2-CD Set. The whole of a 2007 Freedom Of The City festival concert, which was the first meeting of these two orchestras. The 27-strong LIO started the proceedings with conductions by Philipp Wachsmann, Ashley Wales, Alison Blunt and Terry Day interspersed with free improvisations. The 17-strong GIO then performed pieces devised by George Burt and Emma Roach and a free improvisation. Finally, the two orchestras combined to be conducted by David Leahy, Una MacGlone & Raymond MacDonald, and Dave Tucker. 126 minutes. |
ARTISTS
LONDON IMPROVISERS ORCHESTRA: [A1 - 7, B2 - 4]
HARRY BECKETT, ROLAND RAMANAN, IAN SMITH trumpets,
ROBERT JARVIS trombone, CATHERINE PLUYGERS oboe,
TERRY DAY bamboo pipes, JOHN RANGECROFT clarinet,
CHEFA ALONSO, LOL COXHILL, CAROLINE KRAABEL,
ADRIAN NORTHOVER, EVAN PARKER saxophones,
ALISON BLUNT, SUSANNA FERRAR, SYLVIA HALLETT,
IVOR KALLIN, PHILLIPP WACHSMANN violins,
HANNAH MARSHALL, MARCIO MATTOS, BARBARA MEYER cellos,
DOMINIC LASH, DAVID LEAHY double basses,
JOHN BISSET, DAVE TUCKER electric guitars, VERYAN WESTON piano,
JACKIE WALDUCK vibraphone, JAVIER CARMONA drum set
GLASGOW IMPROVISERS ORCHESTRA: [A8 - 9, B1 - 4]
AILEEN CAMPBELL voice, MATTHEW CAIRNS, ROBERT HENDERSON trumpets,
GEORGE MURRAY trombone, EMMA ROCHE, MATTHEW STUDDERT-KENNEDY flutes,
JOHN BURGESS bass clarinet, RAYMOND MacDONALD, GRAEME WILSON saxophones,
PETER NICHOLSON cello, UNA MacGLONE, ARMIN STURM double basses,
GEORGE BURT, NEIL DAVIDSON guitars, CHRIS HLADOWSKI bouzouki,
RICK BAMFORD, STUART BROWN drum sets |
TRACKS
A1 - IMPRO INTRO improvisation - 5:35
A2 - ON THE POINT OF INFLUENCE conducted by Philipp Wachsmann - 9:09
A3 - PW TO AW improvisation - 3:12
A4 - STUDY FOR OPPY WOOD conducted by Ashley Wales - 6:19
A5 - AW TO AB improvisation - 2:20
A6 - HIVE LIFE conducted by Alison Blunt - 12:36
A7 - TOO LATE, TOO LATE, IT’S EVER SO LATE conducted by Terry Day - 5:34
A8 - SEVEN SISTERS (for Barry Guy) conceived by George Burt - 11:26
A9 - STAGIONE conceived by Emma Roche - 11:21
B1 - BIG IDEAS, IMAGES AND DISTORTED FACTS improvisation - 11:44
B2 - 811 JOINT RESPONSE conducted by David Leahy - 13:23
B3 - 1+1=DIFFERENT conducted by Una MacGlone & Raymond MacDonald - 19:59
B4 - OUTLAW conducted by Dave Tucker - 10:34 |