Dear all,
If you're in the Durham area, two concerts in the upcoming Klang festival here might be of interest; a retirement concert for Peter Manning featuring some famous electroacoustic people I can't name for fear of spoiling his surprise, and a Friday night appearance of the Female Laptop Orchestra.
best,
Nick
DurhamKLANG15 Festival from 3rd to 6th June!
in the Music Department from 3rd - 6th June. This year there are 4 concerts with professional musicians, with some very exciting recitals by visiting performers (including a rare opportunity to hear new works for contrabass flute), and 4 concerts with student groups. More details here:
https://www.facebook.com/pages/DurhamKLANG/1420447431552401
All the concerts are free of charge.
Selection from the Programme for DurhamKLANG15:
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Friday 5th June
19:30: Ephemeral Music: FLO and NAME
NAME and FLO present an evening of sounds that will never be heard the same way again; including guided improvisations and interpretations of graphic scores.
Female Laptop Orchestra (FLO) is a music research project bringing together an eclectic group of female musicians, engineers, composers, sound artists and computer scientists to explore collaborative music making.
Saturday 6th June
19:30: Manning Ex Machina | Electroacoustic Concert - Surprise Programme
Inspiring new and historic electroacoustic works in honour of the retirement of Prof. Peter Manning. The programme is being kept secret to maximise Prof. Manning's surprise