An interdisciplinary project blending classical, electronic, jazz, avant-garde and West African traditions with poetry and storytelling, Nocturnal Sun was written by award-winning composer and multidisciplinary artist Chisara Agor.

The first movement, ‘Dust’, is a live performance with conceptual film, following a people’s final journey across an arid landscape under a dying star.

This work was developed on Sound and Music’s New Voices programme. New Voices is supported by Arts Council England and PRS Foundation. The film work was supported by MSCTY and Sound and Music’s Digital Dimensions award. This work was also supported by Britten Pears Arts as part of their residency programme at Snape Maltings, The Roundhouse and The Help Musicians Fusion Fund.

Genre: Dance classical, global, experimental

This New Music Biennial 2025 event is free, but ticketed. Seating is unallocated and tickets don’t guarantee entry: admission is on a first-come, first-served basis for those with tickets. Please arrive early to avoid disappointment.

This event includes two performances of the same work and a short interview with the creative team in between the two, enabling audiences to experience the second performance with greater insight into the creative process.

New Music Biennial is a three-day festival celebrating the best new music across all genres from the country’s most exciting composers – and in 2025, for the first time, it’s coming to venues around Bradford.