Hear and Now - Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival 2008 - Episode 1

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)