Walter Cardew Group

Walter Cardew Group, August 2011Walter Cardew Group August 2011:
L-R: I-An Tai (cello), Helen Whitaker (flutes), Horace Cardew (clarinets), Walter Cardew (electric guitar and composer)
& Androniki Liokoura (piano)

In May 2010 Walter Cardew Group performed at "Cornelius Cardew and the Freedom of Listening", an extended exhibition and series of concerts in Porto, Portugal. A duo from the group played at the same event held in Stuttgart in November 2009.

Walter Cardew Group have also performed recently in London venues such as Goldsmiths College, The Drawing Room Gallery, The George Tavern, St Mary-at-Hill Church, St Johns Waterloo, Charlton House; as well as making numerous broadcasts on Resonance 104FM.

Walter Cardew gained his first degree from Goldsmiths College, a post-graduate diploma from Guildhall School of Music and Drama, and a Master of Music in Composition from Goldsmiths in 2003 (studying with Roger Redgate). His work was included in the Park Lane Group composer's forum at the South Bank Centre in January 2001 and he was joint second prize-winner in the 2002 AcoustICA composition competition. From 1994 - 2009 he was part of Walter & Sabrina with Stephen Moore, a partnership that made 10 releases on Danny Dark Records.

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To contact Walter Cardew Group please email enquiries@dannydarkrecords.com


listen here:

Composition 38: Duet for violin and electric guitar
(87.6MB) Mizuka Yamamoto (violin), Walter Cardew (electric guitar, composer)

Composition 54/1: Trio for bass clarinet, piano and electric guitar(35 MB)
Live recording (rather boomy stereo recording from Southwark Cathedral). Bass clarinet soloist: Horace Cardew

Composition 23/1: Duet for electric piano and electric guitar(27.5 MB)
"home" recording


forthcoming performances:

Saturday 10th December 2011
Part the Engine Room 2011 Conference exploring the life and work of Cornelius Cardew

Tickets for the conference are £35 per day, but you can buy tickets for our concert separately for £10 from Morley - details on the link below.
Enquiries: Patricia Shaw patricia.shaw@morleycollege.ac.uk (020) 7450 1823

8:30-9:30 pm, the Emma Cons Hall, Morley college, London
http://www.morleycollege.ac.uk/news_and_events/events/show/739_the_engine_room_2011_conference

Featuring the quintet:
Jenni Hogan (flutes)
Horace Cardew (clarinets)
I-An Tai (cello)
Androniki Liokoura (piano)
Walter Cardew (electric guitar, composer)


past performances:

Tuesday 22nd November 2011 1.05pm: Lunchtime recital at Morley College (free admission)
Featuring the trio of Horace Cardew (clarinets), Androniki Liokoura (piano), Walter Cardew (electric guitar, composer)
Part of The Engine Room 2011 festival.
The Holst Room, Morley College
61 Westminster Bridge Road
London SE1 7HT
http://www.morleycollege.ac.uk/news_and_events/events/show/669_lunchtime_concert

1.05pm Thursday 22nd September 2011 at St Mary-at-Hill Church
Helen Whitaker (flutes), I-An Tai (cello), Walter Cardew (electric guitar) & Androniki Liokoura (piano)

St Mary-at-Hill
Eastcheap
London
EC3R 8EE

23rd August 2011: 3.15-4pm Southwark Cathedral
London Bridge, SE1 9DA
The nearest underground and mainline station is London Bridge (5 minutes walk)
Buses: 17, 21, 35, 40, 43, 47, 48, 133, 149, 501, 521, D1 and RV1
Featuring Helen Whitaker (flutes), Horace Cardew (clarinets), I-An Tai (cello), Androniki Liokoura (piano) and Walter Cardew (electric guitar).

On the radio: Walter Cardew Group on Sound Out on Resonance 104.4fm, 2pm Friday 19th August 2011
Listen on FM or online at http://resonancefm.com/

16th April 2011, Saturday, 1.10 pm St Alfege Church, Greenwich
Greenwich Church Street, London, SE10 9BJ

Helen Whitaker (flutes)
Horace Cardew (clarinets)
Androniki Liokoura (piano)
Walter Cardew (electric guitar)

15th April 2011, Friday, 1pm St Pauls Church (the Actor's Church) Covent Garden
Bedford Street, London, WC2E 9ED

Horace Cardew (clarinets)
I-An Tai (cello)
Androniki Liokoura (piano)
Walter Cardew (electric guitar)

3/4/11 Walter Cardew Group will play a set as part of "Little Proms" along with Ezra Williams and Five Belle Ends.
At The Spice of Life, 6 Moor Street, Cambridge Circus, Soho, London, W1D 5NA.
Free admission.
Doors open 7:20; Walter Cardew Group on at 7:50 pm.

1pm Friday 3rd December 2010 at Charlton House,
Charlton Road,
Charlton
London SE7 8RE

On the radio: Walter Cardew Group on Sound Out on Resonance 104.4fm, 2pm Friday 26th November 2010
Listen on FM or online at http://resonancefm.com/

1.05pm Thursday 18th November 2010 at St Mary-at-Hill Church,
St Mary-at-Hill
Eastcheap
London
EC3R 8EE

1.10 - 1.50 pm Friday 1st October 2010
at
St John's
Waterloo Rd, SE1 8TY

1.05pm Thursday 20th May 2010 at St Mary-at-Hill Church,
St Mary-at-Hill
Eastcheap
London
EC3R 8EE
http://www.stmary-at-hill.org/music.html
Directions: http://www.stmary-at-hill.org/contact.html (click on the image for a map)

Saturday 29th May, 10pm
Concert as part of the exhibition and concert series:
"Cornelius Cardew and the freedom of listening"
at
Culturgest
Edifício da Caixa Geral de Depósitos
Avenida dos Aliados, 104
4000-065 Porto, Portugal
http://www.e-flux.com/shows/view/8011
http://www.culturgest.pt/exposicoes/07-cornelius.html

On the radio:
Horace and Walter Cardew will also be appearing on Carole Finer's Sound Out show on RESONANCE 104.4 FM on Friday 21st May, 2-2:30 pm. As well as live performance of a piece for bass clarinet and electric guitar there will be a chance to hear recent recordings and excerpts from the last Walter & Sabrina release Two Tales. The Twilight of Walter & Sabrina.
http://resonancefm.com/

7th March 2010
3.30pm (note time): Walter Cardew Group will perform a live set at the George Tavern (373 Commercial Road, London E1 0LA; click here for details and map). Featuring Celia Lu, Jennifer Raven, Horace Cardew, Mizuka Yamamoto and Androniki Liokoura.

21/11/09 5pm: Horace Cardew & Walter Cardew will be performing a new duet for bass clarinet and electric guitar at "Cornelius Cardew and the freedom of listening" at the Künstlerhaus Stuttgart. Click here for more details.

31st October 2009, 7pm (note time): Walter Cardew Group will perform a live set at Interlace in the Great Hall at Goldsmiths college in London. The programme will include songs by Walter & Sabrina and other material and feature Celia Lu, Horace Cardew, Walter Cardew, Jennifer Raven and Androniki Liokoura.
The concert will also feature sets by Sylvia Hallett, Thomas Kumlehn, John White and Jerry Wigens, and John Lely and Tim Parkinson.
Entry by donations (suggested £6), doors open at 6.50pm.
Venue: Great Hall, Goldsmiths College, Lewisham Way, London SE14
Interlace website: http://incalcando.com/interlace/