Events at the Martin Harris Centre
02 May 2012
Science Fiction & Fantasy Writers Talk Series – Geoff Ryman (9 May) * Quatuor Danel Lunchtime Concert (10 May) Quatuor Danel Seminar (10 May) * Quatuor Danel Evening Concert (11 May).
Wednesday 9 May 2012 (5pm)
Science Fiction & Fantasy Writers Talk Series – Geoff Ryman
Venue: Main Arts Lecture Theatre, Samuel Alexander Building
Admission Price: FREE
Geoff Ryman's novelette What We Found has been shortlisted for both the Hugo and Nebula Awards, and his new short story collection Paradise Tales has also been shortlisted for the Lambda Award.
Replacing a final, cancelled speaker in the Science Fiction series, he will be giving a reading from the nominated pieces and from the new edition of his multi-award winning novel The Child Garden.
Thursday 10 May 2012 (1.10pm)
Walter Carroll Lunchtime Series - Quatuor Danel Lunchtime Concert
Venue: The Cosmo Rodewald Concert Hall, The Martin Harris Centre for Music and Drama
Admission Price: FREE
Mozart’s heavenly clarinet quintet still stands as the greatest masterpiece for the medium; hear it alongside a fresh contribution to the genre from up-and-coming composer Emily Howard. The Danels are joined by the RLPO’s dynamic principal clarinettist.
Thursday 10 May 2012 (2.30pm)
Quatuor Danel Seminar: ‘Inevitable Rifts’
Venue: The Cosmo Rodewald Concert Hall, The Martin Harris Centre for Music and Drama
Admission Price: FREE
Seminar: ‘Inevitable Rifts’ - Professor emeritus John Casken discusses his recent music and illustrates his new quintet.
Friday 11 May 2012 (7.30pm)
Quatuor Danel Evening Concert
Venue: The Cosmo Rodewald Concert Hall, The Martin Harris Centre for Music and Drama
Admission Price: £13.50 / £8 / £4
- John Casken Inevitable Rifts (UK première)
- Haydn Quartet in F sharp minor, Op. 50 No. 4
- Schubert Quintet in C, D956
with Petr Prause – cello
John Casken’s new string quintet pits the lower three instruments against the upper two, while Schubert achieves heavenly length and harmony. In between, hear Haydn in an outlandish key. The Danels are joined by RNCM’s Head of Chamber Music, Petr Prause, cellist in the renowned Talich Quartet.