Journal Entries

Since I came back from the performance of Jesus’ Blood Never Failed Me Yet in Bornem, Belgium on March 6th, I have been at home, along with my son Yuri,

An account of my work with Lee Konitz is given in the Audio Journal section of this web site, where there are also three tracks from a live 1966 recording.

Adelaide Hall’s concert at the Studio Theatre, Haymarket, Leicester, 30 January 1988 Interview with Gavin Bryars (Photo 1: rehearsal with Mick Pyne, piano; GB bass) (Photo 2: performance) David Gothard,

Still photograph Greasborough From left to right: Terry Herrington, piano; GB, bass; Gordon —, drums; Dennis Rumble, Hammond Organ.In centre, with back to camera, comedian Jack Rigby, who I worked with

Biped with CNDC Angers I saw the Merce Cunningham Dance Company for the first time in November 1966 when they performed for two weeks at the Saville Theatre, London. The

Dido & Orfeo/Jesus’ Blood Pieter Stas, cellist with the Goeyvaerts String Trio, who had performed with me in Dundalk 2018, organised a performance of Jesus’ Blood as part of a

Marilyn Forever Saarbrücken I was invited to the German premiere of Marilyn Forever at the Saarland Opera. This is the sixth different production of the opera and contained many things

Welcome to my new website – completely redesigned by Larry Larson, and with input from my daughters Ziella (Twitter), Orlanda (YouTube and video) and Mashka (Instagram) 

At the beginning February my fourth string quartet was performed in  the beautiful Teatro Verdi, Pisa by the Smith Quartet for whom it was commissioned. There is a gap of

At the end of January as part of the Dark Music Days Festival in Iceland, Rúni Brattaberg sang From Egil’s Saga, a setting in 12th century Icelandic of poetry by

Jesus’ Blood Torino April 2019 A couple of weeks after we had done the all-night performance of Jesus’ Blood at the Tate Modern, my ensemble did a concert as part

All-night Jesus’ Blood April 2019 The Academy of St Martin in the Fields proposed a project for a 12 hour performance of Jesus’ Blood from 8pm April 12 to 8am

Handel Street Projects In December 2018 I did a performance with an ensemble of just 4 players in Fedja Klikovac’s Handel Street Gallery. It’s a very small space and can

Jesus’ Blood – Book of Hours Dundalk, Ireland In Dundalk I directed a performance of Jesus’ Blood for Eamonn Quinn’s festival using those musicians who were already performing there. In

Rev Richard Carter, St Martin in the Fields Memorial service for those who died homeless in the previous year Service is about becoming part of the orchestra of heaven Gavin