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A Weekend of Innovative Music and Sonic ArtHeadlining exceptional pianist Matthew Bourne

Supported by the Contemporary Arts Development Group

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WELCOME

Upload a photo or video of yourfavourite Degree Show momentfor a chance to win an iPad Mini.

The competition is open to all visitors, students and staff. Thedeadline date for entries is Sat 21 June 2014. The most creativephoto or video wins. The winner will be contacted and announcedon Twitter by @UCLanCF on or before Friday 11 July 2014.

For enquiries please contact Tania Callagher on 01772 894106or [email protected]

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On behalf of the School of Art, Design and Performance at the Universityof Central Lancashire, I am delighted to welcome you to Future Sound2014. Though it began as a finals show for Year 3 BA (Hons) MusicPractice students, Future Sound has grown over the years to provide ashowcase for work by all three years of the course, as well as the workof graduates and invited external artists.

As always Future Sound is planned, managed and supported by Year 2BA (Hons) Music Practice students and they have worked hard to makethis an exciting and well organised event. We hope you enjoy it and thatyou will take the opportunity to talk to students and staff about the workyou see. Capture your favourite installation or performance on a photoor video and enter our competition…

Les GillonCourse Leader BA (Hons) Music Practice

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ARTISTS: BA (Hons) Contemporary Theatre and PerformanceTITLE: Installations VENUES: John’s Cage (ME011) and The Zappatorium (ME111)TIME: 6pm

ARTISTS: BA (Hons) Contemporary Theatre and PerformanceTITLE: PerformanceVENUE: The Stockhause (Theatre 1)TIME: 7pm

ARTIST: The Ceramic HobsTITLE: Anarchy Death Trip PartyVENUE: The Ono (Theatre 2)TIME: 9pm

Glorious noise/din architects withmental instability issues. Aroundsince 1985 with an ever changingline-up have entertained and confused audiences both homeand abroad. Based in sunny Blackpool with a joie de vivre for playing live they invite you all to get on the looney bus.

Fri 9 May 2014 INSTALLATION

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ARTISTS: A Games Design and Music Practice CollaborationTITLE: Games InstallationsVENUE: The Avant Grande (Media Factory Café)TIME: Taking place all day

On show in the cafe throughout the Future Sound festival are some ofthe best collaborations between second year Games Design and MusicPractice students. The installations are taken from a recent modulewhere the Music Practice students were to create a soundtrack andsound effects to a brief specified by the Games Design students. The end result is a fully realised and playable game with music to complement the action.

Sat 10 May 2014 INSTALLATION

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ARTIST: Verbal VigilanteTITLE: WulverbladeVENUE: The Avant Grande (Media Factory Café)TIME: Taking place all day

Set in 120 AD Britannia during the Roman invasion, Wulverblade is a visceral, side scrolling beatem-up, bringing a modern twist to the classicgameplay style of the 1990s arcade scene. There’s no hand-holding inWulverblade, it’s straight into the action, old-school style. Wulverbladeis coming to Xbox One in winter 2014. www.wulverblade.com

Music for Wulverblade has been written by graduate Music Practicestudents Jode Steel and David Wainwright known professionally as

Verbal Vigilante. Theyspecialise in huge pounding percussion, epic orchestral scores,face melting sound design and bone shakingbass. Their music has featured in campaigns for 20th Century Fox, Universal Pictures, Lucas films, Warner Bros.and Sony Pictures.www.verbalvigilante.com


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ARTIST: Niall ColbeckTITLE: OP-ER-A-TIONVENUE: John’s Cage (ME011)TIME: All Day

The electric guitar is diseased.

Conventional western techniques have not worked.

A cure will be investigated.


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ARTISTS: Aletheia and DyadsTITLE: 9083.11-miles 01-Mile Noise: PRESTON collaboration

Australia live STREAMINGNOISEVENUE: The Stockhause (Theatre 1)TIME: 12pm

A live collaboration between the Dyads Streaming Ensemble atUCLan, and the Aletheia Internet Streaming Ensemble at the WesternAustralian Academy of Performing Arts.

The performance will make use of the Internet lag as a live improvisational tool. You go to a concert.

Half the performers are at the venue, the other half are on the otherside of the WORLD. No one knows what they are going to play, butone thing is for certain: THERE WILL BE NOISE.

The sound, generated by members of Aletheia, will be sent through afront pair of speakers at the Velvet Lounge, Perth and streamed live tothe Media Factory, Preston for the performers in Dyads to improvisearound. The Dyads sound will then be sent back to the Velvet Loungeand routed through the rear pair of speakers, as well as to the mixerfor further processing.

The result will be akin to a performance using a 9083.11-mile tape loopwith an indeterminate and fluctuating speed.

Sat 10 May 2014 PERFORMANCE

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ARTISTS: Ben Robson, Ashley Fitzsimmons, Joshua Moult-BennettTITLE: EulogyVENUE: The Ono (Theatre 2)TIME: 1pm

This piece will explore the effects of loss on person’s mental wellbeing.Not just through the means of death of a person or pet, but also afriend moving on or through personal affairs.


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ARTIST: David ShurrTITLE: Confusedly EntangledVENUE: The Ono (Theatre 2)TIME: Follows on from previous performance

"We are merely following the uneternal division that springs from thelust of the human race to whittle away the secret of death"Martin Buber, I and Thou.


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ARTISTS: Alfie Sailsbury, Rebecca Riley, Glen Carvell, Niall Smythe and Jonathan Osborne

TITLE: InterconnectivityVENUE: The Ono (Theatre 2)TIME: Follows on from previous performance

Music is a form of communication. Communication is how we connect.In this age of new Communication Technologies are we more or lessconnected? 'Interconnectivity' explores this question through achronological progression of instruments from throughout the historyof human evolution.


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ARTIST: Helen WhittakerTITLE: Musicorum SpiritusVENUE: Harry’s Partch (Main Theatre)TIME: 2pm

'Musicorum Spiritus' meaning, musical inspirations, is a collaboration of experimentalsounds and music - using vibrations,orchestral instruments, gesturalmusic and other sounds, which are combined and played simultaneously with a pre-composedpiece devised through the use ofmusic technology.

It demonstrates an interdisciplinaryof traditional, Western music(using orchestral instrumentationsuch a piano, brass, strings andpercussion), which is combinedand performed with modern musicof the twenty-first century and scientific techniques.

The performance explores howdifferent sounds, methods of composition and music can worktogether harmoniously and melodically, by exploration of instruments and sounds they makeand through the use of musictechnology. Musical gesture is applied within the conventions ofa musical style during the performance, also demonstratingpitch, rhythm, meter and the dynamics, articulation and temporal pacing of musical forms

that convey affective motion,emotion, and agency, by fusing otherwise separate elements, intocontinuities of music.

Composer, Edgard Varèse statedthat the musical alphabet shouldbe enriched, and with this intentionthrough this performance, usingdifferent objects, methods and instruments, to create an effective,emotive piece of music that will, inturn, provide a musical experiencethat will inspire and deepen theaudiences musical awareness towhat is, and can be, music.


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ARTIST: Holly SergeantTITLE: ResonationVENUE: Harry’s Partch (Main Theatre)TIME: Follows on from previous performance

Harmonics are produced all the time within music and sound yet oftengo un-noticed by the human ear. The aim and outcome of this piece isto pinpoint these harmonics and bring them out to the surface.

The Exploration of String Resonance: Combined with Overtones, Sustain and Tone Clusters.


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ARTIST: Linsday GarvinTITLE: The Spiral SuiteVENUE: Harry’s Partch (Main Theatre)TIME: Follows on from previous performance

‘The Spiral Suite’ is an experimentaland innovative composition usingThe Fibonacci Series, The goldenRatio and Phi as an algorithmiccompositional technique.

This algorithmic composition willbe conveyed musically and mathematically through melody,harmony, phrasing, a graphic scores,rhythm, structure, proportions andmusical space, which is representedthrough the manipulation of sympathetic resonance.

‘The Spiral Suite’ has 5 short contrasting movements and is tobe performed on electric and bassguitar, piano, accordion, cello, percussion and vocals using unconventional performance techniques acoustically and electronically.

PreludeMovement 1 - Excess and DeficiencyMovement 2 - SymmetryMovement 3 - Infinite CornersMovement 4 - Spiral SequencingMovement 5 - The Sunflower

“The good of course, is alwaysbeautiful, and the beautiful neverlacks proportion” Plato.

The Golden Ratio is an irrationalmathematical constant that represents the ratio of one quantityto another quantity. Golden Ratiois given the value of 1.6180339887…and continues on infinitely.

You can find this value in nature,universal bodies, artwork, architecture, literature, Nature andmany other areas of interest. Tosome it is merely an insignificantcoincidence, to others it is a numberof vast importance - interconnectinglife, matter, and the universe.

“Mathematics seems to endow onewith a something like a new sense”Charles Darwin.


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ARTIST: Gregory OwensTITLE: 10.5.14VENUE: Harry’s Partch (Main Theatre)TIME: 4pm

10.5.14 is an instant composition exploring the nature of inspirationand the space-time locality of events in three movements. Withoutrecording, music only exists within the spatial and time parameters ofits performance. Therefore the music for this performance does notyet exist, and will cease to exist after the final note is played.


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ARTIST: John HarberTITLE: Stenosis OneVENUE: The Stockhause (Theatre 1)TIME: 4.30pm

Video and music inspired by the aortic valve in the heart.


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ARTIST: Ash WilsonTITLE: PolitambientVENUE: The Ono (Theatre 2)TIME: 5pm

Politically infused sampling, enveloped in a shroud of haunting Post-Rock.


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ARTIST: Nick GrahamTITLE: Acousmatic PhantasmagoriaVENUE: The Ono (Theatre 2)TIME: Follows on from previous performance

The idea of 'Acousmatic Phantasmagoria' is to discover whether or not the sounds we hear and believe to exist are just a figment of ourimagination or dogmas of perception. Questioning the boundaries ofself-belief and the power of the imagination, this piece may provokediscomfort and irritation for the listener.


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ARTIST: Nathan BoweTITLE: Just-in-tow-nationVENUE: The Stockhause (Theatre 1)TIME: 7pm

This is a composition that challenges the conventions of westerngroup ensemble through use of just intonation, microtonality and experimentation.


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ARTIST: Chloe HeskethTITLE: ObsequiumVENUE: The Stockhause (Theatre 1)TIME: Follows on from previous performance

Experimental composer Chloe Hesketh will debut her first solo conceptpiece with visual art and performance.

The piece is intended to generate thought and insight into the oppression we live amongst.

Extended vocal techniques are the key aspects of the piece. This pieceis inspired by the work of performers such as Meredith Monk and Bjork.

Video footage collaboration with Lewis Evans.Not suitable for young children.Contains strobe lighting.


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ARTIST: Ramsey LohanTITLE: Ramsey LohanVENUE: The Ono (Theatre 2)TIME: 8pm

This performance is an electronic/controller based showcase of innovative and experimental music and textures performed by RamsayLohan using various digital controllers, computer, vocals and samplesaccompanied by Jordan Riding on guitar, Gabby Hargreaves on bassand percussion by Chloe Hilton. For more and information on his upcoming album go to LohanandLegohair.com


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ARTIST: Lizzie VinceTITLE: Lizzie VinceVENUE: The Stockhause (Theatre 1)TIME: 9pm

Lizzie's performance of her piece 'Sonant' at last year’s Future Soundwas an outstanding moment of the festival, which earned her the 2013Creative Focus Award for Performance. Her work has explored thepossibilities created by the use of technology alongside the voice andconsiders factors such as pronunciation, phrasing, processing, melodyand harmony.

This year Lizzie offers a collection of pieces that explore the diversityof two very different sound sources. The voice, which is natural andorganic, and technology, which is programmed to create sound. Bothare extremely diverse in their uses but equally both have their ownlimitations. This set seeks to create atmosphere by exploring the uniqueness of the two whilst also demonstrating how together theycan merge to create an array of textural and harmonic possibilities.


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ARTISTS: A Games Design and Music Practice CollaborationTITLE: Games InstallationsVENUE: The Avant Grande (Media Factory Café)TIME: Taking place all day

On show in the Media Factory café throughout the Future Sound festival are some of the best collaborations between second yearGames Design and Music Practice students. The installations are takenfrom a recent module where the Music Practice students were to create a soundtrack and sound effects to a brief specified by theGames Design students. The end result is a fully realised and playablegame with music to complement the action.

Sun 11 May 2014 INSTALLATION

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ARTIST: Verbal VigilanteTITLE: WulverbladeVENUE: The Avant Grande (Media Factory Café)TIME: Taking place all day

Set in 120 AD Britannia during the Roman invasion, Wulverblade is a visceral, side scrolling beatem-up, bringing a modern twist to the classicgameplay style of the 1990s arcade scene. There’s no hand-holding inWulverblade, its straight into the action, old-school style. Wulverbladeis coming to Xbox One in winter 2014. www.wulverblade.com

Music for Wulverblade has been written by graduate Music Practicestudents Jode Steel and David Wainwright known professionally as

Verbal Vigilante. Theyspecialise in huge pounding percussion, epic orchestral scores,face melting sound design and bone shakingbass. Their music has featured in campaigns for 20th Century Fox, Universal Pictures, Lucas films, Warner Bros.and Sony Pictures.www.verbalvigilante.com


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ARTIST: Kerrin PointerTITLE: Liquid GoldVENUE: John’s Cage (ME011)TIME: Taking place all day

I asked for waterAnd they brought me gasolineDrip... drip... what uh waste


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ARTIST: Chris McClureTITLE: Sometimes Too Much to Drink is Barely EnoughVENUE: Zappatorium (ME111)TIME: Taking place all day

Come in and enjoy a drink and relax in our ambient surroundings.

You are cordially invited to come and witness a durational piece thatyou can enter and leave throughout the day. The piece uses rewiredfire alarms as triggers to add elements to the ambience in the room;the fire alarms will be triggered by kettles that will determine whichtriggers are applied, so depending on what you want to drink will determine what you are going to listen to. Please come and enjoy.

Ambience milieu atmosphere relaxing comforting choice.


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ARTISTS: Jack Ashworth, Kris Evans, Oliver Lambert and Lee Taggart

TITLE: WARVENUE: The Stockhause (Theatre 1)TIME: 12pm

This piece aims to capture and explore the hidden truth of war andraises questions regarding propaganda.

Sun 11 May 2014 PERFORMANCE

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ARTISTS: Craig Williamson, Liam Ogburn, Dylan Levy-Smith, Dean Humphreys and Sean Roche

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ARTIST: Vivienne ZhuTITLE: Butterfly LoversVENUE: Harry’s Partch (Main Theatre)TIME: 2pm

This performance is a fusion of Chinese traditional music with westernmusic. A combination of piano, vocal and a traditional Chinese instrument Erhu are presented within the performance. A mix of twoChinese songs ‘Butterfly Lovers’ and ‘My Motherland’ will be playedwith piano, Erhu and vocal, and then several vocalists will join in avocal ensemble. It is an exploration and attempt to combine Chinesemusical elements with western creation technique, which is a way tolet more people learn about Chinese music.


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ARTIST: Adam J SimpsonTITLE: Psychedelia VENUE: The Ono (Theatre 2)TIME: 3pm

In this composition, I wanted to look at how music and visual imageryfrom the periods 1950-60 could contain triggers that have an effect on the viewer's memories and emotions. The reason I have chosen thisperiod is because of the demographic range afforded by this sample.The purpose of the piece Psychedelia was to bring together acousticand electronic sound, by combining a series of memories in sonic formusing visual cues to further enhance the viewer’s experience.


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ARTISTS: Year 2 Music Practice Students - Class EnsembleTITLE: The Pair VENUE: The Stockhause (Theatre 1)TIME: 4pm

The Pair is a piece of music created by the entire class of second yearMusic Practice undergraduates at the University of Central Lancashire.The Piece was developed in collaboration with the poet Winston Plowesas part of Remaking Moby Dick, an international arts project that responds to Herman Melville’s seminal novel. Remaking Moby Dick andthe Mixing Realities Digital Performance Festival are funded by Art Line,a South Baltic Programme EU Project exploring art innovation in public,physical, and digital space. Winston is an award-winning poet whosework has been widely published and broadcast on local and nationalradio.


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ARTIST: Alexander James O’HaraTITLE: Conscious OmnivoreVENUE: Harry’s Partch (Main Theatre)TIME: 5pm


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ARTIST: Katie Ryan TITLE: The Great Bald Body ScamVENUE: The Ono (Theatre 2)TIME: 7pm


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ARTIST: Cold Bath StreetTITLE: Last One to JumpVENUE: The Stockhause (Theatre 1)TIME: 8pm

Improvisation in response to footage of urban depopulation due to industrial decline.

Cold Bath Street is a newly formed improvisation group. The ensemblehas a wide remit exploring sound areas from the traditionally melodicand rhythmic to the abstract and experimental.

In this performance the group will explore inter-relationships includingconfrontation, support, loss and abandonment.


HEADLINER: Matthew Bourne

PRESENTS: Montauk Variations and the Bourne Synthesiser Show (analogue synthesisers)

Matthew Bourne’s music goes beyond the boundaries of improvisedmusic and is something that is rare and exceptional. Throughout the last decade Bourne’s particular stamp of individuality and virtuosity,combined with an uncanny ability to communicate with his audiences,has attracted commissions from major festivals and organisations towrite and produce large-scale projects.

Tonight’s concert presents two widely-differing aspects of Bourne’s creativity. The first half will showcase acoustic improvisations from hisacclaimed solo piano album, Montauk Variations. The second half of theconcert sees Bourne’s use of vintage synthesisers.

TITLE: Montauk VariationVENUE: Harry’s Partch (Main Theatre)TIME: 9pm

For the best part of a decade, Bourne has produced a body of highly original solo pianoworks characterised by the use of wide-rangingtechniques combined with audio samples from diverse media. With Montauk Variations,Bourne has reinvented his approach by stripping away the clutter and quirkiness characteristic of previous work; where fragility and romanticism have now become key focal elements in highly personal performances that stillcarry the Bourne hallmarks of unpredictability, intensity and ellipticism.


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TITLE: Bourne Synthesiser ShowVenue: Harry’s Partch (Main Theatre)Time: 10pm

The title of this project is homage to the pioneering work of AnnettePeacock and Paul Bley (as The Bley/Peacock Synthesiser Show). The Bourne Synthesiser Show, as its name suggests, is a solo showusing only vintage analogue synthesizers – including the legendaryMemorymoog analogue synthesiser (as modified by Rudi Linhard’sLAMM modification), with other selected Moog and Korg analoguekeyboards.

Expect a sonic journey through voltage-controlled circuits, ear-splittingfrequencies, and passages reminiscent of John Carpenter-esque 80ssoundtracks and the unmistakable warmth and bass that only voltage-controlled oscillators can produce.

Information, bookings etc. Geoff Amos: [email protected] Matthew Bourne: www.matthewbourne.comCDs: www.theleaflabel.net


If you are interested in music, UCLan is the place to be for degree courses. Housed in our purpose-built Media Factory withindustry-standard facilities, including rehearsal rooms, recordingstudios, Mac and PC computer suites, three theatres for public performances, dance studios, film and photographic studio andtelevision studio with control gallery. Our students have 24/7 access to the building and its resources and benefit from studying in a vibrant atmosphere.

We offer a range of exciting courses at undergraduate and postgraduate levels – all taught by a team of active practitioners:

Undergraduate

BA (Hons) Music Practice

BA (Hons) Music Production

BA (Hons) Music Theatre

Postgraduate

MA Music Industry Management and Promotion

MA Music Practice

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