Monday, 17 October 2016

Two Moors Festival - A Memorial to John Adie: Tiverton, Dunster, Ashburton, Okehampton, Dulverton Saturday-Saturday 22-29 October 2016

Penny & John Adie
Founders of the Two Moors Festival
Itinerary:
Sat   22  TIVERTON: Carducci Quartet
Sun  23  DUNSTER: Opus Anglicanum - Victorian Feast
Mon 24  ASHBURTON: Gildas Quartet - Opera Highlights - 'Cello & Flute Sonatas
Tue  25  ASHBURTON: Yvonne Howard - Henry Neill - Gildas Quartet - Piano Duets
Wed 26  OKEHAMPTON: John Mark Ainsley - Lucy Crowe - Pelléas Ensemble
Thu  27  WITHERIDGE/DULVERTON: Penny Adie - Christoph Berner
Fri    28  DULVERTON: Jacqui Dankwork - Alison Balsom & Tom Poster
Sat   29  DULVERTON: Platform Winners - Polly Bartlett
             EXETER CATHEDRAL: Orchestra of the Swan - Memorial to John Adie


BOX OFFICE: 01392 665885

SATURDAY


Carducci String Quartet
Carducci String Quartet
St Paul's Church Tiverton
Saturday 22 October 7.30pm
QUARTET & PIANO
Guest Pianist: Peter Donohoe
Violins: Matthew Denton,
                  Michelle Fleming
Viola: Eoin Schmidt-Martin
'Cello: Emma Denton
Ludwig van Beethoven: Quartet in C Op 59.3
Wolfgang Mozart: Piano Concerto in A K414.12
Dmitri Shostakovich: Quintet in Gm Op 57
Tickets: £28/25/18/12 Book


SUNDAY


Opus Anglicanum
John Rowlands-Pritchard
St George's Church Dunster
Sunday 23 October 10.30am - 5.30pm
SONG OF ANGELS - WORKSHOP
Director: John Rowlands-Pritchard
Melissa Dunphry &
       Howard Skempton: "Song of Angels"
Gregorian & Russian Orthodox Chant
Giovvanni Pierluigi de Palestrina
     William Byrd  Orlando Gibbons
Tickets: £25 (included concert)  Book
Concert Only: £18 (4 - 5.30 pm) Book


Victorian Feast
The Tithe Barn Dunster
Sunday 23 October 7.30pm
CONCERT WITH DINNER
Soprano: Caroline MacPhie
Baritone: Henry Neill
Piano: Harvey Davies
Felix Mendelssohn:
"Ich Wollt meine Lieb ergösse sich" Op 63.1
William Squire: "If I might come to you"
Felix Mendelssohn: Three Duets from Opus 63
"Grüss" "Volkslied" "Maiglöckchen und die Blümelein"
Arthur Sullivan: "My Dearest Heart"
Frank Moir: "Down in the Dale"
James Molloy: "Love's Old Sweet Song"
Francesco Tosti: "A Vucchella"
Carl Millöcker: "I give my heart"
Francesco Tosti: "Ideale"
Richard Heuberger: "Im chambre separee"
Francesco Tosti: Two Arias - "Non t'amo più" "Sogno"
André Messager: Duo de l'âne "de ci, de là, cahin caha"
Franz Léhar: Three Arias from "The Merry Widow"
                               "You'll find me at Maxim's"
                            "Vilja's Song"  "Love Unspoken"
Johann Strauss II: "The Laughing Song" from "Die Fledermaus"
Arthur Sullivan: Three Arias - "Prithee, Pretty Maiden" (Patience)
                                        "The Sun whose Rays" (Mikado)
        "None shall part us from each other" (Iolanthe)
Tickets: £50  Book


MONDAY


Gildas Quartet
Matthew Barley
St Andrew's Church Ashburton
Monday 24 October 10-12am
STRING QUINTET
Open Rehearsal & Performance
Guest 'Cellist: Matthew Barley
Violins: Christopher Jones
                Gemma Sharples
Viola: Kay Stephen
'Cello: Anna Menzies
Franz Schubert: Quintet in C D956
Tickets: £15/12/10/8  Book




Soprano, Mezzosoprano & Baritone
St Lawrence's Chapel Ashburton
Monday 24 October 12.15-1.30pm
OPERA HIGHLIGHTS
Soprano: Caroline MacPhie
Mezzosoprano: Yvonne Howard
Baritone: Henry Neill
Piano: Harvey Davies
W A Mozart: Trio "Così fan Tutte
"
Camille Saint-Saëns
: Samson and Delilah
                         "Mon coeur s’ouvre à ta voix"
W A 
Mozart
: The Magic Flute "Bei Männern"
Jacques Offenbach: The Tales of Hoffmann
                                          "Barcarolle "
Henry Neill

Gioachinl Rossini
: The Barber of Seville
                                 "Una voce poco fa"
W A Mozart: Magic Flute

                           "Pa-pa-gena! Pa-pa-geno!"
Gioachino Rossini
: The Barber of Seville
                                      "La Calunnia"
Giacomo Puccini
: Gianni Schicchi
                        "O mio babbino caro"
Tickets: £12/8  Book





Gildas Quartet
Matthew Hunt
St Andrew's Church Ashburton
Monday 24 October 1.45-3.30pm
CLARINET QUINTET
Open Rehearsal & Performance
Guest Clarinettist: Matthew Hunt
Violins: Christopher Jones
              Gemma Sharples
Voila: Kay Stephen
'Cello: Anna Menzies
W A Mozart: Clarinet Quintet in A K581
Tickets: £15/12/10/8  Book



Piano & 'Cello
Matthew Barley & Harvey Davies
St Lawrence's Chapel Ashburton
Monday 24 October 4pm
SONATA FOR PIANO & 'CELLO
Piano: Harvey Davies
'Cello: Matthew Barley
Johannes Brahms: 'Cello Sonata in Em Op 38
Tickets: £12/8  Book




Harpsichord & Flute
Adam Walker
&
Mahan Esfahani
St Andrew's Church Ashburton
Monday 24 October 7.30-9.15pm
SONATAS & MORE
Harpsichord: Mahan Esfahani
Flute: Adam Walker
Francois Couperin: Concert Royal IV
Johann Quantz: 2 Capriccii
Franz Benda: Flute Sonata in E minor
Pierre Philidor: Suite in E minor Op 1 No 5
Jacques Duphly:
                    Troisième livre de pièces de clavecin
                            (La Forqueray, Chaconne)
J.S. Bach: Flute and Harpsichord
 Sonata in A BWV 1032
Tickets: £28/25/18/12  Book


TUESDAY


Voice, Viola, Clarinet & Piano
Kay Stephen
St Lawrence's Chapel Ashburton
Tuesday 25 October 10-12am
ECLECTIC REPERTOIRE
Mezzo Soprano: Yvonne Howard
Viola: Kay Stephen
Clarinet: Matthew Hunt
Piano Harvey Davies
Franz Schubert: "Shepherd on the Rock"
Johannes Brahms: Duets for Voice & Viola
Robert Schumann: Lieder
Tickets: £12/8  Book


Baritone & Piano
St Andrew's Church Ashburton
Henry Neill
&
Jâms Coleman
Tuesday 25 October 1-3pm
TRANSCRIPTIONS
Baritone: Henry Neill
Piano: Jâms Coleman
Franz Schubert: "Gruppe aus dem Tartarus"
Franz Schubert (trans. Liszt): "Ständchen"
Franz Schubert: "Der Wanderer"
                              "Meeresstille"
                               "Auf dem Wasser"
                                "Das Fischermädschen"
Franz Schubert (trans. Liszt): "Liebestod"
Franz Schubert: "An die Musik"
Franz Liszt: "Petrarch Sonnet 123"
Franz Schubert: "Du bist die Ruh"
Robert Schumann: "Widmung"
Franz Schubert (trans. Liszt): "Widmung"
                                               "Frühlingsnacht"
Franz Liszt: "Die drei Zigeuner"
                      "Ein Fichtenbaum steht einsam"
                       "Im Rhein, im schönen Strome"
Robert Schumann: "Liederkreis" Op 39
Tickets: £22/15/12/8  Book


Gildas Quartet
Gildas Quartet
St Lawrence's Chapel Ashburton
Tuesday 25 October 3.30pm
DEATH & THE MAIDEN
Violins: Christopher Jones
              Gemma Sharples
Voila: Kay Stephen
'Cello: Anna Menzies
Franz Schubert: Quartet No 14 in Dm
Tickets: £12/8  Book


St Andrew's Church Ashburton
Tuesday 25 October 7.30pm
AN EVENING OF PIANO DUETS
Piano: Tom Poster
Piano: Christoph Berner
Maurice Ravel: "Ma mère l’oye"
Franz Schubert: "Fantasy in Fm" D 940
Ludwig van Beethoven (arr. Pauer):
   "Symphony in A" Op 92 No 7
Tickets: £25/18/15/12  Book


WEDNESDAY


All Saints' Church Okehampton
Wednesday 26 October 11-12.45am
A DAY OF SONG
Tenor: John Mark Ainsley
Piano: Joseph Middleton
John Ireland: "The heart’s desire
"
                   "The trellis
"
          "My true love hath my heart"
Charles Gounod:
 "Viens! Les gazons sont verts"
Ernest Chausson: 7 Mélodies, Op.2
 
                                "Le Colibri
"
Gabriel Fauré:
 "En Sourdine" "
Green"

Henry Duparc: "L’invitation au voyage"
Ivor Gurney: "I will go with my father a ploughing"
Frederick Delius:
 "In the Seraglio garden"
Ralph Vaughan-Williams
: "Silent noon
"
Roger Quilter
: "Hark, hark the lark"
George Butterworth
: "On the idle hill of summer"
                                    "The lads in their hundreds"
Ivor Gurney: "In Flanders"
George Butterworth: "Think no more, lad"
Arthur Somervell:  A Shropshire Lad
                    "Into my heart an air that kills"
Francis Poulenc: "  Bleuet"
Gabriel Fauré: "L’absent"
Francis Poulenc: "Priez pour paix"
George Butterworth: "With rue my heart is laden"
James Macmillan: "The Children"
John Ireland: "The Cost"
Frank Bridge: "Journey’s End"
Gerald Finzi: "Fear no more the heat o’ the sun"
Tickets: £28/25/18/12  Book

Soprano & Piano
All Saints' Church Okehampton
Wednesday 26 October 7.30pm
FEMALE INTONATION
Soprano: Lucy Crowe
Piano: Anna Tilbrook
Tickets: £12/8  Book




THURSDAY


Pelléas Ensemble
Pelléas Ensemble
Church of St John the Baptist Witheridge
Thursday 27 October 11am - 1pm
HARP ENSEMBLE RECITAL
Harp: Oliver Wass
Viola: Luba Tunnicliffe
Flute: Henry Roberts
Baroque to Jazz
Arcangelo Corelli - Maurice Ravel - Joe Steele
Tickets: £6  Lunch: £10  Book


Voice & Piano
Alison Farr & Penny Adie
All Saints' Church Dulverton
Thursday 27 October 2.30-3pm
MEMORIES
Narrator: Penny Adie
Piano: Alison Farr
Tickets: £15  Book
(Proceeds to the Two Moors Festival
  John Adie Memorial Appeal)


Christoph Berner
Christoph Berner
All Saints' Church Dulverton
Thursday 27 October 7.30pm
PIANO RECITAL
Piano: Christoph Berner
Franz Schubert: Sonata in A 
D 664 (13)

Maurice Ravel: "
Valses nobles et sentimentales"
Franz Schubert: Selection of dances
Robert Schumann: "Papillons" Op 2
Johannes Brahms: Sonata in C Op 1.1 ‘Hamburg’
Tickets: £28/25/18/12  Book


FRIDAY


Jacqui Dankworth & Friends
Jacqui Dankworth
All Saints' Church Dulverton
Friday 28 October 1-3pm
SHAKESPEARE & ALL THAT JAZZ
Soprano: Jacqui Dankworth
Piano: David Gordon
Violin: Chris Garrick
'Cello: Ben Davis
Tickets: £25/22/15/12  Book






Trumpet & Piano
Alison Balsom
&
Tom Poster


SOLD OUT
All Saints' Church Dulverton
Friday 28 October 7.30-9.15pm
ALISON BALSOM & TOM POSTER
Trumpet: Alison Balsom
Piano: Tom Poster
Arthur Honegger: "Intrada for Trumpet and Piano"
Paul Hindemith: "Trumpet Sonata"
Franz Schubert: "Impromptu in G♭" D899 (3
)
George Enescu
: "Légende"
Tom Poster/Alison Balsom: "The thoughts of Dr May"
Johannes Brahms: "Trio for Horn and Piano in E♭" Op 40
                                        (transcribed - Alison Balsom)
Tickets: £32/28/22/15  Book



SATURDAY


Young Musicians Platform Winners
Hannah McFarlane
Poppy Webb-Taylor
Joel Munday
Clara Cherratt


BOOK  EARLY
All Saints' Church Dulverton
Saturday 29 October 12-1.15pm
PRIZE CONCERT
Piano: Clara Cherratt
Isaac Berkovich: "Variations on a Theme by Paganini"
Ludwig van Beethoven: "Sonata in G major"
Frédéric Chopin: "Waltz in Bm" Op 69 (2)
'Cello: Hannah McFarlane
Robert Schumann: "Adagio and Allegro" Op 70
Kenneth Leighton: "Elegy"
Oboe: Poppy Webb-Taylor
George Friderick Handel: "Sonata in C minor"
Eugene Bozza: "Conte Pastoral"
Violin: Joel Munday
Jean-Marie Leclair: "Violin Sonata No 3 in D" (I, IV)
Jascha Ponce-Heifetz: "Estrellita"
William Kroll: "Banjo and Fiddle"
Tickets: £6  Book

Recorder, Oboe & Piano
Polly Bartlett
All Saints' Church Dulverton
Saturday 29 October 4pm
BRIGHT SPARKS CONCERT
Recorder & Oboe: Polly Bartlett
BBC Young Musican 2016
Piano: Alison Farr
Girolamo Frescobaldi:
                     "Canzona detta la Bernardinia"
                                (Descant recorder)
Georg Philipp Telemann: "Suite in A minor"
          Largo, Menuet II & Rejouissance (Treble recorder)
Edmund Rubbra:
 "Sonata in C" 1st movement (Oboe)
Benjamin Britten: Six Metamorphoses after Ovid
                                                   "Pan" (Oboe)

Johann Nepomuk Hummel:
 "Theme and Variations" (Oboe)
Christopher Ball: "The Pagan Piper" (Treble recorder)
Gordon Jacob: Suite for Recorder
          "Burlesca alla Rumba" & "Tarantella"
               (Treble and sopranino recorder)
Tickets: £8  Book


Orchestra of the Swan
Orchestra of the Swan
Exeter Cathedral
Saturday 29 October 7.45pm
CONCERT IN MEMORY OF JOHN ADIE
Director: David Curtis
Violin: Michael Barenboim
Clarinet: Jordan Black
with young instrementalists from the South West
Jean Sibelius: "Karelia Suite" Op 11
W A Mozart: "Clarinet concerto in A" K622
Johannes Brahms: "Violin concerto in D" Op 77
Jean Sibelius: "Finlandia" Op 26
Tickets: £28/22/12/10 (U18 1/2 price)  Book


FULL DETAILS: Festival Website
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Monday, 10 October 2016

Tim Hunt & Nikki Wilkes Star in a Spectacular Production of "Patience" by the St David's Players Exeter Barnfield Theatre Tuesday 11 - Saturday 15 October 2016

Nikki Wilkes is Patience
wonderful costumes
The St David's Players performed their first Gilbert & Sullivan opera in 1970 - "Patience" or "Bunthorne's Bride". During the subsequent forty six years the company have continued to stage ever more lavish enactments of Gilbert & Sullivan classics.
and choreography
"Patience" returns this week. The opening night will be on Tuesday. After much preparation of sets, costumes, orchestral arrangements (which make the very most of the eight talented players), choruses and solo numbers, everything is set for a sensational performance.
Reginald Bunthorne
The fabrics, sets and lighting make this show a feast for the eye from the very outset. Every member of the chorus is beautifully decked out in stunning colours, and create a sense of spectacle which is fully matched by the quality of the singing.
an aesthete
And dancing! Susan Gunn-Johnson has perfected yet another collection of her trademark routines. The central characters and chorus members are constantly in action providing a non-stop feast of fun and excitement.
not the first choice
The 'unattractive' Patience is pursued by two self-obsessed poets Reginald and Archibald, who confuse rather than dazzle Patience with their advances. Patience, who professes not to understand the concept of love at all, is never quite sure what to make of all the attention.
Archibald Grosvenor
Needless to say, many more characters join the action, creating endless confusion, and each twist in the plot is the cue for another unforgettable and romantic song - always with a comic twist.


is far too popular
William Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan, despite deploring the need to devote their considerable musical talents to mere popular entertainments, always managed to hit the bullseye with each successive production.
but has the right approach
These clever and comforting stories have never lost their appeal, and always make an audience smile. With so many years of experience, the St David's Players know how to work that magic to maximum effect.
A chorus of rapturous maidens

 Once again they are going to delight audiences with their acting, singing, dancing and wit. Each player brings enormous energy to his or her respective character. Each adds subtle and endearing nuances - just enough to make every corner of the stage a little tableau in itself, but never upstaging the main action.
Lady Jane
a competitor in love

Not to be missed
For a feast of fun and entertainment - and superb music - this week at the Barnfield Theatre in Exeter, the St David's Players are offering the very best show in town. Five nightly performances begin tomorrow (Tuesday 11 October), with a matinée performance at 2.30pm on Saturday afternoon.
St David's Players
Barnfield Theatre
Tuesday-Saturday 11-15 October
Nightly 7.30pm  Sat Matinee 2.30pm
"PATIENCE"
Tickets: £16 (Tues & Matinee £14)
(student/child £11 family 2+2 £45)
Box Office: 01392 271808
             (10-4 Mon-Fri 10-2 Sat)
Online Booking: Barnfield Website
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Sunday, 9 October 2016

orchestra+ Inaugural Concert St Sidwell's CoE Primary School Sunday 9 October 2016

orchestra+ co-ordinators
Anna Davis, Tim Pithers & Ellen Stratton

Leader: Jenny Rogers
-
Clarinet/Saxophone:
Gemma Edney
Sunday 9th October has been marked in the diary for some time now. For several months EMG Symphony Orchestra violinists Anna Davis & Ellen Stratton have been seeking out orchestral players to join a new and exciting musical venture. 'orchestra+' is the first LGBT+ orchestra in the South West, and only the third to be set up in the United Kingdom.

Tim Pithers, conductor of the Exeter University Symphony Orchestra, has been involved from the outset - and has become the orchestra's first Musical Director. Two former members of EUSO, now graduates, returned for the inaugural concert - Leader Jenny Rogers and Clarinettist Gemma Edney.

Despite not yet being fully up to strength (no French horns, tuba or oboes yet) the sound is already impressive, and Sunday's audience were royally entertained with a combination of classical and popular music perfectly suited to a sunny autumn afternoon.


Conductor Tim Pithers
introduces
"L'Arlesienne" by Georges Bizet
A lively programme opened with two movements from "L'Arlesienne" by Georges Bizet. The familiar theme of the overture introduced us all to Jenny's methodical leadership, the strings performing perfectly. The subdued sound of the wind section followed, deliciously enhanced by the Gemma's saxophone - a rare inclusion in a classical work. In The March of the Kings there was a chance for the audience to experience the full force of three mighty trombones and Tony Hindley's trumpet section - plus the triumphant tympani playing of Charlie Hindley.

A newcomer to the percussion section
Nigel Cheffers-Heard
Frédéri's Theme (final act) for strings only was a stunning contrast. A seductively sweet sound, and an opportunity to concentrate on the sounds of the individual instruments.

A selection from the Slavonic Dance Suite by Antonín Dvořák saw the debut of a new percussionist. EMG photographer Nigel Cheffers-Heard joined Charlie Hindley, playing triangle alongside his kettle drums and glockenspiel.

Special thanks to percussionist Michelle Hiley who loaned her tympani to the orchestra for the weekend. NB Michelle herself is in concert with Emma Welton's 'Lavolta' ensemble at Queen's Hall in Taunton this Friday evening (14 October). (Full details below.)

Triangle: Nigel Cheffers-Heard
-
Trumpet: Tony Hindley
From classical and folk themes the programme progressed to popular classics. Between the Bizet and Dvořák, Tim had cheekily interjected John Williams' theme to the 1982 movie "E.T. The Extraterrestrial" which most people instantly recognised - although one wag in the audience shouted out "Star Wars!" when it was finished.

To close the concert we had another film classic, always popular with orchestras and audiences alike. The theme to "Pirates of the Caribbean - At the World's End" by Klaus Badelt was a fabulously rousing finale to a very successful afternoon's entertainment - and featured ace percussionist Nigel Cheffers-Heard once again, playing glockenspiel and tambourine.

Many thanks to the managers of St Sidwell's Church of England Primary School for providing the use of their gymnasium for a weekend of rehearsals and this afternoon's concert.

Leader Jenny Rogers:
-
an appeal on behalf of 'Stonewall'
A capacity audience attended, some even having to stand, and everyone thoroughly enjoyed the music. Admission was free of charge, but everyone contributed generally to the retiring collection, in support of the continued work of the orchestra, and "Stonewall - Acceptance without Exception" a charity devoted to LGBT rights, particularly defending individuals and groups against homophobic bullying.

Many, many thanks to Tim, Anna and Ellen for their tireless work which culminated in this splendid afternoon recital.

There are already plans to continue the work with similar weekend rehearsals and concerts at other venues in the South West. Meanwhile, Tony Hindley will conduct the EMG Symphony Orchestra at Exeter Cathedral on Saturday 12 November (details below) - before handing over the EMG baton to their new conductor Leo Geyer.

Highlights:

Strings:
Jenny Rogers, Anna Davis,
Ellen Stratton, Simon Gosling
Violas & 'Cellos
Clarinets - Gemma Edney

Brass
Bass Trombone
Snare Drum - Charlie Hindley

Tambourine - Nigel Cheffers-Heard

Applause for orchestra+ and leader Jenny Rogers
Leader Jenny Rogers
shows the orchestra's appreciation for
Conductor Tim Pithers
I'll drink to that!

Still to come:


Lavolta
Lavolta
The Queen's Hall
Queen's College Taunton
Friday 14 October 7.30pm
BERIO & WALTON
Soprano: Sarah Owen
Narrator: Kate Westbrook
Violin: Emma Welton
Viola: Andrew Gillett
'Cello: Jane Pirie
Harp: Sally Jenkins
Flute: Susie Hodder Williams
Saxophone: Chris Caldwell
Clarinet: Victoria Loram
Trumpet: Brian Moore
Celeste: Chris Caldwell
Guitar: George Robinson*
Percussion:  Sam Felton
    James Wycherley  Michelle Hiley
Luciano Berio: "Folk Songs"
William Walton: "Façade II"
(the poetry of Edith Sitwell)
plus music by
Judith Weir, *Kurt Weill
Franco Donatoni &
Ralph Vaughan Williams
Soprano
Sarah Owen
Tickets: £15 (OAP £12.50 student £10)
Box Office: 01823 340880
Lavolta Facebook Page
Lavolta Website
FUTURE TOUR DATES
Friday 21 October Pound Arts Centre Corsham
Friday 13 January Calstock Arts Centre
Saturday 21 January St Endellion
Sunday 22 January Dorchester Art Centre
Saturday 25 February Lyme Regis




EMG Symphony Orchestra
Exeter Cathedral
Saturday 12 November 7.30pm
SIBELIUS & NIELSEN
Conductor: Tony Hindley
Leader: Clare Smith
Jean Sibelius: Karelia Suite
Carl Nielsen: Helios Overture
Jean Sibelius: Symphony No 1
Tickets: Front Nave £16
Mid Nave £13 (student/U16 £5)
Rear Nave £11 (student/U16 £5) 
Front Side £11 (student/U16 FREE)
Rear Side £9 (student/U16 £5)
Exeter TIC: 01392 665885
Online Booking: TicketSource
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