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Henry McPherson
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Moss Gardens (No.1) - Harp and Tenor Recorder (Score)
Interlunar - Henry McPherson - Brian Bromberg - Solo Cello
About Henry
Composer, Performer, Improviser, and Music Teacher.
Composer
Barnoldswick
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This act has been working with Encore for over 8 years
Musicianship
Genres:
Contemporary classical, Classical, Baroque, Classical crossover, Medieval music, Renaissance, Opera, Musical theatre, Early music, Fanfare, Film / TV music, Avant garde, Experimental, Pop, Acoustic, Ambient pop, Americana, Covers, Disco, Funk, Funk rock, Hip Hop, Karaoke, Motown, R&B, Soul, Top 40, Tribute, Vintage, Easy listening, 1930s era music, 1920s era music, 1940s era music, Noise music
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Event types:
Concert, Wedding, Wedding proposal, Funeral / Memorial service, Church service, Hotel / Restaurant event, Bar / Club / Venue event, Private event, Corporate event, Charity event, Recording session, Theatre / Show, Burns night, Birthday party, Christmas party, New Year's Eve
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Other skills:
Arranger, Orchestrator, Composer, Transcription, Fluent improviser, Instrumental teaching, Theory teaching, Singing teaching, Composition teaching, Lyricist, Accompanist
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Henry's Song list
Caoineadh (Keening Song) | Cello and String Orchestra | c. 9 minutes 30 seconds
String Quartet (in memoriam Béla Bartók) | String Quartet | c. 30 minutes
Interlunar | Solo Cello | c. 5 minutes
This, Here, Now: Invitations to Improvise | Paperback Book | eBook
Moss Gardens (No.3) | Solo Piano | c. 35 minutes
Moss Gardens (No.2) | Vln.x2, Vla.x2 | c. 18 minutes
Moss Gardens (No.1) | Harp, Tenor Recorder | c. 7 – 9 minutes
Apsida | Clarinet in Bb, Guitar | c. 10 minutes
121 Seven-Second Nocturnes for Learners | Solo Piano | c. 20 minutes
Vignettes | Collaged Improvisations (Single) | c. 9 minutes
Noise at the death of one beloved | Collaged Improvisations (Album) | c. 30 minutes
INTIMACIES (Film) | Audiovisual Film | c.40 minutes
2021
“as” over “is”: Manifesto of Transdisciplinary Free Improvisation | Text
How to play Marianas (Text Score) | Variable Ensemble | Variable duration
Blue Sky Improvisations | Ongoing recording series of sonic free improvisations with collaborators | Audio
F*g | Audiovisual work | c. 10 minutes
More Than One Thing (Installation) | Video Installation (c.8hrs) | Film
2020
Transformations | Poem | 32 lines
Doggerland | Poem | 18 lines
The colour of things | Audio | dictaphone and objects | c.60 minutes
Easter raises the dead | Recorded Instrumental for Maria Sappho's "Rocks I have Taken" Album | c.9m30seconds
INTIMACIES | Album of Vocal and Instrumental Improvisation | c.40 minutes
Cities/Staircases: scenes from the edge of the world (Visual) | Japanese Ink on Cartridge | 20x25cm
Flame Choreographies (Graphic Score) | Red Acrylic on Cartridge (Digitised) | 21.0x30cm
Revolutionary thoughts | Digital Installation (audio fragments) | Text
Seals (Sculpture) | Japanese Ink, Card, Pins, Gesso, Biro
Monument | Performance | Text | Variable Duration
The abusers of power united will never be defeated | Collaborative performance with Noisebringers, Colin Frank, Weston Olencki | c. 30 minutes
2019
Three Dreams at the End | Low Voice, Guitar | c. 15 minutes
Ear-Eye | Audiovisual Installation | c.10 minutes
Pavane | Single | 4m20seconds
Ecosystem I (Graphic Score) | Variable Ensemble | Variable Duration
Scores for Movement | Bodies and/or Objects | Variable Duration
Parchments: functional apparatus (Graphic Score) | Ensemble (1-3) | Variable Duration
Sigil | Solo Cello | c.4-10 minutes
Partita | Solo Piano | c.30 minutes
2018
Colagens//Collages (Installation/Album/Performance) | Tiles, Shower Curatin, Pink Furniture Paint, 8 x MP3 Players | Performance Duration c.45 minutes
Body (Text Score) | Text-score for Musician
Garden (Video Score) | Video Score | Paint on backlit LED
Smoke (fire), voice, mountain | Audio Album | Field Recording, Prepared Piano
Firefly Cycles (Video Score) | Mixed Strings and/or Mixed Voices | c.10 minutes
Oracle | Solo Bassoon | c.15 minutes
Studies in Black and White (Graphic Score) | Solo Piano or Variable Ensemble | Variable Duration
Opening Hands | Ten. Rec. or Fl., Cl., A. Sax., Tbn., Pno., Perc. x1, Vln., E. Gtr., Db. | c. 9 minutes
Pathways (Graphic Score) | Solo Instrument | c. 3 minutes
Wintersun | Solo Piano | c.4 – 15 minutes
Walking Piece (Text Score) | Variable Ensemble | Variable Duration
Cloud Forms | Solo Piano | c.10 minutes
Crocus | Solo Guzheng | c. 5 minutes
Studies on a straight line (Graphic Score) | Bowed String Instrument | Variable Duration
2017
Autumn Thoughts| Low Whistle in D, or Tenor Records | c.10 minutes
For Sylvia| Voice, Piano, Cello | c.45 minutes
Hellyys| Voice, Piano, Cello | c.20 minutes
The shape of my house| String Quartet | c.45 minutes
Maud (Opera) | Chamber Opera | Orchestra Soloists + Chorus (c.30) SATB | c. 15 minutes
Meditations | Chamber Quintet or Septet | c. 15 minutes
snow-constellation| Guitar Duo | c. 5 minutes
A thought of falling| Cl., Vib., Vln., Vc. | c. 14 minutes
2016
Death the Mother | Clarinet in Bb, Piano | c. 5 minutes
Jane the Quene| Mezzo-Soprano, Piano | c. 6 minutes
2015
Ūhte (Opera-Film)| Chorus + Symphony Orchestra | c.13 minutes
Book of Trees| Solo Piano | c. 15 minutes
Tides | Cl., Perc., Pno., Str 5tet | c.7m30seconds
2013
Kindred | Violin, Viola | c. 10 minutes
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