{"id":3894,"date":"2012-04-16T12:44:55","date_gmt":"2012-04-16T11:44:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/music-matters\/?p=3894"},"modified":"2012-04-16T12:51:03","modified_gmt":"2012-04-16T11:51:03","slug":"sounds-new-sees-canterbury-celebrating-theme-gb-next-month","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/music-matters\/2012\/04\/16\/sounds-new-sees-canterbury-celebrating-theme-gb-next-month\/","title":{"rendered":"Sounds New sees Canterbury celebrating Theme GB next month"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright  wp-image-3895\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/music-matters\/files\/2012\/04\/sn_themegb.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"269\" height=\"382\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/music-matters\/files\/2012\/04\/sn_themegb.jpg 480w, https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/music-matters\/files\/2012\/04\/sn_themegb-211x300.jpg 211w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 269px) 100vw, 269px\" \/>Canterbury\u2019s annual feast of contemporary music, <a title=\"Visit Sounds New\" href=\"http:\/\/www.soundsnew.org.uk\/sounds-new.htm\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Sounds New<\/strong><\/a>, kicks off on <strong>Friday 4 May<\/strong>. <strong>\u2019Theme GB<\/strong>\u2019 is \u2018a celebration of everything British in music,\u2019 and includes a profusion of events, ranging from cutting-edge commissions to poetry workshops (the latter including members of the University of Kent\u2019s Creative Writing Department), all unfolding across the festival which runs until 15 May.<\/p>\n<p>With so much to choose from, it\u2019s difficult to pick a highlight; however, major events include a performance <strong>of Sir John Tavener\u2019s<\/strong> <a title=\"View event details\" href=\"http:\/\/www.soundsnew.org.uk\/events\/artist\/The%2520Veil%2520of%2520the%2520Temple\" target=\"_blank\"><em>The Veil of the Temple <\/em>with Tenebrae at the Cathedral<\/a>, at which the composer will also be present; the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.soundsnew.org.uk\/events\/artist\/Celebrate%2520the%2520Queen%2527s%2520jubilee%2520in%2520style...%2520with%2520the%2520Kings%2521\"><strong>BBC Big Band<\/strong><\/a> and the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.soundsnew.org.uk\/events\/artist\/Julian%2520Joseph%2520Trio\"><strong>Julian Joseph Trio<\/strong><\/a> come to the University\u2019s Gulbenkian Theatre; the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.soundsnew.org.uk\/events\/artist\/Quartets\"><strong>Arditti Quartet<\/strong> concert<\/a> will be recorded for broadcast on BBC Radio 3; the genre-trashing <a href=\"http:\/\/www.soundsnew.org.uk\/events\/artist\/Powerplant%2520-%2520Film%252C%2520Percussion%2520and%2520Electronics\"><strong>Powerplant<\/strong><\/a> in Nancarrow and Fitkin; and the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.soundsnew.org.uk\/events\/artist\/Celebrate%2520the%2520Queen%2527s%2520jubilee%2520in%2520style...%2520with%2520the%2520Kings%2521\"><strong>King\u2019s Singers<\/strong> at the Marlowe Theatre<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Find out more about the festival on its <a title=\"View Sounds New\" href=\"http:\/\/www.soundsnew.org.uk\/sounds-new.htm\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>website here<\/strong><\/a>, and explore some of the composers and works coming this season with audio and video examples <a title=\"Visit Sounds New blog\" href=\"http:\/\/www.soundsnew.org.uk\/soundsnew-blog.htm\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>on the blog here<\/strong><\/a>; or browse this season&#8217;s brochure below.<\/p>\n<p>[issuu width=420 height=298 embedBackground=%231c031c shareMenuEnabled=false backgroundColor=%23222222 documentId=120327153600-93b33af584e64af58ce2fac7cdfff745 name=sn_brochure_2012_themegb username=ukcmusic tag=canterbury unit=px id=352d7507-9977-414a-57c4-d7708e5a0574 v=2]<\/p>\n<ul class=\"kent-social-links\"><li><a href='http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/music-matters\/2012\/04\/16\/sounds-new-sees-canterbury-celebrating-theme-gb-next-month\/&amp;t=Sounds New sees Canterbury celebrating Theme GB next month' target='_blank'><i class='ksocial-facebook' title='Share via Facebook'><\/i><\/a><\/li><li><a href='http:\/\/twitter.com\/home?status=Sounds New sees Canterbury celebrating Theme GB next month%20https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/music-matters\/2012\/04\/16\/sounds-new-sees-canterbury-celebrating-theme-gb-next-month\/' target='_blank'><i class='ksocial-twitter' title='Share via Twitter'><\/i><\/a><\/li><li><a href='https:\/\/plus.google.com\/share?url=https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/music-matters\/2012\/04\/16\/sounds-new-sees-canterbury-celebrating-theme-gb-next-month\/' target='_blank'><i class='ksocial-google-plus' title='Share via Google Plus'><\/i><\/a><\/li><li><a href='http:\/\/linkedin.com\/shareArticle?mini=true&amp;url=https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/music-matters\/2012\/04\/16\/sounds-new-sees-canterbury-celebrating-theme-gb-next-month\/&amp;title=Sounds New sees Canterbury celebrating Theme GB next month' target='_blank'><i class='ksocial-linkedin' title='Share via Linked In'><\/i><\/a><\/li><li><a href='mailto:content=https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/music-matters\/2012\/04\/16\/sounds-new-sees-canterbury-celebrating-theme-gb-next-month\/&amp;title=Sounds New sees Canterbury celebrating Theme GB next month' target='_blank'><i class='ksocial-email' title='Share via Email'><\/i><\/a><\/li><\/ul>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Canterbury\u2019s annual feast of contemporary music, Sounds New, kicks off on Friday 4 May. \u2019Theme GB\u2019 is \u2018a celebration of everything British in music,\u2019 and includes a profusion of events, ranging from cutting-edge commissions to poetry workshops (the latter including members of the University of Kent\u2019s Creative Writing Department), all unfolding across the festival which &hellip; 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