Diary Dates
Excellent!
16 Mar 20107.30pm
Dartington Hall, Great Hall
This collaborative performance is part of a national fortnight celebrating the country’s young, exceptionally talented musicians and dancers. This event in the Great Hall highlights the South West’s young professionals supported by DCSF’s Music & Dance Scheme.
Perfomers will be drawn from Youth Dance Academy, Wells Cathedral School and South West Music School and the programme ranges across contemporary dance and original songs to Baroque repertoire and Mendelssohn’s Italian Symphony.
For more information or to book tickets visit: http://www.dartington.org/arts/live-events or call box office on: 01803 847070
Mother People Gig
18 Mar 2010The gig is at 8.00 pm on Thursday 18th March at the Royal Seven Stars Hotel in Totnes, and is a fund raiser for the Motor Neuron Disease Society.
This is our first gig this year and features all the regular band members Mick, Dave H., Bob, Harry, Harriet, Andy, Pat, Dave S. and Lewis plus excellent sound from Adam.
If you have been following the band's progress over the last year we have two new numbers - "Black Napkins" a lovely 3/4 instrumental and "COSMIK DEBRIS" with Harry on lead vocals (- who you jivin' with that COSMIK DEBRIS).
Tickets are on the door at £9.00/£6.00 concessions.
If you haven't already done so, check out our youtube clip recorded at last September's Ariel Centre gig.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qNv2yDNVmw4
Ancient Futures
19 Mar 2010Wiltshire Music Centre
8pm
Tunde Jegede, Juldeh Camara, Maya Jobarteh, Sunara Begum Beautiful traditional acoustic music from the desert nomads and Royal Court Music
traditions of Mali brought by The African Classical Music Ensemble. Recently featured in a documentary-film on Mali, these wonderful musicians bring the sweet, delicate plucking sounds of the kora, the gentle enchanting rhythms of the small udu drum, plus the haunting melodies of the African violin and other traditional instruments. In this unique collaboration with multi-media visual artist Sunara Begum, striking projected images of Africa evoke a captivating
sense of its culture and history, exploring these ancient traditions in a new light.
For more information or to book tickets call: 01225 860100 or visit: www.wiltshiremusic.org.uk
Trowbridge Symphony Orchestra
20 Mar 2010Wiltshire Music Centre
7.30pm
David Price conductor
Anna Roberts piano
Verdi: Overture The Force of Destiny
Schumann: Piano Concerto in A minor
Tchaikovsky: Capriccio Italien
Prokofiev: Suite Lieutenant Kijé
After the powerful drama of Verdi’s Force of Destiny overture (surely the only opera at the end of which all the principal characters have been killed) comes the gentlest and most intimate
of romantic piano concertos, at times like a loving conversation between Robert and Clara Schumann. The second half opens with the brilliance of Tchaikovsky’s musical portrayal of Italy and concludes with the suite from Prokofiev’s hilarious music for the film about the non-existent Lieutenant Kijé.
For more information or to book tickets call: 01225 860100 or visit: www.wiltshiremusic.org.uk
Excellent!
22 Mar 20107.30pm
St Georges, Bristol
Showcase of talented young musicians and Dancers from the South West and Wales.
For tickets visit: www.stgeorgesbristol.co.uk
Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra - Poole
24 Mar 20107.30pm
Lighthouse, Poole
Schubert : Symphony No.8 "Unfinished"
WA Mozart : Clarinet Concerto
Borodin : Symphony No.2
Conductor : Kirill Karabits
Soloist: Michael Collins (Clarinet)
Schubert's melodic gift is renowned through his many, inspired Lieder, though the "Unfinished" Symphony is alone sufficient to convincingly demonstrate his immense talent. The variety and immediacy of the themes suffusing its two movements are breathtaking. It is powerful, satisfying music; perhaps it was left unfinished because it could not, need not be finished.
Mozart wrote his only concerto for clarinet and orchestra in the space of about ten days, when he was at the height of his powers, and only two months before his tragically early death. It is a glorious work: the first great concerto for the instrument, and some would say still the greatest, which displays the range and agility of the instrument as well as its velvety and soulful qualities.
Borodin spent eight years composing his Second Symphony and revised it after its unsuccessful premiere in 1877. The Russian nature of the music is apparent, and Borodin used much material from his incomplete Prince Igor. It displays exceptional melodic charm (often with an appealing Oriental tang, reflecting his family pedigree) and sensuous, poetic beauty.
For more information or to book tickets visit: www.bsolive.com
Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra - Exeter
25 Mar 20107.30pm
Great Hall, Exeter
Schubert : Symphony No.8 "Unfinished"
WA Mozart : Clarinet Concerto
Borodin : Symphony No.2
Conductor : Kirill Karabits
Soloist: Michael Collins (Clarinet)
Schubert's melodic gift is renowned through his many, inspired Lieder, though the "Unfinished" Symphony is alone sufficient to convincingly demonstrate his immense talent. The variety and immediacy of the themes suffusing its two movements are breathtaking. It is powerful, satisfying music; perhaps it was left unfinished because it could not, need not be finished.
Mozart wrote his only concerto for clarinet and orchestra in the space of about ten days, when he was at the height of his powers, and only two months before his tragically early death. It is a glorious work: the first great concerto for the instrument, and some would say still the greatest, which displays the range and agility of the instrument as well as its velvety and soulful qualities.
Borodin spent eight years composing his Second Symphony and revised it after its unsuccessful premiere in 1877. The Russian nature of the music is apparent, and Borodin used much material from his incomplete Prince Igor. It displays exceptional melodic charm (often with an appealing Oriental tang, reflecting his family pedigree) and sensuous, poetic beauty.
For more information or to book tickets visit: www.bsolive.com
Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra - Portsmouth
26 Mar 20107.30pm
Guildhall, Portsmouth
Schubert : Symphony No.8 "Unfinished"
WA Mozart : Clarinet Concerto
Borodin : Symphony No.2
Conductor : Kirill Karabits
Soloist: Michael Collins (Clarinet)
Schubert's melodic gift is renowned through his many, inspired Lieder, though the "Unfinished" Symphony is alone sufficient to convincingly demonstrate his immense talent. The variety and immediacy of the themes suffusing its two movements are breathtaking. It is powerful, satisfying music; perhaps it was left unfinished because it could not, need not be finished.
Mozart wrote his only concerto for clarinet and orchestra in the space of about ten days, when he was at the height of his powers, and only two months before his tragically early death. It is a glorious work: the first great concerto for the instrument, and some would say still the greatest, which displays the range and agility of the instrument as well as its velvety and soulful qualities.
Borodin spent eight years composing his Second Symphony and revised it after its unsuccessful premiere in 1877. The Russian nature of the music is apparent, and Borodin used much material from his incomplete Prince Igor. It displays exceptional melodic charm (often with an appealing Oriental tang, reflecting his family pedigree) and sensuous, poetic beauty.
For more information or to book tickets visit: www.bsolive.com
Urban Folk Quartet
26 Mar 20108.00pm
Dartington Hall, Great Hall
Joe Broughton Fiddle, Guitar, Mandolin
Paloma Trigas Fiddle
Frank Moon Guitar, Oud, Vocals
Tom Chapman Cajon, Percussion, Vocals
The Urban Folk Quartet launched in June 2009. Headlining major festivals from day one they played in the UK, Italy, Belgium and Spain in the first 3 months, won the Spanish International Folk Competition on only their fourth performance and are due to release their debut album the month of this gig.
Members of the band have played with The Chieftains, The Albion Band, Carlos Nunez, The Destroyers, Old Dance School, Chris While and Bellowhead amongst others. They are hugely popular locally, known especially for their FolkWorld summer course during the Dartington Summer Youth Programme, and their live performance is second to none.
For more information or to book tickets visit: http://www.dartington.org/arts/live-events or call box office on: 01803 847070
National Youth Jazz Collective - Cornwall
27 Mar 2010 - 28 Mar 2010This is the fourth and final weekend that National Youth Jazz Collective will be taking over Cornwall. Students and teachers alike will join together to work on jazz techniques and learn how jazz can be used in school situations and music classes to enhance learning.
For more information please contact Ian Bowden on: ibowden@cornwall.gov.uk
Wiltshire and Swindon Youth Orchestra
10 Apr 2010 - 11 Apr 2010Wiltshire Music Centre
10th April - 7.30pm
11th April - 3pm
Stuart Stratford conductor
Cordelia Williams piano
Mussorgsky: Night on a Bare Mountain
Prokofiev: Piano Concerto No 3
Tchaikovsky: Symphony No 6 in B minor Pathétique
Some of Wiltshire and Swindon’s finest young musicians rise to the challenge of this exciting all-Russian programme. Mussorgsky’s iconic masterpiece explodes with wild abandon as witches, sorcerers and evil spirits gather for a night of pagan revelry.
In the last movement of Prokofiev’s 3rd Piano Concerto an ‘argument’ develops between the soloist and orchestra that builds to a blazingly
virtuosic coda. Initially received with silent incomprehension, Tchaikovsky’s Pathétique with
its overwhelming emotional content has become one of his best loved works.
For more information or to book tickets call: 01225 860100 or visit: www.wiltshiremusic.org.uk
Feeder Scheme: Session 4
11 Apr 2010The feeder scheme students will spend the day developing music through the oral tradition in the genre of Traditional English Folk with Wren Music. A real test of listening skills.
London Mozart Players
11 Apr 20103.00pm
Dartington Hall, Great Hall
Conductor Hilary Davan Wetton
Piano Fiona & John York
Haydn Symphony No.83 in G minor ‘La Poule’
Mozart Concerto for two pianos in E flat K365
Saint-Saens The Carnival of the Animals
Founded by Harry Blech in 1949 as the UK’s first chamber orchestra, the London Mozart Players (LMP) is regarded as one of the finest ensembles, bringing together outstanding musicians from the UK and abroad to perform music of the highest quality.
Internationally renowned for its live performances and CD recordings and particularly known for its definitive performances of the core Classical repertoire, the LMP has performed with many distinguished conductors, including Sir John Barbirolli, Sir Mark Elder, Sir John Eliot Gardiner, Sir Charles Mackerras, Sir Roger Norrington and Sir Georg Solti. Former Music Directors of the LMP include Andrew Parrott, an acknowledged expert in the field of early music, Matthias Bamert, Jane Glover and Harry Blech himself. David Juritz has been Leader of the LMP since 1991.
For more information or to book tickets visit: http://www.dartington.org/arts/live-events or call box office on: 01803 847070
Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra - Poole
14 Apr 20107.30pm
Poole, Lighthouse
Martinu : Symphony No.6
Liszt : Piano Concerto No.1
Dvorak : Symphony No.5
Conductor : Marin Alsop
Soloist: Sergio Tiempo (Piano)
Martinu originally thought of creating a “nouvelle Symphonie Fantastique” after again enjoying a number of Berlioz compositions. Out of a murmuring orchestral texture emerge Czech-flavored tunes often regarded as an expression of Martinu’s longing for his homeland. There is also a vision-filled scherzo and a sequence of fanciful orchestral dreams which arch toward triumph before settling in resigned tranquility.
It took some 25 years for Liszt to finally complete his First Piano Concerto from his initial sketches for the piece. Originally published as a concerto symphonique it is thought to be modelled on Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony. Loosely programmatic and using Liszt's bold new departure in his unification of the "movements” into one uninterrupted sweep of music it was the precursor to the symphonic poem.
Dvorák’s Fifth Symphony is a milestone work, one of those remarkable pieces that unlocks doors to new possibilities and opportunities. It has the all the power and invention required to beguile, transport and agitate its audience, particularly in the tempestuous finale.
For more information or to book tickets visit: www.bsolive.com
Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra - Basingstoke
17 Apr 20107.30pm
Bournemouth Pavilion
Last Night of the Pavilion Proms
Conductor : Matthew Wood
Soloist: Rebecca Evans (Soprano)
Another opportunity to enjoy a popular and patriotic concert featuring the best of British music including favourite classics by Ralph Vaughan Williams, Hubert Parry, Henry Wood and Edward Elgar. Join in with the singing and flag-waving with the BSO in Jerusalem, Rule Britannia and Land of Hope and Glory.
For more information or to book tickets visit: www.bsolive.com
Dulsori
17 Apr 20108.00pm
Dartington Hall, Great Hall
Acclaimed for their powerful energy Dulsori have been taking the Korean percussive style known as pungmul to a whole new level. The performers use kkwanggwari (small handheld drum), jing (gong) and numerous other percussion with an outstanding choreography to create beats that stir the audience.
Dulsori rekindle the spirit of ancient Korean festivals where the audience and performer energy combine together. “We aim to break the barriers between the players and the audience in staging our performances” says Dulsori director Moon Kop-Hyuan.
For more information or to book tickets visit: http://www.dartington.org/arts/live-events or call box office on: 01803 847070
Baka Beyond
17 Apr 2010Wiltshire Music Centre
7.30pm
Musicians from six countries in West Africa and Northern Europe combine their cultures and traditions to create a unique fusion of world music. Musically inspired by the Baka hunter-gatherers in the rainforest of Cameroon, their intoxicating Afro-Celtic sounds and rhythms will leave you feeling uplifted and energised. If you can’t experience the unique Baka culture first hand, Baka Beyond’s magical, danceable songs are the next best thing.
For more information or to book tickets call: 01225 860100 or visit: www.wiltshiremusic.org.uk
National Youth Jazz Collective - Devon CPD
18 Apr 2010This is the penultimate session for Jazz practitioners in Devon to Continue their Professional Development in jazz performance and education with the National Youth Jazz Collective.
Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra - Poole
21 Apr 20107.30pm
Lighthouse, Poole
Mendelssohn : The Hebrides Overture
Bruch : Scottish Fantasy
Sibelius : Symphony No.5
Conductor : Owain Arwel Hughes
Soloist: Tasmin Little (Violin)
Fingal’s Cave conjures up a whole seascape including the grandeur of the cave itself, the swelling of the sea, the light on the water and the fury of the waves breaking on the cliffs. It was one of the first works of music to evoke nature in this way, and remains one of the greatest of its genre.
Bruch held a lifelong passion for folk music, and, although he never set foot on Scottish soil, he was constantly drawn to its melodies, several of which appear in the Scottish Fantasy. Inspired by the works of Sir Walter Scott the opening depicts “…an old bard, who contemplates a ruined castle and laments the glorious time of old.”
Sibelius struggled with several revisions before settling on the final version of his Fifth Symphony, evolving from four movements into a tightly constructed combination of three in an amazing feat of compositional craftsmanship. It is a fusion of quiet, almost mysterious translucence and ferocious, unstoppable energy.
For more information or to book tickets visit: www.bsolive.com
Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra - Bristol
22 Apr 20107.30pm
Colston Hall, Bristol
Mendelssohn : The Hebrides Overture
Bruch : Scottish Fantasy
Sibelius : Symphony No.5
Conductor : Owain Arwel Hughes
Soloist: Tasmin Little (Violin)
Fingal’s Cave conjures up a whole seascape including the grandeur of the cave itself, the swelling of the sea, the light on the water and the fury of the waves breaking on the cliffs. It was one of the first works of music to evoke nature in this way, and remains one of the greatest of its genre.
Bruch held a lifelong passion for folk music, and, although he never set foot on Scottish soil, he was constantly drawn to its melodies, several of which appear in the Scottish Fantasy. Inspired by the works of Sir Walter Scott the opening depicts “…an old bard, who contemplates a ruined castle and laments the glorious time of old.”
Sibelius struggled with several revisions before settling on the final version of his Fifth Symphony, evolving from four movements into a tightly constructed combination of three in an amazing feat of compositional craftsmanship. It is a fusion of quiet, almost mysterious translucence and ferocious, unstoppable energy.
For more information or to book tickets visit: www.bsolive.com
Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra - Portsmouth
23 Apr 20107.30pm
Guildhall, Portsmouth
Mendelssohn : The Hebrides Overture
Bruch : Scottish Fantasy
Sibelius : Symphony No.5
Conductor : Owain Arwel Hughes
Soloist: Tasmin Little (Violin)
Fingal’s Cave conjures up a whole seascape including the grandeur of the cave itself, the swelling of the sea, the light on the water and the fury of the waves breaking on the cliffs. It was one of the first works of music to evoke nature in this way, and remains one of the greatest of its genre.
Bruch held a lifelong passion for folk music, and, although he never set foot on Scottish soil, he was constantly drawn to its melodies, several of which appear in the Scottish Fantasy. Inspired by the works of Sir Walter Scott the opening depicts “…an old bard, who contemplates a ruined castle and laments the glorious time of old.”
Sibelius struggled with several revisions before settling on the final version of his Fifth Symphony, evolving from four movements into a tightly constructed combination of three in an amazing feat of compositional craftsmanship. It is a fusion of quiet, almost mysterious translucence and ferocious, unstoppable energy.
For more information or to book tickets visit: www.bsolive.com
Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment
23 Apr 2010Wiltshire Music Centre
7.30pm
Robert Howarth conductor
Julia Doyle soprano
No sound is more evocative of the lavish splendour of Venice around the end of the 16th and early 17th
centuries than this glorious music composed for cornetts and sackbuts. Andrea and Giovanni Gabrieli, Marini,Grandi, Cesare and Claudio Monteverdi placed musicians around St Marks to
drench the walls and vaults of the Basilica with echoes of their heavenly sound. Join the OAE for this splendid concert and celebrate the genius that
flourished in one of the greatest cultural capitals in European history.
For more information or to book tickets call: 01225 860100 or visit: www.wiltshiremusic.org.uk
National Youth Jazz Collective Gig
24 Apr 20108pm
Dartington Hall, Studio 3
Legendary trumpet player & jazz luminary Steve Waterman and award-winning singer/pianist Pete Churchill are joined by two of the nation’s most in demand rhythm section players, bassist Mark Hodgson and drummer Andrew Bain, to create a spectacular and memorable jazz quartet gig.
All four musicians are tutors for the National Youth Jazz Collective, a vibrant National Youth Music organisation designed to support the creative and educational needs of young jazz musicians.
For more information or to book tickets visit: http://www.dartington.org/arts/live-events or call box office on: 01803 847070
National Youth Jazz Collective - Devon CPD
25 Apr 2010This is the final of 6 sessions for Jazz practitioners in Devon to Continue their Professional Development in jazz performance and education with the National Youth Jazz Collective tutors.
National Youth Jazz Collective Gig
25 Apr 20103.00pm
Ariel Centre, Totnes
Award-winning singer/pianist Pete Churchill is joined by two of the nation’s most in demand rhythm section players, bassist Mark Hodgson and drummer Andrew Bain, plus leading Devon members of the National Youth Jazz Collective for this free family concert in the Ariel Centre at 3pm.
For more information or to book tickets visit: http://www.dartington.org/arts/live-events or call box office on: 01803 847070
Young Artists Performance Series
25 Apr 2010Wiltshire Music Centre
3pm
Ruth Knight flute
Tom Corbishly voice
Harry Smith saxophone
Jackie Bevan accompanist
Three of the South West’s most talented young musicians bring a variety of music including songs from Les Misérables, Chess and Jason Robert Brown, plus works by Fauré, Poulenc, Phil Woods and Gershwin.
An inspiration to hear, these exceptionally gifted students are among the six Wiltshire-based young
musicians now on the pioneering South West Music School scheme. The latest in a national network of specialist Centres of Advanced Training, SWMS is a virtual school for highly talented young musicians aged 8 to 18.
For more information or to book tickets call: 01225 860100 or visit: www.wiltshiremusic.org.uk
Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra - Poole
28 Apr 20107.30pm
Lighthouse, Poole
Weber (orch. Berlioz) : Invitation to the Dance
Berlioz : Les nuits d'ete
Beethoven : Symphony No.7
Conductor : Kees Bakels
Soloist: Kate Royal (Soprano)
Invitation to the Dance is often credited as the first concert waltz, written by Weber in 1819. Although not written to dance to, it retains all the rhythmic charm of the popular yet risqué dance hall original. Weber’s own outline of the work paraphrases the music with snippets like “the lady’s evasive reply - his pressing invitation - her consent.”
Iridescently scored, Les nuits d’été is an exquisite collection of six poems which are some of the most ravishing songs in the repertoire. These are love songs of the highest Romantic order with countless images of buoyant hope, insatiable longing, and heartbreak.
Beethoven’s Seventh Symphony's appeal is not hard to understand. The ambition of the first movement, beauty of the second, the breathlessness of the scherzo, and relentless energy of the finale never fail to impress audiences. Its dance elements, vitality, and almost frenzied sense of celebration are conveyed principally through rhythm – the “apotheosis of the dance itself” as described by Wagner.
For more information or to book tickets visit: www.bsolive.com
Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra - Exeter
29 Apr 20107.30pm
Exeter, Great Hall
Weber (orch. Berlioz) : Invitation to the Dance
Berlioz : Les nuits d'ete
Beethoven : Symphony No.7
Conductor : Kees Bakels
Soloist: Kate Royal (Soprano)
Invitation to the Dance is often credited as the first concert waltz, written by Weber in 1819. Although not written to dance to, it retains all the rhythmic charm of the popular yet risqué dance hall original. Weber’s own outline of the work paraphrases the music with snippets like “the lady’s evasive reply - his pressing invitation - her consent.”
Iridescently scored, Les nuits d’été is an exquisite collection of six poems which are some of the most ravishing songs in the repertoire. These are love songs of the highest Romantic order with countless images of buoyant hope, insatiable longing, and heartbreak.
Beethoven’s Seventh Symphony's appeal is not hard to understand. The ambition of the first movement, beauty of the second, the breathlessness of the scherzo, and relentless energy of the finale never fail to impress audiences. Its dance elements, vitality, and almost frenzied sense of celebration are conveyed principally through rhythm – the “apotheosis of the dance itself” as described by Wagner.
For more information or to book tickets visit: www.bsolive.com
Robert Mitchell and Omar Puente
30 Apr 2010Wiltshire Music Centre
8pm
This amazing jazz pianist and Cuban violin virtuoso bring jazz and latin standards plus some fresh, original tunes. Jaunty motifs, jagged rhythms and percussive runs – seemingly covering every inch of the keyboard – all feature in Mitchell’s ornate
piano style which, though flamboyant, avoids self-indulgence. Perfectly partnered, Puente’s jazz violin
swoops and soars, floating through melodies with elegance and grace before diving into fiery, gutsy tunes full of feverish rhythmic energy. From sweeping romantic melodies to tongue-in-cheek pizzicato pluckings, passion and vigour exude from
these two brilliant musicians complementing their incredible technique and great onstage chemistry – not to be missed!
For more information or to book tickets call: 01225 860100 or visit: www.wiltshiremusic.org.uk
Doric String Quartet
1 May 2010Wiltshire Music Centre
7.30pm
Haydn: String Quartet in E Flat, Op 76 No 6
Britten: String Quartet in C, Op 36 No 2 (1945)
Schumann: String Quartet in A, Op 41 No 3
Haydn’s remarkable late quartet makes both daring and subtle use of distant keys, rhythmic ambiguity
and counterpoint – sophistications he wears characteristically lightly.
With its brilliant and concise first two movements, Britten’s second quartet, composed in 1945, pays tribute to Purcell in the last. Also turning to earlier models, Schumann’s studies of Beethoven and Haydn triggered an astonishing burst of inspiration; he composed all three of his quartets in June 1842!
Wiltshire Music Centre’s Quartet in Association, the Doric String Quartet have recently released their all- Haydn debut CD and signed a recording contract with Chandos.
For more information or to book tickets call: 01225 860100 or visit: www.wiltshiremusic.org.uk
Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra - Poole
5 May 20107.30pm
Lighthouse, Poole
Beethoven : Piano Concerto No.5 "Emperor"
Ravel : Daphnis et Chloe (complete ballet music)
Conductor : Kirill Karabits
Soloist: Ronald Brautigam (Piano)
Soloist: Bournemouth Symphony Chorus
Beethoven’s audacious final concerto is an epic tour de force pitching soloist and orchestra in a musical argument of unprecedented breadth and scale between two protagonists of equal stature. A torrent of notes pushes the virtuosic dexterity of the soloist to the full.
At almost an hour long, Daphnis et Chloé is Ravel's longest work. Described by the composer himself as a "symphonie choréographique", the clever use of a number of musical motifs gives musical unity to the score which allows it to work effectively as a concert piece. The music, some of the Ravel’s most passionate, is widely regarded by many as his best, with extraordinarily lush harmonies.
For more information or to book tickets visit: www.bsolive.com
William Howard Piano
5 May 2010Wiltshire Music Centre
7.30pm
Janácˇek: In the mists
Schumann: Humoreske, Op 20
Martin Butler: Funérailles
Fauré: Nocturne in E flat, Op 36
No 4; Nocturne in D flat, Op 63 No 6
Chopin: Ballade in G minor, Op 23 No 1
Masterpieces of the romantic piano repertoire and Janácˇek’s wonderfully evocative In the mists frame Martin Butler’s Funérailles, a striking and powerful
work of considerable dynamic and emotional range. Well known for his performances here with the
Schubert Ensemble, William Howard also plays a pair of lovely Nocturnes by Fauré that deserve to be much better known. With their highly original and
expressive use of harmonic colour they are amongst his most ravishingly beautiful music.
This rewarding recital concludes with Chopin’s mighty first Ballade – a tour de force of romantic piano literature.
For more information or to book tickets call: 01225 860100 or visit: www.wiltshiremusic.org.uk
Sandeep Raval with Swar Vishvam
12 May 2010Wiltshire Music Centre
8pm
Fusing Indian classical and folk music with modern beats, Eastern percussion and jazz, Sandeep
Raval’s global sound is enchanting and exciting. One of the most versatile and accomplished multipercussionists performing today, he draws on both his Indian roots and classical training on dholak and tabla to create extraordinary new bounds on a wide range of percussion instruments. Performing here with his fantastic band Swar Vishvam, which features saxophone, keyboard,
bass, guitar and vocals, this promises to be an intoxicating evening to ignite the senses.
For more information or to book tickets call: 01225 860100 or visit: www.wiltshiremusic.org.uk
Sophie Yates - Harpsichord
14 May 2010Wiltshire Music Centre
7.30pm
A treasure trove of glorious French Baroque music for the harpsichord. Making a welcome return, Sophie Yates explores these riches using two harpsichords typical of the 17th and 18th centuries. Her recital includes music by Chambonnières and his pupils Louis Couperin, Froberger and d’Anglebert, who are represented by a brilliant Toccata, delightful suites of dance movements and
a moving Tombeau. Rameau and Royer, whose
wonderful and increasingly dramatic music brings this concert to a rousing close, were bitter rivals,
prompting a contemporary account of them fighting ‘en plein café’!
For more information or to book tickets call: 01225 860100 or visit: www.wiltshiremusic.org.uk
Stacey Kent
21 May 2010Wiltshire Music Centre
8pm
Stacey Kent vocals
Jim Tomlinson saxes
Graham Harvey piano
Jeremy Brown bass
Matt Skelton drums
With her sumptuous tone, sensuous phrasing and startling clarity, Stacey Kent delivers intimate,
heart-felt ballads with real emotional depth. ’Best Vocalist’ at the British Jazz Awards, Stacey’s Grammy Nomination for her last album, her
BBC Jazz Awards, and sell-out concerts around the world make her a truly international jazz superstar.
Louis Armstrong once said ‘Jazz is only what you are’ and Stacey Kent consistently bears out this deceptively simple thought. There’s an intensely personal quality to her performances,
a delicacy, almost fragility, like overhearing an inner
conversation without fear of intruding. As if witnessing such a private moment, her listeners are made to feel she is singing for them alone. Magic!
For more information or to book tickets call: 01225 860100 or visit: www.wiltshiremusic.org.uk
Bath Party in the City
28 May 2010Bath International Music Festival
Party in the City
Friday 28 May 2010 – The Guildhall
7.30pm – 9.30pm
KALEIDOSCOPE
A Performance from the leading young singer/songwriters of the South West
Come and hear the results of magnificent collaboration between South West Music School and Wells Cathedral School in a live performance of their newly released album, KALEIDOSCOPE. 9 singer/songwriters have worked with some of the finest young musicians in the region to produce a stunning array of fully orchestrated works inspired by some of the great writers such as Bob Dillon, Nick Drake & Nerina Pallott. Come and hear raging horns, lush strings and a knock out rhythm section as well as simple solo arrangements. This evening will be a musical KALEIDOSCOPE.
For more information or to purchase tickets please contact: Bethany Alexander by email bethany.alexander@bathfestivals.org.uk or by telephone on 01225 462231.
Feeder Scheme: Session 5
6 Jun 2010The feeder scheme students will work with Simon Preston in the genre of Samba / Cuban. They will develop strong rhythmic foundations & skills. Working in areas of syncopation, cross rhythms, poly-rhythms and time signatures.
SWMS Residential & Performance
24 Jul 2010 - 27 Jul 2010The final residential of this learning year will be held at Truro School. The students will work together to create music and will also have their re-auditions to stay in South West Music School for the following year.
More details to follow.
For more information please contact the office on: 01803 847011
Feeder Scheme: Session 6
27 Jul 2010This final Feeder Scheme Day will be an opportunity to look at all areas of preparing for a performance apart from playing the notes. Covering areas such as warm-up, how to practice successfully, avoiding injury, performance anxiety and presentation / communication skills. Richard Williams will run this day with other SWMS members of staff on hand to select the students to move onto the main scheme for the following year.
Dartington Summer Youth Program
1 Aug 2010South West Music School is now hosting Dartington Summer Youth Programme.
For the first time it will be a residential course running over 2 weeks in August:
Week 1: 1st - 6th August
Week 2: 8th - 13th August
More information will follow shortly. To register an interest please email: dsyp@dartington.org
South West Youth Orchestra 2010
15 Aug 2010 - 20 Aug 2010Hold the dates!
South West Youth Orchestra will be held at Bryanston School from 15th - 20th August 2010 with sessions being run by players from Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra.
More information about the course and application process will be available soon. To register an interest please email: s.swainger@swms.org.uk
National Youth Jazz Collective Summer School
22 Aug 2010 - 28 Aug 2010The National Youth Jazz Collective is delighted to launch its Jazz Summer School 2010, funded by Youth Music and parented by Sound and Music
This week long summer school will be held at
The Yehudi Menuhin School, Stoke d'Abernon, Cobham, Surrey 22nd – 28th August 2010
With a FREE public performance in the Menuhin Hall on 28th August 2010 at 6pm – 8.30pm
and a pre-concert public seminar in “Good practice for young jazz musicians” at 4.30pm
Tutors include Issie Barratt, Alec Dankworth, Nic France, Mark Hodgson, John Hollenbeck, Mark Lockheart, Liam Noble, Jeremy Price, Nick Smart, Martin Speake, Rowland Sutherland and Mike Walker.
The focus of the National Youth Jazz Summer School is to develop improvisatory and interactive skills within the context of small group playing, as well as offering a high level of performance experience and professional guidance.
Summer school participants will be asked to pay a registration fee of £150
Free regional auditions, open to all young jazz musicians aged 14 - 18 and residing in England, will be held at the following venues between 27th March and 17th April 2010
AUDITION VENUE and DATE
Leeds College of Music Saturday 27th March 2010
Brewery Arts Centre, Kendal Sunday 28th March 2010
The Sage Gateshead Monday 29th March 2010
Royal Northern College of Music, Manchester Tuesday 30th March 2010
Richard Attenborough Centre, Leicester Wednesday 31st March, 2010
Birmingham Conservatoire of Music Thursday 1st April 2010
Hills Rd Sixth Form College, Cambridge Tuesday 6th April 2010
Centre for the Performing Arts, UWE, Bristol Wednesday 7th April 2010
Dartington Hall (c/o South West Music School), Devon Thursday 8th April 2010
Truro College, Cornwall Friday 9th April 2010
Royal Academy of Music, London Saturday 10th April 2010
Royal Academy of Music, London Sunday 11th April 2010
West Norfolk Professional Development Centre, Kings Lynn Saturday 17th April 2010
The closing date for applications is 19th February 2010.
For more information and the on-line application form please visit the National Youth Jazz Collective’s website www.nyjc.co.uk
or contact the National Youth Jazz Summer School Project Manager on summerschool@nyjc.co.uk
or c/o the National Youth Jazz Collective, PO Box 63162, London, SE14 9AB