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he summer term is one of yin and yang for our students with exam stress and essay deadlines looming, but there is light at the end of the tunnel as students from across the campus get together to present the Summer Festival of Music (7-19 June). When they are not in the library working, or in a practice room, our students are busy planning and rehearsing for this eclectic music festival - including three performances of Benjamin Britten’s opera Albert Herring, jazz gigs, orchestra and band concerts, al fresco performances and chamber music concerts. It is not just students that you can see in concert over the next few months - we also welcome the captiviating La Venexiana from Italy in the Barber Evening Concert Series for a performance entitled ‘L’Arte del Madrigale’, a celebration of the secular part songs of Claudio Monteverdi (Wednesday 6 May). We continue our regular Barber Lunchtime series every Friday in May. So, we are all set for a fantastic term of music at the University, and we hope that you (and the sunshine) can join us. Jo Sweet Head of University Music and Concerts
Monday 27 April 1pm Department of Music
Thursday 30 April - Saturday 2 May Department of Music
Final Year Recitalists
BEAST FEaST 2015
Eloise Kendall flute Andrew Baker guitar Hannah Tripp mezzo-soprano Oliver Hance oboe
BEAST invites you to three days of music, conversation and ideas with guests from the UK, Germany, and Canada. Composer Manuella Blackburn will present recent pieces from her striking and individual body of work. David Prior, one half of sound/art/architecture duo Liminal, will create a new version of his installation work Of This Parish, using recordings of the University’s beloved clock tower, Old Joe. Julian Rohrhuber collaborates with BEER to create Word Music, which makes use of his new Steno live programming language to ‘think aloud, in words that mean programs and letters that shift meanings.’ Percussionist Daniel Tones presents works by Javier Alvarez and Christos Hatzis.
Final year recitalists perform a selection of music in preparation for their end of year performance assessments. The Dome, Bramall Music Building Admission: Free
Music WITH GUESTS FROM Space Architecture Place
Thursday 30 April
Friday 1 May Barber Lunchtime Concert
Saturday 2 May
8pm The opening concert on the BEASTdome system includes our own ensemble BEER, as they take part in a telematic live coding performance with Canada’s David Ogborn and his Cybernetic Orchestra, and present Julian Rohrhuber’s Word Music. The Dome, Bramall Music Building
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2pm Manuella Blackburn, plus recent electronic music from Birmingham and around the world. Elgar Concert Hall, Bramall Music Building
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Daniel Tones percussion Owen Underhill piano
4pm Programme: A panel discussion on the relationships Alvarez between music, space, architecture, and place. Temazcal The Dome, Bramall Music Building Owen Underhill Cloud over Water 5.30pm David Prior’s new realisation of Of this Parish, Songs without Words featuring the University’s clocktower Old Joe. Russell Hartenberger Mezzanine, Bramall Music Building Raghavan 8pm Barber Concert Hall Music Space Architecture Place closing Admission: Free concert. Elgar Concert Hall, Bramall Music Building
Friday 1 May 7pm A concert featuring work by Manuella Blackburn and Emma Margetson, winner of the 2014 COMPASS Prize. Elgar Concert Hall, Bramall Music Building 8.30pm Works with Daniel Tones, and the film version of David Prior’s Of This Parish. Elgar Concert Hall, Bramall Music Building
Admission: 3 day pass: £30 on door, £25 advance, £12 students Individual concert: £10 on door, £7 advance, £3 students Day pass (Friday or Saturday): £16 on door, £12 advance, £5 students Please purchase tickets in advance via www.beast.bham.ac.uk to avoid disappointment.
May Wednesday 6 May 1pm Department of Music
Wednesday 6 May 7.30pm Barber Evening Concert
Friday 8 May 1.10pm Barber Lunchtime Concert
Friday 15 May 1.10pm Barber Lunchtime Concert
Final Year Recitalists
La Venexiana: ‘L’Arte del Madrigale’
Oliver She piano
Bryony Burnham soprano Steven Teo piano Amelia Shakespeare baroque flute Naomi Sheer soprano
Claudio Cavina director
Bach, arr. Egon Petri Schafe können sicher weiden Vine Sonata No. 1 Albeniz ‘Evocacion’ from Iberia, Book 1 Beethoven Sonata in C, Op. 53, ‘Waldstein’
Marcus Farnsworth baritone Joseph Middleton piano
Final year recitalists perform a selection of music in preparation for their end of year performance assessments. The Dome, Bramall Music Building Admission: Free
One of the world’s leading madrigal ensembles, La Venexiana, present their popular programme ‘L’Arte del Madrigale’, a celebration of the secular part songs of Claudio Monteverdi featuring two sopranos, tenor, bass, and theorbo, under the direction of their founder, the Italian countertenor and harpsichordist, Claudio Cavina. Barber Concert Hall
Admission: £18, £15 concessions, £12 Barber Friends, £5 students Available from the Barber Institute reception on 0121 414 7333 or online at www.musicmaniauk.com
As winner of the 2014 Brant International Piano Competition, Australian-born pianist Oliver She has been awarded with a number of distinguished recital opportunities in the UK, including this, his debut in the Barber Concert Hall. A postgraduate at the Royal Northern College of Music, Oliver has been prize-winner in competitions from a very young age, and is set to have an illustrious career ahead of him. Barber Concert Hall Admission: Free
Brahms Verzagen Unbewegte laue Luft Nicht mehr zu dir zu gehen Lerchengesang Willst du, das ich geh? Britten Sally in our Alley O Waly, Waly The Plough Boy
Versatile baritone Marcus Farnsworth is quickly building a successful career in opera, and as a recitalist. With performances as part of the Australian Chamber Music Festival, Wigmore Hall Britten Festival, and Lammermuir Festival under his belt, he is an exciting name to watch. He is joined today by pianist Joseph Middleton, described as ‘one of the brightest stars in the world of song and Lieder’ “FARNSWORTH IS by BBC Music Magazine. Barber Concert Hall Admission: Free
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Friday 29 May 1.10pm Barber Lunchtime Concert
Friday 29 - Sunday 31 May Department of Music/BCMG
Clipper Erickson piano
Florentine Arts Ensemble
BEAST: Visions
Chopin Andante spianato et Grande Polonaise brillante, Op. 22 Dett Magnolia Suite Gershwin Rhapsody in Blue
Liv-Marie Kodurand violin Jan Rautio piano
BEAST presents an eclectic weekend of performances in collaboration with the Qawwali Research Unit as part of the BCMG concert series. Visions includes BEAST’s first ever family concert, world premiere performances, and music from around the globe. Join the sonic adventure!
Gallery Tour: 2.30pm Barber Concert Hall Admission: Free
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Tickets can be booked by contacting BCMG on 0121 616 2619 or with the booking form on the BCMG website, www.bcmg.org.uk
Calling all Sonic Explorers! Weekend Ticket Offer £25, £20 concessions, £10 students, £2 under 16s
On Friday BEAST presents the first part of a project with the Qawwali Research Unit, including new experimental music based on the recordings of Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan and A. R. Rahman. £10, £8 concessions, £5 students, £1 under 16s
Saturday begins with a concert of recent electronic music from Birmingham and around the world. Later, composer Monty Adkins presents music from Rift Patterns, his beautiful work for prepared pianos, video, and electronic sound. £14, £10 concessions, £5 students, £1 under 16s
Family Concert
Sunday rounds off the weekend’s events with BEAST’s first ever Family Concert - an intriguing journey into the world of electronic music! Join BEAST to explore everyday sounds so that you too can become a sonic adventurer. £10, £8 concessions, £5 students, £1 under 16s
Mon 1 - Tues 2 June 10am-5pm Department of Music
Final Year Recitals The Department of Music opens its doors to the public for two days of short solo recitals by final year students. For details of the schedule for this concert please contact Sophia Scott, Concerts and Marketing Administrator, by emailing s.c.scott@bham.ac.uk The Dome, Bramall Music Building Admission: Free
family adventure
Barber Concert Hall Admission: Free
Befitting for The Barber Institute of Fine Arts, the Florentine Arts Ensemble explore the relationship between music and art. To complement the performance, a tour of the Barber Gallery will follow the lunchtime concert.
CBSO Centre, Berkley Street, Birmingham
global rift patterns
American pianist Clipper Erickson returns to the Barber Concert Hall following his debut in the Evening Concert series in 2013. Clipper is renowned for the exuberance of his performances and in particular for his interpretation of, and passion for American music, which will be heard today with works by Dett and Gershwin.
Catoire Sonata No. 2, Op. 20 ‘Poème’ Debussy ‘Reflets dans l’eau’ from Images, Book 1 Szymanowky Mythes, Op. 30 ‘La Fontaine d’Arethuse’ Debussy Sonata in G minor
Qawwali
Friday 22 May 1.10pm Barber Lunchtime Concert
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7-19 June The annual Summer Festival of Music runs from Sunday 7 to Friday 19 June and features a variety of student ensembles and performances which highlight the year round activity of the University of Birmingham Music Society and Department of Music.
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This year the Summer Festival includes Britten’s Albert Herring, and outdoor performances at Birmingham Botanical Gardens, as well as a variety of orchestral, vocal, jazz and chamber concerts.
June Sunday 7 June 2pm-5pm
Monday 8 June 1pm-2pm
Thursday 11 June 7.30pm-late
Friday 12 June 1.10pm-2pm
Sunday 14 June 2pm-5pm
Brass Band
miniBEAST
Jazz Collective
Chamber Ensembles
Saxophone Ensembles
Matt Capaldi, Rohit Jepegnanam student conductors
Student composers present their most recent works for the BEASTdome sound system in this informal lunchtime concert. If you are new to all things BEASTy then come along and hear works produced in our electroacoustic composition studios.
Join the University Jazz Collective for an informal evening of small band music in popular student hangout, The Bristol Pear.
The University’s ever-growing chamber music network presents a concert featuring a selection of instrumental and vocal ensembles. This informal concert is perfect for a relaxing Friday lunchtime.
Programme includes:
The Summer Festival Brass Band kick off this year’s festival with a performance in the Victorian bandstand in the grounds of Birmingham Botanical Gardens. They perform a mixture of traditional brass band music, à la Brassed Off, and fun arrangements and solos – perfect for an afternoon picnic! Birmingham Botanical Gardens, Westbourne Road, B15 3TR Admission charges for the Gardens apply See birminghambotanicalgardens.org.uk
*BEAST: Birmigham ElectroAcoustic Sound Theatre
The Bristol Pear, Selly Oak Admission: £6, £3 students Tickets available on the door or via the University online shop - see page 14
The Dome, Bramall Music Building Admission: Free
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The Dome, Bramall Music Building Admission: Free
Fauré, arr. Brazell ‘In Paradisum’ from Requiem Dvořák, arr. Tomsett Slavonic Dances Evison Slip Reel As part of the Summer Festival, University of Birmingham students will be joining together to form a saxophone ensemble and quartets, led by student conductor, Gerry Brazell. Birmingham Botanical Gardens Westbourne Road, B15 3TR Admission charges for the Gardens apply See birminghambotanicalgardens.org.uk
FESTIVAL TICKET INFORMATION See individual listings for box office details. You may also purchase tickets using the University online shop - see page 14 for details.
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Friday 12 June 7pm Saturday 13 June 7pm Sunday 14 June 2pm
Albert Herring by Benjamin Britten Matthew Knight director Jessica Norton music director Nestled deep in the English countryside, the quaint little town of Loxford is in a state of complete moral chaos. As values slip ever lower, and skirts climb higher, the search for a virtuous girl to take the place of May Queen is getting desperate. Determined to restore purity to the town, a committee of dogooders elect Albert Herring to be their May King and a shining example for the community. However, there’s mischief about and not all is to go to plan… Britten’s only comic opera, Albert Herring is a charming and farcical musical treat, presented by the Summer Festival Opera with a talented student cast. Estimated running time: 2 hours 45 minutes including interval. Barber Concert Hall Tickets: £15, £12 concessions, £10 Barber Friends, £5 students. Tickets available from the Barber Institute reception (0121 414 7333) or via the University online shop - see page 14
Monday 15 June 1pm-2.30pm
Monday 15 June 7.30pm-9.30pm
Chamber Music: New Music and Gamelan Ensemble
Wind Band
In this, the second chamber music concert in our festival, the winners of the Summer Festival of Music Composition Competition present their works for small ensembles, performed by students and conducted by Christopher Holley. In contrast, the University Gamelan Ensemble gives a fascinating performance of Indonesian music, showing the diversity of music-making at the University. The Dome, Bramall Music Building Admission: Free
Ben Farrar student conductor Derek Bourgeois Serenade Op. 22 Coates The Dam Busters March Grainger Lincolnshire Posy
Holst Second Suite in F Walton Crown Imperial
The Summer Festival Wind Band performs a programme of 20th century British music, from Bourgeois’ Serenade, a fun work originally written to be performed on organ for the composer’s own wedding, to the patriotic Crown Imperial coronation march. The concert includes a performance of one of the most recognisable work for military wind band, Gustav Holst’s Second Suite in F, which incorporates traditional folk songs and 17th century English dance music. Elgar Concert Hall, Bramall Music Building Admission: £8, £6 concessions, £3 students Tickets available on the door or via the University online shop - see page 14
Produced with support from:
The Henry Barber Trust
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June/July Tuesday 16 June 1.10pm-3.30pm
Wednesday 17 June 7.30pm-9.30pm
Thursday 18 June 7.30pm-late
Friday 19 June 1.10pm-2pm
Friday 3 & 10 July 1.10pm-2pm
The Noël Coward Archive
Sinfonia
Big Band
Summer Festival Voices
1.10pm-2pm
Edgar Divver, Jack Apperley, Anthony Blake Clarke student conductors
Under the direction of talented band leaders Charlie Osborn and Phil Wimble, the Big Band gives the penultimate performance in the Summer Festival of Music. The evening promises to be full of energy and enthusiasm, with classic big band charts and featured soloists.
Jack Apperley student conductor
Birmingham Jazz and Blues Festival
Noël Coward lecture We celebrate the University’s Noël Coward archive with an afternoon of music and a talk presented by University of Sheffield Phd student, Laura Milburn. Barber Lecture Theatre Admission: Free 2.30pm-3.30pm Noël Coward concert Join talented student singers as they perform a selection of witty and heart-felt Noël Coward songs taken from the University’s Noël Coward Archive, including Mad about the Boy, Sail Away, Mrs Worthington (Don’t put your Daughter on the stage), and many more. Barber Concert Hall Admission: Free
Lecture & concert
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Programme includes: Beethoven Egmont Overture, Op. 84 Britten Suite on English Folk Tunes ‘A time there was...’ Op. 90 for orchestra The Summer Festival Sinfonia is an orchestra that comes together to perform at the end of the academic year under the direction of student conductors. The programme includes a performance by the winner of the Summer Festival Concerto Competition.
The Bristol Pear, Selly Oak Admission: £6, £3 students Tickets available on the door or via the University online shop - see page 14
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Fauré Cantique de Jean Racine, Op. 11 Britten Hymn to the Virgin Vaughan Williams Five Mystical Songs Oliver Frost Lacuna (world premiere) Summer Festival Voices is a mixed chamber choir directed by second year music student Jack Apperley. They present a programme of works written in the early parts of composers’ careers including the world premiere of a work by student composer Oliver Frost.
We host two stellar acts as part of the Birmingham International Jazz and Blues Festival, to finish off a summer term packed with performances. The Festival runs from 3-12 July across the city. Details of the performers will be announced on the Barber website. www.barber.org.uk Barber Concert Hall Admission: Free
Barber Concert Hall Admission: Free
Elgar Concert Hall, Bramall Music Building Admission: £8, £6 concessions, £3 students Tickets available on the door or via the University online shop - see page 14
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General booking information
The University of Birmingham is located approximately 3 miles from the city centre.
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Tickets may purchased on the door for any University Music Concert subject to availability. Cash only.
0121 414 7333
Concessions Concessionary rates are offered to the disabled, the unwaged, and patrons aged sixty years and above.
How to find us For maps and information about getting to the University please visit www.about.bham.ac.uk/ maps
Summer Festival Opera Tickets may purchased at the reception desk in The Barber Institute of Fine Arts during normal opening hours or by calling 0121 414 7333. On performance dates the Barber box office will remain open until five minutes prior to the performance start time. Tickets may also be purchased via the University online shop (see above).
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Students Student rates include children aged 16 and under unless otherwise stated. Disabled patrons Limited blue badge holder parking is available: please speak to staff when booking your tickets. Please note: We reserve the right to halt ticket sales five minutes before performances begin in order to ensure a prompt start. Latecomers will be admitted at a suitable point in the programme at the Venue Manager’s discretion. We reserve the right to substitute artists or vary programmes if necessary in unavoidable circumstances.
By Bus There are frequent buses (61, 63 and X64) operated by National Express West Midlands from the city centre to the bottom of Edgbaston Park Road, where you should alight. Pay and Display Parking The North East Car Park, 52 Pritchatts Road Satnav: B15 2SA The North Car Park, North Gate, Pritchatts Road Satnav: B15 2SB
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You can purchase tickets for any Barber Evening Concert at the reception desk in The Barber Institute of Fine Arts during normal opening hours or by calling the number above. Monday to Friday: 10am-12.30pm, 2.30pm-4.30pm. Saturday and Sunday: 11am-4.30pm. On days when there is an evening performance the Barber box office remains open until 7.25pm.
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What’s On Summer 15 April 27 30-1
1pm see p3
Final Year Recitalists BEAST FEaST
Bramall Music Building see p3
Free £3-£30
1.10pm 1pm 7.30pm 1.10pm 1.10pm 1.10pm 1.10pm see p6
Daniel Tones, Owen Underhill Final Year Recitalists La Venexiana Oliver She Marcus Farnsworth, Joseph Middleton Clipper Erickson Florentine Arts Ensemble + gallery tour BEAST: Visions
Barber Institute Bramall Music Building Barber Institute Barber Institute Barber Institute Barber Institute Barber Institute CBSO Centre
Free Free £5-£18 Free Free Free Free see p6
10-5pm 2pm 1pm 7.30pm 1.10pm see p10 2pm 1pm 7.30pm see p12 7.30pm 7.30pm 1.10pm
Final Year Recitals Bramall Music Building Brass Band B’ham Botanical Gardens miniBEAST Bramall Music Building Jazz Collective The Bristol Pear, Selly Oak Chamber Ensembles Bramall Music Building Summer Festival Opera: Albert Herring Barber Institute Saxophone Ensemble B’ham Botanical Gardens New Music Bramall Music Building Wind Band Bramall Music Building The Noël Coward Archive Barber Institute Sinfonia Bramall Music Building Big Band The Bristol Pear, Selly Oak Summer Festival Voices Barber Institute
Free see p8 Free £3-£6 Free £5-£15 see p11 Free £3-£8 Free £3-£8 £3-£6 Free
1.10pm
Birmingham Jazz and Blues Festival
Free
May 1 6 6 8 15 22 29 29-31
June 1-2 7 8 11 12 12-14 14 15 15 16 17 18 19
July 3 & 10
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