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Bienvenue! Welcome to the May Festival 2012. This year our focus is on Paris, a home to generations of outstanding French composers and an irresistible lure throughout the ages to musicians, artists and writers from all around the world. Style, sophistication, and innovation are the trademark characteristics of our musical selection and the composers represented this week have all obeyed the cardinal Parisian rule: whatever you do, never, ever be dull.

Sitting alongside many exquisitely beautiful pieces there are some surprising composer combinations – Debussy and Smyth, Ravel and Gershwin, Farrenc and de Falla, Poulenc and Copland, to name just a few. These remarkable men and women from diverse backgrounds all nevertheless inhabited the same Parisian world. We also aim to capture the spirit of the ages in a number of events that reflect great Parisian passions including food, wine, high society, dance and jazz. Feature programmes, such as Maggie Steed’s portrayal of Winnaretta Singer, Princesse de Polignac, and our café day at Sheffield City Hall Ballroom, are designed to turn Sheffield – temporarily – into Paris’ twenty-first arrondissement. The Festival’s title is borrowed from Francois Couperin’s 1726 Trio Sonata collection, Les Nations. The inspiration, though, is aptly summed up by the sentiments of a famous eighteenth-century American visitor, Thomas Jefferson: “A walk about Paris will provide lessons in history, beauty, and in the point of life.” Bon appétit!

Angus SmithArtistic Director

Les Nations: The Extraordinary Musical Life of Paris

Ensemble 360Resident with Music in the Round, Ensemble 360 brings together eleven world-class musicians to form one versatile group; five string players, five wind players and a pianist.

Claudia Ajmone-Marsan VIOLIN / Naomi Atherton HORN / Juliette Bausor FLUTE Judith Busbridge VIOLA / Laurène Durantel DOUBLE BASS / Amy Harman BASSOON Tim Horton PIANO / Matthew Hunt CLARINET / Benjamin Nabarro VIOLINGemma Rosefield CELLO / Adrian Wilson OBOE

Music in the Round, 4th Floor, Sheffield Central Library, Surrey Street, Sheffield, S1 1XZ. Tel: 0114 281 4660 | Fax: 0114 281 4661 | [email protected]

All details are correct at time of going to press. Music in the Round reserves the right to make alterations to the programme or artists if necessary. Registered Charity No. 326811Design by Susannah Swift Ltd 01306 640477 www.susannahswift.co.ukPrinted by Axis Printing 01484 722 732Ensemble 360 photography by Benjamin Ealovega 020 7610 9349

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Off You Go to Paris! Ensemble 360 Friday 11 May, 7.45pm POULENC Sonata for clarinet and bassoon FRANÇAIX Octet for clarinet, horn, bassoon and stringsMOZART Sonata for Violin and Piano in E minor K304BERLIOZ Harold en Italie Op.16: Allegro Assai (Serenade of an Abruzzi Mountain-Dweller to his Mistress) Arr. Liszt for viola and pianoFAURÉ Quartet for Piano and Strings in C minor Op.15 Ensemble 360 opens this year’s May Festival with arguably the most quintessential Parisian composer of all, Francis Poulenc. This sonata contains all of his usual wit and vivacity.

“Off you go to Paris! … I want to see you in the company of truly great people”, wrote Mozart’s father in a letter to the composer in 1778. The popular Sonata in E minor, written on Mozart’s arrival in Paris, possesses a sense of tragedy which is perhaps a reflection of his grief following his mother’s recent death.

Fauré’s passionate Quartet in C minor, infused with luscious harmony, memorable melodies and infectious humour, is a perfect example of his early style.

Tickets: £15 / £10 Disabled & Unemployed / £3 Under 18s & Students

“Whoever does not visit Paris regularly wi never reay be elegant."

Honoré de Balzac

“Ensemble 360 perform for [children] wi� as much relish and panache as �ey show for any grander opus.”

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Family Concert: The Magic of Paris Ensemble 360 & Polly Ives Saturday 12 May, 12.45pm This family-friendly concert includes some of the most popular music to have come from Paris.

Hear the well-loved story of Babar the Elephant by Poulenc, Saint-Saëns’ Elephant from Carnival of the Animals, Debussy’s Golliwog’s Cake Walk, an extract from Ravel’s String Quartet in F and Bizet’s Chanson Bohémienne from Carmen. Join in with Ravel’s Bolero and Herold’s Clog Dance. Bring along a magic wand or make one in the foyer (from 12 noon) as we conjure up a magic spell in Dukas’ Sorcerer’s Apprentice, made famous by the Disney film Fantasia.

Ensemble 360 (two violins, viola, cello, double bass, piano, flute, oboe, clarinet, horn and bassoon) and narrator Polly Ives have gained an enviable reputation across the UK for their concerts for children. With lots of fun and audience participation, this is an ideal concert for children.

Recommended for age 5+.


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SATIE Gymnopedie No.1 for pianoFAURÉ Elégie in C minor Op.24 For cello and pianoRAVEL Pavane pour une Infante DéfunteArr. for horn and piano by Wolfgang BirtelCHOPIN Nocturne in E flat Op.9 No.2 For pianoDEBUSSY Première RapsodieFor clarinet and pianoPOULENC Trio for oboe, bassoon and pianoSTRAVINSKY Suite Italienne (excerpts) For violin and pianoSCHUBERT Piano Trio in B flat D898: Rondo Princesse Edmond de Polignac requests the pleasure of your company… The Paris salon was a centre of hedonistic social and artistic life and none was finer than the one run by Winnaretta Singer, heiress to the Singer sewing machine fortune and a grand patron of the arts. Yet this formidable and enigmatic woman, who was a talented musician and artist, did not merely host performances

for entertainment and kudos. Her energies transformed the salon into a crucial creative force that became the birthplace of pioneering music by Fauré, Debussy, Stravinsky and many others. We are delighted to welcome actress Maggie Steed who will, in the guise of Winnaretta, introduce this exclusive world inhabited by Proust, Diaghilev, Isadora Duncan, Jean Cocteau, Virginia Woolf, Colette and many others. Music in the Round is very grateful to Sheffield Theatres for providing the set and costume for this performance. Tickets: £15 / £10 Disabled & Unemployed / £3 Under 18s & Students

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Music Box Workshops Adelphi Suite Saturday 12 May, 3.30pm & 4.45pmFor 3 – 6 year-olds Workshop leader Polly Ives and Ensemble 360 musicians Claudia (violin), Judith (viola), Juliette (flute) and Laurène (double bass) lead a forty-five-minute workshop.

Join in with percussion and action games, learn songs and hear professional musicians playing music including the French nursery rhyme Frère Jacques, Debussy’s Syrinx, Mozart’s variations on Ah vous dirai-je, Maman, Debussy’s Golliwog’s Cakewalk and Saint-Saëns’ Elephant from Carnival of the Animals.

To book contact Chloe Miller Smith on 0114 281 4660 or [email protected] These events sell out quickly so book early to avoid disappointment.

Tickets: £6 Participating Children / Accompanying Adults Free

In Princesse de Polignac’s SalonEnsemble 360 & Maggie Steed as Princesse de Polignac Saturday 12 May, 7.45pm


French Flair, Italian Fashion Sheffield City Hall Ballroom Ensemble 360Sunday 13 May , 11.30amDONIZETTI String Quartet No.7 ROSSINI Fantasie in E flat For clarinet and piano RAMEAU Pièces de Clavecin en Concert: Premier Concert for two violins and pianoOFFENBACH Danse Bohémienne Op.28 For cello and piano Our day gets off to a spirited start with music by two composers who were the height of fashion in mid-nineteenth-century Paris, when Italian opera ruled supreme. This concert features Donizetti and Rossini in unfamiliar guise, presents the exquisitely refined baroque violin music of Rameau, and concludes with a fiendish composition by a great French cello virtuoso – none other than Jacques Offenbach.


ObsessionSunday 13 May, 1.30pmIn 1912, tango took Paris by storm, brought to the French capital by the sons of wealthy Argentinean families. Frowned upon in Buenos Aires for its highly charged association with the world of prostitution, the dance was enthusiastically seized upon by the cream of Paris society.

Learn the basics of this fiery dance with dance instructor Bill Newby, former UK Amateur Tango Champion and founder of Sheffield Tango Argentino, and his partner Agi Banas, with live music from accordionist Phuong Nguyen. Bring a partner if you can, but this is not essential. All ages and abilities welcome.

Vin SupérieureSunday 13 May, 1.30pmFor all the success of new wine territories in recent years, it is French wine that still sets the benchmark for taste and quality. We invite you to join leading expert Joe Fattorini from the famous independent wine merchant Bibendum as he leads us through a tasting of five French wines specially selected for this occasion.

Over 18s only.

Workshops We are delighted to offer you an opportunity to take part in those

quintessential Parisian activities: dancing and drinking!Both workshops last approximately one hour.

Workshops must be booked in advance at Sheffield City Hall or Sheffield Theatres (subject to an additional 10% booking fee).

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Sunday on the Boulevard du Montparnasse: The Paris Café ExperienceSheffield City Hall Ballroom Sunday 13 May Join us for a very special day of music, food, wine-tasting

and dance at the Sheffield City Hall Ballroom as we

celebrate the bon vivant lifestyle of Paris in the early 1900s.

CaféThe Ballroom area opens as a café from 11am and will

be serving a selection of breads, pastries, tea and coffee

all day. At 12.30pm and 1.30pm a two-course traditional

Parisian menu will be served, with traditional Parisian

café music from accordionist Phuong Nguyen. View the

menu at www.musicintheround.co.uk. Price: £8.45.

To book your table contact Music in the Round on

0114 281 4660 or [email protected].

In partnership with Sheffield City Hall

Café Life Sheffield City Hall Ballroom Ensemble 360 & Phuong Nguyen (accordion) Sunday 13 May, 3pm

BIZET Chanson Bohémienne Arr. Walter for flute, oboe, clarinet, horn, bassoon and pianoMILHAUD La Cheminée du Roi René for wind quintet POULENC Suite Française Tango music DEBUSSY Children’s Corner for pianoFRANÇAIX L’heure du Berger For flute, oboe, clarinet, horn and piano As the crowning glory of the day, Ensemble 360 and accordionist Phuong Nguyen perform music that evokes Parisian café culture: Milhaud’s lively film score has a surprising connection with wine, while Françaix’s L’heure du Berger comprises three witty sketches of Parisian café life.

We hope that the passion of tango music will inspire you to take to the dance floor before the interval, or you may prefer to sit back and enjoy a short performance by UK Amateur Tango Champion Bill Newby and his partner Agi Banas.


An Englishwoman in Paris Ensemble 360 Monday 14 May, 12.45pm DEBUSSY Sonata for Cello and Piano in D minorSMYTH Trio for Violin, Horn and Piano in A Ethel Smyth was an impassioned and determined composer who wrote music on the grandest scale. A regular visitor to Paris and a close friend of Winnaretta Singer (who we’re celebrating on Saturday 12 May), Smyth was also an ardent supporter of women’s suffrage. Her music is heavily influenced by Brahms and Wagner, and this Trio is her own reduction of her concerto for violin, horn and symphony orchestra.

Debussy’s expressive and passionate Cello Sonata was one of the last pieces he completed. This sonata, as well as the Violin Sonata which can be heard at Tuesday’s lunchtime concert, is one of a series which shows a more patriotic Debussy following World War I.

Tickets: £10 / £7 Disabled & Unemployed / £3 Under 18s & Students www.musicintheround.co.uk

“Lunch kis half of Paris, su�er �e o�er half .”

Charles de Montes�ieu

“As an artist, a man has no home in Europe save in Paris.”

Friedrich Nietzsche

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Exile Ensemble 360 & Peter Hill (piano) Monday 14 May, 7pm* CHOPIN Introduction and Polonaise Op.3 for cello and pianoMOZART Flute Quartet in D K285 COUPERIN Les Nations: Deuxième Ordre - L’Espagnole (excerpts) for two violins, cello and pianoSTRAVINSKY The Rite of Spring for piano four hands Chopin and Stravinsky, both of whom spent a lot of time in Paris, left their homelands uncertain as to whether they would return, and Chopin never did. His dramatic and passionate Introduction is followed by an energetic and entertaining Polish dance: the Polonaise. Stravinsky left Russia in 1910 and, apart from a brief visit in 1914, was not to return for over fifty years. The Rite of Spring is one of the most influential works of the twentieth century, and its première in Paris sparked a famous riot amongst the audience, who were astonished by the composer’s daring innovation. So strong was the vogue for foreign music in early eighteenth-century Paris that Couperin adopted an Italianate pen-name to secure performances for his suite based on various European styles. Tickets: £15/ £10 Disabled & Unemployed / £3 Under 18s & Students

This concert is generously supported by James and Angela Kellie*Please note earlier start time

“Music expresses �at which can not be said and on which it is impossible to be silent ”

Victor Hugo

“The laboratory of ideas in �e arts.”

Ezra PoundThe End of Time Ensemble 360 Monday 14 May, 9.30pm MESSIAEN Quartet for the End of Time Messiaen’s Quartet for the End of Time was written whilst he was imprisoned during World War II. The instrumentation was dictated by the musicians available to him, and it was first performed in the prisoner-of-war camp on instruments that had somehow been salvaged. Inspired by the Book of Revelation, the effect of this piece is unique; a forty-five-minute journey through horror, joy, religious devotion and ecstasy.



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The French Spirit Ensemble 360 Tuesday 15 May, 12.45pm POULENC Élégie for horn and piano DUTILLEUX Sarabande et Cortège For bassoon and pianoFAURÉ Fantaisie Op.79 for flute and pianoLISZT Orpheus Arr. Saint-Saëns for violin, cello and pianoDEBUSSY Sonata for Violin and Piano in G minor Dutilleux’s Sarabande et Cortège and Fauré’s Fantaisie are part of an extensive and illustrious group of works commissioned to put students at the Paris Conservatoire through their paces. Poulenc’s Élégie was written as a homage to the great horn player Dennis Brain, who was tragically killed in a car crash. It is the most uncompromisingly anguished piece in Poulenc’s output. Debussy’s statement that “war will not break the French spirit” is perfectly embodied in the Sonata in G Minor. His references to Rameau and Couperin are embellished with modern colours that cast the sonata form in a free and rhapsodic light.


“ In Paris, everybody wants to be an actor; nobody is content to be a spectator.” Jean CocteauAnd So the Night

Elias String Quartet Wednesday 16 May, 12.45pm DUTILLEUX Ainsi la NuitDEBUSSY String Quartet in G minor Op.10 Ainsi la Nuit (And So the Night) reveals the influence on Dutilleux of Marcel Proust’s writings on memory: throughout the piece he foreshadows and recalls different musical ideas. As the composer himself described it, Ainsi la Nuit is “a sort of nocturnal vision … a series of “states” with a somewhat impressionist side to them”. Debussy’s string quartet is one of the most important quartets of the Impressionist movement, along with Ravel’s, which can be heard on Wednesday evening. Its lush harmonies are typical of the expressive sensuality of late nineteenth-century French music.



14.Romantic Excess Ensemble 360 & Elias String Quartet Tuesday 15 May, 7.45pm CHAUSSON Concert in D Op.21 For violin, piano and string quartetENESCU Octet in C Op.7 For two string quartets We are delighted to welcome back old friends the Elias String Quartet in this programme of unadulterated late Romantic excess. The influences of Wagner and Franck are never far from the surface in Chausson’s Concert, yet his own harmonic and melodic invention is ingenious. Enescu wrote his octet at the age of nineteen. It has to rank as one of the most precocious and audacious statements in music. A comparison with the early achievements of Mendelssohn would not be out of place here; where Mendelssohn had assimilated the music of Beethoven, so Enescu had the music of Strauss and Wagner. However his own voice was already so strong that one could not mistake this piece for any of those of his predecessors.


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“To err is human .To loaf is Parisian .” Victor Hugo Women in Paris

Ensemble 360 Wednesday 16 May, 7.45pm FARRENC Piano Quintet No.1For violin, viola, cello, double bass and pianoRAVEL String Quartet in F DUTILLEUX Sonatine for Flute and PianoSAINT-SAËNS Piano Quartet in B flat Op.41 Continuing our theme of celebrating women composers, Ensemble 360 performs a piece by Louise Farrenc, a prodigious pianist who learned with Hummel, whose influence is clear in her music. Now established as a cornerstone of the repertoire, Ravel’s Quartet polarised opinion on first hearing. Fauré declared the final movement “stunted, badly balanced, in fact a failure” while Debussy countered with the advice, “In the name of the gods, do not touch a single note!” The Sonatine by Dutilleux was a test piece for the Paris Conservatoire and demands both lyricism and virtuosity from the soloist. Tickets: £15 / £10 Disabled & Unemployed / £3 Under 18s & Students

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16.Paris Conservatoire Sheffield Music School Wednesday 16 May, 6.15pm Talented musicians aged eleven to eighteen from Sheffield Music School perform works by Debussy, Ravel and Saint-Saëns, who all entered the Paris Conservatoire in their teenage years. For almost forty years, Sheffield Music School has been committed to providing the highest quality music coaching for young people from Sheffield and the surrounding area.

Tickets: £3 / FREE to Friends of Music in the Round

Études Ensemble 360 Thursday 17 May, 12.45pm SATIE Embarquement pour Cythère for violin and pianoROSSINI Duetto for Cello and Double Bass in D MESSIAEN Le Merle Noir for flute and pianoDEBUSSY L’Isle Joyeuse for piano DUTILLEUX Sonata for Oboe and Piano Paris Conservatoire test pieces are once more to the fore in this concert. Both Messiaen’s miniature masterpiece and Dutilleux’s beautiful early Oboe Sonata were written to challenge students at the prestigious institution. Debussy’s L’Isle Joyeuse shares its influence with the Satie piece that starts this concert: French Rococo artist Jean-Antoine Watteau’s Embarquement pour Cythère (The Embarkation for Cythera). Chopin’s influence on Debussy was immense and the structure of this piece owes much to the sonata forms of the earlier composer.


“Music is �e silence between �e notes.”

Claude Debussy

18.Across the Pyrenees Ensemble 360 Friday 18 May, 12.45pm DE FALLA Concerto for Harpsichord (or Piano), Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, Violin and CelloFARRENC Nonet in E flat Op.38For violin, viola, cello, double bass, clarinet, flute, oboe, bassoon, horn De Falla’s concerto is far removed from the typical sultry world that we normally associate with him. The neo-classical world of Stravinsky is to the fore here, along with a clear homage to past harpsichord masters Scarlatti and Soler (it was originally written for harpsichord). The version with piano, which is performed here, was sanctioned by the composer. The second piece in the Festival by Louise Farrenc is her Nonet. The influence of Classical composers is clear, including that of her mentor Hummel as well as Mozart, Beethoven and Haydn. She had these composers’ works played alongside her own at Parisian salons.

Tickets: £10 / £7 Disabled & Unemployed / £3 Under 18s & Students www.musicintheround.co.uk

Inspiring Women Ensemble 360 Thursday 17 May, 7.45pm FRANÇAIX Divertissement for Bassoon and Strings LILI BOULANGER Nocturne for flute and pianoBERKELEY Petite Suite for oboe and celloCOPLAND Movement for String QuartetFAURÉ Nocturne in C sharp Op.74MADDISON Piano Quintet Women played a remarkably prominent role in French musical society in the early twentieth century. Aspiring composers from across the globe travelled to Paris to study with Nadia Boulanger, described by Ned Rorem as “the most influential teacher since Socrates”. Adela Maddison left her family in England to study with Fauré, and the two were very close. Her music is both lyrical and superbly crafted. We celebrate these two women with a programme inspired by them: a nocturne written by Nadia’s sister, pieces written by Nadia’s students, a Fauré nocturne dedicated to Adela, concluding with a sadly little-known piece by Adela herself. Tickets: £15 / £10 Disabled & Unemployed / £3 Under 18s & Students

This concert is generously supported by Maurice and Sheila Millward

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“America is my country and Paris is my hometown.” Gertrude SteinAmericans in Paris

The Tina May BandFriday 18 May, 9pm Tina May VOICENikki Iles PIANOJulie Walkington DOUBLE BASSKaren Street ACCORDION And:Tim Horton PIANOMatthew Hunt CLARINET The scene switches to the club itself and the exhilarating mix of music and musicians. The Tina May Band picks up the baton to perform a trademark Boeuf sur le Toit mix of Gershwin, Porter, and Bach as well as a celebration of Édith Piaf. Tina, who lives half of her time in Paris, presents a personal take on the songs made famous by the great singer, sung in a gently “jazz” style but in keeping with the essence of Piaf. A sparkling entertainer, Tina May’s astonishing vocal ability and hypnotic stage presence has won her worldwide acclaim. Tickets: £15 / £10 Disabled & Unemployed / £3 Under 18s & Students

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20.T he Creation of the World Ensemble 360Friday 18 May, 7pm* RAVEL Sonata for Violin and Piano in GKOSMA Divertissement for flute, clarinet, bassoon and piano STRAVINSKY Piano-Rag-Music GERSHWIN Three Preludes Arr. Heifetz for violin and pianoMILHAUD La Création du Monde Op.81Arr. for two violins, viola, cello and piano Ensemble 360 demonstrates the powerful impact the arrival of the jazz-age had on the music of Ravel, Stravinsky and Milhaud, and celebrates the arrival in Paris of a new kind of classical composer: George Gershwin. Each movement of Ravel’s Violin Sonata is bursting with character, and the influence of jazz is strong, especially in its central movement, Blues. Milhaud became fascinated with jazz after he heard an American big band in London, and had the idea of applying its rhythms to classical music. Written a year before Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue, La Création du Monde truly fuses jazz and classical. Tickets: £15 / £10 Disabled & Unemployed / £3 Under 18s & Students

*Please note earlier start time

T he Ox on the Roof Join us for two concerts which transport

us to the exciting and innovative scene

of Louis Moysés Paris cabaret-bar Le

Boeuf sur le Toit (The Ox on the Roof).

Founded in 1921 it quickly became

the centre of the explosive avant-garde

arts scene. Here musicians such as

Francis Poulenc, Artur Rubinstein, Igor

Stravinsky and Eric Satie socialised into

the small hours with Maurice Chevalier,

Pablo Picasso, Coco Chanel, Serge

Diaghilev, Jean Cocteau, Francis Picabia

and many other famous personalities.

Please note that you are welcome to bring drinks

bought from the Crucible bars into our concerts.

The Ox on the Roof Combined Ticket:

See the 7pm and 9pm concerts on Friday 18 May

for a combined ticket price of £20 / £15 Disabled

& Unemployed / £5 Students

“ In Paris, you learn wit, in London you learn to crush your social rivals, and in F lorence you learn poise.” Virgil Thomson

The Ita�ian Connection Ensemble 360 Saturday 19 May, 12.45pm BOCCHERINI Quintet in D minor Op.55 No.6For oboe and stringsFAURÉ Trio for Clarinet, Cello and Piano in D minor Op.120COUPERIN Les Nations: Quatrième Ordre - La Piemontoise for violin, oboe, bassoon and piano Boccherini was known as much for his cello playing as his compositions and it was in his performing capacity that he became hugely popular in Paris. His music is indebted to Haydn as much in volume of output as style. The cello features prominently in his music and his quintets with two cellos provided the model for Schubert’s later masterpiece for string quintet. Although more often heard in its incarnation with violin, Fauré’s masterpiece Trio in D minor was originally conceived for clarinet. It is a lyrical and serene piece, autumnal in mood.


Au Revoir! Ensemble 360 Saturday 19 May, 7.45pm HONEGGER Pastorale d’Été for flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, horn, two violins, viola, cello and double bassANON. Piece for Clarinet and Piano *RAVEL Piano Trio in A minorFAURÉ Cantique de Jean Racine Op.11With Bring and Sing choir DEBUSSY Syrinx for fluteONSLOW Nonet in A Op.77 for flute, clarinet, oboe, bassoon, horn, violin, viola, cello and double bass Ravel’s sparkling piano trio is certainly one of his greatest masterpieces, a view posited by the composer himself! He draws on some fascinating sources for his inspiration, such as a zortziko (a Basque folk dance) and a pantoum, a Malaysian verse form. The Festival is brought to a rousing finish with George Onslow’s Nonet, a work dedicated to Prince Albert. Onslow had English and French blood in him but was steeped in the Germanic tradition; a truly cosmopolitan character to end a cosmopolitan May Festival.

Bring & Sing! A choir, open to any singers, performs Fauré’s Cantique de Jean Racine alongside Ensemble 360, conducted by Matthew Hunt. Music is provided and there is a rehearsal on the day at 6.15pm. To sign up, or for more information, contact Chloe Miller Smith on 0114 281 4660 or [email protected] before you buy your concert ticket.

* You are invited to guess the composer of the anonymous piece. Place your vote in the interval, and a winning name will be drawn from all the correct entries in the second half. The winner will receive a special prize!


This concert is generously supported by Kate Dugdale


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Talks and Q&AsAll pre-concert talks and post-concert Q&As are free to concert ticket holders but you need a separate ticket. Please request a pre-concert talk ticket when purchasing your concert ticket. A separate ticket is not required for post-concert Q&As.

Friday 11 May, 6.45pmPre-concert Talk: Bienvenue à Paris!

Music in the Round Artistic Director Angus Smith discusses this year’s Festival programme with members of Ensemble 360, including French double bassist Laurène Durantel.

Saturday 12 May, 6.45pmPre-concert Talk: Paris in the 20th Century

Professor Deborah Mawer from Lancaster University discusses the multi-faceted early twentieth-century Parisian music scene and its salon culture.

Tuesday 15 May, 6.45pmPre-concert Talk: A Walk in Paris

Nigel Simeone takes a virtual “walk” through Parisian districts and their associations with composers. He looks at some of the features of Parisian musical life that make it unique, and at the intriguing and surprising musical links that resulted from the geography of the city.

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Paris was a Woman Crucible Theatre Archive

Friday 11 – Saturday 19 May

This free exhibition explores enigmatic and

illustrious female figures at the centre of the

Parisian music scene, including

Princesse de Polignac, Nadia Boulanger

and Adela Maddison.

Thursday 17 May, 6.45pmPre-concert Talk: Nadia

Professor Jeanice Brooks of Southampton University and author of the forthcoming The Musical Work of Nadia Boulanger: Performing Past and Future Between the Wars discusses Nadia Boulanger’s extraordinary influence on the shaping of twentieth-century composition and performance.

Thursday 17 MayPost-Concert Q&A: Women in Paris

Angus Smith chats to Adela Maddison’s great-great-granddaughter Chloe Miller Smith and Nadia Boulanger expert Professor Jeanice Brooks, and offers you the chance to ask questions.

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Venue Information Our home venue is the Crucible Studio Theatre. All events are here unless otherwise stated. Crucible Studio Theatre 55 Norfolk Street, Sheffield, S1 1DASeating Areas: All seats are unreserved, but please specify which area you wish to sit in when booking, i.e. stage level, tier one or tier two.

Drinks: You may take drinks purchased from the Crucible bars into our concerts.

Access: The Crucible Studio offers easy access for wheelchair users although spaces are limited; please inform the Box Office at the time of booking if you require a wheelchair space. For blue badge holders, spaces are available in the Q-Park, NCP car park, and outside the Theatre on Surrey Street and Norfolk Street.

Parking: There is a 24-hour Q-park car park on Charles Street, which offers discounted parking for theatre goers. Ask at Box Office for a voucher.

Public Transport: The nearest bus stops are on Arundel Gate (50m) and High Street (300m). There are two Supertram stops in close proximity to the Theatres: Castle Square and Cathedral (400m).

Sheffield Cathedral Church Street, Sheffield, S1 1HASeating Areas: Please note that seating is unreserved, however there may be some restricted views due to the pillars.

Access: Sheffield Cathedral is wheelchair accessible through the level entrance on the south side of the building. If you require a wheelchair space please notify the box office at time of booking.

Parking: NCP car parks are located at either end of Campo Lane

Crucible Studio Theatre55 Norfolk Street, Sheffield S1 1DASeating Areas: All seats are unreserved, but please specify which area you wish to sit in when booking, i.e. stage level, tier one or tier two.

Drinks: You may take drinks purchased from the Crucible bars into our concerts in plastic glasses which can be provided by Sheffield Theatres staff.

Access: The Crucible Studio offers easy access for wheelchair users although spaces are limited; please inform the box office at the time of booking if you require a wheelchair space. For blue badge holders, spaces are available in the Q-Park, NCP car park, and outside the theatre on Surrey Street and Norfolk Street.

Parking: There is a 24-hour Q-Park car park on Charles Street, which offers discounted parking for theatre-goers. Ask at the box office for a voucher.

Public Transport: The nearest bus stops are on Arundel Gate (50m) and High Street (300m). There are two Supertram stops in close proximity to the theatres: Castle Square and Cathedral (400m).

Latecomers: The auditorium will open 30 minutes before the advertised start time (15 minutes for pre-concert talks). Please note that latecomers will not be admitted until a suitable break in the performance.

Booking Your Tickets 0114 249 6000 | sheffieldtheatres.co.ukIn person at The Crucible box office

Opening HoursMonday – Saturday, 10am – 8pmOn non-performance days the box office closes at 6pm.

Booking FeesAll telephone bookings are subject to a £1.50 booking fee. All online bookings are subject to a £1 booking fee.All bookings for concerts at another venue are subject to a 10% booking fee.

Booking Dates Booking for Friends opens on Saturday 25 February. During this period please use the Friends booking form. Tickets at this time are limited to two per Friend per event. General booking opens on Saturday 3 March.

Concessions Concessions are available upon proof of status for people with disabilities, those registered unemployed, students and under 18s. Prices are indicated on each concert page.

Re-Sales If the event is sold out we will endeavour to re-sell your tickets on your behalf at a charge of £1 per ticket.

Venue & Booking Information Our home venue is the Crucible Studio Theatre. All events are here unless otherwise stated.

Sheffield City Hall BallroomBarkers Pool, Sheffield S1 2JASeating Areas: All seats are unreserved. Access: Please enter via Balm Green for the Ballroom. Disabled access is available.

Parking: NCP car parks are located at either end of Campo Lane and there is metered on-street parking nearby. Disabled parking is available on Campo Lane to blue badge holders. Campo Lane car park offers a £3 rate for any events until 11.59pm. Please validate your token at the City Hall box office.

Public Transport: The City Hall tram stop is on both Yellow (Meadowhall to Middlewood) and Blue (Halfway to Malin Bridge) routes. The tram stops at the rear of the building.

Latecomers: The auditorium will open 30 minutes before the advertised start time (15 minutes for pre-concert talks). Please note that latecomers will not be admitted until a suitable break in the performance.

The Sunday on the Boulevard du Montparnasse: The Paris Café Experience concerts and workshops on Sunday 13 May take place at Sheffield City Hall Ballroom. Tickets can be booked via Sheffield Theatres subject to a 10% booking fee. Alternatively, tickets are available in advance or on the door at Sheffield City Hall. Please visit www.sheffieldcityhall.co.uk, call 0114 278 9789 or buy in person at the City Hall box office.

BetrayalThu 17 May – Sat 9 JuneWhen Jerry and Emma embark on a seven-year affair, their infidelity affects the whole of their lives. John Simm returns to the Crucible stage to play Jerry in Harold Pinter’s heartbreaking comment on love and relationships. Tickets £10.00 – £23.00, discounts available

LeanerFasterStrongerWed 23 May – Sat 2 JuneIn this brave new world of designer babies, bioengineered athletes and genetically-improved human beings - how far would you go to be the best? Written by Kaite O’Reilly, LeanerFasterStronger is the world première of a darkly-humorous and provocative theatre experience. Tickets £10.00 - £15.00, discounts available

Sheffield Theatres presents

Box Office 0114 249 6000 | sheffieldtheatres.co.uk

DiaryMusic in the Round is enormously grateful to all its funders, sponsors, supporters and Friends, without whom these concerts would not be possible.

Funders: Arts Council England Mayfield Valley Arts Trust Sheffield City CouncilThe Lindsay Foundation

Sponsors: Hawsons Chartered AccountantsPwC

Supporters:James and Angela Kellie

Lifelong Patrons: John Cowling | Kate DugdaleMaurice & Sheila MillwardDavid Megginson & Vivien Whitaker

For pre- and post-concert talk and Q&A information see page 23.

Friday 11 May, 7.45pm Off You Go to Paris! Page 3Saturday 12 May, 12.45pm Family Concert: The Magic of Paris Page 4Saturday 12 May, 3.30pm & 4.45pm Music Box Workshops Page 5Saturday 12 May, 7.45pm In Princesse de Polignac’s Salon Page 6Sunday 13 May, 11.30am French Flair, Italian Fashion Page 7Sunday 13 May, 1.30pm Workshops Page 8Sunday 13 May, 3pm Café Life Page 9Monday 14 May, 12.45pm An Englishwoman in Paris Page 10Monday 14 May, 7pm Exile Page 11Monday 14 May, 9.30pm The End of Time Page 12Tuesday 15 May, 12.45pm The French Spirit Page 13Tuesday 15 May, 7.45pm Romantic Excess Page 13Wednesday 16 May, 12.45pm And So the Night Page 14Wednesday 16 May, 6.15pm Paris Conservatoire Page 15Wednesday 16 May, 7.45pm Women in Paris Page 16Thursday 17 May, 12.45pm Études Page 16Thursday 17 May, 7.45pm Inspiring Women Page 17Friday 18 May, 12.45pm Across the Pyrenees Page 18Friday 18 May, 7pm The Creation of the World Page 19Friday 18 May, 9pm Americans in Paris Page 20Saturday 19 May, 12.45pm The Italian Connection Page 21Saturday 19 May, 7.45pm Au Revoir! Page 22

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“We' always have Paris.” Rick to Ilse, Casablanca

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Music in the Round May Festival 2012