Music Farther Outside
Experimental Music During Brexit and the Pandemic
Abstract
Music Farther Outside: Experimental Music During Brexit and the Pandemic examines the work of select composers, improvisers, and interpreters from England, Scotland, and Wales during the upheaval of Brexit and the COVID-19 pandemic and places them in contemporary and historical contexts. Using extensive interviews and contemporary commentary, the book provides a snapshot of composers and performers as they grappled with both the baseline challenges of creating experimental music and the unprecedented struggles imposed by lockdowns and restricted gatherings.
Bill Shoemaker profiles a wide cast of subjects, diverse in terms of gender, race, orientation, and geographic location: the London Improvisers Orchestra, Philip Thomas, Pat Thomas, Richard Barrett, Elaine Mitchener, Rachel Musson, Corey Mwamba, Charlotte Keeffe, and the Glasgow Improvisors Orchestra. Music Farther Outside enhances our understanding of experimental music and its role in evolving multiculturalism.
- 9–14 Philip Thomas 9–14
- 15–34 Pat Thomas 15–34
- 35–64 Richard Barrett 35–64
- 65–102 Elaine Mitchener 65–102
- 103–112 Rachel Musson 103–112
- 113–128 Corey Mwamba 113–128
- 129–140 Charlotte Keeffe 129–140
- 159–174 Epilogue 159–174
- 175–184 References 175–184
- 185–212 Index 185–212
- 213–214 About the Author 213–214