Distractfold return to Cafe OTO to present the world premiere of a new work by Anna Korsun alongside a host of exciting new additions to the groups rep for their 2023-24 concert season.

UK-based ensemble, Distractfold, are a group of performers, composers and curators all acting out of shared love, passion and interest in the music and culture of our times. Coming from different continents, backgrounds and having received a diverse education, together they create a nexus of ideas and influences which all contribute towards the ensemble’s unique voice and identity. They perform acoustic, mixed and electroacoustic music of their peers, alongside music of the more established composers with whom they have formed close collaborations and friendships.

Performers:

Linda Jankowska / violin
Daniel Brew / e guitar and percussion
Rocío Bolaños / bass clarinet and percussion
Alice Purton / cello and voice

With the friendly support of

SET TIMES:

20.00 - 20.25 SET 1
20.25 - 20.40 Break
20.40 - 21.00 SET 2
21.00 - 21.20 Break
21.20 - 22.00 SET 3

PROGRAMME:

- Andrew Greenwald - A Thing Made Whole (VI) for bifurcated electric guitar.

- Jonah Haven - was - for for amplified voice, percussion and violin.

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- Anna Korsun - Of Birds for singing cello, violin, clarinets and electric guitar. WORLD PREMIERE

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- Esaias Järnegard - Fragments of a broken order for percussion, violin, cello and electronics

- Véro Marengère - Hydra 3D video artwork (Music and visual by Véro Marengère)