Stephen Chase, music, etc.

First out of the traps…

stephenchase — Sat, 07 Jan 2012 15:44:33 +0000

…for 2012 it’s the return of

the epoch-shattering

Gated Community

at the Lantern Theatre

Thursday 19th January

7:45pm

£5 / £3

Two gigs…

stephenchase — Fri, 25 Nov 2011 12:38:47 +0000

…coming up next week:

Monday 28th November: An acoustic quintet with Pete White, Sarah Henderson, John Jasnoch and Neil Carver at the Red Deer, 8pm, £3/£2.

Saturday 3rd December: Coastguard All Stars with film by Michael Szpakowski at the Showroom Cinema, 8pm, £5/£3.

September Songs

stephenchase — Sat, 20 Aug 2011 15:21:25 +0000

Next month sees the ever excellent Exaudi in Cyprus doing a selection from my ongoing series of Jandl Songs at the Pharos Festival on Sunday 11th alongside pieces by Cage, Aperghis, Fox, Skempton, Cardew, Amber Priestley, Dmitri Kourliandski and Evis Sammoutis.

Meanwhile, in Sheffield…

Three gigs to mention:

Monday 5th September: Mick Beck [bassoon/sax/etc.], Martin Archer [woodwind, etc.], and me [guitar and things] Notes & Sounds at the Red Deer. £3/2

Wednesday 14th September: Martin Archer [iPad (TM)] and me [miscellaneous items] The Noise Upstairs, at the Riverside. Free

Saturday 24th September: a septet featuring Martin Archer & Chris Bywater [electronics], Sarah Henderson & Angie Rosenfeld [cellos], Johnny Hunter [drums], Neil Carver & me [guitars], with film from Bo Meson, at the Showroom Cinema.

James Saunders CD

stephenchase — Mon, 20 Jun 2011 17:27:38 +0000

Detail from Wall Drawing 305 by Sol LeWitt - photo by Will Reynolds

Another Timbre (the excellent label run by Simon Reynell) is releasing a CD featuring six pieces from James Saunders‘ Sol LeWitt inspired series divisions that could be autonomous but that comprise the whole on 11th July.

although it may appear to vary by the way in which units are joined, the piece James wrote for me to play using guitar, melodica, radio and some pencils, is featured alongside performances from such excellent people as Angharad Davies, Rhodri Davies, Edges Ensemble, Tim Parkinson, Philip Thomas and James himself.

Well worth checking out too will be the other items in this batch of another timbre releases of improvised and composed work by the likes of Jez riley French, Daniel Jones & Ivan Palacky, Dominic Lash, Patrick Farmer, Sarah Hughes, Stephen Cornford, Kostis Kilymis, and Anett Németh.

And, as I hadn’t mentioned it here before, still available is another another timbre CD to which I make a minor contribution tucked away amongst Edges Ensemble: Michael Pisaro – Fields Have Ears containing stunning performances from Philip Thomas, ably supported on one of the tracks, fields have ears 4, by Edges Ensemble, Patrick Farmer, Sarah Hughes and Dominic Lash.

Quadraphonic

stephenchase — Sun, 19 Jun 2011 21:38:56 +0000

Packed up the exhibition today – it’s been an interesting experience cobbling it together, hearing and seeing people’s responses, and fun putting on the related evening events with Ian, David and Ross. It developed in a very different direction to John’s initial idea of four sound sources meeting and interacting in the main gallery space — I think it did manage to do that but in unexpected and ultimately more interesting ways. Perhaps I’ll write up why I think that once I’ve fully worked out what I mean… There’ll also, hopefully, be some pics or video to put up here soon.

Quadrophonic!

stephenchase — Tue, 10 May 2011 10:18:30 +0000

Bank Street Arts

Tues 23th May to Sat 18th June 2011

Ian Baxter, Ross Parfitt, David Devaney, Stephen Chase

A four-way installation in which each of Bank Street Arts’ side galleries is occupied by a different sound artist contributing to a total soundfield heard only in the main gallery space.

More details to follow soon!

1730hrs (xii)

stephenchase — Fri, 25 Feb 2011 20:12:52 +0000

25-ii-11

Standing in the middle of Barkers Pool with eyes closed, listening

Ross (idea), me (action)

Barkers Pool Square

sky: overcast with fastmovingcloudsunderneath

temperature: 11 C

[-INTERMISSION-]

1730hrs (xi)

stephenchase — Fri, 25 Feb 2011 00:17:08 +0000

24-ii-11

with paper by James Saunders

Ross, me (score/paper)

Winter Gardens

sky: mostly blue with drifts of white cloud

temperature: 11 C

1730hrs (x)

stephenchase — Wed, 23 Feb 2011 18:30:30 +0000

23-ii-11

right-leg-then-left-leg after Broken Fall (Geometric) by Bas Jan Ader

Ross (indisposed), me (wobbly legs)

steps of City Hall

sky: brightgreyhintofblue

temperature: 11 C

1730hrs (ix)

stephenchase — Tue, 22 Feb 2011 18:57:45 +0000

22-ii-11

1-sustained-sound-met-ca.1/2-way-by-another piece by Ross Parfitt

Ross (stylophone), me (feedback tone)

place: Barkers Pool Gardens

sky: brightgrey into violet, scattering of rain

temperature: 8 C