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Birmingham Conservatoire

Category: Music to listen to

Jack McNeill and Charlie Heys

Posted on March 1, 2015June 3, 2015 by Kirsty Devaney

“Jack McNeill and Charlie Heys’ well – known idiosyncratic approach to folk music and song writing has earned them an… Read more Jack McNeill and Charlie Heys

Frontiers Festival

Posted on March 1, 2015June 3, 2015 by Kirsty Devaney

We are up on the Frontiers Festival Website! Our concert will be the first in a whole music festival dedicated… Read more Frontiers Festival

Expanded – These New Puritans

Posted on December 12, 2014June 3, 2015 by Sam James

Hey guys, hope you enjoyed the last couple of sessions, but before we go into Christmas (and therefore eating-so-much-you-can’t-get-off-the-sofa mode)… Read more Expanded – These New Puritans

Listening material – Yesaroun’ Duo (Percussion & Saxophone)

Posted on December 5, 2014June 3, 2015 by Tolis Alysandratos

Looking for Marimba & Saxophone duets, I stumbled upon this very interesting percussion and saxophone duo which equally focuses on… Read more Listening material – Yesaroun’ Duo (Percussion & Saxophone)

White Man Sleeps – Kevin Volans

Posted on November 25, 2014June 3, 2015 by Kirsty Devaney

‘The title ‘White Man Sleeps’ comes from a moment in nyanga panpipe music where the performers leave off playing their… Read more White Man Sleeps – Kevin Volans

Rhythm and Pulse: Louis Andriessen – Ende (1981)

Posted on November 23, 2014June 3, 2015 by patrick94ellis

Ende by Louis Andriessen 3 Things: Articulation also plays an important part in the piece, as it accents some of the… Read more Rhythm and Pulse: Louis Andriessen – Ende (1981)

Groove

Posted on November 19, 2014June 3, 2015 by Sam James

When Kirsty asked me to write a bit about pulse and rhythm in the lead up to the next session,… Read more Groove

A Piece That Inspires Me – ‘No One Mourns the Wicked’ by Stephen Schwartz

Posted on November 17, 2014June 3, 2015 by Kirsty Devaney

Being a bit of a musical theatre geek, when asked to write about a piece that inspires me the incredible… Read more A Piece That Inspires Me – ‘No One Mourns the Wicked’ by Stephen Schwartz

Harrison Birtwistle: Silbury Air (pulse & rhythm)

Posted on November 9, 2014June 3, 2015 by benposullivan

Silbury Air http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QFAReXvYm7A About this piece and how he uses ‘pulse’ Birtwistle starts a simple repeating ‘pulse’ on an ‘E’… Read more Harrison Birtwistle: Silbury Air (pulse & rhythm)

Car Radio – twenty one pilots

Posted on October 15, 2014June 3, 2015 by Sam James

What do you find (musically) interesting? What do you think this piece is about? How does the composer develop the… Read more Car Radio – twenty one pilots

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