Contemporary music concerts in York
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Celebrating new music in York
York Late Music presents a series of concerts in York featuring an extensive selection of 20th and 21st century music, including many new works.
Concerts are normally on the first Saturday of each month from September to December 2022, and February to June 2023. The opening concert with the Delta Saxophone Quartet is on Friday 30 September 2022 (with lunchtime and evening concerts too, the next day).
Lunchtime Concerts
1pm to 2pm Saturday
Tickets just £5 online or on the door
Evening concerts
7.30pm to 9.30pm Saturday
Tickets £12/£10 online or on the door
(£5 for students)
Microtonal Trumpets / Side-Hustles
In two new articles on the site, Stephen Altoft describes the Microtonal Trumpet Project, with the 19-division trumpet, featured in the lunchtime concert on 24 March at 1pm; and James Williamson reveals the motive behind the programming of Ian Pace’s evening piano recital on 1 April at 7.30pm (Composers with a Side-Hustle).
Review: Gemini (December 2022)
Martin Dreyer has written an extensive review of Late Music’s December evening concert, featuring Gemini, celebrating composer Nicola LeFanu‘s 75th birthday. Of LeFanu’s Piano Trio (2003), he notes “as always with LeFanu, her orchestration is imaginative. It eventually reaches a harmonious conclusion, with trills in the piano as the strings disappear into the ether. Gemini interacted intuitively throughout”.
Listen: Podcast Interview series
In a series of podcasts on our “Listen” page, composer Hayley Jenkins interviews Late Music performers and fellow composers about pieces performed at this season’s Late Music concerts. Today, Hayley Jenkins chats to Ruth Lee, composer, harpist, and singer about her lunchtime recital on Saturday 4th March. Ruth talks about her work as a musical storyteller, her interests in themes concerning mythology, and her blending of folk tradition with contemporary classical music. Ruth also tells us how some of the pieces for this concert require an electro-acoustic setup with additional pedals, taking the pedal harp to new and interesting places.
Late Music blog
Upcoming concerts »
Ivana Peranic (cello) and Rachel Fryer (piano)
April 1 @ 1:00 pmIan Pace (piano): Xenakis Centenary Concert — Composers with a Side Hustle
April 1 @ 7:30 pmLate Music children and young people’s project featuring York Music Centre Senior Concert Band, St. Aelreds and Osbaldwick Primary schools and the Chapter House Youth Choir
April 29 @ 1:00 pmFederico Pendenza (guitar) – Reginald Smith Brindle: a tribute
May 6 @ 1:00 pmThe New Matrix: A Tribute to Sir Harrison Birtwistle
May 6 @ 7:30 pmComposers competition workshop
June 2 @ 8:00 am - 5:00 pm
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Unitarian Chapel »
All concerts are performed in the historic Unitarian Chapel on St Saviourgate, York… read more »
Parking
Parking in St. Saviourgate itself is for local residents or for up-to-10 minute stays. The nearest public car parks are: the Shambles, Monk Bar, or Castle. For lunchtime recitals Sainsbury’s car park is convenient (but note the terms).
If coming from outside York you may prefer to use the Park & Ride services. Numbers 8 & 9 stop nearest the Chapel in Stonebow or Peaseholm Green, but any Park & Ride will get you into the City Centre.