Bobfest; H&N, Sat 3/9/16, 10:00pm

[ferneyhoughgeliebte]

Bob Gilmore, one of the most enthusiastic, encouraging, and perceptive writers, performers and promoters of the Music of today ("influential Musicologist" just doesn't do him justice), died on 2nd January of last year, aged 53. In celebration of his life and work, tomorrow night's edition of Hear & Now presents performances by Trio Scordatura (the ensemble in which Gilmore was a frequent performer) of Music by some of the composers he was particularly associated with - he wrote the English language go-to books on Harry Partch and Claude Vivier; there would, of course, have been many more had he not died so monstrously early in life.

http://www.bobgilmore.co.uk/

There are also works from April's "Principal Sound" Festival in London, performed by Ensemble Octandre.

Vivier: Tao Tao Tao - from Kopernikus
Scordatura

Frank Denyer: After the Rain
Octandre Ensemble
Jon Hargreaves (conductor)

Partch: Two Psalms; Dark Brother
John Schneider (voice)
Alfrun Schmid (voice)
Scordatura

Vivier: Piece for Violin and Piano
Benjamin Marquise-Gilmore (violin)
Andrew Zolinsky (piano

Vivier: Samarkand
Octandre Ensemble, Jon Hargreaves (conductor)

Thomas Smetryns: This Could be the Most Beautiful Piece in the World
Octandre Ensemble

Christian Mason: Layers of Love (UK premiere)
Octandre Ensemble
Jon Hargreaves (conductor)

Radulescu: Piano Sonata No.2, Op.82
Ian Pace (piano).


I know it's a celebration of a life, and of the Music that fired that life and mind, but it also reminds us how Gilmore's death is such an irreparable loss to Music.

[Daniel]

Thanks for these incitements, ferney.

Heard the first part of this, I most enjoyed Partch's Two Psalms and Dark Brother - the sense of seeking a centre to things in microtonality is quite moving in this context, the words of each came across very vividly. A very atmospheric box of wind the chromelodeon! Enjoyed the quirky and transparent sonic palette of Frank Denyer's After the Rain too, was intrigued by a kind of muffled rubbing sound throughout the first part, unsure what it was (ox skins were mentioned I think) but it added a interesting dimension.

[MrGongGong]

Frank's music is well worth the effort of seeking out and discovering.
I'm a little biased as he was my teacher BUT he is one of the most interesting and inspiring composers I have ever encountered.
A really unique voice in music