Ensemble Bash – Doll’s House
St. Saviourgate Unitarian Chapel St. SaviourgateYork,This unique concert comprises pieces written entirely for miniature instruments
£10 – £12
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Christopher O’Gorman (tenor) with Kate Ledger – (piano)
St. Saviourgate Unitarian Chapel St. SaviourgateYork,Our Song Day opens in this concert which focuses on emerging composers
£5
Robert Rice (baritone) with Elizabeth Mucha (piano)
St. Saviourgate Unitarian Chapel St. SaviourgateYork,Includes British song cycles by Britten, Vaughan Williams and Ivor Gurney
£10 – £12
Duncan Honeybourne (piano) – A hundred years of British Piano Miniatures
St. Saviourgate Unitarian Chapel St. SaviourgateYork,Music by eleven neglected composers from the last hundred years
£5
Dr K Sextet – Oliver Knussen and his Ongoing Legacy
St. Saviourgate Unitarian Chapel St. SaviourgateYork,A tribute to one of the most significant composers of his generation
£10 – £12
Naidirem featuring Lesley Schatzberger (clarinet), Alan George (viola) & Shelagh Sutherland (piano)
St. Saviourgate Unitarian Chapel St. SaviourgateYork,A performance of three pieces
£5
Bingham String Quartet – Aspects of Eno part 1 – Obscure Records
An arrangement of one of Eno’s best known pieces
£10 – £12
Il Cor Tristo
St. Saviourgate Unitarian Chapel St. SaviourgateYork,Presenting Roger Marsh’s setting of words from Dante’s Inferno
£5
John Potter (tenor) & Jacob Heringman (lute)
St. Saviourgate Unitarian Chapel St. SaviourgateYork,A concert of transcriptions of songs by Warlock, Moeran, Holst, Butterworth and others
£10 – £12
Kate Ledger (piano) – Aspects of Eno part 2
St. Saviourgate Unitarian Chapel St. SaviourgateYork,Live performances of six of the Eno's pieces
£10 – £12
Illuminate – Ethel Smyth Trio
St. Saviourgate Unitarian Chapel St. SaviourgateYork,The Ethel Smyth Trio performs works by Kerensa Briggs, Nicola Lefanu, Angela Slater, Judith Weir, Sarah Westwood and others.
£10 – £12
The Fairfax Ensemble present: York, the City and the Minster
St. Saviourgate Unitarian Chapel St. SaviourgateYork,A concert of York and regional composers past and present
£5
Steve Bingham (violin) – Loops and Lines
St. Saviourgate Unitarian Chapel St. SaviourgateYork,A sophisticated array of sounds and textures with a violin and looping technology
£10 – £12
Delta Saxophone Quartet
St. Saviourgate Unitarian Chapel St. SaviourgateYork,Steve Martland: Remix Steve Martland: Principia Steve Martland/Purcell: Fantasia 6 David Power: New Work Steve Crowther: New Work Michael Torke: July Four pieces from Project Flicks – silent film with live music Colin Smith: Nauseo Frank Milward: Brian and Banksy Tom Gimson: Creek David Lancaster: Rendezvous Pre-concert talk by Chris Caldwell at 6.45 plus a […]
£10 – £12
Murphy McCaleb – trombone
St. Saviourgate Unitarian Chapel St. SaviourgateYork,Instruments of Change From disappearing straws and plastic bags to diminishing carbon footprints and political protest, the modern era is undeniably shaped by concerns about the environment. This concert explores perspectives on this zeitgeist through newly-devised works and storytelling – an attempt to capture fragments of the personal, political, and environmental changes occurring all around […]
£5
Merit Ariane Stephanos
St. Saviourgate Unitarian Chapel St. SaviourgateYork,Sun and Moon This concert tells the love story of the sun and moon. They are destined never to meet, yet their enigmatic relationship affects our lives deeply, rules our daily rhythms and fires up our imagination. The cycles of light and dark in which they are intertwined create breathtaking displays. Punctuated with Shakespeare and […]
£10 – £12
Stuart O’Hara – bass + Ioanna Koullepou – piano – POSTPONED
St. Saviourgate Unitarian Chapel St. SaviourgateYork,The programme will focus on no less than eight new settings of regional and local poets by regional and local composers.
£5
Anna Snow – soprano + Kate Ledger – piano – POSTPONED
St. Saviourgate Unitarian Chapel St. SaviourgateYork,100 Second Songs We’re all familiar with those fleeting moments: a momentary flashback, a brief glimpse from a speeding train, a conversation overheard… This exciting project (curated by Dot DasH Music) invites composers from many different backgrounds to compose new songs, each lasting no more than 100 seconds, to create a patchwork of fragmentary musical […]
£10 – £12
York Music Centre – POSTPONED
St. Saviourgate Unitarian Chapel St. SaviourgateYork,York Music Centre leader Tim Brooks will be commissioned to write a piece for local youth groups to perform in a lunchtime recital with local performers. Unfortunately, as of 30 April 2020, owing to the coronavirus and the UK's response to it, this performance has been postponed.
£5
Gemini Ensemble – POSTPONED
St. Saviourgate Unitarian Chapel St. SaviourgateYork,Peter Maxwell Davies: Economies of Scale Philip Grange: Elegy Steve Crowther: Trio for clarinet, viola & piano Sadie Harrison: Gemini commission (1st perf.) Morag Galloway: New Work Philip Grange: Piano trio: Homage to Chagall Unfortunately, as of 30 April 2020, owing to the coronavirus and the UK's response to it, this performance has been postponed.
£10 – £12
Jakob Fichert – piano – POSTPONED
St. Saviourgate Unitarian Chapel St. SaviourgateYork,A Brief History of Keyboard Music The Fantasia in G by William Byrd is representative of music written in the Renaissance and depicts dance scenes and other features of that period. Liszt’s Vallee d’Obermann, one of the most profound piano works of the Romantic era, is inspired by poetry and prose by Senancourt and Lord […]
£5
Riot Ensemble – POSTPONED
St. Saviourgate Unitarian Chapel St. SaviourgateYork,Oliver Knussen: Reflection for violin and piano James Williamson: Trio (Late Music commission) Ann Cleare: 93 million miles away for violin, cello and piano Tom Coult: Inventions (for Heath Robinson), for solo piano David Lancaster: Rough Cut for solo violin Nick Williams: Duo for Cello and Piano (York Commission) Kaija Saariaho: Light and Matter for […]
£10 – £12
Elysian Singers – POSTPONED
St. Saviourgate Unitarian Chapel St. SaviourgateYork,Elysian singers Director, Sam Laughton, has devised a fascinating programme of choral music where each contemporary work is paired with an earlier piece based on words from the same poet or source. For example, Cheryl Frances-Hoad and Rachmaninoff’s settings of All Night Vigil, James MacMillan and Granville Bantock’s settings of Burns and Judith Weir and […]
£10 – £12
Neil Luck – voice – POSTPONED
St. Saviourgate Unitarian Chapel St. SaviourgateYork,This recital will focus on music and dreams. Neil is a composer/improviser whose work has been showcased in a recent 4* Prom in Battersea.
£5
Ian Pace – piano – POSTPONED
St. Saviourgate Unitarian Chapel St. SaviourgateYork,In 1845, Schumann discovered his passion for composing fugues. This recital explores the threads that connect and resonate through a form that straddles three centuries. Framed by two Prelude & Fugues by Bach, the concert also includes works by Shostakovich and Schumann plus New Works by Michael Parkin, Anthony Adams and Jenny Jackson.
£10 – £12
The Bingham String Quartet – POSTPONED
St. Saviourgate Unitarian Chapel St. SaviourgateYork,Performing a concert celebrating Beethoven’s anniversary plus String Quartets by Schnittke, Tippett and Nicola LeFanu.
£10 – £12
Fairfax Ensemble – CANCELLED
St. Saviourgate Unitarian Chapel St. SaviourgateYork,Includes a new work by Hayley Jenkins
£5
Revue Z – CANCELLED
St. Saviourgate Unitarian Chapel St. SaviourgateYork,One-woman cabaret written and performed by Zoë Martlew Featuring a blonde, a cello, a whip and a lot of digital playback… Unhinged, uncensored, underwired. Uproarious, moving, hilarious and utterly off the wall, Revue Z features Zoë’s unforgettably theatrical music for cello, voice and pre-recorded soundtrack in a dazzling array of musical styles linked together by […]
£10 – £12
Alistair Donaghue (baritone) and Polly Sharpe (piano)
St. Saviourgate Unitarian Chapel St. SaviourgateYork,In the first lunchtime recital of the series, Alistair Donaghue (baritone) and Polly Sharpe (piano) present an exploration of 21st Century British songs, including settings from the acclaimed CD Songs Now: British Songs of the 21st Century, and a selection of songs from a 2009 collection, the NMC Songbook. Songs Now was reviewed by Timothy […]
Gemini
St. Saviourgate Unitarian Chapel St. SaviourgateYork,This has all the hallmarks of a must-see concert: new commissions by Sadie Harrison and Morag Galloway, Philip Grange's Homage to Chagall and the wonderful playing of the ensemble, Gemini. What could possibly make this event even more rewarding? How about a preconcert talk by Philip Grange (6.45pm) plus a complimentary glass of wine! Peter […]