2014-15

Friday 7th November 2014, Sheffield City Hall

  • Mozart Great Mass in C Minor
  • Mendelssohn Overture: The Fair Melusine
  • Wagner Siegfried Idyll

Northern Sinfonia, James Burton, conductor

Gillian Keith (soprano I), Anna Dennis (soprano II), Sam Furness (tenor), Matthew Hargreaves (bass)

Sheffield Philharmonic Chorus, Gentlemen of Sheffield Cathedral Choir

Saturday 13th December 2014, 3pm and 7pm Sheffield City Hall

Christmas concert

Paulette Edwards (presenter)

Black Dyke BandDr Nicholas Childs (conductor)

Sheffield Philharmonic Chorus, Darius Battiwalla (conductor)

Saturday 2nd May 2015, Sheffield Anglican Cathedral

  • Bruckner Mass in E minor
  • Gorecki Totus Tuus
  • Tavener Svyati
  • Messiaen Quatuor pour la fin du temps

Sheffield Camerata, Darius Battiwalla – Music Director, Simon Turner (‘cello)

Sunday 17th May 2015, Sheffield City Hall, 7pm

  • Schubert Symphony No.3
  • Beethoven Symphony No.9 ‘Choral’

Claire Meghnagi soprano, Hannah Pedley mezzo, Andrew Rees tenor, Paul Carey Jones baritone

Warsaw PhilharmonicJacek Kaspszyk conductor

Tuesday 9th June 2015, Doc/Fest, Crucible Theatre, 8.30pm

  • Holst The Planets

Paul Crowther – commentary;

Sheffield Rep. OrchestraGeorge Morton – Conductor

Women’s voices from Sheffield Philharmonic Chorus, Darius Battiwalla – Conductor

Embark on a breathtaking voyage to the outer limits of the universe as Gustav Holst’s The Planets is performed by the Sheffield Rep. Orchestra conducted by George Morton and accompanied by images of interplanetary odysseys and newly commissioned visuals by Sheffield creative design agency Human and a commentary from astronomer Paul Crowther. Brought to you by the University of Sheffield Departments of Music and Physics/Astronomy, Festival of the Mind.