Leicestershire Musical Events 2004

The list below gives details of musical events which took place in the Leicestershire area in 2004. Although now passed (but hopefully not forgotten), they are retained here for interest.

 

Date

Society

Programme

Venue

11 January 2004

International Chamber Music series

Imogen Cooper (piano) & Sonia Wieder-Atherton (cello) perform Schumann: Fünf Stücke in Volkston; Beethoven: Cello sonata in G minor, op.5/2; Judas Machabeus Variations; Rachmaninov: Sonata for cello & piano

De Montfort Victoria Suite
Time: 11.00 am

15 January 2004

Lunchtime Concert: Phillip Dyson

Piano Recital of classics, Scott Joplin and ‘The Warsaw Concerto’

New Walk Museum, Leicester
Time: 1.05 - 1.55 pm

17 January 2004

Leicestershire Chorale, with the Leicestershire Schools Symphony Orchestra

Orff: Carmina Burana; Andrew Carter: New Commission

De Montfort Hall
Time: 7.00 pm

19 January 2004

Philharmonia

Janacek: Sinfonietta; Mozart: Piano concerto no.23 K488; Dvořak: Symphony no.9; conductor Jiri Belohlavek

De Montfort Hall

24 January 2004

University of Leicester Celebrity Recital

Chiao-Ying Chang (piano) plays Mozart: Sonata in C K.330; Schubert: 4 Impromptus D.899; Chopin: Nocturnes Op.27; Preludes Op.28

Richard Attenborough Centre

24 January 2004

University Sinfonia, conducted by Michael Sackin

Alison Print (violin) & Louise Clarke (oboe) perform J.S. Bach: Concerto in C minor; Orchestral Suite No.3; Sinfonia from Cantata 42

Stoneygate Baptist Church, London Road

28 January 2004

University of Leicester Lunchtime Series

Katherine Manley (sop), Stephen Waterhouse (piano); includes arias from Idomeneo; Massenet's Manon; Debussy's L'enfant prodigue; & songs by Richard Strauss, Mahler & Walton

Floor 10, Charles Wilson Building
Time: 12.45 pm

29 January 2004

Lunchtime Concert: Young Musicians from Chetham's School of Music

String quartet and flute pieces by Mozart and Beethoven

New Walk Museum, Leicester
Time: 1.05 - 1.55 pm

31 January 2004

Charnwood Orchestra

Boyce: Symphony no.5; Strauss: Serenade; Mozart: Adagio in E & Rondo in C (solo - Nic Fallowfield); Brahms: Serenade no.1

Cope Auditorium, Loughborough
Time: 7.45 pm

4 February 2004

University of Leicester Lindsay Series

Haydn; Bartok; Dvořak

Fraser Noble, London Road

4 February 2004

University of Leicester Lunchtime Series

Charles Moore Collection - Dr Stephen Weston introduces the brass instruments

Floor 10, Charles Wilson Building
Time: 12.45 pm

7 February 2004

Bardi Orchestra

Rossini: Thieving Magpie Overture; Mozart: Clarinet Concerto (soloist Mark van de Wiel); Berlioz: Symphonie Fantastique

De Montfort Hall

10 February 2004

Philharmonia

De Falla: Suite El amor brujo; Nights in the gardens of Spain; Ravel: Daphnis & Chloe suite no.2; Ravel: Bolero; soloist Josep Colom; conductor: Rafael Fruhbeck de Burgos

De Montfort Hall

12 February 2004

Lunchtime Concert: Bartholdy Trio

Piano, Violin and Cello trios by Saint-Saëns and Schumann

New Walk Museum, Leicester
Time: 1.05 - 1.55 pm

14 February 2004

Tudor Choir (in aid of Rainbows)

Music by Dowland, Mozart, Elgar, Gershwin, Bernstein, with First Performance of Peter Crump's Sing, sing ye birds a joyous song

Fraser Noble, London Road

15 February 2004

Wyvern Singers

Sung Eucharist & Evensong

Leicester Cathedral
Time: ???

18 February 2004

University of Leicester Lindsay Series

Haydn; Bartok; Dvořak

Fraser Noble, London Road

21 February 2004

Leicester Symphony Orchestra

Michael Berkeley: Gregorian Variations; Tchaikovsky: Violin Concerto (Min Jin); Mahler: Symphony No.1

De Montfort Hall
Time: 7.45 pm

21 February 2004

Recital in aid of Cruse, with Andrée Back (sop), David Clark (tenor), Brian Davis (harp)

Trevor Hold: Glasgerion Song Cycle for tenor & harp; Philip Cannon: 5 Chansons de Femmes; John Thomas' Music for Harp; William Harris: Songs; Schumann: Duets

Fraser Noble, London Road

25 February 2004

University of Leicester Lunchtime Series

Galina Vale (guitar): Liszt: Hungarian Rhapsody No.2; Paganini: Caprice No.24; de Falla: Danza No.2 from ‘La Vide Breve’; Stepan Rak: Romanian Dance; Mozart: Turkish Rondo

Floor 10, Charles Wilson Building
Time: 12.45 pm

26 February 2004

Lunchtime Concert: Philharmonia Brass Ensemble

Pachelbel, Copland, Scheidt, Weill & Gershwin

New Walk Museum, Leicester
Time: 1.05 - 1.55 pm

28 February 2004

University Singers & the Musical & Amicable Society Baroque Orchestra

Handel: Theodora, with Diana Sharp (sop.), Sara Norris (mezzo), James Gilchrist (tenor), James Arthur (bass)

St James the Greater Church, London Road
Time: 6.30 pm

5 March 2004

University of Leicester Recital

Emily Van Evera (sop), Matthew Wadsworth (lute), Maria Cleary (harp) perform music by 17th Century Italian composers: Francesca Caccini & Barbara Strozzi

Fraser Noble, London Road

6 March 2004

Griffin Singers

“Sacred & Secular”

Blaby Baptist Church

6 March 2004

Philharmonia

Copland: Appalachian Spring; Barber: Violin concerto (soloist Gil Shaham); Adams: Chairman Dances; Bernstein: Symphonic dances from West Side Story; conductor David Zinman

De Montfort Hall

6 March 2004
POSTPONED

Recital by Richard May (cello) & Jeremy Kimber (piano)POSTPONED

POSTPONED: new date to be announced

Emmanuel Church, Loughborough

6 March 2004

Rutland Sinfonia

Brahms: Tragic Overture; Dvořak: Cello concerto, with Rebecca Hewes (cello); Sibelius: Symphony no.2

St Peter's Church, Oundle

6 March 2004

Student Orchestras, Choirs & Bands

To be announced

Queens Hall, Percy Gee Building

7 March 2004

International Chamber Music Series

Marianne Thorsen (violin), Graham Oppenheimer (viola), Nicholas Jones (cello), Martin Roscoe (piano) play Mahler: Piano Quartet Movement; Copland: Piano Quartet (1950); Brahms: Piano Quartet in G minor Op.25

De Montfort Hall
Time: 11.00 am

10 March 2004

University of Leicester Lunchtime Series

Bernard Roberts (piano): Bach: French Suite No.5 in G; Stephen Dodgson: Sonata No.5 (1992); Beethoven: Sonata in A Op.101

Floor 10, Charles Wilson Building
Time: 12.45 pm

10 March 2004

University of Leicester Recital

‘A Little Night Music’ including Mozart: Divertimento in E K.563; Partsongs & Motets sung by the Modern Language Choir, conducted by Robert Kenny

Fraser Noble, London Road

11 March 2004

Lunchtime Concert: Young Jazz Musicians from Purcell School of Music

Louis Armstrong & Duke Ellington standards

New Walk Museum, Leicester
Time: 1.05 - 1.55 pm

13 March 2004

Beauchamp Choral

Concert with ‘Flute Sounds’ for Rotary Club of Oadby

Trinity Methodist, Oadby

13 March 2004

Cecilian Singers

Celebrity Concert with Emma Kirkby & Anthony Rooley. Includes: Carissimi: Jephte; and a special performance of Galliard's The Morning Hymn written 300 years ago with text from Milton's Paradise Lost

St James the Greater, Leicester
Tickets: £12.50 from Bryan Summerfield (0116 264 0865), Lynne Holland (0115 933 2896), Classic Tracks (0116 253 7700)

13 March 2004

University Sinfonia, with Simon Lebens (piano)

Haydn: Overture Armida in B flat; Symphony no.77 in B flat; Mozart: Piano concerto No.18 in B flat, K.456; Schubert: Symphony no.5 in B flat

Fraser Noble, London Road

16 March 2004

Arts in Education

Easter Gala Concert

De Montfort Hall
Time: 7.00 pm

16 March 2004

University of Leicester Lindsay Series

With Kathryn Stott (piano): Dvořak & Elgar piano quintets

Fraser Noble, London Road

19 March 2004

M.A.N.A.

Duncan Honeybourne (piano), Aquilla Winds; including Sonja Grossner's Piano Sonata ‘Legacy’; Schumann: Fantasy in C Op.17

Fraser Noble, London Road

20 March 2004

Charnwood Orchestra

Dvořak: The Noon Witch; Cello Concerto (solo - Eduardo Vassallo); Symphony no.8

Rawlins Community College, Quorn
Time: 7.45 pm

20 March 2004

Leicester Philharmonic Choir, conducted by John Rutter

Parry: I was glad; Blest Pair of Sirens; Williamson: Procession of Palms; Rutter: Gloria; Birthday Madrigals; Feel the Spirit

De Montfort Hall

20 March 2004

Leicestershire Chorale, with The Leicestershire Camerata

Haydn: The Seasons

The Cope Auditorium, Loughborough University

20 March 2004

University of Leicester Recital

Simon Crawford-Phillips, Philip Moore (piano duo) play music by J.S. Bach, Schubert, Mendelssohn, Ravel & joe Duddell

Richard Attenborough Centre

25 March 2004

Lunchtime Concert: Nicholas Daniel (oboe) & Britten Sinfonia Soloists

Mozart, Schubert, Lennox Berkeley & Franç

New Walk Museum, Leicester
Time: 1.05 - 1.55 pm

26 March 2004

University of Leicester Recital

Uni-Part presents ‘The Magic of Mozart’

Fraser Noble, London Road

27 March 2004

City of Leicester Singers

Handel: Messiah

St James the Greater, Leicester

27 March 2004

Music in Lyddington

Wissam Boustany (flute) & Vanessa Latarche (piano): Hummel: Sonata in D Op.50; Mendelssohn: Rondo Capriccioso; Gabriel Pierné: Sonata Op.36; Ian Clarke: Zoom Tube; Gabriel Fauré: Sonata

St Andrew's, Lyddington

27 March 2004

Rutland Choral Society

Vivaldi: Gloria; Schubert: Mass in G

Oakham Parish Church

3 April 2004

Hinckley Choral Union

Mozart: Requiem

St Peter's Catholic Church, Hinckley

3 April 2004

Leicester Bach Choir

Mendelssohn: Elijah

Leicester Cathedral

3 April 2004

Wyvern Singers

Concert

Sheepy Magna Church

4 April 2004

International Chamber Music Series

‘Alia’ play Onslow: String Quintet in C minor Op.38; John Woolrich: Duo of Violin & Viola (World Premier); Dvořak: String Quintet in E flat Op.97

De Montfort Hall
Time: 11.00 am

17 April 2004

Shepshed Singers & Charnwood Choral Society with Charnwood Orchestra conducted by Andew Goff

Rutter: Requiem; Elgar: Songs from the Bavarian Highlands

Emmanuel Church, Loughborough

17 April 2004

Leicester Early Music Festival

Festival Launch

Guildhall, Leicester
Time: 12.00 - 2.00 pm

24 April 2004

Music in Lyddington

Talisman (guitar, violin, accordian) play Gypsy, Russian, Ukrainian & Jazz music

St Andrew's, Lyddington

24 April 2004

University of Leicester Modern Languages Choir

“All in the April Evening”

St Mary's, Stoughton

3 May 2004

Bardi Orchestra

Wagner: Prelude & Liebestod from Tristan und Isolde; Barber: Cello Concerto (soloist David Cohen); Brahms: Symphony no.1 in C minor

De Montfort Hall

6 May 2004

University of Leicester Modern Languages Choir

Charity Concert for LOROS

Fraser Noble, London Road

8 May 2004

University of Leicester Choral Society

Workshop on Handel's Coronation Anthems, with Giles Turner

Queen's Hall, Percy Gee Building
Time: 10.30 am
Performance: 4.30 pm

8 May 2004

University of Leicester Wind Band & Big Band

Includes music by Derek Bourgeois, Holst, Strauss & Rossini

Fraser Noble, London Road

8 May 2004

RAC Presentation

Corazon Flamenco Dance, voice & guitar

Richard Attenborough Centre

9 May 2004

International Chamber Music

“Alia” play Brahms String Quartets op.111 & 115

De Montfort Hall
Time: 11.00 am

12 May 2004

Philharmonia

Tchaikovsky: Overture Romeo & Juliet; Prokofiev: Violin concerto no.2 (soloist Viktoria Mullova); Shostokovich: Symphony no.10; conductor Mikko Franck

De Montfort Hall

12 May 2004

University of Leicester Lunchtime Concert

Archduke Trio: Schumann: Fantasy pieces op.88; Beethoven: Trio in C minor op.1 no.3

Floor 10, Charles Wilson Building
Time: 12.45 pm

15 May 2004

Beauchamp Choral

Concert including Dvořak: Stabat Mater (excerpts)

Trinity Methodist, Oadby

15 May 2004

Music in Lyddington

Llyr Williams (piano): Debussy: Preludes, books 1 & 2; Szymanowski: Five Mazurkas; Chopin: Polonaise op.44; Nocturne op.48/1; Berceuse op.57

St Andrew's, Lyddington

15 May 2004

Rutland Sinfonia

Walton: Crown Imperial; Beethoven: Piano concerto no.2, with Ronan Magill (piano); Elgar/Payne: Symphony no.3

Uppingham Memorial Hall, with pre-concert talk with Anthony Payne at 7.00 pm

20 May 2004

Leicester Symphony Orchestra

Rossini; Mozart: Horn Concerto (Steve Bell); Bruckner: Symphony No.4

De Montfort Hall

21 May 2004

Leicester Philharmonic Choir

Mozart: Requiem, with London Mozart Players

De Montfort Hall

22 May 2004

Leicester Early Music Festival

Come & Sing

St Mary de Cstro
Time: 2.00 - 5.00 pm

22 May 2004

University of Leicester Choral Society

Dvořak: Cello concerto in B minor (soloist Simon Davison); von Suppe: Overture ‘Poet & Peasant’; Elgar: Enigma variations

Fraser Noble, London Road

23 May 2004

Leicester Early Music Festival

Junior Performance Competition

New Walk Museum, Leicester
Time: 2.30 - 4.45 pm

24 May 2004

Leicester Early Music Festival

Organ Recital

Leicester Cathedral
Time: 1.05 - 1.35 pm

25 May 2004

Knighton Chamber Orchestra

Inaugural Concert: Handel: Arrival of the Queen of Sheeba; Mozart: Divertimento in D K.136; J.S. Bach: Concerto for oboe & violin; Haydn: Symphony no.104 “London”

Stoneygate Baptist Church, London Road

25 May 2004

Leicester Early Music Festival

Organ Recital

Leicester Cathedral
Time: 1.05 - 1.35 pm

26 May 2004

Leicester Early Music Festival

Opening Recital: Quadriga (Austria) present a Candlelit Champagne Concert

St Mary de Castro, Leicester
Time: 8.00 pm

26 May 2004

Leicester Early Music Festival

Organ Recital

Leicester Cathedral
Time: 1.05 - 1.35 pm

27 May 2004

Leicester Early Music Festival

Organ Recital

Leicester Cathedral
Time: 1.05 - 1.35 pm

27 May 2004

Leicester Early Music Festival

Concert to be announced

St Mary de Castro, Leicester

28 May 2004

Leicester Early Music Festival

Organ Recital

Leicester Cathedral
Time: 1.05 - 1.35 pm

28 May 2004

Leicester Early Music Festival

Ghost Walk

Castle Park
Time: 8.00 pm

28 May 2004

Leicester Early Music Festival

Junior Workshop

Great Hall, Leicester Castle
Time: 9.30 am - 3.30 pm

29 May 2004

Leicester Early Music Festival

Concert: Longslade Consort

St Mary de Castro, Leicester
Time: 12.30 pm

29 May 2004

Leicester Early Music Festival

Masque

St Mary de Castro, Leicester
Time: 3.00 pm

29 May 2004

Leicester Early Music Festival

Dance/Music Spectacular: Kings and Commoners: Pepys at London

St Mary de Castro, Leicester
Time: 8.00 pm

30 May 2004

Leicester Early Music Festival

Sung Eucharist

St Mary de Castro, Leicester
Time: 11.00 am

30 May 2004

Leicester Early Music Festival

Evensong

St Mary de Castro, Leicester
Time: 6.30 pm

30 May 2004

Leicester Early Music Festival

Passacaglia: Coffee House Music

St Mary de Castro, Leicester
Time: 8.00 pm

31 May 2004

Leicester Early Music Festival

Instrumental Workshop

Leicester Castle
Time: 9.30 am

31 May 2004

Leicester Early Music Festival

Choral Workshop, including Sung Eucharist

St Mary de Castro, Leicester
Time: 9.30 am - 1.45 pm

31 May 2004

Leicester Early Music Festival

Family Day

Castle Park, Leicester
Time: 12.00 - 5.00 pm

31 May 2004

Leicester Early Music Festival

Concert: Courtlye Music

St Mary de Castro, Leicester
Time: 5.00 pm

1 June 2004

Leicester Early Music Festival

Jeni Melia (soprano), Kathryn Hamilton-Hall (alto) & Chris Goodwin (baritone/lute): The Lost Art of Wooing

Guildhall, Leicester

2 June 2004

Leicester Early Music Festival

Peter Bull (hurdy-gurdy/lute/dulcimer: From Bad King to Good Queen Bess

Guidhall, Leicester

3 June 2004

Leicester Early Music Festival

Special investigation into the effects of hearing music in both modern and baroque pitch. Illustrated talk by the Festival Director with live music in both pitches by The Longslade Consort

Guildhall

4 June 2004

Leicester Early Music Festival

Sociall Musick - Finalists National Early Music Competition 2003

Guidhall, Leicester
Time: 5.15 pm

4 June 2004

Leicester Early Music Festival

Whisky Tasting

Guidhall, Leicester
Time: 6.30 - 8.30 pm

4 June 2004

Leicester Early Music Festival

Sociall Musick - Finalists National Early Music Competition 2003

Guidhall, Leicester
Time: 9.00 pm

5 June 2004

Leicester Early Music Festival

Festival Finale: Michala Petri (recorder) & Lars Hannibal (archlute/guitar)

St Mary de Castro, Leicester

6 June 2004

Market Harborough Singers, with piano duo Nettle and Markham

Brahms: Requiem, sung in English - a recreation of the first English performance

New Walk Museum, Leicester
Time: 7.00 pm

6 June 2004

Philharmonia

Sibelius: En Saga; Piers Hellawell: Double concerto (soloists Christian Lindberg & Hagah Hardenberger); Stravinsky: Petruska (1947); conductor Thierry Fischer

De Montfort Hall

11 June 2004

Leicester Early Music Festival

Wine Tasting & concerts ?

Guidhall, Leicester
Time: 6.30 - 8.30 pm; followed by concert (see next entry)

11 June 2004

Leicester Early Music Festival

Lachrymae Consort

Guidhall, Leicester
Time: 9.00 pm

11 June 2004

Leicester International Festival

Joanna MacGregor Celebrity Piano Recital

New Walk Museum

11 June 2004

University of Leicester Presentation

Piano recitals by local children

Floor 10, Charles Wilson Building
Time: 7.00 pm

12 June 2004

Leicester Early Music Festival

Champagne & concert

Guidhall, Leicester
Time: 7.00 pm for 7.30 pm

12 June 2004

Leicester International Festival

Festival Ensemble: Robert Schumann: Piano Trio; Clara Schumann: Piano Trio; Poulenc: Oboe & Clarinet Sonata; Schubert: String Trio; Musgrave: Ring out wild bells

New Walk Museum

12 June 2004

Leicestershire Chorale

Martinu: Otvirani Studanek; William Schuman: Pioneers; Charpentier: Messe de Minuit; Ives: Turn Ye, Turn Ye

Holy Cross Priory, Leicester

13 June 2004

Leicester International Festival

Sam-Yo senior Ensemble

Y Theatre
Time: (afternoon)

13 June 2004

Leicester International Festival

John Williams, John Etheridge & Patrick Bebey

De Montford Hall

15 June 2004

Leicester International Festival

Festival Ensemble + Janice Galloway (author of ‘Clara’): Schumann: Romances; Mendelssohn: Piano Trio; Musgrave: Duo for flute & oboe

New Walk Museum

16 June 2004

Cecilian Singers

An Evening of Music for Rainbows. Lighthearted programme of music and readings promoted by Inner Wheel of Soar Valley

Noseley Hall, nr Billesdon
Tickets from 0116 259 6317

16 June 2004

Leicester International Festival

Mark Padmore & Festival Ensemble: Schubert: Die Schöne Müllerin; Variations for flute & piano

New Walk Museum
Time: 1.00 pm

16 June 2004

Leicester International Festival

John Lenehan & Festival Ensemble: Silent Movies brought to life

Phoenix Arts
Time: 8.00 pm

16 June 2004

University of Leicester Lunchtime Concert

University Wind Ensemble play Mozart

Outside Library or, if wet, Floor 10 Charles Wilson Building
Time: 12.45 pm

16 June 2004

University of Leicester Music Societies

Duruflé: Requiem; Vivaldi: Concerto for 2 trumpets in D; J.S. Bach: Brandenburg Concerto no.3 in G; Wagner: Seigfried Idyll

Holy Cross Priory, Wellington Street

17 June 2004

Leicester International Festival

Acoustic Triangle (double bass, saxophone & piano)

New Walk Museum

18 June 2004

Leicester International Festival

Joy Farrall & Thea King ‘An English Legacy’: Music for clarinet & piano

New Walk Museum
Time: 1.00 pm

18 June 2004

Leicester International Festival

Festival Ensemble: Mozart: Piano Quartet; Schumann: Piano Duo; Poulenc: Flute Sonata; Musgrave: Threnody

New Walk Museum

19 June 2004

Charnwood Orchestra

Elgar: Cockaigne; Britten: Violin concerto (solo - Thomas Bowes); Beethoven: Symphony no.5

St James the Greater, Leicester
Time: 7.45 pm

19 June 2004

Leicester International Festival

Kaushiki Chakrabarty: Indian Vocalist

Phoenix Arts

19 June 2004

Loughborough Male Voice Choir

Patrons Concert

Baptist Church, Baxtergate, Loughborough
Time: 7.00 pm

19 June 2004

Market Bosworth Festival
Emma Kirkby (soprano) and Anthony Rooley (lute)

Orpheus and Corinna: Music from 17th century England

St Peter's Church, Market Bosworth
Time: 7.00 pm

19 June 2004

Music in Lyddington

Allegri String Quartet: Bartok: Quartet no.2; Borodin: Quartet no.2; Janacek: Quartet no. 2 (Intimate Letters)

St Andrew's, Lyddington

19 June 2004

Wyvern Singers

Concert

St Helen's, Sibbertoft

20 June 2004

Market Bosworth Festival
National Youth Jazz Orchestra

Open air concert of easy-listening jazz. Traditional Hog-Roast

Bosworth Battlefield, near Market Bosworth

20 June 2004

Philharmonia

Janacek: Taras Bulba; Dvořak: Cello concerto (soloist Han-Na Chang); Symphony no.6; conductor Sir Charles Mackerras

De Montfort Hall

21 June 2004

Leicester International Festival

Master Class with Han-Na Chang (cello)

Richard Attenborough Centre
Time: 10.00 am - 12.30 pm

25 June 2004

Wyvern Singers

Concert

Blaby District Council Chamber

26 June 2004

Bardi Orchestra

Debussy: Prelude à l'après-midi d'un faune; Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto (soloist Alina Ibragimova); Beethoven: Symphony no.7

De Montfort Hall

26 June 2004

Cantamici

America! including Copland: In the beginning; Ned Rorem: From an Unknown Past (song cycle)

To be announced

26 June 2004

Charnwood Choral Society

Summer Songs, from Elgar to Novello

Barrow on Soar Parish Church

26 June 2004

Leicester Bach Choir

Haydn: Little Organ Mass; Gibbons: This is the record of John; J.S. Bach: O Jesu Christ, mein Lebens Licht; Vivaldi: Gloria (excerpts); Stanford: Magnificat & Nunc Dimittis in C; Brahms: Geistliches Lied; Mendelssohn: Verlich uns Frieden; Psalm 13; Schubert: Ständchen

St Thomas's, South Wigston

26 June 2004

Leicestershire Chorale

Music for a summer evening, including Charpentier: Messe de Minuit
Tickets: £10, concessions £7

All Saints Church, Pickwell

2 July 2004

Philharmonia

Film Music

De Montfort Hall

3 July 2004

Hinckley Choral Union

St Cecilia Mass

To be announced

3 July 2004

University of Leicester Sinfonia

Dvořak Centenary Concert: Wind Serenade in D minor Op.44; Czech Suite Op.39; Symphony No.5 in F

Fraser Noble, London Road

10 July 2004

Music in Lyddington

Hanover Band - clarinet, viola, cello & piano: Mozart: Kegelstadt Trio for clarinet, viola & piano; Beethoven: Sonata for cello & piano in F op.5; Schubert: Arpeggione Sonate for viola & piano; Beethoven: Trio in B flat for clarinet, cello & piano op.11

St Andrew's, Lyddington

23 August 2004

Leicester Early Music Festival

Organ recital by John Bence

St Mary de Castro
Time: 12.30 - 1.00 pm

24 August 2004

Leicester Early Music Festival

Organ recital by John Bence

St Mary de Castro
Time: 12.30 - 1.00 pm

25 August 2004

Leicester Early Music Festival

Organ recital by John Bence

St Mary de Castro
Time: 12.30 - 1.00 pm

26 August 2004

Leicester Early Music Festival

Organ recital by John Bence

St Mary de Castro
Time: 12.30 - 1.00 pm

27 August 2004

Leicester Early Music Festival

Organ recital by John Bence

St Mary de Castro
Time: 12.30 - 1.00 pm

27 August 2004

Castle Park Festival

Golden Age of Music, with Yvette Adams & John Bence

Guildhall
Time: 5.00 - 6.00 pm

27 August 2004

Castle Park Festival

A Taste of the Cosmopolitan:music from C14th, C16th & C18th London, with The Longslade Consort

Guildhall

9 September 2004

Lunchtime Concerts

Lunchtime Violin & Piano Recital, by Rafal Zambrzycki-Payne & Anthony Hewitt. Bach: Sonata in B minor; Fauré: Sonata in A; Szymanowski: Dance from ‘Harnasie’

New Walk Museum & Art Gallery
Time: 1.05 - 1.55 pm

18 September 2004

MANA

Peace Concert

Fraser Noble, London Road
Time: 7.00 pm

18 September 2004

Music in Lyddington

Mediva play Mediterranean music from the Middle Ages

St Andrew's, Lyddington

19 September 2004

Local pianists

Charity Concert for Save the Children

Fraser Noble, London Road

23 September 2004

Lunchtime Concerts

Lancier Brass Quintet Lunchtime Concert: Jim Parker: The Bullfight; Anthony Plog: Four Sketches; Purcell arr. Stephen Roberts: Dido's Lament; Bach arr. Luther Henderson: Blue Bach; Morley Calvert: Suite from the Monteregian Hills. Concert followed by free Brass Instrument Demonstration.

New Walk Museum & Art Gallery
Time: 1.05 - 1.55 pm + 2.10 - 2.45 pm

24 September 2004

DNP Productionz

1, 2 Da Show, in concert with Lloyd Banks/G-unit Recording artist, T.O.K Reggea Recording artist, Prezidency Recording artists and others. Hip-Hop/RnB/Reggea

Dutchess Stadium
Gates open: 5.30 pm

25 September 2004 CANCELLED

Rutland Sinfonia CANCELLED

Elgar: Frossart Overture: Tchaikovsky: Violin Concert, with Nadia Wijzenbuk; Dvořak: Symphony no.9 “From the New World” CANCELLED

St Neot's Parish Church CANCELLED

29 September 2004

Philharmonia, with Peter Jablonski (piano), Tugan Sokkhiev (conductor)

Stravinsky: Firebird Suite; Rachmaninov: Rhapsody on a theme of Paganini; Symphonic Dances

De Montfort Hall

1 October 2004

University of Leicester, with Young-Choon Park (piano)

Chopin: Scherzo in B flat minor op.31; Nocturne in B op.31; Nocturne in D flat op.27/2; Debussy: Pour le Piano; Schubert: Sonata in A minor D845

Fraser Noble, London Road

1 October 2004

Uppingham Concerts

The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, with Michael Whight and Uppingham Scholar Rebecca Palmer (clarinet), Jack Gibbons (conductor). Schubert: Symphony no.8 “Unfinished”; Mozart: Clarinet Concerto; Saint Saens: Havanaise; Mendelssohn: Symphony No.3 “Scottish”

Uppingham School Memorial Hall

2 October 2004

Leicestershire Chorale

Purcell concert with Fitzwilliam Quartet

St Philip's, Evington

6 October 2004

University of Leicester, with Lindsay Quartet and Paul Watkins (cello)

Mozart: Quartet in G K387; Tippett: Quartet 1; Schubert: Quartet in C D956

Fraser Noble, London Road

7 October 2004

Lunchtime Concerts

Glen Inanga Lunchtime Piano Recital. Music by Nigerian composers and African American composers influenced by African Culture: Christopher Onyeji, Akin Euba, Randy Weston, Bode Omojola, Hale Smith, Joshua Uzoigwe. Black History Season Event.

New Walk Museum & Art Gallery
Time: 1.05 - 1.55 pm

9 October 2004

Bardi Symphony Orchestra, with Murray McLachlan (piano)

Beethoven: Piano Concerto no.5 “Emperor”; Mendelssohn: Symphony no.3 “Scottish”

De Montfort Hall

9 October 2004

Charnwood Choral Society

Popular songs and solo instruments

Mountsorrel Methodist Church

10 October 2004

Leicester International Chamber Music Series

Steven Osbourne (piano): Brahms: Rhapsody op.79/1 om B minor; Liszt: 4 pieces from Harmonies poetiques et religieuses; Schubert: Sonata in B flat D960

De Montfort Hall
Time: 11.00 am

13 October 2004

University of Leicester Lunchtime Series

Robin Leonard (baritone) & Stuart Smith (piano). “Love is all around”: Music by Schubert, Schumann, Brahms, Strauss, Bizet, Fauré, Debussy, Ravel, Vaughan Williams, Ireland, Finzi and Britten

Music Room, Floor 10, Charles Wilson
Time: 12.45 pm

15 October 2004

University of Leicester

Paul Cox (piano). Bach: Partita no.2 in C minor; Beethoven: Sonata in F minor op.2/1; Sonata in F minor ‘Appassionata’; Brahms: Rhapsody in G minor op.79/2; Shostakovich: Prelude in G minor op.23/5; Prelude in E flat op.23/6

Music Room, Floor 10, Charles Wilson

18 October 2004

University of Leicester

Tamsin Little (violin) & Martin Roscoe (piano). Schubert: Sonata in D; Brahms: Sonata no.3 in D minor; Strauss: Sonata in E flat

Richard Attenborough Centre

19 October 2004

University of Leicester

Modern Languages Choir. Sacred and secular choral music

Leicester Cathedral

20 October 2004

University of Leicester Lunchtime Series

Abigail Johnson & Ann Ward (piano duet). Mozart: Sonata in B flat; Ravel: Mother Goose Suite; Clementi: Sonata in E flat; Lambert: Three black pieces for the white keys

Music Room, Floor 10, Charles Wilson
Time: 12.45 pm

21 October 2004

Lunchtime Concerts

Margaret Fingerhut Lunchtime Piano Recital: Piano Landscapes. Ireland: The Island Spell; The Towing Path; Equinox; Liszt: Vallee d'Oberman; MacDowall: Woodland Sketches; Debussy: L'Isle Joyeuse.

New Walk Museum & Art Gallery
Time: 1.05 - 1.55 pm

22 October 2004

University of Leicester

Knighton Chamber Orchestra, Karen Silverwood (violin), Phil Houghton (viola) & Gail Hobbs (piano).Mozart: Symphony no.29 in A; Sinfonia Concertante for violin & viola in E flat; Piano concerto in A K488

Fraser Noble, London Road

23 October 2004

Music in Lyddington

David Childs (euphonium): Gordon Jacob: Fantasia; Roland Szentpali: Ducati SPS 916; Rimsky-Korsakov: Flight of the Bumble Bee; Paganini: Carnival of Venice

St Andrew's, Lyddington

26 October 2004

Philharmonia, with Yefim Bronfman (piano), Charles Dutoit (conductor)

Berlioz: Beatrice et Benedict Overture; Symphonie Fantastique; Beethoven: Piano Concerto No.4

De Montfort Hall

27 October 2004

University of Leicester Lunchtime Series

Warren Mailley-Smith (piano). Mozart: Sonata in A K331; Liszt: Sonata in B minor

Music Room, Floor 10, Charles Wilson
Time: 12.45 pm

30 October 2004

University of Leicester Celebrity Concert, in memoriam Sir Fraser Noble

Ibbotson Thomas Lebens Trio. Shostakovich: Trio in C minor; Mozart: Fantasia in D minor; Rondo in D; Debussy: Ondine; La cathedrale engloute; Beethoven: Trio in B flat “Archduke”

Fraser Noble, London Road

3 November 2004

University of Leicester Lunchtime Series

Nathanaelle Marie (violin) & Barry Collett (piano). Schubert: Sonata in G minor; Elgar: Sonata in E minor

Music Room, Floor 10, Charles Wilson
Time: 12.45 pm

6 November 2004

Leicester Bach Choir, with Joanne Lunn

J.S. Bach: Alles nur nach Gottes Willen (Cantata No.72); Haydn: Nicolaimesse; C.P.E. Bach: Magnificat

Leicester Cathedral

10 November 2004

University of Leicester

Lindsay Quartet. Mozart: Quartet in D minor K421; Tippett: Quartet 2; Schubert: Quartet in D minor “Death & the Maiden”

Fraser Noble, London Road

11 November 2004

Cantamici & Guthlaxton Band

Concert of music & readings in aid of Homestart

St James the Greater, London Road

11 November 2004

Leicester Symphony Orchestra

Tchaikovsky: Rococco Variations and Andante Cantabile (cellist Natalie Clein); Dvořak: Symphony no.8; conducted by Nicholas Daniel

De Montfort Hall
Time: 7.45 pm

13 November 2004

Music in Lyddington

Academy of St Lawrence: Beethoven: Quintet for piano, oboe, clarinet & bassoon op.16; Poulenc: Trio for oboe, bassoon & piano; Stamitz: Quartet in E flat for oboe, clarinet, bassoon & horn; Mozart: Quintet K.452 for piano, oboe, clarinet, horn & bassoon

St Andrew's, Lyddington

13 November 2004

University Singers & Proteus Chamber Orchestra, with Eleanor Turner (harp)

Brahms: Songs for female voices, harp & two horns; Debussy: Danse sacrée et danse profane; Anthony Pither: Settings of poems by Pierre Reverdy (first performance); Fauré: Cantique de Jean Racine; Franck: Symphony in D minor

Fraser Noble, London Road

13 November 2004

Uppingham Concerts

Let Freedom Ring! Denys Baptiste and Tomorrow's Warriors; Denys Baptiste and his 11-piece jazz band celebrate Martin Luther King's “I have a dream” oration in a multi media presentation with music, words and images

Uppingham School Memorial Hall

17 November 2004

Philharmonia, with Steven Isserlis (cello), Richard Hickox (conductor)

Butterworth: Banks of Green Willow; Elgar: Cello Concerto; Vaughan Williams: Symphony No.2 “London” (to be confirmed)

De Montfort Hall

17 November 2004

University of Leicester Lunchtime Series

Voces Intimae Quartet. Haydn: Quartet in F op.77/2; Beethoven: Quartet in C minor op18/4

Music Room, Floor 10, Charles Wilson
Time: 12.45 pm

19 November 2004

Hinckley Choral Union

Medley from “Cats”

Concordia Theatre, Hinckley

20 November 2004

Leicester Philharmonic Choir

Mendelssohn: Elijah

De Montfort Hall

20 November 2004

University Orchestral Society

Includes Dvořak: Symphony no.8 in G

Fraser Noble, London Road

24 November 2004

University of Leicester Lunchtime Series

Nicholas Daniel (oboe) & Lucy Wakeford (harp). Music by Boccherini, Spohr & Britten

Music Room, Floor 10, Charles Wilson
Time: 12.45 pm

26 November 2004

University of Leicester

Moira Finch & Anthony Pither (pianos). Bach: Chorale from Cantata no.22, arr. Williams; Britten: Introduction & Rondo alla Burlesca; Mozart/Grieg: Fantasia in C minor; Anthony Pither: Suite (rearranging Beethoven's Bagatelles - first performance); and music by Joan Trimble & Rachmaninov

Music Room, Floor 10, Charles Wilson
Time: 12.45 pm

27 November 2004

Leicestershire Chorale

J.S. Bach: Christmas Oratorio

St James the Greater, Leicester

27 November 2004

Rutland Sinfonia

Haydn: Symphony no.70; Mozart: Sinfonia Concertante for wind; Beethoven: Symphony no.5

St Peter's Church, Oundle

27 November 2004

University of Leicester

University Symphonic Concert Band & Big Band provide lively entertainment!

Fraser Noble, London Road

28 November 2004

Bardi Symphony Orchestra

Family Favourites

De Montfort Hall
Time: 3.00 pm

28 November 2004

Leicester International Chamber Music Series

Pacifica String Quartet: Mendelssohn: Quartet in A minor op13; Ligeti: Quartet no.1 “Metemorphoses Nocturnes”; Beethoven: Quartet op131 in C sharp minor

De Montfort Hall
Time: 11.00 am

1 December 2004

Philharmonia, with Zoltan Kocsis (piano), Alexander Lazarev (conductor)

Tchaikovsky: Coronation March; Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto No.2; Prokofiev: Symphony No.5

De Montfort Hall

1 December 2004

University of Leicester

Lindsay Quartet. Mozart: Quartet in B flat “The hunt” Tippett: Quartet no.3; Schubert: Quartet in A minor

Fraser Noble, London Road

2 December 2004

Wyvern Singers

Christmas concert

Millfield Community Centre, Braunstone

3 December 2004

Musical & Amicable Society

Vivaldi: Four Seasons; Bach: Brandenburg Concertos nos 3 & 6

Fraser Noble, London Road

3 December 2004

Shepshed Singers

Christmas Concert

Kegworth Parish Church

4 December 2004

University of Leicester Choral Society and Proteus Chamber Orchestra, in aid of Laura Centre

Mozart: Requiem; Beethoven: Overture: Consecration of the House; Choral Fantasy

St James the Greater Church, London Road

4 December 2004

Uppingham Concerts

A Selection of Seasonal Music for Choirs and Audience including Haydn's ‘Nelson’ Mass and works by Rutter, Duruflé and Darke. Uppingham Choirs and Uppingham Chamber Orchestra

Uppingham School Memorial Hall

7 December 2004

Leicester City Male Voice Choir

A varied programme of music with monologues from Peter Knowles

Scraptoft Parish Church

7 December 2004

Modern Languages Choir

Christmas music

Fraser Noble, London Road

8 December 2004

Cecilian Singers

Christmas Soirée with guest artist Rebecca Carrington (an entertaining young cellist who is making her mark nationwide) An evening of seasonal music with a buffet supper

Fraser Noble, London Road

10 December 2004

Shepshed Singers

Christmas Concert

Holy Trinity Church, Barrow upon Soar

11 December 2004

Charnwood Choral Society

Handel: Messiah (Part 1); and other seasonal pieces

Loughborough

11 December 2004

Leicester Bach Choir

Christmas Concert, with collection for British Epilepsy Association

Leicester Cathedral

11 December 2004

Leicester City Male Voice Choir

Patrons Concert: varied programme including Christmas music and John Tearny Monologues

Earl Shilton Parish Church

11 December 2004

Wyvern Singers

Christmas Concert

St Peter's, Arnesby

15 December 2004

Leicester Early Music Festival

Christmas Celebration

Guildhall
Time: 5.00 - 8.00 pm

16 December 2004

Leicester Philharmonic Choir

Handel: Messiah (part 1) & carols

St James the Greater, London Road

17 December 2004

Kingfisher Chorale

Christmas Music and Readings

Guildhall
Time: 8.00 pm

17 December 2004

Wyvern Singers

Christmas Concert with Enderby Band

Braunstone Civic Centre

18 December 2004

Bardi Wind Orchestra

Christmas Festival

Holy Trinity, Regent Road

18 December 2004

Lutterworth & District Choral Society

“Tydings True” - seasonal music and readings

St Mary's, Lutterworth

19 December 2004

Kingfisher Chorale

Christmas Music and Readings

Guildhall
Time: 8.00 pm

20 December 2004

The Celestial 6, a group of musicians originally from Loughborough now studying at universities around the country

An evening feast of festive favourites both musical and poetic, including light-hearted Jazzy re-workings of much-loved christmas carols, as well as the more traditional ‘Christmas Concerto’ by Corelli, Messien's ‘La Nativite’ and selected seasonal poetry readings

All Saints Parish Church, Loughborough

22 December 2004

Kingfisher Chorale

Christmas Music and Readings

Guildhall
Time: 8.00 pm