🎟️ hcmf// 2026 is on sale now. Join us 20–29 Nov for 10 days of world & UK premieres, major commissions, installations, talks and workshops from leading international artists and bold new voices. Book now: hcmf.co.uk/2026-programme/

Tradition meets experimentation as Shovel Dance Collective + Radical Polish Ansambl bring folk music into the present through improvisation, collaboration and collective music-making. 📅 25 Nov, 8pm | 📍 Huddersfield Town Hall | 🎟️ link.dice.fm/w4bb0837a716

Reich @ 90 // Feldman @ 100: GBSR Duo + friends revisit the New York scene that shaped American music, with works by Reich, Glass + Feldman. 📅 24 Nov, 7pm | 📍 Huddersfield Town Hall | 🎟️ hcmf.co.uk/programme/reich-9…

hcmf// 2026 closes with two UK premieres from Rebecca Saunders + Ann Cleare, performed by Ensemble Resonanz. Expect sound as physical, spatial material in two striking new works. 📅 29 Nov, 7pm | 📍 Huddersfield Town Hall | 🎟️ hcmf.co.uk/programme/ensembl…

Jürg Frey’s Tombeau receives its World Premiere, performed by Chilean guitarists Cristián Alvear + Diego Castro Magaš. Two electric guitars meet as equals in a quiet, spacious sound world. 📅 29 Nov, 1pm | 📍 St Paul’s Hall | 🎟️ hcmf.co.uk/programme/diego-c…

Ensemble for New Music Tallinn + torupill player Katariin Raska bring Estonia’s traditional bagpipe into contemporary music, with four UK premieres exploring tradition, experimentation + new sounds. 📅 28 Nov, 7:30pm | 📍 St Paul’s Hall | 🎟️ hcmf.co.uk/programme/ensembl…

Three UK premieres, new music and a ferocious live set from Steamboat Switzerland. Collegium Novum Zürich join forces for a late-night programme of intensity, improvisation and rock-infused energy. 📅 21 Nov, 9:45pm |📍 Huddersfield Town Hall | 🎟️ hcmf.co.uk/programme/collegi…

hcmf// shorts returns Monday 23 November 14 free performances, including 11 UK premieres and 3 world premieres. Expect experimental sound and fearless new music. Read more: hcmf.co.uk/programme/hcmf-sh…

Nik Bärtsch brings his distinctive blend of precision + improvisation to hcmf// 2026 with a solo performance of works from his evolving Modul cycle. 📅 26 Nov, 7:30pm | 📍 St Paul’s Hall | 🎟️ hcmf.co.uk/programme/nik-bar…

Interested in experimental music, sound art and improvisation? Volunteer at hcmf// 2026 this November. Gain experience in live events, meet new people and see amazing concerts for free. Contact Nathan Bragg-Beck at [email protected] Link in bio.

Quatuor Bozzini return to hcmf// with UK premieres from Cassandra Miller and Gregor Kulla, alongside music by Egidija Medekšaitė and Gerald Barry. 📅 21 Nov, 12:30pm | 📍 St Paul’s Hall | 🎟️ hcmf.co.uk/programme/quatuor…

UK Premiere: Heinz-Juhani Hofmann’s Myself/Myself/Myself follows Didi as social media, beauty ideals and the pursuit of perfection pull her into an accelerating vortex. 📅 22 Nov, 7:30pm | 📍 Bates Mill Blending Shed | 🎟️ hcmf.co.uk/programme/myself-…

Expect the unexpected. Artisans’ Synthetic Piss gleefully dismantles contemporary music, mixing obsolete tech, MIDI, PowerPoint, Lithuanian folk aesthetics and sonic trash. 📅 22 Nov, 9:30pm | 📍 Bates Mill Photographic Studio | 🎟️ hcmf.co.uk/programme/artisan…

Finnissy @ 80: pianist Rob Hao performs three recent works by Michael Finnissy, exploring folk song, musical history and Chopin in a programme celebrating one of Britain’s most significant composers. 📅 24 Nov, 1pm |📍 St Paul’s Hall |🎟️ hcmf.co.uk/programme/rob-hao…

What if you could hear 100 million years of orchid evolution? 🌸 Kate Ellis performs the UK Premiere of Nick Roth’s 'Orchidées', translating DNA sequences into a 70-minute journey for solo cello. 📅 29 Nov, 4pm | 📍 St Paul’s Hall | 🎟️ hcmf.co.uk/programme/orchide…

Late-night chaos at hcmf//. Katariin Raska + Villem Jahu meet The Sleep Of Reason Produces Monsters for a double bill of improvisation, noise, jazz, techno + experimental sound. 📅 27 Nov, 9:30pm | 📍 Bates Mill Blending Shed | 🎟️ hcmf.co.uk/programme/the-sle…

Explore the life, work and Political Agendas of Michael Finnissy as he celebrates his 80th birthday. Read the full profile by Tim Rutherford-Johnson here: hcmf.co.uk/timeless-agendas-…

Lithuanian duo DEAR, DEAR make their UK debut with an intimate performance for piano + analogue synthesisers. A musical love letter to friendship, influence and the artists who shaped them. 📅 28 Nov, 10pm | 📍 Bates Mill Blending Shed | 🎟️ hcmf.co.uk/programme/dear-de…

A forgotten 1868 weather diary becomes the score for Arturas Bumšteinas’ Rainfair. This UK premiere explores repetition, chance and harmony through recorded instruments, field sounds, and voices. 📅 22 Nov, 1pm | 📍 Huddersfield Town Hall | 🎟️ hcmf.co.uk/programme/rainfai…