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January 22 MiniBEAST - Milad Khosravi Mardekheh BEASTdome, Bramall Music Building Programme TBC Diffusion Milad Khosravi Mardekheh MiniBEAST is a series of free weekly listening sessions curated by staff, postgraduate students and visiting guests. All welcome! Full itinerary Programme TBC Diffusion Milad Khosravi Mardekheh MiniBEAST is a series of free weekly listening sessions curated by staff, postgraduate students and visiting guests. All welcome! Itinerary + Tickets

February 27 - February 29 BEASTdome/ CrossCurrents+ BEASTdome, Bramall Music Building BEAST presents a mini-festival of events with virtuoso bass singer Nicholas Isherwood (U.S./France) – well known for his performance as Lucifer in Stockhausen’s Licht series, and composer/instrument builder Dirk Johan Stromberg (Singapore/U.S.) whose work blurs the lines between electroacoustic instruments and art installations. Thu 27 February 6.30–9pm: BOMble BEAST (Free) As part of our BOMble BEAST series with Birmingham Open Media, Stromberg will speak informally about his work at the BOM cafe. Venue: BOM Cafe Fri 28 February 1–1.50pm: The Electric Voice / Part 1 (Free) Nicholas Isherwood performs works from his specially commissioned Electric Voice project, including a world premiere by the Department of Music’s composition professor, Michael Zev Gordon. Venue: Barber Concert Hall 7.30-9.30pm: The Electric Voice / Part 2 (Free) Further performances from the Electric Voice, and other vocally inspired electronic music. Venue: The Dome, The Bramall Sat 29 February 6–7pm: Beneath the Dome A concert of immersive electronic music and sound featuring works by BEAST composers Emma Margetson and Nikki Sheth. Venue: The Dome, The Bramall 7.30-9.30pm: In-between Language Types Dirk Stromberg explores shared artistic languages through collaborations with composers Do Kien Cuong and BEAST’s Scott Wilson, alongside filmmaker Clare Chong. He and Wilson draw upon soundscapes from Vietnam, feedback, psychedelic video and a set of musical building blocks from Anthony Braxton’s work on musical language types in creating spontaneous compositions and improvisations. Venue: The Dome, The Bramall Full itinerary BEAST presents a mini-festival of events with virtuoso bass singer Nicholas Isherwood (U.S./France) – well known for his performance as Lucifer in Stockhausen’s Licht series, and composer/instrument builder Dirk Johan Stromberg (Singapore/U.S.) whose work blurs the lines between electroacoustic instruments and art installations. Thu 27 February 6.30–9pm: BOMble BEAST (Free) As part of our BOMble BEAST series with Birmingham Open Media, Stromberg will speak informally about his work at the BOM cafe. Venue: BOM Cafe Fri 28 February 1–1.50pm: The Electric Voice / Part 1 (Free) Nicholas Isherwood performs works from his specially commissioned Electric Voice project, including a world premiere by the Department of Music’s composition professor, Michael Zev Gordon. Venue: Barber Concert Hall 7.30-9.30pm: The Electric Voice / Part 2 (Free) Further performances from the Electric Voice, and other vocally inspired electronic music. Venue: The Dome, The Bramall Sat 29 February 6–7pm: Beneath the Dome A concert of immersive electronic music and sound featuring works by BEAST composers Emma Margetson and Nikki Sheth. Venue: The Dome, The Bramall 7.30-9.30pm: In-between Language Types Dirk Stromberg explores shared artistic languages through collaborations with composers Do Kien Cuong and BEAST’s Scott Wilson, alongside filmmaker Clare Chong. He and Wilson draw upon soundscapes from Vietnam, feedback, psychedelic video and a set of musical building blocks from Anthony Braxton’s work on musical language types in creating spontaneous compositions and improvisations. Venue: The Dome, The Bramall Itinerary + Tickets

April 30 - May 2 BEAST FEaST 2020: Come Together The Bramall Music Building In 2020, four years after the election of Trump and the Brexit vote, it has become a cliché to say that we live in an increasingly divided culture. BEAST FEaST 2020 aspires to joyously defy the idea of a disunited world, to explore ideas of optimism, reconciliation and restoration, and celebrate the ways that electronic music can bring us together. Join us for three days of music, meeting, and ideas, with featured guest artists Beatriz Ferreyra, Hans Tutschku, Heather Roche, Eva Zöllner, Simon Emmerson and Christopher Fox. Further information to follow soon. Full itinerary In 2020, four years after the election of Trump and the Brexit vote, it has become a cliché to say that we live in an increasingly divided culture. BEAST FEaST 2020 aspires to joyously defy the idea of a disunited world, to explore ideas of optimism, reconciliation and restoration, and celebrate the ways that electronic music can bring us together. Join us for three days of music, meeting, and ideas, with featured guest artists Beatriz Ferreyra, Hans Tutschku, Heather Roche, Eva Zöllner, Simon Emmerson and Christopher Fox. Further information to follow soon. Itinerary + Tickets