Hub Inclusion Lead awarded Arts Council funding for collaborative, experimental music research

Photo taken at Turner Sims Southampton by Nosa Malcolm

Inclusion Lead for Southampton and IOW Music Hub, Matt Brombley, has been awarded funding by Arts Council England to take part in and research experimental musical collaborations over the next nine months. 

Matt will learn from Peter Weigold (the Musical Director of The Third Orchestra and a pioneer of orchestral improvisation) and then bring his own electronic music together with musicians from different musical backgrounds: creating, improvising, live-streaming and recording two new pieces of music together. 

The music will explore ideas of belonging: to ourselves, to each other, and to the natural world which sustains us. The project also aims to more deeply understand how musicians can come together from different backgrounds and traditions. 

Matt says: “I’m delighted that Arts Council England have invested in my work at this exciting moment. Having worked with The Third Orchestra (thanks to Turner Sims and Orchestras Live) in March this year, I am excited to develop my ability to lead musical collaborations across genre, culture and form. I cannot wait to share the music we create together as live-streams and recordings, as well as sharing what I learn along the way as published action research.”