A STUNNING PROGRAMME OF A MOST EXTREME MUSICAL LANGUAGE
We are proud to present the duo of cellist Hannah Marshall and Barcelona /
Brussels based Catalan pianist Josep-Maria Balanyà. With a list of
performing credits that between them includes Evan Parker, Fred Frith, Viv
Corringham, Alex Ward, Veryan Weston, Carlos Zingaro, Hans Koch and
Joachim Kuhn, this duo powerful performances are full of invention, energy
and surprise. Their concerts are not to be missed!
HANNAH MARSHALL CELLO I am a musician, who extracts and invents new sounds
and qualities from my instrument the 'Cello. I perform freely improvised
music, in groups that use scores & structures for improvisation in areas
of jazz and new music and I collaborate with musicians from other genres
as well as with theatre, dance, live art, film and story-telling. I have
received grants from Sound And Music, Jazz Services, and The Arts Council
England for creation of new music and theatre in the UK & have had music
and performances broadcasted on Radio 3's “Jazz on 3” & Resonance FM. Over
the last 10 years I have performed extensively in the UK and Europe as
well as in Russia & Brazil with many creative musicians.
JOSEP-MARIA BALANYÀ PIANO, CHANT The career of the Brussels-based pianist
from Barcelona Josep-Maria Balanyà, with 20 released recordings, has taken
him from classical music and jazz up to specialising in improvisation,
experimental acoustic art and performance, fields where he enjoys a high
level of international recognition. Balanyà is also an improviser,
composer, conductor of improvisation orchestras and sound artist. He has
developed his most imaginative actions at the boundary between music and
performance, such as a recital in complete darkness at the Sendesaal of
Bremen or the concert for the bells of Trier’s cathedral (Germany). His
works as piano soloist mix the pure sound of the instrument with prepared
piano techniques that allow the display of a wide range of
non-conventional sounds. The concerts by Balanyà are powerful rituals – it
could be said that he plays the piano with his whole body – during which
we can perceive the presence of music change into matter.
www.hannahmarshall.net
www.balanya.net