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Musical centres and the journeys between them
WELCOME TO THE BRIGHTON EARLY MUSIC FESTIVAL 2014 If you are thinking you have just picked up a posh travel brochure, you are not far wrong! This year’s festival will take you on a number of musical journeys, not only to great cultural capitals such as Paris, Venice, London and Rome, but also on some pilgrimage treks and visits to unexpected places, often via intriguing means. Ever keen to encourage new audiences, we have made some innovations this year. Virtually all concerts now have a £5 Prom Ticket – available only on the door – allowing you a restricted view seat (RVS), or a standing place (SP), depending on the venue. Or get a Bargain Prom Pass online for only £50, giving Prom Ticket access to all relevant concerts. In response to advice from fire safety inspectors and comments about the acoustics in St Bartholomew’s Church, we have changed the audience layout there for all events. This will provide a much better experience for most of the audience, albeit with a reduction in the number of seats and of cheaper tickets to some events. B tickets may well sell out early on, but the situation is still under discussion, and more B seats may be released closer to the festival – subscribe to our e-newsletter to keep informed.
Clare Norburn and Deborah Roberts, Co-Artistic Directors
We would like to thank our Artistic Directors’ Circle Members, and Friends, Supporters, Contributors and Premium Contributors. Without your support, Brighton Early Music Festival simply could not continue to bring top quality artists to Brighton. Thank you! Brighton Early Music Festival gratefully acknowledges financial support from Arts Council England’s Grants for the Arts (funded by the National Lottery) and Brighton and Hove City Council for their ongoing championship and support of the festival. In addition, without the support of trusts and foundations, Brighton Early Music Festival could not continue to support outstanding young performers and undertake community and education work in 2014/15. The Festival gratefully acknowledges financial support from the following organisations: The Dutton-Downing Trust, The Fenton Arts Trust, The Stanley Picker Trust and the Angus Allnatt Charitable Foundation. We would also like to thank the Mark Williams Foundation, East Brighton Trust and Southern Water for their generous support for Watercycle – a collaborative education project with the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment.
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PRE-FESTIVAL EVENTS Event 1: Saturday 20th September, 10am-5.30pm Clapham & Patching Village Hall, BN13 3UT
INTERMEDI DELLA NATURA
TRIORA MUSICA Making music in the Ligurian Alps
Workshop Led by Deborah Roberts Organised by Southern Early Music Forum Italian madrigals in the style of the Florentine Intermedi on themes from the natural world – a workshop for solo and ensemble singers, and players of renaissance instruments. Vacancies for tenors and players of plucked strings (including guitars) only now. Others can join the waiting list.
Listed among the 100 most beautiful medieval towns in Italy, Triora is perched high in the mountains in an area of outstanding natural beauty.
More details and booking forms from SEMF.org.uk
For more details, including news of other courses, visit: trioramusica.com
EARLY MUSIC COURSES FOR 2015 June 20th – 27th Music from the 1589 Florentine Intermedi For solo and experienced choir singers and players of renaissance and early baroque instruments Directed by Deborah Roberts and Oliver Webber September 5th – 13th Thomas Tallis and John Sheppard For experienced choir singers Directed by Deborah Roberts
Event 2: Saturday 27th September, 11am-6pm The Hordern Room, Brighton College
AN INTRODUCTION TO BAROQUE STRING PLAYING For players of baroque and modern bowed stringed instruments. Pitch A=440 Hz. Led by Julia Bishop of Red Priest A great opportunity to work with one of the superstars of the early music world. Players should be of at least Grade 6 standard or equivalent. A few free places are available for students learning through Brighton & Hove Music Hub. Limited capacity so early booking advised.
Workshop registration: £18 (£12 conc) Book online: bremf.org.uk/workshops Brighton Early Music Festival 2014
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PRE-FESTIVAL EVENTS Event 3: Saturday 4th October, 11am-6pm Brighton & Hove Music & Arts
DOUBLE REED WORKSHOP Our ‘Watercycle’ education project with the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment has a bassoon focus, and this workshop is a chance for oboe and bassoon players of all ages to work with experienced tutors from the OAE. Pitch A=440 Hz. Participants will rehearse Handel’s Fireworks Music and may have the opportunity to join the Orchestra to perform it in our ‘Watercycle’ community concert on 6th December 2014. Open to all players of approximately Grade 5 standard or above, with free places for students learning through Brighton & Hove Music Hub. Workshop registration: £18 (£12 conc) Book online: bremf.org.uk/workshops
Event 4: Saturday 11th October, 10.30am-6pm St Paul’s Church, West Street
MUSIC FROM THE SISTINE CHAPEL – WORKSHOP AND PERFORMANCE Led by Deborah Roberts Hosted by BREMF Consort of Voices Aimed at reasonably experienced singers who are probably members of choirs, this workshop will include advice on singing and choral technique as well as a chance to sing some of the beautiful music of Palestrina and his Roman contemporaries. Participants of all ages are welcome, and will have the opportunity to take part, alongside BREMF Consort of Voices, in a three-choir work by Palestrina in the Popes, Patronage and Power concert on 25th October. A few free places are available for students learning through Brighton & Hove Music Hub. The workshop will be followed by a free performance at 6pm.
Workshop registration: £18 (£12 conc) Book online: bremf.org.uk/workshops Music available for download from the website soon after close of registration on 12th September. No ticket required for free performance at 6pm
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SEPTEMBER – OCTOBER
Event 5: Friday 17th October, 8.30pm The Marlborough Theatre
THE NIGHT SHIFT The Night Shift, the unique relaxed classical event from the OAE, returns to Brighton. Enjoy two 30 minute sets of music from members of the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment in an intimate pub setting, with the music introduced by the players. You can, of course, enjoy your tipple of choice during the gig. Find out more at oae.co.uk/thenightshift.
Events 6 & 7: Saturday 18th October Two performances: 10.30am & 12 noon Friends’ Meeting House
BRIGHTON: OAE TOTS – SAILING AWAY
‘ fantastic, great fun... Classical music like never before.’ Audience member
A concert to explore the sea These lively and interactive concerts for the very youngest of music lovers come to Brighton for the first time. A fantastic opportunity to introduce two – five year olds and their friends and families to the players and music of the world-renowned Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment.
Tickets: £10 (£4 students) in advance; £12 (£4 students) on door
Tickets: Adults £5 (no conc); under 12s free
Event 8: Saturday 18th October, 2-5.30pm, Friends’ Meeting House
THE ROAD TO MONTSERRAT Medieval vocal and instrumental workshop/rehearsal Led by members of The Telling: Leah Stuttard harp, Clare Norburn and Yvonne Eddy sopranos A workshop/rehearsal exploring Spanish medieval music celebrating the monastery and pilgrimage site of Montserrat, near Barcelona. Open to singers of all standards and players of a range of instruments, including medieval, and plenty of percussion. Pitch A=440 Hz. The afternoon will focus on enabling participants to join The Telling for two or three numbers in their festival lunchtime concert on Saturday 25th October. A few free places are available for students learning through Brighton & Hove Music Hub. Brighton Early Music Festival 2014
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MAIN FESTIVAL
FRIDAY 24th OCTOBER
Event 9: Friday 24th October, 7.30pm St George’s Church
VENICE: LA VENEZIA FESTEGGIANTE La Serenissima Adrian Chandler director, violin Mhairi Lawson soprano Simon Munday trumpet Camilla Scarlett violin Elitsa Bogdanova viola Gareth Deats violoncello Carina Cosgrave double bass Lynda Sayce theorbo Robert Howarth harpsichord, organ For our opening festivities, visit 18th-century Venice, a city awash with music: from fiery concertos by the red-haired priest Vivaldi, and vibrant works by Albinoni, Caldara and Porta, to the seductive and beautiful songs of the Gondoliers. Join the party! Cabaret format – so bring a picnic and enjoy a glass or two of wine while you listen.
Event 10: Friday 24th October, 10-10.30pm St George’s Church
BREMF CLUB NIGHT: THE PASSIONS OF VENICE Fieri Consort Early Music Live! artists Don a mask, have a drink and experience 30 minutes of passionate vocal music from the most romantic city on earth. Set yourself up for a great night out at this short, club-style event. Tickets: £5
Tickets: A £20 (£18 conc); B £12 (£10 conc); Prom Ticket/RVS (on door only) £5 All B and Prom seats are in the upstairs gallery
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SATURDAY 25th OCTOBER Event 11: Saturday 25th October, 1pm St Paul’s Church, West Street
CLIMB EVERY MOUNTAIN: PILGRIM SONGS AND DANCES FOR MONTSERRAT
The Telling Clare Norburn and Yvonne Eddy sopranos Clare Salaman and Leah Stuttard medieval instruments; TBA percussion Spanish medieval songs and dances from the 13th century, celebrating the monastery and pilgrimage site of Montserrat. A mix of heartfelt devotional songs and lively rhythmic music written to inspire the pilgrims as they danced and sang their way up the mountain to the monastery. You can take part in this concert – come to a workshop on 18th October (event 8) to find out how.
Tickets: £12 (£10 conc); Prom Ticket/SP (on door only) £5
Event 12: Saturday 25th October, 7.30pm St Bartholomew’s Church
ROME: POPES, PATRONAGE AND POWER
BREMF Consort of Voices Deborah Roberts director (and soprano in the Allegri Miserere) Nigel Pittman narrator
Participants from the workshop on 11th October Music and history come together in an evening of extraordinary music by composer-singers employed in the Vatican. Hear about the fascinating and often scandalous history of the popes who reigned in the Vatican during the 15th and 16th centuries. Experience the sublime music of the Sistine Chapel from its foundation in 1477 to its most famous piece, the Allegri Miserere. Also includes music by Dufay, Josquin, De Orto, Morales, Palestrina and Anerio. Tickets: £16 (£14 conc); Prom Ticket/SP (on door only) £5 Brighton Early Music Festival 2014
LATE NIGHT FREE EVENT 10.15pm, St Bartholomew’s Church
MUSIC FOR COMPLINE – FAYRFAX 550 BREMF Consort of Voices sing Sarum chants and music by Tallis, Sheppard and Fayrfax in the 550th anniversary year of his birth. 7
SUNDAY 26th OCTOBER Event 13: Sunday 26th October, 11am Brighton Dome Corn Exchange
FROM VIENNA TO MADRID Photo: David Merewether
A Brighton Dome/Strings Attached/ BREMF collaboration as part of the Coffee Concert series
The Borromini Quartet (former BREMF Live! young artists) The Borromini Quartet return to Brighton with a programme of Haydn, Hofstetter, Boccherini and the so called ‘Spanish Mozart’ Juan Crisóstomo Arriaga. Tickets: £18.50 (£16 conc) Concessionary rate for Event 13 applies to students, over 60s, JSA/IS, registered disabled/DLA or ESA/IB.
Event 14: Sunday 26th October, 7.30pm, St Bartholomew’s Church
THE PILGRIM TRAIL: SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA – CANTO DE ULTREIA Resonet Fernando Reyes Ferrón director, citole; Mercedes Hernández soprano Carlos Castro percussion and psaltery ; Paulo González cornamuse, flute and hurdy-gurdy with BREMF Community Choir, Andrew Robinson director Spanish ensemble, Resonet, visit Brighton from the pilgrimage town of Santiago de Compostela. With help from our own Community Choir, they will bring to life the passion and ecstasy of medieval pilgrims as they celebrated their arrival after the long trek over the mountains. Seated or promenade event. Wander through the towering spaces of extraordinary St Bartholomew’s Church and let this ancient music waft over you.
Tickets: £16 (£14 conc); Prom Ticket/SP (on door only) £5
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Photo: Molinavisuals
FRIDAY 31st OCTOBER
Event 15: Friday 31st October, 8pm, St Bartholomew’s Church
Photo: Benjamin Harte
WARSAW: THE BLOSSOMING VINE – ITALIAN MAESTRI AT THE POLISH COURT The Sixteen Eamonn Dougan director; Mark Williams organ The Sixteen revisit Brighton with a new programme of music exploring the musical riches of the Polish royal court in the 17th century. Fusing praise to the Virgin Mary with the inspirational qualities of the Song of Songs, this concert also demonstrates how musicians from two great cities, Rome and Venice, exerted their influence on the flourishing musical life of Warsaw and Kraków. Tickets: Premium £30 (£28 conc); A £25 (£23 conc); B £16 (£14 conc); Prom Ticket/SP (limited number, on door only) £5
We regret that as we have been advised to reduce capacity at this venue, there is currently only a limited number of B and Prom tickets available. If the situation changes we will advertise this on the website. See welcome message on page 2. Brighton Early Music Festival 2014
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EARLY MUSIC LIVE! Event 16: Saturday 1st November, 11am-1.45pm Latest Music Bar, Manchester Street Event 17: Saturday 1st November, 2.30-5.15pm Latest Music Bar, Manchester Street Individual half-hour concerts also available (see below)
THE GRAND TOUR SHORTS
EARLY MUSIC LIVE! YOUNG ARTISTS DAY New to early music, or just curious? You can drop in for a 30-minute concert over a drink or coffee, or attend the whole series of four during the morning, or repeated in the afternoon. Featuring the most exciting new talent on the early music scene, this day of events is inspired by the 18th-century English craze for taking ‘The Grand Tour’ around Europe. It provides a great introduction to an incredible variety of music spanning several centuries. Tickets: morning or afternoon ticket (all four concerts) £12 (£10 conc); standing tickets for individual concerts £4 each (on door only)
Morning 11am Ars Eloquentiae 11.45am Harmonia Artificiosa 12.30pm Fieri Consort 1.15pm Colin Scobie and Tom Foster Afternoon 2.30pm Ars Eloquentiae 3.15pm Harmonia Artificiosa 4pm Fieri Consort 4.45pm Colin Scobie and Tom Foster
SEX, LIES & VIOLINS Ars Eloquentiae
László Rózsa recorder James Toll and Guy Button violins Gavin Kibble cello Chad Kelly harpsichord
Laurence Sterne’s A Sentimental Journey Through France and Italy was first published to huge acclaim in 1768 and remains a classic today. Heavily based on Sterne’s own experience (including several scandalous liaisons) the novel satirised the cult of travel literature and poked fun at the emerging bourgeois ideal of the ‘Grand Tour’. Featuring the music of Rameau, Tartini, Philidor, Porpora and others, this programme explores the musical landscape of a somewhat neglected period of European history; a time of stylistic eclecticism, formal trickery and wildly exaggerated emotion.
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SATURDAY 1st NOVEMBER THE COSMOPOLITAN BAROQUE Harmonia Artificiosa
Elicia Silverstein violin John McKean harpsichord
Virtuoso music from 17th-century European city centres Diverse and dynamic 17th-century music by Dario Castello, Francesco Rognoni, Heinrich Biber and Arcangelo Corelli. Ranging in sentiment from religious fervour to virtuosic caprice, this programme features music that shares a daring sense of experimentation, improvisation and spontaneity. Composed in the major cosmopolitan centres of Venice, Milan, Salzburg and Rome, this music thrilled contemporary audiences throughout Europe and beyond, reaching even as far as the Jesuit courts of Imperial China.
THE CRIES OF LONDON Fieri Consort Join the Fieri Consort within the hustle and bustle of the streets of Tudor London. Hear the market sellers shouting their wares in The Cries of London by Orlando Gibbons, and enjoy bawdy catches and English madrigals by Weelkes, Ravenscroft and others. Fieri are a young group of eight singers who perform without a conductor, exploring early music from a fresh perspective. Here they will expose the seldom-heard uncouth and raw side of England’s capital city. Ruth McElvanney and Camilla Harris sopranos; Rose Martin and Nancy Cole altos Ben Clark and Tom Kelly tenors; Ben McKee and David Maguire basses
TORINO! Colin Scobie violin and Tom Foster harpsichord After negotiating a descent through the Alps and into Italy, the 18th-century traveller’s first major port of call would be Turin. Here, he would be very unlucky not to encounter at least one outstanding violinist of Continental renown. Colin Scobie and Tom Foster revive some of the popular numbers by three of the local fiddling virtuosi.
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SATURDAY 1ST NOVEMBER
Event 18: Saturday 1st November, 7.30pm, St George’s Church
TRADE ROOTS: AFRICAN & BRAZILIAN MUSIC MEET IN A PORTUGUESE MONASTERY L’Avventura Žak Ozmo director with four guest singers from Portugal: Sandra Medeiros and Joana Seara sopranos Alberto Sousa tenor; Ricardo Panela baritone The monastery of Santa Cruz at Coimbra was one of the major centres of Portuguese music during the 16th and 17th centuries.
Recorded by BBC Radio 3 for later broadcast With thanks to David Gort for making this performance possible.
Ravishingly beautiful villancicos and romances are found in the monastery’s archives, many brought over by African slaves and freemen. Fusion at its best. Tickets: A £20 (£18 conc); B £12 (£10 conc); Prom Ticket/RVS (on door only) £5
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SUNDAY 2nd NOVEMBER
Events 19, 20 & 21: Sunday 2nd November 11.30am, repeated 2pm & 4.30pm, The Old Market, Hove
LEIPZIG: BACH’S SECRET ADDICTION – BACH AND TELEMANN MEET AT CAFÉ ZIMMERMANN Little Baroque Company Helen Kruger director and violin Elizabeth Weisberg soprano; TBA tenor and bass; Eva Caballero flute; Claudia Norz violin Oakki Lau viola; Kinga Gáborjáni cello; Jacqueline Dossor double bass; Tom Foster harpsichord Elizabeth Gadsby production designer; Ellie Cowan producer Decadence, drama and delight – Bach’s Coffee Cantata as you’ve never seen it before, performed by the Little Baroque Company. Fully costumed, this colourfully staged show presents Bach’s comic cantata depicting the rise of the coffee house in 18th-century Germany, reimagined by Australian set and costume designer Elizabeth Gadsby. Should you wish to immerse yourself fully and indulge in caffeine as Bach describes, coffee and cakes to accompany the show will be available from Café Zimmermann. Tickets: £12 (£10 conc) Brighton Early Music Festival 2014
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SUNDAY 2nd NOVEMBER
Event 22: Sunday 2nd November, 7.30pm St Paul’s Church, West Street
PARIS: CONVENT DIVAS Musica Secreta
Katharine Hawnt, Elizabeth Dobbin and Deborah Roberts sopranos Alison Kinder viol; Claire Williams organ
Celestial Sirens Brighton Festival Youth Choir Esther Jones director
Deborah Roberts director In an age when a high proportion of girls were packed off to convents, music was an overriding compensation. Convent choirs were legendary, as were some of their greatest singers. Ethereal and sensuous music written for the nuns of Paris’s most fashionable convents is presented in a fully costumed candle-lit event in the atmospheric setting of one of Brighton’s loveliest churches. Music from the Mass and Office by Charpentier, Lully, Lorenzani and Couperin. Tickets: £16 (£14 conc); Prom Ticket/SP (on door only) £5 14 bremf.org.uk
FRIDAY 7th NOVEMBER
Event 23: Friday 7th November, 8pm St George’s Church
NINE DAIES WONDER – A TRAIL OF TWO CITIES WILL KEMP DANCES FROM LONDON TO NORWICH
The Society of Strange and Ancient Instruments
Photo: Patrick Baldwin
Clare Salaman director with Steven Player dance In 1600 Will Kemp, a shameless self-publicist and one of the leading actors in Shakespeare’s company, danced more than 100 miles from London to Norwich in nine days. Tonight’s event will celebrate Kemp’s account of his journey with raucous dance tunes and more refined music of the Elizabethan age. The performers will breathe new life into this celebrated event, which remains awe-inspiring 400 years on, and still has the power to delight, baffle and amuse. Tickets: A £20 (£18 conc); B £12 (£10 conc); Prom Ticket/RVS (on door only) £5. All B and Prom seats are in the upstairs gallery Brighton Early Music Festival 2014
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SATURDAY 8th NOVEMBER Event 24: Saturday 8th November, 1pm St Paul’s Church, West Street
CPE BACH AT 300: THE POTSDAM YEARS Neil McClaren flute and Tom Foster harpsichord Elegant, intimate works for flute and harpsichord, as performed in the palace of Sanssouci by King Frederick the Great and Carl Philipp Emmanuel Bach.
Event 25: Saturday 8th November, 7.30pm St George’s Church
POWERPLAY: MACHINATIONS AT THE PARIS OPÉRA Le Jardin Secret The BREMF Players Alison Bury leader
Tickets: £12 (£10 conc); Prom Ticket/SP (on door only) £5
Journey back in time to the world of the Paris Opéra from the 1640s to the 1760s. Our guide for the evening is a quicksilver figure who delights in sprinkling mischief. He watches the political intrigue as the great composers Lully, and later Rameau, rule with rods of iron. While everything is grace personified under the spotlights, behind the scenes mischief runs riot. Powerplay weaves together baroque dance, drama and scenes, arias and dances from the operas of Lully and Rameau. It also includes an aria from Italian upstart Luigi Rossi’s opera Orfeo, famous for provoking a nationalistic riot at its Paris premiere in 1647.
Annabelle Blanc dance Edith Lalonger choreography TBA Actor (this will be announced on the website)
With thanks to Alan and Marianne Clemmetsen for making this production possible
Devised by Elizabeth Dobbin soprano Script by Clare Norburn
Tickets: Premium £24 (£22 conc); A £20 (£18 conc); B £12 (£10 conc); Prom Ticket/RVS (on door only) £5
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SUNDAY 9th NOVEMBER
Event 26: Sunday 9th November, 7.30pm, St George’s Church
LONDON: COURT, THEATRE & CATHEDRAL The BREMF Players & The BREMF Singers Augusta Hebbert and Molly Alexander sopranos Tim Morgan and Simon Ponsford countertenors Nick Pritchard tenor George Humphreys and Edward Grint basses The BREMF Players Alison Bury leader, violin The BREMF Singers John Hancorn director London in the late 17th and early 18th centuries was both a thriving commercial hub and the centre of court patronage. These elements combined to produce an outpouring of creative energy in the arts, nowhere more evident than in the music of Purcell and Handel. This evening’s music celebrates all these aspects of London, from Purcell’s great ode, ‘Hail Bright Cecilia’, extolling the power of music itself, to Handel’s joyful Utrecht Te Deum, first performed in St Paul’s Cathedral to celebrate the Peace of Utrecht. A suite of Purcell’s theatre music completes a picture of a great and diverse city. Tickets: Premium £24 (£22 conc); A £20 (£18 conc); B £12 (£10 conc); Prom Ticket/RVS (on door only) £5 Brighton Early Music Festival 2014
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JOIN THE ARTISTIC DIRECTORS’ CIRCLE OR BECOME A FRIEND Get close to the creative processes of the UK’s most innovative early music festival BREMF is a registered charity (no 1097288). We receive no core funding and simply couldn’t survive were it not for the support of individuals. Please do join us and help to ensure our future.
GET INVOLVED Join our Friends or Artistic Directors’ Circle Schemes Membership is valid for one year from the date of joining or renewal. You can join online at bremf.org.uk/friends, by calling 01273 833746 or by picking up a form at a concert. Friends: £30 (single), £50 (couple) receive: • 2 weeks of priority booking (from 20th August); • an allocation of free programmes; • an invitation to a Friends’ reception.
Our Artistic Directors’ Circle enables you to get really close to the creative processes and planning of the Festival, whilst visiting some intriguing venues and meeting festival artists. There are two levels of support: from £500-£999 and £1000+. For more details, email clare@bremf.org.uk, call 020 7281 6864 or visit bremf.org.uk/friends.
Support us today at bremf.org.uk/friends
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Supporters: £75 (single); £100 (couple) receive Friends’ benefits PLUS: • a n option to buy 1 HALF PRICE ticket (2 for a couple) for one of a selection of daytime concerts during the festival; • a n invitation to an open rehearsal (from a choice of events); • t he option to make seat reservations at most concerts.
Contributors: £125 or more (single or couple) and Premium Contributors: £250 or more (single or couple) receive Friends’ benefits PLUS: • FREE ticket(s) for one choice from the events indicated under ‘Supporters’; • invitations to open rehearsals; • named acknowledgement in concert programmes; • the option to make seat reservations at most concerts.
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GAIN NEW SKILLS & REWARDS You can get involved in helping the festival in a variety of ways: either as a festival volunteer or through our Festival Trainee programme for graduates. Volunteers and trainees help not just during the festival but throughout the year. In return we can provide you with the opportunity to develop new skills and experience, as well as access to some of our concerts. There are a number of ways you can help, from stuffing envelopes, driving the BREMF van, lighting and sound, to checking tickets and helping at events.
“ During the festival itself it was like living (part-time at any rate) in another world – on the train journey home Sunday evening I felt a little bit of magic had left me.”
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Find out more at bremf.org.uk/volunteer. Sign up as a volunteer on the website, or by emailing volunteer@bremf.org.uk.
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ST BARTHOLOMEW’S CHURCH
Ann Street, Brighton BN1 4GP Buses: 5 5A 5B 37 46 49 48 50; also 25/N25 to St Peter’s Church. Plus (not Sun evening) 21/21B, 22, 24 26. London Road Shoppers Car Park (payment required) is immediately behind the Church (entrance on Providence Place). 2
ST GEORGE’S CHURCH
St George’s Road (junction Abbey Road), Brighton BN2 1ED Buses: 37; also 1 1A 7/N7 to Royal Sussex County Hospital; 12/12A 14 along Marine Parade. Pay and display street parking near the church (very limited) but also on Marine Parade to the east. Bus no. 7 runs from Brighton Marina (which has free multi-storey car park) to the Royal Sussex County Hospital. 3
ST PAUL’S CHURCH
West Street, Brighton BN1 2RE 8 minutes walk from Brighton Station. Buses: Any bus serving Churchill Square, including 1/1A, 2/2A, 5/5A/5B, 6, 20X, 24, 25, 46, 49, 48, 81. Parking in Churchill Square multi-storey car parks. Brighton Early Music Festival 2014
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BRIGHTON COLLEGE
Eastern Road, Brighton BN2 0AL Buses/parking: 7, 37; also 1/1A, 2/2A 14C. Nearest street parking is on roads north of Eastern Road. 5
BRIGHTON DOME CORN EXCHANGE
Church Street, Brighton BN1 1UE Buses: Any bus serving Old Steine or North Street including 1/1A 2/2A 5/5A 7 12/12A 14 22 24 25 26 27 28/29 37 46 46A 47 48 49 50 81. Multi-storey car park at Church Street. 6
LATEST MUSIC BAR
14-17 Manchester Street, Brighton BN2 1TF Buses: as for venue 5. 7
FRIENDS’ MEETING HOUSE
Ship Street, Brighton BN1 1AF Buses: as for venue 5. Multi-storey car park (The Lanes), Black Lion Street. 8
THE OLD MARKET
11A Upper Market Street, Hove BN3 1AS Buses: 1/1A, 2/2A, 5/5A/5B, 6, 20X, 24, 25, 46, 49, 48, 81. Parking: Pay and Display on the seafront (west of venue) or NCP car park at Regency Square (east, 10 mins walk). 9
THE MARLBOROUGH THEATRE
4 Prince’s Street, Brighton BN2 1RD Buses/parking: as for venue 5. 10
BRIGHTON & HOVE MUSIC & ARTS
County Oak Avenue, Brighton BN1 8DJ (not on map) Buses: 5B, 26/46.
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BOOKING INFORMATION Booking for most concerts opens to members of the Friends of the Festival Scheme (see page 18) on 20th August and to the general public on 3rd September. Promenade tickets (RVS or SP) can only be purchased on the door. For information on registration for workshops (Events 1-4, 8) please see below. There are four ways to buy tickets in advance for most concerts promoted by Brighton Early Music Festival: 1. E-tickets: you purchase these from bremf.org.uk, print them on your own printer and bring them to the concert together with the credit card with which you made the purchase. There is no booking fee for e-tickets. 2. Online Box Office tickets: you purchase these online but have the tickets issued to you either by post or on the door. These are a practical solution if you are buying for people who may arrive at the concert separately from you (and your credit card – see above) or if you cannot easily print your own tickets. There is a handling charge of £2 per transaction for online Box Office tickets. 3. By post using the form on page 23 (£2 handling charge). 4. By phone (£2.50 handling charge) or in person (no fee) from the Brighton Dome Ticket Office, New Road, Brighton BN1 1UE (01273 709709), open Mon-Sat 10am to 6pm. Bookings for Events 1-4 and 8 cannot be handled by Brighton Dome Ticket Office. Event 13 is promoted by Brighton Dome. Please see page 8 for specific pricing and ticketing information. Tickets for this event do not qualify for BREMF discounts (see below). Tickets for Events 19-21 can also be purchased from The Old Market Ticket/Box Office, open MonFri 1-6pm (theoldmarket.com, 01273 201801). However, tickets purchased in this way do not qualify for BREMF discounts (see below). Please note that tickets, once paid for, cannot be refunded except in the event that the concert is cancelled. Seats are not numbered and are unreserved, but for most events we provide an informal seat reservation service for BREMF Friends at Supporter level and above and members of the Artistic Directors’ Circle (see page 18).
BOOKING FOR WORKSHOPS Pre-registration at bremf.org.uk is essential for BREMF workshops (Events 2-4, 8). Deadlines are given on the website, but in all cases booking may be closed earlier if all places have been allocated. For Event 1, visit semf.org.uk
CONCESSIONARY TICKETS These are available to young people (age 12-25 inclusive), those aged 60 or more and those in receipt of state benefits. Children under 12 are admitted free of charge if accompanied by a paying adult; however, a Child Ticket must be obtained. Unaccompanied children under 16 cannot be the responsibility of the festival. Please see pages 5 & 8 for specific concession criteria for Events 5 & 13 respectively.
FESTIVAL TICKET SPECIAL OFFERS Save 30% with our Season Ticket. A Season Ticket costing £167 (£148 concessions) gives you a top price ticket to all Main Festival concerts (Events 9-26) except Event 13. This is subject to availability of tickets at the time of purchase – if the best seats for an event are sold out we will supply the next best available. Season Tickets can ONLY be obtained from bremf.org.uk or by using the postal booking form in this brochure. Save 10% by buying tickets for four or more different Main Festival concerts (Events 9-26, except Events 10 & 13) in one transaction. A special Bargain Prom Pass (£50) for admittance to a standing place (SP) or restricted view seat (RVS) at selected events is available at bremf.org.uk Bring a party! Save up to 20% with our group rate savings for multiple tickets for a single Main Festival concert – reductions start at 10% for a group of ten. Please phone 01273 833746 for further information. Brochure design and production by: Kate Benjamin – katebenjamin.com Additional photography: thinkstockphotos.co.uk and Rob Orchard
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Date/Time
Seat Type (P, A or B)
State Full or Conc
Under 12 (free)
Subtotal
Seat Price
We regret that we are unable to accept credit or debit cards for postal bookings.
Handling charge
£2
To join the Friends please go to bremf.org.uk/friends
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Optional donation to Brighton Early Music Festival
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To purchase a Season Ticket, enter ST under Event Number and indicate your choice for repeated events (ie Events 16 or 17 and Events 19, 20 or 21).
Less 10% for 4+ different Main Festival concerts (Events 9-26 except Events 10 and 13)
No of seats
I enclose a cheque/PO payable to Brighton Early Music Festival for £.....................................
Event No
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Telephone.................................................................................................................................................
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Season tickets provide top price tickets to most Main Festival concerts (Events 9-26, except Event 13) and cost £167 (full) and £148 (concessions).
Please give details of tickets required. Events 1-4 & 8 cannot be booked on this form. Prom tickets (RVS or SP) can only be purchased on the door.
Address....................................................................................................................................................
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Seats are unnumbered and unreserved
BREMF Tickets, 65 Cuckfield Road Hurstpierpoint, West Sussex BN6 9RR
Please return completed form to:
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Booking opens 20th August for Friends and 3rd September for the general public.
POSTAL BOOKING FORM For online booking, visit bremf.org.uk