Back to warm the midwinter chill, our annual sound maker’s festival celebrates the birthdays of two pioneers of free music. Vocalist, dancer and performer Maggie Nicols sees out her 75th year with the Noisy Women ensemble. Saxophonist Evan Parker celebrates his 80th birthday in 2024, co-leading his Trance Map+ project with Matt Wright and guest performers Hannah Marshall and Toma Gouband. The Free Range Orchestra complete the programme, with a performance co-led by Parker and Nicols. In addition, students from Canterbury Christ Church University present an exhibition of new sound and music in our Daphne Oram Gallery.

Programme

Daphne Oram Gallery:

• 6.30pm - WinterSound student exhibition opening, with WinterSound co-curators Maureen Wolloshin and Matt Wright

Anselm Studio 1:

• 7.30pm - Trance Map+ (Evan Parker, Matt Wright, Hannah Marshall, Toma Gouband)

• 8.10pm - Noisy Women (Faradena Afifi, Steve Beresford, Charlotte Keeffe, Joanne Morrison, Maggie Nicols, Nicky Smith, Maham Suhail, Julian Woods)

• 8.50pm - interval

• 9.10pm - Free Range Orchestra with Maggie Nicols and Evan Parker

• 10.00pm - finish