Late Music Concert -7.30pm – 2 May 2026
Late Music Ensemble
Edwina Smith: Flute
Emily Ferguson: Clarinet
Murphy McCaleb: Trombone
Tim Brooks: Keyboard
Kate Ledger: Piano
Nina Kumin: Violin
Catherine Strachan: Cello
Anna Snow: Voice and Violin
Conductor: Nick Williams
Saturday 2nd May, 7.30pm at York Unitarian Church
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If you’ve ever been moved, intrigued or inspired by a visit to a gallery, this concert offers a compelling musical counterpart. Exploring how composers have responded to visual art—from Modest Mussorgsky to the present day—the programme takes audiences on a promenade through an imagined exhibition space.
Well-known and not so familiar artworks by artists including Vincent van Gogh, Wassily Kandinsky, Bridget Riley and John Martin, alongside sculpture by Alexander Calder, are reflected in a rich and varied musical programme.
Highlights include a new arrangement of Pictures at an Exhibition, Igor Stravinsky’s miniature tribute to Pablo Picasso, songs by Don van Vliet (better known as Captain Beefheart) and David Byrne, and new works inspired by both iconic and lesser-known pieces of art.