The Horse

Slowly and gradually accelerating, this unique live performance bases its percussion sound from the bones from a racehorse skeleton, with flutes made from its bones, alongside the traditional instruments of the London Contemporary Orchestra and samples of the horse’s life.

Layered with rhythms of instruments old and new which unite to a familiar sinfonietta style configuration, the music rises with the sampling of electronic loops, building to a crescendo, until all sound is replaced by a racehorse: living, breathing, running. What results is a compelling physical performance, as well as a musical one. 

Support comes from NYX (duo). Sian O’Gorman on vocals & electronics and affected string player Alicia Jane Turner, perform a flowing soundscape that shifts between ambient drone, layered contemporary operatic, and large swells of noise.