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music in norwich ‘What’s on?’ a round-up of classical, jazz & world music events in Norwich September 2013–April 2014 At a glance : September ‘13 – April ‘14 ‘13 – : September glance a At glance a ‘14 : at April September 2013 November 2013 6/7Norwich School : Salomé : The Garage 35 2 St Peter Mancroft : Julian Haggett 1pm 38 7 NN Chamber : Roderick Williams 7.30pm 22 3 Eaton Concert Series : Adlam & Daniel 3pm 16 7 Norwich Baroque : Emma Kirkby & Michael Chance 7.30 27 5-9 Theatre Royal : Glyndebourne Tour 40 15 Norwich Pops Orchestra : 10th Anniversary 3pm 33 9 St Peter Mancroft : Douglas Hollick 1pm 38 21 NN Chamber : Llyr Williams 7.30pm 23 9 Norwich Philharmonic : War Requiem 7.30pm 30 25 UEA Symphony Orchestra auditions 2-4pm 41 10 NN Chamber Music : Arcadia Quartet 3pm 23 27 UEA Symphony Orchestra auditions 2-6pm 41 15 UEA : Sir Colin Davis Memorial concert 7.30pm 43 27 UEA Choir auditions 11am-5.30pm 41 16 St Peter Mancroft : Svyati Duo 38 30 UEA Symphony Orchestra auditions 2-6pm 41 16 Viva Voce : Autumn Concert 7.30pm 46 30 UEA Choir auditions 6.45-7.10pm 41 17 Britten Sinfonia : Tenor, Horn & Strings 7.30pm 11 all at UEA School of Music, UEA Campus, Norwich 20 to 23 Norwich School : Sweet Charity 7.30pm 35 28 UEA : Peter Aston 50th Anniversary 2-2.45pm 22 UEA Sonic Arts : No.76 7.30pm 45 (workshop), 2.45-3pm (play through) 42 23 NN Chamber Music : Britten Birthday 6.30pm 24 23 St Peter Mancroft : Greg Morris 1pm 38 28 UEA : Ode to Joy - Finale of Beethoven’s Symphony 24 NN Chamber Music : Elias Quartet 5.30pm 24 No. 9 3.15-4.15pm (workshop), 4.30-5pm (play through) 42 Sistema Martineau Children’s Orchestra play at EPIC October 2013 3 Bach Players : Bach & his Rivals 7.30pm 9 5 Mozart Orchestra : Guilmant/Saint-Saëns 7.30pm 20 5 NN Chamber : Michael/Tong 7.30pm 13 6 Eaton Concert Series : Aristos 3pm 15 19 St Peter Mancroft 1pm : Bradley Travis, Ian Tindale 38 19 Academy St Thomas : 40th Anniversary, 7.30pm 5 20 Britten Sinfonia : Within Her Arms 7.30pm 10 26 Norwich Baroque : Woodwind concert : 7.30pm 28 29 UEA Sonic Arts : No. 75 7.30pm 45 2 At a glance : September ‘13 – : September glance a At glance a ‘13 : at April December 2013 March 2014 continued 1 Eaton Concert Series : Vocality & Tristan Butler 3pm 16 15 Viva Voce Singers : Spring Concert 7.30pm 46 4 UEA Choir Christmas Carol Concert 7.30pm 43 22 NN Chamber Music : Trio Con Brio 7.30pm 26 5 UEA Sonic Arts No.77 7.30pm 45 22 Norwich Philharmonic : Orchestra and Choir 7.30pm 31 7 St Peter Mancroft : Preparing for Christmas 1pm 38 29 Norwich Baroque : St Matthew Passion 6.30pm 28 7 Norwich Philharmonic : Orchestra 7.30pm 31 11 Keswick Hall Choir : 7.30 pm 19 April 2014 13 Britten Sinfonia : At Lunch 1pm 13 14 NN Chamber Music: Guarneri Piano Trio 7.30pm 24 6 Eaton Concert Series : Brasso Profundo 3pm 18 17 Norwich Philharmonic : Christmas Concert 7.30pm 26 6 NN Chamber Music : Elias Quartet 5.30pm 26 21 Viva Voce Singers : Family Christmas Concert 6pm 46 20 Britten Sinfonia : St John Passion 7.30pm 12 21 Norwich Baroque : Handel’s Messiah 7.30pm 28 26 Norwich Baroque : Crispian Steele-Perkins 7.30pm 29 January 2014 1 Norwich Pops : NEW YEAR’S DAY CONCERT 3pm 33 5 Eaton Concert Series: Neil Ricketts & friends 3pm 17 18/19 NN Chamber Music : Chamber Music Weekend 25 Benjamin Britten 25 Norwich Baroque : Heighes & May-Sysum 7.30pm 28 Centenary concerts 31 Britten Sinfonia : At Lunch 1pm 13 8 November Rape of Lucretia/Glyndebourne : February 2014 Theatre Royal Norwich 2 Eaton Concert Series : Cavick String Quartet 3pm 17 9 November Norwich Phil War Requiem : St Andrew’s Hall 2 NN Chamber Music : Elias Quartet 5.30pm 25 17 November Britten Sinfonia : Theatre Royal 8 Norwich Philharmonic : Orchestra 7.30pm 31 18 November-14 December – Britten at the Forum 15 NN Chamber Music : Steven Osborne 7.30pm 26 20 November Choral Evensong : Norwich Cathedral 20 UEA School of Music : Jane Manning & COA 7.30pm 44 22 November Friday Afternoons : St Andrew’s Hall 23 November Natalie Clein, Michael Chance & Carducci String March 2014 Quartet – Norfolk & Norwich Chamber Music : 1 NN Chamber Music : Tasmin Little/Martin Roscoe 7.30pm 26 John Innes Centre 1 Academy St Thomas : St David’s Day concert 7.30pm 6 29 November Centenary Celebration : Marina Theatre Lowestoft 2 Eaton Concert Series : The Ancora Duo 3pm 17 15 December Ceremony of Carols : Norwich Cathedral 4 Britten Sinfonia: Pat Kop Directs 7.30pm 12 14 Britten Sinfonia : At Lunch 1pm 14 For more information go to www.familiarfields.org or pick up 14 UEA Symphony Orchestra & Choir Spring concert 7.30pm 44 an Events Guide from arts venues and music shops 3 About Music in Norwich Benjamin Britten centenary year continues This programme is the result of a collaboration between a number of organisations who promote and UEA has a birthday classical, jazz and world music. The aim is to too! - note from the gather music listings in one place so that they are Editor Benjamin Britten easy to find and also to offer an overview of performances throughout the year. The Music in We continue to celebrate the centenary of the birth Norwich group is a self-supporting partnership of of Benjamin Britten throughout the country and in music organisations that are active and promoting Norfolk and Suffolk in particular. Britten’s birthday music in Norwich and the surrounding area. weekend in November brings activity to a climax and November events are listed on page 3. We hope you will keep this booklet safe as it The performances of his work are brought together covers six months’ programming. Because of space under the banner ‘Familiar Fields’, so wherever you limitations and lots going on, concert details are see the logo you will know it is part of the Britten brief but you can find out more from individual Centenary celebration. Look out for brochures or organisations’ websites and publicity. www.familiarfields.org and www.britten100.org. See page 47 for venue and contact details and UEA also has a 50th anniversary this year and is where to buy tickets. Please also visit our website celebrating with an Anniversary Festival including at www.musicinnorwich.org.uk where you can two concerts (see page 42) and a Festival weekend download a pdf of this programme. Follow Music on Saturday 28 and Sunday 29 September 2013. in Norwich on Twitter @musicinnorwich See more details at: www.uea.ac.uk/50years Important: All information is subject to change - please check with individual organisations before travelling to an event. www.academyofstthomas.com Academy of St Thomas Concerts Saturday 19 October 2013, 7.30pm The Academy of St Thomas was founded in 1973 St Andrew’s Hall, Norwich and has been promoting high calibre concerts in the 40th ANNIVERSARY CONCERT region ever since. The players of the Academy are drawn from professional musicians and peripatetic Piers Lane piano teachers who donate their talents in order to play Christopher Adey conductor in a high-standard orchestra. Concerts have been Vaughan Williams Fantasia on a acclaimed for their high professional standards and Theme of Thomas Tallis exhilarating performances under the direction of Grieg Piano Concerto with Piers Lane conductor Christopher Adey. Schubert Symphony No 9 Piers Lane In this special concert to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the Academy of St Thomas, the Thomas of St Academy renowned international pianist Piers Lane will perform Grieg’s popular piano concerto. The programme, conducted by Christopher Adey begins with the evocative Fantasia on a theme of Thomas Tallis by Vaughan Williams and concludes with Schubert’s great C major symphony. Tickets £16, £13 and £9, under-18s and students £5 any seat, from Prelude Records, St Giles Street, Norwich Tel 01603 628319 Christopher Adey For more information go to Sponsored by www.academyofstthomas.com 5 Academy of St Thomas www.academyofstthomas.com Saturday 1 March 2014, 7.30pm St Andrew’s Hall, Norwich ST DAVID’S DAY CONCERT Danielle Perrett harp Christopher Adey conductor Programme to include: Dohnanyi Concertino for Harp and Chamber Orchestra, Op. 45 Brahms Symphony No 2 in D major Danielle Perrett Academy of St Thomas of St Academy This concert for St David’s Day begins the 2014 Academy of St Thomas season. Danielle Perrett who has played with the orchestra on many occasions, returns as the soloist in Dohnanyi’s attractive Concertino for Harp and Chamber orchestra. Tickets £16, £13 and £9, under-18s and students £5 from Prelude Records St Giles Street, Norwich Tel 01603 628319 Academy of St Thomas 6 Opportunity for young musicians Norfolk YouNg MusiciaN 2014 sunday 12th January 2014 adjudicator John anderson, oboe John Innes Centre, Colney, Norwich • Badminton Prize - £150 - for the most promising young string player • e aylsham Music society Prize - £200 - for the most promising woodwind/brass player • Mrs E sturgeon Prize - £150 - for the most promising young pianist • Three cash Prizes - £200 £150 £100 closing date for applications 14th December 2013 e Michael Badminton Young Musicians Trust was established in 1998 by Michael Badminton to support talented young string players in Norfolk. Since his death in August 1999 the Trust has supported a number of young players with help with tuition costs, loans of instruments and assistance to attend courses both here and abroad. For further details of the Young Musicians Trust, contact Jonathan Wortley at [email protected] ROYAL PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA RESIDENT AT THE MARINA THEATRE CONCERT SERIES 2013 FridaySaturday 14th 14 June September 2013 at 2013 7.30pm 7.30pm FridaySaturday 29 November14th September 2013 7.30pm2013 at 7.30pm ToFriday mark the 29th centenary November of Benjamin 2013 at Britten’s 7.30pm LAST NIGHT OF birth,BRILLIANT the Royal Philharmonic BRITTEN: Orchestra BRILLIANT BRITTEN: presents a very special tribute to the THEA LITTLE PROMS NIGHT2013 MUSIC A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC Lowestoft-bornA CENTENARY composer.