Patrick Ellis

Performances

Past

2024

Open Union at Ealing Extranormal

Performed at OPEN Ealing, London, UK. Setlist (in order of play) Wilson Leywantono's 'open con' (2024, premiere), Christine Cornwell's 'invisible poetry, instructions for singing to ghosts' (2024, premiere) and May Chi's 'this is what it feels like talking to you' (2022), as part of Volume 23 of Ealing Extranormal.

2023

Open Union at BMO

Performed at Moseley Hive, Birmingham, UK. Setlist (in order of play): Paolo Griffin's 'Familiar Spaces' (2022), a live improvisation and May Chi's 'this is what it feels like talking to you' (2022), as part of the October 2023 edition of BMO (Birmingham Modular Organisation).

Gift Piece #14 () and Passing Through ()

Performed by Paul Zaba at Artefact, Birmingham, UK, as part of Paul Zaba's Accordion Songbook 3.

Passing Through ()

Performed by Paul Zaba at Bangalore International Centre, Bangalore, IN, as part of Paul Zaba's Accordion Songbook 3

Open Union at Batavierhuis

Performed at Batavierhuis, Rotterdam, NL. Setlist (in order of play): Paolo Griffin's 'Familiar Spaces' (2022), Wilson Leywantono's 'Stop Being Nosy' (2022), May Chi's 'this is what it feels like talking to you' (2022) and Christine Cornwell's 'Ghost Trio' (2023), as part of the Open Union Mini Netherlands Tour and Sounding Here concert series.

Open Union at Splendor

Performed at Splendor, Amsterdam, NL. Setlist (in order of play): Paolo Griffin's 'Familiar Spaces' (2022), Wilson Leywantono's 'Stop Being Nosy' (2022), May Chi's 'this is what it feels like talking to you' (2022) as well as premiere of Christine Cornwell's 'Ghost Trio' (2023, featuring Christine on live violin), as part of the Open Union Mini Netherlands Tour and Sounding Here concert series.

Passing Through ()

Performed by Paul Zaba at Depot 48, New Delhi, IN, as part of Paul Zaba's Accordion Songbook 3

Passing Through () and Gift Piece #14 ()

Performed by Paul Zaba at his home in Greater Kaliash, New Delhi, IN (premiere of Passing Through, fourth performance of Gift Piece #14, as part of Paul Zaba's Accordion Songbook 3)

Objects and Portrait Projections ()

Performed by Xtro Percussion in Spazio Teatro No'hma Teresa Pomodoro, Milan, IT

Objects and Portrait Projections ()

Performed by Xtro Percussion in Spazio Teatro No'hma Teresa Pomodoro, Milan, IT

Open Union at AMOK

Performed (in order of play) Christine Cornwell's 'Warm Ups' (2022), May Chi's 'this is what it feels like talking to you' (2022), Wilson Leywantono's 'Stop Being Nosy' (2022) and premiering Paolo Griffin's 'Familiar Spaces' (2022) at Artefact, Birmingham, UK as part of the AMOK concert series

2022

Fractured Motion ()

Performed by The Tantrum Saxophone Quartet in De Compagnie, Veghel, NL (as part of the opening of artist Peter Vink's exhibit, 'Malerij Noordkade')

Objects and Portrait Projections ()

Performed by Xtro Percussion at 13:00, 14:30 and 16:30 (local time) at Huis 73 - voor bibliotheek en cultuur, 's-Hertogenbosch, NL (as part of November Music 2022)

Fractured Motion ()

Performed by The Tantrum Saxophone Quartet at 13:10 and 14:15 (local time) in LocHal, Tilburg, NL (as part of De Link's Tracking Tilburg 2022)

Objects and Portrait Projections ()

Performed by Xtro Percussion at TivoliVredenburg, Utrecht, NL (as part of Gaudemaus Festival 2022)

Between Two Trios ()

Performed by Kirkos Ensemble at the Hugh Lane Gallery, Dublin, IE (premiere, as part of the Sundays at Noon at the Hugh Lane Gallery Concert Series)

Objects and Portrait Projections ()

Performed by Xtro Percussion at the Casa da Cultura, Setúbal, PT

Fractured Motion ()

Performed by the Tantrum Saxophone Quartet at PARK013, Tilburg, NL (as part of New Music Now's Dag van de Komponist 2022)

Open Union at CODA Festival 2022

Premiered (in order of performance) Christine Cornwell's 'Warm Ups' (2022), Wilson Leywantono's 'Stop Being Nosy' (2022) and May Chi's 'this is what it feels like talking to you' (2022), as part of the CODA Festival 2022

Unbranded Ensemble Piece ()

Performed by 315 Ensemble at the WCNY Studios Community Room, Syracuse, New York, US

Objects and Portrait Projections ()

Performed by Xtro Percussion at the Tenuta Dello Scompiglio Cultural Centre, Lucca, IT

Objects and Portrait Projections ()

Performed by Xtro Percussion at Teatro Vittoria, Turin, IT, as part of the Union Musicale Concert Series

Fractured Motion ()

Performed by the Tantrum Saxophone Quartet at Het Cenakel, Tilburg, NL, as part of the De Link concert series (premiere)

Breath, Patterns, Bends ()

Performed by Kathryn Williams at Clothworkers' Centenary Concert Hall, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK

2021

Breath, Patterns, Bends ()

Performed by Kathryn Williams at Kettle's Yard, Cambridge, UK

Around the Clocks ()

Excerpts of the audio for 'Around the Clocks' from Kirkos Ensemble's 2020 performance played as part of Fraz Ireland's 'Music for the Changing Hour' livestream. Listen/Watch

Detunes, Drones ()

Performed by Chris Cresswell at Onondaga Community College, Syracuse, New York, US

Objects and Portrait Projections ()

Performed by Xtro Percussion at the Orto delle Orsoline in Cividale del Friuli, IT as part of Mittelfest

Objects and Portrait Projections ()

Performed by Xtro Percussion as part of their 'a WASTE of time' set at Chiesa Santa Maria dei Battutui, Cividal del Friulias, IT as part of Mittelyoung Festival

Objects and Portrait Projections ()

Performed by Xtro Percussion online as part of their Flow set for the 60th Edition of Festival Dag in de Branding, recorded in Paard, The Hague, NL (Premiere)

Within an Orbit ()

Performed by The Spaceship Ensemble at Studio Loos, The Hague, NL (Premiere)

2020

Around the Clocks ()

Parts 21, 22 and 23, performed by Kirkos Ensemble, various locations, Dublin, IE as part of Kirkos Ensemble's Biosphere (Premiere of parts 21, 22 and 23)

Around the Clocks ()

Part 8, performed by Kirkos Ensemble, various locations, Dublin, IE as part of Kirkos Ensemble's Biosphere (Premiere of part 8)

Around the Clocks ()

Parts 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19 and 20, performed by Kirkos Ensemble, various locations, Dublin, IE as part of Kirkos Ensemble's Biosphere (Premiere of parts 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19 and 20)

Around the Clocks ()

Parts 11, 12 and 13, performed by Kirkos Ensemble, various locations, Dublin, IE as part of Kirkos Ensemble's Biosphere (Premiere of parts 11, 12 and 13)

Around the Clocks ()

Parts 3, 4, 9 and 10, performed by Kirkos Ensemble, various locations, Dublin, IE as part of Kirkos Ensemble's Biosphere (Premiere of parts 3, 4, 9 and 10)

Around the Clocks ()

Parts 24, 1, and 2, performed by Kirkos Ensemble, various locations, Dublin, IE as part of Kirkos Ensemble's Biosphere (Premiere of parts 24, 1 and 2)

Around the Clocks ()

Parts 5, 6 and 7, performed by Kirkos Ensemble, various locations, Dublin, IE as part of Kirkos Ensemble's Biosphere (Premiere of parts 5, 6 and 7)

Shrouded: Together and Against ()

Live stream of Benjamin Powell's recorded performance, as part of Psappha Ensemble's Composing For... Piano live stream, online

Modification, Deviation ()

Performed by Fenella Humphreys, online live stream, from London, UK

Inter ()

Performed by the Hodiernal Quartet, as part of NUCLI-I Production's "Please, Sink HMS (Her Majesty's Service) Musical Suite" online as part of the Spring Festival The Hague live stream (Premiere)

New Noise Collective Performance

Devised and performed by Georgia Denham, Peter Bell and Patrick Ellis at the Moseley Community Hub, Balsall Heath, Birmingham, UK as part of the Ideas of Noise Festival

Detunes, Drones ()

Performed by Chris Cresswell at ArtRage Gallery, Syracuse, New York, US

Breath, Patterns, Bends ()

Performed by Kathryn Williams at Constellation, Chicago, US, as part of the Frequency Series

2019

Detunes, Drones ()

Performed by Chris Cresswell in Andrea Clearfield’s Music Salon, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US

Gift Piece #14 ()

Performed by Paul Zaba in Hideaway, London, UK

Unfolding Chamber Piece ()

Performed by Kluster 5 in Club Doelen, 
De Doelen, Rotterdam, The Netherlands

Modification, Deviation ()

Performed by Fenella Humphreys in the Omnibus Theatre, London, UK (Premiere)

Breath, Patterns, Bends ()

Performed by Kathryn Williams in Queen Elizabeth Hall, Southbank Centre, London, UK

Breath, Patterns, Bends ()

Performed by Kathryn Williams in the Canyon Room, Bendigo, Victoria, Australia as part of the Bendigo International Festival of Exploratory Music

Breath, Patterns, Bends ()

Performed by Kathryn Williams in the Recital Room, Churchill College, Cambridge, UK as part of Churchill Music Society’s Friday Evening Recital Series

Three Mostly Bowed Strings ()

Performed by Alfian Adytia in the Kees van Baarenzaal, Royal Conservatoire of The Hague, The Hague, NL as part of Alfian Adytia’s final masters' recital

Three Mostly Bowed Strings ()

Performed by Alfian Adytia in the Korzo Theater, The Hague, NL as part of the Royal Conservatoire of The Hague Composition Graduation Festival (Premiere)

Detunes, Drones ()

Performed by Chris Cresswell in SALTspace, Syracuse, New York, US as part of the launch of SALTspace

Seufzer ()

Performed by the New European Ensemble in the Korzo Theater, The Hague, NL as part of the New European Ensemble’s 10th Anniversary Party (Premiere)

Gift Piece #14 ()

Performed by Paul Zaba in Splendor, Amsterdam, NL, as part of Paul Zaba's Accordion Songbook 2

Detunes, Drones ()

Performed by Chris Cresswell in Areté Venue and Gallery, Brooklyn, New York, US (Premiere)

Ruin ()

Performed by Ana Maria Lopes, Carolina Luís, Francisca Branco and Orkest de Ereprijs, conducted by Rob Vermeulen in Gigant Apeldoorn, NL as part of the 25th Orkest de Ereprijs Young Composers Meeting Slotconcert (Premiere)

Breath, Patterns, Bends ()

Performed by Kathryn Williams in The Crescent Community Venue, York, UK as part of the Spread concert series

Unfolding Chamber Piece ()

Performed by Kluster 5 in Het Cenakel, Tilburg, NL as part of the De Link Concert Series

2018

Breath, Patterns, Bends ()

Performed by Kathryn Williams at Cafe Oto, London, UK, as part of Kammer Klang

Wnd Qntt ()

Performed in Regent Hall, Oxford Street, London, UK, as part of the 21st New London Wind Festival

Components ()

Performed by the Residentie Orkest, conducted by Otto Tausk, in the Zuiderstrand Theater, Den Haag, NL, as part of Festival Dag in de Branding (Premiere)

Unfolding Chamber Piece ()

Performed by Kluster 5 in Sociëteit de Vereeniging, Den Haag, NL

Breath, Patterns, Bends ()

Performed by Kathryn Williams at the Norwegian Academy of Music, Oslo, NO (Premiere)

The Other One ()

Performed by The Volkmann Trio in the Voorlinden Museum, Wassenaar, NL

Trumpet, Alone ()

Performed by Dani Blanco Albert in the Recital Hall, the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire, Birmingham, UK (Premiere)

Gift Piece #14 ()

Performed by Paul Zaba at the Prince of Peckham, London, UK (Premiere), as part of Paul Zaba's Accordion Songbook

Wnd Qntt ()

Performed by Lumos Wind Quintet in the Jazz Club, the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire, Birmingham, UK

Unfolding Chamber Piece ()

Performed by Kluster 5 in the Korzo Theater, Den Haag, NL, as part of Spring Festival The Hague (Premiere)

2017

CoolCan ()

Performed by Nat King in the Recital Hall, Birmingham Conservatoire, Birmingham, UK (Premiere)

Riaan’s Rag (), Riaan’s Rant () and Riaan’s Return ()

Performed by the Birmingham Conservatoire Creative Ensemble in the Parkside Building, Birmingham, UK (Premiere for 'Riaan's Return')

Unbranded Ensemble Piece ()

Performed by the 315 Ensemble and directed by Chris Cresswell at Centrala Space, Birmingham, UK (Premiere)

Wnd Qntt ()

Performed by Lumos Wind Quintet in the 6/8 Kafé, Birmingham, UK (Premiere)

For Violin, Viola, Double Bass and Harp ()

Performed by Katarzyna Deja, Gigi Magnozzi, Claudio Lisci and Tsvetelina Likova in the Birmingham School of Art, Birmingham, UK (Premiere)

Piano, Alone ()

Performed by Fumiko Miyachi in the Recital Hall, Birmingham Conservatoire, Birmingham, UK (Premiere)

2016

Unnamed Ensemble Piece ()

Performed by Thallein Ensemble, conducted by Richard Baker at the CBSO Centre, Birmingham, UK (Premiere)

PJ ()

Performed by Anthony Gray and Morgan Hayes at the Doncaster College of Arts, Doncaster, UK, as part of the CoMa Summer School 2016 (Premiere)

Two Pieces for Cello ()

Performed by Aaron Billson in the Recital Hall, Birmingham Conservatoire, Birmingham, UK (Premiere)

Untitled Ensemble Piece ()

Performed by Decibel, conducted by Daniele Rosina in the Recital Hall, Birmingham Conservatoire, Birmingham, UK (Premiere)

Riaan’s Rant ()

Performed by the Birmingham Conservatoire Creative Ensemble in the Arena Foyer, Birmingham Conservatoire, Birmingham, UK (Premiere)

Olly ()

Performed by Shannon Simon at the 6/8 Kafé, Birmingham, UK (Premiere)

Occupational Therapy ()

Performed by the Birmingham Conservatoire Gamelan Ensemble, directed by Seán Clancy in the Arena Foyer, Birmingham Conservatoire, Birmingham, UK (Premiere)

(C me) Later ()

Performed by Rupture at the Quarter Horse Coffee Shop, Birmingham, UK (Premiere)

No Words ()

Performed by Ania Szypula, Kate Allsop and Claudio Lisci at St John’s & St Peter’s Church, Birmingham, UK (Premiere)

The Gates of Westbrook House ()

Performed by Kinga Wąs at the Old Library, the Custard Factory, Birmingham, UK (Premiere)

2015

For Mary, Martin and Mike ()

Performed by Sayyid Shafiee and Fairuz Zamani at the KLPac (Kuala Lumpur Performing Arts Centre), Kuala Lumpur, MY (Premiere)

The Other One ()

Performed by the Fidelio Trio at the Town Hall, Stratford Upon Avon, UK (Premiere)

Chords for Friends ()

Performed by Birthday Present at the Casa da Música, Porto, PT

Chords for Friends ()

Performed by Birthday Present at the Camara Municipal, Porto, PT (Premiere)

20 Years and 81 Days ()

Performed by Ensemble KROCK in the Recital Hall, Birmingham Conservatoire, Birmingham, UK (Premiere)

Transept Crossing ()

Performed in the Farnham Maltings, Farnham, Surrey, UK, as part of the Martin Read Festival 2015, conducted by Pande Shahov and Patrick Ellis

Father’s ()

Performed by Xenia Pestova in the Recital Hall, Birmingham Conservatoire, Birmingham, UK (Premiere)

You’re a Real Boy ()

Performed by Chloe Salvidge and Ruta Labutye in the Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery, Birmingham, UK (Premiere)

Transept Crossing ()

Performed by Starbursts Ensemble, conducted by Margarita Mikhailova in the Adrian Boult Hall, Birmingham Conservatoire, Birmingham, UK (Premiere)

Riaan’s Rag ()

Performed by the Birmingham Conservatoire Creative Ensemble in The Old Joint Stock Theatre, Birmingham, UK (Premiere)

46 ()

Performed by the Birmingham Conservatoire Recorder Department, conducted by Dani Blanco Albert in the Recital Hall, Birmingham Conservatoire, Birmingham, UK (Premiere)

2014

Interlude for Elstead Bridge ()

Performed by Shannon Simon and Martin Johansson in the Recital Hall, Birmingham Conservatoire, Birmingham, UK (Premiere)

Things are not the Same ()

Performed by David Philips and the Mirage Saxophone Quartet in the Recital Hall, Birmingham Conservatoire, Birmingham, UK (Premiere)

String Quartet ()

Performed by CHROMA at The Greene Room at the Kings Arms, Berkhamsted, UK

String Quartet ()

Performed by Le Page Quartet in the Recital Hall, Birmingham Conservatoire, Birmingham, UK (Premiere)

Scatter ‘X’ ()

Performed by Noszferatu in The Forge, Camden, London, UK

Scatter ‘X’ ()

Performed by Noszferatu in the Recital Hall, Birmingham Conservatoire, Birmingham, UK (Premiere)

Saxophone Quartet ()

Performed by the Mirage Saxophone Quartet in the Recital Hall, Birmingham Conservatoire, Birmingham, UK (Premiere)

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