Events
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Future 2024-2025 events to include a range of chamber music projects including Milsom School of Music tutees at a range of venues in Sheffield, including St Marie’s Cathedral, Sheffield, working in partnership with David Milsom and some of his close professional colleagues. Expressing this, David formed a new ensemble - The West Riding Ensemble - to solidify this new initiative and his desire to work increasingly with the interface between professional performing, and mentoring and encouraging the next generation, or ‘proto-colleagues’.
A major project in the early planning stages is an orchestral performance day (?June, 2025) conducted by David Milsom, including Mendelssohn E Minor Violin Concerto (soloist: Maria Nikolaeva) - watch David’s Facebook pages and other social media for fund-raising projects to enable this!
David is also planning to perform Franck Piano Quintet in 2024 (his 50th birthday year) with James Woodrow, Ben Kearsley, Thomas Collingwood, and Jonathan Fisher, after a planned May 2024 performance at the University of Huddersfield fell through.
12 & 13. 10. 24 The West Riding Ensemble
(David Milsom & Maria Nikolaeva, violins, Charlotte Kenyon, viola, George Kennaway, cello) with Bel Canto and Sheffield Chamber choirs
Haydn Te Deum, ‘The Lark’ Quartet op 64/5, Schubert Mass in G, Vivaldi Gloria
St Margaret’s Church, Swinton, St Marie’s Cathedral, Sheffield (cond. Robert Webb)
29. 6. 24 South Yorkshire Symphony Orchestra (cond. Alan Eost)
Brahms German Requiem
Victoria Hall, Sheffield
22. 6. 24 Sheffield Chamber Choir (cond. Robert Webb)
A variety of choral classics
Bradfield Festival Opening Concert
St Nicholas’ Church, High Bradfield, Sheffield
21. 6. 24 Skipton Camerata (cond. Ben Crick)
20th anniversary concert, including Wagner Siegfried Idyll, Beethoven Symphony 8
Skipton Town Hall
15. 6. 24 The Brigantes Orchestra (cond. Quentin Clare)
Leader: David Milsom
Mozart Clarinet Concerto in A, Copland Appalachian Spring, Dvorak Symphony 8
18. 5. 24 The West Riding Ensemble, Sheffield Chamber Choir (cond. Robert Webb)
Liturgical performance of Haydn Little Organ Mass
Violin 1: Liza Constanzo (Milsom School of Music tutee)
Violin 2: David Milsom
Cello: Thomas Collingwood
26. 4. 24 The Brigantes Orchestra (cond. Quentin Clare)
Leader: David Milsom
Saint-Saens Carnival of the Animals, Navok The Little Mermaid
Matinee and Evening performances Sheffield Cathedral
13. 4. 24 University of Huddersfield Chamber Choir, Orchestra, and guests
Conductor/singer/soloist/fire marshall/curator (!) David Milsom
Haydn Little Organ Mass, Mendelssohn Hear My Prayer, Fuchs Serenade op. 9 4th movement, Bach Concerto for 2 Violin in D Minor (soloists Maria Nikolaeva, and David Milsom) - https://www.hud.ac.uk/performance/april/
St Paul’s Hall, University of Huddersfield
23. 3. 24 Baroque in the North (cond. Neil Taylor)
W. F. Bach Suite in G Minor, J. S. Bach Cantata 4
(David Milsom, baroque viola)
Holy Name Church, Oxford Road, Manchester
17. 3. 24 St John’s Church Ranmoor Choir and Ensemble, Steel City Choristers (cond. Philip Collin)
Bach St Matthew Passion
Orchestra 1 leader: David Milsom
Orchestra 2 leader: Maria Nikolaeva
Concert included several of David’s students, including Liza Constanzo and Maria Nikolaeva
St John’s Church, Ranmoor, Sheffield
16. 3. 24 South Yorkshire Symphony Orchestra (cond. Alan Eost)
Handel Messiah (parts 2 and 3)
Bakewell Parish Church, Derbyshire
9. 3. 24 Recording session for forthcoming Bach Concerto for 2 Violins recording release (including cadenza by Joseph Hellmesberger, on period instruments)
Maria Nikolaeva violin 1
David Milsom violin 2
Jonathan Gooing (nineteenth-century piano)
St Paul’s Hall, University of Huddersfield
2. 3. 24 The Brigantes Orchestra (cond. Quentin Clare)
Leader: David Milsom
Stravinsky Pulcinella (complete)
Beethoven Symphony 7
Sheffield Cathedral, Sheffield
29. 2. 24 University of Huddersfield String Quartet with Stephen Gott, piano
Leader: David Milsom
Album Lauch concert of James Sizewell’s Everything more than Anything
St Paul’s Hall, University of Huddersfield
20. 2. 24 Skipton Camerata (cond. Ben Crick) - recording for Crick’s Soundscapes Project - https://skiptontownhall.co.uk/whats-on/soundscapes/
St Paul’s Hall University of Huddersfield
20. 1. 24 Yorkshire Symphony Orchestra (cond. Ben Crick) - recording of Crick’s Yorkshire Nativity cantata
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2.12.23 The Brigantes Orchestra (cond. Quentin Clare) Leader: David Milsom
Programme including Rachmaninov Piano Concerto No. 2 (soloist Aidan Mikdad) and Rimsky-Korsakov Scheherazade
Sheffield Cathedral– see https://www.thebrigantes.uk/
25.11.23 South Yorkshire Symphony Orchestra (cond. Alan Eost) Mozart Coronation Anthems and other works
All Saints Church, Ecclesall, Sheffield
23. 11. 23 Yorkshire Symphony Orchestra (cond. Ben Crick)
Rossini Barber of Seville - Yorkshire dialect production written by Ian MacMillan
St George’s Concert Hall, Bradford
20. 10. 23 Invited Guest to Launch of Early Recordings Association (ERA - https://www.surrey.ac.uk/early-recordings-association) - violinists emulating David’s performance style and practice (including Shunske Sato and Philippe Graffin)
University of Surrey, Guildford
12. 10. 23 The Meiningen Ensemble
Franck Piano Trio no. 1 on period instruments
(David Milsom violin, George Kennaway, cello, Jonathan Gooing, piano)
St Paul’s Hall, University of Huddersfield
12. 10. 23 Four’s Company Baroque Ensemble
(Amanda Babington & David Milsom, baroque violins, John Bryan bass viol, Graham Cummings, chamber organ & harpsichord) Music by Purcell, Handel, Corelli
St Paul’s Hall, University of Huddersfield
30. 9. 23 St John’s Ranmoor Choirs and Instrumental Ensemble (cond. Philip Collin)
(String Principals David Milsom, Maria Nikolaeva, Charlotte Kenyon, George Kennaway)
Music by Biber, Gabrieli, Monteverdi
St John’s Ranmoor, Sheffield
28.9.23 Skipton Camerata (cond. Ben Crick)
Music by Mahler, Strauss, Tippett
Skipton Town Hall
30.6.23 Skipton Camerata (cond. Ben Crick)
Programme including Brandenburg concerti 3, 5, 6
Skipton, Skipton Town Hall10.6.23 The Brigantes Orchestra (cond. Quentin Clare)
Leader: David Milsom
A programme including music by Suk and Elgar
Sheffield, Sheffield Cathedral– see https://www.thebrigantes.uk/29.4.23 Yorkshire Symphony Orchestra (cond. Ben Crick)
A programme including Mozart Requiem, Elgar Introduction & Allegro
Bradford, St George’s Hall1.4.23 Baroque in the North
A Bach and Handel programme accompanying Congleton Choral Society
Congleton, Congleton Town Hall26.3.23 St John’s Church, Ranmoor, Sheffield (cond. Philip Collin)
Buxtehude Membra Jesu Nostri (David Milsom & Charlotte Kenyon violins, Thomas Collingwood, cello, Derek Gover, organ) with St John’s adult choir25.3.23 English Pro Musica
Handel Messiah, accompanying Ryton Chorale
Worksop, The Crossing Church24.3.23 Skipton Camerata (cond. Ben Crick)
A programme including Bach Brandenburg concerti 1, 2, 4, Stravinsky Dumbarton Oaks
Skipton, Skipton Town Hall23.3.23 The Meiningen Ensemble
David Milsom, violin, George Kennaway, cello, Jonathan Gooing, piano
Alexandre Fesca 2nd piano trio
Huddersfield, Phipps’ Concert Hall, University of Huddersfield11.3.23 Skipton Camerata (cond. Philip Collin)
Fauré Requiem, Britten St Nicolas
Halifax, Halifax Minster4.3.23 The Brigantes Orchestra (cond. Quentin Clare)
Leader: David Milsom
Fenby Rossini on Ilka Moor, Mendelssohn Violin Concerto (soloist Lisa Jacobs), Sibelius Symphony No. 2
Sheffield, Sheffield Cathedral – see https://www.thebrigantes.uk/23.1.23 David Milsom (violin), Jonathan Fisher (piano)
Violin and Piano Recital, Huddersfield Music Society
Beethoven ‘Spring’ Sonata op. 24, Janacek Violin Sonata, Clara Schumann 3 Romances, Elgar Violin Sonata
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12.11.22 South Yorkshire Symphony Orchestra (cond. Alan Eost)
Haydn Nelson Mass accompanying Bakewell Choral Society
Bakewell, Bakewell Parish Church15.10.22 The Brigantes Orchestra (cond. Quentin Clare)
Leader: David Milsom
James Macmillan Larghetto, Finzi Clarinet Concerto (soloist Emma Johnson), Vaughan Williams ‘Pastoral’ Symphony
Sheffield, Sheffield Cathedral – see https://www.thebrigantes.uk/30.9.22 Symposium on Historical Recordings/Launch of PR02 Acoustic Disc (David Milsom, violin, Inja Stanovic, piano)
London, Guildhall School of Music & Drama - see Redefining Early Recordings (early-recordings.com)2.7.22 Performance Studies Network Conference – Paper & Round Table Delegate (with Emily Worthington, Inja Stanovic, Eva Moreda Rodrigues, George Kennaway)
Guildford, University of Surrey – see PSN 2022 – Performance Studies Network International
Conference 30 June – 03 July 2022 (psn2022.wordpress.com)18.6.22 The Brigantes Orchestra (cond. Quentin Clare)
A programme of jazz-inspired music – Gershwin, Grant Still, Weill
Sheffield, Sheffield City Hall – see https://www.thebrigantes.uk/9.4.22 Skipton Camerata (cond. Ben Crick)
Principal Viola – Mozart programme including Mozart Requiem with Knaresborough Choral Society –
see https://skiptoncamerata.com/2.4.22 18th Century Sinfonia
Baroque violin – Bach St Matthew Passion, Stoller Hall, Manchester26.3.22 18th Century Sinfonia
Baroque violin – Bach St John Passion, Nantwich21.3.22 The Meiningen Ensemble
Recording of music by Bohm, Fesca, Beethoven et al from the Burton Constable Hall collection, on location at Burton Constable Hall as a collaboration between BC Hall, University of Hull, University of Huddersfield – for release on Huddersfield’s Youtube channel, as part of a project of University of Hull, and for dissemination in perpetuity to visitors to BC Hall (period instruments: David Milsom, violin, George Kennaway, cello, Jonathan Gooing, c.1870 Erard grand piano)19.3.22 Skipton Camerata (cond. Ben Crick)
Classical programme programme, Skipton Town Hall, Skipton see https://skiptoncamerata.com/25.2.22 The Brigantes Orchestra (cond. Quentin Clare, leader David Milsom)
Programme including Brahms 2nd symphony, Mendelssohn Midsummer Night’s Dream overture
Sheffield, Sheffield Anglican Cathedral – see https://www.thebrigantes.uk/12.2.22 Four’s Company
Video recording for release on Huddersfield music’s Youtube channel – music by Bononcini, Corelli, Purcell (David Milsom and Amanda Babington, baroque violins, John Bryan, bass viol, Graham Cummings, harpsichord/chamber organ) -
18.12.21 The Brigantes Orchestra (cond. Quentin Clare, leader and soloist David Milsom)
A programme of seasonal music including Vivaldi’s ‘Winter’ concerto from The Four Season Sheffield, Sheffield Anglican Cathedral – see https://www.thebrigantes.uk/19.11.21 Skipton Camerata (cond. Ben Crick)
Skipton, Skipton Town Hall – see https://skiptoncamerata.com/15.10.21 The Brigantes Orchestra (cond. Quentin Clare, leader David Milsom)
Mozart Symphony 40, Schubert Symphony 5, Rameau Petite symphonie
Sheffield, Sheffield Anglican Cathedral18.9.21 Skipton Camerata (cond. Philip Collin, leader David Milsom)
Handel: Messiah
Halifax, Halifax Minster12.9.21 Redefining Early Recordings (symposium day hosted by Inja Stanovic, Phipps’ Concert Hall, University of Huddersfield) – invited paper (with Inja Stanovic): ‘Setting the Record Straight: Violin and Piano Disc Recording Session’, plus experimental session making a new cylinder recording in front of symposium audience: David Milsom, C19 violin, Inja Stanovic, Broadwood piano, c.1910, recorded by Duncan Millar/Vulcan Records
5.9.21 Yorkshire Symphony Orchestra (Principal 2nd: David Milsom)
Queen Symphonic Spectacular
Harewood House, Yorkshire4.9.21 Yorkshire Symphony Orchestra (Principal 2nd: David Milsom)
Proms in the Park Spectacular
Harewood House, Yorkshire14.8.21 Skipton Camerata
Music by Bach and Mozart; orchestra open day event
Skipton, Skipton Town Hall22.7.21 to 25.7.21 Members of Skipton Camerata
David Milsom (leader), Helena Ruinard (2nd violin), Ellis Thompson (viola), Douglas Badger (cello), Borealis Chamber Choir, dir. Stephen Muir (University of Leeds): world premiere recording of Robert Fürstenthal, Der Sonnengesang des Heiligen Franz von Assisi
Wakefield, Wakefield Girls’ High School17.7.21 Skipton Camerata
Music by Martines, Bologne, Vivaldi, and Mozart
Skipton, Skipton Town Hall
April, 2021 David Milsom & Jonathan Fisher
Cesar Franck Violin Sonata
Huddersfield, St Paul’s Hall: video and audio recording - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D2eaKO_qn4sApril, 2021 The Meiningen Ensemble
(David Milsom, violin, George Kennaway, cello, Jonathan Gooing, piano)
Arensky Piano Trio in D Minor
Huddersfield, St Paul’s Hall: video and audio recording - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aIHePnyOmiQ29.3.21 Skipton Camerata
Recording of Crick Ilkley Moor symphonic variations (with Ian McMillan)
Bradford -
[Interruption to activities due to Covid-19 Pandemic]
6.3.20 Skipton Camerata
‘Dance of the Furies’ project
Skipton, Christ Church29.2.20 The Brigantes Orchestra (cond. Quentin Clare, leader David Milsom)
Sargeant Impressions of a Windy Day, Elgar Cello Concerto, Dvorak Symphony No. 9
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20.12.19 and 21.12.19 Skipton Camerata (cond. Ben Crick)
Hans Pfitzner Das Christelflein
Leeds, Northern Ballet Theatre7.12.19 Skipton Camerata
Handel Messiah
Skipton, Skipton Town Hall30.11.19 South Yorkshire Symphony Orchestra (cond. Alan Eost)
Rutter Magnificant, Vivaldi Gloria
Bakewell, Bakewell Parish Church14.11.19 The Meiningen Ensemble
David Milsom violin, Rebecca Smith viola, George Kennaway, cello, Jonathan Gooing, piano
Piano quartets by Mozart and Dunhill
Huddersfield, Phipps’ Concert Hall, University of Huddersfield8.11.19 The Meiningen Ensemble
Piano quartets by Mozart and Dunhill, Dunhill songs (arr. Jonathan Gooing), including Clare Wheat, soprano
David Milsom, violin, Rebecca Smith, viola, George Kennaway, cello, Jonathan Gooing, piano
Scunthorpe, North Lincolnshire Music Society24.10.19 Four’s Company
Amanda Babington and David Milsom, baroque violins, John Bryan, bass viol, Graham Cummings, keyboard
In the Orpheus Britannicus series, featuring trio sonatas by Henry Purcell
Huddersfield, St Paul’s Hall18.10.19 The Meiningen Ensemble
Oboe quartets by Cooke, Jacob, and Richardson
Jonathan Tobutt, oboe, David Milsom, violin, Rebecca Smith, viola, George Kennaway, cello
Leeds, Clothworkers’ Centenary Concert Hall, University of Leeds17.10.19 The Brigantes Orchestra (cond. Quentin Clare, leader David Milsom)
Bach-Raff Chaconne, Bruch violin concerto in G minor, Beethoven Symphony No. 5
Sheffield, Victoria Hall28.9.19 The Meiningen Ensemble
Schubert piano trio in B-flat, op. 99
David Milsom, violin, Thomas Collingwood, cello, Jonathan Gooing, piano
Sheffield, Upper Chapel25.9.19 Invited talk, Festaal MDW, Vienna, hosted by Sydney Conservatorium of Music, University of Sydney: ‘‘Correct’ versus ‘Fine’ Style as a Metaphor for Performance’
31.8.19 to 12.9.19 Accordes! String Orchestra/TCHIP project, University of Oxford
Rehearsals, experimentation sessions, live concert (5.9.19, SJE Arts, Iffley Road, Oxford) and recording sessions, principal C19 violin, David Milsom, leader, Claire Holden: Serenades for Strings by Fuchs and Tchaikovsky – see https://c19hip.web.ox.ac.uk/accordes26.8.19 Invited talk, STIMU symposium, Utrecht Early Music Festival, Utrecht: ‘Times and Traditions: String Recordings 1900 – 1940’
16.8.19 – 23.8.19 – bi-annual Sheffield Chamber Choir tour (David Milsom, tenor, and Chairman, Ruth Milsom Events Co-Ordinator and Alto) as visiting choir, Norwich Cathedral
31.7.19 – 9.8.19 – annual tour of Dordogne as part of Voces Sacrae Chamber Choir (David Milsom, tenor, Ruth Milsom, alto)
14.7.19, York Museum Gardens ‘Promenade’ concert, Skipton Camerata (Conductor: Ben Crick) – proms favourites and selected opera arias
14.6.19, Christ Church, Skipton, Skipton Camerata (Conductor: Ben Crick) – Schubert Symphony No. 5, Mozart Sinfonia Concertante, Mozart Symphony No. 38
6.6.19, St John’s Church, Ranmoor, (David Milsom, baroque violin, Derek Grover, harpsichord); a short concert of ‘baroque’ repertory including sonatas for violin and keyboard by Bach and Handel
5.4.19, Upper Chapel, Sheffield, Brigantes Orchestra (Conductor: Quentin Clare, Leader: David Milsom) – string orchestra music by Delius, Purcell, Warlock, Elgar, and Holst
15.3.19 and 16.3.19, Litton Church, Litton, Derbyshire, Collingwood String Quartet (David Milsom and Carlos De La Garla, violins, Ugne Petrauskaite, viola, Thomas Collingwood, cello) – string quartets by Dvorak, Beethoven, and Walton (plus a ‘schools’ concert at Birkdale Preparatory School, Sheffield, 15.3.19)
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25.10.18, St Paul’s Hall, University of Huddersfield: Meiningen Ensemble (David Milsom violin, Jonathan Gooing, piano, George Kennaway, cello) Mendelssohn Piano trio op. 66 and Brahms Piano Trio op. 87 on period instruments.
11.10.18, St Paul’s Hall, University of Huddersfield: Four’s Company (Amanda Babington and David Milsom baroque violins, Graham Cummings organ/harpsichord, John Bryan, bass viol) – programme of 17th-century chamber works including sonatas by Henry Purcell.
28.8. 18 – 1.9.18 University of Huddersfield: tutoring and performing as part of Leverhulme-funded Nineteenth-Century Salon summer school (a specialist 5-day series of workshops and rehearsals of historically-informed nineteenth-century chamber music performance).
5.8.18, 8.8.18, 9.8.18, Grand Bressac, Nontron, and Saint-Jean de Côle (Dordogne): Performances of sacred and secular chamber choir material with vocal octet, Voces Sacrae.
3.7.18 University of Huddersfield - 20th Biennial Conference on Nineteenth-Century Music: Meiningen Ensemble and friends (David Milsom violin/viola, Emily Worthington, clarinet, George Kennaway, cello, Inja Stanovic, piano) Walter Rabl Quartet op. 1
6.6.18 Hettie’s Café, Skipton: Salon concert of Debussy Piano Trio in G Major and Fauré Piano Trio op. 120 (with Jonathan Gooing, piano, and Thomas Collingwood, cello).
26.4.18 St Paul’s Hall, University of Huddersfield: performance (conductor) in music performed by University of Huddersfield students including Fauré Requiem.
22.3.18 St Paul’s Hall, University of Huddersfield: performances by Four’s Company (Amanda Babington and David Milsom baroque violins, Graham Cummings organ/harpsichord, John Bryan bass viol) as part of concert shared with University of Huddersfield Early Music Ensemble and Chamber Choir.
18.1.18 St Paul's Hall, University of Huddersfield: Meiningen Ensemble and members of Boxwood and Brass - Schubert Octet D803 on period instruments.
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15.11.17 Hettie’s Café, Skipton: Salon concert of Clara Schumann Piano Trio, Niels Gade Piano Trio op. 63 (with Jonathan Gooing piano and Thomas Collingwood, cello).
4.11.17 Frodlingham Parish Hall, Scunthorpe: Herbert Howells Piano Quartet and other chamber music (David Milsom, violin, Charlotte Kenyon, viola, George Kennaway, cello, Jonathan Gooing, piano).
2.11.17 St Paul’s Hall, University of Huddersfield: Four’s Company (Amanda Babington and David Milsom baroque violins, Graham Cummings organ/harpsichord, John Bryan, bass viol) – programme of 17th-century chamber works including sonatas by Henry Purcell.
27.10.17 Lecture Recital, Birmingham City University (with Jonathan Gooing, piano); discussion and performance of ‘romances’ by Clara Schumann and Joseph Joachim and discussion of nineteenth-century performing practices; performance with Birmingham’s ‘Clara Schumann’ piano of c.1860.