Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival

The Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival (also known by the acronym HCMF, stylised since 2006 as the lowercase hcmf//)[1] is a new music festival held annually in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, England. Since its foundation in 1978,[2] it has featured major international figures of experimental and avant garde music, including guest composers such as Karlheinz Stockhausen, Louis Andriessen, Terry Riley, Brian Eno, John Cage, Steve Reich, Jonathan Harvey, Helmut Lachenmann and Sir Harrison Birtwistle. Its programme also includes improvisation, installation, sound sculptures, happenings, new technology and free jazz.[1]

The festival is held across several venues in the town, including the Lawrence Batley Theatre, Huddersfield Town Hall, St Paul's Hall, St Thomas's Church and the Creative Arts Building of the University of Huddersfield. There is also a Festival Hub which offers refreshments, CDs and free live shows every morning of the festival.

The Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival archive is held at the University of Huddersfield Archives at Heritage Quay.[3]

  1. ^ a b "Interview: Graham McKenzie on 40 years of Huddersfield | Kate Molleson". katemolleson.com. Retrieved 9 September 2018.
  2. ^ Pratt, George (2001). "Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival". In Sadie, Stanley; Tyrrell, John (eds.). The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians (2nd ed.). London: Macmillan Publishers. ISBN 978-1-56159-239-5.‎
  3. ^ "Archival Collections - University of Huddersfield". Archived from the original on 8 June 2013. Retrieved 10 June 2013.