In view of current health and travel advisories, this event has been cancelled. We apologise for any inconvenience caused.
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STEVEN SCHICK, MARIO CHOO, MAX RIEFER, STUDENTS, percussion

PROGRAMME

FRITZ HAUSER
Schraffur for percussion ensemble

BRIAN FERNEYHOUGH
Bone Alphabet for solo percussion

PETER IVAN EDWARDS
Irama Mabuk for 25 Almglocken

IANNIS XENAKIS
Persephassa for percussion sextet

ABOUT THIS EVENT
This concert features two of the most important works in the modern percussion repertoire. Iannis Xenakis’s Persephassa for 6 percussionists places the musicians around the audience, making the spatial movement of sound an integral part of the composition. Brian Ferneyhough’s Bone Alphabet was written at the request of Steven Schick who will perform it on this concert. It is an extremely demanding work only for virtuosos. Additionally, there will be the premiere of Irama Mabuk by YST Head of Composition Peter Edwards and Fritz Hauser’s conceptual work for percussion ensemble performed by student percussionists visiting from the conservatory’s partner institutions.

ABOUT SOUNDING NOW FESTIVAL

Update: Cancellation of Festival 2020
In view of current health and travel advisories relating to the ongoing COVID-19, YST is implementing safety precautions consistent with NUS policy. Coupled with the increasing number of international travel bans, the organizers have decided to cancel this year’s festival. However, a select number of events are still slated to happen independently. Please see refer to the events listing below for more information. 

We apologise for the inconvenience and seek your kind understanding as we work to ensure a safe environment for all.

Sounding Now is a festival of contemporary music that brings together divergent contemporary practices with the goal of connecting people from different artistic communities in order to explore the ways their shared interests intersect. Presented by the Yong Siew Toh Conservatory of Music, the festival brings together contemporary music of different approaches – concert music, installation, electronics, and improvisation. This year’s festival will have a particular focus on contemporary percussion music. Special guests are Steven Schick, percussion, and the Swiss-based piano quartet Mondrian Ensemble. Singapore-based contemporary music ensembles OpusNovus and Wu Xian will perform as well several of the top experimental music improvisers from Singapore. Additionally, percussion students from Yong Siew Toh; UiTM, Shah Alam; and Western Australian Academy of the Performing Arts (WAAPA) will perform along with their teachers Mario Choo, Max Riefer, and Tim White. The festival takes place from 15-19 April 2020 and is presented by Yong Siew Toh Conservatory of Music.

TICKETING INFORMATION
• Free admission
• All event information is correct at time of print.
• Out of respect for other concertgoers, no children under 6 years of age will be allowed admission. Photo credits:

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