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A gig held at Bristol Beacon on Saturday 25th April. The event starts at 14:30.
1415 - 1545 Arnolfini sees Mark Knoop performing Sam Salem’s composition for prepared piano and electronics ‘Waves of Crashing Darkness’ (2024); and an intimate performance from London-based artist ãssia ghendir.
1615 - 1915 St Georges hosts performances by LA-based artist claire rousay with a scratch ensemble of players from Bristol’s music scene; a rare South West performance from cellist and composer Lucy Railton; and a UK premiere of Scottish composer Harry Górski-Brown and Polish audiovisual artist/instrument designer Wojciech Rusin’s balloon and bagpipe drone symphony ‘Drift’, with Phaedra Ensemble.
2000 - 0015 The Lantern welcomes emptyset, back in Bris to showcase recent LP ‘Dissever’; the furnace-reduced, low-end pressure of The Bug protégé GHOST DUBS; cellist and vocalist FRANKIE with Dominican-American producer and erstwhile Beyonce producer Kelman Duran; and visual artist Cara Tolmie and electronic producer Rian Treanor’s inspired collaborations.
Entry requirements: 14+, any under 18s accompanied by 21+ adult 1:1 ratio
1615 - 1915 St Georges hosts performances by LA-based artist claire rousay with a scratch ensemble of players from Bristol’s music scene; a rare South West performance from cellist and composer Lucy Railton; and a UK premiere of Scottish composer Harry Górski-Brown and Polish audiovisual artist/instrument designer Wojciech Rusin’s balloon and bagpipe drone symphony ‘Drift’, with Phaedra Ensemble.
2000 - 0015 The Lantern welcomes emptyset, back in Bris to showcase recent LP ‘Dissever’; the furnace-reduced, low-end pressure of The Bug protégé GHOST DUBS; cellist and vocalist FRANKIE with Dominican-American producer and erstwhile Beyonce producer Kelman Duran; and visual artist Cara Tolmie and electronic producer Rian Treanor’s inspired collaborations.
Entry requirements: 14+, any under 18s accompanied by 21+ adult 1:1 ratio
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