Join us for the return of our sell-out Band Project!
Taking place in Clothworkers Bar, the programme will feature short sets by School of Music bands working in a variety of styles and genres. Each band will demonstrate their performing and creative abilities through a selection of instrument and vocal covers, arrangements and original compositions.
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Nicola Matteis - Passagio Rotto
Johann Paul von Westhoff - Suite for Solo Violin in A Major
Robert de Visée - Suite for violin and lute in G Major
Heinrich Ignaz Franz Biber - Passacaglia
Henry Purcell - Prelude in G minor
Henry Eccles - A New Division upon the Ground Bass of John come kiss me
Nicola Matteis - a selection from Ayres for the Violin
Both performers are musicians of critical acclaim, and work extensively throughout the UK and abroad both as soloists and chamber musicians.
This year's orchestral project continues the recent collaborations between the School of Music at the University of Leeds and the Leeds Conservatoire.
The programme, conducted by Ben Crick, begins with a rare performance of Lili Boulanger's 'D'un matin de printemps' followed by an equally rare performance of Marie Jaëll's cello concerto with guest soloist Valerie Welbanks. We conclude with a performance of Schubert's 8th symphony, 'The unfinished'.
The score of the Cello Concerto by Marie Jaëll is published by Éditions Sébastien Troester, Paris
Students will perform a collection of traditional music, contemporary repertoire and new pieces on the School of Music’s Javanese Gamelan.
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Katalin Koltai is an internationally established guitarist, chamber musician, and researcher. She developed the Guitar Magnet Capo System and the Ligeti Guitar (2022), making a significant contribution to the guitar’s evolution.
Since 2009, Katalin has been the guitar soloist for the Hungarian State Opera and the UMZE Ensemble. She is the artistic leader of the interdisciplinary new music ensemble, the Barefoot Musicians.
Katalin’s work has received widespread recognition in both academia and the music industry.
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Ainsley is one of the UK’s most distinctive and versatile singers, known for her remarkable voice, storytelling, and emotive style. Her previous album, Not Just Ship Land (2021), named The Guardian’s Album of the Month, showcased her ‘voice thick with velvet and mirk,’ likened to the warmth of The Breath and the forlorn depth of early Adele.
Richard Barrett (electronics)
Milana Zarić (acoustic and electric harps, electronics, voice)
Richard Barrett - pektis
Richard Barrett & Milana Zarić - restless horizon
Harrison Birtwistle - Crowd
Richard Barrett - hylozoon
Richard Barrett & Milana Zarić - grottesche
Maurice Ravel - La flute enchantée (Shéhérazade)
Judith Weir - Nuits d'Afrique
Maurice Ravel - Chansons madécasses
Camille Saint-Saëns - Une flûte invisible
Ewan Campbell - Translations of the Night
Mel Bonis - Scenes de la foret, movements 3 and 4
Michael Finnissy - Wisdom
This globetrotting programme for voice, flute, cello and piano is inspired by a rich array of literary sources.
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An opportunity to hear work by students on solo performance courses in the School of Music.
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Pablo Luna - De España vengo
Gerónimo Giménez - Sierras de Granada
José Serrano - Marinela, Marinela
Ruperto Chapí - Cuando está tan hondo
Ruperto Chapí - Te quiero
José Serrano - A una gitana presiosa
Vicente Lleó - Son las mujeres de Babilonia
José Serrano - Palomica aragonesa
Ruperto Chapí - Al pensar en el dueño de mis amores