MANTIS 07: NOVARS Launch
NOVARS Research Centre acquired its Research Centre Status in April 2007
and its new studios became operational in September 2007.
The official Institutional Launch of Novars will be in November
2-4, 2007 as part of the Mantis Festival.
Festival Sponsored by:
SHEILA BECKLES FUND -in kind
MARTIN HARRIS CENTRE FOR MUSIC AND DRAMA -in kind
NOVARS Research Centre LAUNCH - Programme of events:
Friday 2- Nov 2007
17:00 Launch Ceremony: (John Thaw Theater)
Key speeches by guest composers Francis Dhomont, and Gerald Bennett, Prof.
Graham Ward (Head of SAHC) and Prof. Rod Coombs (Vice-President)
16:45- 17:00 Improvisation by Kairos & Guests
18:00 Fanfare by Kevin Malone
19: 30 Concert 1: NOVARS LAUNCH: (Cosmo Rodewald Hall)
FREE CONCERT!!
Novars (1989)(fixed media) by Francis Dhomont
Un Madrigal gentile (fixed media) by Gerald Bennett
Soul Catcher for marimba and tape by John Casken
Hoodoos (2007) (Live-Acousmatic) by David Berezan (World Premiere)
Sound diffusion by the composers.
Saturday 3- Nov 2007
(Cosmo Rodewald Hall)
13:30 Concert 2: Curated and Diffused by Jonty Harrison (UK)
Pentes (1974) (fixed media) by Denis Smalley
Angel (2006)(fixed media)by Trevor Wishart
Cable Bay (1999) (fixed media) by Andrew Lewis
Matchine (2005)(fixed media) by Iain Armstrong
Afterthoughts (2007)(fixed media - 8 channels) by Jonty Harrison
(World Premiere)
15:00 Concert 3: Curated and Diffused by Gilles Gobeil (Canada)
Topographie de la noirceur (2005) (fixed media) by Martin Bédard
Liaisons Mécaniques (2007) (fixed media) Nicolas Bernier
Indigo (2000) (fixed media) by Marcelle Deschênes
Feu de voix (2006) (fixed media) by Abril Padilla
Into the Labyrinth (2000) (fixed media - 8 channels) by Hildegard
Westerkamp
Entre les deux rives du printemps (2006) (fixed media - 5.1 channels)
by Gilles Gobeil
19:00 Concert 4: Curated by Folkmar Hein/ Ludger Brümmer (Germany)
Distance liquide (2007) (fixed media - 8 channels) by Hans Tutschku
3.11.07 for open ensemble and computer by Orm Finnendahl
Anatomia de um poema sonoro for female voice, male speaker, alto
sax, percussion, piano + electronics by Luis Antunes Peña
Der Taumel (fixed media) by Ludger Kisters
de la nuit (fixed media) Ludger Brümmer
Figure in Movement II for piano, electronics and live video by
Shintaro Imai
The Hat Flew of My Head (2007) (fixed media) by Werner Cee
Sunday - 4- Nov 2007
(Cosmo Rodewald Hall)
13: 30 Curated Concert 5: Esther Lamneck/ Elizabeth McNutt (USA Tornado Project)
Pavakoothu for clarinet solo and tape by Diana Simpson (World
Premiere)
Breath for solo flute and live electronics by Gavin Osborn (World
Premiere)
Beneath the Surface for Flute, Clarinet and Computer by Paul Wilson
(World Premiere)
Still Angry for for Flute, Clarinet and Computer by Andrew May
(World Premiere)
Trio for Flute, Clarinet and Computer by Eric Lyon (World Premiere)
Russian Disco for Flute, Clarinet and Electronic Expression by
Ricardo Climent - (World Premiere)
15:00 Concert 6: [Mantis Composers Showcase]
(all new works and installations by)
Tom Scott
Manuella Blackburn
Kaho Cheung
Oliver Carman
Mauricio Pauly
Sam Salem
Josh Kopecek
Patrick Sanan
Admission Price: Friday FREE, Weekend rate £16
Special University of Manchester Students discount: £3
per concert (additional 10% discount for Day ticket and 20% discount for
Weekend ticket)
