• Lawrence Casserley & Jean-Michel Van Schouwburg
• Marillsa Gouvea, Marcio Mattos, Adrian Northover & Benedict Taylor
• Susanna Ferrar & John Russell

• Trevor Watts, Veryan Weston & Marcio Mattos
• John Russell & Pascal Marzan

Fête Quaqua 2019 Susanna Ferrar violin, Benedict Taylor viola, Jean-Michel Van Schouwburg voice, Kay Grant voice, Roland Ramanan trumpet Masaharu Shoji sax, Sue Lynch sax, Alex Ward clarinet/guitar, Steve Beresford piano/electronics, Lee Boyd Allatson drums Ken Ikeda electronics, Blanca Regina electronics, Pascal Marzan guitars, John Russell guitars, Harry Gilonis poetry/words Admission each concert £8 / £6 concessions Three concert pass £20/£15 concessions The basic idea behind all my Quaqua projects is very simple.

THE AFTERNOON SESSIONS a continuing look into the world of free improvisation from the UK’s longest running concert series dedicated to all things free and improvised. Ian McGowan (trumpet) Hannah Marshall (cello) Marcio Mattos (bass) trio Three highly respected players generating a collective sensibility built on years of experience. The generosity of spirit and genuine love for sharing the mechanics of music making shine through. Real! John Rangecroft (clarinet) solo A rare chance to hear John play solo and also on clarinet, rather than the saxophone Mopomoso regulars will be more familiar with.

Three sets from the world of free improvisation to enlighten and inspire. Matt Hutchinson (piano), Sue Lynch (sax) & Hutch Demouilpied (trumpet) Another chance to catch the longstanding duo of Sue Lynch – sax/flute and Hutch Demouilpied – trumpet , augmented on this occasion by keyboard player Matt Hutchinson on piano. He brings a further dynamic and perhaps a certain ‘wildcard’ element to their excellent and sometimes uncanny musical rapport.

Caroline Kraabel (sax) & Neil Metcalfe (flute) The first pairing of the afternoon sees two major players from the London scene who have that rare ability to mix melodic invention with both playfulness and a deep sense of soul. Lullula – Armorel Weston (voice), Kay Grant (voice), Jim Dvorak (trumpet) & Otto Willberg (bass/voice) The name is taken from the woodlark Lullula, known for its heavenly song, and this group use free improvisation to create a joyous and delightful sound, never complacent and full of surprises.

Four world class duos showcasing the diversity and excellence found in free improvisation

A continuing series presenting some of the best from the world of free improvisation

Viv Corringham & Mia Zabelka Viv Corringham (vocals) makes a welcome return to the Mopomoso stage, this time in the company of another of our ‘out of town regulars’ Austrian violinist / vocalist Mia Zabelka. Delighted to have them back in what will be their debut performance as a duo. Alison Blunt, Lawrence Casserley & Hannah Marshall A fine trio put together by leading electronic music practitioner Casserley and featuring two of the UK’s leading string players in Blunt on violin and Marshall on cello.

GUITARS! Electric, acoustic, micro-tonal, plectrum, prepared, finger style, steel, nylon, hollow and solid body. Showcasing a number of approaches to the instrument Mopomoso starts the New Year with an all guitar special featuring Matthew Grigg, Mark Hewins, Ross Lambert, Pascal Marzan, John Russell, Dave Tucker, Alex Ward and Joshua Weitzel. “It don’t mean a thing if it ain’t got a string!”

Mopomoso presents our end of year Christmas Party Every year Mopomoso hosts a variety of musicians from across the free improvised music scene to come and play in a series of five to ten minute cameo sets. It is a wonderful way to catch up with old favourites and to check out new players in a relaxed and friendly atmosphere. As well as the music there will be refreshments and a raffle.

November’s concert in the Mopomoso Afternoon Sessions series highlights the music of the duo with five contrasting sets from ten musicians who have each developed their own personal approach to playing. An engaging mixture of the electric and the acoustic, music doesn’t get liver or more lively than this! Tom Jackson (clarinet) & Martin Hackett (synthesiser) Blanca Regina (voice and electronics) & Dave Tucker (piano and devices) Matt Hutchinson (piano) & Chris Burn (trumpet) Kay Grant (voice) & Alex Ward (clarinet) Niklas Fite (guitar) & John Russell (guitar) duo Niklas photo Christina Marx John by Peter Gannushkin