Listen to pre-Festival podcasts:
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What Next Festival Director James Sommerville introduces the festival and interviews Kelly-Marie Murphy, composer of the What Next festival commission “Black Sand”
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What Next Festival Director James Sommerville interviews Laurel Trainor of the McMaster Institute for Music and the Mind
Composers from a wide range of backgrounds, working in a broad range of styles, from electronica to orchestral, ambient to twelve-tone, discuss the past, present and future of music and the challenges and rewards of the 21st Century artistic environment. CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFORMATION
Music by GYORGY KURTAG, BELA BARTOK, ALFRED SCHNITTKE, GARY KULESHA and the world premiere of a new work by JOHN BURGE featuring James Sommerville on horn and flutist Leslie Newman. CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFORMATION
Please join us after the concert for a reception to meet the musicians and featured visual artist Paula Arciniega who will have 16 pieces on display at the AGH Pavilion from her collections “The Mahler Project” and “Theme and Variations”. Paula Arciniega's paintings intertwine the artistic expression of her interpretation of music with the bold interplay of colour and texture intrinsic to her painting style. www.paulaarciniega.com
Featuring the world premiere of a new piece by KELLY-MARIE MURPHY and the music of other leading young composers of today including ANDREW STANILAND, SAMY MOUSSA, JONNY GREENWOOD, and THOMAS ADES. CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFORMATION
A show unlike any you’ve seen, with music by STEVE REICH, the premiere of a new work by SERGIO BARROSO, and grooves by American laptop virtuoso/DJ/composer JEREMY FLOWER. CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFORMATION
As science probes deeper into the secrets of the human mind, it has become clear that music plays a central role in our intellectual and emotional development. Groundbreaking studies at McMaster University have provided surprising insights into how we respond to harmony, melody, and dissonance. Join our panel for a stimulating discussion on Music and the Mind.
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Music by RAVI SHANKAR, ELMA MILLER, PAULA MATTHUSEN, and SCOTT GOOD. CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFORMATION
