Sound Unbound 2017
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Sound Unbound 2017 Sun 30 Apr at a glance Sponsored by All sessions subject to change Barbican Hall LSO St Luke’s Conservatory 12pm, 2pm 1.15 p m 1.15pm, 5pm 2pm, 4pm, 6.15pm, The Film Music of The Filthy Fifteen Silent Opera: Carmen Level G Foyer John Williams Joby Burgess percussion Remastered Classical Hacking London Symphony Orchestra Nicole Lizée’s confrontational take Grab a set of headphones and Unpacked Frank Strobel conductor on censorship in Reagan’s America enter the world of Bizet’s Carmen Electronic musician Tasos Stamou The legendary film composer is provides the title for this session of while strolling around London’s demonstrates some of the hacking celebrated by the orchestra who virtuosity, visuals and otherworldly most iconic greenhouse wizardry behind the day’s sessions originally recorded many of his scores sounds by some of today’s most on the Toy Symphony across two blockbuster sessions interesting female composers 3pm, 7pm Timber: Music for 3.30pm, Lakeside 5pm 3.15pm Planks of Wood Pop up Horns Handel’s Water Music Old strings: New sounds Guildhall Musicians Sarah Willis Academy of Ancient Music Liam Byrne viol Six people, six planks of wood, Watch out for impromptu blasts as Richard Egarr director/harpsichord Mixing both early and contemporary six pairs of sticks: a minimalist Sarah Willis is joined by members Tim Mead countertenor music from Marais to Muhly, Liam masterpiece in the Barbican the London Symphony Orchestra Handel’s joyous Water Music floods Byrne combines electronics to create Conservatory horn section the Barbican Hall with arias from his a unique sound operas Giulio Cesare, Agrippina 4.15pm 5.40pm, Clubstage and Orlando 5pm Street Orchestra Old strings: New sounds An hour with Angel of London Liam Byrne viol 8.30pm Angel Blue soprano Look out for the Street Orchestra Mixing both early and contemporary Alison Balsom: Sketches James Baillieu piano of London popping up around the music, Liam Byrne combines of Spain / Rhapsody Talented, charismatic and a protégé Barbican Centre across the weekend electronics with the viol to create in Blue of Placido Domingo – Angel Blue’s a unique sound Alison Balsom trumpet star quality wins hearts and minds The Curve Timo Andres piano 1pm, 5pm, 6pm, Freestage Joy Farrall clarinet 6.15pm + Lakeside 1pm Street Orchestra Britten Sinfonia Goldberg Variations Tuning Up Clark Rundell conductor of London Scottish Ensemble Bill Leslie Classical meets jazz, featuring The timeless beauty of Bach’s & Stephen Cornford artists Look out for the Street Orchestra Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue and of London popping up around the masterwork is revealed afresh in this A sound installation in the Curve: the Gil Evans/Miles Davis version intimate version for string trio Barbican Centre across the weekend of Rodrigo’s Concierto de Aranjuez soaring chords from helium- from Sketches of Spain filled balloons exhaling through 9.30pm harmonicas as they descend The Pit Theatre Nonclassical Sound 3pm, 3.45pm, 4.30pm Unbound Aftershow Milton Court 1pm Anna Meredith: Hum Gabriel Prokofiev & Nonclassical Concert Hall Shock of the Baroque Actors and musicians from Jean Rondeau harpsichord Junior Guildhall School of Nonclassical rounds off Sound 12.15pm, 2pm Music & Drama Unbound with an aftershow party French prodigy Jean Rondeau is on hosted by Gabriel Prokofiev I eat the sun and drink a mission to reinvent the harpsichord A walk-through installation: weave the rain with a programme of Rameau, your way through the darkened BBC Singers & Sven Helbig Couperin and Bach contours of the Curve amidst an evolving soundworld composed by Sven Helbig performs his 2.15pm ‘one of the most innovative minds in breathtakingly beautiful work for modern British music’ (Pitchfork). choir, visuals and live electronics, a Psycho Suite journey in search of humanity in a Calder Quartet world overtaken by technology Bernard Herrmann’s suite from Hitchcock’s Psycho takes centre Foyers and alongside string quartet classics old 3.30pm and new Lakeside Silent Comedy At Your Fingertips 12pm onwards, Lakeside 6pm Gabriela Montero piano Ensemble Nevermind: Revolution 360 The Venezuelan virtuoso pianist the French barock stars Guildhall School musicians improvises the soundtrack to one of Ensemble Nevermind 24 gramophones and five centuries silent comedy’s greatest films of classical music: a Lakeside Baroque with a difference from Jean installation by the Guildhall School 6.15pm, 7.30pm Rondeau and his ensemble Electronic Music Department Nordic Noir 7.15pm 1pm, 3pm, Fountain Room Mari Samuelsen violin The Harp Revolution Max Ruisi cello Inspired by Britten The 12 Ensemble Remy van Kesteren harp Armchair Puppets Banish your preconceptions about Anaïs Laugenie cello Delve into the atmospheric musical the harp with one of the most world of The Killing, Borgen and The Britten’s Cello Suites provide the adventurous young musicians inspiration for a captivating show Bridge as Mari Samuelsen launches working today her new album for all ages, including the chance Pit sessions in association for children to produce their own with Boiler Room shadow puppet performance 1pm, 7.30pm, Freestage Classical Hacking: Toy Symphony Guildhall School Electronic Music Department The Toy Symphony gets hacked and reinvented, with electronic kids’ toys and a little help from the audience Artistic partners In partnership with.