Experience the booming sounds of bronze gongs alongside the mellifluous sounds of strings and choir as Gamelan Sekar Petak joins forces with musicians from Eoferwic Strings and the University’s student-led vocal group Animas. Join them for an evening of discovery as they explore how Javanese instruments interact with Western instruments in the music of Lou Harrison and IM Harjito, as well as in new works by York-based composers.
The presence of Bach is strong in this German Romantic programme. Although the choice of German texts for Brahms’ A Ger…
Following a string of sold-out concerts, University Jazz Band returns to celebrate the music and artistry of legendary …
Award-winning pianist Daniel Grimwood and internationally renowned historical clarinettist Emily Worthington team up to…
Students take over the Sir Jack Lyons Concert Hall to showcase the breadth of musical talent from across the University…
In a thrilling new collaboration between The 24, Manchester Baroque and soloists from I Fagiolini (to be repeated in Ma…
Praised for his unfailingly communicative playing, Leon McCawley has been delighting audiences worldwide since winning …
Bach’s most extended passion setting is arguably one of the greatest compositions of all time. It contrasts the vivid, …
The Prelude from Wagner’s groundbreaking opera Tristan und Isolde introduces the famous ‘Tristan chord’, an unusual dis…
Half-remembered journeys across post-industrial Yorkshire. At first impression, it appears to be a journey through a un…
Join University Baroque Ensemble on International Women’s Day to celebrate the musical tastes and talents of Queen Char…
Through sad, reflective pavans and sorrowful songs, the University of York Consort of Viols and singers from the Univer…
In 1738 the violinist Michael Christian Festing saw two poverty-stricken young boys dragging donkeys along a busy Londo…
