Ellen Arkbro + Raheel Khan
Somerset House, Lancaster Rooms, New Wing, WC2R 1LA , [Venue Details]Assembly 2026 opens with two new works – deep listening encounters shaped by sustained harmony, tone, and instrumental resonance.
For Crumhorns and Regal is commissioned by Somerset House Studios and Goethe-Institut London in partnership with CTM Festival Berlin.
Composer and musician Ellen Arkbro premieres a new piece for crumhorns and reed organ commissioned as part of the Goethe-Institut London x Somerset House Studios Residency in partnership with CTM Festival Berlin.
Developed during her three-month London residency in early 2025, For Crumhorns and Regal continues Arkbro’s inquiry into finely tuned harmonic architectures. The music draws on the unique texture and resonance of the crumhorn – a Renaissance period double-reed woodwind instrument – that through precise intervallic playing, blends with Arkbro’s sustained reed organ. Performed by players from the London Crumhorn Consort, the quartet’s held tones attempt to create stable compositional chordal blocks, a compound sound almost resembling a synthesizer; a challenge due to the crumhorn’s breath-bound nature, buzzy timbre and resistance to perfect steadiness in pitch.
Intimately involved with the tuning of each chord, the players strive for harmonic clarity, sounding and listening as one. It’s in this heightened attentiveness and tension that the soul of Arkbro’s piece emerges - the unreachable ideal of a pure tone and the effort required to approach it.
More Information
Admission
Min: £15.00
Max: £20.00
Performer name: Ellen Arkbro + Raheel Khan
Update /Errors ? If you find this listing needs updating, please, let us know: admin@halibuts.com
Halibuts is the only place to find ALL London's live music.
Free for all to use, we track ~1,000 London venues and list every type of live music.
Click here to start using Halibuts.
Or download the Halibuts APP:
iOS
Apple
ANDROID
AndroidFinally; if you like Halibuts, please help us by spreading the word !
Ellen Arkbro + Raheel Khan
Thursday, 26 Mar 2026 @7.00pm
Somerset House, Lancaster Rooms, New Wing, WC2R 1LAMore Information
Assembly 2026 opens with two new works – deep listening encounters shaped by sustained harmony, tone, and instrumental resonance.
For Crumhorns and Regal is commissioned by Somerset House Studios and Goethe-Institut London in partnership with CTM Festival Berlin.
Composer and musician Ellen Arkbro premieres a new piece for crumhorns and reed organ commissioned as part of the Goethe-Institut London x Somerset House Studios Residency in partnership with CTM Festival Berlin.
Developed during her three-month London residency in early 2025, For Crumhorns and Regal continues Arkbro’s inquiry into finely tuned harmonic architectures. The music draws on the unique texture and resonance of the crumhorn – a Renaissance period double-reed woodwind instrument – that through precise intervallic playing, blends with Arkbro’s sustained reed organ. Performed by players from the London Crumhorn Consort, the quartet’s held tones attempt to create stable compositional chordal blocks, a compound sound almost resembling a synthesizer; a challenge due to the crumhorn’s breath-bound nature, buzzy timbre and resistance to perfect steadiness in pitch.
Intimately involved with the tuning of each chord, the players strive for harmonic clarity, sounding and listening as one. It’s in this heightened attentiveness and tension that the soul of Arkbro’s piece emerges - the unreachable ideal of a pure tone and the effort required to approach it.
Admission
Min: £15.00
Max: £20.00
Performer name: Ellen Arkbro + Raheel Khan
Halibuts is the only place to find ALL London's live music.
Free for all to use, we track ~1,000 London venues and list every type of live music.
Click here to start using Halibuts.
Or download the Halibuts APP:
IOS
ANDROID