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The Krakow ConnectionFriday, April 24th 2009 The great virtuoso trumpeter John Wallace and Principal of the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama directs the principal brass players of the Philharmonia Orchestra together with some of Scotland’s finest young talent. Tickets: £15 FULL, £13 SOUNDS NEW FRIENDS, £6 STUDENTS |
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KYJO All StarsFriday, April 24th 2009 The crème-de-la-crème of Kentish jazz. KYJO is the county’s top youth Big Band with a repertoire ranging from Swing to Funk and Fusion. Tickets: £8 FULL, £6 STUDENTS |
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Walk to Music Concert
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The Virtuoso OrganSaturday, April 25th 2009 Michael Bonaventure is as an indefatigable advocate of new music. Inspired by the work of such pioneers as Karl-Erik Welin, Guy Bezancon and Jean-Pierre Leguay... Tickets: £6 FULL, £3 STUDENTS |
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In MotionSaturday, April 25th 2009 A unique phenomenon on the worldwide music scene Motion Trio epitomizes all the magic and melancholy of Eastern Europe. Tickets: £14 FULL, £7 STUDENTS available from the Gulbenkian Booking Office |
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Electric Tuba
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ContrastsSunday April 26th 2009 The London Sinfonietta is renowned worldwide for its work at the leading edge of new music and the quality and excitement of its performances and recordings. Tickets: £14 FULL, £12 – SOUNDS NEW FRIENDS, £6 STUDENTS |
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DJ ChopinSunday April 26th 2009 This exciting event takes the idea of the nocturne, the intimate form of night music so loved by Chopin, and updates it for 2009, the 160th anniversary of the composer's death. Tickets: £8 FULL, £6 STUDENTS |
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Supporting the new generation of composers
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RebondsMonday 27th April Nicholas Reed is one of the brightest talents of his generation and is a passionate advocate of contemporary music. Only 24 years old, he has already given many high profile performances in venues such as London’s Cadogan Hall and Manchester’s Bridgewater Hall. Tickets: £6 FULL, £3 STUDENTS |
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Percussion Masterclass/Workshop with Nicholas ReedMonday 27th April Nicholas Reed leads a percussion workshop with talented young percussionists in contemporary repertoire. |
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The Virtuoso PianoMonday 27th April Rolf Hind has worked closely with living composers across a broad range of styles: from John Adams and Tan Dun, to Ligeti and Kurtág; Xenakis and Messiaen. Tickets: £14 FULL, £12 – SOUNDS NEW FRIENDS, £6 STUDENTS |
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Rae and Boot LagoonMonday 27th April Boot Lagoon (Peter Edlin: guitar and vocals, Cameron Dawson: bass guitar, Callum Magill: keyboards, Seth Scott Deuchar: drums) is one of the most exciting bands on the new Canterbury music scene. Rae are the type of band you very rarely find today. A band that actually utilises the many genres at their disposal to create their own sound. And an unforgettable sound it is. Tickets: £8 FULL, £6 STUDENTS |
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Warsaw Autumn BBC documentary first screened in 1978Tuesday 28th April First aired on 2/3/1978, Dennis Marks’ film looks closely into the workings of the 1977 Warsaw Autumn Music Festival. FREE Read More... |
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Walk to Music Concert
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Benedictus
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In The MomentTuesday 28th April Evan Parker is one of the great legends of jazz and improvisation and Paul Booth is one of the most exciting jazz saxophonists to have emerged in recent years. Tickets: £8 FULL, £6 STUDENTS |
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Film: A Symphony of Sorrowful Songs made and directed by Tony Palmer in 1993Wednesday 29th April Generally acknowledged as Tony Palmer’s masterpiece, this film was originally screened on The South Bank Show, but such was its gravitas that no adverts were shown. FREE Read More... |
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Electric HarpsichordWednesday 29th April Jane Chapman has premiered over 150 solo, electroacoustic and chamber works by contemporary composers, and ‘her progressive spirit and comprehensive technique have inspired composers to forge new parameters and sound worlds for the harpsichord with works of unprecedented musical and technological scope’ (Harpsichord & Fortepiano). Tickets: £6 FULL, £3 STUDENTS |
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Paderewski: Composer, Virtuoso Pianist and Prime Minister!
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The Warsaw ConnectionWednesday 29th April A concert that promotes and presents the finest achievements of young people. Sounds New has just established a permanent link with Poland’s International Competition of Contemporary Chamber Music, providing the Grand Prix winners with a performance platform in the UK. Tickets: £10 FULL, £8 SOUNDS NEW FRIENDS, £5 STUDENTS |
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Thomas TruaxWednesday 29th April There's a fine line between the unique and the insane, and it's a line which New Yorker Thomas Truax straddles with his chin held high and ' The Hornicator ' firmly glued to his left ear Tickets: £8 FULL, £6 STUDENTS |
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Thursday 30th April9.15am to 6pm - Conference ‘Polish Music since 1945’ – Canterbury Christ Church University please check out: www.cccupolishmusicconference.org.uk for full details and for registration forms. |
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Drum BlondesThursday 30th April Drum Blondes presents a concert of percussion fun especially for young people. This exciting female duo has a mission to entertain people of all ages and backgrounds by banging things with sticks. FREE Read More... |
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MessagesThursday 30th April The ALEA Quartet, one of England's most accomplished young string quartets, has just been awarded a post graduate scholarship to study at the Music Department at Canterbury Christ Church University. Tickets: £6 FULL, £3 STUDENTS |
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Through the Looking GlassThursday 30th April Six of Poland’s most eminent musicians join together for a unique concert of works that focus on a world of musical enchantment. Szymanowski’s Songs of a Fairy Princess are a coloratura's dream Tickets: £12 FULL, £10 SOUNDS NEW FRIENDS, £6 STUDENTS |
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StiltonThursday 30th April Stilton is a mishmash of electronic and organic music concrete sounds. Created by composer Sam Dondi-Smith, Stilton has destroyed all boundaries of pop, dance, jazz, indie and D&B to create something original. Tickets: £8 FULL, £6 STUDENTS |
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Friday 1st May9.15am to 6pm - Conference ‘Polish Music since 1945’ – Canterbury Christ Church University please check out: www.cccupolishmusicconference.org.uk for full details and for registration forms. |
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The Virtuoso ClarinetFriday 1st May Three ‘classics’ of contemporary clarinet repertoire are framed by two UK premieres. Of his work Harlekin of 1975, Stockhausen wrote ‘Out of the enchanted dream-messenger awake successively the playful constructor, the enamoured lyric, the pedantic teacher... Tickets: £6 FULL, £3 STUDENTS |
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Eastern LightsFriday 1st May The Aurora Orchestra comprises players drawn from across the UK, and represents some of the finest young soloists emerging today. As such, it is fast becoming recognised as the leading ensemble of its generation. Tickets: £12 FULL, £10 SOUNDS NEW FRIENDS, £6 STUDENTS |
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Syd Arthur and The QuartetFriday 1st May Syd Arthur is a band that hails from Canterbury. Taking their inspiration from the music of the 70’s ‘Canterbury Scene’ with bands such Soft Machine and Caravan, they fuse styles such as rock, jazz, folk and world music, creating an original sound that still ‘has its roots in all the right places’. Tickets: £8 FULL, £6 STUDENTS |
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Allcomers daySaturday 2nd May Rehearsals from 11am with a concert at 5.45pm Instrumentalists and singers are invited to join the CoMA residency orchestra and choir to rehearse and perform these powerful works for audience and performers alike. Cost: £12 FULL, £6 CONCESSIONS |
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Still Life with ViolinSaturday 2nd May The remarkable young violinist Sulki Yu is Laureate of the Yehudi Menuhin International Violin competition (2006) and the Szigeti-Hubay International Violin competition (2007). She has already performed throughout the world in venues such as the Royal Festival Hall, Wigmore Hall, Barbican, UNESCO Centre in Paris, Carnegie Hall in New York and the Seoul Arts Centre in Korea. Tickets: £6 FULL, £3 STUDENTS |
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Festival Evensong
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CoMA in ConcertSaturday 2nd May CoMA is the UK’s leading organisation dedicated to promoting contemporary music through participation. Since 1993 CoMA has been commissioning leading UK and international composers to write music which is artistically challenging yet suited to the technical abilities of amateur ensembles. Tickets for the concert: £6 FULL, £3 STUDENTS |
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Krzysztof Penderecki St. Luke Passion
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The Max Klezmer BandSaturday 2nd May Poland’s pre-eminent Kletzmer band, Max Klezmer Band, was formed at the end of 1998 by its leader Max Kowalski. Their work fuses traditional Jewish music with jazz, linking traditional themes, improvisation and the band’s own compositions. Tickets: £8 FULL, £6 STUDENTS |
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Family DaySunday 3rd May In a programme of music designed especially for the entire family, Sounds New presents a showcase for some of the most talented young musicians in the region. Kodaly’s tale of a veteran hussar in the Austrian army regaling fantastic tales of heroism from winning the heart of Napoleon’s wife to single-handedly defeating Napoleon... |
Exhibitions: Sound of MusicTurner Contemporary Project Space, Margate Saturday 4th April to Sunday 14th June Music is a vast experimental field for contemporary artists. Sound of Music is an exhibition exploring the links between art and music based on the collection of the FRAC Nord – Pas de Calais. From the experiments in sound and composition of artists such as John Cage and La Monte Young, to interactive sculpture and installations by Pierre Huyghe and Angela Bulloch, the exhibition mines the rich territory in which the audio and the visual intersect. For full details and opening times, please phone 01843 294363 or check out www.turnercontemporary.org ADMISSION FREE |
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Creative Construction - Sidney Cooper GalleryThroughout the festival: Tuesday - Friday: 11am - 5:30pm, Saturday: 12pm - 5:30pm (closed Sunday and Monday) Primary and secondary school children from Sturry Primary and the Chaucer Technology School worked with artist Andrew Baldwin to create an extraordinary new musical instrument. Look and listen to it at the Sidney Cooper Gallery each day of the festival. For further details please phone 01227 453267, or check out www.canterbury.ac.uk/sidney-cooper ADMISSION FREE |
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Installations:Julie Rafalski: The Blue Room and What was missing then? Julie Rafalski is an artist living and working in London. American-born and of Polish descent, she studied at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and at the Slade School of Fine Art. Her work, which includes video, installation and drawing, examines the representation of national identity and the influence of power structures on the individual. Her work has been shown in Berlin, London, Liverpool, Tel Aviv, Chicago, Warsaw and Copenhagen. These two thought-provoking films will be projected in different spaces throughout the festival. If you turn up to an event, you’ll probably catch a screening. ADMISSION FREE |
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