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Corey Mwamba presents the best in new improvised music. Laura Cannell pulls us into a crisp midwinter’s day at the centuries-old Tombland Cathedral in Norwich, where old stones carry the memories of processions. Through an atmospheric haze of violin and synth recorded inside the cathedral, Cannell invites us to make our own processional rituals in the outside world, movements - big or small - towards horizons of hope. Elsewhere in the programme, we experience more forward momentum by way of a percussion duo comprising Tyshawn Sorey and Adam Rudolph who have been performing together since 2018. Here, we travel back to 2021 for a kaleidoscopic set of twisting shapes and dynamic explorations at the Zürcher Gallery in New York City. Plus, Welsh guitarist Ash Cooke examines the creative parallels between painting and free improv on the guitar. Through close recordings of dry brushes on paper and on guitar strings, he attempts to "paint through sound" with gauzy, psychedelic flourishes layered over tonal experiments with colour.

Produced by Tej Adeleye
A Reduced Listening production for ´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio 3