Following the success of last May’s James MacMillan Study Day, musicians from the Musicians From the Royal Northern College Of Music return to Wigmore Hall to present a series of concerts and study events celebrating one of Britain’s foremost composers, Alexander Goehr.

The day’s three concerts will feature works of instrumental, vocal and chamber music that span a period of nearly fifty years – from the late 1950s, following Goehr’s early days as a student at the Royal Manchester College of Music, through to the present day. The day closes with a performance of Sing, Ariel, a cantata from the 1990s which pays homage to, among others, his teacher Olivier Messiaen.

Alexander Goehr is a hugely influential teacher himself, having held teaching positions around the world, in Boston, Yale, Leeds, Beijing (where he is Honorary Professor) and the University of Cambridge, where he was recently appointed Professor Emeritus.

Two of Goehr’s former pupils, George Benjamin and Anthony Gilbert, will join him in two study events during the day, an opportunity to hear the composer speak about his life, his teaching and his music.

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