Patrick Ellis

Performances

Upcoming

2024

Open Union at Centrala

To perform at Centrala, Birmingham, UK, alongside composer/songwriter, May Chi and electronic act, Wildforms. Set list to be announced closer to the event.

Broken Superficiality ()

To be premiered by Ensemble Klang at Gaudeamus Festival 2024 in Utrecht, NL. Venue details coming soon. (Premiere)

Objects and Portrait Projections ()

To be performed by Xtro Percussion at Gaudeamus Festival 2024 in Utrecht, NL. Venue details coming soon (13th Performance)

Between Two Trios ()

To be performed by collective lovemusic at Gaudeamus Festival 2024 in Utrecht, NL. Venue details coming soon. (2nd Performance)

Past

2024

Breath, Patterns, Bends ()

Performed by Kathryn Williams at Hashtag Lab, Warsaw, PL, as part of the AżTak Festival 2024 (10th Performance)

Revisited, Repurposed ()

Performed by Huw Morgan at All Saints Clifton, Bristol, UK, as part of the 31st Edition of Mainly Slow Organ Music (Premiere)

Open Union: Familiar Spaces

Performed an extended version Paolo Griffin's 'Familiar Spaces' at the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire Recital Hall, as part of CODA Festival 2024 (5th Performance)

Open Union at Don't Mind Control

Performed at Tilt, Birmingham, UK. Setlist (in order of play) Wilson Leywantono's 'open con' (2024, 2nd Performance), Christine Cornwell's 'invisible poetry, instructions for singing to ghosts' (2024, 2nd Performance) and May Chi's 'this is what it feels like talking to you' (2022, 7th Performance), as part of the Don't Mind Control series.

Augmensions and Extentations ()

Performed by 315 Ensemble at the Route 20 Sofa Company, Nelson, New York, US (Premiere)

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, 6th Performance), as part of Volume 23 of Ealing Extranormal.

2023

Open Union at Birmingham Modular Organisation

Performed at Moseley Hive, Birmingham, UK. Setlist (in order of play): Paolo Griffin's 'Familiar Spaces' (2022, 4th Performance), a live improvisation and May Chi's 'this is what it feels like talking to you' (2022, 5th Performance), as part of the October 2023 edition of 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 (5th Performance of Gift Piece #14, 4th Performance of Passing Through)

Passing Through ()

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

Open Union at Batavierhuis

Performed at Batavierhuis, Rotterdam, NL. Setlist (in order of play): Paolo Griffin's 'Familiar Spaces' (2022, 3rd Performance), Wilson Leywantono's 'Stop Being Nosy' (2022, 4th Performance), May Chi's 'this is what it feels like talking to you' (2022, 4th Performance) and Christine Cornwell's 'Ghost Trio' (2023, 2nd Performance, feat. Christine Cornwell on violin), 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, 2nd Performance), Wilson Leywantono's 'Stop Being Nosy' (2022, 3rd Performance), May Chi's 'this is what it feels like talking to you' (2022, 3rd Performance) and Christine Cornwell's 'Ghost Trio' (2023, Premiere, featuring Christine on 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 (2nd Performance)

Passing Through () and Gift Piece #14 ()

Performed by Paul Zaba at his home in Greater Kaliash, New Delhi, IN, as part of Paul Zaba's Accordion Songbook 3 (Premiere of Passing Through, 4th Performance of Gift Piece #14)

Objects and Portrait Projections ()

Performed by Xtro Percussion in Spazio Teatro No'hma Teresa Pomodoro, Milan, IT (12th Performance)

Objects and Portrait Projections ()

Performed by Xtro Percussion in Spazio Teatro No'hma Teresa Pomodoro, Milan, IT (11th Performance)

Open Union at AMOK

Performed (in order of play) Christine Cornwell's 'Warm Ups' (2022, 2nd Performance), May Chi's 'this is what it feels like talking to you' (2022, 2nd Performance), Wilson Leywantono's 'Stop Being Nosy' (2022, 2nd Performance) and Paolo Griffin's 'Familiar Spaces' (2022, Premiere) 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' (4th Performance)

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 (8th, 9th and 10th Performances)

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 (3rd and 4th Performances)

Objects and Portrait Projections ()

Performed by Xtro Percussion at TivoliVredenburg, Utrecht, NL, as part of Gaudemaus Festival 2022 (7th Performance)

Between Two Trios ()

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

Objects and Portrait Projections ()

Performed by Xtro Percussion at the Casa da Cultura, Setúbal, PT (6th Performance)

Fractured Motion ()

Performed by the Tantrum Saxophone Quartet at PARK013, Tilburg, NL, as part of New Music Now's Dag van de Komponist 2022 (2nd Performance)

Open Union at CODA Festival 2022

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

Unbranded Ensemble Piece ()

Performed by 315 Ensemble at the WCNY Studios Community Room, Syracuse, New York, US (2nd Performance)

Objects and Portrait Projections ()

Performed by Xtro Percussion at the Tenuta Dello Scompiglio Cultural Centre, Lucca, IT (5th Performance)

Objects and Portrait Projections ()

Performed by Xtro Percussion at Teatro Vittoria, Turin, IT, as part of the Union Musicale Concert Series (4th Performance)

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 (9th Performance)

2021

Breath, Patterns, Bends ()

Performed by Kathryn Williams at Kettle's Yard, Cambridge, UK (8th Performance)

Around the Clocks ()

Broadcast of excerpts of 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 (5th Performance)

Objects and Portrait Projections ()

Performed by Xtro Percussion at the Orto delle Orsoline in Cividale del Friuli, IT as part of Mittelfest (3rd Performance)

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 (2nd Performance)

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 (2nd Performance)

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 (4th Performance)

Breath, Patterns, Bends ()

Performed by Kathryn Williams at Constellation, Chicago, US, as part of the Frequency Series (7th Performance)

2019

Detunes, Drones ()

Performed by Chris Cresswell in Andrea Clearfield’s Music Salon, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US (3rd Performance)

Gift Piece #14 ()

Performed by Paul Zaba in Hideaway, London, UK (3rd Performance)

Unfolding Chamber Piece ()

Performed by Kluster 5 in Club Doelen, 
De Doelen, Rotterdam, The Netherlands (4th Performance)

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 (6th Performance)

Breath, Patterns, Bends ()

Performed by Kathryn Williams in the Canyon Room, Bendigo, Victoria, Australia as part of the Bendigo International Festival of Exploratory Music (5th Performance)

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 (4th Performance)

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 (2nd Performance)

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 (2nd Performance)

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 (2nd Performance)

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 (3rd Performance)

Unfolding Chamber Piece ()

Performed by Kluster 5 in Het Cenakel, Tilburg, NL as part of the De Link Concert Series (3rd Performance)

2018

Breath, Patterns, Bends ()

Performed by Kathryn Williams at Cafe Oto, London, UK, as part of Kammer Klang (2nd Performance)

Wnd Qntt ()

Performed in Regent Hall, Oxford Street, London, UK, as part of the 21st New London Wind Festival (3rd Performance)

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 (2nd Performance)

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 (2nd Performance)

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, as part of Paul Zaba's Accordion Songbook 1 (Premiere)

Wnd Qntt ()

Performed by Lumos Wind Quintet in the Jazz Club, the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire, Birmingham, UK (2nd Performance)

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, as part of Frontiers Festival 2017 (Premiere for Riaan's Return, 2nd Performances of Riaan's Rag and Riaan's Rant)

Unbranded Ensemble Piece ()

Performed by the 315 Ensemble and directed by Chris Cresswell at Centrala Space, Birmingham, UK, as part of Frontiers Festival 2017 (Premiere)

Wnd Qntt ()

Performed by Lumos Wind Quintet in the 6/8 Kafé, Birmingham, UK, as part of Frontiers Festival 2017 (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, as part of Frontiers Festival 2016 (Premiere)

Riaan’s Rant ()

Performed by the Birmingham Conservatoire Creative Ensemble in the Arena Foyer, Birmingham Conservatoire, Birmingham, UK, as part of Frontiers Festival 2016 (Premiere)

Olly ()

Performed by Shannon Simon at the 6/8 Kafé, Birmingham, UK, as part of Frontiers Festival 2016 (Premiere)

Occupational Therapy ()

Performed by the Birmingham Conservatoire Gamelan Ensemble, directed by Seán Clancy in the Arena Foyer, Birmingham Conservatoire, Birmingham, UK, as part of Frontiers Festival 2016 (Premiere)

(C me) Later ()

Performed by Rupture at the Quarter Horse Coffee Shop, Birmingham, UK, as part of Frontiers Festival 2016 (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, as part of the Malaysian Composers Series (Premiere)

The Other One ()

Performed by the Fidelio Trio at the Town Hall, Stratford Upon Avon, UK, as part of the Stratford-on-Avon Music Festival (Premiere)

Chords for Friends ()

Performed by Birthday Present at the Casa da Música, Porto, PT, as part of the Harmos Plural Festival 2015 (2nd Performance)

Chords for Friends ()

Performed by Birthday Present at the Camara Municipal, Porto, PT, as part of Harmos Plural Festival 2015 (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 (2nd Performance)

Father’s ()

Performed by Xenia Pestova in the Recital Hall, Birmingham Conservatoire, Birmingham, UK, as part of Frontiers Festival 2015 (Premiere)

You’re a Real Boy ()

Performed by Chloe Salvidge and Ruta Labutye in the Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery, Birmingham, UK, as part of Frontiers Festival 2015 (Premiere)

Transept Crossing ()

Performed by Starbursts Ensemble, conducted by Margarita Mikhailova in the Adrian Boult Hall, Birmingham Conservatoire, Birmingham, UK, as part of Frontiers Festival 2015 (Premiere)

Riaan’s Rag ()

Performed by the Birmingham Conservatoire Creative Ensemble in The Old Joint Stock Theatre, Birmingham, UK, as part of Frontiers Festival 2015 (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 (2nd performance, adapted for Clarinet in Bb and String Trio)

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 (2nd Performance)

Scatter ‘X’ ()

Performed by Noszferatu in the Recital Hall, Birmingham Conservatoire, Birmingham, UK, as part of Frontiers Festival 2014 (Premiere)

Saxophone Quartet ()

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

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