Local music
Embrace Arts is pleased to support local music on behalf of the University of Leicester
Our associated group group p scheme is open to any Leicester Leicester-based r--b -based amateur or semi-professional semi-professional music group. group. For more more details, please contact arts-centre@le.ac.uk arts-centre@le.ac.uk Leicestershire Leicestershir e Chorale: O Eve!
Knighton Chamber Or chestra Orchestra
y, Fraser Noble Hall Saturday 16 February, February at 8pm £10 (£12 at the door) / £5 / £1
Conductor: Paul Jenkins
Choral and secular works from from composers as diverse as Byrd, Byrd, Esenvalds and La Rocca. 1 hour 15 minutes plus post-concert refreshments refreshments Brian Humpherson Quintet with Nicole van de Kuinder (vocals)
Saturday 22 June, Fraser Noble Hall at 7.30pm £8 / £6 nold): Bruch: Romance for V iola (soloist Mirka Ar Viola Arnold): Sibelius: The Swan of T uonela (soloist Linda Tuonela Backhouse); Shostakovitch: Piano Concerto No 2 (soloist Marguerite Beetson) and Brahms Symphony No 2. 2 hours 15 minutes
Friday 8 March at 7.30pm £8 / £6 Featuring Don Blakeson: trumpet; Chris W right: Wright: saxophone; Martin Slipp: bass and Dougie W right: Wright: drums. 2 hours Parkin Pr esents Presents Friday 15 March and Saturday 22 June Each gig at 8pm £6 / £4 Cherry-picked piano pop. 2 hours 45 minutes
e! Cantamici: Blessed Cecilia, Appear and Inspir Inspire! Saturday 29 June, Fraser Noble Hall at 7.30pm £10 / £8 / £3 (under 19s) Choral music fr om Benjamin Britten and Argentinian from folk music and rhythms of the Missa Criolla, complete with per cussion band. 2 hours percussion Bar di Symphony Or chestra Bardi Orchestra Conductor: Paul Hilliam
Knighton Chamber Or chestra Orchestra udor Choir u Choi with The T Tudor Conductor: Paul Jenkins Saturday 20 April, Fraser Noble Hall at 7.30pm £8 / £6 ’s The Glory of Mozart: An evening of Mozart’ Mozart’s arias, his Oboe Concerto and the Requiem. 2 hours 30 minutes www .knightonchamberorchestra.co.uk www.knightonchamberorchestra.co.uk University of Leicester Sinfonia Conductor: Michael Sackin; Leader: Elizabeth Murphy with Jonathon W akefield (flute) Wakefield Saturday 15 June, Fraser Noble Hall at 7.30pm £8 / £6 Pr emier of Flute Concerto by Sonja Grossner, Grossnerr, Premier ny V a ariations; Beethoven: plus Brahms: St Anthony Variations; e – Egmont; and Brahms: Symphony No 3 Overtur Overture in F major major.. 2 hours
Bar di Y o oung Musician’s Musician’’s Concert Series Ser 2013 Bardi Young nday 7 July y, Fraser Noble Hall Sunday July, at 2.30pm £10 / £8 / £3 (under 19s) Pr oviding performance opportunities and a Providing showcase for the talents of young players in cesterr, Leicestershir e and Rutland. 2 hours 30 Leicester Leicester, Leicestershire www.bardi.org.uk minutes. www.bardi.org.uk These events ar are e pr produced oduced and managed by the performers and hosted by the University of Leicester Leicester.. Performances ar are e at Embrace Arts unless otherwise stated.
Student music For information on the University’ University’ss five student music societies, contact su-musicassociation@le.ac.uk. Details of their concerts fr from om the Embrace Arts box office
The Arts Bar is the licensed café bar at Embrace Arts. Run by the University of Leicester Leicester, r, it is ope open fr from om 10am to 8.30pm Mondays to Fridays and at weekends when ther there e ar are e performances and classes, subject to change.