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DIARY WEDNESDAY 4 FEBRUARY
Music for Marimbas 7.30pm
Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall
She-e Wu marimba PERC’M J S Bach (arr George B Stauffer) Mike Perdue Paul Lansky George Crumb (arr She-e Wu) She-e Wu Eckhard Kopetzki Traditional
Selections from Cello Suites BWV 1007-12 Meta-Marimba (UK premiere) Pavane Noir (UK premiere) Cello Sonata Blue Identity (UK premiere) Night of Moon Dances (first movement) Taiwanese folk song arranged for 3 marimbas
The RCM’s flagship percussion ensemble PERC’M is joined by marimba virtuoso and Associate Professor of Percussion at Northwestern University’s Bienen School of Music, She-e Wu, for a lively programme of arrangements and original works. The concert features three UK premieres, including Mike Perdue’s Meta-Marimba. Dedicated to She-e, its distinctive score is drawn rather than written, and includes directions such as ‘a deceitful network of counterpoint’ and ‘shrapnel in the wind’. Tickets: £5
THURSDAY 5 FEBRUARY RCM Chamber Music 1.05pm
Recital Hall
Free but tickets required
Exploring the RCM Kessler Viols 5.15pm
RCM Museum of Music
The RCM is home to a collection of internationally recognised viola da gambas. Dating from the 16th and 17th centuries, these instruments were collected by the late Dietrich Kessler. RCM professor Claire Bracher explores the Kessler viols across theory and practice. Part of the Grove Forum series Free but tickets required
THURSDAY 5 FEBRUARY Music for Clarinets 6.00pm
Music in the Museum Recital Hall
John Speight Ebony Sextet* Anne Dudley Colours Blue* Malcolm Lindsay Watkins* & Barnaby Robson Jónas Tómasson Lamentoso* Thórólfur Eiríksson Mar Scott Lygate Earth Tremors *world premiere Free but tickets required
RCM Students’ Film Orchestra 7.30pm
FRIDAY 6 FEBRUARY
Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall
The RCM Students’ Film Orchestra performs popular hits from the film industry, including music from Things to Come, Star Wars and E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial. Presented by the RCM Students’ Association Free but tickets required
1.15pm
RCM Museum of Music
Free but tickets required
Clarinet Masterclass with Einar Jóhannesson 2.00pm
Inner Parry Room
Free but tickets required
Opera Scenes 5.30pm
Britten Theatre
Peter Selwyn conductor Free but tickets required