5TH AUGUST 2009
Doors 8pm
£5 on the Door
The Macbeth
70 Hoxton Street
London
N1 6LP
John Kameel Farah
"A force connected to the living, breathing, cutting edge of music... Performer-composer John Kameel Farah is bravely, imaginatively forging new sonic ideas at the remote point where the starchy concert hall and glistening-chested dance club could possibly intersect. His barrier-busting mix of electronic, acoustic composition and improvisation contains everything from early Middle Eastern and Western Baroque to 20th-century serialism and minimalism, as well as the deep, complex percussion loops of the dance floor."
John Terauds - Classical Music Critic - Toronto Star
This Description of John Kameel Farah sums up why this is going to be such a special and exciting addition to the Nonclassical @ The Macbeth series. With his influences and roots firmly set in the same place as Nonclassical and his innovative approach to bringing classical music into the 21st century, not just for the traditional classical crowd but to the world of dance music culture which is exploding across the globe. Nonclassical are proud to welcome such a forward thinking artist to the stage.
We don't like to brag but we really feel we have out done ourself this time with the brilliant Oliver (Olly) Coates also toping the bill.
Olly Coates
Oliver Coates is an Artist in Residence at the South Bank Centre in London. He performs as a guest principal and soloist with the London Sinfonietta. He has worked with composers such as Ades, Birtwistle, Saariaho, Lindberg, Gubaidulina and Jonathan Harvey on their music. He has also worked and recorded with artists such as Massive Attack, Goldie, Sigur Ros, Michachu and Gurrumul.
He will be playing:
David Fennessy - The Room is the Resonator
Matthew Rogers - The End of the Stone Age
These are beautiful new works for cello and electronics written for Olly by two of the most important young composers in the country.
And as if that wasn't enough flying in direct from Colombia to perform here latest contemporary dance piece "The Broken Dancer" is Ana Tatian Fermandez Londono. Who has been performing the piece to great success back in colombia and we are lucky enough to be hosting here UK debut.
All this rounded of nicely with Resident DJ Gabriel Prokofiev spinning his usual mix of contemporary classical and beyond to help keep your musical taste buds nice and moist.
The Macbeth with its loyal crowd and great sound is sure to be a fitting venue for this truly unique collection of talented performers.
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