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Sound Festival 2025

Adventures in new music

Welcome to soundfestival 2025!

A warm welcome to this year's soundfestival from sound Director Fiona Robertson and a downloadable festival brochure.

soundfestival 2025: Programme Notes

Family-friendly events

Spotlight gigs

Thu 30 October – Sun 2 November

Sounds from a New Dimension

Thursday 30 October, 1.07pm
Thursday 30 October, 1.07pm
Thursday 30 October, 6.00pm

Red Note Ensemble

Friday 31 October, 1.00pm

LEGATO

Friday 31 October, 3.00pm

Clare Johnston: Audial Variations

Friday 31 October, 6.00pm

Zubin Kanga (piano)

Saturday 1 November, 4.00pm

Stephanie Lamprea (soprano) & Alistair MacDonald (electronics)

Saturday 1 November, 6.00pm

Composer portraits: Laura Bowler and Jérôme Combier

Sunday 2 November, 1.00pm

Luke Styles & Jacob Sam-La Rose: Synonyms for Divergence

Opportunities for composers

It’s got a special atmosphere where the audience are made very welcome. I haven’t experienced that at any other such gathering. I particularly enjoyed the discussion after the actual music, in which the musicians were available to be questioned by the audience. I found that brilliant.

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sound gratefully acknowledges the support of Creative Scotland and Aberdeen City Council.

sound is proud to be a PRS Foundation Talent Development Partner supported by PPL.

Sound Festival is a company limited by guarantee incorporated in Scotland (394992) with its registered office at Woodend Barn Arts Centre, Burn O’Bennie, Banchory, Kincardineshire AB31 5QA, and a Scottish Charity (SC037310) regulated by the Scottish Charity Regulator (OSCR).

Patrons: Dame Evelyn Glennie DBE, Sir James MacMillan CBE and Rohan de Saram

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