February - April 2016
CLASSICAL CHAMBER MUSIC, JAZZ o FAMILY CONCERTS
Bach, Mendelssohn, Schumann, Schubert, liszt, brahms, Beethoven omore‌
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at a Music in the Round concert. There is no dress code, no big stage to keep the performers at a distance, nothing you need to know about the music in advance. Just outstanding musicians in the centre of the room, surrounded by the audience, introducing and performing a rich variety of exciting, moving and thought-provoking music. What Sheffield audiences tell us they value most about hearing music ‘in the round’ is the uniquely intimate, informal and inspiring musical experiences it provides. From short lunchtime recitals to full-length evening performances, concerts for families and for schools, engaging talks and workshops for all ages, we’re always looking for new ways to share our passion for music with you.
Our Artistic Director, Angus Smith, introduces the Spring season It is a great pleasure to present a Spring programme that is packed with irresistible pieces by some of the greatest composers of classical chamber music, together with a few surprises. I believe that the care and attention our resident musicians, in Ensemble 360, and our visiting artists pay to presenting concerts with a narrative that runs through the performance is particularly evident this season. The hallmark of each concert is a selection of complementary pieces that, when combined, add to the enjoyment of the whole performance. This is especially the case in our annual Spring weekend festival, which this year features not one, but two great composers, Mendelssohn and Schumann. As ever, the wonderful chamber music repertoire of the featured composers is the starting point, but this year there’s the added luxury of exploring those who influenced them – especially Bach – and the younger generation of musicians that they in turn influenced in the remarkable city of Leipzig. We will also be welcoming the Doric String Quartet and the Leonore Piano Trio back to Sheffield. And we look forward to bringing you three great piano recitals by three brilliant pianists – Peter Hill, Paul Lewis and Tim Horton – all of whom have the greatest technical mastery, but with the common thread of supreme insight, vision and sensitivity.
We hope you will join us soon. For family concerts and workshops, see pages 19 & 20 For events for young musicians and schools, see pages 21 & 22
Angus Smith, Artistic Director
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ensemble 360 celebrating 10 years of brilliant music making in Sheffieldobeyond
Resident in South Yorkshire with Music in the Round, Ensemble 360 brings together world-class musicians to form one versatile group. They are:
Claudia Ajmone-Marsan VIOLIN / Naomi Atherton HORN / Juliette Bausor FLUTE / Laurène Durantel DOUBLE BASS / Ruth Gibson VIOLA / Amy Harman BASSOON / Matthew Hunt CLARINET / Tim Horton PIANO / Benjamin Nabarro VIOLIN / Gemma Rosefield CELLO / Adrian Wilson OBOE
“Unforgettable… The players have such involvement with the music and with each other. They are a delight to see as well as hear!” Audience member, 2014
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Friday 19 February, 7.15pm Crucible Theatre, Studio Peter Hill PIANO
The Leipzig Years
Friday 19 February - Sunday 21 February
“Mendelssohn I consider the finest musician of the day; I doff my hat to him as my superior.” Robert Schumann Saturday 3rd October, 1835. The day that Robert Schumann met Felix Mendelssohn for the first time. Also present at the house on Nikolaistrasse in Leipzig, the young pianist and composer, Clara Wieck (who would later become Clara Schumann). And this just a few weeks before Robert and Clara kissed for the first time, heralding the beginning of one of classical music’s most passionate love stories! Ensemble 360 present the highly-charged, often turbulent chamber music of Robert Schumann in combination with the ever-youthful compositions of Felix Mendelssohn. Yet, as with a great film, there is an extraordinary supporting cast and backdrop without which this story cannot be fully told, including the inspirational figure of J.S.Bach, the music students who flocked to the city and the rumblings of approaching political dissent.
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To shed further light on this remarkable music and on the world from which it emerged, Professor Laura Tunbridge (Oxford University), Dr Timothy Baycroft (Sheffield University) and Professor Julian Horton (Durham University) will be joining us for a fascinating symposium, while Julian also gives another of his hugely enjoyable illustrated lectures in partnership with Ensemble 360 (see pages 8-9).
BACH French Suite No 2 in C minor BWV 813 French Suite No 5 in G BWV 816 Prelude and Fugue in B flat minor, Well-Tempered Clavier Book II BWV 891 Aria from the Goldberg Variations BWV 988 Bach’s earliest drafts of the captivating French Suites date from 1722, although it is thought that they were completed in 1725, two years after Bach’s move to Leipzig. The C minor and G major Suites make a fascinating pairing, with Bach’s keyboard writing at its most translucent. The B flat minor Prelude and Fugue is a ‘tour de force’ and a majestic unfolding of an ambitious melodic design. Given the admiration, indeed reverence that composers of the early Romantic era held for Bach’s fugal writing, it is easy to imagine this incredible work being a favourite of Bach’s great champion, Felix Mendelssohn. Tickets* £11 / £7.50 Disabled and Unemployed / £5 Under 35s and Students *A transaction
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“Play conscientiously the fugues of good masters, above all those of sebastian bach. Then you will certainly become a competent musician.” Robert Schumann
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Saturday 20 February, 11am – 2pm A Musical Morning at John Lewis Sheffield
BACH Trio Sonata in C minor BWV 1079 MENDELSSOHN Song without Words Op.109 for Cello and Piano SCHUMANN Piano Quartet Op.47 Felix Mendelssohn played a crucial role in reviving interest in the music of J.S. Bach, not least in presenting the first public performance of the St Matthew Passion in nearly 80 years, but Schumann was also a fervent admirer and regarded Bach’s keyboard works as his most important teacher. Tonight’s concert features Schumann’s wonderful Piano Quartet, written in 1842 – the so-called ‘year of chamber music’ – and first performed at the Gewandhaus Concert Hall in Leipzig in 1844.
“A piece full of spirit ovitality… uniting a wealth of beautiful musical ideas with soaring flights of imagination. It will surely be received with great applause everywhere, as it was here.”
ALLGEMEINE MUSIKALISCHE ZEITUNG review of Schumann’s Piano Quartet, December 1844
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Friday 19 February, 9.00pm Crucible Theatre, Studio Ensemble 360
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Shop with Schumann and browse with Brahms! Throughout the morning, Sheffield musicians will be performing chamber music in John Lewis, Barkers Pool, adding an unusual extra dimension to your Saturday retail experience! A full schedule will appear on our website nearer the time.
Saturday 20 February, 1.30pm Crucible Theatre, Studio Ensemble 360
STERNDALE BENNETT Chamber Trio Op.26 SCHUMANN String Quartet Op.41 No.3 Sheffield-born William Sterndale Bennett’s bicentenary is celebrated with a performance of his exuberant Chamber Trio. He was first invited to Germany by Mendelssohn, and in three further extended trips to Leipzig he became a firm friend of Schumann and a supporter of the idealistic group of students and intellectuals who would meet at the Arabian Coffee Tree café with aspirations of forming a new musical manifesto. Schumann was uncharacteristically immodest about his Opus 41 string quartets, writing “Be assured, I have spared no pains in writing something very decent. Indeed, I sometimes think it is my best.” Tickets* £11 / £7.50 Disabled and Unemployed / £5 Under 35s and Students
“Were there many artists like Sterndale Bennett all fears for the future progress of our art would be silenced.” Robert Schumann
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Three eminent guest speakers - Prof Laura Tunbridge, Dr Timothy Baycroft and Prof Julian Horton - present an enlightening discussion focussing on Robert Schumann, Felix Mendelssohn, and the city that played host to their astonishing creative energy Leipzig. New voices were emerging across the arts in Leipzig in the early 19th century, reflecting a growing turbulence in social and political circles. Our guest speakers will demonstrate how such forces, aligned to developments in musical language, found powerful expression in the music of the day. Tickets: £5* ** Motto of the Leipzig Gewandhaus Concert Hall
LAURA TUNBRIDGE joined the music faculty at Oxford University in 2014, having previously held posts at the universities of Manchester and Reading. Laura’s research has concentrated on German Romanticism and her publications include Schumann’s Late Style (CUP) and co-editing Rethinking Schumann (OUP). She regularly gives pre-concert talks for major orchestras and the BBC. TIMOTHY BAYCROFT’s research interests lie in the area of identity and nationalism in modern Europe. A member of the history faculty at the University of Sheffield since 1996, he also pursues collaborations with musicians in an attempt to come to a better understanding of the relationships between political ideology and changes in music, art and literature. For Professor Julian Horton, please see following page.
Saturday 20 February, 5.00pm Crucible Theatre, Studio Ensemble 360 and Professor Julian Horton
Illustrated lecture MENDELSSOHN String Quartet Op.80 “Stylistically conservative and expressively reserved.” Does this assessment of Mendelssohn’s writing, by musicologist and critic Richard Taruskin, stand up in the face of an analysis of the composer’s late, emotionally-driven string quartet (born out of grief and despair at the early death of his sister, Fanny)? Ensemble 360 and Professor Julian Horton examine the cases for both the prosecution and the defence, with musical examples throughout.
JULIAN HORTON is Professor of Music at Durham University and his research interests include the analysis and reception of 19thcentury instrumental music and the theory of tonality. He makes a welcome return to the Studio following his compelling talks on the music of Schubert and Haydn. Tickets* £5 *A transa ction fee of £1.
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Saturday 20 February, 3.00pm Crucible Theatre, Adelphi Room Symposium: “True pleasure is a serious business.” (Seneca the Younger)*
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SCHUMANN Adagio and Allegro for Horn and Piano, Op.49 MENDELSSOHN Piano Trio Op.49 REINECKE Flute Sonata Undine MENDELSSOHN String Quartet Op.80
BACH Sonata for Viola da Gamba (Cello) in D major BWV 1028 BACH Flute Sonata in E minor BWV 1034 MENDELSSOHN String Quartet Op.44 No.1
CLARA SCHUMANN 3 Romances Op.22 for violin and piano GRIEG Violin Sonata in C minor Op.45 SCHUMANN Piano Quintet Op.44
This captivating ‘Coffee concert’ programme of radiant music may well have been heard at one of Leipzig’s landmark institutions, Zimmermann’s Coffee House - the home of Telemann’s Collegium Musicum - or the Hotel de Saxe in the 18th and 19th centuries.
History often dwells on the private life of Clara and Robert Schumann, neglecting the fact that Clara was an extraordinarily gifted musician of remarkable success. From a young age, Clara was paraded on the concert platforms of Europe by her domineering father, but she also published her own compositions extensively.
Mendelssohn began his Op.44 quartets while on his honeymoon in 1837 and Schumann declared that he detected something of a ‘Mozartian’ quality in the works of this period. Was it this that led the musicologist Alfred Einstein to declare Mendelssohn to be a hybrid composer – “a true Romantic Classicist”?
It was Clara who first played the piano part of Robert Schumann’s wonderful Piano Quintet, a turbulent piece that has been described as ‘a small piano concerto’. It has been suggested that its tempestuous nature represents the four-and-a-half year period during which Clara’s father refused permission for his daughter and Robert to marry.
Mendelssohn settled in Leipzig in 1835 after many years as an itinerant musician, to become the principal conductor of the Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra with the baton passing to Carl Reinecke, a former student of Mendelssohn, Schumann and Liszt, in 1860. Reinecke’s Flute Sonata was written in 1885, yet from the very first notes its attractive musicality reflects the sound-world of his teachers.
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Sunday 21 February, 11.30am Crucible Theatre, Studio Ensemble 360
The popularity of Mendelssohn’s infectious and energetic Op.49 Piano Trio came to rival that of his more famous Octet. It was published by Breitkopf & Härtel (based in Leipzig, along with Germany’s other two great music publishers, Peters and Hofmeister). Their presence was yet another aspect of the 19th century musical excellence of this city.
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Sunday 21 February, 3.00pm Crucible Theatre, Studio Ensemble 360
Saturday 20 February, 7.15pm Crucible Theatre, Studio Ensemble 360
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“You write to become immortal, or because the piano happens to be open, or you have looked into a pair of beautiful eyes.” Robert Schumann
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Friday 4 March, 7.15pm Crucible Theatre, Studio Leonore Piano Trio
BRAHMS Ballades Op.10 SCHUBERT Sonata in B D575 BRAHMS Three Intermezzos Op.117 LISZT Fantasia quasi Sonata: Après une lecture du Dante
A CYCLE OF THE COMPLETE BEETHOVEN VIOLIN SONATAS, CELLO SONATAS AND PIANO TRIOS Concert 2 (of 8) BEETHOVEN Violin Sonata in A Op.12 No.2 Cello Sonata in A Op.69 Violin Sonata in C minor Op.30 No.2 Eroica Piano Trio in E flat Op.70 No.2 Benjamin Nabarro, Gemma Rosefield and Tim Horton have assembled a powerful and compelling group of pieces for their second concert in the Beethoven series. Beethoven’s Opus 69 Cello Sonata has been described as one of the composer’s most intricate and beautiful chamber music compositions. The surviving autographed score of the first movement gives a typical image of how Beethoven composed: revisions suggest changes were constantly being made right up until performance and publication. And of the Opus 70 Piano Trios, composed in the same year, the Beethoven scholar Lewis Lockwood writes “they raise the genre to a level from which the later piano trio literature could move forward – witness above all the trios of Schumann and Brahms.”
Internationally-renowned pianist Paul Lewis returns to Sheffield to play the Steinway piano that he helped Music in the Round choose! The programme Paul has chosen for this concert explores extraordinarily wide-ranging emotional colours that demand extreme sensitivity and pulsating virtuosity. This is perfectly illustrated by Liszt’s ‘Dante’ sonata, a piece that contrasts nightmare visions of Hell with serene and joyous representations of Heaven. But the works by Brahms and Schubert make an equal impact through moments of lyrical beauty, peaceful reflection and, in the case of Schubert’s B major Sonata, liberal dashes of humour.
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“There is in Lewis’s playing a strong physicality, a firm connection between his deep thinking about the music and his articulation of it.” Geoffrey Norris, The Daily Telegraph
Tickets*: £17.50 / £12 Disabled and Unemployed / £5 Under 35s and Students A Kurzman Piano recital, funded from a legacy payment from Miss D R Kurzman, awarded by Arts Council England.
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Saturday 27 February, 7.15pm Crucible Theatre, Studio Paul Lewis PIANO
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“Their playing is alive to every nuance and every turn of phrase.”
Friday 18 March, 7.15pm Upper Chapel Doric String Quartet
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HAYDN String Quartet Op.64 No.2 KORNGOLD String Quartet No.2 SCHUBERT String Quartet in G D887 The Doric String Quartet return to Sheffield having now firmly established their international reputation. Erich Korngold composed some wonderfully thoughtful and profound chamber music, although he is remembered primarily as a twice-winner of Hollywood Oscars – for Anthony Adverse and The Adventures of Robin Hood. Korngold was an Austrian refugee from the Nazi regime, and his engagingly melodic second Quartet was possibly inspired by the Austrian countryside where it was composed, just a year before his departure to the USA. Schubert’s final string quartet is conceived on a grand scale, written in just 10 days but with an extraordinary degree of emotional contrast. The work was undoubtedly ahead of its time and was not performed in its entirety until 20 years after the composer’s death. Tickets* £17.50 / £12 Disabled and Unemployed / £5 Under 35s and Students 6.15pm Pre-concert talk with members of the Talk quartet. Free to ticket holders.
Saturday 2 April, 7.15pm Crucible Theatre, Studio Tim Horton PIANO
BRAHMS Klavierstücke Op.119 SCHUMANN Piano Sonata in F sharp minor Op.11 SCHOENBERG Drei Klavierstücke Op.11 SCHOENBERG Six Little Piano Pieces Op.19 BEETHOVEN Piano Sonata in F minor Op.57 Appassionata Tim Horton’s programme is a wonderful sequence of music that demands the greatest sensitivity and virtuosity on the part of the performer. Robert Schumann’s Sonata constitutes a kind of musical love letter – “in which your theme appears in every possible form” – to his new love, later to be his wife, Clara. Sixty years later, Johannes Brahms also sent his last set of highly concentrated mood pieces to the widowed Clara for her approval. Schoenberg’s piano pieces carry echoes of Brahms’ writing, yet tiny, delicate motifs also reveal his later recognisable style. Beethoven’s Appassionata Sonata is one of his most tempestuous works, and by coincidence the original manuscript became almost illegible after being drenched in a storm. Tickets* £17.50 / £12 Disabled and Unemployed / £5 Under 35s and Students * A transaction fee of £1.50 (£1 alternative fee online) applies of 10% applies to all bookings to all bookings (excluding cash) made for events at other venues for events at Sheffield Theat . res. An
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Tony Kofi SAXOPHONES Alan Barnes SAXOPHONES John Turville PIANO Adam King BASS Rod Youngs DRUMS This new collaboration showcases the contrasting alto saxophone talents of co-leaders Alan Barnes and Tony Kofi. Kofi is a heavier-toned, blues-drenched wailer of the Jackie McLean School, whilst Barnes has taken the lighter, crisply articulated phrasing of Art Pepper as his guiding light. Put the two different approaches together and the chemistry is instantly explosive, producing some of the most committed, yet accessible, hard-swinging music around. Tickets* £15 full / £12 senior citizens & unemployed / £7 students with NUS card / £3 Under 16s A Sheffield Jazz concert
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“This band is about enjoyment for performers and audience alike - the perfect antidote to the po-faced gloom school of jazz!” Alan Barnes
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Friday 1st April 2016, 7.15pm Crucible Theatre, Studio Malija
Mark Lockheart SAXOPHONES / BASS CLARINET Liam Noble PIANO Jasper Høiby BASS All highly respected and innovative bandleaders in their own right, this all-star trio brings together three of the most exciting jazz musicians/composers in the UK. Featuring original material by all three members, the trioʼs diverse influences include bluegrass, tango and old-fashioned jungle grooves. Their first collaboration was back in 2009, when the three musicians recorded and toured with Mark Lockheartʼs acclaimed album ‘In Deepʼ, a record that brought these three musicians together as part of a quintet. Since then, each of them has developed a huge mutual respect and friendship, so that to form a trio seemed the most logical and natural next step. The band recorded its debut album in 2015 and this concert forms part of a major UK tour. Tickets* £15 full / £12 senior citizens & unemployed / £7 students with NUS card / £3 under 16s A Sheffield Jazz concert
Saturday 2 April, 10am-12.30pm Crucible Theatre, Studio Improvisation Workshop Co-presented by Sheffield Jazz & Music in the Round Mark Lockheart/Jasper Høiby/Liam Noble Trio Improvisation is the life-blood of jazz, and for many centuries it was also an integral part of classical music with an expectation that composers and performers – Mozart, Beethoven and Mendelssohn among them – would be able to improvise for public entertainment on request. In the coming year Music in the Round will be exploring classical improvisation in a number of events. To kick off the series, we invite jazz and classical enthusiasts to come together to ‘try for yourselves’ at this friendly and welcoming workshop presented in partnership with Sheffield Jazz. There is no set standard for joining in, so bring an instrument or just your voice and join the party! With experience of collaborations with such classical artists as Pamela Thorby (recorder) and the violinist/ conductor Andrew Manze, Mark Lockheart and his colleagues, Jasper Høiby and Liam Noble are perfect guides to this liberating way of making music. Participant tickets: £10 / £8 Disabled & Unemployed / £6 Under 18s & Students Book online at www.tinyurl.com/malijasheffield or call 0114 281 4660
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Friday 11 March, 7.15pm Crucible Theatre, Studio The Kofi-Barnes Aggregation
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Saturday 5 March, 11am Crucible Theatre Ensemble 360 & Polly Ives (narrator) Sir Scallywag and the Battle of Stinky Bottom
“When King Colin sets his sights on finding the famous Golden Sausage, there’s only ONE person for the job: Sir Scallywag! But will the six-year-old knight be mighty enough to defeat the filthy trolls and win the Stinkiest Battle Ever?” Join Ensemble 360 and narrator Polly Ives for this brilliant new children’s concert, based on Giles Andreae’s** latest Sir Scallywag story, illustrated by Korky Paul (Penguin 2015). With classical music by award-winning Children’s Composer in Residence, Paul Rissmann, it’s packed with irresistibly catchy songs, vivid story-telling, bright illustrations and lots of audience participation. Learn the songs and buy the book before the concert at www.musicintheround.co.uk Ideal for children aged 3-8. Tickets*: £8 adults / £5 children and students **Represented by Nicki Stoddart, United Agents
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Saturday 12 March, 10.30 and 11.45am Crucible Theatre, Studio Open Music Box Workshops
For children aged 3-5 Presented by Polly Ives and Fraser Wilson Inspirational hands-on musical workshops in which young children can move, sing, play instruments, and explore. Workshop leader Polly Ives and pianist Fraser Wilson introduce classical pieces and activities that everyone will enjoy, and create improvised music that evolves while you listen. Grown-ups can join in the fun too, making music with their children – an enjoyable session of musical discovery for everyone. Tickets*: £6 per child (accompanying grown-ups free).
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For schools and young musicians
Monday 8 & Tuesday 9 February, 9am – 4pm String Project for Young Players Music in the Round and Sheffield Music Hub lead holiday courses three times a year for musicians aged 5-18. Once again we welcome the Maxwell Quartet to coach, rehearse and perform alongside with 250 young string players this half-term. It’s a great experience for young musicians to work with dynamic professional players, gain insight and inspiration for their playing, and make music alongside friends. For more information about the String Project, and to make bookings for young players, visit www.musicintheround.co.uk or email musicservice@sheffield.gov.uk
In partnership with South Yorkshire Music Hubs
Friday 19 February, 1.30-2.30pm Crucible Theatre, Studio Discovering Musical Leipzig Schools’ concert with Andy Smith and Ensemble 360 In a concert that’s full of interaction and entertainment, members of Ensemble 360 and presenter Andy Smith (BBC Ten Pieces) introduce children to some of the great music and musicians of the 18th and 19th centuries. With teaching resources closely tailored to the National Curriculum, this is a perfect opportunity for learning and discovery through some inspirational music. There will also be an INSET session led by Andy Smith for teachers involved in the project on Tuesday 12 January, 4.30-6pm. Places can be booked along with concert tickets.
Wednesday 2 & Thursday 3 March Powerplus This unique, ground-breaking composition project, run by Robin McEwan, in partnership with Sheffield Music Hub and Ensemble 360, offers GCSE composition students the chance to develop, workshop, and record their pieces alongside professional colleagues and resources. Through it, the Ensemble give over 140 world premieres each year. On days like these, students from schools across Sheffield come together with Robin, the musicians, and sound engineer Shaun Trotter for a day-long recording session.
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Ideal for Y2 – Y4 pupils. INSET: £18 per place. Concert: £3 per child; accompanying teachers free. School groups can book with Kate in the office: kate@musicintheround.co.uk / 0114 281 4660
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Seating Areas: All seats in the Studio are unreserved, but please specify which area you wish to sit in when booking, i.e. stage level, tier one or tier two.
Seating Areas: All seats are unreserved, but please specify which area you wish to sit in when booking i.e. stage level or balcony. Please note balcony seats are limited to 30 and may book up quickly.
Opening Hours: Monday – Saturday, 10am – 8pm On non-performance days the box office closes at 6pm.
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Access: Upper Chapel offers access for wheelchair users although spaces are limited; please inform the box office at the time of booking if you require a wheelchair space.
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Latecomers: The auditorium will open 30 minutes before the advertised start time (15 minutes for pre-concert talks). Please note that latecomers will not be admitted until a suitable break in the performance.
Latecomers: The auditorium will open 30 minutes before the advertised start time. Please note that latecomers will not be admitted until a suitable break in the performance. Transport information for Sheffield Theatres and Upper Chapel Parking: There is a 24-hour Q-Park on Charles Street, which offers discounted parking for concertgoers. Present your concert ticket to the Sheffield Theatres box office to obtain a car park voucher. For Upper Chapel concerts, present your NCP Arundel Gate car-park ticket to a member of staff at the Chapel, and receive a carpark discount voucher that reduces the charge to £4.70. For blue badge holders, spaces are available in the Q-Park, NCP car park, and outside the theatre on Surrey Street and Norfolk Street. Public Transport: The nearest bus stops are on Arundel Gate (50m) and High Street (300m). There are two Supertram stops in close proximity to the theatres: Castle Square and Cathedral (both 400m).
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Advanced booking for Friends opens on Wednesday 28 October at 10am in person or by phone. Tickets at this time are limited to two per Friend per event / four per event for Joint Friends.
Booking Fees: A transaction fee of £1.50 (£1.00 online) applies to all bookings (excluding cash) for events at the Crucible Studio. The fee remains the same irrespective of the number of tickets you purchase. Any bookings that include events at Upper Chapel are instead subject to an alternative transaction fee of 10%, which is applied only to tickets for events not held at the Crucible Studio and is instead of the £1.50 (£1.00 online) fee outlined above.
General booking opens on Wednesday 4 November at 10am in person, by phone or online. (For more information on the Friends of Music in the Round, visit the Support Us section of our website.) Concessions: Concessions are available for people with disabilities, those registered unemployed, students and under 35s. Prices are indicated on each concert page. Re-Sales: If the event is sold out Sheffield Theatres will endeavour to re-sell your tickets on your behalf at a charge of £2.00 per ticket.
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A Sheffield Theatres Production
Music in the Round is enormously grateful to all its funders, sponsors, supporters and Friends, without whom these concerts would not be possible.
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For a modest annual donation, Friends receive priority booking, exclusive newsletters, invitations to special events and the chance to be closely involved in the life of Music in the Round. Our Friends make an enormous contribution to our work, and without their commitment, loyalty and support we could not achieve our aims, develop as an organisation or present such a wide range of artists and programmes. There is a great sense of community between Friends, which adds to the warmth and spirit of every concert that musicians often comment upon. Do join us and enjoy playing your part in keeping this spirit alive. You can become a Friend by donating £60 a year (£75 for joint givers – two people at the same address), or be an Online Friend for a minimum of £25 a year to get just the newsletter and priority booking.
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Funders: Arts Council England Y Mayfield Valley Arts Trust The Lindsay Foundation Y The Andrew McEwan Fund
our next May Festival: 6 – 16 May 2016
With additional funding from a legacy payment by Miss D R Kurzman, awarded by Arts Council England
Our annual May Festival of Chamber Music is often considered to be the highlight of Ensemble 360’s performing calendar. Started in 1984 by former Artistic Director and co-founder of Music in the Round, Peter Cropper, it now comprises nine days of concerts, talks, children’s events and more, carefully curated by Artistic Director Angus Smith and Ensemble 360. Each festival is a journey for performers and audiences alike. It doesn’t matter how much or little you feel you know about the music being played – there’s always something new to experience.
Sign up to our mailing list at www.musicintheround.co.uk to receive more news about the May Festival as it is released.
Lifelong Patrons: John Cowling Y Kate Dugdale Y James & Angela Kellie David Megginson & Vivien Whitaker Y Prudence Scott Maurice & Sheila Millward Y Alan & Ellen Reid All images of Ensemble 360 in this brochure were taken during live concerts in the May 2015 festival by David Shapiro, who has donated their use to Music in the Round. We are very grateful to him. www.davidshapirophotography.com Music in the Round, 4th Floor, Sheffield Central Library, Surrey Street, Sheffield S1 1XZ Tel: 0114 281 4660 info@musicintheround.co.uk All details are correct at time of going to press. Music in the Round reserves the right to make alterations to the programme or artists if necessary.
Be swept away by one of the most romantic musicals of all time in this lavish new production.
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Thu 10 December – Sat 16 January Box Office 0114 249 6000 sheffieldtheatres.co.uk
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spring 2016 SHEFFIELD SEASON AT A GLANCE Friday 19 February
1.30pm 7.15pm 9pm
Saturday 20 February
1.30pm Ensemble 360 3pm Symposium 5pm Lecture-Concert 7.15pm Ensemble 360
Sterndale Bennett, Schumann “True pleasure is a serious business” Mendelssohn Mendelssohn, Schumann, Reinecke
Sunday 21 February
11.30am 3pm
Ensemble 360 Ensemble 360
Bach, Mendelssohn Clara Schumann, Schumann, Grieg
Saturday 27 February
7.15pm
Paul Lewis
Brahms, Schubert, Liszt
Friday 4 March
7.15pm
Leonore Piano Trio
Beethoven
Saturday 5 March
11am
Ensemble 360 & Polly Ives
Sir Scallywag and the Battle of Stinky Bottom
Friday 11 March
7.15pm
The Kofi-Barnes Aggregation
Sheffield Jazz
Saturday 12 March
10.30am & 11.45am Polly Ives & Fraser Wilson
Open Music Box Workshops for children aged 3-5
Friday 18 March
7.15pm
Doric String Quartet
Haydn, Korngold, Schubert
Friday 1 April
7.15pm
Malija
Sheffield Jazz
Saturday 2 April 10.30am
Mark Lockheart, Jasper Høiby, Liam Noble Trio
Improvisation Workshop
Saturday 2 April
Tim Horton
Brahms, Schumann, Schoenberg, Beethoven
7.15pm
Discovering Musical Leipzig Peter Hill Ensemble 360
Music in the Round, 2013 winner of the RPS Music Award for Chamber Music and Song
www.musicintheround.co.uk
Schools’ concert Bach Bach, Mendelssohn, Schumann