Visual Sounds: The Hermes Experiment

Thu 7 February 2019

Murray Edwards College

Ewan Campbell London, he felt fairly certain, had always been London
Deborah Pritchard Kandinsky Studies
Eloise Gynn Good Morning, Mr. Blackbird
The Hermes Experiment New works improvised / written / devised by the ensemble

Héloïse Werner, soprano
Oliver Pashley, clarinet
Marianne Schofield, double bass
Anne Denholm, harp

This is the first event in a new series exploring collaborations and combinations of different artistic mediums, in particular drawing inspiration from the New Hall Art Collection. Following a period of development The Hermes Experiment will present new works devised by the ensemble, including improvisations developed in response to items in the New Hall Art Collection.

The Hermes Experiment is a quartet of musicians passionate about contemporary and experimental music, inspired to create something innovative and unique. The ensemble met whilst studying music at Cambridge University. Now based in London they have won several awards including the Tunnell Trust Awards 2017, Park Lane Group Young Artists 2015/16 and winners of Nonclassical’s Battle of the Bands 2014.

Capitalising on their deliberately idiosyncratic combination of instruments, the ensemble regularly commissions new works, as well as creating their own innovative arrangements and venturing into live free improvisation. So far, the ensemble has commissioned 40 composers at various stages of their careers.

Cost: Tickets: Available on the door, pay what you want.