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Fri, 2013-06-28 19:45Sir Willard White (bass) with Eugene Asti (piano)Eugene Asti, Sir Willard WhiteSt Jude-on-the-Hill London NW11 7AHUnited Kingdom
The great Jamaican-born bass-baritone Sir Willard White has performed in all the world's major opera houses. He has appeared as a soloist many times at the BBC Proms and his concert programme 'Robeson Re-Explored' was an international success. Highly sought-after as an accompanist, Eugene Asti has performed with great artists including Dame Felicity Lott and Sir Thomas Allen, as well as with Sir Willard White.
The programme will include songs by Schubert, Brahms, Quilter, Vaughan Williams and Britten and some spirituals.
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- Franz Schubert (1797-1828)
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- Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)
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- Roger Quilter (1877-1953)
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- Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872-1958)
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- Benjamin Britten (1913-1976)
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Sat, 2013-06-22 19:30Durham Singers and Renaissance: Blessed CeciliaBen Rowarth, Durham Singers, Julian Wright, Renaissance Chamber Choir (Durham)Elvet Methodist Church Durham City DH1 3HLUnited Kingdom
Durham Singers and Renaissance present a concert of solo and a cappella works from the 17th to the 21st centuries, celebrating Benjamin Britten’s great love for the music of Henry Purcell, and Britten’s influence on exciting contemporary composers such as Julian Anderson. The programme includes Britten's magnificent Hymn to St Cecilia, which calls on the patron saint of music to “come down and startle composing mortals with immortal fire”.
The Durham Singers have been inspired by Britten’s enthusiastic and generous support for young musicians, and so this concert showcases the talents of some of Durham’s up-and-coming solo singers and of the 21-year old composer and conductor Ben Rowarth. Ben will conduct part of the concert, and solo items will be performed by members of his acclaimed chamber choir 'Renaissance', including Britten’s exquisite Canticle I sung by tenor Hugo Hymas. The programme also includes Ben Rowarth's Where is thy God, winner of the 2012 NCEM Composers Award. (Read more about the award, and listen to Ben's piece here: http://www.ncem.co.uk/composersaward2012)
This performance, the second of our events marking Benjamin Britten's centenary year, is supported by a grant from the Britten Pears Foundation.
- O Sing unto the Lord
- Julian Anderson (1967-)
- I was glad when they said unto me
- Henry Purcell (1659-1695)
- Where is thy God?
- Ben Rowarth (1992-)
- Hear My Prayer
- Henry Purcell (1659-1695)
- A Litany, 'Drop, drop slow tears'
- Sir William Walton (1902-1983)
- Corpus Christi Carol from A Boy was Born
- Benjamin Britten (1913-1976)
- A Hymn to the Virgin
- Benjamin Britten (1913-1976)
- Jubilate (Psalm 100)
- Benjamin Britten (1913-1976)
- The Evening Watch
- Gustav Holst (1874-1934)
- An Evening Hymn on a Ground, 'Now that the sun hath veiled his light'
- Benjamin Britten (1913-1976)
- The Evening Primrose from 5 Flower Songs
- Benjamin Britten (1913-1976)
- Canticle No 1, 'My beloved is mine'
- Benjamin Britten (1913-1976)
- Set me as a seal upon thine heart
- Sir William Walton (1902-1983)
- Hymn to St Cecilia
- Benjamin Britten (1913-1976)
£12 (students and under 25: £6, children under 13 free) Available from 0191 332 4041 Monday - Saturday 10am - 8.30pm, Sunday 2.30pm - 8.30pm. -
Sat, 2013-06-29 19:45Orchestra Nova with George Vass (conductor) and Madeleine Mitchell (violin)George Vass, Madeleine Mitchell, Orchestra NovaSt Jude-on-the-Hill London NW11 7AHUnited Kingdom
The programme will include works for strings by Mozart, Elgar, Sibelius and Tchaikovsky, with the first London performance (with orchestra) of David Matthews's Romanza for Violin and Strings. George Vass, founder-director of Orchestra Nova, is a former Artistic Director of the Hampstead and Highgate Festival. He has made several recordings of works by David Matthews.
- Romanza for Violin and Strings
- David Matthews (1943-)
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- Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)
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- Sir Edward Elgar (1857-1934)
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- Jean Sibelius (1865-1957)
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- Pyotr Tchaikovsky (1840-1893)
£22, £17, £10 Available from 020 3322 8123 From 5 June, Monday-Saturday: 2-6pm. -
Tue, 2013-06-25 12:45Gregynog Festival 2013 - Films with music by Benjamin Britten and Grace WilliamsThe National Library of Wales Aberystwyth SY23 3BUUnited Kingdom
Gregynog Festival 2013: Great Britten, celebrates the Benjamin Britten centenary and the composer's recital at Gregynog Festival 1972 with Peter Pears and Osian Ellis. This screening of films with music by Britten and his student contemporary at the Royal College of Music, Grace Williams, includes Night Mail (1935), Britten and Auden’s iconic collaboration for the GPO Film Unit, plus two films on Welsh themes, Coal Face (1935) and A Letter for Wales (1960).
The screening will be preceded by a talk on the friendship between Benjamin Britten and Grace Williams by Rhian Davies, Artistic Director of the Gregynog Festival.
The fine portrait of Grace Williams by Ceri Thomas will be on display and items from the Grace Williams Collection at the National Library of Wales will also be exhibited.
Admission is free, but tickets should be reserved in advance (from the Library, rather than the Festival). These events are presented in association with the Library's Dot Dot Dash exhibition.
Other headline artists appearing at Gregynog Festival between 20-30 June and 22 November 2013 are the Academy of St Martin in the Fields and Andrew Kennedy, Iestyn Davies and Thomas Dunford, Nicholas Daniel and the Britten Oboe Quartet, Harmonie Universelle, Ricercar Consort, The Tallis Scholars, Tenebrae, The Mellstock Band, Guy Johnston, Catrin Finch, Mahan Esfahani and Llyr Williams.
Events take place in Llandinam, Montgomery, Kerry, Manafon and Aberystwyth, National Museum Cardiff and Gregynog Hall itself, five miles from Newtown, Powys, Mid Wales. See individual Concert Diary listings and the Festival website for full details.
- Night Mail
- Benjamin Britten (1913-1976)
- Coal Face
- Benjamin Britten (1913-1976)
- A Letter for Wales
- Grace Williams (1906-1977)
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Fri, 2013-06-28 13:00Lunchtime Trombone Ensemble ConcertGraham Lee, Trinity Laban Trombone EnsembleRegent Hall (The Salvation Army) London W1C 2DJUnited Kingdom
Trinity Laban Trombone Ensemble is conducted by Graham Lee, the former principal trombone of the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra.
This ensemble of twenty trombones plus tuba and percussion bring a mighty programme of works from 16th - 20th centuries and finishing with a tribute to the 1980s arranged by Dan Boardman.
- Pavane
- Gabriel Fauré (1845-1924)
- Adagio for Strings
- Samuel Barber (1910-1981)
- Elsa's procession to the minster from Lohengrin
- Richard Wagner (1813-1883)
- Titanic Fantasy
- James Horner (1953-)
- Finale from Symphony No 3 in C minor, 'Organ'
- Camille Saint-Saëns (1835-1921)
- Gold
- Billy Joel ()
- Uptown Girl
- Gary Kemp (1959 -)
- Canzoni per 8 tromboni
- Tiburtio Massaino (1550-1609)
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Fri, 2013-06-21 19:30Gregynog Festival 2013 - Harmonie Universelle directed by Florian DeuterFlorian Deuter, Harmonie UniverselleGregynog Hall Tregynon, Nr Newtown SY16 3PWUnited Kingdom
Gregynog Festival 2013: Great Britten celebrates the Britten centenary and the composer's recital at Gregynog Festival 1972 with Peter Pears and Osian Ellis. Making their Wales debut and only UK appearance this season, the leading German early music specialists Harmonie Universelle, directed by Florian Deuter, play music by Henry Purcell, regarded by Britten as the composer influential upon him.
Gregynog Festival is a Signature Event of the Welsh Government and celebrates its 80th anniversary this year as the oldest classical music festival in Wales. Repertoire spans seven centuries from the medieval Welsh composer John Lloyd through Dowland and Purcell to Britten himself. The programme also includes the premieres of four commissions by Hilary Tann, Christopher Painter, Helen Grime and Mark Simpson.
Other headline artists appearing at Gregynog Festival between 20-30 June and 22 November 2013 are the Academy of St Martin in the Fields and Andrew Kennedy, Iestyn Davies and Thomas Dunford, Nicholas Daniel and the Britten Oboe Quartet, Ricercar Consort, The Tallis Scholars, Tenebrae, Escher String Quartet, The Mellstock Band, Guy Johnston, Catrin Finch, Mahan Esfahani and Llyr Williams.
Events take place in Llandinam, Montgomery, Kerry and Manafon, at the National Library of Wales in Aberystwyth, National Museum Cardiff and Gregynog Hall itself, five miles from Newtown, Powys, Mid Wales. See individual Concert Diary listings and the Festival website for full details.
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- Henry Purcell (1659-1695)
£15. Young people 18 and under, half price Available from 01686 207100 Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm. -
Sat, 2013-06-22 14:30Gregynog Festival 2013 - Mahan Esfahani (harpsichord and virginals)Mahan EsfahaniGregynog Hall Tregynon, Nr Newtown SY16 3PWUnited Kingdom
Gregynog Festival 2013: Great Britten, celebrates the Britten centenary and the composer's recital at Gregynog Festival 1972 with Peter Pears and Osian Ellis. Following his memorable Goldberg Variations in 2011, the Iranian-American virtuoso Mahan Esfahani returns to play works from Parthenia, the first published collection of British keyboard music, on the harpsichord and virginals.
Gregynog Festival is a Signature Event of the Welsh Government and celebrates its 80th anniversary this year as the oldest classical music festival in Wales. Repertoire spans seven centuries from the medieval Welsh composer John Lloyd through Dowland and Purcell to Britten himself. The programme also includes the premieres of four commissions by Hilary Tann, Christopher Painter, Helen Grime and Mark Simpson.
Other headline artists appearing at Gregynog Festival between 20-30 June and 22 November 2013 are the Academy of St Martin in the Fields and Andrew Kennedy, Iestyn Davies and Thomas Dunford, Nicholas Daniel and the Britten Oboe Quartet, Harmonie Universelle, Ricercar Consort, The Tallis Scholars, Tenebrae, Escher String Quartet, The Mellstock Band, Guy Johnston, Catrin Finch and Llyr Williams.
Events take place in Llandinam, Montgomery, Kerry and Manafon, at the National Library of Wales in Aberystwyth, National Museum Cardiff and Gregynog Hall itself, five miles from Newtown, Powys, Mid Wales. See individual Concert Diary listings and the Festival website for full details.
- Praeludium
- William Byrd (1543-1623)
- Ut-re-mi-fa-sol-la
- William Byrd (1543-1623)
- The Earl of Salisbury's Pavane and Galliard
- Orlando Gibbons (1583-1625)
- Pavane in A minor, 'Earl of Salisbury'
- William Byrd (1543-1623)
- Pavan and Galliard in G major, 'Sir William Petre'
- William Byrd (1543-1623)
- John come kiss me now
- William Byrd (1543-1623)
- Praeludium
- Orlando Gibbons (1583-1625)
- Fantasia of 4 parts
- Orlando Gibbons (1583-1625)
- The Queen's Command
- Orlando Gibbons (1583-1625)
- Chromatic Pavan and Galliard 'Queen Elizabeth's'
- John Bull (?1562/3-1628)
- Pavana
- John Bull (?1562/3-1628)
- The Duke of Brunswick's Alman
- John Bull (?1562/3-1628)
- The Duchess of Brunswick's Toye
- John Bull (?1562/3-1628)
- Galiardo
- John Bull (?1562/3-1628)
£10. Young people 18 and under, half price Available from 01686 207100 Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm. -
Sat, 2013-06-22 16:15Gregynog Festival 2013 - Ricercar Consort directed by Philippe PierlotPhilippe Pierlot, Ricercar ConsortGregynog Hall Tregynon, Nr Newtown SY16 3PWUnited Kingdom
Gregynog Festival 2013: Great Britten, celebrates the Britten centenary and the composer's recital at Gregynog Festival 1972 with Peter Pears and Osian Ellis. The Ricercar Consort, the highly-regarded Belgian ensemble directed by Philippe Pierlot, becomes the first viol consort to appear at Gregynog and will also be making its Wales debut and a UK season exclusive performance in repertoire by composers including Byrd, Dowland, Tye and Hume.
Gregynog Festival is a Signature Event of the Welsh Government and celebrates its 80th anniversary this year as the oldest classical music festival in Wales. Repertoire spans seven centuries from the medieval Welsh composer John Lloyd through Dowland and Purcell to Britten himself. The programme also includes the premieres of four commissions by Hilary Tann, Christopher Painter, Helen Grime and Mark Simpson.
Other headline artists appearing at Gregynog Festival between 20-30 June and 22 November 2013 are the Academy of St Martin in the Fields and Andrew Kennedy, Iestyn Davies and Thomas Dunford, Nicholas Daniel and the Britten Oboe Quartet, Harmonie Universelle, Escher String Quartet, The Tallis Scholars, Tenebrae, The Mellstock Band, Guy Johnston, Catrin Finch, Mahan Esfahani and Llyr Williams.
Events take place in Llandinam, Montgomery, Kerry and Manafon, at the National Library of Wales in Aberystwyth, National Museum Cardiff and Gregynog Hall itself, five miles from Newtown, Powys, Mid Wales. See individual Concert Diary listings and the Festival website for full details.
- Lawdes Deo
- Christopher Tye (c1505-?1572)
- Preludyum
- William Byrd (1543-1623)
- Semper Dowland, Semper Dolens
- John Dowland (c1563-1626)
- M. Henry Noel his Galliard from Lachrimae or Seaven Teares
- John Dowland (c1563-1626)
- M. Giles Hobies Galliard from Lachrimae or Seaven Teares
- John Dowland (c1563-1626)
- The King of Denmark's Galliard
- John Dowland (c1563-1626)
- Hark, hark
- Tobias Hume (?c1569-1645)
- A Polish Ayre
- Tobias Hume (?c1569-1645)
- A Soldier's Galliard
- Tobias Hume (?c1569-1645)
- Fantasia a 3
- Orlando Gibbons (1583-1625)
- Diapente
- William White (1571-?1634)
- In nomine, Mr Byrd, on the sharpe
- William Byrd (1543-1623)
- The Lancashire pipes
- Anonymous ()
- Naglein Blumen
- William Brade (1560-1630)
- Scottish Dance
- William Brade (1560-1630)
- Der Satyrn Tanz
- William Brade (1560-1630)
- In nomine, 'Crye'
- Christopher Tye (c1505-?1572)
- Browning a 5
- William Byrd (1543-1623)
£15. Young people 18 and under, half price Available from 01686 207100 Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm. -
Thu, 2013-06-27 19:30Gregynog Festival 2013 - Guy Johnston (cello)Guy JohnstonManafon Church Manafon SY21 8BUUnited Kingdom
Gregynog Festival 2013: Great Britten, celebrates the Britten centenary and the composer's recital at Gregynog Festival 1972 with Peter Pears and Osian Ellis. Guy Johnston's recital also highlights the centenary of the poet R. S. Thomas who was Rector of Manafon Church, three miles from Gregynog, from 1942-54.
The centrepiece of the recital is the world premiere performance of Seven Poems of Stillness for violoncello and speaker, commissioned by Gregynog Festival from Hilary Tann.
Professor M. Wynn Thomas, author of the most recent biography of Thomas, Serial Obsessive, will give a pre-concert talk at 6pm and there will also be an opportunity to discuss the new work with Hilary Tann during a Meet the Composer session after the recital.
From 2-5pm, Professor Tony Brown will lead a guided walk of sites in Manafon and New Mills associated with the poet. This event is bookable separately and is presented in partnership with Literature Wales.
Gregynog Festival is a Signature Event of the Welsh Government and celebrates its 80th anniversary this year as the oldest classical music festival in Wales. Repertoire spans seven centuries from the medieval Welsh composer John Lloyd through Dowland and Purcell to Britten himself. The programme also includes the premieres of four commissions by Hilary Tann, Christopher Painter, Helen Grime and Mark Simpson.
Other headline artists appearing at Gregynog Festival between 20-30 June and 22 November 2013 are the Academy of St Martin in the Fields and Andrew Kennedy, Iestyn Davies and Thomas Dunford, Nicholas Daniel and the Britten Oboe Quartet, Harmonie Universelle, Ricercar Consort, The Tallis Scholars, Tenebrae, The Mellstock Band, Escher String Quartet, Catrin Finch, Mahan Esfahani and Llyr Williams.
Events take place in Llandinam, Montgomery, Kerry and Manafon, at the National Library of Wales in Aberystwyth, National Museum Cardiff and Gregynog Hall itself, five miles from Newtown, Powys, Mid Wales. See individual Concert Diary listings and the Festival website for full details.
- Seven Poems of Stillness (Gregynog Festival commission, world premiere)
- Hilary Tann ()
- Suite for Cello No 1 in G
- Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
- Suite for Cello No 3 in C
- Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
- Suite No 1 for Solo Cello
- Benjamin Britten (1913-1976)
£15. Young people 18 and under, half price. Available from 01686 207100 Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm. -
Tue, 2013-06-25 19:30Beethoven's Moonlight Sonata and Gershwin's Rhapsody in BlueRatko DelorkoSt Martin-in-the-Fields London WC2N 4JJUnited Kingdom
Romantic piano music in an enchanting candle-lit atmosphere. As well as Beethoven's famous Moonlight Sonata, you can hear George Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue, and favorite works by Chopin and Schumann. Ratko Delorko is a renowned international pianist who regularly performs at the major concert halls in Malaysia, Russia, Italy, Austria, the UK, the US and China.
- Prelude No 15 in D flat, 'Raindrop'
- Fryderyk Chopin (1810-1849)
- Sonata for Piano No 14 in C sharp minor, 'Moonlight'
- Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)
- Nocturne No 5 in B flat
- John Field (1782-1837)
- Ballade in G minor op 23
- Fryderyk Chopin (1810-1849)
- Papillons, for Piano
- Robert Schumann (1810-1856)
- Who Cares?
- George Gershwin (1898-1937)
- Rhapsody in Blue (solo piano version)
- George Gershwin (1898-1937)
£18, £15, £10 Available from 020 7766 1100 Monday-Saturday 10.00-17.00.
