north east scotland’s
festival of new music 21 October - 17 November
2008
www.sound-scotland.co.uk
Performances at a glance...
Date
Time
Place
Event
Tue 21st Oct
5.15pm
Aberdeen
Peter Tuite, Messiaen lecture
Tue 21st Oct
7.30pm
Aberdeen
Florian Wilkes, organ
Wed 22nd Oct
1.10pm
Aberdeen
Students of the University of Aberdeen
Wed 22nd Oct
2.15pm
Aberdeen
Florian Wilkes, Messiaen workshop
Wed 22nd Oct
5.15pm
Aberdeen
Florian Wilkes, organ
Wed 22nd Oct
8pm
Aberdeen
Ólafur Arnalds + Greg Haines + Finn
Thur 23rd Oct
12.45pm
Aberdeen
Pekka Kuusisto, violin & Simon Crawford-Phillips, piano
Thur 23rd Oct
2pm
Banff
Peter Tuite, Messiaen talk
Thur 23rd Oct
7pm
Aberdeen
Peter Seivewright, piano
Fri 24th Oct
12 noon
Aberdeen
Peter Tuite, Messiaen lecture
Fri 24th Oct
7.30pm
Aberdeen
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
Fri 24th Oct
7.30pm
Bieldside
Edinburgh Quartet*
Sat 25th Oct
10am-5pm
Aberdeen
Composers’ Day & AIYF Compose!
Sat 25th Oct
12 noon
Aberdeen
University of Aberdeen Chapel Choir & George Chittenden, organ
Sat 25th Oct
1pm
Aberdeen
Margaret Preston, flute & Joseph Long piano
Sat 25th Oct
6pm
Aberdeen
AIYF Compose! & Composers’ Day Concert
Sat 25th Oct
7.30pm
Aberdeen
Janis Claxton Dance & the Edinburgh Quartet
Sat 25th Oct
7.30pm
Tarland
Paul Anderson, fiddle
Sun 26th Oct
3.30pm
Tarland
Tasmin Little, violin
Sun 26th Oct
7.45pm
Aberdeen
Roberto Fabbriciani, flute
Sun 26th Oct
8pm
Aberdeen
British Expeditionary Force + support
Mon 27th Oct
11am
Aberdeen
Roberto Fabbriciani, flute masterclass
Mon 27th Oct
6pm
Aberdeen
Michaël Levinas, piano
Thur 30th Oct
2pm
Banff
Richard Ingham, talk
Thur 30th Oct
7.30pm
Pennan
Richard Ingham, saxophone & Mary McCarthy, accordion
Thur 30th Oct
7.30pm
Tarland
On The Black Hill
Fri 31st Oct
12 noon
Aberdeen
Richard Ingham, talk
Fri 31st Oct
12.45pm
Aberdeen
Rob Hall, saxophones/clarinet & Chick Lyall, piano/laptop/electronics
Fri 31st Oct
6pm
Aberdeen
Richard Ingham, saxophone & Mary McCarthy, accordion
Fri 31st Oct
7pm
Aberdeen
The Curve Foundation Dance Company & Scottish Flute Trio
Fri 31st Oct
7.30pm
Aberdeen
Daniel Herrmann, talk on Eduardo Paolozzi
Fri 31st Oct
8.30pm
Aberdeen
Sat 1st Nov
10am-4pm
Aberdeen
Sat 1st Nov
11am-4pm
Banchory
Sat 1st Nov
1pm
Aberdeen
Sat 1st Nov
7pm
Banchory
Sat 1st Nov
8.30pm
Aberdeen
Sun 2nd Nov
10am-4pm
Aberdeen
Sun 2nd Nov
5pm
Aberdeen
Mon 3rd Nov
7.30pm
Aberdeen
Hero as a Riddle by Martin Kershaw Saxophone Workshop Day Day with Glasgow Improvisers Orchestra Ben Waghorn, saxophone & Dave Stapleton, piano Glasgow Improvisers Orchestra SaxAssault Saxophone Open Rehearsal Day Massed Saxophone Gala Concert Kungsbacka Piano Trio
Place
Event
10.30am
Aberdeen
Kungsbacka Piano Trio workshop
Tue 4th Nov
7pm
Aberdeen
Rock My Religion
Thur 6th Nov
12.45pm
Aberdeen
Edinburgh Quartet
Thur 6th Nov
2pm
Banff
Robin Michael, talk
Thur 6th Nov
7.30pm
Portsoy
Robin Michael, cello & Sarah Leonard, soprano
Thur 6th Nov
7.45pm
Aberdeen
Irene Drummond, soprano & Alistair Beetson, piano
Thur 6th Nov
8pm
Aberdeen
Pamela Wyn Shannon + The Kitchen Cynics + support
Fri 7th Nov
10am-4pm
Banchory
Reem Kelani, workshop
Fri 7th Nov
7pm
Fettercairn
Hebrides Ensemble & Jane Irwin, mezzo-soprano
Fri 7th Nov
7.30pm
Bieldside
Irene Drummond, soprano & Alistair Beetson, piano*
Fri 7th Nov
8pm
Banchory
King Creosote + Pictish Trail
Sat 8th Nov
1pm
Aberdeen
University of Aberdeen New Music Group
Sat 8th Nov
7.30pm
Aboyne
Alba Quartet
Sat 8th Nov
8pm
Banchory
Reem Kelani
Sat 8th Nov
8pm
Aberdeen
De-Fence presents
Sun 9th Nov
3pm
Banchory
Kungsbacka Trio
Sun 9th Nov
5pm
Aberdeen
Aberdeen City Music School & Paragon Ensemble
Mon 10th Nov
11am
Aberdeen
Kim Cascone, lecture
Mon 10th Nov
7.45pm
Aberdeen
New Zealand String Quartet
Tue 11th Nov
7.45pm
Aberdeen
Roger Williams, organ
Tue 11th Nov
8pm
Aberdeen
Volcano! + support
Wed 12th Nov
7.30pm
Tarland
Thur 13th Nov
2pm
Banff
Thur 13th Nov
7.30pm
Banff
Fri 14th Nov
12 noon
Aberdeen
Fri 14th Nov
12.45pm
Aberdeen
Fri 14th Nov
2.30pm
Aberdeen
Fri 14th Nov
4.30pm
Westhill
Fri 14th Nov
7.30pm
Bieldside
Fri 14th Nov
7.45pm
Aberdeen
Sat 15th Nov
10am-12noon
Aberdeen
Sat 15th Nov
1pm
Aberdeen
Sat 15th Nov
4pm
Tarland
Sat 15th Nov
6pm
Aberdeen
Sat 15th Nov
8pm
Inverurie
Sun 16th Nov
3pm
Banchory
Sun 16th Nov
7.45pm
Aberdeen
Mon 17th Nov
1.15pm
Aberdeen
Mon 17th Nov
7.30pm
Aberdeen
Sound & Place, Pete Stollery Sally Beamish, talk Scottish Flute Trio Robert Scott Thompson, talk Continuum Continuum workshop South/Central Aberdeenshire Music Centre Youth Orchestra Scottish Flute Trio* Fidelio Trio Extended String Techniques Workshop Scottish Flute Trio Robin Michael, cello Revolutions per hour Alba Quartet Smith Quartet Florian Kitt, cello & Rita Medjimorec, piano Scottish Ensemble Trio Scottish Ensemble with Pekka Kuusisto, violin
*For details, please see p9.
= SaxFest event: full programme p5.
sound is the North East of Scotland’s festival of new music, which is driven by the passion to make new music more accessible to audiences of all ages and backgrounds. We avoid pigeon-holing, wanting people to experiment and discover for themselves the different types of music that are out there today, taking risks to find out what they enjoy (or don’t!). We create a live music experience that we hope will leave you eager to explore sound in new ways. Kungsbacka Piano Trio. Photo by Hanya Chlala.
Time
Tue 4th Nov
Scott Wilson. Photo by Scott Richardson.
Date
Thursday 23rd October 12.45pm
Peter Tuite
Pekka Kuusisto,violin & Simon Crawford-Phillips, piano
Introduction to Messiaen: illustrated lecture. St Machar’s Cathedral, Aberdeen Free (donations)
In association with BBC Radio 3, this lunchbreak concert is comprised of T. Kuula Six Southern Ostrobothnian Folk Dances, Sibelius Sonatina, Vytautas Barkauskas Partita, Nielsen Violin Sonata No 3. Cowdray Hall, Aberdeen Free (donations)
Promoter: University of Aberdeen
Tuesday 21st October 7.30pm
Florian Wilkes, organ
Promoter: Lunchbreaks at Cowdray Hall & BBC Radio 3
The organist from St Hedwig’s Cathedral, Berlin, plays Messiaen’s L´Ascension, Le Banquet Céleste & La Nativité du Seigneur. St Machar’s Cathedral, Aberdeen Free (donations)
Thursday 23rd October 2pm
Peter Tuite
Wednesday 22nd October 1.10pm
Messiaen’s piano music: illustrated talk. Duff House, Banff Free (donations)
Students of the University of Aberdeen
In association with Duff House
Promoter: University of Aberdeen
Lunchtime recital of music for piano, voice & violin by Messiaen. MacRobert Building, University of Aberdeen Free (donations)
Thursday 23rd October 7pm
Promoter: University of Aberdeen
Wednesday 22nd October 2.15pm
Florian Wilkes, organ
Friday 24th October 7.30pm
Messiaen’s Vingt Regards sur l’Enfant-Jésus, whose 20 movements last just under two hours, is unquestionably one of the greatest cycles of piano music ever written. St Machar’s Cathedral, Aberdeen Free (donations)
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra Stewart Goodyear, piano & Andrew Litton, conductor
Friday 24th October 12 noon
Peter Tuite
Wednesday 22nd October 5.15pm
Theology in Messiaen: illustrated lecture. MacRobert Building, University of Aberdeen Free (donations)
Florian Wilkes, organ
Promoter: University of Aberdeen
Messiaen L´Apparition de l´Église éternelle, “Chants d´Oiseaux” (Le Livre d´Orgue IV), Les Corps Glorieux. King’s College Chapel, University of Aberdeen Free (donations) Promoter: University of Aberdeen
Wednesday 22nd October Doors 8pm
Ólafur Arnalds + Greg Haines + Finn Fragile, emotional, classical indie music combining classical instrumentation with an indie rock aesthetic. With obvious comparisons to Sigur Rós who Arnalds supported throughout Europe this summer, he sculpts his own epic, string-laden compositions. The Tunnels, Aberdeen £8 in advance, £10 on the door Promoters: Interesting Music Promotions & Dizzy Storm
Pekka Kuusisto. Photo by Tanja Ahola.
Promoter: University of Aberdeen
Peter Seivewright, piano
Promoter: University of Aberdeen
Playing Messiaen on the organ - illustrated discussion of registration, articulation, tempo, rhythm & general approach. King’s College Chapel, University of Aberdeen Free (donations)
Edinburgh Quartet. Photo by Marc Marnie.
Tuesday 21st October 5.15pm
A new work by the 2007 University of Aberdeen Music Prize winner, Woojun Lee, will be premiered alongside Gershwin’s Piano Concerto in F & Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No 4. Music Hall, Aberdeen £9.50 to £20.00; £5.00 (school pupils); £8 standby tickets (fulltime students, registered unemployed and over 60s) Promoter: BBC SSO
Saturday 25th October 10am-5pm
Composers’ Day & AIYF Compose! A day of workshops & one-to-one sessions open to everyone interested in new music with John Casken, Judith Weir, Roberto Fabbriciani & Bill Thompson. In parallel, five young short-listed composers will receive guidance from Judith Weir & the Alba Quartet in a closed workshop in preparation for this evening’s concert. Please see www.sound-scotland.co.uk for further details. MacRobert Building, University of Aberdeen Participation £6, including lunch In association with Aberdeen International Youth Festival & University of Aberdeen Music Prize
Sunday 26th October 3.30pm
University of Aberdeen Chapel Choir & George Chittenden, organ
Tasmin Little, violin As part of her Naked Violin Tour, Tasmin comes to Aberdeenshire with a programme including works by Paul Patterson & Bach. (The concert will be preceded by morning workshops for children & young people at Migvie Church costing £6. Pre-booking necessary: 013398 81604) MacRobert Memorial Hall, Tarland £10
Music for voices, piano & organ by Messiaen. St Andrew’s Cathedral, Aberdeen Free (donations) Promoters: University of Aberdeen & St Andrew’s Cathedral
Saturday 25th October 1pm
Promoter: Tarland Welfare Trust with the support of KDAF, MacRobert Trust & Astor of Hever Charitable Trust
Margaret Preston, flute & Joseph Long, piano This unique lunchtime concert progresses from the centre court of the Art Gallery to the Cowdray Hall, encompassing music by Oswald, Eddie McGuire, Karg-Elert & Margaret Preston. Aberdeen Art Gallery & Cowdray Hall, Aberdeen Free (donations)
Sunday 26th October 7.45pm
Roberto Fabbriciani, flute Known for his versatility & creativeness, Italian flautist Roberto Fabbriciani plays Salvatore Sciarrino All’aure in una lontananza, Jean-Claude Risset Passages for flute & tape, Salvatore Sciarrino Come vengono prodotti gli incantesimi?, Stephen Davismoon Two pieces for solo piccolo, Roberto Fabbriciani Suoni per Gigi for flute & tape & Henri Pousseur Zeus joueur de flûtes for flutes & tape. Zeste, Crombie Hall, University of Aberdeen £8, £5 conc, £2 (students & children)
In association with Lunchbreaks at Cowdray Hall & Aberdeen Art Gallery
Saturday 25th October 6pm
AIYF Compose! & Composers’ Day Concert with Roberto Fabbriciani, flute & the Alba Quartet
Promoter: University of Aberdeen
Concert showcasing pieces workshopped during the Composers’ Day & AIYF Compose! Kingss College Chapel, University of Aberdeen Free (donations)
Sunday 26th October Doors 8pm
The British Expeditionary Force + support Featuring Justin Lockey of Yourcodenameis:milo & Justin Burrows of My Architects, The British Expeditionary Force combine ethereal soundscapes, sonorous guitars, beautifully fragile vocal & vocoder work, producing something akin to My Bloody Valentine filtered through the best of Brian Eno with a smattering of the Icelandic inspired sonic vistas of Sigur Rós. The Tunnels, Aberdeen £5 on the door
In association with Aberdeen International Youth Festival & the University of Aberdeen Music Prize
Saturday 25th October 7.30pm
Janis Claxton Dance & the Edinburgh Quartet
Promoter: danceLive!
Saturday 25th October 7.30pm
Paul Anderson, fiddle Featuring music Paul Anderson has composed for a new stage production of Lewis Grassic Gibbon’s Sunset Song. Left Bank, Tarland £10 (limited tickets: advance booking necessary on 013398 81604)
Promoter: Dizzy Storm Scottish Flute Trio.
Falling Light is a programme of emotionally compelling & musically defined dance, with two sublime new pieces set to Bach’s Partita No 2 in d minor & Henryk Gorecki’s latest string quartet (No 3). Cowdray Hall, Aberdeen £8, £6 conc, £4 (student & under 18s on the door)
Roberto Fabbriciani.
Saturday 25th October 12 noon
Monday 27th October 11am-1pm
Roberto Fabbriciani, flute Flute masterclass. MacRobert Building, University of Aberdeen Free Promoter: University of Aberdeen
Monday 27th October 6pm
Michaël Levinas, piano A concert of music for solo piano featuring music by Ligeti, contemporary French composers & Debussy piano preludes. Elphinstone Hall, University of Aberdeen Free Thursday 30th October 7.30pm
On The Black Hill ajtc theatre company brings its distinctive style to a new adaptation of Bruce Chatwin’s lyrical, much loved novel, with new music by Lewis Gibson performed on solo cello. MacRobert Memorial Hall, Tarland £8, £4 conc Promoter: Tarland Welfare Trust with the support of NEAT
Friday 31st October 7pm
The Curve Foundation Dance Company & Scottish Flute Trio A collaborative programme featuring new choreography & music by Debussy, Isang Yun, Thea Musgrave, Dave Fennessy, Geir Rafnesson & Gordon McPherson scored for three flutes, percussion & tape. Lemon Tree, Aberdeen £10, £8 conc (plus booking fee) Promoters: Lemon Tree & danceLive!
Promoter: Left Bank
Friday 31st October 6pm
Four days of events & workshops with some of the UK’s finest saxophone players and ensembles.
Richard Ingham, saxophone & Mary McCarthy, accordion
Thursday 30th October 2pm
Richard Ingham, saxophone Talk on his work From Pennan to Penang. Duff House, Banff Free (donations) In association with Duff House
Thursday 30th October 7.30pm
Richard Ingham, saxophone & Mary McCarthy, accordion This charity concert to raise funds for Pennan Village Hall, damaged in recent mud-slides, will feature Richard Ingham’s work From Pennan to Penang. Pennan Village Hall £8, £5 under 18s Charity concert for Pennan Village Hall
Friday 31st October 12 noon
Richard Ingham, saxophone Lecture on his work From Pennan to Penang. MacRobert Building, University of Aberdeen Free Promoter: University of Aberdeen
Friday 31st October 12.45pm
Rob Hall, saxophones & clarinet & Chick Lyall, piano & laptop/electronics Contemporary duo perform their own works: Rob Hall Carousel, Across the Sound & Rhyme or reason & Chick Lyall Three movements for sopranino sax, clarinet & piano & Beaten Path. Cowdray Hall, Aberdeen Free (donations)
SaxAssault. Photo by Martin Willescroft.
In association with Lunchbreaks at Cowdray Hall
In the stunning surroundings of the atrium of the Institute of Medical Sciences, this recital will feature Richard Ingham’s work From Pennan to Penang. Institute of Medical Sciences, University of Aberdeen Free (donations) In association with Institute of Medical Sciences & University of Aberdeen
Friday 31st October 7.30pm
Daniel Herrmann on Eduardo Paolozzi Preceding Martin Kershaw’s concert featuring a new commission inspired by the art of Eduardo Paolozzi, the Curator of the Dean Gallery will give a talk on the artist. Aberdeen Art Gallery Free but limited to those with tickets for Hero as a Riddle Friday 31st October 8.30pm
Hero as a Riddle World Premiere from saxophonist & composer Martin Kershaw, written for a 10-piece ensemble featuring members of McFall’s Electric Strings, pianist Paul Harrison & award winning trumpeter Ryan Quigley amongst others. Inspired by the art of Eduardo Paolozzi, the performance will include projected images of his work. Cowdray Hall, Aberdeen £10 (including glass of wine) With support from the Scottish Arts Council’s Fund for New Music
Martin Kershaw. photo by Louis de Carlo.
SaxFest
Saturday 1st November Doors 8.30pm
SaxAssault Andy Scott’s SaxAssault features nine saxophones from sopranino to bass, backed by grooves from a four piece rhythm section. His compositions combine the talents of some of the best UK saxophonists from jazz, pop & classical genres. Lemon Tree, Aberdeen Tickets: £10, £8 conc, £4 (students & under 18s) In association with the Lemon Tree
Sunday 2nd November 10am-4pm
Saturday 1st November 10am-4pm
Saxophone Open Rehearsal Day
Saxophone Workshop Day
A day rehearsing new works by Andy Scott & Charlotte Harding. All saxophone players welcome to take part. Please see www.sound-scotland.co.uk for further details. Beach Ballroom, Aberdeen Free. Prior booking advised by emailing sax@sound-scotland.co.uk
A day of masterclasses & workshops for saxophone players, with Justin Brook, Rob Buckland, Garry Gibb, Rob Hall, Mike Hall, Richard Ingham, Sarah Markham & Andy Scott. Please see www.sound-scotland.co.uk for further details. MacRobert Building, University of Aberdeen Participation charge £20, £5 conc (unemployed, students & under 18s). Prior booking necessary by emailing sax@sound-scotland.co.uk. In association with Aberdeenshire Council with funding from Aberdeen Endowments Trust & Scottish Arts Council’s Youth Music Initiative
Saturday 1st November 1pm
Ben Waghorn, saxophone & Dave Stapleton, piano Lunchtime concert featuring works by contemporary composers for saxophone & piano. Aberdeen Art Gallery Free In association with Lunchbreaks at Cowdray Hall & Aberdeen Art Gallery
In association with Aberdeenshire Council with funding from Aberdeen Endowments Trust & Scottish Arts Council’s Youth Music Initiative
Sunday 2nd November 5pm
Massed Saxophone Gala Concert Concert with massed saxophones playing new works by Charlotte Harding, Richard Ingham & Andy Scott (commission funded by the SAC), & featuring the Aberdeenshire Saxophone Orchestra & the National Saxophone Choir of Great Britain. Also featuring Lick, a new sound installation by Hywel Davies. Beach Ballroom, Aberdeen £6, £3 conc In association with Aberdeenshire Council with funding from Aberdeen Endowments Trust & Scottish Arts Council’s Youth Music Initiative
Saturday 1st November 11am-4pm
Thursday 6th November 12.45pm
Thursday 6th November Doors 8pm
Day with Glasgow Improvisers Orchestra
Edinburgh Quartet
Pamela Wyn Shannon + The Kitchen Cynics + support
Workshop exploring a number of techniques for facilitating free improvisation including graphic scores, conduction techniques, conventional & non-conventional notation. All welcome - no previous improvising experience necessary. Woodend Barn Arts Centre, Banchory £15, £5 conc (unemployed, students & under 18s). Prior booking advised by emailing info@sound-scotland.co.uk.
Lunchtime concert featuring Robert Crawford’s Quartet no.2, Webern’s Bagatelles, Haydn’s String Quartet Op 103. Cowdray Hall, Aberdeen Free (donations)
Massachuesettes-based musician Pamela Wyn Shannon’s inventive & intricate guitar work has been described as “a tiny chamber orchestra working in unison at the end of her hands”, & her vocal style has a delicate lilting sensitivity. Her unique compositions have an elliptical quality which creates its own timeframe, rules & kingdoms. The Tunnels, Aberdeen £5 on the door
Saturday 1st November 7pm
Robin Michael, cello
Promoter: Interesting Music Promotions
Cello Sonorities: An illustrated journey through the repertoire for solo cello. Duff House, Banff Free (donations)
Friday 7th November 10am-4pm
Promoter: Lunchbreaks at Cowdray Hall
Thursday 6th November 2pm
Glasgow Improvisers Orchestra Presenting new material that explores free improvisation in a large group context, this concert will feature Glasgow Improvisers Orchestra in collaboration with a number of locally-based improvising musicians. Woodend Barn Arts Centre, Banchory £6, £3 conc
In association with Duff House
Thursday 6th November 7.30pm
Monday 3rd November 7.30pm
Kungsbacka Piano Trio The composer Helen Grime will introduce her new piano trio The brook sings loud (commissioned by ACMC with funding from SAC) which will be premiered alongside Haydn’s Piano Trio in E flat major Hob XV 29, Martin’s Trio on Irish Melodies, Ireland’s Fantasy Trio in A minor & Schubert’s Trio in B flat Op.99 D898. Cowdray Hall, Aberdeen £9, £3.50 conc (students, schoolchildren & those in receipt of unemployment or disability benefit)
Reem Kelani Workshop on Arabic & Palestinian singing. Woodend Barn Arts Centre, Banchory £15, £10 conc (over 60s, unemployed & students). Prior booking necessary: 01330 825431
Robin Michael, cello & Sarah Leonard, soprano
Friday 7th November 7pm
These two outstanding musicians have devised a delightful & varied duo programme of works for soprano & cello, including the world premiere of The Tongue and The Heart by Nicola LeFanu, Akhmatova Songs by John Tavener, Two Songs of Colour by Joe Cutler, Winter Songs by Elena Firsova, two witty songs by John White on texts by Eric Satie as well as Bach’s cello Suite No.4, & Jonathan Dove’s Ariel Songs. Portsoy Salmon Bothy £10, £8 conc, £5 (under 16s).
The Hebrides Ensemble return to sound with Jane Irwin, one of the foremost contemporary mezzos of her generation. Alongside a new work by exciting new voice Martin Suckling, the programme will feature Schoenberg’s Quartet No.2 for string quartet & voice & Respighi’s glorious Il Tramonto (“The Sunset”). Fettercairn Village Hall £9, £7 conc (including wine & refreshments)
Hebrides Ensemble & Jane Irwin, mezzo-soprano
Promoter: Angus Arts
Promoter: Aberdeen Chamber Music Club
In association with the Portsoy Salmon Bothy & the British Music Information Centre
Friday 7th November 8pm
Tuesday 4th November 10.30am-12 noon
Thursday 6th November 7.45pm
Kungsbacka Piano Trio
Irene Drummond, soprano & Alistair Beetson, piano
Music of genuinely independent spirit from King Creosote (aka Kenny Anderson), the brain behind the Fence Collective, & his fence companions. Woodend Barn Arts Centre, Banchory £12, £10 conc, £5 (under 16s)
Workshop by the piano trio & composer Helen Grime with students from the University of Aberdeen. MacRobert Building, University of Aberdeen Free
The world premiere of Paul Mealor’s Between Eternity & Time (3 settings of Emily Dickinson) will be performed alongside four Shakespeare settings by Haydn, Schubert, Ralph Vaughan Williams & Dominick Argento, John Hearne Two Romantic Songs, Copland Emily Dickinson settings, Granados La Maja dolorosa, Ives Romanza di Central Park, Carter The Rose Family & Richard Hageman Do not go my Love. King’s College Chapel, University of Aberdeen £8, £5 conc, £2 (students & children)
Promoter: University of Aberdeen
Tuesday 4th November 7pm
Rock my Religion
Promoter: Peacock Visual Arts
Promoter: University of Aberdeen King Creosote.
director Dan Graham 1982-1984 (55 mins) The film Rock My Religion is a provocative thesis on the relation between religion & rock music in contemporary culture. Focusing on the music & philosophies of Patti Smith, this complex collage of text, film footage & performance forms a compelling theoretical essay on the ideological codes & historical contexts that inform the cultural phenomenon of rock `n’ roll music. Original Music: Glenn Branca, Sonic Youth. Peacock Visual Arts, Aberdeen Free
King Creosote with Pictish Trail
Promoter: Woodend Arts Association
Saturday 8th November 1pm
University of Aberdeen New Music Group Lunchtime concert featuring the music of John Cage. Aberdeen Art Gallery Free In association with Lunchbreaks at Cowdray Hall & Aberdeen Art Gallery
Saturday 8th November 7.30pm
Alba Quartet The world premiere of a new work by Dave Fennessy (commissioned by Enterprise Music Scotland) will be played alongside Ravel’s String Quartet & Shostakovich’s Quartet No 7. Aboyne Community Theatre £10, £8 SMC members, schoolchildren free Promoter: Strathdee Music Club
Saturday 8th November 8pm
Monday 10th November 11am
Reem Kelani
Kim Cascone
Encompassing classical Arabic music, folk & jazz, Reem Kelani, the Palestinian singer, will be accompanied by pianist Bruno Heinen for an exotic musical journey. Woodend Barn Arts Centre, Banchory £10, £8 conc, £5 (students & under 18s).
The Grain of the Auditory Field: lecture on issues surrounding the performance of field recordings. MacRobert Building, University of Aberdeen Free
Saturday 8th November Doors 8pm
Monday 10th November 7.45pm
De-Fence presents De-Fence Records is a DIY outfit releasing music by members & associates of the Fence Collective who write & produce electronic & experimental music. Headed up by label boss OnTheFly, expect live acts, DJ sets, collaborations & special guests, plus the usual fun & mischief that Fence always bring. The Blue Lamp, Aberdeen £8 in advance, £10 on the door Promoter: Interesting Music Promotions
Southern Hemisphere meets North in this programme combining Chinese composers Gao Ping’s Bright Light & Cloud Shadows & Tan Dun’s Eight Colors with New Zealand’s John Psathas’ Kartsigar & Gillian Whitehead’s Puhake ki te rangi alongside Shostakovich’s String Quartet No 13. Cowdray Hall, Aberdeen £8, £5 conc, £2 (students & children) Promoter: University of Aberdeen
Kungsbacka Piano Trio
Tuesday 11th November 7.45pm
Promoter: Woodend Music Society
Roger Williams, organ World premieres of Matthew Milne’s Toccata, Johnathan Stephens’ Paean & a new work by Claire Singer/Roger Williams will be performed alongside Pete Stollery’s b3:dz & music by Byrd. King’s College Chapel, University of Aberdeen Free (donations)
Sunday 9th November 5pm
Promoter: University of Aberdeen
Aberdeen City Music School & Paragon Ensemble
Tuesday 11th November Doors 8pm
Following a series of workshops with John Maxwell Geddes, works by 6 young composers from the Aberdeen City Music School will be performed by the Paragon Ensemble. Cowdray Hall, Aberdeen Free Promoter: Aberdeen City Music School Reem Kelani. Photo by Iain G Farrell.
New Zealand String Quartet with Richard Nunns, Maori instruments
Sunday 9th November 3pm A further opportunity to hear Helen Grime’s new piano trio The brook sings loud, featured alongside Beethoven’s Piano Trio in B flat Op 11, Martin’s Trio on Irish Melodies, Ireland’s Fantasy Trio in A minor & Brahms’ Trio in C minor Op 101. Woodend Barn Arts Centre, Banchory £10, £2 (students, & over 12s), free (12 & under)
Promoter: University of Aberdeen
Volcano! + support Listening to Volcano! is a journey through highs & lows, through confusion & clarity. Experimental/Indie/Rock band from Chicago who refuse to be pigeonholed, or indeed easily comprehended! The Tunnels, Aberdeen £5 on the door Promoter: Interesting Music Promotions
Wednesday 12th November 7.30pm
Sound & Place: from North-East Scotland to Paris Pete Stollery presents music, projected over a loudspeaker system, made from sounds recorded in Aberdeenshire as part of the Gordon Soundscape Project & scènes, rendez-vous from sounds recorded in Paris & inspired by Claude Lelouch’s film C’était un Rendez-vous. Left Bank, Tarland £7 (limited tickets: advance booking necessary on 013398 81603) Promoter: Left Bank
Five Day Finale A packed five days of concerts & workshops to bring the festival to a close. Thursday 13th November 2pm
Sally Beamish Talk on her new work to be premiered in this evening’s concert. Duff House, Banff Free (donations) In association with Duff House
Thursday 13th November 7.30pm
Scottish Flute Trio with Robert Irvine, cello & Rhian Macleod, percussion The trio, who have been building a whole new chamber repertoire with 3 flutes at its core will play a programme made up almost entirely of world premieres by Scottish female composers: Taking Turns by Thea Musgrave & new works by Pippa Murphy, Sally Beamish & Kirsty Blackwood (commissions funded by the SAC & the PRSF). Duff House, Banff £10, £8 conc, £5 (under 16s) In association with Duff House
Friday 14th November 12 noon
Robert Scott Thompson Research seminar: Breaking Sound Barriers. MacRobert Building, University of Aberdeen Free Promoter: University of Aberdeen
Friday 14th November 12.45pm
Continuum On tour in Europe, this exciting Canadian ensemble will play an Anglo-Canadian programme: James Rolfe raW (solo drumset & small ensemble), Ian Vine Underpaintings & Aaron Gervais Community: -Normed - Call-and-Response Concerto - Jackhammer Lullaby - Two-Chord Rondo (a lo cubano). Followed by a talk & Q+A with the Canadian composer James Rolfe. Cowdray Hall, Aberdeen Free (donations) In association with Lunchbreaks at Cowdray Hall. Sponsored by Petro-Canada UK Ltd.
Friday 14th November 2.30-4pm
Continuum - workshop A workshop with 4th-year composition students from the University of Aberdeen. MacRobert Building, University of Aberdeen Free In association with University of Aberdeen. Sponsored by Petro-Canada UK Ltd.
Saturday 15th November 1pm
Sunday 16th November 7.45pm
Scottish Flute Trio
Florian Kitt, cello & Rita Medjimorec, piano
In the beautiful setting of the centre court of Aberdeen Art Gallery, the Scottish Flute Trio will perform The Waterfall of Time by Japanese percussionist & composer Joji Hirota. Aberdeen Art Gallery Free
The Austrian husband & wife duo perform a new work by Anthony Payne (commissioned in 2008) alongside Kodaly’s Sonata Op.4, Webern’s Cello sonata & 3 Kleine Stücke Op 11, Prokofiev’s Sonata Op 119 & Martinu’s Variations on a Theme by Rossini. Elphinstone Hall, University of Aberdeen £8, £5 conc, £2 (students & children)
In association with Lunchbreaks at Cowdray Hall & Aberdeen Art Gallery
Saturday 15th November 4pm
Promoter: University of Aberdeen
Robin Michael, cello
Monday 17th November 1.15pm
Erdem Helvacioglu.
The small & atmospheric Migvie Church will host a solo cello concert comprising Bach’s Suite no.1 in G, Halflidi Hallgrimsson’s Solitaire for solo cello Op.1 & Kodaly’s Sonata Op 8. Come equipped with warm clothes! Migvie Church, Tarland £6, £4 conc, £2 children
Scottish Ensemble Trio Members of the Scottish Ensemble play Judith Weir’s The Bagpiper’s String Trio as well as unaccompanied Bach for violin, viola & cello. Institute of Medical Sciences, University of Aberdeen Free
With the support of the Astor of Hever Trust
Friday 14th November 4.30-6.30pm
Saturday 15th November 6pm - midnight
South/Central Aberdeenshire Music Centre Youth Orchestra
Revolutions per hour
In association with Aberdeenshire Council
Friday 14th November 7.45pm
Fidelio Trio In this tribute concert to the late composer Chris Cadwur James, the piano trio will perform his Tschei Hora alonside Salvatore Sciarrino’s Piano Trio No 1, Ravel’s Piano Trio, Haflidi Hallgrimmson’s Metamorphoses & Schoenberg arr. Steuermann Verklarte Nacht. Zeste, Crombie Hall, University of Aberdeen £8, £5 conc, £2 (students & children) Promoter: University of Aberdeen
Saturday 15th November 10am-12 noon
Extended String Techniques Workshop with Darragh Morgan, violin & Robin Michael, cello This interactive workshop aimed at folk fiddlers, young string students & amateur & semi-professional string players will cover a range of unusual & extended techniques that contemporary performers are now often required to use. There will be a short performance by students at the end of the workshop. MacRobert Building, University of Aberdeen Participation charge: £5, £2 (students & under 18s). Prior booking advised by emailing info@sound-scotland.co.uk.
Monday 17th November 7.30pm
Scottish Ensemble with Pekka Kuusisto, violin
A fight night of electroacoustic music & sound art, with gigs on the hour, featuring the sound worlds of Kim Cascone, Scott Wilson, Erdem Helvacioglu, Robert Scott Thompson & Darragh Morgan. Lemon Tree, Aberdeen £7, £5 conc (60+, unemployed), £2 (students & under 18s).
Musical boundaries are explored in this programme inspired by the folk traditions & musical landscape of Pekka Kuusisto’s native Finland & Estonia & Hungary. Featured composers include Rautavaara, Erkki-Sven Tüür, Sallinen & Bartok. New works by spnm composers Donal Sarsfield & Katarzyna Glowicka open the concert. Queen’s Cross Church, Aberdeen £14.50, £12 conc, £5 (under 26), £3 (under 18), £30 (family)
In association with the Lemon Tree & University of Aberdeen
Saturday 15th November 8pm
Promoters: Scottish Ensemble & spnm
Alba Quartet A further opportunity to hear a new work by Dave Fennessy, played alongside Ravel’s String Quartet & Shostakovich’s Quartet No 7. Acorn Centre (West Church), Inverurie £9, £7 conc, £1 (children) Promoter: Inverurie Music
Sunday 16th November 3pm
Smith Quartet An exciting programme of music from Britain’s premiere contemporary string ensemble: Philip Glass String Quartet No 2 ‘Company’, Andrew Poppy Hatch, Kevin Volans White Man Sleeps, Conlon Nancarrow String Quartet No 1, James MacMillan Memento, Joe Cutler Folk Music (Daithi’s Dumka) & Graham Fitkin Servant. Woodend Barn Arts Centre, Banchory £10, £8 conc (& WMS members), £2 (students & children)
Smith Quartet. Photo by Tas Kyprianou.
Open rehearsal & first performance of Hywel Davies’ Sinfonietta concertante (commission funded by the SAC & the PRSF). Ashdale Hall, Westhill Free
In association with the University of Aberdeen
In association with the British Music Information Centre
During sound the following musicians and composers will lead workshops in schools: Rob Hall, Richard Ingham, Reem Kelani, Robin Michael, Sarah Leonard and the Scottish Flute Trio. For more details please see our website: www.sound-scotland.co.uk or contact info@sound-scotland.co.uk. Please note that many performances have reduced price tickets for school children.
Newton Dee Concerts Newton Dee is a Camphill community in Bieldside, Aberdeen. During sound they will be hosting three concerts at their own community centre – the Phoenix Hall. ≥ Friday 24th October 7.30pm Edinburgh Quartet ≥ Friday 7th November 7.30pm Irene Drummond, soprano & Alistair Beetson, piano ≥ Friday 14th November 7.30pm Scottish Flute Trio 10th-15th November
Field Diffusion with Kim Cascone
Kim Cascone. Photo by Robin Rimbaud - Scanner
Led by Kim Cascone, an invisible crew of local sound designers consisting of Patrick Keenan, Claire Singer and Ross Whyte will infiltrate a public space in Aberdeen & diffuse an ultra-transparent mix of field recordings... crafting, shaping & infecting the space with sounds both transplanted & native.
THE FOG on shmuFM presented by Bill Thompson Every Sunday night 10pm-midnight 99.8 shmuFM turns its airwaves over to the capable hands of prof_lofi to explore the hazy realms of experimental music & sound art from past, present & near future. During sound, prof_lofi will feature special interviews, live studio sessions & festival recordings in his usual mixed bag of the new & bizarre. You can listen live on 99.8FM in Aberdeen or visit www.shmufm.net to stream online (live or listen again).
Accommodation and travel
King’s College Chapel
Schools
Sundays 10pm-midnight on 99.8 shmuFM
Ticket information
Hotels We are pleased to be associated with the Aberdeen Douglas Hotel to offer reduced price hotel rooms from Thursdays to Sundays during the festival.
Tickets can either be bought through Aberdeen Box Office or, in some cases, directly at the venue (in which case telephone numbers numbers given on the right).
Single Room £45.00 BB Twin/Double Room £60.00 BB
Aberdeen Box Office: ≥ In person at the Music Hall or His Majesty’s Theatre, 9.30am-6pm, Mon to Sat, or at the Lemon Tree 30mins before the performance starts. ≥ By phone 01224 641122, 9.30am-6pm, Monday to Saturday. ≥ Online, 24/7 at www.boxofficeaberdeen.com
Please contact reservations@aberdeendouglas.com
Travel information By Rail There is an overnight sleeper service from London to Aberdeen, hourly trains from Glasgow and Edinburgh or direct services from London, Birmingham, Plymouth, Newcastle, York. www.firstgroup.com/scotrail www.nationalrail.co.uk By Road Aberdeen is accessible by road from Edinburgh or Glasgow in around two and a half hours. From Glasgow take the M8/M80A80/M9-A9 north to Perth or from Edinburgh the A90-M90 north to Perth, and then the A90 trunk road to Aberdeen. Alternatively from Perth, take the more scenic A93 over Glenshee and via Braemar. By Air Aberdeen Airport is situated 7 miles north west of the city. It is served by flights from throughout the UK, including daily flights to and from London, as well as international destinations such as Amsterdam, Dublin, Esbjerg, Paris and Stavanger. Aberdeen Airport Tel. 01224 722331 from outside UK dial +44 1224 722331 www.aberdeenairport.com
Portsoy Salmon Bothy.
Other events taking place during sound
Aberdeen Art Gallery Schoolhill, Aberdeen AB10 1FQ Aboyne Community Theatre Aboyne Academy, Bridgeview Road, Aboyne AB34 5JN 013398 86222 Acorn Centre West Church, West High Street, Inverurie AB51 3SA 01467 624 629 Ashdale Hall Westhill Drive, Westhill AB32 6FY Beach Ballroom The Esplanade, Aberdeen AB24 5NR Blue Lamp 121 Gallowgate, Aberdeen AB25 1BU Cowdray Hall Schoolhill, Aberdeen AB10 1FQ Duff House Banff AB45 3SX 01261 818181
Migvie Church.
Elphinstone Hall University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen AB24 3FX
Institute of Medical Sciences The University of Aberdeen, Foresterhill, Aberdeen AB25 2ZD King’s College Chapel The University of Aberdeen, High Street, Aberdeen AB24 3FX Left Bank 5 Bridge Street, Tarland AB34 4YN 013398 81603
Great Drawing Room Duff House.
See www.sound-scotland.co.uk for venue map links.
Fettercairn Village Hall Fettercairn, Aberdeenshire 01356 670 304 / 01356 648 669
The Tunnels Carnegie’s Brae, Aberdeen AB10 1BF
The Lemon Tree 5 West North Street, Aberdeen AB24 5AT
Queen’s Cross Church Albyn Place, Aberdeen AB10 1YN
MacRobert Building The University of Aberdeen King Street, Aberdeen AB24 3FX
Woodend Barn Arts Centre Burn O’Bennie, Banchory AB31 5QA 01330 825431
MacRobert Memorial Hall The Square, Tarland AB34 4YL 013398 81359
Zeste Crombie Hall, University of Aberdeen, High Street, Aberdeen AB24 3FX
Migvie Church Migvie, Tarland, Aberdeenshire Music Hall Union Street, Aberdeen AB10 1QS Newton Dee Community Bieldside, Aberdeen AB15 9DX Peacock Visual Arts 21 Castle Street, Aberdeen AB11 5BQ
Institute of Medical Sciences.
Venue information
Pennan Village Hall Pennan AB43 6JB Portsoy Salmon Bothy 1 Durn Road, Portsoy, Banff AB45 2QD St Andrew’s Cathedral 28 King Street, Aberdeen AB24 5AX St Machar’s Cathedral The Chanonry, Old Aberdeen, Aberdeen AB24 1RQ
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sound, an initiative of Woodend Arts Association in collaboration with the University of Aberdeen, operates largely as a network of local and some national organisations. The 2008 network also includes Aberdeen Art Gallery, Aberdeen Chamber Music Club, Aberdeen City Music School, Aberdeen International Youth Festival, Aberdeen Performing Arts, Angus Arts, Banchory Academy, BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, danceLive!, Deveron Arts, Dizzy Storm, Duff House, Interesting Music Promotions, Inverurie Music, Jazz Aberdeen, Left Bank, Lunchbreaks at Cowdray Hall, Monymusk Arts Trust, Newton Dee Community, North East of Scotland Music School, Peacock Visual Arts, Scottish Ensemble, Scottish Traditional Boat Festival, Station House Media Unit, South/Central Aberdeenshire Music Centre Youth Orchestra, Strathdee Music Club, Tarland Welfare Trust, University of Aberdeen Music Prize & Woodend Music Society.
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sound gratefully acknowledges the support of the following: Aberdeen City Council, Aberdeenshire Council, Aberdeen Endowments Trust, Astor of Hever Trust, British Music Information Centre, Contemporary Music Network, EventScotland Regional Events Programme, The Hinrichsen Foundation, Hope Scott Trust, Hugh Fraser Foundation, Petro-Canada UK Ltd, PRS Foundation, RVW Trust, Scottish Arts Council, & the University of Aberdeen.
Events in the brochure reflect our programme as of July 08. This is subject to change and more events may be added. For current programme details and updates please see www.sound-scotland.co.uk If you’d like to be on our mailing list and receive updated information, please email us at: info@sound-scotland.co.uk or write to sound, c/o Woodend Barn Arts Centre, Banchory AB31 5QA (tel: 01330 825431).