Roderick Chadwick and Ensemble +-, conducted by Mark Knoop. Available on The Music of Making Strange.
A response to Ruth Crawford Seeger's Andante for Strings (the 3rd movement of her
String Quartet 1931). I add triads to more or less every note of her dissonant counterpoint... Live broadcast from the BBC Radio 3 New Music Show, March 29th 2025 (available until April 28th) here.
A small piece for my Performing Experimental Music (thus the title) class. A rare appearance in the wild for me as a conductor, too. Bad shirt tucking in and bad camera angles but a great performance from a wonderful group of students, most of who you can't see here!
A short solo double bass piece as part of the Royal Academy's 200 Pieces Series. Studio Recording by Ruohua Li, 2022.
EXAUDI, cond. James Weeks. Live in Bilbao in 2014. Studio recording available on OutsideIn.
Aisha Orazbayeva and Roderick Chadwick, available on The Music of Making Strange.
Playing the piano has always been a huge part of my life, although I don't perform (or practice!) as much as I used to. The recordings below are from when I did (I think these are all from live concerts circa 2003), and all music I really love.
Mayah Kadish, Lucy Railton, Serge Vuille and Roderick Chadwick, conducted by Mark Knoop. Available on The Music of Making Strange. Alles is a sort of 'strange cover' of Nico's own cover of the German national anthem, and the Dead Kennedys' 'California Uber Alles'. You can hear me talking about the piece as part of the brilliant Soundmaking Podcast here.
A wonderful performance of this old piece by Christopher Jones. Technically probably available on Innova, but I can't imagine there are actually any copies anywhere to be found!