MANTIS lunchtime concert in celebration of Sir Peter Maxwell Davies return to Manchester University

MANTIS lunchtime concert on Friday November 27, 2009
Time: 13h10
Cosmo Rodewald Concert Hall,
University of Manchester
Admission free
as part of the NorthWest Composers Festival.

PROGRAMME (NOVARS PG composers)

- Oliver Carman ---> Baritone Saxophone+fixed media 10'
- Mark Pilkington ---> acousmatic work (2-ch) 10'
- Manuella Blackburn ---> acousmatic (8-ch) 15'
- Sam Salem---> acousmatic (2-ch) 13'

TORNADO PROJECT goes to the North East Scotland's festival of new music, Aberdeen

The Tornado Project: flute, clarinet & interactive computer programs

The Tornado Project, performed by two of America's most distinguished performers, is a series of compositions for flute, clarinet and interactive computer programs by such composers as Ricardo Climent, Eric Lyon, Paul Wilson, Robert Rowe and Andrew May.

2009-11-27
T19:45
Friday 27 November 2009, 7.45 pm

Elphinstone Hall, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen
Tickets: £8, £5 conc, £2 student and under 18
Promoter: University of Aberdeen
28 October - 22 November 2009

For more details, visit this link
all offseason events at Elphinstone Hall

Tornado WEBSITE

MANTIS-IN-MOTION night at the Greenroom, Manchester (Europe)

Wednesday 18/11/09 MANTIS IN MOTION

This Wednesday sees a return of the semi-regular MANTIS-IN-MOTION night at the Greenroom.

The following peoples will be performing:
Token Otter,
Rodrigo Constanzo,
Mark Pilkington

MATINEE: Thursday 19 November- Ho, a navigation system through sound

Thursday 19 November (matinee)
Ricardo Climent - Ho, a navigation system through sound
11:30 am @ studio one
bring your sailing ware

http://www.vimeo.com/6766860
http://www.vimeo.com/7549471
http://www.vimeo.com/7067219

This matinee will be live broadcasted here

NOVARS MATINEES VIDEO BLOG HERE

What are Matinees?: Matinees are listening sessions of existing repertoire of music and audiovisual works, including recent works created by the guest speakers. Presentations frequently lead to an informal discussion and feedback in areas of contextualisation of these works. The matinees create a broader awareness of aesthetics among composers and to improve and extend listening time per week. As well as new music technologies in the creative process, we have presentations in areas of Screen Studies, Ethnographic Film, Sound Art and Sound Theater.

Josh Kopecek/ Christine Clancy @ Spotlight- RNCM new music North West festival, UK

Spotlight / The Clockwork Flute

Monday 23 November 2009 @ 9.45 pm
Venuw: RNCM Studio Theatre

Josh Kopececk's new work for flute and electronics, written especially for Christine Clancy crosses the boundaries and challenges from conventions.

Sir Peter Maxwell Davies becomes Patron of the Manchester University Music Society (UK)

NEW MUSIC NORTH WEST FESTIVAL. 23-27 November 2009
Showcasing the wealth of creative musical talent in the North West, the University of Manchester is collaborating with the musical might of the BBC Philharmonic, The Royal Liverpool Philharmonic, Psappha, Salford University and the RNCM to put on over 15 concerts featuring music by over 40 composers from the North-West region, including a significant number of composers at the University of Manchester.
As usual, Vaganza - our vibrant new music ensemble - plays an important part in this festival. Vaganza celebrates distinguished composer Peter Maxwell Davies’s agreeing to become Patron of the Manchester University Music Society by giving a special concert of student compositions in his presence at 3pm on Thursday 26 November in the Cosmo Rodewald Concert Hall, followed at 4.15pm in the John Casken Theatre with an opportunity to hear Peter Maxwell Davies in conversation. Our contribution to the festival culminates with a performance by Vaganza and Ad Solem (the university’s chamber choir) of Max’s rarely performed early masterpiece, Ecce Manus Tradentis on 26 November at 7.30pm in the RNCM Concert Hall.
Text by Phil Grange

Ho Interactive installation exhibited in Mexico at the CAMPUS PARTY. Nov 12-15, 2009

For more about Ho, please visit the demo reel or a sample of Studio test of Ho

Campus party in Mexico ->> Visit the web

HO @ NOVARS. Studio test (Labyrinth Scene) from NOVARS Research Centre on Vimeo.

Music at Manchester University (promotional video)

ANOTHER MANTIS FESTIVAL ACCOMPLISHED! (Manchester, UK)

For details about the Festival click here
Some pictures below:

Rehearsals at the Cosmo Rodewald with the 40 Genelecs setup.


The MANTIS crew and some of our guests.


A picture of the great off-MANTIS gig at NEXUS cafe.