Hilltown New Music Festival 2012

A short film from the Hilltown New Music Festival 2012 featuring interviews with artistic directors David Stalling, Anthony Kelly, and composer and director of Quiet Music Ensemble John Godfrey, alongside extracts from performances by soprano Elizabeth Hilliard and the Kirkos Ensemble.

The Hilltown New Music Festival is an international weekend festival of contemporary music, sonic and visual installations around the medieval castle keep in the grounds of Hilltown House, Castlepollard, Co.Westmeath.

The 2012 festival took place from 20-22 July and featured a range of artists including David Toop (UK), Asmus Tiechens (Germany), and violinist Barbara Lüneburg (Germany), the Quiet Music Ensemble, and soprano Elizabeth Hilliard.

Video production by David Collier.

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