Simon Hellewell
@simonhellewell.bsky.social
Musician and mountaineer, PhD graduate of University of Manchester, playing experimental sounds with CoMA Glasgow and Dronehopper.
He/him, opinions my own.
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@hankgreen.bsky.social have you done today's connections yet?
April 2, 2025 at 3:18 PM
@hankgreen.bsky.social have you done today's connections yet?
Effective foreign aid spending keeps us all safer than any hike in military spending and Kier Starmer should know that.
February 26, 2025 at 8:33 AM
Effective foreign aid spending keeps us all safer than any hike in military spending and Kier Starmer should know that.
Back in the UK after almost four weeks of honeymoon, actually looking at the state of the world again and uuuuuuuugggghhhhhh
February 26, 2025 at 8:31 AM
Back in the UK after almost four weeks of honeymoon, actually looking at the state of the world again and uuuuuuuugggghhhhhh
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oh my god this is so good 😚👌
January 17, 2025 at 10:19 PM
oh my god this is so good 😚👌
Excited to share this recording of my recent piece 'We Were Gone' for choir and percussion. My piece starts around 14:30 but the whole concert is worth a watch m.youtube.com/watch?v=H_PN...
Spotlight Gig: Con Anima and Brodie McCash (soundfestival 2024)
YouTube video by Sound Festival
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January 17, 2025 at 10:20 PM
Excited to share this recording of my recent piece 'We Were Gone' for choir and percussion. My piece starts around 14:30 but the whole concert is worth a watch m.youtube.com/watch?v=H_PN...
Reposted by Simon Hellewell
Time to banish those Christmas song earworms!
Our CoMA Glasgow ensemble's winter concert on 17 December features pieces from graphic scores by Scottish composers Naomi McGilivray and @simonhellewell.bsky.social, experimental processes by James Saunders, and more. buff.ly/3ZD2BVQ
Our CoMA Glasgow ensemble's winter concert on 17 December features pieces from graphic scores by Scottish composers Naomi McGilivray and @simonhellewell.bsky.social, experimental processes by James Saunders, and more. buff.ly/3ZD2BVQ
December 4, 2024 at 12:33 PM
Time to banish those Christmas song earworms!
Our CoMA Glasgow ensemble's winter concert on 17 December features pieces from graphic scores by Scottish composers Naomi McGilivray and @simonhellewell.bsky.social, experimental processes by James Saunders, and more. buff.ly/3ZD2BVQ
Our CoMA Glasgow ensemble's winter concert on 17 December features pieces from graphic scores by Scottish composers Naomi McGilivray and @simonhellewell.bsky.social, experimental processes by James Saunders, and more. buff.ly/3ZD2BVQ
Surprisingly difficult.
1. George Crumb, Zeitgeist
2. Ligeti, Requiem
3. Deep Listening (The album and the book on the practice)
4. Godspeed You Black Emperor, Asunder Sweet and Other Distress
5. Louise Rossiter, Sacred Voices
Could change daily. That's my instinct right now anyway 😅
1. George Crumb, Zeitgeist
2. Ligeti, Requiem
3. Deep Listening (The album and the book on the practice)
4. Godspeed You Black Emperor, Asunder Sweet and Other Distress
5. Louise Rossiter, Sacred Voices
Could change daily. That's my instinct right now anyway 😅
New game for composers: quote with 5 pieces of music you didn't write that are essential to understanding your style.
1. Poulenc, Gloria
2. Dave Malloy, Ghost Quartet
3. Bernstein, Candide
4. Tchaikovsky, Symphony No. 6 Pathétique (mvt. 2 especially)
5. Kazumi Totaka, Museum Theme
1. Poulenc, Gloria
2. Dave Malloy, Ghost Quartet
3. Bernstein, Candide
4. Tchaikovsky, Symphony No. 6 Pathétique (mvt. 2 especially)
5. Kazumi Totaka, Museum Theme
November 26, 2024 at 4:13 PM
Surprisingly difficult.
1. George Crumb, Zeitgeist
2. Ligeti, Requiem
3. Deep Listening (The album and the book on the practice)
4. Godspeed You Black Emperor, Asunder Sweet and Other Distress
5. Louise Rossiter, Sacred Voices
Could change daily. That's my instinct right now anyway 😅
1. George Crumb, Zeitgeist
2. Ligeti, Requiem
3. Deep Listening (The album and the book on the practice)
4. Godspeed You Black Emperor, Asunder Sweet and Other Distress
5. Louise Rossiter, Sacred Voices
Could change daily. That's my instinct right now anyway 😅
Small climbing birb to brighten your day.
November 22, 2024 at 12:24 PM
Small climbing birb to brighten your day.
I'm trying to write more fun little text scores to prompt musical/sonic exploration recently and give a little insight into some of my sound practices. I will try to remember to post them here!
Starting with this one written yesterday:
Starting with this one written yesterday:
November 21, 2024 at 1:37 PM
I'm trying to write more fun little text scores to prompt musical/sonic exploration recently and give a little insight into some of my sound practices. I will try to remember to post them here!
Starting with this one written yesterday:
Starting with this one written yesterday:
Hi Bluesky, sorry to start out with shameless self promotion, but you might be interested in the Glasgow Experimental Music Series, and my duo Dronehopper playing there on the 6th!
November 18, 2024 at 10:17 PM
Hi Bluesky, sorry to start out with shameless self promotion, but you might be interested in the Glasgow Experimental Music Series, and my duo Dronehopper playing there on the 6th!