Uploaded July 2021 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Benedict Holland - Violin
Tim Williams - Cimbalom
Mark Thomas - Director of Photography
Rob Kelledy - Sound recording and Mastering
Tim Williams - Editor and Producer
'make do & mend' constructs a new object from fragments.
The title comes from the British Legion’s wartime slogan encouraging invention in times of hardship and scarcity. Though ‘making do’ is not fashionable, nor encouraged by the loudest voices in our society (in a world of fast-fashion, on- demand entertainment and instant gratification), it important both environmentally and artistically.
The piece holds this “homemade-ness” at its heart, celebrating the little imperfections and inconsistencies generated by looping fragments and often unstable techniques. Material is quickly deconstructed, clarifying & purifying. Strict/metronomic and free/unmeasured sections interact, the measured and the improvisatory. Loosely, a new object is built from the pieces.
Find out more about Xan: xangillmusic.com
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Psappha is grateful for the support its ‘Composing for…’ programme receives from: Arts Council England; PRS Foundation Talent Development Partner scheme; Fenton Arts Trust; The Garrick Charitable Trust; Idelewild Trust; The Radcliffe Trust; and The Michael Tippett Musical Foundation.
Please support Psappha's work: psappha.com/support-us
Benedict Holland - Violin
Tim Williams - Cimbalom
Mark Thomas - Director of Photography
Rob Kelledy - Sound recording and Mastering
Tim Williams - Editor and Producer
'make do & mend' constructs a new object from fragments.
The title comes from the British Legion’s wartime slogan encouraging invention in times of hardship and scarcity. Though ‘making do’ is not fashionable, nor encouraged by the loudest voices in our society (in a world of fast-fashion, on- demand entertainment and instant gratification), it important both environmentally and artistically.
The piece holds this “homemade-ness” at its heart, celebrating the little imperfections and inconsistencies generated by looping fragments and often unstable techniques. Material is quickly deconstructed, clarifying & purifying. Strict/metronomic and free/unmeasured sections interact, the measured and the improvisatory. Loosely, a new object is built from the pieces.
Find out more about Xan: xangillmusic.com
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LEARN MORE AND FOLLOW PSAPPHA
Website: psappha.com
Subscribe to Psappha's Enewsletter: shorturl.at/ryFGO
Twitter: twitter.com/PsapphaEnsemble
Facebook: facebook.com/psappha.ensemble
Instagram: instagram.com/psapphaensemble
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Psappha is grateful for the support its ‘Composing for…’ programme receives from: Arts Council England; PRS Foundation Talent Development Partner scheme; Fenton Arts Trust; The Garrick Charitable Trust; Idelewild Trust; The Radcliffe Trust; and The Michael Tippett Musical Foundation.
Please support Psappha's work: psappha.com/support-us
