Live instruments + electronics
& acousmatic
Created through an ongoing exchange between Francesca Le Lohé and Berlin-based writer, Charlotte Wührer. The exchange began when Francesca composed a new short work for solo sho in response to Charlotte’s fiction work “Nine-to-Five”. Charlotte then wrote new text in response to this music, which was then passed back to Francesca to respond to with more new music etc. This “back-and-forth” of inspiration culminated in the piece “After 9-5”.
Major performances: "Assorted Sounds" @ OTOOTO, Tokyo (2021). Sho: Atsumi Kojima |
Commissioned by Gavin Osborn, flautist of Trio Atem. "Far From Arcadia" pays tribute to Debussy's "Syrinx", a core work of the solo flute repertoire, by similarly taking the Greek god Pan's search for the nymph, Syrinx as inspiration.
Major performances: St Ann's Church, Manchester, UK (2014) Elgar Concert Hall, Birmingham, UK (2015) |
TROH-moh-s (τρόμος) translates as ‘trembling’; our protagonist trembling with anxiety, desire and jealousy each time she meets the object of her affections. Text by Sappho (615-550BC), usually referred to as Fragment 31.
Major performances: Dana Cerminaro at Royal Conservatoire of Scotland (2013), Akane Kudo at Suginami Koukaido Hall, Tokyo (2016) |
A postlude to Blair Russells's ballet piece 'Eudaimonia' (2011). A recording of a live performance of the ballet, complete with the sounds of the dancers steps, formed the main source material for this work.
Major performances: PLUG Festival, Royal Conservatoire of Scotland (2012), Sonorities Festival, Belfast (2013) |
Inspired by the timbre and the collaborative method of playing the txalaparta, an ancient Basque instrument.
Major performances: Samuel Lea at Noise Floor Festival, Staffordshire, UK (2012), Glynn Forrest with Edit-Point ensemble, Glasgow City Halls, Scotland (2013) |
SEE ALSO
CHAIN OF WORKS Audio-visual work created by the Sound & Word Network (2020-2021) TRISTAN & ISOLDE Instrumentation: Electronic/fixed media Major performances: DDD Aoyama Cross Theatre, Tokyo (2017) ADAPTATIONS For Sounds of the Engine House Ensemble (2014 Composition Award) ARTIST RESIDENCIES
August 2014: Guest composer @ Elektronmusikstudion, Stockholm. Materials developed during this residency were later used in the fixed media parts of "Adaptations", "Far From Arcadia" and in the music/soundscapes for the stage production "Tristan & Isolde". March 2015: Residency @ NOVARS (Research centre for sound, space and interactive art at the University of Manchester). Further developed "Adaptations". |