The Blank Canvas Ensemble Liverpool

The Blank Canvas Ensemble - Liverpool - is a project exploring free improvisation in music in a large ensemble context. It uses the ‘system 50:50` - where chess clocks are used to bring cohesion to the sound field which can often become cluttered. The result is a dynamic and shifting canvas of sound that allows small discreet sounds to be heard and deeper layers to be felt and expressed. An exciting project to participate in, to witness and to hear.

Simon Ross, Macclesfield writes. `System 50/50 works well - it’s a really good way to get a group to play effectively without egos , virtuosity , and shyness getting in the way. It is democratic, inclusive. coherent, leaderless, focused, there is room to think and time to listen, choices. It is less competitive and more cooperative. Ends well`

All levels of experience are welcome and rewarded by attending this session. Listeners too, especially if you are just curious about a music made without prior preparation.

In addition to the ensemble there will also be a performance by the house band , a quartet featuring

Clayton Jackson - percussion and electronics

GILL WHITELEY -keys and strings

GEOFF BRIGHT - reeds

PHIL MORTON, accidents and treatments

About Blank Canvas

Blank Canvas concert series was launched in 2011 by Frakture. It is now a stand-alone project, presenting concerts, supporting free improvisation on Merseyside and developing the The Blank Canvas octet. 

Blank Canvas is curated by the Phil Morton and Robin Hartwell, it has an `open source` system of management and administration and new personnel and their ideas are welcome. Please make contact. Contact: [email protected], mob 07999518582 System 5050 for more information, just google it! `improvisers networks system 5050`

About The Ship & Mitre.:The Ship & Mitre, 133 Dale Street Liverpool. L2 2JH is a CAMRA Pub of Excellence, offering the largest selection of hand-pulled ales in Merseyside. With a range of around 200 beers (draught and bottled) it offers one of the largest selections in the North West. Food is available till 6.00 pm on Sundays

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Blank Canvas welcomes the new opportunity of ``hybrid working` that the pandemic and the web application zoom have added to our lifestyle in the new normal.

below is video featuring The Blank Canvas Octet - a distant cousin of the Blank Canvas Ensemble Liverpool

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