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CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY MUSICAL SOCIETYSEASON 2016-17

Principal Sponsor

For over 180 years, CUMS has nurtured musical excellence inCambridge by providing challenging and unforgettable opportunitiesfor its vast and diverse student body. Now boasting 10 ensemblesand over 500 musicians, CUMS is the pinnacle of student musicmaking throughout Cambridge and is amongst the strongest studentensembles globally. Our 2016-17 season extends this legacy with itsbold programme and wealth of guest talent, promising to be one ofour most exciting years yet.

We are delighted to be joined for the first time by celebratedmusicians Sian Edwards, Thomas Gould, David Watkin and OliverCoates and to welcome back the sensational Paul Daniel, PeterDonohoe and Jamie Phillips.

This season includes a wide variety of music, ranging from Bach’sMass in B Minor, conducted by our Principal Guest Conductor, CUMSalumnus Sir Roger Norrington, in King’s College Chapel, to chambermusic performed in the intimate surroundings of Emmanuel OldLibrary. With programmes including new music by Mark-AnthonyTurnage and Mahler’s Third Symphony, conducted by Paul Daniel inKing’s College Chapel, we look forward to a year of epicperformances certainly not to be missed.

All excellent music making is accompanied by a camaraderieamongst players, and this is especially true for CUMS. Our membersforge firm friendships and have memorable experiences that will lasta lifetime. Many value the fun, friendly and supportive community ofCUMS just as much as the exceptional music opportunities that itprovides, and we know this will continue for years to come.

We hope you find much to enjoy in this new and exciting season.

Mathilda Pynegar, CUMS Student President

Justin Lee, CUMS Executive Director

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Season Highlights 4

Michaelmas Term Concerts 6

Lent Term Concerts 12

Easter Term Concerts 18

The Lunchtime Concert Series 20

Music on Tour: Beyond Cambridge 22

Our History 23

Join the Supporters’ Circle 24

Booking Information 25

Concert Index 26

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Thank you to our Supporters and Funders, withoutwhose support this season would not be possible.

To find out more about supporting CUMS pleasecontact Helen McKeown, CUMS FundraisingCoordinator, at [email protected].

TTP Group – Principal Sponsor

Bloom Design

Christ’s College

Churchill College

Corpus Christi College

CUMS Fund

CUMS Supporters' Circle

Emmanuel College

Jesus College

King's College

Murray Edwards College

Newnham College

Peterhouse College

St John’s College

Trinity College

University of Cambridge Faculty of Music

University of Cambridge Societies Syndicate

West Road Concert Hall

Wolfson College

Front cover: Leo Popplewell, CUMS ConcertoCompetition 2016 Prizewinner. Leo will be performingin a Lunchtime Concert on 9 May 2017 – see page 21.


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Performing with the CUMS Concert Orchestra has been a hugeamount of fun this year! We have performed a wide variety ofpopular repertoire such as Peer Gynt Suite No.1, BrahmsAcademic Festival Overture, Beethoven Piano Concerto No.1 andFinlandia. In Lent term we had a record-breaking concert in termsof sales, and our concerto soloist Nina Del Ser was applauded sorapturously she performed an impromptu encore. We have thebest after parties in Concert Orchestra and I have made so manygood friends being a part of the ensemble this year. I especiallylook forward to Beethoven 5 in Michaelmas Term!

Leonie Stevenson-Jones Flute, CUMS Symphony Orchestra

Performing with CUMS SO has created some exceptional musicalopportunities for me this year. Not only has it enabled me to play

the most exciting and challenging repertoire, but it has alsoallowed me to engage with some of this generation's finest

conductors. Meeting so many other musically driven studentsencourages me continually to raise my musical standards, andmost importantly it reminds me of my love of classical music.

Next year the Elgar Cello Concerto and Shostakovich SymphonyNo.5, to be conducted by Sian Edwards, promises to be a

particularly outstanding concert; I can't wait to get started withlearning the repertoire!

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Jack BazalgetteConductor, Cambridge University Wind Orchestra

I’m delighted to be conducting the Cambridge UniversityWind Orchestra in what looks to be a year full of great

music. Highlights will include Gershwin’s American in Paris,Bernstein's fantastic Symphonic Dances for West Side

Story, and a collaboration with soloist Katie Lodge inRodney Bennett’s jazz-infused Concerto for Trumpet and

Wind Orchestra. In a first for CUWO, we’ve two Varsityconcerts with the Wind Orchestras of both Oxford and

Bristol Universities, and in March we’ll première ROCKS! bythe award-winning American composer Geoffrey Gordon

in the ever-popular Schools Concert.

Kieran ReedViolin, Cambridge University Chamber Orchestra

Playing in the Cambridge University Chamber Orchestraover the past year has been a fantastic musical experience,with opportunities to play exciting repertoire under theskilled batons of visiting conductors in excellent concertvenues. We performed a wide range of music includingBeethoven’s second Piano Concerto with Howard Shelley inKings Place, London, and Verdi’s Otello Act 1 under RichardFarnes in King’s College Chapel. Next season has manymore exceptional opportunities in store – I am very muchlooking forward to another visit to King’s chapel to performMahler Symphony No.3 with esteemed conductor PaulDaniel returning to direct the orchestra in January.

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Alumni Festival: Come & SingFRIDAY 23 SEPTEMBER 2016, 9.30PMRehearsals 4.30pm - 6.00pm & 7.45pm - 9.15pm

KING’S COLLEGE CHAPEL

Haydn ‘Lord Nelson’ Mass

Cambridge University Alumni ChorusEast Anglia Chamber OrchestraStephen Cleobury conductorPollyanna Furness sopranoRupert Scarratt altoHarry Bradford tenorStephen Whitford bassRichard Gowers organ & accompanist

Tickets: £10Participant Tickets: £15 plus £3 music hire

Please register and pay using PayPal at www.cums.org.ukor contact Maggie Heywood at [email protected]

Season Launch ConcertFRIDAY 21 OCTOBER 2016, 8.00PM

WEST ROAD CONCERT HALL

Mozart The Magic Flute Overture

Schumann Piano Concerto

Vaughan Williams Symphony No.5

Cambridge University Chamber Orchestra

Peter Stark conductor

Julien Cohen piano

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Elgar Cello Concerto SATURDAY 29 OCTOBER 2016, 8.00PM


Elgar Cello Concerto

Shostakovich Symphony No.5

CUMS Symphony OrchestraSian Edwards conductorOliver Coates cello


The Dream ofGerontiusSATURDAY 12 NOVEMBER

2016, 8.00PM

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Elgar The Dream of Gerontius

Britten Sinfonia

Choirs of Clare, Gonville & Caius,Jesus and Selwyn Colleges

Cambridge University Chamber Choir

Ely Cathedral and St Catharine'sCollege Girls' Choirs

Choristers of Jesus College

Mark Williams conductorAllan Clayton tenorAllison Cook mezzo-sopranoDuncan Rock bass

For further details and box officeinformation please visit www.cambridgemusicfestival.co.uk

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SUNDAY 13 NOVEMBER 2016, 7.30PM


Beethoven Piano Concerto No.5, ‘Emperor’

Mozart Mass in C minor

CUMS Symphony ChorusEast Anglia Chamber OrchestraGraham Walker conductorToby Hession piano (CUMS Concerto Competition 2016 prize-winner)

Rebecca van den Berg sopranoAugusta Hebbert sopranoSam Oladeinde tenorTheo Platt bass

Varsity Concert:Oxford & CambridgeUniversity WindOrchestras SATURDAY 19 NOVEMBER2016, 8.00PM

UNIVERSITY CHURCH, OXFORD

John Williams Harry Potter Symphonic Suite

Saint-Saëns Orient et Occident

Gershwin An American in Paris

Jane Russell Bate A Hymn to theBeauty that Was

John Williams Star Wars Saga

Cambridge University Wind OrchestraOxford University Wind OrchestraJack Bazalgette CUWO conductor

Tickets: £10 Students: £5 Tickets can be purchased atouwo.oums.org or on the door at theconcert

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THURSDAY 24 NOVEMBER 2016, 8.00PM


Bruckner Overture in G minor

Dvorák The Noon Witch

Beethoven Symphony No.5

CUMS Concert Orchestra Toby Hession conductor

Tickets: £10 Concessions: £8 Students: £3

David Watkin conducts CUCOSATURDAY 26 NOVEMBER 2016, 8.00PM


Haydn Symphony No.103, ‘Drumroll’

Brahms Variations on a Theme by Joseph Haydn

Bizet Symphony in C

Cambridge University Chamber OrchestraDavid Watkin conductor


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Rodney Bennett Trumpet ConcertoWEDNESDAY 30 NOVEMBER 2016, 8.00PM


John Williams Harry Potter Symphonic Suite

David Maslanka Golden Light

Rodney Bennett Concerto for Trumpet

Saint-SaënsOrient et Occident

Gershwin An American in Paris

Cambridge University Wind Orchestra

Jack Bazalgette conductor

Katie Lodge trumpet (CUMS Concerto Competition

2016 prize-winner)

Tickets: £10Concessions: £8 Students: £3

In Dulci JubiloMONDAY 28 NOVEMBER2016, 8.00PM

CLARE COLLEGE CHAPEL(by kind permission of the Master & Fellows)

D. Buxtehude

Jesu meine Freude BuxWV 60

In dulci jubilo BuxWV 52

Das neugebor'ne Kindelein,BuxWV 13

J.S. Bach

Jesu, meine Freude, BWV 227

Cambridge University Chamber Choir

The Buxtehude Ensemble

Tim Brown conductor

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Shostakovich Festive Overture

Prokofiev Piano Concerto No.2

Tchaikovsky Symphony No.4

CUMS Symphony OrchestraJohn Tothill conductor (CUMS Conducting Scholar)

Naomi Woo piano (CUMS Concerto Competition

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Programme to include

Mark-Anthony Turnage ‘On All Fours’

Jonathan Woolgar New Work (World Première)

(CUMS Composition Competition 2016 joint-winner)

Cambridge University New Music EnsemblePatrick Bailey conductor

Tickets: £15, £10 Students: £3

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Mahler Symphony No.3 in King’s SATURDAY 21 JANUARY 2017, 8.00PM


Mahler Symphony No.3


Members of CUMS Symphony Orchestra

Choirs of Clare, Gonville & Caius, Jesus and Selwyn Colleges

Members of CUMS Symphony Chorus and Cambridge University Chamber Choir

Choristers of Jesus College and St Catharine's College Girls' Choir

Paul Daniel conductor

Claudia Huckle mezzo-soprano

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J.S. BachSt John PassionFRIDAY 3 FEBRUARY 2017, 8.00PM

ST JOHN’S COLLEGE CHAPEL

SATURDAY 4 FEBRUARY 2017, 8.00PM

GIRTON COLLEGE GREAT HALL

Cambridge University Collegium Musicum Margaret Faultless directorCambridge University Chamber Choir Martin Ennis conductorNicholas Mulroy Evangelist

St John’s College Chapel Tickets: £18, Students: £6 Girton College Great Hall Tickets: £15, Students: £5

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TRINITY COLLEGE CHAPEL

Programme to include:Coates London SuiteDan Price An American TaleArnold Scottish Dances


Bristol University Symphonic Winds

Jack Bazalgette, Liam Leonardconductors


CambridgeUniversity JazzOrchestraSUNDAY 19 FEBRUARY 2017,7.30PM


The highlight of the CUJO year withspecial guest

For full programme details visitwww.cujo.org.uk closer to the time.To find out about CUJO gigsthroughout the year sign up to ourmonthly newsletters atwww.cums.org.uk

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An Evening ofChamber MusicFRIDAY 10 FEBRUARY 2017,8.00PM

EMMANUEL COLLEGEOLD LIBRARY

The finest chamber musicians in theUniversity, who hold InstrumentalAwards, present a variedprogramme of chamber works in thebeautiful surroundings of EmmanuelCollege Old Library.

For full programme details visitwww.mus.cam.ac.uk nearer the time.

Tickets: £10 Students: £3 Tickets include a glass of wine atpost-concert drinks with theperformers

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Beethoven Coriolan Overture

Tchaikovsky Variations on a Rococo Theme

Schubert Symphony No.6

CUMS Concert OrchestraToby Hession conductorWilliam Clark-Maxwell cello(CUMS Concerto Competition 2016

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Mozart Symphony No.25, ‘Little G minor’

Shostakovich Piano Concerto No.2

Mozart Piano Concerto No.20, K466


Peter Donohoe piano/director


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Cambridge University WindOrchestra Schools Concert WEDNESDAY 8 MARCH 2017, 1.00PM


Coates London Suite

Dan Price An American Tale

Geoffrey Gordon ROCKS! (UK Première)

Bernstein Symphonic Dances from West Side Story

arr. John Higgins Disney at the Movies

Cambridge University Wind Orchestra Jack Bazalgette conductor

A varied and playful programme aimed at sparking theimagination of children whilst teaching them aboutmusic. Pieces will be displayed with a colourful projectedpresentation, as well as an exciting, interactive guide togeology based around the UK première of ROCKS! byGeoffrey Gordon (sponsored by Millers Music -www.millersmusic.co.uk)

Open to schools by invitation – if your school would liketo attend please contact Matthew Kemp [email protected].

The concert welcomes home-schooled children.

CUMS Symphony ChorusSATURDAY 4 MARCH 2017, 7.30PM

TRINITY COLLEGE CHAPEL

Copland In the Beginning

Eric Whitacre Cloudburst

Maw 'One Foot in Eden Still, I Stand’

Thierry Escaich 'Choral's Dream'

CUMS Symphony ChorusSteven Grahl conductor

Tickets: £18Students: £6

STEPHEN CLEOBURY CONDUCTING CUMS SYMPHONY CHORUS AND CUMS SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA IN SAFFRON HALL, JUNE 2016


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Programme to include:

Beethoven Triple Concerto for violin, cello and piano

King’s Choral Scholars, past and presentCambridge University Chamber OrchestraStephen Cleobury conductor

The Grier Trio:Francis Grier pianoSavitri Grier violinIndira Grier cello

Tickets: £40, £30, £22, £15Students: £5

CUMS Symphony Orchestraperforms ElgarSATURDAY 18 MARCH 2017, 8.00PM


Shchedrin Concerto for Orchestra No.1, ‘Naughty Limericks’

R. Strauss Death and Transfiguration

Elgar Symphony No.2

CUMS Symphony OrchestraJamie Phillips conductor


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Joy Lisney New Work (CUMS Composition Competition 2016 joint-winner) (World Première)

Tippett Fantasia Concertante on a Theme of Corelli

Beethoven Symphony No.6, 'The Pastoral'

Cambridge University Chamber OrchestraThomas Gould violin/director


CUMS ConcertOrchestra andCambridgeUniversity WindOrchestraTHURSDAY 18 MAY 2017,8.00PM


Adam Gorb Yiddish Dances

Bernstein Symphonic Dances from West Side Story

Ravel Pavane pour une infante défunte

Sibelius Karelia Suite

CUMS Concert Orchestra


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Sir Roger Norrington conductorElin Manahan Thomas sopranoCiara Hendrick mezzoNicholas Scott tenorTristan Hambleton bassJoseph Fort chorus master

Tickets: £35, £30, £20, £10, £6Students £31, £26, £16, £6, £3 or £5on the door, subject to availability

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May Week Concert with Sir Roger NorringtonSATURDAY 17 JUNE 2017, 8.00PM


J.S. Bach Mass in B minor


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Lunchtime Concert SeriesADMISSION FREE 1.10pm – 1.55pm West Road Concert Hallunless otherwise stated

Michaelmas Term 201611 OctoberTHE AETHER TRIO: MARIANNE SCHÖNLE, piano, SAM ALBERMAN, violin and WALLIS POWER, celloMendelssohn Trio No.1 in D minor Shostakovich Piano Trio No.1 in C minor ‘Poème’

18 OctoberTHE IAMBE COMPANY: JUDITH LEBIEZ, mezzo soprano,ROBBIE HAYLETT, baritone & NAOMI WOO, musical director and pianistGurney The Western Playland Fauré La Bonne Chanson

25 OctoberMATILDA LLOYD, trumpetROWAN HAWITT, saxophoneTwentieth-century trumpet music from Honegger toDamase followed by contemporary music for saxophoneby emerging composers

1 NovemberMORITZ GRIMM, hornADITYA CHANDER, violinEDWARD REEVE, pianoR. Strauss September · Brahms Horn Trio in E-flat major ·R. Strauss Beim Schlafengehen

8 NovemberMEMBERS OF CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY CHAMBER ORCHESTRAADAM HICKOX, conductorSchoenberg Chamber Symphony No.1 in E major · Stravinsky Concerto in E-flat major, ‘Dumbarton Oaks’

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Fitting neatly into a lunchbreak, the LunchtimeConcerts offer a chanceto sit back and relaxwhilst listening to thebest performersCambridge Universityhas to offer. This seriesstrikes a balancebetween old favouritesand new discoveries,including rarely-performed works such asa Salieri opera and UKpremieres of new music,alongside classics suchas the MendelssohnPiano Trio No.1. With freeadmission and excitingprogrammes performedto a very high standard,this is an opportunity notto be missed. I hope tosee you there!


15 NovemberENSEMBLE PRO VICTORIAALEXANDER HAMILTON, conductorJ.S. Bach Cantata, Wachet auf, BWV 140J.S. Bach Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland, BWV 61

29 NovemberPIP ELMER, oboeZAC MOXON, bassoonTOBY HESSION, piano & IAS PERFORMERSPoulenc Trio for oboe, bassoon and piano Poulenc Sextet for piano and wind quintet, (1st mvt) Mozart String Quartet

Lent Term 201717 JanuarySEPTET OF CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY STUDENTSNINA DEL SER, pianoSaint-Saëns Septet for piano, trumpet and strings Schumann Humoreske

24 January (1.10-2.15pm)CUMS CONCERTO COMPETITION FINAL 2017Performances by the CUMS Concerto Competition finalists

31 January (St John’s Divinity School)CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY COLLEGIUM MUSICUM MARGARET FAULTLESS, directorA European Journey: Baroque Sonatas and Concertiperformed by the University’s period instrument ensemble

7 February (St John’s Divinity School)Performances by musicians from theCAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY INSTRUMENTAL AWARD SCHEME

21 February (St John’s Divinity School)CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY CHAMBER CHOIRNICHOLAS MULROY, directorSongs of Farewell: Works of grief and mourning byBrahms and Schütz

28 FebruaryCAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY TRUMPET ENSEMBLECAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PERCUSSION ENSEMBLEVaried repertoire for trumpet quartet followed by aninnovative programme for percussion ensemble

7 MarchTHE KING’S MENA concert of jazz and close harmony from the choralscholars of King’s College Choir

14 MarchABELIAN CHAMBER ORCHESTRASTELLA HADJINEOPHYTOU, conductorTABITHA BARDSLEY, narratorHummel Adagio, Theme and VariationsProkofiev Peter and the Wolf

Easter Term 20172 MayTHE EMPYREAN ENSEMBLE EDWARD REEVE, directorSalieri Prima la musica e poi le parole (opera in one act,concert performance)

9 MayLEO POPPLEWELL, cello STEPHANIE CHILDRESS, violin (CUMS Concerto Competition prize-winners)

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CUMS SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA TOUR GERMANY Following successful tours to Ghent in 2014 and Amsterdamin 2015, in July 2016 CUMS Symphony Orchestra set off forGermany, where they gave three outstanding concertsunder the baton of Joel Sandelson.

The orchestra performed an all-Russian programmeincluding Tchaikovsky’s The Tempest and Rachmaninov’sSymphony No.2 to large audiences in Cologne, Andernachand Bonn. Performing in the impressive Bonn University Hallwas a particular highlight.

Outside of the busy concert schedule, there was time for anumber of leisure activities: climbing up Cologne Cathedral,watching the famous Andernach cold water geyser, visitingBeethoven’s birthplace in Bonn and, of course, sampling theGerman beer!

Helen McKeown, Tour Manager

CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY WINDORCHESTRA TOUR BELGIUMJune 2016 saw CUWO’s inaugural summer tour, where wegave four hugely successful concerts across Belgium,under conductor Adam Hickox. We performed a variedrepertoire of dedicated wind music and arrangedorchestral works including Nigel Hess’ East Coast Pictures,Ticheli’s explosive Vesuvius and Shostakovich’s Jazz SuiteNo. 2. In between the two halves our concerts oftenfeatured group and solo performances by members of thepercussion section, who make up part of CambridgeUniversity Percussion Ensemble. We were received well bylarge audiences in both the informal performances in aBruges town square and a bandstand in Ostend, and alsoin church concerts in Ghent and De Panne. Performing forthe incredibly hospitable people of De Panne on the lastnight was one of the highlights; we received a standingovation for what was undoubtedly the best concert ontour. In addition to the music there was lots of time for thegroup to bond and unwind, including a trip to a waterparkand a day off in Bruges where we visited a chocolatefactory and contested a CUWO scavenger hunt!

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Our HistoryCUMS is one of the oldest and most distinguisheduniversity music societies in the world. It offers a world-class musical education for members of the Universityand local residents, nurturing the great musicians of thefuture and providing performing opportunities for over500 Cambridge musicians every year. The Society hasplayed a pivotal role in British musical life for over 170years. It has educated Sir Andrew Davis, Sir Mark Elder,Sir John Eliot Gardiner, Edward Gardner, ChristopherHogwood and Robin Ticciati, has premièred works byBrahms, Holloway, Lutoslawski, Rutter, Saxton andVaughan Williams, and has given generations ofCambridge musicians the experience of performingalongside visiting conductors and soloists includingBritten, Dvorák, Kodaly, Menuhin and Tchaikovsky. Sincethe 1870s, CUMS has enjoyed the leadership of several ofBritain’s finest musicians, including Sir Charles VilliersStanford, Sir David Willcocks, Sir Philip Ledger, and, from1983 to 2009, Stephen Cleobury. In 2009, StephenCleobury assumed a new role as Principal Conductor ofthe CUMS Symphony Chorus, Sir Roger Norrington wasappointed as Principal Guest Conductor and a series waslaunched to expose CUMS members to a succession ofworld-class visiting conductors. In 2010, CUMS enteredanother new phase when it merged with the CambridgeUniversity Chamber Orchestra and Cambridge UniversityMusic Club. In October 2010, the Society launched theCambridge University Lunchtime Concerts – a new seriesof weekly chamber recitals at West Road Concert Hallshowcasing our finest musical talent. In 2011 it welcomedthe Cambridge University Chamber Choir, which isdirected by Martin Ennis and David Lowe. Most recently,

in 2014, the Cambridge University Jazz Orchestra andthe Cambridge University New Music Ensemble joinedCUMS as associate ensembles. CUMS continues toprovide opportunities for our finest student soloists andconductors by awarding conducting scholarships andconcerto prizes, and it encourages new music by runninga composition competition and premièring at least onenew work each year. Recent highlights have includedWagner’s Parsifal (Act III) conducted by Sir Mark Elder, arecording of The Epic of Everest’s original score for theBritish Film Institute, a concert of Haydn andMendelssohn at Kings Place, London, conducted by SirRoger Norrington and Verdi’s Otello (Act I) conductedby Richard Farnes.

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Since it was founded in 1843, CUMS has provided uniqueopportunities for successive generations of Cambridgemusicians. It has immeasurably enriched the cultural lifeof the University and city and, having launched many ofthe biggest careers in classical music, it has played a piv-otal role in the musical world beyond. CUMS receives nocore funding from the University, and income from ticketsales does not meet the full cost of delivering a world-class musical education. The CUMS Supporters’ Circlehas been established to address this pressing financialneed. All those who value Cambridge’s vibrant musicalheritage, and want to maintain it for the 21st century, areinvited to join the Circle.

JOIN THE SUPPORTERS’ CIRCLE To become a member of the Supporters’ Circle, contactour Secretary, Christine Skeen: CUMS Supporters’ CircleCambridge University, 11 West Road, Cambridge CB3 9DP

Donor: £100 – £249 per annum

• Contributing membership of the Society

• Entitlement to priority booking for tickets

• The opportunity to buy a full season ticket

• Acknowledgement in programmes and website

• Invitation to drinks reception each term at West Road

• Regular updates on key projects and events

Benefactor: £250 – £499 per annum

Principal Benefactor: £500 – £999 per annum

• All of the above, plus opportunities to sit in on selectedrehearsals

The Stanford Circle: £1,000 – £2,499 per annum

The Vaughan Williams Circle: £2,500+ per annum

The Britten Circle: £10,000+ per annum

• All of the above, plus the opportunity to be recognisedas the supporter of a specific activity each season

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for concerts in King's College Chapel on 21 January, 18 March and 17 June

King's College Visitor Centre and Box Office13 King’s Parade, Cambridge CB2 1SP Monday - Saturday 9.30am - 5.00pmSunday 10.00am - 4.30pm shop.kings.cam.ac.uk Tel: 01223 769340

For all other concerts:

ADC Box Office ADC Theatre, Park Street, Cambridge CB5 8AS Monday - Saturday1.00pm – 7.00pm adcticketing.com Tel: 01223 300085


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Booking Information

For more information about CUMS, our concerts,booking tickets, receiving our e-newsletters or getting involved, please visit our website,www.cums.org.uk, or email Chloe Davidson [email protected].

Our website is always up-to-date with the latestSociety news, events and contact information for theindividual Society ensembles

Cambridge University Musical Society is a registered charity, limitedby guarantee (no.1149534) with a board of trustees chaired by StuartLaing

Trustees of CUMS Stuart Laing (chairman) Simon Fairclough, James Furber, StephenJohns, David Pickard, Jo Whitehead, Liz Winter, Nigel Yandell

Principal Guest Conductor: Sir Roger Norrington CBE

CUMS Conductor Laureate: Stephen Cleobury CBE

Principal Guest Conductor, Cambridge University Chamber Orchestra:Peter Stark

Directors, Cambridge University Chamber Choir: Dr Martin Ennis, David Lowe

Cambridge University Musical Society West Road Concert Hall 11 West Road, Cambridge CB3 9DP www.cums.org.uk find us on Facebook & Twitter @camunimussoc


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Fri 23 Sep Come and Sing CU Alumni Chorus 9.30pm p.6

Tue 11 Oct Lunchtime Concert The Aether Trio 1.10pm p.20

Tue 18 Oct Lunchtime Concert The Iambe Company 1.10pm p.20

Fri 21 Oct Season Launch Concert CU Chamber Orchestra 8.00pm p.6

Tue 25 Oct Lunchtime Concert Matilda Lloyd, trumpet / Rowan Hawitt, saxophone 1.10pm p.20

Sat 29 Oct Elgar Cello Concerto CUMS Symphony Orchestra 8.00pm p.7

Tue 1 Nov Lunchtime Concert Moritz Grimm, Aditya Chander, Edward Reeve 8.00pm p.20

Tue 8 Nov Lunchtime Concert Members of CU Chamber Orchestra 1.10pm p.20

Sat 12 Nov The Dream of Gerontius Cambridge University Chamber Choir 8.00pm p.7

Sun 13 Nov Mozart Mass in C Minor CUMS Symphony Chorus and EAChO 7.30pm p.8

Tue 15 Nov Lunchtime Concert Ensemble Pro Victoria 1.10pm p.21

Sat 19 Nov Varsity Concert in Oxford CU Wind Orchestra and OU Wind Orchestra 8.00pm p.8

Thu 24 Nov Beethoven Symphony No.5 CUMS Concert Orchestra 8.00pm p.9

Sat 26 Nov David Watkin conducts CU Chamber Orchestra 8.00pm p.9

Mon 28 Nov In Dulci Jubilo CU Chamber Choir 8.00pm p.10

Tue 29 Nov Lunchtime Concert Pip Elmer, Zac Mox0n and Toby Hession 1.10pm p.21

Wed 30 Nov Trumpet Concerto CU Wind Orchestra 8.00pm p.10

Sat 3 Dec A Russian Evening CUMS Symphony Orchestra 8.00pm p.11

LENT TERM 2017

Tue 17 Jan Lunchtime Concert Nina del Ser piano 1.10pm p.21

Sat 21 Jan Mahler Symphony No.3 CU Chamber Orchestra and College Choirs 8.00pm p.11

Tue 24 Jan Lunchtime Concert CUMS Concerto Competition Final 1.10pm p.21

Tue 31 Jan Lunchtime Concert Cambridge University Collegium Musicum 1.10pm p.21

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Thu 2 Feb Mark-Anthony Turnage New Music Ensemble 8.00pm p.12

Fri 3 Feb St John Passion CU Chamber Choir and Collegium Musicum 8.00pm p.13

Sat 4 Feb St John Passion CU Chamber Choir and Collegium Musicum 8.00pm p.13

Tue 7 Feb Lunchtime Concert Instrumental Award Scheme Musicians 1.10pm p. 21

Fri 10 Feb An Evening of Chamber Music CU Instrumental Award Holders 8.00pm p.14

Sat 18 Feb Varsity Concert Bristol and CU Wind Orchestras 4.30pm p.14

Sun 19 Feb An Evening of Jazz CU Jazz Orchestra 7.30pm p.14

Tue 21 Feb Lunchtime Concert CU Chamber Choir 1.10pm p.21

Tue 28 Feb Lunchtime Concert CU Trumpet Ensemble & CU Percussion Ensemble 1.10pm p.21

Thu 2 Mar Schubert Symphony No.6 CU Concert Orchestra 8.00pm p.15

Sat 4 Mar Peter Donohoe CU Chamber Orchestra 8.00pm p.15

Sat 4 Mar Steven Grahl conducts CUMS Symphony Chorus 7.30pm p.16

Tue 7 Mar Lunchtime Concert The King’s Men 1.10pm p.21

Wed 8 Mar Schools Concert CU Wind Orchestra 1.00pm p.16

Tue 14 Mar Lunchtime Concert Abelian Chamber Orchestra 1.10pm p.21

Sat 18 Mar King’s Foundation Concert CU Chamber Orchestra 5.30pm p.17

Sat 18 Mar Elgar Symphony No.2 CUMS Symphony Orchestra 8.00pm p.17

EASTER TERM 2017

Tue 2 May Lunchtime Concert The Empyrean Ensemble 1.10pm p.21

Tue 9 May Lunchtime Concert Leo Popplewell, cello & Stephanie Childress, violin 1.10pm p.21

Sat 13 May Beethoven Pastoral Symphony CU Chamber Orchestra 8.00pm p.18

Thu 18 May Bernstein West Side Story CUMS Concert Orchestra and CU Wind Orchestra 8.00pm p.18

Sat 17 Jun May Week Concert CUMS Symphony Chorus & Symphony Orchestra 8.00pm p.19

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