
Tickets: www.wegottickets.com
Email: festival@pianocircus.com
16th February 2010
7.30pm
Vibe Bar
Truman Brewery
91 Brick Lane
London E1 6QL
www.vibe-bar.co.uk
Bartók: Subject and Reflection
David Appleton (Piano) with Barbara Gutierrez (artist/film)
Piano Circus pianist David Appleton performs solo piano works by Béla Bartók plus
a montage of miniatures (of between two seconds and two minutes in length)
reflecting some aspect of Bartók's life and work.
Plus Keyboard Choir and Lorraine Bowen.
Advance tickets: www.wegottickets.com
Or on the Door: £10/£7 concessions
Email: festival@pianocircus.com
29th November 2009
3pm
Family Concert
Wiltshire Music Centre
Bradford on Avon BA15 1DZ
www.wiltshiremusic.org.uk
pianocircus will perform works by Colin Riley, Graham Fitkin and Miguel del Aguila in this Family Concert.
Tickets: £10 and £6 (under 18s)
book tickets here
Tel: 01225 860100
Email: info@wiltshiremusic.org.uk
28th October 2009
7.30pm
SOUND 2009
Beach Ballroom
Aberdeen
www.sound-scotland.co.uk
To launch Sound 2009, pianocircus will perform works by Colin Riley,
Lynne Plowman and Graham Fitkin.
Tickets: £10, £8 conc, £5 student and under 18
30th October 2009
7.30pm
SOUND 2009
Nairn Community Centre
Nairn
www.sound-scotland.co.uk
Another chance to hear pianocircus perform works by Colin Riley,
Lynne Plowman and Graham Fitkin at SOUND 2009.
Tickets: £8, £5 student and under 18
9th August 2009
1.15pm
Family Music Intro - before Prom 32
Royal College of Music
Prince Consort Road, London SW7 2BS
www.bbc.co.uk/proms/2009
pianocircus will be featured in this Family Music Intro event to explore the world of the piano.
Admission: FREE
21st June 2009
From 11am
Exhibition Road Music Day
Royal Geographical Society (with IBG)
1 Kensington Gore, London SW7 2AR
www.exhibitionroadmusicday.org
A free international music and culture festival takes over Exhibition Road
on Mid Summer’s Day for London’s version of European Music Day. Classical
to urban, folk to jazz, rock to opera, new and established musical acts
perform a huge range of styles on a number of indoor and outdoor stages.
We invite enthusiastic and fun loving amateur pianists of all ages to join us for an
informative and entertaining workshop based on contemporary repertoire for keyboard ensemble at 11am.
The workshop will then be followed by two performances which will include works by David Lang,
Steve Reich, Šarunas Nakas and Graham Fitkin.
Admission: FREE
9th June 2009
8pm
THE SOUND SOURCE - Series 2009
Hall 2, Kings Place
London N1 9AG
www.myspace.com/thesoundsource
www.soundandmusic.org
Celebrate the inspirational thoughts of idiosyncratic philosopher and cultural critic, Slavoj Zizek – 'the Elvis of Cultural Studies'. pianocircus will perform music by Nancarrow, Federico Reuben, Duncan MacLeod and Colin Riley. There'll be a performance by Keyboard Choir, films and sets by emerging artists from Music Orbit. The evening will culminate with a multi-channel Silent Disco.
Tickets: from £9.50 online, from £11.50 offline (price increases nearer performance date).
Tel: 020 7520 1490
Web: www.kingsplace.co.uk
14th May 2008
7.30pm
Enterprise Festival 08
The Space, London
www.space.org.uk/events.php
pianocircus will premier an installation piece by Federico Reuben
18th April 2008
7.30pm
King's Hall, Armstrong Building
Newcastle University
Organised by the International Centre for Music Studies
pianocircus perform newly developed material
written especially for the group by students at Newcastle University alongside works by Graham Fitkin, Steve Reich,
Martyn Harry and a world premier of a recently commissioned piece by Lynne
Plowman.
Tickets: £5 and £3 (concession) available on the door
17th April 2008
Newcastle University
pianocircus worskshop with students from Newcastle and Durham Universities.
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