Summer news 2015
NEFLAC Flute masterclass and performancesThis week I am giving a creativity workshop at the Neflac Flute Summer Academy, led by Emily Beynon (principal flutist in the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra).
Summer Academy 2014
We will focus on creative practices with the flute and prepare a new piece to be performed in Rheden and at the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam.
Saturday July 25, 8pm, Rheden
Sunday July 26, 1:30 pm, Amsterdam
NEFLAC summer agenda
Talking Music
Also this summer I’ve been invited to give some lectures, workshops and performances at the Summer University of the Performing Arts Forum in France.
Its open to everyone. Just drop me a line if you are interested to come.
TALKING MUSIC
With a focus on navigating collectively through music and sound, PAF MUSIC WEEK proposes practices of listening, reflecting, discussing and doing music.
Lendl Barcelos lectures on the ontology of sound, sonic identity and radical listening, Ned McGowan talks about time perception and rhythm, Agnès Gayraud in dialogue with Adorno about inauthenticity as the basis of pop aesthetics, Andrew Dymond aka ex-Duracell about the secrets of traditional mbira music from Zimbabwe, as well as Christian Töpfner work-shopping Max MSP, Perrine en morceaux making us sing with mouth closed before breakfast, Mike Schmid logging into synchronicity and you sharing what you find worthwhile sharing …
Workshops and collective experiments of all kinds, including practical elaborations of the lectures will be scheduled for those interested. There will be enough time to practice your instrument, rehearse with your band or in new constellations, initiate projects, share your knowledge, learn Supercollider, listen to music together, watch music documentaries or anything you feel like.
- See more at: Summer University of the Performing Arts Forum in France
Composing Rhythm
American Highways Radio Show (Guy Livingston)
Photo: Bas Bouma
I was on Guy Livingston's 'American Highways', where he interviewed me about rhythm, machines, India and other influences.
"The subtlety of his compositions contrast with their wildness. In this episode of American Highways, pianist Guy Livingston brings us a composer with a fascination for machines and industrial sounds. Plus, Ned McGowan has worked extensively with the Carnatic music of India, and we hear works influenced by his travels and collaborations on the subcontinent. Photos and more info at GuyLivingston.com/radio"
Full details and tracklist on my website.
iPad Concerto in the hall and on Facebook
On October 15 there is a performance of the iPad Concerto in the Doelen, performed by soloist Keiko Shichijo with the Rotterdam Sinfonia, conducted by Conrad van Alphen.
We’ve updated the Facebook page. Please give it a like (if you like) to help spread the word.
iPad concerto Facebook page
https://www.facebook.com/IPadConcerto
3x 'Rotterdam Concerto', De Doelen
No Permission Without Trespassing
The last newsletter I wrote about the premiere of a new piece for the the Dutch reed quintet Calefax, called No Permission Without Trespassing. NPWT is a rule based piece where the players fill in the notes based on instructions in the score. Here’s a video where Calefax nails it in performance, taking the situations to new levels.
