Cut and Splice has established an international reputation for inspired ideas and high quality production. A free-ranging festival of electronic music and sound art it is unique in its approach to programming. The project is co-curated and co-produced by Sonic Arts Network and BBC Radio 3 and presents live and broadcast activity, annually altering its focus and format to reveal pioneering sonic art at its best. Previous festivals presented work by many leading international artists and have been held in venues such as ICA, LSO St. Luke’s, Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival and the Sonic Arts Research Centre (SARC) in Belfast. All Cut and Splice performances are broadcast on BBC Radio 3’s Hear and Now programme.
Sonic Arts Network
Sonic Arts Network is a national organisation that enables both audiences and practitioners to engage with the art of sound in diverse, accessible and innovative ways. Sonic Arts Network fosters a culture of creative risk taking and experimental approaches to sound through a cutting edge programme of festivals, events, commissions and education projects. The organisation believes in the unique capacity of listening to enrich people’s lives by unlocking creativity, promoting social and environmental awareness and engaging a diverse range of communities. www.sonicartsnetwork.org
BBC Radio 3’s Hear and Now
Hear and Now is the main contemporary music programme on Radio 3. It features live concerts and studio sessions from the best new music groups, and premieres of BBC commissioned works.
www.bbc.co.uk/radio3/hearandnow
Wilton’s Music Hall
Wilton’s Music Hall is the last surviving grand music hall in the world. It has hosted the greatest and most international variety of music and performance since 1858. After the second world war the hall was left derelict and empty. Over the past ten years it has gradually become more and more open to the public with ground breaking music events, new commissions and a wealth of performances and shows. Wilton’s has a fabulous acoustic and is delighted to be hosting Cut and Splice this year.
