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WELCOME In Cheltenham 70 years ago, there was no greater act of looking to a post-war future than the establishment of a Music Festival. In this anniversary year of both the end of WWII and the start of this Festival, we take a look at the kind of music that was being written during the war, and at its close: pieces by Britten, Copland, Messiaen, Poulenc, Shostakovich and Strauss that are as strikingly different as they are indisputably great. Paris, that great cultural melting pot of the early 20th century and a city already emerging from wartime occupation in 1945, is another focus in this year’s festival — from the Montmartre of Satie to Claire Martin’s cabaret programme, from a Joan of Arc silent film to wartime Messiaen. Music’s close links with both dance and film play large parts in this 2015 programme. Medieval music, Bernard Herrmann and Chopin are all live accompaniments to three wonderfully different films. We make a happy return to the Everyman Theatre for a mixed bill of ballet, and the remarkable Princess Hall at Cheltenham Ladies’ College plays host to a tango show with Ksenija Sidorova and a disco-inspired commission by Graham Fitkin.
JUST SOME OF THE AMAZING PERFORMERS
COMING TO CHELTENHAM IN 2015
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ALINA IBRAGIMOVA M28
EDWARD GARDNER M05
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GABRIELA MONTERO M27
JEAN-GUIHEN QUEYRAS M03
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SARAH CONNOLLY M17
Blockbuster symphonies by Mahler and Rachmaninov… 20 world premieres... Mendelssohn on period instruments… it’s all very diverse. Enticing for me, and I hope for you too. Meurig Bowen Festival Director
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LAURA MVULA M28
KSENIJA SIDOROVA M40
MARC-ANDRÉ HAMELIN M06
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Music written in a time of war and of new beginnings R Strauss Metamorphosen M12 Britten Holy Sonnets of John Donne M36 Four Sea Interludes M02 Rejoice in the Lamb M42 Messiaen Quartet for the End of Time M36 Vingt Regards sur l’Enfant-Jésus M31 Copland Appalachian Spring M02 Poulenc Figure Humaine M20 Shostakovich Piano Trio No 2 M38 Tippett Spirituals from A Child of Our Time Howells Collegium Regale M42 Finzi Lo, the full, final sacrifice M42
From a mixed-bill of classical ballet to a Rambert choreographer’s take on tango New English Ballet Theatre M22 Kathryn Tickell & The Side M39 Tango Stories M40 Nine Daies Wonder M41 Graham Fitkin’s Disco M44
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Film screenings made even more powerful with live performance soundtracks Psycho Live!/Britten Sinfonia M12 Magic Piano & The Chopin Shorts MF02 Joan of Arc/The Orlando Consort M32
PARIS City of Love and Lights An American in Paris M02 Erik Satie: The Velvet Gentleman Poulenc Figure Humaine M20 Eric Whitacre Singers M28 Messiaen Vingt Regards M31 April in Paris Claire Martin M30 Faure La Bonne Chanson M33 Ravel/Debussy/Franck M37 4
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FESTIVAL FOCUS LIVING SOUNDS The brand new... John Hawkins Stranger, Lover, Dancer
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Rolf Hind Tiger’s Nest for gamelan, pianos and percussion M15 Joe Cutler & Thomas Strønen new works for Emulsion Sinfonietta M18 Matthew Martin Sonatina for trumpet & organ
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Hywel Davies & Nicholas Morrish Rarity new works for Kokoro and Canticum M20
GREAT NIGHTS OUT BBC Concert Orchestra CBSO/Gardner/Osborne The King’s Singers M08 Psycho Live! M12 Mahler 3/Connolly M17
Peter Wiegold new work for Genesis Sixteen
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Charlotte Bray one-act opera Entanglement
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Jonathan Dove songs for mezzo Kitty Whately
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Graham Fitkin new work for the Fitkin ensemble
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And 12 premieres by this year’s Cheltenham Composer Academy participants M21 M24 And the quite new... Music by John Adams M02 , Eric Whitacre M02 M28 , Marc-André Hamelin M06 , Richard Causton M15 , Iain Ballamy/Trish Clowes/Callum Gourlay/Chris Mayo/Luke Styles M18 , Thomas Hyde M25 , John Psathas & Jack Body M26 , Peter Gabriel & Laura Mvula M28 , Florentine Mulsant M29 , Timothy Salter M38
Festival Proms in association with
New English Ballet Theatre M22 Eric Whitacre Singers M28 April in Paris/Claire Martin M30 Frank Sinatra’s Close to You M35 Academy of Ancient Music/Gardner
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CHAMBER MUSIC HIGHLIGHTS Arcanto Quartet M03 Marc-André Hamelin M06 Queyras & Melnikov M14 Mahan Esfahani M23 New Zealand S.Q./Julian Bliss M26 Gabriela Montero M27 Boris Giltburg and friends M37 Radio 3 New Generation Artists M10 M29
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PRINCIPAL VENUES “The Festival’s morning recitals at the Pump Room are its continuing glory.” The Sunday Times
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PITTVILLE PUMP ROOM 1820s Regency elegance — a crystal-clear acoustic, the wow factor of a high central cupola, a lovely colonnade and stunning park views.
“One of the best acoustic spaces anywhere.” The Sunday Times
Seating capacity: 950
Perfect for: the world’s finest pianists, singers and chamber ensembles.
Perfect for: symphony orchestras at full throttle — thrilling clarity and impact.
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GLOUCESTER CATHEDRAL
PARABOLA ARTS CENTRE
Begun in 1089 and remodelled over four centuries, its architectural magnificence encompasses Norman and English Gothic styles. Steeped in history — from royal coronations and burials to Harry Potter film sets.
State-of-the-art 21st century theatre meets 19th century foyer and gallery space. Intimate, versatile and classy.
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Early 20th century Edwardian elegance — the classic ‘shoebox’ concert hall.
Seating capacity: 400
CHELTENHAM LADIES’ COLLEGE
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CHELTENHAM TOWN HALL
Seating capacity: 300
Seating capacity: 1000
Perfect for: everything from cabaret and opera to talks, film and family events.
Perfect for: grand musical events featuring choirs and orchestras.
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PRINCIPAL VENUES TEWKESBURY ABBEY
EVERYMAN THEATRE
A stunning Abbey church, consecrated in 1121. Elementally huge pillars supporting Norman arches in the nave, beautifully located on the edge of town.
A beautifully restored gem of a late 19th century theatre. Designed by Frank Matcham (London Coliseum, London Palladium, Buxton Opera House et al.)
Seating capacity: 750
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Perfect for: roof-raising, bliss-inducing choral and organ music.
Seating capacity: 650
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Perfect for: theatre, opera and dance.
CHELTENHAM COLLEGE CHAPEL
CHELTENHAM LADIES’ COLLEGE
High, soaring late Victorian Gothic — externally based on the chapel of King’s College, Cambridge.
Built in 1897 for the growing school, with its gothicstyled, stacked galleries of ornately carved pitch-pine and Arts-and-Crafts fresco, the Princess Hall still takes your breath away.
Seating capacity: 500
Seating capacity: 600
Perfect for: choirs, brass... and choirs again.
Perfect for: theatre, film, music, dance and dining.
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MAGIC PIANO & THE CHOPIN SHORTS CLASSICAL MAYHEM PRESENT
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Parabola Arts Centre, Cheltenham Ladies’ College 11am-12.15pm MF01 £8 (£5 children) Ideal for ages 7+ Ingenious, slapstick classical fun, following a sold out run at the 2014 Edinburgh Fringe Fate has deemed fit to reunite dysfunctional twins: Will, a failing orchestral conductor and control freak, and Igor his smelly doppelganger. In close proximity after ten years, the combination of their polar personalities spells trouble. Can Will overcome his own ego and turn his life around to save his brother from turning into a total gaming Zombie?
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Dinara Klinton piano Parabola Arts Centre, Cheltenham Ladies’ College 11am-12noon MF02 £8 (£5 children) Ideal for ages 4+ Anna hides in an old piano, which transforms into a magical flying machine and whisks her into the air! Fat hamsters, an inky adventure and a mouse that wants to be a ballet dancer: in this collection of short films from award-winning animators, gifted young pianist and Royal College of Music graduate Dinara Klinton performs a live soundtrack of Chopin etudes against a unique and colourful setting. THE CLIFFORD TAYLOR Young Artist Series
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JAMES MAYHEW PAINTS MUSSORGSKY’S PICTURES Flowers Band James Mayhew narrator and illustrator Town Hall 11am-12.15pm £12 (£6 children) Ideal for ages 5+
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John Williams Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom 5’ Holst ‘Mars’ from The Planets 5’ Mussorgsky Pictures at an Exhibition 30’ Grieg In the Hall of the Mountain King 4’
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FAMILY DAY Garden Bar, Imperial Gardens 12noon-6pm FREE, no ticket required
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Come on down to Imperial Gardens for a very special family fun day – all for free! Cheltenham Music Festival will bring the square to life with live music, a BBQ, sweet treats, arts & crafts and fun for the whole family. Expect special guests from the Festival, local choirs, the thrilling CSS Taiko Drummers and the world-class Flowers Band – with popular tunes and movie themes! Look out for the beautiful pianos, created by renowned artist Polly Alakija and local children. The Painted Pianos project is supported by
MAESTRO’S MUSIC SCHOOL Nicholas Baragwanath maestro Pillar Room, Town Hall 2-3pm £5 Ideal for ages 7+
Children’s author, illustrator and Katie stories creator James Mayhew brings a musical gallery to life before your eyes! With live accompaniment by the Flowers Band, one of the finest brass bands in the land, the fantastical creatures and landscapes of Mussorgsky’s magical Pictures at an Exhibition take on a life of their own with the help of James’ paintbrush.
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School on a Saturday? No way! But did you know that being a student in an 18th century singing school involved everything from angel wings and donkey skins to stocks and fishing rods? Come and take a seat in Maestro Nick’s classroom for an afternoon and learn to sing like an 18th century superstar! No musical experience necessary.
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SHOSTAKOVICH 15 Carducci Quartet Stephen Johnson Tithe Barn, Syde Manor 10am – 6pm both days £180 (includes four concert tickets,
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two lunches, all interval refreshments and Stephen Johnson as musical tour guide)
Acting as a kind of embedded cultural tour guide will be writer and broadcaster Stephen Johnson – putting all this extraordinary music in context, introducing each concert and sharing thoughts with the Carduccis themselves. All in the stunning surroundings of the Tithe Barn at Syde Manor, ten miles south of Cheltenham, with interval drinks and meals served in a beautiful garden marquee. Supported by Sir Michael and Lady McWilliam
Composers often save their most intimate thoughts for the string quartet. Other than Beethoven, perhaps no composer has put so much of himself into his quartets as Dmitri Shostakovich. Spanning his entire career, from the 1930s to the 1970s, Shostakovich’s 15 string quartets reflect profoundly on the difficulties of life in Soviet Russia, on war and the holocaust.
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This event and a number of other events at Cheltenham Music Festival 2015 are co-produced with New Build Productions.
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THE OPENING NIGHT
AN AMERICAN IN PARIS Festival Proms in association with
BBC Concert Orchestra Martin James Bartlett piano Ben Gernon conductor Eric Whitacre conductor * Town Hall 7.30-9.30pm £40 £35 £30 £18 £12
FESTIVAL LUNCH WITH SPECIAL GUEST ERIC WHITACRE Ellenborough Park 1-3.15pm
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Guests will be seated at 1.30pm £35. Ticket includes a set two-course lunch with a glass of prosecco on arrival.
After a superb lunch in Ellenborough Park, enjoy hearing from Grammy-winning composer and conductor Eric Whitacre, in conversation with Meurig Bowen.
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John Adams Short Ride in a Fast Machine 5’ Copland Appalachian Spring 23’ Gershwin Rhapsody in Blue 15’ Britten Four Sea Interludes 15’ Eric Whitacre Water Night 5’ * Stravinsky Berceuse and Finale from The Firebird 8’ Gershwin An American in Paris 18’
A feast of Parisian/American music and other orchestral masterpieces open the 2015 Cheltenham Music Festival. George Gershwin’s lively and affectionate portrait An American in Paris will be heard together with his jazz-influenced Rhapsody in Blue, featuring 18-year-old BBC Young Musician winner Martin James Bartlett. Alongside popular works by Copland, Stravinsky and Britten, this concert also features one of the Festival’s featured artists, Eric Whitacre, conducting the orchestral version of one of his most popular pieces, Water Night.
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TALK: NAPOLEON, BEETHOVEN AND WATERLOO
ARCANTO QUARTET Antje Weithaas violin Daniel Sepec violin Tabea Zimmermann viola Jean-Guihen Queyras cello Pittville Pump Room 11am-1pm £30 £24 £18
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Beethoven Quartet No 11 in F minor, Op. 95 ‘Serioso’ 21’ Smetana Quartet No 1 in E minor ‘From My Life’ 27’ Schumann Quartet No 1 in A minor, Op. 41/1 27’
“Absolutely stunning virtuosity and depth” Washington Post
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Each a distinguished soloist in their own right, the Arcanto Quartet have together given powerful performances in the world’s major venues: from Carnegie Hall to the Berlin Philharmonie. For their debut Cheltenham appearance they perform Beethoven’s groundbreaking Serioso quartet, and Smetana’s moving From My Life: touching sketches that express his romantic ideals and emotional pain brought about by his crippling deafness.
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Oval Room, Pittville Pump Room 10-10.40am £5
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From Beethoven’s Eroica to Wellington’s Victory, the relationship between music and politics in the Napoleonic era is more common than you might think. The University of Warwick’s Dr Katherine Hambridge explores the political and musical responses to Waterloo across Europe.
FESTIVAL EVENSONG Tewkesbury Abbey Schola Cantorum Simon Bell director Dean Close School Chapel 5.30-6.15pm FREE, no ticket required
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Prior to a tour of the Netherlands, Tewkesbury Abbey Schola Cantorum’s evensong includes Stanford’s Evening Canticles in A and two motets that Howells wrote in Cheltenham in 1940, Like as the hart and O pray for the peace of Jerusalem.
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EDWARD GARDNER, STEVEN OSBORNE AND THE CBSO Festival Proms in association with
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra Steven Osborne piano Edward Gardner conductor Town Hall 7.30-9.45pm £40 £35 £18 £12
Broadcast live on BBC Radio 3
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Haydn Representation of Chaos from The Creation 5’ Mozart Piano Concerto in C minor, K 491 30’ Rachmaninov Symphony No 2 60’ In the realm of big-impact orchestral experiences, Rachmaninov’s second symphony has it all: high drama, heart-stopping emotion, a torrent of luscious melodies and momentous surges that will pin you to the back of your seat. Within the warm-sounding glow of the Town Hall, the chance to envelop yourself in this orchestral experience is not to be missed. Steven Osborne, returning to Cheltenham after his stunning recital in 2014, performs one of Mozart’s most celebrated piano concertos; and the CBSO is conducted by one of the most admired British artists of his generation, Gloucester-raised conductor Edward Gardner.
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VARIETIES OF VIOLS
“With Mr Hamelin, fearlessness is something more”
Pillar Room, Town Hall 5.30-6.30pm MT03 £8
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MARC-ANDRÉ HAMELIN Marc-André Hamelin piano Pittville Pump Room 11am-1pm £28 £23 £16
Recorded for broadcast on BBC Radio 3
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Mozart Sonata in D Major, K 576 15’ Debussy Images, Book II 14’ Marc-André Hamelin Pavane Variée (UK premiere) 6’ Marc-André Hamelin Variations on a Theme by Paganini (UK premiere) 10’ Schubert Four Impromptus, D 935 40’ A welcome return to the Pittville Pump Room by French-Canadian super-virtuoso Marc-André Hamelin. Alongside his signature legendary technique and breadth of repertoire, Hamelin has started composing showpieces in the tradition of his virtuoso, early 20th century predecessors. Expect to be dazzled by two sets of his own variations – one on a medieval theme, the other on a theme of Paganini, no less. Supported by Graham and Eileen Lockwood
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As with all things, in music-making it is important to have the right tools for the job. In this lecture-recital, the University of Huddersfield’s John Bryan and the Rose Consort of Viols play three different sets of ‘viols’ – fretted, bowed instruments from the renaissance and baroque periods – exploring how each set’s contrasting tones are ideal for different kinds of music.
SOLO CELLO AT QUENINGTON Jessie Ann Richardson cello St Swithin’s Church, Quenington 3-4.20pm £12 (unreserved)
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Cellist of the Piatti Quartet and a current member of the Countess of Munster Musical Trust’s Young Artists Scheme, Jessie Ann Richardson performs a selection of beautiful works for solo cello by Bach and Walton alongside the premiere of a new work dedicated to her: Stranger, Lover, Dancer by John Hawkins. Supported by Quenington Sculpture Trust
The Quenington Sculpture Garden is open this year (admission £4). Tea and cake will be served in the garden after the concert, with a chance to meet the artist and have CDs signed. See page 41 for more details about the sculpture exhibition Fresh Air.
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THE KING’S SINGERS 150 YEARS OF ALICE’S ADVENTURES IN WONDERLAND Festival Proms in association with
The King’s Singers Guest reader tba Town Hall 7-9pm £30 £25 £15 £12
This special programme from one of the world’s most treasured vocal ensembles celebrates 150 years of Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland. Presented with The King’s Singers’ customary charm, the eccentric genius of Lewis Carroll’s classic is told through a programme that journeys from madrigals and partsongs to Ligeti’s nonsense song The Lobster Quadrille and Cy Coleman’s The Rhythm of Life. Composers and arrangers featured include Dowland, Morley, Josquin, Striggio, Weelkes, Saint-Saëns, Fauré, Stanford, Quilter, Bob Chilcott, Howard Goodall and Paul Simon. Extracts from Lewis Carroll’s Alice books, interspersed throughout the programme, will be read by a guest actor to be announced.
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“It’s not a question of Satie’s relevance; he’s indispensable” John Cage
ERIK SATIE: THE VELVET GENTLEMAN Anne Lovett piano Actor tba Max Hoehn director Devised by Meurig Bowen Parabola Arts Centre, Cheltenham Ladies’ College 9.30-10.45pm M09 £18 Erik Satie’s 150th birthday is in 2016 – but this ‘theatrecital’ (a dramatised piano recital, a play with a lot of music in it) is a mainstay of the 2015 Festival’s Parisian focus. Directed by rising star Max Hoehn, winner of the 2015 Independent Opera Director Fellowship, The Velvet Gentleman brings together the autobiographical musings of an ageing Satie with a broad selection of his piano music. From the early Gnossiennes and Gymnopedies to the more whimsical and experimental miniatures of later years, they are played here by Anne Lovett – like Satie himself, a composer-pianist from Normandy.
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BBC RADIO 3 NEW GENERATION ARTISTS Pittville Pump Room 11am-1pm £24 £18 £12
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Mendelssohn Capriccio and Fugue Op. 81 11’ Beethoven Quartet Op. 74 ‘The Harp’ 30’ Nielsen Quartet No 2 in F minor 30’ Selection of Danish folk music arrangements 10’ As the Danish String Quartet have described themselves, your ‘friendly neighbourhood string quartet with above average amounts of beard’ present a programme packed full of colour and verve. Always virtuosic and with a joyful style, their Beethoven, Mendelssohn and Nielsen are rounded off with a taste of their 2014 critically-acclaimed album of folksong arrangements, Wood Works. Supported by Mary Mackenzie, Richard Walton and Friends
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PSYCHO LIVE!
MEDITERRANEAN VOYAGE
Festival Proms in association with
Britten Sinfonia Thomas Gould violin/director * Anthony Gabriele conductor Town Hall 6.30-9.20pm £30 £25
Chemirani Brothers zarb Sokratis Sinopoulos lyra Jean-Guihen Queyras cello M12
Richard Strauss Metamorphosen for 23 solo strings 25’ * Hitchcock/Herrmann Psycho 109’
Pittville Pump Room 9-10.15pm £20 £15
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Featured Festival artist Jean-Guihen Queyras explores the hypnotic and spellbinding music of Algeria and the Mediterranean. Bijan and Keyvan Chemirani – two masters of the zarb, the most important percussion instrument of Persia – and lyra player Sokratis Sinopoulos join Queyras in an eclectic programme: music that explores the acrobatic and percussive rhythms of the Chemirani brothers alongside Queyras’ improvisation on Mediterranean melodies remembered from his youth in Algeria.
Traditional, contemporary and improvised programme inspired by the music of Algeria and the Mediterranean.
Strauss’ Metamorphosen runs from 6.30pm to 7pm. The screening of Psycho starts at 7.30pm. Film screening certificate 15. A film screening with a difference. For one night only the Town Hall becomes a grand cinema, showing one of the greatest thrillers of all time with Bernard Herrmann’s iconic score played live by one of the UK’s finest orchestras. Herrmann created one of the most memorable soundtracks in cinema history – music of such nagging, edge-of-seat intensity that it lifted Hitchcock’s film to a higher level of impact altogether. Preceding this special screening is one of the great concert classics for string orchestra: Richard Strauss’ heartfelt mourning for the wartime destruction of German culture. Concert sponsored by
Supported by Celia and Andrew Curran
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SATURDAY4JULY “Quick-fire hilarity set to extracts from great composers makes for a perfect union, as highly entertaining as it is original” **** The Stage
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QUEYRAS & MELNIKOV Jean-Guihen Queyras cello Alexander Melnikov piano Pittville Pump Room 11am-1pm £28 £23 £16
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Schumann 5 Stücke im Volkston 18’ Beethoven Cello Sonata No 3 in A major, Op. 69 26’ Webern 3 Kleine Stücke, Op. 11 3’ Rachmaninov Cello Sonata in G minor, Op. 19 35’
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Parabola Arts Centre, Cheltenham Ladies’ College 11am-12.15pm MF01 £8 (£5 children) Ideal for ages 7+ Ingenious, slapstick classical fun, following a sold out run at the 2014 Edinburgh Fringe.
Two outstanding soloists join forces for a programme that casts piano and cello as equal – and accomplished – partners. The duo released recordings of the complete Beethoven cello and piano works in late-2014, and this spirited sonata will be a particular treat.
“Queyras and Melnikov sustained the intimacy of the music with playing of extraordinary refinement” The Guardian
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FROM JAVA TO THE HIMALAYA Zubin Kanga, Richard Uttley piano Joby Burgess percussion Isabelle Carré, Robert Campion gamelan solo Cheltenham Community Gamelan Players Southbank Gamelan Players Town Hall 2-3.15pm £15
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Rolf Hind Tiger’s Nest (premiere) 18’ Richard Causton Concerto for Solo Percussion and Gamelan 17’ Plus traditional Gamelan music 30’ This concert marks the 10th anniversary of Cheltenham’s very own Gamelan – a Javanese orchestra of tuned gongs, metallophones and drums. Alongside Richard Causton’s concerto, commissioned by the Festival in 2001, you’ll witness the enthralling spectacle of traditional Indonesian music, and hear a new commission from Rolf Hind: inspired by recent travels in Bhutan, the Tiger’s Nest Monastery and the sounds of bells, wind and water that fill the Himalayan air.
JOBY BURGESS
Rolf Hind co-commissioned with the Southbank Centre and with the support of
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Box Office 0844 880 8094 The 2013 performance of Shostakovich’s 5th symphony by Chetham’s Symphony Orchestra was one of the most highly-charged, thrilling experiences in Cheltenham’s recent past: a tough act to follow for these virtuoso musicians from one of the world’s top specialist music schools in Manchester. But with Mahler’s gigantic third symphony – six movements, 160 performers, a world of emotion – the impact of this monumental work is bound to be even more memorable. Gloucestershire-resident queen of mezzo-sopranos, Sarah Connolly, joins massed local choral forces for this very special Town Hall event. Supported by Diana Woolley and The Oldham Foundation
MAHLER’S 3RD SYMPHONY
TRISH CLOWES & LUKE STYLES PRESENT
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Chetham’s Symphony Orchestra Sarah Connolly mezzo-soprano Ladies of Cheltenham Bach Choir Cheltenham Youth Choir Stephen Threlfall conductor Town Hall 7.30-9.15pm £30 £25 £20 £15 £12
THE CLIFFORD TAYLOR Young Artist Series
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Mahler Symphony No 3 99’
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Parabola Arts Centre, Cheltenham Ladies’ College 9.45-11pm M18 £15
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Iain Ballamy The Man Who Knew Just Enough Trish Clowes Apple Boy Joe Cutler new work (premiere) Calum Gourlay 12 Goats and Tigers Chris Mayo Birchfield Close Thomas Strønen new work (premiere) Luke Styles Chasing the Nose
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CHAPEL: SUNDAY MORNING Jason Evans trumpet Julie Cooper soprano Matthew Martin organ Dean Close School Chapel 11am-1pm £15
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Programme to include: J.S. Bach Aria from Cantata BWV 51 Handel Eternal Source of Light Divine; Let the bright Seraphim Gowers An Occasional Trumpet Voluntary; Toccata Matthew Martin Sonatina in memoriam Patrick Gowers (premiere) Vierne Carillon de Westminster Anton Heiller Zwei geistliche Gesänge The brainchild of jazz saxophonist Trish Clowes, Emulsion brings together performers from the classical and jazz worlds of contemporary performance to thrilling and original effect. Joined by Norwegian Jazz duo Food (Thomas Strønen & Iain Ballamy), and premiering two new works, this is a must for fans of the cutting edge. Joe Cutler commissioned with the support of
MAGIC PIANO & THE CHOPIN SHORTS Dinara Klinton piano
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Parabola Arts Centre, Cheltenham Ladies’ College 11am-12noon MF02 £8 (£5 children) Ideal for ages 4+ See pages 8-9 for more information.
Only in his early twenties, but already Principal Trumpet of the Philharmonia Orchestra, Jason Evans joins two Dean Close School alumni to showcase the brand new Chapel organ, installed by the Worcester organ-builders Nicholson in late 2014. Matthew Martin premieres his new Sonatina for organ and trumpet, and soprano Julie Cooper – who was so impressive singing Pärt with The Hilliard Ensemble in Tewkesbury Abbey last year – sings sparkling and sublime music by Bach and Handel. Matthew Martin commission supported by Graham and Eileen Lockwood
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CHAPEL: SUNDAY AFTERNOON Kokoro Canticum Chamber Choir Mark Forkgen conductor Cheltenham College Chapel 3-5pm £15
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Hywel Davies new work for choir and ensemble (premiere) 35’ Nicholas Morrish Rarity new work for ensemble (premiere) 15’ Poulenc Figure Humaine 19’ Kokoro, an ensemble drawn from the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, joins forces with London chamber choir Canticum. Alongside a premiere from 2014 RPS Composition Prize winner Nicholas Morrish Rarity, a new cantata by Hywel Davies takes the voices of WWI poets and writers as its source. Hywel’s music is gentle, poised and wistful – making for a fine pairing with the rich, beguiling harmonies of Poulenc’s 1943 hymn to freedom for occupied France. Rarity supported by Susan Bradshaw Composers’ Fund
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COMPOSER ACADEMY SHOWCASE 1 Genesis Sixteen Cheltenham College Chapel 5.30-6.30pm FREE, ticket required
Genesis Sixteen is a specially selected group of young musicians tipped for careers as professional chamber singers and coached by members of The Sixteen. They present five new works developed at this year’s Composer Academy alongside a commission from the Academy’s director, Peter Wiegold. Supported by John Mumford and Penny McCracken
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NEW ENGLISH BALLET THEATRE with Gildas Quartet Anne Lovett piano Andrew Harvey violin Everyman Theatre 8-10pm £30 £25 £18 £15
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Tangents (Mussorgsky extracts from Pictures at an Exhibition) 11’ Toca (Villa Lobos Etudes) 7’ Orbital Motion (Philip Glass Violin Concerto, abridged) 21’ Mad Women (Greenwood/Richard) 10’ The Kreutzer Sonata (Beethoven Kreutzer Sonata, Janácˇek String Quartet No 1) 40’ Following three highly successful seasons in London’s West End, New English Ballet Theatre heads to The Everyman for a major Cheltenham Music Festival debut. Setting out to emulate Diaghilev’s allembracing approach to the creation of new work, they present a stunning mix of ballets from the UK’s top choreographic talents, featuring music by Mussorgsky, Villa Lobos, Philip Glass, Beethoven and Janáček.
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MONDAY6JULY “Dashingly eloquent, dizzyingly skilled, Esfahani makes the harpsichord seem an instrument reborn” The Times
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MAHAN ESFAHANI Mahan Esfahani harpsichord Pittville Pump Room 11am-1pm £24 £18 £12
Recorded for broadcast on BBC Radio 3
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Couperin Pièces en G 17’ W.F. Bach Sonata in E flat 13’ D. Scarlatti 5 sonatas 20’ Martinu ˚ Deux pieces pour clavecin 6’ Maconchy Notebook for Harpsichord 9’ J.S. Bach Chromatic Fantasia and Fugue, BWV 903 13’ Iranian-American harpsichordist Mahan Esfahani is a force of nature – a dazzlingly persuasive advocate for his instrument, as compelling in performance as he is in his witty, between-pieces commentary. The first harpsichordist to have a BBC Prom to himself in 2011, and with a recent Gramophone award to his name, Esfahani’s star shines ever brighter. His Pittville recital will be performed on a modern 2013 copy (Huw Saunders) of an early 18th century German instrument, beautifully fashioned out of a single, English walnut tree.
THE 20TH CENTURY HARPSICHORD REVIVAL Christopher D. Lewis/Laurie Stras harpsichord Kate Hawnt reader Pittville Pump Room 2-3.20pm £5
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In this lecture-recital, Christopher D. Lewis, Kate Hawnt and colleagues from the University of Southampton explore the surprising history of the harpsichord – including its 1930s European revival – and trace the different incarnations of this intriguing instrument.
COMPOSER ACADEMY SHOWCASE 2 Emulsion Quartet Parabola Arts Centre, Cheltenham Ladies’ College 6-7pm FREE, ticket required M24
Supported by The Aquarius Group
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Seven new works, developed at the Composer Academy during the first week of the Festival, will be presented by a quartet of players drawn from Trish Clowes’ genre-defying Emulsion Sinfonietta. Supported by John Mumford and Penny McCracken
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MEET THE COMPOSERS Circle Bar, Parabola Arts Centre, Cheltenham Ladies’ College 7.15-7.45pm MT06 FREE, ticket required Composers Charlotte Bray and Thomas Hyde give a brief introduction to tonight’s operas along with other members of the production.
George Vass conductor Richard Williams director Nova Music Opera featuring singers Kirsty Hopkins, Howard Cook, Greg Tassell, Howard Quilla Croft, Damian Thantry Parabola Arts Centre, Cheltenham Ladies’ College 8-10pm M25 £20 Entanglement (premiere) 45’ Charlotte Bray composer Amy Rosenthal librettist That Man Stephen Ward 50’ Thomas Hyde composer David Norris librettist
Nova Music Opera brings together a pair of contemporary chamber operas by Charlotte Bray and Thomas Hyde about two misunderstood characters from modern British history. In the sixtieth anniversary year of her controversial execution, the end of Ruth Ellis’ life is examined in Charlotte Bray’s work Entanglement. Thomas Hyde’s That Man Stephen Ward, premiered to great reviews in 2008, charts the demise of one of the more tragic characters involved in the Profumo scandal of the early 1960s. In association with Nova Music Opera and the Presteigne Festival
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GABRIELA MONTERO Gabriela Montero piano Pittville Pump Room 6-7.50pm £26 £21 £15
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Schubert Four Impromptus, D 899 32’ Schumann Fantasie in C, Op. 17 30’ Improvisations based on themes from the audience 20’
BRAHMS CLARINET QUINTET New Zealand String Quartet Julian Bliss clarinet Pittville Pump Room 11am-1pm £28 £23 £16
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John Psathas Manos, Unbridled 6’ Haydn String Quartet No 42 in C, Op. 54/2 20’ Jack Body Three Transcriptions 11’ Brahms Clarinet Quintet in B minor, Op. 115 34’ After a taste of new music from their compatriots Jack Body and John Psathas, the New Zealand String Quartet join forces with British clarinettist Julian Bliss. Renowned for the sensitivity and refinement of their playing, the pairing is sure to bring to life the autumnal moods of Brahms’ Clarinet Quintet. Supported by Elizabeth Jacobs
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For Gabriela Montero, ‘improvisation is such a huge part of who I am, it is the most natural and spontaneous way I can express myself’. In addition to a top-flight recital and concerto career on both sides of the Atlantic, the Venezuelan-American pianist has an extraordinary ability to improvise in any number of styles: from baroque to highromantic and jazz, and based on themes suggested by the audience. After substantial offerings of Schubert and Schumann, it will be such a privilege to witness her virtuosic and heartfelt creations in the heat of the Pittville moment. Supported by Neil and Ann Parrack
“It was a dazzling feat of pure inspiration. Throughout the hall, jaws dropped” The Independent
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cheltenhamfestivals.com/music With the beauty of his music, his charisma and the extraordinary global reach of his online ‘virtual choirs’, London-resident American composer Eric Whitacre has become a phenomenon in recent years. Inspired by a visit to Gloucester Cathedral, Whitacre’s specially created musical sequence moves, as the shadows gather in this great building, from light to darkness. His handpicked professional choir is joined here by one of Whitacre’s newest musical friends, singer Laura Mvula.
ERIC WHITACRE SINGERS
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Eric Whitacre conductor with special guest Laura Mvula Gloucester Cathedral 8.30-10.30pm £35 £30 £22 £18 £14 (unreserved)
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Programme includes: Eric Whitacre Sleep; Lux Aurumque; Sainte-Chapelle; Nox Aurumque Duruflé Ubi caritas et amor Dufay Ave maris stella Peter Gabriel Blood of Eden (arr. Whitacre) Laura Mvula Father, Father; She; Sing to the moon
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BBC RADIO 3 NEW GENERATION ARTISTS Armida Quartet Lise Berthaud viola Pittville Pump Room 11am-1pm £24 £18 £12
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Schubert String Quartet in G major, D 887 40’ Florentine Mulsant Vocalise for solo viola 7’ Dvorˇák String Quintet No 3 in E flat, Op. 97 32’ The second concert featuring Radio 3 New Generation Artists sees the return of viola player Lise Berthaud alongside the Berlin-based Armida Quartet. After Schubert’s final string quartet and a short solo work written especially for Berthaud by French composer Florentine Mulsant, the performers join for Dvořák’s sprightly Quintet – matching in exuberance his ‘American’ Quartet, and written in the same summer of 1893 when staying with Czech cousins in Spillville, Iowa. Supported by Sir Peter and Lady Marychurch
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APRIL IN PARIS
DINNER WITH CLAIRE MARTIN & HER TRIO Claire Martin singer James Pearson piano Calum Gourlay bass Matt Skelton drums Cheltenham Ladies’ College Princess Hall Bar open from 7pm Dinner served at 7.30pm Performance 9-10.15pm £60. Ticket includes three course set menu and coffee.
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Widely regarded as the First Lady of British jazz, Claire Martin celebrates with her trio that most romantic of cities, Paris. With a whirl of French glitz, glamour and nostalgia, she performs songs that Edith Piaf made her own – ‘La Vie en Rose’ and ‘Non, je ne regrette rien’ – alongside numbers by Michel Legrand, Jacques Brel, Cole Porter’s ‘I love Paris’, Joni Mitchell’s ‘Free Man in Paris’ and, of course, Vernon Duke’s ‘April in Paris’.
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Condemned unseen in France on its release, vilified by the Catholic authorities and even banned outright in England, Carl Theodor Dreyer’s La Passion de Jeanne d’Arc is widely recognised as a silent masterpiece, regularly appearing in lists of the top ten greatest films ever made.
PRE-CONCERT TALK
MICHAEL SYMMONS ROBERTS Tewkesbury Abbey Parish Hall 5.30-6.15pm FREE, ticket required
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‘Wildness & Wonder, Dazzlement & Darkness’ – award winning poet Michael Symmons Roberts explores the idea of mystery in God and the arts, considering these themes in poetry and literature and reflecting on his own journey in response to the Messiaen 2015 project with Cordelia Williams.
SILENT CINEMA AND MEDIEVAL MUSIC:
This tour has been supported by Arts Council England, the National Centre for Early Music and Eureka Films.
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VINGT REGARDS Cordelia Williams piano Michael Symmons Roberts speaker Tewkesbury Abbey 6.30-7.30pm £12
Inspired by Dreyer’s vision, the award-winning Orlando Consort present an entirely new, carefully crafted soundtrack of music from the era in which the film is set. The intricate beauty of 15th century works by Binchois and Dufay, together with animated motets and haunting plainsong, amplify the poignant depiction of medieval France and provide a unique and highly evocative accompaniment to this landmark film.
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Messiaen Selection from Vingt Regards sur l’Enfant-Jésus Messiaen wrote Vingt Regards in occupied Paris, 1944, yet the music is suffused with themes of love, colour and silence, embracing the full breadth of human experience and the complexities of his own deep Catholic faith. This ‘son et lumière’ performance combines a selection of the most reverent and dazzling of the Vingt Regards with poetry readings by Michael Symmons Roberts and Sophie Hacker’s projected, illuminated paintings, all commissioned by Cordelia Williams in response to this powerful work.
The Orlando Consort: Matthew Venner countertenor Mark Dobell tenor Angus Smith tenor Donald Greig baritone Robert MacDonald bass Tewkesbury Abbey 8.30-10.15pm £20 £15 £10
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La Passion de Jeanne d’Arc (1928) 96’
“So extraordinary and otherworldly is this film’s power, you could believe you were watching the actual trial of Joan of Arc” The Guardian
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SCHUMANN, FAURÉ & DOVE BBC RADIO 3 NEW GENERATION ARTISTS Armida Quartet Kitty Whately mezzo-soprano Pavel Kolesnikov piano Simon Lepper piano Recorded for broadcast on BBC Radio 3
Pittville Pump Room 11am-1pm £24 £18 £12
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Jonathan Dove songs (premiere) 10’ “Here is a poet of the keyboard” The Guardian Fauré La bonne chanson 22’ Schumann Lied ohne Ende; Arabeske 10’ Schumann Piano Quintet in E flat, Op. 44 28’ Two outstanding young soloists come together with the Armida Quartet. First, Fauré with the ‘rich and luminous mezzo’ (La Croix) Kitty Whately, who also gives the premiere of a new set of songs by Jonathan Dove – a composer who has been likened to Britten for the clarity of his vocal writing. Pavel Kolesnikov and the Armida Quartet bring the concert to a rousing close with Schumann’s exuberant Quintet.
GLOUCESTERSHIRE YOUNG MUSICIANS
Gloucestershire Youth Orchestra Rebecca McNaught cello Winner of Gloucestershire Young Musician of the Year tba Glyn Oxley conductor Pittville Pump Room 6-7.45pm £12 (£6 children)
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Dove commissioned jointly by the Royal Philharmonic Society and BBC Radio 3 for the New Generation Artists Scheme
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THE CLIFFORD TAYLOR Young Artist Series
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In this celebration of young talent in Gloucestershire, the winners of the Keith Nutland Award and Gloucestershire Young Musician of the Year will perform a selection of solo repertoire, bookended by a selection of the BBC Ten Pieces from the Gloucestershire Youth Orchestra.
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cheltenhamfestivals.com/music In his centenary year, Sinatra’s 1956 album Close to You is recreated with this stellar line-up of Ronnie Scott’s regulars, the Tippett Quartet and John Wilson Orchestra vocal frontman Matt Ford. Nelson Riddle’s inclusion of the Hollywood String Quartet in his matchless arrangements created a glowing impressionistic canvas for the artistry of Sinatra. They appear here in Callum Au’s painstaking transcriptions, alongside arrangements of other Sinatra classics for the unique sonorities of this ensemble.
FRANK SINATRA’S CLOSE TO YOU Matthew Ford singer Tippett Quartet James Pearson piano Calum Gourlay bass Matt Skelton drums Hugh Webb harp Callum Au trombone Howard McGill woodwinds
Benjamin Baker violin Julian Bliss clarinet Bartholomew LaFollette cello Richard Uttley piano James Gilchrist tenor Anna Tilbrook piano
Cheltenham Ladies’ College Princess Hall 7.30-9.30pm £24 (premium tables with sharing platters also available)
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FROM DONNE TO THE END OF TIME
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Close to You reinvented and other Sinatra classics
Pittville Pump Room 9.30-10.45pm £24 £18 £12
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Britten The Holy Sonnets of John Donne 25’ Messiaen Quartet for the End of Time 48’
“Timeless music, tailored with such care yet still sounding so fresh” London Jazz News
This concert could equally be called From Görlitz to Bergen-Belsen. Messiaen wrote his quartet while interned in the POW camp Stalag VIII-A at Görlitz – its first performance, remarkably, was outside and in the rain on 15 January 1941 – while Britten’s Donne sonnets came soon after performing to survivors of the liberated Bergen-Belsen concentration camp with Yehudi Menuhin in July 1945. From Messiaen’s transcendental vision to Britten’s deep, dark explorations of Donne – these are remarkable responses to the traumas of war.
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FESTIVAL LUNCH WITH SPECIAL GUEST EDWARD GARDNER
BORIS GILTBURG AND FRIENDS
Cheltenham favourite Boris Giltburg returns again, this time with illustrious compatriots. The IPO Richter Quartet is the official quartet of the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, founded at the Spoleto Festival in 2006. Together, they perform three giants of the French chamber music repertoire, and round off the 2015 Festival’s focus on musical Paris.
Boris Giltburg piano IPO Richter Quartet Pittville Pump Room 11am-1pm £30 £24 £18
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Ravel Piano Trio in A minor 27’ Debussy String Quartet in G minor 25’ Franck Piano Quintet in F minor 39’
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Ellenborough Park 1-3.15pm Guests will be seated at 1.30pm £35. Ticket includes a set two-course lunch with a glass of prosecco on arrival.
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After a superb lunch in Ellenborough Park, enjoy hearing from conductor Edward Gardner, in conversation with Meurig Bowen, including, no doubt, about his musical upbringing as a Gloucester Cathedral Chorister. Official Hotel of the Pittville Pump Room Series
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AFTERNOON PIANO TRIO Trio Aquilon Tithe Barn, Syde Manor 4-5.15pm £15
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Timothy Salter Trefoil 10’ Haydn Piano Trio No 39 in G Major ‘Gypsy Rondo’ Hob. XV/25 15’ Shostakovich Piano Trio No 2 in E minor 24’ Shostakovich’s second Piano Trio, written in 1944 in the midst of WWII, roams through agitation, mournfulness and eerie tension, yet remains a beautiful homage to the loss of a dear friend. It is performed in the stunning surroundings of Syde Manor’s restored tithe barn by Trio Aquilon alongside Haydn’s playful trio and a work by Timothy Salter, commissioned by the ensemble in 2013.
KATHRYN TICKELL & THE SIDE Kathryn Tickell Northumbrian pipes, fiddle Ruth Wall harp Amy Thatcher accordion, clog dancing Louisa Tuck cello Pittville Pump Room 7-9pm £20 £15
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Evocative slow airs that could break your heart move seamlessly into life-affirming jigs and reels; Amy storms into a clog dance; Kathryn’s dizzying rapid-fire piping contrasts with the richness of the cello and Ruth’s sparkling harp playing melds it all together. A very special evening is in store in the company of 2013 BBC Folk Awards ‘Musician of the Year’ Kathryn Tickell and her folk-classical ensemble The Side.
“Blissfully intuitive and empathetic mix of styles... Magnificent” fRoots
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TANGO STORIES Ksenija Sidorova accordion Alexander Sitkovetsky violin Aizhana Nurkenova piano Dejota ¯ ji Ieva Ra ¯ cene, Evelı¯na Godunova, Kirill Burlov dancers Cheltenham Ladies’ College Princess Hall 9.30-10.45pm £24 (premium tables with sharing platters also available) M40 £18 £12 36
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Created for the Riga Festival in Latvia last year, this very special Tango project brings together two trios of dancers and musicians, and the talents of Rambert dancer/choreographer Kirill Burlov and the stunning accordionist Ksenija Sidorova. The musical sequence alone is ravishing, including classic Argentinian tangos by Carlos Gardel, Enrique Mario Francini and Mariano Mores, nuevo tango by Piazzolla, and some surprises from the Latvian tango scene too. Burlov’s tango-infused choreography adds a whole extra layer of sultry narrative: two women and a man in a tangle of love, desire and jealousy. Supported by The Chairman’s Friends
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NINE DAIES WONDER Society of Strange and Ancient Instruments Pittville Pump Room 11am-1pm £24 £18 £12
IS SINGING GOOD FOR YOU? Drawing Room, Town Hall 2-3.30pm £5
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In 1600 Will Kemp, one of the leading actors in Shakespeare’s company, danced his way from London to Norwich in nine days, entertaining an adoring public en route. With dancer Steven Player, the Society of Strange and Ancient Instruments celebrates Kemp’s account of the journey with raucous dance tunes and more refined music of the Elizabethan age – all performed on period instruments that you won’t see in the Pump Room too often!
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The same team that ‘wired up’ Melvyn Tan during his 2012 Cheltenham recital are extending their experiments this year with both audience and performers in Gloucester Cathedral on Tuesday 7 July (M28). This session is your chance to hear about their findings, and to ask: what can we learn about singing’s effect on health and wellbeing through things like saliva samples and electrocardiogram data? Richard Morrison of The Times chairs the session, which features Eric Whitacre alongside Aaron Williamon and Daisy Fancourt from the Royal College of Music’s Centre for Performance.
Supported by The Alan Cadbury Trust
JAMES MAYHEW PAINTS MUSSORGSKY’S PICTURES Flowers Band James Mayhew narrator and illustrator Town Hall 11am-12.15pm £12 (£6 children) Ideal for ages 5+ Programme to include Holst ‘Mars’ from The Planets 5’ Mussorgsky Pictures at an Exhibition 30’
FAMILY DAY Garden Bar, Imperial Gardens 12noon-6pm FREE, no ticket required
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FA MIL E VENTY
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FA MIL E VENTY
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Nicholas Baragwanath maestro Pillar Room, Town Hall 2-3pm £5 Ideal for ages 7+
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AN ALL-MENDELSSOHN FINALE
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CRAFT SECRETS OF THE 18TH-CENTURY MUSICIAN Pillar Room, Town Hall 3.30-5pm £5
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Nicholas Baragwanath and Annika Forkert from the University of Nottingham explore the 18th-century musical techniques that would have been taught to the likes of Haydn, Bellini and Farinelli. In this interactive workshop learn some tricks of the trade, some secrets of the schoolroom, and some surprising hidden meanings to famous melodies.
GLOUCESTER CATHEDRAL CHOIR
Academy of Ancient Music Alina Ibragimova violin Edward Gardner conductor
Jonathan Hope organ Adrian Partington conductor Gloucester Cathedral 3-4.15pm £12
Town Hall 6-8pm £35 £30 £18 £12 M42
Britten Festival Te Deum 5’ Howells Magnificat and Nunc dimittis : Collegium Regale 9’ Britten Rejoice in the Lamb 16’ Howells Paean 7’ Jackson Impromptu, Op. 5 5’ Tippett Spirituals from A Child of Our Time 13’ Finzi Lo, the full, final sacrifice 14’ Some extraordinary British choral masterpieces were created during World War Two. Gloucester Cathedral Choir’s programme focuses entirely on music from the period 1939-46: from Tippett’s oratorio to Howells’ ‘Coll Reg’ evening canticles, alongside Britten and Finzi’s remarkable, extended motets.
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Mendelssohn Hebrides Overture 10’ Mendelssohn Violin Concerto 26’ Mendelssohn Symphony No 3 ‘Scottish’ 40’
FITKIN BAND Fitkin Band plus special guest singers
‘The finest period orchestra in the world’ (Classic FM) join forces with ‘one of the most richly talented and expressive of violinists’ (The Guardian) under the baton of featured artist Edward Gardner for a don’t-miss Town Hall finale.
Cheltenham Ladies’ College Princess Hall 8.30-10pm
Indulge in this all-Mendelssohn programme featuring some of his best-loved works: evocative sonic landscapes, luscious melodies and masterful contrasts amidst fiery drama and soothing calm.
Works by Graham Fitkin, including a substantial new work, ‘Disco’ (premiere)
£20 (premium tables with sharing platters also available) M44 £15 £10
The 9-piece Fitkin Band treads the blurred line between classical and jazz in exuberant fashion. Combining piano, percussion, guitars, electric harps and brass section, this composer-led ensemble is characterised by infectious rhythms and a toetapping-groove kind of minimalism. The perfect setting, then, for Fitkin’s latest work – a 1970s discoinspired piece that welcomes three guest vocalists (think soul diva and Bee Gees style countertenors).
“I want to create a liberated work, with a hint of warmth, funk and embracing attitude… with a mirror ball” Graham Fitkin
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Graham Fitkin’s new work is commissioned by Cheltenham Music Festival, Swansea Festival and Glasgow Music, and was made possible with funding through Beyond Borders from PRS for Music Foundation, Creative Scotland, Arts Council of Ireland, Arts Council of Northern Ireland and the Arts Council of Wales.
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EXHIBITIONS/WALKS
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EXHIBITIONS
WALKS
Exhibitions can be viewed before and after events in the relevant venue.
All walks begin at 3pm and last a little over an hour. Walks are taken at a gentle pace, but please come prepared for inclement weather and with appropriate footwear. All walks are free, but a ticket is required and places are strictly limited.
ELIZABETH JACOBS Apse, Pittville Pump Room
For information about each walk, visit cheltenhamfestivals.com/festival-plus
Long-standing behind-the-scenes photographer of the Festival, Elizabeth Jacobs displays her pick of musicians in rehearsal during the 2014 Festival.
Walks are presented by Cheltenham Civic Society
FROZEN MOTION
LANSDOWN: ITS ARCHITECTURE AND CHARACTERS
Pillar Room, Cheltenham Town Hall Photographer Jim Markland extends his permanent Town Hall exhibition to include a digital display of recent tango, ballet and sitespecific dance photography – including some surprising settings and striking poses. Jim will also be running a day-long photography workshop, where participants will have the opportunity to work with professional dancers, on Saturday 11 July in Cheltenham Ladies’ College. Go online for further details.
Wednesday 1 July, departing Christ Church
FRESH AIR 2015
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PLEASURE PALACES OF CHELTENHAM
Sunday 14 June - Sunday 5 July Quenington Old Rectory, Cirencester, GL7 5BN Gardens are open 10am-5pm daily £4, U17 FREE, refreshments available
Saturday 4 July, departing Town Hall Steps
The 12th edition of this biennale sculpture exhibition in its spectacular outdoor setting. Exhibits from a wide range of international artists and fresh new talent, created in an array of materials, are available to purchase for as little as £50. A very special garden visit. www.freshairsculpture.com
Wednesday 8 July, departing Queen’s Hotel
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GREEN FIELD SIGHTS - ONCE Saturday 11 July 2015, departing Town Hall steps
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FESTIVAL FRINGE
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Tickets for all fringe events are either available on the door or direct from the organisers. For more information about all fringe events, visit cheltenhamfestivals.com/music-fringe
FRICTION: THE MINIATURE MUSEUM OF MUSEUMS 12th June – 1st September 2015 Holst Birthplace Museum Normal Admission fee to Museum applies ‘The Friction Project: a Miniature Museum of Museums’ is produced by Flow Contemporary Arts. The project presents a unique interactive artwork created by Tara Downs and Bart Sabel, in the form of an interactive Edwardian desk. www.holstmuseum.org.uk
SING WE AT PLEASURE! Saturday 4 July, 7.30pm St Peter’s Church, Leckhampton GL53 0QJ £10 (U16 free) Tickets on the door or from The Wilson TIC Musica Vera (David Dewar conductor) Major Pipework (Terry Hobbs conductor) Madrigals and folk songs of the British Isles from local chamber choir and early music consort. MR JAMES’ GARDEN AT SUDELEY CASTLE
Christ Church Cheltenham, GL50 2JH Suggested donation of £5 on the door
Friday 3 July 2pm The Romantic Horn Horn Quartet Men With Horns Wednesday 8 July 2pm The Twentieth Century and Beyond Presented by Laura Morris
Saturday 11 July, 4pm Bethesda Church, GL50 2AP Free admission. Donations invited to MindSong and Musical Brain Refreshments available John Cox tenor Leon Coates piano Franz Schubert Die Schöne Müllerin Piano music by Mozart and Haydn
THE BARD IN BREDON Saturday 11 July, 7.30pm Bredon Village Hall, GL20 7QN £14 (£7 students, U15 free) Tickets on the door or from 01684 772272
HORNS CALLING...
Wednesday 1 July 2pm The Early Horn From the woods to the concert platform
THE BEAUTIFUL MAID OF THE MILL
MR JAMES’ GARDEN AT SUDELEY CASTLE Thursday 9 - Saturday 11 July, 8pm daily Inspired by the gardens of Las Pozas in Mexico, created by the legendary British philanthropist and surrealist Edward James, pianist Ann Martin-Davis, mezzosoprano Susan Legg and harpist Angel Padilla perform contemporary classical works with stunning accompanying Mexican artworks.
Cheltenham Symphony Orchestra Rhiannon Symonds trombone* David Curtis conductor Finzi Love’s Labour’s Lost Suite Walton Two pieces from Henry V Mendelssohn Music from A Midsummer Night’s Dream Ole Olsen Trombone Concerto in F*
OPERA OUTDOORS GLOUCESTERSHIRE YOUTH OPERA PROJECT Sunday 12 July, 4pm Cheltenham Ladies’ College Garden FREE entry with retiring collection Handel Acis & Galatea GYOP is a new initiative to enable teenagers to experience the joys of baroque opera both as singers and instrumentalists, directed by Warwick Cole and Edward Derbyshire. Bring your picnics and seating and revel in ‘the pleasures of the plains’!
LILLIPUT CONCERTS MUSIC FOR TINY PEOPLE Monday 13 July, 10.30am St Andrew’s Church, GL50 1SP £5-£10 Tickets available from June 16 at http://buytickets.at/lilliputconcerts Ideal for ages 0-3, but older siblings welcome Topaz Flute & Harp Duo Lilliput Concerts are classical concerts for adults and babies/toddlers to enjoy together: 40 minutes of top quality music followed by equally high quality refreshments in a relaxed and comfortable environment.
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EDUCATION TAKE PART
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To find out more and to take part in any of these opportunities, go to cheltenhamfestivals.com/take-part
INVITE THE FESTIVAL INTO YOUR SCHOOL
BRING YOUR PUPILS TO THE FESTIVAL
YEAR-ROUND OPPORTUNITIES
MUSIC WORKSHOPS IN SCHOOLS
CONCERT FOR SCHOOLS AND MUSIC EXPLORERS (KS2)
GAMELAN WORKSHOPS FOR SCHOOLS
June 2015, from £25/workshop, most suitable for KS2
Friday 3 July, Cheltenham Town Hall Concert: 10.30-11.30am Music Explorers: 11.45am & 12.45pm Only £1 per pupil
Year-round, Pittville Pump Room, prices from £75/workshop
ENGAGING, INSPIRING, INTERACTIVE
Dominic Harlan Pianist, presenter and music educator Dominic Harlan will lead vocal music workshops in which children write lyrics, compose melodies and perform music from a range of genres. James Mayhew Explore the power, beauty and emotion in a piece of music, and give your pupils the opportunity to develop their listening, music appreciation, and illustration skills.
Flowers Band Carducci String Quartet James Mayhew narrator and illustrator Experience exhilarating contrasts in style and genre, and watch artist James Mayhew paint the stories behind the music. After the Concert pupils can get their hands on a range of orchestral instruments, with expert guidance provided by specialists, and every teacher will be able to take away a pack of information about making and learning music in Gloucestershire.
Supported by funding from Make Music Gloucestershire, the county’s music education hub
Gamelan An ensemble of tuned bronze percussion instruments from Indonesia, and a versatile tool for music education at all levels. The simplicity of the playing technique makes the instruments instantly accessible to children and adults, whatever their level of musical ability. So why not bring your pupils to a workshop to explore new sounds, make music, and have fun at the same time?
“This was a fantastic experience for our pupils, not only in the use of this musical equipment, but the way the session was taught; they were playing as a group & able to produce music” Teacher, The Milestone School And over-18s can join the Community Gamelan Players any time to play this beautiful music. More information at cheltenhamfestivals.com/gamelan
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COMPOSER ACADEMY
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TEN PIECES AND US Cheltenham Music Festival is proud to be supporting this exciting BBC-led initiative. We are a Ten Pieces Champion, and every element of this year’s Education programme will feature some of the superb compositions that make up the Ten Pieces repertoire.
READ ALL ABOUT IT GOING FOR A SONG
EDUCATION PARTNERS
We are delighted to be collaborating with young composer and musical director Michael Betteridge on a community music project in Hesters Way in Cheltenham. Working with two local groups, Michael will encourage and empower them to explore music, discover their voice, reflect on their experiences, and compose songs inspired by and responding to specific sites that are important to them.
The George Cadbury Trust The Grace Fry Charitable Trust The Reed Foundation The Steel Charitable Trust 70th Festival Appeal Donors
You can follow the groups’ progress on our website, and then see them perform the songs in Hesters Way at the sites they have chosen and as part of the Music Festival Family Day on Saturday 11 July (see pages 8-9).
The Music Festival’s education programme aims to inspire the performers, composers, producers and audiences of the future. We have a proven track record of opening up the world of classical music through a range of creative media, and this reflects the ambitions of Ten Pieces. Find out more at cheltenhamfestivals.com/take-part
3RD CHELTENHAM COMPOSER ACADEMY Thursday 2 - Tuesday 7 July Emulsion Quartet Genesis Sixteen Peter Wiegold director The third edition of Cheltenham Composer Academy will invite 12 successful applicants to have their work developed and publicly performed by one of the lead ensembles over the course of the week. Up to 15 further ‘observer composers’ will be invited to attend from shortlisted applicants, having a chance to participate in a workshop of some of their sketches, and attend the full timetable of premiere performances and professional development sessions. New in 2015 will be the addition of ring-fenced places as observer composers and a tailored workshop for composers aged 16, 17, and 18 who are members of the South West Music School programme. Join the Academy for two public showcases of the work created, the first with Genesis Sixteen in the beautiful Cheltenham College Chapel (M21); the second with Trish Clowes’ Emulsion Quartet in Cheltenham Ladies’ College Parabola Arts Centre (M24). An open call for application will run in March and April. See cheltenhamfestivals.com/composer-academy for more details.
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PATRONS Join this exclusive group of supporters and make a real difference to our artistic programming and education work • Dedicated ticket line with advance booking • Access to hospitality areas at the Literature and Jazz Festivals • Invitations to special events and parties throughout the year From £67 per month, your patronage covers all four Festivals. To find out more please contact Arlene McGlynn, Patrons Manager on 01242 537252 arlene.mcglynn@cheltenhamfestivals.com or visit cheltenhamfestivals.com/patrons
We would like to thank our Patrons for their generous support including those who have chosen to remain anonymous: Life Patron Mark and Sue Blanchfield Peter and Anne Bond Dominic and Jannene Collier Michael and Felicia Crystal Colin and Suzanne Doak Charles Fisher David and John Hall Jeremy and Germaine Hitchins Family Jonathan and Cassinha Hitchins Family Stephen and Tania Hitchins Family Mr and Mrs Richard Jones Steven and Linda Jones Hugh and Sue Koch Robert and Moira Leechman Hazel and Jeremy Lewis Graham and Eileen Lockwood Fiona McLeod
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Platinum Patron Mike and Kerry Alcock Jack and Dora Black Jennifer Bryant-Pearson Andrew Chard Michael and Angela Cronk Nigel and Sally Dimmer George and Cynthia Dowty Margaret Headen Simon and Emma Keswick The Kilvington Family Sir Peter and Lady Marychurch Hayden and Tracy McKinnes Des and ChiChi Mills Howard and Jay Milton The Oldham Foundation Adrian and Lizzie Portlock Dr Gill Samuels CBE Peter Stormonth Darling Charitable Trust Peter and Alison Yiangou
Gold Patron Christopher Bence Stephen and Victoria Bond Charlie Chan Stuart and Gillian Corbyn Wallace and Morag Dobbin Peter and Sue Elliott Maurice Gran and Carol James Simone Hindmarch-Bye Stephen Hodge Lord and Lady Hoffmann Anthony Hoffman and Dr Christine Facer Hoffman
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Festival Patron Kate Adie Sir John and Lady Aird Dr Lynda Albertyn and Pat Gallasch David and Zany Anton-Smith Nicholas and Caroline August Margaret Austen Paula and David Baldwin Alison Besterman Michael H Bond Paul and Ruth Brake Jonathan and Daphne Carr Alex Chalk Mark Chard Andrew and Jan Clift Simon Collings Jim and Ita Connell Mr and Mrs Andrew and Jacqueline Coyle Lady Curtis Aynsley Damery Michael Dearden Debra Drew and Nigel Browne Carol and Isabella Freeman Clive and Stella Gardner Dr and Mrs Freddie Gick
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Festival Director Meurig Bowen Festival Manager Alexis Paterson Festival Intern Megan Watt Development Manager Louisa Hancox Development Officer Laura Popperwell With many thanks to all the staff at Cheltenham Festivals, those at each venue and the Festival volunteers, all of whom provide invaluable support and help make the Festival a success. Cheltenham Festivals Board of Trustees Peter Bond - Chair Dominic Collier - Vice Chair Susan Blanchfield Lewis Carnie Oli Christie Prof Russell Foster CBE Edward Gillespie OBE (Chair of Music Festival) Prof Averil Macdonald Baroness Gail Rebuck Dr Diane Savory OBE Margaret Austen - Company Secretary Festival Advisory Group Jonathan Freeman-Attwood Christopher Cook Kate Johnson Rosemary Johnson Mark Kilfoyle Judith Serota OBE David Sigall Harriet Smith
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GIFTS IN WILLS
Every year we depend on donations and gifts in wills to create an outstanding programme which premieres new music and fosters the next generation of musicians.
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We understand that your loved ones will come first, but a gift of any size would be greatly appreciated and can help to safeguard the future of this magnificent Festival.
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BOOKING INFORMATION MEMBERS’ PRIORITY BOOKING: From 1pm, 25 March 2015 PUBLIC BOOKING: From 1pm, 1 April 2015
GETTING TO CHELTENHAM MUSIC FESTIVAL Most events take place in central Cheltenham, which is easily accessible from all over the UK, by road and rail.
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POSTCODES
Create a Wish List before booking opens – from 7 March.
Within Cheltenham Cheltenham Town Hall GL50 1QA Pittville Pump Room GL52 3JE Parabola Arts Centre, Cheltenham Ladies’ College GL50 3AA Princess Hall, Cheltenham Ladies’ College GL50 3EP Cheltenham College Chapel GL53 7LD Ellenborough Park Hotel GL52 3NH Dean Close School Chapel GL51 6HE Everyman Theatre GL50 1HQ
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HOW TO BOOK cheltenhamfestivals.com 0844 880 8094 (5p per minute at all times from BT landlines, mobile charges vary)
Before the Festival: CF Ticketing, 15 Suffolk Parade, Cheltenham, GL50 2AE During the Festival: At venues, from 45 minutes before the start of an event For full details about Box Office opening hours, in person and telephone ticket sales, booking fees, terms & conditions and membership, visit cheltenhamfestivals.com/booking If you have any special access requirements, such as needing to book a wheelchair space, you can book using our online form which will be available from 7 March at cheltenhamfestivals.com/booking
Beyond Cheltenham Tewkesbury Abbey GL20 5RZ Gloucester Cathedral GL1 2LX Quenington Church GL7 5BN For information on public transport and car parks go to cheltenhamfestivals.com/your-visit
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