Sadie Harrison leads Composer Residential with K’antu and South West Music School

We are so pleased that Sadie will be working alongside Ruth Hopkins and the fabulous K’antu Ensemble at the October Composer Residential (11th-13th) run by the South West Music School. During the weekend course the students will be writing new works inspired by early music, folk and world musics, with taught sessions on medieval to contemporary notation and performance issues. Sadie will be presenting several of her own works which draw on similar sources.

‘SWMS is a Centre of Advanced Training (CAT) and a music charity working with talented young instrumentalists, singers and composers aged 8 – 20 years in the South West of England. Due to the geographical nature of the South West, we are not building based but are a ‘virtual’ school working with young people on an individual basis in their local area. South West Music School is part of a national network of Centres of Advanced Training supported by the Department for Education Music and Dance Scheme for exceptionally talented young musicians.’

Founded in 2012 by Ruth Hopkins, K'antu Ensemble explore the less-trodden territories of early music, combining elements of folk and world music with historically-informed techniques. The music of Spain and South America seemed like the obvious starting place - hence the name K'antu, referring to an ancient style of Peruvian and Bolivian music and dance. In 2017, they started collaborating with professional dancers to create immersive, historical events for heritage sites across the UK and abroad.

https://www.kantu-ensemble.co.uk
https://www.swms.org.uk
http://www.sadieharrisoncomposer.co.uk

(18 Sep 2019)

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Sadie Harrison leads Composer Residential with K’antu and South West Music School

Recent news

LOCKDOWN PREMIERES CONTINUE FOR SADIE HARRISON

David Lancaster’s work ‘Eclipse’ commissioned from the Harrogate International Festival

David Lancaster’s work ‘Angelus’ performed by Duncan Honeybourne and Francesca Hurst

Recommended listening: BBC Radio 3 New Music Show/James Weeks’ ‘Düsseldorf’

Duncan Honeybourne’s Contemporary Piano Soundbites – Supporting Help Musicians UK