Music preview: New Music Biennial at Hull City of Culture
It includes new music from across all genres: from classical and chamber opera to jazz, folk, electronic and music for brass band and organ and features 13 brand new works and 7 pre-existing works composed within the last 15 years, of no longer than 15 minutes, which will be presented in a pop-up, interactive way for audiences to discover.
The New Music Biennial 2017 will take place in various venues in Hull from Friday June 30 until Sunday July 2 and then at the Southbank Centre in London from July 7-9.
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Hide AdMany of the winning new commissions, such as Eliza Carthy’s collaboration with the Moulettes – Rivers and Railways that draws on migration, Hull’s industries and history including the pioneering William Wilberforce, and GoGo Penguin’s Abstractions of the Industrial North, resonate with the themes of Hull UK City of Culture.