Concert Hall, February 16 7/10 In the strange case of the incredible shrinking band Goran Bregovic’s 2008 Wedding and Funeral Orchestra comprised 37 people. Two years ago it was down to 19, and now to nine. In pessimistic mathematical terms the brilliant Serb may be leading no more than a…
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Presbyterian Hall, Springwood, February 13 8/10 No, surely not. Not vocally. Not that note. Not that high. Not now. She wouldn’t dare. Eeeeeee! She did, and she did it: became airborne; hit the stratospheric pitch amidships. Thrilling. You could feel the whole room lift with her, willing her on; exhilarated…
Foundry 616, February 1 7/10 While composed music can be playful, entirely improvised music almost inevitably is, with more overt “game” elements sometimes being emphasised or even formalised. From an audience’s standpoint improvisation unfolds in real time as both a process and a finished product simultaneously. Jump Up was a…