TOURS OF DEVON, DORSET AND SOMERSET Bridport, Brympton, Crewkerne, Hatherleigh, Hinton St George, Ilminster, and Shute 2 FEBRUARY TO 1 DECEMBER 2017 Promoting some of the best young musicians working in the UK today.
www.concertsinthewest.org 12TH SEASON 2017
TOUR 2 / 3 FEBRUARY TOUR 16 / 17 MARCH Hatherleigh, Bridport, Ilminster Hatherleigh, Bridport, Ilminster
MATTHEW DRINKWATER PIANO CLARE MCCALDIN MEZZO-SOPRANO LIBBY BURGESS PIANO MOZART Sonata in B flat major K281 BRAHMS Six Piano Pieces Op. 118 A beautiful programme of Finzi, Vaughan JANÁČEK Sonata I:X:1905 Williams, Fauré, Head, Britten, John Ireland, BEETHOVEN Variations and Fugue in E flat Dominic Muldowney, David Owen Norris, major Op. 35 ‘Eroica’ Poulenc, Cole Porter and Richard Rodney Bennett. We launch the 2017 season with a tour by MATTHEW DRINKWATER who began playing CLARE MCCALDIN has built a diverse career the piano when he was six. He then went on to spanning the opera stage and concert platform. study at the Royal Welsh College of Music and She has sung at many festivals including Drama and the Royal College of Music in London. Salzburg Easter Festival, BBC Proms and Matthew has a special passion for the core 18th Edinburgh. On this tour her recital partner is and 19th century piano repertoire, in particular LIBBY BURGESS, a pianist dedicated to song the works of Haydn, Beethoven, Schumann, and chamber music, collaborating regularly with Schubert and Brahms. some of the finest musicians of her generation.
http://www.libbyburgess.com/ http://www.matthewdrinkwaterpianist.co.uk/ http://www.claremccaldin.com/
BARTHOLOMEW LAFOLLETTE CELLO CAROLINE PALMER PIANO
BARTHOLOMEW LAFOLLETTE has been identified as 'the most exciting young classical talent in Britain' after winning the Arts Club's and Decca Records' inaugural Classical Music Award in 2013. Admired equally as a solo, duo and concerto performer. he regularly collaborates with the Doric String Quartet. Bartholomew has lived in Britain since the age TOUR 6 / 7 / 8 APRIL of 13 and studied at the Yehudi Menuhin School Hatherleigh, Bridport, Ilminster, Crewkerne and Guildhall School of Music & Drama.
JS BACH Cello Suite No 4 in E flat Major Bartholomew's duo partner is CAROLINE SCHUBERT Arpeggione Sonata in A minor D821 PALMER, who studied at the Guildhall School BRITTEN Cello Sonata in C major (1960) of Music & Drama and has been a professor BRAHMS Cello Sonata No 2 in F, Op. 99 there since 1990.
FOR PERFORMANCE DATES AND VENUES SEE PAGES 6, 7 & 8 PAGE 2 2017
TOUR 4 / 5 / 6 MAY 1 / 2 / 3 JUNE Hinton St George, Bridport, Ilminster, Shute Hatherleigh, Bridport, Ilminster, Crewkerne
MAXWELL STRING QUARTET ALASDAIR BEATSON PIANO
COLIN SCOBIE VIOLIN BEETHOVEN 7 Bagatelles Op. 33 GEORGE SMITH VIOLIN BARTÓK from Mikrokosmos / Hungarian ELLIOTT PERKS VIOLA Peasant Songs Sz 71 (selection) DUNCAN STRACHAN CELLO DEBUSSY Images, 2ème série RAVEL String Quartet in F SCHUMANN Kinderszenen, 'Scenes from BRITTEN String Quartet No 2 in C Op. 36 Childhood' Op. 15 BARTÓK String Quartet No 4 Sz91 ERIC SATIE Embryons Desséchés DOHNÁNYI Rhapsody in C Op. 11 No 3 We are delighted that Elliott Perks joins us again following his visit in 2015 with the Perks It is three years since our patron, ALASDAIR Ensemble. Formed in 2010 the MAXWELL BEATSON, performed in this series. He came STRING QUARTET is rapidly establishing itself first in 2007 as he was embarking on a life as a dynamic and exciting force in the chamber as a professional musician. Alasdair combines music world. In 2015 the Quartet was selected a career as one of the UK's most prominent for the finals of the Carl Nielsen International chamber pianists with appearances as soloist Chamber Music Competition, and was a finalist in especially varied and adventurous in the 2016 Royal Overseas League Annual repertoire all over the world. His chamber Music Competition. collaborations include performances with Adrian Brendel, Alexander Melnikov and 'wonderful playing ... so many great qualities ... fiery Pieter Wispelwey. http://alasdairbeatson.com/ and imaginative readings' Clive Greensmith, cellist, Tokyo Quartet 'the most commanding performance… an entirely convincing reading to rank alongside the finest.' http://www.maxwellstringquartet.com/ International Record Review
FOR PERFORMANCE DATES AND VENUES SEE PAGES 6, 7 & 8 PAGE 3 2017
TOUR 6 / 7 / 8 JULY TOUR 7 / 8 / 9 SEPTEMBER Hatherleigh, Bridport, Ilminster, Crewkerne Brympton, Bridport, Ilminster, Crewkerne
RAUTIO PIANO TRIO ENSEMBLE ASKEW JANE GORDON VIOLIN EMILY ASKEW RECORDERS, BAGPIPES, SHAWM, VICTORIA SIMONSEN CELLO VIELLE, FIDDLE AND VOICE JAN RAUTIO PIANO JOHN DIPPER VIOLA D’AMORE, VIELLE, FIDDLE JAMIE ROBERTS VOICE, GUITAR MOZART Piano Trio KV496 LOUISE MORGAN HAND PERCUSSION AND DEBUSSY Piano Trio in G major MEDIEVAL BELLS BRAHMS Piano Trio in B major Op. 8 The Artisans were so popular in 2014 that The RAUTIO PIANO TRIO is one of Britain’s we have invited Emily back with ENSEMBLE most dynamic chamber ensembles, critically ASKEW, formed to fuse Emily’s passions for acclaimed for their innovative programming Medieval and Renaissance melodies/songs and captivating performances. The Trio and folk styles. regularly use historical instruments for their performances of 18th and 19th century music. As a member of the Askew Sisters, she has twice been a BBC Young Folk Award JANE GORDON returns to Concerts in the semi-finalist and in 2005 won the New Roots West having delighted audiences in 2014. competition.
http://rautiopianotrio.co.uk/ http://www.emilyaskew.co.uk/
TOUR 5 / 6 / 7 OCTOBER Hatherleigh, Bridport, Ilminster, Crewkerne
CARNEVAL STRING TRIO KAMILA BYDLOWSKA VIOLIN SHIRY RASHKOVSKY VIOLA TIMOTHÉE BOTBOL CELLO
DOHNÁNYI Serenade for Strings Op. 10 BEETHOVEN String Trio Op. 9 No 3 in C minor KODÁLY Intermezzo for String Trio MARTINŮ 3 Madrigals H313 ERIK JEKABSON Funk - duo for violin & cello
We welcome back the passionate polish violinist KAMILA BYDLOWSKA who played for us in 2015 with the Skazki Piano Trio. She is joined by award winning SHIRY RASHKOVSKY and TIMOTEE BOTHBOL for an interesting and eclectic programme.
http://www.shiryrashkovsky.com/ http://www.timotheebotbol.com/
FOR PERFORMANCE DATES AND VENUES PLEASE SEE PAGES 6, 7 & 8 PAGE 4 2017
TOUR 30 NOVEMBER / We welcome back JONATHAN REES who played for us in 2012 with Reveries Musicales. 1 DECEMBER He performs with all the major early music Hatherleigh, Bridport, Ilminster groups and is the Director of Really Classical Relay. REALLY CLASSICAL http://www.reallyclassicalrelay.co.uk/ JOHN CROCKATT VIOLIN & VIOLA http://www.johncrockatt.co.uk/ ANNA CURZON VIOLIN & VIOLA http://www.jonathanreescello.co.uk/ JAMES TOLL VIOLIN & VIOLA JONATHAN REES CELLO
JS BACH Preludes and Fugues, K404a Photo: Trio Isimsiz - (arr. MOZART) June 2016 - Ilminster HAYDN String Quartet Op. 20 No 2 in C major BEETHOVEN String Quartet Op. 132 in A minor
Four chamber musicians from the acclaimed Bristol’s Really Classical Relay bring three of the festival’s highlights to Concerts in the West, including Beethoven’s luminous and transcendent late quartet Op. 132.
PATRONS TRUSTEES FOUNDER PATRON CATHERINE MADDOCKS (HODGSON) DIRECTOR SIR NEVILLE MARRINER (1924-2016) ANTHONY PITHER CHAIRMAN/ MUSIC ADVISER ALASDAIR BEATSON JOHN BARTHOLOMEW LAURENCE CUMMINGS PETER LANSDOWN DAME EMMA KIRKBY ANDREW MARRINER CONCERTS IN THE WEST 8 MORGANS RISE BISHOPS HULL www.concertsinthewest.org TAUNTON Charity no 1139301 SOMERSET - TA1 5HW Fundraising concerts to benefit [email protected] CONCERTS IN THE WEST REGISTERED CHARITY NUMBER 1139301 07776 995789 / 01823 252658
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FOR PERFORMANCE DATES AND VENUES PLEASE SEE PAGES 6, 7 & 8 PAGE 5 BRYMPTON HOUSE THURSDAY 7 SEPTEMBER 7.45PM Brympton D’Evercy (NEW VENUE) ENSEMBLE ASKEW Odcombe, Somerset, BA22 8TD EMILY ASKEW: RECORDERS, BAGPIPES, SHAWM ... (Just outside Yeovil, off the A3088) JOHN DIPPER: VIOLA D’AMORE, VIELLE, FIDDLE JAMIE ROBERTS: VOICE, GUITAR CONCERT TICKETS: £15 LOUISE MORGAN: HAND PERCUSSION ... PRE-CONCERT SUPPER AT 6.30PM: £14 (advanced booking required) BOX OFFICE: Please email [email protected] OR book at Eventbrite www.eventbrite.co.uk OR 01823 252658 (BACS or cheques) (answerphone message if noone is available) Concessions for students and children Parking - Interval drinks - Disabled access
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CONCERT TICKETS: £15 SATURDAY 6 MAY 7.30PM BOX OFFICE: HURFORDS STORES, MAXWELL STRING QUARTET COLIN SCOBIE & GEORGE SMITH Kilmington - 01297 33203 - EX13 7RG VIOLINS THE ARCHWAY BOOKSHOP, Axminster ELLIOTT PERKS VIOLA 01297 33744 - EX13 5AQ DUNCAN STRACHAN CELLO OR buy online at
HINTON ST GEORGE FESTIVAL THURSDAY 4 MAY 7.30PM St George's Church, Hinton St George, MAXWELL STRING QUARTET Somerset, TA17 8SD (near Crewkerne) COLIN SCOBIE & GEORGE SMITH VIOLINS ELLIOTT PERKS VIOLA DUNCAN STRACHAN CELLO CONCERT TICKETS: £15
BOX OFFICE: 07500 532543 (BACS or (NEW VENUE) cheque); [email protected]; In person at Dorothy's Tea Room & Our Shop, OR online at Eventbrite www.eventbrite.co.uk Concessions for students and children - Parking - Interval drinks - Disabled access www.hintonfestival.btck.co.uk
The CONCERTS IN THE WEST series of Our MUSICIANS have studied to post- MINI-TOURS started in 2006 offering a graduate level, or higher, at music colleges broad spectrum of CLASSICAL and in the UK and abroad and are destined to be BAROQUE chamber music. heard all over the world.
The tours gives young professional Our venues are intimate and often in unusual performers a platform to explore repertoire, places so our revenues are small. If you feel and their listeners an opportunity to hear you can help with financial help to support some rarely performed and unusual works these tours please get in touch with Catherine that their audience might not be familiar Maddocks - [email protected] with, as well as some firm favourites.
DATES AND TIMES: PAGE 6 ILMINSTER & BRIDPORT - P 7; CREWKERNE & HATHERLEIGH - P 8 ILMINSTER ARTS CENTRE FRIDAY 7 JULY 8PM East Street, Somerset, TA19 0AN RAUTIO PIANO TRIO JANE GORDON: VIOLIN CONCERT TICKETS: £15 VICTORIA SIMONSEN: CELLO JAN RAUTIO: PIANO BOX OFFICE: 01460 54973 Concessions for students and children FRIDAY 8 SEPTEMBER 8PM PRE-CONCERT SUPPERS AT 7PM - £14 ENSEMBLE ASKEW (Advance booking for suppers required) EMILY ASKEW: RECORDERS, BAGPIPES, SHAWM ... Bar & Cafe - IAC & town parking & car parks JOHN DIPPER: VIOLA D’AMORE, VIELLE, FIDDLE Disabled access to the concert JAMIE ROBERTS: VOICE, GUITAR LOUISE MORGAN: HAND PERCUSSION ... FRIDAY 3 FEBRUARY 8PM MATTHEW DRINKWATER PIANO FRIDAY 6 OCTOBER 8PM CARNEVAL STRING TRIO FRIDAY 17 MARCH 8PM KAMILA BYDLOWSKA: VIOLIN CLARE MCCALDIN MEZZO-SOPRANO SHIRY RASHKOVSKY: VIOLA LIBBY BURGESS PIANO TIMOTEE BOTHBOL: CELLO
FRIDAY 7 APRIL 8PM FRIDAY 1 DECEMBER 8PM BARTHOLOMEW LAFOLLETTE CELLO REALLY CLASSICAL CAROLINE PALMER PIANO JOHN CROCKATT & ANNA CURZON: VIOLIN & VIOLA JAMES TOLL: VIOLIN & VIOLA FRIDAY 5 MAY 8PM JONATHAN REES: CELLO MAXWELL STRING QUARTET COLIN SCOBIE & GEORGE SMITH: VIOLINS ELLIOTT PERKS: VIOLA DUNCAN STRACHAN: CELLO
FRIDAY 2 JUNE 8PM ALASDAIR BEATSON PIANO
BRIDPORT ARTS CENTRE FRIDAY 7 JULY 11AM-12PM South Street, Bridport, Devon, DT6 3NR RAUTIO PIANO TRIO JANE GORDON: VIOLIN CONCERT TICKETS: £10 VICTORIA SIMONSEN: CELLO BOX OFFICE: 01308 424204 JAN RAUTIO: PIANO
Concessions available - Coffee included FRIDAY 8 SEPTEMBER 11AM-12PM Town parking & car parks - BAC Cafe ENSEMBLE ASKEW Disabled access EMILY ASKEW: RECORDERS, BAGPIPES, SHAWM ...
JOHN DIPPER: VIOLA D’AMORE, VIELLE, FIDDLE FRIDAY 3 FEBRUARY 11AM-12PM JAMIE ROBERTS: VOICE, GUITAR MATTHEW DRINKWATER PIANO LOUISE MORGAN: HAND PERCUSSION ...
FRIDAY 17 MARCH 11AM-12PM FRIDAY 6 OCTOBER 11AM-12PM CLARE MCCALDIN MEZZO-SOPRANO CARNEVAL STRING TRIO LIBBY BURGESS PIANO KAMILA BYDLOWSKA: VIOLIN
SHIRY RASHKOVSKY: VIOLA FRIDAY 7 APRIL 11AM-12PM TIMOTEE BOTHBOL: CELLO BARTHOLOMEW LAFOLLETTE CELLO CAROLINE PALMER PIANO FRIDAY 1 DECEMBER 11AM-12PM
REALLY CLASSICAL FRIDAY 5 MAY 11AM-12PM JOHN CROCKATT & ANNA CURZON: VIOLIN & VIOLA MAXWELL STRING QUARTET JAMES TOLL: VIOLIN & VIOLA COLIN SCOBIE & GEORGE SMITH: VIOLINS JONATHAN REES: CELLO ELLIOTT PERKS: VIOLA
DUNCAN STRACHAN: CELLO
FRIDAY 2 JUNE 11AM-12PM ALASDAIR BEATSON PIANO
DATES AND TIMES: PAGE 7 BRYMPTON, SHUTE & HINTON - P 6; CREWKERNE & HATHERLEIGH - P 8 2017
THE DANCE HOUSE, SATURDAY 8 JULY 7.30PM RAUTIO PIANO TRIO CREWKERNE JANE GORDON: VIOLIN Gouldsbrook View, North Street VICTORIA SIMONSEN: CELLO Crewkerne, Somerset TA18 7AL JAN RAUTIO: PIANO (THE DANCE HOUSE is just behind the Baptist Church in North Street - parking SATURDAY 9 SEPTEMBER 7.30PM nearby) - Interval drinks ENSEMBLE ASKEW EMILY ASKEW: RECORDERS, BAGPIPES, SHAWM ... CONCERT TICKETS: £15 JOHN DIPPER: VIOLA D’AMORE, VIELLE, FIDDLE BOX OFFICE: please email JAMIE ROBERTS: VOICE, GUITAR [email protected] LOUISE MORGAN: HAND PERCUSSION ... OR buy from the Local Information Centre at the Town Hall SATURDAY 7 OCTOBER 7.30PM OR online at Eventbrite www.eventbrite.co.uk CARNEVAL STRING TRIO OR 01823 252658 (BACS or cheques) KAMILA BYDLOWSKA: VIOLIN (answerphone message if noone is available) SHIRY RASHKOVSKY: VIOLA Advanced booking is advised. TIMOTEE BOTHBOL: CELLO Concessions for students and children For those new to the concert series please Photo: Albion Quartet - September 2016 - Crewkerne bring a friend for free (one full price+one free)
SATURDAY 8 APRIL 7.30PM BARTHOLOMEW LAFOLLETTE CELLO CAROLINE PALMER PIANO
SATURDAY 3 JUNE 7.30PM ALASDAIR BEATSON PIANO
LOWER PULWORTHY THURSDAY 6 APRIL 7.30PM Highampton, HATHERLEIGH BARTHOLOMEW LAFOLLETTE CELLO CAROLINE PALMER PIANO Devon, EX21 5LQ
THURSDAY 1 JUNE 7.30PM
CONCERT TICKETS: £15 ALASDAIR BEATSON PIANO BOX OFFICE: 01837 810940 SALAR GALLERY, 18/20 Bridge Street THURSDAY 6 JULY 7.30PM Hatherleigh, Devon, EX20 3HY RAUTIO PIANO TRIO OR online at Eventbrite www.eventbrite.co.uk JANE GORDON: VIOLIN Concessions for students and children VICTORIA SIMONSEN: CELLO Parking - Interval drinks JAN RAUTIO: PIANO Advanced booking advised. Lower Pulworthy is an old farmhouse in the middle THURSDAY 5 OCTOBER 7.30PM of the country and about 2 miles out of Hatherleigh on the A3072. Take a right turn which is signposted CARNEVAL STRING TRIO to Legge Fisheries. Follow the road up the hill and KAMILA BYDLOWSKA: VIOLIN take the right fork, which will lead you down a bumpy SHIRY RASHKOVSKY: VIOLA drive. You will see gate posts ahead of you and you TIMOTEE BOTHBOL: CELLO will have arrived! There are several farm buildings around you but it is no longer a farm. The concert is THURSDAY 30 NOVEMBER 7.30PM in the house. Please park where you can find a space. REALLY CLASSICAL
JOHN CROCKATT THURSDAY 2 FEBRUARY 7.30PM & ANNA CURZON: MATTHEW DRINKWATER PIANO VIOLIN & VIOLA
JAMES TOLL: VIOLIN & VIOLA THURSDAY 16 MARCH 7.30PM JONATHAN REES: CELLO CLARE MCCALDIN MEZZO-SOPRANO
LIBBY BURGESS PIANO Photo: Emma Halnan
November 2016 - Hatherleigh
DATES AND TIMES: PAGE 8 ILMINSTER & BRIDPORT - PAGE 7; HINTON, SHUTE & CREWKERNE - PAGE 6