'...a dizzying diversity of styles and musics ... Pook's ensemble features virtuoso vocalists from Iran and Sri Lanka, a master of the Arabian qanun (a relative of the zither), synthesisers, samplers and string quintet .....'
Tom Service, The Guardian

The Jocelyn Pook Ensemble's repertoire features music from her Real World album 'Untold Things', as well as selections from some of her film and television scores, including 'Eyes Wide Shut', 'L'emploi du temps' and 'In a land of plenty'.

Many of the concerts have incorporated a strong visual element, more recently provided by the artist Dragan Aleksic. For the 1999 concert in Venice, Dragan created 'Tides', a unique video installation which involved multi-layered video projections of edited footage combined with live transmission (from the square outside the theatre) of a burning wax life cast of the composer. For the 2001 CMN tour, Dragan created another video installation, 'Memory of a Passerby', which deals with the complexity and beauty of the transitory nature of things.

Regular members of the ensemble include Harvey Brough (psaltery/keyboards/voice), Melanie Pappenheim (mezzo soprano), Parvin Cox (Persian voice), Manickam Yogeswaran (South Indian singer) Jacqueline Norrie (violin), Sally Herbert (violin), Kelly McCusker (violin/voice), Sophie Harris (cello) and Jon Banks (qanun).

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The Jocelyn Pook Ensemble performed two concerts in Spain at the end of October.

Sunday 29th October, 8 p.m.
Palacio de Congresos, Alicante.
Av. Denia, 47-A, 03013 Alicante
Tel: +34 965 26 99 62
http://www.palaciocongresosalicante.com
 
Tuesday 31st October 8 p.m.
Eduardo del Pueyo Concert Hall, Zaragoza
Vía Hispanidad, 22, Zaragoza.
Tel: +34 91 524 54 00
http://teatrodelazarzuela.mcu.es/

The ensemble line-up includes Harvey Brough (psaltery, keyboards, voice), Melanie Pappenheim (mezzo soprano), Manikam Yogeswaran (South Indian voice), Kelly McCusker (violin/voice), Sally Herbert (violin), Laura Moody (cello), Jon Banks (qanun).

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The Jocelyn Pook Ensemble
Monday 10th October
Linhart Hall, Cankarjev Dom
Ljubljana, Slovenia

The Jocelyn Pook Ensemble with special guest Natacha Atlas

Wednesday 6th April
Djanogly Theatre
Lakeside Arts Centre, Nottingham
www.lakesidearts.org.uk

Thursday 14th April
St Georges, Bristol
www.stgeorgesbristol.co.uk

Sunday 17th April
Turner Sims Concert Hall
University of Southampton
www.soton.ac.uk/~turnsims/

Wednesday 20th April
Santa Cecilia, Rome, Italy
www.freeformjazz.it
www.santacecilia.it/scw/index.jsp

Monday 30th May
Coventry Jazz Festival
Warwick Arts Centre
www.jazz.visitcoventry.co.uk
www.warwickartscentre.co.uk

Saturday 4th June
Salisbury Festival
The Playhouse Salisbury

Tuesday 19th July
Festival de la Cote d'Opale
Wimereux, Boulogne, France

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8th July
St. George's
Bristol, UK

9th July
Exeter Festival, Exeter Cathedral
Exeter, UK

24th July
Era New Horizons Film Festival
Cieszyn, Poland

25th July
Uherske Hradiste Film Festival
Czech Republic

18th September
The Thames Festival 2004
River Thames (by the Oxo Tower Wharf)
London, UK

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13th July
Alte Feuerwache
Kšln, Germany

18th November
Aula Magna, La Sapienza
Roma, Italy

19th November
Chiesa di S Severo in Pendino
Naples, Italy

20th November
Time Zones Festival
Palazzo Corso Sonnino
Bari, Italy

2 0 0 2

6th November
La Base
Bordeaux, France

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Fabrik
Hamburg, Germany

CONTEMPORARY MUSIC NETWORK
UK TOUR

9th March
Corn Exchange
Cambridge

10th March
Warwick Arts Centre
Coventry

11th March
Gardner Arts Centre
Brighton

13th March
Turner Sims Concert Hall
Southampton

15th March
Queen Elizabeth Hall
London

17th March
Brewery Arts Centre
Kendal

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Teatro Paolo Grossi
Milan, Italy

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Winter Gardens/WNYC Radio
World Trade Center
New York, USA

20th November
International Multi-media Festival
Venice, Italy

18th July
Catania Festival
Sicily, Italy

25th June
Islington Festival
London, UK

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Islington Festival
London, UK

4th June
Salisbury Festival
Salisbury, UK

1 9 9 7

Sallis Benny Theatre
Brighton, UK

1 9 9 6

28th September
Unknown Public Holiday QEH
London, UK