On Saturdays, January 9th, 16th, 23rd and 30th 2010, at 1:00 pm: The debut performances by the Jitney Trio! Marian Murray (violin), Neil O’Loghlen (double bass) and Han-earl Park (guitar) perform at Basement Project Space, 1 Camden Place , Camden Quay, Cork, Ireland. Admission is free.
See the performance diary for up-to-date info.
2010 (date TBC): Blackrock Castle Observatory (Cork, Ireland) will be the site for on-stage meetings between human and machine improvisers. This event will mark the debut of two extraordinary machine musicians, io 0.0.1 beta++ and iWife constructed by Han-earl Park and John Godfrey respectively. Featuring Bruce Coates and Franziska Schroeder (saxophones), and Francis Heery (diffusion), the performances will be part critique and part playful exploration, both a boundary-breaking public demonstration of socio-musical technologies and an ironic sci-fi parody.
Details to follow… (See the performance diary for up-to-date info.)
Presented with funding from the Music Network Performance and Touring Award, and support from the Arts Council of Ireland, Blackrock Castle Observatory, The Castle Bar and Trattoria and the UCC School of Music.
| date | venue | time | details |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 9th 2010 | Basement Project Space 1 Camden Place Camden Quay Cork, Ireland |
1:00pm | Debut performance by the Jitney Trio: Marian Murray (violin), Neil O’Loghlen (double bass) and Han-earl Park (guitar). Admission free. [Details…] [BPS page…] [Poster…] |
| January 11th 2010 | The Roundy Castle Street Cork, Ireland |
9:00pm (doors: 8:45pm) | First Stet Lab of 2010. Featuring Istanbul-based improviser Korhan Erel (electronics). Admission: €10 (€5). [Details…] |
| January 16th 2010 | Basement Project Space 1 Camden Place Camden Quay Cork, Ireland |
1:00pm | Performance by the Jitney Trio: Marian Murray (violin), Neil O’Loghlen (double bass) and Han-earl Park (guitar). Admission free. [Details…] [BPS page…] [Poster…] |
| January 23rd 2010 | Basement Project Space 1 Camden Place Camden Quay Cork, Ireland |
1:00pm | Performance by the Jitney Trio: Marian Murray (violin), Neil O’Loghlen (double bass) and Han-earl Park (guitar). Admission free. [Details…] [BPS page…] [Poster…] |
| January 30th 2010 | Basement Project Space 1 Camden Place Camden Quay Cork, Ireland |
1:00pm | Performance by the Jitney Trio: Marian Murray (violin), Neil O’Loghlen (double bass) and Han-earl Park (guitar). Admission free. [Details…] [BPS page…] [Poster…] |
| February 8th 2010 | The Roundy Castle Street Cork, Ireland |
9:00pm (doors: 8:45pm) | Stet Lab of 2010. Featuring Evan Dorrian (drums). Admission: €10 (€5). [Details…] |
| March 8th 2010 | The Roundy Castle Street Cork, Ireland |
9:00pm (doors: 8:45pm) | Stet Lab of 2010. Featuring Paul Stapleton (new musical instruments / sound sculptures). Admission: €10 (€5). [Details…] |
| 2010 (TBC) | Blackrock Castle Observatory Cork, Ireland |
TBC | Debut performance by io 0.0.1 beta++ (itself) with Bruce Coates (saxophones), Franziska Schroeder (saxophones) and Han-earl Park (guitar), plus iWife (itself) with John Godfrey (guitar) and Francis Heery (diffusion). Presented with funding from the Music Network Performance and Touring Award, and support from the Arts Council of Ireland, Blackrock Castle Observatory, The Castle Bar and Trattoria and the UCC School of Music. [Details…] |
| 2010 (TBC) | Venue TBC | TBC | Performance by Han-earl Park (guitar), Mark Sanders (drums) and Franziska Schroeder (saxophones). Details to follow… Interested promoters and venues, please get in touch! |
| 2011 (TBC) Postponed! |
Sonic Arts Research Centre Queen’s University Belfast Belfast, N. Ireland |
n/a | Recording session by Peter Elsdon (piano), Han-earl Park (guitar), Mark Sanders (drums) and Franziska Schroeder (saxophones). Details to follow… Postponed: We are seeking sponsorship of this project. If you would like to help, please get in touch! |
Tomorrow (Monday, December 7th 2009) at 9:00 pm (doors open at 8:45pm): the final Stet Lab event of 2009. Featuring the saxophonist, composer-improviser and digital artist Justin Yang, the event will mark a few firsts: the first Stet Lab cover band (Yang with Han-earl Park—also the first Asian American duo at the Lab) and the first Stet Lab all women band (Susan Geaney, Marian Murray and Veronica Tadman). The event takes place at The Roundy (Castle Street, Cork, Ireland). [Details…]
The flooding in Cork, Ireland has affected the Lewis Glucksman Gallery. The gallery has hosted improvised music performances by myself with Paul Dunmall, Mark Sanders and Jamie Smith [details…], with Franziska Schroeder [details…], and with Bruce Coates [details…]. It has also offered generous behind-the-scenes support to Stet Lab [details…].
According to the director of the gallery, Fiona Kearney:
As a result of the unprecedented flooding in Cork city on Thursday evening, 19 November 2009, the Lewis Glucksman Gallery has suffered extensive flood damage to its basement. The flooding poses a severe problem for the gallery, as the basement area housed the art stores, a major plant area and the kitchens….
The Glucksman Gallery is grateful for all the support it has received to date which has allowed the gallery to respond to this unprecedented situation with maximum effect. The gallery now faces a major financial challenge to reinstate the award-winning building for public use, and to restore damaged works in the collection.
See also the Glucksman’s facebook page.
Curated by Danny McCarthy as part of ArtTrail, and in association with farpoint recordings, the CD Rediscovering Locality: A Sonology of Cork Sound Art+ includes an excerpt from the improvisations by Murray Campbell, Marian Murray and myself from the June 2008 Stet Lab. [Details…]
A very big thanks to Paul Dunmall for performing with me on Friday [Details…]. It was (despite me suffering from a cold) a mind blowing experience. What a, to borrow an adjective Paul uses a lot, fantastic player. I’m reminded how much I have to learn and practice.
Kudos to Jesse Ronneau and Paul O’Donnell of the UCC Concerts Committee for programming us, to Mary Mitchell Ingoldsby for taking time to show Paul around the uilleann pipes, and to Carmel Daly and John Hough for help in all matters, respectively, administrative and technical. Thank also to Aisling Ryan for plugging the gig on handy as a small pot.
Last but not least, thanks to all who came to listen and watch.
By the way, there is a recording (audio and video) which we’ll need to decide what to do with. I’ll keep you posted.
This coming Friday (November 6th 2009), at 1:10 pm (doors open at 1:00 pm): UCC Concert Series presents an improvised music event with Paul Dunmall (bagpipes and saxophone) and Han-earl Park (guitar) at the Ó Riada Hall, UCC Music Building, Sundays Well, Cork, Ireland. Admission is free. [Details…]
Hope to see y’all there!
A special note of thanks to Thomas Buckner and Jesse Ronneau for inviting me to join-in on the improvisative play last week [Details…]. It was a pleasure and I hope we have more real-time musical encounters in the future.
On Tuesday, November 10th 2009 at 9:00 pm (doors open at 8:45pm): a very special Stet Lab to celebrate the second birthday of Cork’s monthly improvised music space. Featuring Filario Farinoppo (Dario Fariello, Filippo Giuffrè and Antonio D’Intino) plus Han-earl Park and Kevin Terry, the event takes place at The Roundy (Castle Street, Cork, Ireland). [Details…]
Last minute performance announcement: Today (Thursday, October 22nd 2009), at 7:30 pm, the UCC Concert Series presents performance by Thomas Buckner with Jesse Ronneau and Han-earl Park. The event takes place at the Ó Riada Hall, UCC Music Building, Sundays Well, Cork, Ireland. Admission is free. [Concert series page…]
| date | venue | time | details |
|---|---|---|---|
| November 6th 2009 | Ó Riada Hall UCC Music Building Sundays Well Cork, Ireland |
1:10pm | Performance by Paul Dunmall (bagpipes and saxophone) and Han-earl Park (guitar) as part of the UCC concert series. Admission free. [Details…] [Concert series page…] [Poster…] |
| November 10th 2009 | The Roundy Castle Street Cork, Ireland |
9:00pm (doors: 8:45pm) | Stet Lab’s third birthday! Featuring Filario Farinoppo: Dario Fariello (saxophones, viola, electronics and little instruments), Filippo Giuffrè (guitar and electronics) and Antonio D’Intino (bass, electronics and little instruments), plus Han-earl Park (guitar) and Kevin Terry (guitar). Admission: €10 (€5). [Details…] |
| December 7th 2009 | The Roundy Castle Street Cork, Ireland |
9:00pm (doors: 8:45pm) | Me, Bailey; You, Parker: Justin Yang (saxophones) with Han-earl Park (guitar) perform as part of the final Stet Lab of 2009. Plus Susan Geaney (flute), Marian Murray (violin) and Veronica Tadman (voice). Admission: €10 (€5). [Details…] |
| May 12th 2010 (TBC) | Blackrock Castle Observatory Cork, Ireland |
TBC | Debut performance by io 0.0.1 beta++ (itself) with Bruce Coates (saxophones), Franziska Schroeder (saxophones) and Han-earl Park (guitar). We are seeking further funding and performance opportunities. If you would like to help, please get in touch! |
| 2010 (TBC) | Venue TBC | TBC | Performance by Han-earl Park (guitar), Mark Sanders (drums) and Franziska Schroeder (saxophones). Details to follow… Interested promoters and venues, please get in touch! |
| 2010 (TBC) | Sonic Arts Research Centre Queen’s University Belfast Belfast, N. Ireland |
n/a | Recording session by Peter Elsdon (piano), Han-earl Park (guitar), Mark Sanders (drums) and Franziska Schroeder (saxophones). Details to follow… We are seeking sponsorship of this project. If you would like to help, please get in touch! |
