13. For Braxton
Sunday 22 November
Lawrence Batley Theatre 9.30pm,
Full price £14; Concession £12
Anthony Braxton Composition No 50 (UK Premiere)Frank Gratkowski new work (hcmf commission) (World Premiere)
Christian Wolff Exercises
Anthony Braxton Composition No 322 (+139) (UK Premiere)
Apartment House + Frank Gratkowski
The Braxton Project (World Premiere)
ELISON + John Butcher
Apartment House restructure their inner- (sub)conscious hypothetical space, with a new sounding through
the work of Anthony Braxton, Christian Wolff and sax/clarinet musicomposer-(re)performer Frank Gratkowski.
Presenting highly structured, yet liberated, sub-contexualised musings and sonica, through the quatro-voicings of guitar, piano, cello, sax/bass clarinet including a newly commissioned work by Gratkowski.
ELISION performs interpretations and composed responses to the work of Anthony Braxton. Curated by saxophonist and composer Timothy O'Dwyer, this extended piece explores scores for small and large ensembles from the past 4 decades of the Braxton canon, interspersed with compositions and improvisations by the Elision Ensemble, inspired by the organisational concepts of Braxton's recent large group compositions - particularly that of 9 Compositions (Iridium).
Produced by hcmf// Frank Gratkowski's new work is co-commissioned by hcmf and November Music; supported by British Council
