New Music Biennial

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Friday 22 April 2022 to Sunday 24 April 2022

Location

Music venues across the city

Event details

PRS Foundation and Southbank Centre bring their critically acclaimed free festival, New Music Biennial 2022 to Coventry for UK City of Culture.

Encompassing all genres: from classical and chamber opera to jazz, folk and electronic, each work is no longer than 15 minutes in duration, creating a pop-up, interactive way for audiences to discover new music by some of the most exciting composers and music creators in the UK today including: Yazz Ahmed, Paul Purgas, Afrodeutsche, Martin Green, Rakhi Singh / Vessel, Keeley Forsyth, Coby Sey, Roopa Panesar, Dr Toby Young, Philip Herbert, Anna Meredith, Brian Irvine and Jennifer Walshe, Daniel Elms, Errollyn Wallen, Philip Venables and David Hoyle, Aidan O'Rourke and Kit Downes, Jason Yarde, Jessica Curry, Arlene Sierra and Gazelle Twin.

In addition to the performances the New Music Biennial will be broadcast across BBC Radio 3 and pieces will be available through NMC Recordings following the festivals.