I'm currently desperately attempting to recover from a rather unpleasant cold in advance of the HCMF. It's "coming out" as my grandmother would have put it. This involves a great deal of coughing, spluttering and expectorating: all of which I'm sure will be richly appreciated by my fellow concert-goers.
Anyway, the line up starts at 6pm with a performance of The Graphic Method: Bicycle by the Dutch composer Dick Raaijmakers. This is somewhat of a totemic performance for me. It's described (well, I paraphrase slightly) as a man seated on a bicycle being pulled slowly across a stage all the while being lifted from his seat. His breathing, heart-rate and muscles are amplified and, presumably, processed. It's either going to be transcendent or hysterical - which may set the tone for the entire festival! I'll let you know.
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