Day 4. Part 2: The Performance

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There is something amazing in how people can get together before a concert performance. Just before the beginning we were all sitting close to each other, lauging and playing word games... 

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Despite having made Trinity House Services mad for putting some posters where they shouldn't have been, we even managed to have audience not entirely consisted of participants! For those who were not there, here are some bits of the performance.

The concert started off with some conducted improvisation - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vv-Hrj00urM&feature=youtu.be 

I think we finally got used to each other as a group and even sounded quite monolythe. Personally, I enjoyed enormously playing the prepared piano within this odd orchestra and the way its bells spice up the sound, allowing one to listen at the same time. Having some experience from playing Cage's sonatas and exploring it also helped to see the prepared piano as a special instrument and not just a piano that someone has been cruel to :

The second number I took part in was improvisation for guitar (Pier), flute (Ben) and piano (me) on audience suggestions. It was the one we three underestimated most, as we didn't play together in this combination during the week. So it was our first time and our suggestions were... more than odd - hear for yourselves! -  https://soundcloud.com/claresimmonds/audience-alex-ben-paolo

Consequently, I played in was a rather sinister arrangement of 'Ring a-ring a-roses' for two voices (Grace and Tom), harp (Francesca) and prepared piano - I must say it was very different from what we did on Tuesday. And also, pay attention to the clock, as it strikes midnight in the beginning. https://soundcloud.com/claresimmonds/ring-a-ring-roses 

Finally, some more Conducted improvisation with everyone in - to finish the concert and our Colab Project with. And.... that was it. Hope you enjoyed!