Events
11 August 2024
International Ensemble Modern Academy
Netzwerk Seilerei, Frankfurt am Main (DE)
Performing works by Marcella Keating, David Lang, Eden Lonsdale and Anna Disley-Simpson.
8 August 2024
International Ensemble Modern Academy
Französisch-Reformierte Kirche, Offenbach (DE)
Performing works by Marcella Keating, David Lang, Eden Lonsdale and Anna Disley-Simpson.
28 July - 2 August 2024
Ensemble in Residence - In The Making
Huddersfield, UK
Standard Issue is thrilled to be the inaugural Ensemble in Residence with Sound and Music’s In the Making Programme, working with a cohort of 50 young composers.
6 July 2024
Barbican Centre Classical Pride
Standard Issue performs a programme on landscape identity featuring works by inti figgis-vizueta and Yaz Lancaster.
5 July 2024
Music We’d Like to Hear
St Mary-at-Hill
A co-curated programme featuring works by Lisa Illean, Chiyoko Szlavnics, James Layton, Joanna Baillie, Michael Finnissy and the late John White.
16 June 2024
The Old Church, Stoke Newington
Doors 7pm Music 7.30pm
Join standard issue in a retrospective performance of Kaija Saariaho’s chamber works a year after her passing.
9 May 2024
standard issue Call for Scores Winners Concert
St Mary-at-Hill, 7pm
Join standard issue in celebrating new works created in collaboration with their 2023 Call for Scores Winners.
January 2024
Cafe Oto
standard issue mades its Cafe Oto Debut featuring works by Catherine Lamb, Joanna Bailie, and James M Creed.
4 July 2023
Avalon Cafe
standard issue makes its Avalon Cafe Debut with works by Rob Hao, Yaz Lancaster, Anna Murray, Oscar Ridout, and more.
22 June 2023
Her Ensemble x standard issue
Royal College of Music, Recital Hall 6pm
Founding member of Her Ensemble and recent RCM graduate, Ellie Consta, will be joined by founder of standard issue, Michelle Hromin, in a pre-performance discussion about the future of classical music, creating engaging and accessible performances, potential challenges facing graduates entering the industry, finding your voice in an ever expanding industry, and using art as a means for self expression, connection, and industry progression.
29 April 2023
POND CORPSE
New works by Jack Sheen, Eleanor Cully Boehringer, HNRI + Patricia Auchterloine + standard issue
Rose Lipman Building 530-7pm
11 February 2023
Royal College of Music Chamber Music Festival
Performance Hall, 6pm
standard issue presents: a series of works
2 December 2022
standard issue presents: Solos and Duos and
Works by Elliott Carter, Anna Clyne, Jessie Montgomery, Nico Muhly, Dai Fujikura, and more
29 October 2022
Institute of Contemporary Performance, 7pm
Works by Elliott Carter, David Lang, Jennifer Walshe, inti figgis-vizueta, and Francesco Antonioni
39 Ludgate Hill, London EC4M 7JN
30 September 2022
Recording project at Royal College of Music
2 Suitcases by Mary Kouyoumdjian
Funded generously through the RCM Catalyst Concert Series Initiative30 June 2022
Royal College of Music Contemporary Competition - Highly Commended
26 June 2022
FestivALL @ Royal College of Music
“Voice of Reason” - curated by Michelle Hromin
Voice of Reason is a portrait concert featuring four multi-disciplinary composers who are examples of artists working to push against the resistance and preconceived stigmas within Western music. Ranging from the classical, contemporary, and experimental sound worlds, this concert acts as a "voice of reason" for the listener, asking them to deconstruct their previous ideas of music, and put them back together again.
Featuring works by Julia Wolfe, Michelle Hromin, inti figgis-vizueta, and Mary Kouyoumdjian.
19 June 2022
St. Giles Camberwell
standard issue makes their debut at St. Giles Camberwell’s Sunday Sessions playing works by Joanna Ward, inti-figgis vizueta, and Mary Kouyoumdjian.
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A note from our Artistic Director:
I can’t tell you what a privilege it is to get to work with each member of standard issue to explore our voices as improvisers, curators, and performers in addition to our friendship. As a group, we’re passionate about making contemporary and experimental music more accessible - what does that actually mean? We’re really interested in creating a more relaxed, inviting performance environment that doesn’t feel like there’s a block between performer and audience. We like having conversations about the music we’ve programmed, why we like it, and inspiring people to try some of this weird shit out themselves. Music is for all of us; this group is here to show you that.
xo
Michelle Hromin