sound festival 2018

Events

24 October – 4 November 2018

Adventures in new music

Acknowledgements sound is proud to collaborate with local, national and international organisations, working in partnership to promote new music events during the festival and throughout the year.

The 2018 network includes:

Glenbuchat Village Hall

Inverurie Music Society

St Andrew’s Cathedral

Many thanks to the following for their support:

Astor of Hever Trust

And many thanks to our soundbytes investors who have supported some of the new works featured in this programme.

Media Partners Brochure design: Cake www.everyonelovescake.co.uk Cover photo of Sally Beamish by Mihaela Bodlovic: www.mihaelabodlovic.co.uk

Events in the programme reflect our programme as of August 2018. This may be subject to change.

For current programme details and updates visit: www.sound-scotland.co.uk.

Introduction

Welcome to soundfestival 2018 announced Ailie Robertson as our new composer-in-residence who will work with us over the next 3 years. And the soundfestival is still to come!

2018 has already been an exciting year for sound and North East Scotland: we launched a year-round programme of workshops for local young composers in January; we have witnessed the creation of not one but two local new music ensembles in Aberdeen (both of which will be performing at soundfestival); we are working on a new project, soundcollective, in partnership with Tinderbox and shmu, making music with young people in Aberdeen’s regeneration areas; and we

This year there will be a major feature on the viola, our second endangered instrument, with violas popping up in various guises throughout the festival. There will be new commissions from John De Simone (our current composer-in-residence), Diana Burrell, Sally Beamish, Christopher Fox, Rafaële Biston, Oscar Strasnoy, Ailie Robertson, Pippa Murphy, Diana Salazar, Gemma McGregor, Rose Dodd and James Dillon as well as new works developed

by Scottish-based female composers in a residential project. Keep an eye (ear) out for many more works by contemporary female composers throughout the festival…

We’re very much looking forward to welcoming you to this year’s soundfestival and more new music adventures!

Fiona Robertson (Director) and Pete Stollery (Chair)

[M]apping Aberdeen Explore the city, discover new sights, sounds, history, stories, and city views! Visitors to the festival can download the [M]apping Aberdeen app (iPhone only) for FREE. The app offers cultural walking routes around Aberdeen City Centre which cover alternative, quirky and unusual places on and off the beaten track, including a handy map of all city centre soundfestival locations. Content-rich with images, sounds and text built-in, you can also add your own images and sound recordings via your device. Ideal for something to do between festival events! Go to the App Store and search for mappingaberdeen.

Keep an eye on our website www.sound-scotland.co.uk and social media for details of pop-up events across Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire during the festival!

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Quick guide

Festival 2018 Quick Guide See pages 27-29 for box office, maps and venue details.

Date

Event

Starts

Venue

Pg

Sat 13 Sat 3 Nov

Viola Exhibition

Various see entry

Aberdeen Science Centre, Aberdeen

4

Sun 14 Tue 16

Go Compose! composition course

Various

The Barn, Banchory

21

Tue 23 Sat 27

Other times, other places (installation)

12noon 4pm

The Barn, Banchory

4

Wed 24

Other times, other places (performance)

7pm

The Barn, Banchory

5

Thu 25

Matthew Schellhorn (piano)

12.45pm

Aberdeen Citadel, Aberdeen

5

Diana Burrell Portrait Concert

6pm

King’s College Chapel, Aberdeen

6

October

Fri 26

Sat 27

2

Graeme Stephen: Letters for Peace

8pm

The Blue Lamp, Aberdeen

6

Masterclass with Matthew Schellhorn and Diana Burrell

10am

MacRobert Building, University of Aberdeen

21

Nordic Viola

1.10pm

St Machar’s Cathedral, Aberdeen

7

Red Note Ensemble with Garth Knox (viola d’amore)

7pm

The Lemon Tree, Aberdeen

7

Matthew Schellhorn (piano)

7.30pm

Phoenix Centre, Newton Dee Village, Aberdeen

8

Late night soundsessions: Spikker

9pm

Belmont Filmhouse Cafe Bar, Aberdeen

8

Promenade Concert

10am

Aberdeen Maritime Museum, Aberdeen

9

The Science of Strings, an interactive workshop with Yann Seznec

11am & 1.30pm

Aberdeen Science Centre

22

Red Note Ensemble

12noon

St Andrew’s Cathedral, Aberdeen

9

50:50 Equal opportunities for composers A discussion led by composer Lucy Hollingworth

1pm

John Skinner Centre, St Andrew’s Cathedral, Aberdeen

10

Sounds Like Aberdeen

1.45pm

St Andrew’s Cathedral, Aberdeen

10

Kairos: Meditation on a Time of War

3pm

King’s College Chapel, Aberdeen

11

Red Note Ensemble: Aeolian

6pm

The Lemon Tree, Aberdeen

11

Reckless Sleepers: A String Section

7pm

The Anatomy Rooms, Aberdeen 12

Late night soundsessions: Reeds, keys and electronics

9pm

Belmont Filmhouse Cafe Bar, Aberdeen

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Event

Starts

Venue

Pg

Sun 28

Viola day with Garth Knox

10am4.30pm

Phoenix Centre, Newton Dee Village, Aberdeen

22

Do Whales Sing? (Family-friendly concert)

11.30am

Banff Castle, Banff

13

Mon 29

In Place

7pm

St Bridget’s Hall, Stonehaven

13

Tue 30

In Place

6pm

The Salmon Bothy, Portsoy

13

Wed 31

In Place

6pm

Glenbuchat Village Hall, Glenbuchat

13

The Night With… Turning the Elements

8pm

BrewDog, Castlegate, Aberdeen

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Quick guide

Date

November Thu 1

Garth Knox (viola/viola d’amore)

12.45pm

Aberdeen Citadel, Aberdeen

Ensemble 2e2m

6pm

King’s College Chapel, Aberdeen 15

In Place

6pm

St Margaret’s, Braemar

King’s College Chapel, Aberdeen 15

13

New Voices

8pm

Fri 2 - Sat 3

Spem In Alium

10am-6pm Dissection Room, The Anatomy Rooms, Aberdeen

4

Fri 2

Masterclass with Ensemble 2e2m

10am

MacRobert Building, University of Aberdeen

23

New Music for Organ

1.10pm

St Machar’s Cathedral, Aberdeen

16

AllWays

6pm

St Andrew’s Cathedral Small Hall, Aberdeen

16

Sat 3

Sun 4

Icebreaker: System Restart

7.15pm

The Lemon Tree, Aberdeen

17

Late night soundsessions: Viola and electronics

9pm

Belmont Filmhouse Cafe Bar, Aberdeen

17

Composers’ Day: composing for viola and community musicians

10.30am4pm

The Anatomy Rooms, Aberdeen

23

Viola Viola

12noon

The Lemon Tree, Aberdeen

18

Any Enemy (North East New Music Ensemble)

3pm

The Anatomy Rooms, Aberdeen

18

Jillian Bain Christie (soprano) with Scott Dickinson (viola) and Catherine Herriott (piano)

6pm

St Andrew’s Cathedral, Aberdeen 19

Ensemble Klang: Monsters and Miniatures

7.30pm

The Lemon Tree, Aberdeen

19

Late night soundsessions: Festival closing party

9pm

Belmont Filmhouse Cafe Bar, Aberdeen

20

Ian Watt (guitar) and Paul Livingston (viola)

3pm

The Barn, Banchory

20

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Exhibitions & Installations

Exhibitions & Installations Viola Exhibition In association with Aberdeen Science Centre

Saturday 13 October - Saturday 3 November 10am-4pm (Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday), 10am-3pm (Tuesday), 10am-5pm (Saturday, Sunday, holidays) Aberdeen Science Centre £5.75, £5 conc & children 3+, FREE children 2 & under

Find out more about this year’s endangered instrument, the viola.

On display throughout the festival at Aberdeen Science Centre, this exhibition illustrates how violas are created, how sound is made on them and how they are played. See p.22 for details of interactive workshops on Saturday 27 October.

Other times, other places In association with The Barn

Tuesday 23 - Saturday 27 October 12noon-4pm The Barn, Banchory FREE

The great stone circles of the British Isles and Ireland are gatherings of material that made extraordinary spaces for rituals and performances. Created by Christopher Fox, Other times, other places gathers sounds

rather than stones to create a sound installation that is also the setting for live performances of composed and improvised music. See p. 5 for performance details.

Co-commissioned by sound, hcmf// and University College Cork with support from PRS for Music Foundation’s Beyond Borders programme

Spem In Alium Friday 2 - Saturday 3 November 10am-6pm Dissection Room, The Anatomy Rooms, Aberdeen FREE

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Spem In Alium, one of Thomas Tallis’ most beautiful works, was originally written in 1570 for eight choirs of five voices. In this

new version by violist Nic Pendlebury (Smith Quartet) the forty vocal lines are replaced by forty electric violas. Each line is played through individual speakers which surround the audience. Moving around the circle gives each listener a unique aural perspective of the work and an awareness of the sheer beauty of the contrapuntal writing and its extraordinary spirituality.

Events

Events Wednesday 24 October

Thursday 25 October

Other times, other places

Matthew Schellhorn (piano)

With Angharad Davies (violin), Tom Jackson (clarinet) and Georgia Rodgers (sound design)

In association with Aberdeen Art Gallery & Museums Lunchbreak Concerts

In association with The Barn

7-8pm The Barn, Banchory £11, £6 conc soundconversation with Christopher Fox after the performance The great stone circles of these islands - Brodgar (Orkney), Drombeg (Ireland), Stonehenge (England) - are gatherings of material that made extraordinary spaces for rituals and performances. Created by composer Christopher Fox, Other times, other places does the same, gathering sounds rather than stones to create a sound installation that is also the setting for live performances of composed and improvised music. See p.4 for installation details.

12.45-1.30pm Aberdeen Citadel, Aberdeen FREE

soundconversation with composer Linda Buckley at 12noon Pianist Matthew Schellhorn presents a varied programme of new works from British and Irish composers including the Scottish premiere of Diana Burrell’s Pentecost.

Jennifer Walshe Becher Judith Weir The Art of Touching the Keyboard Linda Buckley Serein SCOTTISH PREMIERE Diana Burrell Pentecost* SCOTTISH PREMIERE *Commissioned by sound

Co-commissioned by sound, hcmf//, and University College Cork with support from PRS for Music Foundation’s Beyond Borders programme

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Events

Thursday 25 October

Thursday 25 October

photo: Pascal Fallas

Diana Burrell Portrait Concert

With Graeme Stephen (guitar), Aidan O’Rourke (violin), Laura Jane-Wilkie (viola/ violin), Mario Caribe (double bass)

In association with the University of Aberdeen

In association with Jazz at the Blue Lamp

6-7pm King’s College Chapel, Aberdeen £10, £5 conc, FREE students

8pm The Blue Lamp, Aberdeen £12, £10 conc, £5 students

We are delighted to welcome Diana Burrell on her 70th birthday to share her music with us through performance and discussion. The concert will also include a new piece by Scott Bathgate (University of Aberdeen Carlaw / Ogston Composition prize winner 2018).

The premiere of a new work by composer and guitarist Graeme Stephen for guitar and string trio inspired by letters written by conscientious objectors who refused conscription to fight during the First World War.

Diana Burrell Pentecost* Diana Burrell Ave Verum Corpus Diana Burrell Tachograph Diana Burrell Three Native American Blessings Diana Burrell Gaelic Blessing Diana Burrell Confession Scott Bathgate New work WORLD PREMIERE

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Graeme Stephen: Letters for Peace

With Matthew Schellhorn (piano), the University of Aberdeen’s Contemporary Music Ensemble, Spectrum, and the University of Aberdeen Saxophone Ensemble

*Commissioned by sound Supported by the University of Aberdeen Development Trust

The work is intended to show the futility of war through the words of objectors and will engage with the public perception of war and highlight the sacrifices made by objectors in the name of peace.

This is an important new work by one of Scotland’s leading musicians, a gifted guitarist and an original and always inventive composer.

Friday 26 October

Nordic Viola

Red Note Ensemble

With Katherine Wren (viola), Helen Brew (flute) and David Hubbard (bassoon)

With Garth Knox (viola d’amore)

In association with the University of Aberdeen

7-9pm The Lemon Tree, Aberdeen £11, £6 conc soundconversation with Garth Knox and Oscar Strasnoy in an interval at 7.30pm

1.10-2pm St Machar’s Cathedral, Aberdeen £10, £5 conc, FREE students soundconversation with composer Anna Appleby and the musicians after the performance Nordic Viola was formed in 2016 during RSNO violist Katherine Wren’s journey around the North Atlantic. Inspired by the extreme seasonality of the north, this afternoon’s programme takes you on a tour of the Faroes, Greenland, Iceland and Shetland.

Kári Bæk Vár Trio Arnannguaq Gerstrøm Ukioq Kristian Blak Drrrunnn Lillie Harris AND for solo viola Anna Appleby New work* WORLD PREMIERE Kári Bæk Fragment

Events

Friday 26 October

Leading violist, Garth Knox, returns to his childhood hometown of Aberdeen to premiere a new work by FrancoArgentinian composer, Oscar Strasnoy, with Red Note, Scotland’s foremost new music ensemble. The second half of the concert features the Scottish premiere of James Dillon’s RPS Award-winning work, Tanz/haus: triptych 2017.

Oscar Strasnoy D’amore for viola d’amore and ensemble* UK PREMIERE James Dillon Tanz/haus: triptych 2017** SCOTTISH PREMIERE *Co-commissioned by sound, Red Note Ensemble and Donaueschinger Musiktage **Co-commissioned by sound, Red Note Ensemble, hcmf//, Transit and November Music

*Co-commissioned by sound and Nordic Viola Supported by the University of Aberdeen Development Trust

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Events

Friday 26 October

Friday 26 October

photo: Claire Shovelton

Matthew Schellhorn (piano)

Late night soundsessions: Spikker

In association with Newton Dee Community

With Jack Hughes, Simon Gall, Rory Comerford (voice & electronics) and Ben Vardi (electronics)

7.30-8.30pm Phoenix Centre, Newton Dee Village, Aberdeen £11, £6 conc, FREE Newton Dee residents Pianist Matthew Schellhorn presents works by leading contemporary composers alongside a work by Messaien and the world premiere of a newly discovered piece by Herbert Howells (1892-1983).

Howells Summer Idylls (II, III, VI) WORLD PREMIERE

Howells Sonatina (I, II, III) Ian Wilson A Haunted Heart Cecilia McDowall Haydn Seek Deirdre McKay time, shining SCOTTISH PREMIERE

Messaien Le Loriot (‘The Golden Oriole’) from Catalogue d’oiseaux Gráinne Mulvey Steel-grey splinters

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photo: Rory Comerford

In association with Belmont Filmhouse

9-11pm Belmont Filmhouse Cafe Bar, Aberdeen £6 Enjoy new music in the relaxed Belmont Filmhouse basement bar.

Featuring local musicians, Spikker is a collaborative work which re-imagines the songs and stories of the North East of Scotland using the mediums of voice, text and electronic music.

Expect rap, ballad-song, electronic sampling of the modernist classical canon, and big bass-lines.

Saturday 27 October

Events

Saturday 27 October

photo: Wattie Cheung

Promenade Concert

Red Note Ensemble

With Garth Knox (viola/viola d’amore), Pete Stollery (amplified cactus) and James Turnbull (oboe/cor anglais)

In association with St Andrew’s Cathedral

In association with Aberdeen Art Gallery & Museums

10-11.30am Aberdeen Maritime Museum FREE

Join us for our popular family-friendly promenade concert, starting with rowies and tea/coffee/juice before progressing through Aberdeen Maritime Museum to discover three short new music performances.

Marais Folies for viola d’amore Garth Knox Three Weddings and a Fight for viola Emily Doolittle Social Sounds from Whales at Night Paul Rudy Degrees of Separation: Grandchild of Tree for amplified cactus and electronics

12noon-12.45pm St Andrew’s Cathedral, Aberdeen FREE

A trio from sound’s associate ensemble, Red Note, premiere five new works for flute, viola and cello by Scottish-based women composers Lisa Robertson, Aileen Sweeney, Electra Perivolaris, Lucy Hollingworth, and Sarah Rimkus, developed during a residential weekend in Aberdeenshire in September.

The performance is followed by a discussion on equal opportunities for composers with Lucy Hollingworth.

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Events

Saturday 27 October

Saturday 27 October

50:50 Equal opportunities for composers

Sounds Like Aberdeen

A discussion led by composer Lucy Hollingworth In association with St Andrew’s Cathedral

1-1.45pm John Skinner Centre, St Andrew’s Cathedral, Aberdeen FREE

Following Red Note Ensemble’s lunchtime concert, composer Lucy Hollingworth is joined by fellow composers to lead a discussion on equal opportunities for composers. Currently undertaking a PhD at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, her work demonstrates that women have experienced common difficulties in developing a career as a composer. The discussion will explore the experiences she and other composers have had as contemporary women composers, and how organisations are beginning to take steps to make a difference for women composers.

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1.45-2.45pm St Andrew’s Cathedral, Aberdeen FREE

Come on a guided walk from St Andrew’s Cathedral to King’s College Chapel, using the [M]apping Aberdeen walking app and taking in some sonically and musically rich sites of interest along the way. You will arrive at King’s College Chapel in time for the 3pm Kairos concert.

Please bring an iPhone if you have one, devices will be provided for those without.

Visitors to soundfestival can download the [M]apping Aberdeen app (iPhone only) for FREE. The app offers cultural walking routes around Aberdeen City Centre which cover alternative, quirky and unusual places on and off the beaten track, including a handy map of all city centre soundfestival locations.

Content-rich with images, sounds and text built-in, you can also add your own images and sound recordings via your device. Ideal for something to do between festival events! Go to the App Store and search for mappingaberdeen.

Saturday 27 October

Kairos

Events

Saturday 27 October

Scotland’s New Contemporary Music Ensemble John Frederick Hudson, director

Collaboration . Innovation . New Composition

Kairos: Meditation on a Time of War With John Frederick Hudson (conductor & piano), Margaret Preston (flute), Chris Overton (percussion), Jillian Bain Christie (soprano) In association with Kairos

3-4pm King’s College Chapel, Aberdeen £11, £6 conc New Aberdeen ensemble, Kairos, bring together a collection of chamber music as a meditation on the realities of war.

John Frederick Hudson New work for percussion Mohammed Fairouz Refugee Blues for soprano and piano Karl Jenkins Benedictus from The Armed Man: A Mass for Peace for violin, organ and soprano Bernstein Halil for flute, percussion and piano

Red Note Ensemble: Aeolian With Andreas Borregaard (accordion) 6-6.45pm The Lemon Tree, Aberdeen £11, £6 conc soundconversation after the performance “Aeolian” - relating to or arising from the action of the wind. Aeolian draws its inspiration and title from the “breath” of the accordion. Composer Maja Ratkje and installation artist Kathy Hinde collaborated to create a hybrid piece where newly invented aeolian instruments are fully integrated within an acoustic ensemble.

Commissioned by Red Note Ensemble, Aeolian won a Scottish Award for New Music earlier in the year following its premiere performance at hcmf//.

Supported by Creative Scotland and Esmée Fairbairn Foundation

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Events

Saturday 27 October

Reckless Sleepers: A String Section With Alistair MacDonald (live electronics) In association with DanceLive

7pm The Anatomy Rooms, Aberdeen £11, £6 conc Five women. Five chairs. Five saws.

Five women, each with a handsaw and chair, engage in a slow dance with destruction as they saw the legs off the chairs. As they labour, elegance, dignity and sophistication give way to absurdity as the pull of gravity takes over.

Live and pre-recorded music by Alistair MacDonald.

Please note, this performance is part of a wider DanceLive event featuring additional works.

Made with the support of INTEATRO Creative Residency and supported by Arts Council England and the Flemish Government

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Saturday 27 October

Late night soundsessions: Reeds, keys and electronics With Kate Halsall (keyboards and electronics) In association with Belmont Filmhouse

9-11pm Belmont Filmhouse Cafe Bar, Aberdeen £6 Tonight pianist Kate Halsall presents an inventive programme of electroacoustic and mixed media works for solo keyboards by diverse UK composers.

World premieres by Scottish based composers Pippa Murphy* and Diana Salazar*, alongside works by Linda Buckley, Ailís ni Rian, Maya Verlaak, Eleanor Cully, Rose Dodd and Katharine Norman.

Expect cutting edge sounds and ambient and immersive soundscapes. *Commissioned by sound

Mon 29 October – Thu 1 November

Do Whales Sing?

(Family-friendly concert)

In Place (Aberdeenshire Tour)

With James Turnbull (oboe) 11.30am-12.15pm Banff Castle, Banff FREE

Can you hear a whale under water?

What do whales sing to each other?

Find out in this interactive family-friendly concert as we delve into the underwater world of whales.

The event includes an interactive talk by Dr Luke Rendell, a whale researcher form the University of St Andrews, as well as a performance of Social Sounds from Whales at Night by Emily Doolittle by oboe player James Turnbull.

Events

Sunday 28 October

Monday 29 October 7-8pm | St Bridget’s Hall, Stonehaven Tuesday 30 October 6-7pm | The Salmon Bothy, Portsoy Wednesday 31 October 6-7pm | Glenbuchat Village Hall, Glenbuchat Thursday 1 November 6-7pm | St Margaret’s, Braemar £11, £6 conc Following a successful tour of the UK, In Place makes a welcome return to soundfestival for a mini-tour of Aberdeenshire. In Place is an evocative song-cycle for vocalist and ensemble which explores a sense of place in the British Isles. The work features new writing from writers including Robert MacFarlane and also features work from Aberdeen writer and poet Nan Shepherd, best known for her masterpiece of mountain literature ‘The Living Mountain’. This is a bespoke, unplugged version, as a more intimate experience involving additional materials.

Commissioned by sound as part of the PRS for Music Foundation’s Beyond Borders programme

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Events

Wednesday 31 October

The Night With… Turning the Elements With Joanna Nicholson (clarinet) and Frances Cooper (soprano)

Garth Knox (viola/viola d’amore) In association with Aberdeen Art Gallery & Museums Lunchbreak Concerts

In association with The Night With…

12.45-1.30pm Aberdeen Citadel, Aberdeen

8-10pm BrewDog, Castlegate, Aberdeen £10, £6 conc

soundconversation with Garth Knox at 12noon

The Night With… makes its Aberdeen debut tonight at BrewDog. Enjoy a craft beer while listening to new music from Turning the Elements.

Aberdeen-raised viola player and composer, Garth Knox, continues his residency at soundfestival with a lunchtime recital of music which includes two of his own compositions.

Tonight’s performance features the world premiere of a new work by Matthew Whiteside with words by Helen Grøn, as well as settings of four poems by Scottish poets Jane McKie and Stewart Sanderson composed by Rebecca Rowe and Stuart Murray Mitchell.

Fred Frith Woulda Coulda Shoulda Salvatore Sciarrino Due Nocturni Brillante Garth Knox Viola Spaces Ligeti Hora Lunga Garth Knox Quatre Petites Entropies for viola d’amore

The Night With… is supported by Creative Scotland, Hope Scott Trust and RVW Trust

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Thursday 1 November

FREE

Thursday 1 November

Ensemble 2e2m

New Voices

In association with the University of Aberdeen

With Pete Stollery (sound diffusion) In association with the University of Aberdeen

6-7pm King’s College Chapel, Aberdeen £10, £5 conc, FREE students soundconversation with composer Raphaële Biston after the performance

8pm King’s College Chapel, Aberdeen £10, £5 conc, FREE students

We are pleased to welcome Ensemble 2e2m for the first time to soundfestival, a renowned new music ensemble from France.

This concert is part of an ongoing partnership with French festival Musiques Démesurées.

This concert features music by women composers of electroacoustic music; from a pioneer – Annette Vande Gorne, to an established voice – Elainie Lillios, and four emerging new voices including two home-grown world premieres from Louise Rossiter and Bea Dunsmore.

Pascale Criton Territoires imperceptibles for flute, cello & guitar Rebecca Saunders Vermilion for clarinet, cello & electric guitar Francesco Filidei Exercice de folie 2 Raphaële Biston New work for flute, clarinet, cello & guitar WORLD PREMIERE * *Co-commissioned by sound and Musiques Démesurées with support from Diaphonique, Franco-British fund for contemporary music in partnership with the Institut français du Royaume-Uni, the Sacem, the British Council, the French Ministry of Culture, the Bureau Export, the Institut français and the Friends of the French Institute Trust Supported by the University of Aberdeen Development Trust This concert will be broadcast by BBC Radio 3 at a later date

Events

Thursday 1 November

Annette Vande Gorne Ce qu’a vu le vent d’est Elainie Lillios Dreams in the Desert Brona Martin NightEscape Roz Coull Kunchey Louise Rossiter Homo Machina WORLD PREMIERE

Bea Dunsmore White Velvet WORLD PREMIERE Supported by the University of Aberdeen Development Trust

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Events

Friday 2 November

New Music for Organ

AllWays

With Dr Roger B. Williams, M.B.E

With Claire Merlet (viola) and Alain Huteau (percussion)

In association with the University of Aberdeen

1.10-2pm St Machar’s Cathedral, Aberdeen £10, £5 conc, FREE students soundconversation with Dr Williams and composer Sarah Rimkus at 12.45pm This year’s annual recital by Dr Roger B. Williams is dedicated to new organ works by contemporary women composers, and includes a new work by Aberdeen-based composer Sarah Rimkus.

Sally Beamish Caprington Doubles Diana Burrell Two Fragments Diana Burrell Festival Judith Bingham St. Bride, assisted by Angels Sarah Rimkus Window Image WORLD PREMIERE

Judith Weir Wild Mossy Mountains Supported by the University of Aberdeen Development Trust

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Friday 2 November

6-7pm St Andrew’s Cathedral Small Hall, Aberdeen £11, £6 conc French duo Claire Merlet and Alain Huteau take you on a musical and poetic journey in this concert which features Berio’s Naturale based on Sicilian folk songs, and includes new works from Chinese composer Xu Yi and Lebanese-American composer Joëlle Khoury.

Dominique Pifarely Litanie Xu Yi Two Rotations WORLD PREMIERE Berio Naturale Joëlle Khoury Tidbits WORLD PREMIERE Sylvain Kassap More and More Garth Knox No Pitch, No Problem

Friday 2 November

Icebreaker: System Restart

Late night soundsessions: Viola and electronics

7.15-8.30pm The Lemon Tree, Aberdeen £11, £6 conc soundconversation with Linda Buckley after the performance Known for laser focus, precision and intensity, Icebreaker performs music appealing to contemporary classical, rock and alternative music audiences alike.

Icebreaker’s new programme features music by six fantastic, free, unrepressed, uncategorisable women composers of the new generation.

Anna Meredith Nautilus Jobina Tinnemans Throwing A Window Through Another Window Elizabeth Kelly On Edge Kerry Andrew THE, WHAT IS IT? THE GOLDEN EAGLE? Linda Buckley Azure Kate Moore The Dam System Restart is supported by PRS for Music Foundation, RVW Trust and the Hinrichsen Foundation This concert will be broadcast by BBC Radio 3 at a later date

Events

Friday 2 November

With Stephen Upshaw, Nic Pendlebury (viola) and Garth Knox (viola/viola d’amore) In association with Belmont Filmhouse

9-11pm Belmont Filmhouse, Aberdeen £6 Leading violists Garth Knox, Stephen Upshaw and Nic Pendlebury get together to perform a programme of new music dedicated to works for viola and electronics, including Steve Reich’s Electric Counterpoint for viola and multiple pre-recorded violas.

Jagoda Szmytka GO TRANSIT (from Voilà, that’s my life!)

Kaija Saariaho Vent nocturne (I Sombres miroirs, II Soupirs de l’obscur) Colin Riley Fallen Angel Matthew Whiteside Solo for viola d’amore & electronics Steve Reich Electric Counterpoint for viola

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Events

Saturday 3 November

Saturday 3 November

photo: Mihaela Bodlovic

Viola Viola With Sally Beamish, Scott Dickinson, Claire Merlet, Nic Pendlebury, Stephen Upshaw (viola) and Garth Knox (viola/viola d’amore) 12noon-12.45pm The Lemon Tree, Aberdeen FREE

soundconversation with composers and musicians after the performance Bringing together six incredible UK and French viola players, today’s concert features Sally Beamish performing in her own new work for six violas, commissioned by sound to be performed alongside Garth Knox’s work Ockeghem Fantasy for viola d’amore and five violas.

Garth Knox Ockeghem Fantasy for viola d’amore and five violas Sally Beamish A Farewell for six violas* WORLD PREMIERE

George Benjamin Viola Viola Marais Variations for four violas *Commissioned by sound with support from soundbytes investors

photo: Graeme MacDonald

Any Enemy (North East New Music Ensemble) Pete Stollery (conductor) In association with Any Enemy

3-4pm The Anatomy Rooms £11, £6 conc Local musicians have come together to form a small new music ensemble based in Aberdeen. An unusual combination of instruments (including two bassoons!) explore flexible scores commissioned by CoMA (Contemporary Music for All), two of which will be performed in this concert, alongside specifically commissioned works by Gemma McGregor and Rose Dodd, and Gavin Bryar’s iconic work, Jesus’ Blood Never Failed Me Yet. Gavin Bryars Jesus’ Blood Never Failed Me Yet Howard Skempton Sirens* Colin Riley Impossible Worlds (selected movements)* Gemma McGregor New work** WORLD PREMIERE

Rose Dodd New work**

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*Commissioned by CoMA **Commissioned by Any Enemy

WORLD PREMIERE

Saturday 3 November

Events

Saturday 3 November

photo: Loulou d’Aki

Jillian Bain Christie (soprano) With Scott Dickinson (viola) and Catherine Herriott (piano) 6-7pm St Andrew’s Cathedral, Aberdeen £11, £6 conc Aberdeen soprano Jillian Bain Christie presents a programme of new music from Aberdeen University music staff, students, recent graduates and alumni, alongside works by Judith Bingham, Thea Musgrave and Judith Weir.

Thea Musgrave A Suite O’ Bairnsangs Judith Weir Scotch Minstrelsy Judith Bingham The Shadow Side of Joy Finzi Paul Mealor Shine Forth A Path of Stars Phillip Cooke Lakesongs Bryce Hope New work WORLD PREMIERE Ed Jones New work WORLD PREMIERE Sarah Rimkus New work WORLD PREMIERE Joe Stollery New work WORLD PREMIERE

Ensemble Klang: Monsters and Miniatures 7.30-8.30pm The Lemon Tree, Aberdeen £11, £6 conc soundconversation with composer John De Simone at 7pm To celebrate John De Simone’s third and final year as sound’s Composer-inResidence, leading Dutch contemporary music group Ensemble Klang will premiere a major new work commissioned from John. The sextet of saxophones, trombone, piano, percussion and electric guitar complete the programme with works by the next generation of composers from the Netherlands and the UK. Matthew Wright Fast Gold Butterflies Anna Appleby Five Miniatures Mayke Nas Douze Mains John De Simone New work* WORLD PREMIERE *Commissioned by sound with support from soundbytes investors Ensemble Klang is supported by the City of The Hague

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Saturday 3 November

Sunday 4 November

photo: Graeme MacDonald

Late night soundsessions: festival closing party

Ian Watt (guitar) and Paul Livingston (viola)

In association with Belmont Filmhouse

Promoted by Woodend Music Society

9-11pm Belmont Filmhouse Cafe Bar, Aberdeen £6

3pm The Barn, Banchory £12, £10 conc, £5 students, u18 & jobseekers in advance (available from www.thebarnarts. co.uk / 01330 825431)

Join us as we approach the end of the festival at tonight’s late night soundsession for a celebration featuring many of the musicians involved in the final day’s concerts.

Local musicians will be joined by others performing at the festival for a further performance of Gavin Bryars’ Jesus’ Blood Never Failed Me Yet, Scott Dickinson (viola) will be performing Eddie McGuire’s Martyr (with a few friends), and more!

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Ian Watt and Paul Livingston, two acclaimed graduates of the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, present a beautifully crafted programme for guitar and viola.

Telemann Sonata in A minor (transcription) John McLeod Ariadne’s Thread, no. 3 (from Three Mythical Pieces) Edward McGuire Fast Peace III Beethoven Andante quasi Allegretto and Marcia from Notturno op. 42 (arr. Primrose/Watt) Krzysztof Penderecki Cadenza for solo viola Schubert Sonata in A minor, Arpeggione (transcription)

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Sunday 14 – Tuesday 16 October

Friday 26 October

photo: Claire Shovelton

Go Compose!

In association with Red Note Ensemble and Sound and Music

The Barn, Banchory ÂŁ55 Accommodation available on request.

Go Compose! is a 3-day composition course for young composers and creative musicians aged 14-19 and in full time education.

Young composers will work with leading professional composers Linda Buckley and Edwin Hillier and musicians from Red Note Ensemble to create their own original piece of music which will be performed at the end of the course. If you are enthusiastic about writing music and keen to try out new ideas, this is the course for you!

Masterclass with Matthew Schellhorn and Diana Burrell In association with the University of Aberdeen

10am-12noon MacRobert Building, University of Aberdeen FREE

A masterclass with pianist Matthew Schellhorn, composer Diana Burrell and students from the University of Aberdeen Music Department.

Open to all.

Supported by the University of Aberdeen Development Trust

Application deadline: Friday 31 August.

Places limited so apply now!

Go Compose! is generously supported by Aberdeen Endowments Trust, Creative Scotland, Gannochy Trust, Radcliffe Trust, The Robertson Trust and The Barn, as well as soundbytes investors

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Saturday 27 October

Sunday 28 October

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The Science of Strings, an interactive workshop with Yann Seznec 11-11.30am & 1.30-2pm Aberdeen Science Centre Suitable for all ages FREE but paid entry to the Science Centre is required: £5.75, £5 conc & children 3+, FREE children 2 & under How is a sound made when a bow is pulled across a viola string? Find out in this fun and interactive workshop on the science of strings with musician and sound designer Yann Seznec.

Viola day with Garth Knox 10am-4.30pm with an informal sharing at 4pm Phoenix Centre, Newton Dee Village, Aberdeen FREE

Viola players of all ages and standards (beginners are welcome too) are invited to take part in a multi-viola ensemble under the expert guidance of Garth Knox.

The works to be rehearsed and performed in an informal sharing will include Garth Knox’s Not Giants but Windmills, John Cage’s Dream for five viola parts and a new work commissioned from our composer-in-residence Ailie Robertson.

Whether you’re a virtuoso or can only play open strings, you’ll find a part for you in this relaxed day amongst fellow violists free from viola jokes!

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photo: Mihaela Bodlovic

Saturday 3 November

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Friday 2 November

photo: Mihaela Bodlovic

Masterclass with Ensemble 2e2m In association with the University of Aberdeen

Composers’ Day: composing for viola and community musicians

10am-12noon MacRobert Building, University of Aberdeen

10.30am-4pm The Anatomy Rooms, Aberdeen £10

FREE

An open masterclass with musicians from Ensemble 2e2m who specialise in the interpretation of 20th and 21st century works.

Supported by the University of Aberdeen Development Trust

Call For Composers Composers are invited to submit a piece for solo viola (no longer than five minutes) for violist Garth Knox to workshop as part of a masterclass during the composers’ day on Sat 3 November.

To find out how to submit your score please contact admin@soundscotland.co.uk or go to our website www.sound-scotland.co.uk/news/callfor-composers-3.

Deadline: Friday 21 September

This year’s composers’ day focuses on writing for our endangered instrument, the viola, and for community groups.

It is an opportunity for all composers to improve their skills, develop new ideas and hear tips from leading professionals.

The day will feature talks by composers Sally Beamish and John De Simone and viola player/composer Garth Knox.

There is also an opportunity to book a 1:1 session with our composers, but please note places are limited and offered on a first-come first-served basis.

The composers’ day is open to composers of all ages and standards.

To book a place contact admin@sound-scotland.co.uk.

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surroundsound New music events before and after soundfestival in Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire.

Thursday 20 September

Saturday 22 September

Dark Matter: The Sound of New Physics

One Fine Day

With Birmingham Ensemble for Electroacoustic Research (BEER) directed by Scott Wilson and presented by Dr Charles Wang In association with TechFest

6.30pm Aberdeen Science Centre £4, £3 conc This performance by BEER in collaboration with the art@CMS project at CERN in Switzerland, involves the real-time sonification of data streams from the Large Hadron Collider, the world’s largest and most complex particle accelerator.

Experimental data containing clues towards possible ‘new physics’ becomes the raw material for improvised music and visualisations programmed by the ensemble with an aim to creating a result that while beautiful, is both musically and scientifically meaningful.

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Promoted by St Margaret’s Trust and FitkinWall

2pm & 7.30pm St Margaret’s, Braemar £40, £35 day ticket (available from TicketSource) A one-day festival featuring international artists and local musicians including FagottOctet performing Pete Stollery’s You’re A Fisherman’s Bassoon.

Tuesday 16 October

Go Compose! performance With Red Note Ensemble 6pm The Barn, Banchory £5 New music from young composers attending this year’s Go Compose! composition course (see p.21).

Sunday 11 November

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Tuesday 23 October

photo: Daniel Mészöly

Maxwell Quartet

The Nanhai Trio

Promoted by Inverurie Music

Promoted by Monymusk Arts Trust

8pm Acorn Centre, Inverurie £12, £10 conc, £1 child/student (available in advance from Judith at the Acorn Centre, Inverurie or on the door)

3pm The Arts Centre, Monymusk £12 adults, children FREE (available on the door)

Haydn Quartet in E flat op. 71 no. 3 Joey Roukens Visions at Sea Beethoven Quartet in B flat op. 130

John Hearne Piano Trio Kenneth Leighton Piano Trio Dvořák Piano Trio no. 4 in E minor (Dumky)

Sunday 2 December

Hebrides Ensemble Promoted by Woodend Music Society

7pm The Barn, Banchory £12, £10 conc, £5 students, u18 & jobseekers in advance (available from www.thebarnarts.co.uk / 01330 825431) One of the UK’s foremost chamber collectives, Hebrides Ensemble, present Steve Reich’s Grammy-winning Different Trains for string quartet and tape.

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5-9 Union Street Aberdeen AB11 5BU 9 The Blue Lamp

121 Gallowgate Aberdeen AB25 1BU 10 Glenbuchat Village Hall

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