Brian Archinal
- Date
- Thursday 17 March 2022, 7:30pm - 9:30pm
- Admission
- Free
Alvin Lucier - A Silver Streetcar for the Orchestra (1988)
Ed Cooper - … in the corner moaning, “Can’t you write… (2022)
Matthew Davey - Soothing (2022)
Dave Riedstra - Ripples (2022)
Augusta Read Thomas - Silhouettes: Like Toru Takemitsu crossed with Bill Evans (2006)
Mia Windsor - Folding (2022)
Michael Maierhof - Splitting 24.1 (2013)
American percussionist Brian Archinal will present a concert of works in collaboration with Professor Martin Iddon and the composition students at the University of Leeds. The performance will include music by Michael Maierhof, Alvin Lucier and Augusta Read Thomas, as well as some new works by School of Music students Ed Cooper, Matthew Davey, Mia Windsor and Dave Riedstra.
Living and working in Switzerland, American percussionist Brian Archinal has been collecting awards and praise for his musical activities as a percussionist, educator and artistic director. Together with ensembles like Ensemble Nikel (Tel Aviv, Israel), ET | ET (Basel, Switzerland) and Collegium Novum (Zurich, Switzerland), he pursues the forefront of musical exploration and collaboration.
As Professor of Percussion at the Bern Academy of the Arts (Hochschule der Künste Bern) in Switzerland, his pedagogy is built around an experimental approach to musical interpretation and performance, as well as the role of multimedia in performance.
COVID-Safety
The health and safety of our audiences, visiting musicians, students and staff remain our priority. We are currently restricting the capacity of Clothworkers Centenary Concert Hall to 120 people (50%), have strict cleaning regimes in place, and have enhanced ventilation. We encourage audiences to wear face coverings, socially distance, and use hand sanitiser when attending our concerts. We ask audience members not to attend a concert if they have tested positive for covid or have any symptoms.