Afternoon Originals: Ivan Varchenko (piano)

Come and hear original music of all kinds, from album launches to electronics, in the amazing surroundings of St Mary’s Cathedral. Free, unticketed.

Today's performer is Ivan Varchenko (piano).

Programme

6 Memories op.21

Memory is rarely a faithful recording of the past. It shifts, fades, returns unexpectedly, and sometimes fills in the gaps with things that may never have happened quite as we remember them. This recital brings together six pieces, each connected to a different memory. Some memories are vivid, others are distant and incomplete. Rather than attempting to reconstruct them exactly, the music allows them to change, to become something new each time they are remembered.

Improvisation plays a central role in each piece. Certain moments are deliberately left open, allowing the performer to respond to the space, the instrument, the atmosphere of the moment. The written music provides a framework, but within it there is room for…