EVENTS
- Sat, 22 JunRituvÃk22 Jun 2024, 19:00 – 23:00 BSTRituvÃk, 4848+GJF, RituvÃk 640, Faroe IslandsIncandescence for string quartet (movement I) will be performed by members of the Icelandic Ensemble, Caput at the String Quartet Concert, RituvÃkar Kirkja (Church of RituvÃk), RituvÃk, Faroe Islands. Tickets/Info: https://www.wnmd2024.fo/
- Wed, 24 JulMadrid24 Jul 2024, 19:00 – 23:00Madrid, C. de Atocha, 65, Centro, 28012 Madrid, SpainFilm music recording, 'Danzar,' conducted by Miguel Guerra, based on scene from 1948 film 'The Loves of Carmen,' GEMS.
- Sun, 08 DecYoko Ono Lennon Centre - Liverpool08 Dec 2024, 16:00 – 18:00Yoko Ono Lennon Centre - Liverpool, 60 Oxford St, Liverpool L7 3NY, UKA 'Happy Jazzmas with Dr. Jazz & the Cheshire Cats' and a synaesthesiac representation of music through live painting. Tickets/Info: https://thetungauditorium.com/events/happy-jazzmas-with-dr-jazz-and-the-cheshire-cats?fbclid=IwY2xjawEokhtleHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHUv8rOgltrFxgBeTHhFE6ZvoaNenxdlhpYB0FQQSJba6
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ARCHIVE
2023
October:
Desert Rose - Red Dawn, Dusk Flame
Joseph Dawson
Bloom, Bloomsbury Festival
William Goodenough House,​ London, UK
https://bloomsburyfestival.org.uk/
Friday, October 20, 7pm
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September:
Desert Rose - Red Dawn
Joseph Dawson
Lunchtime Concert
St. James Picadilly,​ London, UK
https://www.sjp.org.uk/whats-on/joseph-myer-dawson-cello/
Friday, September 22, 1:10pm
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July:
Intertwined, for singing solo viola.
Katherine Clarke
Lunchtime Concert - Katherine Clarke (Viola & Voice)
St. John's Church,​ Peterborough, UK
Thursday, May 25, 4:20pm
World premieres of Desert Rose - Red Dawn, Vermillion Wind, Dusk Flame
Joseph Dawson, Caroline Bordignon
Summer Concert - Music, poetry and Song
St. Catherine of Sienna, Didsbury, Manchester UK
Friday, July 14, 7pm
World premiere of Desert Rose - Vermillion Wind
Caroline Bordignon
Island Garden City of Samal
Samal Island, Philippines
Friday, July 7, 4pm
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May:
Renaissance
Mirjam Bartol
End of Year Recital
Recital Hall,​ Royal College of Music, London, UK
https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=2447511075399002&set=a.165627323587400
Thursday, May 25, 4:20pm
World premiere of Distant Winds
UnHeard Ensemble
UNHEARD: INSTILL
The Edge Theatre, Chorlton-Cum-Hardy, Manchester UK
https://www.manchestertheatres.com/event/unheard:-instill-featuring-loose-time-and-bonjour-claude
Wednesday, May 24, 7pm
March:
World premieres of Renaissance, Efflorescence
solo violin and paintings, solo violin and dance
Mirjam Bartol, Samuel Ow, Mart Henry Bongabong.
'Mamlakah,' Singapore Collaboration
Sky22 Courtyard, by Marriott, Singapore
Friday, March 3, 3pm
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2022
October:
Iridescent Light 1-4
oils on stretched canvas, 20 x 20cm
'Synergies,' International Art Exhibition opening
Galleria De Marchi, Via Porta Nova 1/D, Bologna, Italy
Saturday, November 5, 5:30pm
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August:
(cancelled) Intertwined for singing solo viola
Katherine Clarke
Lunchtime Concert: Katherine Clarke (Viola & Voice)
St. John's Church, Cathedral Square, Peterborough, UK
Tuesday, August 9, 1pm
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March:
Incandescence, movement I
Ligeti Quartet
Workout Sessions
Online stream, London, UK
https://ligetiquartet.com/workout/sessions/caroline-bordignon-incandescence
Saturday, June 18
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2021
July:
World Premiere of Crystal Flame
Heather Wallington
Psappha 'Composing For' Viola
Online stream, Manchester, UK
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OnOaXH2O3PU
Monday, July 5
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June:
Community Concert
classical music, live painting
Chamber Music Box, Caroline Bordignon
Fermata Festival
St. Cuthbert's Church, Earl's Court, London, UK
https://chambermusicbox.com/fermata-festival/
Saturday, June 26, 3pm
First Light
solo cello
Diane Chaplin
'Cello Tuesday'
Portland Cello Project
Online stream, Portland, Oregon, USA
https://www.facebook.com/portlandcelloproject
Tuesday, June 1
March:
Incandescence
string quartet
Vórtice Ensamble
String Quartet Smackdown, Golden Hornet
Online stream, Austin, Texas, USA
https://www.goldenhornet.org/smackdown
Saturday, March 27
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World Premiere of IRIDESCENT FLARES IIII
symphony orchestra and live painting
London Symphony Orchestra, Caroline Bordignon
Conducted by Jack Sheen
LSO Panufnik Composer's Scheme
Online stream, LSO St. Lukes, London, UK
Monday, March 8
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2020
October:
World Premiere of First Light
solo cello
Ovidiu Marinescu
First and Central Presbyterian Church, Deleware, USA
www.facebook.com/firstndacentralpres/
Saturday, October 24, 7pm
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August:
World Premiere of 5 Miniatures for Solo Bassoon and Painting
solo bassoon, painting
Edoardo Casali, Caroline Bordignon
Birmingham Contemporary Group NEXT at Home #3 Imaginary Europe,
Online stream, Florence, Italy.
https://www.bcmg.org.uk/next-at-home-3
August 27​
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March:
Female Empowerment; AN ILLUSTRATED CONCERT
RNCM composers performed by RNCM musicians which
will be combined with an exhibition of new artwork.
International Anthony Burgess Foundation, Manchester, UK
https://www.facebook.com/event
Friday, March 13, 8pm
February:
The Christie Festive Showcase
piano, live painting
Fangbin Xia, Caroline Bordignon
The Christie NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester, UK
https://www.facebook.com/pg/FangbinXiaPiano/posts/
Lunchtime Concert: Fangbin Xia (piano)
piano, live painting
Fangbin Xia, Caroline Bordignon
Forsyth Music Shop, Manchester, UK
https://www.forsyths.co.uk/content/50-past-events
Friday, February 21, 12pm
Incandescence I, world premieres of movements II, III
string quartet and live painting
Equilibrium Ensemble, Caroline Bordignon
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Close Up Concert
The Music Room, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic, Liverpool, UK
https://www.liverpoolphil.com/whats-on/classical-music/equilibrium/3411
Monday, February 10, 8pm
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2019
December:
World premiere of Phosphorescent Wind
ONMC Christmas Concert
Rosie Middleton, Yi-Hsuan Chen, Caroline Bordignon
mezzo soprano, flute, live artwork
October Gallery, London, UK
https://www.matthewolyver.com/onmc-concert-4-christmas-concert.html
Tuesday, December 6, 7pm
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Crystal Eclipse
RNCM Spotlight Concert: Style Transfer
Poppy Philigreen, Celia Denore Lopez, Caroline Bordignon
soprano saxophone, piano, live painting
RNCM, Manchester, UK
https://www.rncm.ac.uk/performance/spotlight-style-transfer/
Tuesday, December 3, 7pm
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November:
Iridescent Light, 1-4
'The Illusion of Reality', TIA Little Treasures Exhibition
Galleria De Marchi, Bologna, Italy
http://www.trevisan-international-art.com/treasures.html
Saturday, November 30 - Thursday, December 12
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Ultraviolet
soprano and string quartet
'Illuminate Cambridge'
Patricia Auchterlonie and Illuminate String Quartet
Queens Lecture Theatre Emmanuel College, Cambridge
https://www.illuminatewomensmusic.co.uk/2019-season-ii-whats-on.html
Friday, November 9, 7:30pm
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Ultraviolet
soprano and string quartet
'Illuminate Oxford'
Patricia Auchterlonie and Illuminate String Quartet
University College, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
https://www.illuminatewomensmusic.co.uk/2019-season-ii-whats-on.html
Friday, November 8, 7:30pm
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Ultraviolet
soprano and string quartet
'Illuminate Huddersfield'
Patricia Auchterlonie and Illuminate String Quartet
University of Huddersfield Music Department, Huddersfield, UK
https://www.illuminatewomensmusic.co.uk/2019-season-ii-whats-on.html
Wednesday, November 7, 1pm
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Ultraviolet
soprano and string quartet
'Illuminate Oxford'
Patricia Auchterlonie and Illuminate String Quartet
St. Michael's Church Near Northgate, Oxford, UK
https://www.illuminatewomensmusic.co.uk/2019-season-ii-whats-on.html
Wednesday, November 4, 1pm
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October:
Ultraviolet
soprano and string quartet
'Illuminate Birmingham'
Patricia Auchterlonie and Illuminate String Quartet
Birmingham Centrala, Birmingham, UK
https://www.illuminatewomensmusic.co.uk/2019-season-ii-whats-on.html
Saturday, October 12, 1pm
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World premiere of IRIDESCENT FLARES II
Symphony Orchestra
RNCM Brand New Days Orchestra
Conducted by Riley Court-Wood, guest lead by Benedict Holland
https://www.rncm.ac.uk/uploads/RNCM-Brochure-Autumn-19-web-singles.pdf
Concert Hall, Royal Northern College of Music, Manchester, UK.
Wednesday, October 9
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September:
Ultraviolet
soprano and string quartet
'Illuminate Bangor'
Patricia Auchterlonie and Illuminate String Quartet
Bangor University, Bangor, UK
https://www.illuminatewomensmusic.co.uk/2019-season-ii-whats-on.html
Thursday, September 5, 6:45pm
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Silver
wind quintet
Festivo Winds
'Music Says Data Saves Lives'
Manchester Museum, Manchester, UK
https://www.facebook.com/events/manchester-museum/music-says-data-saves-lives/2375845479158830/
Thursday, September 19, 7pm
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August:
World Premiere of Ultraviolet
soprano and string quartet
Patricia Auchterlonie and Illuminate String Quartet
Open Session at Snape Maltings, Illuminate Women's Music 2019 Season II
Snape Maltings, Snape, UK
https://snapemaltings.co.uk/whats-on/open-session-illuminate-women/
Thursday, August 22, 5:30pm
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July:
World premiere of Ultraviolet Exposure
solo accordion
Iñigo Mikeleiz Berrade
'Music for Bass Oboe and Accordion', ONMC Concert and Social Event
Brunel Museum, London, UK
https://www.facebook.com/pg/Olyver-New-Music-Collective-2207147069504067/posts/​
Wednesday, July 3rd, 7pm
June:
World premiere of MIRAGES I
bass clarinet ensemble, contrabass clarinet, carnyx, electronics, visual projection, live painting
'Multiplex, Soundscapes of Heaven and Earth', RNCM Wind Brass and Percussion Festival
Jason Alder, John Kenny, Caroline Bordignon
Royal Northern College of Music, Manchester, UK
https://www.rncm.ac.uk/festivals/soundscapes-of-heaven-and-earth/
Sunday, June 16, 4:30pm
May:
Afternoon Concert of Live Painting and Music
piano, live painting
Fangbin Xia, Caroline Bordignon
New Smyrna Beach Regional Library, Volusia County, Florida, USA
Wednesday, May 29, 2pm
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MOTUS III: THE EUPHONY OF SPRING
Collaborative Arts Performances featuring poetry/prose, live painting, music
writer/fine artist Laurie-Lynn McGlynn, composer/live painter Caroline Bordignon
Shannon Lai (cello), Richard Wang (piano), Clara May Hoover (soprano)
https://www.therecord.com/events/9284383-841388-motus-iii-the-euphony-of-spring/
Saturday, May 18, 7pm Cambridge Arts Centre, Cambridge, Ontario
Sunday, May 19, 1:30pm, Christie Theater, Waterloo Region Museum, Kitchener, Ontario
Monday, May 20, 1:30pm, Christie Theater, Waterloo Region Museum, Kitchener, Ontario
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Vexations
Erik Satie
AD Festival Days: Paris Non-Stop
Piano, live painting
Alexey Pudinov, Dennis Tjiok, Nadav Hertzka, students from the RNCM, Caroline Bordignon
Cross St. Chapel, Manchester, UK
https://www.facebook.com/adfestivaldays/
Friday, May 4, 5:15 - 10:15pm
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April:
Charity Concert in Support of Mozambique, Malawi and Zimbabwe
music and live painting
Cellist Yukyung Na, students from the RNCM, Caroline Bordignon
Nazarene Theological College, Didsbury, Manchester, UK
Tuesday, April 2nd, 12:45pm
World Premiere of New Work for Solo Piano
Soundbites: Lunchtime Concert
Piano, Flora Xia, piano
Holy Trinity Church, Stratford-upon-Avon
https://www.musictoyourears.org.uk/index.php/music-to-your-ears-diary
Wednesday, April 3rd, 1 - 1:30pm
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March:
INTERTWINED
singing solo viola
Katherine Clarke
Solo Viola Recital
All Saints Parish Church, High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, UK
https://www.facebook.com/events/395600907889805/
Monday, March 4th, 1:10pm - 1:50pm
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The Musical Wonders of Theresiensdat
music and live painting
Cellist Abigail Davies, RNCM students, Caroline Bordignon
Anthony Burgess Foundation, Manchester, UK
https://www.anthonyburgess.org/event/concert-the-musical-wonders-of-theresiensdat/
Tuesday, March 12th, 7:30pm
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The Colours of Passing Memory
flute, clarinet
Chloe Tang, Humphrey Ho
RNCM recital
Carole Nash Recital Hall, Manchester, UK
Friday, March 22, 6:30pm
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Charity Concert
piano, live painting
Flora Xia, RNCM students, Caroline Bordignon
St. Chrysostom's Church, Manchester, UK
https://www.facebook.com/cbordignonfineart/
Friday, March 22nd, 6:30pm
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February:
Charity Lunchtime Concert: Mozart, Chopin, Faure,
Rachmaninoff
piano, live painting
Flora Xia, RNCM students, Caroline Bordignon
https://www.facebook.com/events/244992189753449/
Forsyth Music Shop, Manchester, UK
Friday, February 15th, 12:30 - 1:30pm
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XHI: Live Artwork and Musical Exploration
Lunchtime concert
music, live painting
Dennis Tjiok
https://www.facebook.com/events/369951920404467/
Cross Street Chapel, Manchester, UK
Friday, February 22nd, 1pm
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January:
Song of the Sands
XHI: Live Painting and Musical Improvisation
music, narration, dance and visual art
Dennis Tjiok, Kevin Oakes, Ignacio Garcia Prieto, Sarah Wünch, Sophia Wünch, Caroline Bordignon
Gallus Theater, Frankfurt, Germany
https://www.facebook.com/events/418642568676426/
Friday/Saturday, January 4/5
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World Premiere of Arrangements for Norwegian Folk Song
Sovnen, Over de Hoje Fjelde
voice trio
Susanna Solsrud (soprano), Isla MacEwan (soprano), Lorna Day (mezzo-soprano)
Rekstensamlingene, Bergen, Norway
​https://www.facebook.com/Susannayttrisolsrud/
Saturday, January 26
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2018
December:
Limitless Boundaries
TEDx Formby Point Women
Live Painting with music and poetry and ImprovIndigo
Caroline Bordignon (live painter), Meera Maharaj (flute) Sarah Gait (cello), Katie Hale (poet)
Tate Liverpool, Liverpool, UK
https://www.ted.com/tedx/events/30312
Friday, December 7th, 10am - 4:30pm
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INTERTWINED
Morning Recital
singing solo viola
Katherine Clarke
St Michael's Parish Church, Sittingbourne​
https://www.katherineclarkeviola.co.uk/concerts
8th December 2018, 11am
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November:
World Premiere of Crystal Eclipse
Young Artists’ Platform: Saxophone Heroines
soprano saxophone and piano
David Zucchi, Fionnuala Ward
The Foundling Museum, London, UK
https://foundlingmuseum.org.uk/events/yap-saxophone-heroines/
Thursday, November 8, 1pm
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INTERTWINED
Lunchtime Recital
singing solo viola
Katherine Clarke
St Alfege, Greenwich
https://www.katherineclarkeviola.co.uk/concert
24th November 2018, 1:05pm​
September:
The Hidden Veil
chamber opera
Manchester Contemporary Youth Opera
'5 New Operas'
International Anthony Burgess Foundation, Manchester
https://www.facebook.com/events/470042943515014/
Friday, September 7, 1:30pm, 5:30pm, 7:30pm
June:
Intertwined
solo singing viola​
Katherine Clarke
RNCM Composers Concert
Carol Nash Recital Room, RNCM, Manchester, UK
Tuesday, June 26, 7:30pm
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Intertwined
singing solo viola
Katherine Clarke
Lunchtime Recital
Southwark Cathedral, London
https://www.katherineclarkeviola.co.uk/concerts
Tuesday, June 12, 3:15pm
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May:
Orfeo
mezzo-soprano and cello
Lucy Temby
RNCM Masters Graduation Recital, Lucy Temby
Carol Nash Recital Room, RNCM, Manchester, UK
May 23, 4:30pm,
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Intertwined
solo singing viola
Katherine Clarke
Lunchtime Recital
St Olave's, Hart Street, London
https://www.katherineclarkeviola.co.uk/concerts
Wednesday, May 23, 1:05pm
World premiere of Intertwined
solo singing viola
Katherine Clarke
St Stephen Walbrook, London
https://www.katherineclarkeviola.co.uk/concerts
Tuesday, May 22, 1pm
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Colour Timbre
Perception: an experimental cross-arts weekend
music, live painting
Isabel Benito Gutierrez, musicians, Caroline Bordignon
APT Gallery, Deptford, London
https://www.2021concerts.co.uk
Saturday, May 5, 5:45pm
April:
World premiere of Iridescent Flares I
symphony orchestra painting/projection
Brand New Days Orchestra Concert
Concert Hall, Royal Northern College of Music, Manchester
Thursday, April 26, 7:30pm
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February:
World premiere of Entr'acte
mixed ensemble and electronics
conducted by Rita Castro Blanco
'Un Chien Andalou' 1920's Silent Film Screen with Live New Music
Opera Theatre, Royal Norther College of Music, Manchester, UK
Wednesday, February 14, 7:30pm
January:
Breath
symphony orchestra
RNCM Brand New Days Orchestra
conducted by Tjeerd Barkmeijer
Brand New Days Orchestra Concert
Concert Hall, Royal Northern College of Music, Manchester, UK
Wednesday, Jan. 31, 7:30pm
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2017:
October:
A Breath,
mezzo soprano, piano
Helen Johnson, Elsbeth Wilkes
'Women and Words - Poetry and Music, Equator Festival: Women of the World'
Hall 2, Kings Place, London
Saturday, October 21, 7pm
http://www.equatorfestival.com/event/wow-london-women-words-poetry-music/
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August:
Classical Evolution
Music and live painting
Meera Maharaj (flute), Caroline Bordignon (live painting)
Genre Fluid, Fingers Piano Bar, Edinburgh Fringe
Saturday, August 8
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July:
RNCM Studentfest
Music and live painting
Meera Maharah (flute), Caroline Bordignon (live painting)
RNCM Reflectory, Manchester, UK
Saturday, August 8
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RNCM Studentfest
Music and live painting
Meera Maharah (flute), Caroline Bordignon (live painting)
RNCM Carol Nash Recital Room, Manchester, UK
Friday, July 7th, 11:30am
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World premiere of Incandescence
Lux Quartet
Helena Logah, first violin, Philipos Rousiamanis, second violin,
Peter Hartley, viola, Alice Luddington, cello
Painting - Caroline Bordignon
'In Motion', RNCM Studentfest
RNCM Carole Nash Recital Room, Manchester, UK
Friday, July 5th, 2pm
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June:
Alla Petrichei, Violin Recital
Cross Street Chapel, Manchester, UK
Live Painting with Music
Saturday, June 30th, 1pm
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When Light Dances Upon the Hungarian Sea
solo piano
Zijun Xu
RNCM Piano Day
RNCM Concert Hall, Manchester, UK
Saturday, June 24th, 2pm
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Transference
RNCM Composer Concert
soprano, violin, cello
Rita Wood, Rebecca Howell, Joseph Dawson
Tape
RNCM Carole Nash Recital Room, Manchester, UK
Wednesday, June 7th, 7:30pm
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May:
Shaken
Composer/Choreographer Dance Collaboration
clarinet, cello, tape
Isobel Mortimer, Isabella Dembinska-Kenner
RNCM composers in collaboration with choreographers from the Northern Ballet School
Northern Ballet School, Manchester, UK
May 20th
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RNCM Masters Graduation Concert with Live Painting
violin, live painting
Allah Petrichei, Caroline Bordignon
The Whitworth Art Gallery, Manchester, UK
May 1st
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April:
Castle Hill
string quartet, soprano
Vine Quartet, Eleonore Cockerham
RNCM Rosamond Prize
Friday, April 28th
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March:
Flood
choir
BBC Singers
BBC Singers Workshop, RNCM
Maida Vale Studios, London
Thursday, March 30th
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Dawendine
soprano, mezzo soprano, flute, cello, piano
Hayley Swanton, Chelsea Burns, Katie Highland, Gabriel Solano,
Dominic Degavino,
Monday Recital Series
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V - Based off of Musica Ricercata no. V by Ligeti
Budafest: RNCM Chamber Music Festival
RNCM Wind Band
Saturday, March 11
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February:
Light and Shade
solo cello, live painting
Ellen Porter, Caroline Bordignon
'Synaesthesia' - RNCM Spotlight Concert
New Music for solo cello, piano and visual art
Carol Nash Recital Room, RNCM, Manchester, UK
Sunday, February 12, 1pm
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2016:
December:
The Shore at Dawn
soprano, two guitars
Hayley Swanton, Callum Coomber, Mark Reid
'Kinetic'
The Wonder Inn, Manchester, UK
December 7, 7pm
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June:
MOTUS II - A Collaboration of Visual, Literary,
Performing Arts and Digital Technologies
Kitchener Public Library, Theater, Kitchener, Ontario, Canada
June 23, 6:30pm and 7:30pm
April:
Still, River
The Pursuit Conference
London, Ontario, Canada
April 28
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Still
Zenith, the 42nd Annual
Senior Undergrad Exhibition
UWAG, University of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
March 18 - April 9
2015:
December:
MOTUS I
A Collaboration of Visual, Literary,
Performing Arts and Digital Technologies
The Button Factory, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
December 19, 2pm
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November:
Stasis
The Artery,
University of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
November, 2015
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September:
Ruins
chamber ensemble
Earth Music - Association of Canadian Women's Composers
Conrad Grebel University College, The Chapel, Waterloo Ontario, Canada
Friday, September 18, 6pm
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August:
Studies in Portraiture No. 1 - To Be
Newbridge Project, Ph Space
Newcastle Upon Tyne, UK
Thurs. Aug. 13 - Sat. Aug. 15, 12 - 6pm
Figure and Spirit
Edinburgh Fringe
Eric Liddell Center, Liddell Chapel
Edinburgh, UK
Mon. Aug. 17, 2 - 4pm
Studies in Air No.1: Perception and Colour
The Loft, Hope City Church
Newcastle Upon Tyne, UK
June, 2015
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May: Fluxes
Northern Chords Festival
Mining Institute, Newcastle Upon Tyne, UK
Manon Quartet
May 28