About sound 2013
Welcome to the 2013 sound festival!
Shortlisted in 2012 for an RPS Music Award, the 2013 sound festival brings you a varied programme of some of the best new music from across the UK and the world. We open the festival with an exciting new work Framed Against The Sky which members of the local community have been helping ‘outlandish’ composer Brian Irvine and ‘roofer by day poet by night’ Billy Letford create over the past few months. If you want to check out the progress of the project go to www.framedagainstthesky.com.
Between 24-27 Oct we will be exploring the colourful world of microtonal music with the University of Aberdeen. This weekend features workshops and performances of microtonal works with new commissions from Christopher Fox and Geoff Palmer, and performances by the Edinburgh Quartet, Robin Michael and Ensemble Al-Kindi & the Whirling Dervishes of Damascus.
Join us at MUSA for our late night soundsessions this weekend as well where you can relax, have a drink and listen to something a bit different.
This year we also look at how sound and image interact and have some incredible audio/ visual treats for you to feast your ears and eyes upon including Stephen Deazley’s ManHigh, Joby Burgess’ Powerplant, and a kaleidoscopic tapestry of sound from Leafcutter John!
We invite you to immerse your senses and imaginations and join us on yet another ‘magical mystery tour’ through the world of new music!
sound, an initiative of Woodend Barn and the University of Aberdeen, operates as a network of local and national organisations. The 2013 network also includes Aberdeen Art Gallery & Museums, Aberdeen Chamber Music Concerts, Aberdeen Performing Arts, Aberdeen Sinfonietta, Aden Country Park, Belmont Picturehouse, Braemar Community, Citymoves Dance Live Festival, Cults Parish Church, Gray’s School of Art, Inverurie Music, Jazz at the Blue Lamp, The Lemon Tree, Lonach Hall, Love Music Productions, Lunchbreak Concerts at Cowdray Hall, Music Centeral, Newton Dee Community, North East of Scotland Music School, Peacock Visual Arts, Pennan Village Hall, Red Note Ensemble, Robert Gordon University, Sound and Music, Tullynessle & Forbes Hall Association, and Woodend Music Society.
sound gratefully acknowledges support of the following: Aberdeen City Council and Vibrant Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire Council, Aberdeen Endowments Trust, Astor of Hever Trust, Buchanan’s Bistro, Creative Scotland, David and June Gordon Memorial Trust, D’Oyly Carte Charitable Trust, Hinrichsen Foundation, MUSA, PRS for Music Foundation, The Robertson Trust, RVW Trust, the University of Aberdeen, Woodend Barn, Youth Music Initiative.
sound will be working with shmuFM this year who will be broadcasting interviews and features throughout the festival. shmuFM is Aberdeen’s community radio station, broadcasting locally and focussing on the city’s regeneration areas.
