In St.Davids on the 25th of October, the ‘Killing Time’ composition will be performed in St. Davids Cathedral. This will be the first performance of the piece after it’s New York premiere. In Fishguard on the 22nd of November, the film ‘Killing Time in New York’ will be screened in Theatr Gwaun. A film about the making of the composition inContinue reading “Concert and Film Première, Oct and Nov”
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Why me? …it’s on SoundNotion.tv
This is an episode on SoundNotion.tv about the MATA festival. From about 10:00 mins Yotam Haber, artistic director, speaks inclusively about why and how the commissioning team chose my work out of 600 plus submissions. The work with ping-pong games and people trimming hedges he mentions in the interview is ‘Shakespeare and Hedgeshear’, which willContinue reading “Why me? …it’s on SoundNotion.tv”
in The New Yorker
“There’s nothing quite like MATA, which every year organizes the city’s most exciting showcase for outstanding young composers from around the world” – The New Yorker
Killing Time concert, 2013 MATA festival NYC
this is a quick report from New York: It has been spectacular! What a unique event and what a generous contribution from the knitting community. I will get in touch with the Knitting Orchestra and the Knitting Soloists to have all names to present to you. The musicians were wonderful, it all sounded fantastic after onlyContinue reading “Killing Time concert, 2013 MATA festival NYC”
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“Knitting was woven into the attractive “Killing Time” by Jobina Tinnemans, premiered at last nite’s MATA concert. — with Isabelle Holmes and 2 others.”
knit knit knit
Isabelle Holmes: “Come see me finish this on stage at Roulette tomorrow night. Show is at 7pm, and I promise you, watching me and 21 other knitters, including Janusz Jaworski, will NOT be like watching paint dry. It will be way fun. Performance knitting, who knew? Jobina Tinnemans knew. 🙂 ”
Rehearsals…
…at Columbia University. Pretty impressive environment. First rehearsal with everyone, ensemble plus knitters, just one day before the performance… New York appartement rehearsal….
MATA Quinceañera opening evening
Knitters Luba, Gali, and Janusz – please come forward lady in green! she’s a knitter, too in the Paula Cooper Gallery, featuring works by Missy Mazoli and Meitar Ensemble Yotam Haber, artistic director of MATA and our wonderful host and MATA founder Eleonor Sandresky more photos here! http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=512989652072096&set=a.512989092072152.1073741827.100000831962030&type=1&theater
new New York piece for MATA
MATA festival in Brooklyn, NYC, is an exciting annual contemporary composers music festival founded by much respected Philip Glass amongst others – it’s here http://matafestival.org/ After considering my work, some of which is posted on this site, they’ve kindly invited me to create a new piece for their next year’s festival at Roullette, Brooklyn, April 17th-20thContinue reading “new New York piece for MATA”
