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    Stephen Altoft (19-Division Trumpet) — Friday 24 March 2023 @ 1pm
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    Ivana Peranic (cello) and Rachel Fryer (piano) — Saturday 1 April 2023 @ 1pm
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    Ian Pace (piano) — Saturday 1 April 2023 @ 7.30pm
    Xenakis Centenary Concert — Composers with a Side Hustle

Contemporary music concerts in York

Welcome back to live contemporary music. Featuring 20th and 21st century music, starting on Friday 30 September with a festival weekend… read more »

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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

James Williamson: composer and curator

31st March 2023

Stephen Altoft’s take on the Microtonal Project

15th March 2023

Xenakis Centenary – Composers with a Side Hustle

15th March 2023

Upcoming concerts »

  • Ivana Peranic (cello) and Rachel Fryer (piano)

    April 1 @ 1:00 pm
  • Ian Pace (piano): Xenakis Centenary Concert — Composers with a Side Hustle

    April 1 @ 7:30 pm
  • Late 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 pm
  • Federico Pendenza (guitar) – Reginald Smith Brindle: a tribute

    May 6 @ 1:00 pm
  • The New Matrix: A Tribute to Sir Harrison Birtwistle

    May 6 @ 7:30 pm
  • Composers competition workshop

    June 2 @ 8:00 am - 5:00 pm
See all concerts »

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.

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