Hear And Now

Sonorities

Saturday 5 June 2004 23:00-1:00 (Radio 3)

Further to last month's coverage of Belfast's Sonorities Festival, Robert Worby introduces a concert given there to celebrate the Sonic Arts Network's 25th birthday, featuring music using electronics written since its formation by composers including Hugh Davies, Simon Emmerson, Jonty Harrison, Stephen Montague and Kaffe Matthews.

Duration:

2 hours

Playlist

Barry Anderson
'Electroacoustic Fanfare' (1983) (1'24")
For computer generated tape

Hugh Davies
'Strata' (1987) (11'38")
For Concert Aeolian Harp and tape

Hugh Davies (Concert Aeolian Harp)
Jonty Harrison
'Pair/Impair' (1978) (11'50")

Simon Emmerson
'Spirit of '76' (12'08")
For flute and accelerating tape delay
Eleanor Dawson (flute)

Javier Alvarez and Ian Dearden
'Edge Dance' (1987) (4'23")

Kaffe Matthews
Improvisation (22'00")
Using STEIM software

Matthew Adkins
'Symbiont' (2002) (9'00")
Created alongside images by Miles Chalcraft

Steve Montague
'Haiku' (1987) (14'00")
For piano and tape
Daniel Becker (piano)

Trevor Wishart
'Vox 5' (5'32")
Sonic Arts Network: www.sonicartsnetwork.org


Don't forget, you can have your say on tonight's programme, or any aspect of new music by visiting the New Music Messageboard.

For further details of any of tonight's composers, performers or pieces, please e-mail hear.and.now@bbc.co.uk

Hear And Now

Episode and Playlist Information

• 19 June 2004
• 19 June 2004
• 12 June 2004
• 5 June 2004