RAMP presents Rhodri Davies: A workshop in experimental music and sound

8 July 2023 12:00

RAMP -  Rathmullan Music Project - are delighted to announce a programme of workshops supported by the Contemporary Music Centre. These workshops are designed for musicians and non-musicians alike to explore experimental music practices, including improvisation, sound-making and mindful awareness.

Workshop 2: Saturday 8th July, 12pm: Rhodri Davies

A workshop in experimental music and sound for composer-improvisers with an artist immersed in the worlds of improvisation, musical experimentation and contemporary classical performance.

Rhodri Davies was born in 1971 and lives in Swansea, South Wales. He plays harp, electric harp, live-electronics and builds wind, water, ice, dry ice and fire harp installations. He has released four solo albums: Trem, Over Shadows, Wound Response and An Air Swept Clean of All Distance. His regular groups include: HEN OGLEDD, Cranc, a duo with John Butcher, The Sealed Knot, Common Objects and a trio with John Tilbury and Michael Duch. He has worked with the following artists: David Sylvian, Jenny Hval, Derek Bailey, Mark Fell, Kahimi Karie, Laura Cannell, Lina Lapelyte, Sachiko M, Bill Orcutt, Jim O’Rourke, Christian Marclay and David Toop.

In 2008 he collaborated with the visual artist Gustav Metzger on ‘Self-cancellation’, a large-scale audio-visual collaboration in London and Glasgow. New pieces for solo harp have been composed for him by: Eliane Radigue, Philip Corner, Phill Niblock, Ben Patterson, Christian Wolff, Alison Knowles, Mieko Shiomi and Yasunao Tone. In 2012 he was the recipient of the Foundation for Contemporary Arts, Grants to Artists Award, since 2016 he is a Chapter Associate Artist and in 2017 he received a Creative Wales Award.

Booking

Tickets are €15. For venue information and booking, please visit RAMP on Eventbrite here.

Composers from the island of Ireland may apply to CMC for travel bursaries to attend the RAMP workshops. Please note, these bursaries are intended to cover travel within the island of Ireland. Proof of your workshop booking will be required. Contact info@cmc.ie for more information.