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Always, Already There

,Silk Street Music Hall
Ivan Liuzzo

An ear-opening celebration of the engagement by Afrodiasporic composers past and present with the interaction between live instrumental and electronic music, featuring four exciting soloists.

This concert invites us to listen and engage with works that exemplify Black radical tradition and ‘sounds (that) seek out a worlding between human and nonhuman entities through an endless capacity for reconfiguration, reorganization to materialize worlds outside the locked grooves of anti-Black violence and environmental destruction.’ (Henry Ivry) 

Featuring leading clarinettist Heather Roche and cellist Elliott Bailey, flautist Lara Aisha Ali and Norwegian-based violist Laura M. B. Kumwenda performing five UK premieres of work by electronic music pioneers, from Moroccan composer Ahmed Essyad and Olly Wilson (US) alongside works by Ivan Liuzzo, Aurélie Nyirabikali Lierman, Pamela Z, Allison Loggins-Hull and Marcos Balter.

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Always, Already There is the first UK edition of George Lewis’s Afrodiasporic Incubator project. Curated by vocalist and composer Elaine Mitchener, in partnership with Guildhall School of Music & Drama. It explores the radical, varied and richly experimental work of Afrodiasporic composers, past and present. 

Produced by the Barbican in partnership with the Guildhall School of Music & Drama.

Part of Always, Already There Weekender.

Always, Already There has received generous support from SHM Foundation, Ernst von Siemens Music Foundation and Trevor Fenwick & Jane Hindley. 

Barbican Classical Music Programme receives major support from Marcus Margulies and additional support In Memory of John Murray.

Programme

  • Ivan Liuzzo   Tikur for cello and electronics
  • Aurélie Nyirabikali Lierman   The Girl, the Turtle and the Earthquake
  • Olly Wilson   Echoes for clarient and tape
  • Ahmed Essyad   Asselman for amplified bass flute
  • Pamela Z   Four movements for cello and delay electronics
  • Allison Loggins-Hull   Say Can You for piccolo + electronics

Performers

  • Elliott Bailey   cello
  • Laura MB Kumwenda   viola
  • Heather Roche   clarinet
  • Lara Aisha Ali   flute

Ticket prices

Standard
£22.50 (£18.50 + £4 transaction fee)

Silk Street Music Hall

Location
The Silk Street Theatre, Music Hall and Lecture Recital Room are located in the main Guildhall School building on Silk Street and for Barbican produced events the venue can also be accessed from the Barbican if you exit via the doors next to Barbican Kitchen on Level G. 

Address
Guildhall School of Music & Drama
Silk Street
Barbican
London
EC2Y 8DT

Public transport
The Barbican is widely accessible by bus, tube, train and by foot or bicycle. Plan your journey and find more route information in ‘Your Visit’ or book your car parking space in advance.