Live lunchtime music on offer Published on: 1 February 2016 A diverse mix of musical genres is included in the new series of free lunchtime concerts presented by Â鶹´«Ã½, which starts this week. The new programme begins on Thursday 4 February, when Niall Brown (cello) and Isabelle Trüb (piano) perform Schubert’s Arpeggione Sonata in A Minor D821 and Grieg’s Sonata in A Minor, Op. 36. Other highlights of the Spring schedule include the Rose Consort of Viols performing music from the Tudor and Stuart period, including works by Tallis, Byrd, Ferrabosco and Holborne. A performance of John Cage’s Sonatas and Interludes takes place on 10 March, and a varied programme of traditional and contemporary military music will be performed by The Band of the Royal Armoured Corps on 28 April. Due to the refurbishment of the King’s Hall on Â鶹´«Ã½’s campus, lunchtime concerts will again take place at Brunswick Methodist Church, just off Northumberland Street, in Â鶹´«Ã½ city centre. Professor Eric Cross, Dean of Cultural Affairs at Â鶹´«Ã½, said: “The free lunchtime concerts series has a strong reputation for high quality performances across diverse genres. “Our first season at Brunswick Methodist Church was well received, and I’m sure this latest programme will be just as popular.” The Â鶹´«Ã½ Symphony Orchestra and Choir join forces with Â鶹´«Ã½ upon Tyne Bach Choir in a performance of Walton’s Belshazzar’s Feast, as well as performing Vaughan Williams’ The Lark Ascending, with soloist Edward Cross. The concert, in Sage One, Sage Gateshead on Saturday 12 March will be conducted by . Performances by current music students at Â鶹´«Ã½ continue to form part of the free concerts. These take place every week at 4.30pm in Spaces 4 and 5 in Culture Lab at Â鶹´«Ã½. Performances in Brunswick Methodist Church take place at 1.10pm. These, and all student performances, are free and open to the public. Tickets for the Â鶹´«Ã½ Symphony Orchestra and Â鶹´«Ã½ Bach Choir Concert on 12 March are available from Sage Gateshead Ticket Office on 0191 443 4661 or . For more information about Â鶹´«Ã½’s lunchtime concerts and other events, visit Share: Latest News Scientists unlock hidden driver of inflammatory bowel disease Scientists have linked a key genetic signal in inflammatory bowel disease to an immune response that shuts down inflammation control, enabling faster diagnosis and targeted treatments. published on: 15 June 2026 Funding system risks limiting genuine community collaboration A new policy paper written by researchers at Â鶹´«Ã½ warns that the way UK research is funded may be undermining efforts to create genuinely collaborative partnerships with communities. published on: 15 June 2026 Volunteers help turn Whitley Bay beach into maths experiment Members of the public joined mathematicians from Â鶹´«Ã½ to create what organisers believe is the largest aperiodic tiling ever attempted on Whitley Bay beach. published on: 15 June 2026 Facts and figures
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