What's On at the Faculty of Music, Michaelmas Term 2015

WHAT’S ON

at the Faculty of Music Michaelmas Term 2015 Volume 3, No. 1

CONTENTS TO UPDATE Academy of Ancient Music 3 Britten Sinfonia 4 The Endellion String Quartet 6 Cambridge University Musical Society 7 Cambridge University Symphony Orchestra 9 Epiphany Through Music 10 Cambridge University Lunchtime Concert Series 12 Cambridge University Music Outreach 13 Cambridge Centre for Musical Performance Studies 14 Practising Performance 15 Composers’ Workshops 15 Faculty of Music Colloquia 18 Humanitas Visiting Professorships 19 College Events 20 Events Listings by Date 28

Faculty of Music University of Cambridge 11 West Road Cambridge CB3 9DP W: mus.cam.ac.uk E: facultyevents@mus.cam.ac.uk Cover image: © Africa Studio

This brochure is published by the Faculty of Music and its main purpose is to promote Faculty events. If you think your event should be included in next term’s brochure, please email facultyevents@music.cam.ac.uk with details of your event. All event information for next term’s brochure must be submitted to the editor, Sarah Williams, by Friday 4th December 2015.

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ACADEMY OF ANCIENT MUSIC

Thursday, 22 October 2015 7.30pm, West Road Concert Hall

Wednesday, 18 November 2015 7.30pm, West Road Concert Hall

Music from the Dark Side

Angels and Saints

Pavlo Beznosiuk (1), director & violin

Bojan Čičić (2), director & violin

Kraus Symphony in C minor Haydn Symphony No. 49 in F minor Benda Concerto for violin and strings in D minor Mozart Symphony No. 25 in G minor

Vivaldi Concerto in F major: ‘per la Solennitá di S Lorenzo’ Vejvanovsky Sonatas: ‘Sancti Spiritus’ and ‘Paschalis’ Vivaldi Sonata in E flat major: ‘Sancto Sepolcro’ Leclair Concerto for violin in D major Manfredini Concerti: ‘Pastorale per il Santissimo Natale’ Biber Passacaglia for unaccompanied violin: ‘Guardian Angel’ Vivaldi Concerto in E major: ‘il Riposo per il S Natale’ Vivaldi Concerto for violin in D major: ‘S Lingua di S Antonio di Padova’

Cross over to the dark side of the classical era in this exploration of lesser-known, minor-mode works.

Dark and brooding, this programme is a journey to intense tonal areas, rarely trod by composers of the age.

TICKETS: available from Cambridge Live Tickets. Tel: 01223 357851; email: tickets@cambridgelivetrust. co.uk; web: www.cambridgelivetrust.co.uk/tickets

AAM principal second violinist Bojan Čičić directs an astonishing programme of music inspired by visions of spiritual beings and the promise of the after-life.

“It is striking how exclusive the Champions League of baroque violin remains ... Croatian Bojan Čičić stands on the threshold of that pantheon.”

THE STANDARD TICKETS: available from Cambridge Live Tickets. Tel: 01223 357851; email: tickets@cambridgelivetrust. co.uk; web: www.cambridgelivetrust.co.uk/tickets

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BRITTEN SINFONIA Sunday, 27 September 2015 7.30pm, West Road Concert Hall

Tuesday, 1 December 2015 1.00pm, West Road Concert Hall

Jeremy Denk directs

Britten Sinfonia At Lunch One 2015–16

Jeremy Denk (1), piano/director

Richard Watkins, horn Jacqueline Shave, violin Huw Watkins, piano

Bach arr. Stravinsky Prelude & Fugue X Stravinsky Dumbarton Oaks Stravinsky Ragtime Hindemith Ragtime Bach Keyboard Concerto in A Major, BWV 1055 Bach arr. Stravinsky Prelude & Fugue XXIV Bach arr. Webern Fuga Stravinsky Piano-Rag-Music Stravinsky Tango Bach Keyboard Concerto in E Major, BWV 1053 Fresh from his BBC Proms debut, acclaimed American pianist Jeremy Denk joins Britten Sinfonia to direct a vibrant programme of music from two of history’s greatest composers, J. S. Bach and Stravinsky. From intellectual and distinguished baroque counterpoint to thrilling twentieth century reimagining of ragtime and tango, this programme and this exceptional pianist are sure to exhilarate and impress.

6.30pm – In Conversation Jeremy Denk talks about the programme in this preconcert talk (free to ticket holders) TICKETS: available from Cambridge Live Tickets. Tel: 01223 357851; email: tickets@cambridgelivetrust. co.uk; web: www.cambridgelivetrust.co.uk/tickets

Huw Watkins Horn Trio Edward Nesbit (2) Lifesize Gods (world premiere tour) Brahms Albumblatt Brahms Horn Trio At the time when Brahms wrote his Horn Trio the combination of the three instruments, horn, violin, and piano, was considered an innovation but it has since inspired a number of works for the same ensemble, two of which feature in this performance alongside Brahms’ own work. Huw Watkins’ Horn Trio alternates driving rhythmic passages with slower contemplative music and we also hear the London premiere of a new horn trio, Lifesize Gods, written by the winner of OPUS2015, Britten Sinfonia’s competition for unpublished composers.

2.15pm, Foyer of West Road Concert Hall Meet the Composer, Edward Nesbit (free to ticket holders) TICKETS: available from Cambridge Live Tickets. Tel: 01223 357851; email: tickets@cambridgelivetrust. co.uk; web: www.cambridgelivetrust.co.uk/tickets

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Monday, 14 December 2015 7.30pm, West Road Concert Hall

Tuesday, 19 January 2015 1.00pm, West Road Concert Hall

Messiah 2015

Britten Sinfonia At Lunch Two 2015–16

Carolyn Sampson, soprano Iestyn Davies, countertenor Allan Clayton, tenor Christopher Purves, bass Britten Sinfonia Voices (3) Eamonn Dougan, conductor Handel’s remarkable oratorio Messiah, with its vivid portrayal of biblical scenes and high emotional charge, is staple ‘fare’ in many people’s Christmas musical diet. And rightly so – alongside brilliant solo arias, its magnificent choruses have fired a whole nation’s passion for choral-singing. In this performance Britten Sinfonia are joined by a stellar quartet of soloists for a festive performance that is sure to be both thrilling and jubilant.

6.30pm – In Conversation A pre-concert talk about Handel’s Messiah (free to ticket holders) TICKETS: available from Cambridge Live Tickets. Tel: 01223 357851; email: tickets@cambridgelivetrust. co.uk; web: www.cambridgelivetrust.co.uk/tickets

Julia Doyle, soprano Marios Argiros, oboe Jacqueline Shave and Miranda Dale, violins Clare Finnimore, viola Caroline Dearnley, cello Maggie Cole, harpsichord Bach Gott versorget alles Leben from Cantata BWV187 Bach Seufzer, Tranen, Kummer, Not from Cantata BWV21 Ligeti Continuum Anna Clyne This Lunar Beauty (world premiere tour) Pärt Fratres (for string quartet) Scarlatti arr. Sciarrino Due arie notturne dal campo A pre-occupation with texture permeates this programme, beginning with two arias from the grand master of counterpoint, J. S. Bach. Ligeti’s Continuum tests not only the limits of the soloist but also the exhilarating knife-edge between hearing individual notes and continuous sound.

A world premiere from Grammy-nominated composer of acoustic and electro-acoustic music, Anna Clyne, whose music seeks to explore resonant soundscapes and propelling textures, completes the journey from the baroque to present day.

TICKETS: available from Cambridge Live Tickets. Tel: 01223 357851; email: tickets@ cambridgelivetrust.co.uk; web: www. cambridgelivetrust.co.uk/tickets

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THE ENDELLION STRING QUARTET

The Endellion String Quartet is represented by Hazard Chase hazardchase.co.uk

Wednesday, 25 November 2015 7.30pm, West Road Concert Hall

Andrew Watkinson, violin Ralph de Souza, violin Garfield Jackson, viola David Waterman, cello

Schubert Quartet in C minor, D. 703: ‘Quartettsatz’ Haydn Quartet in A, Op. 20 No. 6: ‘Sun’ Beethoven Quartet in F minor, Op. 95: ‘Serioso’ Debussy Quartet in G minor, Op. 10

Wednesday, 28 October 2015 7.30pm, West Road Concert Hall Haydn Quartet in E flat, Op. 76 No. 6: ‘Fantasia’ Bartók Quartet No. 3 Beethoven Quartet in B flat, Op. 130, with Grosse Fuge finale, Op. 133

Debussy’s only quartet is a gorgeous and brilliant exploration of the fantastic and sensuous sound world uncovered by early twentieth century French composers. It also has the hardest second violin part in the repertoire! In the first half we play Schubert’s one movement jewel, a sparkling relatively early Haydn quartet (with a perfect slow movement and magical finale) and Beethoven’s shortest quartet, concise and incredibly dramatic.

We start the series with our ‘dream programme’: Haydn, Bartók and Beethoven. In each part of his late quartet Haydn takes the simplest of ideas and works magic. Bartók’s third quartet fits into seventeen minutes an extraordinary range of moods, from great beauty through to ferocity. Beethoven’s Op. 130, with its original final movement – the incredible, exhilarating and revolutionary Grosse Fuge – stands out as a towering masterpiece.

TICKETS: £27, £25 (OAP), £13 (Reg. disabled), £6 (Student, Under 16s) available from Cambridge Live Tickets. Tel: 01223 357851; email: tickets@cambridgelivetrust.co.uk; web: www. cambridgelivetrust.co.uk/tickets

TICKETS: £27, £25 (OAP), £13 (Reg. disabled), £6 (Student, Under 16s) available from Cambridge Live Tickets. Tel: 01223 357851; email: tickets@cambridgelivetrust.co.uk; web: www. cambridgelivetrust.co.uk/tickets

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Haydn Quartet in F, Op. 77 No. 2 Beethoven Quartet in A, Op. 18 No. 5 Dvořák Piano Quartet No. 2 in E flat, Op. 87 (with Gülsin Onay, piano) We start with Haydn’s last complete quartet, wonderfully joyous and serene, and then play an early Beethoven in which for once Mozart’s influence is stronger than Haydn’s. After the interval our friend, the pianist Gülsin Onay, joins us for Dvořák’s delightful piano quartet.

TICKETS: £27, £25 (OAP), £13 (Reg. disabled), £6 (Student, Under 16s) available from Cambridge Live Tickets. Tel: 01223 357851; email: tickets@cambridgelivetrust.co.uk; web: www. cambridgelivetrust.co.uk/tickets

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Friday, 25 September 2015 9.30pm, King’s College Chapel [Rehearsals 4.30pm–6.00pm & 7.45pm– 9.15pm]

Alumni Festival: Come & Sing Cambridge University Alumni Chorus Prime Brass Stephen Cleobury, conductor Tom Etheridge, organ Parry I Was Glad Rutter Gloria Marshall Psalm 150 Widor Arr. Willcocks Sing!

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Mahler Symphony No. 5 CUMS Symphony Orchestra Joel Sandelson (4), conductor (CUMS Conducting Scholar 2015–2016) TICKETS: £20, £14, £10; concessions: £18, £12, £8; students £5, available from ADC Box Office. Tel: 01223 300085; web: www.adcticketing.com Wednesday, 11 November 2015 7.30pm, King’s College Chapel

Organ Gala

Saturday, 24 October 2015 8.00pm, West Road Concert Hall

BBC Concert Orchestra King’s College Choir CUMS Chorus Stephen Cleobury, conductor Thomas Trotter (5), organ John Daszak, tenor

Cambridge University Chamber Orchestra Natalia Luis-Bassa (1), conductor Charles Mutter (2), violin Alistair Scahill (3), viola Wagner Siegfried Idyll Mozart Sinfonia Concertante, K. 364 Schubert Symphony No. 9 TICKETS: £20, £14, £10; concessions £18, £12, £8; students £5, available from ADC Box Office. Tel: 01223 300085; web: www.adcticketing.com

CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY MUSICAL SOCIETY

Saturday, 31 October 2015 8.00pm, West Road Concert Hall

TICKETS: £10 concert only; £15 participants + £4 score hire, available from Maggie Heywood. Tel: 01223 365110; email: mjh64@cam.ac.uk

CUCO performs Mozart: Sinfonia Concertante

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Widor Arr. Willcocks Sing!

Berlioz Te Deum Saint-Saëns Symphony No. 3: ‘Organ’ TICKETS: £60, £40, £30, £22, £15; students £5 on the door (subject to availability), available from The Shop at King’s Box Office. Tel: 01223 769340; web: www.shop.kings.cam.ac.uk Please note: this concert will be broadcast live on BBC Radio 3

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Thursday, 19 November 2015 8.00pm, West Road Concert Hall

Saturday, 28 November 2015 8.00pm, West Road Concert Hall

CUMS Concert Orchestra

Sunday, 29 November 2015 6.30pm, Kings Place, London N1 9AG

Rees Webster, conductor Brahms Academic Festival Overture Tchaikovsky Marche Slave Grieg Peer Gynt Suite No. 1 Sibelius Finlandia TICKETS: £10; concessions £8; students £3, available from ADC Box Office. Tel: 01223 300085; web: www.adcticketing.com Saturday, 21 November 2015 8.00pm, King’s College Chapel

Celebrating Rachmaninov East Anglia Chamber Orchestra CUMS Chorus Stephen Cleobury, conductor Edward Reeve, piano (CUMS Concerto Competition 2015 prize-winner) Evelina Dobračeva, soprano Joshua Ellicott, tenor Mark Stone, bass Rachmaninov All-Night Vigil: ‘Vespers’ (Excerpts) Rachmaninov Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini Rachmaninov The Bells TICKETS: £30, £20, £15; students £26, £16, £11, or £5 on the door (subject to availability), available from ADC Box Office. Tel: 01223 300085; web: www. adcticketing.com

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Howard Shelley performs Beethoven Cambridge University Chamber Orchestra Howard Shelley (6), piano, conductor Mozart Symphony No. 35, K. 385: ‘Haffner’ Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 2 Mendelssohn Symphony No. 4: ‘Italian’ TICKETS for West Road: £20, £14, £10, concessions £18, £12, £8; students £5, available from ADC Box Office. Tel: 01223 300085; web: www.adcticketing.com TICKETS for Kings Place: £14.50–£29.50, available from Kings Place Box Office. Tel: 020 7520 1490; web: www.kingsplace.co.uk Wednesday, 2 December 2015 8.00pm, West Road Concert Hall

Arutiunian Trumpet Concerto Cambridge University Wind Orchestra Adam Hickox, conductor Matilda Lloyd, trumpet (CUMS Concerto Competition 2015 prize-winner) John Williams arr. Fienga Star Wars Arutiunian Trumpet Concerto Shostakovich Jazz Suite No. 2 Holst Suite No. 2 in F Major TICKETS: £10; concessions £8; students £3, available from ADC Box Office. Tel: 01223 300085; web: www.adcticketing.com

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CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA Saturday, 5 December 2015 8.00pm, West Road Concert Hall

A Russian Evening with John Wilson CUMS Symphony Orchestra Fiachra Garvey, piano John Wilson (7), conductor Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto No. 1 Rachmaninov Symphony No. 2 TICKETS: £20, £14, £10; concessions £18, £12, £8; students £5, available from ADC Box Office.

Tel: 01223 300085; web: www.adcticketing. com Saturday, 16 January 2016 8.00pm, King’s College Chapel

Monday, 23 November 2015 8.00pm, West Road Concert Hall

CUSO performs Beethoven, Brahms and Sibelius Cambridge University Symphony Orchestra Leo Popplewell, cello Aditya Chander, violin Benedict Collins Rice and Rees Webster, conductors Beethoven Coriolan Overture, Op. 62 Brahms Double Concerto in A minor, Op. 102 for violin and cello Sibelius Symphony No. 5, Op. 82

Verdi: Otello in King’s Cambridge University Chamber Orchestra Members of CUMS Symphony Orchestra Choirs of Jesus, Selwyn and Trinity Colleges Members of CUMS Chorus and Cambridge University Chamber Choir Richard Farnes (8), conductor Ronald Samm, tenor Debussy La Mer Verdi Otello: Act I TICKETS: £35, £30, £20; students £31, £26, £16 or £5 on the door (subject to availability), available from ADC Box Office. Tel: 01223 300085; web: www.adcticketing.com

TICKETS: £12, £8 (concessions), £5 (students and children), available on the door

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EPIPHANY THROUGH MUSIC

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Sponsored by:

King’s 500 Contemporary Music Festival 2015 marks the quincentenary of King’s College Chapel and 500 years of music in that wonderful space.

Throughout this time, generations of King’s musicians have sustained the quality of music-making at the highest possible level, and have also maintained a strong commitment to the music of their time.

It is fitting then that some of the most active proponents of new music to have been associated with the college in recent years have come together to create a once-in-a-generation festival celebrating the last fifty years of contemporary music to have come out of King’s.

The festival features world-class performances from artists including The Philharmonia Orchestra, great works that have defined British contemporary music over the last 50 years, and a range of educational events designed to maximise the impact and reach of the festival.

Friday, 9 October 2015 8.00pm, King’s College Chapel

Cambridge University Chamber Choir, directed by Mark Gotham (2) Concanenda, directed by Alexandra Schwinn

Stockhausen Stimmung London Voices Ben Parry (1), director A rare opportunity to hear Karlheinz Stockhausen’s iconic work.

TICKETS: £15 (students free), available from The Shop at King's Box Office. Tel: 01223 769340; web: www.shop.kings.cam.ac.uk Saturday, 10 October 2015 2.00pm, King’s College Chapel

Massed Choirs Matinee The Wallace Collection, directed by John Wallace The King’s Men King’s Voices, directed by Ben Parry The Robins from King’s Junior Voices, directed by Lyn Alcántara

TICKETS: £10 (students free), available from The Shop at King's Box Office. Tel: 01223 769340; web: www.shop.kings.cam.ac.uk Saturday, 10 October 2015 5.30pm, King’s College Chapel

Choral Evensong (contemporary music) King’s College Choir (3) Stephen Cleobury (4), director Celebrating the pioneering work of King’s College Choir and its directors in commissioning and performing new music.

TICKETS: admission free, retiring collection. Doors open at 5.15pm

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Saturday, 10 October 2015 6.30pm, King’s College Chapel

Sunday, 11 October 2015 3.30pm, King’s College Chapel

John Butt: Organ Recital

Choral Evensong (contemporary music)

John Butt (5) performs a richly varied programme including works by Olivier Messiaen and the everthrilling King’s alumna Errollyn Wallen.

TICKETS: admission free, retiring collection.

Saturday, 10 October 2015 9.30pm, King’s College Chapel

“Within Those Radiances...”

A concert of revolutionary music by important proponents of the electronic avant-garde, featuring: Andrew and Kirsten Powell; The Wallace Collection; The Cambridge University Trumpet Ensemble; and special guest Markus Stockhausen.

This concert is dedicated to the memory of Roger Smalley, 1943–2015.

TICKETS: £10 (students free), available from The Shop at King's Box Office. Tel: 01223 769340; web: www.shop.kings.cam.ac.uk Sunday, 11 October 2015 10.30am, King’s College Chapel

Matins Featuring music by Britten and Causton.

TICKETS: admission free, retiring collection. Doors open at 10.15am

King’s College Choir Stephen Cleobury, director Celebrating the pioneering work of King’s College Choir and its directors in commissioning and performing new music.

TICKETS: admission free, retiring collection. Doors open at 3.15pm Sunday, 11 October 2015 8.00pm, King’s College Chapel

Philharmonia Orchestra featuring George Benjamin George Benjamin (6), Stephen Cleobury, Mark Gotham, conductors Robin Holloway Double Helix for two trumpets Thomas Adès Chamber Symphony Judith Weir Heroic Strokes of the Bow Richard Causton Sleep for solo flute George Benjamin At First Light The King’s 500 festival culminates with a treasury of contemporary classics by King’s composers.

Thomas Adès' career-defining Chamber Symphony (written during his time at King’s) features alongside favourites by George Benjamin and Master of the Queens Music, Judith Weir. Members of the Philharmonia Orchestra perform alongside some of the university’s finest student musicians.

TICKETS: £15 (students free), available from The Shop at King's Box Office. Tel: 01223 769340; web: www.shop.kings.cam.ac.uk

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CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LUNCHTIME CONCERT SERIES The Lunchtime Concert Series showcases the University’s finest musical talent, and offers the perfect break from your hectic daily routine. Taking place every Tuesday at 1.10pm, these concerts explore an impressive range of music from Byrd, Beethoven and Brahms to Debussy, Hovhaness and Thelonious Monk. This year’s programme is looking particularly diverse, featuring a jazz concert, a Mozart opera in concert performance, and a greater exploration of new music – all alongside the return of established CULC favourites. Don’t miss out on the opportunity to hear fantastic repertoire from top musicians – all admission free!

Tuesday, 13 October 2015 1.10pm, West Road Concert Hall

Tuesday, 10 November 2015 1.10pm, West Road Concert Hall

The Aula Ensemble

Joel Sandelson, cello (CUMS Concerto Competition prize-winner) Naomi Woo, piano

Bliss Conversations Alex Woolf Stormchaser (New work) Martinu Nonet Tuesday, 20 October 2015 1.10pm, West Road Concert Hall Alex Rodzianko, piano Rachmaninov Morceaux de fantaisie, Op. 3 Beethoven Piano Sonata, Op. 81a: ‘Les Adieux’

Brahms Sonata No. 1 in E minor, Op. 38 Brahms Sonata No. 2 in F major, Op. 99 Tuesday, 17 November 2015 1.10pm, West Road Concert Hall

The Percival Ensemble directed by Bertie Baigent

Mozart Bastien und Bastienne, K. 50 (concert performance) Tuesday, 27 October 2015 1.10pm, West Road Concert Hall

The Gesualdo Six

Tuesday, 24 November 2015 1.10pm, West Road Concert Hall

directed by Owain Park

Sacred Flemish Renaissance Polyphony 1400–1600, including works by Ockeghem and Josquin des Prez Schütz Italian Madrigals Tuesday, 3 November 2015 1.10pm, West Road Concert Hall

Jazz Ensemble

directed by Ben Jones Music by Joe Henderson, Jasper Høiby, Chris Potter and Thelonious Monk

Cambridge University Trumpet Ensemble Edward Reeve, piano Granta Wind Quintet Alan Hovhaness Khaldis (concerto for 4 trumpets, piano and percussion) Mozart, arr. John Whitfield Movements from Serenade No. 10 in B flat major, K. 361: ‘Gran Partita’

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CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY MUSIC OUTREACH Saturday, 24 October 2015 11.00am–12.00pm, Recital Room at the Faculty of Music

Flamenco and the politics of resistance: flashmobs and immigration in Spain When people think of flamenco, usually stereotypical images of dark-haired Gypsy dancers, polka-dot dresses and passion come to mind. In this talk, Matthew Machin-Autenrieth (Research Fellow at the Faculty of Music) will explore an alternative side to flamenco that is little known outside of Spain – one of protest and resistance. In addition to a brief overview of the tradition, he will focus on two specific case studies: flamenco flashmobs against the economic crisis, and a performance aimed at raising awareness of immigration and racism in Southern Spain. Using these examples, Matthew will demonstrate how flamenco is harnessed as a tool for political protest and as a catalyst for social change. Suitable for ages 15+.

TICKETS: admission free, but booking required. Tel: 01223 766766 Saturday, 24 October 2015 3.00pm–5.00pm, Recital Room at the Faculty of Music

Who decides what I listen to next?

We are in a new musical market place. With Spotify radio, Last.fm and YouTube continuous play, listeners no longer have complete control of their playlist. The choice is made for us by algorithms, staff curators, or both. As a result, the big businesses that provide these services can decide upon who gets listened to, and who gets left on the shelf. Whilst this benefits some, independent artists feel they lose out. Dr Kariann Goldschmitt and Dr Ananay Aguilar (Faculty of Music) offer a practical exploration of these themes bringing insight into this complex world. Suitable for ages 15+.

TICKETS: admission free, but booking required. Tel: 01223 766766

Sunday, 1 November 2015 2.30–5.30pm, West Road Concert Hall

Cambridge Young Composer of the Year: Finals A wonderful opportunity to listen to pieces entered for the Cambridge Young Composer of the Year Competition. Hear feedback on the entries and advice on composing from judge Ewan Campbell.

The competition is jointly organised by Cambridge Youth Music and Cambridge Music Education Outreach.

“Cambridge Young Composers is a fantastic event!

Brilliant for young people to have professionals playing their music, and to receive feedback. Please continue this great event!” Audience member at 2014 competition finals TICKETS: admission free, no booking required Sunday, 1 November 2015 7.00pm, West Road Concert Hall

Young Composers Concert performed by the Ligeti Quartet

A short concert showcasing exciting new compositions by young people, including winning entries in this year's Cambridge Young Composer of the Year competition. The concert will also include a specially commissioned piece by last year's Cambridge Young Composer of the Year, Joe Reynolds.

The Ligeti Quartet is dedicated to performing modern and contemporary music, commissioning new works, and engaging a diverse audience. Comprising graduates from the Royal Academy of Music, Royal College of Music and the University of Oxford, the quartet has established a reputation as leading exponents of new music, with engagements taking them throughout the UK and abroad.

TICKETS: admission free, retiring collection

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CAMBRIDGE CENTRE FOR MUSICAL PERFORMANCE STUDIES (CMPS) Launched in April 2015, CMPS plays a leading role in musical performance studies close to home and across the globe. It supports a programme of masterclasses, workshops, Side-by-Side events, and other ‘talk-and-play events’ such as lecture-recitals and open rehearsals. Events like these shed light on the knowledge that is created and conveyed in performance, and on how musical performance takes shape over time. During Michaelmas Term 2015, the Centre will host public seminars, ‘Practising Performance’ events, and a ‘Meet the Composer’ session held with the Britten Sinfonia, and it is supporting a public workshop at Caius College. CMPS will also run a reading group for young researchers featuring presentations from visiting scholars. The Cambridge Centre for Musical Performance Studies is directed by John Rink, working in collaboration with Margaret Faultless, Martin Ennis and Abigail Dolan.

CMPS/IMR PERFORMANCE/RESEARCH SEMINARS These seminars are organised by CMPS in conjunction with the Institute of Musical Research, University of London. They are intended to present research about musical performance and to foster dialogue and debate between musicians, musicologists and others across a broad range of interests and backgrounds.

Special attention is given to practice-led research and collaborative work within the field of music and with other art forms.

Monday, 7 December 2015 5.15pm, Senate House, University of London, Malet Street, London WC1 Dr Paul Banks, HonRCM, and Professor Rainer Kleinertz, Universität des Saarlandes ‘Disseminating the music of Mahler: early performance history and critical responses, 1889–1914’

The CMPS/IMR Performance/Research Seminars take place from 5.15pm to 6.45pm at Senate House, University of London, Malet Street, London WC1.

Monday, 9 November 2015 5.15pm, Senate House, University of London, Malet Street, London WC1 Dr Emily Worthington, clarinettist / musicologist ‘”Do it how you like, but make it beautiful”: a pluralist and performer-centric approach to historically informed Brahms’ Monday, 23 November 2015 5.15pm, Senate House, University of London, Malet Street, London WC1 Professor Amanda Glauert, Royal College of Music 1

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COMPOSERS’ WORKSHOPS

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PRACTISING PERFORMANCE This series of performance workshops provides invaluable opportunities to Cambridge students to learn from prominent artists. The series is organised

by Margaret Faultless as part of the performance studies pathway offered by the Faculty of Music.

Both Practising Performance events this term are open to the public and will be held from 2.00pm– 4.00pm in the Recital Room at the Faculty of Music, West Road. Admission is free (without ticket), but space may be limited.

Friday, 23 October 2015 2.00pm, Recital Room at the Faculty of Music

John Kenny (1) A workshop with trombonist John Kenny (1) for student brass players.

Friday, 20 November 2015 2.00pm, Recital Room at the Faculty of Music

Nicholas Cleobury (2) Following a highly successful workshop last year, conductor Nicholas Cleobury (2) returns to Cambridge to work with student conductors accompanied by an ensemble of instrumentalists on Appalachian Spring.

The Faculty’s series of Composers’ Workshops is open to students in all years of the undergraduate music course as well as masters and doctoral students, indeed anyone with an interest in the creation of new music.

Because space is limited, please email John Hopkins (jeh40@cam.ac.uk) if you are not a Faculty member and wish to attend.

Tuesday, 13 October 2015 2.00pm, Recital Room at the Faculty of Music

Introductory session / Stuart Belsham After John Hopkins has outlined the programme for the coming academic year, Stuart Belsham from the Performing Right Society will discuss the work of the PRS, its benefits for composers and how to become a member.

Tuesday, 20 October 2015 2.00pm, Recital Room at the Faculty of Music

Hannah Kendall Described as ‘…intricately and skillfully wrought’

by The Sunday Times, the music of Hannah Kendall (1, pictured over) has attracted the attentions of some of the UK’s finest groups including London Philharmonic Orchestra, BBC Singers, Juice Vocal Ensemble, and Philharmonia Orchestra, with performances at the Royal Festival Hall, The Royal Opera House, Cheltenham Music Festival and Yellow Lounge London. In March 2015, a selection of Hannah’s works were broadcast on BBC Radio 3’s Composer of the Week programme as part of the station’s International Women’s Day celebrations. Upcoming projects include a one-man chamber opera, ‘The Knife of Dawn’, based on the Caribbean political activist and poet Martin Carter.

Born in London in 1984, Hannah went on to graduate from the University of Exeter with First Class Honours in Music. Hannah also completed a Masters in Advanced Composition with Distinction from the Royal College of Music, studying with Kenneth Hesketh. She also works

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Tuesday, 3 November 2015 2.00pm, Recital Room at the Faculty of Music

PhD Composers Tuesday, 27 October 2015 2.00pm, Recital Room at the Faculty of Music

Luke Bedford (2) Luke Bedford was born in 1978 and studied composition at the Royal College of Music with Edwin Roxburgh and Simon Bainbridge.

Bedford was the first ever composer in residence at the Wigmore Hall in London, which has earned him several commissions, including the string quartet Nine Little Boxes, All Carefully Packed (2011).

In Feburary 2012 Wonderful Two-Headed Nightingale was given its world première by the Scottish Ensemble.

Bedford was awarded the Ernst von Siemens Musikstiftung Composer’s Prize in music in the same year, and the world premières of Wonderful No-Headed Nightingale and Three Intermezzi took place.

This will be the first of two presentations during the year by our very own highly talented crop of PhD composition students.

Tuesday, 10 November 2015 2.00pm, Recital Room at the Faculty of Music

Stevie Wishart (3) Stevie Wishart is an English composer and improviser, and performer on the hurdy-gurdy and medieval violin.

She has edited and recorded the complete works of Saint Hildegard of Bingen.

On 28 October 2013, the Arditti String Quartet performed the world première of Wonderful FourHeaded Nightingale for string quartet at Wien Modern.

In 2014, his highly acclaimed opera Through His Teeth was premièred at the Royal Opera House.

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Tuesday, 17 November 2015 2.00pm, Recital Room at the Faculty of Music

Silvina Milstein (4) Silvina Milstein emigrated to Britain after the Argentinian military coup of 1976. At Glasgow University her composition teachers were Judith Weir and Lyell Cresswell and at Cambridge University she studied extensively with Alexander Goehr. She is currently a Professor of Music at King's College London.

Her music has been played by some of the world’s leading orchestras and ensembles, such as BBC Symphony Orchestra and the Ensemble Modern, broadcast by BBC Radio 3 and recorded by LORELT (fire dressed in black: Silvina Milstein chamber works, LNT129). Over the past decade she has explored musical forms arising from heightened states of awareness, borrowing from a wealth of artistic media and spiritual traditions, as evident in her works for the London Sinfonietta, tigres azules and surrounded by distance…, as well as of gold and shadows, premiered by the Birmingham Contemporary Music Group.

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Tuesday, 24 November 2015 2.00pm, Recital Room at the Faculty of Music 5.00pm, Concert

Martin Butler/Notes Inégales (5) Martin Butler will lead a workshop featuring the Notes Inégales ensemble, which will develop one-page scores by students, and perform them at an informal concert at 5.00pm.

Club Inégales is a place of surprises: do not expect the conventional! It’s not a jazz club, not a new music venue, not a comedy club, not a world music venue.

But all of these appear, as we search for the best of real new, spontaneous performance.

Devoted equally (or unequally) to improvisation, as well as written music, and to devising new work alongside composers/other artists and playing contemporary repertoire, house band Notes Inégales features some of the finest players in Britain, all equally comfortable with complex modern scores, wide-ranging improvisation – and they can swing…

Tuesday, 1 December 2015 2.00pm, Recital Room at the Faculty of Music

Richard Watkins: Huw Watkins ‘Horn Day’ Distinguished horn-player Richard Watkins and pianist/ composer Huw Watkins will come directly from the Britten Sinfonia’s lunchtime concert to lead a workshop about writing for this combination and which will serve as the launching pad for a competition to write a new Horn Sonata to be performed by them at a later date.

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The Colloquium series provides an important opportunity for members of the Faculty, researchers from other departments and the general public to come together and hear papers on all aspects of music research, given by distinguished speakers from the UK and abroad. Colloquia are held on Wednesday evenings in the Recital Room at the Faculty of Music, West Road. Admission is free and all are welcome. Please arrive at 4.50pm for a 5.00pm start.

Papers are followed by a discussion and a drinks reception with the speaker Wednesday, 14th October 2015 5.00pm, Recital Room at the Faculty of Music

Wednesday, 4th November 2015 5.00pm, Recital Room at the Faculty of Music

Marina Frolova-Walker (1) Professor of Music History, University of Cambridge

Daisy Fancourt (3)

Research Associate, Centre for Performance Science, Royal College of Music, London

‘Stalin’s Playlist’ ‘Can music change our immune system?’

Wednesday, 21st October 2015 5.00pm, Recital Room at the Faculty of Music

Chloe Alaghband-Zadeh (2)

Research Fellow, University of Cambridge ‘Listeners' experiences of North Indian classical music in performance: how ways of listening are shaped by imagined histories, ethics and social status’

Wednesday, 11th November 2015 5.00pm, Recital Room at the Faculty of Music

Leonardo Waisman

Researcher at Instituto de Humanidades, Conicet, Argentina – Simon Bolivar Chair 2015/2016 Wednesday, 18th November 2015 5.00pm, Recital Room at the Faculty of Music

Wednesday, 28th October 2015 5.00pm, Recital Room at the Faculty of Music

Martin Regan

Associate Professor of Music, Texas A&M University

Margaret Bent

Emeritus Fellow, All Souls College, Oxford ‘The Old Hall manuscript revisited, and English motets in the Agincourt decade’

‘Composing for Japanese Instruments’ Wednesday, 25th November 2015 5.00pm, Recital Room at the Faculty of Music

Anahid Kassabian

Professor of Music, University of Liverpool

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HUMANITAS VISITING PROFESSORSHIPS

Mitsuko Uchida: On Keys and Music Legendary pianist Mitsuko Uchida (1) brings a deep insight into the music she plays through her own search for truth and beauty. Renowned for her interpretations of Mozart, Schubert, Schumann and Beethoven, she has also illuminated the music of Berg, Schoenberg, Webern and Boulez for a new generation of listeners.

Monday, 26 October 2015 5.00pm, West Road Concert Hall

Lecture 1 Illustrated lecture on Diatonicism and all that. Is the system that has underpinned music for centuries still relevant? Even after the tonal revolution of atonality in 1909, what is it that makes the Beatles’ music more popular than that of Schoenberg? Those are some of the questions Mitsuko Uchida will look at.

Thursday, 29 October 2015 5.00pm, West Road Concert Hall

Lecture 2 Illustrated lecture comparing Mozart and Beethoven Piano Concertos. Mitsuko Uchida will discuss the similarities and differences between Mozart’s Concerto in C minor K. 491 and Beethoven’s Third Concerto in C minor, and between Mozart’s Concerto in C major K. 503 and Beethoven’s Fourth Concerto in G major. The pairings are often thought to be very alike, but Mitsuko will offer challenges to this view.

Friday, 27 November 2015 7.30pm, West Road Concert Hall

Beethoven’s Diabelli Variations A performance of Beethoven's Thirty-three Variations on a Waltz by Diabelli, followed by a lecture in which Mitsuko will explore the genesis of this extraordinary work, and its final links to Beethoven's last piano sonata, Op. 111.

TICKETS: The lecture events are free and open to all with places allocated on a first come, first served basis. To book tickets for the Diabelli Variations recital taking place on 27 November, please visit www.cambridgelivetrust.co.uk/tickets

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COLLEGE EVENTS Monday, 21 September 2015 6.00pm, Pavilion Room, Hughes Hall

Friday, 16 October 2015 8.00pm, King’s College Chapel

The Stradivari Trust Concert Series

Monteverdi Vespers of 1610

in aid of the Beatrix Lovejoy Violin Trust Beatrix Lovejoy (below), violin Simon Lane, piano

Beethoven Sonata in F, Op. 24, No. 5: ‘Spring’ Ravel Sonata No. 2 in G TICKETS: admission free, but tickets can be reserved in advance. Email: instrumentschemes@ googlemail.com

A celebration of Cambridge music making, featuring Ensemble Pro Victoria (25 of the best choral scholars form John’s, King’s, Caius, Clare, Jesus and Trinity), Margaret Faultless leading Cambridge University Collegium Musicum (below) and Jeremy West leading the The Combined Brass of the Royal Welsh College, conducted by Adam Hickox.

TICKETS: £10 (£5 students), on the door and from The Shop at King’s Box Office. Tel: 01223 769340; web: www.shop.kings.cam.ac.uk

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Saturday, 17 October 2015 1.00pm, McCrum Lecture Theatre, Corpus Christi College

East meets west: creating music at the boundary between Indian classical and western traditions A leading figure in contemporary music, Londonbased composer Param Vir’s (below) works have been performed around the world. Vir’s presentation will take as point of departure his most recent work, Raga Fields for sarod and ensemble, discussing the challenges of achieving a meaningful synthesis of music from cultures with such distinct identities. For more information see: www.paramvir.net

Saturday, 17 October 2015 1.30pm, Lee Hall, Wolfson College

Wolfson Lunchtime Concert Jonathan Parkin, clarinet Sebastian Stanley, piano Works by Debussy, Saint Saëns, Ireland and Horovitz.

TICKETS: admission free, retiring collection. For further information contact jper2@cam.ac.uk

TICKETS: admission free. Refreshments will be served following the presentation.

Saturday, 17 October 2015 2.30pm, St John’s College Auditorium

Howells and Stanford Chamber Music Recital Gould Piano Trio David Adams Howells Piano Quartet (1916) Howells Three Pieces for violin & piano Stanford Cello Sonata No. 1 Stanford Irish Concertino (first performance) TICKETS: £10, available from the St John’s College Choir Office (cash or cheque to Herbert Howells Society)

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Monday, 19 October 2015 6.00pm, Homerton College 5.30pm, pre-concert talk

Nikhil Patwardhan's UK tour comes to Homerton Nikhil Patwardhan (below), a musical relative of Ravi Shankar via the Senia Maihar Gharana, will be coming to Homerton as part of his UK tour. Nikhil and his tabla artiste will be performing traditional Hindustani music.

TICKETS: available on the door; £2 for non-HCMS members

Saturday, 24 October 2015 4.00pm, Caius College Chapel

Voices and Carnyx: Developing a new sound-world for choir and ancient brass John Kenny (above right) Caius College Choir

Saturday, 24 October 2015 6.30pm, St John’s College Chapel (please note that this service will end at approximately 7.50pm)

Bach Cantata Evensong with St John’s Sinfonia

This event is hosted by Caius College in association with CMPS. For further information see www. carnyxscotland.co.uk

J.S. Bach Cantata No. 83: ‘Erfreute Zeit im neuen Bunde’ J.S. Bach Cantata No. 109: ‘Ich glaube, lieber Herr, hilf meinem Unglauben!

TICKETS: admission free, no ticket required

TICKETS: admission free

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Tuesday, 27th October 2015 6.00pm, Homerton College

Ensemble de Trianon Ensemble de Trianon (below) is a versatile periodinstrument ensemble and in 2015 is the ensemble in residence at Opera Barga Festival in Italy. They will perform a programme themed ‘Italian Invasion’ which will include sonatas by Corelli (Op. 5 No. 5) and Locatelli.

TICKETS: £2 (HCMS members free), available on the door

College internationally acclaimed bass Matthew Rose. His last appearance in Pembroke with Joseph Middleton also featured Schubert and was reviewed in The Spectator as ‘the most impressive account I have heard of that difficult non-cycle [Schwanengesang]’. Now regarded as one of the finest bass voices of our time, Matthew Rose is a regular fixture at the Metropolitan Opera House New York, Royal Opera House Covent Garden, La Scala Milan, and the BBC Proms. Tonight he is once again joined by Pembroke’s College Musician, Joseph Middleton, recently described in BBC Music Magazine as ‘one of the brightest stars in the world of song and Lieder.’

TICKETS: £20 (£15 OAPs, £10 College members and unwaged, £5 students and under 18s), available from the Porters’ Lodge or on the door.

Email: blissseries@gmail.com Friday, 30 October 2015 6.00pm, St Catharine's College Chapel

Stockhausen In the Sky I am Walking

Thursday, 29 October 2015 8.00pm, The Old Library, Pembroke College

Sir Arthur Bliss International Song Series Matthew Rose, bass Joseph Middleton, piano Ballads by Schubert, Schumann, Wolf and Loewe Epic drama and thrilling narratives run through this programme, which centres around the ballads of Schubert, Schumann and Loewe. We are delighted to welcome back to Pembroke

A rare opportunity to witness Stockhausen's In the Sky I am Walking, performed by George Chambers and Rebecca Hardwick, both experts in the work of this most innovative and iconic of twentieth century composers; coupled with a new work by Cambridge-based Daniel Lewis-Fardon.

TICKETS: £6, £4 (£2 students), can be reserved at www.caths.cam.ac.uk/about-us/music/kellawayconcerts; or purchased on the door

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Saturday, 31 October 2015 8.00pm, Jesus College Chapel

Wednesday, 4 November 2015 8.00pm, The Old Library, Pembroke College

Italian Connections

Sir Arthur Bliss International Song Series

Jean Rondeau, harpsichord Renowned French harpsichordist, Jean Rondeau (below), winner of first prize at the 2012 Musica Antiqua Bruges International Harpsichord Competition, plays an eclectic programme of music

by Bach and Scarlatti on the celebrated Bruce Kennedy double-manual harpsichord after a 1728 instrument by Christian Zell. Part of the Piccola Accademia Montisi Jesus College series.

TICKETS: £5 (£2 students), available on the door or reserve in advance. Tel: 01223 339699; email: choir@jesus.cam.ac.uk

Kate Royal, soprano Joseph Middleton, piano Internationally acclaimed soprano Kate Royal leapt to prominence early in her career thanks to auspicious debuts at The Metropolitan Opera, Royal Opera Covent Garden, Glyndebourne and an exclusive record deal with EMI Classics. She performs with the world’s finest orchestras and conductors and can be heard in recital in the most celebrated halls in Europe and North America.

Tonight she is joined by Pembroke’s College Musician, Joseph Middleton, recently described in BBC Music Magazine as ‘one of the brightest stars in the world of song and Lieder.’

‘Komm, Trost der Welt’: themes of solace, comfort and consolation weave through Kate Royal and Joseph Middleton’s thoughtfully programmed recital. The first half features settings of the poet Rückert by Robert and Clara Schumann before Kate and Joseph perform Mahler’s existentialist set of five songs exploring various aspects of love and loss, earthly cares juxtaposed alongside a desire for peace in transfiguration. The second half centres around Samuel Barber’s group of ten songs setting translations of medieval Gaelic and Latin poems attributed to Irish saints and holy persons.

Some are very short, witty and droll observations of the simples lives these men led and others are altogether more Godly. They end, like the Mahler, with an extended meditation.

TICKETS: £20 (£15 OAPs, £10 College members and unwaged, £5 students and under 18s), available from the Porters’ Lodge or on the door.

Email: blissseries@gmail.com

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Friday, 6 November 2015 8.00pm, Trinity College Chapel

Friday, 13 November 2015 8.00pm, West Road Concert Hall

Trinity College Chamber Orchestra

Landscapes

Beethoven Egmont Overture Saint-Saëns Organ Symphony

Clare College Music Society Adam Phillips, Joe Cowie, John Tothill and Leo Popplewell, conductors

Oscar Osicki, conductor TICKETS: £8, £5 (free for TCMS members), available on the door Monday, 9 November 2015 8.00pm, Girton College, Stanley Library

A Fauré Soirée Continuing in Girton's successful tradition of annual single-composer evenings in the appropriate setting of the Stanley Library at Girton, this year we focus on Gabriel Fauré, in a mixed programme of vocal and chamber music, compiled and directed

by Girton's recently appointed Director of Chapel Music, Gareth Wilson (below), and Margaret Faultless, Bye-Fellow.

TICKETS: No advanced booking required, retiring collection. Parking and refreshments available

Humperdinck Hansel and Gretel Overture Schubert Unfinished Symphony Sibelius Karelia Suite Sibelius Swan of Tuonela In celebration of the 150th anniversary of the birth of Jean Sibelius, CCMS presents a varied programme of romantic orchestral landscapes.

TICKETS: £10 (£8 concessions, £5 students, £4 members of Clare College) Saturday, 14 November 2015 7.30pm, Clare Hall Claron McFadden, soprano Abigail Dolan, flute David Dolan, piano J.S. Bach Aria Aus Liebe will mein Heiland sterben Strozzi Lagrime mie Cantata Mozart Selection of Lieder Schubert The Shepherd on the Rock, D. 965 Cage Aria TICKETS: £15 (£10 Clare Hall members, £5 students), available from tel: 01223 332360; email: music@clarehall.cam.ac.uk

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Saturday, 14 November 2015 7.30pm, Trinity Hall Chapel

Saturday, 21 November 2015 7.30pm, The Auditorium, Fitzwilliam College

Lo, The Full, Final Sacrifice

Handel’s Messiah

Orpheus Britannicus Vocal Consort William Whitehead, organ Andrew Arthur, conductor

The Orchestra on the Hill The St Faiths Singers Mark Gotham, conductor

Choral and organ music for remembrance. Music includes works by Kodály, Casals, Messiaen, Stanford, Ireland and Finzi.

TICKETS: £10 (concessions £5, students £3), available on the door

TICKETS: £15, (£10 concessions, £5 students), available from tel: 01223 332550; email: arts@ trinhall.cam.ac.uk Friday, 20 November 2015 6.15pm, Queen’s Building, Emmanuel College

Sunday, 22 November 2015 7.30pm, Great St Mary’s Church

Burnaby Recital

Wolfson Michaelmas Concert – Music for Choir, Brass and Organ

The Temple Ensemble Poppy Beddoe, clarinet Lydia Abell, viola Daniel Espie, piano

Wolfson College Choir, conducted by Lyn Alcantara Voix de Vivre, conducted by Neil Mackenzie Prime Brass Richard Pearce, organ

Mozart Kegelstatt Trio, K. 498 Rebecca Clarke Duo for clarinet and viola Schumann Fairytales Trio, Op. 132

Wolfson College Music Society’s Michaelmas Term Concert celebrates Wolfson’s fiftieth anniversary.

TICKETS: admission free, unticketed

Works for choir, brass and organ by Schütz, Britten, Vaughan Williams, Marshall and including Rutter’s well-loved Gloria Works for brass by Stanley, Purcell and Bourgeois.

TICKETS: £10, £5, available on the door

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Wednesday, 2 December 2015 7.45pm, St. John’s College Chapel

Thursday, 10 December 2015 7.30pm, Jesus College Chapel

Handel Messiah

A Christmas Celebration

Elin Manahan Thomas, soprano Christopher Ainslie, countertenor Nicholas Mulroy, tenor Alexander Ashworth, bass The Choir of Clare College Clare Baroque Margaret Faultless, leader Graham Ross, conductor

The Choirs of Jesus College Cambridge (below) Frances Kelly, harp Mark Williams, conductor

Friday, 4 December 2015 1.00pm, Trinity College Chapel

Lunchtime Recital Join Trinity College Choir as they perform music from their forthcoming tour to Germany.

TICKETS: admission free

TICKETS: £14 (£7 unsighted seats in the choir stalls), £10 (£5 students), to include interval refreshments, available from ADC Box Office. Tel: 01223 300085; web: www.adcticketing.com © Andrew Wilkinson

The Choir of Clare College is joined by Clare Baroque and a stellar line-up of soloists for a performance of Handel's Messiah, conducted by Graham Ross.

The Choir has gained an international reputation as one of the world’s leading university choirs. In addition to its primary function of leading services three times a week in the College Chapel, the Choir keeps an active schedule recording, broadcasting, and performing. Former directors have included John Rutter and Timothy Brown. Under the direction of Graham Ross – Director of Music since 2010 – it has been praised for its consistently ‘thrilling’ and ‘outstanding’ performances worldwide.

TICKETS: £25, £20, £15, £10; available from ADC Box Office. Tel: 01223 300085; web: www. adcticketing.com

A concert of seasonal music to include Britten's A Ceremony of Carols.

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CUMSSO: Mahler Symphony No. 5

Italian Connections

Stockhausen: In the Sky I am Walking

Sir Arthur Bliss International Song Series

Humanitas Lecture 2

Endellion String Quartet

Colloquium: Martin Regan

Ensemble de Trianon

Composers' Workshop: Luke Bedford

The Gesualdo Six

Humanitas Lecture 1

CUCO Performs Mozart

Bach Cantata Evensong

Voices and Carnyx

Who decides what I listen to next?

Flamenco and the politics of resistance

Practising Performance: John Kenny

AAM: Music from the Dark Side

Colloquium: Chloe Alaghband-Zadeh

Composers' Workshop: Hannah Kendall

Alex Rodzianki, piano

Nikhil Patwardhan's Tour comes to Homerton

Howells and Stanford Chamber Music Recital

Wolfson Lunchtime Concert

East meets West

Monteverdi Vespers of 1610

Colloquium: Marina Frolova-Walker

Composers' Workshop: Stuart Belsham

The Aula Ensemble

Philharmonia Chorus and Members of CUMS

Choral Evensong (contemporary music)

Matins (contemporary music)

Within Those Radiances…'

John Butt, organ recital

Choral Evensong (contemporary music)

Massed Choirs Matinee

London Voices: Stockhausen

Britten Sinfonia: Jeremy Denk Directs

Alumni Festival: Come and Sing

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Verdi Otello In King's

Britten Sinfonia: Messiah 2015

A Christmas Celebration

CMPS Performance Seminar

A Russian Evening With John Wilson

Lunchtime Recital

Arutiunian Trumpet Concerto

Handel Messiah

Meet the Composer: Edward Nesbit

Composers' Workshop: Richard Watkins

Britten Sinfonia At Lunch One

Howard Shelley Performs Beethoven

Humanitas Recital

Endellion String Quartet

Colloquium: Anahid Kassabian

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CUSO performs Beethoven, Brahms, Sibelius

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Wolfson Michaelmas Concert

Celebrating Rachmaninov

Handel's The Messiah

Burnaby Recital

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CUMS Concert Orchestra

AAM: Angels and Saints

Colloquium: Margaret Bent

Composers' Workshop: Silvina Milstein

The Percival Ensemble

Lo, The Full, Final Sacrifice

Music for Soprano, Flute and Piano

Landscapes

Organ Gala

Colloquium: Leonardo Waisman

Composers' Workshop: Stevie Wishart

Joel Sandelson and Naomi Woo

A Fauré Soirée

CMPS Performance Seminar

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Sir Arthur Bliss International Song Series

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