SAMUEL D
LOVELESS

She walks into the space, speakers standing, sentry-like in a semicircle, drawing her into the centre out of curiosity. There is a muffled, general sound, a multiplicity of different laughs emanating from each speaker. Locating the sonic centre, she pauses, bemused, wondering why, what next, when? In an instant, the sound of a single, specific laugh rises above the pink noise. It’s hilarious, outrageous, infectious - she laughs: spontaneous, responsive, uncontained. It stops. She stops, self-aware. In the background, beyond the speaker-semicircle, a figure moves away from a console and is replaced by another. Again, the muffled sound of laugher gives way to a single, dominant version, this time high-pitched, stilted, strained. In surprise, she lets out her own nervous laughter, catching on to an anxious moment, which then recedes once again. In turn, the audience, as curious as the participant, line up to try out the console. What does it do? How many different laughters are there? How many can there be? The participant walks through the speaker-semicircle and takes a seat, awaiting her turn at trying out the console and is replaced by another. The participant has become the audience and the audience becomes the participant in a revolving interchange of role, each having an effect on the other. hahaha - but it’s no laughing matter.

Composer: Samuel D Loveless  Performers: Brownies | Artists in Residence | Ealing Choral Society Location: London (UK) | Hjorted Art and Music LAB (Sweden) | London (UK) As part of the research project 'I Want To Break Free' (2023) by: Samuel D Loveless & Dr Monica Esslin-Peard https://www.samueldloveless.co.uk/iwanttobreakfree

Grace - for violin I, violin II & viola 'Grace' is a work that focuses on the nuances of sound, combined with unanticipated rhythmic tendencies. It invites a brief moment of escape. A moment of deep listening, heightened self and private reflection, contemplation, meditation and/or prayer.

'FIVE SOUND BOXES' focuses on the players’ and audience’s relationship with audio speakers, and aims to reposition and recontextualise that relationship. This is done by placing the audience within a sea of sound, created by the players manipulating the speakers. NB: all speakers used within the performance of this work were second hand, disused and partly-broken, and have been or are in the process of being up-cycled! Written for and performed by Explore Ensemble [Alto Flute, Bass Clarinet, Violin, Viola, Violoncello and Piano] Composed by Samuel D Loveless Performed at the Royal College of Music [Performance Hall]

for saxophone and amplifier Composed by Samuel D Loveless Performed by Thomas Fletcher

For solo piano by Samuel D. Loveless. Composed and recorded during the third lockdown in December 2020 - February 2021. Performed by: Roberto Boschelli Director: Samuel D. Loveless Sound Editing: Edward Cross Video Editing: Samuel D. Loveless

ˈkrɪstəfə [fréedom.] is an introspective reflection and is a duet between the performer with their whole ‘self’ and the space. ˈkrɪstəfə [fréedom.] explores something that is greater than one’s self, endeavouring to look beyond the self. In this sense, the performer must assume the role of a vessel - “a person regarded as a vehicle for some purpose or quality”. ˈkrɪstəfə [fréedom.] explores how being a vessel affects the function of knowledge; aiming to redefine one’s perception of knowledge. As a vessel, the performer seeks to explore what is beyond the personal world of perception and reception, expanding the notion of truth. If nothing else, this is liberating. Composer: Samuel D. Loveless Performed on 11/07/21 as part of the Royal College of Music's day festival 'FestivALL', by: Flentrop Orgelbouw Organ Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall Anian Wiedner

'FIVE SOUND BOXES' focuses on the players’ and audience’s relationship with audio speakers, and aims to reposition and recontextualise that relationship. This is done by placing the audience within a sea of sound, created by the players manipulating the speakers. NB: all speakers used within the performance of this work were second hand, disused and partly-broken, and have been or are in the process of being up-cycled! Written for and performed by Explore Ensemble [Alto Flute, Bass Clarinet, Violin, Viola, Violoncello and Piano] Composed by Samuel D Loveless Performed at the Royal College of Music [Performance Hall]