Dear All,

Some good news for the computer music world and beyond!

Sorry for cross-posting...

Ricardo

MANTIS Presents: NOVARS LAUNCH FESTIVAL, University of Manchester, UK

NOVARS Research Centre for Electroacoustic Composition, Performance
and Sound-art

2 - 4 November 2007

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 and Ricardo Climent.

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 Email for enquiries: boxoffice@manchester.ac.uk 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 _________________________________________

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.

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