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Riot Ensemble at University Hall – Fear.Less.Songs

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Members of The Riot Ensemble rehearsing in a studio.
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We're thrilled to welcome back award-winning new-music collective Riot Ensemble to University Hall – this time performing an hour-long programme of chamber music which includes or emulates the voice. Ranging from the wild, rambunctious sounds of Mirela Ivičević and Ashkan Behzadi to reflective and mysterious music from masters such as Lutyens and the quickly emerging Michaela Catranis. The concert is anchored by Betsy Jolas’ too-rarely heard Quatuor II for Soprano and String Trio.

  • When: Tuesday 22 March 2022, 7 pm
  • Location: University Hall, Shakespeare Street, Nottingham, NG1 4FQ
  • Cost: £5 - 15
  • Booking deadline: Tuesday 22 March 2022, 7.00 pm
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Event details

Fear.Less.Songs
This programme involves an ever shifting mixture of chamber music which includes or emulates the voice. Ranging from the wild, rambunctious music of Mirela Ivičević and Ashkan Behzadi to reflective and mysterious music from masters such as Lutyens and the quickly emerging Michaela Catranis.

The Ghosts in These Trees Michaela Catranis
Requiescat Elisabeth Lutyens
Air Luciano Berio    
String Trio Peter Wilson  
Vestige Naomi Pinnock  
Responsory Brian Inglis
Az Hoosh Mi.. Ashkan Behzadi                 
Fear.Less.Songs Mirela Ivičević

'Always impeccable; Entrancing and highly seductive' – The Times

'Volcanically creative' – Alex Ross, The Rest is Noise

Running time: 1 hour

Riot Ensemble
Riot Ensemble connects people to great contemporary music in concerts and events that are just as innovative, vibrant and rewarding as the music itself. The members of Riot are some of the top European soloists in new music, and with Riot they work as performers, curators, commissioners, and collaborators, creating and producing a diverse array of projects.

Based in London, Riot is active in bringing emerging international voices to the British new-music scene and since 2012 has given over 200 World and UK premieres by composers from more than thirty countries. They enjoy close working relationships with some of the most important composers of our time, including Clara Iannotta, Chaya Czernowin, Ann Cleare, and Georg Friedrich Haas.

In 2020 the ensemble was awarded the prestigious Ernst von Siemens Ensemble Prize.

Riot performs regularly at Wigmore Hall and Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival (UK) as well as Dark Music Days (Iceland), Tampere Biennale (Finland), Nordic Music Days (Sweden), and November Music (Netherlands). In 2020, the ensemble began a new partnership with King’s Place where they present their ReNEW series, focusing on bringing the most cutting edge international new music to London. They have also recently been appointed Ensemble-in-Residence at the Royal Academy of Music.

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Location details

Address:

Shakespeare Street
 Nottingham
 NG1 4FQ

Parking:

Situated on the University’s City Campus, University Hall is a short walk from Nottingham city centre. Due to our central location we don’t have visitor parking available, but public transport will bring you almost to our door.

If you’re intending to park in the city centre, the closest (and largest) facilities to our City Campus are:

Travel Info:

Visitors traveling on the tram are advised to get off at the Nottingham Trent University stop on Goldsmith Street.

Visit our travel pages for campus maps and detailed information on how to get here.

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