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New Music Biennial

Elizabeth Alker and Linton Stephens present recordings from this year's New Music Biennial event in Bradford.

Elizabeth Alker and Linton Stephens present recordings from this year's New Music Biennial which is staged across two weekends over the Summer in London and Bradford, the UK's City of Culture for 2025. Bradford was the location for last weekend's event and from there we'll hear specially commissioned works by Xenia Pestova Bennett, Daniel Kidane and Mark David Boden among others, performed in four venues across town including St George's Hall, The Underground, Bradford Cathedral and the city's brand new arts space Loading Bay.

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Music Played

  • Stef Conner

    Ghost Weavers

    Ensemble: Ensemble 1604.
  • Ailís Ní Ríain

    Holocene

    Ensemble: Onyx Brass. Ensemble: Hammonds Band.
  • Matthew Bourne & Emily Levy

    Mercury Songs

  • Daniel Kidane

    N'dehou

    Performer: Carice Singers. Conductor: George Parris.
  • Xenia Pestova Bennett

    Glow

    Performer: Xenia Pestova Bennett. Ensemble: Hard Rain Ensemble.
  • Linda Buckley

    Thar Farraige

    Performer: Brìghde Chaimbeul. Ensemble: Maxwell String Quartet.
  • Hardi Kurda

    Voice Notes

    Performer: Hardi Kurda.

Broadcast

  • Sat 14 Jun 2025 22:30

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