Leo Chadburn - Catalogue of Works

Catalogue of Works

Explore score excerpts, audio, lyrics, programme notes and more information for selected works below - see links (underlined titles).

Solo discography

2025. Leo Chadburn, Sleep in the Shadow of the Alternator (album), Library of Nothing
2024. Leo Chadburn, The Primordial Pieces (album), Library of Nothing
2021. Leo Chadburn, Slower / Talker (album), Library of Nothing
2020. Leo Chadburn, The Subject / The Object (album), Library of Nothing
2015. Leo Chadburn, Red and Blue (EP), Library of Nothing
2013. Leo Chadburn, Epigram / Microgram (CZ) (album), Library of Nothing
2008. Simon Bookish, Everything / Everything (album), Tomlab
2007. Simon Bookish, Trainwreck / Raincheck (album), Library of Nothing
2006. Simon Bookish, Unfair / Funfair (album), Library of Nothing
2006. Simon Bookish, Terry Riley Disco (single), Playlouder
2005. Simon Bookish, Metal Horse (single), Tomlab

Notated works

2024. Flower Dictionary, for eight voices, for The Marian Consort
2023. English Dancing Master, for pre-recorded voices and string quartet, for Phaedra Ensemble
2022. Map of the Fingers, for speaking/singing violinist, for Nadja Zwiener
2021. The Halogens, for speaking voice, Dictaphones and strings, for Apartment House
2019. Anticlock, for amplified ensemble (9 players) and pre-recorded voices, for Decibel
2018. Five Loops for the Bathyscaphe, for piano trio and pre-recorded voices, for the Britten Sinfonia
2017. Si la passion pour les plantes exotiques, for recorder (voice flute), for Tabea Debus
2016. Affix Stamp Here, for vocal ensemble, analogue synthesisers and projections, for EXAUDI
2016. Saturated, for baroque ensemble and pre-recorded voices, for Nordic Affect
2016. Bibas was Bombed / Malcolm McLaren, Love and Hate, for percussion quartet and vocalist, for Abstruckt
2016. Freezywater, for pre-recorded voices and ensemble, for Apartment House
2014. The Indistinguishables, for pre-recorded voices and string quartet, for Quatuor Bozzini
2014. Vapour Descriptors, for two pianos, written for Kate Halsall for the Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival
2013. Brown Leather Sofa, for large orchestra, for the London Symphony Orchestra
2011. X Chairman Maos, for amplified ensemble and voice, for Apartment House
2010. Unison: Things Are Getting Worse, for 12 pianos, prepared for David Cunningham's 'A Lot of Pianos' event
2001. De La Salle², for recorder quartet playing multiple instruments
2001 rev. 2024. De La Salle (Violins), for four violins
2000 rev. 2024. A Secret, for piano and analogue synths
2000 rev. 2024. Camouflage, for solo piano
1999 rev. 2024. Map of the World, for four violins
1999 rev. 2024. The Reflecting Pool, for piano and analogue synth

Compilations discography

2017. Leo Chadburn, X Chairman Maos included on Phaedra Ensemble, O Superman EP
2017. Leo Chadburn, De La Salle included on The Flautadors' Bavardage, First Hand Recordings
2017. Leo Chadburn, Si la passion pour les plantes exotiques included on Tabea Debus' XXIV Fantasie per il Flauto, TYXart
2016. Leo Chadburn, Brown Leather Sofa included on LSO, The Panufnik Legacies II, LSO Live Records
2016. Leo Chadburn, Vapour Descriptors included on Kate Halsall, Miniaturised Concertos, Metier/Divine Art
2007. Simon Bookish, Prince of Wales, included on David Shrigley, Worried Noodles

Live performances (highlights)

2017-2019. The Mark on the Wall, appearances as "the narrator" in Stepha Schweiger's opera (after Virginia Woolf), in Ulm, Berlin and London (Tête à Tête festival)
2017. LCMF (London Contemporary Music Festival), solo vocal performance of Travis Just's Paul Pierce (studio recording by Leo here), Jennifer Walshe's A Folksong Collection and Christopher Fox's His Song (studio recording by Leo here)
2017. LCMF, vocalist in Robert Ashley's World War III, Just the Highlights, with Sam Ashley, Elaine Mitchener and Patricia Auchterlonie
2015. The Text Message, Sound and Music touring programme of various UK venues, curated and performed by Leo and including work by Peter Ablinger, Yannis Kyriakides and more
2013. LCMF, vocalist in Frederic Rzewski's Coming Together
2011. De la Warhol, vocalist with Apartment House for a special performance including a cover version of Lou Reed and John Cale's Songs for Drella album. Live recording here.
2007. National Theatre, appearances as "The Singer" in Brecht's Caucasian Chalk Circle, nationwide tour and in repertory at The Cottesloe Theatre.
2007. Not Wanting To Say Anything About John Cage, site-specific performance at Magazin4 Gallery, Bregenz, Austria
2006. Moisture & Funeral, site-specific performance at TwoSee Boutique, London

N.B. In addition, more than 200 performances as Simon Bookish throughout Europe, 2004 onwards, including appearances at The Scala, Bush Hall, Cafe Oto, The Vortex, TRASH, Kashpoint (London); festivals and venues in Berlin, Cologne, Leipzig, Amsterdam, Geneva, Porto and Athens. Also, support appearances with Franz Ferdinand, Polar Bear, Grizzly Bear, Adult., The Irrepressibles, Dan Deacon and Planningtorock.

Leo has made live guest appearances with artists including Patrick Wolf, Vashti Bunyan and Pulp, at venues including The Barbican and The Round House

Scores and soundtracks for visual art

2022. Jennet Thomas, The Great Curdling (film and installation), Whitstable Biennale
2018. Jennet Thomas, Animal Condensed >> Animal Expanded#2 (film and installation), Tintype Gallery, London
2017. Marianna Simnett, Worst Gift (film and installation), Matt's Gallery, London
2017. Jasleen Kaur, Yoorop (single screen video installation), V&A Museum, London
2016. Frances Scott, CANWEYE { } (16mm film and installation), Focal Point Gallery, Southend
2015. Marianna Simnett, Blue Roses (film and performance), Serpentine Gallery Pavilion, London
2015. Jennet Thomas, The Unspeakable Freedom Device (single screen video and sculptural installation), Grundy Gallery, Blackpool
2015. Jordan McKenzie, Shame Chorus (performance), Freud Museum, London
2015. Frances Scott, The Pilgrim and the Glow Worm (site-specific performance), Granary Square, London
2014. Richard Grayson, Nothing Can Stop Us Now (five screen video installation), Dilston Grove / Matt's Gallery, London
2013. Cerith Wyn Evans, Imagination Dead Imagine (performance), IMMA, Dublin
2012. Jennet Thomas, School of Change (single screen video and sculptural installation), Matt's Gallery, London
2012. Tanya Axford, The Path Made by a Boat in Sound (3 Down) (performance and sculptural installation), Whitstable Biennale
2012. Ruiz Stephinson, Vagabond Galactica (mixed-media installation), Flers, Normandy
2010. no.w.here, Recessional Aesthetics (sound installation), James Taylor Gallery, London
2009. Richard Grayson, The Golden Space City of God (single screen video installation), Matt's Gallery, London / ArtPace, San Antonio
2006. Sandrine Nicoletta, Interplay (sound installation), Galleria Maze, Turin

Scores for theatre

2007. Brecht, The Caucasian Chalk Circle (original score), National Theatre
2007. Stephen Brown, Future Me (original score), Theatre503
2007. Frauke Requardt, Jammy Dodgers (electronic music), Royal Opera House

Remix discography

Please visit the separate remix discography page for audio.

2013. Serafina Steer, Motion Pictures, Stolen Recordings
2012. Seb Rochford and Alice Grant, Rini Gave Word, The Leaf Label
2012. Alexander's Festival Hall, Upturned in Slow Motion, Melodical Trax
2010. Late of the Pier, Blueberry, Phantasy Sound
2010. Piney Gir, After the Flood, Damaged Goods
2010. The Chap, We Work in Bars, Lo Recordings
2010. Owen Pallett, Keep the Dog Quiet, Domino Records
2009. Acoustic Ladyland, The Mighty Q, Strong and Wrong
2005. Grizzly Bear, Eavesdropping, Kanine/Rumraket
2005. The Organ, Memorize the City, Noize
2004. Franz Ferdinand, Michael, Domino

Guest / session / featured performance discography

2025. Pulp, More, Rough Trade
2024. Sandrine Nicoletta and Massimo Carozzi, Interplay, Kohlhaas
2024. Tim Parkinson, General Election, Time With Records
2024. Machinefabriek, +, Machinefabriek
2016. Beyond the Wizard's Sleeve, The Soft Bounce, Phantasy Sound
2013. Serafina Steer, The Moths Are Real, Stolen Recordings
2013. PowerPlant, 24 Lies Per Second, Signum Classics
2012. Saint Etienne, Words and Music by Saint Etienne, Heavenly Recordings
2011. On Kawara, One Million Years [Past and Future] No. 69 & 70, Published by www.mathieucopeland.net
2010. Sion, Roam E.P., WW Music
2010. Fan Death, Womb of Dreams, Mercury
2010. Fan Death, A Coin for the Well, Mercury
2006. Leafcutter John, The Forest and The Sea, Staubgold
2004. Max de Wardener, Where I am Today, Accidental
2003. Leafcutter John, The Housebound Spirit, Planet μ
2003. Patrick Wolf, Lycanthropy, Tomlab
2003. Patrick Wolf, Patrick Wolf EP, Tomlab
2002. Saint Etienne: Finisterre, Mantra