Relay
Hundreds of musicians. painters, dancers and others have taken part in this event across the world
Follow links below to see and hear the Archive.
England New York Paris Madrid Germany Athens Lebanon
CDs: Relay III & Relay Eight
Hundreds of musicians. painters, dancers and others have taken part in this event across the world
Follow links below to see and hear the Archive.
England New York Paris Madrid Germany Athens Lebanon
CDs: Relay III & Relay Eight
Background:
The first 'Musical Relay' took place in London in 1993 and became an annual event spreading to Berlin, Athens and Madrid and culminating in a large scale performance over 2 days at the Museum of Modern Art in New York in 2005 to which all the International organisers / musicians were invited. The event was promoted by the 2:13 Clubs in their respective cities. The 2:13 Club was named after a stopped clock in the London venue (The Library Gallery in Stoke Newington).
How Relay works:
There are 15 musicians in total, and 3 performance spaces. It begins with a trio in each performance space (9 musicians) who improvise with each other until one of the remaining 6 musicians walks into their space. The new arrival displaces one of the players, who then sets off to another space. This system creates a kaleidoscope of musical combinations over 3 hours.
The event is not something which audiences sit down to and experience as they would a conventional concert. It usually takes place in the daytime, in public spaces, and listeners find different ways to access the performances: some do in fact stay in one place and allow the groupings to unfold before them; some choose one musician and follow him or her; others move about from space to space frustrated that they can't be in all three at once, always missing something, always catching something else.
In 2022 a new Relay took place in London: RELAY 2022
The first 'Musical Relay' took place in London in 1993 and became an annual event spreading to Berlin, Athens and Madrid and culminating in a large scale performance over 2 days at the Museum of Modern Art in New York in 2005 to which all the International organisers / musicians were invited. The event was promoted by the 2:13 Clubs in their respective cities. The 2:13 Club was named after a stopped clock in the London venue (The Library Gallery in Stoke Newington).
How Relay works:
There are 15 musicians in total, and 3 performance spaces. It begins with a trio in each performance space (9 musicians) who improvise with each other until one of the remaining 6 musicians walks into their space. The new arrival displaces one of the players, who then sets off to another space. This system creates a kaleidoscope of musical combinations over 3 hours.
The event is not something which audiences sit down to and experience as they would a conventional concert. It usually takes place in the daytime, in public spaces, and listeners find different ways to access the performances: some do in fact stay in one place and allow the groupings to unfold before them; some choose one musician and follow him or her; others move about from space to space frustrated that they can't be in all three at once, always missing something, always catching something else.
In 2022 a new Relay took place in London: RELAY 2022