The Bradfield B 2014Festival of Music

: 21st-28th June 2014 : St. Nicholas’ Church, ,

Complimentary Programme

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PRESIDENT High Sheriff of Julian Lloyd Webber Mr John Bramah & Mrs Julia Bramah VICE PRESIDENTS The Rt Rev'd Steven Croft - Bishop of Sheffield Lord Mayor & Lady Mayoress of Sheffield The Rt Rev'd John Rawsthorne - Bishop of Hallam Cllr Peter Rippon & Mrs Susan Rippon Michael Threlfall James & Eileen Tomlinson Chief Executive of Sheffield City Council Mr John Mothersole & Mrs Liz Mothersole TRUSTEES Rev'd Alan Isaacson - Chairman Keith Hoyland - Secretary Bishop of Hallam Michael Hunt - Treasurer The Right Reverend John Rawsthorne

Matthew Baines, John Barrand, Nicholas Blower, Master & Mistress Cutler Roy Chamberlin, Margaret Faulkner, Stephen Faulkner Mr Anthony Paul Pedder, OBE, DL & Mrs Jane Pedder Judy Hodson, Patricia Hunt

SPONSORS & SUPPORTERS Sheffield City Councillor Bradfield Parish Council Ecclesfield Welfare Charities Cllr Vickie Priestley David & Barbara Mangles Just Preserves Swann-Morton Ltd The Physios Bradfield Parish Councillors Cllr Matt Dixon (Chair) Cllr Victoria Talbot (Vice Chair) Cllr Mavis Butler, Cllr Peter Butler PATRONS Cllr Stuart Cole, Cllr Ian Reeves, Cllr Kathleen Reeves Penny Arkley, Roger Atkin, Patricia Bancroft, Christopher Birkby, Elizabeth Birkby, David Brentnall, Representatives of all our sponsors and donors Patricia Brentnall, Suzanne Bristow, Colin Brown, Jacquie Brown, Paul Childs, Sheila Childs, Jenny Clarke, Mike Clarke, Hilary Cossham, Paul Cossham, Apologies and good wishes received from: Patricia Crawshaw, Jenny Cross, Grant Curley, Margaret Curley, Richard Davies, Elizabeth Dean, HM Lord-Lieutenant of South Yorkshire Peter Dixon, Pam Dobby, Arthur Dunworth, Jane Eyre, Mr David Moody Christine Fenton, Neil Fenton, Susan Franklin, John Gardner, Sandra Gardner, Sheila Gladwell, Christine Godber, Robert Godber, Elizabeth Hackett, Elizabeth Hampshire, Constituency MP Stuart Hampshire, David Hibberd, Phyllis Hibberd, The Right Honourable Nick Clegg MP Barbara Holder, Heather Hoyland, Hilda Isaacson, Alec Jenner, Barbara Jenner, Esther Johnson, Barbara Mangles, Bishop of Sheffield David Mangles, Daphne Marshall, Malcolm Nunn, Jean Panniker, The Right Reverend Dr Steven J L Croft Richard Panniker, Alain Perciot, Catherine Pinion, Lloyd Priestley, Vickie Priestley, Penni Ravenhill, Michael Saunders, Shelagh Saunders, Christine Sheridan, Pauline Stafford, Bishop of Doncaster Ruby Stenton, Ted Stenton, Malcolm White, Anna Woolley, The Right Reverend Peter Burrows Susan Woollons, Rachel Yates, + 2 anonymous patrons

The Bradfield Festival of Music Association would like to thank the many people involved in the planning and organisation of the event. The Association thanks in particular the following for their support and encouragement.

- The Rector, Churchwardens and Parochial Church Council of St. Nicholas, High Bradfield for use of the church. - Our President, Vice Presidents, Sponsors, Patrons, Donors, Advertisers and Performers. - Bradfield Parish Council and Ecclesfield Welfare Charities for grants. - David & Barbara Mangles, Just Preserves, Swann-Morton Ltd, and The Physios for sponsorship. - Margaret and Stephen Faulkner, Pat and Mike Hunt, The Old Horns Inn and Flask End for ticket sales. - Ian Naylor of Sheffield Music Service. - Chris Fox of Fox Audio Hire for upgrading and provision of lighting. - John Barrand and all the gentlemen who assisted with installation of lighting equipment and erection of staging. - Bramwell Relocation for transport of staging. - Clement Pianos for loan of Bluthner Piano, and Alan Clarke Pianos for piano tuning. - Elizabeth Hampshire for page turning services. - John Wyke and staff of The Old Horns Inn for catering services. - Elaine Denton for caretaking services. - Tony Hague for provision of parking facilities. - Ethel Marshall and Julia Wragg for flower arrangements. - Friends of Bradfield Festival and everyone who has helped with front of house duties, staging and hospitality. This programme is provided free of charge as a result of the generosity of our sponsors and advertisers. Thanks to all of you for supporting the Bradfield Festival of Music by your attendance. THE SCHOOLROOMS

Café - Bistro - Farm Shop - Low Bradfield - : Welcome to the Festival B It is with enormous pleasure that we present the programme for 2014; the result of countless hours liaising with musicians and their agents, and listening to and watching as many prospective artists as possible either in live performances or on You Tube! A Message from the

This year's Festival promises to be very special with international Festival President vocalists and instrumentalists, two Classic Brit Award winners, two B BBC Young Musicians of the Year, one of the country's leading Welcome back to another fantastic celebration of music string quartets, two premier brass ensembles, an international in beautiful Bradfield! Looking at this year’s programme vocal group and , for the first time at Bradfield, a classical accordionist. To round off the week we have an array of Yorkshire I honestly feel that it is possibly the best one yet. based musicians and singers to present "Vive la France!", a tour of Some of you may know that I am unable to continue French music and song and our tribute to the "Tour de France" playing for medical reasons but I am so happy to see Laura visiting Bradfield the week aer the Festival. We continue to support the Sheffield Music Service and on Monday evening we van der Heijden at Bradfield – the future of the cello is safe include recitals from Hannah Blumsohn and Clare Rees- in her hands. Zimmerman, this year's Young Musician Award Winners. And, whatever you do don’t miss the opening concert Despite ever-increasing costs we continue to price tickets on a "not- featuring two of the finest young talents you will hear for-profit" basis thanks to the tremendous support we receive from anywhere in the world. All the concerts are rich and varied our sponsors, patrons and friends. and, together they cover a very wide spectrum of music.

The Festival does not belong to any individual or group; it belongs I am certain that you will enjoy a week of wonderful music to the community. If you feel you would like to be involved and making in a marvellous setting. make a contribution in any way whatsoever, please get in touch with us. There are a multitude of tasks to be performed in order to All the very best deliver a successful festival and administrative help as well as Julian Lloyd Webber muscle power will be welcome. We are always on the lookout for new sponsors and advertisers, their contributions ensuring www.julianlloydwebber.com follow: JLloydWebber admission charges are kept to a minimum and a quality festival is presented to the public.

The Festival Commiee is pleased to announce the line up of artistes for 2015. The Festival runs from 20th June - 27th June.

Onyx Brass, described by BBC Music magazine as "the classiest brass ensemble in Great Britain", are newcomers to the Festival and lovers of brass music of every genre are in for a treat.

2012 performers 4 Girls 4 Harps return by popular demand, appearing once again with local soprano, Ella Taylor, the 2010 B a r n f i e l d H o u s e winner of the coveted title of BBC Chorister of the Year. Loxley • sheffield Jennifer Pike is firmly established amongst the finest violinists of her generation. In 2002, aged 12, she became the youngest winner “Pampered Environment, Unique Location!” of the BBC Young Musician of the Year, and the youngest major prize-winner in the Menuhin International Violin Competition.

Amy Dickson became the first saxophonist to win the 2013 MasterCard Breakthrough Artist of the Year Classic Brit Award. Amy will appear with Romanian born pianist, Rebeca Omodia, winner of many prizes in national and international piano competitions. Rebeca started working as a duo partner with Julian Lloyd Webber until his recent retirement due to health reasons.

Since its formation in 1972 the Brodsky Quartet has performed Relax and enjoy the friendly welcome and first class hospitality of over 2000 concerts on the major stages of the world and released our owner-run guest house, located in the beautiful surroundings of more than 50 recordings. This ensemble is at the very forefront of Loxley Valley on the edge of the Peak National Park. the international chamber music scene. Barnfield House, Loxley Road, Loxley, Sheffield S6 6RW "Viennese Fever" is directed by, and features, violinist, fiddler and Tel: 0114 233 6365 composer Adam Summerhayes with his 9-piece ensemble. They Email: [email protected] will perform pieces by Johan Strauss, Lehar and ever popular gems www.barnfieldhouse.com by the legendary Viennese violinist Fritz Kreisler.

We round off the week with the World Champion Cantamus Girls Choir. If you missed this choral extravaganza in 2013, be sure to come along in 2015. : Saturday 21st June 2014 Evening sponsored by: Swann-Morton Ltd

MILOŠ with Ksenija Sidorova (accordion)

One of the hoest properties in classical music, Miloš came to He uses D'Addario J 46 strings and plays a 2007 Greg Smallman international aention in 2011 with his debut album The guitar, kindly lent to him by Paul and Jenny Gillham. Guitar (Mediterráneo) which, in the space of just a few months, topped classical charts around the world, became an Tonight he is joined by Ksenija Sidorova the accomplished internationally best selling sensation and earned Miloš classical accordian player with whom he has collaborated and Gramophone's prestigious Young Artist of the Year Award. performed with in recent times.

As an exclusive Deutsche Grammophon recording artist, Miloš Born in Latvia in 1988 Ksenija Sidorova was encouraged Karadaglić released his second album Latino (Pasión) in 2012 to take up the accordion by her grandmother, who has roots in and went on to receive both Classic Brit (UK) and Echo Klassik the folk tradition of accordion playing. Ksenija started to play (Germany) awards. the instrument aged eight in her home town of Riga, under the guidance of Marija Gasele. Wanting more exposure to both Miloš' passion for the guitar is matched with an intuitive sense classical and contemporary repertoire and also more concert of how to bring the instrument across to his public – whether it opportunities, her studies took her to London where she was a be for an audience of 3000 in the Royal Albert Hall or an prize-winning undergraduate and subsequently received a intimate chamber music performance for 100 people. He enjoys Masters Degree with Distinction at the Royal Academy of performing in the major concert halls as much as in non Music, where she studied with Professor Owen Murray. traditional venues such as New York's Le Poisson Rouge, Outside the RAM her awards included a Philharmonia London's Camden Roundhouse (iTunes Festival) and Deutsche Orchestra Martin Musical Scholarship Fund Award and Grammophon's Yellow Lounge club nights in London, Berlin, Philharmonia Orchestra Friends Award. Amsterdam, Madrid, New York and Seoul. The 2013 - 2014 season has taken Miloš to new heights, with extensive tours In 2009 Ksenija was a joint winner of “Friends of the Royal throughout Europe, America and the Middle East, in recitals Academy of Music Wigmore Award”. The same year she was and concert performances, as well as appearances at prestigious also made a Recommended Artist under Making Music's Philip festivals such as Cheltenham (UK) , Ravinia (USA), Gstaad & Dorothy Green Award scheme. She was also selected to (Switzerland), Rheingau and Mecklenburg-Vorpommern appear in Park Lane Group Young Artists New Year Series, (Germany). 2009, and was described by The Times as “one of the real finds of the series”. She is also a recipient of the Worshipful Born in Montenegro in 1983, Miloš Karadaglić first started Company of Musicians Silver Medal, Maisie Lewis Award and playing the guitar at the age of 8. When he was 17 he was the first accordionist to win the prestigious WCoM Princes successfully applied for a scholarship to study at the Royal Prize. In 2012 Ksenija became the first International Award Academy of Music and moved to London where he continues winner of the Bryn Terfel Foundation. to live while keeping close ties with his family and homeland. Miloš is a passionate supporter of music education and acts as a More info at: www.milosguitar.com Patron of the Mayor of London Fund for Young Musicians and the charity Awards for Young Musicians. www.ksenijasidorova.com : Programme B solo accordion Sansara Artyom Nyzhnyk solo guitar Invocatión y danza Joaquin Rodrigo duo Kontroverse Jan Truhlář Metamorphosen Petr Fialla Fantasy for Guitar Op. 107 Malcolm Arnold

Interval solo guitar: Danza de Molinero Manuel De Falla y Mathau Homenaje le Tombeau de Claude Debussy La Vida Breve: Spanish Dance No.1 solo accordion: Barcarolle in G Minor, Op 10 No.3 Sergei Rachmaninoff Omaggio ad Astor Piazzolla Vladimir Zubitski duo: L'Histoire du Tango: Bordel 1900 Astor Piazzolla Oblivion Libertango

Ksenija Sidorova : Monday 23rd June 2014 Evening supported by: Bradfield Parish Council VOCES 8

Photo: DECCA / © Paul Stuart

VOCES8 are: Andrea Haines - soprano, Emily Dickens - soprano, Christopher Wardle - countertenor, Barnaby Smith - countertenor Oliver Vincent - tenor, Sam Dressel - tenor, Paul Smith - baritone, Dingle Yandell - bass

VOCES8 is one of the most exciting and versatile vocal groups VOCES8 is also an Ambassador for Edition Peters with whom it in the world. The multi award-winning ensemble fulfils an publishes arrangements and educational material, including the international annual touring schedule across Europe, the USA, ‘VOCES8 Songbook’ and the ‘VOCES8 Method’. Outreach and Asia and Africa. Education are at the core of VOCES8’s work and the group is delighted to be the flagship performance and education Performance venues include the Wigmore Hall, Royal Festival ensemble of the charitable music foundation, Voces Cantabiles Hall, Tokyo Opera City, Tel Aviv Opera House, National Concert Music (VCM). Hall Taipei, Cite de la Musique in Paris, Dijon Opera House, National Centre for the Performing Arts Beijing and Shanghai The ensemble leads an innovative series of music education Concert Hall. Highlights of the 2013/2014 season include an workshops reaching 20,000 people annually around the world extensive European concert schedule in addition to tours to the with the aim of inspiring creativity and excellence through USA, Indonesia, Korea, Dubai, Moscow, and for “La Folle music. The innovative education work of VCM has received Journee” in Nantes and Tokyo. praise from UNESCO, and its partners include the Institute of Education. With a specialism in classical choral music, the group performs repertoire ranging from Renaissance polyphony to unique Jazz In 2013 VCM established the Gresham Centre in partnership and Pop arrangements. The ensemble regularly commissions with the Diocese of London, a vocal Centre for Excellence at Sir and collaborates with world-renowned contemporary composers Christopher Wren’s beautiful St Anne & St Agnus Church, in the including Ola Gjeilo, Roxanna Panufnik, Alexander Levine and City of London. VOCES8 is also resident ensemble at Bedford Ben Parry. VOCES8 is delighted to be in partnership with the School, Ardingly College, The Grey Coat Hospital and Milton acclaimed arranger, Jim Clements as Arranger in Residence. Abbey.

With an ongoing programme of recordings and live broadcasts, Artistic collaborations with orchestras have included the VOCES8 is heard regularly on international television and radio, Philharmonia, London Philharmonia Orchestra and period including Deutschlandradio, ARTE TV, Radio France Musique, ensemble Les Inventions. VOCES8 has received support from BBC Radio 3 and Classic FM. VOCES8 is a Decca Classics Artist Arts Council , the Musicians Benevolent Fund and the and achieved number one in the UK Classical chart with its most Worshipful Company of Musicians. The group is also grateful recent critically acclaimed album, Eventide. The group is looking for the support of official sponsor, T.M.Lewin. forward to a busy future release schedule with Decca Classics as well as a continuation of its series of award-winning discs with More info at: www.voces8.com Signum Classics. : Programme A warm and friendly welcome awaits you at

Sing Joyfully B William Byrd Magnificat Quinti Toni Hieronymus Praetorius The Royal Hotel

Straighten Up and Fly Right Nat 'King' Cole arr. Jim Clements Main Road, , Sheffield S6 6HF Fever Otis Blackwell arr. Jim Clements Tel: 0114 285 1213 Only You Yazoo arr. Deke Sharon, adapted by VOCES8 It Don't Mean a Thing if it Duke Ellington arr. Ben Parry Ain't Got That Swing

Te Lucis Ante Terminum (Festal) Thomas Tallis Bogoroditse Dyevo Sergei Rachmaninov Te Lucis Ante Terminum (Ferial) Thomas Tallis

Jubilate Deo Giovanni Gabrieli

Performances by, and presentations to Young Musician Award Winners. Followed by Interval

Steal Away to Jesus Trad. Spiritual arr. Blackwell Enjoy our fine ales Tetley’s plus guest beers Me and My Shadow Al Jolson arr. Jim Clements Why not try one of Dave’s famous “Royal” home-made pies Mrs Robinson Simon and Garfunkel arr. Paul Smith Served Mon-Fri 6pm - 8pm Sat 12 noon - 8pm Sunday 12 noon - 3pm Fire! Fire! Thomas Morley Il est bel et bon Pierre Passereau Bed & Breakfast rooms available - All with en-suite £40 per single room / £70 per double room Crazy Lile Thing Called Love Freddie Mercury arr. Jim Clements Email: [email protected] Underneath the Stars Kate Rusby arr. Jim Clements www.royalhotel-dungworth.co.uk Nobody Does it Beer Hamlisch and Bayer-Sager arr. Jim Clements www.facebook.com/royalhotel.dungworth Slap that Bass George Gershwin arr. Jim Clements

Bradfield Festival of Music Young Musician Awards

In 2003 the Festival established a link with Sheffield Music Service so that Bradfield would be a platform for local young musicians to perform and be part of this community based festival. In 2007 it was agreed that the Festival would make annual awards to the two most promising young musicians from the Sheffield Music Service. This award comprises a cheque for £100 and a signed certificate from Julian Lloyd Webber, our President. This year's award winners will each give a short recital during the first half of tonight's concert.

Hannah Blumsohn Clare Rees-Zimmerman (Oboe) (Violin)

Hannah is 17 and has been playing oboe for 7 years. Clare Rees-Zimmerman is currently She loves orchestral performing, studying violin with Martin Cropper and plays oboe and cor anglais and at Sheffield Music Academy. She is currently a with the National Youth Chamber Orchestra of Great pupil at Sheffield High School but will be moving on Britain, the City of Sheffield Youth to Trinity College Cambridge in October to read Orchestra, Sheffield Music Service Senior Chemical Engineering via Natural Sciences, though Orchestra and Sheffield Music School ensembles. She she hopes to keep up her interest in music. She has currently learns with Hazel Cropper and Adrian been an enthusiastic participant in the Sheffield Wilson. She will be a scholarship student at Guildhall Music Service's excellent suite of childrens’ School of Music and Drama from September. In her orchestras, starting in the Loxley Orchestra at the age spare time, Hannah enjoys volunteering for Music in of 6, and progressing through to Senior Orchestra, the Round, singing, dancing and cooking. which she has the privilege of leading this year.

Hannah will play "Pan from Six Metamorphoses aer Clare will play “Polish Caprice” by Grażyna Bacewicz. Ovid" by Benjamin Brien. : Tuesday 24th June 2014 Evening sponsored by: The Physios

Fine Arts Brass Classical Brass Quintet

Fine Arts Brass is now in its thirtieth year and firmly Angela Whelan (trumpet) studied the trumpet at the established at the forefront of the international brass chamber Royal Scoish Academy of Music and Drama. In 1995, she music scene. became the first female brass player in twenty years to win the coveted gold medal for the Shell/LSO Music Scholarship. She Originally formed in 1980, the ensemble took the name of the followed this, in 1996 - the year of her graduation from the place of its first rehearsal, The Barber Institute of Fine Arts at RSAMD - by taking first prize in the 1996 International Brass Birmingham University. The group's enduring success is due to Explosion Trumpet Competition. As a soloist she has played its uncanny chameleon-like adaptability to different audience concertos with many of the UK's leading orchestras. requirements. These can range from educational concerts for primary school children to broadcasts suitable for BBC Radios 2, began his studies at Chetham's 3 or 4. With the combination of their unique versatility of sound, Chris Parkes (horn) eminent humour and passion for the music they play, it is easy School of Music, before aending the Guildhall School of Music to see why they have toured to over 60 countries and performed and Drama. Chris was the UK winner of the 1998 Paxman in just about every music festival in the UK. International Horn Competition and reached the brass final of the televised BBC Young Musician's 2000 Competition. Chris has Their repertoire is as comprehensive as you would expect from played with the London Philharmonic Orchestra, The Royal such artists, encapsulating all musical genres from the Philharmonic Orchestra as Principal Horn and currently Renaissance and Baroque to the sound worlds of the avant Principal horn with the Swedish National Radio Orchestra. garde. Equally, when they play Swing, they swing! They also have a penchant for commissioning new works (over 50 to date) Katy Jones (trombone) started playing the trombone and have enjoyed working closely with the composers who have aged 6 at Kirkby Lonsdale Brass Band and went to Chethams wrien for them: Malcolm Arnold, Robin Holloway, Michael School of Music at 13. Aer studying Pharmacy at Manchester Nyman, John Woolrich & Michael Torke to name but a few. University, Katy joined the BBC National Orchestra of Wales on second trombone. She joined Fine Arts Brass in 2004 and More info at: www.fineartsbrass.co.uk returned to the freelance world of music making. She has played with the Symphony Orchestra as joint Principal Trombone and is now Principal Trombone with The Hallé Orchestra.

Simon Lenton (trumpet) Simon won a scholarship to is one of the leading tuba players of his study trumpet at Trinity College of Music in 1988 with Iaan Les Neish (tuba) Wilson and Philip Jones. Since graduating in 1991 he has generation. He has gained recognition as a soloist, chamber freelanced across the spectrum of professional music making in musician and educator throughout the world. Career highlights the UK and abroad as a performer/soloist, conductor, arranger, include a performance at Millennium Park, Chicago and composer and adjudicator. recording on an album with pop star “Sting”. : Programme B Ruslan & Ludmilla Overture M. Glinka arr. Stephen Roberts Prelude & Fugue in Cm J.S. Bach Wortley Cottage Guest House arr. Stephen Roberts A comfortable and friendly B & B situated in Wortley, Masque Arias M. Nyman a small village on the edge of the Pennines, Farewell to Stromness P. Maxwell Davies just north of Sheffield. Suite from Pulchinella I. Stravinsky arr. Simon Lenton 2 Double Rooms • 1 Twin/Family Room 1. Sinfonia (Overture) 2. Serenata • En-suite shower facilities 3. Toccata 4. Vivo Wireless Internet available 5. Minueo 6. Finale Tea & coffee making facilities • Colour TV

Interval We are very proud of our tasty English Breakfast, using locally sourced food, including Just Preserves marmalade and Shefeld Honey. Overture to Candide L. Bernstein You will not be disappointed! arr. Simon Lenton Simple Song from Mass L. Bernstein arr. Simon Lenton Suite from Love the Magician M. de Falla arr. Simon Lenton Tin Pan Alley Brass Suite arr. Simon Lenton & Park Avenue, Wortley, Shefeld, S35 7DB Stephen Roberts 0114 2881864 A Suite of classic pieces from www.wortleycottage.co.uk the best of the Tin Pan Alley Composers: [email protected] Ager, Berlin, Carmichael, Waller etc.

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Laura van der Heijden with Huw Watkins (accompanist)

Laura photos: Sam Trench photo: Arena Pal/Hanya Chlala

At the age of 15, cellist Laura van der Heijden was awarded This season includes performances of the Elgar concerto with the the title of BBC Young Musician 2012, performing Walton's Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (Royal Festival Hall) and the Cello Concerto with Kirill Karabits and the Northern London Mozart Players, performances of the Saint-Saëns Cello Sinfonia at The Sage, Gateshead. Concerto in A minor with the English Chamber Orchestra, Dvorak Concerto with Het Gelders Orkest, Haydn Concerto in C with the Born in England as the youngest daughter of a Dutch father and European Union Chamber Orchestra and Tchaikovsky's Rococo a Swiss mother, Laura's musical studies started on recorder at Variations with the BBC Scoish Symphony Orchestra, alongside the age of four. Aer learning with Marina Logie on cello, Laura recitals with Huw Watkins, Alison Rhind and Mana Oguchi. had grade 8 distinctions on both cello and piano by the age of ten. In 2005 Laura joined the Junior Department of the Royal Laura lives in Sussex where she visits her local secondary school College of Music, where she enjoys playing music with her (Sackville in East Grinstead) and enjoys as much of a teenage peers. Since 2008 Laura has been a student of the renowned social life as her commitment to music allows for. British-Russian cellist Leonid Gorokhov. They perform together in the UK and in Germany. She plays a 1935 cello by Galileo Arcellaschi.

In 2010 she won “Erster Preis mit Auszeichnung” (full marks) More info at: www.lauravanderheijden.org and a special prize in the final of the Swiss National Youth Music Competition, which led to her performing the Boccherini Cello Concerto in G with the Zurich Kammer Orchestra at the Accompanying Laura will be composer and pianist Huw Watkins. Zurich Tonhalle in January 2011. She was also the 2011 winner Huw is in great demand with orchestras and festivals including of the Marjorie Humby competition at the Royal College of the London Sinfoniea, Brien Sinfonia, the BBC orchestras and Music, 2011 Beckenham Musician of the Year and 2012 Woking Aldeburgh and Cheltenham Festivals. Young Musician of the Year and was awarded the 2012 Director's Prize at RCM Junior Department. He was born in Wales in 1976 and studied piano with Peter Lawson at Chetham’s School of Music and composition with Laura's first public performance as a cellist was at the age of 9 Robin Holloway, Alexander Goehr and Julian Anderson at with the Jupiter Chamber Orchestra. Since then, she has given Cambridge and the Royal College of Music. In 2001 he was many recitals and played with various orchestras. Last season awarded the Constant and Kit Lambert Junior Fellowship at the saw her perform Walton's Cello Concerto with the Royal Royal College of Music, where he later taught composition. Philharmonic Orchestra (Cadogan Hall) and Guernsey Symphony Orchestra. Dvorak's Cello Concerto with the Royal Huw is currently Professor of Composition at the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and Colchester, Worthing and Woking Academy of Music and has been appointed as the Royal Symphony Orchestras, Haydn Concerto in C with the European Philharmonic Society and PRS for Music Foundation’s Composer Union Chamber Orchestra and Vivaldi Concerto for 2 cellos with in the House with Orchestra of the Swan from 2012 until 2014 Leonid Gorokhov. during which he will be writing a number of new works. : Programme B Fantasiestücke, Op.73 Schumann Sonata for Piano and Cello Brahms No.2 in F, Op.99

Interval BOWMAKER

Cello Suite No.2 in D minor, J S Bach modern and period bows BWV 1008 rehairs Cello Sonata in D minor, Op. 40 Shostakovich repairs restorations

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Tel: 07949 813 180 email: [email protected] : Thursday 26th June 2014 Evening supported by: Ecclesfield Welfare Charities

Benjamin Grosvenor and The Endellion String Quartet

British pianist Benjamin Grosvenor is internationally The Endellion String Quartet is renowned as one of recognized for his electrifying performances and penetrating the finest quartets in the world. Over the years, its schedule has interpretations. An exquisite technique and ingenious flair for included regular tours of North and South America and concerts tonal colour are the hallmarks which make Benjamin in Australasia, the Far East, the Middle East, South Africa and Grosvenor one of the most sought-aer young pianists in the every West European country. Everywhere, the Endellion String world. His virtuosic command over the most strenuous Quartet 'sets the audience ablaze' (Daily Telegraph) and technical complexities never compromises the formidable 'captivates concertgoers with a remarkable rapport, playing to depth and intelligence of his interpretations. each other with a sense almost of discovery, communicating to the audience on a level of unusual intimacy' (Guardian). Benjamin first came to prominence as the outstanding winner of the Keyboard Final of the 2004 BBC Young Musician Competition In Britain, the Endellion String Quartet has appeared at nearly all at the age of eleven. Since then, he has become an internationally of the major series and festivals and has broadcast many times on regarded pianist performing with orchestras including the BBC radio and television; it has appeared at the Proms and it has London Philharmonic, RAI Torino, New York Philharmonic, been featured in the week-long programmes 'Artist of the Week' Philharmonia, Tokyo Symphony, and in venues such as the Royal and 'Artists in Focus'. Its presence in London has been marked by Festival Hall, Barbican Centre, Singapore’s Victoria Hall, The several series both at the Southbank Centre and Wigmore Hall, Frick Collection and Carnegie Hall (at the age of thirteen). where the Quartet members were Artistic Directors of several 'Quartet Plus' series. Benjamin has worked with numerous esteemed conductors including Vladimir Ashkenazy, Jiří Bělohlávek, Semyon Bychkov, They have worked with guest artists including members of the Andrey Boreyko and Vladimir Jurowski. At just nineteen, former Amadeus Quartet, Sir Thomas Allen, Joshua Bell, Michael Benjamin performed with the BBC Symphony Orchestra on the Collins, Steven Isserlis, Mitsuko Uchida and Tabea Zimmermann. First Night of the 2011 BBC Proms to a sold-out Royal Albert In 1996 the quartet were winners of the Royal Philharmonic Hall. Benjamin returned to the BBC Proms in 2012, performing Society Award for Best Chamber Ensemble. with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and Charles Dutoit. The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians (2000) During his brief, but sensational career to date, Benjamin has concludes that "The Endellion is arguably the finest quartet in received Gramophone’s ‘Young Artist of the Year’ and Britain, playing with poise, true intonation, excellent balance and ‘Instrumental Award’, a Classic Brits ‘Critics’ Award’, UK ‘Critics’ a beautiful tone. In music of the Viennese Classical composers it Circle Award’ for Exceptional Young Talent and a Diapason d’Or has few challengers but it has won praise in a wide repertory, its ‘Jeune Talent’ Award. Beethoven and Bartók cycles being especially admired.” Benjamin continues to incorporate chamber music collaborations into his schedule, including collaborations with the Escher String Quartet and Elias Quartet, as well as a performance at the Queen More info at: www.benjamingrosvenor.co.uk Elizabeth Hall’s International Chamber Music Series with the Endellion String Quartet with whom Benjamin performs tonight www.endellionquartet.com at the Bradfield Festival of Music. : Programme B The Endellion String Quartet

String Quartet No.60 in G major, Op. 76, No 1 Joseph Haydn SEVEN HILLS MEAT IS SOURCED 1. Allegro con spirito FROM LOCAL FARMS WITHIN 2. Adagio sostenuto 3. Menueo. Presto 30 MILES OF OUR SHOPS. 4. Allegro ma non troppo THIS ENSURES OUR MEAT HAS LOW FOOD MILES. Benjamin Grosvenor

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Highly acclaimed trombone quartet Bones Apart has Bones Apart has recorded a number of CDs - All We Want For established itself as one of the world's leading chamber Christmas (2012), ten (2009), four4four (2009) and Enigma ensembles. (2006).

Their hugely diverse recital programmes incorporate music of The quartet play on Conn-Selmer trombones and are proud to be all styles and genres including baroque, classical, latin, jazz, associated with Wallace Mutes popular and contemporary music. Bones Apart has commissioned many works for trombone quartet from Lorna McDonald composers such as Gary Carpenter, Mahew Taylor, Christian Lorna has a varied freelance career, she has played in orchestras Lindberg, Dan Jenkins and John Kenny. ranging from the BBC Symphony to Syd Lawrence and the Sound of Music, appeared alongside jazz and pop musicians Since forming in 1999, this unique group has gone on to win the including Claire Martin, Monty Alexander, Bobby McFerrin and prestigious Royal Over-Seas League Competition, Rio Tinto Bjork and made numerous recordings, from orchestral music to Ensemble Prize and Miller Trophy, and has performed at major free jazz with Tom Bancro, folk music with Eliza Carthy and venues including London's Wigmore Hall, Queen Elizabeth world music with Nitin Sawhney. Hall, Fairfield Halls, Royal Festival Hall, St. James's Palace, St. Martin-in-the-Fields and Symphony Hall in Birmingham. Bones Helen Vollam Apart has also appeared on television and radio, and been Helen is Principal Trombone of the BBC Symphony Orchestra, featured in articles in Muso Magazine and the Brass Herald and is the first female trombonist ever to hold the position of among others. principal trombone with a London Orchestra. She is also a member of the Chamber Orchestra of Europe and oen works The quartet has appeared as a guest artist at many national and as a guest principal with orchestras across the UK. international music festivals including the Cayman Arts Festival, Edinburgh International Festival, International Belgian Jayne Murrill Brass Academy, International Trombone Festival, Leicester Jayne has enjoyed a successful freelance career working with International Music Festival, Lieksa Brass Festival, Music In The many of the major orchestras in London including the London Round, Royal Over-Seas League Arts, Sauerland Herbst Festival Symphony Orchestra and the BBC Symphony Orchestra. and the Vilnius Festival. This has involved touring throughout Europe, the United States, Japan and the Caribbean. Becky Smith The group is keenly involved in education and outreach Becky works as a freelance musician and has performed with many of the UK's orchestras including the London Symphony projects and is oen invited to give masterclasses and ensemble Orchestra, Royal Scoish National Orchestra, Philharmonia, coaching at schools and conservatoires. Recent masterclasses Academy of St Martin-in-the-Fields and all the BBC Orchestras. have been given at the Juilliard School of Music in New York, Rutgers State University in New Jersey, the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama and the Royal Northern College of Music. More info at: www.bonesapart.com : Programme B Three Spanish Renaissance Dances anon arr. Cheetham

Music from the Indian Queen Purcell arr. Vollam

Selection of American Folksongs trad. arr. Vollam

Choros No.4 Villa Lobos

Jealousy Gade arr. Iveson

Tico Tico Abreu arr. McDonald

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Three Preludes Gershwin arr. McDonald

Promenade Gershwin arr. Vollam

Jeanie Foster arr. Harvey

La Cumparsita Rodriguez arr. Kompanek

Oblivion Piazolla arr. Gravitis

Such Sweet Thunder Ellington arr. McDonald

Suite from West Side Story Bernstein arr. Armitage

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Vive la France! A Tour of French Music and Song

All the fantastic performers that you will see this Info about Yorkshire Concert Artists at: www.theycaa.co.uk evening are local to Sheffield and South Yorkshire and they will be performing music by some of Clare Wallace - Choir Musical Director France’s finest composers. Beginning at The Tour De Clare is Co-ordinator of Music Outreach at Sheffield High France’s inception in 1903 the concert will take the School. Aer completing a languages degree at King's College, Cambridge, and post-graduate studies in singing audience on a journey from the impressionist works at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, she worked of Debussy and Satie to the classic Chansons of in music administration before finding her true vocation Trenet and Piaff, stopping to enjoy some light- and training as a teacher. She has never looked back! hearted anecdotes from the Tour on the way- read by Patricia Hunt.

This evening’s concert is the vision of Yorkshire Concert Artists Agency directors Gregory Bish & Spencer Pitfield who have worked together with Bradfield Music Festival Secretary Keith Hoyland to create a concert of French Music and Song with a distinctly Yorkshire twist.

Gavin Magenty Sheffield High School Chamber Choir Gavin is a singing teacher and coach, who regularly The Choir consists of 30 girls aged 13-18 who audition to join, plus three staff directs operas for Elemental Opera, Sheffield City members, performing a diverse repertoire of classical music, songs from the Opera and West Riding Opera. He works as a vocal shows and close-harmony. Recently they have performed at the Cutler's Hall coach for a successful Arts Academy in Doncaster, for the St Luke's Hospice service of celebration and remembrance and at and runs his own professional chamber opera group Sheffield Cathedral for Lost Chord. Last October they undertook their first tour - Steel Opera. to Paris and performed at St Germain-des-Pres church and also at Disneyland!

Zinaida Collingwood Chloe Saywell Solo Pianist and Chamber Musician Zinaida is a Soprano soloist Chloe was born in Lincoln and read winner of the International Piano Competition; music at Sheffield University where she studied with judged at the Open International Piano Competition, Carol Smith and James Colclough. She graduated with London. She is a founding member of the First Class Honours in 2009 and went on to complete a Zemlinsky Trio and is also in high demand as a Masters with Distinction specialising in solo soloist and a chamber musician. performance at the Royal Northern College of Music.

John Hacke & Nick Fletcher Thomas Collingwood Flautist and Composer John Hacke has Solo Cellist and Chamber Musician Tom has performed performed worldwide and has made several at the Manchester International String Quartet Festival flute recordings including “Sketches of Satie”. and is regularly invited to European festivals. He is a He performs with acclaimed guitarist Nick founding member of the Zemlinsky Trio and continues Fletcher who teaches, composes and performs to play in various orchestral groups. classical guitar works.

The Zemlinksy Trio Ella Taylor The Trio are in growing demand across Ella received her early musical education at Sheffield Yorkshire and beyond for their quality Cathedral, where she was a chorister from the age of 10-16. performances and aention to musical In 2010 she won the title BBC Chorister of the Year and this detail. The mastery of their instruments brought her many exciting opportunities for performances and quality of musicianship shows on the radio, television and also in venues such as the through in their memorable performances. Royal Albert Hall and number 10 Downing Street.

Anthony Thompson Thomas Hetherington Solo and Orchestral Trumpeter Anthony is one of Thomas has been playing the violin for ten years and the leading trumpeters in the North of England. He has been studying with Martin Cropper for the past performs for a wide range of engagements, from eight. He is delighted to be returning to the festival solo recitals and orchestral concerts to reception aer being awarded the Festival Young Musician and function performances. Award last year. : Programme

Anthony Thompson (Trumpet) Accompanist - John Grundy B Sonata for chromatic trumpet and piano ...... Jean Hubeau Introduced by Patricia Hunt Sarabande · Intermède · Spirituel

Ella Taylor (Soprano) Accompanist Heidi Rolfe Accompanist - John Grundy Gavin Magenty (Baritone) Fianҫailles pour rire ...... Francis Poulenc L'invitation au voyage ...... Henri Duparc Dans l'herbe - Il vole - Violon - Fleurs

Sheffield High School Chamber Choir Thomas Hetherington (Violin) Accompanist - John Grundy Directed by Clare Wallace Accompanist Martin Thiselton Sonata for violin and piano no.2 in G Major . . . . . Maurice Ravel Tantum ergo sacramentum ...... Gabriel Fauré Blues, Moderato (la bémol majeur)

Zinaida Collingwood (Piano) Thomas Collingwood (Cello) Accompanist - Zinaida Collingwood La cathédrale engloutie ...... Claude Debussy Romance Op.51 ...... Camille Saint-Saëns Romance Op.36 John Hacke and Nick Fletcher (Flute & Guitar) Allegro Appasionatio Op.43 Gnossienne No.1 ...... Erik Satie Entr'acte ...... Jacques Ibert Sheffield High School Chamber Choir Directed by Clare Wallace Accompanist - Martin Thiselton Chloe Saywell (Soprano) Accompanist - John Grundy Extracts from the Quatre chansons de jeunesse ...... Claude Debussy motion picture 'Les Choristes' . . Christophe Barratier/Bruno Coulais Pantomime · Claire de lune · Pierrot · Apparition Vois sur ton chemin · Caresse sur l'océan

The Zemlinsky Trio (Chamber Trio) Gavin Magenty (Baritone) Accompanist - John Grundy Piano Trio No. 2 Op.98 ...... Vincent d'Indy La Mer ...... Charles Trénet

Chloe Saywell (Soprano) Accompanist - John Grundy Interval La vie en rose ...... Edith Piaf

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