This is an excerpt from a rehearsal of 'Chinese Whispers' performed by members of the Montrose Composer's Club. www.montrosecomposersclub.com

We are continuing to explore 'games' as an inspiration for new music, in a collaboration with graphic artist Myah Chun Grierson and painter Shane Record. We are using the game 'Chinese whispers' to create a graphic score from a random text, a musical improvisation based upon the graphic score and then a painting created live at a public performance of the music. 'Chinese Whispers' will be performed at: 

MCCIII @ Profound Sound 2017
FRIDAY 3RD FEB 2017 • Doors 8PM • Music 8.30PM
THE BREWERY TAP, 53 TONTINE ST, FOLKESTONE CT20 1JR
entry £5 in advance
£10 for a festival day pass or £20 for a festival weekend pass (early bird)
BOOK TICKETS - 01303 760 750 • www.quarterhouse.co.uk • or in person at Quarterhouse.

and

MCCIII @ Free Range
THURSDAY 2ND FEB 2017 • Doors 8PM • Music 8.30PM
WATER LANE COFFEEHOUSE, WATER LANE, CANTERBURY, KENT, CT1 2NQ
FREE ENTRY

Chinese Whispers Rehearsal Excerpts

Vocals/looper - Anna Braithwaite
Wine Glasses and vocals - Phil Self, Aidan Shepherd and Matt Brown.

http://www.freerangecanterbury.org

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Viola - Matt Brown
Guitar - Phil Self
Accordion - Aidan Shepherd
Vocals - Anna Braithwaite

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Viola - Matt Brown
Guitar - Phil Self
Vocals - Anna Braithwaite
Accordion - Aidan Shepherd

MCC Perform Matthew Brown's 'Expo 3 Extended' @ Free Range Jan. '19

Keyboard - Aidan Shepherd
Accordions - Anna Braithwaite, Phil Self, Matt Brown

MCC Perform Aidan Shepherd's 'Free Range' @ Free Range Jan. '19

Electronics and field recordings played live by Phil Self

Phil Self live performance of 'The Bells At Wörth' @ Free Range Jan. 2019

Viola - Matt Brown
Wine glasses - Anna Braithwaite, Phil Self, Aidan Shepherd and the audience of Free Range.

Matt Brown Viola Improvisation (with MCC On Wine Glasses) @ Free Range Jan. '19

Viola -  Matt Brown
Keyboard, bass guitar, wine glasses - Aidan Shepherd
Wine Glasses, electronics, vocals - Phil Self
Wine Glasses, Looper,  Vocals -  Anna Braithwaite

MCC Free Improvisation @ Free Range Jan. '19

Viola - Matt Brown
Wine glasses - Phil Self, Aidan Shepherd, Anna Braithwaite

Montrose Composers’ Club is a group of like-minded composers based in East Kent who meet regularly to try out new ideas, perform their music and promote it to the wider world.

The MCC was founded in September 2015 and they convene at Montrose House in Folkestone, Kent. The Club comprises of local composers Aidan Shepherd, Ian Fleming, Matthew Brown, Anna Braithwaite and Phil Self, who all studied classical composition. Their eclectic careers have lent their writing flavours of folk, jazz, cabaret and electronics, allowing them to create genre-defying sounds for savvy ears.

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