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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

hcmf// presents CoMA Festival

Sat 28 Apr 2018

hcmf// presents CoMA Festival

hcmf// and CoMA Festival are excited to present a day of free workshops at St Paul’s Hall on Saturday 28 April. These workshops will provide participants with the opportunity to explore improvised music-making and ensemb.....Read more

7. Ensemble Musikfabrik: Saunders 2

Sun 18 Nov 2018

7. Ensemble Musikfabrik: Saunders 2

18 November @ 1:00 pm Tickets £18 (£15 concession) Ensemble Musikfabrik are next-of-kin for Rebecca Saunders’s music, having played it all over the world in a variety of shapeshifting set-ups. In a second concert sho.....Read more

9. Nice Guys Win Twice

Sun 18 Nov 2018

9. Nice Guys Win Twice

18 November @ 7:30 pm Tickets £18 (£15 concession) Danish ensemble SCENATET take on the role of performers in Nice Guys Win Twice, a political commentary on the absurdity of modern information. Jesse Marino’s theatre.....Read more

10. TEMKO: Riley

Sun 18 Nov 2018

10. TEMKO: Riley

18 November @ 10:00 pm Tickets £18 (£15 concession) Shri Camel has become a rare artefact of Terry Riley’s work. Composed after the landmarks In C and A Rainbow in Curved Air, the piece continued his pursuit of class.....Read more

Tom Sanderman

Wed 19 Dec to Mon 19 Nov 2018 (-29 days)

Tom Sanderman

19 November @ 11:00 am Free Event A master of minimalism, Tom Sanderman performs as a solo saxophonist and as a member of the experimental Ensemble Vonk; he’s also worked with New York’s leading contemporary group Ba.....Read more

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