Peninsula Arts Contemporary Music Festival
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The Peninsula Arts
Contemporary Music Festival is held in Plymouth
, Devon
, England
. It has a program of leading-edge orchestral, operatic, jazz, and electroacoustic
performances, along with film, and music theatre. Composers and performers who have been part of the festival include Michael Stimpson, Evelyn Glennie
, Sally Beamish
, liminal, Jem Finer
, the Maggini string quartet, Dominic Murcott, Eduardo Reck Miranda
, John Matthias, Plaid
, Alexis Kirke
and Jonty Harrison
.
Performances centre around the University of Plymouth's award-winning Roland Levinsky Building.
In 2011 the festival took place from the 10 February to 13 February.
In 2010 the festival took place from the 26 February to 28 February.
Peninsula Arts
Peninsula Arts operates from within the Faculty of Arts and serves as the Arts and Culture programming umbrella organisation for the University of Plymouth. The year round public programme includes exhibitions, music, film, talks and performing arts...
Contemporary Music Festival is held in Plymouth
Plymouth
Plymouth is a city and unitary authority area on the coast of Devon, England, about south-west of London. It is built between the mouths of the rivers Plym to the east and Tamar to the west, where they join Plymouth Sound...
, Devon
Devon
Devon is a large county in southwestern England. The county is sometimes referred to as Devonshire, although the term is rarely used inside the county itself as the county has never been officially "shired", it often indicates a traditional or historical context.The county shares borders with...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. It has a program of leading-edge orchestral, operatic, jazz, and electroacoustic
Electroacoustic music
Electroacoustic music originated in Western art music during its modern era following the incorporation of electric sound production into compositional practice. The initial developments in electroacoustic music composition during the mid-20th century are associated with the activities of composers...
performances, along with film, and music theatre. Composers and performers who have been part of the festival include Michael Stimpson, Evelyn Glennie
Evelyn Glennie
Dame Evelyn Elizabeth Ann Glennie, DBE is a Scottish virtuoso percussionist. She was the first full-time solo percussionist in 20th-century western society.-Early life:Glennie was born and raised in Aberdeenshire...
, Sally Beamish
Sally Beamish
Sally Beamish is a British composer of chamber, vocal, choral and orchestral music. She has also worked in the field of music theatre, film and television, as well as composing for children and for her local community....
, liminal, Jem Finer
Jem Finer
Jem Finer is an English musician, artist and composer. He was one of the founding members of The Pogues.-Life and career:...
, the Maggini string quartet, Dominic Murcott, Eduardo Reck Miranda
Eduardo Reck Miranda
Eduardo Reck Miranda, Ph.D, , is a Brazilian composer of chamber and electroacoustic pieces but is most notable in the United Kingdom for his scientific research into computer music, particularly in the field of human-machine interfaces where brain waves will replace keyboards and voice commands to...
, John Matthias, Plaid
Plaid (band)
Plaid is a London-based British electronic music duo comprising Andy Turner and Ed Handley. They are former members of The Black Dog and used many other names, such as Atypic and Balil , before settling on Plaid...
, Alexis Kirke
Alexis Kirke
Alexis Kirke is a composer known for his interdisciplinary practice. He has been called "the Philip K. Dick of contemporary music." Alexis is British and lives in Plymouth, in South West England. Alexis says he takes his inspiration from both the arts and science/engineering - and has completed two...
and Jonty Harrison
Jonty Harrison
Jonty Harrison is an electroacoustic music composer born April 27, 1952 in Scunthorpe, UK, and currently living in Birmingham, UK.Jonty Harrison is an electroacoustic music composer born April 27, 1952 in Scunthorpe, UK, and currently living in Birmingham, UK.Jonty Harrison is an electroacoustic...
.
Performances centre around the University of Plymouth's award-winning Roland Levinsky Building.
In 2011 the festival took place from the 10 February to 13 February.
In 2010 the festival took place from the 26 February to 28 February.