February's mix comes from Our Own Correspondent in Tokyo, James Greer. A blissful hour of aural encounters, from the sonic edifice of Messiaen's organ work to the latest excavations in Aphex Twin's unreleased rarities.
Nonclassical's James Greer will give a talk about Nonclassical at Tokyo's PechaKucha 20x20 night tomorrow: Wednesday 28 January. The talk comes ahead of a series of Nonclassical club nights due to take place in Tokyo this April (details TBA). These will be our first ever events in Asia.
In advance of his upcoming debut Nonclassical night (27 January @ The Russet), electronic musician and DJ Ben Vince puts together a beautifully crafted mix for our series. With music from Mica Levi, Rabih Beaini, Hans Abrahamsen and many more.
First in a new series of immersive events at the incredible Café Royal on Regent Street. We'll be bringing our unique mixture of cutting edge chamber music and avant garde DJ sets to the elegant ambiance of Café Royal, one of London's oldest, grandest hotels.
Are you the next big thing in contemporary classical music? Forget all the embarrassing, ritualised humiliation of televised talent contests - Nonclassical's very own Battle of The bands presents the cutting edge of what is happening now in the classical world.
Change Ringing @ LimeWharf is an immersive exhibition and contemporary music night on the theme of climate change. Change Ringing forms around a sculpture incorporating six bronze bells, whose shapes and sizes mathematically correspond to increasing global temperatures during the 20th Century. Staged in LimeWharf's cavernous new Annex space, Change Ringing will be an exploration, through sound, vision, and word, of the most pertinent and pressing issue of our time.
We had 80 entries from around the world. It was a difficult decision, but the finalists stood out as really embracing the challenge of writing for international live streamed ensemble.
6 of the most inspiring and exhilarating remixes released in 10 years of the Nonclassical label.
Over the last 3 decades, the Remix has become a central form in the world of electronic music and since their inaugural release in 2004 the Remix has become an essential element of the Nonclassical record.
Hackney Classical Press presents a beautifully presented book of photos, interviews & essays charting the rise of the alternative classical music scene in London.
Firstly the Nonclassical team would like to say a big THANK YOU to all the remixers for entering such brilliant & creative remixes into this competition. We've been really overwhelmed by the wide range of remixes & also the high quality of entries. It's been almost impossible to decide on a winner as it's very hard to judge the remixes against each other as many have quite different aesthetics and musical aims.
Nonclassical Global (26 November) is the closing event of our 10 year anniversary festival. To celebrate, we’re launching a competition to compose a new work for an intercontinental ensemble linked by live global streaming.
For the final event in our tenth anniversary season, we're putting together a very special line-up spanning five venues in five different continents. For the first time, Nonclassical will be presented as a transcontinental live streamed event, where audiences will get a glimpse of the diverse alt-classical scenes reaching across the globe in 2014.
We're pleased to finally be able to present you with this shortlist of the best tracks recieved for our recent remix competition. There was a huge volume of entries spanning - as usual - a massive range of moods, genres and techniques. Have a listen and let us know what you think!
A week of events at East London's Red Gallery celebrating ten years of Nonclassical.
20/10 - 'We Break Strings' Book Launch - FREE
23/10 - 'NON'salon Panel Discussion: Does the future of classical music lie outside the concert hall? - FREE
23/10 from 8.30pm - NONCLASSICAL Club - £6 / £8
As part of our tenth anniversary celebrations taking place throughout the autumn, we’re embarking on our first tour, taking in four cities and presenting a combination of live sets and DJs. Among the prgoramme highlights is a unique chance to hear live versions of the winners of our recent remix competition. We’re looking forward to our first ever nights in Durham and Manchester and Colchester, as well as a return to Leeds.
We Break Strings is a book of photos, interviews & essays created by Thom Andrewes and Dimitri Djuric with support from Nonclassical, charting the rise of the alternative classical music scene in London.
Click on this link to visit the Kickstarter page: http://kck.st/1qsN57S
Ten years ago, a new generation of composers and musicians started putting on classical gigs in non-traditional venues. Since then, a new alternative classical music scene has emerged. Now, there are alt classical gigs happening all over London - everywhere from warehouses to pubs, to abandoned underground stations - essentially creating a new music movement, yet nobody has captured and drawn this together in a single printed document.
Our book “We Break Strings” is a labour of love, and will showcase a community of talented musicians at a pivotal moment in music. We hope you will support us in making this book a reality.
We have put in time and money to bring this book to a nearly finished state. We have taken all the photographs, written up the text, the layout has been designed; all that is left is to manufacture the book and distribute it. We are hoping to find backers to help us with this final cost.
Please take a look at the exciting rewards we’ve put together for our supporters, every little bit really does help! If you can’t support us financially, please consider spreading the word via social media or your friends. Thank you so much in advance.
Please click on or share this link to visit our Kickstarter page: http://kck.st/1qsN57S
This year Gabriel Prokofiev's celebrated label and clubnight marks ten years of rewriting the classical rule-book. We're celebrating the anniversary with a season of unmissable events which takes Nonclassical across the UK in September and October and back to London in November. We'll be taking on Colchester, Manchester, Leeds, and Barnard Castle, Durham and then back home for a three amazing London events.
We are giving away a pair of season tickets to our 10th Anniversary London Season! You’ll have special access to the book launch for We Break Strings, at the Red Gallery (20 October) as well as tickets to “Non Salon”, live music / club night (23 October) plus our huge party at Bloc (15 November) and to round it all up our “Global” event at the Nonclassical Loft (26 November) where we’ll be linking and live streaming with Brazil, Canada and Switzerland. All you have to do is enter your details below and we’ll pick a lucky winner out of a hat on September 18th
We Break Strings Book Launch
+ live sets from Aisha Orazbayeva / Neil Luck / Vicious Circus / others TBC
Red Gallery
1-3 Rivington St, London EC2A 3DT
Monday 20th October, 6:30pm
Entry FREE
We're delighted to be hosting the launch party for the release of We Break Strings, a new book by Thom Andrewes and Dmitri Djuric that traces the emergence of London's 'alternative classical' scene. This event forms part of our week-long residency at Red Gallery, celebrating 10 years of Nonclassical.
The book draw together Thom Andrewes' interviews with some of the key musicians and producers that have broken new ground over the last few years, including Kate Whitley, Oliver Coates, Gabriel Prokofiev, Lucy Railton and many more. It also features some of the stunning images captured by photographer Dmitri Djuric, snapshots that reflect the up-close immediacy of the scene in action.
The launch will also feature live performances from some of our favourite artists: Aisha Orazbayeva, Neil Luck, Vicious Circus and others TBC.
Please do consider donating to this Kickstarter, which has been set up to help secure the printing of the book.
We look forward to seeing you there for this very special occasion!