8. JOHN BUTCHER: COMPOSITION FOR EIGHT MUSICIANS

Saturday 22 November

CREATIVE ARTS BUILDING RECITAL HALL 11PM,
Tickets £12 (£10 concession)

John Butcher Composition for eight musicians
(HCMF commission) WORLD PREMIERE

John Butcher saxophones
Clare Cooper harp / guzheng
Chris Burn piano
dieb13 turntables
John Edwards double bass
Adam Linson double bass / electronics
Gino Robair percussion / energised surfaces
Thomas Lehn analogue synthesiser

In contrast to composition, the reasons for most events in a group improvisation are only born in the moment just before their sounds are revealed - and musical details can quickly evolve beyond any one person's pre-conceptions. I hope that this new work, a composition for eight highly individual improvisers, maintains faith in these special qualities whilst steering the performers through some of my personal concerns, taking in a few places less commonly visited by spontaneous consent alone.
John Butcher