Sheffield’s own audio-mystery school – rare live event next week

Gated Community – Mick Beck’s Splendid “Big Band”

Plus Alan Halsey and Mick Beck, Sound poems

An amazing start to the 2012 Notes and Sounds calendar at the delightful Lantern Theatre

The band explores the boundaries between musical structures and free improvisation.  All members are based in or near Sheffield, some very experienced improvisers, some nearer the beginning of their musical journeys.  This is the first performance since the band appeared at Rotherham’s industrial museum Magna in April 2011.

On this occasion, The audience will also be treated to a performance of the increasingly wellknown Sound Poem Duo of Alan Halsey (poet), and Mick Beck (tenor sax and bassoon), featuring Alan’s own works, and those of Hugo Ball.

Gated Community is a collective improvising group formed by Mick Beck in 2005.  Membership ranges from 10 to 15, and in this performance there will be 14 who will be:

Martin Archer, sopranino and baritone saxes, clarinets  and recorders

Geoff Bright, saxophones and voice

Neil Carver, guitar and effects

Stephen Chase, guitar and other sounds

Charlie Collins, percussion

Sarah Henderson, Cello

Lyn Hodnett, violin, trumpet, voice

John Jasnoch, diverse things to be plucked

Steve Jouanny, electric bass

Herve Perez, soprano sax

Mark Ridler, guitar

Pete White, voice.

Gillian Whiteley, piano

Mick Beck, the motivator, tenor sax, bassoon, whistles.