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PETER DOWLING ::::::: COMPOSER AND PERFORMER ::::::: ABOUT
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is...
a composer of music for instruments,
a composer of electronic music,
a live-electronics/computer performer and free-improviser
...A few things (of interest):
2007:
Artist-in-residence, PRIM, Montréal, supported by CALQ / SAC, including first 5.1-audio piece Black Box Picnic (semaphore is dead) and first solo installation Black Box
Collaborations with visual artist Rob Kennedy, including performance event at Studio Cormier, Montréal, with Séverine Hubard
Album release: Falkirk (Glasgow Improvisers Orchestra, Barry Guy and Maya Homburger), FMR Records
2006:
Collaborations with visual artist Karena Nomi - Nomi and Dowling in residence at RUC on InterAct project, produced by SNYK, Denmark
Awarded AHRC Research Fellowship
Don't Touch Me! (I Hate You Sometimes) released by seventhings label
Launch of www.steadykammer.net
Finalist, Apeldoorn / YCM, Netherlands
2005:
England win The Ashes
Residency, München Kulturreferat (artist-in-residence, Villa Waldberta, Munich) - participates in Les Reperages - Transitional Choreographers' Atelier
Album release: Which way did he go? (Glasgow Improvisers Orchestra with Maggie Nicolls), FMR Records
Don't Touch Me! (I Hate You Sometimes) video version with Rob Kennedy premiered at Glasgow Internationl Art Bienale
2004:
Co-founds and produces The KEN Exhibition - a one-off festival centred on the music of six Glasgow-based composers and numerous visual artists (Hour Lives premiered by composer's ensemble)
Bayern Radio documentary
Don't Touch Me! (I Hate You Sometimes) premiered at Schmickler Festival, CCA
fifth international love premiered at Tron, Glasgow and released (CD + Internet) by Reeling & Writhing
Tours to Germany
Ice 9 at ICMC, Miami and NIME, Tokyo
Album release: The Proper Use of Not Jazz, CD-R, deluge and guitary
Album release: Munich & Glasgow (Glasgow Improvisers Orchestra with Evan Parker), FMR Records
Performs Corps/ responding with Colette Sadler at National Review of Live Art
2003:
Ice 9 at Kryptonale festival, Berlin
Performance at Instal festival, The Arches, Glasgow
Tours to Germany with Glasgow Improvisers Orchestra and Evan Parker. Also works with Munich-based ensemle piano possibile
Collaborates with Colette Sadler on Corps/ responding (including residencies at Rosas, Brussels and Cité des Arts, Paris)
2002:
Co-founds the Glasgow Improvisers Orchestra [Dowling on saxophone]
The Poverty List with Paragon Ensemble at Dialogues Festival, Edinburgh
Works for choreographer Colette Sadler on Body Document at Tramway, Glasgow
2001:
sEA-change(S) at National Review of Live Art
Now that we are here... premiered by Royal Scottish National Orchestra
2000:
Perpetuating the Transient revised version premiered by BCMG and Thomas Adés
human / doG premiered by Hebrides Ensemble
Sets up improvising / score-reading ensemble of 12 players [Dowling playing saxophone] to work with Barry Guy on his Witch Gong Game II/10, at the free radiCCAls festival, Glasgow; (this ensemble eventually becomes the Glasgow Improvisers Orchestra)
1999:
Handle With Care at Edinburgh Fringe
Perpetuating the Transient premiered by BCMG and Thomas Adés
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