Hilltown New Music Festival

20th & 21st July 2013

Now in its sixth edition, the Hilltown New Music Festival continues to showcase Irish and International contemporary music and sonic art by presenting innovative new work to audiences and providing a sustainable place for contemporary arts in the Midlands.

The 2013 Festival takes place 20th and 21st of July, and will be based around an exciting series of concerts, performances and installations by *AR (Autumn Richardson & Richard Skelton), Barbara Lüneburg, Cathy van Eck, Foirm Fada, Dublin Laptop Orchestra, Yonit Kosovske, The Open Rehearsals, Ruth Clinton and Niamh Moriarty, Alan Lambert, Katie O'Looney, Harry Moore, Anthony Kelly and David Stalling, Uwe Storch, Liz Hilliard, David Bremner, and many more. See here for the full festival programme

As was done for the previous festivals, there are two open calls for works, one for scores by Irish based composers to be performed by the Hilltown ensemble-in-residence, and one international call for fixed medium audio works, which will be presented in a special listening room during the festival. Further details on the open calls for works are availabe here.

The Hilltown New Music Festival takes place in the beautiful and picturesque grounds of the medieval castle keep of Hilltown House, an eighteenth century listed building. The buildings have grown organically over the centuries and create a unique setting for the twenty first century events that take place there now. The festival is a welcome treat for anyone who has an interest in and an appreciation for music and arts, from adults to children. This year for the first time there will be a special coach service from Dublin to bring people to and from the festival on each day.

Tickets range from €10 to €40. The Saturday evening programme includes a special dinner platter prepared by Franck & Darryl from Sheridans Cheesemongers. There will be a special bus service available from Dublin on each day of the festival. Tickets are on sale now from here

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