University of Leeds International Concert Series

29/11/2024

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28/11/2024

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In the Shape of an Oak Tree: music for durational guitar after John Smeaton, civil engineer

Clothworkers Centenary Concert Hall, University of Leeds, LS29JT
Wednesday 4th December 2024 8:00PM

This is a programme of four new works for durational guitar, curated and commissioned in response to the life and work of John Smeaton, civil engineer. Smeaton’s work paved the way for countless aspects of modern life. A central thread of his work involved the direction of irregular forces—particularly the movement of water, both at sea and inland—to regular uses that work with these forces. He developed water wheels, water engines, a “hydraulic lime” mortar that will set underwater, and worked on a significant expansion of the British canal network. Huddersfield-based composer and guitarist, James Creed's practice with the durational guitar—the building and steering of ever-recording two-second loops—is not the same, of course, but in preparing this programme and project James reflected on the overlap: a shared concern with the regular approach to irregular things, going with materials rather than building against them.

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Tickets are now available for In the Shape of an Oak Tree: music for durational guitar after John Smeaton, civil engineer at Clothworkers Centenary Concert Hall, University of Leeds on Wed 4 Dec 2024 at 8:00PM. Click the link for further information and to secure your tickets now!

13/11/2024

A word from one of our friends…

HARROGATE INTERNATIONAL FESTIVALS

Harrogate International Festivals are delighted to announce another stellar lineup of talented and prize-winning chamber musicians as part of their series of Sunday Coffee Concerts, running from January to April 2025. Including Leeds International Piano Competition Silver Medalist Junyan Chen, 17-year-old violin prodigy Leia Zhu, the renowned Fibonacci Quartet and more.

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12/11/2024

We are delighted to announce the programme for our upcoming Student Showcase on 22nd November!

Performed by Lizzie Gurney (flute) and Daniel Gordon (piano):
Philippe Gaubert - Sonata no 2 for flute and piano

Performed by Elizabeth Shepherd (piano):
Olivier Messiaen - Première Communion de la Vierge (from Vingt Regards)

Performed by Yumeng Han (piano):
Gabriel Fauré - Barcarolle, op 41 no 2

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24/10/2024

Saturday's performance of La Traviata (presented by Diva Opera) is now SOLD OUT! We can't wait to see everyone there!

Please note - tickets are not available on the door.

16/10/2024

10/10/2024

Join James Newby and Joseph Middleton at the Clothworkers Centenary Concert Hall with a concert of nautical themed songs. The programme journeys through music from Schubert to Duparc and Britten to Porter.

09/10/2024

An opportunity to hear work by students on solo performance courses in the School of Music.

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07/10/2024

07/10/2024

~ THIS CONCERT IS ON 6th DECEMBER (not October) ~

The Joe Webb Trio formed whilst Joe Webb (piano) Will Sach (double bass) and Sam Jesson (drums) were house band at a London bar in early 2022. They signed to the prestigious jazz label, Edition Records, in 2023. Joe, described as one of the UK's most captivating young pianists, has collaborated with renowned artists such as Wynton Marsalis and Jamie Cullum. His music draws influence from his deep-rooted connection to the Jazz piano tradition and early jazz pianists, 90’s Britpop bands like Oasis and Blur, and even his love for football.

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05/10/2024

Ludwig van Beethoven - Piano Sonata in A major, op 2, no 2
Sergei Rachmaninov - Étude-tableau in A minor, op 39, no 2
Johann Sebastian Bach arr. Liszt - Organ Prelude and Fugue in A minor, BWV543
Felix Mendelssohn - Rondo capriccioso, op 14
Felix Mendelssohn - Six Songs Without Words, op 19b
Robert Schumann - Piano Sonata no 2 in G minor, op 22

Described by International Piano as ‘one of today’s most impeccably musical pianists’, we welcome back prize-winning pianist Leon McCawley. Winner of the Beethoven International Piano Competition in Vienna and 2nd prize at the Leeds International Piano Competition in 1993, Leon performs a fascinatingly wide-ranging programme for us.

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03/10/2024

Anthony Brown & Carl Raven (saxophones) Leo Nicholson (piano)

Julian Arguelles - Sonata for two saxophones
Jean-Baptiste Singelee - Duo concertant
David Lang - Wed
Graham Ross - Caged Bird
Christian Lauba - Porgy Stride

Alongside exciting new repertoire for saxophones and piano, Anthology Ensemble will take the listener through influences of Baroque, Neoclassicism, Poetry and Jazz.

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01/10/2024

An opportunity to hear work by students on solo performance courses in the School of Music.

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29/09/2024

Richard Strauss - Enoch Arden
With narration by Barry McGovern

Tennyson’s epic poem Enoch Arden tells the tale of a sailor who embarks on a voyage in order to provide for his wife and children, Richard Strauss’ melodramatic setting of the poem was hugely successful in it’s day. Composed for the distinguished actor and director Ernst von Possart, whose influence helped Strauss secure the job of chief conductor of the Munich Court Opera, the pair toured Germany with the piece in 1897 to great acclaim.

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29/09/2024

We've had a few queries about whether next weekend's Ahmed Dickinson concert is going ahead. We can very happily confirm that it is - we look forward to welcoming you next Saturday!

Doors: 7pm
Concert: 7:30pm

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27/09/2024

Baritone James Newby, former BBC New Generation Artist and Rising Star of the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, joins renowned pianist, Joseph Middleton for a concert of maritime inspired song.

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25/09/2024

Since emerging in 2016, Hannah Sanders and Ben Savage have been defying all conventions of style, genre and compartmentalisation. A touch of ‘Americana’, yet quintessentially English. Traditional, yet contemporary, with their individual writing style.

Playful and instinctive, they constantly do the unexpected; yet they do it with such panache and natural chemistry it makes perfect sense. They have recorded two studio albums to date, Before the Sun (2016) and Awake (2018).

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