sound festival 2023
- 25 Oct 2023, 10 a.m., Various, Aberdeen, Scotland, UK, Website
- 26 Oct 2023, 10 a.m., Various, Aberdeen, Scotland, UK, Website
- 27 Oct 2023, 10 a.m., Various, Aberdeen, Scotland, UK, Website
- 28 Oct 2023, 10 a.m., Various, Aberdeen, Scotland, UK, Website
- 29 Oct 2023, 10 a.m., Various, Aberdeen, Scotland, UK, Website
Repertoire New music, by None sound
Description
soundfestival returns 25-29 October with an exciting lineup of composers and performers dedicated to adventurous new music-making.
This year’s festival welcomes back two champions of new music for the piano. Rolf Hind returns to perform pieces he commissioned during lockdown, and Christina McMaster creates spaces for deep relaxation and listening with her Lie down & Listen concert experience.
Chamber Choir Ireland perform their soundfestival debut, as will Elizabeth Hilliard with works by Irish composers for voice and electronics.
The festival also features performances from Red Note Ensemble including the premiere of a new commission from Norwegian composer Tine Surel Lange as part of a Scandinavian co-commission project, and FLOCK, Kathy Hinde’s interactive multimedia work for children. As well as Colin Riley’s new work for piano, film and live visuals, Ludic Inventions, a new work by Christopher Fox performed by GBSR duo, and a setting of Nan Shepherd’s work The Living Mountain by composer James Weeks performed by mezzo soprano Lucy Goddard and pianist Siwan Rhys, and much more!
Explore the full programme and book tickets: www.sound-scotland.co.uk
Performers Pete Stollery, Any Enemy, Con Anima Chamber Choir, Michael Bonaventure & Richard Craig, Red Note Ensemble, Fraser Fifield
Promoter sound
Submitted by sound
Upcoming events
- 22 Oct 2026, 18:00
[Neil Smith: Try Try Try (soundfestival 2026)] - 28 Oct 2026, 18:00
[Composing for Media - NMS Peer to Peer session 3] - 29 Oct 2026, 19:30
[BBC SSO: Enrico Chapela's 'Antiphaser' (Concerto for electric violin and orchestera)] - 30 Oct 2026, 18:00
[James Weeks: weatherworld quartets (soundfestival 2026)] - 31 Oct 2026, 18:00
[Mimi Doulton (soprano): No Man is an Island (soundfestival 2026)]
Recent updates
Works
- Ransacking, by Tom Macfadyen
- Les Mélodies Nutritives, by Julien Lonchamp
- Sòlás Collective - Improvised, by Tom Macfadyen
Events
- Late Night soundsession: Tom Macfadyen
- Composing for Media - NMS Peer to Peer session 3
- Neil Smith: Try Try Try (soundfestival 2026)
Projects
- Pete Stollery conducts Joe Stollery premiere
- Aides... mémoires... Project album launch
- On a Wing and a Prayer
Opportunities
- Red Note Factory Weekend – 17 & 18 October 2026
- Noisy Nights – Call for Scores
- Nordic Music Days 2027: Call for Works
