Upcoming Concerts
Battle of the Bands at The Victoria, Dalston
26.03.26
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Solo Sax (and Pedal(s))
Lucy has been working with a pedal and saxophone configuation since 2020. This has involved a simple loop, to a much larger board set-up. Currently this configuration usually involves alto saxophone, though Lucy is beginning to introduce tenor into this part of her practice.
BookingsGig and studio availability can be discussed via email. Lucy enjoys collaborating with composers, performers, and producers and is open to a range of working processes. Lucy specialises in experimental and contemporary classical work for Soprano, Alto, and Tenor saxophones.
Artist Statement
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InstagramLucy Havelock is a saxophonist, composer, and improviser whose practice explores the physicality of sound, often through aesthetics of drone, microtonality, and effects pedals. Broadly, her output is situated within the field of experimental music, driven by embodiment, and the limits of sound production using a breath-controlled instrument. Her work is primarily process driven and frequently involves close collaboration with other musicians. Lucy likes to explore the closeness of sounds, and the fragile edges of audibility and timbre. A key interest for Lucy is the transformation of spectral qualities of sound drawn across time and space, constituting a deep listening practice central to her work.
Much of Lucy’s output is concerned with microtonality and operating within unique and unusual tuning systems, or those other than 12-tone equal temperament. She also frequently performs with electronics, most notably, with guitar effects pedals. Her work is significantly guided by her embodied experience of playing the saxophone.
Lucy is currently finalising an album of works for saxophone and pedal(s), uncovering a latent emotional charge to her work. Though currently based in London, her upbringing in North Manchester plays a pivotal role in her musical interests and sonic output. Alongside Lucy’s performance and compositional practice, she is interested in community radio and is Station & Development Manager at Aaja Music, Deptford.
Ensembles and CollaborationsDavid Zucchi - Saxophone Duo (WIP)
Scott McLaughlin - Repetition weaves difference weaves repetition (and so on)
Joanna Ward - bean piece 2 (bean piece 8)
Desmond Clarke - Transformation (for Lucy)
Standard Issue - Saxophonist
Education
MMus Performance and Related Studies, Goldsmiths, University of London, 2025
BA Music,
Univeristy of York, 2022
Other
CTM Berlin 2025, RND Presenter on Module ‘Affection’. Presenting MMus research on care, agency, and improvisation.
Ralph Markham Achievement Award 2022
John Paynter Prize Winner 2022
Chair/Co-Curator - The Chimera Ensemble 2021-2022
Last Updated 23.03.26
Images by Lauren Whitehill, Hugh Morris, and Lucy Havelock