Richard Steinitz is the founder and former artistic director of the Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival.

• Preface; Background; The first festivals; Expansion; Orchestras; Ensembles and soloists; The shock of the new; Composers; Premiers and commissions; The festival in the 1990s; Venues; Other spaces, other media; Education and outreach; The University and the music department; Marketing and audiences; Partnerships and management; The new millennium; Endnotes; Appendices; Index.

Richard Steinitz is the founder and former artistic director of the Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival.

• Preface; Background; The first festivals; Expansion; Orchestras; Ensembles and soloists; The shock of the new; Composers; Premiers and commissions; The festival in the 1990s; Venues; Other spaces, other media; Education and outreach; The University and the music department; Marketing and audiences; Partnerships and management; The new millennium; Endnotes; Appendices; Index.

Richard Steinitz is the founder and former artistic director of the Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival.

• Preface; Background; The first festivals; Expansion; Orchestras; Ensembles and soloists; The shock of the new; Composers; Premiers and commissions; The festival in the 1990s; Venues; Other spaces, other media; Education and outreach; The University and the music department; Marketing and audiences; Partnerships and management; The new millennium; Endnotes; Appendices; Index.