music we'd like to hear

a concert series curated by composers

2019

© PHOTOGRAPHER
mwlth commission***
world premiere**
uk premiere*
this edition supported by the Hinrichsen Foundation and the Richard Thomas Foundation
audience comments:

'MWLTH gigs, curated by composers John Lely and Tim Parkinson, always bring a combination of the brand new, the unfamiliar and the unjustly overlooked, often reviving works previously thought lost to live performance.' (Ben Harper)

'As twilight slowly faded through the church windows, slow exchanges between voice and instrument, instrument and instrument, untreated and prepared piano sounds inculcated a state of mesmerisation in the audience, subdued but held in suspense.' (Ben Harper)

'Congrats on the 50th concert in their @mwlth series on Friday. Very enjoyable finish to their season too with some stunning performances by Séverine Ballon of her own and Newton Armstrong's works and Beth Griffith singing John McGuire.'

'Brilliant finale to this year's @mwlth season, with Severine Ballon and Beth Griffith singing John McGuire's 'A Cappella'.'

'Thing I like about this series is that I can see all these names on the programme who I'm not aware of and assume I'm going to discover something exciting.' (Ben Harper)
'...the series has become a central hub of a community that centers in London but overlaps with other near and distant localities, both in programming and in the visitors drawn to it.'

Jennie Gottschalk
Experimental Music Since 1970

© 2005 -
music we'd like to hear

I


Friday 5 July

 
Georgia Denham
New Work (2019)**
Thomas Stiegler
Inferner Park (2018)*
Nomi Epstein
Violin and Piano (2004)*
Tim Parkinson
violin and piano (2017)**
Marc Sabat & Matteo Fargion
You May Not Want To Be Here
(after Bruce Nauman) (2000)*

II


Friday 12 July

 
Phil Harmonic
Timing (1980)*
Alvin Lucier
Chambers (1968)
Éliane Radigue
Occam Ocean – Occam XXVI (2018)*

III


Friday 19 July

 
Séverine Ballon
Cloches fendues 1 & 2 (2018)**
Michael Parsons
Tenebrio (1995)
Newton Armstrong
A line alongside itself (2019)**
John McGuire
A Cappella (1995–97)*
Mira Benjamin, violin
Philip Thomas, piano

Francesca Fargion & Tim Parkinson, keyboards & voices
Rie Nakajima & Lee Patterson, objects
Enrico Malatesta, percussion
Séverine Ballon, cello
John Lely, CX5M
Newton Armstrong, audio
Beth Griffith, voice
doors 19:00, music 19:30
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We are a collective of musicians and composers who, since 2005, have been creating a one-of-a-kind space where we welcome listeners to come together to share and celebrate new and neglected contemporary music. We hand-pick the programmes with the aim of sharing our fascination and enthusiasm with everyone. We provide a platform for creative & experimental work, for showcasing emerging talent, and for promoting learning and collaboration.

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19 july 2019

venue

st mary at hill
lovat lane
london ec3r 8ee



nearest tube

monument (fish street hill exit)
bank (exit 5)
london bridge