Festival Pass at Various venues
Headfirst Editor's Pick

"Our highlights from the eye-watering lineup include Klein’s sparse, experimental club sounds; the ethereal, audiovisual improvisations of Viridian Ensemble; live computer music visionary Carl Stone and organist Áine O'Dwyer. The programme also rightly includes local luminaries Sunun, Copper Sounds, Jabu and Tara Clerkin Trio. 🎫 Full Festival Passes: hdfst.uk/E59456 🎫 Opening Concert: hdfst.uk/E61235 🎫 Friday Day Passes: hdfst.uk/E61236 🎫 Saturday Day Passes: hdfst.uk/E61237 🎫 Sunday Day Passes: hdfst.uk/E61238"

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Event Cancelled

A gig on Friday 23rd April. The event starts at 20:00.


Returning for its fourth edition, from 23-26 April 2020 Bristol New Music proposes an adventurous exploration of the city through sound, with artists from across the radius of contemporary music gathering for four days of newly commissioned works, sonic responses to rarely used spaces, landmark concert hall programmes, club nights, gallery exhibitions and film programmes. FESTIVAL PASSES, DAY PASSES + INDIVIDUAL EVENT TICKETS NOW ON SALE bristolnewmusic.org LINE-UP: ÁINE O DWYER ALICIA CARRERA ALVIN CURRAN ASUNA: 100 KEYBOARDS BRISTOL EXPERIMENT AND EXPANDED FILM BEATRICE DILLON CARL STONE CAROLINE COPPER SOUNDS DEATHPROD DOMINIC LASH & SHIRLEY PEGNA ELLEN ARKBRO: CHORDALITIES ENSEMBLE VARIANCES GUO & BRADY CORBET: GYUTO HEZARFEN ENSEMBLE: MAKAM 21 JABU FEAT. DANIELA DYSON JAMES MASSIAH KELLY JAYNE JONES: SEDIMENTARY STONE TAPE KLEIN LARAAJI LIGETI QUARTET MICA LEVI: DIFFERENT TYPES OF WRITING/DIFFERENT TYPES OF READING MIEKO KANNO MIDORI TAKADA MIGUEL PRADO & MATTIN: GENERATIVE ADVERSARIAL EVACUATION OF THE VOICE MSHR SUNUN TAPSEW TARA CLERKIN TRIO UPROAR: PROFESSOR BAD TRIP VIRIDAN ENSEMBLE YAS CLARKE: THE THICKET NOTES: 'Mica Levi: different types of writing / different types of reading' and 'Kelly Jayne Jones: Sedimentary Stone Tape' are limited capacity events which are not included in the Festival or Day Pass and require separate booking. The concession price Festival Pass is available to NHS employees, students, under-25s and those in receipt of Universal Credit. Valid ID will need to be presented alongside the ticket upon entry to the festival. Some venues have limited capacity and entry for festival and day passes will be on a first come first served basis. bristolnewmusic.org

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