We perform early music and contemporary music with a period performance sensibility. Interested in contemporary music that embraces period instruments.

Joined August 2019
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One of my bands @noise_cellar featuring here. We missed it going out first time, can’t wait to listen to the podcast :-)
Now in podcast format, our tribute to minimalist heroes Phill Niblock (1933–2024) and John White (1936–2024). Plus @HellTweet, @LanghamResearch, @MyraMelford, @Cellisita, @RobinDeRaaff, Cassandra Miller by @ExploreEnsemble and Stockhausen by @Noise_Cellar. mixcloud.com/FlotationDevice…
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Including lots of spooky words written by and about Dowland ‘where nights blackbird her sad infamy sings’, ‘alas there are few that find the narrow way, and those few… what are they?’
Happy Hallowe'en! If spooky season is your favourite time of year, do yourself a favour and pre-save @TCooper_Music & @Ensemble1604's latest album, shadows that in darkness dwell, a deep dive into the darker side of Dowland’s music. ffm.to/e1604-shadows
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We are so excited to be back @thenightwith. We loved our tour in 2019, and can’t wait to play our show based on John Dowland with music by our member @tcooper_music and our ambient version of Terry Riley’s in C.
The Night With… Festival 14th & 15th Dec in The Engine Works! 2 days of contemporary music crammed into 1 venue where you can move from stage to stage, mingle with other concert goers & performers, and grab something delicious from the onsite food trucks. thenightwith.com/event/festi…
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We loved these gigs we did with Matthew. @thenightwith was our first set of gigs back on 2019.
My phone just suggested this rather lovely photo montage of @thenightwith concerts over the last few years. Inc @tcooper_music @emma_jane_lloyd @GleaveRylan @Tom_Poulson @DanielleTuba @ensemble1604 @EnsOffspring and others
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Todays office, studio recording of @tcooper_music shadows that in darkness dwell for a studio album with @ensemble1604 with a mix of Tim’s music and John Dowland for realise next year
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#composer friends! Do you have any composition written this year for #trombone and electronics? #newmusic
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Who wants a copy?! The Night With… Live Vol Two. Order yours at tnwmusic.com/ or tnwmusic.bandcamp.com/
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We are delighted to reveal The Night With... Live Vol. Two released 27th August. Music by @edbennett_1 Andrea Keller, Paul Mac & Francesca Caccini performed by Garth Knox, @DuovanVliet @ensemble1604 & @EnsOffspring You can pre-order & pre-save it now ffm.to/tnwlivevol2.otw
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Here us on Scala Radio.
Thanks to @AlexisFfrench for broadcasting @ensemble1604 performance of In Nomine from "The Night With... Live Vol. One" yesterday on @ScalaRadio Have a listen back to the show here planetradio.co.uk/scala-radi…
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This is a damn fine piece and so happy it has been shortlisted! Glad to have been able to commission @tcooper_music as well :) The piece that birthed @ensemble1604 Go listen to to it on whatever platform you can if you haven't heard it already! #TheIvorsComposerAwards
Delighted that @tcooper_music ...shadows that in darkness dwell... commissioned for last years The Night With... season is shortlisted for the @IvorsAcademy ! You can hear the piece on The Night With... Live Vol. One released earlier this year tnwmusic.com/product/the-nig…
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Alex and his colleagues need a little help for a lovely education project.
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Thank you Ciaran! Plans are underway for all that later in the year indeed! :) Hopefully have a chance to catch up when all this is over as well
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This was fantastic news for @thenightwith. So proud of the performances I was involved in with @Tom_Poulson and @DanielleTuba, and @ensemble1604. The whole season was fantastically varied and with such great performances.
Last night we won @TheSMIA award for Creative Programming at @scotnewmus for the 2019 season! Listen to some of the season on The Night With... Live Vol. One tnwmusic.com/product/the-nig… Watch interviews with some composers & performers on YouTube youtube.com/channel/UCmD8VNI… #safnm2020
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Lovely review by ⁦@keithjbruce⁩ of ⁦@marianconsort⁩ Singing in Secret @delphianrecords⁩ and even a mention of The Night With... Live Vol. One in there with @ensemble1604 version of Terry Riley’s In C open.spotify.com/album/4KbrS… Review below: heraldscotland.com/arts_ents…
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Join doctoral student, Alex South, this Saturday at Glasgow Science Centre for 'A Whale Song Chorus' @gsc1 glasgowsciencecentre.org/nod…
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Introducing Ensemble 1604 members. Rory is the director of @marianconsort and a beautiful counter tenor singer who is always thinking about how to convey the meaning of the text he sings, like in this recording of us performing Dowland's Flow my Tears open.spotify.com/track/0k6zF…
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A brilliant soloist and continuo player, @alextheorbo is a fantastic lutenist who creates exciting textures that glue together the weaving melodic lines of the melody instruments. He really loves Kapsberger and this is a beautiful recording he made. open.spotify.com/track/6vfG2…
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Finally, @tcooper_music a composer and performer of electroacoustic music. Tim’s work is all about creating beautifully detailed sounds that invite deeper listening. This is a section from his work we premiered in December. open.spotify.com/track/4rB9e…
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