Birmingham Conservatoire Spring 2016 Concert DIary

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Spring 2016Jan - Mar

Tamsin Waley-Cohen © Patrick Allen

Peter Donohoe © Sussie-Ahlburg

Roderick Williams © Benjamin Ealovega

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WelcomeA very warm welcome to our Spring Series at Birmingham Conservatoire. Once again we present an array of the world’s finest musicians at some of the world’s cheapest ticket prices! And, as always, there is something for everyone: our ground-breaking Frontiers Festival, our acclaimed jazz series, our Opera Triple Bill and –of course – our regular concerts and public master classes given by some of the greatest international classical musicians performing today. The piano features particularly strongly this spring with visits from our esteemed Vice President, Peter Donohoe – who took the music world by storm when he won First Prize in the 1982 International Tchaikovsky Competition - closely followed by the American pianist Jeffrey Siegel and the legendary Turkish pianist, Idil Biret, whose magnificent recordings and performances have garnered a host of awards too numerous to list here.

The Conservatoire’s feast of music continues with appearances from violinist Tamsin Waley-Cohen, violist Nobuko Imai, baritone Roderick Williams and festivals devoted to the music of Schubert and Brahms. And there are so many more enticing concerts – often performed by our own superlative students. Do please delve deeply within these pages so that you don’t miss out on some truly special music making.

Julian Lloyd Webber Principal, Birmingham Conservatoire

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Spring season highlights

FRI 15 JAN, FRI 22 JAN, FRI 4 MAR & FRI 11 MARTHE COMPLETE BRAHMS CHAMBER MUSIC WITH PIANO CYCLE

P6

P27 P28

P17

P30

P19

MON 22 - FRI 26 FEBSCHUBERT FESTIVAL

TUE 16 FEBPETER DONOHOE CELEBRITY PIANO RECITAL

MON 7 - FRI 18 MARFRONTIERS FESTIVAL

TUE 8 MARIDIL BIRET

THU 10 - SAT 12 MAROPERA TRIPLE BILL


MON 11 JANMONDAY SHOWCASE

BRITTEN, STRAUSS, RAVEL1pm Recital Hall Free admission Tickets available on the door

Aisling Reilly double bass Jonathan French piano Bruch Kol Nidrei Bottesini ‘Beatrice di Tenda’ Fantasy

Heather Duncanson piano Knussen Prayer Bell Sketch

Yu-Mien Sun violin Aaron Billson cello Ravel Sonata for Violin and Cello

Cecily Redman soprano Jonathan French piano Strauss Op.36 - Das Rosenband, Für fünzehn Pfennige Britten Les Illuminations - Fanfare, Villes, Antiques Previn I want magic! from A Streetcar Named Desire

TUE 12 JANPERFORMANCE PLATFORM

RODERICK WILLIAMS & IAIN BURNSIDE RECITALRecital: 1.05pm Adrian Boult Hall £6 (£3.50) advance £6.50 (£4.50) on the door

Masterclass: 5pm £6 (£3.50) advance £6.50 (£4.50) on the door

Joint ticket for masterclass and recital £9 (£5) advance £10 (£6) on the door Tickets available from www.eventbrite.com

Roderick Williams baritone Iain Burnside piano Schubert Schwanengesang (selection)

Enjoy a special lunchtime concert with revered baritone Roderick Williams and exuberant pianist Iain Burnside.

Today they present Schubert's final musical testament to the world, originally published in 1829 a few months after his death in November of the previous year.

FRI 15 JANEMERGING DIRECTORS

NINA8pm Recital Hall £7 (£6, students £5) Tickets available from www.eventbrite.co.uk or from [email protected] Tickets purchased online are subject to a transaction fee.

Director Aimée Fisk

Join us for an evening celebration of the life of music's high priestess of soul, Miss Nina Simone.

From Here Comes the Sun to Mississippi Goddamn, the evening promises to be a creative exploration of one of the music world's most influential figures, with reimaginings of the songs that put her on the map.

All proceeds go to Macmillan Cancer Support.

Roderick Williams Image credit: Benjamin Ealovega

Nina Simone © Kroon, Ron/Anefo, 1965

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Daniel Tong

FRI 15 JAN, FRI 22 JAN, FRI 4 MAR & FRI 11 MARCOMPLETELY BRAHMS

THE COMPLETE BRAHMS CHAMBER MUSIC WITH PIANO CYCLE 1pm Recital Hall £5 (£3) Tickets available on the door

15 Jan

Luke Westcombe clarinet Tingting Yao piano Clarinet Sonata No.1 in F minor Op.120, No.1

Maria Oguren violin Anna Barsegjiana viola Lucy French cello Arthur Bocaneanu piano Piano Quartet No.2 in A, Op.26

22 Jan

Jung Yoon Cho violin Nafis Umerkulova piano Violin Sonata No.3 in D minor, Op.108

Naoko Senda violin Ruri Kuroda cello Yenting Wang piano Piano Trio No.3 in C minor, Op.101

4 Mar

Jonathan Martindale violin Peggy Nolan cello Domonkos Csabay piano Piano Trio No.2 in C, Op.87

Jonathan Martindale violin Andrew Littlemore horn Domonokos Csabay piano Horn Trio in E flat Op.40

11 Mar

Luke Newby clarinet Laetitia van Wyk cello Stavroula Thoma piano Clarinet Trio in A minor, Op.114

Man Chun Yu violin Wayne Chan cello Hannah Slavin piano Piano Trio No.1 in B, Op.8

Completely Brahms is a landmark series, introducing the newly appointed Head of Chamber Music with Piano, Daniel Tong. Working with students and colleagues across the Keyboard, String, Wind and Brass departments, this presents arguably the most diverse and ravishing body of chamber music.


SCHUBERT, SCHUMANN, RACHMANINOFF1pm Recital Hall Free admission Tickets available on the door

Myenard Martillano piano

Respighi Six pieces for piano

James Gribble baritone Tingting Yao piano

Wolf Verborgenheit Roma Cafolla My Violin Fauré Diane Selene Schubert Ihr Bild Quilter Blow, Blow, Thou Winter Wind Schumann Ich Grolle Nicht

Joe Ordish piano

Rachmaninoff Sonata No.2




ELSABE RAATH (VIOLA)1.05pm Adrian Boult Hall £6 (£3.50) advance £6.50 (£4.50) on the door

Elsabe Raath viola Michael Webb clarinet Samantha Oxborough mezzo-soprano Robert Markham piano Yenting Wang piano

Mozart Kegelstatt Trio in E flat major, K.498 for Clarinet, Viola and Piano Brahms Two Songs for Voice, Viola and Piano, Op.91, No.s 1 and 2 Kurtag Hommage to Robert Schumann, Op.15/d for Clarinet, Viola and Piano

Enjoy a unique programme of chamber music featuring the viola. The Kegelstatt trio by Mozart is composed for a rather unusual combination of instruments, particularly for his time. Even more unusual is the fact that Mozart brings the viola to the front as a solo instrument rather than merely filling the harmonies.

Then let Brahms take you through images of wind in the trees before the Kurtag builds in six short movements around both the fairy-tale and the death of Robert Schumann.

Elsabe Raath

TUE 19 JANPUBLIC RESEARCH SEMINAR

CONSERVATOIRE DOCTORAL STUDENTS PRESENT RESEARCH-IN-PROGRESS3.30pm Arena Foyer £4 Tickets available on the door

This termly venture offers a window on the world of doctoral research. Students from varied subject backgrounds give short presentations on topics that form part of their current research enquiries. Within historical musicology, Giulia Galasso discusses the musical challenges in creating a critical edition of masses by the hitherto neglected seventeenth-century Italian composer Francesco Foggia (1603–88).

Excerpts from the first modern performances of some of Foggia’s music will be heard using Galasso’s edition. Meanwhile, the jazz researcher Michael Fletcher pursues the theme of jazz musicians’ usage of the 12-bar blues form as a testbed for new creative ideas, as well as how the blues as a common denominator may prove useful in analysing stylistic developments.

Mike Fletcher

Giulia Galasso


THU 21 JANEMERGING DIRECTORS

KAPUSTIN PROJECT SONATA8pm Recital Hall £8 (£6) Tickets available from www.eventbrite.com

Director/piano Guy Murgatroyd

Kapustin Sonata No.1, Op.39 “Sonata Fantasia” Kapustin Sonata No.16, Op.131 Kapustin Sonata No.14, Op120 Kapustin Sonata No.9, Op.78

Nikolai Kapustin has achieved an international reputation through his piano writing including concertos, chamber music and notably twenty piano sonatas. In a style broadly mixing Russian lyricism and bebop jazz, his music is as eclectic as it is eccentric.

Acclaimed fourth year undergraduate pianist Guy Murgatroyd takes on four of these explosive sonatas, including two only recently published, in a recital that will test his virtuosity as well as his sense of swing!

WED 20 JANTHE LIVE JAZZ BROADCAST

BROADCAST I1.05pm Recital Hall £5 (£3) Tickets available on the door

Robbie Fearon Quartet: Dave Ferris organ Ben Lee guitar Billy Weir drums Robbie Fearon saxophone

Join us for a live recording of some of our best senior jazz students.

FRI 22 JANCOMPLETELY BRAHMS

THE COMPLETE BRAHMS CHAMBER MUSIC WITH PIANO CYCLE1pm Recital Hall £5 (£3) Tickets available on the door

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FRI 22 JANORCHESTRAS, ENSEMBLES AND CHAMBER MUSIC

PRELUDE, FUGUE & RIFFS!7pm Adrian Boult Hall £6 (£4) advance £7 (£5) on the door Tickets available from www.evenbrite.com

Conductor Christopher Houlding

Yu-Cheng Chen percussion Birmingham Conservatoire Wind, Brass & Percussion Ensembles

Stravinsky Ebony Concerto Joseph Schwantner Percussion Concerto (Wind Ensemble Version) Weil Kleine Dreigroschenmusik Bernstein Prelude, Fugue and Riffs

Take a rare chance to see a mass of percussion instruments and excellent performers playing wonderfully dramatic and colourful music.

The stark contrast of Joseph Schwantner’s epic Percussion Concerto and Kurt Weill’s deliciously evocative music from The Threepenny Opera re flanked by two jazz influenced classics. Both commissioned by legendary band leader Woody Herman, Stravinsky’s Ebony Concerto is our prelude, Bernstein’s Prelude, Fugue and Riffs; an arresting epilogue.

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JAZZ1pm Recital Hall Free admission Tickets available on the door

Alex Astbury Quintet Alex Astbury Trumpet Aimée Fisk Voice Stella Roberts Piano Stuart Barker Bass Nathan England-Jones Drums

Enjoy a lunchtime performance from some of our finest jazz students.


NAFIS UMERKULOVA (PIANO) 1.05pm Adrian Boult Hall £6 (£3.50) advance £6.50 (£4.50) on the door Tickets available from www.eventbrite.com

Nafis Umerkulova piano

Schubert Impromptu Op.142, No.1 Schubert/Liszt Erlkönig Schubert/Liszt Gretchen am Spinnrade Liszt Sonata in B minor

Take a lunchtime journey from Schubert to Liszt with multiple prize-winning pianist Nafis Umerkulova.

TUE 26 JANPUBLIC RESEARCH SEMINAR

PROFESSOR RONALD WOODLEY AND SIMON SMITH – LECTURE-RECITAL: GEORGE ANTHEIL’S VIOLIN SONATA NO.13.30pm Arena Foyer £4 Tickets available on the door

In the Parisian salons of the 1920s the extraordinary, radical music of the American expatriate George Antheil (1900–59) was, for many at the cutting-edge of the modernist aesthetic, all the latest rage. Not for nothing did he entitle his 1945 autobiography The Bad Boy of Music.

Much of his output, however – with the possible exception of the Ballet mécanique, and occasionally the Airplane Sonata for piano – is rarely heard today. Antheil’s First Violin Sonata (1923), at times utterly frenzied, at times hauntingly beautiful, presents serious challenges of interpretation to both players. Simon Smith and Ronald Woodley discuss the work, with extended performed examples, as part of their preparations for a full concert performance.

Ronald Woodley Simon Smith

Nafis Umerkulova

THU 28 JANORCHESTRAS, ENSEMBLES AND CHAMBER MUSIC

DVOŘÁK QUINTET7.30pm Recital Hall £6.50 (£4.50) Tickets available on the door

Pavel Fischer violin Lieva Starker violin Louise Lansdown viola Hannah Roberts cello Guillermo Arevalos Vigo double bass

Dvořák String Quintet with Double Bass in G major Op.77

Enjoy a staff and student chamber music collaborative concert featuring the deep baselines of Dvořák’s String Quintet, offering a sheer fullness of sound.


OPEN DAYDISCOVER WHAT BIRMINGHAM CONSERVATOIRE AND BIRMINGHAM CITY UNIVERSITY HAS TO OFFER IN AN OPEN DAY OF CONCERTS, WORKSHOPS AND TALKS.

THU 28 JAN10am – 4pm Birmingham Conservatoire Free entry

The day is perfect for those considering taking a course in music, and also for staff involved in the teaching of these students and advising them on higher education.

For further information and a programme for the day, please contact 0121 331 5901 or email [email protected]

Please register in advance using the online registration form at bcu.ac.uk/conservatoire/opendays



FRI 29 JANLUNCHTIMES AT BIRMINGHAM MUSEUM AND ART GALLERY

THE CONTINENTAL QUARTET 12.30pm The Round Room, Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery Free admission Tickets available on the door

Schubert Quartet Op.125 (Post.) No.1 in E flatJeffrey Armstrong violin Olga Eckert violin Yue Yu viola Victoria Groves cello

Since their formation in autumn 2015, The Continental Quartet has been invited to perform part of Death’s Cabaret for a string workshop with cellist Matthew Sharp, as well as a quartet as part of the Birmingham Conservatoire’s string festival.

FRI 29 JANEMERGING DIRECTORS

[TITLE OF SHOW] 8pm Recital Hall £10 (£7, Conservatoire students £5) Tickets available from www.eventbrite.co.uk or via [email protected]

Director Cecily Redman

You're reading the official blurb of [title of show], the musical. Blurb. That's a funny word. Jeff and Hunter are two nobodies in New York writing a musical about two nobodies in New York named Jeff and Hunter, writing a musical about two nobodies in New York named Jeff and Hunter. With the talents of their attractive lady-friends Heidi and Susan, and regular-friend Larry, will they succeed in creating an original musical in just three weeks for opening night? Frequently hilarious and packed with jaunty tunes, this show is bursting with creation and elation. We hope you enjoyed the blurb.

Contains strong language and adult themes and is not suitable for anyone under the age of 16, unless accompanied by an adult.

MON 1 FEBMONDAY SHOWCASE

GLIÈRE, SAINT-SAËNS, BRAHMS, LISZT1pm Recital Hall Free admission Tickets available on the door

Catherine Thomas french horn Joanne Sealey piano

Glière A selection from Four Pieces for horn and piano, Op.35 Saint-Saëns Morceau de concert

Gyorgy Hodozsó piano

Brahms Ballades Op.10 Liszt Ab irato, S.143

Edward Francis-Smith double bass Jonathan French piano

Bottesini Grande Allegro alla Mendelssohn for double bass and piano

MON 1 FEB

COMPOSERS’ PLATFORM7.30pm Recital Hall £4 (£2) advance £5 (£3) on the door Tickets available from www.eventbrite.com

Another chance to witness the creative talent of our composers here at the Conservatoire. Expect a concert full of surprises and brand new pieces, a wide range of styles, wild experimentation and music that you won’t find anywhere else.


Pei-Chun Liao

TUE 2 FEBPERFORMANCE PLATFORM

JAMAL ALIYEV (CELLO)1.05pm Adrian Boult Hall £6 (£3.50) advance £6.50 (£4.50) on the door

Jamal Aliyev cello Joanne Sealey piano

Schubert Arpeggione Sonata Wieniawski Scherzo Tarantella Schumann Fantasiestucke Chopin Introduction and Polonaise Brillante

Enjoy a lunchtime concert from Jamal Aliyev, recipient of four "full scholarship" awards from Royal College of Music, Royal Academy, The Yehudi Menuhin School and the Central Music School of Moscow.

“His highly developed technique and his warm, variable and expressive sound allow him to interpret his repertoire in a very personal and fascinating way.” Johannes Goritzki

TUE 2 FEBPRIZES AND COMPETITIONS

THE LEAMINGTON MUSIC PRIZE7pm Recital Hall £4 Tickets available on the door

Join us as students shortlisted for the prize undergo the emotions and tensions of a public competition, contending to be awarded a prize of £1,000 and a recital opportunity by Leamington Music, the generous sponsor of this prize.

WED 3 FEBTHE LIVE JAZZ BROADCAST

BROADCAST II1.05pm Recital Hall £5 (£3) Tickets available on the door

Charlie Bates Quartet: Charlie Bates piano Tom Niblock alto sax Sam Ingvorsen guitar

Charlie Johnson drums

Join us for a live recording from some of our best senior jazz students.

The quartet will be playing tunes by Bill Evans, Kenny Wheeler and John Taylor as well as some original compositions and arrangements of standards.

THU 4 FEBGUEST ARTISTS

JEFFREY SIEGEL - A KEYBOARD CONVERSATION A CONCERT WITH COMMENTARY1.05pm Recital Hall £11 (£9) advance £12 (£10) on the door Tickets available from www.eventbrite.com

An American Salute

The distinguished American pianist Jeffrey Siegel presents a concert-with-commentary format, in which lively, incisive remarks precede virtuoso performances of piano masterpieces.

Mr. Siegel will briefly discuss and then perform Gershwin's rarely heard solo piano version of Rhapsody in Blue, Leonard Bernstein's Meditation on a Wedding (a Birmingham premiére), Aaron Copland's Cat and the Mouse, and Louis Moreau Gottshalk's The Union - Patriotic Paraphrase. The performance will conclude with a short question and answer session.

Jamal Aliyev


THU 4 FEBCBSO PRE-CONCERT SHOWCASE

PINES OF ROME6.15pm Symphony Hall Free admission Tickets available on the door

Conductor Michael Seal Birmingham Conservatoire Symphony Orchestra

Ryan Probert Mattei (première) Respighi Pines of Rome

Respighi’s epic tone poem transports you into the ancient world of Rome in a dazzling display of orchestral colour. Experience the sounds of laughing children playing in the streets, birds singing gently from the trees and a Roman legion marching its way down the Appian Way.

BAIBA SKRIDE: SZYMANOWSKI7.30pm Symphony Hall £12.50 - £45 plus transaction fee. Tickets available from www.cbso.co.uk or 0121 345 0499

Conductor Olari Elts Baiba Skride violin City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

Mendelssohn A Midsummer Night’s Dream – Overture Szymanowski Szymanowski Violin Concerto No.1 Shostakovich Symphony No. 10


THU 4 FEBSPECIAL EVENTS

BIRMINGHAM CONSERVATOIRE CAMERATA PRESENTS A PROGRAMME OF MUSIC DRAWING FROM THE ENGLISH AND GERMAN CHORAL TRADITIONS7.30pm The Church of St. Alban the Martyr Highgate, Retiring collection

Conductors Darrel Chan and Nicola Starkie Birmingham Conservatoire Camerata

Handel Nisi Dominus JS Bach Lobet den Herrn A selection of items by Tallis, Holst, Tippett, Kerry Andrew, Karen Thomas, Hildegard von Bingen, Brahms and Haydn.

Experience a feast of choral music from the12th to the 21st centuries in the beautiful acoustics of St. Alban’s Church.

FRI 5 FEBEMERGING DIRECTORS

THE WONDERS OF WALT7.30pm Adrian Boult Hall £10 (£8, £5 students and children under 16) Tickets available from www.eventbrite.co.uk or via 07918152535

Director Philip James

Featuring the music of Snow White, The Lion King, Beauty and the Beast, Up, Frozen and many, many more.

Enjoy a night of music from the films of Walt Disney with percussionist Phil James and his 16 piece band and 12 vocalists. This promises to be an excellent evening and is a wonderful opportunity to hear some of your favourite songs.

Birmingham Conservatoire Symphony Orchestra


MON 8 FEBPRIZES AND COMPETITIONS

THE RENNA KELLAWAY PIANO PRIZE7.15pm Adrian Boult Hall £4 Tickets available on the door

Hear some of the finest Conservatoire pianists as they are put through their paces in the final of this esteemed competition.

MON 8 FEB

BIRMINGHAM CHAMBER MUSIC SOCIETY COMPOSITION PRIZE: INCUS ENSEMBLE7.30pm Recital Hall £6 (£4) advance £7 (£5) on the door Tickets available from www.eventbrite.com

Incus Ensemble Jack McNeill clarinet Rose Redgrave viola David Quigley piano

Hear specially–composed works by Conservatoire composition students, selected to be premièred by the outstanding Incus Ensemble, all of whom are visiting tutors at Birmingham Conservatoire.

TUE 9 FEBPERFORMANCE PLATFORM

THE ATÉA WIND QUINTETRecital: 1.05pm Adrian Boult Hall £6 (£3.50) advance £6.50 (£4.50) on the door

Masterclass: 5.30pm £6 (£3.50) advance £6.50 (£4.50) on the door

Joint ticket for masterclass and recital £9 (£5) advance £10 (£6) on the door Tickets available from www.eventbrite.com

Francaix Wind Quintet No.2 Bridge Divertimento Nielsen Quintet

The Atéa Quintet is the foremost British Wind Quintet of their generation. Internationally acclaimed, they recently became double prize winners at the 2015 Karl Nielsen International Chamber Music Competition in Denmark. As the Associate Ensemble in Residence at the Birmingham Conservatoire and Quintet in Residence at the Purcell School, they mentor some of the most talented up and coming musicians in the country.

Incus Ensemble

The Atéa Wind QuartetMON 8 FEBMONDAY SHOWCASE

SCHMITT, JS BACH, BEETHOVEN1pm Recital Hall Free admission Tickets available on the door

Chloe Percy Smith saxophone Charles Matthews piano Schmitt Légende Op.66 JS Bach Suite No.2: Prelude in D minor (Trans C Percy-Smith)

Tingting Yao piano Beethoven Sonata in E flat, Op.31, No.3

Andrew Randall baritone Bernard Tan piano Finzi Let Us Garlands Bring, Op.18

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WED 10 FEBINTERNATIONAL MASTERCLASS

AN EVENING WITH NEY ROSAURO8pm Adrian Boult Hall £6 (£4) advance £7 (£5) on the door Tickets available from www.eventbrite.com

Ney Rosauro percussion Shih-Han Lee percussion Matthew Firkins percussion Stephen Plummer percussion Luke Taylor percussion Daniel Martinez Martin percussion Birmingham Conservatoire Percussion Department

Programme to include: Rosauro Brazilian Fantasy Rosauro Toccata and Divertimento Rosauro Fred no Frevo Rosauro Two Reflections for Solo Vibraphone (Brazilian Landscape) Rosauro Cenas Amerindias (Eldorado) Rosauro Bem-vindo

Witness the brilliant Conservatoire percussionists getting put through their paces as they perform with Brazilian superstar percussionist and composer, Ney Rosauro.

TUE 9 FEBPUBLIC RESEARCH SEMINAR

DR CLAUDIO FORCADA – GOOD VIOLIN PRACTICE: PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECTS RELATED TO PUPILS’ ACQUISITION OF MOTOR SKILLS3.30pm Arena Foyer £4 Tickets available on the door

This presentation discusses how motor learning can contribute to enhancing music teachers’ effectiveness and how its principles can be applied independently of the method teachers use. Initially, Dr Claudio Forcada considers the need for teachers to be systematic and have a solid background on which to base their teaching.

The characteristics of violin teachers who participated in a case study developed as part of Claudio’s doctoral thesis are analysed, exploring differences between their methods, pedagogies and approaches. Aspects of motor learning and their influence on teachers’ practice are also described. The talk concludes by showing the data collected in the case study and establishing comparisons between the teaching habits of the participating teachers.

Dr Claudio Forcada


Claudio Forcada

Ney Rosauro


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FRI 12 FEBEMERGING DIRECTORS

INFERNO!7.30pm Adrian Boult Hall £10 (£8, £4 students) Tickets available from www.inferno.ticketsource.co.uk and 07591 089104

Band of the West Midlands Fire Service Conductor Patrick Ryan Director/clarinet Emily Jenner

Join the Band of the West Midlands Fire Service for an exciting evening of popular music for wind and military band, featuring the Artie Shaw Clarinet Concerto. From timeless classics to modern favourites, the band will entertain and demonstrate their versatility, whilst also raising money for the Breast Cancer Care charity.

SAT 13 FEBORCHESTRAS, ENSEMBLES AND CHAMBER MUSIC

JUNIOR DEPARTMENT ORCHESTRAL CONCERT7.15pm Adrian Boult Hall 6.50 (£4.50) Tickets available on the door

Conductors Daniele Rosina, Jeffrey Snowden, Timothy English Junior Conservatoire Symphony Orchestra, Wind Orchestra and Chamber Orchestra

Programme to include: Franck Le chasseur maudit Vivaldi Concerto for four violins in B minor Op.3, No.10

Talented young students from the Junior Conservatoire Symphony Orchestra and Wind Orchestra present an engaging programme of music.

THU 11 FEBCELEBRITY RECITAL

TAMSIN WALEY-COHEN AND HUW WATKINS7.30pm Recital Hall £11 (£9) advance £12 (£10) on the door Tickets available from www.eventbrite.co.uk

Tamsin Waley-Cohen violin Huw Watkins piano

Bach Sonata for violin and clavier No.4 in C minor, BWV 1017 Beethoven Violin Sonata No.10, Op.96 Hahn Nocturne and Romance Szymanowski Violin Sonata in D minor, Op.9

Described by The Times as a violinist “who held us rapt in daring and undaunted performances” and by The Guardian as a performer of “fearless intensity”, Tamsin Waley-Cohen enjoys an adventurous and varied career.

Hear her perform in this recital with pianist and composer Huw Watkins, with whom she enjoys a fruitful and highly commended partnership with.

Tamsin Waley-Cohen


TUE 16 FEBCELEBRITY RECITAL

PETER DONOHOE CELEBRITY PIANO RECITAL7.30pm Adrian Boult Hall £11 (£9) advance £12 (£10) on the door Tickets available from www.eventbrite.com

Peter Donohoe piano

Scriabin Sonata No.1 in F minor, Op.6 Schubert Four Impromptus, Op.142 Beethoven Sonata No.1 in F minor, Op.2, No.1 Brahms Sonata No.3 in F minor, Op.5

Winner of the 1982 International Tchaikovsky Competition, "Donohoe is a pianist in a class of his own, an interpreter with a quite extraordinary feeling for musical phrasing, a ‘sculptor’ of the piano" (Detlef Brandenburg, Schleswig-Holstein 1993).

Here he presents a varied programme showcasing the key of F minor, described by theorist Christian Schubart in 1808 as portraying 'Deep depression, funereal lament, groans of misery and longing for the grave.'

In aid of the Peter Donohoe Prize.

WED 17 FEBCBSO PRE-CONCERT SHOWCASE

PIANO SHOWCASE6.15pm Symphony Hall Free admission Tickets available on the door

György Hodozsó piano Csabay Domonkos piano

Liszt Variations on Weinen, Klagen, Sorgen, Zagen. Schubert/Liszt Der Erlkönig Schubert/Liszt Auf dem Wasser zu Singen Schubert/Liszt Die Forelle

Two supremely talented Hungarian Weingarten Scholars from the Franz Liszt Academy in Budapest play music by their fellow countryman, Liszt, as inspired by Bach and Schubert.

TCHAIKOVSKY’S SIXTH 7.30pm Symphony Hall £12.50 - £45 plus transaction fee. Tickets available from www.cbso.co.uk or 0121 345 0499.

Rafael Payare conductor Alisa Weilerstein cello

City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

Berlioz Roman Carnival Overture Prokofiev Sinfonia concertante Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 6 (Pathétique)


György Hodozsó

Csabay Domonkos

Peter Donohoe Photo: Sussie Ahlburg


THU 18 FEB EMERGING DIRECTORS

SCHUBERT DER WANDERER7.30pm Recital Hall £8.35 (£7.29, £6.25 students) Tickets available from: www.schubertderwanderer.eventbrite.co.uk

Director James Rowland

Cast: Georgina Baker Joe Clayton James Rowland Andrew Rawlings

Paul Bambrough accompanist

Creative: James Booth lead technician/lighting design James Rowland set Dewi Beryl Johnson costume Laura Barham make-up

Expedition Arts

18 November 1828, on the eve of his death Franz Schubert’s mind has been consumed by syphilis. Struggling to comprehend his mortality and the future of his own artistic legacy, he turns to madness, singing aloud Lieder of time gone by. The songs take us on a journey through his life, from his time as an inspired youth to a Bohemian in love, and finally a man devoured by temptation.

Join Expedition Arts as we raise the curtain to Birmingham Conservatoire’s Schubert Festival (from 22-26 Feb). Featuring many of his Lieder, this new piece of theatre promises to bring this prolific composer to life like never before.

For more information visit: www.expeditionarts.com

FRI 19 FEBORCHESTRAS, ENSEMBLES AND CHAMBER MUSIC

HANDPICKED ORCHESTRA7pm Adrian Boult Hall £6 (£4) advance £7 (£5) on the door Tickets available from www.eventbrite.co.uk

Handpicked Orchestra Lucinda Scott soprano Connor Wilcox piano

Ravel Shéhérazade Beethoven Piano Concerto No.3, Op.37

Ravel’s Shéhérazade, a work in three movements for soprano voice and orchestra, centres on an exotic land and sensual desire that is often not satisfied. Then, enjoy the varied and dynamic Third Piano Concerto from Beethoven, which demonstrates the turbulent emotions for which he was becoming famous.

Lucinda Scott SAT 20 FEBGUEST ARTISTS

MUSIC FOR YOUTH10am Adrian Boult Hall Free admission Tickets available on the door

The UK’s most exciting youth music festival returns to Birmingham Conservatoire. The series is open to groups of young musicians based in the UK, aged 21 and under, who are performing an eclectic range of music to any standard. The Regional Festivals are free to enter and offer young musicians a platform on which to perform anything from folk, world and roots to western classical and contemporary jazz through to urban and electronic music.

FRI 19 FEB

THALLEIN PLUS – 8 WORLD PREMIÈRES6pm Recital Hall £6 (£4) advance £7 (£5) on the door Tickets available from www.eventbrite.com

Patrick Giguère conductor Thallein Ensemble and guests

Following last year’s highly successful project, Thallein Ensemble are joined by a number of the UK’s leading contemporary music performers in a concert of world premières from Birmingham Conservatoire composers.



SCHUBERT FESTIVAL

Birmingham Conservatoire presents a unique opportunity to immerse yourself in the music of one of the greatest musical figures in history.

With some five concerts each day, students and staff explore the diverse richness of Schubert’s music including well known chamber music favourites such as the Trout Quintet, Death and the Maiden, Rosamunde and Octet in F Major as well as piano trios, string quartets and many rarities.

Music for the piano (for both two and four hands!) permeates the week, the acclaimed Schubert interpreter Christian Blackshaw (see over) joins us to give a recital and the late Piano Sonatas are performed in three 'late night' concerts.

Schubert’s glorious vocal music is presented by students in a Liederabend as well as performances of his two song cycles Die Schöne Müllerin and Winterreise, which brings this remarkable week to a fitting close.

MON 22 - FRI 26 FEBRUARY


SCHUBERT FESTIVAL

MON 22 FEB11am Adrian Boult Hall £5 (£3) advance £6 (£4) on the door

Luan Shaw clarinet Ashley Myall bassoon Lauren Storey horn Jiafeng Chen violin Jeffrey Armstrong violin Louise Lansdown viola Ruri Kuroda cello Ted Francis-Smith double bass Octet D.803

MON 22 FEB1.05pm Adrian Boult Hall £5 (£3) advance £6 (£4) on the door

Bernard Tan and Tung Khng Chua 6 Grandes Marches, D.819

Robert Markham and John Humphreys Rondo in D, D.608

Robert Markham and John Humphreys Sonata in B flat, D.617

MON 22 FEB3pm Adrian Boult Hall £5 (£3) advance £6 (£4) on the door

Sebastian Suhardi and Irene Loh Fantasie in F minor, D.940

Ching-Hui Lin Sonata in A minor, D.537

Jo Yee Lau and Ken Lim Allegro in A minor, D.947

MON 22 FEB6pm Adrian Boult Hall £5 (£3) advance £6 (£4) on the door

György Hodozsó piano Zhivko Georgiev violin Tom McMahon cello Piano Trio in E flat, D.929

MON 22 FEB7.30pm Recital Hall £5 (£3) advance £6 (£4) on the door

Liederabend

Devised and presented by Richard Stokes exploring Schubert's many responses to the subject of Death.

MON 22 FEB9.30pm Adrian Boult Hall £5 (£3) advance £6 (£4) on the door

Arthur Bocaneanu Sonata in C minor, D.95

TUE 23 FEB11am Recital Hall £5 (£3) advance £6 (£4) on the door

I-Hsuan Peng Sonata in E flat, D.568

Yuyang Wang 3 Klavierstücke, D.946, I

Olivia Chew and Petrina Phua Fantasie in C minor, D.48

TUE 23 FEB1.05pm Adrian Boult Hall £5 (£3) advance £6 (£4) on the door

Susanne Stanzeleit violin David Angel violin Robin Ireland viola Andrew Fuller cello Quartet in G major, D.887

Louise Lansdown

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MONDAY 22 - FRIDAY 26 FEBRUARY

TUE 23 FEB3pm Arena Foyer £5 (£3) advance £6 (£4) on the door

Sebastian Wyss violin Simone Damiani piano Sonata in A major, D.574

Nathaniel King Allegretto in C minor, D.915 David Quigley 12 Waltzes, D.145

TUE 23 FEB£5 (£3) advance £6 (£4) on the door

Akvilė Šmotavičiūtė piano Sebastian Wyss violin Jack Gillet viola Felicity Smith cello Ying Chia double bass Piano Quintet in A major, “The Trout”, D.667

Christian Blackshaw Photo: Herbie Knott


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TUE 23 FEB7.30pm Adrian Boult Hall 11 (£9) advance £12 (£10) on the door

Christian Blackshaw piano Mozart Piano Sonata in C minor, K457 Schumann Fantasy in C, Op.17 Schubert Piano Sonata in D D850

Christian Blackshaw studied with Gordon Green, Moisei Halfin and Sir Clifford Curzon. Tonight he plays the music of those composers closest to his heart.

“Combining near-contradictory qualities, simplicity and sophistication, searching concentration and relaxed ease of unfolding, in a manner that so many top performers exploring this repertory simply fail to discover, let alone realise.” BBC Music Magazine on his Mozart Piano Sonata

“From impossible delicacy to raw passion: the pianists’ Schubert recital was hypnotic.” The Financial Times

WED 24 FEB10am & 2.30pm New Lecture Theatre Free entry

PIANO MASTERCLASS with Christian Blackshaw

WED 24 FEB1.05pm Recital Hall £5 (£3) advance £6 (£4) on the door

Gildas Quartet Alexander Baillie cello Quintet, D.956

WED 24 FEB6pm Recital Hall £5 (£3) advance £6 (£4) on the door

Jeffrey Armstrong violin Olga Eckert violin Yue Yu viola Vicky Groves cello Quartet in E flat major, D.87

Yu-Mien Sun violin Marketa Nadvornikova violin Matt Johnstone viola Chris Miller cello Quartet in A minor, D.804 “Rosamunde”


THU 25 FEB1.05pm Recital Hall £5 (£3) advance £6 (£4) on the door

Yenting Wang and Arthur Bocaneanu Overture to Fierabras, D.798

Rose Livsey-Barnes oboe Tommy Hill oboe Sarah Johnson clarinet Jacob Perry clarinet Caroline Simpkins bassoon Mark Wilson bassoon Anna Liggins horn Rebecca Holman horn

Octet in F major, D.72 (minuet and finale) TBC alto Male chorus TBC piano Ständchen, D.920

Sarah Johnson clarinet Jacob Perry clarinet Caroline Simpkins bassoon Mark Wilson bassoon Hugh Woolley contrabassoon Anna Liggens horn Rebecca Holman horn Ryan Richards trombone Tom Pilsbury trombone Eine Kleine Trauermusick, D.79

WED 24 FEB7.30pm Adrian Boult Hall £5 (£3) advance £6 (£4) on the door

Philip Smith baritone Jan Loeffler piano Die Schöne Müllerin, D.795

WED 24 FEB9.30pm Recital Hall £5 (£3) advance £6 (£4) on the door Tickets available from www.eventbrite.com

Philip Martin piano Sonata in A major, D.959

THU 25 FEB11am Recital Hall £5 (£3) advance £6 (£4) on the door

4 Impromptus, D.899

Connor Wilcox i) C minor Jinwen Xu ii) E flat major Guy Murgatroyd iii) G flat major Connor Wilcox iv) A flat major Boya Yang Sonata in A minor, D.845

SCHUBERT FESTIVAL

THU 25 FEB3pm Recital Hall £5 (£3) advance £6 (£4) on the door

Daniel Peev violin Katherine Coleman violin Lydia Handy viola Miriam Taylor cello Quartetsatz D.703

Gildas Quartet Quartet in D minor, D 810 “Death and the Maiden”

THU 25 FEB6pm Recital Hall £5 (£3) advance £6 (£4) on the door

4 Impromptus, D.935

Stavroula Thoma i) F minor Bogdan Suciu ii) A flat major Maria Suciu iii) B flat Yang Tsao iv) F minor Hoylin Yeoh Sonata in A major D. 664

Thursday Ticket £20 (£15)www.eventbrite.com

Gildas Quartet




MONDAY 22 - FRIDAY 26 FEBRUARY

THU 25 FEB7.30pm Adrian Boult Hall £5 (£3) advance £6 (£4) on the door

Stephan Elvin Sonata in A minor, D.784 Yingrong Wang Sonata in C major (frag), D.613 Julian Jacobson March in E, D.606

Divertissment sur des motifs originaux francias, D.823

Julian Jacobson and Di Xiao i) Marche Brilliante Julian Jacobson and John Thwaites ii) Andantino Varie Julian Jacobson and I-Hsuan Peng iii) Rondeau Brillant

THU 25 FEB9.30pm Adrian Boult Hall £5 (£3) advance £6 (£4) on the door

Daniel Browell piano Sonata in B flat major, D.960

FRI 26 FEB 11am Recital Hall £5 (£3) advance £6 (£4) on the door

Yijin Miao and Feng Yijiao 4 Polonaises, D.599

Robert Markham Adagio in E, D.612

Robert Markham Sonata in B major, D.575

FRI 26 FEB1.30pm Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery Free entry

Dom Seymour violin Kieran Lynch violin Rebecca Stubbs viola Lauren Baker cello Quartet in G minor, D.173

Wai Lam violin Katarzyna Deja violin Qihan Kang viola Griffith Wadkin cello Quartet in B flat major, D.112

FRI 26 FEB3pm Recital Hall £5 (£3) advance £6 (£4) on the door

Domonkos Csabay Fantasy in C major, “Wanderer”, D760

Jo Yee Ian 10 Variations, D.156

Liang Shan Sonata in G, D.894

Hannah Slavin and Kathryn Whitmarsh 8 Variations on an original theme in A flat, D.813

FRI 26 FEB6pm Recital Hall £5 (£3) advance £6 (£4) on the doorm

Ting-Ting Yao piano Markéta Nádvorníková violin Yen-Chu Chieh cello Piano Trio in B flat, D.898

FRI 26 FEB8pm Adrian Boult Hall £7 (£5) advance £6 (£4) on the door

Paul Bambrough tenor Ronald Woodley piano Winterreise, D.911

Winterreise, a chronicle of a man's struggle with isolation, disappointment and mortality. The listener is taken on an emotional journey of self-examination which leads to a final, enigmatic conclusion. It provides a fitting finale to our celebration of this visionary composer.

Friday Ticket £18 (£12)www.eventbrite.com

Stavroula ThomaYen Ting Wang


MON 29 FEB

COMPOSERS’ PLATFORM7.30pm Recital Hall £4 (£2) advance £5 (£3) on the door Tickets available from www.eventbrite.co.uk

After our first platform concert on the first day of the month we thought we’d have one on the last day of the month as well. The music will be as special as today is in the calendar. Expect a concert full of surprises and brand new pieces, a wide range of styles, wild experimentation and music that you will only find on 29 February!

FRI 26 FEBLUNCHTIMES AT BIRMINGHAM MUSEUM AND ART GALLERY

THE ALMA GUITAR QUARTET12pm The Round Room, Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery Free admission Tickets available on the door

Torroba Estampas Brouwer Toccata Houghton Opals Bellinati A Furiosa Bellinati Baião de Gude Assad Uarekena

The Alma Guitar Quartet consists of Hannah Woollacott, Berxwedan Koçkaya, Jonnie Cumming and Rowan McConkey who have all studied under the tuition of Mark Ashford and Mark Eden at Birmingham Conservatoire.

They perform a broad repertoire, ranging from early baroque arrangements, to early twentieth-century works composed specifically for guitar quartet, and popular music from South America and Cuba.

The Alma Guitar Quartet

SUN 28 FEBSTRINGS STUDY DAY

NOBUKO IMAI10am-6pm Recital Hall £11 (£9) advance £12 (£10) on the door Tickets available from www.eventbrite.com

Join us for a truly inspiring unique learning experience as the world renowned Japanese born violist Nobuko Imai gives viola master classes, workshops and ensemble sessions. This is a day for all musicians, not just violists!

MON 29 FEBMONDAY SHOWCASE

JAZZ1pm Recital Hall Free admission Tickets available on the door

Enjoy a lunchtime performance from some of our very finest jazz students.


TUE 1 MARPERFORMANCE PLATFORM

NOBUKO IMAI AND ROBERT MARKHAMRecital: 1.05pm Adrian Boult Hall £11 (£9) advance £12 (£10) on the door

Masterclass: 2.30pm £6 (£3.50) advance £6.50 (£4.50) on the door Joint ticket for masterclass and recital £13 (£11) advance £14 (£12) on the door Tickets available from www.eventbrite.com

Nobuko Imai viola Robert Markham piano

Nobuko Imai plays a recital with pianist Robert Markham to commemorate the centenary of South African born violist Cecil Aronowitz with a selection of his favourite viola music.

This afternoon's programme includes music by Bach, Brahms, Beethoven and Kreisler. Cecil’s 100th birthday would have been on Friday 4 March 2015 and his family will be with us to celebrate this occasion.

TUE 1 MAR PUBLIC RESEARCH SEMINAR

PROFESSOR MICHAEL RUSS – MUSORGSKY'S PICTURES AT AN EXHIBITION AND THE SUBJECT OF ART IN MUSIC3.30pm Arena Foyer £4 Tickets available on the door

Professor Michael Russ, Emeritus Dean of Music, Humanities and Media at the University of Huddersfield, brings his substantial expertise on Musorgsky to address issues surrounding the iconic and highly individual Pictures at an Exhibition (1874), not least the remarkably under-researched subject of art in music.

The rhetorical device of ‘ekphrasis’, the vivid description of a work of art in another medium – usually poetry – emerges as a useful starting point. The seminar is illustrated with art works from Hartmann (the subject of Musorgsky's composition) and others, together with recordings of performances of the original score and a few of its many transcriptions.

Professor Michael Russ


WED 2 MARTHE LIVE JAZZ BROADCAST

BROADCAST III1.05pm Recital Hall £5 (£3) Tickets available on the door

The Elliot Sansom Group


Nobuko Imai


WED 2 MARPRIZES AND COMPETITIONS

THE TOWN HALL SYMPHONY HALL PRIZE7pm Recital Hall £4 Tickets available on the door

The prize for this major competition includes a public recital performance at Town Hall or Symphony Hall. In the final, we are guaranteed a series of exceptionally captivating performances as our students prove their ability to undertake a public recital at one of these major venues.

THU 3 MARPRIZES AND COMPETITIONS

BERNARD BROWN BRASS ENSEMBLE PRIZE7pm Adrian Boult Hall £4 Tickets available on the door

Adjudicator / Recital soloist David Morton (Principal Cornet Eikanger Bjørsvik Brass Band, Norway) Brass Chamber Group Finalists Jo Sealey piano

A thrilling evening for brass lovers featuring a celebrity recital by David Morton, Principal Cornet of Norway's acclaimed Eikanger Bjørsvic Brass Band and the Final of the Bernard Brown Brass Ensemble Prize showcasing the cream of the Conservatoire's Brass Chamber Ensembles.

THU 3 MAREMERGING DIRECTORS

A ROYAL CELEBRATION8pm Recital Hall £8 (£5) Tickets available on the door Reservations via [email protected]

Director Charlotte Webb

Enjoy an evening as a Royal with a complete programme of music played at past Regal occasions including: Music for Royal Fireworks, The Arrival of the Queen of Sheba, Trumpet Voluntary, Panis Angelicus and many more…

A chamber orchestra, string quartet, singer, harp and organ will be amongst those performing whilst being accompanied by short clips of footage and slideshows to take you through each occasion. Sit back on your throne and enjoy!

FRI 4 MARORCHESTRAS, ENSEMBLES AND CHAMBER MUSIC

FANFARE & LOVE SONGS7pm Adrian Boult Hall £7 (£5) advance £6 (£4) on the door Tickets available from www.eventbrite.com

Conductor Ian Porthouse Birmingham Conservatoire Brass Band David Morton (Eikanger Bjørsvik Band, Norway) guest cornet soloist Gavin Higgins Fanfare and Love Songs William Himes Jubilance John Larsson arr. Steadman-Allen Someone Cares Fumiko Miyachi Au79 for brass band Jacob Larsen The Saga of Tyrfing

Hear the Conservatoire's fine brass band put through its paces by its renowned musical director, Ian Porthouse.

An eclectic programme of refreshingly challenging works featuring the acclaimed Principal Cornet of Norway's Eikanger Bjørsvic Brass Band, David Morton.

FRI 4 MARCOMPLETELY BRAHMS



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DEMOLISHING PRECONCEPTIONS

Gavin Bryars Errollyn Wallen

Project Instrumental Decibel

Hans Koller Quartet with BCMG and earth-shaking new works from

Birmingham Conservatoire students

FEATURING:07.03.16 - 18.03.16

Frontiers Festival brings you a two week frenzy of ground -breaking, window-shattering and earth-shaking new music.

Prepare to have your preconceptions smashed into a billion tiny pieces as Birmingham Conservatoire embarks on a transformative journey of regeneration.

Follow the journey from the demolition of its Paradise Circus home, to its new location in the heart of Birmingham’s creative centre, via the sounds of some of contemporary music’s most forward-thinking artists.

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TUE 8 MAREMERGING DIRECTORS

ALMA GUITAR QUARTET PRESENT: FEAST7.30pm Recital Hall £7 (£5, £4 students) Tickets available from www.almagqfeast.eventbrite.co.uk

Directors Rowan McConkey and Berxwedan Koçkaya

Programme includes premières of works by Blanka Stachelek, Ignatius Sokol, Dani Bianco Albert and Ryan Probert.

Alma Guitar Quartet warmly invite you to witness an evening of musical delicacies at Birmingham Conservatoire. The quartet will be performing a veritable feast of new compositions that take inspiration from the diverse world of food.

There is a limited capacity for this event, book early to avoid disappointment.


IDIL BIRETRecital: 1.05pm Adrian Boult Hall £11 (£9) advance £12 (£10) on the door

Masterclass: 3pm £6 (£3.50) advance £6.50 (£4.50) on the door Joint ticket for masterclass and recital £13 (£11)advance £14 (£12) on the door Tickets available from www.eventbrite.com

Idil Biret piano

JS Bach Chromatic Fantasia and Fugue BWV.903 Chopin Etudes, Op.25

Enjoy a special concert and public masterclass with the legendary performer Idil Biret. Idil studied with Nadia Boulanger, Alfred Cortot and Wilhelm Kempff and has made over 100 recordings including the Beethoven Sonatas and Concertos, Ligeti and Boulez, and the complete works for piano of Brahms, Rachmaninoff, and Chopin. The latter was rewarded in 2007 when the President of Poland, Lech Kaczsnky awarded Idil the country’s highest award for her contribution to their cultural life, the Cross of the Order of Merit. She also holds the Dinu Lipatti Gold Medal, French Chevalier de l’Ordre National du Mérite, and is State Artist of Distinction in Turkey.

MON 7 MARMONDAY SHOWCASE

KAPUSTIN, CALVERT1pm Recital Hall Free admission Tickets available on the door

Birmingham Conservatoire Trumpet Ensemble Calvert Suite on Canadian Folksongs

Jo Yee Iau piano Kapustin 3 Preludes Tatum Tea for Two

2-YOU Percussion Duo Ivan Trevino Catching Shadows Avner Dorman Udacrep Akubrad

Idil Biret


THU 10 MARTHURSDAYS AT BIRMINGHAM CONSERVATOIRE

CRIES, BELLS, CHANTS AND WHISPERS7.30pm Recital Hall £6 (£4) advance £6.50 (£4.50) on the door Tickets available from www.eventbrite.com

Directors Naomi Sullivan and Andy Tweed Birmingham Conservatoire Saxophone Ensemble

Enjoy music for large and small saxophone ensembles with a varied programme of new music that explores this expressive instrument and its ability to offer such an extreme range of sounds, colours and voices.

THU 10 MARSCHOOLS

SCHOOLS AND FAMILY PERCUSSION CONCERT12.30pm Adrian Boult Hall £2 per school pupil £6.50 (£4) Advanced booking is required for school bookings, please call 0121 331 5909

Birmingham Conservatoire Percussion Department Chetham’s School of Music Percussion Department

Programme to include: Alexej Gerrassimez Body Percussion Miriam Kitchener Funky Junk Steve Reich Drumming Charlie Piper Mobius Jan Bradley In-Line Ian Smith Take a Stand

Join the Birmingham Conservatoire's Percussion Department for an unforgettable lunchtime concert of percussion music from around the world!

This interactive concert will educate, fascinate and entertain you. Tap along to body percussion beats, groove to awesome marimba rhythms and be amazed by demonstrations and explanations from the experts.

Birmingham Conservatoire's outreach programme mentors young percussionists, communities and schools. For this concert, the Department are thrilled to be joined by percussionists from Chetham's School of Music as part of an exciting and brand new collaboration.


COMING SOONAdrian Boult Hall Closing FestivalMay – June 2016

Celebrating music making in Birmingham as we mark the closing of the City’s Adrian Boult Hall and the opening of the new Conservatoire at Eastside in 2017.

Details of festival events coming soon at: www.bcu.ac.uk/AdrianBoultHall


SAT 12 MARORCHESTRAS, ENSEMBLES AND CHAMBER MUSIC

JUNIOR DEPARTMENT CHAMBER MUSIC CONCERT7pm Recital Hall £6.50 (£4.50) Tickets available on the door

Soloists and Chamber Ensembles from the Junior Conservatoire

Hear a delightful programme of chamber music given by the talented students of the Junior Conservatoire.

MON 14 MARGUEST ARTISTS

MELODY MUSIC BIRMINGHAM6.30pm New Lecture Theatre Free admission Tickets available on the door

Melody Music Birmingham meets weekly to explore music making, have fun and make lots of noise!

Come and support the students, with sounds and songs from all over the globe, this concert guarantees to get your toes tapping.

FRI 11 MARCOMPLETELY BRAHMS



THU 10 – SAT 12 MAR OPERA

OPERA TRIPLE BILLThu 7pm Fri 7pm Sat 2pm & 7pm The Crescent Theatre £16 (£13, £5.50 Conservatoire students) Tickets available from www.crescent-theatre.co.uk

Director Michael Barry Conductor Fraser Goulding Costumes Alan and Jennet Marshall Lighting Design Charlie Morgan Jones Students of the Vocal and Instrumental Departments

Vaughan Williams Riders To The Sea Holst Savitri Ravel L’enfant et les sortilèges

Join us for scenes from three well-loved operas. Riders to the Sea (1932) by Vaughan Williams uses a play by J.M. Synge in which a mother learns that her last remaining son of six has, like the others, been lost to the sea. It tells of loss and resignation and the sea features throughout the music like an unseen character.

Savitri (1916) by Gustav Holst, based on an episode from Sanskrit literature in which a wife persuades Death not to take her husband. It tells of the triumph of love over death.

L'Enfant et les Sortileges (1925) by Ravel, based on Colette's libretto is a fairy tale in which the furniture, cup and saucer clock, story book, fire, wallpaper and maths book all come to life to seek revenge on the naughty boy who has misused them. He escapes to the garden where the trees, cats, squirrels, bats and dragonfly all continue the nightmare. It is utterly magical and really is about the love between child and parent.



TUE 15 MAR PUBLIC RESEARCH SEMINAR

PROFESSOR REBECCA HERISSONE – ‘A COMPLETE AND CORRECT SCORE’: MUSIC PRINTING AND CREATIVITY IN LATE SEVENTEENTH-CENTURY ENGLAND3.30pm Arena Foyer £4 Tickets available on the door

This presentation investigates how detailed textual study of Restoration printed music challenges our longstanding association of publication with the notion of textual fixity. Using examples from Purcell’s music, Professor Rebecca Herissone, from the University of Manchester, demonstrates how music printing can preserve creativity in unexpected ways, with significant implications for today’s performers. The talk focuses on handwritten corrections to Purcell’s self-published score of his 1691 opera The Prophetess, or the History of Dioclesian.

Rebecca Herissone

MON 14 MARSPECIAL EVENTS

BIRMINGHAM CONSERVATOIRE CHAMBER CHOIR7.30pm The Church of St. Alban the Martyr Highgate, Retiring Collection

Conductor Paul Spicer

Joubert O praise God in his holiness Joubert O Lorde, the maker of all thing Howells Te Deum (Collegium Regale) Howells Psalm Prelude set 1/1 Joubert Sonnet Howells Master Tallis’ Testament Joubert Three Portraits Parry Blest pair of sirens


FUMIKO MIYACHI & KATE HALSALL1.05pm Adrian Boult Hall £6 (£3.50) advance £6.50 (£4.50) on the door

Kerry Andrew Birdsong for Two Voices Leo Chadburn Vapour descriptors Duncan MacLeod Cut, Strike, Throw, Grip Naomi Pinnock Always again (Miniaturised Concertos, RVW Trust 2013) Gavin Bryars My First Homage Laurence Crane Piano Duets No.s 1-4 Fumiko Miyachi Co27

Since their debut at Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival in 2014, Fumiko Miyachi and Kate Halsall have been recording specially commissioned works. Today's programme includes pieces which are on their latest album, as well as the world première of Fumiko's latest work from her Transitional Metal Series Cobalt.

Fumiko Miyachi


FRI 18 MAR

THALLEIN7pm Adrian Boult Hall £9 (£7) advance £10 (£8) on the door Tickets available from www.eventbrite.com

Joe Cutler Without fear of vertigo Seán Clancy new piece Ed Bennett new work Howard Skempton Gemini Dances Michael Wolters Emmaus Pages Sam Taylor new piece Fumiko Miyachi Cl2 Yannis Kyriakides Words and Song Without Words

As a tribute to the much-loved (and soon to be lost) Adrian Boult Hall, the Conservatoire’s premier new music ensemble showcases works by staff of the composition department.

The department has a national reputation for excellence, innovation and diversity and there is no doubt that this evening offers the opportunity to witness those three qualities in abundance.

THU 17 MARSPECIAL EVENTS

STABAT MATER7.30pm The Church of St Alban the Martyr Highgate, Retiring collection

Students from the Conservatoire’s Early Music Department perform vocal and instrumental works for Holy Week by Couperin, Monteverdi and Sances.

SAT 19 MARORCHESTRAS, ENSEMBLES AND CHAMBER MUSIC

JUNIOR DEPARTMENT CHAMBER MUSIC CONCERT7pm Adrian Boult Hall £6.50 (£4.50) Tickets available on the door

Conductors David Wynne, Alexandra Wynne, Timothy English Junior Conservatoire Choirs and String Orchestra

Soloists, chamber musicians, choirs and orchestras from the Junior Conservatoire join together in a fitting finale to the end of term.

WED 16 MARTHE LIVE JAZZ BROADCAST

BROADCAST III1.05pm Recital Hall £5 (£3) Tickets available on the door


WED 16 MAR

RECORDER FUTURES7.30pm Recital Hall £6.50 (£4.50) Tickets available from www.eventbrite.com

Gavin Bryars A Family Likeness for Recorder Sextet Arvo Pärt Pari Intervallo Works by Berio, Buck, Tedde, plus new works for recorders by Conservatoire student composers

Take this opportunity to hear brand new works alongside modern classics for recorder solo and ensemble.


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CLOAKROOM A free cloakroom service is available at most evening events taking place in the Adrian Boult Hall.

BAR/COFFEE BAR The Conservatoire coffee bar is open throughout the day from 9am to 5pm.

For evening and weekend events the coffee and licensed bar is open from one hour before and during the interval of events selling teas and coffees, soft drinks, a range of alcoholic beverages and a range of snacks. Ice cream is on sale during the interval of most events in the Adrian Boult Hall. Interval drinks can be ordered in advance from the coffee and licensed bar from up to one hour before the event start time.

ACCESSIBILITY All of the Conservatoire’s venues and spaces are accessible by wheelchair. Accessible toilet facilities are also available. There are designated wheelchair spaces in both the Adrian Boult Hall and Recital Hall. Accompanying companion seats are available by requesting these in advance from the Venues, Concerts and Events Office on 0121 331 5909.

Wheelchair users are entitled to concessionary price tickets with a complimentary companion seat ticket available on request if required. Guide dogs are welcome at all venues. If you are bringing a guide dog, please let the Venues, Concerts and Events Office know in advance by telephoning 0121 331 5909, so that we can allocate a space for him or her.

A copy of this brochure is available in large print by contacting the Venues, Concerts and Events Office on 0121 331 5909.

LATECOMERS To minimise disruption to performers and other audience members, latecomers will only be admitted to the Halls during a suitable break in the performance. This may be at the interval of the event.

FRIENDS OF BIRMINGHAM CONSERVATOIRE MAILING LIST To receive future Concert and Event Diaries, and details of special events, offers and promotions, please join our mailing list by sending your details to:

Mailing List, Venues Concerts and Events Office, Birmingham Conservatoire, Paradise Place, Birmingham B3 3HG.

Alternatively please email [email protected] or telephone 0121 331 5909.

Your details will be stored on a secure electronic database and will not be passed onto any third parties.

YOUR COMMENTS AND SUGGESTIONS The Venues, Concerts and Events team are always interested to hear your comments and suggestions about our concert programme, suggestions for future programming, our venue and our services.

You can write to the Head of Venues, Concerts and Events, Emily Bartlett, at the Venues, Concerts and Events Office, Birmingham Conservatoire, Paradise Place Birmingham B3 3HG.

Venue Information

PARADISE CIRCUS REDEVELOPMENT - Open for business as usual We are pleased to confirm that during the Paradise Circus Redevelopment, Birmingham Conservatoire is open for business as usual.

For more information on how surrounding areas may be affected, or for advice on your journey to the city centre, please visit www.birmingham.gov.uk/connected or contact the Conservatoire on 0121 331 5909 where a member of staff will be pleased to help you.



SPONSORS Avid Classical Guitar Centre DfE (Music & Dance Scheme) European Culture Programme EMI Music Sound Foundation John Avins Trust Leverhulme Trust The Schubert Ensemble of London The Tillett Trust The Wolfson Foundation Wilmcote Charitable Trust

EVENT FUNDERS Arts Council England Britten Pears Foundation Hinrichsen Foundation Kingdom of the Netherlands PRS Foundation for New Music RVW Trust

PARTNERS Aston Performing Arts Academy Birmingham Contemporary Music Group Birmingham Hippodrome Birmingham Music Service Birmingham Philharmonic Orchestra Birmingham Royal Ballet City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra Coventry Performing Arts Service Deutsche Bank Ex Cathedra In Harmony Stoke and Telford Jazzlines Leamington Music mac Birmingham Music Education Council Music for Youth Musicians’ Union Orchestra of the Swan

Perry Beeches II Quench Arts Royal College of Organists Royal Shakespeare Company sampad Sound Futures South Birmingham College Stan’s Café Third Ear Town Hall Symphony Hall Tredegar Town Band Welsh National Opera Wolverhampton Music Hub

MEMBERSHIP Association of European Conservatoires Conservatoires UK Incorporated Society of Musicians

Birmingham Conservatoire thanks its sponsors, funders, partners and supporters


Birmingham Conservatoire is very grateful for the support of individuals and companies.

THERE ARE MANY WAYS IN WHICH YOU CAN SUPPORT US:

• Sponsor a concert or series of concerts.

• Sponsor a student and follow them through their course of study.

• Support the Conservatoire Endowment Fund – a fund set up to benefit students in need.

• Make a donation. The Conservatoire values donations small or large.

• Donations can be gift-aided, increasing their value to the Conservatoire.

For further details, or if you have an idea you would like to discuss with us, please contact:

Andrea Cox Principal’s Office Birmingham Conservatoire Paradise Place, Birmingham B3 3HG Tel: 0121 331 5910 Email: [email protected]

BIRMINGHAM CONSERVATOIRE ASSOCIATIONSUPPORT THE MUSICIANS OF TOMORROW – JOIN US TODAY

Birmingham Conservatoire Association is a voluntary organisation supporting the work of the students at Birmingham Conservatoire.

Our international membership consists of alumni, current and former members of staff, distinguished Honorary Members including the President of Birmingham Conservatoire, Sir Simon Rattle OM CBE DUniv, parents, friends and all those wishing to support our objectives.

We are a Registered Charity which is independent from the Conservatoire. Our work includes the production of a twice-yearly promotional magazine Fanfare III, financial support for the CBSO Learning and Participation Programme and to individual students for a variety of needs (such as instrumental purchase and repair, travelling and living expenses, and masterclasses), the annual Undergraduate Welcome and biennial Alumni and Staff Reunions.

Membership is open to everyone who wishes to support the work of the students at Birmingham Conservatoire. The students increasingly need your help in these days of global financial hardship.

Please refer to our website www.bcu.ac.uk/conservatoire/bca to see the benefits offered to BCA Members and join us online or by requesting an application form from BCA Hon Secretary John Smith 0121 476 4741 / [email protected]

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LEARNING AND PARTICIPATION PROGRAMME It is the vision of Birmingham Conservatoire to lead and inspire musicians of all ages and abilities on their musical journeys. We are an institution ready to collaborate, innovate and create exciting new opportunities for all musicians. If you have an idea for a possible collaboration please contact Richard Shrewsbury, Learning and Participation Manager.

INTERACTIVE PERFORMANCES AND SIDE-BY-SIDEBirmingham Conservatoire has ensembles that are experienced in performing in educational settings. These ensembles range from a chamber orchestra, through woodwind, brass, percussion and string ensembles to world music ensembles, including a samba band and the Conservatoire Folk Ensemble led by Joe Broughton. If you are interested in a Conservatoire group coming and working alongside your musicians get in touch. The Conservatoire can support these activities and will actively look to find ways to make joint activities financially achievable.

TEACHERS AND SCHOOLS We offer a wide range of in-school workshop opportunities with our students and staff to enhance your curriculum. Our workshops range from composition and creative ensemble workshops to specific instrumental workshops or interactive performances in school. There is also the opportunity for school groups to visit the Conservatoire to enjoy our programme of over 300 concerts each academic year.

YOUNG PEOPLE – ASPIRE PROGRAMMEThe new Birmingham Conservatoire Aspire programme is for young musicians who show a desire to pursue a musical career. If you are, or know of, a young person that would benefit from an enhanced experience of musical learning activities, including one-to-one instrumental lessons, side-by-side rehearsals and mentoring, then please get in touch.

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JUNIOR CONSERVATOIRE If you have a particular talent for music, whether it is composing or performing, and the desire to take it further, then the Junior Conservatoire may well be the right place for you. We offer specialist training in jazz and classical music to young musicians between the ages of eight and eighteen with exceptional potential, and the ability to achieve that potential. Even absolute beginners as young as three or four years old can study with us through our Young Strings Project, which offers tuition on string instruments

SOCIAL AND CHARITABLE INITIATIVES Birmingham Conservatoire has strong links with In Harmony Telford & Stoke, the largest ‘El Sistema’ inspired initiative in the UK for young people and their families. Our students and staff are committed to providing opportunities for all people regardless of age, ethnicity and social and economic circumstances to access high quality music education. If you work for a charity or social organisation and have an idea of how we might collaborate please contact us.

GOT AN IDEA FOR A PROJECT? GET IN TOUCH. Birmingham Conservatoire Learning and Participation

Richard Shrewsbury, Learning and Participation Manager

[email protected] 0121 331 5912

Stay in touch for details of forthcoming concerts, special offers and our latest news. To join Birmingham Conservatoire’s mailing list please email [email protected] or contact the Venues, Concerts & Events Team on 0121 331 5909.


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Birmingham Conservatoire Spring 2016 Concert DIary