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In partnership withThe University of Huddersfield
Friday 21 – Sunday 30 November 2014
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Cover image: Jacqueline Humphries, Untitled, 2012 Oil on linen, 90” x 96” Courtesy of the artist and Greene Naftali, New York Photograph: Jason Mandella
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Huddersfield
SPC St Peter's Church
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ShoreheadRoundabout
Anniversary or birthday tributes rarely feature prominently in my programmes, however there are some artists whose contribution is absolutely synonymous with the history and development of , and it would be remiss of me not to recognise and honour their continuing influence on contemporary and experimental music. None fall into this category more so than the renowned Arditti Quartet, who first appeared at the Festival in 1982 and
who celebrate their 40th anniversary this year. Fittingly, in a special concert to mark the occasion, we look to the future with the world premiere of a new work written for the group by Marco Stroppa, while mining the Ardittis’ extensive back catalogue and the archive to rediscover Benedict Mason’s String Quartet No 2, first performed in Huddersfield in 1993.
This year’s opening concert pays tribute to Christian Wolff in his 80th birthday year and features a long overdue first appearance at for Ostravská banda under the direction of Petr Kotík, while Evan Parker, irrepressible in his 70th year, presents three new projects – a concert-length work based on different approaches to percussion, three short works in three separate buildings utilising the acoustics of dimension and space, and a DJ set!
I am delighted that our Composer in Residence this year is James Dillon – a Festival favourite since receiving the Young Composer’s Award in 1978 – and unquestionably now one of the UK’s greatest composers. His treatment of the Stabat Mater Dolorosa for the London Sinfonietta and BBC Singers is sure to be a major highlight of the opening weekend, as will the world premiere of his orchestral work Physis I & II on Saturday 29 November.
New voices are of course the lifeblood of , and to this end we have commissioned important new works this year from Larry Goves, Alexander Schubert and Pedro Álvarez.
All of the above is only possible with the support of our core partners and funders, and I would like to thank Arts Council England, Kirklees Council, the University of Huddersfield, the PRS for Music Foundation and the British Council. Our international programme is made possible through Institut Ramon Llull, Music Norway, the Royal Norwegian Embassy London and Goethe-Institut London. My thanks of course go to all our partners and full details can be found throughout the brochure.
As ever it is the audience which each year provides that unique Huddersfield atmosphere, and once again my thanks go to all of you who are taking the time to read this brochure. I look forward to welcoming you to Huddersfield in November.
Best Wishes Graham McKenzie Artistic Director
Welcome to the 37th Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival!
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Friday 21 November
Pre-concert talk 4.30pm, St Paul’s Hall
Christian Wolff + Petr KotíkIn his 80th birthday year, composer Christian Wolff discusses his work and his close connection to the avant-garde, both in America and the UK, through his association with major artists such as John Cage, Morton Feldman and Cornelius Cardew. He is joined by conductor and composer Petr Kotík, who has championed Wolff’s music through his work with the S.E.M. Ensemble and Ostravská banda.
Sunday 23 November
10am, Creative Arts Building, CAM G/01 University of Huddersfield
‘Fear of Music’How do we define British experimental music today? Is it still relevant to talk about an ‘avant-garde’ or is it now firmly part of the establishment?
Artistic Director Graham McKenzie poses the question to a panel comprising of composers, musicians, writers and commentators appearing in and around this year’s Festival.
Sunday 23 November
Pre-concert talk 7.30pm, St Paul’s Hall
James DillonComposer in Residence James Dillon discusses his new concert-length work for the London Sinfonietta and BBC Singers, Sabat Mater dolorosa, ahead of its world premiere performance at .
Tuesday 25 November
Post-concert talk 8.30pm, Lawrence Batley Theatre
Christopher FoxPost-concert, composer Christopher Fox provides an insight into the very personal journey which led him to realise his new work for stage, Widerstehen.
Saturday 29 November
Pre-concert talk 6.15pm, St Paul’s Hall
Arditti QuartetIn their 40th anniversary year, and ahead of their birthday concert at
, founder Irvine Arditti and members of the quartet discuss the group’s rich contribution to contemporary and 20th century music.
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hosts a series of free talks and discussions throughout the Festival with some of the world’s most distinguished artists.
Sunday 30 November
3pm, Phipps Hall
Dillon: The String QuartetsOn a day entirely dedicated to Composer in Residence James Dillon’s astonishing body of work for string quartet, hosts a round table discussion exploring Dillon’s relationship with this purest of musical forms, and his long association with the Arditti Quartet. Speakers to be announced – see www.hcmf.co.uk for details.
All talks will be hosted by BBC Radio 3 presenters Robert Worby and Sara Mohr-Pietsch unless stated otherwise
Please note – all information is correct at the time of going to print but may be subject to change
Thursday 27 November
10am – 12 noon, Heritage Quay, Student Central, University of Huddersfield
Next Wave: Sounding OutGetting going as a professional: what do composers need?
Sound and Music’s popular Sounding Out series presents a key debate and discussion about how talented emerging composers can thrive.
Please see page 9 for ticket information
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This activity will be led by award-winning music and health practitioner Georgina Aasgaard, alongside an assistant artist from HOOT Creative Arts. The project, Momentum, will focus on working with the homeless, refugees and asylum seekers in the Huddersfield area and will be delivered in partnership with Huddersfield Mission and The Reach Project.
Professional development continues to be an important part of ’s Learning & Participation programme, with Composer’s Kitchen and Next Wave offering emerging composers the opportunity to develop their work with established ensembles – and to have
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Learning & Participation forms a vital component of ’s programme, offering year-round accessible, creative and inspirational experiences to increasingly varied audiences and participants. The programme continues to develop relationships with a wide range of local communities and partners, facilitating an eclectic range of activities with high-profile, professional artists.
This year’s Festival will include activity from our Health and Wellbeing Programme, which has recently been developed thanks to public donations and support from Awards for All.
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To discuss your visit further please contact Sarah McWatt on 01484 471116 or email [email protected]
is also an Arts Award supporter. For information on our offer go to: www.hcmf.co.uk/artsaward
We will continue to develop our Learning & Participation programme throughout the year. Please check our website and social media for updates.
the resulting pieces performed during the Festival. See pages 8 & 9 for more information.
shorts will also support professional development, taking place on Free Monday on 24 November and presenting concerts featuring talented up-and-coming performers and composers alongside performances from some of the finest musicians working in contemporary music today.
As always, we offer visiting schools and groups great ticket offers and information about curriculum links.
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Manasamitra lead a creative session on sharing and learning about lullabies from across the world.
Come and share your recollections and experiences of lullabies and explore their meaning and significance. Discover the familiar and not so familiar in a group workshop.
The session will be led by vocalist Supriya Nagarajan and sound artist Duncan Chapman. It will be suitable for (but not limited to) young children and families.
This workshop is free, but places are limited, so booking is essential.
Email Sarah McWatt at [email protected] or call 01484 471 116 to reserve a place.
Co-produced by and Manasamitra with support from the PRS for Music Foundation
Sunday 30 NovemberPhipps Hall11am – 12.30pm
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Quatuor Bozzini:Clemens Merkel violinJohn Corban violinStéphanie Bozzini violaIsabelle Bozzini cello
Tuesday 25 November
Town Hall 11am
Leo Chadburn new work
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Wednesday 26 November
Town Hall 11am
Jimmie LeBlanc new work
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Friday 28 November
Town Hall 11am
Luke Nickel new work
UK PREMIERE
Stephen Chase new work
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Celebrating its 10th edition in 2014, Quatuor Bozzini’s unique Composer’s Kitchen revolves around string quartet writing. During an intensive week in Montréal in June, emerging composers Jimmie LeBlanc and Luke Nickel (from Canada) and Leo Chadburn and Stephen Chase (from the UK) experienced a combination of workshop, laboratory and masterclass. Along with the quartet, mentors Martin Arnold and Jennifer Walshe observed the work of the four participants, selected for their originality, creativity and artistic vision.
During 2014 the composers, quartet and mentors will reconvene in Huddersfield, where their compositions will be read, discussed, analysed and reworked, then rehearsed and performed in a series of outcome concerts, providing an exciting first-hand look into the creative process.
Co-produced by and Quatuor Bozzini; supported by British Council, Conseil des arts et des lettres du Québec, Conseil des arts du Canada, SOCAN Foundation, Concordia University and the University of HuddersfieldFree Events
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Thursday 27 November
Next Wave: Sounding Out Heritage Quay 10am – 12 noon
Getting going as a professional: what do composers need?
Next Wave: Showcase Performances
St Paul’s Hall 12.30pm
Eugene Birman The winter desert of my silences
Michael Cutting I AM A STRANGE LOOP III
Ben Gaunt Filling Rubin’s Vase
Paul McGuire Panels
Georgia Rodgers partial filter
London SinfoniettaSound Intermedia Garry Walker conductorLoré Lixenberg mezzo sopranoOren Marshall tubaSarah Nicolls inside-out piano
Phipps Hall 2.30pm – 6pm
Performances of works by featured composers:Edwin HillierBarnaby HollingtonWeiwei JinRyan LatimerOliver Christophe LeithMaya VerlaakJi Sun Yang
Please check www.hcmf.co.uk for updates on performance times
showcases 12 of the freshest and most talented composers emerging out of higher education in Britain. Selected from around the country for the Sound and Music / NMC Recordings Next Wave programme, the composers have had time and space to develop new works for leading UK performers including Sarah Nicolls, Loré Lixenberg, Oren Marshall, Sound Intermedia and London Sinfonietta. As a cohort they have worked together, as well as receiving mentoring from Richard Baker, David Horne, Alwynne Pritchard and Richard Rijnvos, and the 12 new works are also available to download from NMC as part of the label’s 25th birthday celebrations.
The Next Wave showcase is presented alongside key debate and discussion about how talented composers coming out of education can thrive, as part of Sound and Music’s popular Sounding Out series.
Produced by and Sound and Music, in partnership with NMC Recordings; supported by PRS for Music Foundation, Help Musicians UK, Lord and Lady Lurgan Trust, Angus Allnatt Charitable Foundation, The Steel Charitable Trust, The Fenton Arts Trust and Stanley Picker TrustTickets £12 (£10 concession; £8 online) Pre-order the NMC download album with your ticket for just £5 (RRP £8)
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The UK premiere of the Catalan sound artist and film maker’s extraordinary work, first shown at SONAR in 2010, with a fantastic score by Phill Niblock.
Exploring the interrelation of landscape, soundscape, music and ethnography, Avalanche is an audiovisual meditation about a village and its traditions on the way to disappearance. One of the world’s highest inhabited villages, Hichigh is located in Tajikistan’s mysterious and fascinating Pamir mountains, home to many archaic and well-kept traditions. The film depicts Hichigh at a time of literal and figurative dusk: on the cusp of becoming a ghost village, just before its stones and mud houses are eaten by the mountain again.
Produced by supported by Institut Ramon Llull as part of the Catalan series featured at 2014; also supported by the Open Society Institute
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Saturday 22 – Saturday 29 November 10am – 4pm
Closed Friday 28 November
Launch EventFriday 21 November 11pm
Carlos Casas will perform live at the opening of the installation.
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Christian Wolff 37 Haiku
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Petr Cígler Über das farbige Licht der Doppelsterne
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Martin Smolka Autumn Thoughts
UK PREMIERE
Christian Wolff For Six or Seven Players (Music for Merce Cunningham)
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Alex Mincek Subito No 2
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Petr Kotík Nine + 1
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Christian Wolff Trust
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Ostravská bandaPetr Kotík conductorThomas Buckner baritone
2014 opens with a concert honouring Christian Wolff in his 80th year and showing the long and close collaboration between Wolff and Petr Kotík, who, with the Czech Republic’s Ostravská banda, makes his first visit to Huddersfield.
Presenting a cross-section of the music of Ostravská banda and New York’s S.E.M. Ensemble, with an important contribution by Thomas Buckner, the concert includes Wolff’s Trust, premiered by Ostravská banda at WDR Cologne’s 2013 ‘Ensemble Europa’ series, along with new pieces by Cígler, Mincek and Kotík. Smolka’s music further ties the programme to the biennial Ostrava Days, where all the composers have been working since 2001. The programme is completed by John Cage’s previously presumed lost and recently rediscovered version of Wolff’s For Six or Seven Players (1959), given to Kotík in 1964.
Produced by supported by Statutory City of Ostrava and the Czech Centre Tickets £22 (£20 concession; £18 online)
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presents the only UK performance of a new production of Sciarrino’s Lohengrin, premiered in Bergen in February 2013 and performed by Swedish singer Sofia Jernberg and an ensemble put together by nyMusikk Bergen. Based on Jules Laforgue’s short story, the performance takes the theme of reality, madness and illusion as a point of departure and integrates musicians, scenery and sound design to create a play on absence and presence. The piece depicts Elsa’s short and unhappy marriage to Lohengrin, set mostly in a dreamlike, mythical landscape.
Co-produced by nyMusikk Bergen, BIT Teatergarasjen and BEK (Bergen Center for Electronic Arts); supported by Music Norway, the Royal Norwegian Embassy, Arts Council Norway, Bergen Kommune and the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign AffairsTickets £17 (£15 concession; £13 online)
Lawrence Batley Theatre 9pm
Salvatore Sciarrino Lohengrin
Sofia Jernberg voice Bjørnar Habbestad fluteMorten Barrikmo clarinetKari Rønnekleiv violinAnna Lindal violinLene Grenager cello
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Michael Finnissy Beat Generation Ballads
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Philip Thomas piano
In his 80th year, a new work for solo piano by the highly individual American experimentalist Christian Wolff is partnered by new works by two English composers who are no less experimental, inquisitive and original – Howard Skempton and Michael Finnissy – both of whom have been drawn to Wolff’s work in different ways.
Finnissy in particular reveals the influence of Wolff’s music from the 80s in his new large-scale work Beat Generation Ballads, which is the composer’s first set of variations proper. Finnissy records his debt to a number of poets, notably Allen Ginsberg, who were influential upon his creative development in the 60s, drawing upon material by them alongside music which also influenced him at the time – a characteristically eclectic mix of Bill Evans, Webern, Sorabji, Franck and Beethoven!
Produced by supported by British Council Beat Generation Ballads is commissioned with funds from the Britten-Pears FoundationTickets £12 (£10 concession; £8 online)
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Aurora’s percussion section teams up with postgraduate students at the Royal College of Music to give one of the first UK performances of Michael Gordon’s hypnotic concert-length work Timber, offering the audience a unique and immersive aural experience. Scored for six amplified wooden Simantras – traditionally a Greek liturgical percussion instrument but in effect planks of 2x4 hardwood cut into graduated lengths – Timber is a complex five-part work which, through a shifting of dynamics and accents from one instrument to the next, produces seamless and unified descending or ascending harmonic patterns.
Produced by supported by British CouncilTickets £17 (£15 concession; £13 online)
Phipps Hall 4.30pm
Pedro Álvarez new work
UK PREMIERE
Josep Sanz Quintana Triphonie I/b
UK PREMIERE
Manuel Rodríguez Valenzuela T(t)-Blocks A+B+C+D
UK PREMIERE
Alistair Zaldua contrejours
Luis Codera Puzo π (pi)
UK PREMIERE
CrossingLinesLorenzo Ferrándiz guest conductorFlorentin Ginot guest double bassPedro Álvarez guest electric guitarSanti Barguñó live electronics
Led by Luis Codera Puzo, the recipient of a 2014 Ernst von Siemens Music Foundation Composer Prize, CrossingLines ensemble has established itself as one of the principal generators of contemporary music in Catalonia.
At 2014, the ensemble presents a mixed programme by composers who have links with Catalonia and the UK – including the premiere of a commission from experimental Chilean guitarist and composer Pedro Álvarez. CrossingLines will also perform Luis Codera Puzo’s π (pi), a piece written in response to the influence of modular synthesiser music, improvised free music, and free jazz and noise on the composer’s recent work, and Manuel Rodríguez Valenzuela’s T(t)-Blocks, performed for the first time in a version that is the sum of all its possibilities.
Produced by in partnership with L’Auditori; supported by Institut Ramon Llull as part of the Catalan series featured at 2014Pedro Álvarez’s new work is commissioned by π (pi) is commissioned with funds from the Ernst von Siemens Music FoundationTickets £12 (£10 concession; £8 online)
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Lawrence Batley Theatre 7.30pm
Henry CowMusic for FilmsNews From BabelOh MoscowFeatured performers include:Alfred HarthAnne-Marie RoelofsChris CutlerDagmar KrauseFred FrithJohn GreavesMichel Berckmans Phil MintonSally PotterTim HodgkinsonVeryan WestonZeena Parkins
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Seminal progressive rock band Henry Cow reform specifically and exclusively in a tribute to former member, composer and musician Lindsay Cooper, who sadly passed away in 2013. Developed in partnership with Serious and the EFG London Jazz Festival, the concert will include musical material from Henry Cow, News From Babel and Lindsay Cooper’s Music for Films plus works from the live 1991 album Oh Moscow. The concert offers a unique and never-to-be-repeated opportunity to hear some extraordinary repertoire and to see these exceptional and now legendary musicians perform.
Co-produced by Serious and supported by British CouncilTickets £22 (£20 concession; £18 online)
St Paul’s Hall 10pm
Please note: this concert will be broadcast live on BBC Radio 3, audience members must be seated by 9.45pm
Jan Erik Mikalsen Too much of a good thing is wonderful
UK PREMIERE
Larry Goves The Devotions
WORLD PREMIERE
Anna Thorvaldsdottir aequilibria
UK PREMIERE
BIT20 EnsembleBaldur Brönnimann conductor
BIT20 Ensemble return to , this time under the direction of Baldur Brönnimann, to perform the world premiere of The Devotions by acclaimed Manchester-based composer Larry Goves. Commissioned by BIT20 Ensemble and , the piece looks at personal interpretations of repetitive rituals as ways of measuring time, and will be broadcast live by BBC Radio 3 alongside new works by two of today’s most important young Nordic composers – Anna Thorvaldsdottir and Jan Erik Mikalsen.
Produced by supported by British Council; also supported by Music Norway, the Royal Norwegian Embassy, The Norwegian Arts Council and Bergen MunicipalityThe Devotions is co-commissioned by and BIT20 EnsembleTickets £22 (£20 concession; £18 online)
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In 1974, New/Rediscovered Musical Instruments was published as a small-press book featuring the inventions of Hugh Davies, Max Eastley, Paul Burwell, Evan Parker, Paul Lytton and David Toop. This modest volume began a 40-year ongoing conversation between Evan Parker and David Toop, founded in their love of global musics and esoteric auditory techniques and technologies. Sharpen Your Needles, Side 2 offers an opportunity to hear rare and extraordinary vinyl records from their personal collections and to eavesdrop on the conversation.
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Liza Lim Winding Bodies: 3 Knots
UK PREMIERE
Liza Lim The Heart’s Ear
Liza Lim Philtre
Lars Petter Hagen new work
UK PREMIERE
Cikada Ensemble
Cikada Ensemble present the UK premiere of a major new work by UK-based composer Liza Lim, Winding Bodies: 3 Knots, exploring the old Nordic tale of sailors ‘buying the wind’ tied in knots. Untying the first knot would release a breeze, the second a strong wind and the third contained a hurricane which should never be untied. Two of Lim’s older works and a further premiere from Norwegian composer Lars Petter Hagen complete the programme.
Produced by supported by Music Norway and the Royal Norwegian EmbassyTickets £17 (£15 concession; £13 online)
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The Hepworth Wakefield 2.30pm
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Spread across the numerous gallery spaces of The Hepworth Wakefield, members of the edges ensemble will perform works drawn from the English experimental movement of the late 60s – early 70s. Composers whose music will be performed include Gavin Bryars, Brian Dennis, Bryn Harris, Chris Hobbs, Michael Parsons and Hugh Shrapnel. Expect sounds, actions, non-sounds, voices, cartography, noise, symphonies, Boulez and Spike Milligan.
Produced by supported by British Council With thanks to BMC / Sound and Music / scholar Simon H FellFree Event
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Evan Parker Twelve for Twelve Musicians
WORLD PREMIERE
Neil Metcalfe flute John Rangecroft clarinetEvan Parker saxophonePercy Pursglove trumpet Matt Wright computer/turntables Sten Sandell pianoToma Gouband percussionPaul Lytton percussionMark Nauseef percussionDamien Harron percussionRichard Barrett live electronicsPaul Obermayer live electronics
To celebrate Evan Parker’s 70th birthday year, has commissioned the world premiere of Twelve for Twelve Musicians by Parker.
‘Since the dodecaphonic revolution, 12 has been a special number in new music. In my ‘composing’ with 12 elements I am exceptionally fortunate to work with 11 other musical individuals. The piece starts and ends with their musical genius as instrumentalists and as improvisers.’Evan Parker
Produced by supported by British CouncilTwelve for Twelve Musicians is commissioned by Tickets £17 (£15 concession; £13 online)
Add a return coach ticket to your booking for £8 The coach will depart from the bus stop outside the Creative Arts Building (see fold-out map) at 1.40pm promptly.
Please note: tickets must be purchased in advance and will not be available on the day of the performance. Festival and Weekend 1 Savers include a coach ticket.
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James Dillon Stabat Mater dolorosa
WORLD PREMIERE
London SinfoniettaBBC SingersIlan Volkov conductor
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is delighted to present the world premiere of a concert-length work by Composer in Residence James Dillon, commissioned by , BBC Radio 3 and Casa da Música and written especially for the London Sinfonietta and BBC Singers. Based on a setting of the poem Stabat Mater Dolorosa and Julie Kristeva’s essay Herethique de l’amour – which amongst other things is a commentary around the myth of the Stabat Mater – the piece places the original poem within a wider cultural history of lamentations.
Produced by supported by British Council and the Ernst von Siemens Music FoundationStabat Mater dolorosa is commissioned by BBC Radio 3,
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Simon Steen-Andersen Buenos Aires
UK PREMIERE
asamisimasaNeue Vocalsolisten Stuttgart
asamisimasa and Neue Vocalsolisten Stuttgart return to Huddersfield with the UK premiere of a new chamber opera by Danish composer Simon Steen-Andersen, whose previous work Inszenierte Nacht was a major highlight of 2013.
Buenos Aires is a work about indirect communication, censorship and, as implied in the title, air, or perhaps simply the absurdity of communicating through song. The composer also takes on the roles of librettist, stage designer and director, in an attempt to integrate these different elements as much as possible.
Produced by supported by Music Norway, the Royal Norwegian Embassy, Arts Council Norway and the Fund for Performing Artists (Norway); also supported by Goethe-Institut LondonTickets £17 (£15 concession; £13 online)
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Creative Arts Building Atrium 11am
Howard Skempton Tendrils
Nuntempa:Sarah Farmer violinNaomi Hodson violinEileen Smith violaSara Gale cello
NuntempaTrue to Skempton’s characteristic style, Tendrils is built out of continuous undulating lines that sustain their effect throughout, the impulse being lyrical and experimental. Commisioned jointly by the BBC and
, it won the Royal Philharmonic Society Award for Chamber Composition in 2004, as well as a 2005 British Composer Award. It is with great pleasure that Nuntempa will be performing this piece in Huddersfield, 10 years on from its premiere at the Festival by the Smith Quartet.
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Phipps Hall 11.40am
Chikako Morishita new work
WORLD PREMIERE
Caspar Johannes Walter new work
WORLD PREMIERE
Two New Duo:Ellen Fallowfield celloStephen Menotti trombone
TwoNewDuoTwo New Duo present premieres by Chikako Morishita and Caspar Johannes Walter on the theme ‘multiple sounds and matter’. The duo have worked closely with the composers to explore multiphonic, complex and multi-layered sounds and search for a substance – weight and force – within noise, focussing on the essence of a single sound at its most basic level.
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Eleanor Cully Private Sculpture Series
WORLD PREMIERE
PrivateSculptureSeries‘The Private Sculpture Series is an installation running ‘silently’ amongst a concert space or location. The space and the information contained within that space requires the observer to respond to suggestion and omission as one might imagine such sculptures.’Eleanor Cully
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St Thomas’ Church 1.10pm
Evan Parker + Sten Sandell St Thomas / St Paul / St Peter
WORLD PREMIERE
Evan Parker saxophonesSten Sandell church organ / keyboard
EvanParker+StenSandell:PartI‘This project follows on from an album I made with Sten Sandell in 2010. In Sten’s hands the church organ, while retaining the solemn gravitas you expect, turns into a whole symphony of sounds – flute-like, drones, violin quartet dissonance, and much more..! I am keen to work with this range of sounds again, and to create a series of new works that will fully utilise the range and dynamics of the individual spaces.’Evan Parker
Co-produced by and AC Projects with support gratefully acknowledged from PRS for Music FoundationSt Thomas / St Paul / St Peter is co-commissioned by and AC Projects for 2014 and Counterflows 2015
Creative Arts Building Atrium 2.10pm
Laurence Crane Some Rock Music for Alan Thomas
Anders Førisdal electric guitar / voiceLaurence Crane iPod / voice
AndersFørisdal+LaurenceCraneSome Rock Music for Alan Thomas is a work of music theatre for two performers who sing and play electric guitar and iPod. The subject of the piece is rock music; its rituals and conventions, its absurdities and its glorious grandeur. The work pays homage to what might be termed the golden age of rock.
Produced by supported by Music Norway and the Royal Norwegian Embassy
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St Paul’s Hall 12.20pm
Michael Finnissy Nasiye
James Dillon Shrouded Mirrors
Matthew Sergeant bet maryam
Diego Castro Magaš guitar
DiegoCastroMagašDiego Castro Magaš plays works for solo guitar by Michael Finnissy, James Dillon and Matthew Sergeant. The common concern among these works is the virtuosic exploration of the idiomaticity of the instrument through the evocation of a Kurdish folk dance, a poem by Borges and a rock-hewn church in Lalibela, respectively.
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St Paul’s Hall 4pm
Evan Parker + Sten Sandell St Thomas / St Paul / St Peter
WORLD PREMIERE
Evan Parker saxophonesSten Sandell church organ / keyboard
EvanParker+StenSandell:PartIIPlease see Evan Parker + Sten Sandell: Part I
Co-produced by and AC Projects with support gratefully acknowledged from PRS for Music FoundationSt Thomas / St Paul / St Peter is co-commissioned by and AC Projects for 2014 and Counterflows 2015
Phipps Hall 4.50pm
Joan Arnau Pàmies [d(k_s)b]
UK PREMIERE
Joan Arnau Pàmies [k(d_b)s]
UK PREMIERE
Kathryn Schulmeister double bass
KathrynSchulmeisterKathryn Schulmeister performs two works for solo double bass that culminate three years of collaboration with Catalan composer Joan Arnau Pàmies. [d(k_s)b] (2011) is a virtuosic tour de force which serves as a precursor to [k(d_b)s] (2012-13), a work concerned with parametrical deconstruction as a means to structural complexity.
Produced by supported by Institut Ramon Llull as part of the Catalan series featured at 2014
Phipps Hall 3pm
Dobrinka Tabakova Halo
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Dobrinka Tabakova Midnight
Dobrinka Tabakova Frozen River Flows
Dobrinka Tabakova + Ruth Paxton PULSE
Ian Buckle pianoRichard Uttley pianoRichard Benjafield percussionGeorge Barton percussionRob Campion gamelanIsabelle Carré gamelan
PULSEA concert featuring the music of Grammy-nominated Dobrinka Tabakova culminates in a performance of PULSE – a new music and film collaboration with Ruth Paxton, commissioned by the Royal Philharmonic Society for the PRS for Music Foundation 2014 New Music Biennial.
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St Paul’s Hall 7pm
Maché Fragments:
Leo Chadburn newwork
WORLD PREMIERE
Duncan MacLeod Tina
WORLD PREMIERE
Ryoko Akama andtwo
WORLD PREMIERE
Miniaturised Concertos:
Katharine Norman MakingPlace
Philip Cashian Furor
Naomi Pinnock Alwaysagain
WORLD PREMIERE
Chimera EnsembleKate HalsallpianoFumiko MiyachipianoKatharine NormanprojectionPeiman Khosravielectronics
Miniaturised Concertos | Maché MiniaturisedConcertosisaseriesofexperimentaldoublepianoconcertos,commissionedbypianistKateHalsall,exploringtherolesofthetraditionaldoublepianoconcerto.Thepiecesworkwithelectroacoustics,film,chamberensemble,extendedtechniquesandduotocreatelargescaleeffectsfromsmallforces.
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Creative Arts Building Atrium 8pm
Eliane RadigueOCCAMXX
WORLD PREMIERE
Ryoko AkamaEMSsynthesiser
Ryoko Akama ‘Thiscompositionwasinspiredbythegiganticmuralthatindicatesthespectrumofelectromagneticwaves,findingaparallelinthefamoustreatiseOckham’s Razor.’Eliane Radigue
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St Peter’s Church 5.40pm
Evan Parker + Sten Sandell StThomas/StPaul/StPeter
WORLD PREMIERE
Evan ParkersaxophonesSten Sandellchurchorgan/keyboard
Evan Parker + Sten Sandell: Part III PleaseseeEvanParker+StenSandell:PartI
Co-producedby andACProjectswithsupportgratefullyacknowledgedfromPRSforMusicFoundationSt Thomas / St Paul / St Peterisco-commissionedby andACProjectsfor 2014andCounterflows2015
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Phipps Hall 8.30pm
Øyvind Torvund Neon Forest Spaces
Laurence Crane Sound of Horse
UK PREMIERE
asamisimasa
asamisimasaNorwegian supergroup asamisimasa continue their residency at 2014 with a performance of Øyvind Torvund’s chamber work in seven sections, Neon Forest Space, and the UK premiere of Laurence Crane’s memorial to Mick Ronson, Sound of Horse – both written especially for the group in 2009.
Produced by supported by Music Norway and the Royal Norwegian Embassy
St Paul’s Hall 9.15pm
Agustí Fernández pianoPeter Evans trumpet
AgustíFernández+PeterEvansEuropean free improvisation meets its American counterpart at the highest international peak. Often appearing solo, New York-based Evans has undoubtedly reinvented the perceived notion of the trumpet within the avant-garde – while Fernández combines his thorough knowledge of 20th century classical piano with free improvisation to forge a unique and powerful style. A reference point for improvised music!
Produced by supported by Institut Ramon Llull as part of the Catalan series featured at 2014
Bates Mill Photographic Studio 10.45pm
Ferran Fages Filament
WORLD PREMIERE
Lali Barrière sinewaves / pink noiseFerran Fages composition / feedback / white noiseAngharad Davies violinDafne Vicente-Sandoval bassoon
FilamentFilament is a graphic score for a modular piece, divided into four movements and conceived as a superposition of four voices. Each voice contains and explores the aesthetic principles underlying the piece – timbre and space in a series of very soft events, built by tones, sinewaves and noise.
Produced by supported by Institut Ramon Llull as part of the Catalan series featured at 2014
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Morton Feldman Piano Four Hands
Morton Feldman Two Pieces for Three Pianos
Christian Wolff Duo for Pianists I
Morton Feldman Vertical Thoughts I
Christian Wolff Sonata for 3 pianos
UK PREMIERE
Morton Feldman Piece for Four Pianos
Mark Knoop pianoCatherine Laws pianoPhilip Thomas pianoJohn Tilbury piano
Six works for between two and four pianists at between one and four pianos, all composed within a 10-year period by two composers at their most inquisitive stages of notational exploration.
Four infrequently performed works by Morton Feldman, reflecting this most intuitive composer at possibly his most cerebral and abstruse, are performed alongside the very first two works in which Christian Wolff explored what was to become a unique, cryptic approach to music notation. The first of these, the Sonata for 3 pianos, is being given its UK premiere 57½ years after it was first performed by, amongst others, John Cage and David Tudor, in a programme which also featured the first performance of Feldman’s Piece for Four Pianos.
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Phipps Hall 4pm
Bjørn Fongaard Galaxe
UK PREMIERE
Bjørn Fongaard 3 Novasjoner
UK PREMIERE
Bjørn Fongaard 3 Aphorisms
UK PREMIERE
Bjørn Fongaard Sinfonia Microtonalis
UK PREMIERE
Bjørn Fongaard 3 Reflections
UK PREMIERE
Brian Ferneyhough Renvoi/Shards
James Saunders new work
WORLD PREMIERE
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As part of a residency at 2014, asamisimasa presents a concert of music by the late Bjørn Fongaard, who pioneered microtonality in Norway in the early 60s. After some difficult experiences writing music for orchestras, Fongaard started using bows, metal objects and various utensils, as well as preparation and extended techniques, composing a kind of electronic music to be performed live on the electric guitar or in combination with playback.
According to Brian Ferneyhough, Fongaard’s friendship with him as a young composer encouraged his work with microtonality. Written in homage and based on Fongaard material, Renvoi/Shards for quartertone electric guitar and quartertone vibraphone was premiered by asamisimasa in Darmstadt in 2010.
Produced by supported by Music Norway and the Royal Norwegian EmbassyTickets £12 (£10 concession; £8 online)
Lawrence Batley Theatre 7.30pm
Christopher Fox Widerstehen
UK PREMIERE
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Described by its composer as ‘a documentary in eight scenes’, Widerstehen is an extraordinary work which commemorates the life of Elisabeth von Thadden, who was executed by the Nazis 70 years ago. Scored for singer, actress, chamber ensemble and electronics, the work uses archive material from the Museum of the German Resistance in Berlin and is set on Elisabeth’s last day in Plötzensee prison when, as an eye-witness recalled, ‘it seemed as if she slowly shed the garments of this world.’
Produced by supported by DAAD Berliner Künstlerprogramm, Brunel University and Goethe-Institut LondonTickets £17 (£15 concession; £13 online)
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Christian Wolff For Magnetic Tape II
WORLD PREMIERE
Langham Research Centre Muffled Ciphers
Langham Research Centre:Iain Chambers tapes / electronicsPhilip Tagney tapes / electronicsRobert Worby short wave radio / electronics
Jeremy Welsh visual projections
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The world premiere of Christian Wolff’s tape piece, composed in 1952 but not realised until now, alongside a recent work by the Langham Research Centre, commissioned by nyMusikk Oslo and based on the writings of J G Ballard: intertextual musique concrete using tapes, shortwave radio and oscillators.
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St Paul’s Hall 1pm
Richard Baker Breaking the Ground
Thomas Adès Still Sorrowing
Jukka Tiensuu Fantango
György Kurtág Játékok
Dai Fujikura Piano Etudes
Mei Yi Foo piano
Malaysian-born pianist Mei Yi Foo returns to after her tremendously successful performance of the Unsuk Chin Etudes in 2013. This year she presents a diverse and clashing programme of works by composers including Dai Fujikura, Richard Baker, Jukka Tiensuu, Thomas Adès and György Kurtág, highlighting their contrasting characteristics in a game of opposites.
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Marc Sabat Euler Lattice Spirals Scenery
UK PREMIERE
Nicole Lizée Hitchcock Etudes
UK PREMIERE
Martin Arnold contact;vault
UK PREMIERE
Quatuor Bozzini:Clemens Merkel violinJohn Corban violinStéphanie Bozzini violaIsabelle Bozzini cello
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Quatuor Bozzini return to with a Canadian/Québécois all-star programme. Work by Berlin-based Marc Sabat features alongside Nicole Lizée, who walks the tightrope between genres and cultures, and Martin Arnold, one of this year’s Composer’s Kitchen mentors, with his 1998 masterpiece contact;vault.
Produced by supported by Conseil des arts et des lettres du Québec and Conseil des arts du Canada Tickets £12 (£10 concession; £8 online)
Phipps Hall 7.30pm
Michael Clarke Enmeshed 3 EUROPEAN PREMIERE
Alex Harker new work
WORLD PREMIERE
Monty Adkins + Jason Payne Rift Patterns
WORLD PREMIERE
Pierre Alexandre Tremblay Still, Again
WORLD PREMIERE
Peyee Chen sopranoSeth Woods cello
Electric Spring celebrates its 20th anniversary in May 2015, having gone through many transformations over the years. For the first 10 years, under the co-directorship of Paul Archbold, Michael Clarke, Christopher Fox and Barry Webb, the festival promoted electroacoustic and live electronic music, mixing world premieres with classics of the genre, concerts with talks and installations.
Since 2005, Monty Adkins and Pierre Alexandre Tremblay have taken over the artistic direction, co-curating an increasingly diverse range of experimental concerts encompassing noise, circuit bending, improvisation, video music and multichannel electronic music, as well as talks, workshops and masterclasses, produced in association with the HISS (Huddersfield Immersive Sound System).
This programme showcases works by Electric Spring’s leading actors who, still based in Huddersfield, continue to push the boundaries of electronic music in the 21st century.
Co-produced by the HISS and supported by CeReNeM Tickets £12 (£10 concession; £8 online)
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Tim Parkinson Time With People, An Opera
WORLD PREMIERE
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presents the first complete performance of English composer Tim Parkinson’s Time With People, An Opera. Sounds, silence, movements, objects, soloists, chorus: these elements are isolated, intermingled and intensified to confound and concentrate our sense of how they function within and outside of the work itself, which is – following tradition – a collection of works: an opera.
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St Paul’s Hall 8pm
Brice Pauset Adagio Dialettico
UK PREMIERE
Jo Kondo A Shrub
Toshio Hosokawa Vertical Time Study II
Hans Thomalla Lied
UK PREMIERE
Andreas Dohmen Versi Rapportati
UK PREMIERE
Trio Accanto:Marcus Weiss saxophonesNicolas Hodges pianoChristian Dierstein percussion
Trio Accanto have been at the core of contemporary chamber music since 1994 and were joined by longstanding Huddersfield favourite Nicolas Hodges in 2013. is proud to present the first UK performance by the new formation, with Hodges, percussionist Christian Dierstein and saxophonist Marcus Weiss presenting a range of works written especially for the trio, from older works by Brice Pauset and Jo Kondo to one of the first performances of Andreas Dohmen’s recent work Versi Rapportati.
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Phil Minton voiceSimon H Fell double bass
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Phil Minton and Simon H Fell play Improvised Music: ‘improvised music’ in the sense that their music is spontaneously generated without predetermined structure, specified materials or defined programmatic intent and ‘Improvised Music’ in the sense that their music stems from the continuing development of the established quasi-genre of (European) Improvised Music (aka Free Improvisation or Non-idiomatic Improvisation).
Their performances re-balance several traditional musical hierarchies; pitch- or rhythm-orientated vs. timbre-orientated structures, structure-orientation vs. continuity-orientation, pitch-and/or rhythm-quantised material vs. interstitial ‘dirt’, and the mining or recuperating of raw materials vs. the presentation of commodified art objects.
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St Paul’s Hall 1pm
Meredith Monk Window in 7s
Alvin Curran Inner Cities 2
Meredith Monk Quarry Waltz
UK PREMIERE
Alvin Curran Endangered Species
Meredith Monk Paris
Meredith Monk Railroad (Travel Song)
Alvin Curran Hope Street Tunnel Blues III
Bruce Brubaker piano
Directness, purity, asymmetry, and above all transparency have always been important to composer / performer Meredith Monk. The surface of the music is seemingly simple but the intricacy of detail and the combination of restraint and expressivity challenge the performer.
At the other end of the spectrum, Alvin Curran’s ‘extreme piano’ workouts impose different demands! Bruce Brubaker is well equipped to deal with both aesthetics – with his technical prowess matched only by his astonishingly delicate touch at the keyboard.
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Alexander Schubert Sensate Focus
WORLD PREMIERE
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James Weeks Looping Busker Music
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Plus-Minus presents a concert of works especially written for the group, including the premiere of Alexander Schubert’s Sensate Focus, alongside recent pieces by Bernhard Lang and James Weeks. The programme features field recordings of street musicians, samples from a horror movie soundtrack, a synchronised light show and itchy loops.
Produced by supported by Goethe-Institut LondonSensate Focus is commissioned by and Kulturbehörde HamburgTickets £12 (£10 concession; £8 online)
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Unparalleled virtuoso cellist Arne Deforce joins forces with Pan Sonic’s brutalist minimalist Mika Vainio to present the UK premiere of Hephaestus – the God of Fire in Greek and Roman mythology. A fascinating journey in six movements through the netherworld of human extremity, presented as a combination of pure acoustic and electronic sources and realised in both physical and psychological manifestations.
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Arne Deforce + Mika Vainio
Bates Mill Photographic Studio 10pm
Arne Deforce + Mika Vainio Hephaestus
UK PREMIERE
Arne Deforce celloMika Vainio processing / electronics
Monty Adkins + Britt Pernille Frøholm
The Loft @ Bates Mill 9pm
Monty Adkins Spiral Paths
World Premiere
Britt Pernille Frøholm hardanger fiddleMonty Adkins electronicsJason Payne video
In Spiral Paths electronics are woven around Frøholm’s hardanger fiddle, acting as a hall of mirrors, reflecting the fiddle back on itself, or as an immersive sound world within which, like an ocean, the fiddle is both submerged and floats on the surface. The work also draws on a collection of new writings set in the Highlands of Scotland by Deborah Templeton.
Produced by supported by Music Norway and the Royal Norwegian Embassy Spiral Paths is commissioned by Britt Pernille Frøholm with funds from the Norwegian Arts Council
Apartment HouseApartment House perform a new rendition of Brian Eno’s 1975 seminal album Another Green World, preceded by a melodic-drone beauty of a work by eminent artist and Eno’s teacher Tom Phillips. A rare and special evening of experimental music from one of the world’s classic groups.
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Tom Phillips Ornamentik
Brian Eno Another Green World
Apartment House
Three very different performances drawn together by immersive sound worlds and submerged and floating strings…!
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Elliott Sharp Sylva Sylvarum
WORLD PREMIERE
Gareth Davis clarinet
Gareth Davis gives the world premiere of Sylva Sylvarum, a new work by American multi-instrumentalist, composer and performer Elliott Sharp. Like its predecessor Foliage, the score for this piece was created by processing notation with graphic editing software to produce images. In Sylva Sylvarum, over 250 of these images have been sequenced and then layered with satellite videos of various regions of Earth to form an animated movie. In performance, foreground and background shift: the performer both manifests the music and provides the ‘underscore’ to the movie.
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Town Hall 3pm
James Dillon Andromeda
Hèctor Parra L’ absència
UK PREMIERE
James Dillon Physis I & II
WORLD PREMIERE
BBC Scottish Symphony OrchestraSteven Schick conductorNoriko Kawai piano
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The world premiere of a large-scale orchestral work by renowned composer James Dillon is always a cause for celebration – and doubly so when that work is premiered in the UK! is delighted to present the premiere of Physis I & II, commissioned by the Orchestre de Paris, alongside a performance of Dillon’s piano concerto Andromeda by soloist Noriko Kawai and the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, first premiered at the BBC Proms in 2006 to critical acclaim. The programme is completed by the UK premiere of Hèctor Parra’s most recent orchestral work, L’absència.
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St Paul’s Hall 7pm
Benedict Mason String Quartet No2
Liza Lim The Weaver’s Knot
UK PREMIERE
Hilda Paredes Bitacora Capilar
James Clarke Quartet No 3
Marco Stroppa new work
WORLD PREMIERE
Philippe Manoury Quartet 0
Arditti Quartet:Irvine Arditti violinAshot Sarkissjan violinRalf Ehlers violaLucas Fels cello
As a celebration of their 40th anniversary, the Arditti Quartet present a concert featuring works written especially for them from their vast repertoire. The programme spans from older pieces selected from the archive – including Benedict Mason’s second string quartet, first performed at in 1993 – right through to the most recent works, including the UK premiere of a new work by Liza Lim, written for the Quartet’s birthday concert in Witten earlier this year.
This is also a rare opportunity to hear Philippe Manoury’s Quartet 0, a very early string quartet from 1977, performed only a couple of times and recorded by the Arditti Quartet before being withdrawn by the composer. Philippe Manoury has given exclusive permission for it to be performed at as a birthday gift to the Quartet.
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David Toop, Camille Norment, Orphy Robinson, Emi Watanabe, Pia Palme, Jennifer Allum and Ryoko Akama bring Carlos Casas’ installation Avalanche to a close, performing live alongside the projection.
‘There is something about presence in Avalanche – and in all of Carlos Casas’ work – that human ability to be lost in the immensity of space, distance and the crackling of intangible ether talk, yet at the same time grounded in the everyday, in ritual and rhythmic, in the microaudial and what happens close to the dust.’David Toop
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The Loft @ Bates Mill 10.30pm
David Toop electronics / alto flute / objectsCamille Norment glass harmonicaOrphy Robinson vibraphone / bass marimbaEmi Watanabe Japanese transverse flutesPia Palme contrabass recorderJennifer Allum violinRyoko Akama electronics / objects
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Two concerts devoted entirely to James Dillon’s string quartets, performed by the Arditti Quartet in chronological order. The Ardittis have had a close association with Dillon over the years – six of his seven quartets were written for them, and the first, second and fifth quartets were premiered by them at
in 1983, 1995 and 2009 respectively – so this really is a fitting end to in the Quartet’s 40th anniversary year.
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James Dillon String Quartet No 1
James Dillon String Quartet No 2
James Dillon String Quartet No 3
Part II
St Paul’s Hall 5pm
James Dillon String Quartet No 4
James Dillon String Quartet No 5
James Dillon String Quartet No 6
James Dillon String Quartet No 7
Arditti Quartet:Irvine Arditti violinAshot Sarkissjan violinRalf Ehlers violaLucas Fels cello
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