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Macclesfield Contemporary Ensemble
Macclesfield Contemporary Ensemble is the newest member of the KEMS family.
Following a workshop exploring ‘In C’ by Terry Riley (led by orchestral director Tony Houghton), the KEMS Minimalists
group was formed. This group, now renamed Macclesfield Contemporary Ensemble,
has branched out into exploring other small-scale contemporary and experimental
music which requires flexible instrumentation and varying numbers of
performers.
Macclesfield Contemporary Ensemble Leader Julia Harding looks back on the
2024-25 season
We’ve continued meet every couple of months at St Peter’s -our rehearsals are targeted
towards this year’s Buxton Fringe Festival when we will be performing in the Pump Room on July 26th.
We’ve also added some new pieces to our repertoire – The Miraculous World of Hieronymus
Bosch and The Illusion of Progress!
We’ve welcomed Mairead Cooke as a new member and Bob Crawshaw has rejoined us this year.
We said farewell and thanks to Mike Dale who was a member of the ensemble for many years.
Julia Harding 22nd June 2025
Membership of the group is open to anyone – we meet on Sunday afternoons (usually) every 6-8
weeks apart -you’ll need to be able to read conventional notation and play an instrument. However,
instrumental parts are often of varying difficulty, so you don’t need to be an expert player.