Thursday
29 September
5pm – 6pm
Marble Hall
IMMORTAL BELOVED
Beethoven Sonata in A, Op. 101, first movement
Beethoven Sonata in F, Op. 10 No 2
Beethoven Sonata in E flat, Op. 31 No 3, third movement
Beethoven Andante favori
Beethoven Sonata in C minor, Op. 10 No 1, first movement
Beethoven Sonata in E, Op. 109, final movement
Mishka Rushdie Momen piano
Jessica Duchen narrator
7.30pm – 9.15pm
Marble Hall
EVENING CONCERT
Schubert Quartettsatz in C minor, D 703
Poulenc Sonata for Clarinet and Piano in B flat, FP 184ing Quartet No 7 in F-sharp minor, Op. 108
Bach, Couperin, and Nordic folk tunes with the Lodestar Trio
Robin Holloway Flute Quartet world première
Dvořák Waldesruhe Op. 68 no 5
Jessie Montgomery Strum
JP Jofre Double Concerto for Clarinet and Bandoneon, string quintet and piano
Adam Walker flute
Julian Bliss clarinet
JP Jofre bandoneon
Lodestar Trio
Guy Johnston cello
Mishka Rushdie Momen piano
Richard Gower piano
Charles Owen piano
United Strings of Europe
6.45pm – 7.15pm Pre-concert talk with Stephen Johnson and Guy Johnston. Free to attend
Friday
30 September
5pm – 6pm
Marble Hall
Early Evening Concert
Prokofiev Flute Sonata in D, Op. 94
Ivan Moseley Three duets for flute and guitar (2021)world première
Manuel de Falla Suite Populaire Espagnole
Bartók Romanian Folk Dances
Adam Walker flute
Morgan Szymanski guitar
Guy Johnston cello
Katya Apekisheva piano
4.15pm – 4.45pm Pre-concert talk. Free to attend
7.30pm – 9.30pm
Marble Hall
RENEWAL: THEMES OF LOVE, LOSS AND TRANSFORMATION
Pēteris Vasks Viatore
Osvaldo Golijov Last Round
Caroline Shaw Entr’acte
Purcell Dido’s Lament (arr. Stokowski)
Mendelssohn String Quartet Op. 80 (arr. for string orchestra)
United Strings of Europe
Julian Azkoul director
6.45pm – 7.15pm Pre-concert talk. Free to attend
Saturday
1 October
Midday – 1pm
Marble Hall
Lunchtime Concert
Bach Gamba Sonata No 1 in G, BWV 1027
Fauré Cello Sonata No 1 in D minor, Op. 109
Beethoven Cello Sonata No 3 in A, Op. 69
Guy Johnston cello
Mishka Rushdie Momen piano
2pm – 3pm
St Etheldreda’s Church
FAMILY CONCERT Once Upon A Tune
Dukas The Sorcerer’s Apprentice
Rimsky-Korsakov The Flight of the Bumble Bee
Grieg In the Hall of the Mountain King
Rimsky-Korsakov Scheherazade – The Sea and Sinbad’s Ship
Rossini William Tell Overture
James Mayhew author and illustrator
The Purcell School of Young Musicians
United Strings of Europe
RAM Ensemble Renard
Paul Hoskins director
This book tells dramatic stories of trolls, flying carpets and magic spells which in turn inspired some wonderful pieces of music
5pm – 6pm
Marble Hall
Song Recital
Dowland Come ye heavy states of night
Dowland Come again, sweet love
Dowland Now, O now I needs must part
Stephen McNeff A Certain Man
Stephen McNeff Eden Rock
Schubert Nachtstück
Schubert Nacht und Träume
Alec Roth A Road Less Travelled
Mark Padmore tenor
Morgan Szymanski guitar
4.15pm – 4.45pm Pre-concert Talk. Free to attend
7.30pm – 9.30pm
Marble Hall
Evening Concert
Bach Musette from the English Suite no 3, BWV 808
Tarquinion Merula Ciaconna
Bach Allegro Assai from the C major sonata
Bach Gavotte II G major from the 6th Cello Suite
Olav Mjelva Hjaltaren in E minor
Bach Sarabande in D major from the 6th Suite
Jean-Baptiste Lully Loure from Orchestral Suite Alceste
Bach Bourée from the E major Violin Partita
Bach C minor Sarabande from the 5th Suite
F Couperin Les Barricades Mystérieuses
Bach Prelude in D major from the 6th Cello Suite
Bach Air on the G String
Erik Rydvall Jubileumspolska
Knussen Alleluya Nativitas
JP Jofre Taranguino and Bandoneon
JP Jofre Tango Movements
JP Jofre Manifiesto
JP Jofre Como el Agua
JP Jofre Primavera
JP Jofre Universe
Lodestar Trio
United Strings of Europe
Adam Walker flute
JP Jofre bandoneon
Guy Johnston cello
Morgan Szymanski guitar
Richard Gower piano
With traditional Scandinavian folk instruments, the Lodestar Trio with UK’s own Max Baillie, will treat us to an evening of Baroque music in folk style, with Bach and other Baroque composers re-imagined for this unique combination. This will be followed by Argentinian Bandoneon player JP Jofre joined by artists in residence for his own music from South America. This is set to be a memorable evening of musical influences from around the world.
Sunday
2 October
10.30am – 12.00 midday
The Old Palace
CHORAL WORKSHOP
ORA Singers
and Hertfordshire County Youth Choirs
1pm – 2pm
Marble Hall
Our Queens, Elizabeth
William Byrd O Lord, Make Thy Servant Elizabeth
William Byrd Kyrie (from 5 Part Mass)
Roxanna Panufnik Kyrie after Byrd
Ellis Gibbons Long Live Fair Oriana
Bennet All creatures now are merry minded
Thomas Tallis 1 Psalms from Archbishop Parker’s Psalter
William Byrd Gloria (from 5 Part Mass)
Alexander L’Estrange Show me, deare Christ
Edward Johnson Come, blessed bird
Hilton Fair Oriana, beauty’s queen
William Byrd Sing Joyfully
Thomas Tallis 1 Psalm from Archbishop Parker’s Psalter
Kerry Andrew Archbishop Parker’s Psalme 150
Thomas Tallis Come Holy Ghost
Roderick Williams Ave Verum Corpus Re-imagined
John Mundy Lightly she whipped o’er the dale
Michael East Hence Stars! Too Dim of Light
William Byrd Agnus Dei (from 5 Part Mass)
Toby Young Floral Tribute world première
ORA SINGERS Suzi Digby OBE Music Director
ORA Singers present a specially reconstructed edition of their programme, Elizabeth, our Queen; a celebration of Britain’s longest-serving monarch, linking the music of today to the masterworks written under Queen Elizabeth I. This special performance, Our Queens, Elizabeth, is dedicated to the life and service of Queen Elizabeth II, featuring the world première of a commission by Toby Young written in honour of our late Queen. This commission sets the text from Floral Tribute, a tribute to the Queen by Poet Laureate, Simon Armitage.
2pm – 3.15pm
St Etheldreda’s Church
YOUNG MUSICIANS’ PLATFORM 1
3.45pm – 5.00pm
St Etheldreda’s Church
YOUNG MUSICIANS’ PLATFORM 2
7pm – 9pm
The Old Palace
FINALE CONCERT
Boccherini Musica Notturna delle Strade di Madrid
Piazzolla Selection from Tango L’Histoire
JP Jofre String Quartet and bandoneon No 1
Grieg, Vivaldi, Bartok and Bach Medley
Joseph Phibbs World première for Cello and Choir
Shruthi Rajasekar World première for Veena and Choir
Morten Lauridsen Lux Aeterna
ORA Singers Suzi Digby OBE Music Director
Hertfordshire County Youth Choirs
Nirmala Rajasekar veena
Festival resident musicians and friends
RAM Ensemble Renard
A celebration of our 2022 theme, A World of Music, with works by Vivaldi through to two new commissions by Joseph Phibbs and Shruthi Rajasekar and culminating in Morten Lauridsen’s gloriously uplifting, Lux Aeterna.
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