in nomine (solo theorbo)
composed by James Layton (2024)
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written for and performed by Tomas Laukvik Nannestad
11.12.24 | Scenehuset, Oslo (NO)
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artwork: Robert Rauschenberg

in nomine - for solo theorbo [2024]

Performed by Open Union on the 27th of September 2024 at Centrala, Space

Performed by Open Union
Modular Synth: Peter Bell
Electric Guitar: Patrick Ellis

Live sound by Joseph Ockford
Audio taken from 'Open Union: Live at Centrala, Birmingham' filmed by Alexander Henshaw 

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Bio:

Wilson Leywantono is a composer currently based in Indonesia. His music has been performed in the UK, the Netherlands, Ireland, Portugal, the Czech Republic, Japan, Indonesia and Malaysia by many professional ensembles and performers such as Orkest de Ereprijs, New European Ensemble, Rosetta Contemporary Ensemble, Open Union, the Azalais Quartet, Hordienal Quartet, Decibel, Le Page Ensemble, the Schubert Ensemble, Thallein Plus Ensemble, Fumiko Miyachi, Mary Wiegold, Rowland Sutherland, Miriam Kitchener, etc.

More info on Wilson here: wilsonleywantono.wordpress.com

Wilson Leywantono - open con (2024)

Performed by: Sam Pradalie

This is a series of short pieces based around two distinct characters. The Mountain Songs serve as fixed palates against the more varied Village Dances. The Village Dances are built from similar musical blocks.

1) Mountain Song No.1
2) Village Dance
3) Mountain Song No.2
4) Another Village Dance
5) Mountain Song No.3
6) Another Village Dance
7) Mountain Song No.4
8) Another Village Dance
9) Mountain Song and Summit

Artwork by: Sam Pradalie

Mountain Songs and Village Dances for Piano

Performed at St. Mary-at-Hill, London, 2025 09 20

Laurence Crane, piano;
Angharad Davies, violin;
Tim Parkinson, keyboard;
Clare Spollen, accordion;
Alex Cann, guitar;
James Creed, guitar.

Lomond (2020): Music We'd Like to Hear; London; 2025

S.U.M.P.

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A very long time ago, my mum dedicated a poem to me, beginning:

Мой мальчик извлекает звуки
из старенького пианино.
Нанизывает их на нитку слуха
и связывает воедино.

My boy draws sounds
from a dear old piano.
He strings them on the thread of hearing
and binds them into one.

This image of a thread – of sound, and as something that connects us – became the starting point for the piece, which is dedicated to my mum.

"Thread" for two violins was premiered by Anne Yin Han and Amalia Young at New Music for Two Violins and/or Two Pianos on 20 September 2025.

Thread

Open Union is an experimental music duo made up of composer-performers Peter Bell (modular synthesiser) and Patrick Ellis (electric guitar) based in Birmingham and London.

Described by the treasured composer Howard Skempton as being, ‘sometimes subtle and unstable; sometimes rich and dense’, the duo aims to build up strong collaborative relationships to create new verbal and text based works. Their current collaborators are Christine Cornwell, Wilson Leywantono, May Chi, Paolo Griffin and Seán Clancy.  

The duo have performed across the UK at events such as Ealing Extranormal, AMOK, Don't Mind Control, Birmingham Modular Organisation and CODA Festival. In 2025, they supported Passepartout Duo at Centrala Space, Birmingham as part of their UK Tour, and in 2023, undertook a mini tour of The Netherlands as part of the Sounding Here concert series, where they performed at Splendor in Amsterdam and Batavierhuis in Rotterdam.

In July 2025, they co-hosted a portrait concert with saxophonist David Zucchi featuring music by Paolo Griffin at the Hundred Years Gallery.