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Thomas Dolby to host future music event
By CMU Editorial | Published on Tuesday 12 October 2010
Faster Than Sound is the quirky end of the Aldeburgh Festival, a mainly classical music event originally set up by Benjamin Britten, which takes place near Aldeburgh in Suffolk each June. Bringing classical and electronic music together, FTS is now staging events elsewhere in the year as well, two of which take place next month.
First up is TEDx Aldeburgh, a tie up with the global TED (tech, entertainment, design) idea sharing network, which takes place on 6 Nov at the Snape Malting base of the Aldeburgh Festival in Suffolk (not all that far away from the Latitude site). At this event TED Music Director and acclaimed producer Thomas Dolby will host a day of talks, performances and discussions exploring ideas on the future of music. Amongst those joining him will be William Orbit, David Toop, Louis Lortie and Imogen Heap.
Meanwhile, on 12 Nov Spheres & Splinters will see Professor Of Music & Media at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Tod Machover, join cellist Peter Gregson, ambsonic sound designer Ben Bloomberg and leading visual collective United Visual Artists in order to “explore the properties of acoustic and electronic music to create a unique experience for audiences”. No, I don’t really know what that means either, but I’m sure it will be something pretty special. And with this one, if you can’t make it out into the Suffolk countryside you can see the same event the next day, 13 Nov, at Kings Place in London.
For more info check the only slightly confusing website at www.fasterthansound.com
