What's On at Sage Gateshead | May - June 2019

What’s On? May / June 2019

Kamasi Washington Tuesday 21 May

Including: A Couple of Swells Peter Sellars’ Lagrime Brahms Fest Kris Kristofferson Sam Sweeney The Mavericks

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At a glance

May June

May Martinů String Quartet Wednesday 1 May The 2019 Newcastle Poetry Festival Thursday 2 May Gondwana 10: Mammal Hands, Matthew Halsall, Noya Rayo + more!

Friday 3 May RNS: Baltic Exploration Friday 3 May Classics 4 Kids: Northern Lights Saturday 4 May Folkworks: Sam Sweeney The Unfinished Violin Saturday 4 May Folkworks: Amy Thatcher Sunday 5 May Jamie Lawson Monday 6 May Soul Train Tour UK plus special guests Odyssey Monday 6 May Cocaine Piss plus Blóm and Mouses Monday 6 May Samantha Fish Tuesday 7 May An Evening with Harry Redknapp Wednesday 8 May Trish Clowes’ My Iris Wednesday 8 May The Kingdom Choir plus Special Guests Thursday 9 May Dementia Friendly performance: Trout Quintet Friday 10 May Folkworks: Flook Friday 10 May Kaia Kater Saturday 11 May RNS: Trout Quintet Saturday 11 May The Bizarre World of Frank Zappa Saturday 11 May Folkworks: Melrose Quartet Sunday 12 May Marc Almond Monday 13 May Patty Griffin plus Erika Wennerstrom Monday 13 May A Couple of Swells: Sinatra and Garland’s Musical Movie Magic Tuesday 14 May Chris Difford - Up The Junction Tour 2019 plus Boo Hewerdine Friday 17 May Yola Saturday 18 May Opera North: Aida Saturday 18 May Mark Beaumont - Around the World in 80 Days Monday 20 May Kamasi Washington Tuesday 21 May

DJ Woody presents ‘Hip Hop an audiovisual celebration’ plus Ken Masters Saturday 25 May Los Angeles Master Chorale Saturday 25 May Elmer’s Musical Adventure Saturday 25 May The Cult Plus Support Sunday 26 May Thea Gilmore plus Matt Owens Sunday 26 May The Waterboys Wednesday 29 May Benjamin Zephaniah & The Revolutionary Minds Wednesday 29 May

June Howard Jones Plus Support China Crisis Saturday 1 June Smoove & Turrell - Solid Brass - Ten Years of Northern Funk Saturday 1 June Wallace & Gromit’s Musical Marvels Thursday 6 June Paul Edis: Time and Place Thursday 6 June RNS: Teenage Genius Friday 7 June Leo Sayer: Just A Boy at 70 Saturday 8 June Skipinnish Saturday 8 June Sir Ranulph Fiennes: Living Dangerously Tuesday 11 June Folkworks: Rowan Rheingans: Dispatches on the Red Dress Wednesday 12 June Nick Lowe’s Quality Rock & Roll Revue starring Los Straitjackets Thursday 13 June Riverside Ragas: Altered Boundaries Friday 14 June RNS: Brahms Fest Saturday 15 June Kris Kristofferson & The Strangers Monday 17 June Thriller Live Thursday 20 - Saturday 22 June Conversations with Nick Cave Sunday 23 June The Mavericks Monday 24 June Emma Fisk’s Hot Club du Nord Saturday 29 June

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Concessions available Multibuy available Bus service Package discounts available Family ticket available

What’s On?

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10 Kamasi Washington

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20 Peter Sellars’ Lagrime

Trout Quintet

Kris Kristofferson

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Brahms Fest

The Mavericks

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Sam Sweeney

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Classical Listings

Classical Listings

Martinů String Quartet

Wednesday 1 May Sage Two, 7.30pm Haydn Quartet in B minor Op.64 No.2 Janáček Quartet No.2 ‘Intimate Letters’ Dvořák Quartet in G Op.106

a younger woman, and to Dvořák’s final quartet which contains one of his most profound slow movements.

£13 £21 C Newcastle International Chamber Music Series

Formed in 1976, the Martinů Quartet is steeped in the Czech tradition and will bring both authority and passion to Janáček’s deeply personal work depicting his love for

Baltic Exploration

Classics 4 Kids: Northern Lights

Arvo Pärt Fratres

Light and shadows: Shostakovich’s Chamber Symphony Op.83a is the uncompromising testimony of a composer living under tyranny. A full-blooded musical plea for tolerance, there’s no way to follow it – so we begin with three composers with a gift for capturing that unmistakable northern light.

Sibelius Valse Triste

£14 - £38 P B

Shostakovich Chamber Symphony Op.83a

Post-concert Artist Spotlight performance

Friday 3 May Sage One, 7.30pm Kristiina Poska conductor Viktoria Mullova violin Royal Northern Sinfonia Erkki-Sven Tüür Lighthouse Arvo Pärt Darf ich…

Arvo Pärt Passacaglia

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Saturday 4 May Sage One, 2pm Karin Hendrickson conductor Viktoria Mullova violin Rachel Leach presenter Royal Northern Sinfonia Bring your youngsters to hear music by Sibelius, Grieg and others from the Baltic region.

Join us on the Concourse from 1.15pm onwards for some free fun activities.

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Suitable for ages 5+ but everyone welcome.

Child £5.50 Adult £11 Children two and under go free sitting on a knee.

What’s On?

Dementia Friendly performance: Trout Quintet

Trout Quintet

Friday 10 May

Saturday 11 May

NRFH, 12.30pm

Sage Two, 8pm

Alasdair Beatson piano

Alasdair Beatson piano

Royal Northern Sinfonia

Royal Northern Sinfonia

A performance of Schubert’s Trout Quintet in a supportive and relaxed environment suited to those with dementia and their families/carers.

Imogen Holst Phantasy Quartet Schubert Trout Quintet Bubbling over with melody and humour, Schubert’s ‘Trout’ Quintet is pretty much the most fun five musicians can have together. And the

A Couple of Swells…

Sinatra and Garland’s Musical Movie Magic

Sage One, 7.30pm Richard Balcombe conductor

Opera North: Aida

of Swells. A must for fans of Frank and Judy.

£16.50 - £40

Saturday 18 May Sage One, 7.30pm

Louise Dearman vocalist

Sir Richard Armstrong conductor

Graham Bickley vocalist

Annabel Arden director

Royal Northern Sinfonia

Chorus and Orchestra of Opera North

A celebration of the movie music of screen legends Frank Sinatra and Judy Garland. Includes hits such as Three Coins in the Fountain, Who Wants to be a Millionaire, and of course We’re a Couple

£14.50

Thomas Adès Piano Quintet

£14.50 (includes free carer ticket if required)

Tuesday 14 May

audience gets to share the joy! Characterful minimasterpieces by Thomas Adès and Imogen Holst set the mood.

Cast includes: Alexandra Zabala Aida Alessandra Volpe Amneris Rafael Rojas Radamès

An epic of love, war and destiny in ancient Egypt, Verdi’s Aida is grand opera at its very grandest. In this magnificent new concert staging, Opera North follows its acclaimed productions of Turandot and Salome with a night of doomed passion and truly world-class singing.

£16.50-£40 P B

Verdi Aida

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Classical Listings

Los Angeles Master Chorale

Saturday 25 May Sage One, 7.30pm Grant Gershon conductor Peter Sellars director Los Angeles Master Chorale Orlando di Lasso Lagrime di San Pietro (The Tears of St Peter) ‘The deadliest arrows that pierced his heart were the eyes of the Lord, when they fixed on him…’. Orlando di Lasso’s cycle of madrigals

Elmer’s Musical Adventure

imagines the remorse of St Peter. This innovative dramatisation by Peter Sellars gives them an unforgettable contemporary relevance.

Chosen by The Times as a ‘don’t miss’ event of 2019, this is the only performance outside London.

£16.50 - £40 P B

Saturday 25 May NRFH, 11.30am & 2pm Story Catcher from Seven Stories

Babies under 12 months may sit on your lap therefore do not require a ticket.

Members of Royal Northern Sinfonia

£5

It’s story time! Come and enjoy the adventures of Elmer the Patchwork Elephant, brought to life by a Story Catcher from Seven Stories and musicians from Royal Northern Sinfonia.

Teenage Genius

Brahms Fest

Friday 7 June

Mozart Symphony No.29

Saturday 15 June

Sage One, 7.30pm

Deep in the forest, something stirs. The Romantic composers loved the sounds of nature, and music doesn’t get much more romantic than Mendelssohn, Richard Strauss, or the lovely piano concerto by Clara Schumann.

The young Mozart wraps things up in exuberant style.

Sage One, 6.30pm

Roger Norrington conductor Lauma Skride piano Royal Northern Sinfonia Mendelssohn A Midsummer Night’s Dream Overture R Strauss Wind Serenade C Schumann Piano Concerto in A minor Schubert Der Spiegelritter Overture

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Suitable for under 7s and their families.

£14 - £38 P B Pre-concert talk 6.30pm

Lars Vogt conductor Claudia Huckle contralto Christian Tetzlaff violin Tanja Tetzlaff cello Royal Northern Sinfonia Chorus of Royal Northern Sinfonia Brahms Gesang der Parzen (Songs of the Fates) Brahms Alto Rhapsody Brahms Schicksalslied (Song of Destiny)

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Brahms Piano Trio No.3 in C Brahms Double Concerto Brahms Symphony No.2 Behind Johannes Brahms’ enormous beard lay the soul of a poet. We end the season with a portrait of the artist in three parts: by turns melancholy, tender, and profoundly human.

Please note there will be two intervals during this concert.

No dinner interval.

£14 - £38 P B

What’s On?

Sage Gateshead Classical Season 2019/20 On Sale Soon As Royal Northern Sinfonia’s 60th Anniversary season draws to a close, we’re already hard at work making musical plans for next year.

All your favourite series are back. RNS will be ‘at Home’ in Sage One with their core concert series; watch out for visiting performers from around the UK and further afield in RNS Presents; let your hair down with favourite show tunes and movie music in our ever-popular RNS Nights Out; hear RNS chamber groups and visiting artists up-close in Sage Two in our Small is Beautiful chamber series; more fun with Classics 4 Kids; more world-class pianists in Piano Greats; more RNS at Wylam Brewery, and of course our fabulous Classical Christmas. Plus two very special weekends in 2020 to celebrate 250 years since the birth of Beethoven.

Feeling tempted? We hope so!

And remember, the best way to enjoy classical music at Sage Gateshead is to subscribe. Subscribers enjoy the best choice of seats, discounted tickets and priority booking. If you’re already a subscriber we hope you’ll join us again.

If you haven’t subscribed before why not give it a go – you only have to choose 5 concerts to start enjoying the benefits.

Full programme details will be available in April, and in the meantime here are some important dates for your diary: Friday 26 April 2019/20 Season Launch, Sage One Saturday 27 April Subscription Priority Booking opens Friday 10 May Booking opens for New Subscriptions Saturday 15 June General On Sale

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“Lagrime is a major accomplishment for the Master Chorale, which sang and acted brilliantly.

It’s also a major accomplishment for music history.” Mark Swed, LA Times

Don’t miss the only performance outside London

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What’s On?

PETER SELLARS’ LAGRIME Honour your friendships But should you fall Face your shame and remorse And emerge stronger See and hear choral masterpiece ‘Lagrime di San Pietro’ (The Tears of St Peter) performed like never before…

Ground-breaking American director Peter Sellars has created a new, iconic production of a Renaissance masterpiece, Orlando di Lasso’s Lagrime de San Pietro (The Tears of St Peter).

A visceral, enthralling performance - deploying the stellar singers of the LA Master Chorale to such dramatic, contemporary effect that you forget you are listening to music written more than 400 years ago.

Beautifully designed and lit, this staging makes the most of the universal story of friendship, betrayal, and grief, packing a raw emotional punch.

Written in the weeks before his death, the composer knew Lagrime would be his last work, and channelled all of his pain and remorse into a towering work of beauty. His final statement.

Director Peter Sellars was so inspired by the power of the music that he decided to create a choral performance unlike any other. Twenty-one singers from Los Angeles Master Chorale - professional choir-in-residence at LA’s Walt Disney Concert Hall – bring all their technical excellence to a new vision of artistic daring, singing the entire, intricate 75-minute piece from memory, unaccompanied and thrillingly staged for our times.

If you pick only one piece of contemporary performance to try this year, make it this one!

Los Angeles Master Chorale perform Orlando di Lasso’s Lagrime di San Pietro (The Tears of St Peter) at Sage Gateshead on Saturday 25th May. Tickets start at £16.50 and buses are running specially from Hexham and Alnwick.

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What’s On?

Gran Partita Steven Hudson director Programme includes Mozart’s much-loved Gran Partita, featured in the Oscar-winning blockbuster Amadeus.

Friday 10 May Hexham Abbey Saturday 11 May St Mary the Virgin, Ponteland Sunday 12 May St Cuthbert’s Church, Carlisle

Thinking Big: Mendelssohn Octet Tristan Gurney director Works by composers who were breaking the moulds of traditional forms and re-inventing them on a larger scale. Includes Mendelssohn’s celebrated Octet.

Friday 10 May St George’s Church, Cullercoats Saturday 11 May St Cuthbert’s Church, Darlington Tickets: £15, Under-18s £5

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Gig Listings

Thursday 2 May Barbour Room, 10am Sage Two, 8pm Newcastle Poetry Festival is an international festival that brings together poets and musicians to collaborate on works and features readings from prizewinning poets from the UK.

Gig Listings

The 2019 Newcastle Poetry Festival

Friday 3 May Sage Gateshead, 7.30pm

£21.80 Presented by Sage Gateshead

Sunday 5 May

Sage Two, 8pm Pre-concert talk 6.45pm

Sage Two, 8pm

£16.40 Presented by Sage Gateshead

Amy Thatcher’s reputation as one of the UK’s leading folk accordionists, both as a performer and composer, is garnered from working with luminaries such as Kathryn Tickell, Sting, Royal Northern Sinfonia, The Shee and Monster Ceilidh Band.

Folkworks: Amy Thatcher

£13.60 Presented by Sage Gateshead

Monday 6 May

Monday 6 May

Sage Two, 7.30pm

Sage One, 7.30pm

Ivor Novello Award winning singer-songwriter Jamie Lawson was a seasoned performer on the Irish music scene before finding fame when his track Wasn’t Expecting That became an overnight YouTube sensation.

David Gest’s Soul Legends reunite for the Soul Train Tour to continue David’s legacy and support the David Gest Foundation. Featuring Dina Carroll, Freda Payne, GC Cameron of the Spinners, Junior, The Flirtations, Lenny Zakatek, Eban Brown (The Stylistics), Mari Wilson and special guests, Odyssey.

£22.90 14+ (Under 16s to be accompanied by an adult)

Soul Train Tour UK plus special guests Odyssey

Presented by DHP Group

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Gondwana Records takes over Sage Gateshead at this mini-festival celebrating ten years of one of the UK’s finest jazz record labels. Featuring live performances from: Mammal Hands + Noya Rao + Caoilfhionn Rose + Hania Rani, Matthew Halsall & The Gondwana Orchestra.

Saturday 4 May

Inspired by his violin, carved but never finished

by Richard Howard in 1915, Sam Sweeney (Bellowhead) has created a live show and album of instrumental music inspired by the Great War.

Jamie Lawson

Concessions available Presented by Newcastle University

Gondwana 10: Mammal Hands, Matthew Halsall, Noya Rayo + more!

Folkworks: Sam Sweeney The Unfinished Violin

Sage Two - £8.70 - £10.90 Sage Two + Barbour Room Symposium £19.60 - £25.10

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£32.70 - £103 (VIP) Presented by David Gest Limited

What’s On?

Cocaine Piss plus Blóm and Mouses

An Evening with Harry Redknapp

The Kingdom Choir Plus Special Guests

Monday 6 May

Tuesday 7 May

NRFH, 7.45pm

Sage Two, 7.30pm

Cocaine Piss never had time to consider fine details, like having a band name that you can safely say in public.

Their music might be nasty, provocative, dirty and mean, but their message is always a positive one that should leave a mark as deep as their riffs will cut.

Samantha Fish is a charismatic young blues singer-guitarist-songwriter who has earned a reputation as a rising guitar hero and powerful live performer, while releasing a series of acclaimed albums that have shown her restless creative spirit.

£10

£19.10

Presented by Sage Gateshead

Presented by DHP Group

Wednesday 8 May

Wednesday 8 May

Sage One, 7.30pm

Sage Two, 8pm

The I’m A Celebrity Get Me Out of Here winner and famous football manager will be telling stories from his football days and his time in the jungle. Expect a hilarious evening – Harry is a great raconteur and has a wealth of hilarious stories.

This intense and thrilling band led by acclaimed saxophonist and award-winning composer Trish Clowes represents the front rank of the contemporary UK jazz scene. Lauded for her imaginative approach to improvisation and composition, Clowes delivers driving grooves and lingering melodic lines.

£32.70, £85 (VIP) Presented by A1 Sporting Speakers

Trish Clowes’ My Iris plus Zoe Gilby and Andy Champion

£13.60 Presented by Sage Gateshead

Thursday 9 May

Friday 10 May

Sage One, 7.30pm

Sage Two, 8pm

The Kingdom Choir, known for their angelic and spellbinding performance at the Royal Wedding of HRH Prince Harry and Duchess of Sussex Meghan Markle, deliver high quality performances time after time with their raw Gospel spiritual sound.

The flutes of Brian Finnegan and Sarah Allen, the guitar of Ed Boyd and the bodhran of John Joe Kelly weave traditionally rooted tunes into the breathtaking sound of this groundbreaking band. The group possesses a rare blend of technical brilliance and bold musical imagination.

£27.30 - £38.20

Folkworks: Flook

£16.40

Presented by Cuffe and Taylor

Presented by Sage Gateshead

Saturday 11 May

Saturday 11 May

NRFH, 7.45pm

Sage One, 8pm

A Montreal-born GrenadianCanadian, Kaia Kater grew up between two worlds: one her family’s deep ties to folk music; the other the years she spent soaking up Appalachian music in West Virginia.

Hours of never-before-seen Zappa performance footage from the early ‘70s, locked in the Zappa vaults for 44 years, form the basis of this can’t miss concert spectacle.

The world’s most ambitious hologram tour to date blends live footage of Frank with outrageous visuals.

£13.10 Kaia Kater

Samantha Fish plus Curse of Lono

Presented by Sage Gateshead

The Bizarre World of Frank Zappa

£49.10, £54.50 Presented by Triple A Entertainment

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Gig Listings

Folkworks: Melrose Quartet

Patty Griffin plus Erika Wennerstrom

Sunday 12 May

Monday 13 May

Sage Two, 8pm

Sage One, 7.30pm

All-round folk act Melrose Quartet boast a capella harmony and energy-packed instrumentals. Featuring English musicians Nancy Kerr (2015 BBC Folk Singer of the Year), James Fagan, Jess & Richard Arrowsmith with twin fiddles, guitar and bouzouki, melodeon and four voices.

One of the most compelling and heartfelt voices in British music, and one of the greatest storyteller’s in pop, Marc Almond’s illustrious, career has seen him sell over 35 million records worldwide, as well as collaborate with the likes of Gene Pitney, Tony Visconti and Jools Holland.

£16.40

Kamasi Washington

Monday 13 May

Friday 17 May

Sage Two, 8pm

Sage One, 7.30pm

Grammy Award winner Patty Griffin is among the most consequential singersongwriters of her generation, a quintessentially American artist whose wide-ranging canon incisively explores the intimate moments and universal emotions that bind us together.

2019 Grammy nominated, double Ivor Novello Award winning lyricist Chris Difford discusses extracts from his book Some Fantastic Place, which takes a look back at his career, and performs hits from the Squeeze backcatalogue and new solo material.

£24.50

Chris Difford - Up The Junction Tour 2019 plus Boo Hewerdine

£24.50 Presented by SJM Concerts

Saturday 18 May

Monday 20 May

Sage Two, 8pm

Sage Two, 8pm

Inspired by country and soul from the likes of The Band, Gillian Welch, Gene Clark, The Byrds, Staple Singers, Emmylou Harris, Otis Redding and Dolly Parton, Yola Carter is a force of nature and an incredibly talented singersongwriter.

Mark set out to make this Victorian fiction a twowheeled reality. He smashed the circumnavigation cycling World Record twice, and holds this 18,000-mile title in a time of 78 days and 14 hours. Mark provides a fascinating insight into his career of adventure.

£13.10 - £15.30 Presented by Sage Gateshead

Mark Beaumont Around the World in 80 Days

£18 Presented with Speakers from the Edge

Tuesday 21 May

Saturday 25 May

Sage One, 7.30pm

Sage Two, 8pm

Pioneering jazz saxophonist and 2019 Brit Award nominee Kamasi Washington’s 2018 Heaven & Earth was voted #7 in The Guardian top 50 albums of the year. When his 2015 LP The Epic was released, he became the torchbearer for progressive, improvisational music.

DJ Woody’s ground-breaking audio-visual DJ shows have taken him around the globe, from headlining festivals to showcasing at the World DMC Finals, appearing on the hit TV show The Slammer to a run at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival.

£30 Presented by Sage Gateshead

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£44.10 Presented by Senbla

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Yola

Marc Almond

Presented by Sage Gateshead

DJ Woody presents ‘Hip Hop an audiovisual celebration’ plus Ken Masters

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£15 Under 16s accompanied by an adult

Presented by Sage Gateshead

What’s On?

Kamasi Washington When Kamasi Washington released his 2015 tour de force LP The Epic, it instantly set him on a path as a generation’s torchbearer for progressive, improvisational music that would open the door for young audiences to experience music unlike anything they had heard before.

The 172-minute odyssey, which won numerous awards, including the inaugural American Music Prize and the Gilles Peterson Worldwide album of the year, was littered with elements of hip-hop, classical and R&B music, all major influences on the young saxophonist and bandleader, who exceeds any notions of what “jazz” music is.

Kamasi followed that work with collaborations with other influential artists such as Kendrick Lamar, John Legend, Run the Jewels, Ibeyi and created Harmony of Difference, a standalone multimedia installation during the prestigious 2017 Biennial at the Whitney Museum of American Art in New York City.

The fulfilment of Kamasi’s destiny began when, aged 13, he picked up his musician father’s horn and proceeded to play the Wayne Shorter composition Sleeping Dancer

Sleep On despite never touching a saxophone or knowing how to play.

and later joined the orchestra of Gerald Wilson, one of his biggest heroes.

He was lead tenor saxophone chair in the top jazz ensemble at the Grammy Award-recognised Academy of Music and Performing Arts at Alexander Hamilton High School, and as a senior, started his first band, Young Jazz Giants, with pianist Cameron Graves, and siblings Thundercat and Ronald Bruner, Jr.

In June 2018, Washington released Heaven and Earth to wide praise. The album garnered ‘best of’ awards from Pitchfork, NPR, Variety, GQ, MOJO, and Complex among others.

Kamasi received a full scholarship to the University of California at Los Angeles. He recorded his first album with Young Jazz Giants during the summer following his freshman year. The quartet’s self-titled debut was dripping with maturity well beyond the players’ collective age.

Following his sophomore year, he toured with West Coast hip-hop legend Snoop Dogg

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Kamasi’s 2019 is off to a great start with a BRIT Award nomination for Best International Male Artist and the Sundance Film Festival premiere of AS TOLD TO G/D THYSELF, a film inspired by Heaven and Earth, under his belt already.

His mass appeal continues to grow, drawing vibrant, multiethnic and multi-generational crowds with tour stops at the world’s most prominent festivals such as Coachella, Glastonbury, Fuji Rock and Bonnaroo.

You can see Kamasi Washington at Sage Gateshead on Tuesday 21 May.

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Gig Listings

The Cult Plus Support

The Waterboys

Sunday 26 May

Sunday 26 May

Sage One, 7.30pm

Sage Two, 8pm

Famed for their everevolving style, The Cult are an influential force when it comes to gothic rock, post-punk and grunge. Since their formation in 1983, the band have built up a rich discography including tracks such as She Sells Sanctuary and Fire Woman.

An artist of enduring international acclaim (Bruce Springsteen regularly names her as a favourite) Thea Gilmore’s Small World Turning is a vibrant and deeply resonant album, rooted in folk music.

Make it a night away with complimentary car parking when you show your Sage ticket at check-in!

£21.70, £27.30

Presented by SSD Concerts

14+, Under 16’s accompanied by an adult Presented by MJR Group

Wednesday 29 May

Wednesday 29 May

Sage One, 7pm

Sage Two, 8pm

The Waterboys promise a set of brilliant new material, the best of their recent and vintage work. Their songs including Fisherman’s Blues and The Whole Of The Moon have become modern classics and they remain one of the most unmissable live acts in the world.

Though Zephaniah’s music is lesser known than his poetry, it is no less fervent.

Revolutionary Minds is a deep selection of dub-reggae juggernauts, the essence of which reinforce the messages projected through Zephaniah’s powerful lyrics.

£60

£38.20, £43.10 Presented by Triple A Entertainment

Howard Jones Plus Support China Crisis

Thea Gilmore plus Matt Owens

Benjamin Zephaniah & The Revolutionary Minds plus Radikal Queen + Ojay

£19.60, £21.80 Presented by Sage Gateshead

Saturday 1 June

Saturday 1 June

Sage One, 7pm

Sage Two, 8pm

Acclaimed synthpop pioneer Howard Jones celebrates the release of his new album Transform and the 35th anniversary of the release of his debut album Human’s Lib. Howard will be joined by very special guests China Crisis.

Smoove & Turrell celebrate 10 years as one of the UK’s most popular live funk & soul acts with a special album Solid Brass – 10 Years of Northern Funk. This live show will feature all your Smoove & Turrell Northern Funk favourites.

£19.10 - £104 (VIP) Under 14s accompanied by an adult Presented by SJM Concerts

Smoove & Turrell Solid Brass - Ten Years of Northern Funk

£21.80 Presented by Smoove & Turrell

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What’s On?

Paul Edis: Time and Place

Skipinnish

Thursday 6 June

Saturday 8 June

Sage Two, 8pm

Sage One, 7.30pm

Composer & pianist Paul Edis presents a showcase of his original songs alongside arrangements of classics from the Great American Songbook inspired by the themes of Time and Place. With Jo Harrop, Vasilis Xenopoulos, Andy Champion, Russ Morgan and special guests.

In celebration of his 70th birthday year, British music legend Leo Sayer brings energy and exuberance to a hit-packed show. He’s known for his army of hits including Moonlighting, The Show Must Go On and the transatlantic number ones, When I Need You and You Make Me Feel Like Dancing.

£10.90

Leo Sayer: Just A Boy at 70

£32.20 - £38.20

Presented by Sage Gateshead

Presented with RLN

Saturday 8 June

Tuesday 11 June

Sage Two, 8pm

Sage One, 7.30pm

Skipinnish encompasses the very best of contemporary Celtic music with a sublime mix of chart-topping, selfpenned songs and powerful bagpipe, fiddle and accordion-led tunes. The band were named Live Act of the Year on two occasions at the Trad Music Awards.

‘The world’s greatest living explorer’, Sir Ranulph’s record-breaking achievements make him a pioneer of exploration with an unparalleled story to tell.

£29.40 Presented by Skipinnish

£27.30 - £35.40 Presented with Fane Productions

Sir Ranulph Fiennes: Living Dangerously

Gig Listings

Folkworks: Rowan Rheingans: Dispatches on the Red Dress

Wednesday 12 June

Thursday 13 June

Sage Two, 8pm

Sage Two, 8pm

Dispatches on The Red Dress is an intimate exploration of memory, identity, joy, sorrow, trauma-recovery, bird-song, war and waltzes. Rowan weaves storytelling and song with fiddles, banjo and guitar, live looping and pre-recorded sounds in a poignant reflection on human empathy.

Nick Lowe has made his mark as a producer, songwriter of at least three songs you know by heart and as a short-lived career as a pop star. But in his current ‘second act’ as a silver-haired, tender-hearted but sharp-tongued singersongwriter, he has no equal.

£14.20 Presented by Sage Gateshead

Nick Lowe’s Quality Rock & Roll Revue starring Los Straitjackets

Monday 17 June

NRFH, 8pm Pre-concert talk 7.15pm

Sage One, 7.30pm Heralded as an artist’s artist, the three-time Grammy winner has recorded 30 albums, including three with pals Willie Nelson, Johnny Cash and Waylon Jennings as part of the Highwaymen. Kris is a member of the Country Music Hall of Fame.

£13.10, £32.70 (family ticket) Presented with GemArts and ZeroClassikal

Kris Kristofferson & The Strangers

Thurs 20 June, 7.30pm, Fri 21 June, 8pm, Sat 22 June, 4pm & 8pm Sage One

Thriller Live

The Mavericks

Direct from London’s West End, this spectacular concert celebrates the king of pop.

Delight in non-stop hits as Thriller Live pays homage to Jackson’s legendary performances in a show that is never forgotten.

£30 - £39.80

£42 - £49.10 Presented by Sage Gateshead

Sunday 23 June Sage One, 7.30pm

Conversations with Nick Cave

Following a sold out run in Australia & New Zealand, Nick Cave brings his unique event to the UK. In an evening of music and open discussion, he will take questions from the audience on all manner of subjects and perform some of his most beloved songs on piano.

£32.70 - £90

Presented with Flying Music

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Monday 24 June

Saturday 29 June

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Sage Two, 8pm

Grammy winners The Mavericks are an American musical treasure, with a sound that’s as rousing as it is stubbornly impossible to pin down. Raul Malo and the Mavericks are no strangers to Sage Gateshead and we are delighted to welcome them back to perform all their hits and more on their 30th Anniversary tour.

British Jazz Award nominee Emma Fisk’s Hot Club du Nord bring to life the classic repertoire of Django Reinhardt and Stephane Grappelli‘s Hot Club de France, conjuring up the swinging Gypsy Jazz of 1930s Paris.

£29.40 - £40.30

Emma Fisk’s Hot Club du Nord

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Friday 14 June

Altered Boundaries pushes the boundaries of contemporary Indian classical music by replacing the standard instuments of a string quartet with 2 sitars, sarod & sarangi.

Riverside Ragas: Altered Boundaries

£27.30 - £30

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£15.30

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Get Closer to the Music with Sage Supporter Membership Have you ever been disappointed to not get your hands on concert tickets that went like gold dust? Do you want to be the first to know when your favourite band is going to be performing at Sage Gateshead? Do you visit Sage Gateshead so much that you’d be able to really take advantage of some of our discounts?

Our Sage Supporter membership provides benefits to ensure you can get the tickets you want, when you want and all with additional perks.

For more information visit www.sagegateshead.com, email supporters@sagegateshead.com or call 0191 443 5038.

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For the same price as a gig ticket you can:

Be the first to hear about the latest gig and concert announcements

Access priority booking

Get discounts at our bars, café, restaurant and shop

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Sam Sweeney The Unfinished Violin A veteran of the mighty Bellowhead, artistic director of the National Folk Youth Ensemble and founder member of the acclaimed instrumental trio Leveret, Sam Sweeney is a superb instrumentalist at the forefront of the revival in English traditional music.

Inspired by his violin, carved but never finished by Richard Howard in 1915, Sam has created a live show and album of instrumental music inspired by the Great War. An expansion and development of his acclaimed live show Made in The Great War, The Unfinished Violin centres on a fiddle the 19-year-old Sam came across in violin maker Roger Claridge’s shop in Oxford, made but not assembled by one Richard S Howard of Harehills, Leeds, in 1915.

Claridge had come by it at auction, in pieces, in an old manila envelope, put it together and put it on sale. It’s the instrument Sam

has used for numerous albums and countless gigs. In time he set about digging into its history, and uncovered the fateful tale of Richard Howard, a music hall performer called up in 1916 to the Duke of Wellington’s West Riding Regiment to fight and lose his life in the Battle of Messines on 7th June 1917.

Last summer, Sam visited the battlefield. “They had arranged a Richard Howard walk, and we visited loads of important sites connected with the Battle of Messines. There were about 100 people with us and we ended up at his grave. His granddaughter read a poem, I played the fiddle, and a bugle player played The Last Post.”

The tune he played, from Howard’s regiment, was the beautifully mournful The Wellesley, which is also one of the outstanding 16 tracks on his debut solo album The Unfinished Violin, released in 2018.

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The Wellesley, with its swelling melodies and stately rhythm was the march Richard Howard himself would have heard as a recruit to the Duke of Wellington’s regiment. “Playing that over Richard Howard’s grave was incredibly emotional,” says Sam. “We were all just stood there, sobbing. He was unknown, no one knew anything about him, no one would ever have visited his grave, ever, and all of a sudden, there I was, playing his fiddle to him. And there’s going to be a march every year to his grave, and people are laying flowers there. It’s amazing.”

Sam will perform The Unfinished Violin on Saturday 4 May at Sage Gateshead alongside Anglo Concertina player Rob Harbron, guitarist Jack Rutter and double bassist Ben Nicholls. At 6.45pm there will also be an informal pre-concert talk, free to ticket holders, where Sam will chat about the story behind the album, how he put it together and made the tunes come alive.

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Fun for all the family at Sage Gateshead Looking for some fun for all the family? We’ve got a selection of activities and shows to keep your little ones entertained.

Wallace & Gromit’s Musical Marvels Thursday 6 June Sage One, 1.30pm - 3pm & 6.30pm - 8pm

Elmer’s Musical Adventure Saturday 25 May NRFH, 11.30am & 2pm Story Catcher from Seven Stories Members of Royal Northern Sinfonia It’s story time! Come and enjoy the adventures of Elmer the Patchwork Elephant, brought to life by a Story Catcher from Seven Stories and musicians from Royal Northern Sinfonia. Suitable for under 7s and their families. Babies under 12 months may sit on your lap therefore do not require a ticket. £5

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Join everyone’s favourite dynamic duo as Wallace prepares to perform his musical masterpiece My Concerto in Eee Lad with help from his faithful canine companion Gromit…what could possibly go wrong?!

This interactive experience features specially created animations as well as live orchestral accompaniment and escapades from the Picture House Orchestra and presenter Matthew Sharp.

Under 18s from £17.40, adults from £20.70 Presented by Carrot Productions

As well as these events, we run weekly Music Live Under Five Classes for 0-4 years old. We’d love you to bring your mini musicians along to one of our immersive sessions to support their love of music learning from an early age.

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FOLK ON THE TYNE RETURNS FOR 2019

Folk on the Tyne, the annual festival which brings some of the best folk acts from around the world to the south bank of the Tyne, returns to Sage Gateshead on Saturday 27 July.

The legendary singer-songwriter, political activist, orator, entertainer and rabble-rouser Billy Bragg will headline this year’s festival.

Billy Bragg has been a fearless recording artist, tireless live performer and peerless political campaigner for over 35 years.

The intervening decades have been marked by a number one hit single, having a street named after him, appearing onstage at Wembley Stadium, curating Leftfield at Glastonbury, sharing spotted dick with a Cabinet minister in the House of Commons cafeteria, being mentioned in Bob Dylan’s memoir and writing two non-fiction books.

Among the former Saturday Boy’s albums are his punk-charged debut Life’s a Riot and pop classic Don’t Try This at Home.

Amy Leach, Folkworks Producer at Sage Gateshead said: “We are pleased to welcome Billy Bragg, an artist that uses the full power of folk music and song writing to tell vital and relevant stories, to headline Folk on the Tyne.

We know that the audience will be excited to hear his music and what he has to say.

“We have lots of other exciting acts to announce in the coming weeks, and we’re looking forward to hosting another fantastic festival that celebrates the breadth and depth of our fantastic folk scene.”

Tickets for Billy Bragg are on sale now.

Festival pre-sale access from Thursday 17 April, general sale from Friday 18 April, all available from www.sagegateshead.com

Folk on the Tyne is an experience for folk fans of all ages, bringing together established and new artists, both traditional and contemporary in style. The festival has previously welcomed The Young ‘Uns, The Unthanks, and The Wilsons, as well as a host of workshops and performances.

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Why not partner your business with Sage Gateshead?

Our sponsorship packages provide enhanced community and youth engagement and national and international branding opportunities. Current opportunities include: • Festivals (Jazz Festival and SummerTyne Americana Festival) • Royal Northern Sinfonia touring programme

Did you know that Sage Gateshead is a registered charity? We are an international music venue attracting over 500,000 visitors each year and providing 11,000 music classes and workshops to over 200,000 adults and young people annually.

Our corporate partnerships are tailored to your business needs and can include: • Branding/promotional opportunities

• Young musicians development • Education courses and classes • Public participation and family activities • Accessible ticket schemes Your corporate partnership with Sage Gateshead will help ensure that music is accessible and available to everyone. Why not get in touch to find out more? Call the Fundraising Team now on 0191 443 4555.

• Staff volunteering • Community engagement

Sage Gateshead is a registered charity.

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• VIP Hospitality

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SUMMER SCHOOLS ARE BACK Folk musicians of all ages and abilities from across the region can sign up to Sage Gateshead’s popular Folkworks Summer Schools, which take place in Durham from 29 July to 3 August 2019.

The three summer schools cater for junior (9-13 year-olds), youth (14-20 year-olds) and adult (over 18) and bring together folk music enthusiasts and world renowned traditional musicians to play, sing and dance.

This year’s tutors include Daoirí Farrell, Fay Hield, Ruth Ball, Lucy Farrell, Ian Stephenson, Katriona Gilmore, Jamie Roberts, Karen Tweed, Simon Thoumire, Lauren MacColl and Ilana Cravitz, with many more stars of the folk world still to be announced.

Folkworks Summer Schools have been one of the longest-running and most popular folk music summer schools in the UK since they were established in 1989. The schools are fun and sociable with lots of sessions, sing-a-rounds, and dances. They boast world class tuition and an impressive alumnus.

Many of the current tutors are musicians who themselves came to Summer School as participants

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- and who now have established careers as performing and teaching musicians.

Ian Stephenson, Director of the Youth Summer School, first attended Folkworks Summer Schools in 1998. He is now a successful musician known for his guitar and melodeon playing in folk bands such as Kan and Baltic Crossing, and he has been a regular tutor at the Summer Schools.

“The schools are a great place for people to find kindred spirits and to have a brilliant sociable week with lots of likeminded people.

You’re surrounded by incredible musicians and you all learn from each other... As a young musician my creativity was seriously accelerated and helped me shape my musical identity, ultimately leading me to a career in music.

Going to the summer schools was one of the best choices I ever made.”

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The schools are open to all and we are keen to encourage applicants from the widest range of backgrounds, ensuring that everybody has the chance to study with us. Financial support is available through grants and bursaries for those wishing to join the school who may not otherwise have the financial means.

Please visit sagegateshead.com for more information and booking.

What’s On?

Keep social through music in Gateshead

Together with Age UK (Gateshead) and Gateshead Older People’s Assembly, we’re really excited to be able to launch a new project this spring, working with people over the age of 50 who want to find a way of keeping socially active and enjoy music.

The project, Well Tuned Gateshead, is being funded by a grant of £96,000 from The National Lottery Community Fund and aims to reduce loneliness and isolation in three wards of Gateshead, all of which have been identified as in the top seven per cent ‘at risk of loneliness’ wards in England by the Age UK Loneliness Heat Map 2018.

Phil Davids, our Programme Leader, is thrilled by what the funding means for those in the North East region: “We hope to be able to work with around 90 people in six new community music groups on our doorstep in Deckham, Chopwell and Felling.

“We’re going to run taster sessions at the start of the project which will be followed by regular music sessions, offering the chance for people to learn an instrument or sing in a choir and to just try something fun and different.

“We’ve already seen the positivity that can come from programmes like this, such as our existing Silver Programme, and so we’re delighted to have received funding from The National Lottery Community Fund, which will hopefully help to make a positive change to the lives of those in our community.”

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The first year of the project is free to participants. The second year, participants will be asked to make a small donation to help to continue the project beyond its initial time. Each community group will receive musical instruments as well as training, mentoring and resources to give older people the skills and confidence to continue to run the music groups themselves once the project has ended. Details of music sessions and events will be posted on our website soon.

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Young musicians take to the stage Sage Gateshead’s CoMusica presents a day of free performances and activities by and for young people from across the region on Sunday 23 June.

More than 200 young people, including emerging musicians from CoMusica and partners such as Gem Arts, Jack Drum Arts, Generator and New Writing North, will take to the stage throughout the day, featuring urban to pop music, singers, songwriters, bands and much more.

CoMusica works with children and young people up to the age of 25 who are experiencing challenging circumstances. In 2018, over 700 young people participated in DJing, singing, song writing, bands, rapping, beatboxing and spray painting as well as worked towards qualifications.

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This is a celebration event for the young people involved with CoMusica, as well as being a fun day out for the whole family, with workshops for young people who want to join in.

“CoMusica is giving me the knowledge to pursue my career and hobby in music and staff here have also given me the knowledge to move further in life.”

Adam, 18, joined CoMusica’s Arches Access programme for aspiring DJs and MCs when he was 15, and has progressed to Arches Advanced to pursue his love of music.

Throughout the day, there will be a series of workshops for young people who want to join in.

There will be a chance for young people interested in freestyle rapping to come and have a go in our Cypher Workshop plus there’s a Jam Workshop for those looking to try out a new instrument.

“I’ve been coming here since I was 15 years old. I’ve had some serious personal issues and the staff here have taken the time to talk to me about these problems and guide me through them.

CoMusica is more about just the music to me, it’s about the hidden beauty of things.”

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For young women who enjoy singing, our popular Turn Up The Quiet series present a one-off workshop that will introduce singers of all abilities to popular and contemporary music with the opportunity to perform at the end of the session.

A Music Spark Workshop will provide an insight into CoMusica’s music training

programme for young people and adults with additional needs who are interested in joining from September.

Why not get creative and complete a Discover Arts Award during the day? This is a nationally recognised qualification for children and young adults aged 5 to 25.

CoMusica Presents is part of the Young People’s Festival 23 June - 14 July, which will see a three week-long celebration of young people in the North East performing at Sage Gateshead and celebrating their love of music-making. To learn what else is happening as part of this festival visit sagegateshead.com

Make Music Classes & Workshops

Playing an instrument or singing in a choir is not only fun and rewarding but it makes you feel good, has a multitude of long-term health benefits, is a great way to meet new people and can help fulfil that lifelong dream of playing in a band!

We run many different classes each week from absolute beginners to advanced.

Enrol now, meet other budding musicians and begin or continue your musical journey.

Summer term starts from Monday 29 April* *Silver Programme classes for people over the age of 50 start from Monday 15 April

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Look out for details of our 19/20 programme of classes and workshops, on sale June.

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Legacies... making sure the music never stops Are you someone who can’t get through the day without listening to music? Do you attend so many concerts at Sage Gateshead you could easily be mistaken for a member of staff? If that sounds like you then why not consider leaving Sage Gateshead a gift in your will?

A gift in your will costs nothing now, but can make a difference for years to come. It is an ideal way to ensure the passion you have for music continues beyond your lifetime.

Gifts of all sizes can truly make a difference to Sage Gateshead’s music programme. Gifts can be used to support individual musicians, showcase new festivals and artists or provide music courses and classes to everyone. Leaving a gift in your will means you can make a lasting impact, ensuring that the music never stops.

To discuss your passion for music and find out more about leaving a legacy gift please contact the Fundraising Team on 0191 443 5038.

Sage Gateshead is a registered charity.

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General information Address:

Refunds:

Sage Gateshead, St. Mary’s Square, Gateshead, NE8 2JR

Without TicketPlan (details left) we are unable to offer refunds except in the case of a cancelled concert where we will refund the value of your ticket(s). Sage Gateshead reserves the right to substitute artists without prior notice.

Car Parking: Car parking to rear of the building with lift access and priority spacing for blue badge holders. Charges apply.

Ticketplan: Refund protection is available at a cost of £2 per ticket. This protects you against cancellation resulting from accidents, unexpected illnesses and adverse weather where the Police service or other Government agency have issued warnings not to travel. For full terms and conditions, visit the website.

Exchanges:

Gift Certificates: Gift Certificates are valid for 5 years from the date of purchase.

Gift Certificates can be redeemed at Box Office, over the phone and online at sagegateshead.com

Family Ticket: Four tickets, must include at least one adult and one child. See website for details.

Postage:

Tickets may be exchanged for seats of the same or higher value for a performance of the same production with a £2.50 handling fee per transaction.

FREE Metro Travel:

If you require postage, a fee of £1.50 will be applied.

Thanks to the generosity of Nexus, you can travel on the Metro to and from Sage Gateshead concerts for free up to 2 hours before and after a performance. This does not include travel to our educational classes.

Environment: We are proud of our environmental awareness: to see our policy and learn about the 2 Star Industry Green award from Julie’s Bicycle, visit the About section of our website.

For more information please visit www.sagegateshead.com The information in this brochure is correct at the time of printing but may be subject to change.

North Music Trust is a charity (No. 1087445) and relies on your support.

We make music for everyone Every day, and in all that we do, we aim to inspire a life-long love of music with our dynamic international music programme and events and learning opportunities.

Sage Gateshead is a registered charity.

North Music Trust (Reg. Ch. No. 1087445)

As a registered charity, we rely on your generous support to use music to stimulate, educate and inspire.

If you’ve ever enjoyed a gig, classical performance or musical learning opportunity, why not make a donation and help bring the power of music to everyone, today and for the future?

Donate today via our website or by calling 0191 443 5038.

Thank you

Platinum Corporate Partners

Sage Gateshead values its partnerships with individuals, trusts and foundations, companies and its core revenue supporters Arts Council England, North East and Gateshead Council. As a registered charity this support is vital to allow us to continue and develop our work.

Gold Corporate Partners Trusts and Foundations Esmée Fairbairn Foundation Hays Travel Foundation Goldman Sachs Gives (UK) Morrisons Foundation Netherton Park Trust PRS Foundation Ronnie Scott’s Charitable Foundation Sir James Knott Trust The Barbour Foundation The Britford Bridge Trust The Foyle Foundation The Hadrian Trust The John S Cohen Foundation The Kavli Trust The Leche Trust The Marchus Trust The Michael Tippett Musical Foundation The Percy Hedley 1990 Trust The Shears Foundation W A Handley Charity Trust Youth Music

Project Supporters Darlington Borough Council DCSF Music Manifesto and Music and Dance Scheme Newcastle City Council Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council The National Lottery Community Fund

Public Funding Arts Council England Gateshead Council

Founding Patrons Garfield Weston Foundation Joan and Margaret Halbert Northern Rock Foundation The Barbour Foundation The Sage Group PLC

Founding Endowment and 10th Birthday Endowment Donors 1989 Willan Charitable Trust 400 Club Bowland Charitable Trust Clore Duffield Foundation Cunard Mr J Cuthbert Fenwick Ltd Christopher French Gillian Dickinson Charitable Trust Greggs PLC Mr & Mrs M Howard John and Florence Adamson Charitable Trust John Bell Charitable Trust Lord Falconer of Thoroton Northern Arts Board Northumbrian Water Ms W Oloman Anne Reece Roland Cookson Fund Mr Anthony Sargent CBE Sir James Knott Trust Stuart Halbert Foundation The Barbour Foundation The David Boardman Trust The David Goldman Programme The Go-Ahead Group PLC The Shears Foundation The Squires Foundation The Vardy Foundation

Silver Corporate Partners

Bronze Corporate Partners Biffa Komatsu UK Ltd Northern Elevator Limited Pioneer Foodservice Solution Group Statex Colour Print ZeroLight

Public Funding

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Legacy Bequests Mr H Bender Miss Joyce Christie Audrey Dixon Richard and Maggie Freyman Ann Stephenson

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