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Throughout term time we run free informal recitals and events in Firth Hall. Including visiting guests and the performances from the talented students from the Department of Music.

DOOT is a Sheffield-based baritone saxophone and bass clarinet duo made up of Kirsten Beveridge and Henry McNamara. Both are recent graduates of the MA Music Performance Studies course at the University of Sheffield, having finished in September 2024.

Saxophonist Kirsten Beveridge completed her first-class undergraduate degree at the University of Aberdeen, and has studied under Richard Ingham and Sarah Markham. She has won various awards and scholarships, including the Chris Cadwur James Concerto Competition and the Harry Worthington Award.

Henry McNamara is a bass clarinet specialist who seeks to forge new paths for the instrument; most recently, he gave a solo recital at Sheffield Cathedral almost completely comprised of new works for bass clarinet and electronics. He most recently earned his Masters degree with Dr. Sarah Watts, and earned his BMus at Arizona State University under Dr. Robert Spring and Dr. Joshua Gardner.

Programme:
DOO-ET (IN HOCK-ET) (IN THE POCK-ET) (2024), by Dr James Thomas
Neurodivergent (2022), by Sarah Lucas-Page
Improvisation on Baritone Saxophone and Electronics, Kirsten Beveridge
Work is Play is Work is Play (2024), by Phong Tran
Unintentionally Peaceful Human Infrastructure (2025), by Finlay Sandham

You can reserve a seat for this concert through the link below, but you are also welcome to just turn up on the day!

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Dates: Monday 20 October, 2025
Venue: Firth Hall
Times: 1:00 pm
Cost: Free
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