On Friday 22 March 2024 myself, Pooja Angra and Anna Durance shared an Instagram livestream performance of our experimental improvised piece ‘To Drift and Return’.
The piece used a one page score — a set of musical ideas, structures and instructions which were pulled and developed from ideas explored in our initiation day in February — to provide an overall shape and guidance to the improvised performance.
In two movements — the first, “To Each Other, To Ourselves’ and the second, ‘To Long In Frenetic Calm’ — the piece explored themes of belonging.
Over the coming weeks I will be mixing and editing the audio and video recordings from the day, along with further reflections on the piece and the discoveries made through its musical explorations.
On a personal note, I wanted to take the moment to express my deepest gratitude to everyone who was a part of this first performance: to everyone who logged in and watched; to the tech team who supported and made things run smoothly; to all the colleagues and peers who have been part of the many deep conversations which have helped refine these ideas; to Arts Council for funding the project; and to Anna and Pooja for their kindness, patience and willingness to come on this wild adventure with me — I could not have done it without you!