February

'Time Dreaming'- Microtonal Trumpet and Flugelhorn  

Dedicated to the memory of former composition tutor, Donald Bousted. 

 

Stephen Altoft and Donald Bousted first met when they were students at the, then Huddersfield Polytechnic- Stephen as an undergraduate, performance major, and Donald as a postgraduate Masters student of composition. Donald then became a composition tutor at the University of Huddersfield in the mid 90s. Donald conducted and received performances by the YON Ensemble, and took part in the Composers Exchange- both run by Stephen with James Saunders. Later Donald and Stephen collaborated for over twenty years on The Microtonal Trumpet, UKMicroFest (London), the Microtonal Projects collective and EUROMicroFest (Germany). With this concert we celebrate Donald, who sadly passed away too early in 2021 as composer, promoter of microtonal music, producer and teacher. Senior Lecturer, Geoff Cox, a former compostion student of Donald, pays tribute with the premier of a piece for quarter-tone flugelhorn and electronics. 

 

Programme:  

Time Dreaming (2018) 6’32  

Donald Bousted (UK) 

for 3 19-div trumpets  

 

Lud’s Church (2020) 5’ 15” 

Richard Whalley (UK) 

for solo 19-division trumpet and multitracks  

(Production: Donald Bousted/ Vasiliki Kourti-Papamoustou)  

 

Lagrime Mie 5’ 

Eleri Angharad Pound (UK) 

for 19-div flugelhorn 

 

Flugelhornpipe 5' 

Ben Lunn (UK) 

for 19-div flugelhorn and multitracks 

 

Don’s Vision 5' 

Geoffrey Cox (UK)  

for 24-div flugelhorn

 

Hidden Jewels (2018) 9' 

Stephen Altoft (UK/ DE) 

for  multi-tracked 19-div trumpets 

(Production: Donald Bousted) 

Deepa Nair Rasiya - Classical Indian Vocals

 

Deepa will be performing pure Indian Classical Vocal music predominantly in the lesser-known ancient North Indian style of Dhrupad. She will be exploring an afternoon 'Raag' taking it in sections to slowly expound, and will finish by singing a composition set to a time cycle. Any terminology used to introduce the material will be translated and explained during the course of the performance.

Accompanying Deepa Nair Rasiya on Tabla (percussion) will be a senior and much respected Indian classical musician from Sheffield, John Ball. She has also chosen, in a departure from ICM tradition, to include a non-Indian instrument, i.e., the piano in this recital and will be accompanied by Joss Mann Hazell, a young and talented multi-instrumentalist from Sheffield. The vision is to create a conversation and bring out, in the process, the main features and nuances of the Raag and the tradition from which the material comes."

Stephen Gott and the University of Huddersfield String Quartet present music from James Sizemore’s album ‘Everything More Than Anything’ 

 

British American Concert Pianist Stephen Gott (B.1991) is known for his interpretations of Baroque, Classical and Romantic piano repertoire. He is in demand for concerts since being described as a “Piano Prodigy”, BBC news. Stephen began his piano studies at the comparatively late age of 14 he attended Trinity Laban Conservatoire in London after only 3 years of learning. 

In November 2019 Stephen was a finalist in the Liszt Society International Piano Competition and now works for the council. He performed Liszt’s Annees de Pelerinage BK 3 and the seldom-played Mephisto Waltz 4 s696. 

 In March 2022 Stephen came third in the Ortobello (Italy) online piano competition and in October 2022 Stephen performed in New York City as part of the National Tang Dynasty International piano competition. He is also working with the film composer James Sizemore on his solo piano repertoire. 

In November 2022 Stephen obtained his master’s degree from the University of Huddersfield under the tuition of Jonathan Fisher. Stephen has performed in Masterclasses with Sir Stephen Hough and Dr. Leslie Howard. 

Stephen studies privately with Pascal Nemirovski and plans to release his first recording in 2023 to keep updated please subscribe to his newsletter and check your alert settings on social media channels.