From 26-28 April 2018, the Department of Music presented a three-day festival of music, meetings and ideas: BEAST FEaST 2018: BEASTopia!
The festival welcomed sound artists, composers and researchers from across the world to explore and discuss the themes of democracy and equality in relation to electroacoustic music; including sound, genre, representation and technology.
The event also welcomed featured artists Horacio Vaggione, Nicholas Bullen, Brona Martin and Mari Fukumoto.
For more information on BEAST (Birmingham ElectroAcoustic Sound Theatre) and further events please visit www.beast.bham.ac.uk
![Annie Matahni introduces the event](/Images/College-ArtsLaw-only/music/news/2018/beastopia1.xb8591ceb.jpg?q=80&f=webp&w=1440)
![Cascade installation by Peter Batchelor](/Images/College-ArtsLaw-only/music/news/2018/beastopia2.x31ed1a68.jpg?q=80&f=webp&w=1440)
![Fear of a Black Planet, Peter Naturaj](/Images/College-ArtsLaw-only/music/news/2018/beastopia3.x9ed3a97e.jpg?q=80&f=webp&w=1440)
![Scrolling to Zero, Rafał Zapała](/Images/College-ArtsLaw-only/music/news/2018/beastopia4.x7bad733a.jpg?q=80&f=webp&w=1440)
![Organist in the Bramall Concert Hall](/Images/College-ArtsLaw-only/music/news/2018/beastopia7.xe05fd6f7.jpg?q=80&f=webp&w=1440)
![Audience members during performance](/Images/College-ArtsLaw-only/music/news/2018/beastopia5.x553c7454.jpg?q=80&f=webp&w=1440)
![The audience](/Images/College-ArtsLaw-only/music/news/2018/beastopia6.x5c9ec623.jpg?q=80&f=webp&w=1440)
![Scott Wilson performing in the Bramall Concert Hall](/Images/College-ArtsLaw-only/music/news/2018/beastopia8.x8440d75e.jpg?q=80&f=webp&w=1440)
![A speaker at the event](/Images/College-ArtsLaw-only/music/news/2018/beastopia9.x407a55e5.jpg?q=80&f=webp&w=1440)