UPROAR returns with a programme dedicated to new electroacoustic composition. Three homegrown commissions sit alongside three celebrated international works by pioneering electroacoustic composers. All specialise in the use of electronics to sculpt and manipulate the sound of traditional instruments to create new sonic experiences. Performed by UPROAR’s new music specialist musicians this is an evening of virtuosic work for anyone interested in the new frontiers of classical music and electronic sound.
We commissioned three new 8-minute works for large ensemble and live electronics from 3 welsh composers Sarah Lianne Lewis, Bethan Morgan Williams and Andrew Lewis. These works sit alongside those of three international electroacoustic pioneers emerging from the ‘Spectral Movement’ in Paris, Tristan Murail, Fausto Romitelli and Kaija Saariaho.
Sarah Lianne Lewis we watch it burn
Bethan Morgan-Williams Devil's Elbow
Andrew Lewis Canzon in Double Echo
Tristan Murail Winter Fragments
Kaija Saariaho Lichtbogen
Fausto Romitelli Professor Bad Trip: Lesson III
Pre/Post Performance Talks hosted by Steph Power:
Composer, writer and critic, Steph Power will be hosting the Pre and Post performance talks with the commissioned composers.
Performance
2022 Rescheduled dates:
Bristol New Music Festival Sunday 8 May, 4.30pm
Galeri Caernarfon 20 May 2022, 7.30pm
Festival KLANG, Montpellier Wednesday 1 June 2022, 7pm