Sound Pioneers

In 2019, in partnership with the Centre for Research in New Music (CeReNeM) at the University of Huddersfield, hcmf// gave five participants the opportunity to workshop and then compose a new piece of electronic music. Through residencies at the University, they were given access to the Huddersfield Immersive Sound System (HISS), an incredible 48-channel channel, 66-loudspeaker system. With the tools to make the most expansive music of their career, each artist created something entirely different, presenting their music in a memorable day of concerts at hcmf// 2019.

Initially launched as the Huddersfield Professional Development Programme for Women Composers of Electronic Music, the project has been developed by Yorkshire Sound Women Network (YSWN) and in 2020 is running as Sound Pioneers – a project offering residencies to create a new piece of music at the University of Hull and University of Huddersfield. Sound Pioneers is being delivered by YSWN in partnership with the University of Huddersfield, University of Hull, hcmf// and Brighter Sound’s Both Sides Now programme. It is supported by the PRS Foundation’s Open Fund for Organisations.