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Sara Mohr-Pietsch and Robert Worby with highlights from the Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival 2008. Music by Sun-Ra, Chris Dench and new John Cage-inspired pieces.

Sara Mohr-Pietsch and Robert Worby present a programme of highlights from the 2008 Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival. Including music by Sun-Ra, Chris Dench and five new John Cage-inspired compositions.

Sun Ra - Pleiades 13:03
Frank Gratkowski (saxophone)
Musikfabrik
Saturday 29 November, St Paul’s Hall

Chris Dench - compostela / finisterre 13:08
Kevin Bowyer (organ)
Auska Hatanaka (percussion)
Tom de Cock (percussion)
Sunday 23 November, St Paul’s Hall

Dror Feiler - Short Excerpt Clips from Music is Castrated Noise
Serge Bachtasarian (electronics)
Tommy Björk (percussion)
Dror Feiler (saxophones / electronics)
Tommi Keranen (electronics)
Raymond King (electric cello)
Mats Lindström (electronics)
Lasse Marhaug (electronics)
Kasper Toeplitz (electric bass / electronics)
Friday 28 November, Bate’s Mill

Items from John Cage: Concert Reclaimed
Sunday 30 November, Town Hall

Philip Corner - Lingering random chords (after William Faulkner) 6:00
Zbigniew Karkowski - Caged for string ensemble 5:10
Claudia Molitor - Paper cut ? a homage to Cage (and Beethoven of course) 6:37
Hans W. Koch - A Qubit of emotion for violin, viola, cello and electronics 5:47
Alvin Curran - Erat verbum Johnny 11:06

Philip Thomas (director / pianist)
Apartment House
Lore Lixenberg voice
University of Huddersfield Percussion Ensemble
Mathew Adkins (electronics)

1 hour, 30 minutes

Last on

Sat 20 Dec 2008 22:30

Broadcast

  • Sat 20 Dec 2008 22:30

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