Arts centre to commemorate landmark birthday.
As part of its 50th anniversary celebrations, the University of Warwick is hosting The Warwick Music Festival at Warwick Arts Centre from Thursday 21st–Saturday 23rd May 2015, featuring some of the world’s best musicians, including the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Scottish electro-pop group Django Django and legendary singer songwriter Joan Armatrading.
The Warwick Music Festival represents the cultural centrepiece of the University’s 50th anniversary celebrations and will take place over three nights, with a programme reflecting the diversity of the University’s local community, offering classical music, contemporary independent music and stunningly beautiful songwriting. As an anniversary event, each evening features a programme that celebrates the past whilst also looking to the future.
The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra will play lauded and familiar American classical works from George Gershwin, Aaron Copland and Leonard Bernstein on Thursday 21st May, and will also be joined onstage by the student musicians of the University of Warwick Symphony Orchestra. The programme will also be complemented by Warwick music ensembles playing works from the American Songbook and the Warwick Global Songbook.
Django Django’s gig on Friday 22nd May is part of their brand new album launch, following the critical success of their self-titled debut, which was nominated for a Mercury Music Prize in 2012.
Whilst Joan Armatrading’s show on Sat 23 May is part of her last major tour, it is also her first solo outing. As she celebrates four decades of performing worldwide with classic tracks such as Love and Affection and Me, Myself I, she will be supported by upcoming performers Lucy Anne Sale and Garfield Mayor.
As well as a chance to experience brilliant headliners on stage, there will also be street food vendors, welcoming bars and foyers full of sights, sounds and surprises, creating a real festival atmosphere in the venue.
The Warwick Music Festival is just one of several events in 2015 that will celebrate 50 years of the University of Warwick. Warwick Arts Centre was opened by the University in 1974, and has been a distinctive and special place on campus ever since: integral to University life, an important resource for the arts and for audiences in the region and a significant force in national and international arts networks.
Box Office: 024 7652 4524 Website: www.warwickartscentre.co.uk
