THE
      SPIRIT OF.
DISCOVERY
      2

      
art and science international meeting
low power society and thought strategies
trancoso | portugal | june 21 to 23. 2007
free admitance
Audrey Riley
 

      
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Audrey_Riley

      
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Audrey
      Riley trained at the Guildhall School of Music, London. She is
      a member of the contemporary music group Icebreaker with whom
      she has recorded five albums, toured extensively, taken part
      in festivals such as the Bang On A Can Festival, New York, and
      performed at Carnegie Hall with the American Composers Orchestra.
      As an arranger and improvising 'cellist she has, with her own
      quartet, and as an MD, recorded over the past eighteen years
      for many groups including Dubstar, The Cure, The Sundays and
      the Smashing Pumpkins (for whom she conducted the strings of
      the Chicago Symphony Orchestra), as well as live performances
      and television appearances with many other groups. She has conducted
      the Seattle Symphony Orchestra in eight of her arrangements for
      the album 'Some Devil" by Dave Matthews. Most recently she
      has contributed her playing and arrangements to albums by Coldplay
      ("A Rush Of Blood To The Head" and "xny"),
      Feeder ("Comfort In Sound"), Muse ("Absolution"
      and "Black Holes And Revelations") Moloko ("Statues")
      and Funeral For A Friend ("Tales Don't Tell Themselves").
      She has just returned from Los Angeles where she has been contributing
      to a new album by the Foo Fighters. She has worked extensively
      with dance companies as a specialist in contemporary music. During
      1998 she took part, with Icebreaker, in performances with the
      Royal Ballet at the Barbican Centre in new works by Michael Gordon
      and David Lang, including the piece 'Cheating, Lying, Stealing"
      for solo cello and ensemble. This performance has since been
      repeated with Scottish Ballet, and recorded for release for the
      album 'Rogues Gallery". Icebreaker continues to tour "Trance"
      by Michael Gordon with Random Dance Company. Her teaching work
      involves composition workshops and classes at many colleges and
      she is a visiting lecturer for both Goldsmiths College, London
      and Brighton Institute of New Music. Since 2001 she has toured
      with the Merce Cunningham throughout the world giving performances
      of "Bi-ped" by Gavin Bryars, the work for solo cello
      'One 8" by John Cage, "Music For…" by John
      Cage and works by Christian Wolf. During 2002/3 Audrey embarked
      on her own project entitled "A Change Of Light". This
      is a collaboration between composers, musicians and a visual
      artist to present music for 'cello in an expanded recital. Nine
      new works have been written by composers Gavin Bryars, David
      Lang, Steve Hillier (Dubstar), Mark Brydon (Moloko), Emma Anderson
      (Lush), Cathal Coughlan, Piet Goddaer (Ozark Henry), David Gavurin
      and Harriet Wheeler (The Sundays) and Damian le Gassick. Working
      with Andrew Zolinsky (piano), James Woodrow (guitar) and Nick
      and Rob Allum (drums), and with funding from Arts Council England,
      it also involves the work of artist and brother Philip Riley
      in the form of projections which look at the nature of hearing.
      The recital gave it's premiere in October 2002 in Nottingham
      and at the Warehouse. Having recorded the programme for a cd
      the project is currently developing a second series. Audrey has
      spent the last 13 years exploring the use of electric and amplified
      cello in contemporary music and also plays a 5-string electric
      'cello.
 
 

      
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