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Dominic Frasca – Contemporary Guitar
Frasca is one of the finest new exponents of contemporary guitar from the United States. He made his premiere UK performance with ICIA at the American Museum in Bath. more…
Posted in 2011: set in play, Events, Music
Alash Ensemble
Alash Ensemble made their first visit to the UK direct from the tiny Central Asian republic of Tuva. Masters of Tuvan throat singing, this award-winning group have toured internationally, astonishing audiences with a vocal technique that enables one singer to produce multiple pitches simultaneously. more…
Posted in 2011: set in play, Events, Music
Cheng Yu – Chinese Pipa & Guqin
Cheng Yu is an award-winning soloist with the China Central Orchestra of Chinese Music. Now based in the UK, Yu is the founder of The Chinese Music Ensemble, combining a busy career recording and touring worldwide with teaching and research at the School of Oriental & African Studies (SOAS), University of London. more…
Posted in 2011: set in play, Events, Music, Singularities
Tagged Singularities
Artists Residency with Jem Finer begins : Mobile Sinfonia
Mobile Sinfonia began to progress, moving toward a web interface and an Andriod app. more…
Posted in 2011: set in play, Commissions, Current Projects, Events, Music, Resident Artists
Tagged Jem Finer
Benjamin Marquise Gilmore
Benjamin framed the concert as “A Brief History of Music for Solo Violin (From the Beginnings to the Present Era),” giving detailed information about the composers and works as part of the performance.
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Posted in 2010: the place of work..., Events, Music, Singularities
Tagged Singularities
Spiro
Following the release of their third album Lightbox on Peter Gabriel’s Real World label and their triumphant, tent-busting WOMAD performance, Spiro have leapt into the limelight, scooping both fRoots and Songlines magazines’ Album of the Year 2009. more…
Posted in 2010: the place of work..., Events, Music
Baluji Shrivastav – Sitar
At ICIA, Baluji Shrivastav explored a selection of classical ragas as recorded on his superbly crafted solo album Shadow Of The Lotus and new release Goddess. more…
Posted in 2010: the place of work..., Events, Music, Singularities
Tagged Singularities
Artist’s Talk – Tobias Jacob
Author, folk historian and broadcaster Sam Richards and Tobias Jacob responded to ICIA’s theme, prompting a wide ranging discussion covering the role of the modern folk musician, the nature of the work, and where in his career Jacob found himself at this moment. more…
Posted in 2010: the place of work..., Events, Music, Singularities, Talks
Tobias Jacob
Tobias has been gaining notoriety performing at festivals across the UK as singer and guitarist with the band The Roots Union. ICIA was able to catch him at a critical point in his journey. more…
Posted in 2010: the place of work..., Events, Music, Singularities
Tagged Contemporary, Singularities
Spirit Talk Mbira with Chartwell Dutiro
Spirit Talk Mbira is a seven piece band fronted by singer and master mbira player Chartwell Dutiro. more…
Posted in 2010: the place of work..., Events, Music
Tagged Contemporary