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Concerts Spring/Summer 2024

Upcoming Performances

Reverie and Reflection: University of Warwick Symphony Orchestra & Chorus

Sun 10 Mar, 4pm

Butterworth Hall

Tickets: £11, £10, £7.50 (Under 26's), £5 Students
Join the University of Warwick Symphony Orchestra and Chorus for two halves of wonderful music. Featuring Parry’s famous anthem, ‘Blest Pair of Sirens’, Matthew Coleridge’s beautifully contemplative ‘Requiem’, Ravel’s rhapsodic ‘Tzigane’ and the explosive ’Symphonie Fantastique’ by Berlioz. Not to be missed!

Conductors: Tom Newall & Suzzie Vango
Soloists: Kishor Subramaniyam (violin) Imogen Russell (soprano) Themba Mvula (baritone) Isaac Laing (cello)

Summer Concerts

Appear and Inspire
University of Warwick Chamber Choir

Fri 21 Jun, 7pm

Helen Martin Studio

Tickets: £8, £7.50, £5 (Under 26's & Students)
The University of Warwick Chamber Choir bring you some of the most inspiring choral music from across the globe, spanning the centuries.

Programme to be announced soon, but will include music by Lobo, Smith-More, Pärt and Britten.

Conductor: Suzzie Vango

Finale!
University of Warwick Symphony Orchestra & Chorus

Sun 23 Jun, 4pm

Butterworth Hall

Tickets: £11, £10, £7.50 (Under 26's), £5 Students

The University Symphony Orchestra and Chorus join forces yet again to present their final concert of the season. Featuring orchestral music by Tchaikovsky and Vaughan Williams. Haydn’s Nelson Mass was one of the final six masses he composed and is considered a culmination of the best of his liturgical work. All these masterpieces represent the bounteous and vast careers of three prolific composers spanning over 200 years.

Conductors: Tom Newall & Suzzie Vango
Soloists: TBC

Lunchtime Concert Series

Lunchtime Concert Series, Nov - Michael Higgins (piano)

Thu 9 Nov, 1pm

Ensemble Room
Tickets: £5, FREE for Under 26s
Make the most of lunchtime with a fabulous performance by the pianist Michael Higgins.

Pianist and composer Michael Higgins has performed at major venues throughout the UK, as well as across Europe and further afield in Australia, New Zealand, and the Solomon Islands. His choral works have been performed and broadcast internationally and are published by Oxford University Press.

Michael studied at the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire, the Royal Academy of Music, London, and at the Franz Liszt Academy of Music, Budapest supported by the Joseph Weingarten Memorial Trust. He has recently been honoured as an Associate of the Royal Academy of Music.

Afterwards there will be an opportunity to meet and talk to the artists over a free hot drink. All ages welcome to attend.

Lunchtime Concert Series Dec - Kadialy Kouyate, (kora & voice)

Thu 7 Dec, 1pm

Ensemble Room
Tickets: £5, FREE for Under 26s
Make the most of lunchtime with a fabulous performance by the kora and vocalist Kadialy Kouyate.
Born into the great line of Kouyate Griot in Southern Senegal, Kadialy Kouyate’s kora playing and singing style, both as a soloist and in different ensembles, have been appreciated in many prestigious venues including the Royal Festival Hall, the 02 Arena, the National Theatre, the Royal Albert Hall and Clarence House. Kadialy has also played venues and festivals across the world, touring to Europe, Australia and North America. Kadialy has released several albums, and makes regular radio and television appearances.

Afterwards there will be an opportunity to meet and talk to the artists over a free hot drink. All ages welcome to attend.