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Douglas Boyd/Sarah Tynan Boyd/Sarah Douglas
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SATURDAY 24 APRIL 2010 2010 APRIL 24 SATURDAY
Martin Roscoe/Manchester Camerata Ensemble Camerata Roscoe/Manchester Martin
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SATURDAY 27 MARCH 2010 2010 MARCH 27 SATURDAY
Richard Farnes/Valeriy Sokolov Farnes/Valeriy Richard
ad,Srvnk,Beethoven Stravinsky, Haydn,
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SATURDAY 13 MARCH 2010 2010 MARCH 13 SATURDAY
Bonaventura Bottone Bonaventura
Manchester Composers’Project workshop day workshop Composers’Project Manchester Clark Rundell/Rebecca Bottone/ Rundell/Rebecca Clark
RNCM New Year’s Eve Gala Eve Year’s New
MONDAY 1 FEBRUARY 2010 2010 FEBRUARY 1 MONDAY BRIDGEWATER HALL BRIDGEWATER
THURSDAY 31 DECEMBER 2009 2009 DECEMBER 31 THURSDAY
Douglas Boyd/Jane Irwin/Peter Wedd Irwin/Peter Boyd/Jane Douglas
Gordan Nikolitch Gordan etoe,Mahler Beethoven,
Golijov, Piazzolla, Villa-Lobos, Shostakovich Shostakovich Villa-Lobos, Piazzolla, Golijov, BRIDGEWATER HALL BRIDGEWATER
RNCM SATURDAY 30 JANUARY 2010 2010 JANUARY 30 SATURDAY
SATURDAY 31 OCTOBER 2009 2009 OCTOBER 31 SATURDAY
Nicholas Kraemer/Robin Blaze Kraemer/Robin Nicholas
Douglas Boyd/Jonathan Biss/Rachael Clegg Biss/Rachael Boyd/Jonathan Douglas Handel’s Belshazzar Handel’s
ly,Behvn Brahms Beethoven, Alwyn, RNCM
BRIDGEWATER HALL BRIDGEWATER SATURDAY 23 JANUARY 2010 JANUARY 23 SATURDAY
FRIDAY 9 OCTOBER 2009 2009 OCTOBER 9 FRIDAY
Michael Gurevich Michael
Jaime Martin/Guy Eshed/Carolina Krogius Eshed/Carolina Martin/Guy Jaime Gábor Tákacs-Nagy/Natalya Romaniw/ Tákacs-Nagy/Natalya Gábor
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SATURDAY 26 SEPTEMBER 2009 2009 SEPTEMBER 26 SATURDAY FRIDAY 1 JANUARY 2010 2010 JANUARY 1 FRIDAY
2009/10 MANCHESTER CONCERT SERIES SERIES CONCERT MANCHESTER 2009/10 AT A GLANCE A AT
2009/10 MANCHESTER CONCERT SERIES THE BRIDGEWATER HALL & ROYAL NORTHERN COLLEGE OF MUSIC www.manchestercamerata.co.uk WELCOME TO OUR 2009/10 ‘EXCHANGES’ SEASON SATURDAY 26 SEPTEMBER 2009 FRIDAY 9 OCTOBER 2009 LOVE, THE MAGICIAN LEGENDS Welcome to Manchester Camerata's new season - your chance to experience the RNCM CONCERT HALL THE BRIDGEWATER HALL atmosphere, creativity and commitment that is encapsulated in all Camerata's events. 6.30pm Pre-concert performance 6.30pm Premiere of ‘Legends’ a short film and score Our theme is Exchanges, be they musical, cultural or ideological. In some concerts the exchange between composers follows the traditional 7.30pm Cimarosa Concerto for two flutes created by local secondary school children route - Beethoven influencing the music of Brahms or Golijov’s tribute to Piazzolla. In other concerts we’re performing works such as Handel’s De Falla Ballet Suite from El Amor Brujo inspired by William Alwyn’s Belshazzar and Mahler’s Das Lied von der Erde which are inspiring us to follow totally fresh paths via our learning and participation work. For Mendelssohn Symphony no.4 Italian Autumn Legend. more information on our Writing on the Wall project and season-long Songbook of the Earth project read on! We’re passionate about the 7.30pm Alwyn Autumn Legend transforming role of a chamber orchestra in today’s society and invite you to get in touch and find out more about this exciting season. 9.30pm Encore: featuring Carolina Krogius Beethoven Symphony no.8 Camerata is always looking for new opportunities to increase access to a variety of art forms. In an unusual cultural exchange, this brochure Jaime Martin conductor/flute Brahms Piano Concerto no.1 Guy Eshed flute contains fantastic original designs by young urban graffiti artist, Sophie Backhouse. Sophie’s inspiration came from listening to the 9.30pm Encore music you'll be hearing throughout the season, and forms a direct artistic link to our Writing on the Wall project. Carolina Krogius mezzo soprano Douglas Boyd conductor A spirited mixture of magic and fire with a sprinkling We’re keeping some treats up our sleeves; listen out for a short surprise piece in every concert, inspired by the season theme. And Jonathan Biss piano of Mediterranean spontaneity – what better way to start following the success of our Manchester Composers’Project, we will be holding another workshop in February where three new Rachael Clegg cor anglais pieces will be selected for performance in the final concerts of our season. See p9 for more details. The Composers’ Project and Camerata’s season. Handel’s Belshazzar are just two of the many fascinating exchanges taking place this season between Camerata and RNCM Intense and turbulent music with a lighthearted interlude colleagues and students. from Beethoven. American pianist Jonathan Biss brings Tickets: A £22.00 B£19.50 C£16.50 D£9.50 his youthful energy to Brahms’s mighty concerto. This season promises some memorable evenings. Come and join us as we make live recordings of two more Beethoven Symphonies Box office 0161 907 5555 www.rncm.ac.uk Concert supported by the William Alwyn Foundation as part of our ongoing cycle, and hear world class musicians such as Jonathan Biss, Robin Blaze, Jane Irwin and Kathryn Stott performing with us. This season we’re also looking ahead – keep an eye out for new faces on the conductor’s podium and in the leader’s chair as we start our search for two outstanding individuals who will take us onwards and upwards, whilst still Tickets: A £32.00 B £25.00 C £22.00 D £18.00 embracing the unique Camerata spirit. E £12.00 F £9.00 Box office 0161 907 9000 www.bridgewater-hall.co.uk A warm welcome awaits you at all our events this season – we look forward to seeing you soon. Bob Riley Douglas Boyd Chief Executive Music Director
2 www.manchestercamerata.co.uk 3 SATURDAY 31 OCTOBER 2009 THURSDAY 31 DECEMBER 2009 FRIDAY 1 JANUARY 2010 SPIRIT OF TANGO NEW YEAR’S EVE GALA NEW YEAR’S DAY VIENNESE GALA RNCM CONCERT HALL THE BRIDGEWATER HALL THE BRIDGEWATER HALL
3.00pm – 6.00pm Study Day Join David Crilly for an in depth From 5.30pm Pre-concert dining 3.00pm J STRAUSS II Champagne Polka exploration of Piazzolla’s music. From 6.30pm Informal entertainment in the foyer J STRAUSS II Voices of Spring Waltz 7.30pm Golijov Last Round Concert at 8.00pm VERDI Overture to La forza del destino LEHAR Aria, ‘Meine Lippen sie küssen so heiss’ from Giuditta Piazzolla The Four Seasons of Buenos Aires VERDI Aria, ‘Caro nome’ from Rigoletto BRAHMS Liebeslieder waltzes Villa-Lobos Bachianas Brasileiras no.9 VERDI Aria, ‘La donna è mobile’ from Rigoletto KREISLER Liebesleid MASCAGNI Intermezzo from Cavalleria Rusticana Shostakovich Quartet no.8 arr. for String Orchestra KREISLER Liebesfreud VERDI Aria, ‘Celeste Aida’ from Aida MOZART German Dances 1-3 K571 9.30pm Encore Tango Five VERDI Aria, 'Un di felice, eterea' from La Traviata J STRAUSS II Tritsch Tratsch Polka VERDI Aria, ‘E Strano!..Ah fors’e lui’ from La Traviata Gordan Nikolitch director J STRAUSS II Overture : Vienna Life ROSSINI Overture, William Tell Santiago Cimadevilla bandoneon J STRAUSS II ‘Laughing Song’ from Die Fledermaus VERDI Prelude to Act 3 of La Traviata MOZART Aria, ‘Come Scoglio’ from Cosi fan Tutte BIZET Prelude and Aragonaise from Carmen Eastern Europe and South American exchanges feature strongly MOZART German Dances 4-6 K571 in this vibrant concert, flavoured with the sensual spirit of tango. PUCCINI Aria, ‘O mio babbino caro’ from Gianni Schicchi PUCCINI Aria, ‘Nessun Dorma’ from Turandot KORNGOLD Straussiana VERDI ‘Brindisi’ from La Traviata J STRAUSS Radetzky March WOOD Fantasia on British Sea Songs Tickets: A £22.00 B £19.50 C £16.50 D £9.50 Gábor T´akacs-Nagy conductor ARNE Rule, Britannia Natalya Romaniw soprano Study Day Tickets: £8 PARRY Jerusalem Michael Gurevich violin Box office 0161 907 5555 www.rncm.ac.uk ELGAR Pomp & Circumstance March no. 1 Clark Rundell conductor An uplifting New Year’s Day afternoon of Viennese delights for all the family, with waltzes, Supported by Rebecca Bottone soprano polkas and songs in the company of talented young soprano Natalya Romaniw, who represented THE MANCHESTER CAMERATA TRUST Bonaventura Bottone tenor Wales in the 2009 Cardiff Singer of the World competition, and renowned Hungarian musician, Gábor Tákacs-Nagy. A very special red carpet welcome awaits you at our New Year’s Eve Gala, with pre concert dining and entertainment, followed by a musical extravaganza with Italian opera favourites and a Last Night of the Proms finale. Tickets: A £35.00 B £30.00 C £25.00 D £20.00 E £15.00 4 Tickets: A £50.00 B £40.00 C £30.00 On sale from 22 June On sale from 22 June 5 Box office 0161 907 9000 www.bridgewater-hall.co.uk Box office 0161 907 9000 www.bridgewater-hall.co.uk SATURDAY 23 JANUARY 2010
RNCM THEATRE
6.30pm ‘The Writing on the Wall’performance 7.30pm Handel Belshazzar
Nicholas Kraemer conductor Bethan Rhys Wiliam director Robin Blaze counter tenor RNCM soloists and chorus
A dramatic, semi-staged performance of one of Handel’s lesser known Manchester Camerata’s unique musical partnership with the RNCM encompasses masterpieces, Belshazzar, portraying the downfall of the blasphemous and both the performance and learning strands of our work. debauched King of Babylon at the hands of the Emperor Cyrus. This is the second operatic collaboration between Camerata and the RNCM, following the Inspired by Handel’s Belshazzar, our joint ‘Writing on the Wall’project will creatively outstanding success of Purcell’s Dido and Aeneas last season. explore the exchanges between music and contemporary art with young people.
Tickets: A £26.00 B £21.00 C £15.00 The finale of the project will be a live showcase on 23 January, prior to the Box office 0161 907 5555 www.rncm.ac.uk performance of Handel’s Belshazzar.
Supported by THE MANCHESTER CAMERATA TRUST
6 www.manchestercamerata.co.uk 7 SATURDAY 30 JANUARY 2010 MAHLER FESTIVAL MONDAY 1 FEBRUARY 2010 Camerata’s concert on 30 January is part of a wider ETERNAL BLUE HORIZONS celebration of Mahler’s music by the three resident orchestras MANCHESTER COMPOSERS’ at The Bridgewater Hall taking place between January and June 2010. THE BRIDGEWATER HALL 16 January BBC Philharmonic: 27 March BBC Philharmonic: PROJECT WORKSHOP DAY 1.30pm – 4.30pm Study Day Symphony no.1 Symphony no.6 RNCM CONCERT HALL Join Julian Johnson and Peter Davison to explore 28 January The Hallé: 24 April BBC Philharmonic: the background to Mahler’s Song of the Earth. Symphony no. 2 Resurrection Symphony no.7 2.30pm – 5.30pm and 6.30pm – 9.30pm 5.00pm – 6.00pm BBC Radio 3’s Discovering Music 13 February BBC Philharmonic: 2 May The Hallé & BBC Philharmonic: Symphony no.3 Symphony no.8 Manchester Camerata’s Composers’ Project encourages composers studying Enjoy an in-depth musical investigation at the RNCM, University of Manchester and Chetham’s to submit new works of Song of the Earth led by Stephen Johnson. 18 February The Hallé: 27 May The Hallé: Blumine & Symphony no.4 Symphony no.9 based on the idea of cultural exchanges. Ten compositions will be selected for Free with a ticket from the Box office. 4 March The Hallé: 5 June BBC Philharmonic: the workshop day which will be conducted by RNCM Junior Fellow in Conducting, 7.30pm Bushra El Turk World Premiere Symphony no.5 Symphony no.10 Eduardo Portal. A panel, including British composer Joe Cutler, will give feedback Beethoven Symphony no.6 Pastoral to each composer and then select three compositions for performance in the last Mahler arr. Schoenberg-Riehn Das Lied von der Erde BUY ALL 11 MAHLER CONCERTS AND SAVE 30%! three concerts of the Camerata season. Douglas Boyd conductor Contact the Box Office on 0161 907 9000 All are welcome to attend the workshop day, book your free tickets in advance Jane Irwin mezzo soprano For more details on the Mahler cycle please visit www.bridgewater-hall.co.uk through the RNCM box office. Peter Wedd tenor SONGBOOK OF THE EARTH Box office 0161 907 5555 www.rncm.ac.uk This concert presents two highly contrasting views of nature and the earth; Beethoven’s Inspired by Mahler’s Das Lied von der Erde, Manchester Camerata and The sunnily optimistic view of the natural landscape complete with birdsong, Bridgewater Hall Community Education Trust are developing a project for schools a thunderstorm and a village band, and Mahler’s emotional ‘song-symphony’, based across the Northwest to create a new ‘Songbook of the Earth’ based on responses on Chinese poetry and meditating on the mysteries of the earth and life after death. to the environment. ‘Songbook' is part of a year-long programme of learning work spanning Chester, The Wirral and Greater Manchester, delivered in collaboration with Chester Festivals and supported by the Bank of America Charitable Tickets: A £29.00 B £26.00 C £21.00 D £17.00 E £10.00 Foundation. In a Camerata first, schools can participate in the Songbook project Study Day Tickets: £10 without a concert ticket or £8 for existing ticket holders online, accessing resources and practical support to create their own songs. Box office 0161 907 9000 www.bridgewater-hall.co.uk Visit www.manchestercamerata.co.uk for more information. Part of The Bridgewater Hall’s International Concert Series Supported by 8 9 SATURDAY 13 MARCH 2010 SATURDAY 27 MARCH 2010 SATURDAY 24 APRIL 2010 SATURDAY 22 MAY 2010 CLASSICAL EXCHANGES THE ROMANTIC PIANO NIGHT AND DAY PARIS, VIENNA, LONDON THE BRIDGEWATER HALL RNCM CONCERT HALL RNCM CONCERT HALL THE BRIDGEWATER HALL
6.30pm Talking Point Tom Pankhurst looks at artistic 6.30pm Talking Point Martin Roscoe and Jonathan Price discuss the 6.30pm Talking Point A closer look at Les Nuits d’été with Berlioz 6.30pm Talking Point Manus Carey in conversation exchanges in Stravinsky’s work. challenges encountered when performing the expert Julian Rushton and Sarah Tynan. with Kathryn Stott. 7.30pm Haydn Symphony no.7 chamber version of Chopin’s Piano Concerto. 7.30pm Debussy arr. Walter Prélude a` l’apr`es midi d’un Faune 7.30pm Mozart Symphony no.31 Paris Stravinsky Pulcinella 7.30pm Chopin Piano Concerto no.1 (Chamber version) Berlioz Les Nuits d’été (chamber version) Mozart Piano Concerto no.20 Beethoven Violin Concerto Schubert Piano Quintet in A major Trout Brahms String Sextet no.1 arr. for String Orchestra Haydn Symphony no.104 London 9.30pm Encore Manchester Camerata Ensemble Douglas Boyd conductor 9.30pm Encore Richard Farnes conductor Martin Roscoe piano Sarah Tynan soprano Douglas Boyd conductor Valeriy Sokolov violin Renowned pianist and chamber musician Martin Roscoe joins Manchester Camerata The shimmering images of a hot afternoon and the poetry of romantic love on Kathryn Stott piano A musical exchange across the centuries Ensemble for a rare performance of the chamber arrangement of Chopin’s most a summer evening form the heart of this concert, alongside the intensely rich A trip round the capital cities of Europe, courtesy inspired Stravinsky’s classically influenced famous and dazzling piano concerto, alongside Schubert’s irresistibly charming textures of a Brahms sextet arranged here for larger string forces. of Mozart and Haydn, in the grand finale to Camerata’s Pulcinella, plus an expressive symphony and carefree Trout Quintet. season. Mozart wrote his vivacious Paris Symphony by Haydn and Beethoven’s gloriously lyrical to appeal to local tastes, whilst Haydn’s Symphony Violin Concerto with young virtuoso Tickets: A £22.00 B £19.50 C £16.50 D £9.50 no. 104, written in London, has references to a Valeriy Sokolov. Tickets: A £22.00 B £19.50 C £16.50 D £9.50 Box office 0161 907 5555 www.rncm.ac.uk Croatian folk tune in its exuberant final movement. Box office 0161 907 5555 www.rncm.ac.uk Our whistlestop tour stops off in Vienna, with Kathryn Stott performing Mozart’s Piano Tickets: A £32.00 B £25.00 Concerto no. 20, written and premiered in the city. C £22.00 D £18.00 E £12.00 F £9.00 Box office 0161 907 9000 ` www.bridgewater-hall.co.uk Tickets: A £32.00 B £25.00 C £22.00 D £18.00 E £12.00 F £9.00 Box office 0161 907 9000 www.bridgewater-hall.co.uk
10 11 12 www.manchestercamerata.co.uk www.manchestercamerata.co.uk 13 LEARNING & PARTICIPATION SUPPORT
LEARNING AND PARTICIPATION IS CENTRAL TO OUR WORK CAMERATA CAMEO ORCHESTRA FROM INSPIRATIONAL CONCERTS It’s all about exchanges, you see. Formerly known as Friends Orchestra, the Camerata Cameo Orchestra is an TO YOUNG PEOPLE’S PROJECTS AND RUNS HAND IN HAND WITH OUR CONCERT SEASON. We work tirelessly behind the scenes, on the stage and in the community, opportunity for players of all ages and abilities to dust off an instrument and have TO LIFELONG LEARNING to deliver work that entertains, inspires and changes lives. Inspired by pieces within the programme fun making music together. We run two Play Days per season which take place on AND COMMITTED SUPPORTERS. Sundays from 2pm – 8pm at the RNCM, and are usually based on repertoire that In exchange, we ask that you do your bit. Attending concerts, our projects are all about exchanging ideas. Camerata has played. Participants will receive expert coaching from Camerata WHEN WE ALL WORK TOGETHER, showing your appreciation and becoming supporters. musicians and the main goal is to have fun, make friends whilst also developing Musicians, young people, teachers and artists from other disciplines draw ideas THE MUSIC SOUNDS EVEN BETTER. orchestral technique and sound quality. While we receive generous support from the Arts Council and AGMA, together into work which has its strength in creative exploration. to sustain our current level of activity we have to raise the same Our recent Floating Worlds project in partnership with Royal Exchange Theatre For more information and to sign up for Camerata Cameo Orchestra contact amount again. our Learning and Participation department on 0161 226 8696 or email education worked with young people aged 10 – 13 with High Functioning Autism Make that exchange – become a Patron this season. and Asperger’s Syndrome. Inspired by the Japanese Ainu creation story of a many- [email protected] layered world, the young people reacted to the story and shared ideas to create a Pick up a Patronage form from the Camerata desk musical drama of their own about finding a friend and belonging in the world. DATES FOR YOUR DIARY: or DO IT ONLINE at Sunday 4 October www.manchestercamerata.co.uk/supportus This is just one example of how our talented musicians work creatively to unlock SCHUBERT Symphony no.6 potential. If you would like to get involved with our Learning and Participation work, For companies and individuals, there are many ways please contact Charlotte Spencer, Head of Learning and Participation on Sunday 7 March to support Manchester Camerata. To find out more, 0161 226 8696 or email [email protected] BEETHOVEN Symphony no.9 visit our website or contact Rob Shaw, Head of Development, on 0161 226 8696. Visit www.manchestercamerata.co.uk/learning to find out more. PRINCIPAL SUPPORTERS
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14 www.manchestercamerata.co.uk www.manchestercamerata.co.uk 15 BOOKING INFORMATION WHEN TO BOOK THE BRIDGEWATER HALL BOX OFFICE Camerata Flexible and Bridgewater Hall Flexible Series booking by post is now Concessions and Group Discounts (apply to all concerts except 31 December) Lower Mosley Street, Manchester M2 3WS open; bookings are processed in the order of the date they are received by the Box Phone: 0161 907 9000 Senior citizens, students, under 26s and claimants are entitled to a 10% discount office. Booking for individual concerts is available from Monday 22 June: online, Online: www.bridgewater-hall.co.uk off most ticket prices in this brochure. This offer is only valid for bookings made by phone, by post and in person. For Camerata concerts at the RNCM, single ticket Opening Hours: 10.00am – 6.00pm Monday to Saturday more than one month before the date of the concert. booking will be handled by The Bridgewater Hall Box office from 22 June – 31 (8.00pm on concert nights), Sunday (concert nights only) 12.00 noon – 8.00pm. August, then from 1st September by the RNCM Box office. Children under 18: £5 tickets anywhere in the auditorium (BWH & RNCM) Closed on non-concert Sundays. Payment: Please pay by cash, cheque or debit/credit card - Mastercard, Visa, Sonic Card: For concerts marked with the Sonic Card logo, higher or further PACKAGES AND CONCESSIONS Maestro, Delta and AMEX all welcome. education students can get £3 tickets. Valid Student ID must be shown when Camerata Flexible Series Tickets: If you book 3 -7 Camerata concerts at either Transaction Fees: Apply to telephone (£2.50) and online (£1.50) bookings purchasing tickets and users must be registered members of the Sonic Card. Bridgewater or RNCM save 10%, if you book 8+ Camerata concerts at either venue, only. There are no transaction fees for tickets booked in person at the Box office, To register either log on to www.soniccard.co.uk or sign up at a Sonic Card event. save 15%. Book your Camerata Flexi through The Bridgewater Hall box office. or postal subscription bookings. Disabled people can purchase tickets at all times (subject to availability) for Benefits of buying a Camerata Flexible Series include: themselves and a companion at 50% off the full price of each ticket. Please note RNCM • Savings on full price tickets wheelchair seats need to be booked with the relevant Box Office and cannot be 124 Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9RD • Best seats available booked online. Phone: 0161 907 5555 • Free ticket exchange and ticket replacement Online: www.rncm.ac.uk • Half price programmes – only £1 each instead of £2. Group Discounts: Save 10% on groups of 10 – 29; Opening Hours: Monday – Saturday 11.00am – 6.00pm or until 8.30pm on Please indicate on your booking form if you wish to receive vouchers, save 15% on groups of 30 – 49; performance nights and Sunday one hour before performances, between and include payment with your form. save 25% on groups of 50 or more persons. September and June. Call the relevant box office to book. Bridgewater Hall Flexible Series Tickets: Allow you to pick and choose the concerts Payment: Please pay by cash, cheque (made payable to Royal Northern College SELECT YOUR you wish to attend from most Camerata concerts at The Bridgewater Hall and RNCM, of Music), or VISA, MasterCard and Maestro credit/debit cards. and most other classical concerts at The Bridgewater Hall. Choose 3 – 7 concerts OWN SEAT Transaction Fees: Online bookings are subject to an 85p per ticket booking fee. For Bridgewater Hall concerts and save 10%, 8 – 15 concerts and save 15% and for 16 or more concerts save 25%. A 50p per ticket administration charge will be added to all bookings made by telephone. there’s no longer any need to call Please use the Bridgewater Hall Flexible Series booking form to book your the Box office for advice, visit Access details: Both the Bridgewater Hall and RNCM offer a range of facilities subscription (available from the box office). www.bridgewater-hall.co.uk for disabled patrons. Please contact the relevant box office for more detailed information about the facilities on offer. 16 www.manchestercamerata.co.uk www.manchestercamerata.co.uk 17 ADDED BENEFITS, TRAVEL & DINING
TRAVEL TO THE BRIDGEWATER HALL DINING AT THE BRIDGEWATER HALL INTRODUCING OUR NEW WEBSITE CAMERATA CONCERTS OUTSIDE MANCHESTER The Bridgewater Hall is in the centre of Manchester, easily Pre-concert dining is available in both the Charles Hallé Manchester Camerata’s new and improved website is packed full of information The orchestra has a number of regular residencies and engagements at venues all accessible by public transport and road. Metrolink tram Restaurant and the Touchstones Café Bar from 5.30pm. about the orchestra, musicians talking in more detail about upcoming concerts, over the UK, including Ulverston and Stafford. To find out when we’re next in your passengers should alight at St Peter’s Square. The nearest Reservations are required and a £5pp deposit is required. the latest on our learning and participation projects and how you can get involved area visit www.manchestercamerata.co.uk, call us on 0161 226 8696 or email bus stops for major routes into the city centre are St Peter’s Platters for two can also be purchased on the evening in with us. [email protected] Square, Portland Street or Deansgate. The nearest rail the café, priced £14.95. stations are Deansgate or Oxford Road. In our drive to make our work even more accessible, the site will be updated RECORDINGS regularly with a range of digital content, including video footage of the orchestra Manchester Camerata has an ever increasing catalogue of recordings which Travel Discounts: Parking: A limited number of guaranteed spaces are available DINING AT THE RNCM and our learning work, most notably the season-long Songbook project. are available to buy from our website, www.manchestercamerata.co.uk, The to Bridgewater Hall patrons at Park Avenue car park for £5.00.Spaces must be booked The comfortable Café is open from 6.00pm to the end of the interval on concert Our thanks go to Will and Ron Robinson for making this possible. Bridgewater Hall shop, by calling Manchester Camerata on 0161 226 8696 or with the Box Office or online at least a week before the concert and are valid from nights and serves freshly-ground coffee, tea and soft drinks alongside a selection from most good record shops. The orchestra recently embarked on a project to 5.30pm on the date indicated. Patrons can also save money on NCP parking of light snacks. The Bar, which serves award-winning cask ales, is open on concert Take a look at www.manchestercamerata.co.uk capture all nine Beethoven symphonies on disc. Our CD of Beethoven’s Fourth at Manchester Central Car Park (formerly G-Mex), Great Northern Phase 1&2 and nights and you can pre-order your interval drinks from here. Website Partners and Seventh Symphonies was released in September 2008, and we’re planning Oxford Street. Validate your ticket at the Hall for the special rate of £6.50 for up to to release Beethoven’s First and Third Symphonies in Autumn 2009. 6 hours. Metrolink: Discounted Metrolink vouchers are available to purchase from BROCHURE DESIGN AND ARTWORK the Box Office or online when you purchase your tickets. The young artist we have been working with, Sophie Backhouse of Nonconform Visit www.bridgewater-hall.co.uk for more details or call the Box Office has created all the artwork in this brochure as a response to listening to the music KEEP IN TOUCH! SIGN UP FOR E-STRING on 0161 907 9000 the orchestra will be playing, much like Picasso being inspired by Stravinsky’s music Dropping into your inbox at the start of every month, our monthly e-newsletter to create the sets for Pulcinella. Using words such as ‘transform’, ‘create’ and e-string is the easiest way to keep up with all Camerata’s latest news. Sign up via TRAVEL TO THE RNCM ‘atmosphere’ as a starting point, the images reflect the season theme of exchanges the website or by emailing [email protected] The RNCM is on the corner of Oxford Road and Booth Street West, 8 minutes walk and her reactions to the music. from Oxford Road Station. There are several car parks offering parking close to the FEEDBACK RNCM; the Sir Charles Groves Hall of Residence underground car park is situated Design and Original Artwork: Nonconform Ltd. Your feedback is hugely helpful to us when it comes to planning the content and Photography: Jonathan Keenan. immediately next door to the College, off Rosamund Street West. Public Parking presentation of our concerts and looking at ways in which we can improve the Credits: Thank you to Paul and Kieran for helping us find artwork spaces. is available anytime during the weekends at the cost of £3 per visit, payable on entry. concert experience. You are very welcome to feedback at anytime during the season, Alternatively, the University of Manchester Booth Street car park is situated off by calling us on 0161 226 8696 or emailing [email protected]. Booth Street West within 3 minutes walk, or the Aquatics Centre car park is situated We urge you to keep in regular touch; we are always delighted to hear from you and off Booth Street East (open until 11pm). exchange ideas. 18 www.manchestercamerata.co.uk www.manchestercamerata.co.uk 19
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Douglas Boyd/Kathryn Stott Boyd/Kathryn Douglas
oat Haydn Mozart,
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Douglas Boyd/Sarah Tynan Boyd/Sarah Douglas
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Martin Roscoe/Manchester Camerata Ensemble Camerata Roscoe/Manchester Martin
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Manchester Composers’Project workshop day workshop Composers’Project Manchester Clark Rundell/Rebecca Bottone/ Rundell/Rebecca Clark
RNCM New Year’s Eve Gala Eve Year’s New
MONDAY 1 FEBRUARY 2010 2010 FEBRUARY 1 MONDAY BRIDGEWATER HALL BRIDGEWATER
THURSDAY 31 DECEMBER 2009 2009 DECEMBER 31 THURSDAY
Douglas Boyd/Jane Irwin/Peter Wedd Irwin/Peter Boyd/Jane Douglas
Gordan Nikolitch Gordan etoe,Mahler Beethoven,
Golijov, Piazzolla, Villa-Lobos, Shostakovich Shostakovich Villa-Lobos, Piazzolla, Golijov, BRIDGEWATER HALL BRIDGEWATER
RNCM SATURDAY 30 JANUARY 2010 2010 JANUARY 30 SATURDAY
SATURDAY 31 OCTOBER 2009 2009 OCTOBER 31 SATURDAY
Nicholas Kraemer/Robin Blaze Kraemer/Robin Nicholas
Douglas Boyd/Jonathan Biss/Rachael Clegg Biss/Rachael Boyd/Jonathan Douglas Handel’s Belshazzar Handel’s
ly,Behvn Brahms Beethoven, Alwyn, RNCM
BRIDGEWATER HALL BRIDGEWATER SATURDAY 23 JANUARY 2010 JANUARY 23 SATURDAY
FRIDAY 9 OCTOBER 2009 2009 OCTOBER 9 FRIDAY
Michael Gurevich Michael
Jaime Martin/Guy Eshed/Carolina Krogius Eshed/Carolina Martin/Guy Jaime Gábor Tákacs-Nagy/Natalya Romaniw/ Tákacs-Nagy/Natalya Gábor
iaoa eFla Mendelssohn Falla, De Cimarosa, New Year’s Day Viennese Gala Viennese Day Year’s New
RNCM RNCM BRIDGEWATER HALL BRIDGEWATER
SATURDAY 26 SEPTEMBER 2009 2009 SEPTEMBER 26 SATURDAY FRIDAY 1 JANUARY 2010 2010 JANUARY 1 FRIDAY
2009/10 MANCHESTER CONCERT SERIES SERIES CONCERT MANCHESTER 2009/10 AT A GLANCE A AT
2009/10 MANCHESTER CONCERT SERIES THE BRIDGEWATER HALL & ROYAL NORTHERN COLLEGE OF MUSIC www.manchestercamerata.co.uk