The second Glasgow Improvisers Orchestra festival offers two days of other and improvised music performance featuring the Glasgow Improvisers Orchestra, Axel Dörner, Susan Alcorn, Pyramidian, Arild Vange, Filario Farinoppo,Yoko Miura, Raymond MacDonald/Valhalla and more. 6-7 November 2009 CCA Glasgow. Friday from 7pm Saturday from 3pm. Tickets £5 per day

Program

Friday 6th November
Opens 19:00

19.30 - Glasgow Improvisers Orchestra + Axel Dörner - trumpet
20.30 - Arild Vange – poetry in Norwegian and German & Neil Davidson – acoustic guitar
21.30 - Filario Farinoppo
22.30 - Aileen Campbell –voice, Peter Nicholson – cello and Axel Dörner – trumpet

Saturday 7th November
Opens at 14:30

Afternoon Sets
15:00 - Soundtrack to Valhalla film: Raymond MacDonald - saxophones, George Lyle - bass, Aby Vulliamy - viola, Stuart Brown - drums, George Burt - guitar, Giles Lamb - piano, George Murray - trombone
16:00 – Cr:acc Ensemble
17:00 - John Burgess – bass clarinet, George Murray - trombone, Una MacGlone – bass

Evening Sets
19.30 - Yoko Miura – piano
20.30 - Susan Alcorn – pedal steel and George Burt – electric guitar
21.30 - Pyramidion (Boom Edan, Nakt Insekten, Single Helix, Cheer, Lanterns)
22.30 - Glasgow Improvisers Orchestra + Yoko Miura, Susan Alcorn, Filario Farinoppo

GIO Festival II

The second annual Glasgow Improvisers Orchestra festival will take place on the 6th and 7th of November at the CCA in Glasgow. The program features performances by the Glasgow Improvisers Orchestra, Axel Dorner, Susan Alcorn, Pyramidion, Arild Vange, Filario Farinoppo, Yoko Miura and more. The final program schedule will be announced soon. Friday from 7pm and Saturday from 3pm. Tickets £5 per day. CCA 350 Sauchiehall Street Glasgow +44 (0) 141 352 4900 cca-glasgow.com

GIO and Bik Van der Pol

Glasgow Improvisers Orchestra recently collaborated with Dutch artists Bik Van der Pol, recording music for a new work in their forthcoming exhibition at the CCA which will also feature footage of the band performing. The exhibition runs from Saturday 10 October - Saturday 21 November 2009.

Download the exhibition publication here

GIO CDs

The Glasgow Improvisers Orchestra has recorded several CDs on various labels: Emanem, Iorram, FMR and Creative Sources, most of which are available from Boa Melody Bar and Monorail among other places.