music brochure summer 2013

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Including:

APRIL Friday 26 April 1.10pmBarber Lunchtime Concert

Jack McNeill clarinet Melissa Morris piano

Jack McNeill is a clarinet and bass clarinet player based in Birmingham. He performs as a soloist and is also a member of Ed Bennett’s DECIBEL, The Wernberg Trio (finalists in the Sylvia Cleaver chamber music prize) and The McNeill Trio. He has also played with the Birmingham Royal Ballet, BCMG and the Orchestra of the Swan. This recital will include a performance of Jean Françaix’s witty and playful Tema con Variazioni.

Barber Concert HallAdmission: Free

HowellsSonata for clarinet and piano Stravinsky Three Pieces for clarinet soloPenderecki PreludeFrançaix Tema con Variazioni

Left: Jack McNeill by Grace McNeillwww.gracemcneillphotography.co.uk

Sunday 28 April 3.00pmDepartment of Music in association with Barber Concerts

Binchois Consort & Birmingham University SingersAndrew Kirkman director

The Binchois Consort was founded in 1995 to perform Dufay’s Mass for St Anthony of Padua. They have since recorded a number of successful CDs and have received numerous awards, including a Gramophone ‘Early Music Recording of the Year’. In today’s concert they will be performing alongside the Birmingham University Singers and under the direction of Professor Andrew Kirkman.

Barber Concert HallAdmission: £12, £9 concessions, £6 Friends, £3 students

GascongneMaria virgo, semper lætare RichafortQuem dicunt homines LheritierAlma Redemptoris Mater BrumelSicut lilium Josquin des PrezRecordare, virgo Mater

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Saturday 13 April 7.30pmBirmingham Choral Union

Dvo k Requiem Colin Baines conductor Sarah Cotterill sopranoClaire Barnett-Jones mezzo-sopranoMitesh Khatri tenor Edward d’Arcy Hutton bass

Elgar Concert Hall, Bramall Music BuildingTickets: £16, £15 concessions, £8 students

For tickets, please download a booking form from: www.birminghamchoralunion.org.uk

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Schumann Three Romances Klughardt Shilflieder

Dubois Quintet

Monday 22 April 12.30pm - 2.30pmDepartment of Music

Final Year RecitalistsEloise Shouls sopranoEdward Mylecreest tromboneMelody Morris fluteNaomi Perera fluteNicola Jee pianoAoife McCauley jazz voice

The Dome, Bramall Music BuildingAdmission: Free

Saturday 20 April 7.30pmDolce Musica

Through Reeds and Willows Romantic music for oboe, strings and piano

A beautiful concert of unashamedly romantic music for oboe, strings and piano. Schumann’s Three Romances for oboe and piano are followed by the equally glorious Schilflieder for oboe, viola and piano by August Klughardt. The programme culminates with the Quintet by Theodore Dubois, performed by Dolce Musica, led by oboist Victoria Brawn, with Dave Le Page (violin), Carmen Flores (viola), Nick Stringfellow (cello) and Robert Markham (piano).

Elgar Concert Hall, Bramall Music BuildingTickets: £15, £10 concessions/students

Available from the Bramall Box Office: 0121 345 0492 or www.birmingham.ac.uk/bramall

composed his Requiem at the beginning of his most

May Wednesday 8 May 7.30pmBarber Evening Concert

James Rhodes piano

Described in The Independent as ‘the Russell Brand of the piano’, James Rhodes has broken down barriers and reached new audiences by giving concerts in unconventional venues, and presenting his own series on SkyArts television. Based in London but acclaimed world-wide, he has performed at festivals including the Chicago Beethoven Festival, the Melbourne Festival, and, closer to home, the Cheltenham and Lichfield festivals.

Barber Concert Hall Admission: £12, £9 concessions, £6 Friends, £3 students

Beethoven Sonata No. 15 in D, op. 28, ‘Pastoral’Schubert Sonata in A, D.664Chopin Scherzo No. 2 in B flat minor, op. 31

Thursday 9 May 5pmJazzlines presents...

Rachael Cohen Quartet

Saxophonist Rachael Cohen leads her quartet performing new material from her forthcoming debut album on Whirlwind Recordings.

Bramall Music Building FoyerAdmission: Free

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Jazzlines‘Performances of such natural ease and brilliance that no

one can resist.’ The Times

Friday 3 May 7.30pmDepartment of Music

Hermes Ensemble & New Music Ensemble Koen Kessels & Daniele Rosina directors

Programme includes:

The Hermes Ensemble, and their director Koen Kessels, return to the University to work with student composers in the Department of Music. They are joined by the University’s New Music Ensemble to perform a selection of 20th and 21st century works by Italian composers under the direction of Daniele Rosina.

Bramall Music BuildingAdmission: £12, £9 concessions, £3 students Tickets can be purchased via the booking form at the rear of this brochure or on the door

Dallapiccola Tre PoemiPiccola Musica NotturnoMadernaSerenata per una Satellite

ClementiCanone circolareMalavasiGermination

Monday 29 April 12.30pm - 2.30pmDepartment of Music

Final Year RecitalistsMaryanne Coughlan clarinetEmily Tidbury sopranoElaine Struthers sopranoRebecca Dent sopranoPhoebe Jeanes sopranoZoë Green theorbo


Friday 3 May 1.10pmBarber Lunchtime Concert

Richard Uttley piano

Recognised for his ‘musical intelligence and pristine facility’ (International Record Review) and featured as a Rising Star in BBC Music Magazine, Richard Uttley is establishing an enviable repuation. In this concert, supported by the Young Classical Artists Trust, he performs three contrasting works by Haydn, Britten and Debussy in a programme showcasing his diverse talents.


Haydn Sonata No. 60 in C, Hob. XVI:50 Britten Holiday Diary Debussy Estampes

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Friday 17 May 1.10pm Barber Lunchtime Concert

Total Brass Robert Smith & Jason Evans trumpetElise Campbell horn Ross Learmonth tromboneMatthew Blunt tuba

Total Brass is an exciting young Brass Quintet formed by current students of the Royal Academy of Music in 2009. They aim to give a complete overview of brass quintet music by displaying a diverse range of periods, genres and styles.


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Friday 10 May 1.10pmBarber Lunchtime Concert

Luca Luciano clarinet

Programme includes:

Luca Luciano performs a contemporary clarinet recital of 20th and 21st century music, informed by his own research on extended techniques and new music for the instrument. The programme includes original compositions, which ‘embrace romantic atmospheres and contemporary idioms, experimentation and heartfelt melodies’, alongside arrangements of tunes by Puccini, Vivaldi, Gershwin and Weill.


Weill September Song BerioLied for solo clarinetGershwinI’ve got Rhythm

LucianoSonata No. 1Sonata No. 2 ‘Stellare’ Berio

Call Tom Harrold New Commission Plog Four sketches

Bach Fugue in G minor BWV 578 ‘the little’ Koetsier Kinderzirkus Lutosławski Mini Overture

Monday 13, Tuesday 14 and Wednesday 15 May 10am - 5.30pm Department of Music

Final Year Recitals

Join us for the degree recitals given by the final-year Music student and see if you can spot a future star!

For a copy of the schedule please contact Christina Holmes, University Music Administrator, [email protected]


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Friday 24 - Sunday 26 MayDepartment of Music

BEAST: Vanishing Point

Birmingham ElectroAcoustic Sound Theatre in the CBSO Centre

Friday: 7.30 & 9.00pm (both 1 hour)Admission: £10, £6 concessions, £3 under 16s and students

Saturday: 6pm, 7.30pm & 9pm (all 1 hour)Admission: £14, £8 concessions, £4 under 16s and students

Sunday: 2pm - 4pmAdmission: £7 full price, £5 concessions, £3 under 16s and students

A weekend of concerts by BEAST during its 30th anniversary season, Vanishing Point includes an appearance by Canadian-born clarinettist Heather Roche of musikFabrik, Cologne, performing works for clarinet and electronics by current and former BEASTies Scott Wilson, Norah Lorway, Pierre Alexandre Tremblay and Alex Harker.

The weekend concludes with La historia de nosotros (the history of us), a cycle of four 20-minute 8-channel works (two with percussionist) by Colombian composer Jorge Gregorio García Moncada, inspired by a corpus of mythological and historical chronicles from the Huitoto nation, an ethnolinguistic group based in the Colombo-Peruvian Amazon region.

CBSO Centre, BirminghamTo reserve your tickets in advance for collection on the door, please contact BCMG on 0121 616 2619 or [email protected]

V A N I S H I N G P O I N T

Sunday 9 June 11am - 4pm University of Birmingham

Community Day

Wind Band Brass Band MiniBEAST Saxophone Ensemble

Join us for the annual University of Birmingham Community Day, when the campus comes alive with free events and activities for all!

Throughout Community Day, Summer Festival ensembles will be showcasing their talents and performing a lively selection of music. Making full use of the new Bramall Music Building, right at the heart of the campus, the Wind Band and Brass Band will be based in the Elgar Concert Hall, MiniBEAST will be performing electro-acoustic works in the Dome (3rd floor) and the Saxophone Ensemble will be playing outside in Chancellor’s Court.

University of Birmingham, Edgbaston CampusAdmission: Free

Friday 7 June 7pm Saturday 8 June 3pm Sunday 9 June 6pm

Summer Festival Opera

Matthew Knight director Georgina Wheatley music director

Opera returns to the Barber as the University’s finest musicians present Christoph Willibald Gluck’s adaptation of Euripides’s classic Greek tragedy. Gluck’s first foray into opera for the Parisian stage proved fantastically popular and it is not difficult to see how it went on to capture the imaginations of many an operagoer, including Richard Wagner. With a plot that twists and turns as the protagonist is torn between familial ties and duty, it remains as enduringly enchanting today and this will no doubt be yet another spectacular start to the University’s Summer Festival of Music.

Barber Concert HallAdmission: £15, £12 concession, £10 Friends, £5 students

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JUNE

It is a week-long festival organised by students to create music-making opportunities for performers

from across the University and the wider community. Each year the festival welcomes new

participants in a variety of roles - from conductors, composers and the many members of the ensembles to the organising committee - ensuring that there is

something for everyone.

OSummer Festival

The Summer Festival of Music celebrates its 25th

anniversary this year.

Performed in English

SUMMER FESTIVAL TICKET

INFORMATION:

Tickets for all Summer Festival

ticketed performances are

available from the Barber Institute

of Fine Arts (0121 414 7333), or

via the booking form at the

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www.summerfestivalofmusic.org


OSummer Festival


7-14 June

This year the Birmingham-based Acorns Children’s

Hospice is our charity partner.

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Monday 10 June 1.10pm

Lunchtime Postgraduate Concert

Members of the university’s postgraduate community showcase their talents in this lunchtime concert in aid of this year’s charity, Acorns Children’s Hospice. The Dome, Bramall Music BuildingAdmission: Free (with a retiring collection for the Acorns Children’s Hospice)

Tuesday 11 June 7.30pm

Chamber Ensembles

Musicians from across the university join together in a variety of small ensembles to perform an exciting range of chamber music repertoire. This concert includes the first performance of the winning composition from the Summer Festival Composition Prize. Barber Concert Hall£8, £5 concessions, £3 students

Wednesday 12 June 7.30pm

Sinfonia

Taihei Yumiketa conductor

Programme includes:

The student-conducted Sinfonia, which forms specifically to play in the Festival, and accompanies the winner of the Summer Festival Soloist Competition, makes its Elgar Concert Hall debut. Elgar Concert Hall, Bramall Music Building£8, £5 concessions, £3 students

Mozart Overture from The Magic FluteHolst St Paul’s Suite

BeethovenSymphony No. 6 in F, ‘Pastoral’

Thursday 13 June 8pm

Big Band

The Summer Festival Big Band will be holding an informal evening at the Bristol Pear, featuring both classic and modern big band charts and a student vocalist, the evening also includes a pub quiz with a twist! The Bristol Pear, Bristol Road, Selly Oak£5 on the door

Friday 14 June 1.10pm

Festival Voices

Melody Morris conductor

Singers from across the University come together especially for the Summer Festival to perform music from composers such as Vaughan Williams, Bob Chilcott, and Gwyn Arch. There is also a barbershop-style performance from ‘Just Because’, an a capella group formed by members of the University Music Society Chamber Choir. Barber Concert HallAdmission: Free (with a retiring collection for the Acorns Children’s Hospice)

Saturday 22 June 9am & Sunday 23 June 10am

Brant International Piano Competition 2013Preliminary Round and Semi-Finals

With its illustrious list of former winners, this prestigious competition provides young pianists with the chance to further their career and perform in world-class venues. In the preliminary round, mixed programmes are performed by up to 25 competitors, of whom eight are selected for the semi-finals. The final takes place at Town Hall, Birmingham on Saturday 29 June.

Please note that the sessions may start slightly later should competitors withdraw.

Further information and application forms are available from www.thsh.co.uk/brantcompetition Barber Concert HallTickets: £8, £6 concessionsAvailable only on the door

Jazzlines

Saturday 29 June 10am Brass Bands England

English National Brass Band Championship

Brass Bands England is proud to present the first brass band contest to be held in the Elgar Concert Hall!

The English National Brass Band Championships is an all day contest featuring some of the top brass bands in England, performing a set test piece (George Lloyd’s Diversions on a Bass Theme) in the morning and their own repertoire choice in the afternoon, as they attempt to impress the adjudicators and win the £4000 first prize. The winners will also be invited to represent England at the European Brass Band Championships in 2014. Further information can be found at www.brassbandsengland.ning.com/page/english-nationals

Elgar Concert Hall, Bramall Music BuildingTickets: £15 adult, £5 children 8-16, under 8s free


JULY Friday 5 July & Friday 12 July 1.10pmBarber Lunchtime Concerts

Birmingham International Jazz and Blues Festival

Join us at the Barber Institute for two stellar lunchtime sessions as part of this year’s festival.

www.birminghamjazzfestival.com


Thursday 13 June 5pmJazzlines presents...

Phil Robson Trio

Acclaimed British guitarist Phil Robson leads this trio featuring Ross Stanley on organ and Gene Calderazzo on drums. Bramall Music Building FoyerAdmission: Free

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Concert Ticket Order Form

Once completed, please return this form by post to:

Music Box Office Department of Music Bramall Music Building University of Birmingham Birmingham B15 2TT

If you require any more information or have any queries, you can email us at:

[email protected]

or by telephone:

0121 414 3280

Please note that this method of ticket ordering is for Music Department managed events only

Concert Adult Concession Friend Student

28/04 Binchois Consort & BUS £12 £9 £6 £3

03/05 Hermes Ensemble with NME £12 £9 N/A £3

08/05 James Rhodes £12 £9 £6 £3

07/06 Summer Festival Opera £15 £12 £10 £5



11/06 Chamber Ensembles £8 £5 N/A £3

12/06 Sinfonia £8 £5 N/A £3

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Saturday 22 June 9am & Sunday 23 June 10am

Brant International Piano Competition 2013Preliminary Round and Semi-Finals

With its illustrious list of former winners, this prestigious competition provides young pianists with the chance to further their career and perform in world-class venues. In the preliminary round, mixed programmes are performed by up to 25 competitors, of whom eight are selected for the semi-finals. The final takes place at Town Hall, Birmingham on Saturday 29 June.

Please note that the sessions may start slightly later should competitors withdraw.

Further information and application forms are available from www.thsh.co.uk/brantcompetition Barber Concert HallTickets: £8, £6 concessionsAvailable only on the door

Saturday 29 June 10am Brass Bands England

English National Brass Band Championship

Brass Bands England is proud to present the first brass band contest to be held in the Elgar Concert Hall!

The English National Brass Band Championships is an all day contest featuring some of the top brass bands in England, performing a set test piece (George Lloyd’s Diversions on a Bass Theme) in the morning and their own repertoire choice in the afternoon, as they attempt to impress the adjudicators and win the £4000 first prize. The winners will also be invited to represent England at the European Brass Band Championships in 2014. Further information can be found at www.brassbandsengland.ning.com/page/english-nationals

Elgar Concert Hall, Bramall Music BuildingTickets: £15 adult, £5 children 8-16, under 8s free


JULY Friday 5 July & Friday 12 July 1.10pmBarber Lunchtime Concerts

Birmingham International Jazz and Blues Festival

Join us at the Barber Institute for two stellar lunchtime sessions as part of this year’s festival.

www.birminghamjazzfestival.com


SUMMER 2013WHAT’S ON

April13 7.30pm Birmingham Choral Union Bramall Music Building £16-820 7.30pm Dolce Musica Bramall Music Building £15-1022 12.30pm Final Year Recitalists Bramall Music Building Free26 1.10pm Jack McNeill & Melissa Morris Barber Concert Hall Free28 3.00pm Binchois Consort & BUS Barber Concert Hall £12-329 12.30pm Final Year Recitalists Bramall Music Building Free

May3 1.10pm Richard Uttley Barber Concert Hall Free3 7.30pm Hermes Ensemble & NME Bramall Music Building £12-38 7.30pm James Rhodes Barber Concert Hall £12-39 5.00pm Rachael Cohen Quartet Bramall Music Building Free10 1.10pm Luca Luciano Barber Concert Hall Free13-15 see p6 Final Year Recitals Bramall Music Building Free17 1.10pm Total Brass Barber Concert Hall Free24-26 see p7 BEAST: Vanishing Point CBSO Centre, Birmingham £14-3

June7-9 see p9 Summer Festival Opera Barber Concert Hall £15-59 see p9 University Community Day Edgbaston Campus Free10 1.10pm Lunchtime Postgraduate Concert Bramall Music Building Free11 7.30pm Chamber Ensembles Barber Concert Hall £8-312 7.30pm Sinfonia Bramall Music Building £8-313 5.00pm Phil Robson Trio Bramall Music Building Free13 8.00pm Big Band The Bristol Pear, Selly Oak £5 (door)14 1.10pm Festival Voices Barber Concert Hall Free22 & 23 see p11 Brant International Piano Competition Barber Concert Hall £8-6 (door)29 10.00am English National Brass Band Champ’ship Bramall Music Building £15-Free

July5 & 12 1.10pm Bham International Jazz & Blues Festival Barber Concert Hall Free

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The University of Birmingham is located in south-west Birmingham, approximately 3 miles from the city centre.

By Train: Local trains operated by London Midland run from Birmingham New Street to University Station, a ten-minute walk from the Barber Institute and the Bramall Music Building. Check train times at www.londonmidland.com

By Bus: There are frequent buses (61, 63 and X64) operated by National Express West Midlands from the city centre to the bottom of Edgbaston Park Road, where you should alight.

By Car: South Car Park (off Edgbaston Park Road) is five minutes walk away. Charges apply Monday-Friday, 8.30am-4.30pm. Outside these times FREE parking is available on campus around the Barber Institute.Satnav: B15 2TT

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ConcessionsConcessionary rates are offered to the disabled, the unwaged, and patrons sixty years of age and over.

StudentsStudent rates include children aged 16 and under unless otherwise stated.

Disabled patrons Limited blue badge holder parking is available: please speak to the box office staff about when booking your tickets.

Please note: We reserve the right to halt ticket sales five minutes before performances begin in order to ensure a prompt start. Late-comers will be admitted at a suitable point in the programme at the venue’s discretion.

We reserve the right to substitute artists or vary programmes if necessary in unavoidable circumstances.

General box office information Barber box office0121 414 7333

Barber Box Office opening hours:Monday to Friday: 10am-5pmSaturday and Sunday: 11am-5pm

On days when there is an evening performance the Barber box office remains open until the performance begins.

Friends of the BarberLet your passion for art and music help support and promote the Barber Institute. A Friend’s subscription entitles you to a range of benefits. Please pick up a Let’s Be Friends leaflet or contact us at [email protected]

Tickets for concerts promoted by the Department of Music (including Barber Concerts and the Summer Festival of Music) can be purchased via the Barber box office or using the booking form enclosed. For booking information for all other events please refer to the specific box office details in individual listings.

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