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Wednesday, 4 March 2009

Sheffield: Concerts

Message from Sheffield Concerts 

This email gives information about the University of Sheffield Spring Concert Season, and in particular concerts taking place this March.

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For video clips and pictures of our performers, as well as the opportunity to purchase tickets online, please see our website


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EVENING CONCERTS
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Tuesday 03 March, 7.30pm, Firth Hall
The Rose Consort of Viols
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Ayres and Fancies

The infamous Rose Consort takes us on a musical journey through Tudor and Stuart England.  Performances of Henry Purcell's incomparable fantasias to celebrate the 350th anniversary of his birth,  Interspersed with music by his English precursors.

The Rose Consort is devoted to the wonderfully rich English consort repertory and is unique in its use of traditional period instruments. The ensemble performs extensively throughout Britain, Europe and North America, appears regularly on the BBC and has made a number of highly acclaimed recordings.

"The Rose Consort of Viols is certainly amongst the finest early music groups working in Europe"
(YORKSHIRE POST)

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Tuesday 10 March, 7.30pm, Firth Hall
Songmen of Sheffield Cathedral Choir
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An exploration of music for men's voices, mainly of the French tradition.  Music to include exquisite and sublime works by Francis Poulenc, and music by Thierry Echaich-Professor of Music at the Paris Conservatoire.

Poulenc: Laudes de Saint Antoine de Padoue 
Poulenc: Chansons Boire
Poulenc: Quatre Petites Prieres De St Francois D'assise
Thierry Eschaich: Lamentations 

Lauridsen : Ave Maria Dulcissima Biebl: Ave Maria 
Whitacre: Lux Aurumque 

Sheffield Cathedral Choir are the city's only professional choir, with a reputation as being amongst the finest cathedral choirs in the land.  As well as providing music for worship at the cathedral, the choir untertake concert engagements, regularly broadcast live on BBC Radio 3, and have made a number of commercial recordings, all to critical acclaim.  

"...an extremely accomplished group of singers, nine voices of individual strength with a fine unison sound that is powerful with rich sonority..." 
(SHEFFIELD TELEGRAPH)

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Tuesday 17 March, 7.30pm, Firth Hall
Sheffield University New Music Ensemble
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The New Music Ensemble will perform works by leading avant-garde composers:  The Italian Salvatore Sciarrino and German Helmut Lachenmann, as well as premieres of new works by student composers.

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Saturday 21 March, 7.30pm, Firth Hall
Sheffield University Wind Orchestra
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10th Anniversary Concert!

Malcolm Arnold: Overture ? Tom O'Shanter
Steve Forman: The Clydean Coronaries
George Nicholson: New Piece (world première)

Simon McKerrell (bag pipes)
Anthony Houghton (conductor)

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Tuesday 24 March, 7.30pm, Firth Hall
Rivoli Quartet
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The first of three concerts celebrating the bicentary of the birth of Felix Bartholdy Mendelssohn.  The Quartet in F minor is considered his finest, composed shortly after the death of his sister, and not long before his own, this heartbreaking work is incredibly powerful and highly emotive.

Mozart: Quartet in D minor, K. 421
Ravel: Quartet
Mendelssohn: Quartet in F minor, Op. 80

The Rivolis all hold Postgraduate Diplomas in Performance at the Royal Northern College of Music and have been awarded many prizes in regional chamber music competitions. They went on to be finalists in the 2006 Royal Overseas League Competition and recently won the Ravel Prize at the Académie Internationale de Musique Maurice Ravel. They have since been invited to participate in the master class series at the International Musicians Seminar at Prussia Cove 2006 and the 28th International ?Master classes for String Quartets? course at the Britten-Pears School.

Emma Wragg (violin)
Helen Tonge(violin)
Amy Wein (viola)
Helen Downham ('cello)

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Sunday 29 March, 7.30pm, Firth Hall
Sheffield University Chamber Orchestra
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Mozart: Symphony No. 40 in G minor, K. 550
Schubert: Symphony No. 5 in B flat, D. 485

Adrian Moore (conductor)

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Tuesday 31 March, 7.30pm, Firth Hall
Sheffield University Chamber Choir
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Honegger: King David (original version with small orchestra)

Nigel Simeone (conductor)

A rarely performed masterpiece; Honegger's symphonic psalm depicts one of the greatest Old Testament characters, in a work that is both exciting and dramatically engaging.

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FREE LUNCHTIME CONCERTS
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All at 1.10pm, University Drama Studio

Thursday 05 March: Rachel Stone (piano)
Thursday 12 March: Gary O'Shea (piano)
Thursday 19 March: Tom Coltman (violin) Daniel Townly ('cello)
Thursday 26 March: Sheffield University Big Band

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TICKETS AND ENQUIRIES
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EVENING CONCERTS: £8, £5, (senior citizens/staff) and £2.50 (students,unwaged)

FREE LUNCHTIME CONCERTS: Admission is free and tickets are not required.  These concerts are designed to be an informal, alternative way to spend part of a lunch hour and members of the audience may arrive and leave between items.

Complimentary wine and juice is available during the interval at all our evening concerts.

For more information on all concerts and information on how to purchase tickets please contact us on:

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0114 222 0499
concerts@sheffield.ac.uk
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