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Wednesday 27 June 7.30pm
York Minster
(by kind permission of the Dean and Chapter)
Peter Davoren tenor
Andrew Thompson bass
Peter Seymour conductor
John Cage
Puccini Messa da Gloria
Verdi Quattro pezzi sacri
The composers of the two sacred works
in this programme are, of course, much
better known for their operatic work. Both
compositions have an operatic imaginative
power and musical beauty which equals that
in their dramatic compositions. Together
they provide a festive conclusion to the
University concert season.
Front nave: £22 (£20)
Rear nave: £16 (£15)
Unreserved side aisles: £12 (£10); students £5
The Chimera ensemble
Friday 22 June 7.30pm
Within Cage Without Cage
Takemitsu Archipelago S
and music by Christian Wolff, Brown, John Stringer,
William Brooks, Ives and Crawford Seeger
In celebration of the centenary of the birth of
composer John Cage, Chimera presents its own
suitably offbeat homage with a concert containing
nothing written by the man himself but turning
instead to his own influences and the music he
inspired. Whilst the bold modernism of early 20thcentury
Americans Charles Ives and Ruth Crawford
Seeger fed into Cage’s own work, the evening also
showcases pieces from prominent composers
who were in turn stimulated by his revolutionary
approaches: compatriots earle Brown and Christian
Wolff, and Japan’s Toru Takemitsu. There’s also
a chance to hear the results of an exciting new
collaboration between composer and York lecturer
John Stringer and saxophonist James Mainwaring.
£6 (£4); students £3
University Choir and Symphony Orchestra
Giacomo Puccini
sponsored by
JUNe 2012
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