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Concert Diary
2000-2001

Unless otherwise stated, all concerts are in the Sir Jack Lyons Concert Hall

Performance Diary
OCTOBER
18
Inaugural concert by the University's new ensemble-in-residence. Works by Edward Dudley Hughes, Gyrgi Ligeti, Gordon McPherson, Brian Ferneyhough, Jo Kondo, Elliott Carter 
25 SORREL STRING QUARTET
Haydn, Dvoák, Debussy 
NOVEMBER
1 PETER DONOHOE - piano
Mozart, Ravel, Schumann, Liszt 
8 SAINKHO & YAT KHA
A spell-binding double bill of Tuvan music 
11 NORTHERN SINFONIA - Central Hall
A celebration of JS Bach 
15/16 ROMAN DE FAUVEL Departmental Practical Project
A scintillating and colourful realisation of the classic medieval satire on life at the French court. 
17 ENGLISH NORTHERN PHILHARMONIA - Central Hall
Mozart, Schnittke and Beethoven 
22 UNIVERSITY CHAMBER CHOIR & YORKSHIRE BAROQUE SOLOISTS
Odes for St. Cecilia's Day by Henry Purcell, Daniel Purcell and John Blow. 
29 UNIVERSITY CHOIR & ENGLISH NORTHERN PHILHARMONIA
York Minster Saint-Saens Organ Symphony, Berlioz Te Deum
DECEMBER
6 UNIVERSITY ORCHESTRA
Birtwistle, Sibelius, Brahms 
8 NEW MUSIC GROUP
The Music of Hans Abrahamsen - A Portrait 
13 UNIVERSITY CHAMBER CHOIR & CHAMBER ORCHESTRA
"Dressed in an Italian coat" - works by Telemann and Handel
JANUARY
10 BACKBEAT Percussion Ensemble
Modern works combining virtuosity with accessibility: world music, jazz, theatrics and choreography. 
17 BELCEA QUARTET
Schubert and Janáek 
24 TRIO MEDIÆVAL
How shall I please? - English and Norwegian songs, mediæval carols, early Tudor songs and traditional Norwegian songs plus contemporary works. 
31 UNIVERSITY CHAMBER ORCHESTRA
Steven Baker, Beethoven Piano Concerto No.2, Haydn Symphony No.99
FEBRUARY
1 JOHN LENNON LECTURE
Robert Fripp gives the PRS John Lennon Popular Music Lecture 
7 UNIVERSITY WIND ORCHESTRA
Berlioz & Weill 
14 NEW MUSIC PLAYERS
Debussy, Janáek and Messiaen 
16 UNIVERSITY JAZZ ORCHESTRA
Swing standards & new compositions with special guest instrumentalist to be announced. 
21 HAUSMUSIK 
Chamber Music from Vienna 
22 LEIDER MASTERCLASS
Master class on early Leider with Thomas Guthrie
23 THOMAS GUTHRIE, PETER SEYMOUR
Lieder from Vienna 
28 UNIVERSITY CHAMBER CHOIR - St. Wilfrid's Church
Music for Ash Wednesday from the late Renaissance and early Baroque 
2 BBC PHILHARMONIC - Central Hall
Britten, Mahler and Elgar 
7 UNIVERSITY CHOIR
Works for choir and organ by Dvorak and Bruckner 
9 NEW MUSIC GROUP
The American Experimental Tradition 
14 UNIVERSITY ORCHESTRA
Webern, Debussy, Bartók
15 UNIVERSITY ORCHESTRA -Schools Matinee
Works from the programme of the 14th, presented specially for the 10-16 age group
APRIL
27/28 ELECTRO ACOUSTIC MUSIC
Cutting-edge electroacoustic music & computer animation, installations, workshops and an internet-broadcast.
MAY
2 SARAH BETH BRIGGS - Piano
Mozart, Beethoven, Brahms 
9 JOHN POTTER & NICKY LOSSEFF - tenor & piano
In the Street of Lost Time - early 20th century British works. 
16 NEW MUSIC PLAYERS
Philip Cashian, John Stringer, Toru Takemitsu 
23 GAMELAN SEKAR PETAK
Drawn from the Water -recreating the Javanese folk tale of Sangkuriang
24 MASTERCLASS - SARAH BETH BRIGGS
Three student pianists play Mozart. 
29 MAY TO 1 JUNE FINALS RECITALS
Programme & schedule available mid-May.
JUNE
6 UNIVERSITY CHAMBER CHOIR & CHAMBER ORCHESTRA
Stravinsky and Bruckner
13 MUSICAL SHOWCASE
Some of the Department's current outstanding performers present a showcase programme. 
15 UNIVERSITY JAZZ ORCHESTRA
Music for big band - old and new. 
20 UNIVERSITY CHOIR & NORTHERN SINFONIA - York Minster
Mozart & Haydn 
22 NEW MUSIC GROUP
Gabrieli, Brandt Stockhausen, David Blake, David Lumsdaine and John Stringer. 
27 UNIVERSITY ORCHESTRA
Ravel, Shostakovich and a new work by David Blake, conducting his last concert before retirement from the Department of Music. 

For further details of the Series which runs until June 2001 , please contact the University Box Office on 01904 432439 or via email at boxoffice@york.ac.uk or the Department of Music on 01904 432447.
Tickets for most concerts: £7.00 to £15.50 (concessions for senior citizens; Student/Unwaged £3.00). To book, contact the University Box Office on 01904 432439.
The University Box Office is open Mon - Fri, 12 - 4.30pm; 01904 432439, email boxoffice@york.ac.uk

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The University of York reserves the right to change programme details and performers without notice.
 
 
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