Hcmf 2017 Programme
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Friday 17 – Sunday 26 November 2017 www.hcmf.co.uk Box Office 01484 430528 www.hcmf.co.uk #hcmf2017 FESTIVAL DIARY DATE NO EVENT TIME VENUE Fri 17 CeReNeM Guest Lecture: Christopher Trapani 1.30pm Creative Arts Building, CAM G/05 1 Red Note Ensemble: Dillon 6pm St Paul’s Hall 2 Metal Machine Music 9pm Bates Mill Blending Shed Aeolian 11.30pm Bates Mill Photographic Studio Sat 18 Coffee with the Composer: Linda Catlin Smith 10.45am Epicure Bar + Kitchen 3 Linda Catlin Smith: Piano 12pm St Paul’s Hall 4 The Otheroom 2pm Huddersfield Town Hall Talk: James Dillon + Brian Ferneyhough 3.30pm Creative Arts Building, CAM G/01 5 Michaela Grill / Philip Jeck / Karl Lemieux 5pm Phipps Hall 6 Ensemble Modern + Arditti Quartet: Ferneyhough 7.30pm St Paul’s Hall 7 zeitkratzer perform Kraftwerk 10pm Bates Mill Blending Shed PRES@60: Jacek Sienkiewicz plays Bohdan Mazurek 11.30pm Bates Mill Photographic Studio Sun 19 Coffee with the Composer: Rolf Hind + Dai Fujikura 10.45am Epicure Bar + Kitchen 8 Linda Catlin Smith: Piano + Strings 12pm St Paul’s Hall The Metal Playground 1pm-3pm Creative Arts Building Atrium 9 Polish Radio Choir 3pm Huddersfield Town Hall 10 Karin Hellqvist 5pm Phipps Hall 11 On what weft are woven the waters 8pm Bates Mill Blending Shed 12 Nik Bärtsch’s MOBILE 10pm St Paul’s Hall Mon 20 Harmonic Canon 1 11am Creative Arts Building Atrium hcmf// in LEGO 11am-4pm Creative Arts Building Atrium Gilles Grimaître 11.40am St Paul’s Hall LUX:NM 12.20pm Huddersfield Town Hall PRES@60: Małe Instrumenty plays Kartacz 1pm Huddersfield Art Gallery Serge Vuille performs Christopher Fox 2pm Phipps Hall Philip Thomas + edges ensemble 2.40pm Creative Arts Building Atrium Kevin Fairbairn 3.20pm St Paul’s Hall Nik Bärtsch + Trinity Laban CoLab Ensemble 4pm Huddersfield Town Hall No [more] Pussyfooting 5pm Bates Mill Photographic Studio Harmonic Canon 2 6.30pm Creative Arts Building Atrium Passepartout Duo 7.10pm Phipps Hall Bastard Assignments 8pm Bates Mill Blending Shed Phurpa 9.15pm St Thomas’ Church Sukitoa o Namau 11pm Bates Mill Photographic Studio Christian Weber + Joke Lanz 11.30pm Bates Mill Photographic Studio Tue 21 Curator’s Talk: PRES@60 10.30am Huddersfield Art Gallery 13 Philip Thomas + Quatuor Bozzini 12pm St Paul’s Hall Heavy Metal: An Exploration of bells and metal percussion 2pm-4pm Phipps Hall Talk: Michał Libera + Michał Mendyk 3pm Huddersfield Art Gallery 14 Karkowski: Encumbrance 5pm St Paul’s Hall The blurred line: between drawing and sound 6pm-8pm Heritage Quay 15 Our Ears Felt Like Canyons 8pm Bates Mill Blending Shed 16 Julie Kjær 10pm Bates Mill Photographic Studio Wed 22 Coffee with the Composer: Hilda Paredes 10.45am Epicure Bar + Kitchen 17 Clara de Asís 1pm Bates Mill Photographic Studio 18 We Spoke 4pm Phipps Hall 19 London Sinfonietta + Irvine Arditti 7.30pm St Paul’s Hall 20 GGR Betong 10pm Bates Mill Blending Shed Thu 23 21 Explore Ensemble 12pm Phipps Hall Why is gender still an issue in music? 2pm Creative Arts Building, CAM G/01 CeReNeM Masterclass: Hilda Paredes 4pm Creative Arts Building, CAM G/01 Music for Young Players 5pm Huddersfield Town Hall 22 Polwechsel + John Butcher + Klaus Lang 7.30pm St Paul’s Hall PRES@60: Thomas Lehn plays Bogusław Schaeffer 9.30pm Bates Mill Photographic Studio 23 Rhodri Davies 10.30pm Bates Mill Blending Shed Fri 24 PRES@60: TAPE 11am Phipps Hall Talk: Tim Rutherford-Johnson 3pm Creative Arts Building, CAM G/01 24 Archer Spade 5pm Bates Mill Photographic Studio Lauren Sarah Hayes: Improvising Electronics Workshop 5.30pm-7.30pm Creative Arts Building, CAM G/01 25 The Riot Ensemble 7pm St Paul’s Hall 26 Ensemble PHACE + Laura Bowler 10pm Bates Mill Blending Shed PRES@60: Valerio Tricoli plays Bohdan Mazurek 11.30pm Bates Mill Photographic Studio Sat 25 27 Kit Downes 12pm St Paul’s Hall Pop-Up Art School 12pm-3pm Creative Arts Building Atrium 28 Laura Cannell: FEATHERS UNFURLED 2.30pm Bates Mill Photographic Studio Talk: Pauline Oliveros 4pm Phipps Hall 29 ICE + Distractfold + Fritz Hauser + Anne Bourne + IONE: Oliveros 6pm Huddersfield Town Hall 30 hcmf// mix tape 10pm Bates Mill Blending Shed Sun 26 Music at Play: Imaginary Communities 10am-11.30am Heritage Quay 31 Ensemble Grizzana 1pm St Paul’s Hall hcmf// SMS 4pm Huddersfield Town Hall 32 Sam Amidon + Guests 7pm Lawrence Batley Theatre 33 Nikel: Alexander Schubert 9pm Bates Mill Blending Shed Funders CONTENTS Music at Huddersfield Page 06 Director’s welcome FESTIVAL PARTNERS 40 years of shaping the future of new music Page 08 University of Huddersfield Project Funders Page 08 Arts Council England Page 09 Kirklees Council Page 09 BBC Radio 3 Page 09 Adam Mickiewicz Institute Page 10 STIM Page 10 Swiss Arts Council Pro Helvetia T Q’ Page 11 Goethe-Institut London A P F H F E Trusts and Foundations PROGRAMME Awarded to the University of Huddersfield for four Page 12 Exhibitions decades of “world-leading work to promote, produce Page 14 Talks and present contemporary In partnership with Media Partner Broadcast Partner music to an international Page 16 Friday 17 November audience”. Page 18 Profile: James Dillon Page 24 Saturday 18 November Festival Partners Page 26 Profile: Linda Catlin Smith Page 29 Profile: Brian Ferneyhough Be at the centre of 21st Century music training. Our outstanding facilities Page 35 Sunday 19 November and international community of musicians offer exciting opportunities for Page 42 Monday 20 November undergraduate and postgraduate study, collaboration and innovation in Page 53 Profile: Bastard Assignments composition, performance, musicology, new media and music technology. Page 54 Learning & Participation The University of Huddersfield has a long-standing reputation as a Page 58 Tuesday 21 November - world leading institution for teaching and research in contemporary music. Page 64 Wednesday 22 November Our internationally recognised staff were awarded over £4m in external Page 72 Thursday 23 November research grants in 2017, and our extensive industry partnerships with top ensembles, record labels, and software companies provide unrivalled Page 76 Profile: Rhodri Davies professional development opportunities for our students. 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016 Page 79 Friday 24 November Page 84 Profile: Laura Bowler Have a look at our courses, including the new Sonic Arts and Composition Page 88 Saturday 25 November BMus(Hons), a new addition to our diverse portfolio of undergraduate, Master’s, and PhD programmes. Page 92 Profile: Pauline Oliveros Page 96 Sunday 26 November For more information, email us at [email protected]. Page 97 Profile: Magnus Granberg Page 100 Profile: Alexander Schubert : + Tel 44(0)1484 472003 huddsunimusic Email: [email protected] Web: www.hud.ac.uk/ @HuddsUniMusic The Festival also gratefully acknowledges support from hcmf// Members Professor Mick Peake PATRONS hcmf// would especially like to thank the Sir Ernest Hall OBE DL following for their service and support: hcmf// would like to thank the following Members Sir Simon Rattle CBE Barry Hynes, Kitty Porteous, Bob Cryan CBE, for their support: Rachel Cowgill, Jacqui Gedman, Adele BOARD OF MANAGEMENT Poppleton, Kath Davies, Victoria Firth, Karen Benefactors Friends Roz Brown & Colin Rose Mr Nicholas Meredith Professor Mick Peake (Chair) O’Neill, Nigel & Richard Bates, Brendan Hulse, Peter Bamfield Ms Rona Courtney Professor Michael Clarke The Cedar Court Hotel, The Central Lodge Hotel, Mervyn & Karen Dawe Mr & Mrs Vic & Alison Slade Andrew Kurowski The Elm Crest Guest House and The Briar Court Professor Mick Peake Mr Richard Chalmers Professor Liza Lim Hotel. Mr Martin Staniforth Dr Anthony Littlewood Baroness Kath Pinnock Professor Emeritus Richard Steinitz OBE Miss Mary Black Mirjam Zegers HUDDERSFIELD CONTEMPORARY Anonymous Mr Gordon Sykes MUSIC FESTIVAL Mr Graham Moon FESTIVAL TEAM Room CAM1/10 Patrons Mr & Mrs David & Phillida Shipp Graham McKenzie University of Huddersfield Sir Alan Bowness Mr Derrick Archer Artistic Director and Chief Executive West Yorkshire HD1 3DH UK Barnaby & Maria Woodham Dr Margaret Lucy Wilkins Roisin Hughes Tel: +44 (0) 1484 472900 Dr M R Spiers Dr Roger M W Musson Mrs Shirley Bostock Mrs Mavis Green Festival & Development Manager Email: [email protected] Mr John Moffat Mr Bryn Harrison Alexandra Richardson www.hcmf.co.uk Martin Archer Mr Philip Bradley & Ms Geraldine Kelly Learning & Participation Officer Charity registration number 514614 Mr C W Dryburgh David Hanson Lauren Day Graham Hayter & Kevin Leeman Judith Serota OBE Festival Coordinator PROGRAMME BOOK PRODUCTION Dr Colin G Johnson Rob Vincent Robin Smith Abi Bliss Editor Ms Rosemary Johnson Mr David A Lingwood Marketing & Development Assistant Peter Davin Designer Joe Kerrigan & Christine Stead Andy Hamilton Sheralyn Bonner Tom Pitts Cover Image Terence Thorpe Gregory & Norma Summers Marketing Director & Regional Marcus Netherwood Advertising Sales Mr Alex Bozman John Bryan PR Manager (Bonner & Hindley) Muso Communications Ltd Mr Paul Hubert Colin Stoneman James Eaglesfield Tel: + 44 [0] 161 638 5615 Laurence Rose James Saunders Peter John Viggers Dr John Habron Digital & Social Media Manager www.musocommunications.com Ian Partridge Piers Quick (Bonner & Hindley) Printed by Bahson Colour Dr E Anna Claydon James Weeks Faith Wilson Susan Burdell Marie Charnley National PR Manager Liza Lim & Daryl Buckley Lizzie & Dan Hunt Tim Garbutt and Adam Long Jonathan Lissemore John Truss Production Managers Mr Adrian Fry Nikki & James McGavin (Tim Garbutt Events) Dr Richard Fox Dr Anthony Littlewood Miss Harriet Richardson th more than Lou Reed’s Metal Machine Music – instrument within the programme, whether it be Welcome to the 40 edition of widely regarded as a ‘joke’, the result of a grudging Huddersfield debuts for the adventurous Belgian Huddersfield Contemporary contractual obligation on its release in 1975, it group Zwerm, or French guitarist Clara de Asis. 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