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What'sOnLaura van der Heijden & Tom PosterEndellion String QuartetLisa Knapp & bandMartin Simpson, Andy Cutting & Nancy KerrEscher String Quartet National Theatre LiveRadar

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Welcome to our new programme of arts and events.

Art classesLU Arts organises hugely popular classes

in Painting & Drawing and Pottery. Unfortunately these have all sold out for this

term, but e-mail us if you want to receive information about next year’s courses:

luarts@lboro.ac.uk.

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We have a busy start to 2015, with a wide variety of activities that I hope will help see you through those dark winter nights into Spring.

Some high calibre music is coming your way, mixing some of the most exciting new talents, in the form of Laura van der Heijden and Lisa Knapp, with some more established names like the Endellion String Quartet and Martin Simpson.

If you’re looking for further intellectual nourishment, then do have a look at our free talks programme. Each of the talks links to a specific research field within Loughborough University and we are very much looking forward to hearing the thoughts and ideas of Alice Rawsthorn (design) and Fred Pearce (environmental studies).

There are also some projects in development, such as the next Radar programme ‘Market Town’, which I am very excited about. We have invited a mix of architects, artists and designers to come to Loughborough to develop projects that re-imagine the future of the town centre, with a focus on developing ideas in partnership with the local community. We’re also working on a week-long celebration of all the various creative activities that students are involved in, ranging from drama to dance and singing to Shakespeare. Please do keep looking at our website for more details on both.

With such a varied programme, I hope there is something for all artistic tastes, and look forward to seeing you at some of the events.

Nick Slater, Director of Arts

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Laura van der Heijden & Tom Poster

Wednesday 21 January 7:30pmCope Auditorium£10/£8 conc./£5 students

Bach – Gamba Sonata No. 2 BWV 1028

Beethoven – Cello Sonata No 4 in C major Op 102 No 1

Schubert – Arpeggione Sonata in A minor, D821

Poulenc – Sonata for Cello and Piano

In 2012, at the young age of 15, Laura van der Heijden won the BBC Young Musician of the Year Award. Given her dazzling performance of the rarely-played Walton Cello Concerto, it is no wonder her career has taken a flight ever since! Tonight she will be joined by Tom Poster, who is internationally recognised as a pianist of outstanding artistry and versatility, equally in demand as soloist and chamber musician. Tom won many awards, amongst which the First Prize at the Scottish International Piano Competition 2007, and has just released his first solo album ‘In Song and Dance’ which has already received many positive reviews.

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Endellion String Quartet

Wednesday 18 February 7:30pmMartin Hall Theatre£12/£10 conc./£5 students

Haydn – String Quartet in F minor Op. 20 No.5

Smetana – String Quartet in E minor No. 1

Beethoven – String Quartet in C sharp minor Op. 131

The Endellion String Quartet have recently celebrated their 35th anniversary, enchanting concertgoers all around the world with their music. According to Gramophone magazine, their years of performing have given them ‘a uniformity of thought and instinct that allows them to play as a single entity’. Since 1992 they have been the Residency orchestra at the University of Cambridge. For this performance, they will be playing a selection of pieces from their well-acclaimed set of the Beethoven’s String quartets, which was released to celebrate the University of Cambridge’s eight hundredth anniversary.

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Lisa Knapp & band

Wednesday 25 March 7:30pmMartin Hall Theatre£10/£8 conc./£5 students

Although her music would probably be classified as folk, Lisa Knapp’s sound encompasses much, much more. She grew up from a diverse musical background, which laid the groundwork for her unique and eclectic sound. Her debut album, ‘Wild and Undaunted’, was a huge success and now she’s back with a new album ‘Hidden

Seam’. Her second album is proving to be just as successful, receiving rave reviews worldwide and earning the title of Best Original Song in the BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards 2014 for ‘Two Ravens’. Lisa is known for her impassioned performances, so this concert will surely be one not to be missed!

“Songs that twist, turn and constantly surprise” The Guardian

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Escher String Quartet

Wednesday 29 April 7:30pmMartin Hall Theatre£12/£10 conc./£5 students

Berg – Lyric Suite

Schubert – String Quartet No. 10 in E flat major, D.87

Sibelius – String Quartet in D minor Op.56 “Voces Intimae”

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In 2013, the Escher String Quartet became one of the very few chamber ensembles to be awarded the prestigious Avery Fischer Career Grant and according to the Guardian, they are ‘clearly one of the finest quartets of their generation’. Obviously, we are very proud that they will be performing in Loughborough this Spring! In their concert they will take us on a musical travel through time. The quartet will be performing a romantic piece by Schubert (which he wrote at the young age of 16), an intimate and mysterious work from the 1900’s by Sibelius and a more modern part (1925) by a Schönberg-inspired Berg. A diverse programme that will show the great virtuosity of the musicians and will show why the name Escher fits this ensemble so well; just like Escher’s art this quartet consist of individual parts that come together to form a magical and enchanting whole.

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Martin Simpson, Andy Cutting & Nancy Kerr

Wednesday 3 June 7:30pmCope Auditorium£12/£10 conc./£5 students

Comprising three of Britain’s finest musicians and interpreters of songs and tunes, each member of this trio is an acknowledged virtuoso in their own right. Martin Simpson has been a musician for 35 years and in that time has been nominated an astounding 26 times in the BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards; more than any other

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performer! For this concert he is joined by Andy Cutting and Nancy Kerr. Nancy has been performing ever since she was a teenager and always has been a distinctive and impressive talent, turning heads everywhere she’s played. Andy Cutting is a soulful and technically outstanding melodeon practitioner with an ear for a fine tune. Martin Simpson has often said that playing music with likes of Andy and Nancy makes him a better player. In this trio he will be mainly playing guitars and banjos, singing and grinning from ear to ear. We’re looking forward to seeing that grin!

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University ChoirSpring concertWednesday 20 May 7:30pmCope Auditorium£7/£5 students

The University Choir’s Spring Concert will be ‘Eternal Light: A Requiem’ by Howard Goodall. Well known as a composer of choral music, stage musicals and scores for film and TV, Goodall’s Requiem has had nearly 400 performances since its premiere in 2008 and won him a Classical BRIT award for Composer of the Year.

Tom KitchingWednesday 18 March 1:15pmCope AuditoriumFree lunchtime concert

Since graduating from Loughborough University in 2005, Tom Kitching has done over a thousand gigs and worked with many top UK folk artists, including BBC Folk Award nominated band ‘Pilgrims’ Way’. He and his band will be playing songs from his highly anticipated solo album, ‘Interloper’, which captures an English music tradition that is open to the world, confident, and comfortable with the journey.

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LOUGHBOROUGH ORCHESTRA CONCERT Sibelius, Bruch and DvorakSaturday 24 January, 7.30pm Trinity Methodist Church Centre, LoughboroughPresale tickets: £7/£6 Conc/Children under 16: FREE

From Stage and ScreenSaturday 20 June, 7:30pmCope Auditorium, Loughborough UniversityPresale tickets: £7/£6 Conc/Children under 16: FREE

More information and tickets: www.loughboroughorchestra.org.uk

CHARNWOOD ORCHESTRASpring Concert Saturday 21 March, 7.30pmAll Saints Parish Church, LoughboroughPrices - £10 (£9) and £3 for accompanied children under 16

Summer ConcertSaturday 4 July, 7.30pmChurch of St. James the Greater, London Road, LeicesterPrices - £10 (£9) and £3 for accompanied children under 16

More information and tickets: www.musicfoundry.co.uk/charnwoodOrchestra

LOUGHBOROUGH ENDOWED SCHOOLS MUSIC SCHOOLSolo Music Competition FinalAdjudicator: Mark Wilderspin (St Paul’s School)Friday 6 February, 7.00pm LES Music Recital Hall – Tickets not required

Jazz NightWednesday 18 March, 7.00pm LGS Burton HallTickets £12 – available from the Music School Office (01509 283770) or www.ticketsource.co.uk/lesmusic

Spring ConcertThursday 26 March, 7.00pm Hodson Hall – Tickets not required

Supporting student work:LSU Stage Society

TIME AT THE BAR 4, 5, 6 February 7:00pm

Fearon Hall, Loughborough Tickets £8/£5 students

You can reserve tickets by e-mailing: loughboroughstagesoc@gmail.com

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Together with the Loughborough Student’s Union, we present you with a new season of Happy Mondays events. Developed together with and for students, this evening offers a creative and energizing start to the week. All events take place in the Students’ Union and are free for students (non-students £3).

26 January Ceilidh*

2 February Photography taster 2

16 February Social sewing*

2 March Speech Bubble

9 March Societies Award

16 March New Bands night

4-9 May Free Fest

This year LU Arts will take part in Free Fest (4-9 May), a week-long celebration of the many creative activities students are involved in ranging from singing to swing and stage to screen. A full programme will be available on the website shortly.

* exclusively for students, all the other are open events

TALKSAlice Rawsthorn Hello World: Where Design Meets Life Wednesday 14 January 6:00pmLoughborough University Design SchoolFREE EVENT, BOOKING REQUIRED

Alice Rawsthorn discusses the changing role of design in our lives, the challenges and opportunities facing designers in the future and other issues explored by her latest book “Hello World: Where Design Meets Life”. Alice is a leading writer on design and a former director of The Design Museum in London.

Fred Pearce The LandgrabbersTuesday 10 February 5:45pmLU Arts project spaceFREE EVENT BOOKING REQUIRED

Land is suddenly a scarce resource. African plains, Asian paddy fields and South American jungles are being snapped up. In his lecture, Fred Pearce, journalist, author and environmental consultant at New Scientist, discusses who are the grabbers and who the victims.

This talk is organised in cooperation with the Royal Geographical Society.

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Treasure IslandThursday 22 January, 7:00pm, Cope Auditorium – £10Robert Louis Stevenson’s story of murder, money and mutiny is brought to life in a thrilling new stage adaptation by Bryony Lavery, known for her successful and award-winning 1998 play Frozen.

Behind the Beautiful ForeversThursday 12 March, 7:00pm, Cope Auditorium – £10India is surging with global ambition. But beyond the luxury hotels surrounding Mumbai airport lies a makeshift slum, full of people with plans of their own. Will they make it? An adaption of the book by Pulitzer Prize-winner Katherine Boo.

The Hard Problem Thursday 16 April, 7:00pm, Cope Auditorium – £10Acclaimed playwright Tom Stoppard (Shakespeare in Love, Arcadia) returns to the National Theatre with his highly-anticipated new play The Hard Problem, about Hilary, a young psychology researcher at a brain science institute, who is nursing a private sorrow and a troubling question at work

Man and SupermanThursday 14 May, 7:00pm, Cope Auditorium – £10Academy Award® nominee Ralph Fiennes (The English Patient, Schindler’s List) plays Jack Tanner in this exhilarating reinvention of Shaw’s witty, provocative classic. A romantic comedy, an epic fairytale, a fiery philosophical debate, Man and Superman asks fundamental questions about how we live.

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LU Arts and Flix Present: National Theatre LIVE

MARKET TOWN Radar has invited seven internationally recognised artists, architects and designers to come to Loughborough for our new project Market Town. In partnership with the local community they will develop projects that support the future prosperity of the town centre. Taking the government commissioned Portas Review from 2011 as a starting point, the creative professionals will investigate how they can develop work that reimagines the town as a destination for ‘socialising, culture, health, wellbeing, creativity and learning’ (Portas Review), whilst seeking new ways to rethink and activate local economies. Alongside the artistic outputs we will take over a shop space in the town and programme talks, workshops and exhibitions that further add to the debate about what the future high street should look like.

Check our website for updates!

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BOOKING INFORMATION NOTE: Not all ticketed events advertised in the LU Arts brochure are bookable through our Ticket Agent, Loughborough Students’ Union. See the individual event pages on our website (www.arts.lboro.ac.uk) for booking information.

TICKET AGENTLoughborough Student’s Union (LSU), Union Building, Ashby Road, Loughborough, Leicestershire LE11 3TT.

By Phone: 01509 635 000Opening Hours Term Time: 8:30am-6:00pm, Monday-FridayOpening Hours Holidays: 9:00am-5:00pm, Monday-Friday

*Tickets can be purchased from the Box Office up to 4:00pm on the day of the event. Should you require tickets after that time call us on 01509 222 881 to check whether any tickets are available to purchase on the door.

ONLINEWe are reserving 75 tickets from the total available tickets for each show for sale online via the University online store. See links on events pages on www.arts.lboro.ac.uk.

TICKETSTickets are priced individually for each performance and usually include a concessionary rate for children (usually 16 years and under), students, senior citizens (60 years or over), registered disabled and wheelchair users, and unemployed. Proof of status may be required on purchase.

On all events, except NT Live screenings, we offer Loughborough University Students a special ticket rate of £5.

RESERVED TICKETSReserved tickets will be held for a maximum of three working days. After this time unpaid tickets will be put back on sale at the Box Office. Tickets reserved on the day of the performance will be held until 30 minutes prior to the performance.

WHEELCHAIR USERSWhen booking your tickets please advise the Box Office staff you will require a wheelchair accessible space in the auditorium.

PAYMENTPayment can be made by cash, or credit/debit card (excluding American Express).

COLLECT/POSTTickets can be collected in person from Loughborough Students’ Union or at the venue on the night. Loughborough Students’ Union are able to send you your tickets by post. There is a £1 charge for this service.

LOCATION AND PARKINGMartin Hall Theatre/Leonard Dixon StudioThere are a small number of parking spaces available for visitors near the main entrance to Martin Hall Theatre and Leonard Dixon Studio. Alternative parking is nearby on parking 9 on the University campus and parking 16 in front of the Cope Auditorium (see map).

Cope Auditorium/LU Arts Project Spaces/Art CafeThere are a small number of spaces available for visitors to park in front of the main entrance to the Cope Auditorium (parking 16) and to the side of the building (parking 17). Alternative parking may be found on the University campus via the main entrance.

During the day parking outside the Cope Auditorium is extremely limited and we recommend, wherever possible, you use public transport to arrive to our lunchtime concerts. The Kinchbus Sprint service stops outside the Cope Auditorium and can be caught from the train station and Loughborough town centre. A timetable can be found at www.kinchbus.co.uk/timetables/sprint

Cognito, LSUThere is a Pay & Display car park on the right as you enter onto the campus from the main entrance on Epinal Way before you get to the Security Office.

WHEELCHAIR ACCESSThe Cope Auditorium, Martin Hall and Cognito are situated on the ground floor and are fully accessible by wheelchair. The LU Arts Project Space are located on the first floor and are accessible by a lift and wheelchair lift. If you are attending an event taking place in the LU Arts Project Spaces please contact us to arrange assistance.

TICKETS OFFERS LOYALTY OFFERBuy tickets for two concerts at once and get a 10% discount on the total price. Buy tickets for three concerts at once and get a 15% discount on the total price. BRING YOUR FRIENDS OFFERBuy three tickets and get the fourth for just £5. FAMILY OFFERSave £6 on the total price to bring two adults and two children (under age 16). NOTE: Unfortunately we can’t offer discounts through the online store, so our ticket offers are available only at the Loughborough Students’ Union. We don’t allow for combined ticket offers. Ticket offers don’t apply to NT Live, free concerts or concerts by the University Choir.

E-mail: luarts@lboro.ac.uk

Tel: 01509 222 881

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Cope Auditorium & LU Arts Project SpaceEpinal Way, Loughborough University, LE11 3TU

Leonard Dixon Studio Martin Hall TheatreEpinal Way, Loughborough University, LE11 3TU

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A large print text version of this brochure is available on request. Contact us on 01509 222 881 or e-mail luarts@lboro.ac.uk

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