Event type: Concert

The Music of John Denver by Chris Bannister

Chris Bannister is a singer-songwriter who’s distinctive vocal style has always led to him being compared to the great American singer, John Denver.

Sixteen years ago Chris started performing a show in tribute to John Denver, but from the very start Chris was determined not to copy the visual aspect of John’s performances but to maintain his own identity when playing worldwide hits such as ‘Annie’s Song’, ‘Take Me Home Country Roads’ and ‘Leaving On A Jet Plane’.

He has performed in the USA at the annual Aspen In October festival eight times, often performing with members of John’s band. He has also played to sold out audiences in Europe and across the UK, and is recognised as one of the best performers of John’s music in the world

Testament to Truth: An Evening of Spoken Word and Performance with Testament

Join award winning poet, dramatist, rapper, and world-record breaking beatboxer Testament as he takes to the stage for a one off live performance that speaks powerfully to our times. Through spoken word, music and monologue he will perform a piece that explores multiple perspectives on one dramatic day in the life of the characters in a story explores the themes of race, faith and community.

In honour of Black History Month, this evening is more than a performance, it’s a call to listen, to reflect, and to awaken. Testament to Truth invites you to walk with him through stories that challenge, uplift, and inspire.Testament currently presents BBC Radio 4’s The Adverb and is writer of award nominated play Black Men Walking and the writer-performer of  Orpheus In The Record Shop which was broadcast on BBC FOUR.

Inspirations – Ensemble 10:10

What inspires you? For Judith Weir, it was the brushstrokes of a painting, and for Luke Bedford, an urban landscape.

Arvo Pärt – who turns 90 this year – reflects on powerful words, Anna Thorvaldsdottir plays with ideas of dispersion, and marking Luciano Berio’s 100th anniversary, we celebrate love – the eternal inspiration – with a beautiful piece dedicated to the memory of his wife. Cameron Biles-Liddell’s new work completes this showcase of musical imagination, bringing rich harmonies and vivid, shimmering textures.

Queer Arrivals

Queer Arrivals is a deeply personal, music-filled journey by Irish singer-songwriter Gráinne Hunt, exploring what it means to come into queerness – and into oneself – later in life.

With original songs and intimate storytelling, Gráinne shares her experience of falling in love with a woman in her 40s and how that has transformed her understanding of identity, artistry and belonging.

Incorporating Gráinne’s partner Jules Stewart on drums and vocals, Queer Arrivals is a tender, honest, and powerful celebration of love, growth, and self-acceptance debuting at the Liverpool Irish Festival.

Joining them is HUSK – a Gaeilge-English electrofolk musician, blending traditional Irish music, folk and electronica, with 80’s synths, weaving between English and Gaeilge alongside púca punk queer magick energy. HUSK offers contemporary electronic music production and works with international talent across the Irish diaspora and beyond.

This is a unique collaboration, presented in partnership with The Unity with support from Culture Ireland. For more info, read a fuller description, here.

MUSIC PERFORMANCE – SMOKE ROAD by Crystal Jacqueline and Icarus Peel

 

Our co-founder David Ward (as David Greygoose) has written the lyrics for Crystal Jacqueline and Icarus Peel’s album ‘SMOKE ROAD’ which will be performed at Rough Trade on THURSDAY 16 OCTOBER!??‍???

Crystal Jacqueline and Icarus Peel of The Honey Pot Collective celebrate the release of double album SMOKE ROAD (Fruit de Mer records) with lyrics by poet David Greygoose.

‘Darkly pastoral, gothic folk-psych and ominous cautionary tales. This is one road worth following to the end.’ – Shindig!

 

Tickets priced at £13.60

To book, click here – https://link.dice.fm/If1dcb4b55c4

To read the lyrics to the songs, visit https://www.davidwardpoet.co.uk/projects/lyrics—smoke-road

 

We hope to see many of you at this event! ??

This is a 14+ event 

 

Crossing Borders: Metal Music Scenes and Extremity

 

 

Liverpool John Moores University is leading an exciting new partnership with Malaysian-based music promotor Black Label Productions. Dr Nedim Hassan has developed this collaboration through his industry collective Metal in Merseyside. On 3rd and 4th October Black Label Productions will be bringing extreme metal band Black Fire to play in Liverpool as the first stop in their UK tour. The tour is supported by the Malaysian government with the backing of LJMU which also chairs the UK Malaysia University Consortium. An academic symposium will be hosted at LJMU on the Friday, exploring the impact of metal music bringing together metal music industry practitioners and academics. On Saturday 4th an evening showcasing some of the rising stars of heavy rock and metal music will take place at Liverpool city centre venue EBGBS on Seel Street. Free tickets are available at ticket website

 

 

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Arcangelo Corelli Sonata in F, Op.5 No.4 for violin and cello Stravinsky Suite Italienne, for violin and piano: Introduction, Gavotte and two variations Berio Sequenza XIV, for cello Timothy Jackson Continuo, for violin solo with cello and pianoArcangelo Corelli Sonata in F, Op.5 No.4 for violin and pianoStravinsky Suite Italienne, for cello and piano: Introduction, SerenataBerio Sequenza VIII, for violinTimothy Jackson Continuo, for cello solo with violin and piano

Pixels Ensemble:Sophie Rosa violinAlex Holladay celloIan Buckle piano

Music that changes shape beguilingly: Pixels presents two mirrored versions of pieces by Corelli and Timothy Jackson, revealing them in different lights. Two of Berio’s groundbreaking Sequenzas lie at the heart of an intriguing evening, with nuggets of Stravinsky enriching the Italian theme.

Shostakovich Symphony No.7

Liadov Baba-YagaVictoria Borisova-Ollas Oh Giselle, remember me… (UK premiere / RLPS co-commission with the Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra and Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra)Shostakovich Symphony No.7, ‘Leningrad’Vasily Petrenko conductorVictor Julien-Laferrière cello

A great city is under siege, and as the bullets fly, the defenders of Leningrad use loudspeakers to blast Shostakovich’s Seventh Symphony, defiant and colossal, at the Nazi forces. Everything about the Leningrad Symphony is supersized, and trust us: when Vasily Petrenko conducts it, you’ll feel the air shake. This is music that’s larger than life, and we’ve paired it with an emotional and much-anticipated new concerto by Victoria Borisova-Ollas, co-commissioned by Liverpool Philharmonic and performed for the first time in the UK.

Sibelius Symphony No.5

Boccherini/Berio Ritirata notturna di MadridBernstein Chichester Psalms*Copland Clarinet ConcertoEinojuhani Rautavaara Cantus ArcticusSibelius Symphony No.5Geoffrey Paterson conductorJulian Bliss clarinetAgustin Pennino countertenor*Royal Liverpool Philharmonic ChoirMatthew Hamilton Director of Choirs and Singing

“What beauty!” exclaimed Jean Sibelius, as he saw a flight of swans in the northern sky. They inspired his magnificent Fifth Symphony, and that radiant piece is tonight seamlessly introduced by Finnish composer Rautavaara’s haunting ‘Concerto for Birds and Orchestra’. But conductor Geoffrey Paterson begins with midnight in Madrid, honouring Berio’s 100th birthday with a work that received its UK premiere here in Liverpool from our Orchestra. It’s a wonderful contrast to Bernstein’s Chichester Psalms and the all-American sunshine of Copland’s Clarinet Concerto, played by Julian Bliss.

Imogen Cooper, Henning Kraggerud, Adrian Brendel Trio

Schubert Piano Trio No.1 in B-flat major, D898Schubert Piano Trio No.2 in E-flat major, D929Imogen Cooper pianoHenning Kraggerud violinAdrian Brendel cello‘Three distinguished players carving out an oasis of warm but focused performances … the ensemble was magical.’ – The StradWhen you bring together the great British pianist Imogen Cooper, inspirational Norwegian violinist Henning Kraggerud and cellist Adrian Brendel, you might call the result a classical supergroup. But with these three, it’s only ever about the joy of making music, and chamber music doesn’t get more lyrical or poetic than Schubert’s two gloriously tuneful piano trios.