Disruptions: Man in Regent Street is a new work for soprano, paper and electronics created by Jonathan Higgins and Mimi Doulton. It explores how the destruction of a score can be used positively during a performance to generate and transform musical material, inspired by discussions around the environment and reuse. The text is a commentary on climate change and the paradox between consumerism, economic growth and protecting the planet.

This evening’s performance is interspersed with other forms of musical disruption: from the fragmentary Recitations of Georges Aperghis, that blur in and out of comprehensibility; to Jonathan’s ‘Glitch Turntablism’ – an exploration of the noise that can be generated from hacking CD players.

Mimi and Jonathan developed Disruptions: Man in Regent Street on a 2020 Wild Plum Arts Made at the Red House residency. They gratefully acknowledge support from PRS Foundation and the Marchus Trust. This is its UK premiere.

Tickets are available here: Mimi Doulton (soprano) and Jonathan Higgins (electronics) - Royal Birmingham Conservatoire | Birmingham City University (bcu.ac.uk)