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Icy landscapes and glittering snowfields…
Rugged coastlines with mountains plunging
into the sea…
Summer days with midnight suns giving way to
long dark winters…
The mysterious Northern Lights…
Whilst conjuring up images of breath-taking
natural Nordic beauty I invite you to wrap up
warm for the Nordic themed Spring 2015 Concert Season at the
University of Sheﬃeld.
We launch the season with an opportunity for you to see one of popular
music’s most imaginative and vibrant artists at work. Icelandic singer
Björk appears in Biophilia Live, a dazzling concert ﬁlm of a
multidimensional – multimedia project that delves into the creative
interactions between music, nature and technology.
150 years ago two giants of Nordic music were born, Carl Nielsen in
Denmark and Jean Sibelius in Finland. The Sacconi Quartet,
recognised for their fresh and imaginative performances, celebrate the
anniversaries of these remarkable composers in an enchanting
programme that includes the atmospheric ‘Intimate Voices’ quartet.
Simon Lepper, one of the most gifted accompanists of his generation
joins forces with fast rising British talent Anna Huntley in a thrilling
programme of song. Norwegian composer Edward Grieg’s rarely
performed ‘Haugtussa’ is a miracle marriage of music and poetry, and is
paired with sublime songs by Frederick Delius.
Elsewhere in the season we invite you to witness some remarkable
harmonica pyrotechnics! The Will Pound Band combine traditional
music with shades of blues, bluegrass and jazz to create a sound that is
both steeped in tradition and progressive in its approach.
The virtuosic Fidelio Trio featuring Director of Performance Mary
Dullea, present two monumental works of the piano trio literature by
Beethoven and Ravel and a UK premiere by Department of Music
composer Dorothy Ker. Also from the Department of Music, Croatian
pianist Inja Davidovic teams up with Dutch natural horn and baroque
horn specialist Erwin Wieringa in a concert brilliantly illustrating the
work of the most inﬂuential piano teacher of all time, Carl Czerny.
Finally it’s a tremendous privilege to welcome back to Sheﬃeld world
renowned harpsichordist, conductor, recording artist and pioneer of the
early music revival Trevor Pinnock. In a programme spanning the
baroque and classical, this concert in the company of a musician of the
highest international calibre is one not to be missed.
We look forward to welcoming you to our concerts this spring.
Stewart Campbell – Producer
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Björk:
Biophilia
Live
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Tectonic shifts, jellyfish and lunar cycles...
Copyright 2011 Inez and Vinoodh. Image courtesy of Wellhart One Little Indian
Explore Biophilia, Björk’s
multidimensional, multimedia project that
delves into the creative interactions
between music, nature and technology.
recorded live on the ﬁnal date of a tour
that spanned two and a half years.
Biophilia Live captures the audacious
staging of the 2011 album, performed in
the round with a dazzling array of unique,
rare and custom built instruments.
Beneﬁting from the full cinematic
treatment, it’s an opportunity to see one
of popular music’s most imaginative and
vibrant artists at work.
Spoken introduction and Q + A:
Biophilia collaborator, Professor Nicola
Dibben (Department of Music)
introduces the ﬁlm and provides a unique
insight into this extraordinary project.
“There are not many
artists who can combine
the lifecycle of a jellyﬁsh
with a breakbeat and
make it work.”
THE GUARDIAN
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Evening Concerts
SUNDAy 08 FEBrUAry, 18:00,
SHoWrooM CINEMA
Will
Pound
Band
TUESDAy 24 FEBrUAry,
19:30, FIrTH HALL
(FIrTH CoUrT)
DUrATIoN: 90 MINUTES +
20 MINUTE INTErVAL
TICKETS:
£10, £7 (STAFF/oVEr 65),
£4 (STUDENTS/UNDEr 26)
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Remarkable harmonica pyrotechnics!
recognised worldwide as one of the
foremost exponents of the mouth organ,
‘harmonica wizard’ Will Pound has
collaborated with some of the biggest
names in folk including Jim Moray,
Martin Simpson and Sam Carter.
Twice nominated for BBC Radio 2 Folk
Awards Musician of the Year Will
Pound join forces with UK folk musicians
John Parker (double bass), Chris
Sarjeant (guitar and vocals) and Henry
Webster (ﬁddle). The Will Pound Band
combine traditional music with shades of
blues, bluegrass and jazz to create a
sound that is both steeped in tradition
and progressive in its approach.
Evening Concerts
More folk!
Ian Andrews
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Sunday 22 February, 19:30,
Firth Hall
Leveret is a new line-up of 3 of
England’s leading folk musicians
– Sam Sweeney, rob Harbron
and Andy Cutting. Their music
is ﬁrmly rooted in the English
tradition but with a new
approach and original settings
of ancient tunes sitting
alongside new compositions by
some of today's ﬁnest
tunesmiths in the folk ﬁeld.
Tickets: £13.50, £10
(SU Students / Under 16’s).
No concs. for 65+ or unwaged.
A joint ticket is available for
both Leveret AND Will Pound
priced at £18.50
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Thursday 12 March, 13:10,
Firth Hall
Ollie King (melodeon)
Part of our Free Lunchtime
Concerts. See page: 16
“Will Pound is
a master of the
mouth harp”
UNCUT
MAGAzINE
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Tuesday 28 April, 19:45,
Train station
The University’s folk group
TUoS Folk take you on epic
adventure aboard the infamous
Sheﬃeld-Edale Folk Train.
For more info visit:
www.folktrain.org.uk
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Trevor
Pinnock
(harpsichord)
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Evening Concerts
SUNDAy 01 MArCH,
19:00, FIrTH HALL
(FIrTH CoUrT)*
DUrATIoN: 90 MINUTES +
20 MINUTE INTErVAL
TICKETS:
£10, £7 (STAFF/oVEr 65),
£4 (STUDENTS/UNDEr 26)
*PLEASE NoTE EArLIEr STArT TIME.
Trevor Pinnock is known the world over as an
outstanding harpsichordist, conductor,
recording artist and pioneer of the early music
revival. returning to the city where he recorded
his gramophone awarded rendition of Bach’s
‘Brandenburg Concertos’ and to the University
where he received his honorary doctorate in
2005, this imaginative and varied programme
spans the Baroque and Classical periods.
With performances famed for their passion,
energy and ﬂare, this evening in the company of
a musician of the highest international calibre is
one not to be missed.
Peer Lindgreen
Handel: Chaconne in g
Bach: Chromatic Fantasy and Fugue
Handel: great Suite, No. 8 in g minor
Bach: Six Short Preludes
CPE Bach: Wurttemberg Sonata,
No. 5 in E ﬂat
Haydn: Sonata in g, Hob. xVI/27
“Trevor Pinnock is
incontestably one
of the greatest
harpsichordists
of our time.”
AVIGNON/
LA MARSEILLAISE
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Erwin Wieringa
(horn)
Inja Davidovic
(piano)
TUESDAy 17 MArCH,
19:30, FIrTH HALL
(FIrTH CoUrT)
DUrATIoN: 90 MINUTES +
20 MINUTE INTErVAL
TICKETS:
£10, £7 (STAFF/oVEr 65),
£4 (STUDENTS/UNDEr 26)
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Evening Concerts
This concert documents one of the most famous and inﬂuential piano
teachers of all time, Carl Czerny, and explores the development of the
piano style. As well as an in depth study of the piano by phenomenal
Croatian pianist Inja Davidovic this concert brilliantly illustrates the
history of the horn and techniques of playing it. Dutch natural horn and
baroque horn specialist Erwin Wieringa will join Inja as virtuosic horn
fanfares and ﬂourishes are matched by Czerny’s glittering piano writing
in cascades of notes.
Beethoven: Sonata for Horn and Piano, op. 17
Beethoven: Piano Sonata, op. 2 No.1
Czerny: Brillante Fantasien op. 339
Czerny: Nocturne in D ﬂat major, op. 368 No.4
Chopin: Nocturne in D ﬂat major, op. 27 No.2
Czerny: Andante e Polacca
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Sacconi
Quartet
TUESDAy 14 APrIL 19:30,
FIrTH HALL (FIrTH CoUrT)
DUrATIoN: 90 MINUTES +
20 MINUTE INTErVAL
TICKETS:
£10, £7 (STAFF/oVEr 65),
£4 (STUDENTS/UNDEr 26)
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recognised for their fresh and
imaginative approach, the Sacconi
Quartet have twenty world premiéres to
date and reach out to audiences with
infectious energy and enthusiasm.
Continuing our Nordic theme, the
Sacconi Quartet showcase the works of
two giants of Nordic music born 150
years ago: Carl Nielsen (Denmark) and
Jean Sibelius (Finland). Conjuring up
images of icy landscapes and glittering
snowﬁelds, this spellbinding programme
features works from either end of
Sibelius’s vast compositional output,
including the profoundly intense and
atmospheric ‘Intimate Voices’, and, one of
Carl Nielsen’s most popular chamber
music works, the masterful ‘String
Quartet in g minor’.
Emilie Bailey
Evening Concerts
Sibelius: Moderato and Allegro
appassionato in C sharp minor
Nielsen: String Quartet in g minor, op. 13
Sibelius: String Quartet in D minor, op. 56,
‘Intimate Voices’
Ben Hancox (violin)
Hannah Dawson (violin)
Robin Ashwell (viola)
Cara Berridge (cello)
“The festival sensation,
the young Sacconi
Quartet completely
bowled over a packed
audience. The chemistry
between these four young
players is tangible and
magical.”
THE SCOTSMAN
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Fidelio
Trio
SATUrDAy 18 APrIL, 19:30,
FIrTH HALL (FIrTH CoUrT)
DUrATIoN: 90 MINUTES +
20 MINUTE INTErVAL
Hugo Glendinning
TICKETS:
£10, £7 (STAFF/oVEr 65),
£4 (STUDENTS/UNDEr 26)
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Since their debut at London’s South Bank
in 2008, the internationally acclaimed
Fidelio Trio have become renowned for
their virtuosic performances and
championing of new music. They
perform their expansive and diverse
repertoire at some of the most
prestigious concert halls and festivals
around the world and are regularly
broadcast on BBC radio 3.
This public performance features as part
of a symposium and chamber music
coaching weekend curated by
Department of Music Director of
Performance Dr Mary Dullea. The
Fidelio Trio perform two landmark
works of the piano trio literature,
Beethoven’s ‘ghost’ Trio and Ravel’s
monumental ‘Piano Trio’ with its palette
of intoxicating colour.
Evening Concerts
The concert also features a UK premiere
by Department of Music composer and
Senior Lecturer Dorothy Ker.
‘Inscriptions’ explores the temporal
processes of water, recorded as the
marks and formations that contribute to
the ruggedly tactile character of New
Zealand’s riverbeds, reefs and coastlines.
Beethoven: Piano Trio in D major op. 70,
No. 1 'ghost'
Dorothy Ker: Inscriptions (UK Premiere)
Ravel: Piano Trio
Darragh Morgan (violin)
Adi Tal (cello)
Mary Dullea (piano)
Piano Trios Explored
For more information on the
symposium and chamber music
coaching weekend visit:
concerts.sheﬃeld.ac.uk/string
sandpiano or email
m.dullea@sheﬃeld.ac.uk
Supported by Arts Enterprise and
in partnership with
www.pianotriosociety.org.uk
and www.4strings88keys.org
“The virtuosic
Fidelio Trio.”
THE SUNDAY
TIMES
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Anna Huntley
(mezzo soprano)
Simon Lepper
(piano)
TUESDAy 21 APrIL, 19:30,
FIrTH HALL (FIrTH CoUrT)
DUrATIoN: 90 MINUTES +
20 MINUTE INTErVAL
TICKETS:
£10, £7 (STAFF/oVEr 65),
£4 (STUDENTS/UNDEr 26)
Simon Lepper, one of the most gifted
accompanists of his generation and fast rising
British talent Anna Huntley join forces to
present a thrilling programme of song
concluding our Nordic series of events.
Languorous boredom in a hotel room, tragic
love, the giddy whirl of Paris; Francis
Poulenc’s extraordinary and far from banal
cycle ‘Banalités’ features in the second half.
The concert concludes with Britten’s jazzy
settings of Auden poems inspired by the 1930s
Berlin cabaret nightlife.
Grieg: Haugtussa, op. 67
Delius: Songs from the Norwegian
Poulenc: Banalités, op. 107
Britten: Cabaret Songs
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Kaupo Kikkas
Norwegian composer Grieg’s rarely performed
song cycle ‘Haugtussa’ (The Mountain Maid) is a
darkly erotic masterpiece and one of the
greatest song cycles for the female voice. This
miracle marriage of music and poetry is paired
with sublime songs by a composer who also had
a love affair with Norway, Frederick Delius.
Evening Concerts
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Free Lunchtime Concerts
Free Lunchtime Concerts
our free lunchtime concerts are a great
alternative way to spend part of a lunch
hour. Sit back, relax and take in the music
performed by our talented students. Stay
for the whole concert, stay for one piece,
it’s up to you – audience members can
arrive and leave between pieces.
All concerts start at 13:10 (doors open at
12:45) at Firth Hall (Firth Court).
Admission: Free – and you don't need
to book a ticket
Duration: 45 minutes
THUrSDAy 26 FEBrUAry
Julian Payne Recital
Ella Taylor (soprano)
MoNDAy 02 MArCH
Victor Hsu (piano)
Please note this public performance
also forms part of a PhD examination.
It starts at the earlier time of 12:00 and
will finish at 14:00 with a 15 minute
interval in the middle.
THUrSDAy 12 MArCH
Ollie King (melodeon)
MoNDAy 16 MArCH
Stephanie Ho (piano)
Nicola Lucas (piano)
THUrSDAy 16 APrIL
Vocal Students
THUrSDAy 30 APrIL
Mark McCombs (organ)
THUrSDAy 07 MAy
Fay Sargeson (piano)
Noel Hung (piano)
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Rush-Hour Concerts Research Talks
Free Rush-Hour Concerts
Beat the traﬃc, avoid the public
transport rush and unwind before
going home after a hard day’s work
with some great free music. Stay
for the whole concert, stay for one
piece, it’s up to you – audience
members can arrive and leave
between pieces.
All concerts start at 17:45 (doors
open at 17:15) at Firth Hall (Firth
Court).
Admission: Free – and you don’t
need to book a ticket
Duration: 1 hour
Monday 16 February
Department of Music
Postgraduate Students
Monday 09 March
Department of Music
Postgraduate Students
Monday 20 April
Sheﬃeld University Big Band
Monday 11 May
Department of Music
Undergraduate Students
Monday 18 May
Dr Mo Sacoor Prize Winners
Concert
Research Talks
Discover the latest cutting-edge
musical research. These events
focus on a diverse range of topics
and feature our own academics
and nationally and internationally
renowned guest speakers.
Talks are usually scheduled to take
place on Mondays, 16:00 at the
University of Sheﬃeld Department
of Music, Jessop Building
Admission: Free – and you don't
need to book a ticket
Duration: 1.5 hours
Please visit
concerts.sheﬃeld.ac.uk for
information on dates and speakers.
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University of Sheﬃeld Orchestras and Choirs
Sunday 26 April
Sheﬃeld University Wind
Orchestra
All concerts start at 19:30 at Firth ‘The Symphonic Band’
Hall unless indicated otherwise.
Celebrating the development of the
wind band and its repertoire from
Tickets: £10, £7 (staff/over 65),
across three centuries. Music
£4 (students/under 26)
Duration: 90 minutes + 20 minute includes:
interval
Mendelssohn: ouvertüre Für
Harmoniemusik, op. 24
Tuesday 10 March
Richard Strauss: Allerseelen,
New Music Ensemble
op.10, No.8
New works by Sheﬃeld University Ernst Toch: Spiel, op. 39
Student Composers
+ the premiére of ‘Le Vignaud’ a
new work by Emma Dowson
Directed by George Nicholson
Conducted by Tony Houghton
Saturday 21 March
Sheﬃeld University Chamber
Sunday 10 May
Orchestra
Sheﬃeld University Symphony
Gerald Finzi: Clarinet Concerto in Orchestra
C minor, op. 31
Dvorak: In Nature's realm, op. 91
Malcolm Arnold: Sonatina for
Mozart: oboe Concerto in C, K. 314
oboe, op. 28
Rachmaninoff: Symphony No. 2,
Chris Bell: New Work
in E minor, op. 27
Rui Travasso (clarinet)
Manuel Perez Estelles (oboe)
Rosie Pollock (oboe)
Conducted by Adrian Moore and
Conducted by Tim Shephard
Emma Dowson
University of Sheﬃeld
Orchestras and Choirs
Sunday 19 April
Sheﬃeld University Chamber
Choir
Music by Tavener and
Rachmaninoff
Conducted by Mark McCombs
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On the door
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buy tickets on the door, subject to
availability. Doors open 30 minutes
before each concert.
University of Sheﬃeld
Students’ Union
Western Bank
Sheﬃeld S10 2Tg
Monday – Friday: 11:00 – 18:00
Are you a member of staff or
a student and want to get a
discount? Make sure you get
your tickets from the Students’
Union and show your UCard.
Sheﬃeld City Hall
Barkers Pool
Sheﬃeld S1 2JA
Monday – Friday: 09:30 – 17:30
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process of building a new multi
storey car park on the site of the
former Durham road car park. Please
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date information on parking
arrangements for audience
members.
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Wheelchair Access
At Firth Court there is ramp for
wheelchair users next to the main
entrance. There is also lift access to
Firth Hall
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DATE OF
TIME
VENUE
Biophilia Live
Sun 8 Feb
18:00
Showroom
Cinema
Postgraduate Students
Mon 16 Feb
17:45
Firth Hall
Will Pound Band
Tue 24 Feb
19:30
Firth Hall
Ella Taylor (soprano)
Thu 26 Feb
13:10
Firth Hall
Trevor Pinnock (harpischord)
Sun 1 Mar
19:00
Firth Hall
Victor Hsu (piano)
Mon 2 Mar
12:00
Firth Hall
Postgraduate Students
Mon 9 Mar
17:45
Firth Hall
New Music Ensemble
Tue 10 Mar
19:30
Firth Hall
ollie King (melodeon)
Thu 12 Mar
13:10
Firth Hall
Stephanie Ho (piano), Nicola Lucas (piano)
Mon 16 Mar
13:10
Firth Hall
Inja Davidovic (piano), Erwin Wieringa (horn)
Tue 17 Mar
19:30
Firth Hall
Chamber orchestra
Sat 21 Mar
19:30
Firth Hall
Sacconi Quartet
Tue 14 Apr
19:30
Firth Hall
Vocal Students
Thu 16 Apr
13:10
Firth Hall
Fidelio Trio
Sat 18 Apr
19:30
Firth Hall
Chamber Choir
Sun 19 Apr
19:30
Firth Hall
Sheﬃeld University Big Band
Mon 20 Apr
17:45
Firth Hall
Anna Huntley (mezzo soprano)
Simon Lepper (piano)
Tue 21 Apr
19:30
Firth Hall
Wind orchestra
Sun 26 Apr
19:30
Firth Hall
Mark McCombs (organ)
Thu 30 Apr
13:10
Firth Hall
Fay Sargeson (piano), Noel Hung (piano)
Thu 7 May
13:10
Firth Hall
Symphony orchestra
Sun 10 May
19:30
Firth Hall
Undergraduate Students
Mon 11 May
17:45
Firth Hall
Dr Mo Sacoor Prize Winners
Mon 18 May
17:45
Firth Hall
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