Frakture June Presentation Rhodri Davies & Ben Drew

June 9th 8:00pm £5.00 & £3.00
The Friends Meeting House: (Quakers)
22 School Lane
Liverpool L1 3BT

Venue Telephone Nos: 0151 709 6957

Full Evening Programme:

Rhodri Davies ( Laptop & Electronics) & Ben Drew :( Laptop)
Boyland & Raisin (Steve Boyalnd : Voice and Jonathan Raisin Piano)
Vessels ( Ray Dickaty Saxophone : Phil Morton Can : Trevor Beach , ambiance)

Three acts of creative contemporary music and sounds for the modern ear.

Rhodri Davies & Ben Drew:

Rhodri Davies (Harp & Electronics) makes his ( ) visit to Frakture with a new name and new face to Frakture Ben Drew on Laptop.

Rhodri Davies is an improvising harpist who confronts traditional concepts of the harp through his use of preparations, detuned, bowed and e-bowed strings.
Influenced by live electronics, music-concrete and electronica he is particularly interested in exploring noise, silence, texture and abstract sound on his
acoustic instrument and especially working with musicians who utilize electronics. He has been based in London since 1995. He has since performed in America, Japan, Canada and Europe.

He also performs and researches contemporary classical
music. He has commissioned the following composers to
develop new works for the harp; James Saunders, John
White, Catherine Kontz, Michael Parsons, Laurence
Crane and John Lely.

Previous Visits To Frakture:
Butcher/Marshall/Hutchinson/Davies,01/01/1998
IST, Simon H Fell, Mark Wastell, Rhodri Davies,11/11/98
Chwareteg, Phil Morton, Rhodri Davies, John Bisset 13/10/2001
Frakture Festival 2002,03/10/2002, John Butcher, Rhodri Davies Duo

www.rhodridavies.co.uk

Boyland & Raisin

Steve Boyalnd : Voice and Jonathan Raisin Piano give their second performance within the Frakture programme following their successful debut at Splash 9 at St Brides Church.

Vessels

Vessels is a special performance by Ray Dickaty, saxophone; Phil Morton, can and Trevor Beach ambiance They will be playing a "composed piece" by Phil Morton as part of his forthcoming mini CD series featuring the "Can". This performance features the more delicate and discreet sounds on the "can" with Trevor Beach supplying a tape piece this work has a reflective contemporary electro-acoustic feel to it.

Frakture acknowledges and welcomes the following;
Financial support of The Arts Council Of England in promoting this event.
The voluntary support work of the Frakture Administrative Staff.