Welcome Sat 9 May 9.30 am to 11 am St Mary’s, Liss Sat 2 May 7.30 pm St Peter’s, Petersfield After last year’s successful Children’s String Workshop debut, the Spirit of Music SouthDowns Camerata Ensemble with members of the SouthDowns Camarata Festival returns to the rehearsing Palladio by Karl Jenkins, to be integrated Liss/Petersfield area of the String and piano quartets by Beethoven and Brahms into 10 May concert beautiful South Downs. Sara Deborah Struntz, Dorry Macaulay, violins It offers high-quality, family-friendly musical events, from Helena Moore, viola; Mikhail Ledzkan, cello; Free entry, registration required (see over) classical to light, old to new, workshops to concerts and Alessandro Timossi, piano children to adults. It is led by the SouthDowns Camerata, a Sat 9 May 11am to 1pm St Mary’s, Liss string orchestra created from the best of local musicians, Free entry, with a retiring collection successful performers in their own right, and experienced (suggested donation £8) Musical rehearsal open to artists teachers and workshop leaders. We are also delighted to Be inspired by the music, musicians and the building; welcome award-winning composer/lyricist Gwyneth dry and water media only Herbert and local literary historian Julia Mayo. This year’s Sun 3 May 4.00 pm St Peter’s, West Liss festival draws an interesting connection to literature and other arts and encourages local children and adults to Singing workshop Sat 9 May 7.30 pm St Peter’s, West Liss discover their own talents and get playing, singing, or with Gwyneth Herbert drawing themselves. Workshop programme to be integrated Jane Austen in Words and Music We would love to welcome you at one or more of the events, and hope you will enjoy the spirit of live music! into the evening performance Music from the Georgian period and the words of Miss Jane Austen; ’s most famous author Sara Deborah Struntz (Artistic Director), Bridget Hughes, £5 – registration required Dorry Macaulay, Julia Mayo, Christine Greaves Julia Mayo, local literary historian, and members of (The organizing team) the SouthDowns Camarata. Sun 3 May 7.30 pm St Peter’s, West Liss £10 (students and teens £5)

As a one-time street busker, I’m a great admirer of Gwyneth Herbert in Concert talented musicians. Music is a language that transcends Expect the unexpected from this original singer and Sun 10 May 3.30 pm St Mary’s, Liss all boundaries. Music can communicate internationally. It can create and carry emotions and bring great joy. composer. All that and more… SouthDowns Camerata www.gwynethherbert.com I’m sure that the Spirit of Music Festival will bring much A family friendly orchestral concert where classical pleasure and joy to audiences and performers, and I’m £10 (workshop participants £7, music becomes a feast for the whole community. proud that SHILLING is supporting the Festival as the main students & teens £5) Including Vivaldi Violin Concerto RV 222, C.P.E. Bach sponsor. Flute Concerto Wq.22, Elgar String Serenade, and the I wish the Festival every success and send my best wishes premiere of a new composition by local composer to all those involved. Lucy Flint as well as a children’s’ item.

Yours sincerely, With Marta Gonçalves, flute; Mikhail Ledzkan, cello All events are free to children under 14 Free entry, with a retiring collection

Refreshments available at all events

Kevin Shilling

Performers Tickets One Tree Book Shop, Petersfield Tel: 01730 261199 or at the door

For the children’s string workshop and the singing workshop please register with Bridget Hughes (Administrator) Tel: 01730 894006 E-Mail: [email protected]

The Venues St Peter’s Parish Church, Petersfield The Square, Petersfield, Hants, GU32 3HS The SouthDowns Camerata is the festival’s main The orchestral body. It was founded in 2013 on the initiative St Peter’s Church, West Liss of local musicians joining forces to perform great Church Lane, Liss, Hants, GU33 6JY repertoire together at very high quality. From the beginning education work has been a strong part of their Spirit of Music St Mary’s Parish Church, Liss mission to bring music to all parts of society. Station Road, Liss, Hants, GU33 7AQ Leaders: Sara Deborah Struntz and Dorry Macaulay Festival

Gwyneth Herbert is an award winning Sponsors composer and lyricist with one foot in the jazz world and the other somewhere in The Spirit of Music Festival gratefully acknowledges the future. She has released 6 albums to its sponsors: date on both major and independent labels. Since the success of 2013’s cross art form project “The Sea Cabinet” – the result of an Aldeburgh Music Create – Inspire – Nurture residency – Gwyn has seen her musical, co-written with Diane Samuels, open at the Southwark Playhouse. A recent month spent in Kenya produced a wealth of new John Lewis Partnership / Waitrose songs and musical experiences. 2/3 and 9/10 May 2015

Julia Mayo is a retired arts administrator LISS & PETERSFIELD and local literary historian familiar with an interdisciplinary approach to Liss Parish Council presenting the work of writers and performers. Her lectures take into account the letters and diaries left by With special thanks to writers that reflect the times in which they lived and the motivation for much of their work. St Mary’s and St Peter’s, Liss, and local helpers www.spiritofmusicfestival.org.uk