Solicitors, Stravinsky and a soprano
Posted on 10 March 2009
Lynne Dawson, a former pupil of Easingwold School, who sang at the funeral of Diana, Princess of Wales, will join the orchestra to perform Berg’s Seven Early Songs. The concert is sponsored by Harrowells.
We are very grateful to Harrowells for supporting the University Symphony Orchestra
Dr Jonathan Wainwright
It will also feature Stravinsky’s The Rite of Spring, one of the most exciting works in the orchestral repertoire, performed by an orchestra of 110 players in the University’s Central Hall, conducted by John Stringer, of the Department of Music
The programme will open with the lively, folk-inspired Little Suite by Lutoslawski.
Richard Hugill, Commercial Litigation Partner at Harrowells Solicitors, said: "I always look forward to these concerts. We support the University of York Symphony Orchestra because it provides an important cultural link between the University and the local region."
Dr Jonathan Wainwright, Head of the Department of Music, said: "We are very grateful to Harrowells for supporting the University Symphony Orchestra. Once again, their backing has helped us to produce a fascinating and varied concert programme."
Tickets: £15, £14, £9, £7; concessions £14, £12, £8, £6; students £3 U16s free with adult ticket holder (one per adult). The concert starts at 7.30pm.
Box Office: 01904 432439; boxoffice@york.ac.uk; www.YorkConcerts.co.uk
ENDS
Notes to editors:
- Lynne Dawson is one of Britain's most versatile and popular sopranos whose career combines concerts and recitals with frequent recordings and opera productions. Lynne Dawson has sung with many of the world’s leading conductors including Giulini, Barenboim, Mehta, Ashkenazy, Gardiner, Chailly, Harnoncourt, Minkowski and Mackerras and has recorded for all the major labels. She now has more than 70 CDs in her personal recording catalogue.
- The Department of Music at York currently supports the work of around 180 graduate and 100 postgraduate students. It offers an outstanding environment and facilities for postgraduate study in music and research in most areas of musical scholarship and practice. The modern buildings of the Sir Jack Lyons Concert Hall now incorporate a new ‘Music Research Centre’ with an additional auditorium, new recording studios and research spaces.