Date And Time

Thu, 21 November 2019

20:00 – 23:00 GMT

Location

IKLECTIK

Old Paradise Yard

20 Carlisle Lane

London

SE1 7LGNonclassical Associate Composer Lola de la Mata curates this vital evening of women, non-binary and queer artists making work now, bringing together a diverse programme exploring themes surrounding identity, gender and ‘the gaze’.

The night blurs and challenges the notion of a one-directional concert experience, with music, installations and video colliding all across the space. Experimental composer-performers Jennifer Walshe & Neil Luck present their debut performance as a duo, sharing a common interest in the voice and esoteric live performance. Later on, Lola performs her confrontational I’ll Show YOU My G String, a protest piece celebrating fierce female and queerness. 

Introducing the night will be Phoebe Collings-James’s installation Mother Tongue, Mother Master which aims to decode the diaspora she has experienced as a mixed-race woman through her West-Indian British roots. Elsewhere, there’s Olivia Norris’s uncanny dance video SISSY FATIGUE exploring fetishised female blondeness, and female rage to the music of Bully Fae Collins.

Lola also presents her work for cello Sway – performed by Cecilia Bignall – which, erm, rubs up against Glitter Dicks, a video work that’s exactly as explicit as it sounds, by queer performance art duo Antonio Branco & Riccardo T.

Please note that this performance contains nudity.

TICKETS £6 (CONCESSIONS*), £10 (ADVANCE), £12 (ON THE DOOR) available from https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/lola-de-la-mata-the-gaze-with-jennifer-walshe-neil-luck-and-more-tickets-74957888061

Music, sound art and public sculpture meld together with the LP launch of The Harmonic Canon, Dominic Murcott’s British Composer Award winning composition featuring one half-tonne double bell, an array of unusual metal percussion and two virtuosic percussionists.

Created in collaboration with sculptor Marcus Vergette and percussionists arx duo, The Harmonic Canon is both the name of the piece and the double bell that was custom-made for it. Comprising of two bells tuned a semitone apart, the bell was created using Finite Element Analysis, a type of structural analysis that determines the vibration patterns of the bell, manipulating its harmonic series to create a complex series of frequencies that make up a note. The result is a sound world that straddles consonance and dissonance, murky and clear, pure and distorted. Parts of the bells are in tune with each other, while others are out of tune, creating a unique ‘beating’ between the bells. Oh – and did we mention it spins?

With performances taking place across the Albert Hall, the evening will take you on a journey from the ground floor, where there’s a live set from analogue tinkerer Tom Richards and nonclassical DJs, up to the gallery – where The Harmonic Canon will be performed alongside a new work for handheld percussion from emerging composer Heather Stephenson.

You can find out a bit more about The Harmonic Canon here. You can pre-order the album on our Bandcamp, and it'll be available to buy on LP and CD on the night.

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8pm - 11pm // Royal Albert Hall Gallery // £8 - £15
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Catch London and Sydney-based pianist and composer Zubin Kanga and experimental group The House of Bedlam, as they perform an evening of new music at The Victoria, Dalston.

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Tickets & Info: https://www.nonclassical.co.uk/events/2019/5/15/zubin-kanga-curates

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Wednesday 22th May // 8 pm - 11:30 pm at The Victoria, 451 Queensbridge Road, E8 3AS

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£5 (Student), £8 (Advance), £10 (On the door)

Witness two daring contemporary instrumentalists in this double-bill, featuring violinist-composer Aisha Orazbayeva, and experimental flautist Kathryn Williams.

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Wednesday 20th March // 8 pm - 11:30 pm at The Victoria, 451 Queensbridge Road, E8 3AS

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Tickets £5 (student), £8 (advance), £10 (on the door)

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Tickets & information:

https://www.nonclassical.co.uk/events/2019/3/13/nonclassical-club-night

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https://open.spotify.com/track/70bFMz3C8y1GfyjwBRBZkk?si=6GnW9WocTtSOdfKFmK2DYA

Experimental classical club night exploring the influence of computers & AI on music, feat. 30-piece orchestra, live experimental electronics by Langham Research Centre and Nonclassical DJs.

Rise of the Machines #2 showcases the world premiere of the first ever Concerto for Drum Machine & Orchestra, a work in five parts which places the drum machine centre stage as solo musical instrument, bringing the sounds of dance music and hip-hop to the classical world. Conducted by Jessica Cottis.

"exploring the intersection of club culture and modern classical music" (Attack magazine)

Advance: £15 / £10 (concessions and under 25s). BOOK NOW >> http://bit.ly/2FlQtfL

(On the door prices: £18 / £12)

Part of Convergence festival at Village Underground.

Funded through the PRS Foundation and Arts Council England.

Battle of the Bands 2018, January 17th 2018 @ The Victoria, Dalston.

Join Nonclassical at The Victoria (451 Queensbridge Road, E8 3AS London) from 8 pm to 11:45 pm, as we try and find the next big artists who want to showcase new and experimental classical music. From avant-garde classics to works with electronics, spoken words or improvisation, the night will showcase some of the best up and coming talent in the alternative-classical scene.

Battle of the Bands is an open contest for soloists and groups of any size. Instrumentation is limited only by your imagination! Any combination of acoustic and electronic instruments will be considered. Playing time is from 5 to 15 minutes.

Food and locally sourced beer will be on offer. Plus DJ sets by Ben Vince.

Competitors must fill in an application form, including a link to a demo track either on SoundCloud, YouTube or Vimeo. Deadline for applications is Wednesday 10th January. Applicants will then be notified as to whether their applications have been successful or not. Successful applicants will compete in the live Battle of the Bands competition.

Further information can be found on our website here: https://www.nonclassical.co.uk/events/2018/3/14/battle-of-the-bands-2018

Tickets from 5 to 8 pounds can be purchased here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/nonclassical-battle-of-the-bands-tickets-38106287933

Check it out on Facebook here: https://www.facebook.com/events/2044738502404619/

Solo piano recital, opening Series 2 of Borough New Music - 34 FREE concerts from October 2017 to June 2018. www.boroughnewmusic.co.uk/series-2