Dear Lilypond developers,
Could you please forward this to the users list?
I am sorry I am only subscribed to this one. I hope NOVARS to be of your interest; I already have some PhD students starting to use it.
Best,
Ricardo
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MANTIS Presents: NOVARS LAUNCH FESTIVAL, University of Manchester, UK
NOVARS Research Centre for Electroacoustic Composition, Performance and Sound-art
2 - 4 November 2007
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The NOVARS Research Centre at the University of Manchester, UK was created in April 2007 and its new £2.2 million studios facility became operational in September. The Launch Festival celebrates the official opening of the new Centre and Studios.
The Centre was named NOVARS to reference and celebrate the seminal work by Francis Dhomont (Novars). In his own words: a reversed version of Ars Nova - New Art, New Science. We are grateful for his permission to use his title.
Highlights of the Launch Festival include MANTIS concerts featuring works presented by Francis Dhomont, Gerald Bennett and John Casken; concerts curated and diffused by Jonty Harrison, Gilles Gobeil, Ludger Brümmer and Folkmar Hein; performances of new works by the USA Tornado Project (Esther Lamneck/ Elizabeth McNutt); and premieres of new works by Jonty Harrison, David Berezan, Ricardo Climent, Paul Wilson, Andrew May, Eric Lyon, Diana Simpson and Gavin Osborne.
All concerts will be presented using the 48-loudspeaker MANTIS sound diffusion system.
The Martin Harris Centre for Music and Drama
The University of Manchester
Bridgeford Street, Manchester, M13 9PL
Telephone: 0161 275 8951/ 8950
Box Office Hours: 10.00 am – 1.00 pm and 2.00pm - 4.00pm Monday to Friday.
Admission:
Friday evening concert: no charge
Saturday and Sunday concerts: tickets at the Martin Harris Centre Box Office
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PROGRAMME DETAILS:
Friday 2 November 2007
16:45 - 17:00 Electroacoustic Improvisation by Kairos & Guests (Martin Harris Centre)
17:00 Launch Ceremony: (John Thaw Theater)
Key addresses by guest composers Francis Dhomont and Gerald Bennett, Prof. Graham Ward (Head of SAHC) and University of Manchester President and Vice-Chancellor Prof. Alan Gilbert (by invitation - extras will be available at the Martin Harris Centre Box Office before the ceremony).
18:00 Fanfare by Kevin Malone (Martin Harris Centre)
19:30 Concert 1: NOVARS LAUNCH (Cosmo Rodewald Hall)
Novars (1989) (fixed media) by Francis Dhomont
Un Madrigal gentile (fixed media) by Gerald Bennett
Soul Catcher for marimba and tape by John Casken
Hoodoos (2007) (Live-Acousmatic) by David Berezan (Premiere)
Sound diffusion by the composers.
Saturday 3 November 2007 (Cosmo Rodewald Hall)
13:30 Concert 2: Curated and Diffused by Jonty Harrison (UK)
Pentes (1974) (fixed media) by Denis Smalley
Angel (2006)(fixed media)by Trevor Wishart
Cable Bay (1999) (fixed media) by Andrew Lewis
Matchine (2005) (fixed media) by Iain Armstrong
Afterthoughts (2007) (fixed media - 8 channels) by Jonty Harrison (Premiere)
15:00 Concert 3: Curated and Diffused by Gilles Gobeil (Canada)
Topographie de la noirceur (2005) (fixed media) by Martin Bédard
Liaisons Mécaniques (2007) (fixed media) Nicolas Bernier
Indigo (2000) (fixed media) by Marcelle Deschênes
Feu de voix (2006) (fixed media) by Abril Padilla
Into the Labyrinth (2000) (fixed media - 8 channels) by Hildegard Westerkamp
Entre les deux rives du printemps (2006) (fixed media - 5.1 channels) by Gilles Gobeil
19:00 Concert 4: Curated by Folkmar Hein/ Ludger Brümmer (Germany)
Distance liquide (2007) (fixed media) by Hans Tutschku
3.11.07 for open ensemble and computer by Orm Finnendahl
Anatomia de um poema sonoro for female voice, male speaker, alto sax, percussion, piano + electronics by Luis Antunes Peña
Der Taumel (fixed media) by Ludger Kisters
tbc (fixed media) Ludger Brümmer
Figure in Movement II for piano, electronics and live video by Shintaro Imai
New Work (2007) (fixed media) by Verner Cee
Sunday 4 November 2007 (Cosmo Rodewald Hall)
13:30 Curated Concert 5: Esther Lamneck (clarinet) / Elizabeth McNutt (flute) -[USA Tornado Project]
Pavakoothu for clarinet solo and tape by Diana Simpson
Breath for solo flute and live electronics by Gavin Osborn
Beneath the Surface for Flute, Clarinet and Computer by Paul Wilson
Still Angry for for Flute, Clarinet and Computer by Andrew May
Trio for Flute, Clarinet and Computer by Eric Lyon
Russian Disco for Flute, Clarinet and Electronic _expression_ by Ricardo Climent
(All premiers)
15:00 Concert 6: [Mantis Composers Showcase]
New works by MANTIS postgraduates.
For further info about NOVARS, please visit: