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Festival Brochure Llyfryn Yr 27 AUGUST– 1 SEPTEMBER 27 AWST–1 MEDI 2020 Café with courtyard garden. We make things for you, sell things for you to make and have a wide selection of gifts, cards and local art that is made by individuals and companies we love! Rug and textile showroom, bespoke design and weaving service, cleaning and repairs. festival brochure Open 10-4 Every Day During Presteigne Festival llyfryn yr ŵyl Industrial Estate, Presteigne, LD8 2UF www.presteignefestival.com Shop Online www.theworkhousegallery.co.uk 01544 267864 [email protected] Welcome Welcome to Presteigne’s thirty-eighth annual feast of the arts – created and curated in partnership with composers, musicians and artists, taking place amidst the beauty of the Welsh Marches. The 2020 edition brings together a typically wide variety of constituents – an exploration of music from Ireland, Scotland and Wales, a feature of Leoš Janáček’s amazingly original output and a celebration of Beethoven in his 250th birthday year. The Festival’s advocacy of contemporary music continues with a corpus of exciting commissions from Tarik O’Regan (composer-in-residence), Martin Butler, Gary Carpenter, Amelia Clarkson, Ninfea Cruttwell-Reade (the first Presteigne ‘Evolve’ composer), Joseph Phibbs, Emma-Ruth Richards and RPS Emerging Composer, Robin Haigh. Supporting events include three outstanding Irish films, talks from Peter J Conradi, Stephen Johnson, Nicholas Murray and Fiona Sampson, an exhibition in association with the Sidney Nolan Trust and, for the third consecutive year, the popular Presteigne Open Studios weekend. A starry artist line-up sees the return of Festival favourites Clare Hammond, the Carducci Quartet and Amy Dickson, whilst those appearing for the first time include Chloë Hanslip, the Bath Camerata and Jonathan Gunthorpe. I very much hope you’ll be tempted to join us in Radnorshire’s favourite Festival town for a truly mouth-watering menu of events. George Vass, artistic director • Your local online wine merchant. • Free delivery in Presteigne Croeso • Fed up with “industrial” supermarket wines? Croeso i ddeunawfed wledd gelfyddydol flynyddol ar hugain Llanandras – wedi’i chreu a’i churadu Re-discover the joy of “Real Wines” from around the world mewn partneriaeth â chyfansoddwyr, cerddorion ac artistiaid ac sy’n digwydd yng nghanol harddwch • Prices from £7.99 Gororau Cymru. • To chat about your wine requirements or to visit Mae rhifyn 2020 yn dwyn ynghyd amrywiaeth nodweddiadol eang o gynhwysion – cyfle i glywed call Mark on 01544 267 314 cerddoriaeth o Iwerddon, Yr Alban a Chymru, sylw arbennig i allbwn hynod wreiddiol Leoš Janáček a dathliad o Beethoven yn 250 mlwyddiant ei eni. • Eich masnachwr gwin ar-lein lleol Mae eiriolaeth yr Ŵyl dros gerddoriaeth gyfoes yn parhau gyda chorff o gomisiynau cyffrous gan Tarik • Danfoniad am ddim O’Regan (cyfansoddwr preswyl), Martin Butler, Gary Carpenter, Amelia Clarkson, Ninfea Cruttwell- • Wedi hen flino ar winoedd archfarchnad “diwydiannol”? Reade (cyfansoddwr ‘Esblygu’ cyntaf Llanandras), Joseph Phibbs, Emma-Ruth Richards ac Egin– Ailddarganfyddwch lawenydd “Gwinoedd Go Iawn” o bedwar ban byd gyfansoddwr yr RPS, Robin Haigh. • Prisiau o £7.99 Ymhlith y digwyddiadau ategol mae tair ffilm neilltuol o Iwerddon, sgyrsiau gan Peter J Conradi, • I sgwrsio am eich anghenion gwin neu i ymweld â ni, Stephen Johnson, Nicholas Murray a Fiona Sampson, arddangosfa ar y cyd ag Ymddiriedolaeth Sidney ffoniwch Mark ar 01544 267 314 Nolan ac am y drydedd flwyddyn o’r bron, benwythnos poblogaidd Stiwdios Agored Llanandras. Yn dychwelyd i’r Ŵyl mae’r lein-yp serennog o artistiaid yn cynnwys y ffefrynnau Clare Hammond, Pedwarawd Carducci ac Amy Dickson, ac ymhlith y rheini sy’n ymddangos am y tro cyntaf mae Chloë Hanslip, Camerata Caerfaddon a Jonathan Gunthorpe. www.therealwineco.co.uk Mawr obeithiaf y byddwch yn cael eich temtio i ymuno â ni yn hoff dref ŵyl Sir Faesyfed am arlwy o ddigwyddiadau sy’n siŵr o dynnu dŵr i’r dannedd. George Vass, cyfarwyddwr artistig 3 THURSDAY 27 AUGUST | DYDD LAU 27 AWST Event 1 11.00am Hidden Presteigne | Architectural history PRESTEIGNE ∙ The Rodd 6 Sponsorship Event 2 2.00pm Lev’s Violin | Literature PRESTEIGNE ∙ The Rodd 7 Estates and Agency Group 7.45pm Pre-Performance Talk | Discussion PRESTEIGNE ∙ Assembly Rooms 9 John Good Event 3 8.30pm The Diary of One who Vanished | Opera PRESTEIGNE ∙ St Andrew’s Church 8 Presteigne and Norton Town Council FRIDAY 28 AUGUST | DYDD GWENER 28 AWST Event 4 11.00am Come Down | Poetry DISCOED ∙ St Michael’s Church 9 Event 5 2.00pm A Shropshire Lad | Concert PRESTEIGNE ∙ St Andrew’s Church 10 Major Donations Event 6 4.00pm Janáček’s Gypsy Love | Film with introduction PRESTEIGNE ∙ Assembly Rooms 11 Arts Council of Wales 7.00pm Pre-Concert Talk | Discussion PRESTEIGNE ∙ Assembly Rooms 12 Event 7 7.45pm The Haunted Ebb | Concert PRESTEIGNE ∙ St Andrew’s Church 12 The John S Cohen Foundation Event 8 8.00pm Intermission | Film PRESTEIGNE ∙ Assembly Rooms 13 The Colwinston Charitable Trust The Elmley Foundation SATURDAY 29 AUGUST | DYDD SADWRN 29 AWST The Fidelio Charitable Trust Event 9 11.00am Tarik O’Regan | Discussion PRESTEIGNE ∙ Assembly Rooms 14 Event 10 2.00pm In the Mists | Concert PRESTEIGNE ∙ St Andrew’s Church 15 The Leche Trust Event 11 4.30pm Passacaglia, Prelude and Partita | Concert LEINTWARDINE ∙ St Mary Magdalene 16 The Musicians’ Company 7.00pm Pre-Concert Talk | Discussion PRESTEIGNE ∙ Assembly Rooms 17 RVW Trust Event 12 7.45pm Carducci in Presteigne | Concert PRESTEIGNE ∙ St Andrew’s Church 17 Tŷ Cerdd Event 13 8.00pm Angela’s Ashes | Film PRESTEIGNE ∙ Assembly Rooms 18 The Williams Church Music Trust A GLANCE AT YL GIPO FESTIVAL SUNDAY 30 AUGUST | DYDD SUL 30 AWST Ŵ 11.00am Festival Eucharist PRESTEIGNE ∙ St Andrew’s Church 19 Event 14 12.30pm But Still We Sing | Film with introduction PRESTEIGNE ∙ Assembly Rooms 19 Event 15 2.30pm A Tribute to Peter Pears | Concert DISCOED ∙ St Michael’s Church 20 Other Donations Event 16 5.00pm Carducci at Bleddfa | Concert BLEDDFA ∙ Church of St Mary Magdalene 21 Important financial support is also provided by Corporate Patrons, Sponsors and a generous family of 7.00pm Pre-Concert Talk | Discussion PRESTEIGNE ∙ Assembly Rooms 22 Benefactors, Patrons and Friends. If you would like details of any of these or to enquire about other Event 17 7.45pm Tarik O’Regan Portrait Concert | Concert PRESTEIGNE ∙ St Andrew’s Church 22 opportunities, please email the Festival Producer: [email protected] Event 18 8.00pm Once | Film PRESTEIGNE ∙ Assembly Rooms 23 Volunteers MONDAY 31 AUGUST | DYDD LLUN 31 AWST Event 19 11.00am I have a Dream | Literature PRESTEIGNE ∙ Assembly Rooms 24 We are enormously grateful to our large team of volunteers. Some assist as stewards, programme Event 20 11.30am The Eclectic Harp | Concert KINNERTON ∙ St Mary’s Church 25 sellers and drivers, while others provide overnight accommodation for performers and composers Event 21 2.00pm Fanfares, Elegies and The Coral Sea | Concert PRESTEIGNE ∙ St Andrew’s Church 26 over the Festival period. Without them, it would be impossible for us to mount such an inspiring celebration of the arts each year. Event 22 4.00pm Threshold of Night | Concert PEMBRIDGE ∙ St Mary’s Parish Church 27 Event 23 4.00pm A Dictionary of Interesting and Important Dogs PRESTEIGNE ∙ Assembly Rooms 28 Literature 7.00pm Pre-Concert Talk | Discussion PRESTEIGNE ∙ Assembly Rooms 29 online booking: booking: | telephone 01544 267800 www.presteignefestival.com Event 24 7.45pm Sonatas through Time | Concert PRESTEIGNE ∙ St Andrew’s Church 29 TUESDAY 1 SEPTEMBER | DYDD MAWRTH 1 MEDI In unavoidable circumstances Presteigne Festival of Music and the Arts Limited reserves the right to Event 25 11.00am Life, Blood and Nature | Musical discovery PRESTEIGNE ∙ Assembly Rooms 30 alter artists or programme content. Event 26 2.00pm Carducci in the Afternoon | Concert PRESTEIGNE ∙ St Andrew’s Church 30 YR 7.00pm Pre-Concert Talk | Discussion PRESTEIGNE ∙ Assembly Rooms 31 4 cover photograph (detail): Alex Ramsay | brochure design: Andrew Giles Event 27 7.45pm Festival Finale | Concert PRESTEIGNE ∙ St Andrew’s Church 31 5 EVENT 1 EVENT 2 Thursday August at 11.00am Thursday August at 2.00pm Dydd Lau 27 Awst am 11.00am Dydd Lau 27 Awst am 2.00pm The Library, Rodd Court, Presteigne LD8 2LL The Library, Rodd Court, Presteigne LD8 2LL Y Llyfrgell, Llys Rodd, Llanandras LD8 2LL Y Llyfrgell, Llys Rodd, Llanandras LD8 2LL HIDDEN PRESTEIGNE LEV’S VIOLIN An architectural journey with Duncan James An Italian adventure with Helena Attlee Presteigne hides many From the moment she heard Lev’s violin for of its early buildings so the first time, Helena Attlee was captivated. this illustrated talk will Eager to discover all she could about its story, aim to take you behind she set off for Italy. This was the beginning of a the facades to reveal beguiling journey full of misadventure, humour, some of the secrets unexpected turns and surprising consequences. of the town. Today we Helena will take us from the heart of Italian demolish and rebuild, culture to its very furthest reaches, while but in the past there was a less destructive approach so there are Georgian houses with late Photo: Alex Ramsay meditating on the power of objects, stories and medieval structures deep within and Victorian fronts that hide early timber-framing. We will music to shape lives and craft cultures. also take a look at a few of the houses that are tucked away, hiding in the landscape outside the Helena Attlee is the author
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