PRXLUDES

Dynamic ensemble Standard Issue perform genre-defying music by cutting-edge early-career composers, alongside live interviews from PRXLUDES hosts and a new commission by rising star Millicent B James.

Part live gig, part conversation, part social gathering. Following their sold-out launch party in London, contemporary music magazine PRXLUDES brings their winning combination of music and conversation to Oxford, creating a platform to gather people, share adventurous music and sounds, and start conversations about art, music, and the world in which we’re creating it.

Standard issue is a London-based collective bringing fresh perspectives to the work of living composers. As active curators, commissioners, and performers of contemporary music, the group brings fresh perspectives to works by eclectic living composers. Standard issue is passionate about the accessibility of new and experimental music and hopes to create unique concert experiences and events that eliminate the barrier between performers and the audience. Standard issue has collaborated with Her Ensemble, Music We’d Like to Hear, Ineffable Sounds, Musarc Choir, and the Royal College of Music Composition Department.

Stomping Ground is a London-based multimedia arts collective. They believe that going to concerts should be a multisensory experience. Through stagecraft, eclectic programming, and excellent musicianship, we want to make contemporary classical concerts for everyone.

Artists

Performers: Standard Issue (@standardissuex) Tilly Coulton - flute (@tillycoulton_) Amalia Young - violin (@amaliayoung_) Sara Ramírez - viola (@ramirezsara8) Rebecca Burden - cello (@rebecca.a.burden)

Composers: Aileen Sweeney (@aileen.sweeney.music) Rylan Gleave (@rylangleave) Kian Ravaei (@kianravaei) Millicent B James (@millicentjames_) Holly Gowland (@holly.vita) Blasio Kavuma (@blasiokavuma)

Hosts: PRXLUDES (@prxludes) Standard Issue (@standardissuex) Stomping Ground (@ground_stomp)

Hosted by PRXLUDES, and presented in partnership with Oxford Contemporary Music, Standard Issue, and Stomping Ground.

Photo: Hugh Warwick

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Photo: Hugh Warwick