Live performances from ãssia ghendir (solo) and Mark Knoop (performing Sam Salem’s Waves of crashing blackness). Co-presented with Another Sky as part of Bristol New Music 2026.

ãssia ghendir is a cross-disciplinary artist working at the convergence of voice, movement and sound. Their practice weaves together geological soundscapes and devotional vocals. ãssia’s work seeks transformative and visceral forces, inviting audiences into immersive encounters rooted in vulnerability and embodiment.

An intrepid explorer of music of all ages, pianist and conductor Mark Knoop is known for his versatile technique and virtuosity. While focussing on the work of living composers, his interpretations of standard and 20th-century repertoire have drawn praise. In addition to solo performances, he regularly appears with ensembles Plus-Minus and Apartment House, and as a duo partner with soprano Juliet Fraser.

Sam Salem is an award-winning composer and artistic director who creates audiovisual works for performers, electronics and video which challenge traditional notions of concert presentation and instrumental virtuosity. His work is fundamentally psychogeopraphical, informed by site-specific research – the layers of myth and history that he uncovers form the building blocks of his work. He is a founding member of Distractfold Ensemble and co-director of Another Sky. 

Another Sky is a new festival and artistic platform celebrating experimental music from the SWANA (South West Asia & North Africa) region and diaspora. “It would be hard to overstate how culturally important this festival is... angry, political, powerful, tender and fiercely emotive” – The Wire.

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