Saturday 28th June, 1pm – 4pm
15 musicians/performers - 3 spaces – 3 hours
The first 'Musical Relay' took place in London in 1993 and became an annual eventspreading to Berlin, Athens and Madrid and culminating in a large scale performanceover 2 days at the Museum of Modern Art in New York in 2005 to which all theInternational organisers / musicians were invited. The event was promoted by the2:13 Clubs in their respective cities. The 2:13 Club was named after a stopped clockin the London venue (The Library Gallery in Stoke Newington). It begins with a trio in each performance space (9 players) who improvise with eachother until one of the remaining 6 players walks into their space. The new arrivaldisplaces one of the players, who then sets off to another space. This systemcreates a kaleidoscope of musical combinations over three hours. The event is not something which audiences sit down to and experience as theywould 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 inone place and allow the groupings to unfold before them; some choose one musicianand follow him or her; others move about from space to space frustrated that theycan't be in all three at once, always missing something, always catching somethingelse.
