Masterclasses and Workshops

Vocal Masterclass with Leslie Flanagan

Monday 9th February
Contact Dan Gordon for info

For School of Music student singers.

Workshop with Rosie Middleton and Helen Whitaker

Tuesday 10th February, 2.00 - 4.00pm
Rehearsal Hall

For all School of Music student composers.

Folk workshop with Gwilym Bowen Rhys Trio

Friday 13th February, 2.30 - 4.00pm
Clothworkers Centenary Concert Hall

For all School of Music students. Compulsory for level 2 performance students.

Marsyas Trio workshop for composers

Thursday 16th October, 3pm-5pm
Clothworkers Centenary Concert Hall

An introduction to the Marsyas Trio and composing for flute, cello and piano, with information about how the ensemble works and their typical repertoire. Following this first session, composers will have the opportunity to write a new piece for the trio, sketches of which will be workshopped in February 2026, and then premiered in a concert in May 2026.

Jazz Masterclass with the Gabriel Latchin Trio

Friday 7th November, 2.30 - 4:00pm
Clothworkers Centenary Concert Hall

Open to all jazz musicians from University of Leeds School of Music, LUU Jazz and Blues Society, LUUMS, and Leeds Conservatoire.

Piano Masterclass with Ben Frith

Friday 28th November, 2.30 - 4:30pm
Clothworkers Centenary Concert Hall

Open to all piano students from the University of Leeds School of Music. Life student of Dame Fanny Waterman, Benjamin Frith won the Dudley National Concerto Competition at age fourteen, performing Saint-Saens 2nd Piano Concerto, subsequently making his recital debut at the Harrogate International Festival. His many awards culminated in joint top prize at the Busoni International Piano Competition in Bolzano, then in 1989, the Gold Medal at the Artur Rubinstein Piano Master’s Competition, where he was also awarded the special prize for Chamber Music.

Jazz Masterclass with Xhosa Cole

Friday 5th December, 2.30 - 4:00pm
Clothworkers Centenary Concert Hall

Open to all jazz musicians from University of Leeds School of Music, LUU Jazz and Blues Society, LUUMS, and Leeds Conservatoire. Xhosa Cole is a British tenor saxophonist. He was the BBC Young Jazz Musician of the Year in 2018, and was named "Jazz Newcomer of the Year" at the Parliamentary Jazz Awards in 2019. Cole has released three albums on Stoney Lane Records.