London Contemporary Music Festival
Hear and Now presents highlights from the London Contemporary Music Festival including works by Robert Ashley performed by the new music ensemble Apartment House.
Tom Service presents highlights from the London Contemporary Music Festival, recorded in December 2017. Tonight's programme features works by Robert Ashley performed by the new music ensemble Apartment House, with the composer's son Sam Ashley on vocals.
Robert Ashley was one of the greatest American experimentalists, following in the pioneering footsteps of John Cage. He co-founded one of the earliest American Electronic Music studios in 1958, and gradually developed into a master of contemporary opera with a distinctively American sound.
Photo by Tina Rousou.
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Joan La Barbara
Journeys of the Mind
Singer: Joan La Barbara. -
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Robert Ashley
Tap Dancing In The Sand
Ensemble: Apartment House. Singer: Elaine Mitchener. Singer: Sam Ashley. -
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Chris Newman
Songs: My Beloved
Singer: Chris Newman. Ensemble: Apartment House. -
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Chris Newman
Songs: Art
Singer: Chris Newman. Ensemble: Apartment House. -
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Chris Newman
Songs: Come Away (Dowland)
Singer: Chris Newman. Ensemble: Apartment House. -
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Chris Newman
Songs: Dandruff
Singer: Chris Newman. Ensemble: Apartment House. -
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Chris Newman
Songs: Foreign Land
Singer: Chris Newman. Ensemble: Apartment House. -
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Chris Newman
Songs: Jealousy
Singer: Chris Newman. Ensemble: Apartment House. -
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Chris Newman
Songs: Mushrooms on Toast
Singer: Chris Newman. Ensemble: Apartment House. -
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Chris Newman
Songs: My Wife is French
Singer: Chris Newman. Ensemble: Apartment House. -
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Toshi Ichiyanagi
Sapporo
Ensemble: Apartment House. -
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Robert Ashley
World War III
Performer: Sam Ashley. Performer: Elaine Mitchener. Performer: Leo Chadburn. Performer: Patricia Auchterlonie. -
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Robert Ashley
Public Opinion Descends Upon the Demonstrators (1962) - Last section
Performer: Robert Ashley.
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