Not the kind of people to let a global pandemic get in the way of making music together the Oxford Improvisers have been meeting weekly throughout the lock-down via the wonder that is video-conferencing. It’s taken some getting used to but we’re now feeling pretty at home in our new venue which has allowed us to come together not only from the Oxford area but also with members from afar as Rio De Janiero, Dubai, Zurich, Radnorshire and even Chipping Norton!
If you’re missing your fix of live improvised music join us for our very first live online broadcast on Monday 22 June, 8.30pm – 9pm (British Summer Time) free via our Youtube Channel :
https://www.youtube.com/user/oxfordimprovisers
Participating musicians: Malcolm Atkins, Mark Browne, Camilla Cancantata, Lawrence Casserley, Késia Decote, Dan Goren, Bruno Guastalla, Martin Hackett, Suzanne Healey, Paul Medley, Nini Sakhri, Lizzy Spight, Chris Stubbs, Philipp Wachsmann, Andrew West, Clare Woodham.
about Oxford Improvisers
The process of performing music from a fully notated score, something that tells the player exactly what notes to play and how to play them is historically a relatively new phenomenon, and is still unknown in many cultures today. Free Music reconnects with the very roots of music-making wherein, a player may use any instrument to make music without the strictures of a formal composition. What results is an expression of that particular instrument, the skill and imagination of the player and the effects of the moment. It is in this respect the purest form of music making.
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