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ROVER TICKETS (INCLUDES AN INVITATION TO A RECEPTION WITH ARVO PÄRT)Enjoy the whole Festival [excludes CoMA In residency programmeand the Conference, except where indicated in the booklet]

FULL ROVER including Late-Nite gigs at the Ballroom

SINGLE: £130 (full), £110 (SN Friends), £55 (students)JOINT: £220 (full), £200 (SN Friends), £100 (students)

FULL ROVER excluding Late-Nite gigs at the Ballroom

SINGLE: £120 (full), £90 (SN Friends) JOINT: £210 (full), £180 (SN Friends)

ROVER TICKET for late-nite gigs at the Ballroom

SINGLE: £38 (full), £30 (SN Friends), £20 (students)

If you wish to attend the whole conference, please contact Dr. Eva Mantzourani, Music Department, Canterbury Christ Church University on 01227 782244 or [email protected]

For more details on CoMA and how to participate in either of theIn Residency courses based on Composition and Performance,please call on 0207 739 4680 or [email protected] and online booking: www.coma.org/soundsnew

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CALL FOR SCORESINTERNATIONAL COMPOSER PYRAMID (ICP)

SOUNDS NEW Contemporary Music Festival, UK together with Coups de Vents, France are o!er-ing selected composers a unique opportunity to write for the ICP Ensemble and have their works performed in both England and France.

In 2010, composers from France, Belgium, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom were invited to submit works for selection. The selected composers created new works for the ICP Ensemble. A competition (adjudicated by Paul Patterson, Rolf Hind, Philippe Boi-sin and Philippe Hurel) took place in December 2010 in both France and the UK in which two winners, Hugo Ribeiro and Benjamin Oliver, were announced.

This year, these composers will be having their works performed in Sounds New and recorded for broadcast by BBC Radio 3.

In 2011, this competition extends its boundary to Europe.

For more details and for informa-tion on how to apply please visit our website: www.international-composerpyramid.org or contact the Sounds New o"ce on 0044 1227 780 800 or via [email protected]

This project is being funded by INTERREG IVA 2 Mers Seas Zeeën – European Union.


The music of Arvo Pärt has beguiled listeners and musicians, be they a#cionados of new music or not. Its gentleness cocoons, its sonorities enchant, its simple melodies remain in one’s mind and its harmonies sooth souls. More importantly, the music’s intent reaches deep. It is with great pleasure that Sounds New welcomes Arvo Pärt to Canterbury, where he will hear performances of his music and be present at UK premieres, not least of his new Adam’s Lament, which will be performed by the incomparable Choir of King’s College Cambridge together with the Philharmonia.

While Arvo Pärt may be the most well known composer from the Baltic, his music is inevitably only a tip of an iceberg in a region of incredible invention and creative energy. Baltic composers are having a profound e!ect on the music world, but while many Baltic composers are in$uencing others, we, in the UK, are not always lucky to hear this music live and in context. This year’s festival addresses this and presents this extraordinary new work in concerts given by leading British performers as well as by Baltic musicians.

Estonia’s leading Ensemble U:, Lithuania’s foremost Kaunas String Quartet, Latvia’s remarkable Altera Veritas, Denmark’s outstanding Århus Sinfonietta (together with the brilliant Jakob Kullberg)

SOUNDS NEW 2011 programme:Baltic+GUEST COMPOSER: ARVO PÄRTMay 20th – May 29th


and the Danish Horn Trio, jazz musicians from Sweden’s Sibelius Academy and Swedish jazz singer Viktoria Tolstoy, Poland’s exciting Amadrums are a few examples of the remarkable artists coming to Canterbury, all bringing the best of their countries’ music.

British musicians include jazz ambassadors the BBC Big Band and contemporary music ambassadors the London Sinfonietta. Peppered throughout the festival programme, you will also hear some of the excellent new compositions created by young composers on the International Composer Pyramid project.

Making all this possible are Arts Council England, embassies and cultural institutes from Baltic countries and a range of enlightened sponsors who hold creation dear. Please read the list of sponsors and donors as they are important to us all. It is also wonderful that our partnership with the BBC is developing yet further. In addition to major concerts being recorded by BBC Radio 3, Sounds New is thrilled that this year’s concert with the BBC Big Band will be reaching Radio 2 listeners.

Baltic + takes you on a voyage of discovery in which you can delight in new worlds, new sounds and new colours. You will be enchanted and invigorated, moved and elated. Over the past two years the Sounds New team has discovered the glories of the Baltic. Yesterday we listened, today we love!

Paul Max EdlinArtistic Director


Friday 20th May

BALTIC +

%%am St Peter’s Methodist ChurchAll for One! – Interactive concert: Shake notes out of your sleeve!

While studying composition at the Tallinn Conservatory it was said of Arvo Pärt that: “he just seemedto shake his sleeves and noteswould fall out”.

A PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOL COMPOSITION PROJECT

The Baltic landscape comes to life through the music of #ve schools with performers from Canterbury Christ Church University Music Department.

Arvo Pärt


Aurora Orchestra

%pmPowell Building,Canterbury Christ ChurchUniversityFilm: !" Preludes to a Fugue[Duration: &'mins]

Our introduction to Arvo Pärt: () Preludes for a Fugue, is made up of () short snippets of #lm in cinema verité style by #lmmaker Dorian Supin. It juxtaposesinterviews with Pärt with reminis-cences of his earlier life, scenes of him composing or rehearsing his music, of premieres and seminars. This documentary won a UNESCO prize for documentaries in (''(.

FREE ENTRANCE

*pmSt Stephen’s ChurchHales Drive, CanterburyA Jazz MassSt Stephen’s Choir together with The Very Big Penguin Band!Peter Cook: saxophonesRichard Dray: pianoJohn Willis: drum kitConductor: Stephen Barker

A #rst in Sounds New. A liturgical mass setting in the Jazz idiom. St Stephen’s Choir will be perform-ing Bob Chilcott’s ‘A Little Jazz Mass’ liturgically, using the Jazz-style music to enhance the Celebration of the Eucharist – experience thewords sung within the context that they were originally intended. The choir will be accompanied by Peter Cook’s Jazz Trio and the service will include hymns and psalms rooted in the Jazz tradition. The service is open to all, whatever your beliefs or traditions.

FREE ENTRANCESt. Stephen’s Choir

Friday 20th May ! BALTIC +


2010 PROGRAMME

In association with Orchestras Live+.,'pm Augustine Hall, Augustine HouseAn Overture to BALTIC+LONDON SINFONIETTA

The UK’s premiere contemporary classical music ensemble takes us on a journey around the Baltic. From Vasks’ enticing soundscapes to Sørensen’s aurora lights!

The London Sinfonietta’s mission is to place the best contempo-rary classical music at the heart of today’s culture; engaging and challenging the public through inspiring performances of the highest standard.

LATVIA Peteris Vasks Flute SonataESTONIA Arvo Pärt PassacagliaFINLAND Kaija Saariaho Je Sens un Deuxieme CoeurENGLAND Paul Max Edlin Eréndira Dances SWEDEN Karin Rehnqvist WingsLITHUANIA Rytis Mazulis Mobus-Strip CannonDENMARK Bent Sørensen Phantasmagoria

This performance is being supportedby Canterbury Christ Church University

TICKETS: -%) FULL; -%( SN Friends; -+ Students Free to ’young people aged (. and under’ thanks to the Cavatina Ticket Scheme – on the door

Booking available from: The New Marlowe: '%((+ +/+ +/+ [Canterbury Visitors’ Information Centre], on the door or online

LondonSinfonietta


Saturday 21st May

Jazz DayIn association with Canterbury Christ Church University %'.,'am – )pmWhitefriars SquareThe Big Bang – an all-day a#air!

Bringing music to the heart of the city. Local bands based in and around Canterbury perform in the city’s busiest square – The Whitefri-ars. Big bands include: Kent Youth Jazz Orchestra and Canterbury Christ Church University Big Band.

FREE – at Whitefriars Square

In association with Canterbury Christ Church University %pmSt Gregory’s Centre for Music CCCU Showcase!

A showcase for students on Mas-ters and PhD Music programmes at Canterbury Christ Church University realised by the CCCU Contemporary Music Group.

In association with the University of Kent *pmThe Gulbenkian TheatrePoetry by Chance!

Sounds New Poets will perform chance-generated poetry inspired by the example of John Cage. Poets will explore chance and procedure in the spirit of verbal experimentation.

ENTRANCE -. – FREE TO EVENING TICKET HOLDERS

Music by: Matt Brown, George Crumb, John Perfect, Anton Webern and Stefan Wolpe and other premieres.

TICKETS: -+ FULL; -* SN Friends;-,..' StudentsBooking available from: The New Marlowe: '%((+ +/+ +/+ [Canterbury Visitors’ Information Centre], on the door or online

BBC Big Band © John Watson


+.).pmThe Gulbenkian TheatreBBC BIG BAND with Swedish singer Viktoria Tolstoy

“for survival; one must be versatile, for jazz; one must be ready to swing... hard! The BBC Big Band does both!”

Featuring Duke Ellington’s inspired re-working of Tchaikovsky’s Nutcracker together with more classic Ellington works!

Widely regarded as the UK’s lead-ing Big Band, The BBC Big Band has won the prestigious ‘Best Big Band Award’ at the British Jazz Awards six times and was nominated for the same award again in (''/. The band has entertained thou-sands with international stars such as Tony Bennett, George Shearing, Michel Legrand, Lalo Schifrin, Michael Bublé, Amy Winehouse and Ray Charles.

In On My Russian Soul, Swedish singer Viktoria Tolstoy shows us another facet of her glamorous personality with her brilliant and expressive voice. For many years now, the great-grand daughter of Leo Tolstoy has been keen to explore her Russian musical roots. “Russian music out of the classical genre has been adapted every now and then by jazz musicians – think of Ellington’s ‘Nutcracker Suite’ – but never by a singer.”

TICKETS: -%/ FULL; -%* SN Friends; -& Students

Booking available from: The New Marlowe: '%((+ +/+ +/+ [Canterbury Visitors’ Information Centre], on the door or online as well as from The Gulbenkian Theatre: '%((+ +*& '+.

This performance will be recorded for broadcast on Big Band Special! BBC Radio (

Saturday 21st May ! Jazz Day

Viktoria Tolstoy BBC Big Band


Sunday 22nd May

Sounds New Accordion Daywith Owen Murray

“Unquestionably the !nest player and teacher in Britain”

– The Times

Owen Murray’s in$uence on accor-dionists worldwide is unparalleled. Professor and Head of Accordion at the Royal Academy of Music in London, he was awarded the Acad-emy's highest honour, Honorary Membership of the Royal Academy of Music (Hon RAM) in recognition of his work in developing a world renowned department and for his success on the concert platform. He has also recently been awarded the SILVER DISK in Moscow.

%'amColeridge House, Canterbury Christ Church UniversityWriting for Accordion A Composers’ workshop with Owen Murray

A ( hour workshop for composers kicks o! this day! Owen Murray presents the instrument and talks about its development. What attracts composers to write for the accordion? How does one compose for the accordion?

FREE ENTRANCE

%%amCanterbury Cathedral QuireSunday Festival Mass

Cathedral ChoirDirector: Dr. David Flood

The Mass will include the performance of a new mass by Latvian composer Ugis Praulin!

FREE ENTRANCEOwen Murray


In association with the Royal Academy of Music %pmSt Gregory’s Centre for Music Feel the Squeeze! – with accordionists: Ksenija SiderovaServane Le MollerMartynas LevickisRafal Luc

Lunchtime concert presented by four prize-winning accordion students from the Royal Academy of Music. Repertoire will include works by Per Nørgård, Bent Lorentzen and Elena Firsova.

TICKETS: -+ FULL; -* SN Friends; -,..' StudentsFree to ’young people aged (. and under’ thanks to the Cavatina Ticket Scheme – on the door

Booking available from: The New Marlowe: '%((+ +/+ +/+[Canterbury Visitors’ Information Centre], on the door or online

,.,'pmColeridge House, Canterbury Christ Church UniversityThe Classical Accordion: A Synthesis of Keyboard and Wind

Meet the Royal Academy of Music prize-winning Accordion students – a three-hour session. Discussions will focus on the repertoire per-formed in the lunchtime concert programme, including aspects of technique and sound pro-duction. The third part of the afternoon will be an open session/masterclass in the presence of the UK’s leading accordion teachers.

FREE

To participate in the masterclass, please contact Michelle: [email protected] Tel: '%((+ +/' /''

Sunday 22nd May ! Sounds New Accordion Day with Owen Murray


2010 PROGRAMME2010 PROGRAMME

+.,'pmAugustine Hall, Augustine HouseEscape-Velocity: Owen Murray and The Waves!

Owen Murray: classical accordionAisha Orazbayova: violinCharlotte Bonneton: violinJames Sleigh: violaAdrian Bradbury: violoncello

“A revelation!” – Sunday Standard

Scotland

Owen Murray has single-handedly pioneered a new enthusiasm for the accordion in the classical music world, taking it to the great stages of the world. He has inspired not only a new generation of young performers, but has also commis-sioned a considerable body of works from British composers. In this concert, he is joined by his brand new dynamic ensemble.

The programme includes two works by So#a Gubaidulina to celebrate her /'th anniversary.

So"a Gubaidulina Silenzio

Patrick Nunn Escape-Velocity

So"a Gubaidulina In Croce

Poul Ruders Serenade on the Shores of the Cosmic Ocean

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Aisha Orazbayova


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In association with the Royal Academy of Music &.,'pmThe BallroomLithuania’s got talent! – The Accordion Gig!

with accordionists: Ksenija Siderova Servane Le Moller Martynas Levickis Rafal Luc

Be prepared to be dazzled by the sound of the accordion from four prize-winning players, including the winner of the world accordion competition for piano accordion-ists as well as the winner of this year’s Lithuania’s Got Talent!

Sunday 22nd May ! Sounds New Accordion Day with Owen Murray

Martynas Levickis


%%am [Acts % – ,](.,'pm [Acts ) & .]Powell Building, CanterburyChrist Church UniversityFilm: L’Amour de Loin

Finnish composer Kaija Saariaho’s mesmeric opera is based on a %(th century tale of love as #ltered through the experiences, musings,

Monday 23rd May

Finland and Lithuania

dreamings and illusions of a countess, a troubadour and a wandering pilgrim. In Peter Sellars’ acclaimed production,he reveals the ‘re$ections on love from afar’. Conducted by Finnish conductor: Esa-Pekka Salonen.

[Total duration: %,&mins]

FREE ENTRANCE

L’Amour de Loin


%pmThe BallroomKanteleElisa Kerola: kanteleSami Junnonen: $ute

Elisa Kerola’s instrument is the Finnish concert kantele, a mys-terious instrument of gentle and beguiling beauty that can only be fully appreciated when heard live. Elisa Kerola has enchanted audi-ences in Estonia, Russia, Germany,France and Italy. This is her UK debut together with $autist Sami Junnonen.

Jovanka Trbojevic Lento

Pekka Jalkanen Toccata

Tapio von Boehm Three Dimensions

Kalevi Aho Solo III

Uljas Pulkkis Laet Lauloi

This performance is being supportedby the Embassy of Finland



Sami Junnonen

Monday 23rd May ! Finland and Lithuania

Elisa Kerola


+.,'pmSt Peter’s Methodist Church Kaunas String Quartet:Karolina Beinaryt#: violinDalia Terminait#: violinEgl# Kar$inauskait#: violaSaulius Bartulis: violoncello

In (/ years, Lithuania’s leading string quartet - Kaunas String Quartet has given over %+'' concerts in Lithuania, Finland, Norway, Poland, Great Britain, Ger-many, Hungary, Switzerland, Czech Republic, Argentina, Chile and Denmark. In that time, they have brought to life more than (.' new works. Tonight’s concert combines works by leading Lithuanian com-posers alongside Bruckner’s String Quartet in C minor, a work which,

despite its age, remains deeply unfamiliar.

Anton BrucknerString Quartet in C minor

Zita Bru$aite Mosaic (%&&+)

Juste Janulyte Aria ((''+)

Vidmantas Bartulis Four Consola-tions for Sad Cello and Song Without Words (%&/.)

Vidmantas Bartulis Psalmes– string quartet no. " (%&&&)

This performance is supported by the Embassy of Lithuania

TICKETS: -%( FULL; -%' SN Friends; -* StudentsFree to ’young people aged (. and under’ thanks to the Cavatina Ticket Scheme – on the door


In association with the University of Kent *pmSt Peter's Methodist ChurchPoetry Reading re$ecting on ‘Love from Afar’

Working with ideas of geography and movement, Sounds New Poets will present new work exploring questions of distance and intimacy.



Kaunas String Quartet


&.,'pmThe BallroomSounds Seen!Robert Stillman & Matt Wright

‘Sounds Seen’ will be a night of music and sound developed for live performance with visual media, including #lm, video, ani-mation, and ‘found footage.’ With music by Robert Stillman, Matthew Wright, and The Scratch Orchestra, the programme will feature innovative approaches to fusing live performance with moving image.




SOUNDS NEW FRINGE: OPEN EAR Innovative new sound installations, #lms, electronic performances and DJ mixes from BA (Hons) Creative Music Technology students, includ-ing a live remix of DJ Shadow's 'Entroducing' Album, performed by CONTACT. Free for CCCU students / -,.TICKETS ON THE DOOR


Tuesday 24th May

Denmark

%%amSt Peter’s Methodist ChurchAll for One! – Interactive concertFlutes, Harps, Percussion & Puppets!

An interactive performance/work-shop for young people of all ageswith $autist Lisa Nelsen and harp-ist Eleanor Turner. Stu! toblow....stu! to pluck....stu! to bang....stories to tell... and thediscovery of the $ute and harp. Just bring your imagination....

Entrance at a donation of %&

%pmSt. Gregory’s Centre for MusicThe Danish Horn TrioChristina Åstrand: violinJakob Keiding: hornPer Salo: piano

The three members of The Danish Horn Trio are leading international musicians in their own right. Christina Åstrand (Principal Con-certmaster of the Danish National Radio Symphony Orchestra), Jakob Keiding (Principal Horn of the Copenhagen Philharmonic Orchestra) and Per Salo (resident pianist with the Danish National Radio Symphony Orchestra).

György Ligeti’s Horn Trio is one of the most important chamberworks of the ('th century. It is complemented by three beautiful and contrasting pieces, including Arvo Pärt’s haunting Spiegel im Spiegel.

Lisa NelsenEleanor Turner


In association with the University of Kent *pmAugustine HouseRoundtable: Words & Music Patricia Debney

To mark the #rst year of Sounds New Poetry, poets, musicians and composers discuss the enduring relationship between words and music.


Pelle Gudmundsen-Holmgreen Near still distant still ((''.)

Arvo Pärt Spiegel im Spiegel (%&+/)

Hans Abrahamsen Capriccio (%&&%)

György Ligeti Horn Trio

This performance is being supported by the Danish Cultural Institute


Booking available from: The New Marlowe: '%((+ +/+ +/+ [Canterbury Visitors’ Information Centre], on the door or online

The Danish Horn Trio

Tuesday 24th May ! Denmark


+.,'pmAugustine Hall, Augustine HouseMomentum – ‘Cello ConcertoJakob Kullberg: violoncelloÅrhus SinfoniettaSøren K. Hansen: conductor

“Jakob Kullberg has become one of the single most important interpreters of my music”

– Per Nørgård

Born in Århus, Denmark, Jakob Kullberg is named as “one of Denmark’s best, most consistent musicians.” by Berlingske Tidende and praised in the Daily Telegraph: “He has an amazing control of line, and is always bang in tune even in the most !nger-twisting passages.”

Since its inception in %&&', the Århus Sinfonietta has distin-guished itself as one of the leading ensembles for contemporary music and one of Denmark’s #nest musical ambassadors. Tonight’s colourful concert presents some of Denmark’s best composers to-gether with the two prize winning compositions from the Interna-tional Composer Pyramid.

Niels Marthinsen The Monkey

Bent Sørensen Deserted Churchyards

Per Nørgård Momentum

Hugo Ribeiro Diurne: alter ego*

Benjamin Oliver Smash and Grab*

Simon Steen-Andersen Praesens

Thomas Agerfeldt Olesen Tonkraftwerk

* This is the result of a whole year’s EU funded project, which started with a Call for Scores in January 2010. Twelve composers were selected and given tuition and mentoring, including weekend workshops in both France and the UK. An ensemble made up of young UK and French pro#cient musicians was formed. The twelve pieces were rehearsed for two con-certs held in France and in the UK. The winning works of Phase 1 will be played tonight.



Per Nørgård, Jakob Kullberg

This concert is being supported by the Danish Arts Council; the City of Aarhus: The Department of Culture and Citizens’Services; the Danish Composers' Soci-ety, The Embassy of Denmark, Canter-bury Christ Church University and theEuropean Union Interreg IV A ( Seas.

It will be recorded for broadcast on ‘Hear and Now’ – BBC Radio ,.


TICKETS: -%) FULL; -%( SN Friends; -+ Students




In association with the University of Kent and Canterbury Christ Church University

&.,'pm The BallroomPoeticswith Jack Hues and The-Quartet

The-Quartet

The-Quartet are:Jack Hues: guitar Sam Bailey: piano, keyboard Tom Mason: double bass Dave Smith: drums

The-Quartet has established a #ne reputation for dynamic, high octane performances and exhila-rating exploration of its musical passions.

The Quartet will be joined by Sounds New Poets Simon Smith and David Herd in a free collabo-ration of poetry and jazz taking inspiration from Frank O’Hara’s ‘Biotherm’.

This concert is being supported by Canterbury Christ Church University and the University of Kent




Wednesday 25th May

Latvian Day%%amPowell Building, Canterbury Christ Church UniversityFilm: The Baltic Way: Latvia[Duration: ..mins]

The Baltic Way was a phenomenon. It is a historic symbol, which lives in mankind's collective memory by promoting the understanding of solidarity and of freedom of expression and values.

In %&&), at the National Film Festival “Lielais Kristaps” this documentary directed by Arvids Krievs, was in the list of %' best Latvian #lms.

%pmSt Gregory’s Centre for MusicNocturne: A piano recital Olga Jegunova: piano

Latvian pianist Olga Jegunova has established herself as one of her country’s leading young pianists. Passionate about contemporary mu-sic, Olga has commissioned a new work by Kristaps P0tersons. one of Latvia’s most important composers, especially for this concert.

Florent Motsch Nocturne d'apres le Nocturne op. (+ no. % de Chopin

Kristaps P'tersons Night for one performer (piano and voice)

Paul Patterson A Tunnel of time

P'teris Vasks White scenery

Rihards Dubra Etude

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Olga Jegunova


In association with the University of Kent *pm St Peter's Methodist ChurchPoetry Reading – re$ecting on ‘The Other Truth’

Performing work written in response to the Festival’s new compositions, Sounds New Poets explore the possibilitiesof collaboration and digression.


+.,'pmSt Peter’s Methodist ChurchThe Other Truth – Altera VeritasIeva Mezgaile: kokleAnda Eglite: kokleAndis Klucnieks: $uteKaspars Gulbis: accordion

An ‘alternative’ concert – The fusion of tradition with contemporary!

Altera Veritas combines $ute and accordion with the extraordinary and otherworldly sonorities of the kokle – a Latvian antique and traditional folk instrument. Altera Veritas is one of Latvia’s musical gems, and they bring their enchanting sounds to Canterbury in their UK debut.

(riks E!envalds Cryptic

Daina Molvik Manuskripts (Manuscript)

Imants Me$araups Ilgas un iesp#jas (Longings and possibilities)

Valdis Zilveris Toccata and Fugue in D minor

Kristaps P'tersons Divas Grav$ras (Two Gravures)

Vilnis )m*dbergs Raudu Deja(Crying Dance)

Gundega )mite Skototies... Sap%ojot (Looking... Dreaming) – ) PARTS cycle for $ute, four kok-les, accordion and videoprojector

This performance is being supportedby the Embassy of Latvia

TICKETS: -%' FULL; -/ SN Friends; -. StudentsFree to ’young people aged (. and under’ thanks to the Cavatina Ticket Scheme – on the door


Wednesday 25th May ! Latvian Day


&.,'pmThe BallroomLapis Lazuli

Lapis Lazuli is a collective of musi-cians whose music knows no limits, brought together by the willing-ness to fuse and transverse genres from across time and space.Bombastic beats and global grooves are combined with a rich tapestry of texture and melody created by the twin guitars, $ute, trumpet, digeredoo and synth sounds, retelling ancient stories from the vault of their collective in$uences.



Wednesday 25th May ! Latvian Day

Lapis Lazuli


Thursday 26th May

Arvo Pärt

%%amPowell BuildingFilm: The Baltic Way: Lithuania[Duration: *'mins] TBC

A glimpse into the work of Lithua-nia's #lm director, Audrius Stonys.

In association with Park Lane Group %.%.pmSt Gregory’s Centre for Music Re$ecta! – Recorder & Electronics: Francesca Thompson

Equally at home with both contemporary and early music, Francesca Thompson has appeared as a soloist and chamber musician throughout Europe and in the USA, including recent performances at the BBC Proms, Cheltenham Festi-val, Urbino and Krakow Early Music Festivals and Davos Festival.

Karola Obermueller gegen.wind.staerken ((''.)

Alessio Rossato Oltre lo sguardo (('%%)

In association with Canterbury Christ Church University ).). - ..).pmLecture Theatre, Canterbury Christ Church University"Connecting Musical Traditions in the Baltic Sea Region"Conference Keynote speaker: Tina Ramnarine

FREE ENTRANCE to Full Rover Ticket Holders

To con#rm attendance please contact us on [email protected] by Friday, May *th ('%%. Tel: '%((+ +/' /''

Antti Auvinen Re&ecta ((''.)

Geo+rey Poole Footfall ((''+)

Jesper Nordin Inevitabilini ((''/)

Ned McGowan Workshop ((''))

TICKETS: -+ FULL; -* SN Friends; -,..' StudentsBooking available from: The New Marlowe: '%((+ +/+ +/+[Canterbury Visitors’ Information Centre], on the door or online


In association with the Universityof Kent and Canterbury Christ Church University/pmCanterbury Cathedral CryptArchAngels: Cello Octet AmsterdamGuest composer: Arvo Pärt

“The Octet is a piece of gold, I discovered this group '( years too late.”

– Arvo Pärt

“Eight top cellists… Total technicalperfection, intensity and colourfulinterpretation.”

– The Strad, (''&

A unique formation in the world of music, the Amsterdam Cello/ctet stands for new music and successful crossovers between various musical styles and arts. Thanks to the ensemble’s radiant performances, the Octet is able to o!er original works by today’s most notable composers.

The performance will feature works by Sounds New Poets, taking their cue from the image of the Angel in writing.

Arvo Pärt Summa (('%')

Terry Riley ArchAngels ((''))

Arvo Pärt O-Antiphonen ((''/)

Roderick Watkins Lament

Arvo Pärt Da Pacem Domine (('%')

Philip Glass Symphony No. )

Arvo Pärt Missa Brevis

This performance is being supported by the Embassy of the Netherlands, the University of Kent and Canterbury Christ Church University and will be recorded for broadcast on ‘Hear and Now’ – BBC Radio ,.

TICKETS: -%/ FULL; -%* SN Friends; -& StudentsFree to ’young people aged (. and under’ thanks to the Cavatina Ticket Scheme – on the door


Thursday 26th May ! Arvo Pärt


Thursday 26th May ! Arvo Pärt

Cello Octet Amsterdam

&.,'pmThe BallroomPlugged/Unplugged!

The Boot LagoonWith: A noise annoys?Cameron Dawson: bass guitarSeth Scott Deucher: drumsPeter Edlin: electric guitarCallum Magill: keyboards

The Boot Lagoon present their own infectiously rhythmic new compositions. They have already ‘amazed’ audiences at the Lounge on the Farm festival and have had their praises sung by David Allen of Soft Machine and Gong Fame. Their music is inspired by the psychedelic 'Canterbury Sound' of the +'s and they play it ‘very, very well.'

Supporting this act will be our educa-tion project ‘A Noise Annoys?’ What delights one person can be detested by another. In this intriguing project, music students from Canterbury College and local poets explore how di!erent sounds appeal or annoy di!erent people.




Friday 27th May

Arvo Pärt%%amPowell Building, Canterbury Christ Church UniversityFilm: The Baltic Way: Estonia[Duration: (/mins]

In association with the Royal College of Music%.%.pmSt Gregory’s Centre for MusicNew PerspectivesEnsemble: New Perspectives directed by Timothy Lines

Led by Timothy Lines, a line-up of %. players, New Perspectives present us with a rich programme including:

Oliver Knussen Ophelia Dances

Sophie Cotton Plain Lives (")*

Oliver Knussen Songs Without Voices

Ikuyo Kobayashi Petalon*

Magnus Lindberg Corrente(China version)

* Royal College of Music student composers

In association with CanterburyChrist Church University (.,'pm – *pm Lecture Theatre, CanterburyChrist Church UniversityConference Papers on the Music of Arvo Pärt

FREE ENTRANCE to Full Rover Ticket HoldersTo con#rm attendance please contact us on [email protected] by Friday, May *th ('%%.Tel: '%((+ +/' /''

..,'pmCanterbury Cathedral QuireFestival Evensong: I am the True Vine – Cathedral Choir Director: Dr. David Flood

This evensong includes Arvo Pärt’s %&&* composition I am the True Vine as well as his Magni!cat.

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In association with Orchestras Live +.,'pm Canterbury CathedralChoir of King’s College Cambridge and the Philharmonia OrchestraGuest Composer: Arvo PärtChoir of King’s College, Cambridge:

“A crowning glory of our civilisation” – Sir Peter Maxwell Davies

‘I would happily sit in King’s College Chapel listening to this choir sing for the rest of my days.’

– The Times

Arguably the greatest choir on earth, joined by the Philharmonia Orchestra, one of the world’s best orchestras. Together they bring to life Arvo Pärt’s newest large scale work in its UK premiere. Other works include Pärt’s exquisite Cantus in Memoriam Benjamin Brit-ten and other works that enchant, delight and move through their innate beauty and lyricism. This concert promises to be an historic event in all respects.

Arvo Pärt Cantus in Memoriam Benjamin Britten

Benjamin Britten Hymn to St Cecilia

Henryk Górecki Totus Tuus

Rolf Martinsson A.S. in Memoriam

Nicolas Maw One foot in Eden

Arvo Pärt Adam’s Lament

This performance is being supported by the Adam Mickiewicz Institute in Poland and the Embassy of Estonia. It is being recorded for broadcast on ‘Hear and Now’ – BBC Radio ,.

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Friday 27th May ! Arvo Pärt

Choir of King’s College Cambridge


In association with the Sibelius Academy Jazz Department &pmThe Ballroom OHNE: Vibes, Sax/Clar, GuitarPanu Savolainen: VibraphoneJens Böckamp: Saxophone/ClarinetOlli Hirvonen: Guitar

The Jazz Music Department of the Sibelius Academy was founded in %&/,. As the only department at university level of its kind in Finland, its primary function is to provide the highest level of tuition in music based on the African-American tradition, in the country. During its (* years, the Jazz Music Department has established its place both in Finnish cultural life and on the international jazz scene by bringing together top Finnish jazz musicians as teachers andstudents.

This Concert is being supported by the Sibelius Academy and the Embassy of Finland

Friday 27th May ! Arvo Pärt



Panu Savolainen


%%am Canterbury City CentreLight Through A Prism: Our Curious Curator Project

Arvo Pärt said his music was like 'light going through a prism' – An installation with projections, cubes hung from the ceiling, paint-ings, sketches, pencil drawings, poetry, #lm... all forms of visual/aural art to represent, in one way or another, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania.

Saturday 28th May

Estonia

Light Through A Prism: Our Curious Curator Project

Working in conjunction with pre-recorded material, Sounds New Poets will perform new work on the themes of re$ection, refrac-tion and feedback. There will also be music on tape, such as: Ulijas Pulkis – Crystal, Magnus Lindberg’sEtwas Zarter and Vykintas Baltakas’ Varga-Lied.

The exact location will be an-nounced on Sounds New website on the education tab.


In association with Park Lane Group %.%.pmSt Gregory’s Centre for MusicVelvet RoomsHuw Morgan: trumpetTimothy End: piano

Fêted by The Times (London) as an artist of ‘high intelligence and immaculate professionalism,’Huw Morgan has emerged in recent years as one of Britain’s leading young musical talents.

With a repertoire ranging from the earliest works of the baroque trum-pet to the most demandingcontemporary concerti, Huw’s unique artistry and musicianship has been acclaimed throughoutthe UK, Europe, Asia and North America.

Einojuhani Rautavaara Tarantará for solo trumpet (%&+*)

Juhani Nuorvala Concertino for Trumpet & Electronic Background ((''))

Paul Max Edlin The Pathos of Lost Meaning (('%')

John Maxwell Geddes Velvet Rooms for Trumpet & Tape (('',)

Harri Wessman Sonata for Trumpet & Piano (%&&%)



Huw Morgan Timothy End

Saturday 28th May ! Estonia


In association with CanterburyChrist Church University (.,' – ,.,'pmLecture Theatre, Canterbury Christ Church University"To Hear the Voices Still Unheard: The Jewish Challenge to Baltic Musicology" Conference Keynote speaker: Kevin Karnes

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)pmPowell Building, CanterburyChrist Church UniversityFilm: The Singing Revolution. A SINGLE NATION. A MILLION VOICES. THE FALL OF AN EMPIRE.[Duration: &.mins]

“Imagine the scene in ‘Casablanca’ in which the French patrons sing ‘La Marseillaise’ in de!ance of the Germans, then multiply its power by a factor of thousands, and you’ve only begun to imagine the force of ‘The Singing Revolution’.”

– Matt Zoller SeitzThe New York Times


Most people don’t think about singing when they think about revolutions. But song was the weapon of choice when, between %&/+ and %&&%, Estonians sought to free themselves from decades of Soviet occupation. During those years, hundreds of thousands gathered in public to sing forbid-den patriotic songs and to rally for independence.

FREE ENTRANCE


+.,'pmAugustine HallEnsemble U:Tarmo Johannes: $uteHelena Tuuling: clarinetMerje Roomere: violinLevi-Danel Mägila: violoncelloVambola Krigul: percussionTaavi Kerikmäe: piano

Sounds New is proud to present Ensemble U: in their UK debut. En-semble U: has quickly established itself as Estonia’s leading contem-porary music group. Tonight they present a colourful and sparkling programme of music by some of Estonia’s best composers, includ-ing an homage to Arvo Pärt “O, Pärt – Op Art” as well as the exquisite composer- triptych A Purcell Garland by Colin Matthews, Oliver Knussen and George Benjamin, written in %&&. to honour of the tercentenary of Purcell's death.

Colin Matthews, Oliver Knussen and George Benjamin A Purcell Garland

Valdimir Tarnopolski O, Pärt - Op Art

Märt-Matis Lill When the bu*alo went away

Helena Tulve stream "a

Florent Motsch Quelques tesselles dispersées...

Tatjana Kozlova Doors "a

Antti Auvinen Kaarea

This concert is supported by the Embassy of Estonia.

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Ensemble U:


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Sunday 29th MayLithuania – Estonia – Poland: Sounds New Community Day

In association with Kent Musicand Canterbury ChristChurch University %%amAugustine Hall, Augustine HouseKent County Youth ChoirCanterbury Christ Church University orchestra membersDirected by Scott Stromam

MAGNIFICAT!A concert featuring Bach’s and Scott Stroman’s Magni%cats

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Scott Stromam


%.,'pmCanterbury Christ ChurchUniversity ChapelCoMA

CoMA is dedicated to enabling amateur musicians to get involved in contemporary music. Commis-sioning leading composers to write music which is artistically chal-lenging and suited to the technical abilities of amateur ensembles.CoMA runs amateur contemporary music ensembles throughout the UK plus workshops and events. This year, CoMA has had a compos-ers in-residence course and a performers in-residence course throughout Sounds New. Theprogramme, directed by Gregory Rose, will include new commis-sions by Lithuanian composers:Ülo Krigul, Tonu Korvits, Malle Mattis and Timo Steiner.

This performance is supported by the Embassy of Estonia

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).,'pmTintinnabuli! A Choral Fantasy

A mini-choir festival. A choral extravaganza. A day where local choirs all take part, performing individually, including Canterbury Christ Church University’s CANTATA! This concert concludes by all the choirs joiningtogether to sing Arvo Pärt’s Mag-ni!cat – a true manifestation of the new compositional technique of tintinnabulation invented by Arvo Pärt, under the direction of Scott Stroman.

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Sunday 29th May ! Lithuania – Estonia – Poland: Sounds New Community Day



+.).pmThe Gulbenkian TheatreYES! SPECTACULARwith Amadrums

Choreography/Dance: Raimonda Gudavi,i-t#,Mantas Staba,inskasVioloncello: Snieguol# Mikalauskien#Composer: Egidija Medek!ait#Costume design: R-ta Bili-nait#Lighting design/Video: Vladimiras )erstabojevasConcept/production:Audra Molyt#

Yes! is a strong cross-Art perform-ance including ,D visuals, dance, poetry and new music. Egidija Medek1ait2 is one of Lituania’s most exciting younger composers and tonight brings us a multi-art form installation... Be prepared to be taken into another world!

Yes! Spectacular


AMADRUMShas just won the prestigious Polish Competition for Contemporary Music with which Sounds New has a close partnership. One of the most exciting percussion en-sembles of their generation, their repertoire includes established masterworks as well as their own compositions. Tonight they bring a dazzling array of instruments. That said, one of the highlights of tonight’s performance is Thierry de Mey’s extraordinary Musique de Table – in which Amadrums literally make three tables their instruments!

Amadrums

Thierry de Mey Musique de Table

Hanna KulentyArcus

Rüdiger Pawassar Sculpture )

Agata Zubel Suita

This concert is being supported by the Polish Cultural Institute and the Embassy of Lithuania

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Department of Music, Canterbury Christ Church University

A conference on the music of the Baltic Sea region, in association with Sounds New Contemporary Music Festival and the Institute of Musical Research (IMR), will be hosted by the Department of Music at Canterbury Christ Church University (CCCU), from Thursday (* to Saturday (/ May ('%%.

Building on the festival theme, the conference will provide an over-view of the latest scholarly work on music, music-making and musicol-ogy in the Baltic States (Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia), as well as Finland, Denmark and Sweden.The conference keynote speakers are Professor Tina K. Ramnarine (Royal Holloway University of Lon-don), and Professor Kevin Karnes (Emory University).

Amongst the papers presented are “Connecting Musical Traditions in the Baltic Sea Region” and “To Hear the Voices Still Unheard: The Jewish Challenge to Baltic Musicology”.

For further information, please contact Dr. Eva Mantzourani, Department of Music, Canterbury Christ ChurchUniversity, Canterbury, CT% %QU, United Kingdomor visit the conference website: www.cccubalticmusic.org.uk

'Baltic Musics and Musicologies':An International Conference


Four days of collaboration with four Estonian composers. For play-ers and composers of all abilities

CoMA is teaming up with visiting Estonian composers Tõnu Kõrvits, Tatjana Kozlova, Malle Maltis, Timo Steiner and UK conductor Gregory Rose to present a four-day orches-tral and composition workshop as part of Sounds New Contemporary Music Festival in Canterbury.

Orchestral participants directed by Gregory Rose will rehearse pieces specially composed for the Festival by the four Estonian composers, who will be present throughout the workshop. The workshop will culminate in a World Première concert performance as part of Sounds New Festival.

Composer participants will col-laborate with all four Estonian composers to produce a suite of miniatures to perform in a concert as part of Sounds New Festival.

The timetable is designed to allow participants to attend all Sounds New Festival concerts and an op-tional Rover ticket is availableat booking.

Cost and booking

Orchestra or compositionworkshop£165 (£115 concessions, £55 full time students)

Festival rover ticket Admission to Admission to Sounds New Festival concerts during the residency. Speical price for those participating in either the CoMA orchestra or composition work-shops. Add £65.

Transport and accommodationCanterbury is less than 1 hour from London St. Pancras on the high speed rail link. Participants arrange their own accommoda-tion. CoMA can o!er advice on the wide choice of hotels and B&Bs in Canterbury.

Estonian ExperienceCoMA at Sounds New 2011Thursday 26 - Sunday 29 May 2011


Shake Notes OutOf Your SleevesThe Baltic landscape comes to life through the music of #ve schools and performers from Christ Church University Music Department.

A Noise Annoys?What delights one person can be detested by another. In this intrigu-ing project, music students from Canterbury College and local poets from the University of Kent explore how di!erent sounds appeal or repel di!erent people.

Light ChamberArvo Pärt said his music was like ‘light going through a prism’ . In this project Photographers will use his music as inspiration for photo-graphs. These will be exhibited on the web and as part of the Curious Curator exhibition.

Curious CuratorLocal artists and students will cre-ate and curate their own exhibition inspired by the Festival. It will be publicly exhibited at a City Centre location to be con#rmed.

All For one Recession beating concerts at 11:00am for the general public, and schools. All for a £1. Can you a!ord to miss it?

Good CopyBe a journalist for the day and sub-mit your own review of a sounds New Event and have it posted on the website, and possibly in the local press.You can also submit an artistic response such as a sketch, poem or podcast. Free tickets for all participants.

OPEN REHEARSALSWhat does a conductor do and how does a performance come together on the day? Sign up with us and experience the drama of a #nal rehearsal... but will the perfor-mance better it? TOO MUCH INFORMATION?Do you need to know more or want to get involved with any of the above? If so email Peter Cook the education project leader [email protected] or contact the Sounds New O"ce

SOUNDS NEW EDUCATION OUTREACH PROJECTS


Ticket collectionTickets paid for in advance may be collected at the door on the day, 30 minutes before the event.AccessFor an Access Guide to all venues, places contact Sounds Newon Tel: +44 (0)1227 780 800 or e-mail: [email protected]

The Sounds New Contemporary Music Festival reserves the right to make changes without prior notice. In the event of such changes taking place, information will be available on our website, at the box o"ce/s and at the Sounds New o"ce.

The Gulbenkian Theatre University of Kent Canterbury, Kent CT2 7NB www.gulbenkiantheatre.co.uk[online booking also available]Box O"ce +44 (0)1227 769 075

Sounds NewContemporary Music Festival 8 Orange Street Canterbury, Kent CT1 [email protected] www.soundsnew.org.ukBox o"ce +44 (0)1227 780 800

For further details and/or assistance, please contactMichelle Castelletti– Festival Manager

The New Marlowe TheatreVisitor Information Centre12 – 13 Sun Street, Canterbury, Kent.CT1 2HXBox O"ce +44 (0)1227 787 787

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