Arditti String Quartet 2008
Arditti String Quartet and Brian Ferneyhough in residence at Kingston University
Kingston University welcomed the world-renowned Arditti String Quartet and the distinguished composer Brian Ferneyhough, William H Bonsall Professor of Music at Stanford University, for a residency in the Department of Music, School of Performance and Screen Studies.
During the residency, Prof. Ferneyhough gave tutorials to postgraduate students at Kingston University and composers selected by the Society for the Promotion of New Music from their shortlist.
Programme
Workshop
Composition Workshops
Thursday 14 February 2008, 11.00am-6.00pm
Friday 15 February 2008, 11.00am-6.00pm
The Arditti String Quartet workshop new works selected from the Kingston University international call for new work under the guidance of Prof. Brian Ferneyhough, William H Bonsall Professor of Music at Stanford University, California.
| Philip Neil Martin | An Outburst of Time |
| Michael Graubart | String Quartet |
| Nicholas Peters | Scattered Polaroids |
| Nicholas Tzortzis | Four Flash Fear |
| Steven Daverson | Microscopic Negatives |
| Richard Whalley | Interlocking Melodies |
| Panos Ghikas | Many Times in the Night |
| Nadja Plein | Seven White Flowers |
| Maxim Bendall | Moto |
| Christopher Sarantis | Fourtet |
The Arditti String Quartet workshop new works by research students at Kingston University
| Samme Brough | In Search of Black Gold |
| Stace Constantinou | String Quartet |
Concert
Arditti String Quartet
Saturday 16 February 2008, 7.30pm
| Brian Ferneyhough | Third String Quartet |
| Paul Archbold | Impacts and Fractures |
| Roger Redgate | String Quartet no. 3 - world première, BBC Radio 3 commission |
| Brian Ferneyhough | Exordium - Elliotti Carteri in honorem centenarii UK première, commissioned by Cité de la Musique, Paris |
New compositions selected from the Kingston University international call for new work.
| Venue: | LSO St Luke's, 161 Old Street, London EC1V 9NG |
| Box Office: | Barbican Centre, Silk Street, London EC2Y 8DS |
| Tel: | +44 (0)20 7638 8891 |
| Tickets: | £15, £5 (concessions) |
Lecture
Time for Thought? Temporal Experience in Making and Listening to Music
Monday 18 February 2008, 6.00pm
Prof. Brian Ferneyhough gave a lecture on his recent music at the Institute of Musical Research, School of Advanced Study, University of London.
Reviews
Acknowledgments
Kingston University wishes to thank the following organisations for their assistance with this project:
