Curriculum Guidance, Composer Resources, Arts Award, Ticket Discounts and much more available to visiting schools and colleges…

Britain’s premier festival of new music brings a host of world-class performers and composers to Huddersfield each year. Visiting hcmf// is a great way for students to experience new music performed live by some of today’s most exciting international ensembles. Plus there are now even more opportunities available for schools to get the most of their visit and complement in-school learning. 

This year’s hcmf// Composer in Residence is British-born, Berlin-based composer Rebecca Saunders; several performances of Saunders’ work, including her large scale site-specific piece Chroma, are presented during the Festival. Other highlights include performances by the Arditti Quartet, the major UK multimedia premiere of Interzone by Enno Poppe and train-themed collaborations between Alvin Curran and the Edges Ensemble.

The career of the one of 20th-century music's most groundbreaking figures is approached from a new angle with events programmed in response to a major touring exhibition of visual artworks by John Cage. The happenings include a train journey, a dawn chorus at Yorkshire Sculpture Park and performances of some of the composer's lesser heard works lasting from 20 minutes to 12 hours (many of which, like the exhibition itself, are free of charge).

Look out as well for our Free Monday performances on Monday 22 November, where you can hear today’s rising stars for free in bite-sized chunks as part of the hcmf// shorts series. We also offer a packed talks and masterclasses programme providing direct access to some of the world’s most distinguished artists.

Many of this year’s concerts contain music directly relevant to GCSE, AS / A Level and BTEC Music and Music Technology syllabi, and a Free Curriculum Guidance document is available highlighting relevant and accessible performances, along with links to specific areas of study. Please email h.johnson@hud.ac.uk for your free copy and hcmf// brochure.

This year we are also pleased to offer visiting schools and colleges additional resources including recordings and score extracts of works by Graham Fitkin (Events 7 &10), Enno Poppe (Event 1) and Dai Fujikura (Event 4) to help prepare for your visit in advance. If you would like free copies of these Composer Resources please email: h.johnson@hud.ac.uk

hcmf// offers discounted tickets to school and college groups (10% for groups of 5 or more, 20% for groups of 10 or more). Tickets can be booked via the Box Office on 01484 430528.

hcmf// is also pleased to be an Arts Award Welcome organisation, so if your students are undertaking the award, please get in touch to discuss how a visit to hcmf// could contribute (more details of our Arts Award offer can be found at http://www.hcmf.co.uk/artsaward

If you’d like any assistance planning your hcmf// visit, please do not hesitate to contact Heidi Johnson, Learning and Participation Officer by calling 01484 471116 or by emailing: h.johnson@hud.ac.uk

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