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The festival was founded at the suggestion of Richard Phillips, then music officer of the Yorkshire Arts Association. Richard Steinitz, a composer and lecturer at Huddersfield Polytechnic (later to become the University of Huddersfield), [4] was appointed the festival director. The first concert was held on 13 October 1978.
Drop after Drop (2022): A string quartet commissioned by Festivals for Compassion, reflects the composer's response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, encapsulating deep pain and memories through its haunting melodies. It was performed by The Riot Ensemble at the Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival in the UK. [17]
Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival [71] Dec 2021 Online performance streamed from United Kingdom 2nd World Sound Concert [72] 27 Aug 2022 Joburg Theatre, Johannesburg, SA Queertopia [73] 10 Dec 2022 Victoria Yards, Johannesburg, SA Mieliepop Festival [14] 2–4 Mar 2023 Lothair, Mpumalanga, SA
Henrik Munkeby Nørstebø - acoustic and amplified trombone. Born (1986) in Trondheim, Norway, Nørstebø chose the trombone and began playing in the local marching band at the age of seven. Twenty some years later, he is still riding the ups and downs of an instrumental long-term relationship, using the trombone's crudeness as a creative challenge and vehicle to unearth its seemingly li
Molitor is inspired by a wide range of music and composers including Pauline Oliveros, to whom her piece Auricularis Superior [7] (commissioned by Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival) is dedicated, exploring her idea of Deep Listening. [8]
In Zegers' music microtonal clusters are the main object. His music is about slow developments in clusters via glissandi. Because of that: his motto "Glissandéz mes enfants, Glissandéz toujours!" after César Franck: "Moduléz mes enfants, Moduléz toujours!". Zegers most important work is Pianophasing, composition for 20 to 60 pianos. This ...
Laura has performed as a guest soloist with orchestra/ensemble at major festivals, including the Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival, the Sydney Spring Festival, [5] Insel Musik Berlin, the Pittsburgh International Music Festival and the Australian Chamber Orchestra performing Michael Smetanin's flute concerto Shakhmat/Supremat.
The Huddersfield Literature Festival is held annually in the town, [48] and features author events, creative writing classes and poetry nights, and sometimes creative writing competitions. Since 2016 the town has a growing one-day Onwards Festival for music and arts. [49] It celebrates local music, art, food and drink.