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Extraordinary Music in Remarkable Places Patron: HRH The Countess of Wessex GCVO 12 - 21 OCTOBER 2018 EXTRAORDINARY MUSIC IN REMARKABLE PLACES Chamber Music, Lieder and Recitals in and around Dartmoor and Exmoor National Parks www.twomoorsfestival.co.uk WELCOME I travel to London often these days, always doing so by train. The journey alone is worth it as GWR whizzes at high speed through the Somerset Levels, across Salisbury Plain, and parallel with the River Kennet before hitting the old Horlicks factory at Slough, at which point delightful countryside merges into the suburbs. The time spent is never wasted. I reflect on the heart- warming amount of music making in the British Isles, from village and church choirs, choral societies and country house operas, to Glyndebourne, the Proms, flag-flying orchestras, music clubs and festivals - the category into which the Two Moors falls. The Festival has earned a reputation for bringing chamber music of the highest quality to the South West. It is also noted for Lieder recitals and the unique Young Musicians Competition. Audience numbers have risen annually as a result of the constant stream of exceptional artists who flock to the Festival to share their music with us. Many people combine a holiday “Esteemed artists abound with Stephen Kovacevich, Yevgeny Sudbin, Dame Felicity Lott giving recitals and a masterclass; Mark Padmore has a delicious programme up his sleeve as does the phenomenal violinist, Tamsin Waley Cohen, whose CPE Bach’s project is not be missed.” 2 Online booking: www.twomoorsfestival.co.uk “PROMOTING STAND-OUT SOUTH WEST EVENTS IS AT THE HEART OF ONE VOICE’S WORK: WE ARE PROUD TO SUPPORT THE BEAUTIFUL TWO MOORS FESTIVAL.” in one of the UK’s most scenic areas with visiting the Festival, often undertaking moorland hikes before turning up at one of our more remote venues. There is no dress code and full walking gear is enthusiastically welcomed! Thank goodness I hadn’t been writing this introduction in March, when we were still gripped by the unusually long and snowy winter here on Exmoor, waiting for signs of a much delayed spring. As soon as the daffodils sprang to life and the sun came out my somewhat dampened spirits lifted and, on surveying the programme, I was happy to see that it holds many treasures. As always, my aim is to produce thirty concerts to enrich the minds of our wonderfully attentive audiences and to enable them to experience as broad a range of genres as possible within a ten day period. Esteemed artists abound with Stephen Kovacevich, Yevgeny Sudbin, Dame Felicity Lott giving recitals and a masterclass; Mark Padmore has a delicious programme up his sleeve as does the phenomenal violinist, Tamsin Waley Cohen, whose CPE Bach’s project is not be missed. So do read on, book your tickets and come to as many concerts as you can, bringing your friends with you. We very much look forward to welcoming you to this, our 18th Festival. Penny Adie MBE Artistic Director Box office:01392 665885 3 FESTIVAL AT A GLANCE EVENT TIME VENUE PAGE FRIDAY 12 OCTOBER Yevgeny Sudbin - Piano 7:30pm All Saints’ Church, Dulverton 6 SATURDAY 13 OCTOBER Kaleidoscope Saxophone Quartet 11.00am St Luke’s Church, Simonsbath 7 Yevgeny Sudbin - Piano, & Alexander Chaushian - Cello 2.00pm All Saints’ Church, Dulverton 8 Kaleidoscope Saxophone Quartet, Okehampton College Big Band, West Buckland Band 6.00pm Pannier Market, South Molton 9 SUNDAY 14 OCTOBER Blundell’s School Chamber Choir 11.00am Blundell’s School, Tiverton 10 Young Musicians Competition 3.00pm All Saints’ Church, Dulverton 11 Alberni Quartet & Leonid Gorokhov - Cello 7.30pm St Michael & All Angels, Bampton 12 MONDAY 15 OCTOBER Ashley Solomon - Flute 11.00am St John The Baptist Church, North Bovey 2.00pm St John The Baptist Church, Lustleigh 4.00pm St Peter’s Church, Buckland-In-The-Moor 13 Tamsin Waley-Cohen - Violin, & James Baillieu - Piano 7.30pm St Andrew’s Church, Ashburton 14 TUESDAY 16 OCTOBER Chris Chapman 10.00am The Glass House, Anrán@Tidwell Farm, Landscove, Ashburton 16 Guy Singh-Watson 11.45am The Glass House, Anrán@Tidwell Farm, Landscove, Ashburton 17 Pop Up Restaurant by Cru Events 1.15pm The Glass House, Anrán@Tidwell Farm, Landscove, Ashburton 17 Sarah Chesters 2.30pm The Glass House, Anrán@Tidwell Farm, Landscove, Ashburton 17 Joseph Middleton 5.30pm Jubilee Hall, Chagford 18 Stephan Loges - Bass Baritone, & Joseph Middleton - Piano 7.30pm The Church of St Michael The Archangel, Chagford 19 WEDNESDAY 17 OCTOBER Musical Quiz 11.00am Endecott House, Chagford 20 Mark Padmore - Tenor 2.30pm The Church of St Michael the Archangel 21 Richard Watkins - Horn Chagford & Joseph Middleton - Piano 4 Festival at a Glance Online booking: www.twomoorsfestival.co.uk IMPORTANT - PLEASE NOTE OUR NEW WEBSITE ADDRESS www.twomoorsfestival.co.uk EVENT TIME VENUE PAGE Alberni Quartet & Andrey Lebedev - Classical Guitar 7.30pm St Andrew’s Church, Moretonhampstead, 22 THURSDAY 18 OCTOBER Andrey Lebedev - Classical Guitar & Christopher Hampton 11.00am Bearnes Hampton & Littlewood Auction House, St Edmund’s Court, Okehampton Street, Exeter 23 Thomas Trotter - Organ 3.00pm St Mary’s Church, Totnes 24 The Next Generation 7.30pm The Music Room, Powderham Castle, Kenton, Exeter 25 FRIDAY 19 OCTOBER Peter Facer - Oboe & Johan Barnoin - Piano 11.00am St Mary Magdalene Church, South Molton 26 Alberni Quartet 2.30pm St Mary Magdalene Church, South Molton 26 Stephen Kovacevich - Piano 7.30pm St George’s Church, Dunster 27 SATURDAY 20 OCTOBER Ration Book Feast 12.30pm Tithe Barn, Dunster 28 Alcina By Handel 7.30pm The Venue, Uffculme 30 SUNDAY 21 OCTOBER Masterclass Dame Felicity Lott 11.00am Brushford Parish Hall, Brushford, Dulverton 31 Evensong with the Choristers of Bristol Cathedral 3.00pm St Peter’s Church, Tiverton 32 North Devon Sinfonia 7.30pm The Venue, Uffculme 33 BEAT THE RUSH To book your tickets ahead of the general public, become a Festival Friend, Associate or Benefactor today. Click the purple Membership button on the website. LIVE FOR FIVE Selected events available to children and full time students under 31 for £5. = Denotes especially FAMILY FRIENDLY events. Please note all programmes and performers are subject to change. Any changes will be posted on the website. Box office:01392 665885 Festival at a Glance 5 All Saints’ Church, Dulverton TA22 9BU FRIDAY 12 OCTOBER • 7.30PM • £35, £28, £18, £12 Photo Credit © Peter Rigaud © Peter Credit Photo YEVGENY SUDBIN PIANO The Independent SCARLATTI Sonata in F minor K466 “...BREATHTAKING Sonata in G major K455 TCHAIKOVSKY EMOTIONAL ARR. SUDBIN Romeo & Juliet Overture POWER” SCRIABIN Mazurkas - a selection from Yevgeny Sudbin has been hailed by The Daily Telegraph Op 3 as ‘potentially one of the greatest pianists of the 21st century’. Yevgeny’s programme covers repertoire that PROKOFIEV emerged from the typically transparent style of the Sonata in B flat major Baroque era to the rich textures so prevalent during Op 83 No 7 Tsarist Russia and beyond. 6 Recital Online booking: www.twomoorsfestival.co.uk St Luke’s Church, Simonsbath TA24 7SH SATURDAY 13 OCTOBER • 11.00AM • £12, £5 (STUDENT OR CHILD) “EBULLIENT AND SOULFUL...DAZZLING” Classical Source GRIEG Holberg Suite Op 40 KALEIDOSCOPE RAMEAU Gavotte SAXOPHONE BACH Italian Concerto BWV 971 QUARTET Mvt 3 CITY MUSIC PIAZZOLLA Oblivion FOUNDATION ARTISTS PATTERSON Described by The Times as ‘irresistible’, Sax in the City Kaleidoscope is an innovative collaboration GREGORY between four young artists. The group’s approach High Life is built on the distinct creative personalities of its members, with engaging programmes blending No Interval classical and contemporary music. Box office:01392 665885 Concert 7 All Saints’ Church, Dulverton TA22 9BU SATURDAY 13 OCTOBER • 2.00PM • £35, £28, £18, £12 YEVGENY SUDBIN PIANO ALEXANDER CHAUSHIAN CELLO The Daily Telegraph “CHAUSHIAN’S AND YEVGENY SUDBIN’S PLAYING…IS OF A SUPREME ORDER AND PROFOUNDLY EXPRESSIVE” Photo Credit © Peter Rigaud © Peter Credit Photo Yevgeny is joined for this performance by internationally acclaimed Armenian cellist Alexander Chaushian, who performs regularly at the world’s top venues, including the Wigmore and Queen Elizabeth Halls in London, Konzerthaus Vienna, Suntory Hall Japan, Carnegie Hall in New York and Symphony Hall in Boston. César Franck’s monumental sonata, originally composed for violin and piano, is one of the key works in the chamber music repertoire. Beethoven’s Sonata in A radiates humour and joy and is considered the first sonata that gives equal weight to both cello and piano. Composed in 1978, Schnittke’s Cello Sonata No 1 brings serious and light music together, marking the start of a new phase in the composer’s musical evolution. Generously supported by the Exeter and District Classical Music Trust BEETHOVEN Cello Sonata in A major Op 69 No 3 SCHNITTKE Sonata for cello and piano No 1 FRANCK Sonata for cello and piano in A major FWV 8 8 Chamber Concert Online booking: www.twomoorsfestival.co.uk Pannier Market, South Molton EX36 3AB SATURDAY 13 OCTOBER • 6.00PM • £12, £5 (STUDENT OR CHILD) An evening of popular classics including Gershwin’s Embraceable you, I got rhythm and Someone to watch over me; Take five, Jungle boogie, Take the ‘A’ train; Gregory’s Hoe down and High life; Piazzolla’s Libertango and Van Morrison’s Moondance. The Times - 4* There will be an interval “ENTIRELY IRRESISTIBLE” KALEIDOSCOPE SAXOPHONE QUARTET OKEHAMPTON COLLEGE BIG BAND WEST BUCKLAND BAND Bring your family and friends and enjoy a light-hearted concert in South Molton’s historic Pannier Market. There is no doubt that the Big Bands from Okehampton College and West Buckland School are amongst the finest school bands in the area. The Kaleidoscope Saxophone Quartet’s dazzling and soulful sound will provide a thrilling complement to the massed instruments of the big bands.
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