Hcmf// shorts 2024

The hcmf// shorts programme returns for 2024, showcasing emerging artists, new works and innovative interpretations of contemporary repertoire. Many of these world-class, bite-sized performances turn out to be true highlights of the festival, ranging from concerts with featured composers to successful open call applicants developing their artistry. These free-to-attend concerts, spread across venues as varied as the performances themselves, comprise a full day at the festival. The 2024 edition of this day-long programme takes place on Monday 18 November. Full concert details will be available in due course – until then, explore a summary of the day’s proceedings below: 12.00pm | Ligeti Quartet The ever-evolving quartet present an amplified reimagining of Justė Janulytė’s Circle for a Square (2014). 12.45pm | Heather Roche + Maija Hynninen Contrabass clarinet meets electronics in this World Premiere inspired by Sawako Nakayasu’s novel Settle Her. 1.20pm | Lina Lapelytė: Ladies This work for horizontal harps from our Composer in Residence gestures towards the dance-like nature of repetitive labour. 2.10pm | David Sappa Tactile, hauntological improv with sound object curios sourced from the shores of the River Thames. 3.00pm | Atefeh Einali / Claudia Molitor An AV work for santoor themed around the bed as home for migrants, followed by a solo performance featuring piano, voice and electronics. 4.30pm | Marie Schreer + Taher Adel The accomplished violinist performs a new commission from Ashkan Behzadi, setting verses by accompanying poet Taher Adel. 5.10pm | Paul Scully A new audiovisual piece building on the multidisciplinary artist’s interests in the philosophy of ecology and climate change. 7.00pm | Lina Lapelytė: Pirouette Conceived for retired ballerina and a saxophonist using circular-breathing techniques, Pirouette is a meditation on aging, movement and displacement. 7.45pm | Wadada Leo Smith: Fire-Love Expanse Two different methodologies of music-making collide, embrace and co-create in the celebrated trumpeter’s ensemble. 9.15pm | Linda Jankowska Both a reflection and a question on the nature of the organisation of life through religion, featuring field recordings, literary quotes and electronics. 10.00pm | Steady State Pianist, composer and technologist Zubin Kanga performs this groundbreaking work by Alexander Schubert using brain sensors and signals. 10.40pm | Furrowed + Alexander Painter An improvised performance for cello, saxophone, electronics and modified record lathe, impressing grooves onto vinyl as part of a live feedback loop. 11.15pm | Common Objects Rhodri Davies is joined by Lina Lapelytė, John Butcher, Angharad Davies and Lee Patterson for the World Premiere of his own new graphic score. For more information visit our website: https://hcmf.co.uk/