What's On
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Sat, 2013-05-25 20:00Charlotte Barbour-Condini (recorder) with the Swaledale Festival PlayersAdam Summerhayes, Charlotte Barbour-Condini, David Gordon, Joanna Parker, Malcolm Creese, Naomi Burrell, Natasha Kraemer, Virginie GuiffraySt Andrew's Church Grinton DL11 6HHUnited Kingdom
The sparkling 16 year-old recorder virtuoso and BBC Young Musician of the Year finalist is supported by an all-star baroque ensemble. Swaledale Festival favourites Adam Summerhayes and David Gordon have composed a brand new concerto especially for this concert.
- Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme
- Jean-Baptiste Lully (1632-1687)
- Concerto for Flute/Recorder and Strings in C minor
- Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741)
- The Grinton Concerto
- David Gordon (1965-)
- Concerto for Harpsichord and Strings in A
- George Frideric Handel (1685-1759)
- Concerto for Violin in D, 'Il Grosso Mogul'
- Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741)
- Suite in A minor, reconstructed by T. Erhardt
- Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
£15, under 19 £3 Available from 01748 880019 From 29 April, Mon - St, 10:00 - 16:00. -
Sun, 2013-05-26 20:00Renaissance Chamber Choir (Durham)Ben Rowarth, Renaissance Chamber Choir (Durham)St Oswald's Church Askrigg DL8 3JWUnited Kingdom
Ben Rowarth conducts this superb young choir from Durham in a programme of exquisite Renaissance music by Weelkes, Byrd and Tallis, alongside more recent works such as James MacMillan's Missa Dunelmi and pieces by Vaughan Williams, Pärt and Ben Rowarth. Beautiful music in a delightful setting.
- Missa Dunelmi
- James MacMillan (1959-)
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- Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872-1958)
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- Thomas Weelkes (1576-1623)
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- William Byrd (1543-1623)
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- Thomas Tallis (1505-1585)
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- Arvo Pärt (1935-)
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- Ben Rowarth (1992-)
£15, under 19 £3 Available from 01748 880019 From 29 April, Mon - St, 10:00 - 16:00. -
Tue, 2013-05-28 16:00Flercussion - flute and percussion duoCalum Huggan, Jo AshcroftSt Michael & All Angels Church, Spennithorne near Leyburn DL8 5PRUnited Kingdom
Two star graduates from the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama present arrangements of a Debussy piano suite, a Piazzolla tango, a Shostakovich waltz and a dance by Arthur Honegger. This concert has been enabled through the help of the Countess of Munster Trust.
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- Claude Debussy (1862-1918)
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- Astor Piazzolla (1921-1992)
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- Dmitry Shostakovich (1906-1975)
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- Arthur Honegger (1892-1955)
£8, under 19 £3 Available from 01748 880019 From 29 April, Mon - St, 10:00 - 16:00. -
Sun, 2013-06-02 20:00Northern Early Music Collective: The Secret Muse - Music at the Court of FerraraFaye Newton, Jacob Heringman, Jamie Savan, Steven Devine, Susanna PellSt Andrew's Church Grinton DL11 6HHUnited Kingdom
The cream of early music specialists perform madrigals, toccatas and fantasias by Claudio Monteverdi, Luzzasco Luzzaschi, Giulio Caccini, Alessandro Piccinini and John Dowland. Joyful and uplifting Renaissance music of the highest quality in the ideal acoustic of Grinton Church.
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- Claudio Monteverdi (1567-1643)
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- Luzzasco Luzzaschi (c1545-1607)
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- Giulio Caccini (c1545-1618)
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- Alessandro Piccinini (1566-c1638)
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- John Dowland (c1563-1626)
£15, under 19 £3 Available from 01748 880019 From 29 April, Mon - St, 10:00 - 16:00. -
Tue, 2013-05-28 20:00Royal String QuartetRoyal String QuartetSt Andrew's Church Grinton DL11 6HHUnited Kingdom
The outstanding young Royal String Quartet celebrates the centenary of the birth of the Polish composer Witold Lutoslawski. With Haydn’s ‘Sunrise’ Quartet and Borodin’s melody-packed Quartet No 1, this is a feast of chamber music of the highest quality.
- String Quartet in B flat, 'Sunrise'
- (Franz) Joseph Haydn (1732-1809)
- String Quartet
- Witold Lutoslawski (1913-1994)
- String Quartet No 1 in A
- Alexander Borodin (1833-1887)
£12, under 19 £3 Available from 01748 880019 From 29 April, Mon - St, 10:00 - 16:00. -
Javascript is required to view this map.Wed, 2013-05-29 20:00John Williams (guitar)John WilliamsSt Andrew's Church Grinton DL11 6HHUnited Kingdom
Solo pieces by JS Bach, Isaac Albéniz, Peter Sculthorpe, Matthijs Koene, Agustín Barrios Mangoré, Frederic Hand, Stephen Goss and John Williams, played by the outstanding classical guitarist of the modern era, at the top of his game.
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- Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
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- Isaac Albéniz (1860-1909)
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- Peter Sculthorpe (1929-)
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- Matthijs Koene ()
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- Agustín Barrios Mangoré (1885-1944)
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- Frederic Hand (1947-)
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- Stephen Goss ()
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- John Williams (guitar & composer 1941-)
£18, U-19 £3 Available from 01748 880019 From 29 April, Mon - St, 10:00 - 16:00. -
Fri, 2013-05-31 16:00Ensemble Musica Poetica Freiburg - JS Bach's Record CollectionEnsemble Musica Poetica FreiburgSt Mary's Church, Arkengarthdale Langthwaite DL11 6ENUnited Kingdom
It is often said that JS Bach was ahead of his time. Well, here we offer a concert of exquisite eighteenth-century music which we believe the great man might have enjoyed on his phonograph. Works by Johann Bernhard Bach, Charles Dieupart, Johann Ernst Prinz von Sachsen-Weimar, Francesco Bonporti, Antonio Vivaldi and Johann Sebastian Bach himself are played with conviction and flair by the period instrument ensemble from Freiburg.
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- Johann Bernhard Bach (1667-1749)
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- Charles Dieupart (1667-1740)
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- Johann Ernst Prinz von Sachsen-Weimar (1696-1715)
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- Francesco Antonio Bonporti (1672-1749)
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- Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741)
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- Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
£8, under 19 £3 Available from 01748 880019 From 29 April, Mon - St, 10:00 - 16:00. -
Sat, 2013-06-01 16:00Magdalena Filipczak (violin)Magdalena FilipczakAske Hall Chapel Richmond DL10 5HJUnited Kingdom
The young Polish violinist astonished us with her virtuosity and musicality at last year’s Festival. This time she performs a programme of solo works in the beautiful chapel at Aske.
This concert has been kindly facilitated by the Zetland Foundation.
- Partita for Violin No 3 in E
- Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
- Sonata for Solo Violin No 2 in G minor
- Eugène Ysaÿe (1858-1931)
- Sonata for Solo Violin in D
- Sergey Prokofiev (1891-1953)
- Sonata for Solo Violin No 3 in D Minor, 'Ballade'
- Eugène Ysaÿe (1858-1931)
£8, under 19 £3 Available from 01748 880019 From 29 April, Mon - St, 10:00 - 16:00. -
Thu, 2013-05-30 14:00David Owen Norris – The World’s first Piano ConcertosDavid Owen Norris, Ensemble Musica Poetica FreiburgGayle Mill Hawes DL8 3RZUnited Kingdom
Accompanied by three members of Ensemble Musica Poetica Freiburg, the eminent pianist, composer, broadcaster and musicologist performs the earliest piano concertos on his own square piano, made in 1781, in the historic wood mill at Gayle, which opened in 1784. Professor Norris will explain the particular features of the square piano during the concert.
- Concerto in A
- Philip Hayes (1738-1797)
- Concerto No 5 in D
- James Hook (1746-1827)
- Concerto for Piano and Orchestra in D
- Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)
£10, U-19 £3 Available from 01748 880019 From 29 April, Mon - St, 10:00 - 16:00. -
Sat, 2013-05-25 19:30The Sixteen - Choral PilgrimageHarry Christophers, The SixteenSt John's Kirk PerthUnited Kingdom
In 2013 world-renowned choir The Sixteen will present its most far-reaching Choral Pilgrimage tour yet, encompassing 34 concerts around the UK. The tour, entitled The Queen of Heaven, will see Harry Christophers CBE and his choir perform glorious music in churches and cathedrals for which it was written. This will be a ‘must-hear’ event where the group will take you through the musical evolution of the Allegri’s legendary and much-requested Miserere. The programme also features stunning music by the ‘Prince of Music’ Palestrina, as well another brilliant yet contrasting setting of the Miserere by James Macmillan.
- Missa Regina caeli
- Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina (1525-1594)
- Dominus Dabit Benignitatem from Strathclyde Motets
- James MacMillan (1959-)
- Improperium expectavit cor meum
- Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina (1525-1594)
- Miserere mei
- Gregorio Allegri (1582-1652)
- Videns Dominus from Strathclyde Motets
- James MacMillan (1959-)
- Stabat mater
- Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina (1525-1594)
- Vineam meam non custodivi
- Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina (1525-1594)
- O Radiant Dawn
- James MacMillan (1959-)
- Pulchrae sunt genae tuae
- Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina (1525-1594)
- Miserere
- James MacMillan (1959-)
- Agnus Dei from Missa Regina caeli
- Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina (1525-1594)
£25 Available from 01738 621031 10am - 6pm.
