DOOM & THE DOOMS
16 MAY 2025
N&N FESTIVAL - NORFOLK
12 Ensemble join forces with Sean Shibe and GBSR Duo for Oliver Leith's Doom & the Dooms, written for electric guitar and ensemble, perform John White's Drinking and Hooting machine on glass bottles, and give the world premiere of a new work by Sasha Scott.
GARLAND
18 & 19 SEPTEMBER 2025
BOLD TENDENCIES - PECKHAM - LONDON
The world premiere of "Garland' a spectacular procession of sound, music and singing by composer Oliver Leith. Performed by the amassed forces of 12 Ensemble, GBSR Duo, EXAUDI, soprano Patricia Auchterlonie and a mixed amateur chorus; conducted by Naomi Woo and Jack Sheen with choral refrains written by Charlie Fox.
PÄRT REFRACTED
26 NOVEMBER 2025
LSO ST LUKE'S - BARBICAN - LONDON
As part of the Barbican's "Arvo Pärt at 90" celebrations, 12 Ensemble team up with GBSR Duo and DJ and producer Koreless to bring a contemporary slant to the 20th century titan's compositions.
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Featuring new works by Koreless, alongside music by Pärt, Floating Points, Oliver Coates and Sasha Scott.
LAST DAYS
5 DECEMBER 2025 - 3 JANUARY 2026
ROYAL OPERA HOUSE - LONDON
Following its sold-out run in 2021, composer Oliver Leith and librettist/co-director Matt Copson’s visceral opera returns to The Royal Opera. Adapted from Gus Van Sant’s 2005 film loosely based on the final days of grunge icon Kurt Cobain, Last Days is an introspective meditation on the silent torment and alienation that created a modern myth.