Fergus Hall live ambient solo set at the Alchemy Experiment, Glasgow, April 2024. Performing aside Nicolette Macleod with an art workshop led by Orla Stevens as part of the Argyll Hope Spot Snorkelling Residency Group Show.

Live Solo Set at the Alchemy Experiment (April 2024)

Look What I Found - Hermes Experiment Live at Cafe OTO

Solo performance of some new Long Green Jaws ideas at an event hosted by Sound Thought in November 2022.

Live Long Green Jaws Solo Set @ the Glad Cafe

SATB choral work by Fergus Hall. Words by William Soutar. 

The Quiet SATB - Fergus Hall

A choral setting of Lake Isle of Innisfree by W.B.Yeats. Performed by the University of Glasgow Chapel Choir on 21st of February 2017.

Innisfree

String Trio - Chambered Cairn
Based on the ancient Orkney site of Maeshowe, an ancient burial cairn that aligns with the setting sun on the eve of the Winter solstice.

Chambered Cairn - String Trio

The Glasshouse recorded in the Kibble Palace by The Glasshouse Ensemble in Glasgow's Botanic Gardens. Film available at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NsEtpAp3Ex4

Composition - Fergus Hall
Recorded and mixed by James Steele at Steele Studios

The Glasshouse

Critters by Fergus Hall. Performed By Glynn Forest of the Glasgow New Music Expedition. Premiered in the CCA in Glasgow as part of Sound Thought Festival 2018.

Critters - Solo Percussion (Excerpt)

Under the Earth I Go

Humming, Chirping, Feeding, Fighting - Fragments for any number of high and low Wind Instruments

Music by Fergus Hall
Concept by Madeline Buchanan and Fergus Hall 

Alex South - Bass Clarinet 
Anne Rankin - Oboe
Emma Roche - Flute
Paul Stone - Trombone 

Premiered in St Andrews on the 13th of November 2019. 

This piece is a musical explorationof how hummingbirds, in particular the rufous hummingbird, behave and interact with one another as they compete for food and mating rights during their Summer migrationin the Rocky Mountains in North America. They are small, fast, always hungry and are very aggressive.

The piece uses four collections of fragmented material: Humming, Chirping, Feeding and Fighting. These collections do not have a specific order and are to be played continuously, overlapping and competing.

Humming, Chirping, Feeding, Fighting - Fragments for Wind Instruments

Artefact 
An object that is made by a person.
Sonic material that is accidental or unwanted.

Artefacts

Bay of Laig was written by Fergus Hall, and commissioned by the Jobson Family (Jackie, Jonny, Niamh, Finn and Betsy-mae) from the Isle of Eigg, one of the ‘Small Isles’ along with Rùm, Canna and Muck.

Performed by Ye-Ye Xu.

The piece is about the restorative nature of beaches and sea swimming and the sense of being grounded that one can feel when standing in the sea. Fergus says:

“This piece began with a conversation with the Jobson family who live on the Isle of Eigg. We spoke about lots of things to do with living on Eigg like diving, the many caves around its coast, the constantly changing light and weather, and the community itself. Something that came up a few times was swimming in the sea. We spoke about this at length and about Laig beach where they often swim which sits in the Bay of Laig near their home.

Sea swimming is known to have significant health benefits and for many it brings a real sense of connection to one’s surroundings and can be an incredibly mindful experience. It is an important part of the Jobson’s lives on Eigg and is also something my mum and my granda have both very much enjoyed throughout their lives.

The piece is about sea swimming in that it is about the feeling one can have when standing in or near the sea. It is a very quiet piece. It is also very reflective having been written during a period that was, for many reasons, a very uncertain time. Though it is not a sad piece it is a piece that speaks quietly rather than calling out.“

Bay of Laig

Fergus Hall is a composer, musician and improviser from the west of Scotland.

https://fergushallmusic.com

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