BARNES BA R N E S MUSIC M U S I C FESTI VAL FESTIVAL 11–26 MARCH 2017
MUSIC AND PLACE ORCHESTR AL , CHOR AL , INSTRUMENTAL , JA ZZ AND FILM EVENTS FROM INTERNATIONAL ARTISTS AND LOCAL GROUPS
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Photograph: Andrew Wilson Welcome to the Sat 11 Mar 1.30pm at St Mary’s Barnes Young Musician of the Year Finals – Ralph Allwood adjudicator 7.30pm at St Mary’s Opening Concert: Four Seasons with Tasmin Little BARNES MUSIC FESTIVAL 2017 Launch of Music & Place exhibition Sun 12 Mar 1.00pm at Kitson Hall Songs from the Shows – Barnes & Richmond Operatic Society 7.30pm at St Mary’s Barnes Choir – Music & Place concert inc Handel, Bernstein, Chilcott This year is the fif th B arnes Music Festival and it has been a Mon 13 Mar 7.30pm at St Mary’s Nocturne: Music & Poetry
pleasure for us over the last five years to have been able to create Madeleine Mitchell, violin. David Harsent, poet & narrator such high qualit y music-making in B arnes. The 2017 Festival is no Tues 14 Mar 1.00pm at St Mary’s Alke Quartet – Haydn, Janacek exception with our theme of Music & Place, celebrating the way in 8.00pm at St Mary’s An Evening with BBC Radio 3’s Sean Rafferty which music enhances our appreciation of spaces and landscapes Wed 15 Mar 7.30pm at St Mary’s Kit and McConnel: Pheasant Laughter whether this is the countr yside or the cit y, the sea or the sk y, the Thur 16 Mar 1.00pm at St Mary’s Grand Tour – Nicholas Wearne organ recital world or just B arnes. 7.30pm at St Mary’s Rautio Piano Trio – A London-themed concert with Jim Parker Betjeman poems and Eleanor Bron We have a varied programme with per formances from Fri 17 Mar 7.30pm at St Mary’s St Paul’s Girls’ School Cantamus international st ars and local groups and new events for schools 8.00pm at OSO Arts Centre A Song for You – from Around the World – Camille & friends and young musicians. We are ver y grateful to our main sponsors Sat 18 Mar 7.30pm at St Mary’s Georgian London – Fulham Camerata & Festival Chorus Chestertons, Russell-Cooke and Barnes Community Association with Barnes Baroque and to our main par tners Friends of St Mar y’s B arnes, B arnes Sun 19 Mar 1.00pm at Kitson Hall St Paul’s School Jazz Bands Choir and Barnes Music Society as well as to the Friends of Barnes 11.30am at St Mary’s Come & Sing Gilbert & Sullivan with John Savournin Music Festival who have donated generously to suppor t the 6.00pm at St Mary’s World Tour as told by Gilbert & Sullivan with Gyles Brandreth programme. We are also pleased to be able to suppor t so many 8.00pm at Bull’s Head National Youth Jazz Orchestra’s Nonet local and music charities with the proceeds from our concer ts. Mon 20 Mar 7.30pm at St Mary’s Italian Journeys – Ashley Fripp piano recital We look forward to welcoming you to all the exciting events Tues 21 Mar 1.00pm at St Michael’s Organ Recital – Martin Neary
7.30pm at A Musical Aviary – Barnes Baroque in this fifth festival and we hope it gives you much pleasure and enjoyment. WWT Wetlands Centre 8.00pm at Wathen Hall Thyme & Plaice – Cantabile & Barnes Concert Band with Richard Suart Daniel Turner, Ar tistic Direc tor Andrew Summers, Chairman in aid of FiSH Wed 22 Mar 7.30pm at St Mary’s Brahms Requiem – English Chamber Choir Thur 23 Mar 1.00pm at St Mary’s A Tour around Baroque Europe – Le Petit Orchestre 7.30pm at Holy Trinity Community Evening – Barnes Community Choir Fri 24 Mar 7.00pm at St Mary’s The River Thames – Craig Ogden, James Gilchrist and RNCM Guitar Ensemble with Dodgson The Boat Race performed by local schools Sat 25 Mar 7.30pm at St Michael’s Fauré Requiem conducted by Martin Neary English Chamber Singers, St Michael’s Choir Sun 26 Mar 10.30am at Olympic Studios Tony Palmer film on Aldeburgh & Britten with Eleanor Oldroyd 2.00pm at Bull’s Head Barnes Blues Band 6.00pm at St Mary’s Festival Choral Evensong – St Mary’s & St Michael’s Choirs with “ Being local to Barnes, a par t of “ Barnes is a fabulous place for a “As a Barnes resident , I am hopeful Bishop Michael Marshall London that has a long music composer to live – our communit y that , whatever your musical taste , tradition, I am thrilled to be holds such an inspirationally you will find something to satisf y, to associated with the Barnes diver se collec tion of musicians, stimulate and to sur prise you. Event and ticket details at All programme details are subject to change. Please check website and Facebook Music Festival.” writers and artists” Please take par t . Please enjoy.” BARNESMUSICFESTIVAL.COM for latest information Howard Goodall, Patron Roxanna Panufnik, Patron Gyles Brandreth, Patron
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BARNES MUSIC We are gr ateful to the Friends of B arnes Music Festival for their Music & Place, our theme for 2017, celebrates the way in which FESTIVAL OFFICE generous support. music enhances our appreciation of spaces and landscapes, St Mary’s Barnes whether this is the countr yside or the cit y, the sea or the sk y, the Church Road Alast air & Libby Aberdare Juliet Kingsmill world or Barnes. The relationship between music, space and B arnes SW13 9HL Geof frey & Fiona B arnet t Anthony Land place is one of the richest creative connections in our cultural E [email protected] Margaret & David Barrie Stephen & Roxanna Macklow-Smith histor y. Real or imaginative landscapes and places have inspired T 075 52 58 51 52 Gyles & Michèle B r andreth B en & Sue M ack wor th - Pr aed Alast air & Dawn Cameron John & Chris Madeley composers through the ages. TICKETS Brian & Celia Cleave Rodney & M ar y Milne - Day Online from Miranda Corben Christopher & Diane Morcom Our theme runs through all of the festival and, to interpret this theme in Pip Danby Christopher Morgan www.barnesmusicfestival.com the place of B arnes, we are introducing three new features to add to the Patricia Darke Eleanor Oldroyd In person from Chester tons of fices varied programme of concer ts det ailed in this brochure : Eleanor Davison Daniel O’Shea Or complete the form at the back David Devons Chris & Lavender Patten of the brochure Giles & Annie Dimock Paul Phillips Schools Workshops: in the lead-up to the Festival, four local primar y Jane Dodgson Peter & Jenny Pitman schools, Barnes Primary School, Lowther School, St Osmund’s Catholic CHESTERTONS Anthony & M ayella Fig gis Alasdair & Joanna S aunders Primary School and Thomson House School, are running workshops BARNES Christabel Gairdner Veronica Schroter with their pupils on a Boat Race theme led by distinguished workshop 133 Church Road Susie & B erkeley G aunt Derek & E sther Senhenn leader Bill Connor. Pupils from the schools then come together for a joint B arnes SW13 9HR Andrew Gerry Charlie & Rachel Sk ilbeck
Pauline Gore G ar y & Sue Smith per formance of Dodgson’s The Boat Race at the concer t on Friday 24 CHESTERTONS Judy & Nik Gowing Michael & Gill S pillane March (see page 25) . NORTH BARNES Robin Grant Joanna & Ron Sullam 192 Castelnau Jock & Susie Green-Armytage Ann Willard Sullivan B arnes SW13 9DH John & Menna H arries Andrew & Fr ances Summers William & Fouk i Heller Paul & Jo Teverson Barnes Young Musician of the Year : CHESTERTONS Lowell Herbert Simon & Judy Umfreville celebrating the ver y best of young local EAST SHEEN Michael & Judy Hildesley Rober t & Ann Ward - Jones BARNES musicians, the award of B arnes Young 254a Upper Richmond Road Angela Hoggarth Karen Goldie-Morrison & YOUNG MUSICIAN OF Musician of the Year will be made at the E ast Sheen SW14 8AG Tessa Hopkins Michael Whalley THE YEAR Hugh & Avril Joslin Joan Wheeler-Bennett opening concer t on Saturday 11 March (see pages 6 & 7 ) .
Young Artists Soirées: t aking music Partners and Sponsors into their own homes, five of the Friends of B arnes Music Festival are hosting early
BARNES evening soirées when young ar tists, MUSIC SOCIETY including soprano, cello, oboe, violin and
PRESIDENT STEVEN ISSERLIS piano, will per form for their guests. Since they are in private houses, the soirées are by invit ation only and if you would like to be invited please cont act Supporting Barnes Music [email protected]. Festival 2016 Specialist advice and a breadth of expertise for individuals and businesses 4 BARNES MUSIC FESTIVAL 2017 BARNES MUSIC FESTIVAL 2017 5
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Barnes Young Musician of the Year Opening Concert: Finals Adjudication Four Seasons with Tasmin Little
SATURDAY 11 MARCH In a new venture for 2017 the B arnes SATURDAY 11 MARCH Tasmin Lit tle is both the soloist and Music Festival and Barnes Music Society conductor in this unique coupling: Vivaldi’s 1. 30 – 4. 30 pm are launching the Barnes Young Musician 7. 30 – 9. 30 pm ever-popular Four Seasons meets Roxanna St Mary’s Barnes competition to celebrate the very best St Mar y’s Barnes Panufnik ’s Four World Seasons. Tickets free of our young local musicians. Young Tickets £25 instrument alists of Gr ade 6 and above have As a complete cycle , Vivaldi’s Four Seasons Suppor ted by been invited to apply. Suppor ted by of fers a set of vivid t ableaux, imaginative and enticing, with ample chance for The adjudication will be led by Ralph the violin soloist to display technique , Allwood MBE , former Director of Music sensitivit y, and colour. These are qualities at Eton College. It is open to the public and that Roxanna Panufnik also sought for her families and friends of the performers are Tasmin Little own Seasons tribute , Four World Seasons, particularly welcome. The programme will Orpheus Sinfonia writ ten especially for Tasmin Lit tle. The be posted in advance on the website where final piece ‘Autumn in Albania’ is dedicated fur ther information can also be found. The Roxanna Panufnik Four World Seasons to the memor y of Panufnik ’s father, the holder of the title will be announced at Autumn in Albania, Tibetan Winter Polish composer Sir Andr zej Panufnik , who, the end of the af ternoon and will have an Tchaikovsky Serenade for Strings his daughter says, was born, loved, and died oppor tunit y to per form during the Festival. Vivaldi The Four Seasons in autumn.
CD of the programme will be available af ter BARNES the concert YOUNG MUSICIAN OF THE YEAR
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Music & Place Songs from the Shows Music and Place Photographic exhibition BROS Barnes Choir
Open daily throughout the Festival from SUNDAY 12 MARCH SUNDAY 12 MARCH The Barnes Choir present three works 10. 30 am – 12 . 30 pm and during all events connected through their associations with St Mar y’s Barnes 1.0 0 – 3. 30 pm 7. 30 – 9. 30 pm dif ferent places. The Chichester Psalms Free entry Kitson Hall St . Mar y’s Barnes by Leonard Bernstein were commissioned Tickets £10 Tickets £15 by Walter Hussey, Dean of Chichester Prominent local photographers Andrew Cathedr al, in 196 4 for the Three Choirs Wilson, Tammy Marlar, James Kirkland Members of the Barnes and Richmond The Barnes Choir & Orchestra , Festival whilst Bob Chilcott’s vibrant and & Bill Christie display a specially cur ated Operatic Society conducted by Julian Collings varied cant at a evokes a contempor ar y photographic exhibition on the Festival Peter Jaekel Organ and Piano impression of London’s sights, sounds and theme of Music & Place. With so many Join South West London’s premiere non- Elspeth Wilkes Piano moods. Handel was one of the char ter facets of life inspiring us to reflect on professional Musical Theatre company for founders of the London Foundling Hospital these powerful and interlinked concepts, a global tour with familiar numbers from Bernstein Chichester Psalms and his Foundling Hospit al Anthem was water is an ever- evolving const ant , around G&S through to the roaring 20 s and 30 s Chilcott Songs and Cries of London Town writ ten to be per formed at the Hospit al as which music and place both orbit our daily Broadway hits that will tr anspor t us to the Handel Foundling Hospital Anthem a benefit for the organisation to complete lives. The images for the exhibition dr aw golden age of theatreland in the first half of its then unfinished chapel. inspir ation from water in all its guises, the t wentieth centur y and beyond. from swirling, all-enveloping fog to tinkling Having been formed as an of fshoot of the miniature ice - cr yst als, from languid bodies B arnes Chor al Societ y over 10 0 years ago of water to thr ashing torrents of storm we are pleased that BROS returns home to r ain, from the crunch of veils of frost to the make its debut in the B arnes Music Festival. mute of a blanket of ice. Featuring hit show tunes from Merrie England, The Gondoliers, Oklahoma , 42nd Suppor ted by Street and a Lit tle Night Music alongside stand alone songs.
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Nocturne : Music & Poetry Haydn and Janacek Grand Tour organ recital Alke Quartet Nicholas Wearne
MONDAY 13 MARCH Violinist Madeleine Mitchell, described TU ESDAY 14 MARCH THURSDAY 16 MARCH by The Times as ‘one of the UK’s liveliest 7. 30 – 9. 30 pm musical forces’ brings the wonder ful 1.0 0 – 2 .0 0 pm 1.0 0 – 2 .0 0 pm St Mar y’s Barnes programme she created with distinguished St Mar y’s Barnes St Mar y’s Barnes Tickets £15 B arnes poet and libret tist , David Harsent Tickets £10 Tickets £10 on the theme of Night , together with Madeleine Mitchell violin the world-premiere of a piece for violin Soh -Yon Kim Violin Nicholas Wearne organ David Harsent poet and narrator and narrator celebrating nocturnal Henry Chandler Violin Marc Verter piano B arnes. Evocative music for violin and Benjamin Harrison Viola Nicholas Wearne, previously Organist at piano alternates with Harsent reading Karen French Cello St Martin-in-the-Fields and at New College poems from his award winning collection, Oxford, was winner of the Poul Ruders Night plus the exquisite 3 Pieces for violin Haydn String Quar tet in Eb major Op33 No2 Prize at the 2011 Odense International and piano by Howells of 1917, including a Janacek String Quar tet No.1 Organ Competition. This Grand Tour of Russian L ament . They are joined by B MF organ music travels through the continent of regular, pianist Marc Verter. Henry Chandler returns to the Barnes Music Europe, taking in music from four centuries, Festival with the Quartet he has recently including Bach’s masterpiece Toccata, Adagio joined performing a contrasting programme and Fugue in C Major and displays the ringing of light-hearted Haydn and passionate tones of St Mar y’s organ to full ef fect . psychological Janacek which they will have played the evening before at the Wigmore Hall. Haydn boasted that he had developed “a new and entirely special kind” of string quartet when he composed Op33 No2 The Joke. Janacek’s first string quartetThe Kreutzer Sonata was inspired by Tolstoy’s novella of the same name.
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An Evening with Sean Rafferty Kit and McConnel Pheasant Laughter
TU ESDAY 14 MARCH The respected arts broadcaster, WEDNESDAY 15 MARCH We are delighted to be welcoming the Sean Raf fer t y is best known for presenting ama zing cabaret double act of Kit and 8 .0 0 – 9.45pm BBC Radio 3’s flagship evening progr amme 7. 30 – 9. 30 pm McConnel to present their latest show St Mar y’s Barnes In Tune where live music and inter views St Mary’s Barnes Pheasant Laughter… with br and new songs Tickets £15 present the latest in classical music. Sean Tickets £20 that address the really impor t ant things: is a past master at put ting ar tists at their Love , Death and Wet Wipes. They have Sean Rafferty in conversation with ease with his rela xed st yle and infectious Kit and McConnel had sell- out shows at London cabaret Daniel Turner humour; from the rich and famous to the venues The Pheasantr y, The Cr a z y Coqs, Introduced by Lord Pat ten of Barnes student quar tet fresh from college , Sean and St . James’ Theatre plus the Edinburgh, can make anyone feel a st ar. Aldeburgh, and Three Choirs Festivals, as well as a host of theatres and concer t halls Sean will be in conversation with Ar tistic up and down the UK . They regularly toured Director Daniel Turner who hopes to the UK with the late , great Joan Rivers and elicit stories of success, the music that has are of ten to be heard on BBC Radio. influenced him and one or t wo moments ‘ I could barely write for laughing , most of the where the demands of live broadcasting time’ ( Edinburgh Fringe Review) have called upon Sean’s legendar y abilit y to ‘Cabaret Royalty’ (Time Out) improvise.
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Rautio Piano Trio: A London-themed concert St Paul’s Girls’ School A Song for You – from Barnes Music Society Cantamus Around the World
THURSDAY 16 MARCH Smy th may not be a familiar name today as FRIDAY 17 MARCH FRIDAY 17 MARCH a composer, but she was notorious in her 7. 30 – 9.45pm day as a suf fr aget te. Her musical roots were 7. 30 – 9. 30 pm 8 .0 0 – 10.0 0 pm St . Mar y’s Barnes firmly in the romantic tradition influenced St Mar y’s Barnes OSO Ar ts Centre Tickets £15 by Br ahms, Grieg and Tchaikovsk y, all of Tickets £12 Tickets £10 (£12 on the door) whom she had met . Rautio Piano Trio : Cantamus Camille, Charlie & Friends Jane Gordon violin Many of the amusing, nost algic and satirical Heidi Pegler Conductor Victoria Simonsen cello poems by Sir John Betjeman were set Alexis White and Bernard Hughes Piano Over the last 10 years, in a variety of Jan Rautio piano to captivating music by Jim Parker and ensembles large and small, Camille & Charlie with Eleanor Bronnarrator originally recorded with the poet himself To tie in with their for thcoming tour have been fortunate to build a repertoire full as narr ator. The music has been specially to Bruges and Ypres, Cant amus, a of surprises. Recent years have seen them JC Bach Trio in G , Op2 No.2 arr anged for the trio by Jim Parker and we girls’ chamber choir of 12-15 year perform sell-out shows at the OSO Arts Ethyl Smyth Piano Trio in D Minor are delighted that Eleanor Bron has agreed olds from St Paul’s Girls’ School, will Centre in Barnes. They are now delighted to Jim Parker 4 Betjeman poems to be the narr ator for this per formance. present a progr amme with a reflective return, as part of the Barnes Music Festival Mendelssohn Piano Trio No.2 in C Minor, theme. Repertoire will include a newly 2017, to what has become one of their Op.66 commissioned piece by composer in favourite venues. To mark the occasion, the residence Dr Bernard Hughes, Caccini’s programme will follow the thematic link of Suppor ted by reflectiveAve Maria, Remembered by Music & Place, while remaining close to the Nathan Waring with trumpet solo, Sister song choices that have, over time, become
BARNES Song by Canadian composer Sar ah Quar tel part of their lives. WORKHOUSE FUND BARNES and Bob Chilcott’s beautiful version of Our MUSIC SOCIETY revels now are ended. There will also be solo instrumental and chamber items performed by music scholars and choristers.
PRESIDENT STEVEN ISSERLIS
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Georgian London St Paul’s School Jazz Bands National Youth Jazz Orchestra’s Nonet
SATURDAY 18 MARCH E xplore the sights and sounds of London SUNDAY 19 MARCH SUNDAY 19 MARCH town during one of her most exciting 7. 30 – 9. 30 pm periods. With the accession of George 1.0 0 – 3. 30 pm 8 .0 0 – 10. 30 pm St Mar y’s Barnes I and the Hanoverian line , London Kitson Hall Bull’s Head Barnes Tickets £15 experienced a flowering of the ar ts almost Tickets £7 Tickets £13 on the door unparalleled in history. Tonight’s concert (£11in advance from thebullshead.com) Fulham Camerata celebr ates the music of Georgian London St Paul’s School Ja zz Bands, including: Big Barnes Music Festival Chorus as seen at Cour t , Tavern, Church and the Band, Funk Group, Swing Bandand smaller National Youth Ja zz Orchestra’s Nonet Barnes Baroque Ensemble infamous Pleasure Gardens. combos. Directed by the ensemble leaders led by Tom Stone Conductor James Day of the ja z z progr amme. We are delighted to welcome back The National Youth Ja z z Orchestr a’s Nonet GF Handel Music for the Royal Fireworks, Fulham Camer at a and the B arnes Music Ensembles from the highly-regarded jazz is a showcase for some of the most t alented Water Music , Zadok the Priest Festival Chorus for our sonic tour of the programme at St Paul’s School return to the young ja z z musicians in the UK with a focus Music from the Tavern and the Pleasure capit al, accompanied by our ver y own Barnes Music Festival to perform in Kitson Hall on small-group improvisation. Returning Gardens B arnes B aroque period instruments. a programme of jazz from around the world to the B arnes Music Festival for the fif th Handel’s Firework and Water Music joins reflecting the theme of Music & Place. The year running, their arrangements this year that of his justly famed Zadok the Priest to performances will include new arrangements reflect the Festival theme by t aking a ja z z celebr ate some of Great Brit ain’s finest writ ten especially for the Festival. tour around the world. music and poetr y. Local caterer & Feast will be providing a pop - up food stall ser ving some delicious Sunday lunch snacks for all the family (with a bar for the adult s of cour se ) . w w w.andfeast .com
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Come & Sing Gilbert & Sullivan with John Savournin Italian Journeys World Tour as told by Gilbert & Sullivan with Gyles Brandreth Ashley Fripp Piano Recital
SUNDAY 19 MARCH Join a day of Come & Sing Gilber t & Sullivan MONDAY 20 MARCH British pianist Ashley Fripp per forms a with many of his well-known choruses recit al in which Mozar t ’s vibr ant , youthful 11.30am – 5.00pm from oper as spanning the world from the 7. 30 – 9. 30 pm D major piano sonata is richly contr asted by Come & Sing registr ation + rehearsal Pirates of Penzance and HMS Pinafore to The St Mar y’s Barnes journeying to the Gothic horrors of Ravel’s 6.0 0 – 8 .0 0 pm World Tour per formance Gondoliers and The Mikado. The Come & Sing Tickets £15 fiendishly difficultGaspard de la Nuit. Ashley day is conducted by leading G&S oper a will also be reciting the poetr y of Ber tr and St Mar y’s Barnes specialist John Savournin. W. A. Mozart Sonata No. 9 in D major, K . 311 which inspired the work to fur ther enhance M. Ravel Gaspard de la Nuit the enjoyment of this mystical gem of Come & Sing par ticipants (day and evening) The day finishes with a per formance of F. Liszt Années de pèlerinage – the piano literature. The closing half of £20 (including all music) – this World Tour as told by Gilber t & Sullivan Deuxième année : Italie , S . 161 the programme features the complete complete application form on website with narr ation by BBC celebrit y Gyles second book of Liszt’s magnificentYears Br andreth, to which all are welcome. Suppor ted by of Pilgrimage which is comprised of work s World Tour audience inspired by It alian renaissance poetr y, Tickets £10 painting and sculpture – one of the great Supporting Barnes Music pinnacles of the Romantic er a . Festival 2016 Specialist advice and a breadth of expertise for individuals and businesses
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Martin Neary A Tour around Baroque Europe A Musical Aviary Organ Recital Le Petit Orchestre
TU ESDAY 21 MARCH THURSDAY 23 MARCH TU ESDAY 21 MARCH With this year’s theme for the Barnes Music Festival being Music & Place , one of 1.0 0 – 2 .0 0 pm 1.0 0 – 2 .0 0 pm 7. 30 – 9. 30 pm the most not able places in B arnes is the St Michael’s Barnes St Mar y’s Barnes W W T London Wetland Centre London Wetland Centre , an urban oasis for Tickets £10 Tickets £10 Tickets £15 wildlife and people , and we are delighted to be presenting the first- ever classical music Martin Neary former Organist at Le Petit Orchestre Barnes Baroque concer t to t ake place there , in the newly-
Winchester Cathedral and Westminster Helen Kruger leader Davina Clarke violin solo & leader refurbished Thames H2O auditorium. A Abbey Christine Buras soprano Oliver-John Ruthven harpsichord Musical Aviary features music inspired by Daniel Turner tenor & director birdsong through the ages including works Mar tin Near y has chosen a sparkling by Vaughan Williams, Biber and Handel programme, designed to show off the Handel As steals the Morn duet for Sopr ano Vaughan Williams The Lark Ascending (who lived at nearby B arn Elms when he resources of the splendidly refurbished and Tenor Biber Violin Sonata Cock , Hen & Quail first came to London in 1712). This will be organ at St Michael’s. There is a clear Geminiani La Folia ( Variations on a theme Handel Trio Sonata accompanied by audio -visual of the birds, French flavour; the recit al opens with by Corelli) and other work s inspired by birds related to each piece of music including Louis-Nicolas Clérambault’s Suite du Lully Bois Epais for Sopr ano and Strings nightingale , cuckoo, lark and quail. Premier Ton, followed by B ach’s great Boyce Symphony no.1 for Oboes and Strings
Pièce d’Orgue (Fantasia in G) which shows Photo © Ruthven Photo © Alexander W hit tle strong French influences. Then come two Le Petit Orchestre is a small ensemble classics from the 19 th centur y Romantic of eight musicians, specialising in music repertoire: César Franck’s lyrical Prélude, of the baroque er a played on copies of Fugue and Variation, and Fr anz Liszt ’s instrument s of the period. This progr amme virtuoso homage to Bach with his Prelude casts the net wide to encompass work s and Fugue on B ACH. The recit al ends with from the leading musical European the glittering Carnival by the young English countries of the day. composer, Thomas Hewit t Jones.
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Thyme and Plaice Brahms Requiem in aid of FiSH Neighbourhood Care English Chamber Choir
TU ESDAY 21 MARCH “Thyme and Place” an evening menu WEDNESDAY 22 MARCH Br ahms is recognised as the towering of musical delights in aid of FiSH figure of late romanticism and in his 8 .0 0 – 10.0 0 pm Neighbourhood Care. Featuring Richard 7. 30 – 9. 30 pm requiem we find a pivot al work that Wathen Hall, St Paul’s School Suar t , singer and actor, who has specialised St Mar y’s Barnes reshaped his reput ation and career. His Tickets £15 in the comic roles of Gilber t and Sullivan Tickets £15 German Requiem is a radiant and joy-filled and has sung Ko - Ko in The Mikado for work in spite of the recent death of his Richard Suart, baritone, accompanied by English National Oper a for more than Supported by beloved mother and the lingering feelings Bryan Evans 25 years. Richard will be accompanied by Worshipful Company of Musicians of loss at the death of fellow composer The London Quar tet – Cantabile Br yan Evans a leading exponent of chamber Rober t Schumann that are perhaps The Barnes Concer t Band oper a and co -founder of Diva Oper a . English Chamber Choir conducted by the major stimuli for its composition. The London Quar tet- Cant abile a capella Guy Protheroe Significantly this per formance uses With music by Noel Coward, Tom Lehrer, group is outst anding in both comedy Robin Allegra Parton soprano Br ahms own arr angement for piano duet Flanders and Swann, Gilbert and Sullivan and classics. The B arnes Concer t B and Fredrick Long baritone that was first premiered in London to has a membership of 4 0 wind, br ass and William Vann, Freddie Brown pianists help bring his music to smaller venues and Suppor ted by Charles B ank s percussion players who combine their to a wider audience. t alents under director Alan Goodall. Brahms A German Requiem, To Words of the Holy Scriptures Op 45 The English Chamber Choir dazzled Barnes Chor al arr angements of Gershwin and audiences with their per formance last year Cole Porter songs and tonight pair their rendition of one of the pinnacles of the choral repertoire with lighter music by Gershwin and Cole Por ter and other popular choral arrangements.
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Community Evening River Thames and The Boat Race
THURSDAY 23 MARCH Barnes Community Choir is for singers FRIDAY 24 MARCH As the main ar ter y for London and a key of all ages and back grounds, who share a feature of Barnes’ geography the River 7. 30 – 9. 30 pm love of song and an enthusiasm for making 7.0 0 – 9.0 0 pm Thames is celebr ated in much music and Holy Trinit y Barnes music together. There’s no audition, nor is St Mar y’s Barnes poetry. Distinguished British composer Tickets £10 any previous experience or music-reading Tickets £12 Stephen Dodgson is best known for his skill necessary as everything’s learnt by ear. guit ar work s and enjoyed a daily walk Proceeds to be shared between Conductor Joe Bunker says: “This choir is Suppor ted by by the river and this af finit y is strongly charities Choir with No Name, based on inclusivity and accessibility: the The Stephen Dodgson Trust felt in Watersmeet . Cr aig Ogden makes chosen by Barnes Community Choir, results we achieve are ama zing!” a welcome return to the Festival and is and the Hannah Gentr y Fund, chosen joined by stellar tenor James Gilchrist to by Holy Trinit y Barnes Alan Fr ank s, award-winning author Supporting Barnes Music per form London Lyrics. The Boat Race and musician, per forms a solo set , FestivalCraig Ogden 2016 guit ar & director paints a picture in music of the excitement Barnes Community Choir, accompanying himself on the guit ar and SpecialistGuitarists advice from and a breadththe Royal of expertise Northern of the annual r ace bet ween Ox ford and for individuals and businesses conducted by Joe Bunker joins the Choir as they sing a couple of his College of Music Cambridge from the course and r ace Alan Franks, singer and song-writer songs. With his style of music – accessible, James Gilchrist tenor itself to the spect ators on the river bank s. rela xed and fun – it ’s a per fect pairing! Pupils from Barnes Primar y School, St Local school children have been working Choir: contemporary choral works, hard to create their own version through +44Osmund’s (0)20 8789 9111 Catholic Primary School, pop, ja z z , gospel and show tunes, in an www.russell-cooke.co.ukLowther School improvisation on instruments and in song. ever-expanding repertoire. Bill Connor conductor BBC spor ts journalist Elly Oldroyd is our Fr ank s: compositions old and new Elly Oldroyd commentator comment ator and the audience will have to decide whether they are for the Light or Watersmeet by Stephen Dodgson Dark Blues! London Lyrics by Stephen Dodgson The B oat Race by Stephen Dodgson Solo guit ar work s from around the world
24 BARNES MUSIC FESTIVAL 2017 BARNES MUSIC FESTIVAL 2017 25 SATURDAY 25 MARCH 25 SATURDAY MARCH 26 SUNDAY
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Fauré Requiem Aldeburgh and Britten Barnes Blues Band Tony Palmer
SATURDAY 25 MARCH Mar tin Near y has chosen a beautiful SUNDAY 26 MARCH SUNDAY 26 MARCH progr amme for the concer t by the English 7. 30 – 9. 30 pm Chamber Singers and St Michael’s choir. 10.30am – 12.30pm 2 .0 0 – 4. 30 pm St Michael’s Barnes Two striking unaccompanied set tings, John Olympic Studios The Bull’s Head Tickets £25 front nave (numbered seating) Tavener’s Hymns to the Mother of God, Tickets £15 £13 on the door (£11 in advance from £20 rear nave (numbered seating) and Aaron Copland’s In the beginning, tickets.thebullsheadbarnes.com) £10 side aisles (unallocated seating) (with mezzo-soprano Elspeth Marrow) Benjamin Brit ten and his Festival are followed by Herber t Howells’s By the directed by Tony Palmer Barnes Blues Band : Bobby Tench, Papa Martin Neary conductor waters of B abylon, for baritone , violin, cello Followed by inter view with Tony Palmerby George, Peter Rees , Darby Todd English Chamber Singers and organ, and Janacek ’s passionate set ting Elly Oldroyd St Michael’s Choir of The Lord’s Pr ayer. The second half is B arnes Blues B and returns to the B arnes David Adams violin devoted to the Fauré Requiem in David One of Tony Palmer’s first films, shot at Music Festival with high calibre rock Alice Neary cello Hill’s exquisite arrangement for violin, the 1967 Aldeburgh Festival has become a blues on the Festival theme of Music & Lucy Wakeford harp cello, harp and organ. The distinguished classic with brilliant editing making a natur al Place. Vocalist and guit arist Bobby Tench’s John West organ instrument alists are David Adams, Alice partnership of music and picture and infectious high octane performances mix Near y, Lucy Wakeford and John West . demonstr ating how the place of Aldeburgh with passionate vocals and commit ted Fauré Requiem had such a profound ef fect on Brit ten’s guit ar playing from Papa George , all Herbert Howells By the water s of Babylon music and helped create one of the world’s enhanced by Peter Rees on bass and Darby John Tavener Hymns to the Mother of God premier festivals. The film will be followed Todd on drums. Aaron Copland’s In the beginning by an inter view with Tony Palmer by BBC Janacek The Lord’s Prayer repor ter Elly Oldroyd.
26 BARNES MUSIC FESTIVAL 2017 BARNES MUSIC FESTIVAL 2017 27 SUNDAY 26 MARCH 26 SUNDAY COMPOS E RS OF BARNES THE FLOW OF IN S PIR ATION
What is there in the waters of B arnes that holds such an at tr action for ar tists and music makers? Since George Frideric Handel’s sojourn
at B arn Elms in 1713, a succession of leading composers have made Barnes Composers the village their home. From Gust av Holst and Herber t Howells COMPOSERS OF BARNES to Carl Davis and Roxanna Panufnik , they have r aised children The Flow of Inspiration GEORGE FREDRICH HANDEL, GUSTAV HOLST, HERBERT HOWELLS, STEPHEN DODGSON, CARL DAVIS, JIM PARKER, and writ ten music to the accompaniment of the birds on the HOWARD GOODALL AND ROXANNA PANUFNIK Common, and the ebb and flow of the tidal Thames.
So have they found inspir ation in this greenest of London villages? Or is it mere coincidence that has turned a corner of South West London into a creative hub?
In this book to mark the 2016 B arnes Music Festival, BBC BY ELEANOR OLDROYD broadcaster Eleanor Oldroyd has put together informative 10 | Barnes Music Festival WITH A FOREWORD BY LORD PATTEN OF BARNES Festival Choral Evensong and often affectionate biographical profiles of eight leading Barnes composers.
The book is available at Barnes Bookshop, at our concer ts or order via mail order on our website www.barnesmusicfestival.com SUNDAY 26 MARCH Join us for the final celebr ator y event of the Barnes Music Festival 2017. The timeless 6.0 0 – 7. 30 pm of fice of Chor al Evensong is a beautiful marriage of prose and music and has St Mar y’s Barnes Barnes Music Festival is delighted to Free entr y with collection enhanced the place of worship throughout be par tnering once again with the the centuries. The service includes music Richmond Music and Drama Festival, from B arnes composers Howells and Holst St Mar y’s Barnes Choir the borough’s festival celebrating the St Michael’s Barnes Choir and Brahms evocative anthem How Lovely performing arts. The 2017 Music and Address by Bishop Michael Marshall is your Dwelling Place. Drama Festival t akes place bet ween
13 – 31 March and will once again Brahms How Lovely is your Dwelling Place The address is given by Bishop Michael feature a wide r ange of music , dance Bruckner Locus Iste Marshall, previously Bishop of Woolwich and dr ama from local organisations, as Hymn tunes by Howells and Holst and co-founder of the Awareness well as professional and internationally Foundation who is himself a concer t renowned ar tists. Events will t ake pianist , on the theme of “ Music and place in venues across the borough Religious Places”. throughout March – do pick up a festival programme or visit The ser vice will be followed by a www.richmond.gov.uk/musicanddrama reception to celebrate the Festival to for more information and for det ails on which all are invited. how to book tickets.
28 BARNES MUSIC FESTIVAL 2017 BARNES MUSIC FESTIVAL 2017 29 BARNES MUSIC FESTIVAL 2017 BOOKING FORM Complete this form and t ake to one of Chester tons of fices in FESTIVAL VENUES HOLY TRINITY BARNES Barnes, North Barnes or East Sheen 162 Castelnau S W13 9 E T (addresses overle af ) or send with Name cheque to the Festival O f fice WATHEN HALL St P aul’s S chool S W13 9JT W W T W E TL A N DS C E NTR E Address Queen E liz abet h’s Walk S W13 9W T
KITSON HALL Email Kit son Road S W13 9 H J DATE EVENT PRICE NO. AMOUNT TH E B U LL’ S H E AD 11 Mar B arnes Young Musician of the Ye ar Finals Free 372 Lonsd ale Road S W13 9 PY OLYMPIC STUDIOS 11 Mar Opening Concert – Tasmin Little/Orpheus £25 117 Church Road S W13 0 N X 12 Mar Songs from the Shows - B ROS £10 12 Mar Music & Place – B arnes Choir £15 13 Mar Nocturne: Music & Poetr y £15 OSO ARTS CENTRE ST MARY’S BARNES 49 St ation Road S W13 0 LF 14 M ar Alke Quar tet £10 Church Road S W13 9 H L 14 M ar Evening with Se an Raf fer t y £15 15 Mar Kit & McConnel £20 16 M ar Nicholas We arne Org an Recit al £10 16 M ar Rautio Piano Trio London -themed Concer t £15 ST MICHAEL’S BARNES 17 Mar St Paul’s Girls’ School Cant amus £12 39 E lm B ank G ardens S W13 0 N X M ap by Jeremy Wilson 17 Mar A Song for You from around the World - Camille £10 18 Mar Georgian London £15 19 M ar St Paul’s School J a z z B ands £7 19 M ar Come & Sing Gilber t & Sullivan Complete Application Form 19 M ar Gilber t & Sullivan World Tour £10 19 M ar N ational Youth J a z z Orchestr a Nonet Pay at door 20 Mar It alian Journeys – A shley Fripp piano £15 21 Mar M ar tin Ne ar y Org an Recit al £10 21 Mar Musical Aviary £15 Supporting Barnes Music 21 Mar Thyme & Plaice FiS H concer t £15 22 Mar B r ahms Requiem - English Chamber Choir £15 Festival 2017 23 Mar Tour around B aroque Europe - Le Petit Orchestre £10 23 Mar Community Evening – Barnes Community Choir £10 Specialist advice and a breadth of expertise 24 M ar River Thames & The B oat Race £12 for individuals and businesses 25 Mar Fauré Requiem at St Michael’s - front centre* £25 - re ar centre* £20 - side aisle £10 26 M ar Aldeburgh & B rit ten film - Tony Palmer £15 26 M ar B arnes B lues B and Pay at door 26 M ar Festival Choral Evensong Free with collection +44 (0)20 8789 9111 Festival Pass (entr y to all pre -ticketed event s) £140 www.russell-cooke.co.uk TOTAL (cheque paya ble to St M ar y ’s Barnes) £
A ll se at s are unalloc ated exce pt front and re ar centre se at s on Take completed form to one of Chester tons of fices in 25 M arch at St Michael’s which are numbered * Barnes, North Barnes or East Sheen All venues have disabled access and disabled seating can be reserved or send wit h cheque pay able to St M ar y ’s B arnes for tot al amount to 30 BARNES MUSIC FESTIVAL 2017 on request to [email protected] Ba r nes M usic Fest iva l , St M a r y ’s Ba r nes , Church Roa d , Children under 12 are free. Tickets cannot be refunded. Ba r nes SW13 9H L WorkingWorking together together in harmony ChestertonsChestertons is is proud proudin to harmonyto sponsor sponsor BarnesBarnes Music Music Festival Festival 2017. 2017.
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