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31-609: The festival is held across several venues in the town, including the Lawrence Batley Theatre , Huddersfield Town Hall, St Paul's Hall, St Thomas's Church and the Creative Arts Building of the University of Huddersfield . There is also a Festival Hub which offers refreshments, CDs and free live shows every morning of the festival. The Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival archive is held at

62-556: A mission in 1906 until a decline in numbers saw the mission move out of the building in 1970 to a new building in King Street. In 1973 the building was converted into an arts centre . However serious structural problems were discovered by Kirklees Metropolitan Council in 1975 and the Arts Centre was rehoused into Venn Street Arts Centre and the building remained vacant before being sublet to Novosquash Limited and converted to

93-595: A squash club known as The Ridings. It also housed a restaurant and a The Catacombs Disco . In 1989 the Kirklees Theatre Trust was given the go ahead to save the building from deterioration and launch Huddersfield's newest theatre. Building work for the theatre started in September 1992 and took 4 years to complete. This article about a theatre building in the United Kingdom is

124-473: A stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Arditti Quartet The Arditti Quartet is a string quartet founded in 1974 and led by the British violinist Irvine Arditti . The quartet is a globally recognized promoter of contemporary classical music and has a reputation for having a very wide repertoire. They first became known taking into their repertoire technically challenging pieces. Over

155-669: A chance to collaborate with the composer, something they continue to do with composers ever since. The quartet was named after Arditti because they needed a name in 24 hours, so they used his with the idea that it would be temporary, but the name stuck. In their early years, before the end of the 1970s, the ensemble performed and recorded all the quartets of Hans Werner Henze and Gyorgy Ligeti. They also began performing live on BBC. They commissioned their first piece in 1977, Jonathan Harvey 's String Quartet No. 1. The group continued to have success touring and recording in Europe but it

186-583: A concert hall. Members of the group regularly conduct master classes in Europe, the United States and Canada, for performers and composers, generally in a guest capacity. From 1982 to 1996, they worked with young composers at the Darmstadt International Summer Courses for New Music . They also encourage younger quartets interested in new music. In 2013, they collaborated with the composer Brian Ferneyhough on

217-409: A kind of service to composers, especially younger, and the lesser-known. Composers often make minor adjustments to their compositions after working with the quartet. Norwegian composer Sven Lyder Kahrs  [ no ] calls the group the "Rolls-Royce" of quartets, in part because he does not have to explain how to play his music to them. They just know. In the past they have been compared to

248-666: A nationwide cash and carry chain. The building was originally built in 1819 as a Methodist chapel , called the Queen Street Chapel. The architect is unknown but the chief mason was Joseph Kaye, the man who was also responsible for Huddersfield station. It was opened on 9 July 1819 and the reporter in the Leeds Mercury described it as "one of the most handsome and commodious chapels in the kingdom; being capable of accommodating 3000 persons, and has been erected at an expense of from 8 to £10,000". The chapel became

279-451: A three-concert-in-one-day event, with works by fifteen different composers with whom their leader Arditti has been particularly closely associated, as well as the world premiere or several new works. The Quartet has a worldwide reputation as a leader for its interpretation of 20th century and contemporary new music, receiving extensive critical praise. They have been noted for their "...astonishing virtuosity and their willingness to extend

310-459: Is Graham McKenzie, who was appointed in 2006. The festival was held from 17 to 27 November. The festival took place from 17 to 26 November. On the event list was Kitchen Motors , and Psappha . The festival ran from 21 to 30 November. A highlight was the performance of several Frank Zappa pieces by the Ascolta ensemble with guests. The festival ran from 20 to 29 November. Jonathan Harvey

341-483: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This England -related article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Lawrence Batley Theatre Lawrence Batley Theatre is a theatre in Huddersfield , West Yorkshire , England which offers drama , music , dance and comedy . The theatre is named after Lawrence Batley , a local entrepreneur and philanthropist, who founded

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372-615: The Kronos Quartet but unlike them are not interested in crossover audiences or cross-genre pieces, but rather stick with the classical quartet form. There are very few pieces common to both groups. The Quartet was founded in 1974 by Irvine Arditti with Levine Andrade , Lennox Mackenzie and John Senter while all were students at the Royal Academy of Music . They modeled themselves on the La Salle Quartet of

403-571: The 1st quartet of Gavin Bryars which was written for them. Also works involving electronics are in their repertoire. York Holler 's Antiphon , Kaija Saariaho 's Nymphea and Roger Reynolds Ariadne's Thread. [7] In their first concert they played new compositions only, but by their second year, they decided that their repertoire needed to include works of the Second Viennese School and Bartók came soon after. Works from earlier in

434-414: The 20th century as perspective followed and in the 1980s they incorporated Beethoven 's Grosse Fuge. They have played Ligeti's Second Quartet and Xenakis 'Tetras' hundreds of times. The focus on new music is to have the ability to collaborate with the composer in the interpretation of the piece, something the group considers very important, both in how to play and the fact that they consider their work as

465-658: The Coup de Coeur Prize and Grand Prix from the Academie Charles Cros in 2004 and the Ernst von Siemens Music Prize for lifetime achievement in 1999. They are the first and only group to date to receive the Siemens Foundation prize. The Quartet is highly active throughout the year, mostly with performing and recording and premiering between twenty and fifty new works each year, taking time off only during

496-712: The Royal Academy of Music the Quartet was founded, and it continued during the time he was in the London Symphony Orchestra from 1976 to 1980, after which he left the Orchestra in order to dedicate himself full-time to the quartet. The Quartet's first concert was in March 1974, with the works of Krzysztof Penderecki , who was at the Royal Academy to receive an honorary degree. This gave the group

527-1084: The UK's lockdown of autumn 2020. The programme included a livestream by Space Afrika , and BBC Radio 3 live broadcasts with Explore Ensemble , GBSR Duo , and London Sinfonietta , featuring music by Joanna Bailie , Oliver Leith , Cassandra Miller , Arne Gieshoff , Angharad Davies , and James Dillon . Chaya Czernowin was composer in residence, and the programme featured composers and artists including Brigitta Muntendorf , Georgia Rodgers, Mauro Lanza & Andrea Valle , Eva Maria Houben , James Dillon , Enno Poppe , Cath Roberts, Clara Iannotta , Bára Gísladóttir , Hannah Kendall , Laurence Osborn , Eva Reiter , John Butcher , Laurence Crane , Luke Nickel , Lisa Illean . Performer and groups included Explore Ensemble , GBSR duo , Red Note Ensemble , Ensemble Musikfabrik , The Riot Ensemble , Ensemble Klang , Arditti Quartet , Ictus Ensemble , Juliet Fraser & Mark Knoop , Zubin Kanga , London Sinfonietta Lisa Streich

558-509: The United States, focused at first on the LaSalle repertoire, with the aim of supporting composers, playing the pieces as they want them played. Very soon the size of their repertoire went far beyond what the LaSalle achieved or in fact any other group in the history of classical music. Arditti was born in London in 1953, and began his studies in violin and composition at the Royal Academy at

589-648: The University of Huddersfield Archives at Heritage Quay. The festival was founded at the suggestion of Richard Phillips, then music officer of the Yorkshire Arts Association. Richard Steinitz, a composer and lecturer at Huddersfield Polytechnic (later to become the University of Huddersfield), was appointed the festival director. The first concert was held on 13 October 1978. Steinitz was succeeded as director by Susanna Eastburn in 2001 and guest director Tom Service in 2005. The current director

620-495: The age of sixteen. Arditti won prizes for violin and composition, but decided he was a better violinist and stopped composing. The focus of the quartet on new music is due to Arditti's interest in it, which began with composing in his childhood and hearing music by Stockhausen , Ligeti and others of the avant garde of the 1960s. It was later that Ardittí became aware of the work of the LaSalle Quartet. In his last year at

651-588: The boundaries of what can be expected of a string quartet..." However, they have also been criticized as being severe, dry and intellectual with a "kind of high-flown rhetoric that almost seemed designed to show that 'new music' can live in a pretentiously self-absorbed world." Awards include the Deutsche Shallplatten Preis on various occasions, the Gramophone Award for best recording of contemporary music in 1999, 2002 and 2018,

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682-639: The most difficult and complex compositions. They rarely improvise as their focus is on working with composers. These composers range from those active in the early 20th century to the present and include Hans Abrahamsen , Thomas Adès , Luciano Berio , John Cage , Elliott Carter , Franco Donatoni , Pascal Dusapin , Henri Dutilleux , Brian Ferneyhough , Morton Feldman , Georg Friedrich Haas , György Kurtág , Helmut Lachenmann , György Ligeti , Witold Lutosławski , Wolfgang Rihm , Giacinto Scelsi , and Iannis Xenakis . They have on occasion performed minimalist pieces such as " Mishima " by Philip Glass and

713-554: The summer and Christmas vacations. They have performed hundreds of new works and commissions, with a discography of over 200 CDs on over twenty labels, by far the longest contemporary discography of any string quartet. A complete archive of the quartet's work is located at the Sacher Foundation in Basel , Switzerland. Most of their performances are in concert halls and festivals within Europe, but they are known all over

744-425: The tradition that has been established in Europe for several centuries. They do not work with composers from fields such as jazz, pop or crossover . They concentrate on those from the last fifty years, along with very new music, mostly repertoire specially written for the ensemble to premiere. The quartet is considered the authentic interpreters for many late 20th century composers, with a reputation for mastering

775-447: The world and have performed extensively in the US, Canada, Korea, South America, Japan and Mexico. One special piece which Arditti himself arranged the commission involved not playing in a concert hall. This was Stockhausen's Helicopter quartet, which required each member to perform his part in his own helicopter, and be relayed to the ground electronically where the audience was listening in

806-510: The world and has the longest discography of any group of its type. In 1999, it won the Ernst von Siemens Music Prize for lifetime achievement, being the first and only group to date to receive this award. The Arditti Quartet is dedicated to 20th century and contemporary works, a niche in chamber music where classical masters dominate. While they only play a handful of works from before the 20th century, they require that their repertoire maintains

837-500: The years, there have been personnel changes but Irvine Arditti is still at the helm, leading the group. The repertoire of the group is mostly music from the last 50 years with a strong emphasis on living composers. Their aim from the beginning has been to collaborate with composers during the rehearsal process. However, unlike some other groups, it is loyal to music of a classical vein and avoids cross-genre music. The Quartet has performed in major concert halls and cultural festivals all over

868-504: Was composer in residence, and the festival also featured the Arditti Quartet , Nieuw Ensemble , Louis Andriessen and musikFabrik . The festival ran from 19 to 28 November. The composer in residence was Rebecca Saunders . In 2011 Bent Sørensen was composer in residence. The composer in residence for 2012 was Maja Ratkje . The COVID-19 pandemic saw the festival realised in a reduced form, with live events restricted by

899-740: Was composer in residence, and the programme featured composers and artists including Rebecca Saunders , Laura Bowler , Angharad Davies , Steven Daverson , Žibuoklė Martinaitytė , Lisa Illean , Nicole Lizée , John Butcher , Liza Lim , Michel Chion . George Lewis , Hans Werner Henze , Anna Korsun, Charles Uzor , Tyshawn Sorey , Mariam Rezaei , Jürg Frey , and Bára Gísladóttir . Performers and groups included Oslo Sinfonietta , GBSR Duo , Nadar Ensemble , Ensemble Nikel & Noa Frenkel , Ensemble Synaesthesis, Lee Patterson, Stone Drawn Circles , Apartment House , London Sinfonietta , Exaudi , Quatuor Bozzini , Matmos , Éliane Radigue , and Riot Ensemble . This music festival-related article

930-454: Was composer in residence. The programme featured composers and artists Jürg Frey , Liza Lim , Philip Venables , Pat Thomas , Jan Hendrickse , Raven Chacon , Andreas Borregaard , Tyshawn Sorey , Justė Janulytė . Performers and groups included Decibel, Australian Art Orchestra , Crash Ensemble , Quatuor Diotima , Riot Ensemble , Marco Blaauw , London Sinfonietta , Red Note Ensemble , and Ensemble Intercontemporain . Jennifer Walshe

961-399: Was not until the success of Kronos Quartet that the ensemble came to the attention of US and Canadian audiences, with a tour in the late 1980s. The founder, Irvine Arditti, is the only member who has played throughout the entirety of the quartet's existence, stretching over more than four decades. For the 40th anniversary of the quartet in 2014, one of the celebrations in London included

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