Bailie on Plus-Minus Ensemble

Joanna Bailie

Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000

On and Off

Performed at the ICA, May 2009, by Matthew Shlomowitz, Laurence Crane, Tom Pauwels, Alexander Waterman, Mark Knoop and Joanna Bailie.

Joanna Bailie

Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000

Composer and curator Joanna Bailie was born in London and currently resides in Berlin. Her recent work includes chamber music and installation, and is characterized by the use of field recordings together with acoustic instruments. She is also interested in the interplay between the audio and visual as evidenced by her works for camera obscura (The place you can see and hear, Analogue) and film (The Grand Tour).

EXMO: Sostenuto

Tue, 27 Jan 2026 00:00:00 +0000

7:00pm Tuesday 27 January 2026
St John’s College, Oxford

Bernhard Lang • Game 542
Joanna Bailie • Roll Call
Liza Lim • Inguz
Helmut Lachenmann • Allegro sostenuto

Cafe Oto residency

Mon, 12 Jan 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Monday 12 to Wednesday 14 January 2026
Cafe Oto, London
doors nightly 7:30pm

Plus Minus Ensemble presents three nights of music, joined by special guests Maddie Ashman and Kaj Duncan David, and Danish ensemble Scenatet.

Mappings: Monday 12 January

Mads Emil Dreyer • Miniature 1
for four performers — Scenatet
Joanna Bailie • Roll Call
for piano and video — Mark Knoop
Andrea Balency-Béarn • Mappings (El Mapa No Es el Territorio)
for seven instruments — Plus Minus Ensemble

Arte no Tempo

Sat, 08 Oct 2022 00:00:00 +0000

9:30pm Saturday 8 October 2022
Teatro Aveirense, Sala Principal
Aveiro
Portugal

Tickets available from the Theatre.

Kristine Tjøgersen • we should get to know each other
Eva Aguilar • Insula
Lois V Vierk • Go Guitars
Joanna Bailie • He just missed the train
Alexander Schubert • Sensate Focus

Ghost Trance Music

Fri, 18 Feb 2022 00:00:00 +0000

8:00pm Friday 18 February 2022
Cafe Oto
London

Max Syedtollan • Four Assignments
Joanna Bailie • He just missed the train
Anthony Braxton • Ghost Trance Music †

† led by Kobe van Cauwenberghe

Reid School of Music 2

Thu, 17 Feb 2022 00:00:00 +0000

7:00pm Thursday 17 February 2022
West Court, Edinburgh College of Art
74 Lauriston Place
Edinburgh

Max Syedtollan • Four Assignments
Joanna Bailie • He just missed the train
Anthony Braxton • Ghost Trance Music †

† led by Kobe van Cauwenberghe and performed together with students from the Reid School of Music.

Free to attend, register here.

Reid School of Music 1

Thu, 28 Nov 2019 00:00:00 +0000

Thursday 28 November 2019
West Court
Edinburgh College of Art
Edinburgh

Joanna Bailie • On and Off
Lois V Vierk • Go Guitars
Lawrence Dunn • Set of Four
Louis d’Heudieres • Laughter Studies 1
Alexander Schubert • Sensate Focus

Surrey University

Wed, 09 Oct 2019 00:00:00 +0000

1:00pm Wednesday 9 October 2019
Studio One
University of Surrey
Guildford

Kristine Tjøgersen • We should get to know each other
Louis d’Heudieres • Laughter Studies 1
Joanna Bailie • Roll Call
Laurence Crane • Riis

Klang Festival

Mon, 29 May 2017 00:00:00 +0000

8:00pm Monday 29 May 2017
Koncertkirken
Blågårdsplads 6A
Copenhagen

Simon Steen Andersen • Mono
Morten Ladehoff • Introduktion und Motoren
Joanna Bailie • Artificial Environments Nos.1-5
Laurence Crane • Octet
Cassandra Miller • Traveller Song

Open Ear with BBC Radio 3

Thu, 02 Mar 2017 00:00:00 +0000

7:30pm Thursday 2 March 2017
St John-at Hackney
Lower Clapton Rd
London E5 0PD

Joanna Bailie • Artificial Environments Nos.1-5
Carola Bauckholt • Hirn und Ei
Carola Bauckholt • Geräuschtöne

L'Auditori Sampler Sèries, Barcelona

Thu, 27 Oct 2016 00:00:00 +0000

8.30pm Thursday October 27 2016
L’Auditori de Barcelona
Lepant 150, 08013 Barcelona

Joanna Bailie • Artificial Environment No.8
Joanna Bailie • Artificial Environments Nos.1-5
Bryn Harrison • Repetitions in Extended Time

MaerzMusik

Mon, 14 Mar 2016 00:00:00 +0000

7:30pm Monday 14 March 2016
Haus der Berliner Festspiele
Schaperstraße 24
10719 Berlin Wilmersdorf

Concert 1 • 19:30

Joanna Bailie • Artificial Environment No.8
Joanna Bailie • Artificial Environments Nos.1-5

Concert 2 • 20:30

Matthew Shlomowitz • Lecture about Bad Music

Concert 3 • 22:00

Simon Løffler • b
Johannes Kreidler • Charts Music
Natacha Diels • 2.5 Nightmares for Jessie
Alexander Schubert • Sensate Focus

Kings Place

Mon, 18 Mar 2013 00:00:00 +0000

8:00pm Monday 18 March 2013
Kings Place, London

Plus Minus presents a concert of works tracing the ensemble’s unique range of interests - from alternative notions of music theatre through to the micro-investigation of sound and high-concept approaches to contemporary music making. Two UK premieres by Jennifer Walshe and Joanna Bailie will join new pieces especially written for the group by Newton Armstrong and James Weeks.

James Weeks • Looping Busker Music [wp]
Jennifer Walshe • same person/not the same person
Joanna Bailie • Artificial Environments Nos. 1 to 5
Newton Armstrong • Nature Pieces [wp]

Talk Show at the ICA

Tue, 26 May 2009 00:00:00 +0000

Tuesday 26 to Sunday 31 May 2009
Institute of Contemporary Arts
The Mall, London

As part of the ICA’s Talk Show season, Plus-Minus will spend a week in residence. The ensemble will rehearse in the public galleries, presenting a short concert at the end of each day. The week will culminate in a full-length concert on Sunday 31 May. Repertoire will include:

György Ligeti • Atmosphères (arranged)
Tim Parkinson • Quartet
James Saunders • divisions that could be autonomous but that comprise the whole
Matthew Shlomowitz • Letter Piece #5, Northern Cities
Joanna Bailie • On and Off 2
Tom Johnson • Trio
Laurence Crane • Come back to the old specimen Cabinet John Vigani, John Vigani

Bath Spa

Thu, 21 May 2009 00:00:00 +0000

7:30pm Thursday 21 May 2009
Bath Spa University

Afternoon workshops with Bath Spa composition students will be followed by a public concert including student pieces.

Joanna Bailie • On and Off
Øyvind Torvund • Tune Park
Thomas Meadowcroft • A Vanity Press
Peter Ablinger • Voices and Piano

TRANSIT Festival

Sat, 27 Oct 2007 00:00:00 +0000

11:00am Saturday 27 October 2007
TRANSIT Festival
Leuven, Belgium

Øyvind Torvund • Tune Park
Joanna Bailie • On and Off
Stefan Van Eycken • A feeling of Something Happening
Thomas Meadowcroft • A Vanity Press
Damien Ricketson • Same Steps [wp]

Ultima Festival 1

Mon, 08 Oct 2007 00:00:00 +0000

Monday 8 October 2007
Ultima Festival
Oslo, Norway

Bryn Harrison • Rise
Tom Johnson • Trio
Joanna Bailie • Double
Trond Reinholdtsen • Music as Emotion

Borealis Festival

Fri, 16 Mar 2007 00:00:00 +0000

9:00pm Friday 16 March 2007
Borealis Festival
Bergen, Norway

Bryn Harrison • Rise
Joanna Bailie • Double
Trond Reinholdtsen • Music as Emotion

Mikroludium

Tim Parkinson • Two Cardboard Boxes
Laurence Crane • Sparling
Laurence Crane • Cello Piece for Michael Parsons
Richard Barrett • Lost
Christopher Fox • Generic Composition #4
Christopher Fox • Generic Composition #7

BMIC Cutting Edge 2006

Thu, 30 Nov 2006 00:00:00 +0000

7:30pm Thursday 30 November 2006
BMIC Cutting Edge Series
The Warehouse, London

Øyvind Torvund • Tune park (2006)
Chris Dench • Rushes (1979/1996)
Robert Ashley/Alex Waterman • In Memorium Esteban Gomez (1963)
Joanna Bailie • Double (2006)
Richard Barrett • _ Lost_ (2004)
Cornelius Cardew • Treatise (1963-1967)

This performance was part of the BMIC Cutting Edge 2006 and was recorded for broadcast on BBC Radio 3.

Logos

Thu, 30 Mar 2006 00:00:00 +0000

Thursday 30 March 2006
Logos Tetrahedron
Gent, Belgium

James Saunders • #300306-1
Gabriel Erkoreka • Dos Zortzikos
Laurence Crane • Sparling
Tim Parkinson • Two Cardboard Boxes
Joanna Bailie • under-writing [wp]
David Helbich • Hallo
James Saunders • #300306-2