UoB Music Autumn 2014

BirminghamInternational Piano Festival 2015

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BARBER CONCERTS DEPARTMENT OF MUSICUNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM MUSIC SOCIETY

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Sunday 28 September 10.30am-5.30pmDepartment of Music

Music in the Making

Come along for a day of music-making in the Elgar Concert Hall and find out about the many University ensembles and choirs that you can join!

10.30am - 1.30pm

Come and play Saint-Saëns’s ‘Organ’ Symphony With its rousing, memorable melodies and utilising the full force of the orchestra, Saint-Saëns’s ‘Organ’ Symphony is the ideal piece to kick off the new academic year. Daniele Rosina, Director of Orchestral Studies, leads a session for mass orchestra with organist Nicholas Wearne. Bring along your instrument and experience this popular work for yourself!

2.30pm - 5.30pm

Come and sing choruses from MessiahSingers of all abilities are welcome for our afternoon session as Simon Halsey, Director of Choral Activities, takes a rehearsal focusing on the ever-popular choruses from Messiah. If you have your own score then please bring it along – a score will be provided otherwise.

Elgar Concert Hall, Bramall Music BuildingAdmission: Free - advance registration required. Please email [email protected] by Wednesday 24 September to book your place.

• For all unauditioned ensembles you simply turn up for the first rehearsal. For details of first rehearsals please contact us.

• Auditions take place during week one of University term time (29 September onwards). To sign up for an audition please visit the Music Society stall in the Bramall Music Building during Welcome Week (22-26 September).

• Membership of the Music Society is required if you participate in an ensemble run by the society. This is just £20 per year (or £15 if you sign up before the end of week 3).

• Music Society and Department of Music ensembles are open to everyone: staff, students and the wider community.

Further information:www.birmingham.ac.uk/musicwww.uobmusicsociety.orgtwitter: @UoBUMSwww.facebook.com/UoBUMS

Instrumental groupsChristina HomesUniversity Music [email protected]

Choral groupsCharlie-Rose TerryChoral Music [email protected] 2

AT THE UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM

The Autumn term at the University is always our busiest, and this year is no exception. We start off with 'Music in the Making' on 28 September, a day aimed at those of you who are interested in getting involved in University Music. With around 400 participants each year, this day promises to be a highlight in our Autumn calendar.

It has been an exciting Summer as we have watched our new pipe organ being constructed and tested in the Elgar Concert Hall. We celebrate its launch with a weeklong festival (14-21 November) which includes two world premiere performances and features City Organist Thomas Trotter and University Organist Henry Fairs alongside various University ensembles.

We continue to present some of the UK’s finest recitalists in the early stage of their careers in the Barber Lunchtime series, whilst the Barber Evening Concerts this term feature two of the UK’s most prolific artists, Sir Thomas Allen (baritone) and John Lill (piano), as well as an evening with Nova Music Opera, when they perform two newly commissioned chamber operas (page 7). We are also expanding our current programme of events and are delighted to announce the launch of Birmingham International Piano Festival 2015 (page 16), a three day festival featuring some of Europe’s finest pianists and the European Union Chamber Orchestra, with support from Yamaha, which will take place next March.

We hope you enjoy the concerts on offer and will support both the Organ Festival and Birmingham International Piano Festival alongside our regular series of events.

Jo SweetHead of University Music and Concerts

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Instrumental groups Big Band*Brass BandChamber Orchestra*Chamber Ensembles (various)Early Music Ensembles (various)Gamelan EnsembleNew Music Ensemble*Philharmonic Orchestra*Saxophone EnsembleSymphony Orchestra*Wind BandOrchestral Repetoire Ensemble*

Choral groups Birmingham University Singers*Chamber Choirs (SATB & SSA)Early Modern Vocal Ensemble*Projects Choir*University Camerata*University ChorusUniversity Women’s Choir*

Electroacoustic groupsBEASTBEERLaptop Ensemble

*auditioned groups

The University of Birmingham has a lively and varied music-making scene based in the Bramall Music Building, alongside the professional concerts held in The Barber Institute of Fine Arts. The following Music Society and Music Department ensembles rehearse regularly and perform throughout the year, both on campus and further afield:

HOW TOGET INVOLVED

Friday 3 October 1.10pmBarber Lunchtime Concert

Incus EnsembleJack McNeill clarinet Rose Redgrave violaDavid Quigley piano

The newly-formed Incus Ensemble make their Barber debut as a trio in a varied programme. The jagged Hommage to Robert Schumann is framed by two contrasting German works, including Schumann’s last creative outburst of ‘Fairytales’ for this unusual grouping of instruments.

Barber Concert HallAdmission: Free

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Wednesday 15 October 7.30pmBarber Evening Concert

Sir Thomas Allen baritone Joseph Middleton piano

Sir Thomas Allen joins us on his farewell tour of the UK, rounding off an incredible career on the world’s recital and opera circuits. Sure to be a popular concert, Allen and his duo partner, firm Barber favourite and University alumnus Joseph Middleton, will perform Schubert’s fabled Winterreise in its entirety. Don’t miss this final opportunity to hear one of the world’s pre-eminent baritones in the intimate setting of the Barber Concert Hall.

Barber Concert HallAdmission: £18, £15 concessions, £12 Barber Friends, £5 students. Available from the Barber Institute reception on 0121 414 7333Tickets available online at www.musicmaniauk.com

SchumannMärchenerzählungen, Op. 132 KurtágHommage à R. Schumann, Op. 15/d BruchTwo movements from Acht Stücke, Op. 83


Peter Moore trombone Robert Thompson piano

At the age of 12, Peter Moore became the youngest ever winner of the BBC Young Musician of the Year competition. As well as his new role as co-principal of the London Symphony Orchestra, he maintains a busy performing and recording schedule after success in the Wind section of last year’s ROSL competition. Robert is a multi-prizewinning accompanist and pianist in his own right who has performed to audiences worldwide. Two members of the YCAT scheme, Peter and Robert bring to the Barber an exciting programme which pushes the boundaries of trombone recital repertoire.


Handel Concerto in F minorStojowski FantaisiePryor Thoughts of Love

Schubert Winterreise, D. 911, Op. 89

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Hallé SoloistsLyn Fletcher and Sarah Ewins violinsTim Pooley violaNicholas Trygstad celloAndrew Tyson piano

Beethoven’s early ‘Kakadu’ variations and Schumann’s exuberant piano quintet complement each other beautifully in this concert by principal players of the Hallé orchestra and award-winning young pianist Andrew Tyson.


BeethovenVariations: ‘Ich bin der schneider Kakadu’, Op. 121a Schumann Piano Quintet, Op. 44

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Presteigne Festival TourKate Romano clarinet Richard Uttley piano

Presteigne Festival’s annual city tour returns to the Barber bringing two rising stars and a varied programme including three living composers and some favourites of the clarinet and piano repertoire. Daniel Kidane's new work, Spear, was commissioned in association with the Royal Philharmonic Society for the 2014 Presteigne Festival.


Lutosławski Dance Preludes Daniel Kidane Spear John McCabe January Sonatina

Matthew Taylor Humoreskes, Op. 5 Brahms Sonata in F minor, Op. 120, No. 1

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Crossing Borders: Music's journey between Italy and FranceElizabeth Dobbin soprano Anne Marie Dragosits harpsichord

The complexion of music in the seventeenth and first half of the eighteenth centuries was coloured and defined by the competing national music styles of France and Italy. This programme explores the two competing affects, tracing the journey of the fiery, extrovert Italian style to Paris, where a very different musical language was in vogue, and ultimately ending with their harmonious co-existence in the eighteenth century and beyond. Australian-born soprano Elizabeth Dobbin is joined by fellow Baroque specialist Anne Marie Dragosits for this performance.


Nova Music Opera

October/November Saturday 1 November 7.30pmBarber Evening Concert

Nova Music OperaAirborne

United by a common theme of misadventure, but distinct enough to engage and excite on many levels, these chamber operas make perfect performing partners.

Barber Concert HallAdmission: £20, £17 concessions, £15 Barber Friends, £5 students. Available from the Barber Institute reception on 0121 414 7333. Tickets are available online at www.musicmaniauk.com

Prometheus Drown'd is a chilling exploration of the strange circumstances surrounding the death of Percy Bysshe Shelley in 1822 at Livorno in Tuscany. Richard Williams has reworked the libretto from contemporary sources, using journals and diaries, and incorporating a number of Shelley’s own writings.

Stephen McNeff composerRichard Williams librettist, directorGeorge Vass conductorClare McCaldin Jane Christopher Good TrelawnyNova Music Ensemble

Cecilia McDowall composerAndy Rashleigh librettistRichard Williams directorGeorge Vass conductorDonna Lennard Alice Henry Manning Johnny

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In Airborne we move to the Great War, where we meet Johnny, a pilot in the Royal Flying Corps, and Alice, a nurse in the Queen Alexandra’s Imperial Military Nursing Service Reserve. The opera reflects their parallel experiences on 1 July 1916, allowing them to interact and sing and dance together as their minds go back to the high spots of their deepening love affair; both anticipate and then witness the tragic debacle that was the Battle of the Somme.

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Total Brass make a welcome return to the Barber with a British themed programme as part of their appointment as a University of Birmingham Ensemble in Residence for 2014-15. This award winning brass quintet, Chamber Music Fellows of the Royal Academy of Music 2013-14, Park Lane Group Artists for 2013-14, and winners of the Worshipful Company of Musicians Brass Ensemble Prize, formed four years ago whilst studying at the Royal Academy of Music. All five members have carved busy freelance careers and work with many of the UK’s leading orchestras.


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Friday 7 November 1.10pmBarber Lunchtime Concert

Total BrassRobert Smith and Darren Moore trumpetsElise Campbell hornRoss Learmonth tromboneMatthew Blunt tuba

James MaynardFanfare Eric Ewazen Colchester Fantasy Ryan LatimerHornscale Attrib. Henry VIII, arr. Stephen RobertsPastime with Good Company

Vaughan Williams, arr. Paul Von HoffLoch Lomond Timothy WilsonAvidity

Wednesday 12 November 7.30pmBarber Evening Concert

John Lill piano

MozartSonata in F, K332SchumannFantasy in C, Op. 17 ChopinBallade No. 4 in F minor, Op. 52 BeethovenSonata in F minor, Op. 57, ‘Appassionata’

Described as the leading pianist of his generation, John Lill joins us for a technically challenging programme of key works for solo piano from the turning point of the Classical and Romantic periods.

Lill has enjoyed an enviable career, from his beginnings as an eighteen year old performing Rachmaninoff’s third piano concerto under Sir Adrian Boult whilst at the Royal College of Music, to most recently performing the complete cycle of Beethoven piano sonatas at the Cadogan and Bridgewater halls in celebration of this, his seventieth birthday year.

Barber Concert HallAdmission: £18, £15 concessions, £12 Barber Friends, £5 students. Available from the Barber Institute reception on 0121 414 7333Tickets available online at www.musicmaniauk.com

November Friday 14 November 1.10pmBarber Lunchtime Concert

King Edward’s School and King Edward VI High School for Girls

King Edward’s School and King Edward VI High School for Girls give their annual concert in the Barber Concert Hall presenting a selection of their talented students. Both schools have the enviable reputation of producing some of the UK’s finest young classical musicians, many of whom go on to study solo and orchestral performance at leading music colleges.



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Friday 14 November 7.30pmDepartment of Music

Thomas Trotter organ with Birmingham University SingersSimon Halsey conductor

Birmingham City Organist, Thomas Trotter, gives the inaugural concert on the newly commissioned Garnier pipe organ installed in the Elgar Concert Hall this summer. Thomas is joined by Simon Halsey and Birmingham University Singers for this performance of Duruflé’s nine-movement Requiem, a work strongly influenced by Gregorian chant, a deep appreciation for the liturgy, and which features both solo baritone and mezzo soprano. The first half of the concert acts as an opportunity to hear the organ in all its glory, including a performance of J S Bach’s Concerto for solo organ No. 2, and an arrangement of Vivaldi’s a double violin Concerto in A minor, Op. 3, No. 8.

Elgar Concert Hall, Bramall Music BuildingAdmission: £15, £10 concessions, £5 students

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Henry Fairs chamber organ David Hatcher viola da gamba

Friday 21 November 7.30pmUniversity of Birmingham Music Society

Organ Festival Finale University Philharmonic OrchestraBirmingham Symphonic Brass University Women’s Choir BEAST Daniele Rosina conductorHenry Fairs organ

We conclude a week of concerts and talks for the University Organ Festival with two world premieres and a rousing performance of Saint-Saëns's evocative ‘Organ’ Symphony. Henry Fairs joins the Philharmonic Orchestra, Symphonic Brass ensemble, BEAST and University Women’s Choir for this exciting finale to the festival.


Henry Fairs and David Hatcher give an all-Bach recital in this, the most intimate performance in our organ festival, and giving the first public concert with our Snetzler chamber organ (1775-6) in over twenty years. The organ was used by the Smithsonian Institute as a reference instrument for the restoration of its Snetzler organ (1761).


ORGAN FESTIVAL TICKETSOrgan Festival tickets may be purchased on the door or by using the booking form on page 20.

‘Fairs emerges as a top-notch performer. His registrations, tempos, and sensitivity to subtle nuances in phrasing and articulation are superb.’ American Record Guide

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Saturday 15 November 7.30pmDepartment of Music

Henry Fairs organ

Hereford-born organist Henry Fairs is a leading light amongst a new generation of artists shaping the future of the organ as a solo/recital instrument, as demonstrated in this eclectic programme. He is Head of Organ Studies at Birmingham Conservatoire and Organist to the University of Birmingham. He has been a prize-winner in a number of international organ competitions including Paris, St Albans and Chartres. Since winning First Prize and Special Prize at the Odense International Organ Competition (Denmark), his concert career has taken him to the major European centres of organ music and to America, performing solo recitals, broadcasts (BBC, BR, MDR, Danish Radio) and concertos on both historic and modern instruments.


C P E Bach Fantasia and Fugue in C minor (W. 119/7) Scheidemann Dic nobis MariaFranz Danksagmüller Estampie (performed on meantone organ)J S Bach Sechs Choräle von verschiedener ArtSchumann Four Sketches, Op. 58Graham Fitkin WeddingJ S Bach Toccata and Fugue in F, BWV 540

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Friday 28 November 7.30pmUniversity of Birmingham Music Society

University Big BandLluis Mather director

The University of Birmingham Music Society Big Band return to the Elgar Concert Hall with their director Lluis Mather. Performing a combination of contemporary jazz orchestra works and popular big band music, this ensemble calls on talented musicians from across the University.

Elgar Concert Hall, Bramall Music BuildingAdmission: £10, £8 concessions, £3 students Tickets may be purchased on the door or by using the booking form on page 20

‘What makes him special? A beautifully focused and warmly virile voice... great musical sensitivity... and an instantly winning and communicative personality.’ The Telegraph


In the Silence of the Secret Night Jonathan McGovern baritone James Baillieu piano

Jonathan McGovern and James Baillieu present ‘In the Silence of the Secret Night’, an engaging recital taking inspiration from night time romances, the night sky, and dreams and sleep. In addition to the works listed above, the programme will conclude with its eponymous work by Rachmaninoff.


Programme includes:

Strauss StändchenTchaikovskyDon Juan’s SerenadeBritten Vigil

Brahms Über die HeideSchoenbergWarnung RousselBachelier de Salamanque

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Sunday 30 November 3pmUniversity of Birmingham Music Society

Eternal Light: Symphony Orchestra and University ChorusDaniele Rosina, Simon Halsey and Julian Wilkins conductorsGaynor Keeble mezzoLauren Morris sopranoChristopher Gillett tenorPeter Brooks baritone

'ElgarWith Proud Thanksgiving Sospiri Prelude and ‘Angel’s Farewell’ from The Dream of Gerontius Howard Goodall Eternal Light: A Requiem

Friday 5 December 1.10pmBarber Lunchtime Concert

Navarra Quartet with Alexander Boyd pianoMagnus Johnson violinSimone van der Giessen violinMarije Johnston violaBrian O’Kane cello

DvořákPiano Quintet No. 2 in A, Op. 81

November/December

The University of Birmingham Music Society gives its annual concert in Town Hall (Birmingham) with a programme that reflects on the Great War.

The programme includes three works by the University’s first Professor of Music, Edward Elgar. The orchestra perform Sospiri, a work premiered in London in 1914, and Prelude and ‘Angel’s Farewell’ from The Dream of Gerontius. They are then joined by the University Chorus for With Proud Thanksgiving, written in 1920 with text from Laurence Binyon’s poem ‘For the Fallen’. The poem was published in The Times on 21st September 1914, with the opening stanza:

‘With proud thanksgiving, a mother for her children,England mourns for her dead across the sea.Flesh of her flesh they were, spirit of her spirit,Fallen in the cause of the free.’

The second half of the concert moves us to contemporary composer Howard Goodall and his requiem Eternal Light. Goodall’s work focuses on providing ‘solace for the living that mourn’, and as such he combines select phrases from the traditional Latin requiem with English poems spanning 500 years.

Town Hall, BirminghamAdmission: £15, £10 concessions, £5 students, plus transaction feeBox Office: 0121 345 0603 or www.thsh.co.uk

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In the twelve years since its formation the Navarra Quartet has performed at major venues across the world and at many international festivals. They return to the Barber, this time with University piano tutor and seasoned international performer Alexander Boyd. Dvořák’s second piano quintet, a work lasting forty minutes, was written in 1887. This rich and stately work will be performed in this concert by some of the UK’s most gifted chamber musicians.


Please note that we are unable to admit latecomers for this performance.

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Sunday 7 December 3pmUniversity of Birmingham Music Society

Best of British: University Brass Band and Chamber ChoirsStuart Birnie brass band directorJack Apperley and Claire Hughes chamber choir conductors

The University Chamber Choirs join the Brass Band in a concert celebrating the best of British composers with music spanning five centuries. With stirring choral works interspersed with a selection of rousing music from that most British of ensembles, the brass band, this concert promises to be an enjoyable evening for all. Under the direction of their newly appointed professional director, Stuart Birnie, the band are joined on stage by the chamber choirs for the finale of this concert, Arthur Sullivan’s enduringly popular The Lost Chord.

Elgar Concert Hall, Bramall Music BuildingAdmission: £10, £8 concessions, £3 studentsTickets may be purchased on the door or by using the booking form on page 20

Programme includes:

James MacMillanO Radiant Dawn ElgarOwls An EpitaphGibbonsThis is the Record of John

TavenerHymn to the Mother of GodVaughan WilliamsThe Turtle DoveSullivanThe Lost Chord

The University of Birmingham Music Society Wind Band, one of the largest ensembles at the University, present a diverse selection of music for this powerful combination of woodwind, brass and percussion instruments. They are joined by the Saxophone Ensemble who perform in the first half of this concert with a programme that includes arrangements of Moon River, Singin’ in the Rain and Top Hat, plus Roger May’s Simon’s Mangrove Groove

Saturday 6 December 7.30pmUniversity of Birmingham Music Society

Wind Band and Saxophone Ensemble

Elgar Concert Hall, Bramall Music BuildingAdmission: £10, £8 concessions, £3 studentsTickets may be purchased on the door or by using the booking form on page 20

Programme includes:

Vaughan Williams Prelude to 49th Parallel Peter Graham Windows of the World

Rossano Galente Transcendent Journey Richard Saucedo A Guide Along the Pathway

Monday 8 December 6pmChaplaincy/Department of Music

University Carol ServiceBirmingham University SingersSimon Halsey conductor

Great Hall, Aston Webb BuildingAdmission: Free

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Friday 12 December 1.10pmBarber Lunchtime Concert

University Women’s ChoirSimon Halsey conductor

Winners of the ‘Female Choir’ category at this years’ International Eisteddfod, Llangollen, the University Women’s Choir perform in the Barber Lunchtime series under Professor Simon Halsey. Their programme will feature a selection of chamber music written for female voices with a festive accent.


A traditional service of carols and readings led by the University Chaplaincy, and seasonal music performed by Birmingham University Singers.

Saturday 13 & Sunday 14 DecemberDepartment of Music

Birmingham University SingersPaul Rodmell conductor

St Michael’s Church, Tenbury Wells, WR15 8TGAdmission: Free

Saturday 6.30pm: Nine Lessons and Carols

Sunday 10am: Choral Eucharist3pm: Choral Evensong

December

Friday 6 March 1.10pm

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Joseph Tong and Waka Hasegawa piano


Friday 6 March 7.30pm

Cropper Welsh Roscoe Trio

Peter Cropper violinMoray Welsh celloMartin Roscoe piano

Barber Concert HallAdmission: £20, £15 Barber Friends, £10 students


Haydn Piano Trio in C, Hob XV/27SmetanaPiano Trio in G minor, Op. 15 Beethoven Piano Trio Op. 97, ‘Archduke’

Schubert Allegro in A minor, ‘Lebenssturme’, D. 947Brahms Three Hungarian DancesRobert Keeley Bondi BreaksSibelius Adagio ‘Rakkaalle Ainolle’Ravel La Valse

TicketsTickets for all Festival events are available online at www.musicmaniauk.com or by calling 01782 206000 (booking fees apply).

Classical ticket offer Book for Cropper/Welsh/Roscoe Trio, Piemontesi and the EUCO/Demidenko together and receive a reduced rate of £50, £40 Barber Friends, £30 students

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BeethovenPiano Sonata No. 31 in A flat, Op. 110Maximilian SchnausNew work Robert SchumannKreisleriana, Op. 16ScarlattiSonatasMendelssohnSongs without Words

Paying homage to the great American Jazz composer and pianist, Count Basie, the Back to Basie Orchestra features top London session musicians and jazz soloists all dedicated to playing the music of Count Basie's orchestra of the 1950s and 1960s. The band captures the sound and spirit of the legendary ‘Swingin’ Machine’.

Elgar Concert Hall, Bramall Music BuildingAdmission: £20, £10 students

Recognised as one of the world’s leading pianists Nikolai Demidenko’s passionate virtuosity and musicianship have brought him acclaim from critics, conductors, and audiences alike. This concert with the European Union Chamber Orchestra puts Demidenko at the centre of a programme which highlight not only his own inimitable prowess, but also that of the European Union Chamber Orchestra and its director, Peter Hoffman.

Elgar Concert HallAdmission: £25, £15 students

Since rising to international prominence with prizes at several major competitions, Swiss-Italian pianist Francesco Piemontesi has given critically accliamed performances at international festivals, in the world’s finest concert halls, and with many of the world's leading orchestras.

Barber Concert HallAdmission: £20, £15 Barber Friends, £10 students

Saturday 7 March 7.30pm

Francesco Piemontesi

Saturday 7 March 7.30pm

Back to Basie Orchestra

Sunday 8 March 3.30pm

Nikolai Demidenko and the European Chamber Orchestra

Peter Hoffman director

HandelArrival of the Queen of ShebaMozartPiano Concerto No. 12 in A, K414 BachPiano Concerto in F minor, BWV1056 HaydnSymphony No. 59 in A, 'Fire'

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Barber Box Office:0121 414 7333www.musicmaniauk.com*

Barber ConcertsYou can purchase tickets for Barber Evening Concerts at the reception desk in The Barber Institute of Fine Arts during normal opening hours or via the booking form. You can also book tickets for these concerts by calling 0121 414 7333.

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On days when there is an evening performance the Barber box office remains open until 7.25pm.

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Getting here

The University of Birmingham is located in south-west Birmingham, approximately 3 miles from the city centre. For maps and information about getting to the University please visit www.about.bham.ac.uk/maps

By Train Local trains operated by London Midland run from Birmingham New Street to University Station, a ten-minute walk from the Barber Institute and the Bramall Music Building. Check train times at www.londonmidland.com

By Bus There are frequent buses (61, 63 and X64) operated by National Express West Midlands from the city centre to the bottom of Edgbaston Park Road, where you should alight.

Pay and DisplayThe North East Car Park, 52 Pritchatts Road Satnav: B15 2SA

The North Car Park, North Gate, Pritchatts Road Satnav: B15 2SB

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September28 see p3 Music in the Making Bramall Music Building Free October3 1.10pm Incus Ensemble Barber Institute Free10 1.10pm Peter Moore, Robert Thompson Barber Institute Free15 7.30pm Sir Thomas Allen, Joseph Middleton Barber Institute £5-1817 1.10pm Hallé Soloists Barber Institute Free24 1.10pm Presteigne Festival Tour Barber Institute Free31 1.10pm Crossing Borders Barber Institute Free

November1 7.30pm Nova Music Opera Barber Institute £5-207 1.10pm Total Brass Barber Institute Free12 7.30pm John Lill Barber Institute £5-1814 1.10pm KE School and KE VI High School for Girls Barber Institute Free14 7.30pm Organ Festival: Thomas Trotter Bramall Music Building £5-1515 7.30pm Organ Festival: Henry Fairs Bramall Music Building £5-1521 1.10pm Organ Festival: Henry Fairs, David Hatcher Barber Institute Free21 7.30pm Organ Festival Finale Bramall Music Building £5-1528 1.10pm Jonathan McGovern, James Baillieu Barber Institute Free28 7.30pm University Big Band Bramall Music Building £3-1030 3pm Eternal Light Town Hall, Birmingham £5-15

December5 1.10pm Navarra Quartet, Alexander Boyd Barber Institute Free6 7.30pm Wind Band and Saxophone Ensemble Bramall Music Building £3-107 7.30pm Best of British Bramall Music Building £3-10

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December continued8 6pm University Carol Service Great Hall, UoB Free12 1.10pm University Women’s Choir Barber Institute Free13, 14 see p15 Birmingham University Singers Tenbury Wells Free

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March 6-8th2015

In its inaugural year Birmingham International Piano Festival brings some of the world’s finest pianists to the City of Birmingham over three days, and showcases the piano, not only as a solo instrument, but also for its role in chamber music and jazz. See page 16 for the full programme.

birminghampianofestival.com

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