New Music North West
From experienced voices such as Sir Peter Maxwell Davies and Anthony Gilbert, through to world premières by local GCSE and A-level students, don’t miss this opportunity to experience the extraordinary breadth and depth of musical creativity at home in the North West.
Festival ticket £22
RNCM in association with BBC Philharmonic, Psappha, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra and The University of Manchester
Festival Information:
Date - Monday 23 November 2009 - Friday 27 November 2009
Psappha
To open an extraordinary week of concerts, this exhilarating programme – given by the ever-adventurous Psappha – brings together remarkable divergences of style and substance in music that is elemental in strength and engaging in content.
Date & Time - Monday 23 November 2009 7.30pm
Venue - RNCM Concert Hall
Ticket Price - £10
Concessions - Concessions Available
Spotlight: The Clockwork Flute
This performance follows Psappha at 7.30pm. Joshua Kopecek’s new work for flute and electronics, written especially for Christine Clancy, crosses boundaries and challenges conventions.
Date & Time - Monday 23 November 2009 9.45pm
Venue - Studio Theatre
Ticket Price - Free admission, no ticket required
Concessions - None
Chamber Concert
Date & Time - Tuesday 24 November 2009 5.15pm
Venue - Lord Rhodes Room
Ticket Price - Free admission, no ticket required
Concessions - None
We Know We Got Soul - Sawn-Off Opera
We Know We Got Soul is the first of three opera shorts that will be performed prior to three evening concerts during the Festival.
Date & Time - Tuesday 24 November 2009 7.00pm
Venue - Martin Harris Centre
Ticket Price - No ticket required
Concessions - None
Vaganza + RNCM New Ensemble
In the first of two joint concerts, the RNCM New Ensemble and The University of Manchester new music group, Vaganza, present music by composers with strong links to the Universities of Manchester and Liverpool as well as the RNCM.
Date & Time - Tuesday 24 November 2009 7.30pm
Venue - Martin Harris Centre
Ticket Price - £6
Concessions - Concessions Available
The University of Manchester Brass Ensemble + Vaganza Brass
Date & Time - Wednesday 25 November 2009 1.15pm
Venue - Martin Harris Centre
Ticket Price - Free admission, no ticket required
Concessions - None
Chamber Concert
Date & Time - Wednesday 25 November 2009 5.15pm
Venue - Lord Rhodes Room
Ticket Price - Free admission, no ticket required
Concessions - None
BBC Philharmonic
In anticipation of the BBC’s move north and the opening of mediacity:uk in 2011, tonight’s programme celebrates the work of three composers with strong Salford links.
Date & Time - Wednesday 25 November 2009 7.30pm
Venue - BBC Studio 7, Oxford Road
Ticket Price - Free admission by ticket only (limited availability)
Concessions - None
RNCM Wind Collective
Date & Time - Thursday 26 November 2009 1.15pm
Venue - RNCM Concert Hall
Ticket Price - Free admission, no ticket required
Concessions - None
Are Friend’s Electric Sawn-Off Opera
The last in the set of three opera shorts by Ailís ní Ríain and David Gaffney.
Date & Time - Thursday 26 November 2009 7.00pm
Venue - Cafe Bar
Ticket Price - No ticket required
Concessions - None
RNCM New Ensemble + Vaganza
Continuing its celebration of the music of Peter Maxwell Davies, Vaganza tackles a rarely heard masterpiece from the composer’s early period.
Date & Time - Thursday 26 November 2009 7.30pm
Venue - RNCM Concert Hall
Ticket Price - £6
Concessions - Concessions Available
Spotlight: Cascando
This performance follows the RNCM New Ensemble with Vaganza. Exciting music from North West composers performed by cellist Thomas Bayman with electronics and theatrical elements.
Date & Time - Thursday 26 November 2009 9.45pm
Venue - Studio Theatre
Ticket Price - Free admission, no ticket required
Concessions - None
MANTIS - The Manchester Theatre in Sound
MANTIS presents new electro-acoustic works by MANTIS composers, and a performance by electro-acoustic ensemble Bling This Story.
Date & Time - Friday 27 November 2009 1.15pm
Venue - Martin Harris Centre
Ticket Price - Free admission, no ticket required
Concessions - None
Chamber Concert
Date & Time - Friday 27 November 2009 5.15pm
Venue - Lord Rhodes Room
Ticket Price - Free admission, no ticket requied
Concessions - None
Ensemble 10/10
Hot on the heels of two Royal Philharmonic Society awards, Ensemble 10/10 makes a welcome return to the RNCM for a concert of music including Liverpool composers Stephen Pratt and Matthew Fairclough.
Date & Time - Friday 27 November 2009 7.30pm
Venue - RNCM Concert Hall
Ticket Price - £10
Concessions - None
Spotlight: Sketches
This performance follows Ensemble 10/10 at 7.30pm. This conventional jazz quartet round off this five-day celebration with a programme of première performances.
Date & Time - Friday 27 November 2009 9.45pm
Venue - Studio Theatre
Ticket Price - Free admission, no ticket required
Concessions - None
