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Ailie Robertson

Sat 26 Nov 2016

Ailie Robertson

Scottish composer, improviser and experimental musician Ailie Robertson uses harp and electronics to create works that span contemporary-classical, free jazz, folk and improvised music and sound art. Using layers of exte.....Read more

Percy Pursglove: Tender Buttons: Objects, Food, Rooms

Sat 26 Nov 2016

Percy Pursglove: Tender Buttons: Objects, Food, Rooms

Following his hcmf// debut in 2014, performing alongside Evan Parker, Percy Pursglove returns to Huddersfield – joined by Norwegian drummer Thomas Strønen – with the world premiere of hcmf// commission Tender Buttons: Ob.....Read more

Quatuor Diotima

Sat 26 Nov 2016

Quatuor Diotima

Celebrating their 20th anniversary this year, Quatuor Diotima have built a lasting reputation and become one of the world’s most in demand ensembles. hcmf// 2016 sees them return to Huddersfield with a programme of premi.....Read more

part wild horses mane on both sides

Sat 26 Nov 2016

part wild horses mane on both sides

Kelly Jayne Jones and Pascal Nichols are part wild horses mane on both sides, a consistently idiosyncratic and adventurous free music group. Hailing from the north of England via France they have the ability to induce he.....Read more

Return to the ARK

Sat 26 Nov 2016

Return to the ARK

A special live broadcast from hcmf// which places at its core homage to the legendary cult Japanese ensemble, Sound-Space Ark – which at various moments included amongst its personnel Tora Takemitsu, Jo Kondo and Bunita .....Read more

Mark Knoop + Juliet Fraser: Palmipsests

Sun 27 Nov 2016

Mark Knoop + Juliet Fraser: Palmipsests

Palimpsests is a new programme for voice and piano that re-imagines the song cycle: Bernhard Lang and Michael Finnissy explore concepts of collage and remembrance in new works written for Juliet Fraser and Mark Knoop. .....Read more

Ensemble Vortex

Sun 27 Nov 2016

Ensemble Vortex

Formed in Switzerland in 2005 from a core membership of Conservatoire de Genève alumni, Ensemble Vortex are recognised for their work with live electronics, their energetic commitment to the promotion of unknown composer.....Read more

Pre-concert talk: Jennifer Walshe

Fri 18 Nov 2016

Pre-concert talk: Jennifer Walshe

Avant composer Jennifer Walshe discusses her collaboration with the Arditti Quartet and the continuing engagement with film as an integral part of her practice ahead of the UK premiere of her critically acclaimed new wor.....Read more

Coffee with the Composer: Claudia Molitor

Sat 19 Nov 2016

Coffee with the Composer: Claudia Molitor

Claudia Molitor is often described as a ‘conceptual composer’, operating in the spaces between visual art and music. Recent large-scale works such as Sonorama (Turner Contemporary Margate) and The Singing Bridge (Waterlo.....Read more

Meet the Composer: Georg Friedrich Haas

Sat 19 Nov 2016

Meet the Composer: Georg Friedrich Haas

hcmf// invites you to meet this year’s Composer in Residence, Georg Friedrich Haas. Born in Graz, Austria in 1953 Haas has quietly risen to become one of the most important Austrian composers internationally, heralded by.....Read more

Coffee with the Composer: Rebecca Saunders

Sun 20 Nov 2016

Coffee with the Composer: Rebecca Saunders

British-born and long-time Berlin-based, Rebecca Saunders is one of the most respected and in-demand composers of her generation. Ahead of the UK premiere of Skin, for soprano and ensemble (co-commissioned by hcmf//), Sa.....Read more

Meet the Composer: Liza Lim + Aaron Cassidy

Tue 22 Nov 2016

Meet the Composer: Liza Lim + Aaron Cassidy

Liza Lim and Aaron Cassidy are both composers with a long and deep association with Australia’s foremost contemporary music ensemble ELISION. Ahead of its UK premiere, Lim discusses her most recent work How Forests Think.....Read more

Pre-concert talk: Elliott Sharp

Fri 25 Nov 2016

Pre-concert talk: Elliott Sharp

Composer, multi-instrumentalist and performer Elliott Sharp is a central figure in the avant-garde and experimental music scene in New York. Here he discusses his multi-faceted practice and in particular his ongoing work.....Read more

Pre-concert talk: Michael Finnissy

Sun 27 Nov 2016

Pre-concert talk: Michael Finnissy

hcmf// reflects on the life and work of one of the greatest living British composers in his 70th birthday year, ahead of the UK premiere of Andersen-Liederkreis – an extended work for soprano and piano. Produced by h.....Read more

hcmf// 2017

Fri 17 to Sun 26 Nov 2017 (1 week)

hcmf// 2017

2017 brings the 40th edition of the Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival which will take place from Friday 17 - Sunday 26 November. The festival offers a packed programme of concerts, talks, workshops and family e.....Read more

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