New Music: Riot Ensemble

Riot Ensemble have become a vital part of the new music scene in Britain and increasingly worldwide. They champion composers with tireless dedication, giving jaw-dropping performances of the most exciting new works. For this concert a set of solos and duos will take place in every corner, making full use of the unique acoustics of this special space. A sextet from the Riot Ensemble will then unite to perform a major new work by Norwegian composer Eric Skytterholm Egan, a meditation on a passage from James Joyce’s Ulysses.

Doors open at 7.30pm.

Programme:

• Naomi Pinnock, Vestige (solo soprano)
• Jocelyn Campbell, …and ever (violin & piano)
• Frederic Rszweski, Winnsboro Cotton Mill Blues (solo piano)
• Peter Wilson, String Trio
• Klaus Huber, Rauhe Pinselspitze II (cello & percussion)
• Eric Skytterholm Egan, wanderers (earth/nebula/past)