Summer Music Events at the University of Surrey, Guildford.

Sunday, April 21, 2013

We have been asked to publicise the summer music programme taking place at the University of Surrey in Guildford, a mix of classical and contemporary music and student and professional performances.

PRESS RELEASE
April 2013

Music takes centre stage this summer
Whether you like your music loud and lively, classical or contemporary, the University of Surrey offers a superb range of concerts and events from May to July.

On Sunday 28 April at 19.30 Live at the Ivy is a chance to see students from Music and Sound Recording in action. Where else can you sit, stand or dance the night away to energetic, non-stop music from bands and DJs, accompanied by a fully stocked bar, for just £3?
For footage of previous gigs, check out: http://www.facebook.com/universityofsurreyarts

Classical music lovers will enjoy the beautiful acoustics of St Saviour’s Church, Woodbridge Road, Guildford on Saturday 4 May at 19.30 when the University of Surrey Symphony Orchestra present Summer Selection. This student-led concert features some inspiring music including Nielsen, Britten, Barber and Sibelius.  Tickets are £10, with concessions available, making this an affordable treat for all ages.

On Wednesday 15 May, at 19.30 after months of careful crafting, rehearsing and collaborating, music composition students see their beautiful, creative and inventive ideas come to fruition. Expect a real mix -with laptops and electronics alongside more traditional ensembles. Overseeing the evening is special guest adjudicator, composer Michael Zev Gordon. Admission is free to this Joyce Dixey Final Annual Student Composition Award in PATS Studio One.

Saturday 18 May at 19.30 sees the David Lovatt Award Final, the culmination of hard work from student composers who have worked with the Ligeti String Quartet fine tuning new pieces.  The Ligeti Quartet will perform the short-listed works and announce a winner.
The Ligeti Quartet champion contemporary music, performing to acclaim both nationally and internationally. Formed in 2010, the Quartet gave its first Park Lane Series performance in the Queen Elizabeth Hall?at the Southbank Centre, London, in January this year.
?The Quartet’s understanding and enjoyment of this music was palpable and their playing both confident and persuasive. Every piece came to life.’ Simon Collings, The Oxford Times
Admission is free to this event in PATS Studio One.

We are delighted to present performances by students alongside our professional partners; giving them the opportunity to learn from each other and for audiences to enjoy the talent of the future alongside already established artists.

Box office Mon ? Fri 10.00 - 18.00 [from 22nd April]
T: 01483 686876
Enquiries E: .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
Online booking http://www.surrey.ac.uk/arts

Notes:

With the exception of the St Saviour’s Church concert, all events take place on the university campus, just off the A3, which is easy to reach by car and public transport and offers free parking after 5pm Mondays to Fridays anal all day at weekends.

Arts at Surrey also presents exhibitions in the Lewis Elton Gallery; with dance, theatre and film events in the Ivy Arts Centre and PATS building. Take a look at http://www.surrey.ac.uk/arts for the full schedule.

The University of Surrey is one of the UK’s leading professional, scientific and technological universities with a world class research profile and a reputation for excellence in teaching and research. Ground-breaking research at the University is bringing direct benefit to all spheres of life ? helping industry to maintain its competitive edge and creating improvements in the areas of health, medicine, space science, the environment, communications, defence and social policy. Programmes in science and technology have gained widespread recognition and it also boasts flourishing programmes in dance and music, social sciences, management and languages and law.