Soundwaves Festival 2008
Brighton & Hove 13 - 29 June
To kick off Soundwaves Festival 2008 we have invited local people to get involved in music making and as last year we start the festivities at Brighton Station. Come along and enjoy an hour of fresh and exciting sound art in this unusual setting. The University of Sussex 21st Century Music Ensemble invites us to a concert with "socialist tendencies", when they play music by Louis Andriessen, Terry Riley and Frederic Rzewski alongside more contemporary re-imaginings of the subject by postgraduate music students. On Sunday, CoMA (Contemporary Music Making for Amateurs) invites everyone who is interested in playing and exploring music, whatever their ability, to join them in a day long workshop dedicated to the interpretation of music written during this century. CoMA London, a successful and established ensemble of amateur musicians, who have performed in London and at other festivals to great critical acclaim, give an evening concert of music especially written for amateur ensemble. This promises to be a day that should not be missed by any instrumentalist - a great opportunity to meet other e nthusiasts and, who knows, maybe form lasting ensembles yourself. On Monday evening New Music Brighton gives a concert of music written by local amateur and professional composers, an opportunity to hear what your neighbour might be writing.
Soundwaves Festival arrives at Brighton Station - new music resonates around this gateway to our city.
Music with Socialist tendencies.
| Composer(s) | Title |
|---|---|
| Louis Andriessen | Workers Union |
| Terry Riley | In C |
| Frederic Rzewski | Coming Together |
and pieces by postgraduate students.
Come and join the CoMA ensemble for a day rehearsing and performing music specially written for amateur performers, under the guidance of conductor and composer Gregory Rose, Music Director of CoMA London. To register download a registration form (requires Adobe Acrobat Reader) or contact CoMA Day, Basement Flat, 11 Montpelier Street, Brighton BN1 3DJ
CoMA London present a programme that includes:
| Composer(s) | Title |
|---|---|
| Jonathan Harvey | Climbing Frame |
| Michael Finnissy | Not envious of Rabbits |
| Stephen Montague | Chorale for the Cauldrons of Hell |
| Michael Nyman | In C Interlude |
| Philip Cashian | Mechanik |
| Philip Cashian | The Star Machine |
This concert is supported by the bmic and the Contemporary Music Network.
Ellie Blackshaw, violin/viola, and Adam Swayne, piano, perform new pieces by Sussex composers, plus electro-acoustic works.
| Composer(s) | Title |
|---|---|
| Phil Baker | Sonata for violin & piano |
| Jonathan Clark | Variations with Fugue for violin & piano |
| Ric Graebner | Variolations for viola and sound effects |
| Barry Mills | Studies in Light and Shade |
| Ric Graebner | Venus in Landscape (music and images) |
| Roger Harmer | Asusu (music and images) |
