2021

EVENT GUIDE 21ST – 27TH JUNE 2021

★ ★ ★ ★ ★ The Northern Aldborough Festival is a minor miracle – world class musicians performing in intimate venues HARROGATE ADVERTISER 2021 WELCOME

“We have been resting so that we are fresh for tomorrow.”

No, not Shakespeare, but Australian former cricket captain Ricky Ponting. The sentiment of a fresh re-awakening following a ‘rest’ seems apt. The prospect of a return to live music has been eagerly embraced by the Northern Aldborough Festival, and we have pulled out all the stops with a stellar line-up. Gracing the programme are ‘Britain’s most loved soprano’ Lesley Garrett, the former Communard turned cleric Reverend Richard Coles and the Russian virtuoso violinist Viktoria Mullova, who appears with her son, rising jazz star Misha Mullov-Abbado. Alongside these household names are younger musicians receiving a platform early in their careers, something the Festival has endeavoured to provide since its inception in 1994. From the opening night performance by oboist Nicholas Daniel’s Haffner Ensemble to the Last Night’s 80s themed revelry the 2021 Northern Aldborough Festival promises an exhilarating ambience, all the sweeter for the novelty of the live, shared musical experience. While the quality of the musical offering will be ensured, so will the welfare and comfort of our audience, and therefore numbers will be limited and other measures taken to allow for safe, social distancing. We urge you to book early to guarantee your place!

Robert Ogden Artistic Director

FESTIVAL NEWS www.aldboroughfestival.com 3 2021 THE HAFFNER ENSEMBLE Nicholas Daniel OBE (Oboe), Joy Farrall (Clarinet), Sarah Burnett(Bassoon) , Martin Owen (Horn) & Danny Driver (Piano) MONDAY 21ST JUNE 7.30PM St Andrew’s Church, Aldborough YO51 9EP

The Haffner Wind Ensemble, founded by world renowned oboist Nicholas Daniel OBE, is one of Britain’s leading chamber ensembles and one of the most established wind quintets in Britain.

Sponsored by Olav & Elizabeth Arnold The festival piano is sponsored by The Wick Trust nicholasdaniel.co.uk/haffner-wind-ensemble/ | dannydriver.com

4 BOX OFFICE ENQUIRIES [email protected] Each member of the ensemble is a chamber musician and a soloist as well as a principal of the Britten Sinfonia. The breadth of their musical experience as individuals and their extensive work together in the Britten Sinfonia combine to create a secure and fluent ensemble, one which plays with freshness and vivacity and which excels not only in the classics of the wind repertoire but also in contemporary music. They are joined by internationally acclaimed pianist Danny Driver. The mouthwatering programme will include Beethoven’s Quintet for Piano and Winds in E flat Opus 16 and Mozart Quintet for Piano and Winds in E flat K.452

★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ‘The Haffner Wind Ensemble is as flexible of tone as it is of instrumental line-up and, under the presiding force of oboist Nicholas Daniel OBE, this... concert offered the treat of unusual repertoire played with great flair’ THE GUARDIAN ‘The Haffner Wind Ensemble... played with an infectious zest... immediately engaging...brilliantly played.’ THE FINANCIAL TIMES

Sponsored by Olav & Elizabeth Arnold The festival piano is sponsored by The Wick Trust nicholasdaniel.co.uk/haffner-wind-ensemble/ | dannydriver.com

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KINDRED SPIRITS: 4 Hands, 1 Piano Emma Abbate & Julian Perkins (Pianists)

TUESDAY 22ND JUNE 7.30PM St Andrew’s Church, Aldborough YO51 9EP

Two leading pianists, the British Baroque specialist Julian Perkins and the Italian pianist Emma Abbate combine at one piano in a mouth-watering programme. Programme to include: broad repertoire that ranges from J.C. Bach to the present day, and they have Grieg: Norwegian Dances Opus 35 given recitals on original instruments Mozart: Andante with Variations for the Finchcocks Charity, at for four hands in G major K.501 Hatchlands Park and the Russell Rachmaninov: Polka Italienne, Collection. They have recently released Scherzo Opus 11. the second volume of Mozart’s Emma and Julian have given complete piano duets on period keyboard duet recitals at many instruments for Resonus Classics. prestigious UK venues including the This album was the first to be recorded Royal Opera House, St John’s Smith on the newly formed Richard Burnett Square and St George’s Bristol. The Heritage Collection of Early Keyboard varied sound world of historical Instruments and has been highly pianos inspires their approach to a praised by BBC Music Magazine.

Sponsored by Gore Browne Investment Management The festival piano is sponsored by The Wick Trust emmaabbate.com | julianperkins.com

6 BOX OFFICE ENQUIRIES [email protected] 2021 YOUNG ARTISTS SHOWCASE Emilia Jaques (Soprano), Alexander Abrahams (Piano), Annabelle Dowell (Flute), Ava Brûlé-Walker (viola) & Penny Stirling (Accompanist) WEDNESDAY 23RD JUNE 11.00AM St Andrew’s Church, Aldborough YO51 9EP

The Northern Aldborough Festival is proud to present four of Yorkshire’s most talented young musicians, ranging in age from fifteen to eighteen years old.

Currently attending Ampleforth College, soprano Emilia Jaques won the BBC Radio 2 Young Chorister of the Year 2018 and recently appeared on a Friday Night is Music Night Christmas Special with . Pianist Alexander Abrahams is a pupil at Ripon Grammar School and as a member of the select group of Yorkshire Young Musicians, recently scooped the top piano prize at the Ripon Young Musicians of the Year competition. Just 15 years old and the daughter of a flautist, Annabelle Dowell is a Class A winner at the British Flute Society Competitions. Violist Ava Brûlé-Walker heads to the famed Purcell School in September for her sixth form studies.

Sponsored by The Wick Trust The festival piano is sponsored by The Wick Trust See special arrangements

FESTIVAL NEWS www.aldboroughfestival.com 7 2021 AN EVENING WITH the Reverend Richard Coles (Musician, Journalist & Church of England Parish Priest) WEDNESDAY 23RD JUNE 7.30PM St Andrew’s Church, Aldborough YO51 9EP

The Reverend Richard Coles needs little introduction, and is often described as Britain’s most famous vicar, and was the inspiration for the BBC hit comedy Rev.

Cleric, broadcaster and the instrumentalist half of the hit 80s pop duo The Communards, Richard co-presents BBC Radio 4’s Saturday Live and BBC One’s The Big Painting Challenge. He is a regular contributor to panel shows such as QI , Would I Lie To You? and Have I Got News For You. In 2016 he indulged a passion for fine cuisine by taking part in Celebrity Masterchef, and he also joined the line-up of in 2017. He is Parish Priest of St Mary’s Church, Finedon.

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WILLIAM BRACKEN (Piano)

THURSDAY 24TH JUNE 11.00AM St Andrew’s Church, Aldborough YO51 9EP

Pianist William Bracken is just nineteen years old but has already achieved many of his ambitions, including performing Rachmaninov’s Piano Concerto No. 3 at Liverpool’s Philharmonic Hall, and winning first prize at several international competitions.

Born into a musical family, he Programme to include: began playing at four and his Beethoven’s Sonata Opus 81a studies have taken him first to the ‘Les Adieux’ Royal Northern College of Music and then the Guildhall, where he Liszt’s Ballade No. 2 S.171 studies with Ronan O’Hara and Martin Roscoe. William is also a Ravel: Gaspard de la Nuit keen jazz performer, composer ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ and arranger. ‘I was very fortunate to see a young pianist [William Bracken] of immense talent playing at an event today.’ EDWARDIAN PIANO BLOG

Sponsored by The G C Armitage Charitable Trust The festival piano is sponsored by The Wick Trust See special arrangements

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LESLEY GARRETT CBE (Soprano) & ANNA TILBROOK (Piano)

THURSDAY 24TH JUNE 7.30PM St Andrew’s Church, Aldborough YO51 9EP

Britain’s most loved soprano, Lesley Garrett needs little introduction. Born in a Yorkshire colliery town, she first rose to prominence at , and during her career has released more than a dozen bestselling albums, performed on the world’s biggest stages and with every leading orchestra. She appears at the Northern Aldborough Festival with her regular accompanist Anna Tilbrook, a repeat visitor to the Festival.

Sponsored by The G C Armitage Charitable Trust The festival piano is sponsored by The Wick Trust lesleygarrett.co.uk | annatilbrook.co.uk

10 BOX OFFICE ENQUIRIES [email protected] The highly successful soprano She debuted at the 1980 Wexford Lesley Garrett has led a career Festival in Mozart’s singspiel Zaide. embracing not just opera and other She has sung with all the UK’s serious music, but light classics, leading opera companies and Broadway fare, and television was English National Opera’s and radio appearances (as singer Principal soprano. and host), making her a familiar As her fame grew, Garrett’s figure in her homeland and placing television and radio appearances her among the country’s most became more frequent and she has prominent crossover artists. Her appeared on the BBC, ITV and has repertory is amazingly broad, hosted ITV Classical BRIT awards. taking in operas by Handel, Mozart, Offenbach, Chabrier, Verdi and ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Janácek, as well as numbers from ‘She’s a down-to-earth Northerner... Bernstein’s West Side Story, Styne’s she’s incredibly funny and emotional, Funny Girl, Kander’s Cabaret, with a glorious voice.’ Berlin’s Puttin’ on the Ritz and movie hits by Henry Mancini, LYNDA LEE-POTTER, Harold Arlen and many others. DAILY MAIL Garrett was born on April 10, 1955 ‘There were two exhilarating in the village of Thorne, South production numbers for Lesley Yorkshire, graduated from London’s Garrett...Huge fun: Garrett was, is and and always will be a star.’ immediately went on to win the RODNEY MILNES, prestigious Prize. OPERA MAGAZINE

Sponsored by The G C Armitage Charitable Trust The festival piano is sponsored by The Wick Trust lesleygarrett.co.uk | annatilbrook.co.uk

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MUSIC WE LOVE Viktoria Mullova (Violin) with Misha Mullov-Abbado (Bass, Composer & Arranger)

FRIDAY 25TH JUNE 7.30PM St Andrew’s Church, Aldborough YO51 9EP

One of the world’s greatest violin virtuosos, Viktoria Mullova works regularly with the period ensembles such as Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Il Giardino Armonico and Accademia Bizantina as well as appearing each season with international orchestras and conductors.

viktoriamullova.com | mishamullovabbado.com

12 BOX OFFICE ENQUIRIES [email protected] Jazz bassist, composer and arranger Viktoria either plays on her Misha comes from an impeccable ‘Jules Falk’ 1723 Stradivarius musical heritage, his parents or a Guadagnini violin. being the legendary conductor ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Claudio Abbado and Viktoria Mullova. A 2017 BBC Radio 3 ‘She is simply a fabulous New Generation Artist, Misha instrumentalist, with a mixture is an accomplished bandleader of physical agility and mental and a versatile sideman who has concentration that the numerous performed at London’s landmark young pretenders could still learn venues including Ronnie Scott’s, from.’ Pizza Express and Royal Albert THE TELEGRAPH Hall. Misha is an experienced composer and is influenced by jazz, ‘Mullov-Abbado couples a melodic classical and pop music. gift with a mature balance of complex orchestration and jazz looseness...an Together Viktoria and Misha impressive debut.’ have created a programme that THE GUARDIAN will include arrangements by composers such as Bach and Please note there will be no Schumann, contemporary jazz, interval during this performance. original music and arrangements from around the world.

viktoriamullova.com | mishamullovabbado.com

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LAST NIGHT OUTDOOR CONCERT The Rozzers & So 80s

SATURDAY 26TH JUNE 6.00PM The Grounds of Aldborough Manor YO51 9EP

The Northern Aldborough Festival closes in style with the UK’s no. 1 tribute to Sting and The Police, in the stunning grounds of Aldborough Manor. Guests are free to picnic in the grounds and watch the entertainment on the main stage. The evening is capped with a spectacular orchestrated firework display.

The Police were arguably the hottest group on the planet during their short career (1977 - 1983). Who can forget the classics Every Breath You Take, Message In A Bottle, Walking On The Moon, Can’t Stand Losing You and So Lonely? The Rozzers recreate every nuance of the Police’s live show, delivering all these hits, along with much of Sting’s enviable solo catalogue (Fields of Gold) with incredible authenticity. Opening for this world beating tribute is one of the most entertaining acts you will see all year - Cambridge’s So 80s. Armed with a keyboard, two microphones, a light show and a killer backing track they tackle a dizzying variety of 80s repertoire, some of it extremely unexpected, complete with high energy dance moves!

By kind permission of Sir Andrew & Lady Lawson-Tancred Sponsored by Reed Boardall Limited The fireworks are sponsored by TL Dallas See special arrangements

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THE FESTIVAL SERVICE Northern Aldborough Festival Voices

SUNDAY 27TH JUNE 10.45AM St Andrew’s Church, Aldborough YO51 9EP

Northern Aldborough Festival Voices provide moving choral music by English Renaissance composer William Byrd for the Festival Eucharist.

William Byrd wrote his three Byrd wrote his Mass for Four famous masses, for three, four and Voices in 1592, the first of the five voices, in complete secrecy trilogy to be composed, and its and with the constant threat of intensely personal dialectic makes exposure and punishment as a it one of his greatest masterpieces. Catholic dissident hanging over There are moments of truly him. No composer had set the surpassing beauty, such as the ‘dona Latin mass texts in England since nobis pacem’ in the Agnus Dei, that the reign of Queen Mary Tudor, were perhaps unmatched in any of some decades before, and to work his other compositional output. with the essentially Catholic This beautiful mass is combined words of the Mass while avoiding with two stunning motets by detection by Elizabeth I’s secret Byrd, the Ave Verum and police was risky in the extreme. Sacerdotes Domini.

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FESTIVAL NEWS www.aldboroughfestival.com 15 2021 TICKET BOOKINGS

TICKETS GO ON SALE 4TH May 2021 www.aldboroughfestival.com Due to to the Coronavirus pandemic, the 2021 Northern Aldborough Festival might feel a little different. All concerts will take place in St. Andrew’s Church, Aldborough YO51 9EP. At time of print we are hoping that social distancing restrictions will ease from 21ST June 2021. However, to enable us to plan properly for your own and our volunteers’ safety, we will be restricting audience numbers in the church. Please read the guidelines below before making your booking. However, these may be subject to change according to the government regulations in force at any time.

• BOOKINGS CAN BE MADE ONLINE ONLY Tickets will not be available on the door. • Please book tickets only for those in your household bubble. • In the event that social distancing remains, the Northern Aldborough Festival reserves the right to change the seating plan and/or refund tickets in the event that more space between seats is required. • Any refunds will be made strictly in order of purchase (i.e. the last order purchased will be the first to be refunded). • All Covid-19 guidelines must be adhered to. Please wear a mask and socially distance if current national guidelines require it. • Due to changing government regulations the programme and event guidelines are subject to change, so please keep an eye on our website. • Tickets are non-refundable (other than in the circumstances outlined above).

Tickets to all evening concerts in Aldborough Church are allocated. All morning concerts are on a first come first served basis. Tickets for accompanied 16 & under are free for all morning concerts, but tickets MUST be booked (proof of age may be required, please bring to the concert). For more information, please read our Terms & Conditions.

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HOW TO BOOK FRIENDS Friends of the Northern Aldborough Festival enjoy a one week priority booking period from 26TH April 2021. Friends’ membership can be purchased online at: www.aldboroughfestival.co.uk/support/friends/ ONLINE Please note there is no booking form in this brochure, and all tickets must be booked online at: www.aldboroughfestival.com HELP WITH YOUR BOOKING Due to the pandemic we are unable to deal with enquiries or process bookings over the telephone or by post. If you need help with your booking, please email: [email protected]

FESTIVAL NEWS www.aldboroughfestival.com 17 2021 GENERAL INFORMATION & SPECIAL ARRANGEMENTS

DIRECTIONS, provided and signposted off the York road. There will be no parking PARKING & provided in Aldborough village. ACCESSIBILITY FOOD & DRINK For directions to our venues, please visit our website: We hope that The Shed and the www.aldboroughfestival.com Festival Marquee are able to be offer or email: [email protected] refreshments, but this is subject to national Covid-19 guidelines. Parking is provided at our venues and will be clearly signposted. FESTIVAL MARQUEE Please park with consideration for local residents. The Festival Marquee is generously sponsored by Andrew and Cathy If you have any specific needs, and Kitchingman. particularly if you use a wheelchair, please make us aware at the time Advent Catering, the official of booking and we will do our best Northern Aldborough Festival to help. Caterer is offering a fully licensed cash bar from 6pm prior to MORNING CONCERTS performances in the church. Interval drinks may be pre-ordered. The Friends of the Northern Aldborough Festival will be THE SHED serving refreshments following the morning concerts and The Shed (a late night piano bar) Festival Service. was introduced in 2018 and is designed to continue the Festival LAST NIGHT fun after the performance. We hope that The Shed will be able to open Please see our website for this year, Covid-19 regulations more details of the last night permitting, and if so, details will be arrangements and Do’s & Don’ts. announced to all ticketholders in Please note, ample parking is advance of the Festival.

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