Veryan Weston - piano, free improvisation in Sao Paulo / BRAZIL

Veryan Weston (England): One of the names of free improvisation, the work brings Veryan harmonic inventiveness, wealth timbre and melodic sophistication. In the 70 co-founded and wrote for the Stinky Winkles and was elected "Young Musician of 1979" by the Greater London Arts Association, also winning three major awards in France, Spain and Poland.
Veryan graduated in Performance Art at Middlesex Polytechnic, and held master's degree in music composition at Goldsmith's College, University of London. He was coordinator of "Interart" at Bretton Hall, and professor of composition and improvisation at the University of Middlesex. Throughout 1980 and early 90s, worked primarily with the Eddie Prévost Quartet, Trevor Watts' Moiré Music and duets with Lol Coxhill and Phil Minton. He also worked on other projects with Minton, including 'riverun', Phil Minton Quartet with John Butcher and Roger Turner.


Workshop and concert with the participation of:
Phil Minton (voice),
Thomas Rohrer (violin)
Antonio Panda Gianfratti (percussion)

Date: 06/10/09, 14hs - Teatro Santa Marcelina - Free Entry

Rua Dr. Emilio Ribas, 89 - Perdizes - Sao Paulo / SP - Phone: (11) 3824-5800
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