Friday 9 October 2009

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 included 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).

Friday 9 October 2009

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.’

Friday 2 October 2009

Pete Bott (vocals & synths)
Yoni Collier (synths & vocals)
Becky Keighley (drums & vocals)

We welcomed 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 included a cover of the Kraftwerk track ‘Computer Love’ (music by Ralf Hutter and Karl Bartos, lyrics by Ralf Hutter and Emil Schult). They also previewed 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.

Friday 6 March 2009

English Seventeenth-Century Music for Violin, Bass Viol and Organ.

The programme will include works by George Jeffries, Anthony Poole, John Jenkins and Henry Purcell.

Sunday 22 Feb 2009

Following Melvyn’s highly successful recital with the Radio 3 lunchtime series last season we are delighted to welcome him back to be reunited with his Erard piano.

His programme will include Debussy - Suite Bergamasque
Schubert (trans. Lizst)
Liebesbotschaft (Love’s message),
Du bist die Ruh (You are the piece),
Sei mir gegrüßt (To be greeted)
Auf dem Wasser zu singen (singing on the water)
Ständchen (Hark, hark, the lark) (words: Shakespeare) and to celebrate the Chopin anniversary, Chopin - Sonata in B minor, Op. 58.

Venue:Clothworkers Centenary Concert Hall, School of Music

Friday 20 Feb 2009

Hilary Thomas - Soprano
Daniel Gordon - Piano

A programmme exploring the TONADILLA or early theatre songs of the Madrid of Francisco Goya. This is reflected in a performance of the settings by ‘Musician and Artist’ ENRIQUE GRANADOS (pictured) (1867 - 1916) and includes related songs and music from his piano suite GOYESCAS.

Venue:Clothworkers Centenary Concert Hall, School of Music

Friday 28 Nov 2008

Two of the country’s most respected exponents of North Indian Music join together to give the best of Sitar and Tabla.

Dharambir Singh brings together some innovative ideas within the North Indian Classical music idiom. Tabla accompaniment is by the eminent international virtuoso Kousic Sen.

Venue:Clothworkers Centenary Concert Hall, School of Music

Friday 24 Oct 2008

Claire Fillhart - flute,
Sally Richardson - oboe
Claire Dunham - piano

In this the first of our Alumni series we welcome back pianist Claire Dunham with her colleagues for a programme that includes music by another Leeds graduate David Lloyd-Mostyn - his Cheshire Phantasies.
Trio for Flute, Oboe and Piano - Jacob,
Fantasie-Impromptu in C # minor - Chopin,
Suite Bourgeoise for Flute, Oboe & Piano - Malcolm Arnold,
Tarantelle - Philippe Gaubert

Venue:Clothworkers Centenary Concert Hall, School of Music