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

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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 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 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. Some seating provided, but please bring a picnic chair if you want to be guaranteed a seat. Please also wrap up warmly!

Box office:01392 665885 Concert 9 Blundell’s School, Tiverton EX16 4DN SUNDAY 14 OCTOBER • 11.00am • £12, £5 (STUDENT OR CHILD) BLUNDELL’S SCHOOL CHAMBER CHOIR DIRECTED BY DR OLIVER LEAMAN Photo Credit © Haj Thomas © Haj Credit Photo EAMONN MULHALL TENOR MADELEINE SHAW MEZZO SOPRANO

Blundell’s School Chamber Choir is one of the finest Choral and Organ Music from groups of young singers in the South West. Irish tenor the English Reformation to Eamonn Mulhall studied at the Royal College of include Tallis, Byrd and Gibbons Music and the National Opera Studio. Mezzo soprano No interval Madeleine Shaw also studied at the National Opera Studio, where she was supported by English National Opera’s Young Artist Programme.

10 Concert Online booking: www.twomoorsfestival.co.uk All Saints’ Church, Dulverton TA22 9BU SUNDAY 14 OCTOBER • 3.00pm • £10, £5 (STUDENT OR CHILD) YOUNG MUSICIANS COMPETITION WINNERS’ RECITAL

KATIE BUNNEY ALTO SAXOPHONE ADAM COLE DOUBLE BASS MADELEINE PERRING MEZZO SOPRANO IVAN BABICHEV PIANO WITH ALISON FARR PIANO

Left to right, Ivan Babichev, Adam Cole and Katie Bunney. Photo Credit © Steven Haywood “I REALLY LIKED THE ATMOSPHERE WHEN I FIRST ENTERED THE ROOM. ALSO THE FEEDBACK AT THE END OF MY PERFORMANCE WAS VERY HELPFUL.” Ivan Babichev, joint winner of 2018 competition

The Festival’s Young Musicians Competition is a prestigious opportunity for young instrumentalists and singers to gain performance experience within a public environment. The standard is phenomenally high; many previous winners go on to study at major conservatoires and become finalists in major national competitions. Katie, Adam, Madeleine and Ivan are worthy winners and admirably demonstrate the quality of classical music teaching in this country. A wonderful opportunity to hear classical music’s stars of the future

Box office:01392 665885 Concert 11 St Michael & All Angels, Bampton EX16 9NG SUNDAY 14 OCTOBER • 7.30pm £35, £28, £18, £12, £5 (STUDENT OR CHILD) ALBERNI QUARTET LEONID GOROKHOV CELLO Photo Credit © Jill Furmanovsky The celebrated Alberni Quartet has this year been invited to be the Festival’s first Artists in Residence. The ensemble has produced three concert programmes for the Festival that are diverse in style and involve a range of other artists. Renowned cellist Leonid Gorokhov joins the quartet for Schubert’s great C major Quintet – unusual in that it incorporates a second cello instead of the more familiar viola.

HAYDN String Quartet in D minor Op 76 No 2 “The Fifths” JAMES MACMILLAN Memento SCHUBERT Generously supported by the Exeter and String Quintet in C major D956 District Classical Music Trust

12 Concert Online booking: www.twomoorsfestival.co.uk St John the Baptist Church, North Bovey TQ13 8QZ • 11.00am St John the Baptist Church, Lustleigh TQ13 9TA • 2.00pm St Peter’s Church, Buckland-in-the-Moor TQ13 7HN • 4.00pm MONDAY 15 OCTOBER • £10 EACH, £25 FOR ALL 3 Lunch at Ring o’ Bells, North Bovey • 12.15pm • £15 (MUST PRE-BOOKED) Tea in the Parish Hall • 5.00pm • BY DONATION ASHLEY SOLOMON FLUTE Distinguished flautist and Royal College of Music professor Ashley Solomon will lead the Festival’s famous church crawl. Local residents with considerable knowledge of the churches’ history will give short talks, and Ashley will follow these with a series of recitals, including all 12 of Telemann’s fantasias for solo flute.

NORTH BOVEY: TELEMANN Fantasia in A major No 1 Fantasia in A minor No 2 J S BACH Partita in A minor BWV1013 TELEMANN Fantasia in B minor No 3 LUSTLEIGH: TELEMANN Fantasia in B flat major No 4 Fantasia in C major No 5 C P E BACH Solo Sonata in A minor Wq132 TELEMANN Fantasia in D minor No 6 BUCKLAND-IN-THE-MOOR: TELEMANN Fantasia in D major No 7 Fantasia in E minor No 8 Fantasia in E major No 9 Fantasia in F sharp minor No 10 Fantasia in G major No 11 Fantasia in G minor No 12

Box office:01392 665885 Recital 13 St Andrew’s Church, Ashburton TQ13 7DT MONDAY 15 OCTOBER • 7.30PM • £35, £28, £18, £12

TAMSIN WALEY-COHEN VIOLIN JAMES BAILLIEU PIANO Photo Credit © Patrick Allen, operaomnia.co.uk © Patrick Credit Photo

14 Recital Online booking: www.twomoorsfestival.co.uk Photo Credit © Kaupo Kikkas

Primephonic, January 2018 “THE INTIMATE RECIPROCITY C P E BACH BETWEEN VIOLIN AND Sonata in B flat major Wq 77 PIANO PAYS ONE DIVIDEND SCHUBERT AFTER ANOTHER IN A Sonata in A major D664 PERFORMANCE OF REAL SCHUMANN ACCOMPLISHMENT *****” Three Romances Op 94 C P E BACH Mistress of her art, the acclaimed young violinist, Fantasie Tamsin Waley-Cohen, will be playing a fascinating IVES programme focusing on the works of Carl Philippe Decoration Day Emanuel Bach. Meticulously researched and in collaboration with the accomplished pianist, James C P E BACH Baillieu, they will reveal the extent and power that Sonata in F major Wq 75 philosophers had over his compositions.

Generously supported by the Exeter and District Classical Music Trust

Box office:01392 665885 Recital 15 The Glass House, Anrán@Tidwell, Landscove, Ashburton TQ13 7LY TUESDAY 16 OCTOBER A DAY OF FOOD & CONVERSATION Three fascinating talks and a gourmet lunch in a magical setting, within the rolling hills of rural South Devon Talks £10 each (includes refreshments) • Gourmet lunch £18 Special price: 3 talks + lunch £38 (saving £10) Photo Credit © Chris Chapman 10.00am • £10 CHRIS CHAPMAN WILD GOOSE & RIDDON, A VISUAL PRESENTATION

Born in Wigan, Chris began his illustrious photographic career at Newport College of Art in South Wales, before moving to Dartmoor in 1975. His photographs reflect the traditional skills inherent in the indigenous population of Dartmoor and emphasise the accumulation of knowledge associated with age and customs. His photography has been widely recognised and is represented in both public and private collections, including Victoria & Albert Museum, Arts Council England and International Center of Photography in New York.

16 Talk Online booking: www.twomoorsfestival.co.uk 11.45am • £10 GUY SINGH-WATSON THE STORY OF A VEG NERD WHO THINKS OUTSIDE THE BOX

Guy Watson is a farmer and founder and creator of Riverford Organic, Britain’s largest supplier of organic produce. The farm was taken over by the Watson family in the 1950s, and in the 1980s Guy decided to convert to farming organically. To find an effective way of distributing his produce, his idea was the weekly veg box scheme, which is delivered direct to customers’ doors with locally grown produce. Guy is a judge for the Observer Ethical Awards and his leadership has seen five previous Observer awards including Best Ethical Business and Best Ethical Restaurant in 2009.

Photo Credit © magicandmotion 1.15pm • Gourmet lunch £18 JOIN US FOR LUNCH POP UP RESTAURANT BY CRU EVENTS

Passionate and dedicated caterers with a reputation for mouth-watering flavours and flawless delivery

2.30pm • £10 SARAH CHESTERS RHS ROSEMOOR Discover the origins of RHS Garden Rosemoor, a 65-acre garden in North Devon and one of the most beautiful in the UK, from its early pre-RHS beginnings, right up to the present day and beyond. Sarah trained as a gardener at both Chelsea Physic Garden and Kew prior to becoming head gardener for ICI’s conference centre. She had her own garden design business before starting work at Rosemoor as Education and Learning Manager. She is a regular broadcaster on radio and TV and in her spare time hosts garden holidays abroad.

Box office:01392 665885 Talk 17 Jubilee Hall, Chagford TQ13 8DP TUESDAY 16 OCTOBER • 5.30 - 6.30pm

NO CHARGE, BOOKING REQUIRED AN EXCLUSIVE FRIENDS, ASSOCIATES AND BENEFACTORS (FABS) EVENT

A conversation with JOSEPH MIDDLETON ACCOMPANIST

In discussion with Artistic Director, Penny Adie

Photo Credit © Alexander Barnes

SCHUBERT Der Wanderer D489 Der Musensohn D764 Die Sterne D939 Highly acclaimed pianist Joseph Middleton specialises Der Wanderer an den Mond D870 in the art of song accompaniment and chamber music. Willkommen und Abschied D767 He is Director of Leeds Lieder, Musician in Residence at Pembroke College, Cambridge and a Professor at SCHUMANN his alma mater, the Royal Academy of Music. Joseph Liederkreis Op 39 collaborates with many of the world’s finest singers BRAHMS in major venues across the globe and has an award- Über die Heide Op 86 No 4 winning and fast-growing discography. Heimweh I Op 63 No 7 (Wie traulich war das Fleckchen) Heimweh II Op 63 No 8 “JOSEPH MIDDLETON: (O wüsst ich doch den Weg zurück) RIGHTFUL HEIR Heimweh III Op 63 No 9 TO LEGENDARY (Ich sah als Knabe Blumen blühn) ACCOMPANIST Abendregen Op 70 No 4 VAUGHAN WILLIAMS GERALD MOORE” Songs of Travel Opera Magazine.nl

18 Talk Online booking: www.twomoorsfestival.co.uk The Church of St Michael the Archangel, Chagford TQ13 8BN TUESDAY 16 OCTOBER • 7.30pm • £35, £28, £18, £12

STEPHAN LOGES BASS BARITONE JOSEPH MIDDLETON PIANO

Lied – or German song – requires a partnership of equal standing between singer and pianist. Distinguished and esteemed artists Stephan Loges and Joseph Middleton possess this unique quality and what better choice of programme to display it than by including some of the best-loved songs of Schubert, Schumann and Brahms? Celebrated Bass baritone Stephan Loges has given recitals throughout the world, including regular appearances at Wigmore Hall and Oxford Lieder Festival, Carnegie Hall, Concertgebouw and Vienna Konzerthaus.

Box office:01392 665885 Recital 1919 Photo Credit © Marco Borggreve

Endecott House, High Street, Chagford TQ13 8AJ WEDNESDAY 17 OCTOBER 11.00am NO CHARGE, BOOKING REQUIRED MUSICAL QUIZ DEVISED BY PENNY ADIE

Fancy letting your hair down? Piers Burton-Page, International Record Review Then here is the opportunity to take part in a musical quiz. No “...MARK PADMORE’S TENOR CAUGHT ON PRIME FORM. stress involved, sense of humour SUCH PLEASING TIMBRE, SUCH LUMINOUS DICTION, essential, knowledge of composers useful and likewise instruments, SUCH SENSITIVITY TO WORD AND PHRASE, SUCH and correct spelling a help! RESTRAINT BUT ALSO STRENGTH...” Mars bar prizes BRITTEN Canticle I: My beloved is mine Op 40 BEETHOVEN Horn Sonata in F major Op 17 BEETHOVEN Mailied Op 52 No 4 Neue Liebe, neues Leben Op 75 No 2 Adelaide Op 46 An die ferne Geliebte Op 98 BRITTEN Canticle III: Still falls the rain Op 55 SCHUBERT The Rellstab settings from Schwanengesang D957 SCHUBERT Auf dem Strom D943

20 Musical Quiz Online booking: www.twomoorsfestival.co.uk The Church of St Michael the Archangel, Chagford TQ13 8BN WEDNESDAY 17 OCTOBER • 2.30pm • £35, £28, £18, £12 MARK PADMORE TENOR RICHARD WATKINS HORN JOSEPH MIDDLETON PIANO

“...MARK PADMORE’S TENOR CAUGHT ON PRIME FORM. SUCH PLEASING TIMBRE, SUCH LUMINOUS DICTION, SUCH SENSITIVITY TO WORD AND PHRASE, SUCH RESTRAINT BUT ALSO STRENGTH...”

Continuing the Lieder theme, pianist Joseph Middleton joins Mark Padmore and Richard Watkins for this inspired programme of Beethoven, Schubert and two of Benjamin Britten’s five Canticles. Mark has established an international career in opera, concert and recital. His appearances in Bach Passions have gained particular notice especially his acclaimed performances as Evangelist in the St Matthew and St John Passions with the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra and Sir Simon Rattle, staged by Peter Sellars. Richard Watkins was Principal Horn of the Philharmonia Orchestra for 12 years. He is currently a member of the Nash Ensemble and a founder member of London Winds.

Box office:01392 665885 Concert 21 St Andrew’s Church, Moretonhampstead, TQ13 8NN WEDNESDAY 17 OCTOBER • 7.30pm £35, £28, £18, £12

ALBERNI QUARTET ANDREY LEBEDEV CLASSICAL GUITAR Generously supported by the Exeter and District Classical Music Trust

One of Ravel’s best loved works, his String Quartet in F major, was written in 1903, just over a hundred years after the publication of Beethoven’s Op 18 No 1 quartet, also in F. These quartets, so representative of the string quartet repertoire, couldn’t be in greater contrast to Boccherini’s Guitar Quintet Fandango. Andrey Lebedev, one of the finest young guitar players to emerge this century, joins the Alberni Quartet as part of their Two Moors Residency.

BEETHOVEN String Quartet in F major Op 18 No 1 BOCCHERINI Guitar Quintet “Fandango” RAVEL String Quartet in F major M35 Photo Credit © Ian Dingle Photography

Photo Credit © Sweet Home Photography

22 Concert Online booking: www.twomoorsfestival.co.uk Bearnes, Hampton & Littlewood Auction House, St Edmund’s Court, Okehampton Street, Exeter EX4 1DU THURSDAY 18 OCTOBER • 11.00am • £15, £5 (STUDENT OR CHILD)

Includes sandwiches and a glass of wine after the performance ANDREY LEBEDEV CLASSICAL GUITAR CHRISTOPHER HAMPTON AUCTIONEER AND ANTIQUES SPECIALIST

TÁRREGA Capricho árabe A short talk by Christopher Hampton, antiques specialist BACH and managing director of the South West’s leading Chaconne auction house, Bearnes, Hampton & Littlewood, in which he will describe what goes on behind the scenes ALBENIZ and highlight some of the more unusual objects that have Granada come his way over the years. TÁRREGA Recuerdos de la Alhambra To complement Christopher’s talk, gifted guitarist Andrey Lebedev performs a Spanish themed programme. Andrey BRETT DEAN is a City Music Foundation artist and winner of support Three caprichos after Goya from the Tillett and Countess of Munster Trusts. ALBENIZ Asturias No interval

Box office:01392 665885 Recital & Talk 23 St Mary’s Church, Totnes TQ9 5NN THURSDAY 18 OCTOBER • 3.00pm • £18, £5 (STUDENT OR CHILD)

“THOMAS TROTTER IS RIGHTLY REGARDED AS ONE OF THE MOST BRILLIANT CONCERT ORGANISTS CURRENTLY ON THE WORLD STAGE” James Hildreth – The American Organist

BACH Prelude and Fugue in A major BWV 536 HANDEL THOMAS Organ Concerto Op 7 No 4 GINASTERA TROTTER Toccata, Villancico y Fuga Op 18 BEST ORGAN Introduction, Variations & Finale Op 82 No 2 D968a WIDOR Regarded as one of the most brilliant organists in the From Organ Symphony No 5 in world today, Thomas Trotter makes his first appearance at F minor Op 42 the Two Moors Festival. Having begun life as an Organ I. Allegro vivace Scholar at King’s College, Cambridge, his career has taken IV. Adagio him across the globe. V. Toccata His carefully devised programme contains the familiar - GOUNOD such as Widor’s famous Toccata - alongside lesser known Funeral March of a Marionette works that includes Ginastera’s fiery Toccata written arr W T Best in 1947. As a grand finale, Trotter will play his own ROSSINI transcription of Rossini’s Overture to his opera, The Overture to The Thieving Magpie Thieving Magpie– a piece involving much speed and arr T Trotter dexterity!

24 Recital Online booking: www.twomoorsfestival.co.uk The Music Room, Powderham Castle, Kenton, Exeter EX6 8JQ THURSDAY 18 OCTOBER • 7.30pm • £15

MATILDA WALE: Young Artist Showcase PURCELL Sweeter than roses THE NEXT SCHUBERT Lachen und Weinen D777 GENERATION MAHLER Previous winners of the Two Moors Ich ging mit Lust durch einen grünen Wald Young Musicians Competition Wer hat dies Liedlein erdacht? JOSEPH PRITCHARD CELLO VAUGHAN WILLIAMS MATILDA WALE SOPRANO Silent noon ROSIE BOWKER FLUTE HUMPERDINCK Dew Fairy’s aria from WITH JOHAN BARNOIN PIANO Hansel & Gretel STRAUSS The Two Moors Festival’s Young Musicians Competition Adele’s Laughing song provides a much-needed platform for exceptional from Die Fledermaus instrumentalists and singers. This concert gives three previous winners the opportunity to showcase their innate musical talents. JOSEPH PRITCHARD: CASADESUS Joseph Pritchard was at the Menuhin School prior to gaining Concerto in the style of a full Scholarship to study with Hannah Roberts at the Royal J C Bach, Mvt 2 Academy of Music. SCHUMANN Having finished her formal education and after winning a Fantasiestücke op 73 number of regional competitions, Matilda Wale is taking a gap DEBUSSY year to study French and Italian prior to going to music college. Clair de lune Handel House Talent artist Rosie Bowker is emerging onto La Plus que lente the professional scene with considerable success, performing PIAZZOLLA regularly with the London Symphony Orchestra and the Le grand tango Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment. ROSIE BOWKER: TELEMANN Fantasia for flute in D minor No 6 POULENC Sonata for flute and piano MARTIN Ballade for flute and piano Photo Credit © Clive Barda © Clive Credit Photo Barda © Clive Credit Photo

Box office:01392 665885 Concert 25 St Mary Magdalene Church, South Molton EX36 3AN FRIDAY 19 OCTOBER • 11.00am £12, £5 (STUDENT OR CHILD)

PETER FACER OBOE JOHAN BARNOIN PIANO There will be a collection in aid of the St Mary Magdalene Protect Appeal

One of the finest oboists to emerge in recent years, Peter Facer, presents a programme of some of the most diverse repertoire ever composed for the instrument. Three works from the Twentieth Century and composed within a thirty year period - Britten (1936), Rubbra (1958) and Poulenc (1962) - couldn’t show greater contrast in style.

RUBBRA Sonata in C Op 100 BRITTEN Temporal variations HANDEL Sonata in B flat major PASCULLI Ricordo de Napoli, HWV 357 Fitzwilliam scherzo brillante POULENC Sonata FP 185 No interval

St Mary Magdalene Church, South Molton EX36 3AN FRIDAY 19 OCTOBER • 2.30pm • £20, £15, £10, £5 (STUDENT OR CHILD)

There will be a collection in aid of the St Mary ALBERNI Magdalene Protect Appeal at the end of the concert

QUARTET MOZART The Alberni Quartet makes their last Residency String Quartet in B flat major appearance by giving a recital of two works that will be K458 The Hunt familiar with devotees of the string quartet repertoire. SCHUBERT String Quartet in D minor Commonly known as The Hunt, Mozart’s K458 D810 Death and the Maiden quartet was composed in 1784. Its popularity is reflected in its use in films such as The Adventures of No interval Huckleberry Finn. Thirty years later Schubert penned his quartet Death and the Maiden. He was aware at Generously supported by the the time that he was dying, and this knowledge gave Exeter and District Classical rise to the second movement’s slow, ponderous and Music Trust unforgettable theme.

26 Chamber Concert Online booking: www.twomoorsfestival.co.uk St George’s Church, Dunster TA24 6SH FRIDAY 19 OCTOBER • 7.30pm • £35, £28, £18, £12

STEPHEN KOVACEVICH PIANO

Stephen Kovacevich is regarded as one of the world’s finest pianists. He has directed many of the world’s top orchestras and is also widely associated with chamber music and in particular with Jacqueline du Pré, Steven Isserlis and Martha Argerich. With an inexhaustible repertoire combined with a phenomenal knowledge of the musical world, Stephen’s chosen programme of Berg, Beethoven and Schubert is inspired.

BERG Piano Sonata Op 1 BEETHOVEN Sonata in E major Op 109 No 30 SCHUBERT Sonata in B flat major D960

Box office:01392 665885 Recital 27 Songs from the forties made popular by the great Vera Lynn, The Andrews Sisters and Gracie Fields including Nice work if you can get it, I got rhythm, That old black magic, In the Mood, We’ll meet again and There’ll always be an England

28 Feast Online booking: www.twomoorsfestival.co.uk Tithe Barn, Dunster TA24 6RY SATURDAY 20 OCTOBER • 12.30pm • £50

RATION BOOK

FEAST Photo Credit © Ben Ealovega WITH FLEUR BARRON MEZZO SOPRANO LOTTE BETTS-DEAN MEZZO SOPRANO CHARLOTTE HEWETT MEZZO SOPRANO WITH JOHAN BARNOIN PIANO

Corned Beef Fritters, Eggless Sponge and Spam Hash, Glory Buns, Potato Rarebit and Irish Soda Bread, Root Vegetable Soup, Bubble & Squeak and Brown Betty... prepare to be pleasantly surprised at how wartime rations were transformed into the most delicious dishes - which also turned out to be good for the nation’s waistlines and general health too! We couldn’t put on a feast without a concert alongside it, and we are delighted that mezzo sopranos Lotte Betts- Dean (a City Music Foundation artist), Charlotte Hewett and Fleur Barron with Johan Barnoin at the piano, will present a glorious programme of songs that were familiar at the time and loved by the population at large.

Box office:01392 665885 Feast 29 The Venue, Uffculme School, Chapel Hill, Uffculme EX15 3AG SATURDAY 20 OCTOBER • 7.30pm • £20, £15, £5 (STUDENT OR CHILD) Alcina Meets Ruggiero, Niccolò dell’Abbate, c. 1550

ALCINA BY HANDEL OPERA (SEMI-STAGED) HARVEY DAVIES PIANO SINGERS TO BE ANNOUNCED SHORTLY

Join the Sorceress Alcina on her magical island where she befuddles and bemuses her visitors, playing with their emotions and interfering in their love lives, but with tragic consequences for herself. This is George Frideric Handel’s wonderful opera of 1735 written for the Theatre Royal, Covent Garden. It will be performed in a semi-staged version by an extraordinary group of young professional singers under the direction of the American baritone Chase Hopkins. It is a chance to enjoy the spectacular arias of this opera with theatrical staging to connect the characters, story, music and drama. With Harvey Davies at the piano and fresh from performances in Manchester and London, this is one not to be missed.

30 Opera Online booking: www.twomoorsfestival.co.uk Brushford Parish Hall, Brushford, Dulverton TA22 9AH SUNDAY 21 OCTOBER • 11.00am • £15, LUNCH £10 (Must be pre-booked) MASTERCLASS DAME FELICITY LOTT WITH LOTTE BETTS-DEAN MEZZO SOPRANO CHARLOTTE HEWETT MEZZO SOPRANO JOHAN BARNOIN PIANO

Dame Felicity Lott’s masterclass will focus on French Song – a genre for which she is justifiably renowned. Dame Felicity has a degree in French and Latin from Royal Holloway College and, in addition to her fame as a distinguished soprano, she is President of the Amis de Francis Poulenc. Dame Felicity will be working with two young professional mezzo sopranos, Charlotte Hewett and Lotte Betts-Dean (a City Music Foundation artist). Both artists have an impressive record of engagements behind them, including appearances at Garsington and Grange Park Opera. Repertoire will include songs by Duparc, Poulenc and Debussy.

Photo Credit © Trevor Leighton

Box office:01392 665885 Masterclass 31 St Peter’s Church, St Peter’s Street, Tiverton EX16 6RP SUNDAY 21 OCTOBER • 3.00pm • FREE ENTRY

Responses: SHEPHARD Canticles: BAIRSTOW Evening service in D major Anthem: BAIRSTOW Blessed city, heavenly Salem

EVENSONG LED BY THE REVD ROBERT GORDON SUNG BY THE CHORISTERS OF BRISTOL CATHEDRAL

DIRECTED BY PAUL WALTON Commons] Wikimedia UK [CC BY 2.0, via England, Bristol, from Cutts Robert © By Credit Photo MARK LEE ORGANIST

A church service is something of a tradition within the Festival. Over the years Matins, Songs of Praise and Holy Communion have been held in some of the most beautiful churches spread across the two moors. This time it is the turn of St Peter’s Church, Tiverton, to play host with a service of Choral Evensong directed by Mark Lee and the choristers of Bristol Cathedral.

There will be a collection in aid of the Young Musicians programme and St Peter’s Church during the service

32 Choral Evensong Online booking: www.twomoorsfestival.co.uk The Venue, Uffculme School, Chapel Hill, Uffculme EX15 3AG SUNDAY 21 OCTOBER • 7.30pm • £15, £10, £5 (STUDENT OR CHILD) NORTH DEVON SINFONIA WITH POLLY BARTLETT OBOE

The North Devon Sinfonia won BBC Four’s Great Orchestral Challenge in 2016. The Orchestra competed with amateur orchestras from all over the UK and were recognised for their ability, enthusiasm as well as revealing the amount of musical talent that exists in one of the remotest areas of England. Since then, the orchestra has travelled to Korea where they received considerable critical acclaim. Oboist Polly Bartlett, joint winner of the Festival’s Young Musicians Competition in 2016, joins them. Polly is a Scholar at the Royal College of Music and was also a Finalist in BBC Young Musician of the Year in 2015. It goes without saying that there couldn’t be a better way of ending the Festival than with some GRIEG music from Bernstein’s iconic and ground-breaking Peer Gynt Suite Op 46 No 1 musical, West Side Story. MOZART Oboe Concerto in C major K314 RIMSKY-KORSAKOV Capriccio Espagnol Op 34 BERNSTEIN Symphonic Dances from West Side Story

Box office:01392 665885 Orchestral Concert 33 Blundell’s School, Tiverton EX16 4DN 7.00 - 9.15pm • FREE ENTRY WEDNESDAY 27 JUNE

AN EVENING OF JAZZ AND POPULAR SONG PICNIC INTERVAL: 45 MINUTES • WINE BAR AVAILABLE

Please book tickets for this event through Blundell’s ticketing site www.trybooking.co.uk/euj Retiring collection in support of the Two Moors Young Musicians Programmes

Blundell’s music students will be presenting an evening of jazz and popular music. Tickets are free, and there will be a retiring collection in aid of the Two Moors Festival Young Musicians Programmes. Weather permitting the interval will give an opportunity to picnic in the sun.

34 Other Events Online booking: www.twomoorsfestival.co.uk Castle Hill, Filleigh, Barnstaple EX32 0RQ SATURDAY 8 SEPTEMBER 6.30 - 9.30pm • £25

LIVE AUCTION CHAMPAGNE RECEPTION AND LIGHT SUPPER

WITTY AND TOPICAL MUSICAL ENTERTAINMENT FROM PAMELA GREENER

IN AID OF THE TWO MOORS FESTIVAL AND EXMOOR NATIONAL PARK By kind permission of the Earl and Countess of Arran

AUCTION ITEMS INCLUDE: • 2 tickets to English National Opera for • 2 concert tickets to the London a production of the winner’s choice Symphony Orchestra • Signed guitar donated by Coldplay • Tour of the House of Commons • A day’s fishing on Exmoor for 2 rods with Peter Heaton-Jones • Series of 10 ceramics classes • Hand cut Opal • 10 one to one tennis lessons • Hamper of preserves • Original watercolour by internationally • 2 days of shooting tuition on Exmoor celebrated artist Simon Fletcher • A genuine Stetson hat (new, in box, • Caviar hamper from Fine Foods London current price £400!) • Original watercolour by well-known local • Dinner for 4 at Scott’s, London artist John Hoar • A case of fine wine

• Dinner for 2 at Gidleigh Park Sponsored By:

AUCTIONEER: Christopher Hampton of Bearnes, Hampton and Littlewood, Auctioneers and Valuers, Exeter.

Box office:01392 665885 Other Events 35 Cadhay, Ottery St Mary EX11 1QT 12.00 - 2.30pm • £35 THURSDAY 27 SEPTEMBER To include canapé reception and buffet lunch with wine ANNUAL TALK & LUNCH FOR FRIENDS, ASSOCIATES AND BENEFACTORS OF THE FESTIVAL

SPEAKER: JENNI WAKE-WALKER FOUNDER OF JUBILEE OPERA & ARTISTIC ADMINISTRATOR TO BENJAMIN BRITTEN EMMA GRAHAM HARP

“FOR A QUARTER OF A CENTURY JUBILEE OPERA HAS BEEN LIFTING THE STANDARDS OF CHILDREN’S OPERA IN BRITAIN TO STANDARDS THAT MATCH ANYTHING IN EUROPE” Roderick Dunnett (Music & Vision)

36 Other Events Online booking: www.twomoorsfestival.co.uk CONCERT VENUES

Ilfracombe A39 EXMOOR 6 A39 Croyde 13 A358 Barnstaple A396

14 5 Taunton A361 2 A39

15 17 A386 Tiverton

M5 Crediton A30

Okehampton Exeter A30 7

A30 4 11 8 12 10 DARTMOOR A38 A388 3 1 A386 A380 9 Torquay

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1 - ASHBURTON 6 - DUNSTER 12 - NORTH BOVEY St Andrew’s Church St George’s Church St John the Baptist Church Tithe Barn 2 - BAMPTON 13 - SIMONSBATH St Michael and All Angels Church 7 - EXETER St Luke’s Church Bearnes, Hampton & 3 - BUCKLAND IN THE MOOR 14 - SOUTH MOLTON Littlewood Auction House St Peter’s Church Pannier Market 8 - KENTON St Mary Magdalene Church 4 - CHAGFORD Powderham Castle Endecott House 15 - TIVERTON Jubilee Hall 9 - LANDSCOVE Blundells School The Church of St Michael The Glass House St Peters Church the Archangel 10 - LUSTLEIGH 16 - TOTNES 5 - DULVERTON St John the Baptist Church St Mary’s Church All Saints Church 11 - MORETONHAMPSTEAD 17 - UFFCULME Brushford Parish Hall St Andrew’s Church The Venue

Box office:01392 665885 Map 37 BOOKING INFORMATION

PRIORITY BOOKING BOX OFFICE OPENING HOURS 9 JULY Benefactors (until 30 September) 16 JULY Associates and Premium Monday-Wednesday and Friday: 9am to 5pm Business Members Thursday & Saturday: 9am to 4.30pm 23 JULY Friends and Business Members (Closed for lunch 12.30-1.15pm) 2 AUGUST General Booking (from October) Booking closes at 4pm the day before each Monday-Wednesday and Friday: 9.30am to concert. Tickets may be available on the door, 4.30pm if not ‘SOLD OUT’ on the website. Thursday & Saturday: 9.30am to 4.00pm OTHER EVENTS As posted (Closed for lunch 12.30-1.15pm) HOW TO BOOK Bank Holidays: 10am to 4pm There are several easy ways you can book HOW TO PAY FOR and pay for your tickets: YOUR TICKETS Online You can pay using credit cards, debit cards or cash (at the Exeter Visitor Information and Online booking available 24 hours a day at Tickets Box Office only). We accept most www.twomoorsfestival.co.uk major cards, excluding American Express and We do not print tickets. E-tickets will be Electron. emailed to you. Please print them out, as you may not be able to access your email at the CONCESSIONS venues due to poor phone signal. Only one concession may be applied to each ticket. There is a booking fee of £1.50 per transaction Live for Five: £5 tickets for Under 18s, and full-time students under 30, are available for By phone or in person selected performances. You may be asked to Exeter Visitor Information & Tickets (EVIT) show student ID at the performance. Dix’s Field, EXETER EX1 1GF Groups: A discounted price of £3 per ticket is 01392 665885 available for groups of ten or more children There is a booking fee of £1.50 per under the age of 19, accompanied by at least transaction. An additional £1.00 charge one adult. One adult goes free of charge. applies if you would like your tickets posted. Please ask for more details at the box office.

38 Booking Information Online booking: www.twomoorsfestival.co.uk ACCESS INFORMATION TERMS & CONDITIONS Disabled concertgoers CONDITIONS OF SALE i. The Management reserves the right to change Wheelchair seats can only be booked by or cancel the advertised programme and artists phone and cannot be booked online or by due to unforeseen or unavoidable circumstances post. This is because we have to manage the outside their reasonable control. All ticket holders will be notified in advance of any allocation of seats to ensure that they are changes, if practicably possible. fairly allocated to wheelchair users and their ** Please note that we cannot guarantee that companions. ticket holders will be individually informed of such cancellation before the date of the event. These seats must be booked in advance. However, such information WILL be posted on Please note that disabled concertgoers who our website. require assistance may book a free seat for ii. The Management reserves the right to refuse one companion. admission to any ticket holder in reasonable circumstances including, without limitation, Access, parking and toilets where the ticket holder breaches these Terms and Conditions, disrupts other audience Information about access, and venue parking members’ enjoyment or does anything that and facilities, will be sent with your ticket. the Management considers to be unacceptable You can also view a map for each location at behaviour, taking health and safety, environmental and security concerns into account. www.twomoorsfestival.co.uk/visit/venues. REFUNDS AND EXCHANGES Please email [email protected] We regret that we are unable to refund or for further assistance. exchange tickets after purchase except in the event of:

Restricted view • a concert being rescheduled or cancelled Many of our venues are historic buildings. • a customer wishing to add seats to their While we indicate seats with severely original booking and, to accommodate this restricted view, we cannot guarantee an change, a seat move is required unrestricted view. ** Please note that any price difference on cheaper seats cannot be refunded and that any REGISTERED OFFICE price difference on more expensive seats must Barkham, be met by the customer Sandyway, AT THE PERFORMANCE Latecomers will only be admitted at a suitable South Molton, pause. The Front of House representative on Devon EX36 3LU duty will advise you.

FESTIVAL LIABILITY The Two Moors Festival Limited cannot accept any liability for any accident or injury incurred while attending activities held during the Festival period or at other times.

PUBLICITY MATERIALS Publicity material from other organisations can only be displayed at our concerts by prior arrangement with the Festival Administrator, Sarah ([email protected] ).

Box office:01392 665885 Booking Information 39 Return Address The Two Moors Festival, The Amory Centre, 125 East Street, South Molton EX36 3BU

THANK YOU TO OUR GENEROUS SUPPORTERS TRUST AND FOUNDATIONS FESTIVAL FRIENDS, Angus Allnatt Charitable Lynn Foundation ASSOCIATES AND Foundation Queen Anne’s Gate Foundation BENEFACTORS Arts Society Exmoor Steel Charitable Trust ARTISTIC DIRECTOR’S CIRCLE John Coates Charitable Trust Tedworth Charitable Trust Mr and Mrs David Lowes Richard Devitt Fund Tanner Trust OUR THANKS ALSO TO Exeter and District Classical Wilfred & Constance Cave Toucan Design Music Trust Foundation Philip Goodwin Video de Laszlo Foundation Fiona Bladon Proofreader

BUSINESS PARTNERS

It is often a challenge to fund a festival such as ours due to the range of events, the high calibre of our artists and the small size of most of our delightful venues. The Two Moors Festival is a registered charity, and relies on the annual support of its members, sponsorship from businesses, donations from individuals and grants from trusts and foundations, as well as the box office income, to pay for the programme.

BOX OFFICE: 01392 665885 www.twomoorsfestival.co.uk The Two Moors Festival is a Registered Charity (No.1095723)