Returning after two online incarnations, the festival pushes boundaries and blurs musical genres as international and local artists gather in Glasgow to explore what music can be. It is staged annually by the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, is co-curated by its Principal Guest Conductor Ilan Volkov and Alasdair Campbell (Counterflows) with highlights broadcast on BBC Radio 3.
A ground-breaking and somewhat overlooked figure in electronic and experimental music, Janet Beat only released her first commercial album ‘Pioneering Knob Twiddler’ last year. This year’s focus will celebrate her career, including a number of works for solo performer and electronics performed by BBC SSO Principals and soprano Juliet Fraser, as well as sets from Andie Brown, Sharon Gal and Ailie Ormston that echo Beat’s ever-questioning spirit.