What's On: January - June 2019

Concert Season Spring/Summer 2019

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JANUARY 2019

Alt-Shift-J Festival Sat 26 Jan | 6:30PM §§ Roller Trio §§ Werkha §§ Chapel FM Jazz Collective §§ LCoM Saturday Music School §§ Blue Jam Arts §§ Chris Sharkey’s Shiftin’ Jazz project

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Jazz North’s Alt-Shift-J is a pop-up one day festival that brings together young musicians from across the North of England to perform and collaborate with some of the UK’s best cutting edge professional jazz musicians and improvisors.

LCoM Chamber Orchestra Mon 25 Feb | 7:30PM

The festival will feature performances from Roller Trio and Werkha, two of the UK’s most exciting bands, alongside performances by young musicians.

J. Brahms Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Op. 68

Chris Sharkey will create and direct a new, partly improvised piece that involves all of the people involved in the project.

Tickets:

£5

Location:

The Venue at Leeds College of Music

FEBRUARY 2019

This event is part of a series of interrelated pop-up festivals taking place across the North of England.

L. v. Beethoven, Egmont Overture, Op. 84 B. Britten Serenade, Op. 31

Stephen Anthony Brown, Tenor David Tollington, French horn Ben Crick, Conductor

Tickets:

£5–£8

Location: The Venue at Leeds College of Music

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Britten’s Serenade for Tenor, Horn and Strings is the setting of six English poems (Cotton, Tennyson, Blake, Jonson and Keats) first premiered by Peter Pears and Dennis Brain in 1943.

This concert will feature tenor Stephen Anthony Brown, who has appeared in Purcell’s Gabriel alongside Alison Balsom and Trevor Pinnock at Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre, and in character roles in Tansy Davies’s Between Worlds for English National Opera. David Tollington (horn) has performed as a soloist with the Royal Northern Sinfonia and Sinfonia Viva.

MARCH 2019

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Roderick Williams & Joseph Middleton Sat 02 Mar | 7:30PM

F. Schubert, Schwanengesang, D957 Roderick Williams OBE, Baritone Joseph Middleton, Piano Baritone Roderick Williams makes a welcome return to Leeds Lieder. Renowned for the generosity of his musicianship, here he explores the musical nuances of Schubert’s great noncycle, Schwanengesang.

Tickets:

£5–£22

Location:

The Venue at Leeds College of Music

Settings of fourteen poems

by Rellstab, Heine and Seidl – this richly varied collection was published posthumously and concludes with the last song Schubert ever wrote: Die Taubenpost.

MARCH 2019

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LCoM New Music Collective Mon 04 Mar | 7:30PM

Saturday Music School Showcase Sat 09 Mar | 2:00PM

Programme to include:

Join us for a showcase featuring the bands and ensembles from LCoM’s Saturday Music School.

Terry Riley, Loops for Ancient-Giant-Nude-Hairy Warriors Racing Down the Slopes of Battle Dr Damien Harron, Conductor The New Music Collective is an amplified crossover ensemble of mixed instruments, often using electronics within live performance. The ensemble explores mainly vivid, exciting recent repertoire alongside a strong focus on student composers.

Listen to pop, rock, classical, jazz and more, performed by talented young musicians, aged 9-18 years from the conservatoire’s junior department.

Tickets:

£5–£8

Tickets:

Location:

The Venue at Leeds College of Music

FREE (under 18s) – £3

Location:

The Venue at Leeds College of Music

MARCH 2019

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MARCH 2019

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11–22 MARCH 2019 Both Sides Now: Beth Orton Tippett & Bourne + Isotach Aisha Orazbayeva Songs Like THESE Aïsha Devi live AV ft. Emile Barret New Opera Project Susan Rogers

Sounds Like THIS gives a voice to new and exciting music which is traditionally under-represented in the mainstream, presenting work which is intriguing, engaging and challenging. Featured works are predominantly new or created within the last five years.

Sounds Like THIS looks to the future of music, and celebrates artists who take risks and push boundaries.

For more info, look out for the festival brochure or visit: soundslikethis.co.uk

Keychange is a pioneering European initiative which empowers women to transform the future of the music industry and encourages festivals to sign up to a 50:50 gender balance. Find out more at Keychange.eu

MARCH 2019

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LCoM Gala Concert 2019 Fri 22 Mar | 7:30PM

The Gala Concert is an annual celebration of Leeds College of Music’s distinctive approach to the training of performers, composers and producers.

The grand finale to Sounds Like THIS, the Gala Concert is as spectacular visually as it is musically, and has become a highlight of the performance calendar.

Featuring performances from across the entire range of programmes at the conservatoire, you can be sure to see the leading artists of the future.

Tickets:

FREE, ticket required

Location:

The Venue at Leeds College of Music

MARCH 2019

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LCoM Wind Orchestra Mon 25 Mar | 7:30PM

Leodian Concert Orchestra Tue 26 Mar | 7:30PM

Andrew Mallon, Conductor

F. Mendelssohn, The Hebrides Overture

Andrew Mallon studied tuba under Brian Kingsley, Robin Haggart and Ewan Easton and participated in masterclasses with James Gourlay, Jens BjørnLarsen and Kristian Steenstrup.

LCoM student concerto competition winner

Andrew has played with many renowned orchestras such as the Hallé, the Mahler Chamber Orchestra and Skipton Camerata, working with conductors such as Esa-Pekka Salonen, James Lowe and Clark Rundell.

He has also worked with brass bands including the Black Dyke Band, the Brighouse and Rastrick Band and Foden’s Band.

L. v. Beethoven, Symphony No. 2 in D, Op. 36 Ben Crick, Conductor The Leodian Concert Orchestra performs their third concert of the year, opening with Mendelssohn’s evocative and atmospheric The Hebrides Overture; a work Mendelssohn started to compose whilst looking at Fingal’s Cave from a small sailing ship. This is followed by the winner of the LCoM student concerto competition and one of Beethoven’s most diverse symphonies.

Tickets:

£5–£8

Tickets:

£5–£8

Location:

The Venue at Leeds College of Music

Location:

The Venue at Leeds College of Music

MARCH 2019

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LCoM Choral Society Thu 28 Mar | 7:30PM

LCoM Contemporary Jazz Orchestra Fri 29 Mar | 7:00PM

J. Haydn, Achieved is the Glorious Work (The Creation)

Steve Fishwick, Director

J. Haydn, Mass in Time of War Dr Martin Cook, Conductor Join us for an evening of music by one of history’s most prolific composers.

The LCoM Choral Society will perform works by Haydn, including his mass setting Missa in tempore belli, along with the triumphant Achieved is the Glorious Work from his oratorio The Creation.

Steve Fishwick is widely considered one of the best jazz trumpet players to come from the UK, and is rapidly gaining a global reputation thanks to his flawless technique and his beautifully flowing, harmonically rich improvisations.

MARCH 2019

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Leeds Piano Festival Eric Lu Sat 30 Mar | 7:30PM

W. A. Mozart, Rondo in A minor, 511 J. Brahms, 6 Klavierstücke, Op. 118 F. F. Chopin, Ballade No. 4, Op. 52 G. F. Handel, Chaconne in G, HWV435 F. F. Chopin, Sonata No. 2 in B-flat minor, Op. 35

“Steve has his own style. He plays from the bottom to the top of the horn whilst maintaining the integrity of the chords. I can’t think of another trumpet player that can do what he does.” – Wynton Marsalis

Eric Lu, Piano

Tickets:

£5–£8

Tickets:

£5–£8

Tickets:

£5–£19.50

Location:

The Venue at Leeds College of Music

Location:

The Venue at Leeds College of Music

Location:

The Venue at Leeds College of Music

Winner of ‘The Leeds’ 2018, Eric Lu held jury and audience spellbound throughout his award-winning performances.

Eric is the first winner of the relaunched and refreshed competition, which offers an international package designed to redefine what a music competition can offer young performers.

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MARCH–APRIL 2019

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Generation Big Band Sat 30 Mar | 7:30PM

Leeds Piano Festival Lang Lang Young Scholars Mon 01 Apr | 7:30PM

Following a sell out performance in their debut year, LCoM’s Generation Big Band returns to Seven Arts with an array of cutting edge arrangements.

F. F. Chopin, Polonaise in F-sharp minor, Op.44

The band will feature French saxophonist Baptiste Herbin and will be supported by the outstanding talent of the Saturday Music School students from LCoM.

A. N. Skryabin, Piano Sonata No. 2 in G-sharp minor, Op. 19 Aliya Alsafa, Piano Jasper Heymann, Piano Shuhen Zhang, Piano

The Generation Big Band brings together LCoM alumni who are working professionally in the music industry, existing students and up and coming young musicians who show great potential.

Hand-picked by Lang Lang, Global Ambassador of The Leeds, these three young piano protégés travel the world, sharing their talents with audiences both inside and outside the concert hall.

M. Ravel, Jeux d’eau F. Liszt, Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2 in C-sharp minor

Tickets:

£5–£8

Tickets:

£5–£15

Location:

Seven Arts 31a Harrogate Road, Leeds, LS7 3PD

Location:

The Venue at Leeds College of Music

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APRIL 2019

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Leeds Piano Festival Steven Osborne Wed 03 Apr | 7:30PM

L. v. Beethoven, Sonata No. 30 in E, Op. 109 L. v. Beethoven, Sonata No. 31 in A-flat, Op. 110 L. v. Beethoven, Sonata No. 32 in C minor, Op. 111 Steven Osborne, Piano Beethoven said he wrote his final three sonatas “in a single breath”. Known for his fresh and insightful interpretations, Steven Osborne explores this profound and groundbreaking trilogy.

“The whole experience was a kind of enchantment.”

The Guardian

Tickets:

£5–£19.50

Location:

The Venue at Leeds College of Music

Steven will also lead a masterclass with the Lang Lang Young Scholars on Tuesday 2 April from 11:00AM.

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APRIL 2019

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Bill Laurance Thu 04 Apr | 7:30PM

Leeds Piano Festival Barry Douglas Fri 05 Apr | 7:30PM

A world-renowned multiinstrumentalist, composer and producer, dubbed a ‘jazz maestro’ by The Guardian, Bill Laurance is also known as a founding member of Snarky Puppy.

P. I. Tchaikovsky, The Seasons, Op. 37a

Bill’s composition work extends across a range of genres. He has performed with an array of musical talents, including David Crosby, Morcheeba, Salif Keita, Bobby McFerrin and Susana Baca.

S. Rachmaninoff, 6 Moments Musicaux, Op. 16

His new album Cables is centred on Bill’s unique piano playing, embracing electronica and subtle beats and textures.

This concert sees Bill perform work from the album entirely solo with a little help from some electronic friends.

P. I. Tchaikovsky, Grande Sonata in G, Op. 37

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Leeds Lieder Festival 25-28 April 2019

F. Schubert, Sonata in A minor, D537

Barry Douglas, Piano The internationally renowned Belfast-born pianist, Barry Douglas, pairs miniatures with more expansive works in both halves of this programme – a selection of Tchaikovsky’s seasonal vignettes contrast with his massive sonata, and Rachmaninoff’s six musical moments counterbalance Schubert’s youthfully intense A minor Sonata.

Tickets:

£15 advance

Tickets:

£5–£19.50

Location:

The Venue at Leeds College of Music

Location:

The Venue at Leeds College of Music

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APRIL 2019

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Location:

Leeds College of Music

“Then shall song’s magic break free”, so wrote the great lyric poet Heinrich Heine, and it is with great delight that we invite you to join us at the 2019 Leeds Lieder Festival as we fill the city with song.

The fascinating trio Clara Wieck, Robert Schumann and Johannes Brahms loom large across our Festival programme.

The finest international stars will rub shoulders with the next generation of emerging musicians. The joy of song and poetry, and the expressive nature of the human voice will be explored and celebrated in recitals featuring Angelika Kirchschlager, Benjamin Appl, Graham Johnson, Julius Drake, Fatma Said, Joseph Middleton, Nicky Spence, Malcolm Martineau, Samuel Hasselhorn and Miah Persson.

JUNE 2019

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LCoM Choral Society Sat 08 Jun | 7:30PM

G. Fauré, Requiem, Op. 48 W. Davies, Men and Angels Dr Martin Cook, Conductor Greg Smith, Organ French and English choral music come together in the LCoM Choral Society’s summer concert. Fauré’s unparalleled Requiem will be performed alongside a lesser known, but no less revered work, Men and Angels, by English composer Sir Henry Walford Davies.

JUNE 2019

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Leodian Concert Orchestra Sat 15 Jun | 7:30PM

LCoM End of Year Show Fri 28 Jun | 4:00PM

E. Grieg, Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 16

Our End of Year Show provides the opportunity to see a wide range of great music and performances from students completing their studies with us this summer.

Set across a number of performance spaces in the conservatoire, it’s a fantastic finale to the academic year.

LCoM student composition competition winning piece J. Sibelius, Symphony No. 2 in D, Op. 43 Ben Crick, Conductor A programme that delves into the folklore and mythology of the Nordic countries.

The evening includes Grieg’s iconic A-minor piano concerto, paired with Sibelius’s hommage to the Finnish countryside, his brooding Symphony No. 2, which juxtaposes the natural beauty of the composer’s homeland with his contemplations on christianity, death and ultimately redemption.

For more info visit: lcm.ac.uk/show2019

Tickets:

£5–£8

Tickets:

£5–£8

Tickets:

FREE

Location:

St Edmund’s Church, Lidgett Park Road, Leeds, LS8 1JN

Location:

The Venue at Leeds College of Music

Location:

Leeds College of Music

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There are loads more ways to experience the latest talent emerging from Leeds College of Music, hear the music you love and try something new:

Featuring some of the best bands and artists from Pop and Production courses at LCoM with DJs, solo artists and full band sets. Gigs take place in and around the LCoM café bar.

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A lively jazz event featuring big names alongside our staff and students with DJs exploring our huge vinyl archive. Events take place in and around the café bar.

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To showcase the range of music on offer at LCoM, we hold short concerts throughout the semester with a different course taking the lead each week.

Expect to hear the very best talent LCoM has to offer. Each concert is on a Wednesday and begins at 6:00PM, lasting up to one hour. Free entry.

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Fri 22 Feb Matt Anderson Quartet Fri 29 Mar Baptiste Herbin & Jamil Sheriff Trio Our café bar stocks a wide range of excellent beers, wines, spirits, soft drinks, coffee and snacks.

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