Autumn 2014 Listings
EXHIBITION: AMY T. ZIELINKSKI
THE CONCERT PIANIST: MOVEMENTS AND MOMENTS
September 20 – November 30
Featuring pianists from Alfred Brendel to Benjamin Grosvenor
Turner Sims pays tribute to the artists of the piano by presenting the work of
American photographer Amy T. Zielinski who has a deep respect for classical
pianists. Formed over many years, she has travelled extensively to capture
their dedication and struggle to attain perfection. Amy's work candidly
explores the passion of pianists as they submit themselves to painstaking
rehearsal, the pressure of live performance on the global
stage and challenging studio-recording sessions.
JOHN LILL
Thursday 25 September 8pm
Haydn Sonata No 52 in E flat, Hob XVI/52
Beethoven Sonata No 23 in F minor, Op 57 Appassionata
Brahms Two Rhapsodies, Op 79
Liszt Sonata in B minor, S178
One of the most popular visitors to Turner Sims throughout its history,
distinguished pianist John Lill opens the anniversary season with a
programme which includes two defining works of the piano repertoire Beethoven’s Appassionata sonata and Liszt’s B minor sonata. Haydn’s sonata
was the last which the composer wrote and is widely regarded as one of his
greatest.
£22, concessions £21, Friends 19.80, students £11
ALLEGRI QUARTET
Thursday 2 October 8pm
Ofer Falk violin
Rafael Todes violin
Dorothea Vogel viola
Vanessa Lucas-Smith cello
Haydn Quartet in D minor, Op 103 (completed Drabkin)
Alec Roth Quartet No 3 Autumnal
Tchaikovsky Quartet No 1 in D, Op 11
The Allegri Quartet begin their concert with a work with a Southampton
connection: Professor William Drabkin’s recent completion of Haydn’s final
quartet (which the composer left unfinished at his death). Tchaikovsky’s
quartet was his first chamber work, and includes, in the Andante Cantabile,
one of his most famous melodies. Alec Roth’s third quartet was premiered by
the Allegri in 2013 and has become a core work in their repertoire ever since.
7pm Pre-concert talk
£18, concessions £17, Friends £16.20, students £9
NEIL COWLEY TRIO
Saturday 4 October 8pm
Neil Cowley piano
Evan Jenkins drums
Rex Horan bass
In 2006, Neil Cowley Trio burst onto the scene with a debut that turned the
concept of piano trio on its head. Fizzing with energy, their rip-roaring riffs and
hook laden tunes marked them as one of Britain's most exciting live bands.
Tonight they present new material from their fifth studio album, Touch and
Flee. Described by Cowley as our concert hall record, expansive, elegant and
exquisitely graceful movements meet with dark haunting passages and gentle
surprise, casting a spotlight on the ever-increasing brilliance of Cowley as a
composer.
£18, concessions £17, Friends £16.20, students £9
OLIVIA CHANEY
Tuesday 7 October 8pm
Multi-instrumentalist and accomplished lyricist and vocalist, Olivia Chaney is
the rising star of the UK’s new-folk scene. Nominated for two BBC Radio 2
Folk Awards in 2014 - the Horizon Award for best emerging artist and Best
Original Song for Swimming in the Longest River - she has recently been
signed to the prestigious Nonesuch label who will release her debut album
later in 2014. In an intimate solo show (with special guest, long-time
collaborator, violinist, composer and vocalist Jordan Hunt), her Turner Sims
performance is a special, pre-album release opportunity to hear this
charismatic artist live.
…a star in the making. The Independent
EARLYBIRD TICKET
£10 adults/£5 children and students
until 25 September only
September 26 onwards:
£16, concessions £15, Friends £14.40, students £8
BILL LAURANCE PROJECT
Friday 10 October 8pm
Featuring Michael League (bass) and Robert ‘Sput’ Searight (drums)
from Snarky Puppy
Original member of the internationally acclaimed Snarky Puppy, Grammy
Award winning pianist Bill Laurance releases his debut album Flint on
GroundUp records with a European tour this October. Also featuring Snarky
Puppy's Michael League, Robert 'Sput' Searight and a string quartet featuring
members of the Heritage Orchestra, this highly anticipated album brings
together classical and jazz in a brilliantly original and exciting new context.
£18, concessions £17, Friends £16.20, students £9
EMMA JOHNSON AND FRIENDS
Saturday 11 October 8pm
Emma Johnson clarinet
Michael Thompson horn
Philip Gibbon bassoon
Chris West double bass
The Carducci Quartet
Crusell Concert Trio, for clarinet, horn and bassoon
Mozart Clarinet Quintet in A, K581 Stadler
Schubert Octet in F, D803
Emma Johnson is joined by a celebrated cast of fellow musicians for an
evening of delightful chamber music. Mozart’s work sits alongside his clarinet
concerto in having been written for renowned clarinettist Anton Stadler.
Another virtuoso of the instrument, Count Ferdinand von Troyer, was
responsible for Schubert’s epic masterpiece, commissioning it as a
companion piece to Beethoven’s Septet.
£20, concessions £19, Friends £18, students £10
DOBET GNAHORE | NA DRE DANCE
Tuesday 14 October 8pm
Grammy award winner and Radio 3 Music Award nominee, Dobet Gnahoré
joins us on her first UK tour, accompanied by her band and contemporary
African dancers from UK. One of the freshest talents in new African music,
she sings in seven languages and embraces musical styles from West African
Mandinka melodies to Congolese rumba and from Ivory Coast’s ziglibiti to
Cameroonian bikoutsi.
Gnahoré's not-so-secret weapon for lifting her performance to another level
was her wild, acrobatic dancing, which she saved for exactly the right
moments. The Boston Globe
EARLYBIRD TICKET
£10 adults/£5 children and students
until 25 September only
September 26 onwards:
£16, concessions £15, Friends £14.40, students £8
SPIRO
Saturday 18 October 8pm
Jane Harbour violin, viola
Alex Vann mandolin
Jason Sparkes accordion
Jon Hunt acoustic guitar, cello
Spiro redefine English folk music with their very special blend of Northumbrian
traditional tunes and systems music. Their approach to their music is unique,
breathtaking and seems impossible, even as you watch it.
The sounds that hit you first are sounds that you are familiar with; they sound
folky, but once you start listening to the music and how it’s composed you
hear elements of systems music – people like Steve Reich, Philip Glass,
dance music. All sorts of musical influences are woven into this very
contemporary music. This is soulful music, passionate music and I love it.
Peter Gabriel
EARLYBIRD TICKET
£10 adults/£5 children and students
until 25 September only
September 26 onwards:
£16, concessions £15, Friends and Fo’c’sle Folk Club members £14.40,
students £8
BIG BIG SING
Sunday 19 October 12 - 5pm
Do you love to sing? Big Big Sing is for YOU! Big Big Sing aims to inspire
thousands of people across the UK to sing to celebrate the Glasgow 2014
Commonwealth Games. Join the crowd at Turner Sims for an afternoon of
song and fun, including brilliant workshops with inspirational choirmasters.
Everyone is welcome – you don't need any singing experience and you don’t
need to read music – just come along, join in and sing up.
Part of the Glasgow 2014 Cultural Programme. Big Big Sing is supported
by Glasgow 2014, Spirit of 2012 Trust, Creative Scotland and Glasgow
UNESCO City of Music.
£5
VOCES8 | EVENTIDE
Thursday 23 October 8pm
VOCES8 is one of the most exciting and versatile vocal groups in the world.
Harnessing a combination of sound worlds, Eventide explores the simple
beauty of plainsong and the rich harmonies of Rachmaninov, through to the
brilliance of the Rat Pack. Created with repertoire taken from VOCES8’s
eponymous debut album on Decca Classics, this programme aims to exploit
the spatial and acoustic capacities of Turner Sims. The result is a stunning
concert presentation unique to this wonderful classical vocal ensemble.
£20, concessions £19, Friends £18, students £10
TIM GARLAND
Friday 24 October 8pm
Tim Garland saxophones
Jason Rebello piano
Asaf Sirkis drums/percussion
Ant Law guitar
Award-winning saxophonist and composer Tim Garland has illuminated the
UK music scene for 20 years, as well as being an integral part of Chick
Corea’s globe-trotting band for the past 14 years. He released his new album
Songs To The North Sky to great critical acclaim this year. The Guardian and
the Observer awarded the disc 5 STARS and the former described the work
as …imaginative and consummately crafted…it feels like the culmination of a
life’s work.
£18, concessions £17, Friends £16.20, students £9
DE TEMPS ANTAN
Saturday 25 October 8pm
Éric Beaudry guitar, mandolin, bouzouki, vocals
André Brunet violin
Pierre-Luc Dupuis accordion, vocals
It takes a special blend of musical flair to create memorable songs of
yesteryear. Formed at a time when all three were members of iconic band La
Bottine Souriante, De Temps Antan have been exploring and performing timehonoured melodies from the stomping grounds of Quebec's musical past
since 2003. Using fiddle, accordion, harmonica, guitar, bouzouki and a
number of other instruments, these three virtuosos blend boundless energy
with the unmistakable joie de vivre found only in traditional Quebec music.
£18, concessions £17, Friends and Fo’c’sle Folk Club members £16.20,
students £9
VIENNA PIANO TRIO
Sunday 26 October 3pm
Haydn Piano Trio No 42 in E flat, Hob XV:30
Mozart Piano Trio in G, K496
Brahms Piano Trio No 1 in B, Op 8
A welcome return for one of Europe’s leading ensembles. The Vienna Piano
Trio’s programme this afternoon includes Mozart’s first completed piano trio,
and Brahms’ first chamber music composition in its rarely played original
version from 1853.
£18, concessions £17, Friends £16.20, students £9
Ticket price includes free cup of tea and slice of cake
MONICA VASCONCELOS AND BAND
Tuesday 28 October 8pm
Rise Up and Dance: Brazilian Freedom Songs
Mônica Vasconcelos vocals
Liam Noble piano
Andres Lafonr bass
Marius Rodrigues drums
Ife Tolentino guitar
Plus
English words by David Treece
Photographs by Elisa Bracher
50 years ago, a military coup in Brazil marked the beginning of a long
dictatorship. Under heavy censorship, with no political rights and widespread
human rights violations, composers and lyricists voiced their dissent in songs
which today stand as true masterpieces. Mônica Vasconcelos has been
searching for the stories behind these songs and has reworked them with a
team of top musicians from Brazil and Britain. The song lyrics will be
poetically versioned into English by professor David Treece (Kings College
London) and projected onto a screen, over beautiful images from renowned
Brazilian artist Elisa Bracher.
£18, concessions £17, Friends £16.20, students £9
IN SEARCH OF CHOPIN
Tuesday 4 November 8pm
A special screening of acclaimed director Phil Grabsky’s latest film. Following
his previous explorations of Mozart, Beethoven and Haydn Phil now brings to
the screen the world, the life and music of Fryderyk Chopin whose grave in
Paris remains a place of pilgrimage and his music continues to sell out
concert halls worldwide. Following the screening Phil Grabsky will give a
‘behind the scenes’ insight into the making of the film.
Film duration: 110 minutes
Post-screening Q&A with director Phil Grabsky
Tickets £16, concessions £15, Friends £14.40, students £8
TROYK-ESTRA
Friday 7 November 8pm
A rare opportunity to catch one of the hottest big bands in the UK. Jazz
powerhouse trio Troyka (guitarist Chris Montague, drummer Joshua
Blackmore and keyboardist Kit Downes) augment their formidable sound to
full big band in this fantastic large ensemble setting. Troyk-estra take Troyka’s
trademark unpredictable grooves and sudden outbursts of energy and
combine them with high-octane big band sound and improvisation from some
of the most talented musicians on the scene.
£20, concessions £19, Friends £18, students £10
DODGE BROTHERS WITH NEIL BRAND
Saturday 8 November 8pm
Fresh from being the first band to accompany a silent film at the Glastonbury
Festival, country blues, rockabilly and skiffle four-piece the Dodge Brothers
(including BBC and Observer film critic Mark Kermode) perform their
specially-composed live soundtrack to silent film Beggars of Life. They will be
joined on stage by one of the world's leading silent film accompanists, Neil
Brand, on piano.
Never has a film and a band been more perfectly matched than Beggars of
Life and the Dodge Brothers - deep dish Americana, rail-riding hoboes and
Louise Brooks - they were made for each other. Bryony Dixon, Curator of
Silent Film, British Film Institute
Film duration 82 minutes
Tickets £16, concessions £15, Friends of TS £14.40, students £8
TAKACS QUARTET
Tuesday 11 November 8pm
Haydn Quartet in B flat, Op 64 No 3
Debussy Quartet in G minor, Op 10
Beethoven Quartet Op 59 No 2 Razumovsky
Recognized as one of the world's great ensembles, the Takács Quartet plays
with a unique blend of drama, warmth and humour, combining four distinct
musical personalities to bring fresh insights to the string quartet repertoire.
£22, concessions £21, Friends 19.80, students £11
WW1 | WORLD PREMIERE
MICHAEL FINNISSY | REMEMBRANCE DAY
Sunday 16 November 7.30pm
Michael Finnissy Remembrance Day - for choir, baritone soloist and
orchestra
Michael Finnissy is among the most distinguished British composers working
today, internationally known for his achievements. Remembrance Day is a
major new work of over an hour's length for baritone soloist, choir and
orchestra, setting wartime texts by Henry Lamont Simpson.
£10, concessions £9, Friends £9, students £6
NICHOLAS CRANE | MAPLINES
Thursday 13 November 8pm
Where would we be without maps? Drawing on journeys and film-shoots
ranging from the Hindu Kush to Tibet and from the Pyrenees to the Pennines,
Nicholas Crane explores the way maps open the door to geographical
enlightenment. A geographical writer and broadcaster, Nicolas has written a
biography of the Renaissance mapmaker Gerard Mercator and travel books
describing a 10,000km walk along Europe’s mountain watershed, and a walk
along Britain’s prime meridian. He has presented over 70 films for the BBC,
including the series Map Man, Great British Journeys, Britannia, Coast and
Town.
In association with the Royal Geographical Society with IBG
£14, concessions 13, Friends £12.60, RGS Members £12, students £7
KETIL BJORNSTAD
Friday 21 November 8pm
Ketil Bjornstad is one of Norway’s pre-eminent cultural figures: a pianist and
composer, novelist and author (on the painter Edvard Munch, among other
subjects) whose many albums for the ECM label have won him worldwide
renown. Tonight he performs in that most intimate of forms, solo piano, an
opportunity to hear a master at work.
EARLYBIRD TICKET
£10 adults/£5 children and students
until 25 September only
September 26 onwards:
£16, concessions £15, Friends £14.40, students £8
40TH ANNIVERSARY GALA CONCERT
Wednesday 19 November 8pm
Artists to include:
Britten Sinfonia
Elias Quartet
Paul Lewis
Programme to include:
Mozart Piano Concerto No 12 in A, K414
Elgar Introduction and Allegro
40 years to the day since our inaugural concert, Turner Sims brings together
some familiar faces for a special and unique evening of music and
celebration. Paul Lewis’ solo recitals and chamber performances have been
highlights of the programme in the last few years. This evening is a chance to
see him in a new guise as he performs a concerto at Turner Sims for the first
time. The Elias, known for their recent complete cycle of Beethoven Quartets,
also show off another side as they join the Britten Sinfonia for a performance
of Elgar’s masterpiece. The full programme and line-up will be announced in
September.
£35, concessions £34, Friends £31.50, students £18
Ticket price includes free glass of wine
RADU LUPU
Tuesday 25 November 8pm
Programme includes works by Brahms, Beethoven and Mozart.
Radu Lupu is firmly established as one of the great pianists of our time, widely
acknowledged as a leading interpreter of the works of Beethoven, Brahms,
Mozart and Schubert. Since winning the prestigious Van Cliburn (1966) and
Leeds Piano Competitions (1969), Lupu has regularly performed as soloist
and recitalist in the musical capitals and major festivals of Europe and the
United States.
£22, concessions £21, Friends 19.80, students £11
AS THE YEAR TURNS ROUND AGAIN
Thursday 27 November 8pm
Harvey Brough
University of Southampton Voices
Clara Sanabras
Lisa Knapp
From time immemorial, human beings have gathered to commemorate the
end of the year. Before Christmas became the main end of year festival,
Yuletide was celebrated with feasting and drinking of ale. Tonight’s
programme presents folk songs and ballads from the middle ages to the
present day, including John Barleycorn, Only Remembered, and O can ye
sew Cushions? With special guests Lisa Knapp, Clara Sanabras and a folk
band, the University community choir will raise spirits and glasses, to good
times and hard times alike.
£15, Concessions £14, Friends £13.50, students £8
DARIUS BRUBECK QUARTET | A KIND OF BRUBECK
Friday 28 November 8pm
Darius Brubeck piano
Dave O Higgins sax
Matt Ridley bass
Wesley Gibbens drums
US pianist Darius Brubeck pays tribute to the music of his late father, Dave
Brubeck, and other modern jazz masters, with his quartet. Expect classics
such as Take Five, Unsquare Dance and more, together with Darius’s own
accomplished originals.
More than half a century after Dave Brubeck invited listeners to start counting
in odd numbers, the music has lost none of its poise…Darius is as cultured a
pianist as his father. The Times
£18, concessions £17, Friends £16.20, students £9
LA SERENISSIMA | IL PRETE ROSSO – THE RED PRIEST
Thursday 4 December 8pm
Adrian Chandler violin
Mhairi Lawson soprano
Vivaldi
Concerto in D, RV124
Concerto per la Solennità di S. Lorenzo for violin in F, RV 286
Motet In turbato mare for soprano, strings & continuo, RV 627
Concerto IN C minor, RV 120
Motet Sum in medio tempestatum for soprano, strings & continuo, RV 632
Concerto for violin in G, RV 307
Violinist Adrian Chandler and his group La Serenissima are joined by soprano
Mhairi Lawson for a programme of vocal and instrumental music by Vivaldi.
The works were possibly written for the figlie di coro (daughters of the choir) in
the chapel of the Ospedale della Pietà. The concertos without soloist are rich
in counterpoint which also features in the solo concertos in G; the other solo
concerto is written for the Feast of St Lawrence. The two motets are among
the least well known of Vivaldi’s motets but are by far the most brilliant and
virtuosic.
7pm Pre-concert talk
£20, concessions £19, Friends £18, students £10
SUSHEELA RAMAN
Friday 5 December 8pm
Susheela Raman vocals
Aref Durvesh tabla
Kartik Raghunathan violin, vocals
Sam Mills guitar
Tamil British musician Susheela Raman has established her place as one of
the most creative artists to emerge from the South Asian diaspora. Blessed
with a mesmeric voice and a captivating stage presence, Susheela has
enraptured countless listeners with her own songs and interpretations of tunes
from her Indian roots. Performing tonight with her fine band, she presents
music from her acclaimed sixth studio album Queen Between.
£18, concessions £17, Friends £16.20, students £9
NINE DAIES WONDER
Thursday 11 December 8pm
Steven Player dance, guitar
Clare Salaman nyckelharpa, hurdy-gurdy, hardanger violin
Jeremy Avis voice, percussion, cittern
Alison McGillivray viola bastarda, violone
Ian Harrison voice, percussion, pipe and tabor, bagpipes, whistle
In 1600 Will Kemp - actor, shameless self-publicist and member of
Shakespeare's company - danced his way from London to Norwich in nine
days. This concert celebrates Kemp's fabulous journey in Nine Daies Wonder,
with raucous dance tunes and more refined music of the Elizabethan age.
Kemp was renowned for his jigs, which were light-hearted entertainments. In
keeping with his spirit, the Society has commissioned a brand new 21st
century Elizabethan jig from writer and actor Simon Paisley Day for this
evening's programme.
£18, concessions £17, Friends and Fo’c’sle Folk Club members £16.20,
students £9
UKULELE ORCHESTRA OF GREAT BRITAIN
AT O2 GUILDHALL SOUTHAMPTON
Friday 12 December 8pm
The rise and rise of the humble ukulele is surely down in part to these
magnificent all-singing, all-strumming exponents of the ‘bonsai guitar’. In their
musical world nothing is sacred, and any type of music can go with any other
– from classical ballet to classic ballads, punk, soul, rock and roll, 'The Ukes'
are a multi-talented bunch, and their twisted wit, sharp-tongued satire and onthe-money arrangements are coupled with a deliriously funny dead-pan
delivery. Turner Sims brings this magical group to Southampton for the first
time for an evening of festive fun.
Performance takes place at O2 Guildhall Southampton
All tickets £23
RAFAL BLECHACZ
Tuesday 13 January 8pm
Mozart Sonata No 9 in D, K311
Beethoven Sonata No 8 in C minor, Op 13 Pathétique
Chopin
3 Valses, Op 64
3 Mazurkas Op 56
Polonaise in F sharp minor, Op 44
In 2005 Rafal Blechacz was the uncontested winner of the 15th Fryderyk
Chopin International Piano Competition in Warsaw, garnering not only the
Grand Prize, but also all four of the special prizes (mazurka, polonaise,
concerto and sonata) and the Competition’s audience prize as well. Now with
an exclusive Deutsche Grammophon recording contract, many awards and
much acclaim, Blechacz makes his Turner Sims debut.
£20, concessions £19, Friends £18, students £10
ASSOCIATE ARTISTS
JAZZ DOUBLE BILL
GROUNDATION AND PETER EDWARDS TRIO
Friday 16 January 8pm
Groundation
Gary Crosby band leader, double bass
Nathaniel Facey saxophone
Shirley Tetteh guitar
Moses Boyd drums
Peter Edwards Trio
Peter Edwards piano
Max Luthert bass
Moses Boyd drums
Turner Sims’ Associate Artists Tomorrow’s Warriors are renowned as the
breeding ground for some of the leading names in British jazz. Tonight some
of their celebrated names come together for an exclusive double bill.
Legendary bass player Gary Crosby is at the heart of Groundation, also
featuring Empirical altoist Nathaniel Facey, whilst pianist Peter Edwards
showcases music from his latest album Safe and Sound.
In association with TW Live
£18, concessions £17, Friends £16.20, students £9
NICOLA BENEDETTI
Thursday 22 January 8pm
Nicola Benedetti violin
Alexei Grynyuk piano
Mozart Violin Sonata in E minor, K304
Elgar Violin Sonata in E minor, Op 82
Beethoven Violin Sonata No 9 in A, Op 47 Kreutzer
Nicola Benedetti, one of the world’s most sought-after violinists, makes a
welcome return to Turner Sims. Winner of the Classic BRIT Award for Best
Female Artist in 2012 and described by BBC Music Magazine as a talent to
inspire, her vitality is infectious, her programme includes the longest and most
challenging of Beethoven’s ten sonatas for the instrument.
£22, concessions £21, Friends 19.80, students £11
POWERPLANT PLAY WILL GREGORY
Saturday 24 January 8pm
Conlon Nancarrow Piece for Tape
Max de Wardener Im Dorfe
Gabriel Prokofiev Extract from Import/Export
Steve Reich My Name Is
Will Gregory New Work
Percussionist Joby Burgess, sound designer Matthew Fairclough and filmmaker Kathy Hinde present new music from Goldfrapp's Will Gregory (for
multi-tracked percussion and electronics), alongside works by Conlon
Nancarrow, Prokofiev, Max de Wardener and Steve Reich's My Name Is.
Famed for their visually innovative, multi-media performances, Powerplant
operate at the meeting-point between new music and installation art. Expect
startling 360-degree sound, live sampling and immersive visuals.
EARLYBIRD TICKET
£10 adults/£5 children and students
until 25 September only
September 26 onwards:
£16, concessions £15, Friends £14.40, students £8
SHE’KOYOKH
Thursday 29 January 8pm
Çiğdem Aslan vocals
Susi Evans clarinet
Meg Hamilton violin
Zivorad Nikolic accordion
Matt Bacon guitar
Paul Tkachenko double bass, vocals
Christina Borgenstierna percussion
Ben Samuels mandolin
She’Koyokh have spent over a decade soaking up the rich folk music of
Jewish Eastern Europe, Turkey and the Balkans. Their evolution spans the
humble origins of busking at East London’s Columbia Road flower market to
performing in the famous concert halls of Europe including Amsterdam’s
Concertgebouw and London’s Southbank Centre. As well as TV appearances
and live sessions on BBC Radio 3, She’Koyokh has performed at festivals
such as Glastonbury and WOMAD, and was nominated as Best Group in the
Songlines World Music Awards 2012.
£18, concessions £17, Friends £16.20, students £9
KEKKO FORNARELLI TRIO
Friday 30 January 8pm
Kekko Fornarelli piano, synth
Giorgio Vendola double bass
Dario Congedo drums
Pianist and composer Kekko Fornarelli has developed a unique style – a
mellow combination of modern northern European ideas and neoclassical
lyricism, filtered by his warm Mediterranean background. Tonight Kekko
presents music from his new album Outrush with his alchemic trio.
A near-perfect balance of tension and freedom. Fornarelli’s music has a
pared-down yet catchy style that draws on his classical roots, with influences
from pop to trip-hop to gospel. Financial Times
EARLYBIRD TICKET
£10 adults/£5 children and students
until 25 September only
September 26 onwards:
£16, concessions £15, Friends £14.40, students £8
VIDA GUITAR QUARTET
Saturday 31 January 8pm
Mark Ashford, Mark Eden, Helen Sanderson and Chris Stell
Presented by Southampton Classical Guitar Society in association with
Turner Sims
The Vida Guitar Quartet brings together four internationally renowned
guitarists of exceptional artistry who share a passion for their music. Since
their debut at the World Youth Guitar Festival in 2007, the Quartet has rapidly
gained a reputation as the most dynamic guitar ensemble in the UK. Tonight’s
programme includes compositions by Gershwin (Rhapsody in Blue), Holst,
Bach (one of the Brandenburg concertos) and Britten (Simple Symphony).
Price £15, Concessions £12, SCGS members £10
See Autumn 2014 listings online at turnersims.co.uk
General booking for all Autumn 2014 events opens Wednesday 2 July
10am
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