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Thu 26 Jan 2017
Kirklees celebrates 40th edition of hcmf//
hcmf// is celebrating its 40th Birthday this year and we were delighted to kick off the celebrations with a reception hosted by our key funding partners Kirklees Council. Invited guests joined Councillor Graham Turner.....Read more
Wed 12 Apr 2017
Two hcmf// 2016 composers nominated for RPS Music Awards
We are delighted that two composers closely associated with hcmf// have been nominated in the shortlist for Chamber-Scale Compositions at this year’s RPS Music Awards. Australian composer Liza Lim, who is Professor o.....Read more
Wed 12 Apr 2017
Residency for New Music // Québec-Huddersfield Exchange
In partnership with Le Vivier (Montréal), the British Council and the Ministère des Relations Internationales du Québec, hcmf// is delighted to announce two month-long residencies for composer-performers of new music. Th.....Read more
Fri 12 May 2017
Vacancy: Marketing & Development Assistant
Marketing & Development Assistant hcmf// is inviting applications from outstanding, ambitious individuals for the role of Marketing & Development Assistant. This is an excellent opportunity to work for the UK’s la.....Read more
Thu 24 Aug 2017
hcmf// 2017 Programme announced
The packed programme for the 40th edition of hcmf// has been announced – including 31 world premieres, 103 UK premieres, and 13 hcmf// commissions! hcmf// 2017 includes the world premiere of a major new work by James .....Read more
Mon 09 Oct 2017
Come and volunteer with hcmf//
It’s that time of year again and we are looking for stewards to help us run the 40th Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival. This year’s festival will run from Friday 17 – Sunday 26 November and is a great way to ga.....Read more
Tue 19 Mar 2019
‘I love screaming on the mic’: On the road with hcmf// radio
It seemed like a hair-brained idea: taking a 45-year-old Classic Campervan called Betsy and turning it into a mobile radio, one that would tour Kirklees teaching students to DJ and host radio shows. But it was one our Le.....Read more
Mon 09 Sep 2019
Young Curators Programme: Open Call
hcmf// Young Curators Programme hcmf//’s Young Curators Programme is aimed at developing talent and leadership amongst the music programmers, promoters and curators of the future. For this project hcmf// is looking to.....Read more
Mon 01 Jun 2020
Call for Music Creators: COVID-19 Commissioning Fund
With our COVID-19 Commissioning Fund, hcmf// is looking to establish immediate paid opportunities for UK-based music creators, responding to the financial and professional complications artists face in the wake of the cu.....Read more
Tue 28 Apr 2020
Jake Burdass: Young Curator
With our newly launched Young Curators’ Programme, we’ll be helping six Kirklees artists take the next step. The programme will develop talent and leadership amongst the music programmers, promoters and curators of the f.....Read more
Thu 14 May 2020
Donate to hcmf//'s COVID-19 Commissioning Fund
In response to the impact of the COVID-19 crisis on music creators’ livelihoods, hcmf// is launching a Commissioning Fund campaign and an open call with the aim of providing five UK-based artists with a £1,000 commission.....Read more
Mon 10 Aug 2020
An announcement about hcmf// 2020
After many weeks of monitoring the circumstances and restrictions imposed by Covid-19, the hcmf// team and its Board of Trustees have reached the decision that it is not possible to produce our usual 10-day festival this.....Read more
Wed 07 Oct 2020
hcmf// 2020: live broadcasts, streams and installations
hcmf// 2020: Alternative Programme Announced for Friday 20 - Sunday 22 November In August this year we were forced by Covid-imposed circumstances to say a sad goodbye to hcmf// 2020 in its original form, as we priorit.....Read more
Mon 19 Oct 2020
hcmf// receives grant fom government's Culture Recovery Fund
As announced by the Culture Secretary on Saturday, hcmf// has been awarded £50,000 as part of the Government’s £1.57 billion Culture Recovery Fund (CRF). The award will help the festival to navigate the challenges of the.....Read more
Mon 19 Oct 2020
hcmf// shortlisted for prestigious RPS award
The prestigious Royal Philharmonic Society Awards have been given annually since 1989 for live classical music-making in the UK. hcmf// is delighted that the 2019 edition of the festival has been shortlisted for the R.....Read more