12.11.24 | 19:00 | Free
Cutty Sark Soundscape This exciting project is a joint venture between our new partnership Sonic Collaborations, Smartify and Royal Museums Greenwich, and is a new digital experience that immerses you in the sounds of sailing on a tea clipper 150 years ago. Accompanying these ambient sounds is music composed by Sonic Collaborations, a series of mood pieces that reflect the feeling of each deck through a range of interchangeable weather conditions controlled by the listener.
Cutty Sark, King William Walk, London SE10 9HT, UK
28.10.24 | 19:00 | Free
New Works Performance A recital of new works commissioned and performed by Nic Pendlebury, exploring the unique soundworld of the Electric Viola with digital manipulation
Peacock Room, Trinity Laban, King Charles Court,
Old Royal Naval College, Greenwich, London SE10 9JF
17/18.06.23 | Free
Beyond Our World Split across three separate performances over the First Light Weekend, the programme features George Morton’s stunning chamber arrangement of Holst’s iconic work The Planets and also includes Nic Pendlebury’s own transcription of Terry Riley’s Sunrise of the Planetary Dream Collector, arranged for solo electric viola and sonic delay. Eliana Echeverry’s new work The Lost Planet for electric viola and ensemble completes our astrological journey, with the work imagining the sounds and atmosphere of our once ninth planet, Pluto.
First Light Festival
10.06.23 | 19:30 | Free
Beyond Our World This cosmic performance features George Morton’s stunning chamber arrangement of Holst’s iconic The Planets, as well as Eliana Echeverry’s new work The Lost Planetfor electric viola and ensemble. Nic Pendelbury’s own transcription of Terry Riley’s Sunrise of the Planetary Dream Collectorarranged for solo electric viola and sonic delaycompletes our astrological journey transporting you from this world into a wider astronomical realm.
Chichester Cathedral
25.03.23 | 14:30 | £8/£5
Colab 2023 Presentation: Beyond Our World Join electric violist and conductor Nic Pendlebury and his ensemble on a musical voyage Beyond Our World. Featuring George Morton’s stunning chamber arrangement of Holst’s iconic The Planets, the programme will also include Pendlebury’s own transcription of Terry Riley’s Sunrise of the Planetary Dream Collector for solo electric viola and sonic delay. Eliana Echeverry’s new work, created in collaboration with the ensemble, The Lost Planet for electric viola and ensemble completes our astrological journey, with the work imagining the sounds and atmosphere of our once ninth planet, Pluto. This performance will take place in the extraordinary historical setting of the Queen's House, Greenwich, fittingly situated a short walk from the Royal Observatory where you can visit one of the UK's largest telescopes and get to know the stars in the Peter Harrison Planetarium.
Queens House, Royal Museums Greenwich
05.08.22 | 11:00 | Free
Masterclass Mendelssohn String Quartet in E flat Op.12 (Finale) Ravel String Quartet in F (Mvt.II)
Nicola Benedetti, Jennifer Pike and the Heath Quartet are just a few of LDSM’s star masterclass alumni. Catch a glimpse of the next generation of aspiring young musicians as pianist Pavel Kolesnikov and tenor Robert Murray continue this tradition. This year we are delighted to welcome the Waldstein and Heartwood String Quartets; two exciting young ensembles who will be resident throughout the festival. Go behind the scenes with them as they take a deep dive into the String Quartet repertoire with our visiting artists.
Masterclasses kindly supported by Martin & Miriam Rayner
Masterclasses streamed live and available on-demand
Masterclass duration: 70 mins (approx)
Ambleside Parish Church
04.08.22 | 15:00 | Free
Music at the Dock Break out of the concert hall and forget everything you know about classical music. Join Nic Pendlebury (Smith Quartet) and push the boundaries with his incredible transcriptions for electric viola, including the world premiere of inspired young composer Eliana Echeverry’s reimagining of the Lark Ascending and a fantasia on local birdsong by Cumbrian school children.
Duration: 70 mins (approx)
NIC PENDLEBURY – ELECTRIC VIOLA
Local children Fantasia on local birdsong
Terry Riley Dorian Reeds
Eliana Echeverry Fénix (world premiere)
Colin Riley Fallen Angel
Steve Reich Electric Counterpoint
The Dock Museum, Barrow