HIDDEN N0TES Vol.1 28—29.09.19 LOCATION: ST LAURENCE CHURCH STROUD _AB0UT HIDDEN N0TES Founded by local independent arts magazine Good On Paper, Hidden Notes focuses on presenting the works of composers rarely seen together on the same stage, whilst also providing the artists with a platform to perform new music and collaborations. The unique and eclectic line-up features musicians from some of the world’s most forward thinking record labels including the likes of Erased Tapes, One Little Indian, Bedroom Community, Mercury KX, 130701/Fat Cat Records, Touch and Prah Recordings all held in the epic surroundings of St Laurence Church in the heart of Stroud. One high point will be the UK premier of a new composition by ‘continuous music’ pioneer Lubomyr Melnyk, titled the Dreamers. Melnyk’s music is rooted in the classical piano tradition as well as contemporary minimalism. In his playing he uses densely layered, cascading notes to build a mood of exhilarating, ecstatic abandon. Japanese singer, Hatis Noit creates transcendental song-worlds that at once deconstruct and recombine Western classical music with Japanese folk, Bulgarian and Gregorian chanting and avant-garde pop. Ground- breaking violinist Daniel Pioro heads to Stroud shortly after performing with Radiohead’s Jonny Greenwood at this year’s BBC Proms. This will be a rare UK concert with Icelandic record producer, mixer, composer, engineer, musician and Bedroom Community record label founder Valgeir Sigurdsson. The Austrian composer, ensemble leader and hang player Manu Delago has become established as an innovator through an impressive body of work across the last decade, which has included collaborations with Bjork, the Cinematic Orchestra, Anoushka Shankar and Olafur Arnalds, as well as four genre pushing recordings of his own compositions. Closer to home, many of you will have attended performances led by locally based composer Emily Hall who has written for the London Sinfonietta, LSO, and the Brodsky Quartet, amongst others. Rarely is this genre of music presented in this way and we look forward to Hidden Notes forging its own path amongst the multitude of annual festivals, continuing to promote the work of renowned and emerging national and international musicians and composers. Follow us on social media and visit our website for announcements on vol.2 coming soon - until then we hope you have a great weekend of incredible music in Stroud and look forward to seeing you again next year! Hidden Notes Est. 2019 _TIMETABLE VENUE OPENS AT 14.45 SATURDAY AND SUNDAY SATURDAY 28.09.19 SUNDAY 29.09.19 MANU DELAG0 ENSEMBLE 20.30 LUB0MYR MELNYK 20.30 DANIEL PI0RO AND VALGEIR 19.15 HATIS N0IT 19.15 SIGURDSS0N EMILY HALL 18.00 SEBASTIAN PLAN0 18.00 EMILIE LEVIENAISE-FARR0UCH 16.45 CLAIRE M SINGER 16.45 GR0UP LISTENING 15.30 SPINDLE ENSEMBLE 15.30 SOUND RECORDS DJ SET DAVE HOWELL DJ SET INBETWEEN SETS INBETWEEN SETS ALL WEEKEND EXCUSE THE MESS P0DCAST - REC0RDED LIVE AT S0UND REC0RDS F00D SALT BAKEH0USE (PIZZA AND BREAD - VEGETARIAN / VEGAN OPTIONS AVAILABLE) JAMAICA INN KITCHEN (VEGETARIAN / VEGAN OPTIONS AVAILABLE) LHAMO’S MOMOS (VEGETERIAN /VEGAN OPTIONS AVAILABLE) DRINKS STR0UD BREWERY (LOCAL ALE / CIDER / WINE) THE CAFETERIA VAN (COFFEE + PASTRIES) _MANU DELAG0 ENSEMBLE SATURDAY 28.09.19 20.30 INTERVIEW BY CHRISTOPHER TAYLOR / AUDIOPHILES PRODUCTIONS The highly accomplished Grammy nominated Austrian composer, ensemble leader and musician, Manu Delago has established himself as an innovator throughout his impressive body of work across the last decade. Collaborating with Bjork, the Cinematic Orchestra, Anushka Shankar and Olafur Arnalds, releasing four genre pushing studio records on Tru Thoughts and One Little Indian, Manu has become known worldwide as a figurehead of the ‘handpan’. His own various manifestations have seen him perform prestigious events across the globe and extensively through the UK, including last year’s solo performance at the Royal Albert Hall, opening for Arnalds. Manu has appeared as a guest on BBC6 Music, Worldwide FM and recorded a live session at Maida Vale Studios for BBC Radio 2. Following his stunning performance at the Good the alarm clock called Zeitgeber rings in the On Paper stage with his Handmade quartet at the morning. Stroud Fringe in 2017 he finally returns to You have a new band for this album and tour - Stroud, this time debuting a brand new album and the Circadian Ensemble - can you tell us how you band - the Circadian Ensemble… formed this group of musicians and what they now Your latest album Circadian is out on the 13th bring to your sound? Sept via One Little Indian Records, is there a I’ve put together nine of my favourite theme running through the album and has there musicians: three strings, three winds and three been a progression since the 2018’s Parasol Peak? percussionists. It feels like a dream to have Like Parasol Peak the album is fully acoustic my own little orchestra. I love writing music but this time, not recorded under extreme for orchestra but usually there’s no time for circumstances on a mountain, but in a cosy studio developing the sound, properly rehearsing the with my nine-piece-ensemble. Most pieces are music and going on tour. With the Circadian inspired by various nocturnal themes such as Ensemble we’ve made all these things happen and dreams, owls and sleep. To me, the album starts for me it’s the most exciting live project that in the evening and gradually slows down until I’ve ever put together. At the time of writing you are just about to embark on another tour with Bjork and you have also toured and worked with The Cinematic Orchestra and Ólafur Arnalds - do you find working with these artists gives you inspiration and ideas for your own compositions and work? Yes, definitely. In general, I think all humans get affected by their immediate surroundings. If two people spend a lot of time together, they gradually become more similar to each other. I’m just trying to collect all those experiences and inspiration, but not draw too much from one direction. The artists that I work with are quite different and my own music is possibly somewhere in between, and hopefully unique. For Parasol Peak you took the musicians on a mountaineering exhibition in the Alps to record some compositions in different locations and altitudes, are you planning anything equally as adventurous for the Circadian album? Parasol Peak was a slightly insane project and I’m very glad everyone survived. The music then was specifically written to be performed and recorded at those extreme mountain locations. Now, Circadian is very much written to be performed on regular stages indoors, but with a large ensemble and lots of cool instruments that I collected on my travels around the world. I know you have worked on soundtracks in the past, most notably on Robocop, are there any plans to work on future film soundtracks and what did you enjoy about the process of putting music to moving image? I’m usually focusing on music for the sake of music, meaning that I write music for either performing it or recording it for my albums. Sometimes my recorded music gets used in films, dance performances or other art forms but it’s not really my priority to compose for other purposes. So currently I don’t have any plans, but if a very special opportunity comes my way, I’ve got open ears… manudelago.com indian.co.uk _DANIEL PIORO AND VALGEIR SIGURDSSON SATURDAY 28.09.19 19.15 INTERVIEW BY TOM BERRY / SOUND RECORDS Inhabiting a sound world between the acoustic and the electronic, British violinist Daniel Pioro and Icelandic composer, producer and Bedroom Community founder Valgeir Sigurðsson come together for a set of music that draws inspiration from their shared love of textured, fractured sound, and the grey areas between noise and melody. Their performance at Hidden Notes vol. 1 features music from Daniel’s album, Dust, Sigurðsson’s album, Dissonance, as well as new sounds just for the festival. How did your relationship with the violin start? D: So this question is interesting because I disagree with it, which is nice on occasion. I Daniel: By chance. An Australian couple whose names don’t think it has shifted at all. What we have now I don’t recall brought two tiny violins to me and is a greater appreciation of electronic sound...and my twin brother when we were four. It felt like a so it births its own collaborations and newnesses. non-event at the time but I know that I played on Classical music as a body of sound and as a it obsessively. My most amusing toy. collective of instrumentalists has very much stayed How would you describe your approach to your in the same place it was always in. I think. instrument and music? Do you prefer solo work or collaboration? D: Playfulness is key. That feeling of D: COLLABORATION... Although solo work is so much experimentation we normally have before more preferable than collaborative work with the professionalism takes over is the feeling that wrong people. Valgeir - for example - is very much I am keeping hold of. Playing the violin itself the right person. I become a greater me through has become a liberation for me since I decided working with artists like him. it was just a tool to make sound with, and not a historical object that comes with centuries of How did your relationship with Jonny Greenwood come inherited neuroses. about? What do you think about the shifts in classical D: We met one fateful day, working on his music (in the last decade or so) towards a more soundtrack for The Master.