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Claudia Ajmone-Marsan VIOLIN / Naomi Atherton HORN Juliette Bausor FLUTE / Judith Busbridge VIOLA Laurène Durantel DOUBLE BASS / Amy Harman BASSOON Tim Horton PIANO / Matthew Hunt CLARINET Benjamin Nabarro VIOLIN / Gemma Rosefield CELLO Adrian Wilson OBOE

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We warmly welcome you to the Music in the Round Autumn Series 2011.

Welcome!

Ensemble 360 is Music in the Round’s resident ensemble.

It brings together eleven word-class musicians to form one versatile group; five string players, five wind players and a pianist.

This year we take a lead from the Greek scientist and mathematician Archimedes and celebrate some extraordinary ‘Eureka’ moments in music history. There are occasions when the introduction of a single new idea – sometimes simple, sometimes grand – has changed the whole direction of musical development through the ages. The works in these concerts are full of such instances.

Our expert guides are the members of Ensemble 360 and a fabulous array of guest artists who, as well as offering their individual insights into pieces that stand as turning points in musical development, will share with us their own personal experiences of revelation and inspiration.

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In amongst the historical perspective, we also present one vision of the future: ‘Parampara’ (Thursday 10 November). The evening offers a deeply profound, original and closeup vision of creative insight in the company of three exceptionally charismatic musicians.

We also invite you to join us on a very personal journey being taken by Ensemble 360’s immensely talented pianist, Tim Horton, as he embarks on a cycle of the complete Beethoven piano sonatas. Monumental music in the company of a brilliant musician with rare insight – ‘Eureka’, indeed!

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Thursday 29 September, 7.45pm Tim Horton PIANO

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BEETHOVEN Piano Sonata in F minor Op.2 No.1 Piano Sonata in C Op.2 No.3 Piano Sonata in A Op.2 No.2 Piano Sonata in F minor Op.57 Appassionata

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The Autumn Series is launched with the first performance in a four-year cycle of Beethoven’s celebrated piano sonatas, performed by Ensemble 360’s outstanding pianist Tim Horton.

The Op.2 sonatas, the first Beethoven wrote, show very different characters: concise drama in the first, warmth and humour in the second and brilliant virtuosity in the last. Beethoven’s spectacular masterpiece Appassionata Sonata was written at the same time as his Fifth Symphony, and shares with it the famous theme heard in the symphony’s opening moments.

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Elgar Strings with Ensemble 360

Sunday 30 October, City Hall For string players (age 11 – 21, grade 5+). Contact Chloe on chloe@musicintheround.co.uk or 0114 281 4660

Sunday 9 October, 2pm Chimpanzees of Happytown

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Ensemble 360 and Polly Ives narrator Crucible Theatre For 2 – 7 year-olds

Follow the story of Chutney the chimpanzee as he and his beautiful tree spread colour and happiness throughout the town.

Ensemble 360 and Polly Ives are back following last year’s sell-out performances of Little Red Riding Hood. Written

by Music in the Round’s Children’s Composer in Residence Paul Rissmann for a UK concert tour, this imaginative and inspirational piece is based on the magical children’s book The Chimpanzees of Happytown by Giles Andreae, illustrated

by Guy Parker-Rees and published by Orchard Books.

Featuring projected images from the book and lots of audience participation, this is a musical treat for younger children.

“Chimpanzees, this town is dead. These streets are From 1pm there will be creative activities with the musicians all the same. Let’s celebrate our differences. Let’s and the composer and a book signing with the illustrator in the foyer. make it fun again!”

Tickets: £10 / £3 Under 18s & Students

With additional funding from JG Graves Charitable Trust, Garrick Charitable Trust, Garfield Weston Foundation, The Foyle Foundation Sheffield Church Burgesses Trust

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Sunday 9 October, 7pm * Ensemble 360 Crucible Theatre BACH Flute Sonata in B minor BEETHOVEN Quintet for Piano and Wind in E flat Op.16 SCHUBERT Octet in F D803 For clarinet, horn, bassoon, string quartet and double bass

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Resident eleven-piece group Ensemble 360 gives a special performance in the Crucible Theatre, filling Sheffield Theatres’ main auditorium with some of the greatest chamber music ever written, opening with Bach’s beautiful and heart-wrenching Flute Sonata.

Beethoven’s Quintet was modelled on Mozart’s piece for the same instruments, which can be heard on Thursday 1 December (pg 13). Although he took inspiration from Mozart, Beethoven made the form his own and took it to new heights.

Schubert’s exquisite and epic Octet is full of memorable tunes and illustrates the composer’s startling originality and invention.

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Music in the Foyer

Before the concert and during the interval Sheffield’s Songmen of the Cathedral Choir, directed by Neil Taylor, gives an informal performance of music ranging from the sixteenth century to modern day jazz.

Pay What You Want

You choose the price you pay for this concert – simply purchase a ticket from Sheffield Theatres box office for a penny and, if you’d like to, make a further payment on the night (please remember to bring cash or your cheque book). Payment can be based on what you can afford, how much you enjoyed the concert, or any other criteria you can think of!

This concert is in the Crucible Theatre and features a full ensemble of eleven musicians.

Usual Ticket Price: £15 / £10 Disabled & Unemployed / £3 Under 18s & Students

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MOZART Sonata for Violin and Piano in B flat K454 Arr. for clarinet and piano WEBER Grand Duo Concertant in E flat Op.48 Ensemble 360’s clarinetist Matthew Hunt and pianist Tim Horton perform two wonderfully lighthearted and effervescent pieces. Weber’s Grand Duo Concertant is one of his finest creations; a ‘tour de force’, virtuosic piece with more than a hint of opera thrown in!

Mozart’s Sonata in B flat is one of the greatest sonatas ever written for violin and piano. Following a long line of violin sonata arrangements by many composers, it is played here in a new arrangement by the performers themselves.

Tickets: £10 / £7 Disabled & Unemployed / £3 Under 18s & Students

Ensemble 360 and Dr. Miriam Dobson take this performance to A-level history and music students at Sheffield secondary schools. For more information on musicians visiting your school contact Polly on 0114 281 4660 or polly@musicintheround.co.uk

Wednesday 2 November, 7.45pm Doric String Quartet

Thursday 3 November, 7.45pm Ensemble 360 RACHMANINOV Trio Élégiaque in G minor For violin, cello and piano SHOSTAKOVICH Piano Trio in E minor Op.67 STRAVINSKY Soldier’s Tale Suite For clarinet, violin and piano TCHAIKOVSKY String Quartet in F Op.22

HAYDN Quartet in C Op.64 No.1 BARTÓK Quartet No.4 SCHUBERT Quartet in D minor D810 Death and the Maiden The Doric String Quartet, considered to be one of the best young quartets playing today, makes a welcome return to the Studio to perform three very different pieces.

Haydn’s Quartet in C is light and spirited with a lively finish. In contrast, Bartók’s fourth string quartet is a piece full of exhilarating drama and tension.

Schubert’s dramatic masterpiece Death and the Maiden features an anguished slow movement, a death march based on the composer’s song of the same name. It is a work of great intensity and one Talk of the best-loved pieces in all of chamber music.

Tickets: £15 / £10 Disabled & Unemployed / £3 Under 18s & Students

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Ensemble 360 contrasts music from pre- and post-Revolution Russia, opening with Rachmaninov’s Trio Élégiaque, which reveals a strong influence from Tchaikovsky.

Photographer: George Garnier

Tuesday 1 November, 12.45pm Ensemble 360

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Shostakovich’s Trio was written as a response to the death of his friend Ivan Sollertinsky. It is also a lament to the victims of the Holocaust and features elements of Jewish folk.

The Soldier’s Tale Suite was adapted by Stravinsky from his theatrical work of the same name. It is a Faustian fable in which a soldier trades his violin with the devil in exchange for untold wealth.

Alex Redington VIOLIN / Jonathan Stone VIOLIN Simon Tandree VIOLA / John Myerscough CELLO

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Tuesday 8 November, 12.45pm Ensemble 360

Thursday 10 November, 1.30pm Discover the Music of India

BEETHOVEN Sonata for Cello and Piano in F Op.5 No.1 R STRAUSS Sonata for Cello and Piano in F Op.6

Schools’ Concert for 7 – 11 year-olds (Key Stage 2)

Ensemble 360’s cellist Gemma Rosefield and pianist Tim Horton perform Beethoven’s First Sonata for Cello and Piano. This was the first cello sonata to present the two instruments as equal partners, giving both players moments of virtuosity.

This one-hour performance-demonstration includes the enchanting sounds of tabla, sitar, dholak and Indian harmonium. Explore rhythms and different styles of Indian music, and even have the chance to have a go on the instruments yourself!

Richard Strauss’s Sonata is a high-spirited showcase for his virtuosic style of writing.

Although it was written early in the composer’s career the mature Strauss is beating at the door, the piece’s bold originality heralding his later style.

Tickets: £10 / £7 Disabled & Unemployed / £3 Under 18s & Students

Discover India’s culture and music with awardwinning composer and tabla player Kuljit Bhamra.

Tickets: £3 / Accompanying Teachers Free With funding from

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Thursday 10 November, 7.45pm Parampara In Parampara - a Sanskrit word used in music to describe ways of spreading the word - three worldrenowned musicians come together to explore a wide range of styles and traditions, and in doing so create new and original music with a unique palette of sounds.

An inspirational classical violinist, Jacqueline Shave currently leads Britten Sinfonia. John Parricelli, a key figure on the British jazz scene, has worked with Kenny Wheeler, Norma Winstone and Lee Konitz. Kuljit Bhamra MBE is one of the most influential artists and producers in British Asian music. He has written more than 2,000 songs and is responsible for the rise in fame of numerous Bhangra and Bollywood stars.

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Jacqueline Shave VIOLIN / John Parricelli GUITAR / Kuljit Bhamra TABLA

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Friday 11 November, 7.45pm Parker Quartet

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HAYDN String Quartet in C Op.74 No.1 DEBUSSY Quartet in G minor Op.10 BEETHOVEN String Quartet in F Op.135

Photographer: Janette Beckman

Hailed by The New York Times as “something extraordinary”, Grammy Award-winning, USA-based Parker Quartet performs three well-loved quartets ahead of a concert at Wigmore Hall.

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Daniel Chong VIOLIN / Karen Kim VIOLIN Jessica Bodner VIOLA / Kee-Hyun Kim CELLO

For most of Haydn’s lifetime the string quartet was traditionally a private form of music not designed for the concert hall. This quartet, however, was intended for a public performance and is, as a result, very different in character.

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Debussy’s only string quartet is typical of the expressive sensuality of late nineteenth century French music.

Q&A last string quartet is lighter in character Beethoven’s than his other late quartets and appears to look back nostalgically to his earlier works.

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Crucible Studio Theatre

Our home venue’s ‘in the round’ seating means audiences are on all four sides, with the front row and musicians separated by mere inches, providing a uniquely intimate experience.

Wednesday 30 November, 10am – 4pm Piano Masterclass Tim Horton leads an inspiring masterclass for young pianists in which participants perform, receive feedback and encouragement on their performance and get the chance to listen to and learn from fellow performers.

“Hearing the music and seeing the effort and sweat of the artists creating that music at such close quarters was exhilarating.”

Tim has been pianist with Music in the Round’s resident group Ensemble 360 since its formation in 2005. He is in great demand as a soloist and has performed concertos with the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra and Sir Simon Rattle, the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra and the Trondheim Symphony Orchestra. Tim also performs regularly with cellist Adrian Brendel and violist Robin Ireland.

Take part! Places are free. To apply or for more information contact Chloe at Music in the Round on chloe@musicintheround.co.uk or on 0114 281 4660.

Come and listen! Support these young musicians for free. Tickets are available from the Sheffield Theatres Box Office in advance and on the day.

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Wednesday 30 November, 7.45pm John Taylor Trio

Thursday 1 December, 7.45pm Ensemble 360

John Taylor PIANO Palle Danielsson DOUBLE BASS Martin France DRUMS

ROUSSEL Divertissement for Piano and Wind Quintet Op.6 NIELSEN Wind Quintet Op.43 POULENC Sonata for Flute & Piano MOZART Quintet for Piano and Wind in E flat K452

John Taylor is one of the greatest musicians the UK has produced. Currently professor of jazz piano at the Cologne College of Music, he is a towering genius of the piano and a brilliant composer. He stands comparison with the late Bill Evans, as well as Keith Jarrett and Brad Mehldau, for his contribution to the art of jazz piano.

This trio features the great UK drummer Martin France and Swedish bass player Palle Danielsson, who has played with Bill Evans and was in the Keith Jarrett Quartet in the 1970s.

Tickets: £15 / £12 Senior Citizens, Unemployed & Students / £5 under 16s Sheffield Jazz concert. Please note that it cannot be included in first timers, U35 or Music in the Round subscription offers.

Mozart considered this Quintet for Piano and Wind to be his best work to date. It certainly set a benchmark in chamber music for this combination of instruments, and it has yet to be matched.

Mozart was the inspiration behind Nielsen’s Wind Quintet. Having overheard a rehearsal of Mozart’s Sinfonia Concertante, Nielsen was inspired to write this beautiful work depicting a rehearsal in which there are occasional differences of opinion between the players!

Two sparkling French pieces complete the line-up; Roussel’s engaging Divertissement and Poulenc’s Flute Sonata are full of wit and invention.

Tickets: £15 / £10 Disabled & Unemployed / £3 Under 18s & Students Sponsored by MCRG Ltd.

“Zestful, vibrant, multinational North Sea sound” WOMAD

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Friday 2 December, 7.45pm Fribo Fribo, meaning “open house”, is a unique collaboration between Norwegian singer Anne Sofie Linge Valdal, Scottish fiddler Hannah Read, Liverpool-born guitarist Ewan MacPherson and Swedish percussionist Magnus Lundmark.

Playing tracks from their second album Happ along with some old favourites and Norwegian and Scottish Christmas tunes, the band takes a fresh and inventive approach to traditional folk-roots music. It explores British and Scandinavian traditions and creates a contemporary style in which infectious rhythms stand alongside melodies of haunting beauty.

Fribo has toured throughout Europe and the USA, performing at WOMAD, Celtic Connections and Vancouver Folk Music Festival, and has been broadcast on BBC Radio 3.

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Anne Sofie Linge Valdal VOCALS & FLUTES Hannah Read FIDDLE & VOCALS Magnus Lundmark PERCUSSION Ewan MacPherson GUITARS, VOCALS & JEWS HARP

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Saturday 3 December, 7.45pm Peter Cropper & Martin Roscoe

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MOZART Sonata in A K526 BEETHOVEN Sonata in C minor Op.30 No.2 DEBUSSY Sonata in G minor FRANCK Sonata in A Music in the Round co-founder and The Lindsays’ leader Peter Cropper is joined by world-renowned pianist Martin Roscoe to perform a varied selection of violin sonatas.

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Peter Cropper VIOLIN / Martin Roscoe PIANO

Mozart’s final sonata has great energy; a work of Talk sheer brilliance. This is Mozart at his liveliest! In contrast, Beethoven’s Sonata in C minor includes one of the composer’s most heartfelt slow movements.

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The colours of Debussy’s Sonata in G minor make a wonderful contrast to the lyricism of the Francks Sonata, his most famous piece and probably the most performed of all violin sonatas from the Romantic period.

Tickets: £15 / £10 Disabled & Unemployed / £3 Under 18s & Students

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Tuesday 6 December, 12.45pm Ensemble 360 SCHUBERT Introduction and Variations on ‘Trockne Blumen’ from Die Schöne Müllerin in D802 For flute and piano DUTILLEUX Sonata for Oboe and Piano DEMERSSEMAN / BERTHELEMY Duo Brillant on Themes from Rossini’s William Tell For flute, oboe and piano Ensemble 360’s flautist Juliette Bausor and pianist Tim Horton open with variations on the song ‘Trockne Blumen’ from the song cycle Die Schöne Müllerin, a rare example of truly virtuosic music by Schubert. Both instruments are put through their paces in a piece that ranges from despair to ultimate triumph.

Tim is joined by oboist Adrian Wilson for Henri Dutilleux’s lively early sonata, a far cry from his later, more esoteric, style.

The influence of Poulenc, Ravel and Debussy are never far from the surface but Dutilleux’s own exotic voice shines through.

The trio concludes with an irresistibly witty fantasy on a much-loved Rossini opera.

Tickets: £10 / £7 Disabled & Unemployed / £3 Under 18s & Students

“The lunchtime concerts are a slice of sanctuary in your lunch break, a chance to close your eyes and let the music transport you away from the working day.”

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Thursday 8 December, 7.45pm Ensemble 360 & Amy Freston soprano

SCHUBERT Shepherd on the Rock D965 For soprano, clarinet and piano SCHOENBERG String Quartet in F sharp minor Op.10 With soprano BRAHMS Piano Quartet in A Op.26 Ensemble 360 is joined by soprano Amy Freston, one of the most compelling young performers on the British singing scene. She has sung at Glyndebourne and with Opera North and English National Opera. Here she performs Schubert’s ever-popular Shepherd on the Rock.

Schoenberg’s second String Quartet features the precise moment when the composer diverted the course of classical music from lush and romantic tonality to atonal music. The final two movements uniquely feature a soprano, with words from Stefan George’s poem Rapture.

This Christmas Joglaresa is ‘strictly medieval’, with harps, vielles, voices and bells. From instrumental dances to Middle English lullabies, the group performs Christmas music from the twelfth to the fifteenth century.

This London-based British/Israeli/Irish/Arabic ensemble has been performing since 1992, imaginatively pushing the limits of what is usually thought of as early music. The group combines ancient and traditional music by calling on its players’ combined experiences: traditional Irish, English, Maghrebi, Balkan and Middle Eastern.

Joglaresa has performed at Aldeburgh Festival, York Early Music Festival, Queen Elizabeth Hall, Lufthansa Festival of Baroque Music and at many festivals around the world.

Brahms was a big influence on Schoenberg and you can hear this in his Piano Quartet in A, which reveals just how forward-looking the supposedly conservative Brahms really was.

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Friday 9 December, 7.45pm Joglaresa: On Yoolis Night Medieval Christmas Carols

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Photographer: Jorge Romero

“ You are sat so close to the musicians that you can see every glance,every smile between them as they play. It really is extraordinary.”

“Joglaresa’s imaginative use of improvisation creates an exciting air of authenticity ... compulsive rhythmic energy ... luxuriantly ornamental solos” The Telegraph

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Belinda Sykes VOICE / Ruth Fraser VOICE & HARP Jean Kelly HARP & VIELLE Tim Garside PERCUSSION & VOICE Jim O’Toole VIELLE & VOICE

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Saturday 10 December, 2.30pm & 3.45pm Music Box Workshops For 3 – 6 year-olds

Eureka! Discover the science of sound and music with workshop leader Polly Ives and Ensemble 360 pianist Tim Horton, cellist Gemma Rosefield and violinist Benjamin Nabarro in a forty-five minute workshop.

Feel the vibrations, see the sound waves, hear the music and touch the instruments!

Explore how string players make different sounds in a gypsy dance by Schulhoff and in music by Dvořák and Mozart. Featuring ping-pong balls inside the piano and demonstrations with straws, paper aeroplanes, water and tubes, children are invited to join in with creative movement, percussion-playing and singing.

Photographer: David Shapiro

Tickets: £5 Participating Children / Accompanying Adults Free Spaces are limited - book early to avoid disappointment.

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Saturday 10 December, 7pm Sheffield Young Singers Directed by Helen Cowen, Sheffield Young Singers and Junior Singers perform an eclectic mix of folk music from across the UK, including Scottish, Irish, Welsh and Northumbrian, concluding with a festive finale.

Sheffield Young Singers provides high quality singing workshops for eight to eighteen year-olds. The group has previously performed at St Mark’s Church, Crucible Theatre, Sheffield City Hall and Weston Park Museum. It has taken part in the Music for Youth Festival and Festive Folk with Donald Grant, Roy Bailey and Martin Simpson, and has commissioned and performed A Sheffield Song Book alongside Ensemble 360.

For more information about Sheffield Young Singers, visit www.sheffieldyoungsingers.btck.co.uk.

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All pre-concert talks and Q&As are free to concert ticket holders but you need a separate ticket. Please request a pre-talk/Q&A ticket when purchasing your concert ticket.

A separate ticket is not required for post-concert Q&As. Thursday 29 September, 6.45pm (Talk) Tim Horton discusses how Beethoven’s early sonatas foreshadow his middle and late periods.

Thursday 8 December, 6.45pm (Talk) Ensemble 360 members Tim and Judith discuss Schoenberg’s path to atonality; choice or necessity?

Wednesday 2 November, 6.45pm (Q&A) Members of The Doric String Quartet chat and answer your questions.

Friday 9 December, 6.45pm (Q&A) Members of Joglaresa talk about tonight’s programme and the influences on their varied music-making, and answer your questions.

Thursday 3 November, 6.45pm (Talk) The University of Sheffield’s Dr. Miriam Dobson talks about Shostakovich, Leningrad and the impact of Stalinism and war on Soviet cultural life. Presented in partnership with the University of Sheffield History Department.

Thursday 10 November, 6.45pm (Talk) Kuljit Bhamra demonstrates the irresistible sound of the tabla and demystifies Indian music.

Friday 11 November, 6.45pm (Q&A) Members of the Parker Quartet introduce themselves and their music, and answer your questions.

Friday 2 December, 6.45pm (Q&A) Members of Fribo answer your questions and talk about their style of music and how their unique collaboration came about.

Post-concert Q&As

Saturday 3 December Peter Cropper and Martin Roscoe discuss the music in tonight’s programme and answer your questions.

Music in the Foyer

Sunday 9 October, 6.30pm Before the evening concert and during the interval Sheffield’s Songmen of the Cathedral Choir, directed by Neil Taylor, gives an informal performance of music ranging from the sixteenth century to modern day jazz.

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Music and Lyrics by STEPHEN SONDHEIM Book by GEORGE FURTH Originally produced and directed on Broadway by HAROLD PRINCE Original Orchestrations by JONATHAN TUNICK Director JONATHAN MUNBY Designer CHRISTOPHER ORAM Musical Director NIGEL LILLEY Choreographer LYNNE PAGE Lighting Designer NEIL AUSTIN Sound Designer PAUL ARDITTI Cast includes DANIEL EVANS

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This brilliantly observed musical about love and marriage is sophisticated, fast-paced and funny. Packed with sensational songs, including Getting Married Today, The Ladies Who Lunch and Being Alive, Company will star Sheffield Theatres’ Artistic Director Daniel Evans as Robert.

Tickets £12.00 - £25.00 Box Office 0114 249 6000 sheffieldtheatres.co.uk This production presented by permission of Josef Weinberger Limited on behalf of Music Theatre International of New York.

Diary Thursday 29 September, 7.45pm Sunday 9 October, 2pm Sunday 9 October, 7pm Tuesday 1 November, 12.45pm Wednesday 2 November, 7.45pm Thursday 3 November, 7.45pm Tuesday 8 November, 12.45pm Thursday 10 November, 1.30pm Thursday 10 November, 7.45pm Friday 11 November, 7.45pm Wednesday 30 November, 10am – 4pm Wednesday 30 November, 7.45pm Thursday 1 December, 7.45pm Friday 2 December, 7.45pm Saturday 3 December, 7.45pm Tuesday 6 December, 12.45pm Thursday 8 December, 7.45pm Friday 9 December, 7.45pm Saturday 10 December, 2.30pm & 3.45pm Saturday 10 December, 7pm

Tim Horton Chimpanzees of Happytown Ensemble 360 Ensemble 360 Doric String Quartet Ensemble 360 Ensemble 360 Discover the Music of India Parampara Parker Quartet Piano Masterclass John Taylor Trio Ensemble 360 Fribo Peter Cropper & Martin Roscoe Ensemble 360 Ensemble 360 & Amy Freston Joglaresa: On Yoolis Night Music Box Workshops Sheffield Young Singers

For pre- and post-concert talk information see page 21.

For a very special event see page 6.

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Music in the Round is enormously grateful to all its funders, sponsors, supporters and Friends, without whom these concerts would not be possible.

Funders: Arts Council England Mayfield Valley Arts Trust Key Fund Yorkshire Sheffield City Council The Lindsay Foundation Sponsors: MCRG Ltd Lifelong Patrons: John Cowling | Kate Dugdale Maurice & Sheila Millward