STRATFORD ON AVON MUSIC FESTIVAL
2-9 OCTOBER 2010
PROGRAMME OF EVENTS
Saturday 2 October, Holy Trinity Church, Stratford on Avon 7.30 pm
CRISPIAN STEELE-PERKINS AND THE HANDEL PLAYERS
Baroque by Candlelight
Ever-popular trumpeter Crispian-Steele Perkins returns to Stratford with his Handel players and a joyous programme of music from the baroque in the historic setting of Holy Trinity Church.
HANDEL - The Water Music Suites in G and D
VIVALDI - Flute Concerto in G The Goldfinch
BACH - Suite No.2 in B minor for Flute and Strings
CORELLI - Concerto Grosso Op.6 No.8
PURCELL - Overture and Suite from the Duke of Gloucester's Birthday Ode
CORELLI - Sonata for Trumpet and Strings
TICKETS: £18, £16; student concessions £5; children £2
Unreserved seating
SPONSORED BY LODDERS SOLICITORS
Sunday 3 October, Croft Preparatory School, Loxley Road, Alveston Hill, Stratford on Avon 3pm
FAMILY CONCERT
Ensemble 360 present Roald Dahl's Little Red Riding Hood.
A concert for children between 5-11 and their families. Ensemble 360 and narrator, Polly Ives perform Paul Patterson‘s brilliant musical adaptation of Roald Dahl’s Little Red Riding Hood. Taken from Dahl's Revolting Rhymes this is ideal for children in Key Stages 1 & 2 but is also a witty and inspiring treat for all the family.
After the concert, meet the musicians for more musical mischief! Why not come dressed as the wicked Wolfie, Grandmama or Miss Hood herself?
TICKETS: £10 adult; £5 child; Family ticket (2 adults & 2 children) £28
Unreserved seating
Sunday 3 October, Shakespeare Institute, Church Street, Stratford on Avon 8pm
MELVYN TAN, PIANO
CHOPIN - Polonaise Fantasie Op 61
CHOPIN - Three Mazurkas Op 59
CHOPIN - Six Etudes Op 10
CHOPIN - Sonata No.3 in B minor sonata Op.58
TICKETS: £16; student concessions £5
Unreserved seating
SPONSORED BY CERTAINTY.CO.UK
Concert in association with the Stratford upon Avon Chamber Music Society
Monday 4 October, Town Hall, Sheep Street, Stratford on Avon 12 noon
LUNCHTIME CONCERT
SARAH THURLOW, Clarinet
TOM HANKEY, Viola
JAMES YOUNG, Piano
MOZART - Trio in E flat major K498 (Kegelstatt)
DEBUSSY - Premiere Rhapsodie for clarinet and piano
BRUCH - Three pieces for clarinet, viola and piano from op.83
TICKETS: £8; student concessions £5; children £2. Lunchtime concessionary Rover ticket: £30 for all five lunchtime concerts. Ticket price includes complimentary sherry or coffee
Monday 4 October, Shakespeare Institute, Church Street, Stratford on Avon 7.30pm
CONTEMPORARY CONSORT
SARAH THURLOW, Clarinet
TOM HANKEY, Viola
AOIFE NIC ATHLAIOCH, Cello
JAMES YOUNG, Piano
An evening of contemporary music with two World Premieres. Join the musicians and composers after the concert for a free glass of wine to discuss the music.
Programme to include:
PEDRO FARIA GOMES - Dual (World Premiere)
JAMES YOUNG - New Work (World Premiere)
JOHN WOOLRICH - A Dramolet
Plus works by Gustav Holst, Sir Arthur Bliss and Gordon Jacob.
TICKETS: £12; student concessions £5
unreserved seating
Tuesday 5 October, Town Hall, Sheep Street, Stratford on Avon 12 noon
LUNCHTIME CONCERT
EDGAR BAILEY, Violin
MARIA MARCHANT, Piano
MOZART - Sonata for Violin and Piano in A
DVORAK - Romance
BRAHMS - Scherzo from FAE Sonata
DEBUSSY - Sonata for Violin and Piano in G minor
TICKETS: £8; student concessions £5; children £2. Lunchtime concessionary Rover ticket: £30 for all five lunchtime concerts. Ticket price includes complimentary sherry or coffee
Tuesday 5 October, Croft Preparatory School, Loxley Road, Alveston Hill, Stratford on Avon 7.30pm
NATALIE CLEIN, Cello
KATYA APEKISHEVA, Piano
Internationally acclaimed cellist, Natalie Clein returns to Stratford to play Bach, Schubert, Kodaly and Beethoven.
BACH - Cello Suite no.2 in D minor
SCHUBERT - Arpeggione Sonata in A minor, D.821
KODALY - Sonata for solo cello Op.8
BEETHOVEN - Sonata in A major
TICKETS: £20 (to include a glass of wine and canapes during the interval); student concessions £5; children £2
SPONSORED BY RETIREMENT SECURITY LIMITED
Tuesday 5 October, Cox's Yard, Bridgefoot, Stratford on Avon 7.30pm
DAVE SWARBRICK
Folk evening with Britain's finest folk fiddler.
TICKETS: £11 in advance; £13 on the door
SPONSORED BY SALT HEALTHCARE LTD
Unreserved seating
Wednesday 6 October, Town Hall, Sheep Street, Stratford on Avon 12 noon
LUNCHTIME CONCERT
OLGA STEZHKO, Piano
Lunchtime concert with acclaimed Russian pianist, Olga Stezhko.
MOZART - Sonata in A, K331
CHOPIN - Ballade no.2
RACHMANINOV - Etude-tableaux Op.39, no.8
BEETHOVEN - Sonata Op.57 Appassionata
TICKETS: £8; student concessions £5; children £2. Lunchtime concessionary Rover ticket: £30 for all five lunchtime concerts. Ticket price includes complimentary sherry or coffee
Wednesday 6 October, Civic Hall, Rother Street, Stratford on Avon 7.30pm
ALAN BARNES OCTET
Duke Ellington Revisited
The revered Alan Barnes brings his all-star octet to Stratford for an evening of the music of Duke Ellington. Swinging and accessible jazz guaranteed!
Alan Barnes - alto sax, clarinet, bass clarinet
Bruce Adams - trumpet, flugelhorn
Mark Nightingale - trombone
Andy Panayi - baritone sax, clarinet, flute
Tony Coe - tenor sax, clarinet
John Horler - piano
Alec Dankworth - double bass
Bobby Worth - drums
TICKETS: £18, £16, £14; student concessions £10
SPONSORED BY MURPHY SALISBURY and SUPPORTED BY BILL HUTH
In association with Stratford Jazz
Thursday 7 October, Town Hall, Sheep Street, Stratford on Avon 12 noon
LUNCHTIME CONCERT
AOIFE NIC ATHLAOICH, Cello
CLIODNA SHANAHAN, Piano
BEETHOVEN - Variations in E flat on Mozart's Bei Männern welche Liebe fühlen
SCHUMANN - Fantasiestücke
FAURE - Sonata for cello and piano No.2
TICKETS: £8; student concessions £5; children £2. Lunchtime concessionary Rover ticket: £30 for all five lunchtime concerts. Ticket price includes complimentary sherry or coffee
Thursday 7 October, Guild Chapel, Stratford on Avon 7.30pm
JAMES BOWMAN, Countertenor
DOROTHY LINELL, Lute
ALFRED BRADLEY, Speaker
When Time Stands Still
Music and words from Elizabethan England. Programme will include works by John Dowland, Thomas Campian, Thomas Ford, Jeremiah Clark, Orlando Gibbons and many more.
TICKETS: £15; student concessions £5
Unreserved seating
CONCERT SPONSORED BY NFU MUTUAL
Friday 8 October Town Hall, Sheep Street, Stratford on Avon 12 noon
LUNCHTIME CONCERT
RHODES PIANO TRIO
MICHAEL GUREVICH - Violin
DAVID EDMONDS - Cello
ROBERT THOMPSON - Piano
MOZART - Piano Trio in B flat K502
MENDELSSOHN - Piano Trio in D minor
TICKETS: £8; student concessions £5; children £2. Lunchtime concessionary Rover ticket: £30 for all five lunchtime concerts. Ticket price includes complimentary sherry or coffee
Friday 8 October, St. Helen's Church, Clifford Chambers, 7.30pm
HAZEL BROOKS, Violin
DAVID POLLOCK, Harpsichord
Devils, Angels and Archangels
A delightful programme of baroque music in the beautiful setting of St. Helen's Church, Clifford Chambers.
Programme includes:
TARTINI - The Devil's Trill
HANDEL - Prelude & Variations, Suite no.5, The Harmonious Blacksmith
and works by Scarlatti, Locatelli, Biber, Archangelo Corelli and more.
TICKETS: £13; student concessions £5
Unreserved seating
CONCERT SUPPORTED BY THE RIGBY FOUNDATION
Saturday 9 October Civic Hall, Rother Street, Stratford on Avon 7.30pm
OPERA GALA EVENING
SARAH POWER - Soprano
SARA GONZALEZ-SAAVEDRA - Mezzo Soprano
TYLER CLARKE - Tenor
NICHOLAS LESTER - Baritone
Leading singers from National Opera Studio perform duets and arias from the world‘s most popular and well-loved opera repertoire. Highlights from Mozart’s Marriage of Figaro, Rossini‘s Barber of Seville, Verdi’s Rigoletto, Puccini's La Bohème and many more!
TICKETS: £16, £14, £12; student concessions £5
SPONSORED BY WWW.STRATFORDCOTTAGE.COM and QUILTER
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