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Hull Campus

How to get thereThe campus is 10 minutes by taxi from Hull’s bus and train station. The number 105 bus (from stand 20) stops at the University’s main entrance.

Parking and travelParking is free after 6 pm. Free parking can be found on Salmon Grove and Cottingham Road (where there is a two-hour limit).

Disabled visitorsMost areas of the campus are accessible. Reserved parking bays and/or individual guides may be arranged: please call in advance on 01482 462045.

Cancellation policyTickets can be refunded up to 24 hours before a performance.

House rulesAdmission may be restricted after the published start time. For performances in the Donald Roy Theatre, latecomers are not admitted.

Mailing listTo receive information about forthcoming events, email [email protected] or ring our events o!ce on 01482 462045.

DisclaimerThe information in this brochure is subject to change and review. Every e"ort is made to ensure details are accurate at time of publication. The University of Hull cannot accept liability for errors or omissions.

WebsiteFor up-to-date information on all of our events, visit www.culturenet.co.uk.

Scarborough Campus

During Summer 2014, the Scarborough Campus will host a series of arts events and public lectures. These are open to everyone and are free of charge. Details are available at www.hull.ac.uk/scarborough.

Drama productionsAll performances are by students of the School of Drama, Music and Screen unless otherwise stated. Ticket holders consent to inclusion in o!cial photographic, visual and audio promotion of the event. Please inform somebody on reception should you wish to be excluded.

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Date Type Event Venue Start time Enquiries Page

2 Feb Music Hull University Big Band Society St Patrick's Church, Patrington 7.30 pm 01482 465620 67 Feb Music 2014: Year of Czech Music – Czech Music Masters Middleton Hall, Hull Campus 1.15 pm 01482 465620 6

11 Feb Music Vivaldi Classics! Harvey Theatre, University Centre, Doncaster College 7.30 pm 01482 465620 7

12 Feb Music Vivaldi Classics! Middleton Hall, Hull Campus 7.30 pm 01482 465620 714 Feb Music Julia Biel in Concert Middleton Hall, Hull Campus 1.15 pm 01482 465620 8

15 Feb Music Hull Chamber Music Concert: Florin Ensemble Middleton Hall, Hull Campus 7.45 pm pre-concert talk 6.30 pm 01482 465998 8

19 – 22 Feb Performance Trilogy of Synge One-Act Plays The Donald Roy Theatre, The Gulbenkian Centre 7.30 pm 01482 466141 10

21 Feb Music John Law’s Boink! Middleton Hall, Hull Campus 1.15 pm 01482 465620 1228 Feb Music Carl Theodor Dreyer's VAMPYR (1932) with HarmonieBand Middleton Hall, Hull Campus 1.15 pm 01482 465620 1228 Feb – 2 March Music Gilbert and Sullivan Society presents Iolanthe Middleton Hall, Hull Campus 7.30 pm (Sunday 2.30 pm

matinee) 01482 465620 14

March Performance 2014 Making Performance Season The Donald Roy Theatre, The Gulbenkian Centre

Visit www.culturenet.co.uk for dates and times 01482 466141 14

4 March Literature Charles Palliser – A 21st Century Victorian The Art Gallery, Middleton Hall, Hull Campus 6.30 pm 01482 465620 16

5 March Music Hull University Big Band Society at Hulljazz The Good Fellowship Inn, Cottingham Road 7.30 pm 01482 465620 16

7 March Music Student Showcase IV Middleton Hall, Hull Campus 1.15 pm 01482 465620 16

8 March Music Hull Chamber Music Concert: Carducci String Quartet Lindsey Suite, Sta" House, Hull Campus 7.45 pm 01482 465998 17

12 March Music Asaf Sirkis Workshop Middleton Hall, Hull Campus 2.00 – 4.00 pm 01482 465620 18

12 March Music Asaf Sirkis at Hulljazz The Goodfellowship Inn, Cottingham Road 8.00 pm 01482 346239 18

14 March Music Student Showcase V Middleton Hall, Hull Campus 1.15 pm 01482 465620 1917 March Music Early Music Ensemble Chapel, University of Hull 8.00 pm 01482 465620 1918 March Literature Seamus Heaney: A Tribute The Art Gallery, Middleton Hall 6.30 pm 01482465560 19

21 March Music Ellipsis Middleton Hall, Hull Campus 1.15 pm 01482 465620 20

21 March Music Hull University Big Band Society Johnny Mac Bar, Hull University Union 7.30 pm 01482 465620 2022 March Music Hull Chamber Music Concert: Ellipsis Middleton Hall, Hull Campus 7.45 pm 01482 465998 21

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26 March Music Hull University Music Society Middleton Hall, Hull Campus 7.30 pm 01482 465620 21

27 March Film Cave of Forgotten Dreams Lecture Theatre, Cohen Building, Hull Campus 3.15 pm 01482 465620 21

28 March Music Hull Sinfonietta with Juno award winner David Braid Middleton Hall, Hull Campus 1.15 pm 01482 465620 22

31 March Music Jazz with David Braid Lindsey Suite, Sta" House, Hull Campus 7.30 pm 01482 465620 22

4 April Music University Orchestra: Spellbound! Middleton Hall, Hull Campus 1.15 pm 01482 465620 23

2 May Music Luciano – the Versatile Virtuoso Lindsey Suite, Sta" House, Hull Campus 1.15 pm 01482 465620 24

6 May Literature Cli" Forshaw and Kath McKay: New Poetry from Wrecking Ball Press

Jubilee Room, Sta" House, Hull Campus 6.30 pm 01482 465620 25

9 – 10 May Performance 2014: Year of Czech Music – Martinu – The Plays of Mary The Donald Roy Theatre, The Gulbenkian Centre 7.30 pm 01482 466141 26

13 May Music International Concert Organist Ann Elise Smoot St Mary's Church, Cottingham 6.00 pm 01482 465620 27

15 – 16 May Performance Theatre Practice – The Art of Idiocy The Donald Roy Theatre, The Gulbenkian Centre 4.30 pm & 7.30 pm 01482 466141 27

16 May Music Conducting Masterclass with Adrian Brown Lindsey Suite, Sta" House, Hull Campus 12–4.00 pm 01482 465620 28

22 & 23 May Performance Theatre Practice – Missing You The Donald Roy Theatre,

The Gulbenkian Centre 4 pm & 7.30 pm 01482 466141 28

July Music Hull Music Hub Workshops In schools throughout the region 01482 465019 309 August Music National Youth String Orchestra: Lord Mayor's Charity Concert The Guildhall, Hull City Centre 6.00 pm & 7.30 pm 01482 465620 31

11 August Music National Youth String Orchestra: Conducting Masterclasses University of Hull 10 am – 5 pm [email protected] 32

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Vivaldi Classics!Tuesday 11 February 2014Harvey Theatre, University Centre Doncaster College, 7.30 pm

Wednesday 12 February 2014Middleton Hall, Hull Campus, 7.30 pm

The Hull Sinfonietta-Skipton Camerata Partnership presents

Vivaldi: The Four Seasons Gloria

Soloist: Rachael Drury

Riveting performances of two of the most popular and engaging works in the repertory.

These performances are preceded by special workshops on The Four Seasons for local young string players.

TicketsHull Standard tickets£12 (£10 senior citizens, £6 other concession)

Special ticket price for Hull Chamber Music season ticket holders£10 (£9 senior citizens, £5 other concessions)

Two for one tickets for families of participating schools

Free admission for under 18s

Doncaster £8 (£7 senior citizens, £4 other concession)

Two for one tickets for families of participating schools


Enquiries: 01482 465620 or [email protected]

Sponsored by the University of Hull and Doncaster Music Education Hub

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ry Hull University Big Band SocietySunday 2 February 2014St Patrick’s Church, Patrington, 7.30 pm

HUBBS is a thriving student-run ensemble, performing classic jazz numbers in big band styles. This performance is part of the South Holderness Concerts in Churches series.

Free admission. Donations invited.

2014: Year of Czech Music – Czech Music MastersFriday 7 February 2014Middleton Hall, Hull Campus, 1.15 pm

Lada Vale#ová (piano)

Dvorák Dumka in C minor, Op. 12 No. 1Smetana Scherzo-Polka in F sharp major, Op. 5 No. 5Janácek In the Mists: I AndanteHaas Suite for Piano, Op. 13: III DanzaMartinu Dumka in D major, No. 1, H. 249, ‘Contemplation’Suk Spring Op. 22a: IV ‘Longing’

Lada worked with the late Galina Vishnevskaja and Mstislav Rostropovich, and has earned recognition from artists such as the late Sir George Solti and the late Sir Charles Mackerras. Her performances have won several honours, including Best Piano Duo (with Zoë Mather) and the Alexander Wise Memorial Prize for the best performance of Romantic music at the International Smetana Piano Competition. She was described in Musical Opinion as ‘one of the most gifted accompanists of all’ following her debut recital at the Wigmore Hall. She has performed for the prestigious Czech Philharmonic Chamber Music Society, the Three Choirs Festival, the Oxford Lieder Festival, and Warwick International Music Festival, and has featured on BBC Radio 3’s In Tune, BBC 3 Breakfast and Classic FM, as well as a number of European, New Zealand and US radio stations. She is often invited to work with young musicians, specialising in Russian and Czech repertoire, and is a guest coach for the National Opera Studio and Jette Parker Young Artists Programme, Royal Opera House, Covent Garden.

Her debut CD Intimate Studies (Avie Records) received universal critical acclaim: ‘mesmerising pensiveness ... imaginatively-planned … heart-warming sensibility and tonal refinement’ Daily Telegraph

2.30pm Masterclass

Tickets: £6 (£5 senior citizens, £3 other concessions)Enquiries: 01482 465620 or [email protected]

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Julia Biel in ConcertFriday 14 February 2014Middleton Hall, Hull Campus, 1.15 pm

Julia Biel (vocals/piano/guitar)

‘Soul-baring songs of great beauty from the best British vocalist to emerge in an age ...’ The Independent

‘a voice of supreme subtlety and honeyed depth. Her mesmerizing voice and magnetic stage presence should encourage many to follow where she leads ... about to hit the big time’ ...’ The Guardian

If you liked Amy Winehouse, you’re going to love Julia Biel! Not to be missed!

2.30 pm Vocal masterclass in jazz and popular song.


Hull Chamber Music Concert: Florin EnsembleSaturday 15 February 2014 Middleton Hall, Sta" House, Hull Campus, 7.45 pm

Pre-concert talk by Graham Saunders at 6.30 pm

Florin’s performance at the end of last season of Mozart’s string trio Divertimento was so impressive that we immediately invited them back. Their programme this time includes the String Trio by Gideon Klein, written in 1944 in the Terezín concentration camp.

The qualities necessary for really good chamber music playing this group has in abundance. The sense of ensemble and of balance is beyond criticism, their phrasing is elegant and immaculate and they have developed a beautifully nurtured overall sound composer Hugh Wood.

Tickets: £17 / Senior Citizens £15 / Students, disabled, unwaged £9Enquiries: 01482 465998 or [email protected]

www.hullchambermusic.org.uk

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Trilogy of Synge One-Act PlaysWednesday 19 – Saturday 22 February 2014The Donald Roy Theatre, The Gulbenkian Centre, 7.30 pm

John Millington Synge was one of the great playwrights of the Twentieth Century and a co-founder of Ireland’s Abbey Theatre. The Drama Department is to stage a trilogy of his one-act plays: The Shadow of the Glen, Riders to the Sea and The Tinker’s Wedding.

WB Yeats said that ‘enquiring man John Synge ... chose the living world for text ... Passionate and simple like his heart.’

The tragic Riders, based upon Synge’s experiences on the Aran Islands, has been described as one of the most powerful one-act plays in English. The cruel sea provides a livelihood for the islanders but at a terrible cost and the play carries a cosmic grandeur and a ritual depth.

The two other plays are rural comedies, exploring the lives of the marginalised with an acute satire and carnivalesque energy that is thoroughly unsentimental.

Synge’s celebrated dialogue of hiberno-English is celebrated for its vivid energy and ‘transfigured realism’. He, like his transgressive creations, was an artist-disturber whose legacy has been rich and enduring.

Sta" directors Robert Cheesmond and Philip Crispin

Tickets: £5 full price, £3 concessionsEnquiries: Emma Wales on 01482 466141 or [email protected]

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John Law’s Boink!Friday 21 February 2014Middleton Hall, Hull Campus, 1.15 pm

John Law: keyboards, e"ects Jon Lloyd: soprano saxophone/bass clarinet, e"ects Laurie Lowe: drums Rob Palmer: guitar, e"ects

John Law’s Boink! project explores electronic sounds over drum grooves and spontaneous interaction between keyboards and guitar, with pre-composed electronic scores.

2.30 pm Workshop


Carl Theodor Dreyer’s VAMPYR (1932) with HarmonieBandFriday 28 February 2014 Middleton Hall, Hull Campus, 1.15 pm

Carl Theodor Dreyer’s VAMPYR (1932) (PG guidance) 75 mins

Live soundtrack composed and performed by Paul Robinson and HARMONIEBAND.

Paul Robinson (keyboard, composition) Colin Blamey (clarinets)Adam Robinson (violin, viola)

An occult student is assailed by supernatural haunts and local evildoers in a village outside Paris.

Brilliant Danish filmmaker Carl Theodor Dreyer is famous for creating evocative atmospheres and austere and profoundly unsettling imagery. In this film he creates a mood of dreamlike terror by using a host of stunning camera and editing tricks. With its roiling fogs, ominous scythes, and foreboding echoes, Vampyr is one of cinema’s great nightmares.

HarmonieBand has an internationally established reputation for performing contemporary music, presenting especially composed scores to accompany silent film, and leading educational projects for young people.

www.harmonieband.com

2.45 pm Composing for film workshop


‘Vampyr’ is touring with support from the BFI’s ‘Gothic Season’

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Gilbert and Sullivan Society presents IolantheFriday 28 February, 7.30 pm Saturday 1 March, 7.30 pm Sunday 2 March, 2.30 pm (matinee)Middleton Hall, Hull Campus

Iolanthe

Directed by Alice Wilman Conducted by Alan Drever Smith

Hull University Gilbert and Sullivan Society are delighted to present this year’s production of Iolanthe. Welcome to a wonderfully topsy-turvy world, where feisty fairies storm the House of Lords and impose their will on the perplexed peers. This is one of Gilbert and Sullivan's most successful operettas. With beautiful music and a witty libretto, this show is sure to please.


2014 Making Performance SeasonMarch 2014The Donald Roy Theatre, The Gulbenkian Centre

Visit www.culturenet.co.uk for dates and times

Our Making Performance 2013 season, where our third year students produce their final practical project outcomes, will take place throughout the month of March. Guaranteed to be innovative and exciting, this year the shows will also feature a number of classic plays and stories. Full details will be available soon from our website and our What’s On leaflet will also be available from February 2014 with full listings. Tickets are available from February onwards. Come along and enjoy an eclectic mix of genre’s, styles and artistic originality.

The HoursInspired by the Pulitzer prize-winning novel, this new adaptation devised by the company, meditates on artistic behaviours, love and madness as three generations collide.

The Pillowman By Martin McDonaghA writer in a totalitarian state is interrogated about the gruesome content of his short stories and their similarities to a number of child-murders that are happening in his town. This production explores the opportunity for self-reflection on responsibility and morality whilst incorporating an inherent love of storytelling.

A Clockwork OrangeAlex and her gang revel in horrific violence in a world dominated by men, but when Alex goes too far, she finds herself imprisoned for life. Faced with the prospect of a life lived behind bars, she decides to gain her freedom by undergoing a radical social experiment, which brings into question what freedom is worth ... and what freedom is.

1984War is peace, freedom is slavery, ignorance is strength. Big brother is watching.

Memoirs of YouI know how it feels to want answers, and I hope you find the ones you are looking for.

Open MicHead down to a location not unlike your local pub to find this immersive theatre piece which invites you to come and enjoy a combination of music, theatre and poetry.

Iron and Dust In an alley where one man’s junk is another man’s treasure we explore the fundamentals of existence and search for hope in a world filling with garbage.

Tickets and other enquiries: Emma Wales on 01482 466141 or [email protected]

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Charles Palliser – A 21st Century VictorianTuesday 4 March 2014Art Gallery, Middleton Hall, 6.30 pm

Charles Palliser, the acclaimed author of the classic Victorian mystery Quincunx, brings us a masterful new novel. Set in 1863 Rustication tracks seventeen-year-old Richard Shenstone, sent down from Cambridge under a cloud of suspicion and opium. Threatening letters circulate among the locals, where almost anyone can be considered a suspect in a series of crimes and misdemeanours ranging from vivisection to murder.

Hailed for fiction that is ‘mesmerizing, meticulous’ Entertainment Weekly

Palliser confirms his reputation as ‘our leading contemporary Victorian novelist’ The Guardian

In conversation with Martin Goodman ... and you, the audience.

Free admission – all welcome!


In association with the Centre for Nineteenth-Century Studies

Hull University Big Band SocietyWednesday 5 March, 2014The Goodfellowship Inn, 7.30 pm

Another chance to hear this popular student Big Band. Part of the Hulljazz series.

Tickets: £5 (£3 concessions)Enquiries: 01482 346239 at Hulljazz)

In association with Hulljazz

Student Showcase IVFriday 7 March 2014Middleton Hall, Hull Campus, 1.15pm

Examples of work by students specializing in advanced performance and composition.



Hull Chamber Music Concert: Carducci String QuartetSaturday 8 March 2014Middleton Hall, Hull Campus, 7.45 pm

Carducci String Quartet

Quartets by Mozart (in E flat, K 428), Ravel and John McCabe (No 7, Summer Eves)

A return visit by one of Britain’s most distinguished quartets, whose previous concerts for us have been unfailingly impressive. Their programme includes John McCabe’s most recent quartet, which the Carducci premièred at the Presteigne Festival in 2012.

‘... the Carducci players displayed a deep and almost familial sense of unity in everything they played ... full of life and vitality ... extravagantly beautiful ...’ Washington Post

‘... the Carducci String Quartet were stunning ... they are clearly musicians of high intelligence ...’ The Times

Tickets: £17 / Senior Citizens £15 / Students, disabled, unwaged £9


www.hullchambermusic.org.uk

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Student Showcase VFriday 14 March 2014Middleton Hall, Hull Campus, 1.15 pm

Featuring students specialising in jazz and popular styles

Admission free – all welcome!


Early Music EnsembleMonday 17 March 2014Chapel, University of Hull, 8.00 pm

University of Hull Early Music Ensemble

Directed by $ak Ozmo

The House of Medici was a political dynasty and a royal house whose members were some of the most enthusiastic European patrons of the arts during the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. This concert will feature some of the most lively and sumptuous music composed for the Medici feasts, which made Florence one of the most ostentatious (and musical) centres of Renaissance Europe.


Seamus Heaney: A TributeTuesday 18 March 2014Art Gallery, Middleton Hall, 6.30 pm

Through readings and discussion of Heaney’s work, university sta" and friends will honour a man whose grace and intelligence ensured an extraordinarily wide range, from the poetry on school syllabi, to translations and scholarly essays.

On the day of his funeral, RTE (Irish TV and Radio) broadcast his Collected Poems until late evening. The day before, over 80,000 people applauded him at an All Ireland Gaelic football semi-final. The Taoiseach (Prime Minister) spoke of the great sorrow to Ireland, to language and to literature. Patricia Craig in the Independent described Heaney as probably the best-known poet in the world.

Please join us.


Enquiries: Kath McKay; [email protected] or 01482 465560

Asaf Sirkis WorkshopWednesday 12 March 2014Middleton Hall, Hull Campus, 2 – 4 pm

Asaf Sirkis leads one of his ever-popular rhythm workshops.

Observers welcome. Please book in advance.


In association with Hulljazz

Asaf Sirkis at HulljazzWednesday 12 March 2014The Goodfellowship Inn, Cottingham Road, Hull, TBC

Asaf Sirkis (composition/drums) Tassos Spiliotopoulos (guitar) Yaron Stavi (bass)

The return of the world class drum phenomenon Asaf Sirkis, who has taken the British scene by storm.

Tickets: £12 available on the doorEnquiries: Hulljazz 01482 346239

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Robert Manasse (flute)Melanie Ragge (oboe)Susanna Stranders (piano)

Programme to include:

Quantz Trio Sonata in C minorMusgrave TrioBritten ‘Pan’ from Six Metamorphoses after OvidDebussy SyrinxKronke Deux Papillons

Music is delighted to welcome Ellipsis, whose members enjoy busy and varied careers across the globe performing in many of the world’s leading concert and recital halls and are distinguished professors at leading specialist music schools and conservatoires.

2.30 pm: Masterclass. Observers welcome

Tickets: £6 (£5 senior citizens, £3 other concessions) Enquiries: 01482 465620 or [email protected]

Hull University Big Band SocietyFriday 21 March 2014Johnny Mac Bar, Hull University Union, 7.30 pm

HUBBS perform their final gig of the year.



Hull Chamber Music Concert: EllipsisSaturday 22 March 2014Middleton Hall, Hull Campus, 7.45 pm

Robert Manasse (flute)Melanie Ragge (oboe)Susanna Stranders (piano)

Telemann Triosonate in A minorPhillipe Gaubert MadrigalBenjamin Britten ‘Pan’, ‘Niobe’ & ‘Bacchus’ from Six Metamorphoses after OvidKarl Goepfart Trio Op. 74J S Bach Sonata in G minor BWV1020Grieg Notturno Op. 24Je"rey Agrell Blues for DDMadeleine Dring Trio

A delightfully varied programme of works for flute, oboe and piano, played by a group specially formed to explore this repertoire.

Tickets: £17 (senior citizens £15 / other concessions £9) Enquiries: 01482 465998 or [email protected]

Hull University Music SocietyWednesday 26 March 2014Middleton Hall, Hull Campus, 7.30 pm

Music on a British theme performed by a wide range of student-directed ensembles.


Cave of Forgotten Dreams (2010)Thursday 27 March 2014Lecture Theatre, Cohen Building, Hull Campus, 3.15 pm

Mesmeric documentary by Werner Herzog (95 minutes)

At the Chauvet cave, explorers have discovered extraordinary preserved artworks that resonate with Modern expressions of photodynamism and animated film despite having been produced some 32,000 years earlier.

Free admission (please book in advance as places are limited)



Hull Sinfonietta with Juno Award Winner David BraidFriday 28 March 2014Middleton Hall, Hull Campus, 1.15 pm

Hull Sinfonietta with David Braid (piano), Lee Tsang (conductor)

Braid Chauvet Gershwin (arr. Braid) Rhapsody in Blue

Juno-award winning Canadian jazz pianist and composer David Braid performs with Hull Sinfonietta. Works to be performed include Chauvet (a work written in response to Herzog’s documentary Cave of Forgotten Dreams), Gershwin Rhapsody in Blue (arr. Braid), and a new work written to mark the 50th Anniversary of American Studies at the University of Hull.

This concert will be followed by a masterclass on arranging/composition.

Tickets: Standard tickets £8 (£7 senior citizens, £4 other concessions) Dual ticket £12 (£11 senior citizens, £6 other concessions)

Dual ticket entitles entry to David Braid events on 28 February and 31 March.


A Hull Sinfonietta-Skipton Camerata Partnership event sponsored by the University of Hull and by Canada Council for the Arts

Jazz with David BraidMonday 31 March 2014Lindsey Suite, Sta" House, Hull Campus, 7.30 pm

Canadian jazz pianist and composer David Braid performs jazz with students from the University of Hull. This event is the outcome of a weekend jazz residency at the University.

Tickets: Standard tickets £6 (£5 senior citizens, £3 other concessions)Dual tickets £12 (£11 senior citizens, £6 other concessions)Dual tickets entitles entry to David Braid events on 28 February and 31 March


Sponsored by Canada Council for the Arts

University Orchestra: Spellbound!Friday 4 April 2014Middleton Hall, Hull Campus, 1.15 pm

University Orchestra conducted by Theodoros Papadimitriou

Piano soloists: Graziana Pressice, Zhao Jin Stravinsky Greetings Prelude Copland ‘Hoe Down’ from Rodeo George Marshall (new work) Franck Les Djinns Virgil Thomson Portraits (selection) Rosza Spellbound Concerto

This celebratory concert o"ers something for everyone, from Happy Birthday as you’ve never heard it before to the captivating music of Alfred Hitchcock’s Oscar-winning movie thriller.

The programme explores aspects of American orchestral sound, European connections and music of a transformative nature.


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Luciano – the Versatile VirtuosoFriday 2 May 2014Lindsey Suite, Sta" House, Hull Campus, 1.15 pm

Luca Luciano (clarinet) Bruno D'Ambra (piano)

Luciano (arr.) ‘She likes Vivaldi’ for Solo Clarinet from Vivaldi’s Four Seasons Sonatas #1 and #2 ‘Stellare’ No Compromises Fellini in London Rondo ContemporaneoBerio Lied for Solo Clarinet Weill September SongPuccini/Luciano Prelude to Act III of Tosca for Solo Clarinet Gershwin I’ve Got Rhythm

Luca Luciano is one of the most versatile musicians of his generation. His work has been described as ‘romantic, soulful and technically superb’.

‘Such a virtuoso musical performance and such joyful uplifting music I just couldn’t resist it’ Tom Robinson, BBC Radio, 2009


Cli! Forshaw and Kath McKay: New Poetry from Wrecking Ball PressTuesday 6 May 2014Jubilee Room, Sta" House, Hull Campus, 6.30 pm

A double book launch featuring readings from their new collections: Cli" Forshaw’s Pilgrim Tongues and Kath McKay’s Collision Forces.

Cli" Forshaw teaches at the University of Hull. He has been a writer-in-residence in California, Transylvania and Tasmania, twice a Hawthornden Writing Fellow, and a winner of the Welsh Academi John Tripp Award. Previous collections include Vandemonian (Arc, 2013). He is also a painter, film-maker and founder member of the Humber Writers. Kath McKay has taught at the University of Hull since 2008. Her fiction and poetry have won awards and appeared in recent Humber Writers publications. Previous work includes collaborations with a graphic artist, Janis Goodman, mentoring African students online for the University of Lancaster, and collaborations with Finnish writers.

Bar open from 6.00 pm

Free admission –all welcome!


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2014: Year of Czech Music – Martinu – The Plays of MaryFriday–Saturday, 9–10 May 2014Donald Roy Theatre, Gulbenkian Centre, Hull Campus, 7.30 pm

The Wise and Foolish Virgins (libretto by Vítezslav Nezval after an old French liturgical drama)

The Nativity (texts of Moravian folk Christmas ballads) Sister Paskalina (libretto by Julius Zeyer and the composer)

Opera and Music Theatre Group and Orchestra

Directed by Robert Cheesmond Conducted by Sandy Clark

The School of Drama, Music and Screen presents three short operas performed in a new English translation by Pavel Drabek and a new arrangement by Sandy Clark.

Advance booking strongly advised.

Tickets: £10 (£9 senior citizens, £5 other concessions)Enquiries: Emma Wales on 01482 466141 or [email protected]

A special dress rehearsal performance will be open to schools at 1.15 pm on Friday 9 May 2014. Schools that wish to attend should contact Dr Lee Tsang ([email protected]).

These performances are given by kind permission of Boosey & Hawkes Music Publishers Limited on behalf of Dilia.

International Concert Organist Ann Elise SmootTuesday 13 May 2014St Mary’s Church Cottingham, 6.00 pm

A centenary celebration of the fine instrument at St Mary’s, the most complete Foster and Andrews organ in existence.

‘excellent technique and sensitivity ...’ Belfast Telegraph

Ann Elise Smoot performs throughout the United States, Great Britain and Europe, with a repertoire that ranges from the 14th century to the present day, and she has received wide critical acclaim for her ability to move between musical eras, styles and genres with sympathy and flair.

Passionate about bringing organ music to a wider audience and injecting new ideas into the organ world, she has been involved in founding several educational initiatives, is one of the most sought-after teachers in the UK and is Education Editor of Organists’ Review.

Tickets: £6 (Senior Citizens £5 / Concessions £3) Enquiries: 01482 465620 or [email protected]

Theatre Practice – The Art of IdiocyThursday 15 May 2014, 7.30 pm Friday 16 May 2014, 4 pm and 7.30 pmThe Donald Roy Theatre, The Gulbenkian Centre

Written and devised by the Company. Join us for an evening of fun as the second year clown group take over the Donald Roy Theatre for what promises to be an unforgettable night out.

Tickets: £5 full price, £3 concessionsEnquiries: Emma Wales on 01482 466141 or [email protected]

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Conducting Masterclass with Adrian Brown Friday 16 May 2014Lindsey Suite, Sta" House, Hull Campus, 12 noon – 4 pm

Student conductors from the University gain experience with a live student orchestra.

In addition to a glittering career conducting major orchestras throughout the UK and abroad, Adrian Brown has frequently conducted both the National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain (working closely with Sir Colin Davis and Sir Roger Norrington) and the National Youth Wind Orchestra. He regularly runs courses for young musicians, coaches gifted young conductors and was given the Novello Award for Youth Orchestras at the 1989 Edinburgh Festival. He has regularly been selected as chairman of the jury for the National Association of Youth Orchestras’ Conducting Competition.

Observers welcome. Please book in advance.


Theatre Practice – Missing You Thursday 22 May 2014, 7.30 pm Friday 23 May 2014, 4 pm and 7.30 pmThe Donald Roy Theatre, The Gulbenkian Centre

Have you seen Hannah? We haven’t heard from her in over a week.

Join the team that investigates her disappearance in this piece, which combines the worlds of computer games and immersive theatre. This performance invites audiences to solve the mystery, but who knows what else you may discover along the way?

Someone out there must know where she is. Please, if you know anything just come forward.

Hannah, if you’re reading this, come home, we miss you.

Tickets and other enquiries Emma Wales on 01482 466141 or [email protected]

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Hull Music Hub WorkshopsJuly 2014

Rachael Drury (violin) Hana Drábková (oboe) Caroline Waddington (clarinet) Lee Tsang (baritone) Evgenia Roussou (piano)

A series of masterclasses, workshops and performances in schools throughout the region on topics such as the art of accompaniment, on being accompanied, and the vocal folk music of America.

For more information, please contact Dr Lee Tsang.

Enquiries: Dr Lee Tsang, [email protected]

In association with Hull Music Hub.

National Youth String Orchestra: Lord Mayor’s Charity ConcertSaturday 9 August 2014The Guildhall, Hull City Centre, 7.30 pm

Preceded at 6.00 pm with a special performance by the NYSO intermediate orchestra to include demonstrations of Kodaly and Dalcroze.

Programme to be announced.

‘Showing remarkable attention to detail and refinement of taste this charismatic and gifted young conductor captivated the audience.’ Orchestra Sinfonica Giuseppe Verdi, Milan

Damian Iorio was born in London to a family of Italian and English musicians. He completed his violin studies in Britain and the USA before joining the Danish National Radio Symphony Orchestra. During his time in Copenhagen he also studied conducting in St Petersburg before being appointed Music Director of the Murmansk Philharmonic Orchestra where he became the catalyst in the subsequent success and growth of the orchestra in opera and concert. His career has since taken him to major orchestras and theatres around the world, such London Philharmonic, Detroit Symphony, Glyndebourne Festival Opera and Opera de Paris. He also enjoys working with many youth orchestras in Europe and is Music Director of The National Youth String Orchestra of Great Britain.

In less than 20 years National Youth String Orchestra has become one of the UK’s most prestigious and important training organisations for young string players. It provides specialist, quality training for talented musicians up to the age of 21, and gives them regular experience in the art of public performance, both in the UK and on overseas tours. NYSO’s outstanding characteristic is the standard of coaching available from NYSO’s music director Damian Iorio and a dedicated team of professional musicians with a lifetime’s experience of playing in important chamber orchestras such as the Academy of St Martin in the Fields.

Membership of NYSO’s senior orchestra is by audition, and open to string players of Grade 8 and above and under the age of 21. NYSO’s Intermediate courses require no audition and are for string players aged 9–15 with a playing standard of grade 5–7. Visit www.nyso.org.uk for further details.

Tickets: £10 (£9 senior citizens, £5 other concessions) Standard tickets: £8 (£7 senior citizens, £4 other concessions)

Special ticket price for Hull Chamber Music season ticket holders or those accompanying under 18s



In association with the University of Hull.

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t National Youth String Orchestra: Conducting MasterclassesMonday 11 August 2014University of Hull, 10 am – 5 pm

Led by Damian Iorio.

Observers are welcome to attend and should contact us to register their interest.

Applicants should send in CVs outlining conducting experience and musical background and a short demonstration video link. All materials should be sent to Carol Parker.

Applications deadline: 1 June 2014

Enquiries: Carol Parker, [email protected]

Thanks to our sponsors and partners.

For details of individual sponsors of the music concerts, please see the ‘Events’ section of the music website: www.hull.ac.uk/music.

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