On Tuesday 1 May 2018, the Music department brings together professional and student musicians to celebrate composer Professor Michael Finnissy’s contribution to the musical life of the University.
Michael will retire at the end of the academic year following 20 years as Chair in Composition.
Professor Michael Finnissy
Susanna Eastburn of Sound and Music leads a symposium at 18:30, discussing and reflecting on Michael’s work as a composer and educator.
This will be followed by a concert of a selection of Michael’s music at 19:30 being performed by professional singer Lucy Goddard and cellist Nicola Heinrich with the composer himself at the piano.
Pianists Mark Knoop and Roderick Chadwick, with whom Michael frequently worked on new compositions, perform music spanning 30 years of Michael’s output.
The concert will conclude with a performance of Notre-Dame Polyphony by students and staff colleagues as a reminder of the enormous impact Michael has had on composition and contemporary music teaching in the Music department at the University.
Tickets cost £10 but are free for students and under 18s. If you wish to attend this event, please contact the Turner Sims Box Office on +44 (0)23 8059 5151 or click here to book tickets.
