To my family: to my late parents, Nancy and Doug, to Ali, and to Clare and Emma; also to my extended family: over 100 postgraduate students who have been BEASTies since 1982.

The sounds of the BEAST system during set-up, transportation and in storage — aluminium trussing, scaffolding, gaffer tape, rubber matting, tripods, trolleys, flight cases, cables, speaker grilles and stands, tools, connectors…

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BEASTiary was realized in 2012 in the composer’s studio in Birmingham (England, UK) and in the Electroacoustic Music Studios of the University of Birmingham. It was premiered on December 1, 2012 in the Elgar Concert Hall of the Bramall Music Building of the University of Birmingham, for the inauguration of the new building; the concert coincided with the 30th anniversary of BEAST.

Premiere

• December 1, 2012, BEAST @ 30: Today, Elgar Concert Hall — Bramall Music Building — University of Birmingham, Birmingham (England, UK)

Awards

• 2nd prize Motus, Fixed medium, 6th Destellos Competition 2013, Mar del Plata (Argentina)