tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-50222322522345382902024-03-27T06:37:37.318+00:00Classical JourneyLuch Càise-Dearghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16535904098312833945noreply@blogger.comBlogger1001125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022232252234538290.post-8935961397938764312024-01-22T20:37:00.005+00:002024-01-27T06:27:21.017+00:00Leo Pellegrino at the Phoenix: "Too Many Zooz" Exeter Phoenix Sunday 13 August 2023<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOECTt3P9bgAxjUSpjA1AV_e9DWu0N3i_c88LHkqwhk_1QUjnUJ6K8Gus8jPEXBEE44lZOzvzsu5WSikY3XDyYzTT9hBpxliafyn7FjShHT396EpVNmArNN_PUHguBvFcdpekNY8Ci00erAfarAypOo045oV1ZVlgyBWwtDk4Pufq1NkCctJvmQgiAOGQy/s4320/007.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: times;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4320" data-original-width="3240" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOECTt3P9bgAxjUSpjA1AV_e9DWu0N3i_c88LHkqwhk_1QUjnUJ6K8Gus8jPEXBEE44lZOzvzsu5WSikY3XDyYzTT9hBpxliafyn7FjShHT396EpVNmArNN_PUHguBvFcdpekNY8Ci00erAfarAypOo045oV1ZVlgyBWwtDk4Pufq1NkCctJvmQgiAOGQy/w300-h400/007.JPG" width="300" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>Too Many Zooz</b></span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Trumpet: Matt Muirhead<br />Drums: Dave Parks<br />Baritone Saxophone:<br />Leo Pellegrino</b></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: times;"><br /></span><p></p><div><span style="font-family: times;">The evening of <b>Sunday 13 August</b> was a very special one for <b>Exeter Phoenix</b>. A trio of musicians from the <b>Manhattan School Music</b> celebrated the tenth anniversary of the formation of their busking 'brass house' collaboration '<b>Too Many Zooz</b>'. This reference to New York's policy of having a zoo of some kind in every borough is also a great name for a band - and rightly so.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: times;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: times;">For many years now the founder members, <b>Leo Pellegrino</b> (baritone saxophone), <b>Matt</b> 'Doe' <b>Muirhead </b>(trumpet) and <b>Dave </b>'The King of Sludge' <b>Parks </b>(portable drum kit) have performed for passing audiences at stations on the New York underground system. The resulting videos have attracted a large audience online, and great demand to see the performances live. We are very fortunate that they chose Exeter Phoenix as on of the venues on the anniversary tour.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: times;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: times;">Apart from Matt's blistering trumpet solos, and Dave's mesmerising drum and cowbell accompaniments, the main feature is always Leo's virtuoso baritone saxophone compositions and improvisations - always combined seamlessly with his hypnotic dance style. Early performances of '<b>Flightening Live</b>' in the <b>Union Square</b> subway station led on to the fabulous '<b>Bedford</b>' video which features the trio boarding and subway train in Brooklyn in the middle of the night and astounding the passengers with their explosive performance before disembarking, still playing uproariously, on the opposite platform at the next station.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: times;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: times;">On <b>24 August 2017</b> Leo was invited to the <b>Royal Albert Hall</b> for a <b>Charles Mingus</b> retrospective with the <b>Metropole Orkest</b>, conducted by <b>Jules Buckley</b>, and a second soloist, trumpeter <b>Christian Scott</b>. In a mauve whistle and trademark pink mohican, Leo gave an absolutes sensational performance with an amazing repertoire of masterclass classical, classic brass house, and wildly impossible sounds - all combined with the magical footwork for which he was already so well known.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: times;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: times;">In 2023 as the start of the British tour approached Leo regrouped with his 2006 colleagues in '<b>Lucky Chops</b>', a fabulous multi-instrumental ensemble where Leo is joined by two other baritone saxophonists, <b>Adrian Condis</b> and <b>Daro Behroozi </b>(<b>Rogerst Charles </b>alto), <b>Joshua Gawel</b> provides the exhilarating trumpet plus <b>Ben Holcomb</b> and <b>Cyzon Grifffen</b> drums. <b>Nora Nalepka</b>'s sousaphone adds something 'unusually different' and the unexpected star turn is the casually dapper <b>Josh Holcomb</b> stealing the show with his outrageous trombone solos. Their subway set at <b>34th & 6th</b> was legendary, and their cover of the <b>Lipps Inc</b> hit '<b>Funkytown</b>' is unforgettable.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: times;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: times;">When Leo, Matt, and Dave arrived at the Exeter Phoenix that wonderful Sunday evening a sell-out crowd were waiting in excited anticipation for what was guaranteed to be a night of non-stop joy and excitement. Even the no-show of support act '<b>The Showhawk Duo</b>' could not dampen the audience enthusiasm.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: times;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: times;">The Zooz did not disappoint. All the energy and invention of two decades of innovative busking in New York translated into a non-stop set of overpowering sound and fury which had the entire audience dancing in a fever. To have such an exclusive line-up providing that wall of magnificent sound was surely one of the best high points of the Phoenix calendar for the year.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: times;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: times;">After nearly three hours of the very best dance music the trio were finally allowed to leave a hugely satisfied and grateful audience. The band also provided copies of their latest triple album including tracks from '<b>F Note EP</b>', '<b>Fanimals</b>' and '<b>Brasshouse Volume 1</b> - <b>Survival of the Flyest</b>'. Tracks regularly feature at the close of each 'Classical Journey' programme on Phonic FM (alternate Fridays 2-4pm) to welcome <b>Pat Bensberg</b> and his extra helping of the '<b>Eccentric Selection</b>'.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: times;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: times;">All the performances mentioned above are available as online videos, and many more - including the delightful 'Lucky Chops' cover of <b>Gloria Gaynor</b>'s "<b>I Shall Survive</b>", which opens on <b>Franklin Avenue</b> in Brooklyn (leading appropriately to the <b>Prospect Park Zoo</b>) with Leo, Matt (with full beard), and Dave Parks playing as they walk along. Then, one by one, the other 'Chops' players join the peripatetic players, including not only Josh Holcomb's trombone, but also a special appearance by <b>Kevin Bernstein</b> playing melodica.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: times;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: times;">Do listen out for 'Too Many Zooz' on Phonic FM, and their ever increasing online catalogue. These Manhattan graduates are truly a sensational new musical phenomenon.</span></div>Luch Càise-Dearghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14336192556380052007noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022232252234538290.post-37315128384255425992023-07-31T23:10:00.012+00:002023-08-04T11:31:17.904+00:00The Return of Sundays@6 Shephali Frost Ensemble Gidleigh Parish Church Sunday 30 July 2023<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjETSFc3XVNUjFLKIMC1Vvq-yxqsmBuaE4w-xxMaBpxmtLDPN5ky5G2Dacyoi9d8w4EH5pv0EERo2gJ5Od8yzkC_Io4RONm77W_IMncSU5U1pIXy8O0C9ZXNCM_0PG7iAzJrZ-usS0pOZPY-5B1v5uYjYm_24B7MlpxDjRwl9qvgckSDpM0VWSEDMZ_SXF3/s3000/12a%20%20Shephali%20II.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: times;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="2250" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjETSFc3XVNUjFLKIMC1Vvq-yxqsmBuaE4w-xxMaBpxmtLDPN5ky5G2Dacyoi9d8w4EH5pv0EERo2gJ5Od8yzkC_Io4RONm77W_IMncSU5U1pIXy8O0C9ZXNCM_0PG7iAzJrZ-usS0pOZPY-5B1v5uYjYm_24B7MlpxDjRwl9qvgckSDpM0VWSEDMZ_SXF3/w300-h400/12a%20%20Shephali%20II.jpg" width="300" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;"><span style="font-size: large;">Poet and Vocalist</span><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>SHEPHALI FROST</b></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: times;"><br /></span><p></p><div><span style="font-family: times;"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCxAz9K6NfN_nkdIRDy4rT7cre3cecpp0OvAtNWXLDGMF1YbTPQh3WULaOlnIaCf1qClxYrKQE_cNS1p6Kr7pY_YVAqqMCC2vYH_us7IgVh-gW_Fv7LrsgmZKymnSe48jRgTrbgqmKA7XIsXmU50Y4v9G-nfFobtyWjKIS5tJMfGlFYLBV43siZXnFxbaY/s400/Au%20Lapin%20Agile%20landscape.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="300" data-original-width="400" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCxAz9K6NfN_nkdIRDy4rT7cre3cecpp0OvAtNWXLDGMF1YbTPQh3WULaOlnIaCf1qClxYrKQE_cNS1p6Kr7pY_YVAqqMCC2vYH_us7IgVh-gW_Fv7LrsgmZKymnSe48jRgTrbgqmKA7XIsXmU50Y4v9G-nfFobtyWjKIS5tJMfGlFYLBV43siZXnFxbaY/w200-h150/Au%20Lapin%20Agile%20landscape.jpg" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">'Au Lapin Agile'<br /><b>James Boyd</b>, <b>Chris Caldwell</b><br /><b>Susie Hodder Williams</b></td></tr></tbody></table>It was in February of 2022 that 'Music on the Edge' stars, clarinetist and saxophonist Chris Caldwell and flautist Susie Hodder Williams, were at the Church of the Holy Trinity at Gidleigh to present their regular monthly 'Sunday@6' performance - a recreation of the early twentieth century Montmartre cabaret, 'Au Lapin Agile' - with guitarist James Boyd. (Full details on this blog - <a href="https://classicaljourneyphonic.blogspot.com/2022/02/au-lapin-agile-music-on-edge-chris.html?m=0" target="_blank">20 February 2022</a>.)</span></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: times;"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUjW6m4eqbpjUvYTynikILn3zWigabgY_H26-EOMxW_vSGHsKdNOky3iEUTS8U5gukBStte_dIsiGSR8Ami5n3ZfgxVdKAfVHRYD6Y4xHZmFe_SoPV1M7AupJI8EbzmyylhDngkuDUD0kndiS2BBpyZn2-cdBDrpFQH-xzch85xAA5ev77U1kIKteipuaP/s640/Long%20Room%20Jan%20039.jpg" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUjW6m4eqbpjUvYTynikILn3zWigabgY_H26-EOMxW_vSGHsKdNOky3iEUTS8U5gukBStte_dIsiGSR8Ami5n3ZfgxVdKAfVHRYD6Y4xHZmFe_SoPV1M7AupJI8EbzmyylhDngkuDUD0kndiS2BBpyZn2-cdBDrpFQH-xzch85xAA5ev77U1kIKteipuaP/w150-h200/Long%20Room%20Jan%20039.jpg" width="150" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Live at the Long Room<br /><b>Chris Caldwell<br />Trevor Taylor<br />Susie Hodder Williams</b></td></tr></tbody></table>More recently, in addition to their extensive orchestral and session work around the world, Chris and Susie have been collaborating in a new project with musicians including their long time colleague, percussionist Trevor Taylor (who appeared with Chris and Susie at Drewsteignton - <a href="https://classicaljourneyphonic.blogspot.com/2012/02/chris-caldwell-and-susie-hodder.html" target="_blank">29 January 2012</a>).</span></div><div><span style="font-family: times;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: times;"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl2jwh08MwgeLlNMs5Rkm1FSGMcYajpbwhlYkh6J6J0oX4vcztw_EK3fuzTryQTS7H5bH4wGv8d9-IZSvOeiF7NZzavoQv3SFWtDQ1p9rWZkSiw5-eTCRB1rUhvQ9BIR50dDHBxNjAx8mXSnIuBTKBQnvGuskhGlM_6A4vuJk3GGN5c_OUSvnrLOaTuLOe/s272/Zak%20Red%20Shift.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="272" data-original-width="158" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl2jwh08MwgeLlNMs5Rkm1FSGMcYajpbwhlYkh6J6J0oX4vcztw_EK3fuzTryQTS7H5bH4wGv8d9-IZSvOeiF7NZzavoQv3SFWtDQ1p9rWZkSiw5-eTCRB1rUhvQ9BIR50dDHBxNjAx8mXSnIuBTKBQnvGuskhGlM_6A4vuJk3GGN5c_OUSvnrLOaTuLOe/w116-h200/Zak%20Red%20Shift.jpg" width="116" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Zak Barrett</b><br />(RedShiftParty)</td></tr></tbody></table>Trevor, a fellow Guildhall alumnus, and founder of Future Music Records and the Jazz 825 Club in Southend-on-Sea, now works with saxophonists Zak Barrett and Martin Hathaway, 'cellist Shanti Jayasimha, Pianist David Lee, sitarist Jonathan Mayer and tabla player Aslam Ali to form a new ensemble to showcase the singing and poetry of Chelmsford vocalist Shephali Frost.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: times;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: times;">The 'Shephali Frost Ensemble' line-up varies from one concert to another, as does the format and style, with all these wonderful musicians adding to an ever-evolving musical experience to delight their audiences.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: times;"><br /></span></div><div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_aSSLfbCLWXspaeLRT3KUlKN_mFtkIB8kxwm34VCxqNf7Li5ySXGgtauIeDW3tJCqAYvRI-Dnsr0mUIt3dJpFqUsA4sAPplnCvMOZkW066DrPnAwNvQH-mMo2St4yAQZvHwLnooCMa0y2l9Jt6gNrSapkbXqU_U1MGMxsjCockR-ypGCGCITieP4qhnu8/s372/Hussein.jpg" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="372" data-original-width="300" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_aSSLfbCLWXspaeLRT3KUlKN_mFtkIB8kxwm34VCxqNf7Li5ySXGgtauIeDW3tJCqAYvRI-Dnsr0mUIt3dJpFqUsA4sAPplnCvMOZkW066DrPnAwNvQH-mMo2St4yAQZvHwLnooCMa0y2l9Jt6gNrSapkbXqU_U1MGMxsjCockR-ypGCGCITieP4qhnu8/w161-h200/Hussein.jpg" width="161" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Shah Hussain Faqir</b><br />Sufi Poet<br />16th Century Punjab</td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: times;">Shephali came to the UK from Uttar Pradesh to study at Bath Spa University and Cardiff University Film School. She trained as a classical Indian singer. Later she broke through to new musical horizons when she encountered the Urdu Kalam, poetry in the Islamic tradition of Pakistan and India. Moving to Essex six years ago, she now lives in Chelmsford.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: times;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: times;">During 2020, when musicians were forced to experiment with virtual rehearsals and performances, Shephali began to experiment with her own poetic compositions in combination with traditional poetry and song. </span><span color="initial" style="font-family: times;">One by one the other musicians joined the project bringing together western classical and jazz sounds with Sufi mysticism. </span><span color="initial" style="font-family: times;">The non-denominational Islamic tradition of Sufism employs the ecstasy and transcendence of music and poetry in pursuit of a closer experience of God. A good description of Shephali's creations with the Ensemble.</span></div><div><span color="initial" style="font-family: times;"><br /></span></div><div><span color="initial" style="font-family: times;">In their weekly meetings Shephali and Zak Barret try out new possibilities for the combination of disparate musical styles. (Zak is also well known for his tenor saxophone playing with 'The Zed Collective' and Guthrie Govan's 'Erotic Cakes'.)</span></div><div><span style="font-family: times;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: times;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghRHNz7oVHczlAVb0PN_A4HGJzWX7KZHJdeQDyzjhrQp75eXxKSGFJMQShOQkSzVFT5SiZIgE9Wy1yYQhSRmmBaw_18kBsjLK2sfGC0EMRNFdTrxD_MCr7G5PuvDVogHCISnSTMYGXFaaxhJd0WbtBNJLwx4pvHuquptCB0X6my_0ZHwcn5m3siu0e_IVO/s960/Gaia.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="960" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghRHNz7oVHczlAVb0PN_A4HGJzWX7KZHJdeQDyzjhrQp75eXxKSGFJMQShOQkSzVFT5SiZIgE9Wy1yYQhSRmmBaw_18kBsjLK2sfGC0EMRNFdTrxD_MCr7G5PuvDVogHCISnSTMYGXFaaxhJd0WbtBNJLwx4pvHuquptCB0X6my_0ZHwcn5m3siu0e_IVO/w200-h200/Gaia.jpg" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Luke Jerram</b>: 'Gaia'<br />Chelmsford Cathedral</td></tr></tbody></table>For three weeks in October 2022 Luke Jerram's colossal earth sculpture 'Gaia' was on display at Chelmsford Cathedral and the Shephali Frost Ensemble performed their 'Earth Sound Concert' including </span><span color="initial" style="font-family: times;">'bhajans' (hymns) to Lord Krishna written by devotee Saint Meerabai in the sixteenth century. (Gaia was also at Exeter Cathedral in February 2023, and there will be another chance to see the sculpture at Truro Cathedral from 6-28 October this year.)</span></div><div><span style="font-family: times;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: times;">Shephali's reach also extends to international festivals. She performed at the 'Metaphor' Literary Festival in Lucknow in December 2022, and also the 'Jashn-e-Rekhta' (Celebration) International Urdu Festival in New Delhi. Shephali is also a contributor to a new project 'for a new approach to world literature' supported by the London School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) and London Museums with the intriguing title, 'Mulosige' (MUltilingual LOcals & SIgnificant GEographies).</span></div><div><span style="font-family: times;"><br /></span></div><div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZDQVSlhxRDO9nAwFMYG7wvTk-ooysLnDJr_Zrjf0g-Y0Bwadyp_wqSyJb8uAkLdhBYAIC94CPNXEg9FektEuXMmY3Ew4B2AlJ6oHzU5z14Nc3LBpUyJZ7xpEnQTSJop0u5rg-d2XyIKdVzSHP8bKowNnfF91-0WpNNemkyqdmoQMj86N8lBamQ51UYsIi/s4320/00%20Chris.JPG" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4320" data-original-width="3240" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZDQVSlhxRDO9nAwFMYG7wvTk-ooysLnDJr_Zrjf0g-Y0Bwadyp_wqSyJb8uAkLdhBYAIC94CPNXEg9FektEuXMmY3Ew4B2AlJ6oHzU5z14Nc3LBpUyJZ7xpEnQTSJop0u5rg-d2XyIKdVzSHP8bKowNnfF91-0WpNNemkyqdmoQMj86N8lBamQ51UYsIi/w150-h200/00%20Chris.JPG" width="150" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;">Comp<span color="initial" style="text-align: left; text-decoration-color: initial;">ère: <b>Chris Caldwell</b><br />(Note shoes!)</span></span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: times;">Last Saturday, 22 July, Shephali was at the Finch <span color="initial">Café in Hackney with Trevor, Susie, saxophonist Martin Hathaway, keyboard player David Lee, sitarist Jonathan Mayer and violinist Philipp Wachsman, for a concert inspired by the plight of refugees crossing the English Channel, 'Lifejackets'. Even as that concert was happening, the team were also preparing for this Sunday's performance at Gidleigh Parish Church.</span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: times;"><span color="initial"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: times;"><span color="initial">In a strange echo of the 'Au Lapin Agile' evening eighteen months before, a wild Dartmoor rain lashed the church as an eager throng arrived for the evening's experience. Inside the church Trevor Taylor had set up his percussion instruments, and the space was crammed with all manner of bells, gongs and cymbals - not to mention a full drum kit and vibraphone. Seated nearby with his own audio setup was guest guitarist Jerry Crozier-Cole. Susie Hodder Williams had both her regular and alto flutes and Chris Caldwell had come prepared with a soprano saxophone and splendid bass clarinet.</span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: times;"><span color="initial"><br /></span></span></div><div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijYn6_9KnCdO6EdVfluQe2d-aL9rn0OPOLvduyPwc3uZWSak0VNgChVtCTySCGp6FZ_-IPVFS_hFlxlaB0JvQ90ahLSwiaxHNDuP30AxgoWUgKxfg-GISsa96bc7-c7bwcEIG_n8fyzsL_Ubeur7DRVbKdmE5LEkGXHpJJDq6LSziQhNYA_FWQNKWea7dh/s4320/05%20Trevor.JPG" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3240" data-original-width="4320" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijYn6_9KnCdO6EdVfluQe2d-aL9rn0OPOLvduyPwc3uZWSak0VNgChVtCTySCGp6FZ_-IPVFS_hFlxlaB0JvQ90ahLSwiaxHNDuP30AxgoWUgKxfg-GISsa96bc7-c7bwcEIG_n8fyzsL_Ubeur7DRVbKdmE5LEkGXHpJJDq6LSziQhNYA_FWQNKWea7dh/w200-h150/05%20Trevor.JPG" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Percussion: <b>Trevor Taylor</b></td></tr></tbody></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR-JiV_dCNknKk1Oo8C-MBWWuQzZrys8ObKhebpF8QomebmVAYZzYcq4Qgf28Gv6wqTxJRPyCaqr2KJ62jF2ZjlOCuhC-9parVal_lVhebf9S_O9ijoLniwstNunk_QGUn86-LEF3gHXPBxsaNJLTy3YcKgqD3jXrY7NwDgDoSEqeYKpKpcDTTsstZBpgM/s4320/01%20Jerry.JPG" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4320" data-original-width="3240" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR-JiV_dCNknKk1Oo8C-MBWWuQzZrys8ObKhebpF8QomebmVAYZzYcq4Qgf28Gv6wqTxJRPyCaqr2KJ62jF2ZjlOCuhC-9parVal_lVhebf9S_O9ijoLniwstNunk_QGUn86-LEF3gHXPBxsaNJLTy3YcKgqD3jXrY7NwDgDoSEqeYKpKpcDTTsstZBpgM/w150-h200/01%20Jerry.JPG" width="150" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Guitar:<br /><b>Jerry Crozier-Cole</b></td></tr></tbody></table>The first piece was a merging of Shephali's modern English poetry with the Punjabi 'Qissa' of Shiv Kumar Batalvi (winner of the 1967 Sahitya Akademi Award for his setting of the Puran Bhagat legend in his epic poem 'Loona'). Jerry's incredibly subtle electric guitar improvisation and Trevor's ever-shifting percussive soundscape perfectly framed the moving words of the poetry, and the electrifying intensity of the Punjabi singing. The audience were instantly transported to a magical and captivating world of musical emotion.</div><div><br /></div><div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlCWSCtuNxcKTjS4sH9D5VbStCE0Wjc9wIuyELec83rWB3HBOMhF3VZ26Hh1RKDgznxDGQ0oTsTobx6wxlutpV-pMghGEwGcwJRic_Jl8tDZ2ZGsBUGLfmpPWenhUcqdUz4XwvbAEzy3WsfPsO_JU0gNYinItMNDTo2DEpHfBeGLlf16QoscKXTXrw9EL0/s4320/02%20Susie%20&%20Jerry.JPG" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4320" data-original-width="3240" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlCWSCtuNxcKTjS4sH9D5VbStCE0Wjc9wIuyELec83rWB3HBOMhF3VZ26Hh1RKDgznxDGQ0oTsTobx6wxlutpV-pMghGEwGcwJRic_Jl8tDZ2ZGsBUGLfmpPWenhUcqdUz4XwvbAEzy3WsfPsO_JU0gNYinItMNDTo2DEpHfBeGLlf16QoscKXTXrw9EL0/w150-h200/02%20Susie%20&%20Jerry.JPG" width="150" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Alto Flute:<br /><b>Susie Hodder Williams</b></td></tr></tbody></table>As the sound softly faded, Shephali introduced a familiar theme, A bhajan written by Saint Meerabai in praise of her beloved Lord Krishna. Shephali explained that Meerabai was a Rajasthani Princess who flouted convention by singing her devotional songs in the street with the poor and homeless. Shephali's poem 'My Forest Love' was combined with Meerabai's "I have been given the richness of God's name blessing". The introduction this time was Susie's alto flute with just the haunting and mesmerising continuo of Jerry's subtly fluctuating guitar chords. An incredibly sad and deeply moving experience.</div><div><br /></div><div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipJayR9FYFAsZBeQUB8GbB-xfGVOV_P_lX4-SGTJ2raX7kDf6JtRpa88R0bN5S2gEq-tGkLvpPU2YBAgzC-Y_oqdVPtUVx2MDYj5UyU2Y2OFQRHxe1ubKrrc0jP0suyrSVQX9jP6YbEZ9hViZ1octLPggZxk6Ck8Q-EfNlQIoEPCJnmy8_23j2nw0MZW-B/s4320/04%20Lewis.JPG" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4320" data-original-width="3240" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipJayR9FYFAsZBeQUB8GbB-xfGVOV_P_lX4-SGTJ2raX7kDf6JtRpa88R0bN5S2gEq-tGkLvpPU2YBAgzC-Y_oqdVPtUVx2MDYj5UyU2Y2OFQRHxe1ubKrrc0jP0suyrSVQX9jP6YbEZ9hViZ1octLPggZxk6Ck8Q-EfNlQIoEPCJnmy8_23j2nw0MZW-B/w150-h200/04%20Lewis.JPG" width="150" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">'City of Rats':<br /><b>Lewis Frost</b></td></tr></tbody></table>In an unexpected change to the advertised billing, Shephali then introduced the Ensemble's creative consultant, theatre director (and video cameraman for the evening) Lewis Frost. Lewis is currently working on a theatre production involving the music of the Ensemble. For this evening's performance Shephali had asked him to recite her own composition, 'The Night in the City of Rats'.</div><div><br /></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU4_mHvqJD2rPQMnIvYJL6Vn1FJZBlpk92sD122KM-nZpBkwN4K-lYMtWqV2cmQzWZVT_1ZxhabZa8nJmK_RVpe1W8cuYVu9ePg5BMa8MwHvWa6GGo5ZXoTbCaORUWvhQueUvu2-sQf3eYzXpdkIFQJBB_Qyv_lyHBVfwejoQuc3kPLADpigZ3sC9dMH6z/s4320/03%20Chris%20&%20Trevor.JPG" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4320" data-original-width="3240" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU4_mHvqJD2rPQMnIvYJL6Vn1FJZBlpk92sD122KM-nZpBkwN4K-lYMtWqV2cmQzWZVT_1ZxhabZa8nJmK_RVpe1W8cuYVu9ePg5BMa8MwHvWa6GGo5ZXoTbCaORUWvhQueUvu2-sQf3eYzXpdkIFQJBB_Qyv_lyHBVfwejoQuc3kPLADpigZ3sC9dMH6z/w150-h200/03%20Chris%20&%20Trevor.JPG" width="150" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bass Clarinet:<br /><b style="color: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;">Chris Caldwell</b></td></tr></tbody></table>Lewis stepped forward from the shadows to take centre stage and was introduced by an eerie and unsettling series of achingly excruciating notes from Chris's bass clarinet, and a disconcertingly staccato accompaniment from Trevor's bells and drums. With prepossessing assurance and calm, Lewis recounted in verse a terrifying account of a traumatic night spent in a rat infested hotel room. An odd subject, but quite in keeping with the intense emotional theme of the evening.</div><div><br /></div><div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwSxiA64h8I2QZiU0I0Uv88I-MPiVZ7bAcliPuGfJQacxQPxSOAf-S2DPptU__ztvpg8JEHr0Vzz3T9W6H-k6OIT78_oJAwybyM85rBH36ev6XPuYHKddOtexWM2Vpch1eIojs_ODkHBnFvfNeBa1aovAf1lgZSvypSDGMVZI9Jtrqt5_jGBHKV9vqaYEc/s4320/10%20Voice%20&%20Vibraphone.JPG" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4320" data-original-width="3240" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwSxiA64h8I2QZiU0I0Uv88I-MPiVZ7bAcliPuGfJQacxQPxSOAf-S2DPptU__ztvpg8JEHr0Vzz3T9W6H-k6OIT78_oJAwybyM85rBH36ev6XPuYHKddOtexWM2Vpch1eIojs_ODkHBnFvfNeBa1aovAf1lgZSvypSDGMVZI9Jtrqt5_jGBHKV9vqaYEc/w150-h200/10%20Voice%20&%20Vibraphone.JPG" width="150" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">'Moringa Tree':<br /><b>Trevor Taylor</b><br /><b>Shephali Frost</b></td></tr></tbody></table>Shephali was a little concerned that we wouldn't have enough time for all the musical delights that had been prepared, but Chris was quick to reassure her of what we were all thinking: this is 'Dartmoor Time' - ample time to share all these delightful experiences. So Shephali moved on to a composition by Trevor Taylor which Shephali has updated with original lyrics. This 'Sunrise Raga' is now called 'The Moringa Tree' after the drought resistant malunggay (moringa oleifera) native to southern India.</div><div><br /></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWGt2nA3BKeGk7lQm04wUR1f7tFKeQ25_WmqxulHgVW4CYVYmv9ZzapBDL41kla_RQTs3xn6QMmQq2HGk10fOdcMRIDbAGYgggpRYjv7OyZCrQw18V7A1mfRzVfuAHhJFdF4k6FC0Zx0Qxc_qXUwFbL-f2_mlwMKIZ4ue3mtvQPTTd2_6R_zOJjcX-H5d0/s4320/09%20Voice%20&%20Clarinet.JPG" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3240" data-original-width="4320" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWGt2nA3BKeGk7lQm04wUR1f7tFKeQ25_WmqxulHgVW4CYVYmv9ZzapBDL41kla_RQTs3xn6QMmQq2HGk10fOdcMRIDbAGYgggpRYjv7OyZCrQw18V7A1mfRzVfuAHhJFdF4k6FC0Zx0Qxc_qXUwFbL-f2_mlwMKIZ4ue3mtvQPTTd2_6R_zOJjcX-H5d0/w200-h150/09%20Voice%20&%20Clarinet.JPG" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">'Moringa Tree':<br /><b>Shephali Frost </b>& <b>Chris Caldwell</b></td></tr></tbody></table>Trevor's gentle vibraphone melody, with swelling guitar sound from Jerry,<br /> was joined by Susie's flute in a delightful evocation of a shady woodland scene. The combination of vibraphone and flute was delicate and delicious. Shephali slowly and seductively introduced the words, recounting a moonlit dance under the moringa tree. Every line was echoed by the sweet combination of musical sounds from flute and vibraphone - and, latterly, soft but increasingly urgent interjections from Chris' bass clarinet - leading to a moving cadenza in the upper range of the instrument. A splendid confluence of styles.</div><div><br /></div><div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAPo_NDG9cNxzIE9zkTm_FSjgZPEkCT2ByxBv2X3eDVWubeTY10cbCL3Jj8vGUze0nqL3dviHItgIN4b-NDoKTXeth4wbDNQpLPhC3UWD25cp1G_Xh8ikCcNfVVnKdxwrXgYjkgv3Uk3qDaPr2txV3OBQTR_wzizt_qg7sC4WJBbS7ebMpQWIJcOVTaGLj/s4320/11%20Voice%20&%20Soprano.JPG" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3240" data-original-width="4320" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAPo_NDG9cNxzIE9zkTm_FSjgZPEkCT2ByxBv2X3eDVWubeTY10cbCL3Jj8vGUze0nqL3dviHItgIN4b-NDoKTXeth4wbDNQpLPhC3UWD25cp1G_Xh8ikCcNfVVnKdxwrXgYjkgv3Uk3qDaPr2txV3OBQTR_wzizt_qg7sC4WJBbS7ebMpQWIJcOVTaGLj/w200-h150/11%20Voice%20&%20Soprano.JPG" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">'High Heels for a Holiday':<br /><b>Shephali Frost</b> & <b>Chris Caldwell</b></td></tr></tbody></table>As a diversion and a reminder that, despite the rain, it is holiday season. Chris had chosen a poem with a light hearted theme, but more serious undertones, 'High Heels on a Holiday'. Chris opens with his unmistakeable soprano saxophone style which leads to a phonetic conversation between speaker and saxophone. Occasional uncommon words like "Fuchs-i-a" (describing toenail-varnish) are corrected with amusing pedantry by the saxophone.</div><div><br /></div><div>Chris himself comes into the story, as the characters' shoes are like his - but smarter! The response from Chris' clarinet is appropriately offended. The interaction becomes increasingly flirtatious, with tacit acknowledgements to Susie (Chris's wife), before ending abruptly in the midst of a surreal holiday scene. A very different, and beautifully crafted composition.</div><div><br /></div><div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3vKoevmcgMEx8yY8bEFDyblDZi5m1o56A5EoE1w_TPcQ3sOlOVjfm9LQ_DenF1u3W-VIWiD3JPHFvi3QpfZoarIWlfhzi1jDI4TGDMPkDLxjB5Pi7rdkQXkIy5aVoL3WVto0IUk-Z8AUGgu_CB6_eiIfPq8vWwwvO4BYuDNXUhIjDel_q2WJX9VTHI79n/s3000/12a%20%20Shephali%20II.jpg" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="2250" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3vKoevmcgMEx8yY8bEFDyblDZi5m1o56A5EoE1w_TPcQ3sOlOVjfm9LQ_DenF1u3W-VIWiD3JPHFvi3QpfZoarIWlfhzi1jDI4TGDMPkDLxjB5Pi7rdkQXkIy5aVoL3WVto0IUk-Z8AUGgu_CB6_eiIfPq8vWwwvO4BYuDNXUhIjDel_q2WJX9VTHI79n/w150-h200/12a%20%20Shephali%20II.jpg" width="150" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">'To the Home of my Beloved':<br /><b>Shephali Frost</b></td></tr></tbody></table>Returning to a serious vein, the next piece was by thirteenth century sufi poet and saint, Shah Hussain Faqir. Shephali was quick to point out the contradiction even in his name, 'King Hussain the Beggar'. In Sufi philosophy a man who conquers himself is a king, because the world matters nothing to him. His song 'To the Home of my Beloved' is about this self-actualisation - and those things that stand in the way of fulfilment - as sung by a tribal girl.</div><div><br /></div><div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbH1gQVlY7L-8Xz07efGx9z48SyBxUXTqIOkDN1alAFrKRFIizn_-rKPuUXzUq0SBrQA0W5ejr-UqlFpODUVdlhRQMC4eQPsi1XgbFiDPtVBY3oiV-CTcNGa2sv54EAw9GeTdctOVIR-RVWnWNnG23WMwCKpDTbk0LGvFrTDjAC2CcFp5SXVOYfonB0COX/s4320/13%20Bowed%20Vibraphone.JPG" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4320" data-original-width="3240" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbH1gQVlY7L-8Xz07efGx9z48SyBxUXTqIOkDN1alAFrKRFIizn_-rKPuUXzUq0SBrQA0W5ejr-UqlFpODUVdlhRQMC4eQPsi1XgbFiDPtVBY3oiV-CTcNGa2sv54EAw9GeTdctOVIR-RVWnWNnG23WMwCKpDTbk0LGvFrTDjAC2CcFp5SXVOYfonB0COX/w150-h200/13%20Bowed%20Vibraphone.JPG" width="150" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bowed Vibraphone:<br /><b>Trevor Taylor</b></td></tr></tbody></table>The opening of this very traditional song is slow and plaintive. Jerry and Trevor did everything with guitar and drums to enhance the sense of quiet foreboding. Now Shephali really began to demonstrate her classical singing skills. Initially a few words and phrases were given more strident emphasis, and explanatory English lyrics were interjected to clarify the mood. Flute and saxophone were joined by Trevor's vibraphone, which he now played with a violin bow, as Shephali's words and delivery became ever more pained and voluble - the exquisitely agonised cries of anguish filling the nave of the small church and overwhelming the audience.</div><div><br /></div><div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcxAYI_yA6gRgzV28YATNN3xgX0TdqtKedXJLmv5Xx9iwUXKihH002jnVspy0f02isj0LZqSO3-v_ccxpGoixZ8Z5w-ADG2-i-W3tHOcnGjK62RTGijQAe3mKI6G8hS18LvUL8sIVbrOvWh7t8QKzUzwTPtoylPrfNbN7tBvRrOtjh13knXLJlIFdOcNWj/s4320/15%20Voice%20&%20Bass.JPG" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3240" data-original-width="4320" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcxAYI_yA6gRgzV28YATNN3xgX0TdqtKedXJLmv5Xx9iwUXKihH002jnVspy0f02isj0LZqSO3-v_ccxpGoixZ8Z5w-ADG2-i-W3tHOcnGjK62RTGijQAe3mKI6G8hS18LvUL8sIVbrOvWh7t8QKzUzwTPtoylPrfNbN7tBvRrOtjh13knXLJlIFdOcNWj/w200-h150/15%20Voice%20&%20Bass.JPG" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">'The Underwater City':<br /><b>Shephali Frost<br />Trevor Taylor - Chris Caldwell</b></td></tr></tbody></table>After this magnificent outpouring of emotion, something more mundane was needed to end the concert and bring the audience back to reality - the reality of a rainy Dartmoor evening. Susie chose 'The Underwater City'. Far from an Indian tradition, this organic interaction of brilliant musicians and Shephali's individual and unconventional style, evoked the tragic recent events in New Delhi - recently inundated by meltwater from the Yamunotri Glacier bursting the banks of the Yamuna tributary of the Ganges in India's capital. A very appropriate and respectful recognition of this shocking event - "The New Delhi Deluge". Flute, Bass Clarinet, guitar strings and every jangling percussion instrument contributed to the mood of this final piece.</div><div><br /></div><div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8r-m9_Ca-oConmFW3a7lLduUCDB7ik1fESW6BH_v3I3yuoSja1yaqX4aCU_i3JiqV3fhTaeiiEFvlbpfAfdJUCSijcwvaQpc1whtG553y40sIgF84jWybRehFU-xe6asSzMWgt67VY0p7nepIg2uc_4vfZgXyILuHWec5XMvQXT98aTBPIbbocolp0gsq/s4320/16%20Vote%20of%20Thanks.JPG" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3240" data-original-width="4320" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8r-m9_Ca-oConmFW3a7lLduUCDB7ik1fESW6BH_v3I3yuoSja1yaqX4aCU_i3JiqV3fhTaeiiEFvlbpfAfdJUCSijcwvaQpc1whtG553y40sIgF84jWybRehFU-xe6asSzMWgt67VY0p7nepIg2uc_4vfZgXyILuHWec5XMvQXT98aTBPIbbocolp0gsq/w200-h150/16%20Vote%20of%20Thanks.JPG" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Vote of Thanks:<br /><b>Chris Caldwell</b></td></tr></tbody></table>This was an extra special 'Sunday@6' event. An audience familiar and enamoured with the fabulous creations of 'Music on the Edge' had been treated to an extraordinary evening of musical expression and creativity. A grey evening had been completely forgotten in a total immersion in sound and emotion. Many thanks to all involved. We are indeed blessed to have such beautiful music on our doorstep.</div><div><br /></div><div>And there is more to come! The Shephali Frost Ensemble, this time featuring Chris, Susie, Trevor, Jonathan Mayer (sitar) and pianist Dan Banks will be giving a concert in Wells Cathedral at 7pm on Friday 18 August. 'The Inheritance of Love' - 'Ancestral Voices' will feature English lyric with Persian, Saraiki, Hindi, Punjabi, Pashto and Urdu poetry in an hour filled with meditative songs and energetic dance music.</div><div><br /></div><div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPME9AhSN8albE5ya22zLCTdk8O2khd944Cl_aTOvyAg2GS_vsrOPpbHtZZFjathhPA-LIGI51I-slOOif2wDCo8r9kVNDJqLbMEr_fzKUP0iXVNwIGr_iV41SUwleR0EJV2oTiF4tWDsfANqc54xO2eKMe4M_CVQEDFSSeNK6jB4qoOhrG8ZCJioahqfl/s4320/17%20Susie%20&%20Shephali.JPG" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4320" data-original-width="3240" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPME9AhSN8albE5ya22zLCTdk8O2khd944Cl_aTOvyAg2GS_vsrOPpbHtZZFjathhPA-LIGI51I-slOOif2wDCo8r9kVNDJqLbMEr_fzKUP0iXVNwIGr_iV41SUwleR0EJV2oTiF4tWDsfANqc54xO2eKMe4M_CVQEDFSSeNK6jB4qoOhrG8ZCJioahqfl/w150-h200/17%20Susie%20&%20Shephali.JPG" width="150" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Flautist & Poet<br /><b>Susie Hodder Williams<br />Shephali Frost</b></td></tr></tbody></table>Chris and Susie's 'Music on the Edge' have another local engagement later in the year. The 'Corvus Consort' vocal group will be coming to Dartmoor for the Whiddon Autumn Festival in September and their first concert, 'Byrd Takes Flight', will be in Drewsteignton Church at 8pm on Wednesday 13 September - with Chris and Susie providing accompaniment.</div><div><br /></div><div>There are twelve more events in the festival, in Chagford, Moretonhampstead and Throwleigh. (Details on their website - whiddonautumnfestival.co.uk)</div><div><br /></div><div>Not forgetting, Chris is a founder member of the Delta Saxophone Quartet, now approaching its fortieth anniversary season. This autumn they will release their new album, 'Late Music' featuring new compositions by many of their collaborators over the years - including local musicians Paul Honey and Joe Duddell. Extracts will feature on upcoming 'Classical Journey' programmes on Phonic FM, with Chris joining us to fill in more of the details.</div><div><br /></div><div>And Sunday night's music was recorded for us to enjoy on future 'Classical Journey' programmes too.</div><div><br /></div><div>A splendid prospect all round!</div>Luch Càise-Dearghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14336192556380052007noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022232252234538290.post-57874091807341510652022-09-23T16:00:00.003+00:002022-09-23T16:12:28.840+00:00"NOCTURNE" (The Romantic Life of Frédéric Chopin) Author & Pianist: Lucy Parham, Narrators: Alex Jennings and Dame Harriet Walter. Exeter School Sunday 6 November 2022 - Press Release from David Cornes<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkSB3aKn25VJLNvUgRydF6juiVttalBQaNpf9iSdNrPuOqBblhaDBuFVDg3zIKTtxmfty9gp-jSYFv6WA6YdC0VLW8G69clrzIt80m_DNxP7aeBCwR-pEUHfEGntcZD--X9ksf5-ZG5i92lgtc6aZ1BEhYMK3hSVvK1ljLKxS6J5feRZgSa1AaT02slQ/s480/Lucy%20Parham%20III.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="360" data-original-width="480" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkSB3aKn25VJLNvUgRydF6juiVttalBQaNpf9iSdNrPuOqBblhaDBuFVDg3zIKTtxmfty9gp-jSYFv6WA6YdC0VLW8G69clrzIt80m_DNxP7aeBCwR-pEUHfEGntcZD--X9ksf5-ZG5i92lgtc6aZ1BEhYMK3hSVvK1ljLKxS6J5feRZgSa1AaT02slQ/w400-h300/Lucy%20Parham%20III.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;">Lucy Parham<br />"<b>NOCTURNE</b>"<br />(The Romantic Life of </span><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;">Frédéric Chopin)<br />Exeter School<br /><b>Sunday 6 November</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfqYLC7qp1Vo0p3xeZWwRNxLCAK5JW8Fs_9b9T8zpwR2RQOR5ZdZ8g4o-6QL-BPpc8PyUMQVxGO9WHBcwxLHPSUiaKawyxTqfkrcXfAex5HJLb9Eh21vBKzjREd552yzarvcQtPKIvcg7S_jjjd0mOvHDyWnYKVKF8aGLq-SXQry_QDZDm2cADCKIhnw/s253/Alex-Jennings%20(1).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="253" data-original-width="190" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfqYLC7qp1Vo0p3xeZWwRNxLCAK5JW8Fs_9b9T8zpwR2RQOR5ZdZ8g4o-6QL-BPpc8PyUMQVxGO9WHBcwxLHPSUiaKawyxTqfkrcXfAex5HJLb9Eh21vBKzjREd552yzarvcQtPKIvcg7S_jjjd0mOvHDyWnYKVKF8aGLq-SXQry_QDZDm2cADCKIhnw/w150-h200/Alex-Jennings%20(1).jpg" width="150" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;"><b>Alex Jennings</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6wqJyod-jWMbFXJLB7mhlJ82L0TVnWunfVVGxQihqXrq_GJzTQxH9i-Rzl11V8LxrATnW7Z1Xsefx110HmPRmvCJMqmy-f4VaU06O1MyMFiVWxt1rWC9Z6FAnjjSLlL0S8n4spqKp90o1fKmX3lOYcOY1DnsIPhYBfGraiAu1PuVIbg018q-dUwBGwg/s300/Parham-portrait.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="300" data-original-width="239" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6wqJyod-jWMbFXJLB7mhlJ82L0TVnWunfVVGxQihqXrq_GJzTQxH9i-Rzl11V8LxrATnW7Z1Xsefx110HmPRmvCJMqmy-f4VaU06O1MyMFiVWxt1rWC9Z6FAnjjSLlL0S8n4spqKp90o1fKmX3lOYcOY1DnsIPhYBfGraiAu1PuVIbg018q-dUwBGwg/w159-h200/Parham-portrait.jpg" width="159" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;"><b>Lucy Parham</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table>On <b>Sunday 6 November</b>, at <b>3pm</b>, the 1984 BBC Young Musician of the Year, <b>Lucy Parham</b>, will be at Exeter School to perform a recital from her '<b>Composer Portrait Series</b>'. She will be joined by Royal Shakespeare Company actors <b>Alex Jennings</b> and <b>Dame Harriet Walter</b>.</div><div><span style="text-align: right;"><br />The now-familiar format will be readings from the letters and diaries of</span> composer <span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: times;"><b>Frédéric Chopin</b> and novelist </span></span><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: times;">Amantine-Lucile-Aurore Dudevant (née Dupin), better known in the literary world by the pseudonym '<b>George Sand</b>'.</span></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: times;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: times;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQGTg7KGBRLR8kIa9CRLPTLyAGKa_vOCKviUZKsIADtJVsccQOPscuBa1FgDt4WP2pSNBoAmzkUunG6bvcDQIALzccqDpnA0Z2imCKpAOZgdp0MOtBIll5tSsiZZt-Q018hHJx1Eq5OI03xkEuhjT8Mt02Hou711wqfefDaW_Q7z79ZUMamICksKF1cA/s300/Harriet-Walter.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="300" data-original-width="265" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQGTg7KGBRLR8kIa9CRLPTLyAGKa_vOCKviUZKsIADtJVsccQOPscuBa1FgDt4WP2pSNBoAmzkUunG6bvcDQIALzccqDpnA0Z2imCKpAOZgdp0MOtBIll5tSsiZZt-Q018hHJx1Eq5OI03xkEuhjT8Mt02Hou711wqfefDaW_Q7z79ZUMamICksKF1cA/w177-h200/Harriet-Walter.jpg" width="177" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">Dame Harriet Walter</span></b></td></tr></tbody></table>As well as being internationally acclaimed theatre and film actors, Alex and Harriet recently appeared together in the BBC Drama "<b>This is Going to Hurt</b>" which is an autobiographical account of the experiences of author <b>Adam Key</b> as a House Officer training in an NHS labour ward. Alex is the Senior Consultant, <b>Mr Lockhart</b>, and Harriet is his mother, <b>Veronique</b>.</span></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: times;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: times;">Chopin and Sand were introduced to each other by <b>Franz Liszt</b> in <b>1837</b>. An initially tentative relationship led to a 'honeymoon' in <b>Mallorca</b>. Chopin, despite severe pulmonary illness, which the locals suspected was caused by tuberculosis, used the time to compose his cycle of '</span></span><span style="background-color: white; white-space: nowrap;"><span style="font-family: times;">Préludes' </span></span><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: times;">for the piano in all the major and minor keys.</span></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: times;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: times;"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihvW9UPkigTks1DbvzMPOqme8ZnGtygHF0euQdNfkjSbG30kozb7RInzQ9J8Vur3XJYAtQEgdxlSCEXoAT4iVBszczASnZf04H3oCuuMWMPib2saOB_0lKvcwG_Sqpsg6MCKE0XBJpLY3T1HvXCQKrAKxNFMeECboR4_YqT7NQYy5lTjZRLGW7vPljig/s1200/Chopin.jpg" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1200" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihvW9UPkigTks1DbvzMPOqme8ZnGtygHF0euQdNfkjSbG30kozb7RInzQ9J8Vur3XJYAtQEgdxlSCEXoAT4iVBszczASnZf04H3oCuuMWMPib2saOB_0lKvcwG_Sqpsg6MCKE0XBJpLY3T1HvXCQKrAKxNFMeECboR4_YqT7NQYy5lTjZRLGW7vPljig/w200-h200/Chopin.jpg" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium; text-align: left;"><b>Frédéric Chopin</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table>Sand spent five months of each year with Chopin at her country house at <b>Nohant</b> in the <b>Indre Valley</b>. She nursed him and helped him complete many of his compositions. In <b>1847 </b>they separated and Chopin struggled to complete any further work, while his health quickly deteriorated. His last concert coincided with the '</span></span><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: times;"><b>Révolution de Février</b>' in 1848, which gave rise to the <b>Second French Republic</b>.</span></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: times;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: times;"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrJBPszgfW_DGPAGlW66BVybUvcHl8YFd02XfXshjjyIm_vuJ8LOTsLZ9k3oEzrJPzYJ1rEQvV31B_SN7PQ_GoqpUWN0b89cfqoh5PsCONlqncIFapT57NGqlr4nhFL0gcLxG4wwVat71b_cR7mipUWWSn4PYsqzlInd-zX5pjrPuQMfH7RLgeF0bI9Q/s277/Sand.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="277" data-original-width="229" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrJBPszgfW_DGPAGlW66BVybUvcHl8YFd02XfXshjjyIm_vuJ8LOTsLZ9k3oEzrJPzYJ1rEQvV31B_SN7PQ_GoqpUWN0b89cfqoh5PsCONlqncIFapT57NGqlr4nhFL0gcLxG4wwVat71b_cR7mipUWWSn4PYsqzlInd-zX5pjrPuQMfH7RLgeF0bI9Q/w165-h200/Sand.jpg" width="165" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><span>Amantine-Lucile-Aurore Dudeva</span>n<br /><span style="font-size: medium;">a.k.a. <b>George Sand</b></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table>The event is part of the <b>Budleigh Salterton Literary Festival</b>, and is sponsored by <b>Exeter School</b>. Tickets are <b>£28</b>, with a concessionary price of £25 for students. Tickets are available from <b>TicketSource</b> - ticketsource.co.uk/booking/select/RdiEJKhzXNnT. Any disabled person needing personal assistance can obtain a free ticket for their assistant from the Festival organisers (email <b>festival@budlitfest.org.uk</b>).</span></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: times;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: times;">Many thanks to Festival coordinator <b>David Cornes</b> for this press release.</span></span></div>Luch Càise-Dearghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14336192556380052007noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022232252234538290.post-51905582050826336082022-07-01T01:50:00.008+00:002022-07-01T07:56:53.476+00:00The Return of David Acres! Classical Journey Interview Phonic FM 2pm Friday 1 July, Concert - "Celestial Counterpoint" Buckfast Abbey Saturday 9 July 2022: Counterpoint Choir, The King's Counterpoint, Contrapunctus Early Music, Cantores Charleston<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaAdhJHAabbPiMOunVcxAD60VYUetLyACsZJUHUDupWv8vBqtssIB2yqC3yOYa4ER5S3MhIQS6BDsBN-IeHt0EVLflfQlIhC9xQEtJtlsnNBQjgXKmauKPwJrjwO5rMqGIchwnFAq6ELo8zYlDk1XSvqCIWDCepWX859wzIqSsf9TGuPSiBbY2CHQSEw/s2015/Acres%202.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1307" data-original-width="2015" height="260" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaAdhJHAabbPiMOunVcxAD60VYUetLyACsZJUHUDupWv8vBqtssIB2yqC3yOYa4ER5S3MhIQS6BDsBN-IeHt0EVLflfQlIhC9xQEtJtlsnNBQjgXKmauKPwJrjwO5rMqGIchwnFAq6ELo8zYlDk1XSvqCIWDCepWX859wzIqSsf9TGuPSiBbY2CHQSEw/w400-h260/Acres%202.jpeg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;"><b>David Acres</b> (fifth from left) and choir<br />(<b>Judith Acres</b> far left)</span></td></tr></tbody></table></div><p>On the evening of <b>Saturday 20 June 2015</b> David Acres and his wife Judith, having travelled to the UK from their home in <b>Charleston South Carolina</b>, reconvened the renowned '<b>Counterpoint</b>' choir at <b>Buckfast Abbey</b> for one final farewell concert. In the line-up, and singing several solo pieces, was David's early inspiration and model - operatic star and fellow counter-tenor <b>James Bowman</b>.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUwopt6pps2TpOupuWgdex7y5LgU58Od3oGhZnxOgC9T6u5_5c9Wd_A9z4q6m2xeAOupwzHbeNS3B2OzpLiZFYLC5HVT7Zq6vulJw7_iqhIQdkQKKu15LlFx-lYHWF9hmrp4i2p5ab44BAe7Qm_UDibpOXEpZ9FJQUpVAuZSe-2_rBfMDSo94bxLsYMg/s1600/David%20Judith%20and%20James.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUwopt6pps2TpOupuWgdex7y5LgU58Od3oGhZnxOgC9T6u5_5c9Wd_A9z4q6m2xeAOupwzHbeNS3B2OzpLiZFYLC5HVT7Zq6vulJw7_iqhIQdkQKKu15LlFx-lYHWF9hmrp4i2p5ab44BAe7Qm_UDibpOXEpZ9FJQUpVAuZSe-2_rBfMDSo94bxLsYMg/w320-h240/David%20Judith%20and%20James.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;"><b>David </b>and <b>Judith Acres</b><br />with Countertenor <b>James Bowman</b><br />Buckfast Abbey 20 June 2015</span></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p>Now, seven years later, David and Judith return to Buckfast Abbey en route to Kent for a week of liturgical music at the Seat of the Archbishop, Canterbury Cathedral. They will be at the Abbey on <b>Saturday 9 July</b> for an evening of choral music entitled '<b>Celestial Counterpoint</b>'.</p><p>Nine of the original Counterpoint members will be there, along with singers from '<b>Contrapunctus Early Music</b>' (a high voices ensemble) founded by David in <b>Cleveland Ohio</b> when he joined <b>Todd Wilson</b>'s choir at <b>Trinity Cathedral</b>, and directed another choir created by David and Judith in South Carolina - '<b>The King</b>'<b>s Counterpoint</b>'.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuK0KU8hMSPOvhUGkDJlGvtQJvcrU45sBWhSY1h3h797oLg2DqotOD-ach1SqCmlR6dhnXCs1KUrT2Elkftil0AKBkaO8burEUqSR_R78qFNDk-uLe4ITI8emOXvYFswMMlbE8cwpnVG_O5kyf9vFOlAyTRxi7NW3irWIX0nwBy2YfxJNW_UUdErtAzA/s1200/The%20King's%20Counterpoint.webp" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1013" data-original-width="1200" height="270" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuK0KU8hMSPOvhUGkDJlGvtQJvcrU45sBWhSY1h3h797oLg2DqotOD-ach1SqCmlR6dhnXCs1KUrT2Elkftil0AKBkaO8burEUqSR_R78qFNDk-uLe4ITI8emOXvYFswMMlbE8cwpnVG_O5kyf9vFOlAyTRxi7NW3irWIX0nwBy2YfxJNW_UUdErtAzA/w320-h270/The%20King's%20Counterpoint.webp" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;"><b>The King</b>'<b>s Counterpoint</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><p>David has also been the Director of the Parish Choir at <b>Old St Andrew</b>'<b>s Episcopal Church</b> in West Ashley district of Charleston since 2016. Founded in 1706 it is the oldest Church building in South Carolina and a suitably historic setting for David's timeless musical creativity.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-hWvIdcBpyr1Yj3Vl1HFrDerJlwcUDsKmfeZBqS8FWIKGuJH3dt_3fNQGM1UtHTkvxdHpeHL6z_DpGz7nmycyP7-qz89bO9WPMkiXmSGJ8-ijw7zKCuZIXCziCslKjzW3gj9jj55nq5t26RiiotiZFVcklA6GtMz-MQLhwnnB-JeM4Wav8UO8dJaGVg/s650/Old%20St%20Andrew's.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="398" data-original-width="650" height="196" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-hWvIdcBpyr1Yj3Vl1HFrDerJlwcUDsKmfeZBqS8FWIKGuJH3dt_3fNQGM1UtHTkvxdHpeHL6z_DpGz7nmycyP7-qz89bO9WPMkiXmSGJ8-ijw7zKCuZIXCziCslKjzW3gj9jj55nq5t26RiiotiZFVcklA6GtMz-MQLhwnnB-JeM4Wav8UO8dJaGVg/w320-h196/Old%20St%20Andrew's.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;"><b>Old St Andrew</b>'<b>s Episcopal Church</b><br />Charleston South Carolina</span></td></tr></tbody></table><p>David and Judith also make music with two further choirs in South Carolina: '<b>Cantores Charleston</b>' are a high voice choir of 14-16 sopranos, altos and counter-tenors who have performed three concerts so far, and '<b>Vox Regis</b>' are a company of 12-14 professional singers who, having given two successful recitals, are now scheduled for a tour of <b>Connecticut</b>.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUp8z-W2wqooiUYJEbsbK7oCnMUrxY34_ncKbaJzH1D34z5Kk49qvQBdab4l_OgOEw8GFbfWsOizIO3fLnv9SH1UDaybmkuADVbZ9l4JiQlh8KrHFrrs-Ay5cQh6a2ja5SYHau0QGaOz7G6DqscsM5jAtHjY11M5OAGKw8Lh8-7oI2mex3kdD-q8Uf8Q/s280/Cantores.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="180" data-original-width="280" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUp8z-W2wqooiUYJEbsbK7oCnMUrxY34_ncKbaJzH1D34z5Kk49qvQBdab4l_OgOEw8GFbfWsOizIO3fLnv9SH1UDaybmkuADVbZ9l4JiQlh8KrHFrrs-Ay5cQh6a2ja5SYHau0QGaOz7G6DqscsM5jAtHjY11M5OAGKw8Lh8-7oI2mex3kdD-q8Uf8Q/s1600/Cantores.jpg" width="280" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;"><b>Cantores Charleston</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><p>David Acres has been a chorister since 1960 when he joined <b>Exeter Cathedral Choir</b> as a probationer, and studied music with <b>Lionel Dakers</b>. Graduating to the <b>Royal School of Church Music</b>, David became Head Chorister before moving to <b>Bethany School</b> in Kent. There he was to inaugurate the <b>Kent Consort</b> while also singing with many London church choirs.</p><p>In the 1970s David continued his musical education with <b>Robin Gritton</b>, and became a Lay Clerk at Exeter Cathedral. He also joined the <b>Loosemore Singers</b> at Buckfast Abbey and directed the <b>Torbay Singers</b>. He joined the <b>Imperial Singers</b> in the 1980s and also brought together many of his musical colleagues to form the now famous '<b>Counterpoint</b>' choir.</p><p>'Counterpoint' made many recordings at Buckfast Abbey, Holy Trinity Exmouth and Exeter Cathedral up until 2012. In 2003, on their regular tour of Brittany with the <b>Groupe Vocal Jef le Penven</b>, they made a series of recordings at l'Eglise de Locmaria in <b>Quimper </b>and l'Eglise Saint-Pierre in <b>Pont l</b>'<b>Abbé</b>.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIw0ZZ0PQ2EjgcoGaHmMYsU39ma6XelS91FAeOkNHoZriNxiNt620e4dgHzMUtSSqvyGLB5onB-Z-15YObWoA1Q9i39w6Y_YNgUBXJUBsVPKEAaE0oSwTcpvwLTdc5BBwb9NltqYSX956YE45UwVCM9HAAFP4mKe5gY3E240RHRcZC6ttp82SIyXHdZw/s620/jef%20le%20penven.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="301" data-original-width="620" height="155" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIw0ZZ0PQ2EjgcoGaHmMYsU39ma6XelS91FAeOkNHoZriNxiNt620e4dgHzMUtSSqvyGLB5onB-Z-15YObWoA1Q9i39w6Y_YNgUBXJUBsVPKEAaE0oSwTcpvwLTdc5BBwb9NltqYSX956YE45UwVCM9HAAFP4mKe5gY3E240RHRcZC6ttp82SIyXHdZw/s320/jef%20le%20penven.jpeg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;"><b>Groupe Vocal Jef le Penven</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><p>In 2011 David became part of the new '<b>Antiphon</b>' choir directed by Exeter Cathedral Decani bass <b>Matt Cann</b>. Also in that choir was then Director of Music at Buckfast Abbey, <b>Michael Vian Clarke</b> and Lay Clerks from the Cathedrals of Wells, Gloucester, Winchester and Exeter. The Antiphon choir still give regular performances throughout the South West.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAxLHSyuLIQAa3hwQK1KEzYrNvCiu0BtKXoyS9cDI_YkZIE6UWdsvQTpXm2L__7Vfl-TnuC3ibO-Av76GzTQckYC6ZFlOogIsHLm9UBojrNzKP-V9IjbDxUKdHjCOQxSPKLLlFD-QB3Dm_SZcVzbOZTmuvpcTbtCNOrDf4nrdk3Gx4ZxOqv1YOq1Jgsw/s1600/Antiphon%20Remembrance%20002.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAxLHSyuLIQAa3hwQK1KEzYrNvCiu0BtKXoyS9cDI_YkZIE6UWdsvQTpXm2L__7Vfl-TnuC3ibO-Av76GzTQckYC6ZFlOogIsHLm9UBojrNzKP-V9IjbDxUKdHjCOQxSPKLLlFD-QB3Dm_SZcVzbOZTmuvpcTbtCNOrDf4nrdk3Gx4ZxOqv1YOq1Jgsw/s320/Antiphon%20Remembrance%20002.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;"><b>Matt Cann</b> and <b>Antiphon</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><p>In 2012 the Choir of Trinity Cathedral Cleveland, Directed by <b>Todd Wilson</b>, were visiting <b>Wells Cathedral</b> and participated in an exchange of singers with David's Counterpoint Choir. In 2013 David moved to Cleveland and joined the <b>Trinity Cathedral Choir</b> and the <b>Trinity Singers</b>. He also participated in <b>Quire Cleveland</b>'s 2013 Christmas Concert.</p><p>Particuarly memorable was David's collaboration with <b>John McElliott</b> and <b>Joe Schlesinger</b> at <b>Cleveland Cathedral</b>, entitled "<b>The Three Countertenors</b>".</p><p>In May 2014 David and Judith formed the '<b>Contrapunctus Early Music</b>' high voices ensemble which performed at Trinity Cathedral and the Cathedral of St John the Evangelist in Cleveland. After moving to South Carolina, they formed '<b>The King</b>'<b>s Counterpoint</b>' with eight sopranos, including Judith. The eight altos included <b>John Cunningham</b>, who is now part of '<b>Cantores Charleston</b>' as well.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLrJG9UlRVrUjabe-LDdWN6H6IUEbwRXAS8n9qthtJwgjQTdd8FHyYgtHidETh2P5wU_ALrd0vb8B3clbVD3hmhqJl6ThXQQvT4UtT39ytb8WQ68dqAQZ12FLFJNozOlW1X3ZZXiQ6v9ss8GyJFtmDqmCnDvdD6VUfw4MFvfEXa7EZOJfSXHc_8D1cKw/s200/Judith%20and%20David.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="200" data-original-width="200" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLrJG9UlRVrUjabe-LDdWN6H6IUEbwRXAS8n9qthtJwgjQTdd8FHyYgtHidETh2P5wU_ALrd0vb8B3clbVD3hmhqJl6ThXQQvT4UtT39ytb8WQ68dqAQZ12FLFJNozOlW1X3ZZXiQ6v9ss8GyJFtmDqmCnDvdD6VUfw4MFvfEXa7EZOJfSXHc_8D1cKw/s1600/Judith%20and%20David.jpg" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;"><b>Judith </b>and <b>David Acres</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Judith (formerly <b>Dr Judith Overcash</b>) is extremely well known and respected throughout the United States as a performer of vocal music from mediaeval songs to operatic arias. Her voice is hailed as "clear as a bell".</p><p>Judith has performed with the <b>Mansfield Symphony Orchestra</b> and <b>Warren Philharmonic Orchestra</b> (both in Ohio), the Baroque Orchestras of <b>Seattle</b>, <b>Atlanta</b> and <b>Austin </b>(La Follia) and the <b>Texas Early Music Project</b>. She also joined <b>Al Cofrin</b> of the University of Texas in the creation of '<b>Istanpitta</b>', an ensemble of oud, saz, krumhorn, bagpipes, recorder, lute, vielle, shaum, harp - and voice, who recreate the music of the tenth to fourteenth centuries.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWGv5aMJf56zd-teMtLc1MSJ_DKRSlYJLERUdgZyl0CWRJG2fTqG3v0vl7P31IDuGU6nxW4la0OEi4z1WtFwQV07yf7t8cV-dbGwIt5cFyk1VhvVpBwLQ2vYNu7aYEHCacFcHsdSukiYka10ziF27u4oRj347SJDc0t-nV44S6p6WJeTLrbBXjWSQK4A/s483/Istanpitta.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="325" data-original-width="483" height="215" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWGv5aMJf56zd-teMtLc1MSJ_DKRSlYJLERUdgZyl0CWRJG2fTqG3v0vl7P31IDuGU6nxW4la0OEi4z1WtFwQV07yf7t8cV-dbGwIt5cFyk1VhvVpBwLQ2vYNu7aYEHCacFcHsdSukiYka10ziF27u4oRj347SJDc0t-nV44S6p6WJeTLrbBXjWSQK4A/s320/Istanpitta.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;"><b>Istanpitta</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><p>At Buckfast Abbey on 9 July the visiting choirs, in collaboration with the former Counterpoint members and Abbey organist <b>David Davies</b>, will bring us music both ancient and modern. There will be seventeenth century polyphony by Portuguese composer <b>Diego Melgáz</b>, and eighteenth century music by Boston folklorist <b>William Billings</b>. There will also be sacred choral music by nineteenth century composer <b>Anton Bruckner</b>.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcxNgSz2Hgbub5DXt-rYNnL8-e2U6Fc0KtA3TwLSO3Cxoe6ULzYHxkme92HDV-olgs5BSuZ4_2dekZsTHJAkZ9vZ1yWKWtHKGINntQi-Z2ycKpns4-ZjWnObScikmY2Z8IOA5417DCIjLqcVxEv5zzEDBm0oGGVZBb5cQRJPlUcNblBdDW9vrQ4v7wlw/s300/David%20Davies.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><b><img border="0" data-original-height="300" data-original-width="264" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcxNgSz2Hgbub5DXt-rYNnL8-e2U6Fc0KtA3TwLSO3Cxoe6ULzYHxkme92HDV-olgs5BSuZ4_2dekZsTHJAkZ9vZ1yWKWtHKGINntQi-Z2ycKpns4-ZjWnObScikmY2Z8IOA5417DCIjLqcVxEv5zzEDBm0oGGVZBb5cQRJPlUcNblBdDW9vrQ4v7wlw/s1600/David%20Davies.jpg" width="264" /></b></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;"><b>David Davies</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><p>There will be music by twentieth century composers, including <b>Herbert Sumsion</b> who was Organist at <b>Gloucester Cathedral</b> from 1928 until 1967. The other twentieth century works are composed by three men all born in the late 1950s. <b>Moses Hogan</b>, the New Orleans spiritual song writer sadly died in 2003, aged only 55. <b>Frank Ticheli</b> who was only a year younger, is still Professor of Music at the <b>University of South California</b> in Los Angeles.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqctnJvj9HslrYitPBO-6i7kzi-4O37yIUhbkgLX9phvzbta_lYeKZ5vtJONCT9GWvJwKhiuhMtmtAr7nmF-pDqRA0F5KRvEIbFaF1EGBs5ZBnW3Kw0GxCO1SvjUV-WtYbUk9uG6N4IMEEH1JCXHSqB5KqxQ7kJQe0pMv0Ms-GrHPn4zbXOZX4icn0-A/s393/Moses.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="393" data-original-width="300" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqctnJvj9HslrYitPBO-6i7kzi-4O37yIUhbkgLX9phvzbta_lYeKZ5vtJONCT9GWvJwKhiuhMtmtAr7nmF-pDqRA0F5KRvEIbFaF1EGBs5ZBnW3Kw0GxCO1SvjUV-WtYbUk9uG6N4IMEEH1JCXHSqB5KqxQ7kJQe0pMv0Ms-GrHPn4zbXOZX4icn0-A/s320/Moses.jpg" width="244" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;"><b>Moses Hogan</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><p><b>Graham Keitch</b>, who composes at <b>Chichester Music Press</b> and now lives in <b>Manaton</b>, has composed two pieces especially for the visiting choirs: "<b>Resplenduit Facies Ejus</b>" (His Face Shone) which was composed for a performance at <b>Canterbury Cathedral</b> which has been postponed owing to covid restrictions, and a setting of Psalm 8 "<b>O Lord</b>, <b>Our Lord</b>". Both will have their <span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: times;">première at Buckfast Abbey on 9 July.</span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white;"></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRhPyjVg1xm5CVRbH8MRTKK0e0zTw4kHuX-CKnETrwx-5AQVAofD2I4goYwe3DeJ6kHh4Jg_UwsGfnu1wKAQsiDgihNNk3UqExnEQ_nWO2qInVlaY2drF8GeUyjtM6NrGS1IePRHkZLhuBOjqohIAPm7bCQ5q68TTiRnlc1au5N-LjbUAJTcyUvnHI3A/s884/Graham%20Keitch.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="884" data-original-width="728" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRhPyjVg1xm5CVRbH8MRTKK0e0zTw4kHuX-CKnETrwx-5AQVAofD2I4goYwe3DeJ6kHh4Jg_UwsGfnu1wKAQsiDgihNNk3UqExnEQ_nWO2qInVlaY2drF8GeUyjtM6NrGS1IePRHkZLhuBOjqohIAPm7bCQ5q68TTiRnlc1au5N-LjbUAJTcyUvnHI3A/s320/Graham%20Keitch.jpg" width="264" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;"><b>Graham Keitch</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p><span style="font-family: times;"><span style="background-color: white;">This Friday's 'Classical Journey' at 2pm will be given over to an interview with David Acres in South Carolina - where it will be 9am. David has also provided four tracks recorded by his various choirs.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: times;"><span style="background-color: white;"><b>The King's Counterpoint</b> will perform <b>Ralph Vaughan Williams</b>' hymn "<b>The Truth from Above</b>".</span></span></p><p><b>Cantores Charleston</b> will perform <b>Cecil Alexander</b>'s 1853 "<b>Saw Ye Never in the Twilight</b>" set to the 1840 tune '<b>Harwell</b>" by <b>Lowel Mason</b>.</p><p><b>Vox Regis</b> will perform the poem "<b>This Marriage</b>" by thirteenth century Sufi poet <b>Jalal al-Din Rumi</b>, set to music by contemporary composer <b>Eric Whitacre</b>.</p><p><b>Contrapunctus Early Music</b> will perform "<b>Be Still my Soul</b>, <b>God is on my Side</b>" a poem by early eighteenth century writer <b>Katharina von Schlegel</b>, translated by <b>Jane Bothwick</b> in 1855 and set to music as a hymn by <b>Jean Sibelius</b> as part of his tone poem "<b>Finlandia</b>" in 1899.</p><p>The programme will open with "<b>Tourdion</b>" a traditional French dance (literally 'the twist' but more of a galliard) which was the last piece performed by Counterpoint at that farewell concert in 2015. The recording we will hear was made at the Abbey in 1994 and featured the voices of <b>Alison Burnett</b>, <b>Vicky Evans</b>, <b>Brian Northcott</b>, <b>Phil Hobbs</b>, <b>Gordon Pike</b>, <b>Tony Yates</b>, <b>Chris Walledge</b> and <b>Jonathan Watts</b>.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf-2j9QFjcXozWECJ1-WNZPRZ_MmhJMtOwWJM4f4webA3HxTvjUKNCSF7hlecQZnkfc9SLhGOHAy2DtCsHjPQiJAxGgE1vljERoUYGG50PDlqrRXoAl974dNfguI8rdt9UaDvzc4PX3l3fC53FqK2f4F17P5C25vRpIylgNFhwKQfxhxPcHmbQM6ZMfA/s1600/08%20Gordon.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf-2j9QFjcXozWECJ1-WNZPRZ_MmhJMtOwWJM4f4webA3HxTvjUKNCSF7hlecQZnkfc9SLhGOHAy2DtCsHjPQiJAxGgE1vljERoUYGG50PDlqrRXoAl974dNfguI8rdt9UaDvzc4PX3l3fC53FqK2f4F17P5C25vRpIylgNFhwKQfxhxPcHmbQM6ZMfA/s320/08%20Gordon.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;"><b>Gordon Pike</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p>There will be more classic 'Counterpoint' moments, and some recordings by <b>James Bowman</b> too.</p><p>After seven years, it will be a singular thrill to hear David on the air once again!</p><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5UFNKde22lVN1fCE6DkmGSA_rtXfWWDyRWXYXduttRTZnr5llGowppVz2lYwOk_jS2whqs8y71fk9Ja7lVHF2t5LJa-1Z6VOW3I-wZD7ZWxbBr6Plgac0N1-5VIIJSx1ziqnHLpIAsKNFgfqvF88fKtAzpr4_vYnwXD7Ve768LJ9KEoZyfsg9rZDU/s4961/Celestial%20Counterpoint.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4961" data-original-width="3508" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5UFNKde22lVN1fCE6DkmGSA_rtXfWWDyRWXYXduttRTZnr5llGowppVz2lYwOk_jS2whqs8y71fk9Ja7lVHF2t5LJa-1Z6VOW3I-wZD7ZWxbBr6Plgac0N1-5VIIJSx1ziqnHLpIAsKNFgfqvF88fKtAzpr4_vYnwXD7Ve768LJ9KEoZyfsg9rZDU/s320/Celestial%20Counterpoint.jpg" width="226" /></a></div></div><div><span style="font-family: times;"><b>The King's Counterpoint</b><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: times;">Buckfast Abbey</span></div><div><span style="font-family: times;"><b>Saturday 9 July</b> 7.30pm</span></div><div><span style="font-family: times;"><b>CELESTIAL COUNTERPOINT</b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: times;">Musical Director: <b>David Acres</b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: times;">Organist: <b>David Davies</b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: times;">with members of </span></div><div><span style="font-family: times;">'<b>Contrapunctus Early Music</b>' high voices ensemble</span></div><div><span style="font-family: times;">and the '<b>Counterpoint</b>' Choir</span></div><div><span style="font-family: times;">Anton <b>Bruckner</b> - Orlando <b>Gibbons</b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: times;">Moses <b>Hogan</b> - </span><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: times;">Georg Friederich<b> Händel</b></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: times;"><span style="background-color: white;">Diogo Dias </span><span style="background-color: white; font-weight: bold;">Melgás</span><span style="background-color: white;"> </span>- </span><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: times;">Juan Gutiérrez de<b> Padilla</b></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: times;">Paul J <b>Smith</b> - Sir Charles Villiers <b>Stanford</b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: times;">Sir John <b>Tavener</b> - Frank <b>Ticheli</b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: times;"><b>Tickets</b>: £15</span></div><div><span style="font-family: times;">buckfast.org.uk/boxoffice</span></div><div><span style="font-family: times;">or from <b>The Abbey Bookshop</b></span></div>Luch Càise-Dearghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14336192556380052007noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022232252234538290.post-67636080223265502372022-06-14T19:32:00.002+00:002022-06-20T16:26:18.122+00:00Stephen Beville Sunday Afternoon Piano Recital 'Angels & Saints' with première performance of "Portrait of the Angel Raphael" Saint Margaret's Church Topsham 22 May 2022<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZA9wRSifi1nMeyhXg1w87hNHjapwuP8W4bmpWmOSM3A9eG46wTU8zNwyBXuGyTSebMbEFcPVpsA7PuxQhCoZ9vx0TJ7_GVHe_uQ-6A5IUJhin1GBc08KtX1z9bCRJSs6dMQr_HCB_GPPKA7PaSpx8qgnE_teihZiOnq_Ao3m1hbJzobc5k5YsyZHYSA/s3120/001%20Stephen.jpg"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="2340" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZA9wRSifi1nMeyhXg1w87hNHjapwuP8W4bmpWmOSM3A9eG46wTU8zNwyBXuGyTSebMbEFcPVpsA7PuxQhCoZ9vx0TJ7_GVHe_uQ-6A5IUJhin1GBc08KtX1z9bCRJSs6dMQr_HCB_GPPKA7PaSpx8qgnE_teihZiOnq_Ao3m1hbJzobc5k5YsyZHYSA/w480-h640/001%20Stephen.jpg" width="480" /></span></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The Well-Tempered Clavier in the spring sunshine</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Stephen Beville opens his afternoon concert with</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Bach's Preludes and Fugues in E and F major</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNetvR-0HpjL4Z4_9hzUB7u-dIChcmEr2BQy03r78uO1Gb4EoCg-0oAQxjpEaE4B3H_RyeIxOe4-MK1GYyG5pZ3FuMUBm-WRiwZIyoitfrvjQyD_5cYjT-vgvZJEtTWBvnJ6uyKM3l83SjdvFKVv8YjTVBVTXyQJAIRRVEpgNC0L_T_vKJd6a4V0-gdg/s320/002%20Stephen.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="320" /></span></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Classical and Romantic -<br />The recital continues with<br />Beethoven's Pastoral Sonata<br />& 3 Chopin Nocturnes (Opus 15)</span></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSjdrA56Sv72ziSxTF2KVYjnhPKvsIr4Nfb8L44aqzs7UpB9SbBCMuJTBVCnMdjCwxUfgVlGNRGLIQuKRunNR9kEqYKrCeat3VdM4hjr2mRRoAIeLQS2jJ--rZiXfMFnaaPIKmMxcFss8tM8Ytudd1N2wKsghcZYfVVapFSJHO5QIwX8YooiOb-ag6XA/s3097/003%20Stephen.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2323" data-original-width="3097" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSjdrA56Sv72ziSxTF2KVYjnhPKvsIr4Nfb8L44aqzs7UpB9SbBCMuJTBVCnMdjCwxUfgVlGNRGLIQuKRunNR9kEqYKrCeat3VdM4hjr2mRRoAIeLQS2jJ--rZiXfMFnaaPIKmMxcFss8tM8Ytudd1N2wKsghcZYfVVapFSJHO5QIwX8YooiOb-ag6XA/s320/003%20Stephen.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">A new composition<br />Beville "Portrait of the Angel Raphael"<br />Complex and delicate</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFcKXrEju3oRgS537NQ9Dn8LFifzZfoRyucv631rV8B2i1HSL6fKXXZqGZGuwlN__9dHdDKYvXfLy05qN_CBGUFF4vvlx5VoTI61lU9U2wJtDlxcGtv3OdFifNti-zfyxzT52gpWHJ_2FdfvJ7Gxlif0Z7ZpaaxZstkhItpZ_tfZypoJioJZ7e-ulMMw/s3264/004%20Stephen.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFcKXrEju3oRgS537NQ9Dn8LFifzZfoRyucv631rV8B2i1HSL6fKXXZqGZGuwlN__9dHdDKYvXfLy05qN_CBGUFF4vvlx5VoTI61lU9U2wJtDlxcGtv3OdFifNti-zfyxzT52gpWHJ_2FdfvJ7Gxlif0Z7ZpaaxZstkhItpZ_tfZypoJioJZ7e-ulMMw/s320/004%20Stephen.JPG" width="320" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Increasingly acrobatic and expressive</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; 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margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8qw05RgQKgVO01sS3cpMPDCHMXMJzzbSlpsp4zElRHXoAFvb1nu9QW_LXTM8LxYGAdN1TCjr3UFAQGIXdHC44m2K1g63OiNzTqiYqeTXMiai1gjyOE_0KUWsY-CUslsi1dZ2vIdUYEKGJcxpNmy1cpZUBEjW9fmYamMsqaMucpKOWqX3Sen_8-jWvVw/s3159/006%20Stephen.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3159" data-original-width="2369" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8qw05RgQKgVO01sS3cpMPDCHMXMJzzbSlpsp4zElRHXoAFvb1nu9QW_LXTM8LxYGAdN1TCjr3UFAQGIXdHC44m2K1g63OiNzTqiYqeTXMiai1gjyOE_0KUWsY-CUslsi1dZ2vIdUYEKGJcxpNmy1cpZUBEjW9fmYamMsqaMucpKOWqX3Sen_8-jWvVw/s320/006%20Stephen.jpg" width="240" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">From Angels - to Saints<br />Liszt "Deux Légendes"<br /><span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times;">François d'Assise<br />(La Prédication aux Oiseaux)</span></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQJTfrBRpJttXFvSK3FTIte8BSPdjPMmqkCnEOxEQJo4yBdHlvexQIrU3I-1L6DzWF5lvX6g2dknmpftSNDx7g3WiRso6jyDYKSKT4Zp5VzOQaWHYPL9MWWTPOUwUiTKwAl79M52GtneZl9oO86aFnB6gFi9j5dWmHp1X11_MyAd4YsWCW8s9VqAdsMA/s3264/007%20Stephen.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="2448" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQJTfrBRpJttXFvSK3FTIte8BSPdjPMmqkCnEOxEQJo4yBdHlvexQIrU3I-1L6DzWF5lvX6g2dknmpftSNDx7g3WiRso6jyDYKSKT4Zp5VzOQaWHYPL9MWWTPOUwUiTKwAl79M52GtneZl9oO86aFnB6gFi9j5dWmHp1X11_MyAd4YsWCW8s9VqAdsMA/s320/007%20Stephen.JPG" width="240" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Grandiose and commanding</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX4gZxeTqvggUP1O2q2C3DbuJwUyIC13yPMl-CYgXHGlE-kkzPD-rELcZv5WV-ZsjuzOyxgu4cGibVnuFS5jktCISMWC49blrPVVN08ShH7Kf12qz74OwnYrsbMjDqRak6SwLndA1wbdQMqqbDc_XlOoklmDq8yyfBNJyM6_oPRggfnOGihq_i9hMfww/s3264/008%20Stephen.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="2448" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX4gZxeTqvggUP1O2q2C3DbuJwUyIC13yPMl-CYgXHGlE-kkzPD-rELcZv5WV-ZsjuzOyxgu4cGibVnuFS5jktCISMWC49blrPVVN08ShH7Kf12qz74OwnYrsbMjDqRak6SwLndA1wbdQMqqbDc_XlOoklmDq8yyfBNJyM6_oPRggfnOGihq_i9hMfww/s320/008%20Stephen.JPG" width="240" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;">François de Paule<br />(Marchant sur les Flots)</span></span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0KY9b0gySINkXaPH--htYBJDG8sYMv6sfUCKHSX54YSRPXszjMB6rS_lPCCz4zgeaUDVdcAkEkWTFWBWCOxBdDSR8g5Q4qbFA0ueDLNPgIvG1qEnZykb3I6yY4DRzPxA1gqTbTDqWK_T_eGKDi-TqDbhSDyF0CPg64M17KpQGtJQ772kya9eN-_woyw/s3082/009%20Stephen.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3082" data-original-width="2312" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0KY9b0gySINkXaPH--htYBJDG8sYMv6sfUCKHSX54YSRPXszjMB6rS_lPCCz4zgeaUDVdcAkEkWTFWBWCOxBdDSR8g5Q4qbFA0ueDLNPgIvG1qEnZykb3I6yY4DRzPxA1gqTbTDqWK_T_eGKDi-TqDbhSDyF0CPg64M17KpQGtJQ772kya9eN-_woyw/s320/009%20Stephen.jpg" width="240" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Tempestuous and uplifting</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdblxftF_BEJm6L59Qr2buXKUE95zc1cqaQ43gisDBu8gCchg-79Xr0RZhZhohuZowHO-UsRrPmChiX5fT--lvkEY9Zdq7WoMZeKivSLiifd-EVcGItYUJCZ4UWkiyKvyU7O_ZDtd0c91ideTRd3h5ctJGaYjNFqKA6ujIiz7m1Nt8la-d8MmAATkxdw/s3264/010%20Stephen.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="2448" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdblxftF_BEJm6L59Qr2buXKUE95zc1cqaQ43gisDBu8gCchg-79Xr0RZhZhohuZowHO-UsRrPmChiX5fT--lvkEY9Zdq7WoMZeKivSLiifd-EVcGItYUJCZ4UWkiyKvyU7O_ZDtd0c91ideTRd3h5ctJGaYjNFqKA6ujIiz7m1Nt8la-d8MmAATkxdw/w300-h400/010%20Stephen.JPG" width="300" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">A memorable performance</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ-OMwgcevUera7oPkTB1-okS8b1OTeh6djQ4kVE1ZQApnQ-P4syJyuBxC9S0qUgUR3G7hfJXGjdObhcM9793nUtz2G3vEafb9bXu21IC6Om2KcW5lSgO97g3mB7Cxy7nMz21z93lIl-NQSBYr3Kx4ZV6LRnQRS4NAGvk43pyRhFLGHy8VEcjFKw-jxA/s3264/011%20Lily%20&%20Stephen.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="2448" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ-OMwgcevUera7oPkTB1-okS8b1OTeh6djQ4kVE1ZQApnQ-P4syJyuBxC9S0qUgUR3G7hfJXGjdObhcM9793nUtz2G3vEafb9bXu21IC6Om2KcW5lSgO97g3mB7Cxy7nMz21z93lIl-NQSBYr3Kx4ZV6LRnQRS4NAGvk43pyRhFLGHy8VEcjFKw-jxA/s320/011%20Lily%20&%20Stephen.JPG" width="240" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;">Compèred by - Lily Neal</span></span></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p>Luch Càise-Dearghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14336192556380052007noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022232252234538290.post-47625799605933945422022-05-15T07:23:00.006+00:002022-05-17T06:18:17.633+00:00An-Ting Chang Pianist and Composer New Album "Songs From My Room" Release 13 July 2022<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8NgEg-B_ulF2LJ8pzMkdLGCjRk26kHodUI2Bfz22dBzpJjM6-LE2AfvAB7E5dTAxQ6-rF8z0Bmr-8slU2eBtgGP0_mf2kK18FsTNOMXI5BvB0USrTaLVKRKMbgCBRUbL6DzOV2-VFBN30wBVRIjxg-BbNi5YHRTwUgVxfaquZvdv8T2meabkHCajryw/s2500/An-Ting.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1462" data-original-width="2500" height="234" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8NgEg-B_ulF2LJ8pzMkdLGCjRk26kHodUI2Bfz22dBzpJjM6-LE2AfvAB7E5dTAxQ6-rF8z0Bmr-8slU2eBtgGP0_mf2kK18FsTNOMXI5BvB0USrTaLVKRKMbgCBRUbL6DzOV2-VFBN30wBVRIjxg-BbNi5YHRTwUgVxfaquZvdv8T2meabkHCajryw/w400-h234/An-Ting.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Pianist, Composer & Theatre Director</span><br /><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">An-Ting Chang</span></b></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p>Pianist-Composer <b>An-Ting Chang</b> releases her first original piano album, "<b>Songs From My Room</b>" which documents, through her compositions, the complex feelings of the pandemic times from her room in <b>London Old Street</b>.</p><p>An-Ting is a concert pianist, composer, theatre director and currently the Artistic Director of <b>Chinese</b> <b>Arts Now</b> (<b>CAN</b>) which supports a wide variety of Chinese diasporic artists.</p><p>An-Ting's digital production, <b>CAN X Two Temple Place</b> Digital Exhibition and Immersive Performance, won Arts Council England's <b>Digital Culture Award</b> (Storytelling) in <b>January 2022</b>. An-Ting is the director and composer for the production.</p><p>During Lockdown, An-Ting put her feelings into her music in her room in London Old Street. The pieces she created on the piano were like a diary where she kept track of the pandemic time. Starting from '<b>London Night</b>' in <b>March 2020</b>, where it was the first time An-Ting felt about a quiet and calm London. The feeling of bing in the 'Plague Time' became strong in April.</p><p>In <b>May 2020</b>, An-Ting starts to entertain herself by playing the piano with many ping pong balls inside and thus creating a fun rag-time piece '<b>Ping Pong Dance</b>'. (youtube.com/watch?v=cecpC16RPq0)</p><p>'<b>Last June</b>' came out of An-Ting's fingers when the situation did not get any better after three-month lockdown, rising the feelings from <b>BlackLivesMatter</b>. The future of the world is like an enigma, not knowing where to go. In July, first released from the lockdown, An-Ting dances on '<b>Hoxton Street</b>', followed by '<b>Past Time</b>' when she broke up with her ex-boyfriend in <b>August 2020</b>.</p><p>An-Ting composed "<b>Purple Dream</b>" in <b>September 2020</b>, when the new lockdown was about to begin. The on/off isolation of the lockdowns was removing the certainties of our old lives and leaving us physically restricted. Yet the retreat from normality allowed space for new dreams and magic to flourish. A space in the quiet, away from the world and along with it, a new feeling of freedom.</p><p><b><span style="font-size: medium;">About An-Ting Chang</span></b></p><p>An-Ting has performed regularly as a concert pianist at venues such as <b>Southbank Centre</b>, <b>LSO St Luke</b>'<b>s</b>, <b>King</b>'<b>s</b> <b>Place</b>, <b>Newbury Spring Festival</b>, <b>Deal Festival</b>, <b>Cheltenham Town Hall</b>, and the <b>Akademie der Kuhste</b> (Academy of Arts), Berlin .</p><p>She also has a broad background which includes a unique mix of science and art with a degree in <b>Chemistry</b> form <b>National Taiwan University</b> and MMus and PhD in performance from the <b>Royal Academy of Music</b> and is about to curate the next <b>Chinese Arts Now</b> (CAN) <b>Festival</b> in <b>February 2023</b>.</p><p>She released her classical piano albums"<b>Water Image</b>" in <b>2015</b> and "<b>Carnival of the Animals</b>" in <b>2021</b>, which feature her transcription of Camille <b>Saint-Saëns</b>' "Carnival of the Animals" She is currently working on her digital production <b>HomeX</b>, originally commissioned by <b>British Council Hong Kong</b> and will be premiered in <b>February 2023</b>.</p><b>An-Ting</b>, <b>Songs From My Room</b>, piano solo performed and composed by <b>An-Ting 安婷</b><br /><br />Track 1 London Night<div>Track 2 Plague Time</div><div>Track 3 Ping Pong Dance</div><div>Track 4 Last June<br />Track 5 Hoxton Street</div><div>Track 6 Past Tense<br />Track 7 Purple Dream</div><div>Track 8 The Jolly Frog</div><div>Track 9 Option 7<br />Track 10 Midnight Whisper</div><div><br /></div><b>For any enquiries</b>:<br />Antingchang1@gmail.com<br />+44 (0)7882 696146Luch Càise-Dearghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14336192556380052007noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022232252234538290.post-7075118472994228162022-05-14T13:56:00.002+00:002022-05-15T06:42:28.067+00:00Joe Levy Countertenor & Konstantinos Terzakis Piano: Exeter & Devon Tour Friday 27 May - Saturday 30 July 2022<p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuHLxy39TiYVIkLPzIXGio0qRjNyrJ5cv3SKdiwjw_QES2iL7zs-T--FREy_tG6mQnv5akg6042IvMu1mEJRzGybvc3LyTM_RJsW9l252jP_krmN4_7uLOV1ScQ-06-qrSjLVjs8nklYMUXR6B35WCtjDC9YFGbpOSRNYil_irzybz36J9qyxNS456Pw/s810/Joe.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="540" data-original-width="810" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuHLxy39TiYVIkLPzIXGio0qRjNyrJ5cv3SKdiwjw_QES2iL7zs-T--FREy_tG6mQnv5akg6042IvMu1mEJRzGybvc3LyTM_RJsW9l252jP_krmN4_7uLOV1ScQ-06-qrSjLVjs8nklYMUXR6B35WCtjDC9YFGbpOSRNYil_irzybz36J9qyxNS456Pw/w400-h266/Joe.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222; font-family: times; font-size: large;">Countertenor: </span><b style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222; font-family: times;"><span style="font-size: large;">Joe Levy</span></b><br style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222; font-family: times;" /><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222; font-family: times; font-size: large;">"</span><span style="font-size: large;"><b style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222; font-family: times;">CAST A SHEEP</b><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222; font-family: times;">'</span><b style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222; font-family: times;">S EYE</b></span><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222; font-family: times; font-size: large;">"</span><br style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222; font-family: times;" /><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222; font-family: times; font-size: large;">16th & 17th Century Love Songs</span><br style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222; font-family: times;" /><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222; font-family: times; font-size: large;">Piano: </span><b style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222; font-family: times;"><span style="font-size: large;">Konstantinos Terzakis</span></b><br style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222; font-family: times;" /><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222; font-family: times; font-size: large;">'The Hall' Stepcote Hill - </span><b style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222; font-family: times;"><span style="font-size: large;">Friday 27 May</span></b><br style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222; font-family: times;" /><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222; font-family: times; font-size: large;">Cygnet Theatre Friars Gate - </span><b style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222; font-family: times;"><span style="font-size: large;">Wednesday 1 June</span></b><br style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222; font-family: times;" /><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222; font-family: times; font-size: large;">St Nicholas Priory The Mint - </span><span style="font-size: large;"><b style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222; font-family: times;">Thur</b><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222; font-family: times;">/</span><b style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222; font-family: times;">Fri 9</b><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222; font-family: times;">/</span><b style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222; font-family: times;">10 June</b></span><br style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222; font-family: times;" /><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222; font-family: times; font-size: large;">St Lawrence Chapel Ashburton - </span><b style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222; font-family: times;"><span style="font-size: large;">Sunday 24 July</span></b><br style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222; font-family: times;" /><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222; font-family: times; font-size: large;">St Mary Magdalene Taunton - </span><b style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222; font-family: times;"><span style="font-size: large;">Saturday 30 July</span></b></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222; font-family: times;"><br /></span><p></p><br /><br />‘<b>Cast A Sheep’s Eye</b>’, meaning to give an amorous glance, brings to life love songs from 16th and 17th Century England. Join countertenor <b>Joe Levy</b> accompanied on the piano by conductor <b>Konstantinos</b> <b>Terzakis</b>, for an evening of music from across the Renaissance and Baroque periods. This includes works by <b>Purcell</b>, <b>Dowland</b> and <b>Morley</b>, as well as many that rarely get performed but are treasures nonetheless.<div><br />You will hear not only about the songs themselves and their composers, but also the world in which they were created. Music is a reflection of people’s hopes and fears and so through this concert you will learn more about life in 16th and 17th Century England. These are events not to be missed in some of the South West’s most beautiful and interesting buildings, from the ancient <b>St Nicholas</b>’ <b>Priory</b> in Exeter, to the glorious <b>St Lawrence Chapel</b> in Ashburton.<br /><br />You can find out more about the tour on my website here - joelevymusic.com/live/</div><div><br /></div><div><b>About Joe Levy</b><br /><br />Joe is a countertenor and baritone with a passion for both classical and contemporary music. He originally trained as a <b>classical violinist</b>, before focusing more on singing. He has a particular interest in <b>Baroque</b> music, as well as <b>Soul</b> and <b>Folk</b> at a more contemporary level. He has performed both in choirs and as a soloist.<br /><br />Originally trained as a violinist, Joe began singing in choirs before becoming a <b>classical countertenor</b>. In particular, he has a passion for Baroque and early music, performing <b>Purcell</b> and <b>Handel</b> alongside <b>Mediaeval hymns</b> in Middle English, and <b>17th Century folk songs</b>. This said, he has always preferred a diverse repertoire, singing both as a countertenor and a baritone across various musical genres. This extends beyond classical singing and encompasses styles as varied as <b>soul</b>, <b>jazz</b> and <b>folk</b>. Joe considers the likes of <b>Aretha Franklin</b>, <b>Amy Winehouse</b> and <b>Dusty Springfield</b> among his greatest influences in his contemporary singing, though his full range of influences is much greater than this.<br /><br />After growing up in London Joe moved to Exeter in 2012 to study <b>Archaeology and Anthropology</b> and has lived here ever since. The historic setting of the city and the dramatic land and seascapes surrounding it have heavily influenced him creatively. He often interweaves history and storytelling into his performances, giving audiences an insight into the world in which each song was created. Outside of performing Joe teaches singing at the <b>Cygnet Theatre</b>, a venue he works with closely and hs sung in several concerts there.<br /><div><div class="kvgmc6g5 cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q" style="margin: 0px; word-wrap: break-word;"><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: times;"><br /></span></div><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;"><strong style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(18, 36, 20); color: #122414; text-align: center;">About Konstantinos Terzakis</strong></span></div><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;"><strong style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(18, 36, 20); color: #122414; text-align: center;"><br /></strong></span></div>Recently appointed Assistant Conductor of the <b>City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra</b> (2022/23) and selected conductor at the <b>Klangspuren Festival </b>2021 (Austria) under the <b>Internationale Ensemble Modern Akademie</b>, Konstantinos Terzakis has been based in the United Kingdom since 2019 where he has bolstered his education in conducting and collaborated professionally with a diverse range of ensembles and orchestras.<br /><br />He completed his Master’s of Music in orchestral conducting with <b>Martyn Brabbins</b>, <b>Garry Walker</b> and <b>Alasdair Mitchell</b>, having been awarded a full scholarship by the <b>Royal Conservatoire of Scotland</b>. He was awarded the <b>Hugh S</b>. <b>Roberton</b> Prize for Orchestral Conducting and the second prize of th 4th International <b>Composer Award of Vienna</b>. Alongside his studies, he has expanded his training in Ballet conducting with <b>Richard Honner</b>.<br /><br />He has been awarded the first prize of the 9th <b>National Conducting Competition of Michalis Economou </b>and has been a finalist in the <b>Lanyi Conducting Competition</b> and the 1st Conducting Competition of the <b>Athens State Orchestra</b>.<br /><br />Examples of other significant collaborations include the <b>Ergon Ensemble</b>, <b>Red Note</b> ensemble, Michalis Paraskakis' <b>TETTTIX </b>ensemble in Athens, the <b>Greek Radio Symphony Orchestra</b>, <b>Greek Radio Contemporary Orchestra</b> and <b>Athens Symphony Orchestra</b>.</div></div></div>Luch Càise-Dearghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14336192556380052007noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022232252234538290.post-64146815847142416122022-04-07T15:36:00.003+00:002022-04-07T15:40:16.375+00:00Devon Philharmonic Orchestra Spring Concert Exeter Cathedral Saturday 30 April 2022 Press Release from Ellen Stratton<p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyCr9XmK-evIJJU1cO5XGDpgel3NJXh4-P_fjACX5plc1XqVOuVN-pfdT0qyX0rSaTfx5G4ovVegdKl-7QjoDJXpInRTN0XaAHoTd1Tlw1dhWmFrb_hwEUAXsbgiT3tAXrYBADXy15lEhXNvRqLYp66iZAVrpdUTNVwPSl8thfKf2FL0cby9UcawYc0w/s1400/DPO%20&%20Leo%20Geyer%20credit%20Paula%20Fernley.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="933" data-original-width="1400" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyCr9XmK-evIJJU1cO5XGDpgel3NJXh4-P_fjACX5plc1XqVOuVN-pfdT0qyX0rSaTfx5G4ovVegdKl-7QjoDJXpInRTN0XaAHoTd1Tlw1dhWmFrb_hwEUAXsbgiT3tAXrYBADXy15lEhXNvRqLYp66iZAVrpdUTNVwPSl8thfKf2FL0cby9UcawYc0w/w400-h266/DPO%20&%20Leo%20Geyer%20credit%20Paula%20Fernley.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span><b style="font-size: x-large;">Devon Philharmonic Orchestra</b><br /><span style="font-size: large;">Spring Concert</span><br /><b style="font-size: x-large;">Copland</b><span style="font-size: large;">, </span><b style="font-size: x-large;">Gershwin</b><span style="font-size: large;"> & </span><b style="font-size: x-large;">Tchaikovsky</b><br /><span style="font-size: large;">Exeter Cathedral</span><br /><b style="font-size: x-large;">Saturday 30 April</b><span style="font-size: large;"> 7.30pm</span><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">(Photography: Paula Fernley)</span></span></td></tr></tbody></table> <p></p><p></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjehsoj65ZS6u7o3QGyEHaB75nOF2vzXJLZoXfS1PeosqXFQcjzlzydNWguLiaVDnjwIU2NY8uey9apXdc2zCww-KdhyQxve50HelBilWm321vGHlWITsgAc0cUy4eX9sDjXUqR0B9LLb1x0giG5KHJ7-mMX9qKv9IQZDENXN7zk8vx2EZ3YKeBJFYFXw/s400/Robin%20Stevenson.jpg" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="400" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjehsoj65ZS6u7o3QGyEHaB75nOF2vzXJLZoXfS1PeosqXFQcjzlzydNWguLiaVDnjwIU2NY8uey9apXdc2zCww-KdhyQxve50HelBilWm321vGHlWITsgAc0cUy4eX9sDjXUqR0B9LLb1x0giG5KHJ7-mMX9qKv9IQZDENXN7zk8vx2EZ3YKeBJFYFXw/w200-h200/Robin%20Stevenson.jpg" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;">Piano: <b>Robin Stevenson</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table>Devon Philharmonic Orchestra is thrilled to be returning to Exeter Cathedral on Saturday 30 April at 7.30pm for a delightful spring concert featuring the evocative "<b>El Salon Mexico</b>" by Aaron <b>Copland</b>, inspired by Mexican folk and dance music, and the ever-popular "<b>Rhapsody in Blue</b>" by George <b>Gershwin</b>.<p></p><p>DPO is excited to welcome <b>Robin Stephenson</b>, pianist with '<b>Ensemble Phil<span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(5, 5, 5); color: #050505;"><span style="font-family: times;">é</span></span>a</b>' (Paris), as the soloist in Gershwin's "Rhapsody in Blue", a 1920s classic, which fuses symphony music with American jazz. The evening ends with the dramatic and emotionally powerful epic "<b>Symphony IV</b>" of Pyotr Ilyich <b>Tchaikovsky</b>.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2xLF1nrgcdTDttgA2TTSYu-Ds9cE8-ngUFMRGUaA8rYIpM3sPSIDL5iQIae-FScG_-jVQM78J87LDsNB4YPuYVBEKjf0PMZstZ25Yj2YJ8yd9gjkQnq2GleQIihaZFr16GySyKBPtkt-CojskYa5zDKlh2IZOi8LNcYS2t604Wyu2jfvCyMEG4BoeOg/s5550/Leo%20Geyer%202%20credit%20Paula%20Fernley%2020211121.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3598" data-original-width="5550" height="207" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2xLF1nrgcdTDttgA2TTSYu-Ds9cE8-ngUFMRGUaA8rYIpM3sPSIDL5iQIae-FScG_-jVQM78J87LDsNB4YPuYVBEKjf0PMZstZ25Yj2YJ8yd9gjkQnq2GleQIihaZFr16GySyKBPtkt-CojskYa5zDKlh2IZOi8LNcYS2t604Wyu2jfvCyMEG4BoeOg/w320-h207/Leo%20Geyer%202%20credit%20Paula%20Fernley%2020211121.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Conductor: </span><span style="font-size: medium; font-weight: bold;">Leo Geyer</span><br />(Photography: Paula Fernley)</span></td></tr></tbody></table><p><b>Tickets</b>: <span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 36); color: #202124;"><span style="font-family: times;">£</span></span>20, <span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 36); color: #202124; font-family: times;">£</span>17, <span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 36); color: #202124; font-family: times;">£</span>15, <span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 36); color: #202124; font-family: times;">£</span>13</p><p>(Ticket price includes a programme for the concert.) </p><p>ticket source.co.uk/devonphilharmonicorchestra/t-oninko</p><p>or by linking through from</p><p>devonphilharmonicorchestra.co.uk/whatson</p><p>For more information about Devon Philharmonic Orchestra please visit</p><p>devonphilharmonicorchestra.co.uk</p><p>Find us on Facebook or Instagram or follow us on Twitter.</p><p>DPO is proud to be supporting the <b>Exeter and District Kidney Patients</b>' <b>Association</b> through this concert. Exeter and District Kidney Patients' Association provides support to pre-uialiysis, dialysis and transplant patients and their carers in Devon, Cornwall, Somerset and Dorset.</p>Luch Càise-Dearghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14336192556380052007noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022232252234538290.post-56600417703929539552022-02-21T13:51:00.012+00:002022-02-21T14:27:06.581+00:00"Au Lapin Agile" - Music on the Edge: Chris Caldwell, Susie Hodder Williams and James Boyd, Church of The Holy Trinity, Gidleigh, Sunday 20 February 2022<p><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;"></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhX2Nl_BHxFVAnufpGEMU_nErdqOAezgVUC5Z56-JqaInENzEqQw9l743oKqBkS5VQ0JdAY5sw7LVlf5fe1yfW3dqfws7Cb9yiUIzxBeueQrAqOxTjze8u821hZS8ZKAZtqAQHVCccLRN6uPBlnakQ5Y_dlPGzrUWnbRzSFwe2nepnwlAVZAVVE2fLfVA=s3264" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhX2Nl_BHxFVAnufpGEMU_nErdqOAezgVUC5Z56-JqaInENzEqQw9l743oKqBkS5VQ0JdAY5sw7LVlf5fe1yfW3dqfws7Cb9yiUIzxBeueQrAqOxTjze8u821hZS8ZKAZtqAQHVCccLRN6uPBlnakQ5Y_dlPGzrUWnbRzSFwe2nepnwlAVZAVVE2fLfVA=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">"<b>Au Lapin Agile</b>"</span><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">Guitar: <b>James Boyd</b> Clarinet: <b>Chris Caldwell<br /></b>Flute: <b>Susie Hodder Williams</b><br />A '<b>Sunday</b>@<b>6</b>' performance at Holy Trinity Church Gidleigh</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><span style="caret-color: rgb(5, 5, 5); color: #050505; font-family: times; font-size: large; white-space: pre-wrap;">Bats in the Belfry!</span><div><span style="color: #050505; font-family: times; font-size: medium;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(5, 5, 5); white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></span><div data-block="true" data-editor="d0e08" data-offset-key="586rf-0-0" style="caret-color: rgb(5, 5, 5); color: #050505; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div class="_1mf _1mj" data-offset-key="586rf-0-0" style="direction: ltr; position: relative;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;"><span data-offset-key="586rf-0-0">On Sunday 20 February, guitarist James Boyd travelled through Storm Franklin to join saxophonist </span><span class="diy96o5h" data-offset-key="586rf-1-0" end="111" spellcheck="false" start="97">Chris Caldwell</span><span data-offset-key="586rf-2-0"> and flautist </span><span class="diy96o5h" data-offset-key="586rf-3-0" end="146" spellcheck="false" start="125">Susie Hodder-Williams</span><span data-offset-key="586rf-4-0"> for an hour 'Au Lapin Agile', reliving the vibrant artistic life of Montmartre in the early twentieth century - in the fifteenth century parish church of The Holy Trinity in Gidleigh, right on the edge of Dartmoor.</span></span></div><div class="_1mf _1mj" data-offset-key="586rf-0-0" style="direction: ltr; position: relative;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;"><span data-offset-key="586rf-4-0"><br /></span></span></div><div class="_1mf _1mj" data-offset-key="586rf-0-0" style="direction: ltr; position: relative;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;"><span data-offset-key="586rf-4-0">In an hour of non-stop entertainment, the trio performed compositions from the time, with readings, and also some specially commissioned modern compositions by friends of the trio. The programme included "Ária Cantilena" from Heitor Villa-Lobos' Bachianas Brasilieras V, with Susie playing Ruth Corrêa's lyrical line on her flute, "Autumn Song" by Stephen Voss and a special suite for solo flute by "Crimson!" collaborator Gwilym Simcock.</span></span></div><div class="_1mf _1mj" data-offset-key="586rf-0-0" style="direction: ltr; position: relative;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;"><span data-offset-key="586rf-4-0"><br /></span></span></div><div class="_1mf _1mj" data-offset-key="586rf-0-0" style="direction: ltr; position: relative;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;"><span data-offset-key="586rf-4-0">The evening's joy ended with a Bach sonata and "Nuages", that fabulous jazz party piece of the 'Quintette du Hot Club de France': these last two a scintillating juxtaposition of styles beautifully arranged for our very special ensemble - with a little ultra-sonic accompaniment from visiting pipistrelles! What a way to while away a cosy hour, while the storm raged outside. Truly 'Music on the Edge'.</span></span></div><div class="_1mf _1mj" data-offset-key="586rf-0-0" style="direction: ltr; position: relative;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;"><span data-offset-key="586rf-4-0"><br /></span></span></div></div><div data-block="true" data-editor="d0e08" data-offset-key="42kfu-0-0"><div class="_1mf _1mj" data-offset-key="42kfu-0-0" style="caret-color: rgb(5, 5, 5); color: #050505; direction: ltr; position: relative; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span data-offset-key="42kfu-0-0"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;">Chris and Susie regularly put on these extraordinary musical gatherings, always on a Sunday and always at six o' clock in the evening. The next 'Sunday@6' will be on Sunday 27 March at the same venue. On that evening, an even larger ensemble will assemble for an evening of music entitled "Our Kind of Blue".</span></span></div><div class="_1mf _1mj" data-offset-key="42kfu-0-0" style="caret-color: rgb(5, 5, 5); color: #050505; direction: ltr; position: relative; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="_1mf _1mj" data-offset-key="42kfu-0-0" style="caret-color: rgb(5, 5, 5); color: #050505; direction: ltr; position: relative; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;">That "<b>Au Lapin Agile</b>" programme in full:</span></div><div class="_1mf _1mj" data-offset-key="42kfu-0-0" style="caret-color: rgb(5, 5, 5); color: #050505; direction: ltr; position: relative; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="_1mf _1mj" data-offset-key="42kfu-0-0" style="caret-color: rgb(5, 5, 5); color: #050505; direction: ltr; position: relative; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;">Sir Michael <b>Tippett</b>: "The Blue Guitar" part 2/3 "Dreaming" 1984</span></div><div class="_1mf _1mj" data-offset-key="42kfu-0-0" style="caret-color: rgb(5, 5, 5); color: #050505; direction: ltr; position: relative; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="_1mf _1mj" data-offset-key="42kfu-0-0" style="caret-color: rgb(5, 5, 5); color: #050505; direction: ltr; position: relative; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;">Wallace <b>Stevens</b>: "A Man with a Blue Guitar" (poem) 1937</span></div><div class="_1mf _1mj" data-offset-key="42kfu-0-0" style="caret-color: rgb(5, 5, 5); color: #050505; direction: ltr; position: relative; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="_1mf _1mj" data-offset-key="42kfu-0-0" style="direction: ltr; position: relative;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #050505;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(5, 5, 5); white-space: pre-wrap;">Heitor <b>Villa</b>-<b>Lobos</b>: "Bachianas Brasileiras V" </span></span></span><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); color: #202122;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;">Ária (Ruth Corrêa) 1938</span></span></div><div class="_1mf _1mj" data-offset-key="42kfu-0-0" style="direction: ltr; position: relative;"><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); color: #202122;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="_1mf _1mj" data-offset-key="42kfu-0-0" style="direction: ltr; position: relative;"><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); color: #202122;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;">Letter to JB, March 2020</span></span></div><div class="_1mf _1mj" data-offset-key="42kfu-0-0" style="direction: ltr; position: relative;"><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); color: #202122;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="_1mf _1mj" data-offset-key="42kfu-0-0" style="direction: ltr; position: relative;"><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); color: #202122;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;">Eden <b>Ahbez</b>/Nat King <b>Cole</b>: "Nature Boy" 1948</span></span></div><div class="_1mf _1mj" data-offset-key="42kfu-0-0" style="direction: ltr; position: relative;"><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); color: #202122;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="_1mf _1mj" data-offset-key="42kfu-0-0" style="direction: ltr; position: relative;"><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); color: #202122;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;">Letter to SHW, May 20202</span></span></div><div class="_1mf _1mj" data-offset-key="42kfu-0-0" style="direction: ltr; position: relative;"><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); color: #202122;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="_1mf _1mj" data-offset-key="42kfu-0-0" style="direction: ltr; position: relative;"><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); color: #202122;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;">Stephen <b>Goss</b>: "The Autumn Song" (for <b>Natalie Klein</b> & <b>Xufei Yang</b>) 2009</span></span></div><div class="_1mf _1mj" data-offset-key="42kfu-0-0" style="direction: ltr; position: relative;"><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); color: #202122;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="_1mf _1mj" data-offset-key="42kfu-0-0" style="direction: ltr; position: relative;"><span style="color: #202122; font-family: times; font-size: medium;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34);">Louis <b>MacNiece</b>: "Autumn Journal" (poem) 1938</span></span></div><div class="_1mf _1mj" data-offset-key="42kfu-0-0" style="direction: ltr; position: relative;"><span style="color: #202122; font-family: times; font-size: medium;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34);"><br /></span></span></div><div class="_1mf _1mj" data-offset-key="42kfu-0-0" style="direction: ltr; position: relative;"><span style="color: #202122; font-family: times; font-size: medium;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34);">Gwilym <b>Simcock</b>: "Suite for Solo Flute" (for <b>Susie Hodder Williams</b>) 2021</span></span></div><span style="font-family: times;"><br /></span></div><div data-block="true" data-editor="d0e08" data-offset-key="42kfu-0-0"><span style="color: #202122; font-family: times; font-size: medium;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34);">WH <b>Auden</b>: "If I Could Tell You" (poem) 1940</span></span></div><div data-block="true" data-editor="d0e08" data-offset-key="42kfu-0-0"><span style="color: #202122; font-family: times; font-size: medium;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34);"><br /></span></span></div><div data-block="true" data-editor="d0e08" data-offset-key="42kfu-0-0"><span style="font-family: times;"><span style="color: #202122; font-size: medium;">JS <b>Bach</b> (?CPE <b>Bach</b>/CF <b>Penzel</b>): Flute Sonata in E</span><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(77, 81, 86);"><span style="font-size: x-small;">♭</span></span><span style="caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); color: #202122; font-size: large;"> </span><span style="caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); color: #202122; font-size: medium;">BWV 1031 1734</span></span></div><div data-block="true" data-editor="d0e08" data-offset-key="42kfu-0-0"><span style="caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); color: #202122;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div data-block="true" data-editor="d0e08" data-offset-key="42kfu-0-0"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); color: #202122;">Claude <b>Debussy</b>: "Nocturnes" </span><span style="caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); color: #202122;">No 1/3 1900 =</span></span></div><div data-block="true" data-editor="d0e08" data-offset-key="42kfu-0-0"><span style="font-family: times; 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margin-bottom: 0px;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;"><span jsname="YS01Ge">Sans toi je me sens libre, sans toi je me sens vivre</span><br /><span jsname="YS01Ge">Je fais face à l'immense nuit, je demande pardon elle m'a fait sauter dans le vide</span></span></div><div class="ujudUb WRZytc" jsname="U8S5sf" style="caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 36); margin-bottom: 0px;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;"><br /><span jsname="YS01Ge">Dans les nuages</span><br /><span jsname="YS01Ge">Dans les nuages</span><br /><span jsname="YS01Ge">Dans les nuages</span><br /><span jsname="YS01Ge">Dans les nuages</span><br /><span jsname="YS01Ge">Dans les nuages</span><br /><span jsname="YS01Ge">Dans les nuages</span><br /><span jsname="YS01Ge">Dans les nuages</span></span></div></div></div>Luch Càise-Dearghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14336192556380052007noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022232252234538290.post-61476972926850201552020-02-14T09:03:00.001+00:002020-02-14T09:03:28.644+00:00Justin Newland Phonic FM 2pm Friday 14 February & Exeter Library 2pm Sunday 16 February 2020<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<br /><br />Somerset author, <b>Justin Newland</b>, will be visiting <b>Exeter Central Library</b> from 2-4 p.m. on Sunday 16th February 2020.<br /><br />You'll find him in the <b>Ground Floor Café </b>drinking coffee and eating cake, and signing copies of his latest novel, <b>The Coronation</b>. Set during the Enlightenment, the novel is a historical fantasy and reveals the secret history of the event that shaped our modern world – <b>The Industrial Revolution</b>. <br /><br />He'll also sign copies of his other novels: <b>The Genes of Isis</b> and <b>The Old Dragon</b>'<b>s Head</b>.<div>
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- - - - -<br /><br />Justin writes supernatural thrillers and secret histories in which real events and historical personages are guided and motivated by numinous forces. <br /><br />He gives library talks, does book signings and appears on radio and in literary festivals.<br /><br />A Doctorate in Mathematics, he lives with his partner in plain sight of the Mendip Hills.<br /><br />- - - - -<br /><br />About <b>The Coronation</b> -<br /><br />Andrew Deane: "... explores the themes of belonging / outsiders, politics, religion / spirituality, war and the lives of everyday people, all of which are filtered through the lens of the other-worldly."<br /><br />For more information, visit the <a href="http://www.justinnewland.com/about.html" target="_blank">Justin Newland Website</a><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px;">
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Luch Càise-Dearghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16535904098312833945noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022232252234538290.post-27441886453868820012020-02-13T13:42:00.000+00:002020-02-13T13:51:38.969+00:00Leo Geyer and the Devon Philharmonic Orchestra 'Music in the Galleries' Royal Albert Memorial Museum Saturday 7 March 2020 - Press Release from Andy Henderson<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Explore the galleries of the museum to hear specially commissioned music performed by the musicians of <b>Devon Philharmonic Orchestra</b> and <b>Chorus</b>, inspired by objects in the museum's collections. Instrumentalists and singers will perform in ensembles around the museum during the evening, as the audience choose their route through the galleries and stop to listen to the performances.<br /><br />The composers have taken their inspiration from a wide range of objects including microscopic diatoms, an Inuit map carved onto a bone, a Chinese gown, pocket watches and RAMM's famous Gerald the Giraffe. The new compositions will reflect a range of musical styles with influences from Indian music, jazz and other genres.<br /><br />At the end of the performance, a finale composed by Devon Phil's Music Director <b>Leo Geyer</b> will be performed by all the players and singers and heard all around the museum.<br /><br />This performance is part of the <b>CoMA Festival</b> of <b>Contemporary Music</b> <b>for All</b>.</span></div>
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Luch Càise-Dearghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16535904098312833945noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022232252234538290.post-84550312205126108802020-02-12T14:23:00.001+00:002020-02-12T14:25:25.828+00:00Tamsin Waley-Cohen appointed as Artistic Director of The Two Moors Festival<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="color: #cc0033;"><span style="font-size: 20px;"><span style="font-family: "lora" , "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><em><b>Tamsin Waley-Cohen</b><br /><b>as Artistic Director of the Festival</b></em></span></span></span></div>
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<b>Tamsin Waley-Cohen</b> is an outstanding violinist with a major British and international career, playing with top orchestras worldwide, as well as being a member of the <b>Albion String Quartet</b>. Known to West Country audiences from her many appearances at the Festival since its early days and from her own <b>Honeymead Festival</b>, she knows and loves the West Country well.<br />
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This is an exciting time for the <b>Two Moors Festival</b> with Tamsin on board to lead it in this <b>celebratory 20th season</b> and to further develop it in the future. This builds on the outstanding work of the Festival and its founder, <b>Penny Adie</b> who, with her husband <b>John Adie</b>, established it to serve the people of Exmoor, Dartmoor and Devon in the face of the dreadful foot and mouth outbreaks of 2001, becoming the major music festival of the South West.<br />
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<b>Tamsin Waley-Cohen</b>, Artistic Director:</div>
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"I am thrilled to be working with the Two Moors Festival, a festival that I have had the pleasure of playing in since its very inception, and whose home is some of the most beautiful and wildest landscape in England."</div>
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<b>Penny Adie</b>, Founding Artistic Director:</div>
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<b>Richard Fletcher</b>, Chairman, the Two Moors Festival:</div>
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"Tamsin is the ideal choice for our new Artistic Director and she is already bubbling over with new ideas."</div>
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On Saturday afternoon, as Storm Elsa drenched the streets of Exeter, South Street Baptist Church offered a welcome refuge - and inside, Stephen Beville provided a spectacular piano recital.<br />
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Stephen had prepared a selection of music he called his "Box of Delights". Over two hours the audience enjoyed Mozart's Sonata in A major, with its distinctive closing rondo in the style of Turkish zanissary bands, eight intricate nocturnes by Francis Poulenc, Beethoven's stand-alone piano movement "Andante Favouri" and three waltzes and a polonaise by Chopin.<br />
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The opening Mozart was controlled and precise, with sudden injections of power creating a world of contrasting moods. The minuet introduced complex trills and the spirit of the vivacious 28 year old Mozart shone through in Stephen's playing. The final Turkish rondo was feverish, exhilarating, and great fun - like a very well coordinated fireworks display.<br />
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With Poulenc's nocturnes Stephen demonstrated a variety of moods and styles from restful and languorous to strident and filled with vigour. Some portrayed specific images - lightly skipping girls at a ball, solemnly tolling bells, an eerie phantom and delicately fluttering moths.<br />
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Stephen kept the energy and enthusiasm of Poulenc's inventiveness and imagination alive with each successive piece, finally wrapping up the story with the reflective and clarifying coda. An engaging musical journey.<br />
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Many thanks to the Church Warden for teas and coffees in the interval and, as promised, every flavour of Turkish delight - to reflect that Turkish rondo that was so enjoyable in the first half.<br />
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Stephen recreated the musical atmosphere after the break with Beethoven's Andante. Each phrase seemed to build into a dance, full of energy and excitement. This lovely piece was the perfect precursor to Stephen's virtuoso finale - the music of Frédéric Chopin.<br />
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The first two of his waltzes were in turn intricate and sparkling, then smooth and melodious. The last was amazingly virtuosic with endless showers of elaborate trills. Stephen performed it perfectly, and was clearly in his element. The polonaise opened in grand style and seemed to involve an endless succession of complex and inventive musical ideas. Stephen conveyed the perfect combination of frenzy and control thoughout. "Box of Delights" was a perfect description!<br />
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Stephen Beville creates a dazzling impression every time he plays. His performances are full of thrilling showmanship, delivered with impressive skill. More recitals will follow before long and, in the meantime, Stephen is working on new recording projects. He is working on a new Beethoven CD, and will also be releasing recordings of his own compositions later in the year. As the date of publication approaches, Stephen will be discussing his work on Phonic FM.<br />
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We can hear his flamboyant exposition of Beethoven - plus Chopin, Schumann and Boulez - on his 2012 album "<b>In Karlsruhe</b>", which is available from the <a href="https://www.satyahoo.com/biography" target="_blank">Stephen Beville Website</a>.<br />
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Thank you Stephen for another rousing recital of piano wonders. - Until next time!<br />
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Luch Càise-Dearghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16535904098312833945noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022232252234538290.post-46294469265403702702019-12-02T23:41:00.000+00:002020-01-06T10:20:25.587+00:00East Devon Choral Society 'Mozart Requiem' St Paul's Church Tiverton Saturday 23 November 2019<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><b>EAST DEVON CHORAL SOCIETY</b><br />Orchestral Leader: <b>Fiona McLean-Buechel</b><br />Musical Director: <b>Andrew Daldorph</b></span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Sue North's most recent assignment as Vice-Chair of the East Devon Choral Society was a glorious night of music by Mozart, with a smattering of Bach thrown in.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Chairman Martyn Green made an impromptu appearance on the conductor's rostrum, standing in for the incumbent Rev Andy Humm, and introduced the evening's entertainment. Sadly he had to announce that Nicholas Yates was not able to sing the Tenor solos. Happily, the very capable Matthew Jeffrey was available to take over.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Matthew is a Physics student at Exeter University, sings in the Exeter Cathedral Choir, and is the Musical Director of the Exeter University Singers. Needless to say, his contribution throughout the evening was of the highest standard.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Also in the solo line-up were soprano Rebecca Yates, mezzo soprano Louise Mott, and bass Tim Mirfin.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">The music started with the choir singing Mozart's delightful and moving 'Ave Verum Corpus' (Hail True Body). The sound was impressive, and all credit must go to Andrew and the choir for their meticulous preparation. The mighty orchestra which accompanied them is only available for rehearsal on the day. It is amazing what the singers accomplish with just Andrew, conducting, guiding, and providing piano accompaniment all at the same time.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">The orchestra, led by Fiona McLean-Buechel was as superb as ever. Fiona was in Exeter for many years running musical classes under the banner of 'Joined Up Thinking Music Devon'. Now she is based in Bournemouth, but still leads the orchestra regularly for Andrew. Throughout the entire programme, Fiona's fiery energy, spectacular precision, and interpretive flair, infused every piece with excitement and energy.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: small;">Soprano <b>Rebecca Yates</b></span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">The first half ended with Mozart's 'Laudate Dominum' (Praise Ye the Lord, O Ye Servants), with Rebecca Yates singing the soprano solo. A perfect close to beautiful selection of music.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Also in the first half Louise Mott regaled us with Cherubino's aria from 'Cose fan Tutte': 'Voi che Sapete che Cose e Amor' (You Ladies who Know what Love is). After the solomn Ave Verum, L</span><span style="font-family: times, 'times new roman', serif;">o</span><span style="font-family: times, 'times new roman', serif;">uise's playfulness as Cherubino came as a refreshing diversion. The orchestra support was subtle, involving no brass, and with all the string players playing soft pizzicato - the violinist and violists holding their instruments like classical guitars.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Rebecca Yates had been planning to perform the duet 'Domine Deus' from Bach's Mass in B minor with husband Nicholas Yates. With Nicholas unable to join us, Matthew Jeffrey stepped into the breach with supreme confidence. With sensational flute accompaniment by Tina Guthrie, they sang together as if they had been rehearsing for months.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Finally, Tim Mirfin's solo performance was something else entirely! In Leporello's aria from Mozart's 'Don Giovanni' he sings to Elvira about the many thousands of woman who have been seduced by his master the Don: "Madamina, il catalogo è questo delle belle che amò il padron mio" (Dear Lady, this is the list of the beautiful women whom my master has loved). Tim brought a mighty tome, to which he referred for details.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">In his introduction, Tim was a little hazy about the exact number of hundreds (or thousands) in each country, but once he was singing in Italian he was word perfect. Also, to add to the outrageousness of Leporello's revelations, Tim drew out from between the pages items of lingerie varying in size to illustrate the catholic tastes of his master. A magnificent example of opera buffa, and a very stark contrast to the sacred mass that was to follow in the second half.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">After the interval, the choir and orchestra regrouped for the big event of the evening, Mozart's Requiem in D minor. For a full hour the audience were bathed in the sublime music and emotions of Mozart's very last major work. The soloists formed a quartet and performed in harmony with the great voice of the choir. The instruments of the orchestra had many opportunities to shine, to which they rose admirably. Especially note-worthy was the resounding trombone solo by Glyn Bowen in the Tuba Mirum. The two other trombonists, Jeremy Loysen and Rick Wall, and the trumpeters Phil Makin and Brian Moore, provided a surfeit of rousing fanfares.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">The choir were in fine voice and brought enormous vigour and passion to the music. Andrew drew out every last ounce of expression from the choir and orchestra, and each part of the mass was equally exciting and moving. There was a brief break in the music after the closing words of the Hostias: "Fac eas, Domine, de morte transire ad vitam, quam olim Abrahae promisisti et semini ejus" (O Lord, let them pass from death to life, as you promised Abraham and his decendants).</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">The orchestra members carefully re-tuned their instruments and the choir took a collective breath before delivering the climactic words of the mass: "Sanctus, Sanctus, Sanctus, Dominus Deus Sabaoth!" (Holy, Holy, Holy, Lord God of the Heavenly Host!). After the exultant "Hosanna in Excelsis" (Praise in the Highest), the gentle "Agnus Dei" (Lamb of God) entreated He, who takes away the world's sins, to have mercy - and to let eternal light shine on all departed souls.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">This was another triumphant outing for the East Devon Choral Society, and an extremely impressive display of vocal skill and style for the audience. Thank you to Sue North, Martyn Green, Fiona McLean-Buechel (and Peter McLean-Buechel who also come over from Bournemouth, to sing tenor) and, of course, to the choir's Musical Director Andrew Daldorph. Everything was perfectly prepared - not just the music, but also the warm welcome at the door from Vic North in tie and tails, the helpful ushers, right down to the efficient provision of wine and soft drinks in the interval</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Many thanks, and well done everyone!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Next year the East Devon Choral Society return to Exeter Cathedral on Saturday 9 May to commemorate the 75th anniversary of VE Day, with "The Armed Man" by Karl Jenkins and another chance to hear Andrew Daldorph's own composition "Songs of Hope and Creation", first performed in the Cathedral in 2009. Ticket information will appear here soon, and further information can be obtained from Sue North on 01884 253494.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Don't forget, Andrew's Exeter Chamber Choir will be in concert three times before Christmas - at Buckfast Abbey, The Church of St Michael and All Angels, Alphington, and The Great Barn, Higher Ashton.</span><br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFMVZnLQt8mQD8GYeaJne1-OH23KjcLCy4QzHHTccgXmcThas2eJp9Q43a7jh1D0ApUbzlVFdji80xkJwRuGXmk8npl4_63ite8t3mQ1GQDAxDg9j0KdNR5U9jzBrfY_DSn20eb7leMzQ/s1600/08+ECC.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1132" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFMVZnLQt8mQD8GYeaJne1-OH23KjcLCy4QzHHTccgXmcThas2eJp9Q43a7jh1D0ApUbzlVFdji80xkJwRuGXmk8npl4_63ite8t3mQ1GQDAxDg9j0KdNR5U9jzBrfY_DSn20eb7leMzQ/s200/08+ECC.jpg" width="141" /></span></a><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>Exeter Chamber Choir</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Buckfast Abbey</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>Saturday 7 December</b> 7.30pm</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>A CELEBRATION OF CHRISTMAS</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Musical Director: <b>Andrew Daldorph</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Heinrich <b>Schütz</b>: "Magnificat"</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">(Meine Seele erhebt den Herren)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Heinrich von <b>Herzogenberg</b>: Motets</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>Traditional Carols</b> - for all</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>Tickets</b>: £10</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>Online Booking</b>: <a href="https://www.buckfast.org.uk/product/tickets/exeter-chamber-choir-a-celebration-of-christmas" target="_blank">Abbey Website</a></span><br />
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; line-height: 18.48px;">St Michael's Alphington</span></span><br />
<span style="color: #222222; font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; line-height: 18.48px;"><b>Saturday 14 December</b> 7.30pm</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>A CELEBRATION OF CHRISTMAS</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Musical Director: <b>Andrew Daldorph</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Heinrich <b>Schütz</b>: "Magnificat"</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">(Meine Seele erhebt den Herren)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Heinrich von <b>Herzogenberg</b>: Motets</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>Traditional Carols</b> - for all</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>Tickets</b>: £10</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>Exeter Chamber Choir</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Great Barn Higher Ashton</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>Wednesday 18 December</b> 7.30pm</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>CHRISTMAS CAROL CONCERT</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Musical Director: <b>Andrew Daldorph</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">A candlelit carol service with</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">readings by <b>Maynard </b>students</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>Tickets</b>: £12 (child £6 family £30)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>Online Booking</b>: <a href="https://www.tickettailor.com/checkout/view-event/id/311570/chk/5bed/ref/website_widget/?widget=true&minimal=false&bg_fill=true&show_logo=true" target="_blank">TicketTailor</a></span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">East Devon Choral Society</span></b><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: small;"><b>East Devon Choral Society</b><br /> Conductor: <b>Andrew Daldorph</b></span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Exeter Cathedral</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>Saturday 9 May</b> 7.30pm</span><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">VE DAY 75TH ANNIVERSARY</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">A Shared Moment of Celebration</span></b><br />
<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Musical Director: <b>Andrew Daldorph</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Orchestra Leader: <b>Fiona McLean-Buechel</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Karl <b>Jenkins</b>:</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">"The Armed Man: A Mass for Peace"</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Andrew <b>Daldorph</b>:</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">"Songs of Hope and Creation"</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>Tickets</b>: TBC</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>Information</b>: 01884 253494</span></div>
Luch Càise-Dearghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16535904098312833945noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022232252234538290.post-25417984481978343012019-11-22T12:19:00.000+00:002019-11-22T12:31:07.577+00:00Philippa Mo 'Classical Journey' Phonic FM 2pm Friday 22 November 2019<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: small;">(Photography: <a href="http://www.gullwingphotography.co.uk/about/" style="font-weight: bold;" target="_blank">Guy Carpenter</a>)</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Violin: </span><span style="font-weight: bold;">Philippa Mo</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: x-small;">(Photography: <a href="http://www.gullwingphotography.co.uk/about/" style="font-weight: bold;" target="_blank">Guy Carpenter</a>)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">On Saturday 2 November this year <b>Leo Geyer</b> held the inaugural concert of his '<a href="http://classicaljourneyphonic.blogspot.com/2019/11/devon-philharmonic-orchestra-philippa.html" target="_blank"><b>Devon Philharmonic Orchestra</b></a>'. In addition to the sensual and evocative 'Lontano' by György <b>Ligeti</b>, and the mighty Fifth Symphony of Dmitri <b>Shostakovich</b>, Leo and the orchestra had also prepared the Violin Concerto in A minor by Antonin <b>Dvořák</b>.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">For the Concerto, Leo was able to call on the very skilled playing of a former musical collaborator, <b>Philippa Mo</b>.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: x-small;">(Photography: <a href="http://www.gullwingphotography.co.uk/about/" style="font-weight: bold;" target="_blank">Guy Carpenter</a>)</span></div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZcEOWIANLxzrDA0LrGCcTQd5xiFbh3ZM3q5ncqV3NJ8qizU-f2Urmfjtbmx_BiBiULDmiI7NY27IMgfBUexQEXlY8NW5G2Q0_6BmgqrUgEnP4VapWla8jJsbEV6-I9uuMohy3-rQVOwhp/s1600/GUYCARPENTER_20190315_000609.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"></span></a><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Philippa graduated from the <b>Royal Academy of Music</b> to the <b>Central Conservatory of Music in Beijing</b>. She has since returned to Beijing to teach - and given performances in <b>Turkey</b>, <b>Kazachstan </b>and even <b>Mongolia</b>.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Philippa has given the premiere performance of works specially composed for her by modern composers, including the founder of Nonclassical, <b>Gabriel Prokofiev</b>. On <b>October 26th</b> this year Philippa was in <b>Anglesey</b> to perform a special composition dictated by the shipping forecasts, "<b>I bawb yn y môr</b>", to commemorate the loss of 460 lives when the 'Royal Charter' was dashed to pieces on the east coast of Anglesey on 26 October <b>1859</b>.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Philippa played for a similar memorial at the <b>Tate St Ives</b> on <b>9th April 2016</b>. Exactly 40 years earlier the <b>Barbara Hepworth Sculpture Garden</b> was created at the Tate, featuring her six sculpture suite, '<b>Guarea</b>'. After the death of her son on an RAF mission in Thailand in <b>1953</b> Barbara took a trip to Greece and was inspired to create the six sculptures. They are all carved from the trunk of a single guarea tree from <b>Nigeria</b>.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>Leo Geyer</b> composed '<b>Guarea</b>' to reflect the form and symbolism of three - Delos, Corinthos & Delphi.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">'<b>Delos</b>' is played on two strings, just as the sculpture extends from the two central piercings. '<b>Corinthos</b>' is played on the bass string with 'woody' microtonal harmonics relating to the great mass and solidity of the sculpture. '<b>Delphi</b>' responds to the lyre-like internal strings of the sculpture. The pizzicato sequence reworks the First Delphic Hymn - one of the earliest notated pieces of music.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">We will have a chance to enjoy Gaurea on today's 'Classical Journey' programme, with commentary by Philippa herself. From the <b>Leeds College of Music</b>, Philippa will phone in to discuss this and many other projects. Her recordings of rarely heard works for two violins with <b>Harriet MacKenzie</b> (as the <b>Rhetorica Duo</b>) have featured on several programmes this year. She has also created several concert series. At <b>Sladers Yard</b> in Dorset Philippa performed the complete violin repertoire of <b>Bach</b>, and all the <b>Telemann </b>violin Fantasies.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">There have now been ten '@<b>Shortwave Nights</b>' recitals involving Philippa's violin in duet with a wide range of musicians playing a variety of instruments - not </span><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">t</span><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">o mention the countertenor voice of </span><b style="font-family: times, 'times new roman', serif;">Will Towers</b><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">. Today's show will also include recordings of Philippa playing </span><b style="font-family: times, 'times new roman', serif;">Handel Sonata in A</b><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"> in </span><b style="font-family: times, 'times new roman', serif;">London</b><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"> with guitarist (and arranger) </span><b style="font-family: times, 'times new roman', serif;">Martin Fogel</b><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"> - and a recording made in </span><b style="font-family: times, 'times new roman', serif;">Rio de Janeiro</b><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"> of '</span><b style="font-family: times, 'times new roman', serif;">Nightclub 1960</b><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">' from '<b>L</b>'<b>Histoire du Tango</b>' by </span><b style="font-family: times, 'times new roman', serif;">Astor Piazzolla</b><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">, and '</span><b style="font-family: times, 'times new roman', serif;">Praeludium and Allegro</b><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">' (in the style of </span><b style="font-family: times, 'times new roman', serif;">Gaetano Pugnani</b><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">) by </span><b style="font-family: times, 'times new roman', serif;">Fritz Kreisler</b><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"> arranged and played with Philippa on the marimba by </span><b style="font-family: times, 'times new roman', serif;">Ronni Wenzell</b><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Classical Journey airs <b>today</b>, Friday 22 November, from <b>2-4pm</b> on <b>Phonic FM</b> (106.8 FM and online at phonic.fm).</span><br />
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Luch Càise-Dearghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16535904098312833945noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022232252234538290.post-79026050660413924122019-11-19T23:29:00.000+00:002019-11-24T16:47:57.745+00:00Substance & Shadow Theatre Company "Walking with God" St Nicholas Priory Tue-Thur 19-21 & Wed-Fri 27-29 November 2019<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">The ancient Benedictine Priory of St Nicholas in Exeter was built shortly after the Norman Conquest and has been the scene of nearly a thousand years of history. This November, for a few nights only, there is a chance to have a chilling encounter with some more recent events. In 1888, a three year spate of violent murders began in the Whitechapel district of London. In the atmospheric confines of the Priory, <b>Substance and Shadow Theatre Company</b> recreate the story of those harrowing times.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>Midge Mullin</b> is Inspector Donald Swanson, the real life detective whose unswerving devotion to Queen Victoria (portrayed briefly and imperiously by <b>Ronnie Kerswell-O</b>'<b>Hara</b>) drove him to pursue the murderer with unrelenting determination. Midge is magnificent in his performance as the single-minded hunter - but his masonic lapel pin hints at conflicting interests at work in the case. The actual words of the killer (or was it a contemporary hoaxer?) are voiced over by the wonderful <b>Philip Kingslan John</b> as Swanson reads the now infamous letter from 'Jack the Ripper'.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>Lola Pawlikowska</b> is Mary Jane Kelly, who was the fifth of the first five murder victims ('the canonical five'), still considered to have been killed by the same person. Her descriptions of life in Whitechapel, and the destitution and crime which were already commonplace there, starkly set the scene for the carnage that follows. Lola's playfulness is mixed with the ground-glass of dark experiences. She perfectly depicts the gallows humour of terrified Londoners living in daily fear of death.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: small;">Inspector Swanson (<b>Midge Mullin</b>)<br />tracks down his man<br />John Smith Sanders (<b>Al Wadlan</b>)</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">There was a suspicion at the time that the murders had been committed by a London surgeon - the mutilation of the bodies being likened to an autopsy. <b>Al Wadlan</b>, as the surgeon John William Smith Sanders, is very much under suspicion.Within a month of his appointment in 1888, Swanson had identified three medical undergraduates who had been declared insane. Sanders was the hardest to trace - he had been transferred from Holloway to Exeter. In a brilliant plot twist his story is changed. The Sanders in this story makes his own way to Exeter where, for reasons which are at first unclear, he is committed to Digby Hospital, and the care of <b>Rosie Mullin</b>.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Our narrator, and confidant of Sanders, is the very dignified Michael Maybrick, played by <b>Richard Pulman</b>. Maybrick was a popular composer and singer in the 1880s, who used the pseudonym Stephen Adams. As Maybrick, Richard guides us unerringly through the machinations of the plot using prose and song - and some magic lantern slides provided by his assistant Cecil (played by <b>Alex White</b> - who is also in charge of the lighting back-stage). Maybrick also gives some insight into Sanders background - as fellow Cambridge alumni they are familiar with each other's careers. Keep an eye on Maybrick though. He has more than a passing interest in Sanders, and he also sports a masonic lapel badge - suggesting a more sinister interest in the case.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">This dramatisation not only evokes the terror of nineteenth century Whitechapel, it also blurs and confounds the details of story, characters and interactions. It is hard to keep track of where history and drama diverge. The writers and directors, Midge and Rosie Mullin, have created something profoundly moving in this transfigured reenactment of a true tale of horror.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">With just one set, and a few props, the actors take us from a travelling freak-show to a comfortable gentlemen's club, then to the fearful back streets of Whitechapel and the cloistered confines of Digby Hospital. As always in Substance and Shadow productions, lighting, sound effects and voice-overs (all controlled by <b>Alex White</b> and <b>Samantha Bearder</b>) create a captivating and compelling atmosphere. On this occasion, the atmosphere is one of dark dread and suspicion.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">This magnificent piece of theatre is a delight for lovers of history and horror alike. The venue is perfect, and the stagecraft quite magical. It is worth arriving early - drinks are available in the bar downstairs and the actors are already in character, waiting to greet you. Anyone who appreciates a gruesome murder mystery will be well satisfied by the experience of Substance and Shadow's latest production</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Lighting & Projections: <b>Alex White</b></span><br />
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Luch Càise-Dearghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16535904098312833945noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022232252234538290.post-36428838544873344792019-11-04T21:26:00.003+00:002022-03-17T15:51:33.783+00:00Devon Philharmonic Orchestra & Philippa Mo, Violin, Ligeti, Dvořák & Shostakovich Exeter Cathedral Saturday 2 November 2019<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">This weekend's inaugural concert by <b>Leo Geyer</b>'s '<b>Devon Philharmonic Orchestra</b>' was an outstanding success, to say the least. After several months of painstaking preparation, Leo brought the musicians - and several impressive guest players - to the Cathedral in Exeter to play three spectacularly atmospheric pieces to an enraptured audience.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: small;">Contrabass Clarinet<br /><b>Sarah Watts</b>.</span></td></tr>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD1AKFWLH9C6frtuy2nNsTIK-mpBz6q9HMleElNu6N7rgmYXkw_BnKzGWcbAxvd3LVOyMIWrslQgtl8lkc7nZFto9JS6c4Eg3iWgfWREb55Zf7zyGYOYcdsithhnPZyzltZcu8v8lIU1jL/s1600/Sarah+Watts+II.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"></a><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Their opening work was György <b>Ligeti</b>'s 1967 atonal masterpiece, '<b>Lontano</b>'. After leaving the repressive musical regime of Communist Hungary following the revolution in 1957 Ligeti was free to experiment in new and innovative styles. 'Lontano' is certainly different! Initially a single note is passed from instrument to instrument, the ambient sound modified by the subtle introduction of new tones and rhythms by successive sections of the orchestra. Sitting centre-stage <b>Catherine Clements</b> leading the flutes seemed to be the focus of the ever-changing mêlée<b style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px;"> </b>of sound. <b>John Welton</b>'s bass clarinet made several notable incursions into the fray, but was ultimately eclipsed by visiting woodwind specialist <b>Sarah Watts</b> and her contrabass clarinet - '<b>The Beast</b>'!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">For everyone involved, this, initially apparently simple, concoction involved quite extraordinary precision and cooperation. Each section of the orchestra responded perfectly to Leo's skilled direction to produce a fabulous and unexpected tapestry of sound which perfectly introduced the many talents of the Devon Philharmonic Orchestra to its appreciative audience.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Almost immediately Leo returned to the rostrum, followed by the evening's soloist - violinist <b>Philippa Mo</b>. Philippa first featured on Phonic FM when she appeared on exactly the same platform at Exeter Cathedral with 'cellist <b>Mats Lidström</b> in June 2014. Philippa's recordings with <b>Harriet MacKenzie</b> as the violin duo '<b>Rhetorica</b>' have also featured many times. Philippa has since created concert series at <b>The Shortwave Café</b> (Bermondsey's Biscuit Factory), <b>Sladers Yard</b> in Dorset, and the <b>Tate Gallery</b> in St Ives - where she played the première of Leo's own composition '<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4jG5jI6_tSc" target="_blank"><b>Guarea</b></a>'.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Working together again Leo and Philippa launched into an impassioned performance of <span style="text-align: center;"><b>Dvořák</b>'s exlosive <b>Violin Concerto in A minor</b>. Under <b>Clare Smith</b>'s leadership the string section gave Philippa one of the most rousing introductions any violinist could wish for. And she responded with exquisite precision and poise. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">There followed three gripping movements of amazing music, with the superbly professional playing of the orchestra framing Philippa's incredibly stylish performance. Long passages seemed to be played using only her left little finger racing back and forth to the very end of her violin's fingerboard. Hypothenar eminance indeed! What a very special treat for an Exeter audience to enjoy such a performance by an international star of Philippa's calibre.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">The first half of the concert ended in near-pandemonium as Leo and Philippa - and then Philippa alone, made repeated returns to the stage to receive well-deserved acclaim from a thrilled audience.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">In an inspired programme choice, Leo returned to the outpourings of another musician who had known suppression and control behind the Iron Curtain. Dmitri <b>Shostakovich</b>'s <b>Fifth Symphony</b> was written to appease the ultimate arbitrator of Soviet musical creativity, <b>Joseph Stalin</b>. Despite being in the life-threatening dog-house of Stalin's disfavour following the poorly received première of his opera '<b>Lady MacBeth of Mtensk District</b>', Shostakovich managed to combine orchestral compliance with delightfully imaginative musicality. There were even some subtle musical gags slipped in along the way. A very daring move by a man for whom incurring Stalin's displeasure could mean certain death!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">The introduction is somewhat more sombre than <span style="text-align: center;">Dvořák's, and the opening movement more ponderous. But each section of the orchestra has its chance to shine. <b>Clare Smith</b> amazed the audience again with her own delightful violin solo. There were also special moments for <b>Catherine Clements</b> and her flautists, who included <b>Robert Stephenson</b> and his trademark piccolo, for <b>Isabelle Woollcott</b>'s double basses, for <b>Ben Edmond</b>'s oboes, <b>Richard de la Rue</b>'s clarinets, and the wonderful solo bassoon playing of <b>Prue Tasman</b>.</span></span><br />
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<span style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>Myles Taylor</b> of the <b>Exeter Symphony Orchestra</b> stood in for <b>Brian Moore</b> (who sadly still seems to be out of action) to lead some splendid trumpet fanfares. High on the stage <b>Harrison Coomber</b> led the three mighty trombones, including <b>Charles Dowell</b>'s bass - and the stentorian roar of <b>Rob O'Byrne</b>'s tuba. Less visible, but equally prominent musically, was <b>Beth Osment </b>and her small band of French horn players. Beth and Catherine playing horn and flute duet was a particularly memorable and beautiful moment.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Shostakovich also called for special performances on on harp and piano, provided by <b>Susan Sherratt</b> and <b>Dodie Bowman</b>, which were as delightful as they were impressive. Dodie also joined <b>Alfie Pugh</b> and <b>Alex Sadler</b> to provide the most high profile and challenging rôle of all - the percussion. With military precision they punctuated the performance with timpani, snare, vibraphone, cymbals and - to top everything - the big bass drum.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">This mesmerising cornucopia of sound was the perfect foil to Philippa and <span style="text-align: center;">Dvořák. The overall effect was as stunning as it must have been in Leningrad in 1937. Every section received praise from Leo and the audience for their impassioned performance. The Leader, Clare Smith, in particular was to be praised for her overall contribution as well as her delicate solo performances.</span></span></div>
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<span style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Many thanks to Leo, Clare, Philippa, and all the musicians and supporters of Devon Philharmonic Orchestra for creating such a dazzling evening of music to mark their launch. Rehearsals begin again almost immediately, of course - this time for performances of Nicolai <b>Rimsky-Korsakov</b>'s orchestral suite '<b>Scheherazade</b>' and Igor <b>Stravinsky</b>'s ballet score '<b>The Firebird</b>' in a double bill at Exeter Cathedral on <b>Saturday 25 April</b> next year. A spectacle worth waiting for!</span></span></div>
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<span style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Saturday 25 April</span></b></span></div>
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<span style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Leader: <b>Clare Smith</b></span></span></div>
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<span style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Nicolai <b>Rimsky Korsakov</b>:</span></span></div>
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<span style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">"Scheherazade"</span></span></div>
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<span style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Igor <b>Stravinsky</b>: "The Firebird"</span></span></div>
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<span style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"> (student/U16 half-price)</span></span></div>
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Luch Càise-Dearghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16535904098312833945noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022232252234538290.post-80037029412827373762019-10-11T20:02:00.002+00:002019-10-11T20:12:20.642+00:00Devon Philharmonic Orchestra Exeter Cathedral Saturday 2 November 2019 Press Release from Ellen Stratton<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<tr><td class="tr-caption"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Devon Philharmonic Orchestra</b><br />(formerly EMG Symphony Orchestra)<br /><b>Saturday 2nd November</b> 7.30pm<br />Exeter Cathedral</span><br />(Photography <a href="http://www.paulafernley.co.uk/" target="_blank">Paula Fernley</a>)</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><a href="https://www.leogeyer.co.uk/" target="_blank">Leo Geyer</a></b> Conducts<br />Rehearsals at St Peter's School</span><br /><span style="font-size: x-small;">(Photography <a href="http://www.paulafernley.co.uk/" target="_blank">Paula Fernley</a>)</span></span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="color: #333333;">On </span><b style="color: #333333;">Saturday 2 November</b><span style="color: #333333;"> the orchestra formerly known as </span><b style="color: #333333;">EMG Symphony Orchestra</b><span style="color: #333333;"> is excited to return to </span><b style="color: #333333;">Exeter Cathedral</b><span style="color: #333333;"> for their first performance as </span><b style="color: #333333;">Devon Philharmonic Orchestra</b><span style="color: #333333;"> under their Music Director, </span><b style="color: #333333;">Leo Geyer</b><span style="color: #333333;">. The concert marks the official launch of the orchestra's rebrand, which reflects the quality, energy and scale of its </span><b style="color: #333333;">80-strong membership</b><span style="color: #333333;">, which is drawn from across the county. Devon Philharmonic and Leo are delighted to welcome violinist </span><b style="color: #333333;">Philippa Mo</b><span style="color: #333333;">, who joins the orchestra for </span><span style="font-size: 14px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 21.98px;">Dvořák</span><span style="color: #333333;">'s lyrical </span><b style="color: #333333;">Violin Concerto</b><i style="color: #333333;">.</i><span style="color: #333333;"> The programme also features </span><b style="color: #333333;">Ligeti</b><span style="color: #333333;">'s atmospheric, dream-like </span><i style="color: #333333;"><b>Lontano </b></i><span style="color: #333333;">and </span><b style="color: #333333;">Shostakovich</b><span style="color: #333333;">'s politically brave, emotional </span><b style="color: #333333;">Symphony No.5</b><span style="color: #333333;">.</span></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Violin Soloist for </span><span style="font-size: 14px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 21.98px; text-align: left;">Dvořák</span><span style="font-size: small;"><br /><b><a href="https://www.philippamo.london/biography" target="_blank">Philippa Mo</a></b></span></span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 16pt;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">There will be a retiring collection in aid of <b>Children's Hospice South West</b>, who provide a wide range of hospice care for children with life-limiting conditions and their whole family across the South West, including respite and short breaks, emergency care, palliative care and end of life care.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Tickets </b>for this concert cost <b>£17</b>, <b>£14</b>, <b>£12</b> and <b>£10</b> (concessions for students and under-16s) and are available from <b>Exeter Tourist Information</b>, Dix's Field, Exeter, 01392 665885 (9.30am – 4.30pm, Monday – Saturday), online from <a href="https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/whats-on/exeter/exeter-cathedral/devon-philharmonic-orchestra-november-2019/e-jmlrmy" target="_blank">TicketSource</a> or on the door (cash payments only please). For more information about Devon Philharmonic Orchestra please visit the <a href="https://www.devonphilharmonicorchestra.co.uk/about" target="_blank">Devon Philharmonic Website</a> find us on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/Devon-Philharmonic-Orchestra-291150367599758/" target="_blank">Facebook </a>or follow us on <a href="https://twitter.com/DevonPhilO" target="_blank">Twitter</a>.</span></div>
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Luch Càise-Dearghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16535904098312833945noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022232252234538290.post-16050565311995774002019-10-11T12:02:00.003+00:002019-10-12T08:10:42.111+00:00Two Moors Festival: Exeter/Wiveliscombe/Dulverton/Ashburton/Tiverton Parkway/Blundell's/Brompton Regis/Higher Ashton/Chagford/Okehampton/Hatherleigh/Crediton/Powderham/Dunster/South Molton/Barnstaple - - - Friday 11 - Sunday 20 October 2019<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-size: large;">Joint Founder (with <b>John Adie</b>)</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">& Retiring Artistic Director</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Friday 11 October</b></span><br />
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<b>MIGRATION</b><br />
Baritone: <b>Ashley Riches</b><br />
Piano: <b>Joseph Middleton</b><br />
£25 (student/child £5)<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Saturday 12 October</b></span><br />
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White Hart Wiveliscombe <b>11am</b><br />
<b>MUSICAL QUIZ</b><br />
Quiz Master: <b>Penny Adie</b><br />
Admission <b>FREE</b><br />
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St Andrew's Wiveliscombe <b>2pm</b><br />
<b>CELEBRATION OF SONG</b><br />
Baritone: <b>Roderick Williams</b> OBE<br />
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Soprano: <b>Elizabeth Watts</b><br />
Piano:<b> Roger Vignoles</b><br />
Schubert/Strauss/Rachmaninov<br />
Britten/Vignoles<br />
£10-35 (student/child £5)<br />
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All Saints Dulverton <b>7</b>.<b>30pm</b><br />
<b>LORNA DOONE</b><br />
<b>Blundell</b>'<b>s School Chamber Choir</b><br />
Blundell's Prep & Dulverton Junior Pupils<br />
<b>Wells Cathedral School String Quartet</b><br />
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Music Director: Dr <b>Oliver Leaman</b><br />
Tenor: <b>Eamonn Mulhall</b><br />
Soprano: <b>Juliette Featherstone</b><br />
£10-32 (student/child £5)<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Sunday 13 October</b></span><br />
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St Lawrence Chapel Ashburton <b>10</b>.<b>30-2</b>.<b>30</b><br />
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Director: <b>David Davies</b><br />
Organist: <b>Jonathan Delbridge</b><br />
(A preparation for Evensong at 3pm)<br />
£15 (student/child £5)<br />
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St Andrew's Ashburton <b>3pm</b><br />
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President: Rt Revd <b>Mark Rylands</b><br />
(Former Bishop of Shrewsbury<br />
Diocesan Missioner Exeter Diocese<br />
2002-2009)<br />
Musical Director: <b>David Davies</b><br />
Organist <b>Jonathan Delbridge</b><br />
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No charge for admission<br />
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St Andrew's Ashburton <b>7</b>.<b>30pm</b><br />
<b>THE PLEYEL ENSEMBLE</b><br />
Piano: <b>Harvey Davies</b><br />
Violin: <b>Sarah Ewins</b><br />
Horn: <b>Laurence Davies</b><br />
Cooke/Berkeley/Mozart/Brahms<br />
£10-32 (student/child £5)<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Monday 14 October</b></span><br />
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Blundell's School Main Hall <b>11am</b><br />
<b>THE PLEYEL ENSEMBLE</b><br />
Mathias/MacMillan/Cooke<br />
£15 (student/child £5)<br />
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Blessed Virgin Brompton Regis <b>2-3pm</b><br />
St Nicholas Brushford <b>4</b>.<b>30-5</b>.<b>30pm</b><br />
<b>TWO ORGAN RECITALS</b><br />
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Organist: <b>Heather Easting</b><br />
Bach/Franck/Boellmann/Vierne/Langlais/Bach<br />
MacMillan/Part/Hindemith/Nalle/Bach<br />
£10 (student/child £5) 2 Adults £18<br />
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All Saints Dulverton<b> 7</b>.<b>30pm</b><br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLFqiQvvGM__xRqpmj3d479myRtMnTROnVvm8PcezmPJRr4w6m7Je-NQla_EMmQOj-9XIiUeYowQUYOLz8t-67f0Eaoz3uoFpFZqM3ulu0Zmmv57aLD5WYGGSGAA6dcSbU0YO1apq3jY6b/s1600/12+Imogen.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="1280" height="112" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLFqiQvvGM__xRqpmj3d479myRtMnTROnVvm8PcezmPJRr4w6m7Je-NQla_EMmQOj-9XIiUeYowQUYOLz8t-67f0Eaoz3uoFpFZqM3ulu0Zmmv57aLD5WYGGSGAA6dcSbU0YO1apq3jY6b/s200/12+Imogen.jpg" width="200" /></a><b>IMOGEN COOPER</b><br />
Piano Recital<br />
Beethoven/Schubert<br />
£10-35 (student/child £5)<br />
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Town Hall Dulverton <b>10pm</b><br />
<b>ACCORDION RECITAL</b><br />
Accordion: <b>Iosif Purits</b><br />
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Tchaikovsky/Poulenc/Prokofiev<br />
Piazzolla/Schedrin/Rizol/Vlasov<br />
£10 (student/child £5)<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Tuesday 15 October</b></span><br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7_wWcQjpSn5i3kYY6iwBxHDNuHA2rXnR32rysdiMNlHYS6WBZCj9YMUC_OIlx9ecmJAVYcBhM4-ZSTIWXGfbWwm4ipz8KKZ7cpESHhrmAZk2q8ATBYL4p_M-Tfo8oLdzqLLECrnqWmAO5/s1600/14+Wells+Brass.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="149" data-original-width="339" height="87" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7_wWcQjpSn5i3kYY6iwBxHDNuHA2rXnR32rysdiMNlHYS6WBZCj9YMUC_OIlx9ecmJAVYcBhM4-ZSTIWXGfbWwm4ipz8KKZ7cpESHhrmAZk2q8ATBYL4p_M-Tfo8oLdzqLLECrnqWmAO5/s200/14+Wells+Brass.jpg" width="200" /></a>Tiverton Parkway <b>11</b>.<b>30am-12</b>.<b>10pm</b><br />
<b>WELLS CATHEDRAL SCHOOL</b><br />
<b>BRASS QUINTET</b><br />
Rossini/Handel/Farnaby/Butterworth<br />
Berlin/Trad Gospel<br />
Admission <b>FREE </b>(booking required)<br />
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John Lewis Sidwell Street <b>4pm</b><br />
<b>WELLS CATHEDRAL SCHOOL</b><br />
<b>SAXOPHONE QUARTET</b><br />
Francais/Piazzolla/Karen Street<br />
£15 (student /child £5)<br />
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Exeter Cathedral <b>7pm</b><br />
<b>THE ENGLISH CONCERT</b><br />
Musical Director: <b>Harry Bicket</b><br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwrxhGT3vJR_2vqGeE_xeCCeBn2pr759ULY71v09VNEokU2SdZ66iB4-a-fB4YUM5zpYj_oxM80ZEJGRhHNomjxYgIpTgjXBW1VfWzg8RubPc8RUs9oEcET8AEdA7jxKqDaRVHZvj3n3-w/s1600/16+English+Concert.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="647" data-original-width="1440" height="89" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwrxhGT3vJR_2vqGeE_xeCCeBn2pr759ULY71v09VNEokU2SdZ66iB4-a-fB4YUM5zpYj_oxM80ZEJGRhHNomjxYgIpTgjXBW1VfWzg8RubPc8RUs9oEcET8AEdA7jxKqDaRVHZvj3n3-w/s200/16+English+Concert.jpg" width="200" /></a>Mezzo Soprano: Dame <b>Sarah Connolly</b><br />
Rameau/Charpentier/Gluck/Handel<br />
£10-42 (student/child £5)<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Wednesday 16 October</b></span><br />
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<b>A DAY OF FOOD </b>& <b>CONVERSATION</b><br />
10am <b>Dartmoor</b>'<b>s Daughter</b><br />
(<b>Emma Cunis</b>: My Hidden Dartmoor)<br />
11.30am <b>Chris Chapman</b><br />
(<b>Higher Shilstone</b>: Memories of a<br />
Mediaeval Farmstead on Dartmoor)<br />
1.15pm Lunch<br />
(Pop-Up Restaurant: <b>Tom</b>'<b>s Pies</b>)<br />
2.30pm <b>John Varley</b> OBE TD<br />
(<b>Disruption to Opportunity</b>:<br />
Management of Land in Uncertain Times)<br />
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(<b>Tim Kendal</b> English Professor<br />
<b>Philip Lancaster</b> Baritone<br />
<b>Timothy Noon</b> Cathedral Music Director)<br />
£10 each £15 for Lunch All-In £45<br />
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St Michael's Chagford <b>7</b>.<b>30pm</b><br />
<b>THE ELIAS STRING QUARTET</b><br />
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Violin: <b>Sara Bitlloch</b><br />
Violin: <b>Conald Grant</b><br />
Viola: <b>Simone van der Giessen</b><br />
'Cello: <b>Marie Bitlloch</b><br />
Haydn/Hindson/Schubert<br />
£10-35 (student/child £5)<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Thursday 17 October</b></span><br />
<br />
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<b>PIANO MASTERCLASS</b><br />
Director: <b>Harvey Davies</b><br />
<b>Students of Okehampton College</b><br />
£10<br />
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Okehampton College <b>2</b>.<b>30pm</b><br />
<b>THE PLEYEL ENSEMBLE</b><br />
Mendelssohn/Mozart/Schumann<br />
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John the Baptist Hatherleigh <b>7</b>.<b>30pm</b><br />
<b>LUTOSLAWSKI PIANO DUO</b><br />
Piano: <b>Bartlomiej Wasik</b>/<b>Emilia Sitarz</b><br />
Bach/Debussy/Chopin/Liszt/De Falla<br />
Rachmaninov/Lutoslawski/Brahms/Ravel<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Friday 18 October</b></span><br />
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Tiverton Parkway <b>11-11</b>.<b>20am</b><br />
<b>TOBY HUGHES</b>:<b> DOUBLE BASS</b><br />
Francais/Tabakov/Berio/Bach<br />
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Holy Cross Crediton <b>2</b>.<b>30pm</b><br />
<b>PIANO</b> & <b>VIOLIN</b><br />
Violin: <b>Sophia Rosa</b><br />
Piano: <b>Martin Roscoe</b><br />
Schubert/Ravel/Brahms/Gershwin<br />
£10-32 (student/child £5)<br />
<br />
Powderham Castle <b>7</b>.<b>30pm</b><br />
<b>THE NEXT GENERATION</b><br />
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Double Bass: <b>Toby Hughes</b><br />
Desenclos/Bottesini/Dubognon/Gliere<br />
Piano: <b>Clara Sherratt</b><br />
Bach/Beethoven/Chopin/Debussy<br />
'Cello: <b>Rebecca McNaught</b><br />
Britten 'Cello Sonata in C major Op 65<br />
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£18<br />
<br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Saturday 19 October</b></span><br />
<br />
Yarn Market Hotel Dunster <b>11am</b><br />
<b>CONVERSATION WITH</b> . . .<br />
Artistic Director: <b>Penny Adie</b><br />
Pianist: <b>Harvey Davies</b><br />
<b>His Life</b> - <b>Davies Duo</b> (with mother Helen)<br />
<b>Pleyel Ensemble</b> - <b>Royal Northern</b><br />
<b>Arnold Cooke Revival</b> etc<br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlPDx4Ybr0FPIHVhJ9wn4lWhEI9xK4v3xhmYmMhAmUOsqo1V03KIjXLw2R0Vfy8iu2KeXlfuvbgoi9qS-AOiRXu5rFAxd8pFvYi5MQ3agjGclBQj8GsIl8056qwK-ejYgNBK8HXUkcoLHy/s1600/26+Ella.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1028" data-original-width="768" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlPDx4Ybr0FPIHVhJ9wn4lWhEI9xK4v3xhmYmMhAmUOsqo1V03KIjXLw2R0Vfy8iu2KeXlfuvbgoi9qS-AOiRXu5rFAxd8pFvYi5MQ3agjGclBQj8GsIl8056qwK-ejYgNBK8HXUkcoLHy/s200/26+Ella.jpg" width="149" /></a>£5<br />
<br />
Priory Church of St George Dunster <b>2</b>.<b>30pm</b><br />
<b>YOUNG MUSICIANS COMPETITION</b><br />
<b>WINNERS</b><br />
Flute: <b>Amelie Donovan</b><br />
'Cello: <b>Isabella Farleigh</b><br />
Clarinet: <b>Daisy Hickson</b><br />
Oboe: <b>Ella Leonard</b><br />
Violin: <b>Rachel Stonham</b><br />
Accompanist: <b>Aleksandra Myslek</b><br />
£12 (student/child £5)<br />
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Tithe Barn Dunster <b>7</b>.<b>30pm</b><br />
<b>THE TITHE BARN DINNER</b><br />
Soprano: <b>Lorena Paz Nieto</b><br />
Baritone: <b>Malachy Frame</b><br />
Piano: <b>Harvey Davies</b><br />
Massenet/Mozart/Puccini<br />
Rodgers & Hammerstein<br />
Bernstein/Sondheim/Gershwin/Kern<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Sunday 20 October</b></span><br />
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Town Hall South Molton <b>2pm</b><br />
<b>BAROQUE DANCE</b><br />
<b>The Bach Players</b><br />
Baroque Violins: <b>Anna Curzon</b><br />
<b>Nicolette Skamletz</b><br />
Viola da Gamba: <b>Reiko Ichise</b><br />
Harpsichord: <b>Silas Wollston</b><br />
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(<b>Ricardo Barros</b> & <b>Gudrun Skamletz</b>)<br />
Couperin/Rebel<br />
£15 (student/child £5)<br />
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St Peter & St Mary Barnstaple <b>6pm</b><br />
<b>NORTH DEVON SINFONIA</b><br />
Conductor: <b>Emma Kent</b><br />
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Beethoven Piano Soloist: <b>Piers Lane</b><br />
£10-32 (stuent/child £5)<br />
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Luch Càise-Dearghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16535904098312833945noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022232252234538290.post-82045842146354151402019-10-09T16:30:00.003+00:002019-10-10T12:15:47.008+00:00St David's Players "The Grand Duke" Barnfield Theatre Tuesday-Saturday 8-12 October 2019<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>St David</b>'<b>s Players</b><br />Gilbert & Sullivan "<b>The Grand Duke</b>"<br />Exeter Barnfield Theatre<br /><b>Tuesday 8 October</b> - <b>Saturday 12 October</b></span><br /><span style="font-size: small;">Herald: <b>Lee Andreae</b> - Grand Duke: <b>Tim Hunt</b></span><br /><span style="font-size: small;">Princess of Monte Carlo: <b>Nicola Wood</b></span><br /><span style="font-size: small;">Prince of Monte Carlo: <b>Dominic Rousseau</b></span><br /><span style="font-size: small;">Baroness von Krakenfelde: <b>Amelia Hall</b></span><br /><span style="font-size: small;">Ernest Dummkopf: <b>Mark Hurford</b></span><br /><span style="font-size: small;">Julia Jellico: <b>Penny Daw</b> - Ludwig: <b>Adam Carpenter</b></span><br /><span style="font-size: small;">Lisa: <b>Sheena Galpin</b> - Costumier: <b>Joe McNulty</b></span></span></td></tr>
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<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">After 33
years the St David’s Players return to Gilbert & Sullivan’s last, and
arguably most comedic operetta – “<b>The Grand Duke</b>”. There are many overlapping
stories in this epic farce, involving more than the usual number of comic
characters and partnerships. A cavalcade of St David’s Players stars take on
these many roles with great artistic flare.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: small;">Grand Duke Rudolph: <b>Tim Hunt</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: small;">Baroness von Krakenfeldt: <b>Amelia Hall</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: 12.8px;">(Photography: </span><a href="http://chrisw.me.uk/photography/" style="font-size: 12.8px;"><b>Christopher Wilson</b></a><span style="font-size: 12.8px;">)</span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>Tim Hunt</b> is
the Grand Duke Rudolph of Pfennig-Halbpfennig, a hilariously effete character
who nevertheless exudes confidence and authority when necessary. A masterful
performance, ably countered by <b>Amelia Hall</b> as the Grand Duke’s fiancée The
Baroness von Krakenfeldt. Amelia’s stage presence is quite overwhelming as she
downs magna of ’74 and lurches through the members of chorus like a behemoth –
while singing angelically throughout.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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coordinated by theatre director Ernest Dummkopf (<b>Mark Hurford</b>). Details of the
plot are carefully outlined by company member Ludwig (<b>Adam Carpenter</b>) with instructions
for plotters to identify themselves by eating the, otherwise unappetising, sausage
rolls.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: small;">Julia Jellico: <b>Penny Daw</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: 12.8px;">(Photography: </span><a href="http://chrisw.me.uk/photography/" style="font-size: 12.8px;"><b>Christopher Wilson</b></a><span style="font-size: 12.8px;">)</span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Adam it
should be mentioned, is appearing in a Gilbert & Sullivan operetta for the
very first time, as well as this being his first project with the St David’s players.
Adam has recently graduated in languages at the University and is now teaching,
but singing and acting are clearly his first love. As a student he performed
regularly with the a cappella group ‘<b>Semi-Toned</b>’, even joining them for a live
performances on <b>Phonic FM</b>.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">The plot
thickens as Adam changes places with both the Duke and Dummkopf in a strange
local custom of ‘The Statutory Duel’ (an alternative title for the operetta).
Now he is engaged to Penny and Amelia, leaving his original fiancée Lisa (<b>Sheena
Galpin</b>) bereft. Just when it seems things can’t get any more complicated,
<b>Dominic Rousseau</b> arrives as the Prince of Monte Carlo, with his daughter –
played by <b>Nicola Wood</b> – who, it seems, has been engaged to the Duke since
childhood.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Nicola (the actress) is
now married to <b>Jonathan Lucas Wood</b>, who has featured in these reviews many
times as a tenor. He plays a minor, but very entertaining, character in the action
himself (look out for the striped jersey!) Nicola was formerly known as <b>Nikki
Wilkes</b>, and was the star of the St David’s Players’ production of ‘<a href="http://classicaljourneyphonic.blogspot.com/2016/10/tim-hunt-nikki-wilkes-star-in.html" target="_blank">Patience</a>’ in
2016 opposite Tim Hunt.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: small;">Ludwig: <b>Adam Carpenter</b></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Needless to
say, all is resolved satisfactorily in the end, but it is a fabulously tortuous
path they all travel to their final destination. En route there are the most
fabulous song and dance numbers, all spectacularly choreographed by Director
<b>Susan Gunn-Johnson</b>. The dancing becomes more flamboyant and entertaining with
each scene, with all the characters and chorus joining in with gusto. Even the
dignified notary Dr Taunhäuser (<b>Nick Lawrence</b>) turns out to be a most stylish
mover!<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">The costumes
and lighting, as always with the St David’s Players, turn this production into
a sumptuous whirl of colour and excitement. The story confuses and excites,
ultimately delivering the most absorbing and hilarious display of comic
confusion one could wish for. The singing is delightful and memorable,
especially with so many leading voices, all performed by such star players, and
the mini orchestra is as wonderful as ever – under the skilled direction of
<b>Andrew Curtis</b>.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">For an
evening of top-flight entertainment, at a traditional venue in the heart of </span><st1:city style="font-family: times, 'times new roman', serif;" w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Exeter</st1:place></st1:city><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">, the St David’s
Players production of Gilbert & Sullivan’s “Grand Duke” would be hard to
beat. Performances continue </span><b style="font-family: times, 'times new roman', serif;">nightly at 7.30 until Saturday</b><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"> this week - with an additional </span><b style="font-family: times, 'times new roman', serif;">2.30 </b><b>matinée</b><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"> on Saturday.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>Tues 8 - Sat 12 October</b> 7.30pm</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Director: <b>Susan Gunn-Johnson</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Ludwig: <b>Adam Carpenter</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Lisa: <b>Sheena Galpin</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Ernest Dummkopf: <b>Mark Hurford</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Julia Jellico: <b>Penny Daw</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Dr Tannhäuser: <b>Nick Lawrence</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">The Grand Duke: <b>Tim Hunt</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Baroness von Krakenfeldt: <b>Amelia Hall</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Prince of Monte Carlo: <b>Dominic Rousseau</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Princess of Monte Carlo: <b>Nicola Wood</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Herald: <b>Lee Andreae</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Viscount Mentone: <b>Pete Fances</b></span></div>
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Luch Càise-Dearghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16535904098312833945noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022232252234538290.post-6204516234685705802019-09-27T12:38:00.002+00:002019-09-27T12:41:27.360+00:00Substance & Shadow Theatre Company "Walking with God" St Nicholas Priory 19-29 November 2019<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<b><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">From Whitechapel to Exeter Digby Mental Asylum</span></b><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">This autumn Substance and Shadow offer up a spine chilling slice of immersive theatre with Walking With God, a dark original play by Midge and Rosie Mullin set against the backdrop of the terrifying Jack The Ripper murders that took place in Whitechapel in 1888.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Centring around the investigation of a genuine Ripper suspect who was incarcerated at EXETER DIGBY MENTAL ASYLUM, Walking With God is a reimagining of the frequently told Ripper story. Exploring elements of alleged corruption and deceit the play provides a unique perspective on the unsolved murders that took place in 1888 and serves up a spine chilling twist in the inimitable style of Substance and Shadow Theatre!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Proudly funded by Exeter City Council, this intimate stylised theatre show for adults will be performed at Exeter's iconic St Nicholas Priory (Exeter's oldest building and home to Benedictine Monks for over 400 years) Prepare to be thrilled with an eerie mix of theatre, burlesque, original soundscapes and projections!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>Substance</b> & <b>Shadow Theatre Company</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">St Nicholas Priory</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>Tuesday 19 November</b> 7&9pm</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>Wednesday 20 November</b> & 7pm</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>Thursday 21 November</b> 7&9pm</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>Wednesday-Friday 27-29 November</b> 7&9pm</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">"<b>WALKING WITH GOD</b>"</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Writers: <b>Midge Mullin </b>& <b>Rosie Mullin</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Starring: <b>Midge Mullin</b>, <b>Nathan Simpson</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>Tickets</b>: £10</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>Online Booking</b>: <a href="https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/whats-on/exeter/exeter/walking-with-god/2019-11-19/19:00/t-ngeryq" target="_blank">TicketSource </a></span></div>
Luch Càise-Dearghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16535904098312833945noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022232252234538290.post-48210355225658107402019-09-23T20:58:00.000+00:002019-09-23T21:05:32.339+00:00La Vie en Rose Topsham Brewery & Taproom Friday 18 October 2019<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>LA VIE EN ROSE</b></span><br /><span style="font-size: large;">Topsham Brewery Haven Banks Exeter</span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Friday 18 October</b> 8-10pm</span></span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">The heartfelt wail of the blues; the sultry heat of the campfire; the crazy swirl of the bal musette, all fused together with virtuosity and passion in the melting pot of 1930’s Paris: the result was gypsy jazz.<br /><br />Now ‘LA VIE EN ROSE’ play this exuberant, toe-tapping music with a swing and joie-de-vivre as fresh today as when <b>Django Reinhardt</b> and <b>Stephane Grappelli</b> first conjured it from the back streets of Pigalle.<br /><br />' L A V I E E N R O S E ' . . . five musicians with wide-ranging individual backgrounds in classical music, traditional jazz, rock, blues, country, ragtime and roots, pulled together by the shared pleasure of gypsy jazz and hot swing.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">After the closure of our original and much-loved venue '<b>The Globe</b>' we have searched for another equally good and welcoming home, and we think we have finally found it at <b>Topsham Brewery</b> and <b>Taproom</b> on <b>Exeter Quay</b>.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br />There is also a monthly jam session and the specific dates will be announced on Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/gypsyjazzexeter/" target="_blank">Gypsy Jazz Sessions Exeter</a>.</span></div>
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Luch Càise-Dearghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16535904098312833945noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022232252234538290.post-29090760623701340452019-09-19T12:45:00.000+00:002019-09-23T21:09:23.302+00:00Stephen Beville "Musical Painters" Piano Recital St Margaret's Church Topsham Sunday 29 September 2019 Press Release from Stephen Beville<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">(An afternoon of Piano Music inspired by Painter and Picture)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">There have always existed relationships between music and the picture . . .</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">From the perspective of composers, these relationships intensified on a personal level in the 19th century, in part, due to new-found, and often hard-won, social emancipation and freedoms of expression. For we are indebted to that adventurous musical pioneer and visionary, Franz Liszt, for providing a foundation and template for further explorations in this recital.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Although the most celebrated example of this musico-pictorial relationship is perhaps Mussorgsky's Pictures at an Exhibition it was felt necessary for reasons of length and space to omit this 'elephant in the room'. However, the connection between music and the visual arts, especially painting, is made palpable and sometimes explicit - albeit in different ways - in some of the works being presented in this programme.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Liszt's example - as illustrated by his own pieces "Sposalizio" (Marriage) and "Il Pensieroso" (The Thinker) from his 'Annees de Pelerinage', Book II (Italy) are only our point of departure.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: small;">Ben Nicholson<br />"<b>Still Life</b>" 1932</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">And, whilst we may begin with a direct, tangible relationship, musical response or expression clearly related to or inspired by specific artworks (be they by Raphael or Michelangelo), we are confronted with increasing 'abstractions' in the cycles of miniatures by Grieg and Prokofiev.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Here, any obvious analogies with the visual arts have been obscured save for their titles; respectively "Poetic Tone Pictures" and "Visions Fugitives". Perhaps they may be regarded thus as 'fantasy' paintings, fleeting escapades, musical ditties of their composer's imaginations.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">For my own responses to two 'abstract' 20th century painters, both the example of their lives and work coalesce to form small-scale musical tributes – "Still Life" for Ben Nicholson and Piet Mondrian in "New York", prefigured by an introduction. Finally Britten returns us to the world outside with quasi-picture-postcard evocations from his Holiday Diary.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">St. Margarets Church Topsham</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>Sunday 29 September</b> 3:30 pm</span><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">MUSICAL PAINTERS</span></b><br />
<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Piano: <b>Stephen Beville</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Franz <b>Liszt</b>: "Années de Pèlerinage" (Years of Pilgrimage)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">"Deuxième Année: Italie" (Second Year: Italy)</span><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">1 "<b>Sposalizio</b>" (Marriage)</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Inspired by the oil painting "Marriage of the Virgin"</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Chiesa di San Francesco, Città di Castello</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Raffaello Sanzio da Rubino (<b>Raphael</b>) 1504</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">2 "<b>Il Pensieroso</b>" (The Thinker)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Inspired by the marble sculpture "Il Pensieroso"</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 12.8px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: small;">Raffaello Sanzio da Rubino<br />"<b>Lo Sposalizio</b>"</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Tomb of Lorenzo de Medici (Duke of Urbino)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>Michaelangelo </b>di Lodovico Vuonarroti Simoni 1524-34</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Edvard <b>Grieg</b>: "Poetic Tone Pictures" Op 3</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Sergei <b>Prokofiev </b>: "Visions Fugitives" Op 22</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Stephen <b>Beville</b>: "Two Painters"</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">(Piet <b>Mondrian </b>and Ben <b>Nicholson</b>)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Benjamin <b>Britten</b>: Holiday Diary, Op 5</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Refreshments available during interval.</span></div>
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<b style="font-family: times, 'times new roman', serif;">Tickets</b><span style="font-family: times, 'times new roman', serif;">: £12 at the door (advance £10)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>Topsham Bookshop</b>: 01392 877895</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>Online booking</b>: <a href="https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/whats-on/topsham/st-margarets-church/musical-painters-stephen-beville-piano-recital/e-yomrgg" target="_blank">TicketSource</a></span></div>
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Luch Càise-Dearghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16535904098312833945noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022232252234538290.post-54279312807112655262019-09-04T15:36:00.001+00:002019-09-19T07:36:18.076+00:00Stephen Beville "Musical Paintings" Piano Recital St Margaret's Church Topsham Sunday 29 September 2019<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<b>MUSICAL PAINTINGS </b></div>
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AN AFTERNOON OF PIANO MUSIC</div>
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INSPIRED BY PAINTING AND PICTURE</div>
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<b>STEPHEN BEVILLE</b> - PIANO </div>
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ST. MARGARETS CHURCH, TOPSHAM<br />
<b>SUNDAY 29TH SEPTEMBER</b>, 15:30 PM<br />
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Programme:<br />
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Liszt - Sposalizio (After Raphael's The Marriage of the Virgin) <br />
Il Pensieroso (After Michelangelo's The Thinker)<br />
Grieg - Poetic Tone Pictures, Op 3<br />
Prokofiev - Visions Fugitives, Op 22<br />
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Beville - Two Painters (Mondrian & Nicholson) _world premiere_<br />
Britten - Holiday Diary, Op 5<br />
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Tickets £10 available in advance online from www.ticketsource.co.uk<br />
or from The Topsham Bookshop (tel. 01392 877895) or £12 at the door.</div>
Luch Càise-Dearghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16535904098312833945noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022232252234538290.post-7875478845958070252019-07-30T18:16:00.001+00:002019-08-01T09:11:43.575+00:00David Cottam Guitar Recital Holy Cross Church Crediton Sunday 4 August 2019<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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As part of this year's series of concerts hosted by the <b>St Boniface Concert Society</b> at the <b>Church of the Holy Cross</b> in Crediton, Guitarist <b>David Cottam</b> will be giving a recital of guitar pieces from baroque to modern, including several of his own compositions.</div>
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The concert will be on <b>Sunday 4th August</b> at <b>3pm</b></div>
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David is launching a new CD of recordings, "<b>Encantos</b>", made with <b>Michael Gluyas</b> in <b>Morchard Bishop</b>. The CD will be on sale at the concert, as well as another album also recently recorded with Mike Gluyas - "<b>Contrasts</b>". David will be giving a live performance of pieces on the new record, playing salon guitars made especially for him by Crediton luthier <a href="http://shaunnewmanguitars.co.uk/default2.html" target="_blank"><b>Shaun Newman</b></a>.</div>
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<b>A E Lee Outfitters</b>, High Street, Crediton (01363 774131)</div>
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<b>Tourist Information Centre</b>, Dix's Field, Exeter (01392 265700)</div>
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<b>email</b>: <a href="mailto:sktstephens@gmail.com">sktstephens@gmail.com</a></div>
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<b>telephone</b>: 01363 775170</div>
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">online</span>: <a href="http://ticketsource.co.uk/saint-boniface-concert-society">ticketsource.co.uk/saint-boniface-concert-society</a><br />
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Tickets for <b>full-time students under 30</b> years are <b>FREE</b> - on presentation of <b>student ID</b> </div>
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<b>St Boniface Concert Society</b><br />
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Holy Cross Church Crediton</div>
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<b>Sunday 4 August</b> 3pm</div>
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<b>DAVID COTTAM GUITAR</b></div>
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Domenico <b>Scarlatti</b> (1685 – 1757):<br />
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Sonata in A K322 Allegro<br />
Sonata in A K208 Adagio e cantabile<br />
Sonata K431 Allegro<br />
Sonata in D (orig.E) K380 Moderato<br />
David <b>Cottam</b>: "Dulcinea" "Myosotis"<br />
J.S. <b>Bach </b>(1685-1750):<br />
"Chaconne" in D minor BWV 1004<br />
PAUSE - 10 minutes<br />
David <b>Cottam</b>:</div>
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"Comillas" "Santillana" "Alborada"<br />
Joaquìn <b>Turina </b>(1882-1949): </div>
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"Homenaje a Tárrega" (1932) </div>
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(I "Garrotin", II "Soleares")<br />
Francisco <b>Tárrega </b> (1852 -1909)<br />
"Mariana", "Pavana"<br />
Isaac <b>Albeniz </b>(1860-1909): Asturias.<br />
Leo <b>Brouwer </b>(b.1939): Un dia di Noviembre</div>
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<b>Tickets</b>: £14 (full-time student <30 <b>FREE</b>)</div>
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<b>Online Booking</b>: <a href="https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/saint-boniface-concert-society/david-cottam-classical-guitar/e-vyqoyq" target="_blank">TicketSource</a></div>
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