Summer 2023: Untold, Unheard and Hidden Stories
Summer Festival 2023: Untold, Unheard and Hidden Stories
We are delighted to introduce our Summer Festival 2023, and look forward to welcoming audiences to the stunning Clothworkers Centenary Concert Hall and Clothworkers Bar.
Taking its cue from Leeds 2023, our festival theme is 'Untold, Unheard and Hidden Stories', exploring amongst other areas, music by marginalised or forgotten composers, little-known or unexplored repertoire, and programmes that weave new and interesting narratives.
This festival will showcase professional and prominent artists with significant connections to the city of Leeds and local arts communities.
Kitty Bazalgette & Jaime Espinosa Pedrosa | Fri 30 June | 1:00pm
Kitty Bazalgette (soprano) and Jaime Espinosa Pedrosa (piano) present a lunchtime of Spanish and Latin music, demonstrating the diverse and colourful lexicon that it has to offer.
Olayá | Fri 30 June | 7:30pm
Olayá is a female-led 5-piece flute and percussion band inspired by traditional Northeastern Brazilian bandas de pifanos.
Lifting the Lid: Stories from the Piano | Sat 1 July | 7:00pm
In collaboration with Leeds International Piano Competition. An exploration of the incredible stories of pianists at different stages of their careers.
Cecilian Ensemble | Sun 2 July | 3:00pm
Asuka Sumi (baroque violin), Henrik Persson (baroque cello), and Masumi Yamamoto (harpsichord). This programme focuses on a violinist-composer, Carlo Ambrogio Lonati (c.1645-post 1701) who was active in Rome.
Rohim Badsha Rupban: The Ballad of a Bengali Oedipus | Mon 3 July | 7:30pm
This ancient Bengali opera, inspired by Oedipus, tells the story of Rahim, a young boy, who is destined to be married to an older girl in order to avoid a fatal curse.
Matthew Frederick | Tues 4 July | 7:30pm
This solo show sees Matthew hopping between the piano and acoustic guitar with a combination of ballads and blues, a touch of contemporary classical, and what he dubs (slightly tongue-in-cheek) 'Misery Folk'.
Instituto Cervantes: A Cantiga by Alfonso X | Wed 5 July | 7:30pm
Paloma Gutierrez del Arroyo (voice) and Manuel Vilas Rodriguez (harp). This cantiga - 'CXV The Longest Cantiga', combines three different arts: lyrics/poetry, painted miniatures, and music notation.
Maddie Morris & George Sansome | Thurs 6 July | 1:00pm
Fill your lunch with folk. New folk music using stories from the West Yorkshire Queer Stories archive and exploring the experiences of LGBTQIA+ people in the local area.
Music:Leeds Launchpad & Showcase | Thurs 6 July | 5:00pm & 8:00pm
Music industry panel talks, discussion, Q&A, and networking. Followed by a showcase at 8pm of three 2023 Launchpad artists.
Sofia Livotov, Satriya Krisna, & Prajna Indrawati | Fri 7 July | 1:00pm
A lunchtime of Indonesian art songs, or, "Seriosa."
Y Opera: Mascagni's Zanetto | Fri 7 July | 7:30pm
Beth Moxon (Zanetto) and Elizabeth Hardman (Silvia). A semi-staged performance of Mascagni’s little-known and rarely performed Zanetto, sung in Italian with English surtitles.
Tickets & Booking
Lunchtime concerts are free or pay as you feel. Evening and late afternoon events are £10 (or free to students). We are also introducing an access-all festival ticket of £25 which allows entry into all events.
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Online: links are on each individual event page or visit the box office directly
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Via phone: call 0113 3432583 between 10am & 3pm on weekdays (card only)
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In person: drop by the School of Music reception between 10am & 3pm on weekdays (card only)
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On the door: remaining tickets will be available from the box office 30 minutes before each concert (card only)
Parking
Throughout the Summer Festival audience members can park in the University’s multi-storey carpark (and other ‘Orange Zone’ areas) for £3 per day using a Festival Saver parking code. The code should be entered into a pay machine before exiting the campus. The code will be available from the School of Music reception, printed in concert programmes, and displayed on screens.
Festival Partnerships
