Events

 

 

Events / Archive / 8971 to 8985 of 15615

Upcoming / Today / Nov / Dec / Jan / Feb / Mar / Apr / May / Jun / Jul / Aug / Sep / Oct / Archive

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

White Cane: Salamanda Tandem

Wed 23 Nov 2016

White Cane: Salamanda Tandem

Come along and play! Your guides on Platform 1 will be visually impaired dancer Mickel Smithen and blind viola player Takashi Kikuchi, composer Duncan Chapman and composer / singing audio describer Isabel Jones, who c.....Read more

Interactive Art Workshop

Wed 23 Nov 2016

Interactive Art Workshop

Inspired by hcmf//’s amazing poster archive, come and create new designs referencing this year’s Festival and turn them into interactive works of art. Under the guidance of University of Huddersfield alumni Bronwyn Stub.....Read more

Manasamitra: The Life of a Bee

Sun 20 Nov 2016

Manasamitra: The Life of a Bee

Manasamitra, a West Yorkshire-based arts organisation has developed a musical theatre piece aimed at 2-7 year olds, based on the theme of ‘bees and the environment’. Working with an early-years specialist, they have exp.....Read more

Music at Play: Contemporary Dance for Under 5s

Sun 27 Nov 2016

Music at Play: Contemporary Dance for Under 5s

Phoenix Dance Theatre and hcmf// invite participants under the age of 5 and their parents/carers to attend a family friendly dance workshop as part of this year’s festival. Compositions which sit within the British Musi.....Read more

Susanne Peters + Sarah Saviet

Mon 21 Nov 2016

Susanne Peters + Sarah Saviet

Susanne Peters and Sarah Saviet explore the unlikely combination of piccolo and violin through works by Timothy McCormack, Bruno Maderna and Evan Johnson. Far from the piercing flurries of sounds this pairing might sugge.....Read more

Zubin Kanga

Mon 21 Nov 2016

Zubin Kanga

London-based Australian pianist Zubin Kanga performs newly commissioned works by British and Australian composers that extend the piano using electronics. In these works, 3D sensors, interactive semi-AI improvising syste.....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

Nikel: Alexander Schubert

Sun 26 Nov 2017

Nikel: Alexander Schubert

Nikel bring hcmf// 2017 to a close with a bang! Inspired by Berlin rave and techno culture, their collaboration with composer Alexander Schubert and German indie singer, Mohna, allows the quartet to reach out into new te.....Read more

PRES@60: Exhibition

Fri 17 to Sun 26 Nov 2017 (1 week)

PRES@60: Exhibition

This brand new exhibition attempts to introduce PRES (Polish Radio Experimental Studio) as an institution oriented towards audio-visual experimentation, constantly looking forward. Influenced by visual arts and happening.....Read more

/ 1 / / 595 / 596 / 597 / 598 / 599 / 600 / 601 / 602 / 603 / / 1041 /