Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival
HCMF is an annual, international festival of contemporary and new music, over 10 days consisting of approximately 50 events, including concerts, music-theatre, dance, multi-media, talks and film, with a related Education and Outreach programme devised and implemented to reflect the programme and respond to regional need
HCMF aims to provide life-changing and unique artistic experiences to as wide an audience as possible; to be an international platform for new music and related contemporary art forms in Britain; to enthuse existing audiences and draw in new ones through adventurous programming and informed, stylish presentation and to be an active cultural partner within the region.
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Friday 28 November
NORTH LIGHT GALLERY 10PM - 2AM,
Tickets £12 (£10 concession)
[60] PROJECT (HCMF Commission) WORLD PREMIERE
Curated, mixed and performed by Mathew Adkins
The [60] PROJECT is a celebration of the 60th anniversary of musique concrete and the pioneering work of Pierre Schaeffer. The work is curated and mixed by Mathew Adkins with sound contributions from over 60 of the world's leading sound artists.
As one of the largest and most ambitious collaborative projects ever undertaken this work presents a unique cross-section of contemporary practice in sound art and brings together musicians from all around the globe.
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Eliane Radigue Elemental II UK PREMIERE
Kasper T Toeplitz Electric Bass WORLD PREMIERE
It took me a long time to convince Eliane to write a piece for me. She had never before written for a live musician, or at least written anything without sounds coming from a synthesiser, without prerecorded sounds. Based on an earlier work dating from 1968, Elemental II is devised as an evocation of the five elements: earth, water, fire, air, and ether.
Kasper T Toeplitz
Dick Raaijmakers Ballade Erlkönig UK PREMIERE
Johan van Kreij tape / slides
Additional guests and performances to be announced soon
Produced by HCMF
A CD of the [60] PROJECT published by empreintes DIGITALes will be launched during this event. All those attending the event will receive a free copy.
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Limited availablity, places must be booked in advance by calling HCMF on 01484 425082