5-7 MAY 2012

A Festival of Chamber Music in Sligo with Vogler Quartet and Guests May Bank Holiday Weekend 5-7 May 2012 St. Columba’s Church, Drumcliffe, Sligo

Image: Low Tide, Seán McSweeney. Oil on Canvas 2011 Vogler Quartet Frank Reinecke (violin) Tim Vogler (violin) Stefan Fehlandt () Stephan Forck ()

Guest artists

Michael McHale Malwina Sosnowski Jonathan Cohen (piano) Ireland (violin) Switzerland (harpsichord) United Kingdom

Moran Katz Friedemann Rieger Nicolas Altstaedt (clarinet) USA (piano) Germany (cello) Germany

Brian O’Kane Doriana Tchakarova (cello) Ireland (piano) Bulgaria Vogler Quartet Guest artists

Tim Vogler (violin) Malwina Sosnowski (violin) Frank Reinecke (violin) Friedemann Rieger (piano) Stefan Fehlandt (viola) Nicolas Altstaedt (cello) Stephan Forck (cello) Moran Katz (clarinet) Michael McHale (piano) Brian O’Kane (cello) Jonathan Cohen (harpsichord) Doriana Tchakarova (piano) ProgrammeAll events at St Columba’s Church, Drumcliffe, unless otherwise noted Saturday 5th May 7:30pm

Robert Schumann: Sonata in A minor for violin and piano, Op 105 Malwina Sosnowski, Friedemann Rieger Henri Dutilleux: Trois strophes sur le nom de Sacher, for solo cello Nicolas Altstaedt George Gershwin: Three Preludes for clarinet and piano (arranged by James Cohn) Moran Katz, Michael McHale Franz Schubert: in D minor, D810 (Death and the Maiden) Vogler Quartet

Saturday 5th May 10:00pm

Late Night Concert & Reception at The Elsinore, Yeats Country Hotel with Festival Guest Artists The programme will include works by Ravel, Dvořák, Piazzolla, Niculescu, Zinzadse, Pierné and Massenet (see Associated Events page for further details)

Sunday 6th May 3:00pm

Karol Szymanowski: Violin Sonata in D minor, Op 9 Malwina Sosnowski, Friedemann Rieger Philip Hammond: The Bearded Boy, for piano Michael McHale John Field: Nocturne No 4 in A, for piano Michael McHale William Vincent Wallace: Roslyn Castle, for piano Michael McHale Sergei Rachmaninov: Cello Sonata in G minor, Op. 19 Brian O’Kane, Michael McHale ProgrammeNEW FOR 2012 Sunday 6th May 7:30pm

David Popper: Requiem for three and piano, Op 66 Brian O’Kane, Nicolas Altstaedt, Stephan Forck, Friedemann Rieger Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Piano Quartet in G minor, K478 Malwina Sosnowski, Stefan Fehlandt, Nicolas Altstaedt, Friedemann Rieger Edward Elgar: Piano Quintet in A minor, Op 84 Michael McHale, Vogler Quartet

Sunday 6th May 10:00pm

Johann Sebastian Bach: Viola da Gamba Sonata in G, BWV1027 Antonio Vivaldi: Cello Sonata No 5 in E minor, RV40 Johann Sebastian Bach: Viola da Gamba Sonata in G minor, BWV1029 Nicolas Altstaedt, Jonathan Cohen

Monday 7th May 12 noon

Johann Sebastian Bach: Solo Cello Suite No. 1 in G, BWV1007 Nicolas Altstaedt Paul Ben-Haim: Three Songs without Words, for clarinet and piano Moran Katz, Doriana Tchakarova : Petite Suite, for piano duet Friedemann Rieger, Doriana Tchakarova : Clarinet Quintet in B minor, Op 115 Moran Katz, Vogler Quartet www.musicindrumcliffe.ie

Please complete booking form, detach and send to Artscope, 7 Elm Close, Griffeen Valley, Lucan, Co. Dublin. T+ 353 (0)1 505 9582. E [email protected] Tickets for all concerts can also be purchased from Drumcliffe Tea House and Crafts Shop. T + 353 (0)71 914 4956 Programme Booking Form Name

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Concert Time Cat A/Quantity Cat B/Quantity Total in Euro Sat 10:30am - 1:30pm FREE EVENT Sat 2:00pm & 4:00pm FREE EVENT Sat 7:30pm €25 €22 Sat 10:00pm €15 €12 Sun 1:30pm FREE EVENT Sun 3:00pm €15 €12 Sun 7:30pm €25 €22 Sun 10:00pm €15 €12 Mon 12 Noon €20 €17 Season Ticket €110 €90 Family Rates Available on Request Grand Total Note: Category A Tickets: Full Price Note: Category B: Concession Rate only available on tickets booked & paid for in advance for OAP’s, Students & Unwaged Associated Festival Events

Saturday 5th May

Open Rehearsals With The Vogler Quartet and Guests Venue: St. Columba’s Church Time: 10:30am – 1:30pm Free event • All Welcome

Bow Making Lecture and Demonstration with Noel Burke Observe and discuss the unique skill of internationally renowned and award winning bow maker Noel Burke. Born in London of Sligo parents, Noel’s bows have become greatly revered and admired worldwide by musicians of the highest calibre. He includes amongst the musicians playing his bows: Anthony Marwood, Isabelle van Keulen, Lawrence Power and Tim Vogler of The Vogler Quartet. The bows will be demonstrated by performers from the festival and will be available to try after the lecture. Venue: Teach Ban Nua Art Gallery, Drumcliffe Time: 2:00pm & 4:00 pm Free event • All Welcome

Late Night Festival Club with Festival Guest Artists Join us for our late night concert and a complimentary glass of wine in The Elsinore, Yeats Country Hotel, Rosses Point, Sligo. This programme offers an exciting and eclectic mix of classical and contemporary works performed by an interesting mix of our festival guests in the relaxed atmosphere of the recently refurbished Yeats Country Hotel. The programme will include works by Ravel, Dvořák, Piazzolla, Niculescu, Zinzadse, Pierné and Massenet performed by the artists of the festival. Venue: The Elsinore, Yeats Country Hotel, Rosses Point, Co. Sligo Duration: 1 hour Cost: €15/12 Time: Reception 10:00pm Concert: 10:15pm

SUNDAY 6th May

New Music Literary Trail: Walk & Talk Music in Drumcliffe in partnership with the Contemporary Music Centre invite you to take a musical journey with composer Benjamin Dwyer who will lead a Walk & Talk lecture around the New Music Literary Trail inviting participants to engage in discussions on the four works and their association with Drumcliffe’s own W.B. Yeats. Venue: All meet in Drumcliffe Tea House Time: 1:30 pm Free Event • All Welcome Daily Events

Music in Drumcliffe: New Music Literary Trail

In partnership with the Contemporary Listening Post 1 Music Centre, Music in Drumcliffe presents an outdoor music trail in the grounds of Brian Boydell: St. Columba’s Church, Drumcliffe and its Four Yeats environs, celebrating the rich connections Poems between W.B. Yeats and Irish composers. The trail consists of four musical works, all inspired Listening Post 2 by different poetry of Yeats, placed at three different locations and can be listened to from Rhona Clarke: Friday May 4th to Monday May 7th as part of Tread Softly Music in Drumcliffe 2012. & Five Songs Listening Post details available from the Festival Box Office at Drumcliffe Tea House Listening Post 3 and Crafts Shop Donnacha Daily: 11:00am – 7:00pm Dennehy: That the Night Come

The Contemporary Music Centre presents The Art of Sound

A photographic and multi-media exhibition at Ballymote Community Library, Teeling St, Ballymote, Co. Sligo Tuesday 1st – Thursday 31st May 2012 ADMISSION FREE Further details tel: 00353 71 911 1669 or www.sligolibrary.ie

Festival Accommodation Package

Music in Drumcliffe in partnership with the recently refurbished Yeats Country Hotel, Spa & Leisure Club, Rosses Point, Co. Sligo are delighted to offer our festival audience a special reduced room rate if booked before April 5th, 2012. Initial bookings for this package can be made through the Artscope office when purchasing tickets.

1 Night Stay B&B 2 Night Stay B&B Friday €99/69 Friday €99/69 plus Saturday €104/69 Saturday €109/69 Saturday €104/69 Sunday €109/69 plus Sunday €104/69 A Festival Message from Sligo Arts Service

Since its establishment in 2000, Music in Drumcliffe, formerly The Vogler Spring Festival, has become one of Ireland’s leading international chamber music festivals and is now a major highlight in the national annual calendar of music events. Music in Drumcliffe offers its loyal audience and new visitors alike the opportunity to experience high standards of programming through a fresh choice of artists performing alongside the internationally acclaimed Vogler Quartet, in one of the most beautiful locations in Ireland, at the foot of Benbulben mountain and in the heart of Yeats country.

Sligo Arts Service works closely with Caroline Wynne, Artscope the Vogler Quartet, the Arts Council of Ireland and key stakeholders locally, regionally and nationally to ensure that Music in Drumcliffe retains its place as one of Ireland’s most distinguished chamber music festivals. The festival is part of Sligo’s strategic investment and focus on music and the development of the cultural and artistic life of the city and county by Sligo County Council. Operating from County Hall, Sligo Arts Service delivers a programme of grants and arts activities funded by Sligo County Council, Sligo Borough Council, the Arts Council of Ireland and key programme partners.

For further information on funding and programmes supported by Sligo Arts Service, contact +353 (0)71 911 1111 Alternatively email [email protected] or log onto www.sligoarts.ie

Further information and bookings from: Tickets can also be purchased from: Artscope Drumcliffe Tea House T: +353 (0)1 505 9582 and Crafts Shop E: [email protected] T +353 (0)71 914 4956

Music in Drumcliffe is produced by Sligo Arts Service, Sligo County Council Managed by Caroline Wynne, Artscope Artistic Direction by Frank Reinecke Festival Ensemble-in-Residence, Vogler Quartet Funded by Sligo County Council, Sligo Borough Council & The Arts Council

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