{"id":9,"date":"2014-10-25T16:56:40","date_gmt":"2014-10-25T16:56:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stephenaltoft.com\/?page_id=5"},"modified":"2026-05-12T23:36:40","modified_gmt":"2026-05-12T21:36:40","slug":"programmes","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.stephenaltoft.com\/?page_id=9","title":{"rendered":"Programmes &amp; Upcoming Events"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1180\" height=\"312\" src=\"http:\/\/www.stephenaltoft.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/mix.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-120\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.stephenaltoft.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/mix.png 1180w, https:\/\/www.stephenaltoft.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/mix-300x79.png 300w, https:\/\/www.stephenaltoft.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/mix-1024x271.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.stephenaltoft.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/mix-768x203.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1180px) 100vw, 1180px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n<p class=\"p1\"><em>Solo Programme- with electronics and video<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">microtonal trumpets and flugelhorn (19-, 24- and 48- division of the octave) and non-microtonal trumpet pieces by international composers. Possible inclusion of pieces from the Yasser Collection for the 19-div Trumpet.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p class=\"p1\"><em>Duo Programmes with <a href=\"http:\/\/www.duocontour.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">duo Contour<\/a> (Electronics, Malletkat, Theatre, Film)<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">dC have a wide repertoire, ranging from works for trumpet and drumset, to the inclusion of\u00a0electronics and film. Most recently we have been performing microtonal works with a Malletkat,\u00a0as well as bringing BATTAGLIA by Igor Majcen to theatres.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p class=\"p1\"><em>Duo VORTEX with <a href=\"http:\/\/www.loreamenabar.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Lore Amenabar Larra\u00f1aga<\/a>, accordions<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Contemporary works for quarter-tone accordion and quarter-tone trumpet or quarter-tone flugelhorn. Currently we have \u00a0commissioned two new duo works by Ben Lunn (Scotland), Emily Koh (Singapore\/USA) to combine with a mixed media piece, <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/OvWj5AC3mXE?feature=shared\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Sand Walking<\/em><\/a> by Donald Bousted (UK)\u00a0 and an existing work by Nina Senk (SI).<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><em>Quintet Programme with the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.furanosaxquartet.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Furano Sax Quartet<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"\">Pieces for quarter-tone trumpet and sax quartet by <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/7grGoHUFIAk?feature=shared\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Daniele Bravi<\/a>, Vasiliki Kourti-Papamoustou (based on Donald Bousted\u2019s Microtonal Studies)and Alberto Napolitano and as well as a graphic score\/impro piece by myself for sax quartet.<\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<p><em><a href=\"https:\/\/microtonalprojects.com\/inside-luds-church\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Inside Lud&#8217;s Church<\/a> with VORTEX<\/em><\/p>\n<p>A cross-genre microtonal piece inspired by the geology and geography around the chasm known as \u2018Lud\u2019s Church\u2019.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><em>Duo with Karin Fleck, Accordion<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Improvisations, original works and transcriptions or arrangements of classical modern pieces for these two &#8216;wind&#8217; instruments! <a href=\"https:\/\/www.karinfleck.de\/\">Karin Fleck<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><em>Duo with Helga Zuccaro, flute<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Original works, transcriptions and arrangements using an assortment of flutes, trumpets and flugelhorn. Repertoire by J.S.Bach, Donald Bousted, Wilhelm von Grunelius and Andr\u00e9 Jolivet.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p class=\"p1\"><em>Guest soloist with the <a href=\"http:\/\/blackforestpercussiongroup.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Black Forest Percussion Group<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">A programme centred around an arrangement of Petr Eben&#8217;s &#8220;Windows&#8221; by Sebastian Meyer (CH), plus the &#8216;Northern Lights&#8217; project centred around a new piece by Jonas Skaarud (NO).<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p class=\"p1\"><em>Lecture Recitals: <\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"p1\"><em>on the Contemporary Trumpet<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"p1\">Explores writing for the trumpet in quarter-tones, eighth-tones, 19-div tuning- See Solo Programme above. Originally given at the Tage f\u00fcr neue Musik Darmstadt, Germany.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>or the Microtonal Trumpet<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"p1\">Explores writing for the trumpet and the use of extended techniques- see Solo Programme above. Originally given at the Daegu International Contemporary Music Festival, South Korea, 2014.<\/p>\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">EVENTS: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">2026:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>11th April, 2026<\/strong>, <strong>Hyperchromatic Festival,<\/strong> Goldsmiths&#8217; University London, Deptford Town Hall, 7pm<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Stephen Altoft<strong>,&nbsp;<\/strong><em>19-division trumpet and flugelhorn<\/em>,<em> 24<\/em><em>-division flugelhorn<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Works by Eddie Clijsen (WP) and Jim Dalton (UKP)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>duo VORTEX<\/em><\/strong> with Lore Amenabar Larra\u00f1aga (quarter-tone accordion), premiere by Ben Lunn for quarter-tone flugelhorn and quarter-tone accordion<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>30th April, 2026,<\/strong> University of Manchester, UK: <em>I<a href=\"https:\/\/microtonalprojects.com\/inside-luds-church\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/microtonalprojects.com\/inside-luds-church\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">nside Lud&#8217;s Church<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>VORTEX<\/em><\/strong>, Martin Harris Centre, 1.10pm.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Stephen Altoft<strong>,&nbsp;<\/strong><em>19-division trumpet and flugelhorn<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sarah Keirle-Dos Santos<strong>,&nbsp;<\/strong><em>voice, electroacoustic composition<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Richard Whalley<strong>,&nbsp;<\/strong><em>Lumatone, composition<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>30th April, 2026,<\/strong> Whitworth Art Gallery, Manchester, UK, 6pm-8pm: <em>I<a href=\"https:\/\/microtonalprojects.com\/inside-luds-church\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/microtonalprojects.com\/inside-luds-church\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">nside Lud&#8217;s Church<\/a><\/em><strong><em> <\/em><\/strong><strong><em>VORTEX<\/em><\/strong>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eventbrite.co.uk\/e\/listening-with-trees-inside-luds-church-and-how-to-be-a-forest-tickets-1984564312281?aff=oddtdtcreator\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.eventbrite.co.uk\/e\/listening-with-trees-inside-luds-church-and-how-to-be-a-forest-tickets-1984564312281?aff=oddtdtcreator\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Listening with trees<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>7th June, 2026,<\/strong>&nbsp;<strong>Notes from Faraway Places<\/strong>, Duo Altoft Fleck, Evangelische Kirche Heitersheim, Germany, 6pm.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Stephen Altoft, trumpets and flugelhorn with Karin Fleck, accordion and melodica, Improvisations and Compositions<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Works by Stephen Altoft, Manuel De Falla, Girolamo Frescobaldi, Joschi Kr\u00fcger, Dermot Macmurrough, Henry McPherson, HIlary Robinson, David Sampson, Erik Satie<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Thanks to the <a href=\"https:\/\/ao-heitersheim.de\/termine\/\">&nbsp;Heitersheim Accordion Orchestra<\/a>&nbsp;for promoting this concert during the year of the accordion!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>11th July, 2026,<\/strong> <strong>Klassik in Weingarten<\/strong>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mehrgenerationenhaus-ebw-freiburg.de\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.mehrgenerationenhaus-ebw-freiburg.de\">Mehrgenerationenhaus (EBW)<\/a>, Freiburg-Weingarten, DE, 7.30pm<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Der Kornettist als S\u00e4nger- Musique de salon<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Stephen Altoft, Cornet &amp; Patricia Germano, Piano<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">2025:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>4th October, 2025<\/strong>, <strong>Musik zum Marktzeit<\/strong>, 11am-12pm.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Improvisations by FLOWduo (with Johannes Nied, Double Bass).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Anwesen Leonhardt, Marktplatz&nbsp;14, 79312 Emmendingen<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>14th &amp; 15th April, 2025, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eventbrite.com\/e\/hyperchromatic-music-festival-tickets-1283827866709?aff=oddtdtcreator\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.eventbrite.com\/e\/hyperchromatic-music-festival-tickets-1283827866709?aff=oddtdtcreator\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Hyperchromatic Festival<\/a><\/strong>, Goldsmiths University, London<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Shared Concerts: Deptford Town Hall, 5pm<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">music by Donald Bousted (WP) with Lore Amenabar Larra\u00f1aga (quarter-tone accordion),&nbsp;Geoffrey Cox, Joseph Gusmano (WP), Matthias S. Kr\u00fcger (WP). Coreen Moorsink (WP), Paul Rhys,&nbsp;Maximiliano Soto Mayorga (WP), Richard Whalley.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">2024<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>8th February, 2024, 1pm. &#8216;Time Dreaming&#8217;- Microtonal Trumpet and Flugelhorn<\/strong>. St. Pauls&#8217; Hall, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hud.ac.uk\/performance\/february\/\">University of Huddersfield<\/a>, UK.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Dedicated to the memory of former composition tutor, Donald Bousted. Music by Stephen Altoft, Donald Bousted, Geoffrey Cox (WP), Ben Lunn (WP), Eleri Angharad Pound (WP), Richard Whalley.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>16th February, 2024, 6.15pm. &#8216;Time Dreaming&#8217;- Microtonal Trumpet and Flugelhorn<\/strong>. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tickettailor.com\/events\/churchillcollegemusicsociety\/1133835\">Churchill College, Cambridge<\/a>, UK.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Music by Stephen Altoft, Donald Bousted, Paul Rhys (WP), Hilary Robinson (WP) and Richard Whalley.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>8th March, 2024,  8pm. &#8216;Das Stimmt!!- with strings attached&#8217;<\/strong> part of the EUROMicroFest 2024: microtonal trumpet\/ flugelhorn with strings.  Compositions and Improvisations. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">WP by Eleni Ralli (GR\/CH), Eleri Angharad Pound (Wales, GB), Emily Koh (Singapore\/ USA), Paul Rhys (UK), plus music by Radelescu (<a href=\"https:\/\/kschmauder.de\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Katharina Schmauder<\/a>, viola) and improvisations by FLOWduo, Harald Kimmig (violin)\/Lee Ferguson (percussion).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Elisabeth-Schneider-Stiftung, Freiburg, Germany. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>due e due e due 2024<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A concert series at the St. Michaelskappelle, Alte Friedhof, Freiburg, Germany, in aid of Cancer Relief. The first series focussed on wind instruments, this second series focusses on stringed instruments. Original works, transcriptions and arrangements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">5th May, 6pm. <a href=\"http:\/\/ensemble-decouvertes.de\/biographien\/antoine-billet\/\">Antoine Billet <\/a>(&#8216;cello)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">9th June, 6pm. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.duocontour.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">duo Contour<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">7th July, 6pm. <a href=\"https:\/\/kschmauder.de\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Katharina Schmauder <\/a>(violin\/ viola),  . <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>GLAS<\/strong> with the Black Forest Percussion Group<br>OKNA by Petr Eben, arranged by Sebastian Meyer (CH).<br>15th November, Elisabeth-Schneider-Stiftung, Freiburg, Germany. 8pm<br>16th November, Evangelische Vers\u00f6hnungskirche Waldshut, Germany. 8pm.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Solo Programme- with electronics and video microtonal trumpets and flugelhorn (19-, 24- and 48- division of the octave) and non-microtonal trumpet pieces by international composers. 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