Undercurrents CD Launch

Tuesday 14th July '09 at 7pm

We would like to invite you to the launch of Sounds Positive's new CD Undercurrents at 
Bluthners Piano Centre 
1 Davies Street
Berkeley Square
London W1K 3DB 
 
Members of Sounds Positive will perform a short programme of recent repertoire, followed by a glass of wine. Admission is free.

Sound Moves 10

Under the direction of Avril Anderson, David Sutton-Anderson and Iris Tomlinson, assisted by Anthea Lewis. Etta Murfitt, Associate Director of New Adventures acted as choreographic mentor for this project. 
(with special thanks to Peter Hewitt, Director of Royal College of Music Junior Department and Vanessa Gray, Director of Recreational and Pre-Vocational Dance at The Place).

 A collaboration between composers from the Royal College of Music Junior Department and choreographers from the Young Dancers Saturday Programme at The Place. 

There will be two performances of these 4 short original works:

Saturday 7th March '09 7.30pm 
The Place Space (Studio 1/2),
The Place 
16 Flaxman Terrace
London WC1H 9AT

Saturday 21st March '09 4.30pm 

The Concert Hall
Royal College of Music 
Prince Consort Road
London SW7 2BS 

Following the performances there will be an opportunity to discuss the creative process with the young artists who are aged between 12 and 18 years. 

We are delighted to invite you and a guest. Please reply to Beth Francis-Smith, administrator at The Place, stating which performance you wish to attend. You may email her at beth.francis-smith@theplace.org.uk or telephone 0207 121 1080.

Concerts

Friday 21 November '08 6pm

Regent Hall Oxford Street
Part of 11th London New Wind Festival

Members of Sounds Positive: 
Simon Desorgher flutes / computer and 
Sally Mays piano 

Programme to include:
Orange Dreams - Ian Clarke 
The Mature Person's Guide to the Flute - Simon Desorgher 
Juillet - Avril Anderson 
The Deer's Cry for flute and electronics - David Sutton-Anderson

Tickets:
£8 (Concessions £5)
Contact: catherinepluygers@hotmail.com
http://www.londonnewwindfestival.org/


Tuesday 30 September '08 7pm

Members of Sounds Positive: 
Melanie Henry saxophones / clarinet and
Sally Mays piano
perform at the

University of Notre Dame
London Programme 
1 Suffolk Street
London SW1Y 4HG

Programme to include works by Dave Heath, Mark-Anthony Turnage and David Sutton-Anderson

Admission free, by invitation only. Please contact info@soundspositive.org

Parallel lines 

The series examines the interface between composed and improvised music, taking Barry Guy's classic Bird Gong Game as a launching pad.  An exciting crop of premieres [***] explore this path from different perspectives, set alongside some of sounds positive's commissions form the past 20 years.

All events take place at :
The Warehouse
13 Theed Street
London SE1 8ST

Sunday 10 February '08 7pm

Works by Barry Guy, Timothy Salter, Edwin Roxburgh, Margaret Haley ***, David Sutton-Anderson ***, Susie Self *** and Michael Parsons.

Pre-Concert at 5:45pm
Music for saxophone and piano by Stephen Morland, Mark-Anthony Turnage, Avril Anderson, Gabriel Jackson and Dave Heath.

Sunday 13 April '08 7pm

Works by Sephen Montague, Gary Carpenter, Thomas Hewitt-Jones ***, Simon Desorgher, Michael Christie ***, Edwin Roxburgh and Avril Anderson

Pre-Concert at 5:45pm

Music for solo piano by Oliver Knussen, David Carhart ***, David Sutton-Anderson, Humphrey Searle and Barry Anderson

Sunday 11 May '08 7pm

Works by Judith Weir, Graham Ross ***, Alan Tomlinson ***, Nick Hooper *** and Mark Wilderspin.  

Pre-Concert at 5:45

Music for Clarinet and Piano by Nicola Lefanu, Martin Ellerby, Elisabeth Lutyens, Avril Anderson and Paul Patterson.

Tickets:
£8 (conc. from £5) evening concert and pre-concert
£5 evening concert only
£3 pre-concert only

Parallel events

Wednesday 12 March '08 7pm

A performance of new works by student and young composers at 

Bluthner's Piano Centre
1 Davies Street
London W1K 3DB

Sounds Positive gratefully acknowledges financial assistance from Vaughan Williams Trust, The Holst Foundation and The Grand Design. Sounds Positive is pleased to have association with Bluthner's Piano Centre

Other upcoming events

Sounds Positive appearances at the Colourscape Festival in Barnstable, Devon on Sunday 8 June '08 from 2pm