BBC 3 Freeness: Glasgow Improvisers Orchestra

Corey Mwamba shares highlights from a joyful night of free-spirited improvisation at GIOfest, a festival organised by Glasgow Improvisers Orchestra.

This was their first in person gathering since the start of the pandemic; the players have been meeting online for nearly two years. Corey hosts from the stage of the CCA in Glasgow with highlights from the small groups – ensembles curated by Corey featuring members of the orchestra. Some players were familiar to each other, others were not, but each group came together for a memorable evening of spontaneous dialogue.

Produced by Tej Adeleye
A Reduced Listening production for BBC Radio 3

1 Stuart Brown, Jer Reid & Una MacGlone – GIOFest Small Group 1

2 Peter Nicholson, Maria Sappho, Alipio C Neto & Mike Parr-Burman – GIOFest Small Group 2

3 Alex South, Cliona Cassidy & Raymond MacDonald – GIOFest Small Group 3

4 Alexander Hawkins, Rick Bamford, Jessica Argo & Maggie Nicols – GIOFest Small Group 4

5 Robert Henderson, David Robinson, Armin Sturm & Faradena Afifi – GIOFest Small Group 5

6 George Burt, John Cavanaugh, Atzi Muramatsi & Sam Bradley – GIOFest Small Group 7