eavesdropping conversations

eavesdropping conversation 45: anna zaradny (2025)

In which eavesdropping host Juliet Fraser talks to Anna Zaradny about finding inspiration in the grey times of censorship, the paradox of deficit, and the magic and responsibility of intuition. References: Musica Genera festival and record label, co-founded with Robert Piotrowicz, conducting the 'Dies Irae' from Verdi's Requiem (!), DDR (GDR in English), MTV, Bronski Beat, Monty Python, and her pieces 'Carbonado as a hex' and 'The Sound of A Distanced Body'. Anna will perform in the eavesdropping festival at Cafe OTO on Friday 28 March 2025: https://www.eavesdropping.london/activity/festival-2025/

eavesdropping conversation 44: isidora edwards (2025)

In which eavesdropping host Juliet Fraser talks to Isidora Edwards about the human-like quality of sound, how we can reassess our notions of time, and the improvisatory qualities of research. References: city of Rancagua (Chile), ACÉFALO festival, improvisers Marcio Mattos and Marilza Gouvêa, mopomoso series, London Improvisers Orchestra, John Russell, composers Éliane Radigue and her notion of infinitesimal sound, Daphne Oram and Delia Derbyshire. Isidora will perform in the eavesdropping festival at Cafe OTO on Saturday 29 March 2025: https://www.eavesdropping.london/activity/festival-2025/

eavesdropping conversation 43: sarah saviet (2025)

In which eavesdropping host Juliet Fraser talks to Sarah Saviet about the value of curiosity and confusion, the vulnerability of co-writing music and the steadfast companionship of magical hairy pigs. References: teacher Rebecca Henry, Webern 'Vier Stücke', duo with Joseph Houston, ensemble mosaik, works by Arne Gieshoff, Liza Streich, Liza Lim, Lawrence Dunn & Evan Johnson on her disc SPUN, Feldman's 'For John Cage', Riot Ensemble who commissioned a piece by Soosan Lolavar and all that dust. Sarah will perform in the eavesdropping festival at Cafe OTO on Thursday 27 March 2025: https://www.eavesdropping.london/activity/festival-2025/

eavesdropping conversation 42: hyelim kim (2025)

In which eavesdropping host Juliet Fraser talks to Hyelim Kim about the role of nature in traditional Korean music, cutting her first bamboo flute and finding the groove. References: her monograph 'Tradition and Creativity in Korean Taegŭm [or daegeum] Flute Performance’ published by Routledge in 2021 and recent album 'Songs of the Forest Calm' with Danish jazz instrumentalists Kasper Staub and Torben Westergaard. Hyelim will perform in the eavesdropping festival at Cafe OTO on Sunday 30 March 2025: https://www.eavesdropping.london/activity/festival-2025/

eavesdropping conversation 41: aya metwalli (2025)

In which eavesdropping host Juliet Fraser talks to Aya Metwalli about Cairo's soundscape, feline metamorphosis, the joy of listening from the outside and the magnetism of a good performance. References: John Cage, György Ligeti, Diamanda Galás, John Coltrane, Merzbow and Throbbing Gristle. I can recommend Aya's album 'Al Saher' with Calamita. Aya will perform in the eavesdropping festival at Cafe OTO on Thursday 27 March 2025: https://www.eavesdropping.london/activity/festival-2025/