Virtual BEAST FEasT 2020: Come Together

In 2020, four years after the election of Trump and the Brexit vote, it has become a cliché to say that we live in an increasingly divided culture. BEAST FEaST 2020 aspires to joyously defy the idea of a disunited world, to explore ideas of optimism, reconciliation and restoration, and celebrate the ways that electronic music can bring us together.

Join us for two virtual days of music, meeting, and ideas, with featured guest artists Beatriz Ferreyra, Hans Tutschku, Heather Roche, Eva Zöllner, Simon Emmerson and Christopher Fox.

All events are free and will be live streamed via Mixlr and Facebook!

Programme of Virtual Events

Friday 1 May

Concert 1: 11am
A binaural concert streamed by Mixlr. Our virtual festival opener featuring works by Simon Emmerson, Andrew Knight-Hill, Hans Tutschku and Hector Bravo Benard. Listen on headphones for an immersive BEAST experience 

Concert 2: 1pm

A lunchtime stereo concert streamed by Mixlr by the amazing Zöllner/Roche Duo.

Presentations: 3pm

Presentations streamed by Facebook Live by festival artists.

Concert 3: 6pm

A video concert streamed by Facebook Live. Including a special performance of Christopher Fox’s A New Ocean by the University’s Creative Exchange.

Concert 4: 8pm
A binaural concert streamed by Mixlr. Music by Brona Martin, Mattia Loris Siboni, Beatriz Ferreyra, Hayley Suviste and Simon Emmerson. Listen on headphones for an immersive BEAST experience

Saturday 2 May

Concert 5: 11am

A stereo concert streamed by Mixlr. A fixed-media concert including works by composers Manuella Blackburn, Rikhardur H. Fridriksson and Claudia Robles-Angel.

Concert 6: 1pm

A stereo concert streamed by Mixlr. An exciting line-up of works by composers including Louise Rossiter, Dimitrios Savva, Barry Truax and more!

Presentations: 3pm

Presentations streamed by Facebook Live by festival artists.

Concert 7: 5pm

A binaural concert streamed by Mixlr including Issho ni by Hans Tutschku. Listen on headphones for an immersive BEAST experience

A Conversation with Simon Emmerson: 7pm

A conversation with Simon Emmerson, led by Christopher Haworth, looking back over his substantial compositional output from the perspective of his 70th birthday year. A Facebook Premiere streamed by Facebook Live.

Concert 8: 8pm

A stereo concert closing party streamed by Mixlr to celebrate the end of two days of virtual events! Tune in to listen to works by Dushume, Richard Scott and more!

Other content available across the 2 days:

BEAST FEaST Virtual Installations

Blog Posts by featured guest artists: Christopher Fox, Hans Tutschku, Simon Emmerson & Zöllner/Roche Duo.