Please join us this Saturday for a performance of Robert Ashley's TRIO I from TRIOS (WHITE ON WHITE), 1963 by The Post Trio and introductory talk by Will Holder on printing and negotiating the score. This is a free event, as part of the Serpentine Gallery's series discussing the work of Richard Hamilton’s exhibition Modern Moral Matters.
The Post Trio
Jennifer Allum - violin
Richard Jones - viola
Rebecca Dixon - cello
Robert Ashley's TRIO I from TRIOS (WHITE ON WHITE), 1963
The instructions for printing the score TRIO I, were written by Ashley in 1963. Their only realisation into a score was printed by Holder in 2007 and finally played at an ‘official’ premiere at AGAPE, New York.
Ashley’s original instructions for printing the score address the problematics inherent with precise reproduction. As there are several technological and print-based possibilities at play in this process, involving a delayed scrutiny on the part of the artist in the production of the work on paper. The delay in performance also forms an implicit commentary on the professional practise of sight-reading.
Will Holder (born Hatfield, 1969) works as a writer, editor, performer and book designer. He has been working since 2004 with musicologist Alex Waterman on Yes, But is it Edible? a scored biography of Robert Ashley, and will be representing Ashley in a solo exhibition at Objectif Exhibitions, Antwerp, June 2010.
Robert Ashley (born Michigan, 1930), is a contemporary American composer, best known for his operas and other theatrical works, many of which incorporate electronics and extended techniques. Along with Gordon Mumma, Ashley was also a major pioneer of audio synthesis.
The Post Trio (based in South London, UK) sometimes arranged as a quartet, focuses predominantly on experimental & indeterminate music post-1945, with a particular emphasis on living British composers. Recent concerts have included works by composers such as John Cage, Matteo Fargion, Tom Johnson, John Lely, Tim Parkinson, Michael Parsons, Markus Trunk & Anton Webern.
Serpentine Gallery
Kensington Gardens
London
W2 3XA
www.serpentinegallery.org
open: daily 10-6pm
