postponed: io 0.0.1 beta++ at Blackrock Castle Observatory

The performance at Blackrock Castle Observatory by io 0.0.1 beta++ will not take place as scheduled in February 2010. The event would have featured Bruce Coates, Franziska Schroeder and Han-earl Park, plus John Godfrey.

We are still looking to put this on in 2010, and we are seeking further funding and performance opportunities. Interested bodies, please get in touch!

performance diary 06-20-09

upcoming performances
date venue time details
September 2009 (TBC) Venue TBC
Cork, Ireland
TBC Performance by Kato Hideki (bass), Katie O’Looney (drums) and Han-earl Park.
Details to follow…
Interested promoters and venues, please get in touch!
October 2009 (TBC) Venue TBC
Cork, Ireland
TBC Stet Lab returns!
Details to follow…
2009/2010 (TBC) Venue TBC TBC Performance by Paul Dunmall (bagpipes) and Han-earl Park (guitar).
Details to follow…
Interested promoters and venues, please get in touch!
February 10th 2010 (TBC) Blackrock Castle Observatory
Cork, Ireland
TBC Debut performance by io 0.0.1 beta++ (itself) with Bruce Coates (saxophones), Franziska Schroeder (saxophones) and Han-earl Park (guitar).
Details to follow…

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performance diary 05-28-09

upcoming performances
date venue time details
June 8th 2009 The Roundy
Castle Street
Cork, Ireland
9:00pm
(doors: 8:45pm)
Final Stet Lab before the summer break (we’ll be back in October) with Juniper Hill (voice and little instruments) and Han-earl Park (guitar); Piaras Hoban (laptop) and Veronica Tadman (voice) with Francis Heery (viola) and Áine Mangaoang (violin); and Síofra Fitzgerald (flute) and Kevin Terry (guitar).
Admission: €10/5.
[Details…]

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performance diary 05-07-09

upcoming performances
date venue time details
May 11th 2009 The Roundy
Castle Street
Cork, Ireland
9:00pm
(doors: 8:45pm)
Stet Lab Featuring Bruce Coates (saxophones) and Jonny Marks (voice), with Han-earl Park (guitar) and Owen Sutton (drums). Plus The Real-Time Company (for the Ad-Hoc Association) of… Paul Dowling (bass guitar), Vicky Langan (electronics) and James O’Gorman (guitar).
Admission: €10/5.
[Details…]
May 16th 2009 Sonic Arts Research Center
Queen’s University
Belfast, N. Ireland
2:30pm Not exactly a music performance, but a presentation by Han-earl Park on io 0.0.1 beta as part of the TWO Thousand + NINE symposium.
I may also be performing in the evening, but that’ll likely be a last-minute call. Stay tuned.
June 8th 2009 The Roundy
Castle Street
Cork, Ireland
9:00pm
(doors: 8:45pm)
Final Stet Lab before the summer break (we’ll be back in October).
Admission: €10/5.
[Details…]

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Ten Questions from the Cork Independent

From the local free tabloid, the Cork Independent. My first (last?) fluff piece…

From the Cork Independent March 26th 2009
From the Cork Independent March 26th 2009

How many members of the (semi-fictional) trans-national tribe of latter-day improvising musicians can say they’ve done a fluff piece, huh? (Not counting the blindfold tests.) Braxton? Crispell? Parker? Ha! I don’t think so….

The newspaper piece was by Graham Lynch, with a photo by John Hough.

performance diary 03-31-09

upcoming performances
date venue time details
April 14th 2009 The Roundy
Castle Street
Cork, Ireland
9:00pm
(doors: 8:45pm)
Stet Lab featuring Katie O’Looney (drums and percussion), plus OPKA (Owen Sutton (drums), Paul Dowling (bass guitar), and Kevin Terry and Andrea Bonino (guitars)).
Admission: €10/5.
[Details…]
May 11th 2009 The Roundy
Castle Street
Cork, Ireland
9:00pm
(doors: 8:45pm)
Stet Lab featuring Bruce Coates, plus The Real-Time Company (for the Ad-Hoc Association) of… Paul Dowling (bass guitar), Vicky Langan (electronics) and James O’Gorman (guitar).
Admission: €10/5.
[Details…]
May 16th 2009 Sonic Arts Research Center
Queen’s University
Belfast, N. Ireland
2:30pm (TBC) Not exactly a music performance, but a presentation by Han-earl Park on io 0.0.1 beta as part of the TWO Thousand + NINE symposium.
I may also be performing in the evening, but that’ll likely be a last-minute call. Stay tuned.

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performances: Park-Schroeder

On Thursday, March 26th 2009, at 6:00 pm: Glucksman Unplugged presents improvised music by Cork-based guitarist-constructor Han-earl Park and Belfast-based saxophonist-theorist Franziska Schroeder at the Lewis Glucksman Gallery. Admission is free.

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performance diary 03-17-09

upcoming performances
date venue time details
March 26th 2009 Lewis Glucksman Gallery
UCC
Cork, Ireland
6:00pm Performance by Han-earl Park (guitar) and Franziska Schroeder (saxophones) presented by Glucksman Unplugged.
Admission free.
April 14th 2009 The Roundy
Castle Street
Cork, Ireland
9:00pm
(doors: 8:45pm)
Stet Lab featuring Katie O’Looney.
Admission: €10/5.
[Details…]
May 11th 2009 The Roundy
Castle Street
Cork, Ireland
9:00pm
(doors: 8:45pm)
Stet Lab featuring Bruce Coates.
Admission: €10/5.
[Details…]
May 16th 2009 Sonic Arts Research Center
Queen’s University
Belfast, N. Ireland
2:30pm (TBC) Not exactly a music performance, but a presentation by Han-earl Park on io 0.0.1 beta as part of the TWO Thousand + NINE symposium.

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audio recordings: FrImp (Birmingham, 11–01–07)

Audio recordings of the the Frimp event from way back (Birmingham, November 1st 2007) are now available in their entirety from frimp.co.uk. The recordings features Bruce Coates and Paul Dunmall (saxophones), Trevor Lines (bass), and Han-earl Park and Jamie Smith (guitars). [Here’s a sample…]

performance diary 02-17-09

upcoming performances
date venue time details
March 10th 2009 The Roundy
Castle Street
Cork, Ireland
9:00pm
(doors: 8:45pm)
Stet Lab featuring the R.E.A.L. ensemble.
Admission: €10/5.
[Details…]
March 20/21 2009 (TBC) Venue TBC
Cork, Ireland
TBA Postponed until September 2009.
Not exactly a music performance, but a paper-demonstration by Han-earl Park and Esprit as part of the bodies/music conference.
Details to follow…
March 26th 2009 Lewis Glucksman Gallery
UCC
Cork, Ireland
6:00pm Performance by Han-earl Park (guitar) and Franziska Schroeder (saxophones) presented by Glucksman Unplugged.
Admission free.
May 16th 2009 Sonic Arts Research Center
Queen’s University
Belfast, N. Ireland
TBA Again, not exactly a music performance, but a presentation by Han-earl Park on io 0.0.1 beta as part of the TWO Thousand + NINE symposium.
Details to follow…

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performances: Dunmall-Park-Sanders-Smith and Stet Lab

On Tuesday, February 11th 2009, at 1:10pm: the UCC concert series presents a concert of improvised music by Paul Dunmall, Han-earl Park, Mark Sanders, Jamie Smith at the Lewis Glucksman Gallery. Admission is free.

…and on the previous evening, a very special Stet Lab featuring the above performers, plus Andrea Bonino, Paul Dowling, Neil O’Loghlen, Owen Sutton, Veronica Tadman and Kevin Terry.

See the performance diary for up-to-date info.