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The Post Trio & Quartet The Post Trio are Jennifer Allum (vln), Richard Jones (vla) & Rebecca Dixon (‘cello). All are based in South London, UK. The Trio, sometimes arranged as a quartet, focuses predominantly on experimental & indeterminate music post-1945, with a particular emphasis on living British composers. Recent concerts have included works by composers such as John Cage, Matteo Fargion, Tom Johnson, John Lely, Tim Parkinson, Michael Parsons, Markus Trunk & Anton Webern. Contact us at: post@thepostquartet.org |
Upcoming concerts
TBC.
Past concerts
July 17th 2010
A concert at The Bakery, SE4 (please contact for address details)
7pm
Arthur Swindells and Daichi Yoshikawa - trumpet/electronics
Tom Mudd, Jennifer Allum, and Matt Milton- laptop/violin/violin
Yuki Okamoto - Ravel - 'A boat on a lake' from Miroirs
Post Trio - Chris Fox - Blank, and Tom Johnson - Trio
Sebastian Lexer- Morton Feldman - Extensions 3
Paul Abbott - video work
June 11th 2010
St Anne and St Agnes, Gresham Street, London EC2, nearest tube - St. Paul's
7:30pm
tickets are £5
The Post Trio with guest violinist Alison Blunt play Levels and a new String Trio by Michael Parsons, as well as arrangements of traditional Scottish and Irish Music, a Fantasia by William Byrd, and an instrumental piece by Heinrich Isaac (15th century).
FIORI, 8-voice female vocal ensemble from Finland, perform pieces written specially for them by Finnish composers Tellu Turkka, Liisa Matveinen, Mia Makaroff Jenny Wilhelms, and will give the first British performance of Three Sappho Lyrics by Michael Parsons.
Piano arrangements of Scottish melodies, performed by Tania Chen
April 10th 2010
Serpentine Gallery, W2 London
3pm
A free event, as part of the Serpentine's series discussing the work of Richard Hamilton
Performance of Robert Ashley's Trio I from Trios (White on White) (1963) by The Post Trio, with a talk by Will Holder.
February 13th 2010
Tom Johnson in London
Deptford Town Hall Council Chamber
New Cross Road
New Cross
7:30pm
Performances by The Post Trio, Tom Johnson, Tim Parkinson, Michael Parsons, and Gandini Juggling
The concert will include performances of:
Tom Johnson's - Trio - 288 three-note chords with sums of 72 (middle C = 24)
- Block Design piano piece (2005)
Tim Parkinson's - melodica and percussion (2009)
- untitled (2004d)
Michael Parsons will also perform some of his recent piano music too.
December 7 2009
Non-classical
The Macbeth, Hoxton
Michael Parsons - Level for String Trio
Tom Johnson - Trio - 288 three-note chords with sums of 72 (middle C = 24)
Cornelius Cardew - First String Trio (1954)
July 15 2009
Music We'd Like to Hear
St Anne & St Agnes, City of London
Tom Johnson - Formulas
Tom Johnson - Music & Questions
June 18 2009
A Series of Fortunate Events presents...
The Post Quartet with Angharad Davies on violin
Cafe Oto , Dalston, London
Michael Parsons - Levels II
Henri Vaxby - Second String Quartet
Tom Johnson - Formulas
Lachenmann - Pression
Taylan Susam - For Maaike Schoorel
Michael Parsons - Level Trio
3 May 2009
Freedom of the City
Conway Hall, 25 Red Lion Square, WC1, London
The Post Trio & Christian Wolff
Selected performances from Wolff's Exercises, followed by AMM & Christian Wolff at 9pm.
7pm start, tickets £10.
April 28 2009
Chelsea Space, Chelsea College of Art and Design, 16 John Islip Street, London, SW1P 4JU
Earle Brown – December 1952 and other pieces from Folio
The Post Trio will play with Tania Chen, David Ryan, Ian Mitchell, Nancy Ruffer, and more tbc.
6:30pm start
11 December 2008
A Series of Fortunate Events presents ...
Cafe Oto, Dalston, London
Tom Johnson – Combinations for String Quartet
Cornelius Cardew – Second String Trio
John Lely – The Harmonics of Real Strings (version for viola solo)
Michael Parsons – Levels
John Cage – Quartet in Four Parts
Matteo Fargion – Pining for Madame Lupukhov
http://www.cafeoto.co.uk/programme/thePostQuartet.shtm
7 December 2008
Michael Parsons’ 70th Birthday Concert
The Warehouse, Southwark, London
Michael Parsons – Levels
Michael Parsons – Highland Variations
3 November 2008
All Saints Church, Friern Barnet, London
Tim Parkinson – String Quartet (right hand only)
Tom Johnson – Combinations for String Quartet
Markus Trunk – Twin/Double
Anton Webern – Op.28 String Quartet
2 November 2008
Cornelius Cardew Biography book-launch
The Warehouse, Southwark, London
Cornelius Cardew – Second String Trio
Cornelius Cardew – First String Trio (first movement)
Cornelius Cardew – Workers’ Song
16 July 2008
Music We’d Like to Hear
St Anne & St Agnes, City of London
Anton Webern – Op. 28 String Quartet
Cornelius Cardew – Second String Trio
Orlando Lassus – Selected duets
Henry Purcell – Fantasia (arranged by Michael Parsons)
Michael Parsons – Highland Variations
Michael Parsons – Levels
7 June 2007
Right Hand Only String Quartet
Deptford Town Hall, Lewisham, London
Tim Parkinson – String Quartet
John Lely – String Quartet
John White – String Quartet
Jerry Wigens – Violarrrrgh!
Michael Parsons – Levels
11 November 2006
Cornelius Cardew Conference
Goldsmiths University of London, Lewisham, London
Cornelius Cardew – Second String Trio
Cornelius Cardew – Workers’ Song
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