Sheffield Cathedral & University of Sheffield
Summer Music and Arts Festival 2010
Thursday 03 – Sunday 13 June

The Summer Festival ... ...  is the result of the continuing artistic, collaborative partnership between the University of Sheffield and Sheffield Cathedral. The Festival delivers a jam packed series of events exploring music, film, literature, contemporary art, local history, current trends, world cultures and much more. Top

A few highlights from this year's exciting and eclectic programme The Festival opens with a trip down memory lane in “The Reel Monty and a Shopaholic’s Guide to 1970s Sheffield”, exploring an era when Sheffield was crowned “the Shopping Capital of the North” and had Christmas illuminations to rival Blackpool!  Local legend, poet Ian McMillan will lead an enlightening evening of poetry and jazz with the Impressions Jazz Quintet.  In a follow up event to last year’s sensational cinematic masterpiece, Nosferatu the Vampire, two more iconic greats from the horror silent film genre, “The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, and the Cabinet of Dr Caligari” both with improvised live organ, and an Electric Prom.  With all ticket prices under £10, and a number of free events, there is something for everyone. www.musicandartsfestival.co.uk (ticket sales and info – credit and debit cards) 0114 222 8777 (ticket sales only – credit cards) 0114 222 0499 (enquiries only) Top

Thursday 03 June - The Reel Monty and a Shopaholic's Guide to 1970s Sheffield 13:15 Free Lunchtime Recital: Asian Music Ensemble Admission: Free and tickets are not required 19:30 The Reel Monty and a Shopaholic's Guide to 1970s Sheffield THE REEL MONTY The Reel Monty comprises of two short films which documented Sheffield in its `boom and bust´ era of the 1970s. "City on the Move", and "Sheffield International City" shows Sheffield depicted as a swinging city of tourism and commerce. It boasts long-gone icons like the Hole in the Road (an award-winning subterranean, pedestrianised area with shops, tropical fish tank and all-weather escalators), The Fiesta nightclub (the biggest in Europe at the time), the Sheffield Show in its heyday, Millhouses Park lido and Park Hill's 'streets in the sky.´ A SHOPAHOLICS GUIDE TO 1970s SHEFFIELD The mere thought of a Meadowhall in the seventies would have been laughed off the high street, it wouldn´t have stood a chance as Sheffield city centre offered a shopping experience like nowhere else in the land. The Shopaholics Guide to 1970s Sheffield revisits the era of department stores like Pauldens, Cockaynes, Walshes and Redgates and the time the city boasted Christmas illuminations to rival Blackpool! The City Centre's retail heritage is remembered in an illustrated talk by Neil Anderson (author of a book with the same title), packed with rare photos and memoirs of the people that made the forgotten era when the Steel City was renowned as the shopping capital of the North! Tickets: £5, £3 (concessions), £2 (students/unwaged) Top

Friday 04 June - Poetry & Jazz - Ian McMillan and the Impressions 13:15 Free Lunchtime Recital: Peter Warring (piano) Admission: Free and tickets are not required 19:30 Poetry and Jazz, Ian McMillan and the Impressions Ian McMillan has been a poet, broadcaster, commentator and programme-maker for over 20 years. He founded Versewagon (later re-named Circus of Poets), a performance poetry group with John Turner and Martyn Wiley, and appears regularly at arts events nationwide. He often appears on television and radio and contributes articles to the Mail on Sunday, The Guardian, the Barnsley Chronicle, Q, Mojo, Poetry Review and the Yorkshire Post. His poems have been published in many magazines and newspapers including The Observer and the Evening Standard, and broadcast on numerous television and radio shows, including BBC1's Football Focus. He also hosts BBC Radio 3´s The Verb. Thrilling audiences for the past 4 years, Impressions are an exciting jazz quintet based in Sheffield featuring the stunning vocals of Karen Lake with a cool line up of Pete Lyons on tenor saxophone, Jez Matthews on piano, Rich Keates on double bass and Brian Bestall on drums. Come and see them perform a cool set of swinging standards, sultry ballads and hot Latin rhythms from the likes of Stanley Turrentine, Madeleine Peyroux and Antonio Carlos Jobim! The impressions Jazz numbers will be interspersed by the wise words of Ian McMillan, in an entertaining and enlightening evening not to be missed! Tickets: £8, £5 (concessions), £2.50 (students/unwaged) Top

Saturday 05 June - Krar Collective 13:15 Free Lunchtime Recital: Jessop Piano Trio Admission: Free and tickets are not required 19:30 Krar Collective Led by a former star pupil of Ethiopiques vibraphone legend Mulatu Astatke, Krar Collective present a stunning programme of music and dance from different parts of Ethiopia. The ancient 5 or 6-stringed krar harp is associated with the azmari story-telling minstrel tradition. Accompanied by simple kebero drums and led by an accomplished vocalist, this trio of musicians create a surprisingly complete sound, full the other-worldly magic of Ethiopian modes and driven by hypnotic rhythms. The dancers present a number of pieces (often re-enacting scenes of village life) in colourful traditional dress and with jaw-droppingly energetic folk dances unique to Ethiopia. Tickets: £8, £5 (concessions), £2.50 (students/unwaged) Top

Sunday 06 June - Department of Music End of Year Concert 10:30 Choral Eucharist Bruckner Mass in E minor Sheffield University Brass and Voices Admission: Free and tickets are not required 18:30 Choral Evensong (Schola Cantorum) Maria Matrem Virginum MCGLYNN NOON Responses WAYNE MARSHALL in C Litanies à la Vierge Noire POULENC Admission: Free and tickets are not required 20:00 Department of Music End of Year Concert Students, and Staff of the University of Sheffield Department of Music, present a programme of music to celebrate the end of the academic year. Representing the all aspects of the Department´s work, the programme will include performances of orchestral, choral, chamber, world and contemporary music. The event will also mark the departure of the final year students, and will celebrate their achievements. Tickets: £8, £5 (concessions), £2.50 (students/unwaged) Top

Monday 07 June - Sheffield's Lost Symbols 13:15 Free Lunchtime Recital: Sheffield University Big Band (SUBB) Admission: Free and tickets are not required 19:30 Sheffield's Lost Symbols The Lost Symbol is a 2009 novel by American writer Dan Brown, and is the sequel to the best selling `The Da Vinci Code.´ It is the third Brown novel to involve the character of Harvard University symbologist Robert Langdon, focusing on Freemasonry, the story takes the form of a deadly race through a real-world labyrinth of codes, secrets, unseen truths, and draws attention to the popularity of a visual language we have largely lost. Sheffield is home to a number of its own lost symbols. A brief stroll around the City Centre, you will find evidence of Freemason symbolism etched on buildings dating back centuries. The Very Reverend Peter Bradley, teams up with a Freemasonry expert Dr Andreas Onnerfors to explore why Dan Brown´s work is so intriguing, if the rituals and imagery described is fact or fiction, in an illustrated talk bursting with images from the book´s setting. In addition they will host a tour, pointing out Sheffield´s hidden symbols you never knew existed! Tickets: £5, £3 (concessions), £2 (students/unwaged) Top

Tuesday 08 June - Electric Prom 13:15 Free Lunchtime Recital: David Palmer (tenor), Pauline Garrett (piano) Admission: Free and tickets are not required 17:45 Choral Evensong RUTTER responses MOORE in A Ave Maria BIEBL Admission: Free and tickets are not required 19:30 Electric Prom Screaming Maldini is a band of six from Sheffield who combine complex melodies and unpredictable harmonies, with a lot of energy. Screaming Maldini played its first live date in June 2009, showcasing their distinctive look of pink and white, and have recently released their debut EP. The group have also recently signed to Alcopop Records, debuted their first music video and embarked on a nationwide tour. Following in the footsteps of Robbie Williams, Dizzee Rascal, Doves, Dame Shirley Bassey and Smokey Robinson, the Electric Prom format will see the group presenting orchestral and choral arrangements of their sensational songs, combined with some of the classics in a unique and rare programme where popular music of the 21st century meets the classical greats. Nick Cox (vocals/guitar), Tom Robinson (drums), Andy Nesbitt (trumpet), Chris Noble (keyboard), Annie Rushworth (bass), Gina Walters (vocals/percussion) University of Sheffield Orchestra and Choir Tickets: £5, £3 (concessions), £2 (students/unwaged) Top

Wednesday 09 June - Twilight, Vampires, and the Uncanny 13:15 Free Lunchtime Recital: Lee Horne (piano) Admission: Free and tickets are not required 17:45 Choral Evensong PLAINSONG responses PLAINSONG Canticles with Organ Versets Dieu Saint ESCAICH Admission: Free and tickets are not required 19:30 Twilight, Vampires and the Uncanny In 2005, author Stephenie Meyer debuted Twilight, the young-adult vampire-romance novel that took the world by storm. The novel became an instant bestseller, and to date, has sold 17 million copies worldwide, spent over 91 weeks on the New York Times Best Seller list, and been translated into 37 different languages. The novel (and its sequels) have inspired 2 film adaptations, both to huge commercial success grossing more than $450 million worldwide. The Twilight phenomenon has prompted a series of spin-off shows, and literature, and vampires are suddenly the hot topic in present cultural trends. In an illustrated talk, Twilight-Vampires and the Uncanny, explores our current obsession with Vampires, the mythology and history behind their existence, the bizarre concept of a vegetarian vampire, in a must see for all who currently obsessed with the Cullens, and the vampire craze! Tickets: £5, £3 (concessions), £2 (students/unwaged) Top

Thursday 10 June - The Painter, the Frenchman, and the Organist 13:15 French Music Concert: Susan Yarnall (piano), Matthew Redfearn (trumpet) and Stephanie Pitts (piano) Admission: free and tickets are not required 17:45 Choral Evensong Tu es Petrus PALESTRINA LEIGHTON responses SUMSION in G Seigneur prends pitié de nous ESCAICH Admission: Free and tickets are not required 19:30 The Painter, the Frenchman and the Organist THE PAINTER: Mark Rowan-Hull is a highly successful abstract painter, whose large, vibrant, colourful canvasses are inspired by the colours he hears in music. Rowan-Hull believes that he himself experiences synaesthesia, 'sounds ring musically, colours speak', colours evoking musical tones or tastes suggesting colours. THE FRENCHMAN: In addition to his Requiem Mass, for which he is probably most famous, French organist and composer Maurice Duruflé is known for a small number of extraordinary compositions. His works, which, due to his crippling self-criticism, number only 14, are all based on Gregorian chant. Characteristically, these melodies, which retain their original suppleness, are surrounded by complex modal harmonies that are generated by an intricate web of textures. THE ORGANIST:  Anthony Gowing is currently Assistant Master of the Music at Sheffield Cathedral, which involves him working with the Cathedral´s Choirs as Accompanist and Director. After a spell at The Royal Academy of Music in London, Anthony has worked as an organist, pianist and singer. He was a semi-finalist in the 2007 St. Albans International Organ Competition, and has recently studied with Thierry Escaich in Paris. This event aims to explore interpretation; how Maurice Duruflé interpreted Gregorian chant and subsequently worked this material into his compositions, how the organist interprets what he sees on the page, and how the painter interprets what he hears. In addition to hearing some of Duruflé´s most loved and cherished compositions, will be the opportunity to find out about the life and work of these three extraordinary artists. This event is sponsored by the Friends of Sheffield Cathedral. Tickets: £8, £5 (concessions), £2.50(students/unwaged) OR With buffet afterwards Tickets: £13, £10 (concessions), £7.50(students/unwaged) Top

Friday 11 June - The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, and the Cabinet of Dr Caligari 14:00 Sing! Admission: Free and tickets are not required 17:45 Choral Evensong DARKE in F O how Glorious HARWOOD Admission: Free and tickets are not required 21:00 The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, and the Cabinet of Dr Caligari A sequel event to last year´s sell-out Nosferatu the Vampyre, two further cinematic horror masterpieces of the silent film genre. Prepare to be spooked in a late night screening, the perfect architectural setting, and improvised organ accompaniment by virtuoso Darius Battiwalla. Based on the Robert Louis Stevenson novel, Dr. Jekyll's enthusiasm for science and his selfless acts of service have made him a much-admired man, although he is criticized for his reluctance to experience the more sensual side of life. After visiting a music hall and admiring an alluring young dancer, Jekyll becomes fascinated with the two contrasting sides of human nature, and becomes obsessed with the idea of separating them. After extensive work in his laboratory, he devises a formula that allows him to alternate between two completely different personalities, his own and that of a brutish, lascivious person whom he names Hyde. It is not long before the personality of Hyde begins to dominate Jekyll's affairs… In one of the most influential films of the silent era, the annual fair descends on a sleepy town in Germany, where Francis and his best friend Alan attend an exhibition by hypnotist Dr. Caligari. Little do they know this has a sinister, life-changing effect on the pair. When Caligari awakens a psychic sleepwalker to predict Alan's future, the resulting prophecy is more terrifying than the frightened friends could have ever imagined. In the days that follow there are a grisly series of unsolved murders that prompts Francis to launch a thorough investigation. With the killer fast closing in on Francis' unsuspecting fiancée Jane, the brave husband-to-be must uncover the secret of Dr. Caligari's strange powers before his one and only love suffers a particularly grim fate. Tickets: £6, £4 (students/unwaged) Top

Saturday 12 June - Three Cathedral Choirs with Special Guest Gabriel Jackson 15:00 Choral Evensong Admission: Free and tickets are not required 18:00 Three Cathedral Choirs Concert with Special Guest Gabriel Jackson The Choir of St John the Divine Cathedral, New York The Choir of Blackburn Cathedral The Choir of Sheffield Cathedral Rounding off the 2010 festival, the almighty sound of the combined cathedral choirs are met with composer Gabriel Jackson talking about his approach to composition for choirs. After three years as a chorister at Canterbury Cathedral Jackson studied composition at the Royal College of Music, and since his music has been performed and broadcast worldwide. His liturgical pieces are in the repertoires of many of Britain's cathedral and collegiate choirs, and in 2003 he won the Liturgical category at the inaugural British Composer Awards, and in 2009, the BASCA Composer Award for best choral work. His music is being recorded with increasing frequency, and a choral disc performed by Polyphony, Not no Faceless Angel, was released by Hyperion in 2009 and has been attracting rave reviews. In January 2010 Gabriel Jackson began his appointment as Associate Composer to the BBC Singers. Over the past few months, the Friends of Sheffield Cathedral have hosted a Composition Competition, for students of the University of Sheffield. The task was to compose a new work for Sheffield Cathedral Choir, with the winner being announced at this event and the work premiered. £8, £5 (concessions), £2.50 (students/unwaged) Top