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CONCERT: Carducci Quartet

Tue, 24 Mar 2009 15:30:19 GMT

Tuesday 21 April 2009
University Concert Hall, 19.30

Mozart ? Quartet in B flat, K458, ?Hunt?
Anthony Powers ? Quartet no. 2
Franck ? String Quartet

The ?Hunt? quartet is the fourth in a set of six quartets composed between 1782 and 1785, dedicated by Mozart to ?my dear friend Haydn?...

New MMus in Composition studentship for 2009-10

Tue, 24 Mar 2009 15:29:34 GMT

NEW! 1 full 1-year AHRC-funded Cardiff University studentship open to applicants for the MMus in Composition.

As a result of Cardiff University's successful bid for a Block Grant Partnership with the Arts and Humanities Research Council, a new funding opportunity has been created for student composers...

John Bird Lecture-Recital: Nicola Loten (Cardiff University)

Tue, 24 Mar 2009 15:27:35 GMT

'Handel's London Contemporaries: A lecture-recital of 18th-century
music by lesser-known London composers'

To be held in the Concert Hall Foyer

Nicola Loten (baroque flute and recorders, Cardiff University)
Thomas Breeze (harpsichord)

School of Music announces 10 postgraduate studentships for 2009-10

Tue, 24 Mar 2009 15:27:00 GMT

The School of Music is delighted to announce that it will fund up to 10 full and fees-only postgraduate studentships to be taken up in 2009-10...

CONCERT: Cardiff University Chamber Orchestra

Tue, 24 Mar 2009 15:25:49 GMT

Wednesday 25 March 2009
University Concert Hall, 19.30

David Ponsford (conductor)
Catherine Al-Ghabra (soprano)
Elizabeth Hipkins (flute)

Haydn ? Symphony No. 22, ?The Philosopher?
Haydn ? March in C for windband
Mozart ? Flute concerto in D major, K314
Mozart ? Vado ma dove, K583
Schubert ? Symphony No. 5

The University Chamber Orchestra will perform a beautiful selection of classical Viennese music...

CONCERT: O Duo

Tue, 24 Mar 2009 15:08:08 GMT

Tuesday 24 March 2009
University Concert Hall, 19.30

O Duo?s repertoire spans more than 300 years and is a mix of popular classics and accessible contemporary music played on two marimbas, vibraphone and a huge array of percussion...

CONCERT: 'Brass through the ages'

Fri, 30 Jan 2009 11:46:38 GMT

Tuesday 17 February 2009
University Concert Hall, 19.30

BBC National Orchestra of Wales Chamber Players
Mark Eager (conductor)
Philippe Schartz (trumpet)

Gabrieli - Pian e Forte
Harrison Birtwistle - Placid Mobile
Christian Morris - New work (World premiere)

The School of Music is delighted to welcome Philippe Schartz, Principal Trumpet with the BBC National Orchestra of Wales...

John Bird Lecture: Toby Thacker

Fri, 30 Jan 2009 11:44:29 GMT

17 February 2009
'Meyer's Mansfelder Oratorium in 1950: Tensions Behind the Realist Facade?'

Toby Thacker (Cardiff University)

New York Philharmonic commissions Arlene Sierra

Mon, 26 Jan 2009 09:50:15 GMT

The New York Philharmonic has commissioned Arelene Sierra to write a work for performance in New York in December 2009. The new piece will be premiered at Symphony Space on Broadway on 17 December as part of 'Contact', the New York Philharmonic's New Music Series featuring what the orchestra's Composer-in-Residence, Magnus Lindberg, has described as "voices of our time"...

125-Anniversary Lecture by Professor Roger Scruton

Mon, 26 Jan 2009 09:49:05 GMT

'Understanding Wagner's Ring: The Composer as Philosopher'
Professor Roger Scruton, School of Music
Tuesday 3 February 2009, 16.30

The School of Music is delighted to announce that, as part of Cardiff University's 125 Anniversary, Professor Roger Scruton will visit the School on 3 February 2009 to give a Public Lecture.

CONCERT: Chroma

Wed, 21 Jan 2009 10:59:53 GMT

Tuesday 10 February 2009
University Concert Hall, 19.30

Julian Grant - Strike Opponent's Ears with Both Fists
John Cooney - Songlines
Dai Fujikura - Poison Mushroom
Arlene Sierra - Surrounded Ground
George Crumb - Black Angels

Chroma is passionate about all types of music and its programming is diverse. The aim is to present interesting, stimulating programmes that broaden the audience?s musical horizons...

National Youth Orchestra GB award to Cardiff music student

Wed, 21 Jan 2009 10:59:16 GMT

Congratulations to second-year student Gareth Ceredig on being honoured by the NYOGB for 'the most outstanding contribution to the orchestra' in 2008. Gareth, who featured prominently in the percussion section when the National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain appeared at the 2008 BBC Proms...

CONCERT: The Kenneth Loveland Gift 2008 Winner's Recital

Wed, 21 Jan 2009 10:58:17 GMT

Tuesday 3 February 2009
University Concert Hall, 19.30
Liubov Ulybysheva (cello)

Beethoven - Sonata in D major, op. 102 no. 2
Britten - Sonata for Cello and Piano
Brahms - Sonata NO. 2 for Cello and Piano in F Major op. 99

Liubov Ulybysheva, winner of the Kenneth Loveland Gift award 2008, presents an exciting programme. The concert begins with perhaps the most fascinating of Beethoven's five cello sonatas, poised between the middle and late periods of his creativity...

CONCERT: Carducci Quartet

Wed, 21 Jan 2009 10:57:00 GMT

Tuesday 27 January 2009
University Concert Hall, Corbett Road

Haydn - Quartet in E flat major, op. 33 No. 2, 'The Joke'
Shostakovich - Quartet in C minor No. 8, op. 110
Mendelssohn - Quartet in F minor, op. 80

Haydn was a unique master of musical language, its grammar and syntax. Part of that mastery is wit and humour, and the ability, like the very best of comic actors, to time a joke...

CONCERT: University Chamber Choir with the Swansea Bach Choir

Mon, 17 Nov 2008 16:27:45 GMT

bSaturday 22 November 2008/bbrbSt David's Metropolitan Cathedral Cardiff, 19.30/bbrbrJohn Hugh Thomas (conductor)brCatherine Mackintosh (violin)brbrMendelssohnbrbrHor mein BittenbrMein Gott warum hast du mich verlassen (Psalm 22)brRichte mich Gott (Psalm 43)brVeni DominebrMonteverdi - Mass for four voicesbrLassus - MotetsbrBiber - Passacaglia in G minorbrBach - Partita in D minor BWV1004brbrTwo chamber choirs combine to present this concert of some of Mendelssohn's grandest vocal music...

CONCERT: Carducci Quartet

Mon, 17 Nov 2008 16:26:43 GMT

bTuesday 18 November 2008/bbrbUniversity Concert Hall, 19.30/bbrbrHaydn - String Quartet in F sharp minor Op. 20 No. 4brBartok - Quartet No. 1brMendelssohn - Quartet in A minor Op. 13brPiazzolla - Four for tangobrbrThis Haydn quartet is one of his most thought-provoking with a wide expressive range and reaching a conclusion, not in merriment, but in a melancholy fugue...

CONCERT: Cardiff University Chamber Orchestra and Choral Society

Tue, 11 Nov 2008 12:25:33 GMT

bFriday 14 November 2008/bbrLlandaff Cathedral, 19.30brbrHandel - Music for the Royal FireworksbrHaydn - Terzetto 'Mi sembra un sogno' from 'L'incontro improvviso'brVivaldi - Concerto in C major for two trumpetsbrHaydn - Mass in B flat, TheresienmessebrbrHandel wrote this grand suite to accompany a great fireworks display in Green Park, London, held to celebrate the treaty of Aix-La-Chapelle...

John Bird Lecture (Clair Rowden)

Tue, 11 Nov 2008 12:23:41 GMT

John Bird Lecture (Clair Rowden)brTues 11 Nov 2008, 16.30brbrThese lectures, which are open to the public, take place on Tuesday afternoons at 4.30 pm...

CONCERT: Paul Carey Jones and Llyr Williams

Tue, 11 Nov 2008 12:22:40 GMT

Tuesday 11 November 2008brUniversity Concert Hall, 19.30brbrGerald Finzi - Let us Garlands BringbrIvor Gurney - Is My Team Ploughing?brMansel Thomas - Y BarddbrMervyn Burtch - When Satan FellbrMansel Thomas - The Rising of GlyndwrbrMervyn Burtch - OzymandiasbrRichard Elfyn Jones - Four poems of Gerard Manley Hopkins (World premiere)brSchubert - Heine settings from SchwanengesangbrSchubert - Der Schifferbr Litaneibr An Sylviabr An die MusikbrJohn Morgan Lloyd - Sant GofanbrMeirion Williams - AberdaronbrLisa Lehmann - Myself When YoungbrJohn Ireland - Great ThingsbrMeirion Williams - Aros Maer Mynyddau MawrbrbrThe School of Music is proud to present Llyr Williams and Paul Carey Jones in a song recital that also explores songs by Welsh composers...

Final-year student appointed Composer-in-Residence

Fri, 24 Oct 2008 12:47:26 BST

It has just been announced that final-year music student Tom Davoren has been appointed Composer-in-Residence for the renowned Desford Colliery Band, whose awards include winning the National, European and World Championships...

CONCERT: Cardiff University Symphony Orchestra

Fri, 24 Oct 2008 12:40:34 BST

Saturday 1 November 2008brUniversity Concert Hall, 19.30brbrConductor: Mark EagerbrbrRalph Vaughan Williams - Symphony No. 2 A London SymphonybrbrTo mark the 50th anniversary of Vaughan Williams's death this concert features one of his most beguiling symphonies...

Cardiff music students on BBC Radios 2 and 3

Fri, 24 Oct 2008 12:39:15 BST

A 2008 graduate and a final-year student make their broadcasting debuts on BBC national radio this autumn...

Anthony Powers: Riverwork is sixth premiere of 2008

Fri, 03 Oct 2008 09:59:41 BST

2008 has been a busy year for Anthony Powers, with six of his works receiving their world premieres. On 13 November, as part of the British Music Information Centre's 'Cutting Edge' series, his latest composition, Riverwork, for mezzo-soprano and ensemble, will be given its world premiere...

John Bird Lecture (Jonathan Stock)

Thu, 02 Oct 2008 16:03:10 BST

John Bird Lecture (Jonathan Stock) brTues 7 Oct 2008, 16.30brbrThese lectures, which are open to the public, take place on Tuesday afternoons at 4.30 pm...

John Bird Lecture (Tim Hughes)

Thu, 02 Oct 2008 16:01:13 BST

John Bird Lecture (Tim Hughes)brTues 14 Oct 2008, 16.30brbrThese lectures, which are open to the public, take place on Tuesday afternoons at 4.30 pm...

Cardiff music students on BBC TV

Tue, 23 Sep 2008 16:26:06 BST

Students are seldom idle during the summer vacation, and this year has been notable for the appearance of a number of the School of Music's current and former students on BBC Television...

Cardiff rated top in Music in 2008 National Student Survey

Tue, 23 Sep 2008 16:24:27 BST

Cardiff undergraduate students have given the School of Music the highest overall satisfaction rating of any UK Music Department - 96% - in the 2008 National Student Survey...

CONCERT: Carducci Quartet

Tue, 23 Sep 2008 16:21:24 BST

Tuesday 14 October 2008brUniversity Concert Hall, 19.30brbrBenjamin Britten - String Quartet No. 1 Op. 25 (1941)brPhilip Glass - String Quartet No. 4brBeethoven - String Quartet in C Op. 50 No. 3brbrbrThe internationally acclaimed Carducci Quartet begins its residency at the University with an exciting programme...

CONCERT: 125th Anniversary Gala Concert

Tue, 23 Sep 2008 16:23:51 BST

125th Anniversary Gala ConcertbrSunday 19 October 2008brWales Millennium Centre, 16.00brbrDennis O'Neill (tenor), Cardiff University School of Music Chamber Choir, Cardiff International Academy of Voice and Orchestra of Welsh National OperabrbrThis year the University is celebrating its 125th Anniversary and a special concert will be held at the Wales Millennium Centre on Sunday 19 October 2008 to mark the occasion...

CONCERT: Student Showcase

Mon, 28 Apr 2008 10:44:35 BST

Student ShowcasebrWednesday 30 April 2008brUniversity Concert Hall, 19.30brbrCardiff University Contemporary Music GroupbrbrAn annual concert showcasing Cardiff student composers? latest works...

CONCERT: The Schubert Ensemble

Thu, 24 Apr 2008 11:17:03 BST

Tuesday 29 April 2008brUniversity Concert Hall, 19.30br(pre-concert talk, 18.30)brbrThe Schubert EnsemblebrbrMartinu Piano QuartetbrButler Sequenza Notturna (2002) for piano quartetbrDvorak Piano Quartet No. 2 in E flat major Op. 87brConcert Hall Foyer, 18.30: Anthony Powers in conversation with Martin ButlerbrbrBohuslav Martinu has been hailed as one of the outstanding Czech composers of the twentieth century...

CONCERT: Cardiff University Chamber Choir

Wed, 16 Apr 2008 10:36:02 BST

University Chamber ChoirbrSaturday 26 April 2008brLlandaff Cathedral, 19.30brbrCardiff University Chamber ChoirbrbrChoral works by Bouzignac, Villette, and Durufle's RequiembrNot much detail exists about the life and work of Guillaume Bouzignac, although he spent most of his life in Tours, where the manuscript containing most of his surviving works was rediscovered in 1905...

CONCERT: Cardiff University Chamber Orchestra

Tue, 15 Apr 2008 16:39:06 BST

Wednesday 23 April 2008brUniversity Concert Hall, 19.30brbrDavid Ponsford (conductor)brElin Davies (horn)brKathryn Francis (flute)brbrBeethoven Overture: 'Coriolan' Op. 62brMozart Horn Concerto No.4 in E flat K495brDanzi Flute Concerto No. 2 in D minor Op. 31brMozart Symphony No. 36 in C major 'Linz' K425brbrBeethoven's Overture to Heinrich von Collin's play appeared in 1807, and takes us on a journey from the implacably proud General?s unyielding opening gesture to the determination of his fate...

John Bird Lecture: Berta Joncus (Oxford)

Tue, 01 Apr 2008 08:53:36 BST

Tues 15 April 2008, 16.30 brJohn Bird Lecture: Berta Joncus (Oxford) brbr' 'And Fashion Makes Me Sing': Eighteenth-Century English Ballad Opera and the Birth of a Popular Music Industry'

Professor Alun Hoddinott (1929-2008)

Mon, 31 Mar 2008 12:02:27 BST

The distinguished Welsh composer, and former Professor of Music at Cardiff, Alun Hoddinott died on 11 March 2008 aged 78.

CONCERT: Helen Field, Jeremy Huw Williams and Nigel Foster

Mon, 31 Mar 2008 12:01:12 BST

Tuesday 22 April 2008brUniversity Concert Hall, 19.30 (pre-concert talk, 18.30)brbrHelen Field (soprano)brJeremy Huw Williams (baritone)brNigel Foster (piano)brbrStrauss Zueignung, Allerseelen, Das Geheimnis, MorgenbrSierra Streets and RiversbrBarber Sure on this Shining NightbrMozart Abendempfindung, Das Veilchen, Nun, liebes Weibchen, Der Vogelfanger, Klinget, Glockchen, klinget!, Crudel! Perche finora, Deh vieni alla finestra, La ci darem la manobrConcert Hall Foyer, 18.30: Jeremy Huw Williams in conversation with Arlene Sierra

CONCERT: An Evening with Ali Jihad Racy

Mon, 31 Mar 2008 11:58:03 BST

Tuesday 15 April 2008brUniversity Concert Hall, 19.30 (pre-concert talk, 18.30)brbrProfessor Ali Jihad RacybrbrTarab: Music of Enchantment from the Middle East. An Evening with Ali Jihad RacybrConcert Hall Foyer, 18.30: John Morgan O'Connell in conversation with Ali Jihad RacybrbrAli Jihad Racy is a performer, composer and Professor of Ethnomusicology at the University of California at Los Angeles. Born in Lebanon, he comes from a well-known family of artists, scholars, and academicians and is internationally recognized for his extraordinary musicianship and his numerous publications

Dutilleux awarded Honorary Fellowship at Festival

Mon, 31 Mar 2008 11:37:34 BST

img src=http://www.cardiff.ac.uk/music/images/08dutilleuxaward_web.jpgbrCardiff University has awarded an Honorary Fellowship to one of the world's major living composers. Henri Dutilleux received the award at a festival weekend, Discovering Dutilleux.

Cardiff College Song

Mon, 31 Mar 2008 11:34:06 BST

Recorded at the School of Music the Cardiff College Song is an inspiration to us all!

Judith Weir awarded Queen's Medal for Music 2007

Mon, 31 Mar 2008 11:32:55 BST

Congratulations to Professor Judith Weir who has been awarded the distinguished Queen's Medal for Music 2007, the first composer to be so honoured.

Gorecki awarded Honorary Fellowship in Poland

Mon, 31 Mar 2008 11:28:49 BST

img src=http://www.cardiff.ac.uk/music/images/2008HMGsitting_web.JPGbrAt a ceremony in the Polish mountains on 14 January 2008, the distinguished Polish composer Henryk Mikolaj Gorecki was awarded an Honorary Fellowship by Cardiff University.