THE WHISPERING DOME

BREMF Consort of Voices

Deborah Roberts director

BREMF Community Choir

Andrew Robinson director

Jeremy Avis voice, composer, director

Simo Lagnawi voice, guembri

Sam Stadlen viol, videographer

TBC voice, kora

Children from Elm Grove and Westdene Primary Schools led by Rebecca Askew

A large-scale multi-media event featuring a varied range of traditional and early music from Europe, Morocco and West Africa tracing routes followed by migrating swallows. Includes the world premiere of a new commission by Jeremy Avis.

Tickets: £22/£18; for half price tickets see page 11; under 12s free. Prom (standing) tickets £5 on the door

EVENT 11

Friday 20 October, 7.30pm, St George’s Church

Medieval Enigmas

La Fonte Musica

Michele Pasotti director

Voted ‘Best ensemble of 2022’ by Italy’s Rai Radio 3, La Fonte Musica returns to BREMF with an extraordinary programme by a figure now emerging as the leading composer of 14th-century music, Antonio Zacara da Teramo. The music is some of the most exciting you will ever hear, as are their performances!

EVENT 12

Saturday 21 October, 1pm

St Nicholas Church

BATTLE CRY: SHE SPEAKS

This 2023 BBC Music Magazine award-winning duo presents a programme challenging the 17th-century obsession with female abandonment and lament. Includes music by Purcell, Monteverdi and Barbara Strozzi.

Helen Charlston mezzo-soprano

Toby Carr theorbo

Tickets: £15; for half price tickets see page 11; under 12s free. Prom (restricted view) tickets £5 on the door

Tickets: £20; for half price tickets see page 11; under 12s free. Prom (restricted view) tickets £5 on the door

Saturday 21 October, 3.30pm

St George’s Church

BREMF LIVE! YOUNG ARTISTS SHOWCASE

20-minute sets from emerging early music ensembles featuring music covering 500 years. Tea and BREMF’s famous home-made cakes will be served in the interval.

Tickets: £20; for half price tickets see page 11; under 12s free. Prom (restricted view) tickets £5 on the door

Saturday 21 October, 9pm

The Rose Hill

BREMF LIVE! CLUBNIGHT

Enjoy informal performances from BREMF Live! ensembles over a pint at The Rose Hill.

Tickets: £8. Standing event (very limited seating)

Sunday 22 October, 7.30pm

St Martin’s Church

MOTHER, SISTER, DAUGHTER

Musica Secreta

Laurie Stras director

Celestial Sirens

Music and intriguing stories of women across the ages, including much newly discovered music, and a new commission The Veiled Sisters by Joanna Marsh.

Tickets: £22/£18; for half price tickets see page 11; under 12s free. Prom (standing) tickets £5 on the door

EVENT 16

Saturday 28 October, 7.30pm, St Martin’s Church

BACH & BUXTEHUDE

The BREMF Players

Alison Bury leader

Baroque Collective Singers

Arculo Consort of Viols

John Hancorn director

Sofia Kirwan-Baez and Lucinda Cox sopranos

Rebecca Leggett mezzo-soprano

Kieran White tenor

Edward Jowle bass-baritone

As a young man, Johann Sebastian Bach walked 400 kilometres in order to meet Dieterich Buxtehude, a composer who had a profound effect upon him. This programme includes Bach’s Cantata No. 4 Christ lag in Todesbanden and Buxtehude’s beautiful Membra Jesu nostri.

Tickets: £24/£18; for half price tickets see page 11; under 12s free. Prom (standing) tickets £5 on the door

Booking Information

Tickets

Friends booking from Monday 17 July

Public booking from Monday 31 July

Advance booking is strongly recommended as we cannot guarantee the availability of tickets on the door. Seats are not numbered and are unreserved, but for most events we provide an informal seat reservation service for BREMF Friends at Silver level and above. Find out more at bremf.org.uk/festival-friends

Tickets will be sold mainly online at bremf.org.uk (£1 transaction fee) or by post (£2 transaction fee). A postal booking form may be downloaded from bremf.org.uk or call 01273 833746.

Half price concession tickets are available only for young people (age 12-25 inclusive), full-time students and those in receipt of Universal Credit (or equivalent benefits) or Pension Credit (but not state pension alone). Free tickets are available for children under 12 and carers. For queries about access issues please contact jenny@bremf.org.uk

Season Ticket Discount: Bookings for 6 or more main festival events (Events 7-16, excluding Event 14) in one transaction will receive a 10% discount.

£5 Prom tickets will be available on the door for most events. This admits you to a standing place or restricted view seat depending on the venue.

Workshops: pre-registration is essential for BREMF workshops (Events 1 & 2). Deadlines are given on the website but in all cases booking may be closed earlier if all places have been allocated.

We regret that tickets can only be refunded if the event is cancelled or in exceptional circumstances.

Venues

St Martin’s Church, Brighton BN2 3HQ

St George’s Church, Brighton BN2 1ED

St Bartholomew’s Church, Brighton BN1 4GP

St Nicholas Church, Brighton BN1 3LJ

Brighton Unitarian Church, Brighton BN1 1UF

Friends’ Meeting House, Brighton BN1 1AF

Ironworks Studios, Brighton BN1 4GD

The Rose Hill, Brighton BN1 4JL

St Paul’s Church, Brighton BN1 2RE

Holy Cross Church, Woodingdean BN2 6BD

St Margaret’s Church, Rottingdean BN2 7DF

Please see bremf.org.uk for full details of how to find each venue, including public transport and parking information.

Professional filming may take place at some events for archive and promotional use.

Full terms and conditions may be found at bremf.org.uk/terms-and-conditions

Brochure design and production by: Kate Benjamin – katebenjamin.com