The 2007 Sonorities Festival of Contemporary Music takes place in Belfast this April.

This year's festival features the German new music group Ensemble Recherche, who will present two concerts: a 60th birthday tribute concert of music by the legendary Italian composer Salvatore Sciarrino, and a programme of new music by European composers written for the ensemble.

Sonorities 2007 also presents an exciting mix of orchestral and chamber music, as well as electronic music performed in the unique Sonic Lab, which features symmetric three-dimensional surround- sound, at the Sonic Arts Research Centre. Featured musicians and ensembles include the Ulster Orchestra, the Smith Quartet, Miso Music Portugal, Mark Applebaum, George Lewis and Barry Guy. Irish composers in this year's festival include Bernadette Comac, Gordon Delap and Simon Mawhinney.

Sonorities 2007 runs from Friday 20 to Wednesday 25 April 2007. See Calendar for details.

Posted: 29 March 2007