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STRAUSS arr. David MATTHEWS The Castle by the Sea
Hans RICHTER Ghosts Before Breakfast [silent film with live music by Jean Hasse]
Mauricio KAGEL Old/New
KAGEL MM51
Gerald BARRY Things That Gain
Heiner GOEBBELS in the Basement
Edwards RUSHTON on the Edge (world premiere)

with Counterpoise:
Alexandra Wood, violin
Kyle Horch, saxophone
Deborah Calland, trumpet
Helen Reid, piano

An adventurous and ambitious exploration of the interaction between sound and image, spoken text and music. The programme features supernatural motifs in multi-media genres such as early silent film and music theatre, with examples of the latter by the leading contemporary practitioners Mauricio Kagel, Gerald Barry and Heiner Goebbels. On the Edge is a boldly innovative, cross-genre project, set in the Swiss Jungfrau region, by award-winning creators Edward Rushton and Dagny Gioulami, bringing together elements of music, theatre and video.

‘University of Nottingham Music Department gratefully acknowledges financial support from the PRS Foundation, RVW Trust, Britten–Pears Foundation, Holst Foundation and three private donors.’