ELECTRONICS AND VIOLIN
The Keeling Curve is an electronic music duo comprising composer Will Frampton and violinist Rhiannon Bedford. They write and record ambient and experimental music often exploring humankind’s relationship to nature by using synthesizers, tape loops, extended violin techniques and found sound. Since formation in early 2020 they have released three E.Ps., been awarded grants from Sound and Music and Arts&Heritage, and were shortlisted finalists in the inaugural RMA Tippet Medal. They are currently working on a site-specific work with artist Nastassja Simensky as well as an L.P. in collaboration with ‘Tape Loop Orchestra’.
Broadcasts and compilations
'Tipping Points' Fringe Arts Bath (May 2022)
Ryoanji Presents (May 2022)
Radiophrenia Glasgow (January 2022)
‘Sounds for an Empty House’ Plas Bodfa,
Soundlands and Amgueddfa Llwch (November 2021)
BEAST FEaST 2021 (April 2021)
NW Live Arts Music and Place (September 2020)
Name Drop San Diego (June 2020)
Proxemics 'Connect' (May 2020)
Whatstick 'Isolation' (April 2020)
OUR MUSICIANS
Rhiannon Bedford
Rhiannon is a violinist from Bristol, currently studying at the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama with Lucy Gould. In 2016 she graduated from the University of Manchester with a degree in Music and since then has performed with a number of Manchester ensembles. She has an interest in music education and has worked at Chetham's School of Music and on educational projects with the Halle and Piccadilly Symphony Orchestra. She is currently exploring an interest in 20th century repertoire and working on a performance on Steve Reich's Violin Phase.
Will Frampton
Will Frampton is a composer of acoustic, electronic, and vocal music. Will’s work has been performed by and commissioned for ensembles such as the Orchestra of Opera North, Psappha Ensemble, Berkeley Ensemble, Quatuor Danel, Ligeti Quartet, Orion Orchestra, and Allegri Quartet and has been broadcast on BBC Radio 3 and performed internationally. He has recently completed a PhD in Composition at the University of Manchester, for which he received AHRC North West Consortium Doctoral Training Program full award.