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Nonclassical

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Join us in the Hall or online to tune back into the sounds we unconsciously block out in the hustle and bustle of life with performances responding to the noises of the environments around us.

How has our relationship with our world changed over time? Does your background change how you listen? We strive to answer these questions and more with musical responses to environmental sounds, field recordings and ambient performances, with appearances from a multitude of musicians of different cultural and geographical backgrounds, including the Ligeti Quartet, Cedrik Fermont, Kate Carr, Rebeca Omordia, Langham Research Centre, Li Yilei, Photolanguage and more.

As the ‘newest, most powerful force’ in classical music (Wall Street Journal), Nonclassical cross boundaries of genre and convention to support new and emerging classical artists. What began as a London club night has developed into a promoter, record label and events producer, creating a space for audiences to hear the newest and most innovative sounds of classical.

Tagged with: Classical music Classical Music Multibuy - Jan-Jul 2022 Live from the Barbican More...

The livestream will be available to watch back until Tue 22 Feb 2022 at 7.30pm. You can buy a ticket up until this point. The live stream is available globally.

Co-produced by Barbican and Nonclassical

Programme

  • Langham Research Centre x Photolanguage   A Return to Spatial Features
  • Gabriel Prokofiev   Field recording of Lili Boulanger's environs
  • Lili Boulanger   II. 'D'un Jardin clair' from Trois Morceaux pour Piano
  • Ian Rawes   Field recording of Kew Gardens Conservatory
  • Kaikhosru Sorabji   I. 'In the Hothouse' from Two Piano Pieces
  • Kate Carr   Bricklayers Arms roundabout, Bermondsey
  • Nabil Benabdeljalil   Recordings of Nabil Benabdeljalil singing
  • Nabil Benabdeljalil   Nocturne No 6, Imsfrane Cathedral in the Middle Atlas
  • Silas Eziehi/Fourchiefs Media   Field recordings from Igboland (Enugu, Delta)
  • Christian Onyeji   Ufie, Igbo dance
  • Jacob Kirkegaard   Testimonium*
  • Cedrik Fermont x Ligeti Quartet   Ersatz (world premiere)
  • Cassandra Miller   'Swainson's Thrush' from Warblework
  • John Luther Adams   'Maclaren Summit' and 'Looking Toward Hope' from The Wind in High Places
  • Li Yilei   Boundary Conditions

* Live stream only

Performers

Digital Programme

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Nonclassical selects: listening to place

Kate Carr and Iain Chambers (Langham Research Centre) curate a selection of tracks ahead of Nonclassical's event.

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Supported by Classical Futures Europe. Classical Futures Europe supports the promotion of emerging talent, new approaches to concert presentation, and the development of new audiences and community participation in classical music, is managed by the European Concert Hall Organisation, and is co-funded by the Creative Programme of the European Union.

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EC2Y 8DS

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