Sigur Ros confirmed to headline Live From Jodrell Bank

The multi award winning Live From Jodrell Bank series is thrilled to announce another Transmission from the Jodrell Bank Observatory in Cheshire.  Sigur Rós are confirmed to headline this unique event in the shadow of the iconic Lovell Telescope, one of the biggest and most powerful radio telescopes in the world.

Previous Live From Jodrell Bank shows with Elbow and The Flaming Lips have sold out and the events have been euphoric affairs, marrying science and music in this stunning location.

Elbow's Guy Garvey and The Flaming Lips' Wayne Coyne have cited the shows as among the most amazing they have ever played. Elbow will release a full length version as their first ever live DVD later this year.

Sigur Rós follow in their footsteps and the much celebrated ambient / post rock band from Reykjavík are a pioneering force in a creative and vibrant Icelandic music scene.  Their immensely beautiful songs are pure, honest and timeless and their live shows have received international critical acclaim.  The band has released 6 studio albums and with an expansive sound and gargantuan visual light show they are the perfect band to immerse the audience and venue in their cinematic soundscapes.

The Live From Jodrell Bank series sees some of the most innovative artists performing in this unique and dramatic setting, marrying science and music and bringing the audience superlative sounds from earth and beyond.  The bands will even project visuals onto the 76 metre Lovell telescope.

Before the spectacular evening concerts and throughout each day, attendees will be able to participate in a fantastic range of hands-on experiments and workshops on site at Jodrell Bank.  With full access to the magnificent Discovery Centre included in every ticket, this is a great chance to find out more about the mind-blowing research happening at Jodrell Bank and beyond.  Explore the wonders of the universe and find out for yourself why stargazing has enjoyed a massive resurgence in the past few years.

For over five decades, the giant Lovell Telescope at Jodrell Bank has been part of the Cheshire landscape and an internationally renowned landmark for astronomers.  Since the summer of 1957 it has been exploring the depths of outer space in a quest for knowledge.  It remains one of the biggest and most powerful radio telescopes in the world, spending most of its time investigating cosmic phenomena that were undreamed of when it was first conceived.

Further transmissions to be announced…

ICELANDIC BAND WILL PERFORM IN THE SHADOW OF THE ICONIC LOVELL TELESCOPE AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER'S JODRELL BANK OBSERVATORY

SCIENCE WORKSHOPS, LECTURES AND EXPERIMENTS INCLUDED AS PART OF TICKET PRICE

FRIDAY 30TH AUGUST : TRANSMISSION WITH SIGUR RÓS

TICKETS ON SALE FRIDAY 18TH JANUARY 9AM
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Tickets £35 // no age restriction
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Sigur Rós at Live From Jodrell Bank promo

Graduale Nobili Live at The Static Gallery 12th July 2011

Graduale Nobili was founded in the autumn of  2000. The choir comprises 24 girls aged 17 to 24, who have been selected from among those who have sung with the Langholtskirkja Graduale Choir. All the members of the choir have pursued musical studies, and many aim for a career in music.

The choir was immediately well received, and after its first independent concert, critics heaped praise upon the new choir.

The choir participated in the European Youth Choirs Competition at Kalundborg, Denmark, in April 2001, where it was placed second.

The choir’s first CD was issued 2001, presenting lesser-known 20^th-century choral works from Iceland and abroad. Second CD was issued 2008 presenting Icelandic choir music, most of it composed for the choir.

In 2003 the choir won two gold medals at the Vocal Festival in Tampere, Finland.

In summer 2009 it took apart in the Llangollen festivali in Wales and received silver in Chamber Choir category and bronze ina Female category. In same competition in year 2010 they received silver in Barbershop/Close Harmony and bronze in Chamber.

From September 2010 to January 2011 the choir has been working with Bjork Gudmundsdottir on her next CD Biophilia and will be singing some concerts with her at the Manchester International Festival in summer 2011.

The choir's conductor from its foundation has been Jón Stefánsson.

 

Jón Stefánsson qualified as a cantor in Iceland, then pursued further studies at the Munich Academy of Music with Professor Karl Richter, and subsequently at the Academy of Music in Vienna with Professor Michael Radulescu. Jón has been organist and choirmaster of the Langholtskirkja Church in Reykjavík almost continuously since 1964.

 

            The Langholtskirkja Choir has developed and flourished under his leadership. The choir has performed all Bach's major works. The choir's staging of Bach's St. John Passion in 1995 was well received. In 1989 the choir performed Messiah in Israel and 1994 the Mass in B-Minor at the Barbican Centre in London, with the English Chamber Orchestra.

 

            Jón is the founder of the Langholtskirkja Graduale Choir, which has established itself under his leadership as one of Iceland's best youth choirs.

            In 2000 he founded Graduale Nobili.

 

            Jón also conducts Langholtskirkja Chamber Choir who has received many awards in choir copetition´s including 1st price in the international competition in Denmark 2002.