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Hello again...
I hope this email finds you doing well.
It's been a while since the last newsletter, and I mean a LONG time.
Apologies for that - I took a full-time lecturing post down south that pulled me off the map for a bit.
But things are much better this year and I'm now lecturing at the University of Surrey with excellent students and colleagues and also contributing to the new BA PACE degree at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama which I love.
So good things.
And despite doing two (actually 3) '1st year in post' lecturing jobs back to back (i.e. creating/delivering new content), surprisingly, music and art haven't slowed down much either.
Here are a few recent events:
With Air Field, I recently performed in London with Ian Spink and Alan Paterson at Siobhan Davies' What Remains Festival. You can view an early edit of the performance here: https://vimeo.com/167609097
I also wrote a new work for Organ and Electronics, Beneath the Darkening Sea, which I've just properly recorded at Union Chapel. I'm hoping to have it mastered by the end of the summer but until then you can listen to a live recording of the premiere here: https://soundcloud.com/billthompson/beneath-the-darkening-sea-live-recording
I've also been collaborating with composer James Weeks and poet James Wilkes on an intriguing project investigating Josquin de Prez suitably named - Otherwise Josquin. No recordings to share yet but we have another concert at Kings Place, London later this year if you're interested.
And finally I've been collaborating with Saffy Satohy on a new dance/sound installation/public art work called Light Field involving the sound of light, kinetically powered lanterns, and movement. I'm also working on a solo live electronic work using only the sound of light that will premiere soon.
You may also have noticed the long overdue rebuild of my site www.billthompson.org. Still lots to finish, but overall I'm much happier with this one - let me know what you think.
There's lots more but I'll leave the rest for later.
Stay tuned.
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