Loudspeaker Orchestra Concert: Ernest Berk: A Musical Outsider

Schedule

Wed, 26 Mar, 2025 at 07:00 pm

UTC+00:00

Location

Bathway Theatre, University of Greenwich Bathway London SE18 6QX | Barking, EN

Advertisement
Venue: Bathway Theatre
Date: Wednesday 26 March 2025
Time: 7pm
Entry: £5, booking is required
In collabration with CeReNeM (University of Huddersfield)
Ernest Berk: A Musical Outsider is a multichannel concert showcasing the work of pioneering electronic music composer Ernest Berk. As part of the AHRC-funded project “Ernest Berk: An Expressionist Outsider” the project team have meticulously restored Berk’s lost recordings made between 1957 and 1983. The performance crafts a unique experience of England’s unsung electronic music history.
Ernest Berk was one of the most prolific composers of early electronic music in England, creating over 220 pieces across a career spanning three decades. Yet his contribution to electronic music is all but forgotten today. After fleeing Germany in the 1930s, Berk opened a dance and electronic music studio in Camden, London and dedicated himself to the composition of electronic music and musique concrète. His synthesis of musique concrète and contemporary dance made him one of the most visionary practitioners in a wave of pioneering English electronic music composers throughout the 1960s and 1970s that saw him working alongside Delia Derbyshire, Daphne Oram, and Tristram Cary. Despite far-reaching influence within music and dance scenes of the time, Berk never achieved lasting recognition and his legacy as a composer, performer, and pedagogue has now all but slipped from the public consciousness. When he died in Berlin in 1993, he was destitute.
Advertisement

Where is it happening?

Bathway Theatre, University of Greenwich Bathway London SE18 6QX, University of Greenwich, Bathway, London, SE18 6, United Kingdom,London, United Kingdom, Barking

Event Location & Nearby Stays:

Sound Design at Greenwich

Host or Publisher Sound Design at Greenwich

It's more fun with friends. Share with friends

Discover More Events in Barking

WWE in London
Fri, 28 Mar, 2025 at 07:30 pm WWE in London

The O2

ENTERTAINMENT CONCERTS
Fri, 28 Mar, 2025 at 08:00 pm Kick-Off Comedy - Riverside East

Riverside East

COMEDY ENTERTAINMENT
Fri, 28 Mar, 2025 at 10:00 pm Notion @ Colour Factory

Colour Factory

ART
Sat, 29 Mar, 2025 at 04:00 pm INLV - Sat 29th March at Studio 338 London

Studio 338

SPORTS
Fridays at Ginger Sky
Fri, 02 Jun, 2023 at 12:00 pm Fridays at Ginger Sky

IG11 9RS

PARTIES ENTERTAINMENT
The Formula 1\u00ae Exhibition
Fri, 23 Aug, 2024 The Formula 1® Exhibition

ExCeL London

EXHIBITIONS HEALTH-WELLNESS
RnB Xmas Ball
Sun, 22 Dec, 2024 at 06:00 pm RnB Xmas Ball

O2 Arena

CHRISTMAS PERFORMANCES
The Lighthouse Shoreditch \/\/ Every Tuesday \/\/ Afrobeats, Bashment, Sexy RnB \/\/ Get Me In!
Tue, 24 Dec, 2024 at 08:00 pm The Lighthouse Shoreditch // Every Tuesday // Afrobeats, Bashment, Sexy RnB // Get Me In!

The Lighthouse

PARTIES ENTERTAINMENT
Fri, 27 Dec, 2024 at 07:00 pm Kapow Christmas Party

Vittoria Wharf Studio

CHRISTMAS PARTIES
Shakes & Samples Party
Sat, 28 Dec, 2024 at 10:00 am Shakes & Samples Party

Sarah Crawford Aesthetics Academy

PARTIES ENTERTAINMENT
SHUTDOWN LONDON - London's Biggest End Of Year Block Party!
Sat, 28 Dec, 2024 at 04:00 pm SHUTDOWN LONDON - London's Biggest End Of Year Block Party!

LDN East

PARTIES ENTERTAINMENT
Xmas & New Year Mums & Kids Party
Sun, 29 Dec, 2024 at 11:30 am Xmas & New Year Mums & Kids Party

Barking Library

NEW-YEAR KIDS
Mad Beats
Sun, 29 Dec, 2024 at 09:00 pm Mad Beats

The Cause

ART PARTIES
Pukka Up London NYE Fireworks Boat Party
Tue, 31 Dec, 2024 at 08:15 am Pukka Up London NYE Fireworks Boat Party

The Dutchmaster Greenwich Pier

FIREWORKS NEW-YEAR
NYE PINKTOPIA PARTY
Tue, 31 Dec, 2024 at 06:30 pm NYE PINKTOPIA PARTY

Boom Battle Bar at The O2

NEW-YEAR PARTIES
Sweet 'N' Deep New Years Party
Tue, 31 Dec, 2024 at 07:00 pm Sweet 'N' Deep New Years Party

Yassers Bar @The Old Mill, Plumstead, London

NEW-YEAR PARTIES
New years Eve Boat Party
Tue, 31 Dec, 2024 at 08:00 pm New years Eve Boat Party

Tereza Joanne Boat,King George V Dock, Woolwich Manor Way,London,E16 2QY,GB

NEW-YEAR PARTIES
Throwback Presents: TwentyTwentyFive NYE
Tue, 31 Dec, 2024 at 08:00 pm Throwback Presents: TwentyTwentyFive NYE

LDN EAST

ENTERTAINMENT DANCE
2025 NYE w DJ Pioneer, Coldstepz, Mark Radford, Specs Gonzales, Sir Corey + More
Tue, 31 Dec, 2024 at 08:00 pm 2025 NYE w DJ Pioneer, Coldstepz, Mark Radford, Specs Gonzales, Sir Corey + More

LDN East

NEW-YEAR ENTERTAINMENT
Tue, 31 Dec, 2024 at 08:00 pm Artful Dodger @ Indigo at The O₂ in London

Indigo at The O₂

CONCERTS MUSIC

What's Happening Next in Barking?

Discover Barking Events