Concerts: Box Office 2009-10: The Guide, In Full
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Event 1: Heads We Dance
Friday 2 October 1.10pm
Pete Bott (vocals & synths)
Yoni Collier (synths & vocals)
Becky Keighley (drums & vocals)
We welcome back two School of Music Alumni (PWM) for a performance featuring tracks from their recently released debut album on This Is Fake DIY Records called Love Technology. All the songs are written by Pete Bott with music written and arranged by Heads We Dance. Their programme will include a cover of the Kraftwerk track ‘Computer Love’ (music by Ralf Hutter and Karl Bartos, lyrics by Ralf Hutter and Emil Schult). They will also preview some new material due for release in November 2009, again songs written by Pete Bott with music written and arranged by Heads We Dance.
Heads We Dance formed in Leeds in August 2006 and played their first show less than three weeks later as support for Little Boots’ former band Dead Disco. Taking their name from a Kate Bush lyric, Heads We Dance have pursued their ambition of combining pop melodies with dance music production. Their debut album, Love Technology, was described by Artrocker magazine as “glittering, lustrous electro-pop”. Heads We Dance have been particularly popular amongst online bloggers, with their recent single, ‘When The Sirens Sound’, going to number 1 on the global blog aggregator chart Hype Machine.
Light refreshments available from 12.30pm
Venue:Clothworkers Centenary Concert Hall, School of Music
Event 2: Leeds Lieder + Masterclass
Sunday 4 October 10.30am-1.00pm
With Dame Margaret Price
Dame Margaret will work on the songs of Schumann and Mahler with four post-graduate duos who have been nominated by their conservatoires as having great potential. Hear the stars of the future before they enter the demanding professional arena, and see them guided by this great artist.
Venue: Clothworkers Centenary Concert Hall, School of Music
Event 3: Harmonious Handel
Friday 9 October 1.10pm
Graham Barber (organ, harpsichord)
Graham Barber plays a programme of works by Handel, including his popular Air and Variations in E major better known as “The Harmonious Blacksmith”, and his Organ Concerto Op.4 No.6.
Since his début in London at the Royal Festival Hall in 1979, Graham Barber has been recognised as one of the world’s leading concert organists. He has given concerts in major venues in Britain, Europe, the Far East, the States and Australia, and has been widely broadcast. Recent concerts have been in Prague, Leipzig, Braga, Lisbon, Coimbra and Adelaide. Reviewing his first recording in 1975, the Sunday Times described him as a ‘technically brilliant, musically mature organist.’ He has made CDs on many English, German and Dutch organs and has been described in Gramophone magazine as ‘one of the organ world’s finest recording artists.’
Light refreshments available from 12.30pm
Venue: Clothworkers Centenary Concert Hall, School of Music
Event 4: Peter Veale (oboe)
Friday 9 October 9.00pm (Note time)
Some of the most exciting oboe playing you will ever hear – this late-night performance, part of the city wide “Light Night” programme, brings contemporary virtuosity of the highest order. Peter’s programme will include works by Vinko Globokar, Violeta Dinescu, Gwyn Pritchard, Elliott Carter and the world première of a new work by Sebastian Semper.
Peter Veale studied oboe with Heinz Holliger and conducting with Francis Travis at the Musikhochschule in Freiburg. He tours internationally as a soloist and has recorded for numerous CD labels. He is a leading authority on contemporary oboe music and techniques and is author of the book The Techniques of Oboe Playing and is editor of the series Contemporary Music for Oboe, both published by Bärenreiter (Kassel).
Note that this event requires free tickets for admission.
Venue: Clothworkers Centenary Concert Hall, School of Music
Event 5: Audrey Burton Memorial Concert
Sunday 11 October 3.00pm
featuring Sunwook Kim (piano)
HAYDN Piano Sonata in C major, Hbk:48
PROKOFIEV Piano Sonata in A major, Op.82
DAI FUJIKURA “Joule” (BBC Radio 3 commission - world première)
CHOPIN Sonata No.3 in B minor, Op.58
20-year-old Sunwook Kim came to international recognition when he won the prestigiousLeeds International Piano Competition in 2006. The competition’s youngest winner for 40 years, as well as its first Asian winner, his performance for the finals of Brahms’s Concerto No.1 with MarkElder attractedunanimous praise from the press, and led to concerto engagements with some of the UK’s finest orchestras as well as recitals throughout Europe.
Please note this concert is being recorded by BBC Radio 3 and that you are asked to be in your seats by 2:55pm. Latecomers cannot be admitted.
Venue: Clothworkers Centenary Concert Hall, School of Music
Event 6: Virtuosic music for alto saxophone and piano
Friday 16 October 1.10pm
Sarah Markham (alto sax)
Paul Turner (piano)
An exciting programme including François Borne’s Fantaisie Brillante sur des airs de “Carmen” (arr. Iwan Roth and Raymond Meylan), Takashi Yoshimatsu’s Fuzzy Bird Sonata, Eugène Bozza’s Aria and Pedro Iturralde’s Pequeña Czarda.
Sarah Markham studied at the Royal Northern College of Music and University of Massachusetts, Amherst, USA. She is now a much travelled recitalist and teacher. She has broadcast on Radio 3 and Classic FM and recorded with the Adelphi and Northern Saxophone quartets and the Tribune Saxophone Octet.
Light refreshments available from 12.30pm
Venue: Clothworkers Centenary Concert Hall, School of Music
Event 7: Jon Strong in ConcertWednesday 21 October 7.30pm
After eleven years touring with his much acclaimed band Jon Strong comes to “Clothies” for a solo performance.
Venue: Clothworkers Centenary Concert Hall, School of Music
Event 8: Music for Horn and StringsFriday 23 October 1.10pm
The Music Serenade
Robert Ashworth (horn)
Jackie Cima & Wendy Dyson (violins)
Liz Wyly (viola)
Andrew Fairley (cello)
The programme includes works by Giovanni Punto (1764-1803), Diether Noll (b.1934) and Emil Kreuz (1867-1932)
The Music Serenade, formed in 1978 at the birth of Opera North by clarinettist Howard Rogerson, is a Leeds-based chamber ensemble made up of wind and string players from the Orchestra of Opera North. Since its beginnings as a wind ensemble, The Music Serenade has evolved into an extremely flexible ensemble, enabling performances of all types of chamber music - large or small ensembles - mixed together in an infinite variety of formats. The group has performed for BBC Radio 3 on several occasions (both live broadcasts and studio recordings) and has appeared for various music festivals, leisure services, music clubs and societies, universities, colleges and schools.
Light refreshments available from 12.30pm
Venue: Clothworkers Centenary Concert Hall, School of Music
Event 9: Amsterdam String QuartetSunday 25 October 3.00pm
Alida Schat & John Wilson Meyer (violins)
Jane Rogers (viola)
Thomas Pitt (cello)
Regarded as one of today’s leading historical instrument quartets, ASQ’s members are at the forefront of the Early Music scene. Since its formation the ASQ has placed Haydn at the heart of its programming and has gained a reputation as one of the leading interpreters of his work. Their programme includes Haydn’s quartets Op.64 No.6 (1790), Op.77 No.1 (1799) and Op.103 with Mozart’s quartet KV 421 (1783).
This performance runs in collaboration with the DARE project
Venue: The Howard Assembly Rooms, The Grand Theatre & Opera House (Directions to venue)
Event 10: Strings PlusFriday 30 October 1.00pm
Michael Collins (clarinet)
With the Brodsky Quartet
HOWELLS Rhapsodic Quintet for clarinet and strings Op.31
BRAHMS Quintet for clarinet and strings in B minor Op.115
The second of five lunchtime recitals being recorded by the BBC for future broadcast.
Please note that you are asked to be in your seats by 1.05pm. Latecomers cannot be admitted.
Light refreshments available from 12.30pm
Venue: Clothworkers Centenary Concert Hall, School of Music
Event 11: Film Music Event: New Scores for Old FilmsFriday 6 November 1.10pm
This concert, which is also part of a Film Music Conference, will feature new student scores for old black-and-white silent film clips. Each student composer will be interviewed briefly by Professor David Cooper and professional film composer Ilan Eshkeri, himself a Leeds graduate, before their score is performed live by the University of Leeds Film Music Ensemble.
Audience members are invited to stay in their seats for a keynote interview with Ilan which will follow the concert after a short comfort break, ending at about 3.30pm. Admission Free to both concert and keynote interview, no booking required.
For further information on the conference click here, or email Ian Sapiro.
Light refreshments available from 12.30pm
Venue: Clothworkers Centenary Concert Hall, School of Music
Event 12: John Williams and John EtheridgeThursday 12 November 7.30pm
Perhaps the greatest guitar duo of our generation – a conjunction of classical and rock not to be missed. Williams and Etheridge provide a programme of exciting duos and solo pieces. This recital provides a rare opportunity to hear them working together in this intimate space.
Note seating is limited and early booking is advised.
Venue: Clothworkers Centenary Concert Hall, School of Music
Event 13: Des Hurley and FriendsFriday 13 November 1.10pm
As part of the “2009 Gathering” we welcome Irish Arts to provide a lively programme of Irish traditional music.
Light refreshments available from 12.30pm
Venue: Clothworkers Centenary Concert Hall, School of Music
Event 14: Haydn Anniversary Concert: The CreationSunday 15 November 3.00pm
The School of Music Project Choir (chorus master Clive McClelland)
Leeds Baroque (directed by Peter Holman)
Leeds Baroque directed by Peter Holman The School of Music Project choir are joined by members of Leeds Baroque in a classical orchestra performance of Haydn’s Creation. Using period instruments at classical pitch (A=430) and period instrument performance techniques this will be a rare opportunity to hear this popular work performed in the Classical style.
Pre-concert talk at 2:30pm given by Dr Clive McClelland
Venue: The Great Hall, University of Leeds (Note venue)
Event 15: Student ShowcaseFriday 20 November 1.10pm
The first of three concerts featuring performances by students on performance courses in the School of Music.
Programme to be confirmed.
Light refreshments available from 12.30pm
Venue: Clothworkers Centenary Concert Hall, School of Music
Event 16: School of Music Philharmonia directed by Eno KoçoSunday 22 November 3.00pm
MAHLER Symphony 1 in D major (original version)
Eno Koço gathers the orchestral forces of the Philharmonia for Mahler’s Symphony No 1 in D major. Its popularity was not immediate - at its first performance in 1889 Mahler describes its reception by the audience as “a mixture of furious disapproval and wildest applause.
It is amusing to hear the clash of opinions in the street and in drawing-rooms...”. This performance will include the “Blumine” movement which was the second of five movements in the original version.
Venue: The Great Hall, University of Leeds (Note venue)
Event 17: AakrishtWednesday 25 November 7.30pm
Jaymini Chauhan (dancer)
Sanju Sahai (tabla)
Roopa Panesar (sitar)
Poulomi Chakraborty (vocals)
Be prepared to be enthralled by this extravagant, high energy and enchanting traditional Indian Music and Dance collaboration by the younger generation of renowned UK based artists. Through a combination 10 of solo virtuoso performances and interactive dialogue between musicians and dancer, this your chance to experience the very best in Hindustani Classical Music and Kathak Dance in it’s most pure and enriching form.
For more info: (0113) 244 5523 or www.saa-uk.org.uk
Aakrisht is part of a National Tour. For more information please click here or email
Venue: Clothworkers Centenary Concert Hall, School of Music
Event 18: The LUCHIP String QuintetFriday 27 November 1.10pm
Clive Brown & David Milsom (violins)
Peter Colyer & Duncan Druce (violas)
George Kennaway (cello)
MENDELSSOHN String Quintet Op. 87
Mendelssohn’s string quintet in Bb was written in 1845, two years before his death, and nearly twenty years after his first string quintet. It combines extrovert energy with darker emotions which are enhanced by the presence of two violas. We will be using the edition by Joseph Joachim (1831-1907), Mendelssohn’s protegé, and will employ performing techniques of the period.
Light refreshments available from 12.30pm
Venue: Clothworkers Centenary Concert Hall, School of Music
Event 19: Schubert and Mendelssohn DaySaturday 28 November 12.30pm-4.00pm
12:30pm Andrew O’Brien will perform Schubert and Mendelssohn songs.
2:00pm Clive Brown will talk about textual and performance practice issues in Mendelssohn’s String Quintet No.2 in B flat major Op.87; this will be followed by the LUCHIP Ensemble’s period instrument performance of the work.
For details of the registration for the full day’s programme contact Crawford Howie on 0114 255 1655 or email. A retiring collection will be taken at the end of the conert.
Venue: Clothworkers Centenary Concert Hall, School of Music
Event 20: Chorus of Opera NorthFriday 4 December 1.10pm
Opera North chorus join us for a programme of music by Arthur Sullivan, including some of his splendid partsongs and excepts from their forthcoming production of “Ruddigore”
This concert is promoted as part of the DARE initiative.
Light refreshments available from 12.30pm
Venue: Clothworkers Centenary Concert Hall, School of Music
Event 21: The Best of the BestSaturday 5 December 7.30pm
Caco Senante with
Vicente Borland
Caco Senante has been a professional singer and composer since 1975. During these years, not only has he been performing worldwide but he has also worked as an actor and presenter as well as giving lectures in various Spanish Universities on musical topics. Vicente Borland is a renowned Panamanian pianist, a highly-respected name in the jazz world and is an original cinema score composer. Senante and Borland have worked together for 20 years ; a fruitful relationship in which Borland has been Senante´s musical arranger and producer.
In this recital Senante performs the music of “legends” of Latin American popular culture. Icons such as Carlos Gardel, Violeta Parra, José Alfredo Jiménez, Armando Manzanero, Pablo Milanes, Joan Manuel Serrat, Silvio Rodriguez, Ruben Blades, Juan Luis Guerra or Sabina are evoked in Senante´s repertoire constituting a fascinating hybrid between a “German Cabaret in the 40s” and a “Meeting place for friends and music”.
This performance is supported by Instituto Cervantes Manchester and Leeds.
Venue: Clothworkers Centenary Concert Hall, School of Music
Event 22: Voice and Viols in ConcertSaturday 16 January 7.30pm
Fretwork (viols)
Michael Chance (countertenor)
The world-famous consort of viols Fretwork is joined by international countertenor Michael Chance in a varied programme of Elizabethan song, consort music by the Jacobean composers Martin Peerson and John Milton senior (whose consort music the performers are soon to record complete) and some surprises from a later repertory.
Most of the music to be heard is rarely performed and has never been recorded, while some is here performed for the first time.
Venue: Clothworkers Centenary Concert Hall, School of Music
Event 23: Les Goût RéünisFriday 22 January 1.10pm
Compagnia d’Istrumenti
Ailsa Reid (recorders)
Daniel Edgar & Nia Lewis (violins)
Tim Smedley (cello)
Peter Seymour (harpsichord, organ)
A programme celebrating some of the great composers of the Baroque period, offering a ‘Grand Tour’ of national styles. The concept of Les Goût Réünis, or the tastes reunited, was an important tenet during the eighteenth century; while composers such as Corelli and Rameau are bastions of their native national styles, the music of Telemann and Handel bears witness to the absorption of such styles into the language of composers across the rest of Europe.
Light refreshments available from 12.30pm
Venue: Clothworkers Centenary Concert Hall, School of Music
Event 24: Making Waves IWednesday 27 January 6.00pm
The first of two concerts of contemporary electroacoustic music by staff and students of the University of Leeds featuring the School of Music multi-channel sound diffusion system and Resound spatialisation software.
Venue: Clothworkers Centenary Concert Hall, School of Music
Event 25: Strings PlusFriday 29 January 1.10pm
Nicholas Daniel (oboe)
With the Carducci Quartet
MOZART Quartet for oboe & strings in F major K.370
ARNOLD Quartet for oboe & strings Op.61
BLISS Quintet for oboe & strings T.44
HOROVITZ Quartet for oboe & strings Op.18
The third of five lunchtime recitals being recorded by the BBC for future broadcast.
Please note that you are asked to be in your seats by 1:05pm. Latecomers cannot be admitted.
Light refreshments available from 12.30pm
Venue: Clothworkers Centenary Concert Hall, School of Music
Event 26: Schütz, Bach and their choral legacyFriday 5 February 1.10pm
Leeds University Liturgical Choir directed by Bryan White
The Leeds University Liturgical Choir performs the music of two of the great German composers of the Baroque era, and traces their influence on a disparate set of 19th- and 20th-century composers: Samuel Wesley, Hugo Distler and Knut Nystedt.
LULC was formed in 2002 by Bryan White, Stephen Muir and Philip Wilby as a chamber choir which included the performance of sacred choral music in liturgical settings as one of its important aims. The choir draws its membership from across the University and has performed in a variety of prestigious venues throughout the UK. In February 2009 the choir gave two performances of Dido and Aeneas to capacity audiences at Temple Newsam House and In June 2009 LULC joined with Rambert Dance Company and London Musici for performances of Howard Goodall’s Eternal Light at The Grand Theatre in Leeds. It has, to date, made three recordings.
Light refreshments available from 12.30pm
Venue: Clothworkers Centenary Concert Hall, School of Music
Event 27: Strings PlusFriday 12 February 1.10pm
Ursula Leveaux (bassoon)
With The Navarra Quartet
REICHA Grand Quintetto for bassoon & string quartet
VOGEL Quartet for bassoon and strings Op.5 No.1
JACOB Suite for bassoon & string quartet
DUNCAN WARD Quintet for bassoon & string quartet
The fourth of five lunchtime recitals being recorded by the BBC for future broadcast.
Please note that you are asked to be in your seats by 1:05pm. Latecomers cannot be admitted.
Light refreshments available from 12.30pm
Venue: Clothworkers Centenary Concert Hall, School of Music
Event 28: The SixteenSaturday 13 February 5.00pm (Note time)
Directed by Harry Christophers
Tallis, Sheppard and Byrd
This a cappella programme celebrates the glorious English sacred music of the pre- and post-Reformation by Sheppard, Tallis and Byrd. At the centre is John Sheppard’s Media Vita, a staggering achievement of polyphonic composition not only in its sheer size but also in its expression which is at times almost overwhelming.
The concert will be preceded at 4:30pm by a pre-concert talk given by Harry Christophers - FREE to ticket holders.
25.01.10: £25 Full Price reserved seating SOLD OUT. We now have NO RESERVED SEATING in either stalls or the gallery. Unreserved seating ticket prices are £20 (Full price) and £15 (Concessions).
This concert is supported by Mills and Reeve LLD (Leeds), Friends of University Art and Music (Leeds) in memory of Maurice Kirk (1922-2009) and The Early Music Shop.
Venue: The Great Hall, Leeds University (Note venue)
Event 29: Dave Danford, Nicola Rose & Joel GarthwaiteFriday 19 February 1.10pm
Dave Danford (percussion)
Nicola Rose (piano)
Joel Garthwaite (saxophone)
Since bursting onto the classical music scene in 2005, British percussionist Dave Danford has rapidly become established as one of the UK’s leading contemporary classical musicians. The choice of repertoire for his recitals focuses on accessible music for marimba and vibraphone, including new commissions from leading classical composers such as Andrew Keeling and Gareth Wood. Also included is Dave’s popular arrangement of Vaughan Williams’ Concerto Accademico, recorded on his 2007 album Rhythmic Renaissance.
Light refreshments available from 12.30pm
Venue: Clothworkers Centenary Concert Hall, School of Music
Event 30: Clara Mouriz & Joseph MiddletonSunday 21 February 3.00pm
Clara Mouriz (mezzo soprano)
Joseph Middleton (piano)
FALLA Seven canciones populares españolas
BRITTEN Two French folk song arrangements: Fileuse; Il est quelqu’un sur terre
RAVEL Cinq melodies populaires grecques; Vocaliseétude en forme de habanera
RAVEL Shéhérazade
TURINA Poema en forma de canciones Op 19
Prize-winning Spanish-born mezzo Clara Mouriz has a wide-ranging repertoire in the opera house in roles from Monteverdi’s L’Incoronazione di Poppea to Tchaikovsky’s Eugene Onegin. A committed recital singer, she made her debut in Wigmore Hall and has also appeared at venues including the Cheltenham International Festival and London Musici Nights as well as Juventudes Musicales, Amigos de la Opera and Quincena Musical in Spain.
Clara will be joined for her recital by another outstanding young artist Joseph Middleton. Recently described in The Times as ‘the cream of the new generation’ and praised for playing with ‘strength, variety and beauty’, Joe enjoys a busy and varied career as a chamber musician and accompanist and will open the 2009 Leeds Lieder + Festival partnering Ann Murray.
Venue: Clothworkers Centenary Concert Hall, School of Music
Event 31: Strings PlusFriday 26 February 1.10pm
Lisa Beznosiuk (flute)
Pavlo Beznosiuk (violin)
Tom Dunn (viola)
Richard Tunnicliffe (cello)
MOZART “Ach ich fühls” from “The Magic Flute” for flute & violin
MOZART Quartet for flute & strings in D major K.285
HOFFMEISTER Duo Concertante in G for flute and viola
DANZI Quartet for flute & strings in D minor
The last of five lunchtime recitals being recorded by the BBC for future broadcast.
Please note that you are asked to be in your seats by 1:05pm. Latecomers cannot be admitted.
Light refreshments available from 12.30pm
Venue: Clothworkers Centenary Concert Hall, School of Music
Event 32: Leeds Baroque Choir & OrchestraSunday 28 February 3.00pm
Leeds Baroque Choir (chorus master Clive McClelland)
Leeds Baroque Orchestra directed by Peter Holman
J.S. BACH Magnificat, Cantatas Nos. 11 and 34
Leeds Baroque celebrate their tenth anniversary with a programme of festive church music by J.S. Bach for soloists, choir and full Baroque orchestra. The great setting of the Magnificat is contrasted with two of his finest cantatas: No.11, also known as the Ascension Oratorio, and No.34, the Whitsun cantata O ewiges feuer. The city’s only “period instrument” choir and orchestra, Leeds Baroque has been gaining a reputation for their imaginative programming and polished performance.
Venue: Clothworkers Centenary Concert Hall, School of Music
Event 33: Student ShowcaseFriday 5 March 1.10pm
The second of three concerts featuring performances by students on performance courses in the School of Music.
Programme to be confirmed.
Light refreshments available from 12.30pm
Venue: Clothworkers Centenary Concert Hall, School of Music
Event 34: Afternoon tea at the Grand Hotel c 1920.Sunday 7 March 3.00pm
Shelley van Loen and the Palm Court Strings
Join us for a special afternoon tea concert, when we recreate the ambience of the sophisticated 1920s tea rooms at the Grand Hotel, complete with Palm Court Strings, elegant china, delicious cakes and waitress service!
The Palm Court Strings will provide a delightful repast of your favourite light music including works by Haydn Wood, Brahms and Ivor Novello amongst others. Early booking essential as seating is limited – feel free to wear your flapper frock – but “dressing up” is entirely optional! The afternoon will include an interval talk given by Prof. Derek Scott (by his own admission, an unblemished name in the ivory tower of academia) entitled Music and Good Taste.
Reserve a table for 10 and save £20 Gallery seats / self service tickets remaining only.
Venue: Clothworkers Centenary Concert Hall, School of Music
Event 35: Kit Holmes in ConcertFriday 12 March 1.00pm
The Observer described her music ‘as Macy Gray meets Nick Drake,’ and both Bob Harris and Andy Kershaw have featured her on their BBC shows. Kit’s trademark sultry vocals and virtuoso guitar playing have wowed audiences across the UK through extensive touring with the guitar hero, John Etheridge. Her second album, Catch the Echo, which features the legendary double bass player Danny Thompson, received a 5 star review.
Light refreshments available from 12.30pm
Venue: Clothworkers Centenary Concert Hall, School of Music
Event 36: Cuban Big Band directed by Sue MillerFriday 12 March 6.00pm (Note time)
Sue Miller (director, Charanga del Norte)
In another of our performances featuring popular and world musics, students explore Cuban traditional dance styles such as Chachachá, Mambo, Son Montuno and Danzón. The programme will include El Bodeguero by Richard Egües, works made famous by Puntillita (Buena Vista Social Club) in Orquesta Cosmopolitan, a guaracha by Nico Saquito, the danzón-chá Bodas de Oro by Electo Rosell and Lagrimas Negras by the famous son musician Miguel Matamoros.
Venue: Clothworkers Centenary Concert Hall, School of Music
Event 37: The School's Project Choir & PhilharmoniaSunday 14 March 3.00pm (Note time)
The School of Music Project Choir (chorus master Bryan White)
The School of Music Philharmonia directed by Eno Koço
A programme including a wide-ranging selection of English repertoire including Parry vocal music, motets from Songs of Farewell (for a cappella chorus), Choric Song from The Lotos-eaters (for chorus, orchestra, soprano soloist and speaker), and Gordon Jacob Oboe Concerto No.2 (with Jonathan Tobutt, soloist).
Venue: The Great Hall, Leeds University (Note venue)
Event 38: George Kennaway & Michael Cleaver Friday 19 March 1.10pm
George Kennaway (cello)
Michael Cleaver (piano)
A cross-section of 19th-century repertoire and performing styles, with pieces associated with cellists who left extremely detailed information about how this music was played. Grützmacher’s version of Mendelssohn’s first sonata is full of surprising expressive markings, which he claimed were in the tradition of the composer. The Belgian virtuoso Servais exploited every technical trick in his own pieces, and in his version of Chopin’s famous nocturne and of a violin piece by Baillot he shows his more sentimental side. George Kennaway, pictured, is a specialist in 19th-century cello performance practice, working in the School of Music.
Light refreshments available from 12.30pm
Venue: Clothworkers Centenary Concert Hall, School of Music
Contemporary Music Festival: Saver TicketTicket gains entrance to:
- Event 39, Composer Showcase
- Event 41, Adam Starkie
- Event 42, New Songs
Venue: Clothworkers Centenary Concert Hall, School of Music
Event 39: Contemporary Music Festival: Composer ShowcaseWednesday 21 April 7.30pm
We open this year’s Contemporary Music Festival with work by up-and-coming composers . Supported by the Forum of Composers and Musicians this performance will feature works written during the last 12 months.
For further information on FOCAM see www.focam.co.uk
Venue: Clothworkers Centenary Concert Hall, School of Music
Event 40: Contemporary Music Festival: LS TWOFriday 23 April 6.00pm (Note time)
LS TWO directed by Mic Spencer
A concert featuring the School of Music Contemporary Music group – their programme will include Lacrimosa (Hommage a Pierre Soulages) by Scott Kennedy French, Graspa by Beat Furrer and newly composed works by postgraduates in the School of Music.
For further information on FOCAM see www.focam.co.uk
Venue: Clothworkers Centenary Concert Hall, School of Music
Event 41: Contemporary Music Festival: Adam StarkieSaturday 24 April 7.30pm
Adam Starkie (clarinet) and
Marine Jacquinot (piano)
We welcome back another of our Alumni in this exciting programme of contemporary works for clarinet. Adam’s programme will include an exploration of the contemporary clarinet repertoire from Berg’s ‘Four Pieces’ (1913) to the UK premier of Michael Spencer’s ‘Ungrubd II’ (2009) with works by Stockhausen, Powers and Maxwell Davies
Venue: Clothworkers Centenary Concert Hall, School of Music
Event 42: Contemporary Music Festival: New SongsSunday 25 April 3.00pm
Margaret Feaviour (soprano)
Simon Lane (piano)
Leeds Lieder+ is committed to promoting the composition of new songs both through its Composers and Poets Forum which forms new creative partnerships, and by commissioning new work from established composers.
This concert will include performances of some of the best songs from this year’s Composers and Poets Forum and several Leeds Lieder+ commissions which include songs by Edward Rushton, Sally Beamish, Kenneth Hesketh, John Woolrich and Gavin Bryars.
Margaret Feaviour, originally from Leeds, is a member of the BBC Singers, and thus spends much of her career promoting new music. She is a featured soloist on many of their recordings and has worked with some of the great names in contemporary music.
Prize-winning pianist Simon Lane is already building a prestigious career in chamber music both in this country and abroad.
This concert is run in collaboration with Leeds Lieder +
Venue: Clothworkers Centenary Concert Hall, School of Music
Event 43: Contemporary Music Festival: Darragh MorganWednesday 28 April 1.10pm
Darragh Morgan (violin)
Darragh Morgan is widely acknowledged as a leading soloist in new music and brings three world premières to Leeds. There will be new works for violin and electronics by BEAST director Jonty Harrison, Leicester De Montfort University’s Simon Emmerson, Mantis’ Ricardo Climent and New York composer Annie Gosfield.
Venue: Clothworkers Centenary Concert Hall, School of Music
Event 44: Student ShowcaseFriday 30 April 1.10pm
The final concert in our series featuring performances by students on performance courses in the School of Music.
Programme to be confirmed.
Light refreshments available from 12.30pm
Venue: Clothworkers Centenary Concert Hall, School of Music
Event 45: Making Waves IIWednesday 9 June 6.00pm (Note time)
The second of two concerts of contemporary electroacoustic music by staff and students of the University of Leeds featuring the School of Music multi-channel sound diffusion system and Resound spatialisation software.
Venue: Clothworkers Centenary Concert Hall, School of Music
Event 46: Competition winners recitalFriday 11 June 1.10pm
A performance by winners of the LUUMS Chamber Music Competition – details of the competition and of the programme to be announced.
Light refreshments available from 12.30pm
Venue: Clothworkers Centenary Concert Hall, School of Music