Soundfestival2010 by Sound Festival

north east scotlandâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s festival of new music 20 Oct - 14 Nov

2010

www.sound-scotland.co.uk

sound 2010

Date

Time

Location

Event

Fri 29 Oct

7.30pm

Bieldside

Hoot*

Fri 29 Oct

8pm

Kemnay

Madeleine Mitchell, violin and Nigel Clayton, piano

Sat 30 Oct

1pm

Aberdeen

Margaret Preston, flute

Sat 30 Oct

4pm

Tarland

Hoot

Sat 30 Oct

7.30pm

Aberdeen

Sun 31 Oct

10.30am-5.30pm Aberdeen

A day with Sally Beamish

Sun 31 Oct

2.30pm

Aberdeen

Sound A New Song

Sat 31 Oct

3pm

Aberdeen

Ross Whyte Reproductions

Sun 31 Oct

7.30pm

Tarland

Pete Stollery discoveries

Not only have we programmed a range of different genres of music but also: dance through our collaboration with DanceLive; art exhibitions; a 4-day music festival for schools; workshops and talks.

Tues 2 Nov

7.30pm

Aberdeen

Edinburgh Quartet

Thurs 4 Nov

12.45pm

Aberdeen

Primrose Piano Quartet

Come to listen to pieces you know and love or join us to discover something new...

Fri 5 Nov

6.30pm

Banff

Pre-concert talk: Sally Beamish

Fri 5 Nov

7.30pm

Banff

Rautio Piano Trio and Oliver Beamish, narrator

Sat 6 Nov

1pm

Aberdeen

Rautio Piano Trio

Sat 6 Nov

8pm

Banchory

Hebrides Ensemble, Colin Currie & Michael Popper

Sat 6 Nov

8pm doors

Aberdeen

FOUND + Indian Red Lopez

Sun 7 Nov

2pm

Banchory

Pre-concert talk: Sally Beamish

Sun 7 Nov

3pm

Banchory

Rautio Piano Trio and Oliver Beamish, narrator

Mon 8 Nov

7.30pm

Aberdeen

Galliard Ensemble

Thurs 11 Nov

12.45pm

Aberdeen

Richard Craig, flute and Laura Baxter, piano

Thurs 11 Nov

7.30pm

Aberdeen

University of Aberdeen Choral Society and Symphony Orchestra

20 October - 14 November From a solo harp recital in Portsoy’s Salmon Bothy to a day of electroacoustic music in Aberdeen, sound and its network of partner organisations have planned for 2010 another journey of musical exploration across the North East of Scotland. It will include music by composers such as Steve Reich, Sally Beamish, Peter Maxwell Davies, Graham Fitkin and the best of British electroacoustic composers, as well as artists such as Colin Currie, the Smith Quartet, the Hebrides Ensemble, the Red Note Ensemble and FOUND.

Smith Quartet © Tas Kyprianou

Hebrides Ensemble © Caroline Michael

At a glance

12 Nov - 30 Nov 6pm

Banchory

Jane Frere In the shadow of the Wall*

12 Nov – 20 Nov 6pm and 8pm

Aberdeen

Blair Young Strange Arrangements of Light*

Fri 12 Nov

7.30pm

Banchory

Emily White, trombone/violin/voice and Steve Bingham, electric violin/loops

Sat 13 Nov

10am-9pm

Aberdeen

Electroacoustic Fair: workshops, installations, exhibits and demos

Sat 13 Nov

12 noon

Aberdeen

James Dashow, Ricardo Climent, Oliver Carman, David Berezan

Sat 13 Nov

1pm

Aberdeen

Steve Bingham, violin/electric violin/loops

Date

Time

Location

Event

Sat 13 Nov

2pm

Aberdeen

Music by MTI-DMU

Wed 20 Oct

7.30pm

Banchory

Red Note Ensemble

Sat 13 Nov

4pm

Aberdeen

Music by BEAST

Thurs 21 Oct

12.45pm

Aberdeen

Smith Quartet

Sat 13 Nov

6pm

Aberdeen

Richard Craig, contrabass flute

Thurs 21 Oct

7.30pm

Aberdeen

Graham Fitkin Ensemble

Sat 13 Nov

7.30pm

Huntly

Steve Bingham, electric violin/loops

Fri 22 Oct

7.30pm

Aberdeen

Smith Quartet

Sat 13 Nov

7.30pm

Aboyne

Bibby Piano Duo

Fri 22 Oct

7.30pm

Portsoy

Ruth Wall, harp

Sat 13 Nov

8pm

Aberdeen

invisiblEARts

Sat 23 Oct

1pm

Aberdeen

Smith Quartet

Sun 14 Nov

12 noon

Strathdon

Richard Craig, flute

Sat 23 Oct

2pm

Aberdeen

sound lecture 2010: Tom Service

Sun 14 Nov

2.30pm

Aberdeen

Donald Hawksworth, piano

Sat 23 Oct

3pm

Aberdeen

Cantamus Hodie

Sun 14 Nov

7.30pm

Aberdeen

Aberdeen Sinfonietta

Sat 23 Oct

6.30pm

Aberdeen

Pre-concert talk: Pete Stollery with Colin Currie Group

Sat 23 Oct

7.30pm

Aberdeen

Colin Currie Group

Sun 24 Oct

2pm

Banchory

Smith Quartet

Sun 24 Oct

5pm

Aberdeen

Workshop: In C by Terry Riley

Sun 24 Oct

7pm

Aberdeen

Double Bill - Community performance of Terry Riley In C + NYOS Futures

Sun 24 Oct

8pm doors

Aberdeen

port-royal + support

Tues 26 Oct

7.30pm

Aberdeen

Roger B. Williams, organ

Wed 27 Oct

5.15pm

Aberdeen

University Tea-Time

Thurs 28 Oct

12.45pm

Aberdeen

Madeleine Mitchell, violin and Nigel Clayton, piano

Thurs 28 Oct

5.30pm

Fraserburgh

Hoot

Thurs 28 Oct

7pm

Aberdeen

East Coast Moves

29 Oct - 13 Nov 6pm

Tarland

John Redhead Remains of Occitania*

Fri 29 Oct

7.30pm

Banchory

Scottish Dance Theatre Interactive

Fri 29 Oct

7.30pm

Huntly

Shona Donaldson Bogie's Bonnie Belle

*For more details, please see page 15 and 16.

At a glance – Key to Special Events Less is More Event

Scott Wilson

Ian Spink and Bill Thompson The ANA Project

DanceLive Event

Electroacoustic Fair Event

Hoot © Tom Gibson Photography

Steve Bingham

sound 2010

Date

Time

Location

Event

Fri 29 Oct

7.30pm

Bieldside

Hoot*

Fri 29 Oct

8pm

Kemnay

Madeleine Mitchell, violin and Nigel Clayton, piano

Sat 30 Oct

1pm

Aberdeen

Margaret Preston, flute

Sat 30 Oct

4pm

Tarland

Hoot

Sat 30 Oct

7.30pm

Aberdeen

Sun 31 Oct

10.30am-5.30pm Aberdeen

A day with Sally Beamish

Sun 31 Oct

2.30pm

Aberdeen

Sound A New Song

Sat 31 Oct

3pm

Aberdeen

Ross Whyte Reproductions

Sun 31 Oct

7.30pm

Tarland

Pete Stollery discoveries

Not only have we programmed a range of different genres of music but also: dance through our collaboration with DanceLive; art exhibitions; a 4-day music festival for schools; workshops and talks.

Tues 2 Nov

7.30pm

Aberdeen

Edinburgh Quartet

Thurs 4 Nov

12.45pm

Aberdeen

Primrose Piano Quartet

Come to listen to pieces you know and love or join us to discover something new...

Fri 5 Nov

6.30pm

Banff

Pre-concert talk: Sally Beamish

Fri 5 Nov

7.30pm

Banff

Rautio Piano Trio and Oliver Beamish, narrator

Sat 6 Nov

1pm

Aberdeen

Rautio Piano Trio

Sat 6 Nov

8pm

Banchory

Hebrides Ensemble, Colin Currie & Michael Popper

Sat 6 Nov

8pm doors

Aberdeen

FOUND + Indian Red Lopez

Sun 7 Nov

2pm

Banchory

Pre-concert talk: Sally Beamish

Sun 7 Nov

3pm

Banchory

Rautio Piano Trio and Oliver Beamish, narrator

Mon 8 Nov

7.30pm

Aberdeen

Galliard Ensemble

Thurs 11 Nov

12.45pm

Aberdeen

Richard Craig, flute and Laura Baxter, piano

Thurs 11 Nov

7.30pm

Aberdeen

University of Aberdeen Choral Society and Symphony Orchestra

Smith Quartet © Tas Kyprianou

Hebrides Ensemble © Caroline Michael

At a glance

12 Nov - 30 Nov 6pm

Banchory

Jane Frere In the shadow of the Wall*

12 Nov – 20 Nov 6pm and 8pm

Aberdeen

Blair Young Strange Arrangements of Light*

Fri 12 Nov

7.30pm

Banchory

Emily White, trombone/violin/voice and Steve Bingham, electric violin/loops

Sat 13 Nov

10am-9pm

Aberdeen

Electroacoustic Fair: workshops, installations, exhibits and demos

Sat 13 Nov

12 noon

Aberdeen

James Dashow, Ricardo Climent, Oliver Carman, David Berezan

Sat 13 Nov

1pm

Aberdeen

Steve Bingham, violin/electric violin/loops

Date

Time

Location

Event

Sat 13 Nov

2pm

Aberdeen

Music by MTI-DMU

Wed 20 Oct

7.30pm

Banchory

Red Note Ensemble

Sat 13 Nov

4pm

Aberdeen

Music by BEAST

Thurs 21 Oct

12.45pm

Aberdeen

Smith Quartet

Sat 13 Nov

6pm

Aberdeen

Richard Craig, contrabass flute

Thurs 21 Oct

7.30pm

Aberdeen

Graham Fitkin Ensemble

Sat 13 Nov

7.30pm

Huntly

Steve Bingham, electric violin/loops

Fri 22 Oct

7.30pm

Aberdeen

Smith Quartet

Sat 13 Nov

7.30pm

Aboyne

Bibby Piano Duo

Fri 22 Oct

7.30pm

Portsoy

Ruth Wall, harp

Sat 13 Nov

8pm

Aberdeen

invisiblEARts

Sat 23 Oct

1pm

Aberdeen

Smith Quartet

Sun 14 Nov

12 noon

Strathdon

Richard Craig, flute

Sat 23 Oct

2pm

Aberdeen

sound lecture 2010: Tom Service

Sun 14 Nov

2.30pm

Aberdeen

Donald Hawksworth, piano

Sat 23 Oct

3pm

Aberdeen

Cantamus Hodie

Sun 14 Nov

7.30pm

Aberdeen

Aberdeen Sinfonietta

Sat 23 Oct

6.30pm

Aberdeen

Pre-concert talk: Pete Stollery with Colin Currie Group

Sat 23 Oct

7.30pm

Aberdeen

Colin Currie Group

Sun 24 Oct

2pm

Banchory

Smith Quartet

Sun 24 Oct

5pm

Aberdeen

Workshop: In C by Terry Riley

Sun 24 Oct

7pm

Aberdeen

Double Bill - Community performance of Terry Riley In C + NYOS Futures

Sun 24 Oct

8pm doors

Aberdeen

port-royal + support

Tues 26 Oct

7.30pm

Aberdeen

Roger B. Williams, organ

Wed 27 Oct

5.15pm

Aberdeen

University Tea-Time

Thurs 28 Oct

12.45pm

Aberdeen

Madeleine Mitchell, violin and Nigel Clayton, piano

Thurs 28 Oct

5.30pm

Fraserburgh

Hoot

Thurs 28 Oct

7pm

Aberdeen

East Coast Moves

29 Oct - 13 Nov 6pm

Tarland

John Redhead Remains of Occitania*

Fri 29 Oct

7.30pm

Banchory

Scottish Dance Theatre Interactive

Fri 29 Oct

7.30pm

Huntly

Shona Donaldson Bogie's Bonnie Belle

*For more details, please see page 15 and 16.

At a glance – Key to Special Events Less is More Event

Scott Wilson

Ian Spink and Bill Thompson The ANA Project

DanceLive Event

Electroacoustic Fair Event

Hoot © Tom Gibson Photography

Steve Bingham

Less is More This minimalist-inspired weekend features classic examples of US minimalism from Steve Reich (Drumming and Eight Lines) and Terry Riley (In C) alongside more recent works which grew out of the genre (some almost denying it) from Michael Nyman, Graham Fitkin, Gavin Bryars, Michael Gordon and Stephen Montague.

Ruth Wall © Steve Tanner

Colin Currie Group © Chris Christodoulou

Friday 22 October 7.30pm

Smith Quartet

Johnston Hall, University of Aberdeen £8, £5 conc, £2 students and under 18 Smith Quartet © Tas Kyprianou

Graham Fitkin Ensemble © Steve Tanner

Wednesday 20 October 7.30pm

Red Note Ensemble

Woodend Barn, Banchory £10, £8 conc, £2 students, jobseekers and under 18 * With the support of the Creative Scotland

Gabriel Jackson New Work for Strings (World Première)* John Adams Shaker Loops Gavin Bryars Jesus’ Blood Never Failed Me Yet Between sets, Red Note will be joined by Pete Stollery and selected experimental composers to perform new short electroacoustic pieces. Red Note are“... a muscular new team, brimming with the best musicians in the business” [The Herald]

Thursday 21 October 12.45pm Cowdray Hall, Aberdeen Free In association with Lunchbreak Concerts at Cowdray Hall

In association with University of Aberdeen

Friday 22 October 7.30pm Salmon Bothy, Portsoy £8, £6 conc, £2 under 16 In association with Salmon Bothy, Portsoy

Saturday 23 October 1pm

Smith Quartet

Aberdeen Art Gallery Free

Gavin Bryars String Quartet No 1, Between the National and the Bristol Michael Nyman String Quartet No 2

In association with Aberdeen Art Gallery and Lunchbreak Concerts at Cowdray Hall

“As versatile as the Kronos Quartet, and smoother than the Brodskys, the Smith Quartet have edged ahead of their competitors in contemporary chamber music.” [The Independent On Sunday]

Saturday 23 October 2pm Cowdray Hall, Aberdeen Free

Thursday 21 October 7.30pm The Lemon Tree, Aberdeen £10, £8 conc, £2 students, jobseekers and under 18 In association with the Lemon Tree

Graham Fitkin Ensemble An evening of non-stop music by Fitkin featuring some of the best musicians working in Britain today. Vibrant sounds, pulsating rhythms, with a hint of jazz and minimalism from this nine-piece band of trumpet, saxes, percussion, guitar, harps and bass. Programme to include Loudish, Soft Wac, Danse Real, Totti, Mistaken Identity and Vamp.

“Fitkin ... is one of the most important of our younger composers, and both the programme and the method of presentation for his own ensemble seemed designed to get away from received notions of classical music as stuffy or un-cool.” [The Independent]

NYOS Futures © Ian Watson at Studio Scotland

Stephen Montague String Quartet No 1 In Memoriam Gavin Bryars Sinking of the Titanic Michael Gordon Potassium Steve Reich Different Trains

“... beautifully clear, and played with a rather touching delicacy which brings out the subtle poetry of the ending” [BBC Music Magazine on Reich Different Trains CD]

Ruth Wall, harp Rhythmically intricate and harmonically sumptuous, Ruth will perform music by Steve Reich, John Cage and Graham Fitkin, as well as music from the Robert ap Huw Manuscript. She will be joined by composer Graham Fitkin himself who will talk about the music and add occasional live electronics to create an evening of sublime subtlety.

Smith Quartet Michael Nyman String Quartet No 3 Graham Fitkin Servant Terry Riley Good Medicine

sound lecture 2010: Tom Service So long, and thanks for all the noise: 2010 and the end of musical history. It has already happened. Musical history spluttered to its demise somewhere near the start of the 21st century. The questions are: how? why? and can we do anything about it? There are few great compositional figures who aren't already vastly aged, from Steve Reich to Elliott Carter, from Philip Glass to Pierre Boulez, there's no single path for younger generations of composers to follow, it's all been done before in every context you can imagine, and there are no sounds to discover that haven't already been heard. All that, and you can hardly make a living from it. The doomsayers were right. Or - were they? Tom Service will be looking for symptoms and solutions in an era of musical post-history. Perhaps living at the end of time isn't such a bad thing, after all... Tom Service writes about music for The Guardian, and presents BBC Radio 3's Music Matters.

Ruth Wall © Steve Tanner

Colin Currie Group © Chris Christodoulou

Friday 22 October 7.30pm

Smith Quartet

Johnston Hall, University of Aberdeen £8, £5 conc, £2 students and under 18 Smith Quartet © Tas Kyprianou

Graham Fitkin Ensemble © Steve Tanner

Wednesday 20 October 7.30pm

Red Note Ensemble

Woodend Barn, Banchory £10, £8 conc, £2 students, jobseekers and under 18 * With the support of the Creative Scotland

Thursday 21 October 12.45pm Cowdray Hall, Aberdeen Free In association with Lunchbreak Concerts at Cowdray Hall

In association with University of Aberdeen

Friday 22 October 7.30pm Salmon Bothy, Portsoy £8, £6 conc, £2 under 16 In association with Salmon Bothy, Portsoy

Saturday 23 October 1pm

Smith Quartet

Aberdeen Art Gallery Free

Gavin Bryars String Quartet No 1, Between the National and the Bristol Michael Nyman String Quartet No 2

In association with Aberdeen Art Gallery and Lunchbreak Concerts at Cowdray Hall

“As versatile as the Kronos Quartet, and smoother than the Brodskys, the Smith Quartet have edged ahead of their competitors in contemporary chamber music.” [The Independent On Sunday]

Saturday 23 October 2pm Cowdray Hall, Aberdeen Free

Thursday 21 October 7.30pm The Lemon Tree, Aberdeen £10, £8 conc, £2 students, jobseekers and under 18 In association with the Lemon Tree

NYOS Futures © Ian Watson at Studio Scotland

Stephen Montague String Quartet No 1 In Memoriam Gavin Bryars Sinking of the Titanic Michael Gordon Potassium Steve Reich Different Trains

“... beautifully clear, and played with a rather touching delicacy which brings out the subtle poetry of the ending” [BBC Music Magazine on Reich Different Trains CD]

Smith Quartet Michael Nyman String Quartet No 3 Graham Fitkin Servant Terry Riley Good Medicine

Saturday 23 October 6.30pm Johnston Hall, University of Aberdeen Free with concert ticket

Saturday 23 October 7.30pm Johnston Hall, University of Aberdeen £10, £8 conc, £2 students, jobseekers and under 18 In association with University of Aberdeen

Pre-concert talk: Pete Stollery on Steve Reich Composer Pete Stollery will introduce Steve Reich’s music and more particularly his breakthrough masterpiece Drumming with demonstrations of some of the techniques used in the work.

Woodend Barn, Banchory £10, £8 conc, £2 students, jobseekers and under 18

Sunday 24 October 5pm Johnston Hall, University of Aberdeen Free

Sunday 24 October 7pm Johnston Hall, University of Aberdeen Free In association with NYOS Futures

Steve Reich Drumming Colin Currie leads a dynamic group of talented young percussionists to perform Reich’s iconic masterpiece, inspired by his studies of African drumming.

Drumming is a transcendent and dramatic tapestry of pounding bongo drums, mesmerising marimbas, glassy glockenspiels and women’s voices, with an irresistible sense of momentum.

Smith Quartet Philip Glass Complete String Quartets

St Andrew’s Cathedral, Aberdeen £10, £5 conc

Ivan Moody O quam mirabillis Szymanowski Stala Matka bolejaca (Stabat Mater) Buxtehude / Peter Maxwell Davies Cantata: ‘Also hat Gott die Welt geliebet’ J C Bach Meine Freundin, du bist schön

Promoter: Cantamus Hodie

with Guera Maunder, violin

A consort group specialising in renaissance and baroque music turn their attention to modern composers whose works are influenced by early music.

Sunday 24 October 8pm doors open Peacock Visual Arts, Abedeen £6 in advance, £8 on door With the support of the PRS for Music Foundation

port-royal + support Hailed as the next evolution in post-millenial post-rock, port-royal’s boundless, sandbox approach to the genre fuses elements of ambient techno, shoegaze and melodic IDM, recalling at times the mid-90s output of Orbital and Aphex Twin while indebted to the guitar-driven aesthetic of genre forebears Mogwai and Sigur Ros. port-royal “... is creating super-spectral ambient music.” [Almost Cool]

Tuesday 26 October 7.30pm

Roger B. Williams, organ

King’s College Chapel, University of Aberdeen Free

Tim Raymond Alleluia on the Pipes (World Première) Claire Singer Layers and Levels (World Première) Ligeti Ricercare Judith Weir Wild Mossy Mountains

Madeleine Mitchell © Rama Knight

port-royal

Wednesday 27 October 5.15pm

University Tea-Time

“Effortless class...” [BBC Radio 3 on Complete Philip Glass String Quartets CD]

Workshop: In C by Terry Riley A workshop for students, schoolchildren, local amateur and professional musicians leading to a performance of Terry Riley’s In C under the direction of Pete Stollery. Open to all (at least Grade 4 Standard). Come along and bring your instrument(s)!

Double Bill 7pm: Community performance of Terry Riley In C Pete Stollery, director After two hours rehearsal, local musicians come together to perform Terry Riley’s minimalist classic In C.

8pm: NYOS Futures William Conway, conductor Steve Reich Eight Lines National Youth Orchestras of Scotland’s contemporary music ensemble Futures perform one of the most iconic works by the greatest of New York’s minimalists. Under the direction of William Conway, Futures also dissects Reich’s soundscape, allowing the audience a glimpse into the composer’s techniques.

Cantamus Hodie we sing today

Colin Currie Group

‘A wholly different - and staggering - musical experience. Colin Currie put together an elite team and led them in a stunning, dramatic version of Drumming’ [The Herald]

Sunday 24 October 2pm

Saturday 23 October 3pm

“The young ensemble’s reputation for consummate performances is once again intact, with stellar solos and a cohesive sound.” [The Herald]

Johnston Hall, University of Aberdeen Free

Thursday 28 October 12.45pm Cowdray Hall, Aberdeen Free Promoter: Lunchbreak Concerts at Cowdray Hall with the support of Aberdeen City Council

University of Aberdeen music students perform a short concert of contemporary music.

Madeleine Mitchell, violin and Nigel Clayton, piano Bridge Mélodie Michael Nyman Full Fathom Five James MacMillan Kiss on Wood Nigel Osborne Taw-Raw for solo violin James MacMillan A Different World Bridge Morceau Caractéristique

“One of Britain’s liveliest musical forces, the indefatigably adventurous violinist Madeleine Mitchell” [The Times]

Saturday 23 October 6.30pm Johnston Hall, University of Aberdeen Free with concert ticket

Saturday 23 October 7.30pm Johnston Hall, University of Aberdeen £10, £8 conc, £2 students, jobseekers and under 18 In association with University of Aberdeen

Woodend Barn, Banchory £10, £8 conc, £2 students, jobseekers and under 18

Sunday 24 October 5pm Johnston Hall, University of Aberdeen Free

Sunday 24 October 7pm Johnston Hall, University of Aberdeen Free In association with NYOS Futures

Steve Reich Drumming Colin Currie leads a dynamic group of talented young percussionists to perform Reich’s iconic masterpiece, inspired by his studies of African drumming.

Drumming is a transcendent and dramatic tapestry of pounding bongo drums, mesmerising marimbas, glassy glockenspiels and women’s voices, with an irresistible sense of momentum.

Smith Quartet Philip Glass Complete String Quartets

St Andrew’s Cathedral, Aberdeen £10, £5 conc

Ivan Moody O quam mirabillis Szymanowski Stala Matka bolejaca (Stabat Mater) Buxtehude / Peter Maxwell Davies Cantata: ‘Also hat Gott die Welt geliebet’ J C Bach Meine Freundin, du bist schön

Promoter: Cantamus Hodie

with Guera Maunder, violin

A consort group specialising in renaissance and baroque music turn their attention to modern composers whose works are influenced by early music.

Sunday 24 October 8pm doors open Peacock Visual Arts, Abedeen £6 in advance, £8 on door With the support of the PRS for Music Foundation

Tuesday 26 October 7.30pm

Roger B. Williams, organ

King’s College Chapel, University of Aberdeen Free

Tim Raymond Alleluia on the Pipes (World Première) Claire Singer Layers and Levels (World Première) Ligeti Ricercare Judith Weir Wild Mossy Mountains

Madeleine Mitchell © Rama Knight

port-royal

Wednesday 27 October 5.15pm

University Tea-Time

“Effortless class...” [BBC Radio 3 on Complete Philip Glass String Quartets CD]

Double Bill 7pm: Community performance of Terry Riley In C Pete Stollery, director After two hours rehearsal, local musicians come together to perform Terry Riley’s minimalist classic In C.

Cantamus Hodie we sing today

Colin Currie Group

‘A wholly different - and staggering - musical experience. Colin Currie put together an elite team and led them in a stunning, dramatic version of Drumming’ [The Herald]

Sunday 24 October 2pm

Saturday 23 October 3pm

“The young ensemble’s reputation for consummate performances is once again intact, with stellar solos and a cohesive sound.” [The Herald]

Johnston Hall, University of Aberdeen Free

Thursday 28 October 12.45pm Cowdray Hall, Aberdeen Free Promoter: Lunchbreak Concerts at Cowdray Hall with the support of Aberdeen City Council

University of Aberdeen music students perform a short concert of contemporary music.

“One of Britain’s liveliest musical forces, the indefatigably adventurous violinist Madeleine Mitchell” [The Times]

Thursday 28 October 5.30pm Museum of Scottish Lighthouses, Fraserburgh £5, £3 conc, £2 Museum Friends In association with the Museum of Scottish Lighthouses

Thursday 28 October 7pm The Lemon Tree, Aberdeen £9, £7 conc

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Hoot Helen MacLeod, harp and Emma Wilkins, flute Lutoslawski Three Fragments Debussy Clair de lune Andriessen Plainchant Lowell Liebermann Sonata for flute and harp Edward McGuire Folk Memories in Summer Bernard Andrès Narthex Piazzolla Nightclub 1960

East Coast Moves Citymoves presents a programme of four fresh new bitesized performances, showcasing the best local dancers and choreographers, including Rosalind Masson’s Potentially Plugged In To the Universe, with musician Aaron Lewis, and Lucy Boyes’ Once removed, a mix of live dance, sound and photography.

Saturday 30 October 1pm Aberdeen Art Gallery Free In association with Aberdeen Art Gallery and Lunchbreak Concerts at Cowdray Hall *With the support of Creative Scotland

Woodend Barn, Banchory £9, £7 conc, £5 under 16 With the support of North East Arts Touring

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Hotteterre Ecos JS Bach Suite in A minor Debussy Syrinx Varèse Density 21.5 Ian Clarke The great train race Margaret Preston Song of the whale (World Première) Kenneth Dempster New work for multiple flutes* This recital will include the performance of Kenneth Dempster’s new commission for multiple flutes by musicians who attended the flute performance course lead by Richard Craig and Margaret Preston on 16 and 17 October (see p16).

Saturday 30 October 4pm Migvie Church, Tarland £6, £4 conc In association with Woodend Music Society with the support of Astor of Hever Trust *With the support of Enterprise Music Scotland and PRS for Music Foundation

Friday 29 October 7.30pm

Margaret Preston, flute

Hoot Helen MacLeod, harp and Emma Wilkins, flute Lutoslawski Three Fragments Edward McGuire Folk Memories in Summer Helen Grime New Commission (World Première)* Bernard Andrès Narthex Andriessen Plainchant Lowell Liebermann Sonata for flute and harp Piazzolla Nightclub 1960 This small and atmospheric church will host a concert by this young and vibrant duo. Come equipped with warm clothes!

Scottish Dance Theatre Interactive A unique insight into Scotland’s national contemporary dance company. Using excerpts from the company’s current works, the dancers, artistic directors and technical crew demonstrate how dance interacts with music, lighting and design. They will show sections of NQR, co-directed by Janet Smith, Caroline Bowditch and Marc Brew. The music for this work was specially composed by David Paul Jones and Robin Mason. In the second half, the dancers will perform short works including Drift by James Wilton and The Long and Short of It by Caroline Bowditch and Tom Pritchard. Join SDT’s Artistic Team for an informal post show discussion.

Friday 29 October

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OAP Hall, Huntly £5, £3 conc With the support of Creative Scotland

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Friday 29 October 8pm Kemnay Church Centre £9, £7 conc, £1 under 16 and �� full-time students With the support of Enterprise Music Scotland

Shona Donaldson Bogie’s Bonnie Belle Shona Donaldson, singer, pianist, fiddler and composer launches her new CD, commissioned by Deveron Arts. A concert-mix of new and old songs from the North East of Scotland. Shona has composed new contemporary tunes for old texts and written contemporary words for traditional tunes from The Greig-Duncan collection The Singing Land.

Madeleine Mitchell, violin and Nigel Clayton, piano Beethoven Sonata No 1 James MacMillan Kiss on Wood Bridge Romanze Bridge Morceau Caractéristique James MacMillan After the Tryst Elgar Violin Sonata

Bill Thompson © Davina Gray

Saturday 30 October 7.30pm

Ian Spink and Bill Thompson The ANA Project

Citymoves Studio, Aberdeen £9, £7 conc A Citymoves Dance Agency commission with the support of the PRS for Music Foundation, The Work Room and Creative Scotland

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A collaboration between sound artist Bill Thompson and choreographer Ian Spink, The ANA Project explores the practical considerations involving the dissolution of the ‘artefact’ of composition within the context of a dance theatre narrative, in a series of ‘fragments’ of sound, music and movement. The themes explored are based on two real-life events. Two travellers: one - on foot, the other - by air, travel the same route, from opposite starting points. Their individual journeys span a continent, yet each arrives at a vastly different understanding of themselves and of the landscape around them.

Sunday 31 October A day with Sally Beamish Workshop 10.30am-4.30pm Garry Walker, conductor Performance 5pm Johnston Hall, University of Aberdeen Free to both participants and �� audience With the support of the Aberdeen Endowments Trust

Scottish Dance Theatre NQR © Natalie Trewinnard

Margaret Preston © Daniel Lawson

Conductor Garry Walker and composer Sally Beamish will work with local musicians on Sally’s work for solo viola, string quartet, harp and strings Rhapsody on Themes from Hafez. An informal performance will take place at 5pm. Open to strings players of all ages (some orchestral experience preferable). To participate, please email info@sound-scotland.co.uk

Thursday 28 October 5.30pm Museum of Scottish Lighthouses, Fraserburgh £5, £3 conc, £2 Museum Friends In association with the Museum of Scottish Lighthouses

Thursday 28 October 7pm The Lemon Tree, Aberdeen £9, £7 conc

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Saturday 30 October 1pm Aberdeen Art Gallery Free In association with Aberdeen Art Gallery and Lunchbreak Concerts at Cowdray Hall *With the support of Creative Scotland

Woodend Barn, Banchory £9, £7 conc, £5 under 16 With the support of North East Arts Touring

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Friday 29 October 7.30pm

Margaret Preston, flute

Friday 29 October

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OAP Hall, Huntly £5, £3 conc With the support of Creative Scotland

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Friday 29 October 8pm Kemnay Church Centre £9, £7 conc, £1 under 16 and �� full-time students With the support of Enterprise Music Scotland

Bill Thompson © Davina Gray

Saturday 30 October 7.30pm

Ian Spink and Bill Thompson The ANA Project

Citymoves Studio, Aberdeen £9, £7 conc A Citymoves Dance Agency commission with the support of the PRS for Music Foundation, The Work Room and Creative Scotland

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Scottish Dance Theatre NQR © Natalie Trewinnard

Margaret Preston © Daniel Lawson

Sunday 31 October 2.30pm St Machar’s Cathedral, Aberdeen £12, £8 conc (£5 students on the door)

Sunday 31 October 3pm Citymoves Studio, Aberdeen Free

Sound A New Song Edinburgh University Chamber Choir, University of Aberdeen Chamber Choir and University of St Andrews Chapel Choir with Thistle Brass Quintet, Tom Wilkinson, organ and Michael Bawtree, conductor James MacMillan A New Song James MacMillan Exsultet James MacMillan Gaudeamus in loci pace Gabriel Jackson The Spacious Firmament I & II (Scottish Première) Tarik O’Regan The Night’s Untruth (Scottish Première) Paul Mealor Now Sleeps the Crimson Petal (World Première)

Ross Whyte Reproductions

Friday 5 November 6.30pm Duff House, Banff Free with concert ticket

Friday 5 November 7.30pm Duff House, Banff £10, £8 conc, £2 under 16 In association with Duff House

Partly based on Magritte’s painting, La reproduction interdite, Reproductions combines dance, music, live video projection and live experimental electronics. In an attempt to convey real-time integration of sound and movement, sensors are used to track the dancer’s movements and convert them into sound.

Pre-concert talk: Sally Beamish Composer Sally Beamish will talk about her work The Seafarer to be played by the Rautio Piano Trio at 7.30pm.

Rautio Piano Trio and Oliver Beamish, narrator Beethoven Trio in B flat Op.11 Gassenhauer Sally Beamish The Seafarer (narrator: Oliver Beamish) Shostakovich Trio in E minor Op.67

The Seafarer will include the projection of stunning monoprints by Jila Peacock which inspired Sally Beamish in writing this work.

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Sunday 31 October 7.30pm Left Bank, Tarland £5 (limited tickets: advance booking on 013398 81603)

Pete Stollery discoveries An evening of electroacoustic music presented by Pete Stollery to include music by schoolchildren from Aberdeenshire, students from the University of Aberdeen as well as his own work.

Saturday 6 November 1pm Cowdray Hall, Aberdeen Free In association with Aberdeen Art Gallery and Lunchbreak Concerts at Cowdray Hall

Rautio Piano Trio Joe Duddell Nightswimming John Casken Trio

“Vivacious and wonderfully assured sense of ensemble” [In Tune - BBC Radio 3]

�� Tuesday 2 November 7.30pm Cowdray Hall, Aberdeen £8, £5 conc, £2 students and under 18

Edinburgh Quartet Haydn Quartet in F Major Op.74 No 2 William Sweeney String Quartet No 2 Beethoven Quartet in F Major Op.59 No 1

“The Edinburgh Quartet has never played better… scorchingly focused performances.” [The Herald]

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Thursday 4 November 12.45pm Cowdray Hall, Aberdeen Free Promoter: Lunchbreak Concerts at Cowdray Hall with the support of Aberdeen City Council

Saturday 6 November 8pm Woodend Barn, Banchory £10, £8 conc, £2 students, jobseekers and under 18 In association with DanceLive

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Primrose Piano Quartet Peter Maxwell Davies Quartet Roger Quilter Gypsy life

Hebrides Ensemble with Colin Currie, percussion and Michael Popper, dance Peter Maxwell Davies Renaissance Scottish Dances Harrison Birtwistle Axe Manual Thomas Adès Court Studies Peter Maxell Davies Vesalii Icones Peter Maxwell Davies Vesalii Icones (1969) is a part-ballet, partchamber music, part-performance art piece for solo dancer, cello and instrumental ensemble which draws on Renaissance Belgian physiologist Andreas Vesalius’ guide to human anatomy.

“...the playing is selflessly beautiful... everything seems to be just right....” [The Strad]

Saturday 6 November 8pm doors open

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£6 in advance, £7 on door With the support of the PRS for Music Foundation

FOUND + Indian Red Lopez In their continued exploration of experimental pop music, FOUND has landed somewhere in between the wiry, electronic strains of Kraftwerk, the strident pop songs of Nirvana and the glitchy, schizoid sounds of Warp Records. One of the most innovative collectives in the UK, they will be supported by local indie visualists Indian Red Lopez.

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Sunday 31 October 2.30pm St Machar’s Cathedral, Aberdeen £12, £8 conc (£5 students on the door)

Sunday 31 October 3pm Citymoves Studio, Aberdeen Free

Ross Whyte Reproductions

Friday 5 November 6.30pm Duff House, Banff Free with concert ticket

Friday 5 November 7.30pm Duff House, Banff £10, £8 conc, £2 under 16 In association with Duff House

Pre-concert talk: Sally Beamish Composer Sally Beamish will talk about her work The Seafarer to be played by the Rautio Piano Trio at 7.30pm.

Rautio Piano Trio and Oliver Beamish, narrator Beethoven Trio in B flat Op.11 Gassenhauer Sally Beamish The Seafarer (narrator: Oliver Beamish) Shostakovich Trio in E minor Op.67

The Seafarer will include the projection of stunning monoprints by Jila Peacock which inspired Sally Beamish in writing this work.

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Sunday 31 October 7.30pm Left Bank, Tarland £5 (limited tickets: advance booking on 013398 81603)

Saturday 6 November 1pm Cowdray Hall, Aberdeen Free In association with Aberdeen Art Gallery and Lunchbreak Concerts at Cowdray Hall

Rautio Piano Trio Joe Duddell Nightswimming John Casken Trio

“Vivacious and wonderfully assured sense of ensemble” [In Tune - BBC Radio 3]

�� Tuesday 2 November 7.30pm Cowdray Hall, Aberdeen £8, £5 conc, £2 students and under 18

Edinburgh Quartet Haydn Quartet in F Major Op.74 No 2 William Sweeney String Quartet No 2 Beethoven Quartet in F Major Op.59 No 1

“The Edinburgh Quartet has never played better… scorchingly focused performances.” [The Herald]

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Thursday 4 November 12.45pm Cowdray Hall, Aberdeen Free Promoter: Lunchbreak Concerts at Cowdray Hall with the support of Aberdeen City Council

Saturday 6 November 8pm Woodend Barn, Banchory £10, £8 conc, £2 students, jobseekers and under 18 In association with DanceLive

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Primrose Piano Quartet Peter Maxwell Davies Quartet Roger Quilter Gypsy life

“...the playing is selflessly beautiful... everything seems to be just right....” [The Strad]

Saturday 6 November 8pm doors open

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£6 in advance, £7 on door With the support of the PRS for Music Foundation

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Sunday 7 November 2pm Woodend Barn, Banchory Free with concert ticket

Sunday 7 November 3pm Woodend Barn, Banchory £10, £2 students, under 18 and jobseekers In association with Woodend Music Society

Pre-concert talk: Sally Beamish Composer Sally Beamish will talk about her work The Seafarer to be played by the Rautio Piano Trio at 7.30pm.

Thursday 11 November 7.30pm Music Hall, Aberdeen £8, £5 conc, £2 students and under 18

Rautio Piano Trio and Oliver Beamish, narrator Beethoven Trio in B flat Op.11 Gassenhauer Sally Beamish The Seafarer (narrator: Oliver Beamish) Shostakovich Trio in E minor Op.67

The Seafarer will include the projection of stunning monoprints by Jila Peacock which inspired Sally Beamish in writing this work.

Woodend Barn, Banchory Free In association with Woodend Barn and Lang Byre Gallery *With the support of Creative Scotland

Monday 8 November 7.30pm

Galliard Ensemble

With the support of Enterprise Music Scotland and Aberdeen City Council

Cowdray Hall, Aberdeen Free In association with Lunchbreak Concerts at Cowdray Hall

Mozart Quintet in C minor Ligeti Six Bagatelles Hindemith Kleine Kammermusik Nielsen Wind Quintet Op.43 Arvo Pärt Quintettino Paul Patterson Comedy for Five Winds

Richard Craig, flute and Laura Baxter, piano Dutilleux Sonatine Jolivet Aux funérailles du chef - pour obtenir la protection de son âme for solo flute Ramon Lazkano Errobi 1 (UK Première) Messaien Le merle noir Richard Craig “...represents virtuosity at its most beguiling, (...) , pushing the instrument to its technical and expressive limits” [The Guardian]

Emily White, trombone - violin - voice and Steve Bingham, electric violin - loops David Ward E-mails from Palestine*

E-mails from Palestine is a quasi-theatrical piece of music written by David Ward in response to artwork and emails sent by Scottish artist Jane Frere from Palestine. The piece will be premièred at Jane Frere’s exhibition opening of paintings, photographs, texts and video images inspired by her reactions to the Israeli-Palestinian wall. (see p15)

Saturday 13 November 1pm Aberdeen Art Gallery Free In association with Aberdeen Art Gallery and Lunchbreak Concerts at Cowdray Hall

“pure pleasure....this, in short, is wind quintet playing of great distinction.” [Gramophone Magazine]

Thursday 11 November 12.45pm

Paul Mealor, conductor Thomas Henderson, assistant conductor Morten Lauridsen and Iwan Llewellyn-Jones, piano Bernstein Candide Overture Gershwin Rhapsody In Blue Morten Lauridsen Sure on this Shining Night Morten Lauridsen Lux Aeterna

Friday 12 November 7.30pm

Cowdray Hall, Aberdeen £10, £5 conc

University of Aberdeen Choral Society and Symphony Orchestra

Saturday 13 November 7.30pm Stewart’s Hall, Huntly £8, £5 conc, free for schoolchildren With the support of Enterprise Music Scotland

Steve Bingham, violin - electric violin - loops Max Beckshaeffer Two movements from The Image of Melancholy Andrew Keeling You Cut The String Dietze (arr. Bingham) Stolpersteine Steve Bingham Duplicity Philip Glass (arr. Bingham) Violin Concerto - slow movement George Harrison (arr. Bingham) While My Guitar Gently Weeps Yes (arr. Bingham) Owner of a Lonely Heart Steve Bingham Looping Improvisation

Steve Bingham, violin - electric violin - loops Piazzolla Tango Etudes No 3 and 4 Andrew Keeling You Cut The String Steve Bingham Duplicity Philip Glass (arr. Bingham) Violin Concerto - slow movement Dietze (arr. Bingham) Stolpersteine Telemann Canonic Sonata No 1: Allegro Pachelbel (arr. Bingham) Canon in D George Harrison (arr. Bingham) While My Guitar Gently Weeps Bach Sarabanda in D minor Trad. (arr. Phil Toms / S Bingham) Folketone fra Sunnmore

Sunday 7 November 2pm Woodend Barn, Banchory Free with concert ticket

Sunday 7 November 3pm Woodend Barn, Banchory £10, £2 students, under 18 and jobseekers In association with Woodend Music Society

Pre-concert talk: Sally Beamish Composer Sally Beamish will talk about her work The Seafarer to be played by the Rautio Piano Trio at 7.30pm.

Thursday 11 November 7.30pm Music Hall, Aberdeen £8, £5 conc, £2 students and under 18

Rautio Piano Trio and Oliver Beamish, narrator Beethoven Trio in B flat Op.11 Gassenhauer Sally Beamish The Seafarer (narrator: Oliver Beamish) Shostakovich Trio in E minor Op.67

The Seafarer will include the projection of stunning monoprints by Jila Peacock which inspired Sally Beamish in writing this work.

Woodend Barn, Banchory Free In association with Woodend Barn and Lang Byre Gallery *With the support of Creative Scotland

Monday 8 November 7.30pm

Galliard Ensemble

With the support of Enterprise Music Scotland and Aberdeen City Council

Cowdray Hall, Aberdeen Free In association with Lunchbreak Concerts at Cowdray Hall

Mozart Quintet in C minor Ligeti Six Bagatelles Hindemith Kleine Kammermusik Nielsen Wind Quintet Op.43 Arvo Pärt Quintettino Paul Patterson Comedy for Five Winds

Emily White, trombone - violin - voice and Steve Bingham, electric violin - loops David Ward E-mails from Palestine*

Saturday 13 November 1pm Aberdeen Art Gallery Free In association with Aberdeen Art Gallery and Lunchbreak Concerts at Cowdray Hall

“pure pleasure....this, in short, is wind quintet playing of great distinction.” [Gramophone Magazine]

Thursday 11 November 12.45pm

Friday 12 November 7.30pm

Cowdray Hall, Aberdeen £10, £5 conc

University of Aberdeen Choral Society and Symphony Orchestra

Saturday 13 November 7.30pm Stewart’s Hall, Huntly £8, £5 conc, free for schoolchildren With the support of Enterprise Music Scotland

Saturday 13 November 7.30pm Aboyne Community Theatre £10, £8 club members With the support of Enterprise Music Scotland

Sunday 14 November 12 noon Clashnettie Arts Centre, Strathdon £8 (includes soup and bread). Advance booking info@clashnettieartscentre.co.uk, limited seating Promoter: Clashnettie Arts Centre

Bibby Piano Duo

North East Scotland Music School, Aberdeen Free (donations: advance booking on 01224 649685 limited seating)

curated by Pete Stollery

“exceptional sibling ensemble... a fine partnership with impeccable ensemble and tonal matching” [The Musical Times]

MTI-DMU Music, Technology and Innovation - De Montfort University MANTIS MANchester Theatre In Sound - University of Manchester BEAST Birmingham ElectroAcoustic Sound Theatre - University of Birmingham Sound Emporium University of Aberdeen invisiblEARts Pete Stollery, Alistair MacDonald, Nick Virgo, Pippa Murphy and Robert Dow

Richard Craig, flute

+ guests James Dashow and Duncan Chapman

Saturday 13 November all day from 10am MacRobert Building, University of Aberdeen A theme park of sound. For one day the MacRobert Building will be turned into a hive of interactivity with performances, workshops, demos and sonic “rides” for everyone to take part in. Artists include:

C.P.E. Bach Solo sonata Escher Air pour charmer un lézard Jolivet Cinq incantations (excerpts) IV. Pour une communion sereine de l’être avec le monde V. Aux funérailles du chef-pour obtenir la protection de son âme Philippe Hersant Cinq Miniatures for alto flute (UK Première) Pascal Dusapin Ici Istvan Matuz Sakura Sakura (UK Première)

Donald Hawksworth, piano May I Have the Pleasure Dance Music through the Ages. Another opportunity to spend an afternoon in the erudite and entertaining company of keyboard maestro Donald Hawksworth. Each year Donald has dazzled with his playing and knowledge of his subject. This year’s concert promises to be every bit as special as Donald invites us to dance!

Sunday 14 November 7.30pm

Aberdeen Sinfonietta

Music Hall, Aberdeen £12, £10 conc, £5 students, free for under 16

Berlioz Beatrice et Benedict Overture Borodin In the Steppes of Central Asia John McLeod Guitar Concerto Sibelius Symphony No 2

John McLeod, conductor and Ian Watt, guitar

John McLeod’s guitar concerto was commissioned on the initiative of the New Edinburgh Orchestra, jointly with the Glasgow Chamber Orchestra and Aberdeen Sinfonietta.

… elsewhere in MacRobert Building

12 noon: Gig 1

all day from 10am

James Dashow Prologue and Maths III from Archimedes Ricardo Climent The Last Castrati Oliver Carman Saxy! David Berezan Nijo

2pm: Gig 2 Music from MTI

Leigh Landy To BBC Or Not Pete Batchelor Nebula + Dirty Electronics – performance from workshop participants under the direction of John Richards. Demo and concert using the multi-channel sound spatialisation software featuring music by Jonty Harrison and Scott Wilson.

6pm: Gig 4 with Richard Craig, contrabass flute

Pete Stollery Diverse Tremblings (World Première)* Diana Salazar New Work (World Première)* Louise Rossiter Black Velvet + works by Suk-Jun Kim and Miriama Young *With the support of the Scottish Arts Council

Interactive exhibits - sound installations workshops - hands-on multimedia demos including:

Dirty Electronics Workshop

10am-12 and performance at 2pm Participate in a hands-on DIY electronic musical instrument building workshop with MTI’s Dr Noise, John Richards, who runs MTI’s Dirty Electronics Ensemble. Pre-booking on 01330 826526.

Treasure Hunt

3pm with performance at 3.45pm Participants will record sounds prior to the workshop, send them in and then create a group piece on the day working with Duncan Chapman and Soundplant software. Pre-booking on 01330 826526.

Installations by MANTIS including:

Ricardo Climent, Sam Salem and Patrick Sanan.

Installations by MTI including:

Ron Herrema, Simon Emmerson (Memory Machines), Brett Battey and Andy Hill. The MTI jukebox will run throughout the day featuring MTI research work.

8pm: Gig 5 invisiblEARts

Pete Stollery Onset/Offset Adrian Moore Sustain (Scottish Première) + new works by Alistair MacDonald, Nick Virgo, Pippa Murphy, Robert Dow and Simon Atkinson

MTI-DMU

... in the MacRobert Lecture Theatre

4pm: Gig 3 Music by BEAST

Promoter: Aberdeen Sinfonietta With the support of the PRS for Music Foundation, Hope Scott Trust, RVW Trust, Creative Scotland, Aberdeen City Council and the Music Hall

In association with University of Aberdeen

Shostakovitch Festive Overture Op.96 Schubert Andantino Varie Op.84 No 1 Hilary Tann Water’s Edge Brahms Four Hungarian Dances Liszt Les Préludes de Falla Two Dances from La Vida Breve Gershwin Rhapsody in Blue

An intimate concert to inaugurate the re-launch of the Studio at Clashnettie Arts Centre.

Sunday 14 November 2.30pm

Electroacoustic Fair

Ticket Prices: All day ticket £5, £15 family ticket (2 adults and 2 children), group rates available

Saturday 13 November 7.30pm Aboyne Community Theatre £10, £8 club members With the support of Enterprise Music Scotland

Sunday 14 November 12 noon Clashnettie Arts Centre, Strathdon £8 (includes soup and bread). Advance booking info@clashnettieartscentre.co.uk, limited seating Promoter: Clashnettie Arts Centre

Bibby Piano Duo

North East Scotland Music School, Aberdeen Free (donations: advance booking on 01224 649685 limited seating)

curated by Pete Stollery

“exceptional sibling ensemble... a fine partnership with impeccable ensemble and tonal matching” [The Musical Times]

Richard Craig, flute

+ guests James Dashow and Duncan Chapman

Sunday 14 November 7.30pm

Aberdeen Sinfonietta

Music Hall, Aberdeen £12, £10 conc, £5 students, free for under 16

Berlioz Beatrice et Benedict Overture Borodin In the Steppes of Central Asia John McLeod Guitar Concerto Sibelius Symphony No 2

John McLeod, conductor and Ian Watt, guitar

John McLeod’s guitar concerto was commissioned on the initiative of the New Edinburgh Orchestra, jointly with the Glasgow Chamber Orchestra and Aberdeen Sinfonietta.

… elsewhere in MacRobert Building

12 noon: Gig 1

all day from 10am

James Dashow Prologue and Maths III from Archimedes Ricardo Climent The Last Castrati Oliver Carman Saxy! David Berezan Nijo

2pm: Gig 2 Music from MTI

6pm: Gig 4 with Richard Craig, contrabass flute

Interactive exhibits - sound installations workshops - hands-on multimedia demos including:

Dirty Electronics Workshop

Treasure Hunt

Installations by MANTIS including:

Ricardo Climent, Sam Salem and Patrick Sanan.

Installations by MTI including:

Ron Herrema, Simon Emmerson (Memory Machines), Brett Battey and Andy Hill. The MTI jukebox will run throughout the day featuring MTI research work.

8pm: Gig 5 invisiblEARts

Pete Stollery Onset/Offset Adrian Moore Sustain (Scottish Première) + new works by Alistair MacDonald, Nick Virgo, Pippa Murphy, Robert Dow and Simon Atkinson

MTI-DMU

... in the MacRobert Lecture Theatre

4pm: Gig 3 Music by BEAST

Promoter: Aberdeen Sinfonietta With the support of the PRS for Music Foundation, Hope Scott Trust, RVW Trust, Creative Scotland, Aberdeen City Council and the Music Hall

In association with University of Aberdeen

An intimate concert to inaugurate the re-launch of the Studio at Clashnettie Arts Centre.

Sunday 14 November 2.30pm

Electroacoustic Fair

Ticket Prices: All day ticket £5, £15 family ticket (2 adults and 2 children), group rates available

Newton Dee Concerts Newton Dee is a camphill community in Bieldside, Aberdeen. During sound they will be hosting a concert at their own venue, Michael Chapel on Friday 29 October at 7.30pm: Hoot (Helen MacLeod, harp and Emma Wilkins, flute)

Schools Events

Friday 12 November 6pm and 8pm Peacock Visual Arts, Aberdeen Free (limited tickets: advance booking on 01224 639539 or info@peacockvisualarts.co.uk) With the support of Aberdeen City Council and Creative Scotland

During sound, the following musicans and composers will lead workshops in schools: Hoot, Steve Bingham and Richard Craig. For more details please see our website www.sound-scotland.co.uk or email info@sound-scotland.co.uk. We can also offer reduced price tickets for many performances for schools children, please get in touch.

Tuesday 9 November Friday 12 November Woodend Barn, Banchory In association with the Love Music Festival and Woodend Barn with the support of Aberdeenshire Council and Creative Scotland

The 4 - 7 year olds will make instruments and enjoy Trio for a Green Pea, a special music theatre-work from France, while the older age groups explore and enjoy a rootsy bluegrass string quartet from Canada, a jazz and funk-infused Balkan ensemble from Turkey, extraordinary Mongolian throat singers... and much more. Artists include Jonny Axelsson (Sweden), Pascal Ayerbe (France), Creaking Tree String Quartet (Canada), Eva Quartet (Bulgaria), Huun Huur Tu (Tuva), Kolektif Istanbul (Turkey), Kora Master (West Africa), Oren Marshall & The Charming Transport Band (UK) and Svang (Finland). www.lovemusicfestival.com

Exhibition Openings Friday 29 October 6pm Left Bank, Tarland Free

John Redhead Remains of Occitania A Cathar Forensic in words, images and sounds Remains of Occitania is an orchestrated dialogue with the landscape and rocks. A multimedia intervention, as much of the future as the past - of rituals, riddle and chaos across the landscape of the Albigensian Crusade, from Montsegur, Languedoc to Rosslyn, Scotland. From field recordings of Montsegur and Rosslyn, John hopes an impossible music will emerge, a textual song, as part of a forensic together with words and images, as the mountain landscape itself reveals a supernatural audio visual library. The exhibition will run until Saturday 13 November. Opening hours: Thursday to Saturday 11am-5pm.

Friday 12 November 6pm Lang Byre Gallery, Woodend Barn, Banchory Free

The exhibition will run until Tuesday 30 November. Opening hours: Monday to Saturday 10am-4pm, Sunday 1-4pm.

Strange Arrangements of Light is a gallery based cinematic reel of the artistic and emotive relationship between music and film. An exclusive presentation of the recording artist’s unreleased material, the installation is a response to the devaluation of music and film work from art form to internet download commodity. It is song-writing presented as art, ‘filmtracked’ by moving image.

Pre and Post-Festival Events 11th - 16th October Citymoves Studio & Aberdeen Academy of Performing Arts

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Saturday 16 and Sunday 17 October 10am – 5pm MacRobert Building, University of Aberdeen Workshop ticket: £40, £15 under 25, £10 for University of Aberdeen students In association with University of Aberdeen with the support of Creative Scotland’s Youth Music Initiative

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Friday 26 November 7.30pm �� Music Hall, Aberdeen Tickets from £5 to £20

Jane Frere In the shadow of the Wall In the shadow of the Wall is a result of having had the unusual experience of living for a short period behind the Israeli Palestinian segregation wall. The work addressing the wall explores the emotional impact and drama that comes from the overwhelming sense it produces of claustrophobia and incarceration.

Sound and visual art installation by Blair Young to the music of King Creosote

The preview will include live performances by King Creosote. The exhibition will run until Wednesday 20 November. Opening hours: Tuesday to Saturday 9.30am – 5.30pm.

Love Music Festival Love Music Festival is the first ever international music festival of its kind for children and young people aged 4 - 18, bringing some of the best musicians in the world and a huge variety of music from across the globe to Scotland this winter.

Strange Arrangements of Light

Saturday 27 and Sunday 28 November 10am – 4pm University of Aberdeen Free

Composers and Choreographers Autumn School led by Ian Spink and Bill Thompson See www.dancelive.org.uk for details

Flute Weekend with Richard Craig and Margaret Preston Richard Craig and Margaret Preston lead an introductory course in flute performance and more specifically improvisation, new music techniques and ensemble work. Participants will also study a newly composed work for multiple flutes by Kenneth Dempster, which was commissioned especially for the course. Participants must be at least Grade 4 standard. Please see sound website for further details and application form. At 5pm, the participants will première Kenneth Dempster’s new commission for multiple flutes with the support of Creative Scotland. Free entry.

BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra Steven Osborne, piano and Vassily Sinaisky, conductor May Kay Yau Demise of the Cherry Blossom (World Première) (University of Aberdeen Music Prize Commission 2009) Britten Piano Concerto Vaughan Williams Symphony No 5

Workshop: What’s the Score? Calling all music fans age 12 to 18 A fantastic opportunity for practical hands-on experience for young people to write film scores for short animations. Work with an instructor from Glasgow School of Art to compose music using world-class technology. No musical or technical skills are required – but a passion for music is essential! Email sarah.barnes@abdn.ac.uk to register your interest.

Schools Events

Tuesday 9 November Friday 12 November Woodend Barn, Banchory In association with the Love Music Festival and Woodend Barn with the support of Aberdeenshire Council and Creative Scotland

Exhibition Openings Friday 29 October 6pm Left Bank, Tarland Free

Friday 12 November 6pm Lang Byre Gallery, Woodend Barn, Banchory Free

The exhibition will run until Tuesday 30 November. Opening hours: Monday to Saturday 10am-4pm, Sunday 1-4pm.

Pre and Post-Festival Events 11th - 16th October Citymoves Studio & Aberdeen Academy of Performing Arts

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Friday 26 November 7.30pm �� Music Hall, Aberdeen Tickets from £5 to £20

Sound and visual art installation by Blair Young to the music of King Creosote

The preview will include live performances by King Creosote. The exhibition will run until Wednesday 20 November. Opening hours: Tuesday to Saturday 9.30am – 5.30pm.

Strange Arrangements of Light

Saturday 27 and Sunday 28 November 10am – 4pm University of Aberdeen Free

Composers and Choreographers Autumn School led by Ian Spink and Bill Thompson See www.dancelive.org.uk for details

Ticket and Venue Information Tickets can either be bought through Aberdeen Box Office or, in some cases, directly at the venue (in which case telephone numbers are provided below).

Aberdeen Box Office In person at the Music Hall or His Majesty’s Theatre, 9.30am-6pm, Monday to Saturday, or at The Lemon Tree 10am-4pm, 7 days a week. By phone 01224 641122, 9.30am-6pm, Monday to Saturday. Online 24/7 at www.boxofficeaberdeen.com

King’s College Chapel University of Aberdeen, High Street, Aberdeen, AB24 3FX Left Bank 5 Bridge Street, Tarland, AB34 4YN 013398 81603 The Lemon Tree 5 West North Street, Aberdeen, AB24 5AT MacRobert Building University of Aberdeen, King Street, Aberdeen, AB24 5UA Michael Chapel Newton Dee Community Bieldside, Aberdeen, AB15 9DX Migvie Church Migvie, Tarland, AB34 4XP The Museum of Scottish Lighthouses Kinnaird Head, Fraserburgh, AB43 9DU Music Hall Union Street, Aberdeen, AB10 1QS North East Scotland Music School 21 Huntly Street , Aberdeen , AB10 1TJ 01224 649685

Aberdeen Art Gallery Schoolhill, Aberdeen, AB10 1FQ Aboyne Community Theatre Aboyne Academy, Bridgeview Road, Aboyne AB34 5JN 013398 86222

Travel and Accommodation 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.

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. +44 (0) 1224 722331 www.aberdeenairport.com

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.

www.scotrail.co.uk 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/M80-A80/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.

Single Room

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B&B

Twin/Double Room

£60

B&B

Please contact: reservations@aberdeendouglas.com.

OAP Hall 26 Church Street, Huntly, AB54 8AR Peacock Visual Arts 21 Castle Street, Aberdeen, AB11 5BQ

Citymoves Studio Schoolhill, Aberdeen, AB10 1FQ

Salmon Bothy Links Road, Portsoy, Banff, AB45 2SS 01261 842951

Clashnettie Arts Centre Strathdon AB36 8XL info@clashnettieartscentre.co.uk

St Andrew’s Cathedral 28 King Street, Aberdeen, AB24 5AX

Cowdray Hall Schoolhill, Aberdeen, AB10 1FQ

St Machar’s Cathedral The Chanonry, Old Aberdeen, Aberdeen, AB24 1 RQ

Duff House Banff, AB45 3SX 01261 818181

Stewart's Hall 15-17 Gordon Street, Huntly AB54 8AJ

Johnston Hall Crombie Hall, University of Aberdeen, High Street, Aberdeen, AB24 3FX

The Tunnels Carnegies Brae, Aberdeen, AB10 1BF

Kemnay Church Centre Church Lane, Kemnay, Inverurie, AB51 5QP

Woodend Barn Banchory, AB31 5QA 01330 825431

Salmon Bothy, Portsoy

Clashnettie Arts Centre, Strathdon

sound, an initiative of Woodend Arts Association in collaboration with the University of Aberdeen, operates as a network of local and some national organisations. The 2010 network also includes Aberdeen Art Gallery, Aberdeen Chamber Music Concerts, Aberdeen International Youth Festival, Aberdeen Sinfonietta, Cantamus Hodie, Citymoves Dance Agency, Clashnettie Arts Centre, DanceLive, Deveron Arts, Duff House, London’s John Armitage Memorial Concert (JAM), Interesting Music Promotions, Inverurie Music, Lang Byre Gallery, Left Bank, The Lemon Tree, Love Music Festival, Lunchbreaks at Cowdray Hall, Monymusk Arts Trust, Museum of Scottish Lighthouses, Music Centeral, Newton Dee Community, North East of Scotland Music School, NYOS Futures, Peacock Visual Arts, Salmon Bothy, Strathdee Music Club, University of Aberdeen Music Prize and Woodend Music Society. sound gratefully acknowledges the support of the following: Aberdeen City Council and Vibrant Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire Council, Aberdeen Endowments Trust, Astor of Hever Trust, Creative Scotland, David and June Gordon Memorial Trust, Hugh Fraser Foundation, PRS for Music Foundation, RVW Trust and the University of Aberdeen.

Events in the brochure reflect our programme as of July 2010. This is subject to change and more events may be added. For current programme details and updates please see www.sound-scotland.co.uk The Museum of Scottish Lighthouses, Fraserburgh

Migvie Church, Tarland

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, Banchory AB31 5QA (01330 826526)

Ticket and Venue Information Tickets can either be bought through Aberdeen Box Office or, in some cases, directly at the venue (in which case telephone numbers are provided below).

Aberdeen Art Gallery Schoolhill, Aberdeen, AB10 1FQ Aboyne Community Theatre Aboyne Academy, Bridgeview Road, Aboyne AB34 5JN 013398 86222

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.

Single Room

£45

B&B

Twin/Double Room

£60

B&B

Please contact: reservations@aberdeendouglas.com.

OAP Hall 26 Church Street, Huntly, AB54 8AR Peacock Visual Arts 21 Castle Street, Aberdeen, AB11 5BQ

Citymoves Studio Schoolhill, Aberdeen, AB10 1FQ

Salmon Bothy Links Road, Portsoy, Banff, AB45 2SS 01261 842951

Clashnettie Arts Centre Strathdon AB36 8XL info@clashnettieartscentre.co.uk

St Andrew’s Cathedral 28 King Street, Aberdeen, AB24 5AX

Cowdray Hall Schoolhill, Aberdeen, AB10 1FQ

St Machar’s Cathedral The Chanonry, Old Aberdeen, Aberdeen, AB24 1 RQ

Duff House Banff, AB45 3SX 01261 818181

Stewart's Hall 15-17 Gordon Street, Huntly AB54 8AJ

Johnston Hall Crombie Hall, University of Aberdeen, High Street, Aberdeen, AB24 3FX

The Tunnels Carnegies Brae, Aberdeen, AB10 1BF

Kemnay Church Centre Church Lane, Kemnay, Inverurie, AB51 5QP

Woodend Barn Banchory, AB31 5QA 01330 825431

Salmon Bothy, Portsoy

Clashnettie Arts Centre, Strathdon

Migvie Church, Tarland

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, Banchory AB31 5QA (01330 826526)

www.sound-scotland.co.uk

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