VIV CORRINGHAM
Viv Corringham is a US based British vocalist and sound artist using voice, electronics, and field recordings. She has been described as “a vital force in improvised music since the late 1970s” (Corey Mwamba, BBC Radio 3) and “a vocalist of stunning virtuosity” (The WIRE).
She is certified to teach Deep Listening by composer Pauline Oliveros.. In 2024 this practice took her to Mexico, Spain, Germany and the Listening Academy in Hong Kong. Solo performances have occurred at festivals including Fonoteca Nacional de Mexico, Issue Project Room New York, Hong Kong Arts Centre and Tempo Reale Florence.
Her definitive contribution to sound art practice is the 20 year ongoing “Shadow-walks”, which combine recordings from shared and solo walks with her improvised sung response. They have occurred in 18 countries, are taught in many sound art classes and have been the focus of articles in books and publications.
vivcorringham.org
vivcorringham.bandcamp.com
flamingpines.bandcamp.com/soundwalkscapes
ANGHARAD DAVIES
Angharad Davies is a violin player who’s work exists between the thresholds of improvisation, composition and experimental music.
Her approach to sound involves attentive listening and exploring beyond the sonic confines of her instrument and performance expectation. Being an intrepid collaborator has seen her work with the likes of Tony Conrad, Elaine Radigue, Tarek Atoui, Gwenno, Lina Lapelyte, Richard Dawson, JG Thirlwell and Annea Lockwood.
As a composer she has been commissioned by Counterflows, LCMF, Tŷ Cerdd, Nawr, Explore Ensemble, GBSR duo, + AndPLAY and her music is often played on BBC Radio 3’s New Music Show.
angharaddavies.com
SYLVIA HALLETT
Sylvia Hallett is a multi-instrumentalist and composer moving between violin, bowed bicycle wheel, saw, hurdy-gurdy, electronics and found objects. She currently plays solo, with the walk-in interactive installation, Colourscape. Recent collaborators have included Chris Dowding, Tansy Spinks, Ansuman Biswas, Michael Ormiston, Mike Adcock, Anthony Haddon, Mike Cooper, David Toop, Anna Homler, The Heliocentrics, Clive Bell, LaXula, Opera North, h2dance, Miranda Tufnell, Eva Karczag, Wonderful Beast, BBC Radio Drama, The Royal Shakespeare Company. She performs internationally as a solo improviser, having released six solo albums. IShe enjoys performing in unusual spaces, such as an Italian vineyard.
sylviahallett.co.uk
STUART WILDING
Stuart Wilding is an improvising percussionist, playing a mixture of junk percussion, lap harp and cello. He is active in many current collaborations: Ghost Mind, Longstone, Lo-fi Ensemble, Mike Adcock duo, Pete Robson duo, Madrona, the Cheltenham Improvisers Orchestra, The Men They Couldn’t Dance To, and a new trio with Kaneng Lolang and Charlie Folorunshu. He currently runs the Lo-fi Improvised music Workshops in Camberwell. In the past he set up and ran Xposed Club promoting improvised music in Cheltenham. He has worked in several smaller improvising ensembles and with the Flying Down Trio, Hither Green Drone Orchestra and Makeshift. He played regularly at the LMC and was a performer and musician with the Hand in Glove Performance Group.
stuartwilding.bandcamp.com
