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 WWW.BARNESMUSICFESTIVAL.COM 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 2 BARNES MUSIC FESTIVAL 2017 BARNES MUSIC FESTIVAL 2017 3 INFORMATION FRIENDS OF BARNES MUSIC MUSIC & PL ACE IN BARNES AND TICKETS FESTIVAL 2017 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 +44 (0)20 8789 9111 www.russell-cooke.co.uk SATURDAY 11 MARCH SATURDAY 11 MARCH Photo © B en E aveloveg a 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.