LCMF
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Hôtel du Couvent
1 Rue Honoré Ugo
Nice, France
5 & 6 July 2024
A special two-day mini-fest to celebrate the 10th anniversary of LCMF, ‘London’s most important festival’ (The Wire), and the resurrection of a derelict 17th century convent in the heart of Nice
Friday 5 July
Limpe Fuchs
Live
Pascale Criton/Silvia Tarozzi
Circle Process (2012)
Christian Marclay
NO! (2020)
Russell Haswell
UNTITLED OPERA DEMO VERSION [NICE] (2020-2024)
(world première)
Performers:
Elaine Mitchener voice (Marclay)
Silvia Tarozzi violin (Criton)
Limpe Fuchs percussion
Russell Haswell electronics
Limpe Fuchs
Live
Pascale Criton/Silvia Tarozzi
Circle Process (2012)
Christian Marclay
NO! (2020)
Russell Haswell
UNTITLED OPERA DEMO VERSION [NICE] (2020-2024)
(world première)
Performers:
Elaine Mitchener voice (Marclay)
Silvia Tarozzi violin (Criton)
Limpe Fuchs percussion
Russell Haswell electronics
Saturday 6 July
Limpe Fuchs
Live
Pascale Criton/Silvia Tarozzi
Circle Process (2012)
Christian Marclay
NO! (2020)
Joëlle Léandre
Live
Joëlle Léandre/Elaine Mitchener duo
Live
Mariam Rezaei
Wheels of Steel (2024)
(world première)
Performers:
Elaine Mitchener voice (Marclay)
Silvia Tarozzi violin (Criton)
Limpe Fuchs percussion
Joëlle Léandre double bass
Mariam Rezaei turntables
Limpe Fuchs
Live
Pascale Criton/Silvia Tarozzi
Circle Process (2012)
Christian Marclay
NO! (2020)
Joëlle Léandre
Live
Joëlle Léandre/Elaine Mitchener duo
Live
Mariam Rezaei
Wheels of Steel (2024)
(world première)
Performers:
Elaine Mitchener voice (Marclay)
Silvia Tarozzi violin (Criton)
Limpe Fuchs percussion
Joëlle Léandre double bass
Mariam Rezaei turntables
Featuring a selection of highlights from our past festivals and a few previews of what’s to come, our two nights will include improvisations from legendary double-bassist Joëlle Léandre; a new work by explosive turntablist Mariam Rezaei; a performance of Christian Marclay’s No! by acclaimed vocalist Elaine Mitchener; a work by festival favourites, composers Pascale Criton and Silvia Tarozzi; Russell Haswell gives us an exclusive look at an opera he’s creating for our festival in London this December; and the extraordinary 83-year-old percussionist Limpe Fuchs will present and play her spectacular homemade instruments, made of bronze, granite and wood.


ARTIST BIOGRAPHIES
Pascale Criton studied composition with Ivan Wyschnegradsky, Gérard Grisey and Jean-Etienne Marie. Since 1980, Pascale Criton has explored sound variability, instrumental techniques and the spatialization of listening. A specialist of microtonality, she applies specific tunings to various instruments combined with computing. She has collaborated l’Ensemble 2e2m, l’Itinéraire, Aleph, Accroche Note, and music research studios IRCAM, InaGRM (Radio-France) & GMEM (Marseille). A monographic CD Pascale Criton. Infra, has been recently released on the label Potlatch. Her works are published by Jobert Editions (Lemoine distr.) and available from Art Fact.

Christian Marclay has explored the fusion of fine art and audio cultures, transforming sound and music into visible forms through performance, collage, sculpture, installation, photography and video. Marclay began his exploration into sound through performances with turntables in 1979. Since the 1990s he has presented works applying collage techniques to various materials including sound. In recent years, he has carried out the project Found in, incorporating sounds produced by everyday objects found in cities including Oslo, Milan, Venice, Basel, and Sapporo. He was Composer in Residence for the 2018 Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival, a first for the festival to bridge visual art and music. A newly published book Call and Response (Siglio Press) is a series of photographs and short piano pieces created with his long-time collaborator Steve Beresford. In November 2022 the Pompidou Center will be presenting a survey of Marclay's work.


