11th January 2008 - New Website!

Welcome to our new website! This year we have completely changed the nature of our website so that we can update it more frequently and bring you the latest information about the festival and future festivals. We have worked tirelessly to implement a host of modern website techniques including PHP, MySQL, Flash, Javascript and the new XHTML to provide a more interactive and satisfactory experience.

New features on the website are:

• A new interface to help you find the information you are after


• Integrated databases to store and keep up-to-date information about upcoming events


• Up-to-date news and reviews so that you can keep in touch with the latest goings on of the Late Music Festival team


• A picture gallery displaying publicity photos for the acts and live pictures from previous festivals


• Updated information about the festival and its organisers


• A new contact and feedback form so you can get in touch and provide valuable feedback on the Late Music Festival


• An option to sign up to our mailing list via the website - be sure to sign up!


• Sample Media, including a brand new Festival Music Player! courtesy of www.premiumbeat.com

1st January 2008 - Happy New Year Call for Performers

Happy New Year to all from the festival!

Now that the festive season is over and 2008 is on its way it is time to announce the successful entrants for the Call for Performers.

Australian pianist Zubin Kanga will be giving an exciting concert featuring new works from composers on both sides of the pond. Zubin is an RCM performance MA student and has studied in the UK and in Australia. As a special request he will be playing 'Postcard Pieces' by local Australian composer David Lumsdaine.

Trio Atem, founded around a performance of Helmut Lachenmann's temA and including composer and flautist Gavin Osbourne will be performing a fantastic concert featuring a dynamic mix of Sciarrino, Lachenmann and local composer Edd Caine.

Beacons of Sound, also including Gavin Osbourne are an electronic act with roots in York and recycling. Their concert will be part of the electroacoustic day and will include "Cathedral" - a tribute to York Minster.

Eclectic Jazz group Elastic Axis will perform a fantastic alternative Jazz concert, featuring a diverse range of influences from Jewish Kletzma to contemporary classical music. They will be performing a new work by York PhD composer Alex Harker and a Jazz arrangement of Messiaen's "Quartet for the End of Time" in response to the celebration of Messiaen's centenary. They will be performing as part of our Jazz Day.

4th September 2007 - Call for Performers Announced

The 2008 Call for Performers has been announced!

The Late Music Festival call for performers is an annual call that goes out to attract new burgeoning talent. The call is open to young performers, either doing a postgraduate course or recently graduated from university, and stepping out into a professional performing career. Those successful are showcased in the festival lunchtime concerts.

Last year we attracted some fantastic new talent in the form of the Ossian Ensemble and Violinist Cerys Jones.

This year we have four slots available for the Call for Performers, two of which follow the genres of Jazz and Electroaccoustic music.

For more information on how to apply, click here.