Author Archives: Chris

Happy New Year!

Last year I put to­gether a lengthy look at good stuff I’d seen, heard and read. To close this year, here are some much briefer notes on some of the best things I en­countered in the last 12 months. Richard Craig, Inward — Without a doubt the best disc of new music I’ve heard this year, […]

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Small Atlas at the Fondation Biermans-Lapôtre

soundini­ti­ative per­form Chris Swithinbank’s ‘Small Atlas’ at the Fondation Biermans-Lapôtre, CIUP, Paris 75014, France, 5 December 2011.

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La leggerezza delle città on Rádio MEC FM

Chris Swithinbank’s ‘La leggerezza delle città’ will be broad­cast on Rio de Janeiro’s Rádio MEC, Brazil. 30 November 2011.

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Small Atlas in Paris

soundini­ti­ative per­form Chris Swithinbank’s ‘Small Atlas’ at Conservatoire de Saint-Cloud, Paris, France, 22 October 2011.

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Small Atlas in Manchester

Information on the UK première of Chris Swithinbank’s Small Atlas by the Raise Your Voice Ensemble on Friday 7 October 2011.

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  • Microbiography

    Chris Swithinbank is a British-Dutch com­poser who works with both acoustic in­stru­ments and elec­tronic sounds. He is cur­rently a stu­dent at Harvard University with Chaya Czernowin.
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