Join us for a sonic installation across the Victoria Rooms, where composers present the music that excites them and find creative ways to respond to a diverse array of audible inspirations (including those of other composers), with audience free to roam between installations. Featuring collaborative, new sound collages, the event will showcase an eclectic mix of music, including Persian-inspired music from Hadi Rahmani, micro-works from Samuel Pradalie, and a new audiovisual work from Ergo Phizmiz.
BNM Fringe event 1: Lunchtime concert in C
Friday April 24, 1.15-2pm (doors 1:00pm) Victoria Rooms, Bristol
Tickets £6 (free for UoB students & staff with valid UCard). Available University Online Shop or on the door (card only).
University New Music Ensemble premieres Henry Chan's new work Composition (2026), and Hong Kong-based May Kay Yao's Four Nightmares (2006). An eclectic ensemble of around ten players including jazz tenor sax and electric guitar, cello, voice then joins together for California composer Terry Riley's seminal In C (1964).
Fringe event 2
Music that Composers Like: Experimental responses from composers to the sounds that inspire them
Friday April 24, 2-3.30pm Victoria Rooms, Bristol
Free Admission
Admission: £6 (£5+VAT) (free for UoB students & staff with valid UCard).
- Pay in advance via the University Online Shop or on the door (card only).
- Advance sales close at 12:00 noon on the day of each concert; after that, tickets are available at the door, subject to availability.
- Doors close at 1:15 pm. No late entry.
- We cannot accept cash payments.