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SATURDAY 18 SEPTEMBER 2010
Faster Than Sound - Brainwaves
An evening of new works inspired by Brainwaves with composers Mira Calix, Anna Meredith & Mathias Gmachl and an installation by Loop.pH.
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Sunday 17 October 2010
Britten Weekend - Ben JohnsonBritten is at the heart of a programme that weaves darkly enigmatic Auden settings with some of the neglected treasure trove of songs by his teacher
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Friday 29 October 2010
AYM: Open Session - Let's make an OperaAn opera in a week! Conductor Jason Lai and Aldeburgh Young Musicians explore all things operatic, and create new work from scratch.
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Friday 5 November 2010 - Saturday 6 November 2010
Richard Alston Dance CompanyMusic is at the heart of Richard Alston’s dance making, and his Company’s programme features music full of glorious contrasts.
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Friday 5 November 2010 - Sunday 7 November 2010
22nd Aldeburgh Poetry FestivalWorld-class writers from America, Ireland, The Netherlands, New Zealand, Nigeria and Sweden join forces with outstanding UK poets for the ultimate poetry gathering. The vital stay against confusion we all need - Naomi Jaffa, Director of The Poetry Trust
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Saturday 6 November 2010
TEDx Aldeburgh Music: Ideas worth spreading - A ConferenceTEDx was created in the spirit of TED (Technology, Entertainment and Design), a global movement founded to disseminate ‘ideas worth spreading’.
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Thursday 11 November 2010 - Saturday 13 November 2010
Aldeburgh at Kings PlaceAldeburgh Music has evolved into something much bigger than the original Festival created by Benjamin Britten. These three concerts give a glimpse of the diverse Aldeburgh musical landscape.
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Friday 12 November 2010
FTS: Spheres and SplintersTod Machover, acclaimed composer, innovator of music technology and guest director for this year’s New Music New Media Course will present a brand new
collaboration.
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EXHIBITIONS
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BEHIND THE SCENES
2-10 September
Strauss and Wolf Lieder
Lieder pianist Roger Vignoles explores the interpretation of masterpieces by two of the greatest song composers with singers and pianists from the Britten–Pears Programme. Vocal consultant Penny Mackay assists with input from Lieder specialist Susan Youens.
13-22 September
International Academy of String Quartets
Aldeburgh's world-renowned annual programme for developing young quartets kicks off with masterclasses by Isabel Charisius. She is joined this year by violinist Ilan Gronich, former member of the Israeli and kreuzberger Quartets
4-8 October
The Rare Theatricall
This young London-based vocal and instrumental ensemble specialises in the music of Henry Purcell and his contemporaries. The Rare Theatricall will spend a week in residence semi-staging a 17th century English play with theatre director Tom Morris
11-16 October
Britten Weekend - Guy Johnston
Guy Johnston explores Britten music for cello including an unpublished work with piano and 2nd Suite
1-4 December
Revenge of the Folksingers
Scottish based baroque/folk fusion group Concal explore British song repertoire from both sides of the English-Scottish border with singers including Martin Carthy and Glasgow legend Michael Marra. The intention is to stage a “good-humoured revenge” of the traditional artists for what some might see as the gentrification of their culture in the folk song arrangements of Britten and Pears