Dartington International Summer School A Music School by Day, A Concert Hall by Night
1 – 29 August
Welcome It’s an enormous pleasure to welcome you to this year’s Dartington International Summer School. Dartington is a place of extraordinary beauty and creativity, and the Summer School is for everyone: professional musicians, music students of all ages, people who love to play, and people who love to listen. There are writing and poetry courses, film and multimedia courses, Yoga and Tai Chi Qigong, talks and dance workshops; you can come and watch classes too. It’s possible to take part in all kinds of ways: there are masterclasses with celebrated performers, ensemble workshops, improvisation sessions and music theatre courses. There are choirs of all kinds, open to everybody: you can sing in Mozart’s Requiem, a folk or a gospel choir, and in Russian opera. Come and experience everything, from medieval and renaissance music, to lindy hop and salsa; experience talks by the legendary pianist Alfred Brendel, jazz classes with cool sax player Andy Sheppard, and folk sessions with the wonderful Kathryn Tickell. A school by day, from 5.15pm Summer School becomes a place for socialising and entertainment. There are up to three performances a day, ending around 11pm, and some of the world’s best musicians, singers, poets and thinkers are here. You can find the four-week concert programme at the end of this brochure. I look forward to welcoming you all to what will be a wonderful Summer School.
Joanna MacGregor, Artistic Director Thank you to our current supporters Andor Charitable Trust, Anonymous, Barbara Whatmore Charitable Trust, Behrens Foundation, Boltini Trust, Bruce Wake Charity, John S Cohen Foundation, Kenneth Counter, Richard Creed, Dartington Hall Trust, Dartington International Summer School Foundation, Daphne Oram Trust, Rodney Davidson, Elmgrant Trust, Eversley Trust, Fidelio Charitable Trust, Friends of the Summer School at Dartington, Mrs W Godfrey-Payton Trust, Christopher Hanson-Abbot, Andrew Hayman, Harold Hyam Wingate Charity, Idlewild Trust, Ingpen and Williams, KET Charitable Trust, Kingsdown Trust, Mirhane McLaren-Howard, Catherine Meek, David Morris, Frances RuckKeene, RVW Trust, William and Judith Scheide Fund, Etain Todds, Trinity Laban College of Music, Barbara-Sue and Lynn White.
Bursary awards for outstanding students Endowments from a legacy or from the following individuals and their families were given specifically to support bursaries. In addition to these we receive funding for bursaries from individuals, trusts and foundations, including the Dartington Hall Trust and the Dartington International Summer School Foundation. Tomas Tavoroch Avis Trust Fund, Elizabeth Clough, Else and Leonard Cross, Charles Davis, Robert Eliot, Alfred Ensor, Richard Gardner, William Glock, Lucille Graham, Gavin Henderson, Christopher Kite, Andras Milhaly, Busenhart Morgan Evans, Clifton Parker, Ernest Rainer, Esther Salaman, William and Judith Scheide Fund, Louisa Schmidt, Jenny Wood. Please see page 29 for information on how to apply for a bursary.
Contents Your Time at Summer School
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Week 1 Sat 1 - Sat 8 August
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Week 2 Sat 8 - Sat 15 August
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Week 3 Sat 15 - Sat 22 August
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Week 4 Sat 22 - Sat 29 August
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Fees and 28 Accommodation Concert Programme
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Your Time at Summer School For newcomers and old-timers
Summer School participants in the medieval courtyard Dartington International Summer School is all about being creative during the day, in week-long courses, workshops and masterclasses. Every evening you can listen to up to three concerts, and perhaps perform in some of them too. The range of music covers classical, jazz, world music and folk, as well as courses in multimedia, film, visual arts and creative writing.
Your Summer School 'courses and concerts' pass means you can take part in any of the courses, or just observe, as well as attend all the concerts and events. If you want to take time out, Dartington estate is perfect for walking, and Dartmoor, Totnes and Torquay are all easily accessible if you fancy going a bit further afield.
The Summer School brings together an extraordinary mix of people; from professional and non-professional musicians to emerging artists, writers and poets, in the beautiful surroundings of Dartington Hall – a medieval estate in Devon. You can be an active participant or choose to observe any of the courses. The community you’ll be part of is one of learning, sharing, performing and socialising - you may find yourself queuing alongside a major international artist at coffee time, or enjoying a drink with a rising star in the bar after a concert.
The Course and Concert fee for the Summer School includes all courses and concerts. The Accommodation and Catering fees include all meals, from Saturday dinner at the start of the week to Saturday breakfast at the end. The only other expenses might be drinks at The White Bar which stays open late after every concert, and music from the music shop.
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We very much look forward to welcoming you.
Information and on-line booking: www.dartington.org/summer-school
The Course Timetable How does it work? Four Sessions a Day
Concerts and Talks
The day is divided into four main sessions, starting around 9am, 11am, 2pm and 3.30pm. There’s also an early morning session for Yoga or Tai Chi Qigong. Unless you’re on an Advanced Course, which might take up three sessions a day, you can fill your day with different courses and be as active as you want.
There are concerts and talks at 5.15pm, 7.45pm and 10.00pm. Performances are by artists teaching at the Summer School, as well as student performances towards the end of the week. See page 30 for the concert programme and events.
Open Courses, Advanced Courses, Workshops and Masterclasses
Everyone is welcome to sing in the Big Choir. It rehearses straight after breakfast providing a joyous choral upbeat to each day’s activities, and culminates in a performance at the end of the week.
Open Courses like the Folk Choir, Gospel Choir, Brazilian Music, Dance and Improvisation courses are open to absolutely everybody. Advanced Courses like Opera, Conducting, Baroque Orchestra - are for music students, professionals and people playing/singing at an equivalent level. Application details for each course are outlined in the brochure and although there is no application deadline, places are limited so please apply early. Workshops like keyboards, strings, voice, jazz are open to everybody, but you’ll probably want to have around Grade 5 or above to get the most you can from them. Masterclasses with singers and instrumentalists are for advanced students, and will often have an application process. Please read the course descriptions - they will help you decide which course is the right one for you.
Observers All of the classes welcome a small audience, and you do not need to sign up to a course in order to observe it.
The Big Choir
The Big Choir Plus More learning time for those singing in the Big Choir, and to build your confidence for the performance! It is possible to attend all or some of these sessions.
Chamber Choir The chamber choir is aimed at experienced choral singers. Numbers are limited and singers are selected in advance by sending details of their choral experience with their application form.
Chamber Music Chamber Music for singers and instrumentalists takes place each week. Please complete the Chamber Music booking form when you make your on-line application, so that groups and repertoire can be most effectively prepared. Pre-formed groups are also very welcome. Every group will be offered one formal session every day with coaching, with other sessions for rehearsal and coaching when available. 'Expanded' chamber music with doubling of parts, take place regularly in Session 1. Enquiries: +44 (0)1803 847080
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Week
01 – 08 August
Medieval and Renaissance Music, Improvisation, Jigs, Poetry – and Ecology Week 1 combines the energy and brilliance of the Middle Ages, the Venetian grandeur of Gabrieli, and the incredible ‘wall of sound’ created by Thomas Tallis’s massive 40-part motet, Spem in Alium, guided by conductor Jeffrey Skidmore and Ex Cathedra. Medieval and Renaissance players, singers and ensembles (and modern players and singers too) can receive expert tuition and guidance from The City Musick, Fretwork, Carolyn Sampson, Nicholas Clapton, Stevie Wishart and Carole Cerasi, then explore improvisational courses in the afternoon. Whether springboarding from Chaucer’s poetry with Alice Oswald, enacting the stage jigs and bawdy songs of 16th century theatre with Lucie Skeaping, fusing John Dowland and cool jazz with trumpeter Eric Vloeimans, or discovering fairy tales, medieval miracles and talking animals in Marina Warner’s lecture, this week will be colourful, action-packed and exciting. There’s a theme of greenery and ecology too, running through the programming: from sustainable instruments created by Junk Music, pastoral madrigals and nature poetry in the ancient gardens of Dartington, to Alec Roth’s stunning choral work Earthrise. The concerts, too, encompass the pioneering early world, presenting European and South American motets performed by Ex Cathedra, Fretwork charting Sir Francis Drake’s 1577-80 journey on The Golden Hinde, Bach’s alpha-omega Goldberg Variations and Carolyn Sampson’s The History of the World in Seventeen and a Half Songs. And we literally encircle the Great Hall in our climactic Friday night concert, with Tallis, Gabrieli, Monteverdi, and choral poetry performed in the round, soaring to the rafters. 4
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Choral and Vocal Courses The Big Choir: Thomas Tallis and Earthrise Vocal Ensembles Vocal Masterclass Improve Your Sight-singing Vocal Workshop Chamber Choir: Gabrieli motets The Big Choir Plus
JEFFREY SKIDMORE
SESSION 1
EX CATHEDRA
SESSION 2
CAROLYN SAMPSON
SESSION 2
RHIANNON EVANS
SESSION 2
NICHOLAS CLAPTON
SESSION 3
JEFFREY SKIDMORE
SESSION 4
GAVIN ROBERTS
SESSION 4
THE CITY MUSICK
SESSION 1
FRETWORK
SESSION 1, 2 & 3
WILLIAM LYONS, NICHOLAS PERRY AND TOM LEES
SESSION 2
RICHARD THOMAS
SESSION 2
STEVIE WISHART
SESSION 2
CAROLE CERASI
SESSION 2 & 3
QUENTIN POOLE, RHIANNON EVANS, CLAIRE WILLIAMS, RICHARD TUNNICLIFFE
SESSION 1, 2 & 4
Instrumental Courses Advanced Renaissance Wind Band Viol Consorts Renaissance Reeds, Recorders, Brass and Strings The Natural Trumpet Hurdy Gurdy Clavichord and Harpsichord Chamber Music
Improvisation, Dance and Words Junk Music The Elizabethan Stage Jig Chaucer and Jazz Mr Dowland’s Midnight
MICHAEL FREEMAN
SESSION 2 & 3
LUCIE SKEAPING AND JON BANKS
SESSION 3
ALICE OSWALD
SESSION 3
ERIC VLOEIMANS AND JOANNA MACGREGOR
SESSION 3 & 4
MARINA WARNER
3 AUG 5.15PM
JUSTIN DALTON
7.45AM-8.30AM
More than Music Lecture: Runaway Girls and Singing Bones Yoga
Enquiries: +44 (0)1803 847080
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Choral and Vocal Courses
Improve Your Sight-singing
The Big Choir
Do you struggle with the demanding multitasking activity that is sight-singing? Is recognising rhythms, pitching intervals and reading the text all at once a daunting challenge? This course is open to all, especially singers who are not fluent readers, and anyone wishing to brush up on their sight-singing skills.
JEFFREY SKIDMORE The popular and internationally-acclaimed conductor of Ex Cathedra, Jeffrey Skidmore, returns to Dartington to work on Thomas Tallis’s celebrated 40-part motet Spem in Alium, which The Big Choir will perform twice, in the round: in Latin, and in English, as Sing and Glorify Heaven’s High Majesty. Alec Roth’s beautiful and powerful choral work Earthrise, directly linked to the Tallis, brings drama to the concert in the medieval Great Hall, alongside The City Musick’s Advanced Renaissance Wind Band. SESSION 1
Vocal Ensembles EX CATHEDRA Ex Cathedra coach singers of all ages and abilities in smaller ensembles, focussing on early madrigals and motets. SESSION 2
Vocal Masterclass CAROLYN SAMPSON The operatic soprano Carolyn Sampson, fêted all over the world for her performances of Monteverdi, Purcell, Bach and Mozart, directs this week’s masterclass for advanced singers. Students are selected in advance for this course: please send two contrasting recordings, and a short CV to summerschool@dartington.org. SESSION 2
RHIANNON EVANS
SESSION 2
Vocal Workshop NICHOLAS CLAPTON ‘Ever since coming to Dartington for the first time in 1995, I’ve always encouraged participants in my class to perform a wide and varied repertoire of their choice, on which we can work both technically and interpretatively. Aged from 16 to 80+, they have responded with everything from Machaut to Maxwell Davies - fabulous!’ SESSION 3
Chamber Choir JEFFREY SKIDMORE Jeffrey Skidmore directs two Giovanni Gabrieli masterpieces - the 16-voice Omnes Gentes, and his most famous composition, In Ecclesiis - for a performance in the Friday night choral concert. Students are selected in advance for this course: please send a short CV to summerschool@dartington.org. SESSION 4
The Big Choir Plus GAVIN ROBERTS Some extra rehearsal opportunities for The Big Choir repertoire, with Dartington’s wonderful choir repetiteur Gavin Roberts. SESSION 4
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Information and on-line booking: www.dartington.org/summer-school
Instrumental Courses Advanced Renaissance Wind Band THE CITY MUSICK William Lyons and the ever-popular City Musick members return to direct canzonas, toccatas and sonatas from 17th century Venice; Gabrieli’s grand Canzona a22 will be performed antiphonally in the Great Hall. For cornetts, sackbuts, reeds and strings. Students are selected in advance for this course: please send a short CV to summerschool@dartington.org. SESSION 1
Viol Consorts FRETWORK The brilliant and ground-breaking viol consort Fretwork supervise and lead tuition at all levels. Repertoire will include English, French, Italian and German music of the 16th and 17th centuries. SESSIONS 1, 2 AND 3
Renaissance Reeds, Recorders, Brass and Strings WILLIAM LYONS, NICHOLAS PERRY AND TOM LEES Group and individual tuition with members of The City Musick, on shawms, crumhorns, dulcian, rackett, recorders, early violin, cornetts, sackbuts, bagpipes and renaissance percussion. SESSION 2
The Natural Trumpet RICHARD THOMAS This is a rare and fantastic opportunity to play, in ensemble, the trumpet without any modern adaptations or compromises. The course is suitable for modern players wishing to try their hand at the natural instrument as well as much more accomplished players, hoping to experiment, challenge and refine their skills. SESSION 2
Carolyn Sampson Enquiries: +44 (0)1803 847080
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Eric Vloeimans
Hurdy Gurdy STEVIE WISHART Hurdy gurdy player, improviser, composer, and Hildegarde of Bingen scholar – the multifaceted Stevie Wishart leads a class in this extraordinary medieval instrument, as well as improvisational techniques. SESSION 2
Clavichord and Harpsichord CAROLE CERASI One of the world’s foremost early keyboard players focuses on the music of Bach and Handel, Scarlatti, and the early French school. Carole Cerasi is a keyboards professor at the Yehudi Menuhin School and the Royal Academy of Music. SESSIONS 2 AND 3
Chamber Music The chamber music programme is open to all singers and instrumentalists; there are large ensemble opportunities, and daily coaching is available (see page 5 for this week’s tutors). SESSIONS 1, 2 AND 4 8
Improvisation, Dance and Words Junk Music MICHAEL FREEMAN This course, open to musicians and nonmusicians alike, will draw on the ancient human tradition of finding objects to make music. Whereas our ancestors used organic wood, dried fruits and animal skin, we’ll be exploring the resonant qualities of modern materials like plastics, metals and cardboard. There’s great scope for combining junk instruments with singers and conventional instrumentalists too – all are welcome. SESSIONS 2 AND 3
The Elizabethan Stage Jig LUCIE SKEAPING AND JON BANKS Nowadays the word ‘jig’ has come to mean simply a dance or instrumental piece - but in the late 16th century the term also referred to a short musical play. Comical, bawdy and sometimes libellous, the Stage Jig was sung to popular tunes of the day and featured elements of dance, slapstick and disguise,
Information and on-line booking: www.dartington.org/summer-school
with a cast of whores, lechers, housewives, ruffians and bumpkins. This course is suitable for solo singers of all levels, singer-actors and instrumentalists (particularly pluckers, strummers, blowers, bass viol and fiddlers), with an interest in folk, popular styles and improvisation. We’ll examine some of the nine existing jig scripts, recently reunited with their music for the first time in 400 years, and aim to rehearse one (or possibly two) complete jigs for an informal performance at the end of the week. SESSION 3
Chaucer and Jazz ALICE OSWALD A course open to anyone interested in writing, poetry, and performance with words. The wonderful poet and charismatic performer Alice Oswald will be looking at the nature poetry of the medieval writer Geoffrey Chaucer, and creating new work built around his themes. There’ll also be a chance to collaborate with the improvisation course run by the Dutch jazz trumpeter Eric Vloeimans, leading to a short performance combining words with music at the end of the week. SESSION 3
More Than Music Lecture: Runaway Girls and Singing Bones - From Medieval Romancing to Modern Fairy Tales The scholarly writer and cultural historian Marina Warner explores the deep connections of Cinderella and other stories to medieval saints and miracles, magical things, and wise, speaking animals. AUGUST 3RD 5.15PM
Yoga JUSTIN DALTON This course, based on the gentle, fluid Scaravelli approach to yoga, is suitable for participants of all ages and abilities, and can be practised wearing loose clothing. (Yoga mats will be available, or bring your own.) Yoga has been practised by many musicians – most famously Yehudi Menuhin – and it’s a great chance to loosen up the body before a day’s music-making. 7.45AM-8.30AM
Mr Dowland’s Midnight ERIC VLOEIMANS AND JOANNA MACGREGOR The brilliantly creative, world-class jazz trumpeter Eric Vloeimans arrives from Amsterdam to build a loose, easy-going improvisation class with Artistic Director Joanna MacGregor around the bluesy works of Elizabethan composer John Dowland, and Eric’s own subtle, atmospheric music. Eric’s collaborations stretch from the Holland Baroque Society in the Concertgebouw to the Blue Note in New York; his class is open to all musicians with a taste for exploration, colour and cool. He’ll also be collaborating with the poet Alice Oswald. SESSIONS 3 AND 4
Enquiries: +44 (0)1803 847080
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Week
08 – 15 August
Baroque Orchestra, Baroque Opera, Folk Music and Creative Writing Week 2 is dramatic: it brings operatic virtuosity and brilliance to Dartington, alongside poetry, literature, Scottish ballads and storytelling. Laurence Cummings leads The Big Choir and Baroque Orchestra in dazzling, quasi-operatic choral works by Handel, Rameau and Charpentier. This week is about the art of singing: the sublime Scottish soprano Mhairi Lawson coaches the Advanced Vivaldi Opera, while Emma Kirkby imparts her elegant wisdom to singers. There’s a team of Baroque tutors giving masterclasses in strings, winds, lutes and keyboards, and a Bach theme too, with Richard Tunnicliffe focussing on the Cello Suites, Maggie Cole on the Six Partitas and Artistic Director Joanna MacGregor running a Bach on the Piano course. Folk, poetry and literature are an important part of the programme: Northumbrian pipes-player and fiddler Kathryn Tickell runs a folk course with Scottish theatre director Marilyn Imrie, and Sally Davies directs a Folk Choir. The writer James Runcie leads a creative writing course. Concerts burn with a poetic intensity, from John Dowland’s Lute Songs, Robbie Burns and Hugh MacDiarmid settings to Kathryn Tickell’s new ensemble, The Side, bringing together folk and classical worlds. A feast of folk music, poetry, Baroque brilliance and operatic fireworks. 10
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Choral, Vocal and Opera Courses The Big Choir: Handel and Rameau Vocal Masterclass Vocal Workshop Improve your Sight-singing Advanced Opera Course: Vivaldi’s Catone in Utica Chamber Choir: Bach and Charpentier The Big Choir Plus
LAURENCE CUMMINGS
SESSION 1
EMMA KIRKBY
SESSION 2
ANDREW WATTS
SESSION 3
RHIANNON EVANS
SESSION 2
MHAIRI LAWSON, RICHARD WILLIAMS AND ADRIAN CHANDLER
SESSION 1, 2 & 3
LAURENCE CUMMINGS
SESSION 4
GAVIN ROBERTS
SESSION 4
SALLY DAVIES
SESSION 2
KATHRYN TICKELL AND MARILYN IMRIE SALLY DAVIES
SESSION 3 & 4
ROBERT HOWARTH
SESSION 1, 2 & 3
DAVID MILLER
SESSION 2
MAGGIE COLE
SESSION 2
JILL KEMP
SESSION 2 & 3
ADRIAN CHANDLER
SESSION 3
RICHARD TUNNICLIFFE
SESSION 3
Folk Courses Folk Choir As I Walked Out One Morning Arranging Folk Music
SESSION 4
Instrumental Courses Baroque Orchestra Lute and Lute Ensembles Introduction to Fortepiano Recorder and Recorder Ensembles Baroque Violin Masterclass Baroque Cello Masterclass Baroque Flute Workshop Baroque Oboe Workshop Harpsichord Workshop Bach on the Piano Chamber Music
KATY BIRCHER
SESSION 3
LARS HENRIKSSON
SESSION 3
MAGGIE COLE
SESSION 3
JOANNA MACGREGOR
SESSION 3
QUENTIN POOLE, RHIANNON EVANS, CLAIRE WILLIAMS, RICHARD TUNNICLIFFE, KATY BIRCHER, LARS HENRIKSSON
SESSION 1, 2 & 4
JAMES RUNCIE
10 AUG 5.15PM
JAMES RUNCIE
SESSION 4
MATTHEW ROCHFORD
8AM-8.30AM
More Than Music Lecture: Poetry and Silence Creative Writing Course: Music and Literature Tai Chi Qigong
Enquiries: +44 (0)1803 847080
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Choral, Vocal and Opera Courses The Big Choir LAURENCE CUMMINGS The ebullient Glyndebourne and ENO conductor, Laurence Cummings, directs The Big Choir in a fizzing combination of two great opera composers, Handel’s lively Alceste and a choral suite from Rameau’s glittering Les Boréades. Laurence is one of the most exciting exponents of historical music, both as a harpsichord player and conductor; his music-making has been described as ‘both witty and compassionate,’ and he will bring a laser-like focus to the choir. SESSION 1
Vocal Masterclass EMMA KIRKBY ‘I feel lucky that my career was characterised from the start by ensemble singing, especially with my first love, the lute; so we’ll have a joint session with David Miller’s class of accomplished lute and theorbo players early on, as well as collaborate with Maggie Cole’s harpsichord and fortepiano students. I’m happy to coach students in their choice of repertoire; there will also be a student concert later in the week, and I’ll send beforehand a choice of ensemble pieces.’ Students are selected in advance for this course: please send two contrasting recordings, and a short CV to summerschool@dartington.org.
Improve Your Sight-singing RHIANNON EVANS Do you struggle with the demanding multitasking activity that is sight-singing? Is recognising rhythms, pitching intervals and reading the text all at once a daunting challenge? This course is open to all, especially singers who are not fluent readers, and anyone wishing to brush up on their sight-singing skills. SESSION 2
Advanced Opera Course: Vivaldi’s Catone in Utica MHAIRI LAWSON, ADRIAN CHANDLER AND RICHARD WILLIAMS This exciting course will rehearse one of Vivaldi’s greatest operas, Catone in Utica for a concert performance in the Great Hall with the Baroque Orchestra, later in the week. Premièred to huge success in Verona in 1737, its gloriously rich music depicts Roman history, passion and political intrigue. The closing date for applications is Monday 5th January 2015, after which a shortlist of singers will be auditioned in London on Sunday 18th January 2015. Please send two contrasting recordings, and a short CV to summerschool@dartington.org. SESSIONS 1, 2 & 3
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Vocal Workshop ANDREW WATTS Open to singers of all ages and abilities, the superb countertenor Andrew Watts – acclaimed performer and Voice Teacher at the Jette Parker Young Artists Programme at the Royal Opera House – will improve your vocal technique and performance skills in a relaxed, supportive and informative atmosphere. SESSION 3 12
Kathryn Tickell
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Chamber Choir LAURENCE CUMMINGS Laurence Cummings directs two masterpieces, Charpentier’s Le Reniement de St Pierre and Bach's Singet dem Herr'n, for a performance in the Friday night choral concert. Students are selected in advance: Please send a short CV to summerschool@dartington.org. SESSION 4
The Big Choir Plus GAVIN ROBERTS Some extra rehearsal opportunities for The Big Choir repertoire, with Dartington’s wonderful choir repetiteur Gavin Roberts. SESSION 4
players to study and rehearse traditional music and poetry, as well as collaborate and create new work. There's a concert later in the week, shared with the Folk Choir. SESSION 3 & 4
Arranging Folk Music SALLY DAVIES ‘When you arrange a song, you are a composer. Having sung the polyphonic songs of the Caucasus and The Balkans, I felt there was a crying need for British folk songs to have something of the bite and power of these Eastern European arrangements. It’s my intention to infuse English folk songs with some of these harmonic elements!’ Sally Davies’ course is for musicians with some experience of arranging, and you’ll be looking at creating open harmonies for different-sized ensembles.
Folk Courses
SESSION 4
Folk Choir
Instrumental Courses
SALLY DAVIES Sally Davies is an extremely experienced singer, composer and choir leader, and directs the Cecil Sharp House Choir with her distinctive and original arrangements of folk songs. The Folk Choir course will provide an intense and rewarding learning experience; you’ll be rehearsing folk songs from England and Eastern Europe, in spine-tingling a cappella harmony, for a concert later in the week. SESSION 2
As I Walked Out One Morning KATHRYN TICKELL AND MARILYN IMRIE The wonderful virtuoso Northumbrian pipesplayer, fiddler and singer Kathryn Tickell joins forces with the prolific Scottish theatre director and radio producer Marilyn Imrie, to lead this exciting folk course. Devoted to storytelling, song writing and instrumental tuition, the class offers the chance for poets, songwriters and
Baroque Orchestra ROBERT HOWARTH Robert Howarth has amassed a huge amount of experience as a conductor and continuo player with the world’s leading early music ensembles, orchestras and opera houses, most recently with the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment and Hamburg State Opera. He rehearses the Baroque Orchestra for two major concerts in the Great Hall: Vivaldi’s highly virtuosic Catone in Utica on Thursday, and works by Handel, Rameau, Charpentier and Bach - conducted by Laurence Cummings - on Friday. A very busy schedule, but thrilling! Students are selected in advance for this course: please send a short CV to summerschool@dartington.org. SESSIONS 1, 2 & 3 (SESSION 3 FOR MASTERCLASSES OR SECTIONALS)
Enquiries: +44 (0)1803 847080
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Lute and Lute Ensembles DAVID MILLER David Miller's course provides a unique opportunity for players of early plucked instruments to develop their accompanying and continuo skills, whilst recreating the lush and sumptuous qualities of a large 17th century continuo group, with lutes, archlutes, chitaroni and guitars. There will be opportunities to collaborate with singers from Emma Kirkby and Andrew Watts’ vocal classes. SESSION 2
Introduction to Fortepiano MAGGIE COLE This class is open to all keyboard players who are curious about the fortepiano, and want to gain new insights into Classical repertoire. Diverse repertoire is very welcome; composers ranging from CPE Bach, JC Bach, Scarlatti and Mozart, Haydn and Beethoven were all being seduced by the new instrument, and we’ll be examining this fertile period of change. As well as solo pieces, we’ll aim to work on songs with participants in the vocal classes. SESSION 2
Recorder and Recorder Ensembles JILL KEMP Open to all recorder players this class covers breathing, coordination, extended techniques, ornamentation and any other areas, or repertoire, that students would like to cover. Please bring a treble at A440 and any other recorders you may have. There will be ensemble work as well as individual coaching. SESSION 2 & 3
Baroque Violin Masterclass
technical and stylistic aspects of solo Baroque violin-playing, in a relaxed environment. Students are selected in advance for this course: please send two contrasting recordings, and a short CV to summerschool@dartington.org. SESSION 3
Baroque Cello Masterclass RICHARD TUNNICLIFFE Since Pablo Casals’ ground-breaking recording in the 1930s, Bach’s six Cello Suites have been at the centre of cello literature. Richard Tunnicliffe has studied and performed these seminal works for over thirty years, and his experience of more than five centuries of music (as both cellist and gamba-player) enables him to set these evergreen works within the traditions of 17th century music - and relate them to many later works. Richard will be giving a complete performance of the Cello Suites in two late-night concerts. Students are selected in advance for this course: please send two contrasting recordings, and a short CV to summerschool@dartington.org. SESSION 3
Baroque Flute Workshop KATY BIRCHER Katy Bircher is a leading performer on early flutes, appearing worldwide performing concertos with the European Brandenburg Ensemble, La Serenissima, and Concerto Copenhagen. As principal flute of the Gabrieli Consort, she’s contributed to many awardwinning recordings on Deutsche Grammophon. She is professor of the Baroque flute at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, and the Centre of Early Music Performance and Research at Birmingham University. SESSION 3
ADRIAN CHANDLER The brilliant Baroque violinist Adrian Chandler founder of La Serenissima to explore the work of Vivaldi gives a masterclass focussing on all 14
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Baroque Oboe Workshop
Chamber Music
LARS HENRIKSSON
The chamber music programme is open to all singers and instrumentalists; there are large ensemble opportunities, and daily coaching is available (see page 11 for this week’s tutors).
‘I grew up in a very musical family; I played various instruments, but at 16 I finally saw the light. My dad had some recordings of Bach cantatas that I loved - the oboe playing was wonderful and I was hit by lightening. Subsequently I was accepted as an oboist at Gothenburg conservatoire. It didn’t go very well there, so I fled into the world of Baroque music, where I saw the light for the second time. The Baroque oboe has taken me to most of the “civilized” corners in the world. It has truly been an amazing journey!’ SESSION 3
Harpsichord Workshop MAGGIE COLE The popular early keyboard performer and pedagogue Maggie Cole returns to Dartington, to lead an open class for players with some experience of the harpsichord. A portion of each lesson will be devoted to the Six Partitas of Bach - don’t be shy of bringing a movement or two. There’ll also be time to look at whatever other repertoire participants bring. SESSION 3
Bach on the Piano JOANNA MACGREGOR An open course led by Artistic Director and Head of Piano at the Royal Academy of Music Joanna MacGregor, examining the multiple approaches to performing Bach on the piano. Students are invited to bring any solo Bach piece to perform (including keyboard concertos), and we’ll also discuss why Bach performances are so radically different, touching on the interpretations of Edwin Fisher, Maria Yudina, Roslyn Tureck and Glenn Gould. Joanna will be giving a complete performance of the French Suites in two late-night concerts. SESSION 3
SESSIONS 1, 2 AND 4
More Than Music Lecture: Poetry and Silence What happens between the words? Silence matters in literature as much as it does in music. In his illustrated lecture, James Runcie probes the balance between speech and silence – the art of using words musically. 10TH AUGUST 5.15PM
Creative Writing Course JAMES RUNCIE Writer and Head of Literature at the Southbank, James Runcie, runs a creative writing course on stories with music at their heart. Each day we’ll discuss a short story, then allow it to lead to some creative writing. We’ll include Alice Munro’s Dance of the Happy Shades, Chekhov’s The Black Monk (structured like a sonata, and much admired by Shostakovich), Crooner by Kazuo Ishiguro and Every Good Boy by David Nicholls. SESSION 4
Tai Chi Qigong MATTHEW ROCHFORD Matthew Rochford, director of Tai Chi Nation, offers an early morning class, designed to relax the body and focus the mind. A dynamic form of moving meditation, Tai Chi Qigong is accessible to people of all ages and ideal for musicians, bringing great benefits for good practice and performance in the day ahead. 8.00AM-8.30AM
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Week
15 – 22 August
Conducting and Orchestral Music, Opera, Music Theatre and Brazilian Music Week 3 is a treat for pianists - with three superb lectures by the legendary Alfred Brendel, and Steven Osborne, Florian Mitrea, and Artistic Director Joanna MacGregor all giving classes – and string lovers, with the wonderful Heath Quartet, cellist Adrian Brendel, violinist Madeleine Mitchell, and Dartington Festival String Orchestra. Sian Edwards opens the two-week Advanced Conducting Course rehearsing Elgar, Piazzolla and Bartók; Mozart’s music runs throughout the week with a Mozart Piano Concerto class, the Requiem and the tender A major concerto, K488, as does Schubert. The Advanced Opera Course begins, with the popular operatic mezzo Della Jones coaching Tchaikovsky’s dramatic Eugene Onegin. Music Theatre courses offer performance opportunities for actors and singers, exploring the world of musicals, Brecht and Kurt Weill, and political dissidents; and the charismatic master percussionist Adriano Adewale sets us on fire with his Brazilian Music class, teaming up with salsa dance workshops for a glorious end-of-week party. Don’t forget your dancing shoes…. 16
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Choral, Vocal and Opera Courses The Big Choir: Mozart Requiem and Bob Chilcott Vocal Masterclass Advanced Opera Course: Eugene Onegin Vocal Workshop Chamber Choir: Eric Whitacre and James MacMillan The Big Choir Plus
NIGEL PERRIN
SESSION 1
DELLA JONES
SESSION 2
SIAN EDWARDS AND DELLA JONES
SESSION 2 & 3
SARAH GABRIEL
SESSION 3
NIGEL PERRIN
SESSION 4
CHRISTOPHER WRAY
SESSION 4
SIAN EDWARDS
SESSION 1, 2 & 3
Conducting Advanced Conducting Course
Music Theatre and Brazilian Music Advanced Brecht and Weill Course Songs from the Musicals Brazilian Music: In The Heart of Rhythm
RICHARD WILLIAMS, QUENTIN POOLE & SARAH GABRIEL ROBERT PURVIS
SESSION 1, 2 & 3
ADRIANO ADEWALE
SESSION 3 & 4
ADRIAN BRENDEL
SESSION 1
MADELEINE MITCHELL
SESSION 2
ADRIAN BRENDEL
SESSION 2
STEVEN OSBORNE
SESSION 2
FLORIAN MITREA
SESSION 2
JOANNA MACGREGOR
SESSION 3
HEATH QUARTET
SESSION 3
JEAN JOHNSON
SESSION 3
QUENTIN POOLE, HEATH QUARTET, BARBARA SUE WHITE, JEAN JOHNSON, FLORIAN MITREA
SESSION 1, 2 & 4
ALFRED BRENDEL
18 AUG 5.15PM
ALFRED BRENDEL
19 AUG 5.15PM
ALFRED BRENDEL
20 AUG 5.15PM
MATTHEW ROCHFORD
8AM-8.30AM
KEVAN KENNEDY
SESSION 4
SESSION 2
Instrumental Courses Open String Orchestra Violin Masterclass Cello Masterclass Piano Masterclass Piano Workshop Mozart Piano Concertos Violin, Viola and Cello Workshops Clarinet Workshop Chamber Music
More Than Music Lecture: Schubert’s Last Sonatas Lecture: Liszt - From Exuberance to Asceticism Lecture: A Pianist’s Alphabet Tai Chi Qigong Dance workshop: Salsa
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Choral, Vocal and Opera Courses The Big Choir NIGEL PERRIN Original King’s Singer and seasoned choirmaster Nigel Perrin conducts one of the most loved of all choral masterpieces - Mozart’s Requiem – for the Friday night concert. ‘You may have sung Mozart’s Requiem many times,’ Nigel says, ‘but I like to analyse all the vocal techniques in it – it’s a workout for choirs, and I never fail to find it enthralling!’ Nigel will also direct Bob Chilcott’s Animal Crackers, witty little pieces that will be performed - in surprising places throughout the week. SESSION 1
Vocal Masterclass DELLA JONES Admired as one of the foremost bel canto mezzos of her generation, Della Jones’s repertoire extends from Monteverdi to Mussorgsky, Gilbert and Sullivan to contemporary opera. She puts Summer School singers through their paces in a warm, supportive setting. Students are selected in advance for this course: please send two contrasting recordings, and a short CV to summerschool@dartington.org. SESSION 2
Advanced Opera Course: Tchaikovsky’s Eugene Onegin SIAN EDWARDS AND DELLA JONES Sian Edwards and Della Jones direct the first week of this two-week Advanced course. Eugene Onegin is a masterpiece of Russian romanticism, and receives a full concert performance in the Great Hall on August 28th. The closing date for applications to this course is Monday 5th January 2015, after which a shortlist of singers will be auditioned in London on Sunday 18th January 2015. Please send two contrasting recordings, and a short CV to summerschool@dartington.org. SESSIONS 2 AND 3
Vocal Workshop SARAH GABRIEL As at home in Mozart or Britten opera as she is in music theatre - Sarah Gabriel made her European debut as Eliza in My Fair Lady at the Théâtre du Châtelet, opposite Alex Jennings. Her vocal class is open to all singers; Sarah is particularly interested in being authentically yourself onstage, and in how to express your individuality. You can see her in action in Poulenc’s La Voix Humaine, Britten’s Les Illuminations and Kurt Weill songs this week. SESSION 3
Chamber Choir NIGEL PERRIN Nigel Perrin directs popular Eric Whitacre works and James MacMillan, for performance in the Friday night choral concert. Students are selected in advance for this course, please send a short CV to summerschool@dartington.org. SESSION 4
The Big Choir Plus CHRISTOPHER WRAY Some extra rehearsal opportunities for The Big Choir repertoire, with Dartington’s wonderful choir repetiteur Christopher Wray. Sian Edwards 18
SESSION 4
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Conducting Courses
Songs from the Musicals
Advanced Conducting Course
A boisterous journey through the world of musical theatre, open to all singers of all abilities and ages. The course will focus on several musicals, looking at chorus and solo numbers; one-to-one coaching is available outside of ensemble sessions. There will be a performance later in the week.
SIAN EDWARDS Two weeks of intense study with Sian Edwards, Head of Conducting, Royal Academy of Music, for six conductors. Two programmes will be prepared and performed with the Dartington Festival Orchestra: the first – Elgar’s Introduction and Allegro, Britten’s Les Illuminations, Mozart’s Divertimento K 136 and Piazzolla’s Seasons; the second - Stravinsky’s Octet, Varese’s Octandre, Milhaud’s Création du Monde. The major work running through both weeks will be Tchaikovsky’s Eugene Onegin; the performance in the Great Hall will be conducted by Sian Edwards, but students will be involved in all stages of the musical preparation with singers from the Advanced Opera Course. The closing date for applications is 5 January 2015, after which auditions will be held in London on Sunday 11 January. Alternative arrangements will be made for those unable to attend. Please send a video file or link and a CV to summerschool@dartington.org. SESSIONS 1, 2 AND 3
Music Theatre and Brazilian Music
ROBERT PURVIS
SESSION 2
Brazilian Music: In the Heart of Rhythm ADRIANO ADEWALE Adriano Adewale is a master percussionist from Brazil, fêted all over the world for his Africa-inflected jazz and sensational virtuosity. In the Heart of Rhythm is open to everybody – percussionists, instrumentalists, singers, and those who don’t play an instrument - and will be based on Afro-Brazilian rhythms such as samba, ijexa and forro. Playing on conventional and non-conventional instruments, exploring rhythmic games, vocal and body percussion, it’ll be a fun and challenging way of making music. Towards the end of the week we’ll be combining with the salsa dance course (Session 4), for a party night on the final Friday. SESSIONS 3 AND 4
Advanced Brecht and Weill Course RICHARD WILLIAMS, QUENTIN POOLE AND SARAH GABRIEL Richard Williams, Quentin Poole and Sarah Gabriel direct ‘Mr Brecht, are you now or have you ever been...?’, charting Brecht’s dramatic and humorous interview with the House UnAmerican Activities Committee in 1949. With a performance later in the week, actors and singers will work on songs by Hans Eisler and Kurt Weill – including Mack the Knife, Bilbao Song, Surabaya Johnny, Pirate Jenny, September Song. Students are selected in advance: please send two contrasting recordings, and a short CV to summerschool@dartington.org. SESSIONS 1, 2 AND 3
Adriano Adewale Enquiries: +44 (0)1803 847080
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Instrumental Courses Open String Orchestra ADRIAN BRENDEL The cellist Adrian Brendel leads the all-comers String Orchestra. Repertoire will include staples of the orchestral string repertoire – the Tchaikovsky and Elgar Serenades – as well as short and spicy 20th century pieces. SESSION 1
Violin Masterclass MADELEINE MITCHELL Madeleine Mitchell has a distinguished career as a soloist and chamber musician, and is a professor at the Royal College of Music. She will coach violinists in core solo repertoire, concertos and contemporary music. Madeleine will be performing movements of Piazzolla’s wonderful tango-inflected concerto Seasons during the week. Students are selected in advance for this course: please send two contrasting recordings, and a short CV to summerschool@dartington.org. SESSION 2
Cello Masterclass ADRIAN BRENDEL One of the most versatile and original cellists of his generation, Adrian Brendel has travelled the word as soloist, collaborator and teacher. A fine classical and romantic player, his discovery of contemporary music as a teenager opened a new and vital avenue he continues to explore, alongside his passion for jazz and world music. Adrian will coach advanced students in all areas of cello repertoire, including concertos. Students are selected in advance for this course: please send two contrasting recordings, and a short CV to summerschool@dartington.org. SESSION 2
Steve Dummer conducts the wind band
Piano Masterclass STEVEN OSBORNE Steven Osborne’s standing as one of today’s finest young pianists was publicly affirmed in 2013 with The Royal Philharmonic Society’s Instrumentalist of the Year and his second Gramophone Award, for Mussorgsky’s Pictures at an Exhibition and works by Prokofiev. An exemplary classicist, with a taste for contemporary music, his masterclasses will be fascinating and rewarding. Students are selected in advance for this course: please send two contrasting recordings, and a short CV to summerschool@dartington.org. SESSION 2
Piano Workshop FLORIAN MITREA The young Rumanian pianist Florian Mitrea is a winner of many international competitions, and a Fellow at the Royal Academy of Music. Florian will guide pianists of all abilities in a relaxed and friendly atmosphere. He will coach anything from Bach to Bartók, but particularly likes the Viennese school of Haydn, Mozart and Beethoven. Florian performs Mozart’s popular Concerto in A major K488 in the Friday night concert. SESSION 2
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Mozart Piano Concertos JOANNA MACGREGOR Mozart’s Piano Concertos demand a supple technique, chamber music skills, a singing tone – and the ability to improvise cadenzas! Pianists are invited to bring all or part of a Mozart concerto, which we’ll work on with two pianos, discussing style, ornamentation, colour, touch and tempo – and conducting from the keyboard (teaming up with Sian Edwards’ conducting course for a session). We’ll also consider the contrasting interpretations of Wilhelm Kempf, Clara Haskil and Daniel Barenboim. SESSION 3
Violin, Viola and Cello Workshops HEATH QUARTET Oliver Heath and Cerys Jones (violin), Gary Pomeroy (viola) and Christopher Murray (cello), of the award-winning Heath Quartet, offer string players of all abilities a friendly and supportive workshop environment, in separate instrumental classes. The Heath Quartet will open Week 3 with a recital of Haydn, Bartók and Tchaikovsky on Saturday night. SESSION 3
Clarinet Workshop JEAN JOHNSON The young Scottish clarinettist Jean Johnson has been a guest principal with the Bergen Philharmonic, the Scottish Chamber Orchestra, the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, and has just recorded Brahms’s clarinet sonatas. Her friendly and informal workshop is aimed at clarinettists of all ages and abilities.
More Than Music Lectures ALFRED BRENDEL We’re thrilled that Alfred Brendel, one of the greatest pianists of all time, is visiting the Summer School to give three 70-minute lectures, which will be as warm and witty as they will be enlightening. Illustrated with recorded excerpts, he illuminates composers close to his heart, as well as taking a humorous look at central musicological and performance issues in A Pianist’s Alphabet. 18th August 5.15pm Schubert’s Last Sonatas 19th August 5.15pm Liszt: From Exuberance to Asceticism 20th August 5.15pm A Pianist’s Alphabet
Tai Chi Qigong: Matthew Rochford See page 15 for more information. 8.00AM-8.30AM
Dance Workshop: Salsa Dance tutor Kevan Kennedy gets us ready for the Brazilian party on Friday night, teaching participants – at any level – the scorching moves of salsa. SESSION 4
SESSION 3
Chamber Music The chamber music programme is open to all singers and instrumentalists; there are large ensemble opportunities, and daily coaching is available (see page 17 for this week’s tutors). SESSIONS 1, 2 AND 4
Alfred Brendel Enquiries: +44 (0)1803 847080
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Week
22 – 29 August
Russian Opera, Composing, Film and Multimedia, Gospel and Jazz Week 4 definitely has a Russian theme, with a performance of Tchaikovsky’s Eugene Onegin as the climax of our Advanced Opera Course, and a choral concert of Russian Orthodox music and the Prologue to Mussorsgsky’s amazing Boris Godunov. But most of all we celebrate musical creativity in all its forms: from multimedia courses led by Mira Calix and artist Kathy Hinde, to music created and improvised in Neil Brand’s Improvising and Working with Silent Film Course; from Hugh Wood’s Advanced Composition Course, coaxing new chamber works into life, to the roaring return of the Jazz Course, led by the titanic saxophonist Andy Sheppard. Singers can go from Orthodox liturgy to Gospel music, then into operatic choruses; instrumentalists can perform in masterclasses in the morning, then improvise in different styles, all afternoon. Wind and brass players can play in Renaissance ensembles and wind bands, then let their hair down in the Big Band. However you choose to spend your time, there’s an enormous amount of stimulation, fun, partying and dancing in store for you, in this final week of the 2015 Summer School. 22
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Choral, Vocal and Opera Courses The Big Choir: the Russian School Gospel Choir Advanced Opera Course: Eugene Onegin Vocal Workshop Chamber Choir: John Tavener The Big Choir Plus
JONATHAN BERMAN
SESSION 1
CAROL PEMBERTON & CELIA WICKHAM-ANDERSON
SESSION 2
SIAN EDWARDS
SESSION 2 & 3
JESSICA CASH
SESSION 3
STEPHEN PRATT
SESSION 4
TBC
SESSION 4
SIAN EDWARDS
SESSION 1, 2 & 3
JONATHAN BERMAN
SESSION 2 & 3
Conducting Courses Advanced Conducting Course Open Conducting Course
Composition, Film and Multimedia Courses Advanced Composition Open Composition Multimedia, Art and Sound Design Improvising and Working with Silent Film
HUGH WOOD AND STEPHEN PRATT
SESSION 1, 2 & 3
JOHN ASHTON THOMAS
SESSION 2
MIRA CALIX, KATHY HINDE & MATTHEW FAIRCLOUGH
SESSION 1 & 2
NEIL BRAND
SESSION 3 & 4
ANDY SHEPPARD, STEVE LODDER, MARTIN FRANCE
SESSION 2
ANDY SHEPPARD
SESSION 3
STEVE LODDER
SESSION 3
MARTIN FRANCE
SESSION 3
STEVE DUMMER
SESSION 4
Open Wind Band The Contemporary Piano Violin Masterclass Piano, Violin and Cello Workshops Flute, Clarinet, Oboe, Bassoon and Horn Workshops
STEVE DUMMER
SESSION 1
JOANNA MACGREGOR
SESSION 2
THOMAS GOULD
SESSION 2
THE FOURNIER TRIO
SESSION 3
BERKELEY ENSEMBLE
SESSION 3
Brass Workshop Chamber Music
PAUL ARCHIBALD
SESSION 3
QUENTIN POOLE, BARBARA SUE WHITE, FOURNIER TRIO, BERKELEY ENSEMBLE, THOMAS GOULD, VERONIKA SHOOT AND FLORIAN MITREA
SESSION 1, 2 & 4
NEIL BRAND
24 AUG 5.15PM
TOM PHILLIPS
25 AUG 5.15PM
MATTHEW ROCHFORD
8AM-8.30AM
JANE AND DEREK NARRAMORE
SESSION 4
Jazz Courses Jazz Ensembles Saxophones Jazz Piano and Keyboards Jazz Drumming and Percussion Open Big Band
Instrumental Courses
More than Music Lecture: The Silent Pianist Speaks Lecture: The Art of the Graphic Score Tai Chi Qigong Lindy Hop and Swing Dancing
Photo: Andy Sheppard Enquiries: +44 (0)1803 847080
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Choral, Vocal and Opera Courses The Big Choir JONATHAN BERMAN The Big Choir work towards two concerts, both steeped in Russian music. A Thursday latenight exploring the Orthodox liturgy of part of Rachmaninov’s Vespers, followed by the prologue of Mussorgsky’s mighty opera Boris Godunov, an absolute tour-de-force for chorus and bass baritone, and the choruses for Tchaikovsky’s Eugene Onegin, performed as the exciting culmination of the Advanced Opera Course on Friday night. SESSION 1
Gospel Choir CAROL PEMBERTON AND CELIA WICKHAM-ANDERSON Uplifting, harmonious, soul-stirring, challenging and fun all describe the power and appeal of the Gospel Choir sessions, led by Carol Pemberton, Music Director of the internationally-acclaimed a cappella group Black Voices. The workshops will cover a range of black music traditions that influence and shape what today we call Black Gospel. Black Voices will perform on Wednesday night.
Vocal Workshop JESSICA CASH Jessica Cash’s students have included Emma Kirkby, Evelyn Tubb and Lesley Garrett. Her expert tuition addresses any energy blocks, tensions or stresses, freeing the body to sing beautifully. Students are asked to bring an aria from an opera or oratorio to sing from memory, and another piece of their choice. SESSION 3
Chamber Choir STEPHEN PRATT Choir master and composer Stephen Pratt works on John Tavener’s Svyati and other pieces, for performance in the Thursday night choral concert. Students are selected in advance, please send a short CV to summerschool@dartington.org. SESSION 4
The Big Choir Plus TBC Some extra rehearsal opportunities for The Big Choir repertoire, with Dartington’s wonderful choir repetiteur TBC. SESSION 4
SESSION 2
Conducting Courses
Advanced Opera Course
Advanced Conducting Course
SIAN EDWARDS
SIAN EDWARDS
The second week of this two week course directed by Sian Edwards with repetiteur Richard Shaw, leading to a complete concert performance of Tchaikovsky's Eugene Onegin on Friday night.
The second week of the Advanced Conducting course – see page 18 for details.
SESSIONS 2 AND 3
Open Conducting Course
SESSIONS 1, 2 AND 3
JONATHAN BERMAN An open conducting course for those with some conducting experience, led by Jonathan Berman, whose recent performances have been 24
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at the Royal Opera House and Tanglewood. We will be working on Haydn and Mozart symphonies, general conducting technique, and selected repertoire from Eugene Onegin. SESSIONS 2 AND 3
Composition, Film and Multimedia
visual artist and composer, and Matthew Fairclough, composer and sound artist, to provide a collaborative space in which to create innovative new work. This course is for musicians of all backgrounds interested in electronica, composition and art installation. We will aim to create short new works to exhibit and perform by the end of the week. SESSIONS 1 AND 2
Advanced Composition
Improvising and Working with Silent Film
HUGH WOOD AND STEPHEN PRATT
NEIL BRAND
This immersive course will focus on creating new music for piano trios (with the brilliant Fournier Trio) and solo piano (with outstanding pianist Christina McMaster) for performance at the end of the week. Hugh Wood is a hugely celebrated figure in British musical life, and a consummate composer of chamber and symphonic work; he is assisted by one of his former students, the composer and teacher Stephen Pratt. Students are selected in advance: please send two scores and – if available - two recordings, and a short CV to summerschool@dartington.org.
A rare chance to work with one of the world’s foremostexponents of live film music, and the presenter of BBC4’s series The Sound of Cinema. This course offers composers and pianists (and other instrumentalists) the opportunity to study selected silent classic films, discussing the art of improvisation and ‘reading’ a film. We will aim to create new music around excerpts of film, for performance at the end of the week.
SESSIONS 1, 2 AND 3
Jazz Courses
Open Composition JOHN ASHTON THOMAS This class is accessible for people who like composing classically, as well as those who enjoy arranging and song-writing – expert guidance is at hand, in a friendly and collaborative atmosphere. Students will showcase their work in an informal concert at the end of the week. SESSION 2
Multimedia, Art and Sound Design MIRA CALIX, KATHY HINDE AND MATTHEW FAIRCLOUGH
SESSIONS 3 AND 4
Jazz Ensembles ANDY SHEPPARD, STEVE LODDER AND MARTIN FRANCE The fabulously cool, creative saxophonist Andy Sheppard revives Dartington’s famous and longrunning Jazz Course, together with keyboard guru Steve Lodder and virtuoso drummer Martin France, focussing on jazz improvisation and ensemble playing. The week’s jazz courses also feed into the Big Band, for a final stonking performance on Friday night. SESSION 2
Mira Calix works in multimedia and visual art, and incorporates classical orchestration into her work for installation pieces, film soundtracks, theatre and opera. Here she combines with Kathy Hinde, the imaginative Enquiries: +44 (0)1803 847080
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Saxophones Workshop ANDY SHEPPARD The ECM recording artist, world-renowned bandleader and composer Andy Sheppard offers one-to-one and ensemble tuition to all saxophonists. Andy is one of jazz’s greatest collaborators, and his characteristic sense of lyricism, alongside very personal use of rhythms from Asia, Africa and South America, will be inspiring for young and older saxophonists alike. SESSION 3
Jazz Piano and Keyboards Workshop STEVE LODDER Having started as an organ scholar at Cambridge, Steve Lodder is a leading jazz pianist, synth player and teacher, working with some of the coolest names in jazz: Carla Bley, Django Bates, George Russell, Naná Vasconcelos, and many more. His course is open to all pianists and keyboard players who wish to develop their improvisation skills and that includes classical pianists! SESSION 3
Jazz Drumming and Percussion Workshop MARTIN FRANCE Professor of jazz drumming at the Royal Academy of Music, Martin France has worked with the finest and most creative musicians in the world - including Elvis Costello, Evan Parker, Dave Holland and Nils-Petter Molvaer - as well as many classical orchestras. His class is open to all drummers and percussionists who’d like to hone their jazz skills. SESSION 3
Open Big Band STEVE DUMMER Steve Dummer will be mixing standard arrangements with some Andy Sheppard numbers, with Andy himself soloing, in the final 26
Friday night bash. Absolutely unmissable fun, and open to all alto, tenor and baritone saxes, trumpets and trombones, and piano, bass and drums. SESSION 4
Instrumental Courses Open Wind Band STEVE DUMMER A great opportunity to dust off an instrument that hasn’t been played for a few years, improve ensemble playing, and play some great music. Grade 5 standard or above is ideal. This year we’ll be looking at Milhaud’s Suite Française and Joseph Horowitz’s Fête Galante, amongst other pieces. SESSION 1
The Contemporary Piano JOANNA MACGREGOR An open class for anyone interested in modern piano music - of all styles - with Joanna MacGregor, Head of Piano at the Royal Academy of Music. Pianists are invited to bring early 20th century music onwards, for performance and coaching. We’ll also look at extended techniques in Crumb and Cage, and the best ways to study and prepare brand new music. Composers are also welcome to this class. SESSION 2
Violin Masterclass THOMAS GOULD Described as ‘staggeringly virtuosic’ by The Guardian and ‘a soloist of rare refinement’ by The Sunday Times, Thomas Gould is one of the brightest young violinists around. His masterclass will cover core repertoire, contemporary work, and violin music in jazz and world traditions too. Students are selected in advance for this course: please send two contrasting recordings, and a short CV to summerschool@dartington.org. SESSION 2
Information and on-line booking: www.dartington.org/summer-school
Piano, Violin and Cello Workshops THE FOURNIER TRIO
More Than Music
Chiao Ying-Chang (piano), Sulki Yu (violin) and Pei-Jee Ng (cello), members of the outstanding Fournier Trio and all brilliant performers in their own right, lead individual instrumental classes with a relaxed and supportive atmosphere.
The Silent Pianist Speaks
SESSION 3
24TH AUGUST 5.15PM BARN CINEMA
Flute, Clarinet, Oboe, Bassoon and Horn Workshops
The Art of the Graphic Score
BERKELEY ENSEMBLE Sarah Bennington (flute), John Slack (clarinet), James Turnbull (oboe), Andrew Watson (bassoon) and Paul Cott (horn) offer wind players of all abilities a relaxed and supportive workshop environment, in individual instrumental classes. Improve your technique, hone your performance skills, and discover new repertoire! SESSION 3
Neil Brand gives an illustrated lecture on his extraordinary life and art as a pianist and composer, using clips from his favourite Silent Era films.
A seminal visual artist, musician and composer since the 1960s, Tom Phillips has produced a number of important Graphic scores. This illustrated lecture reveals their mystery and beauty, with live performances. 25TH AUGUST 5.15PM UPPER GATE HOUSE
Tai Chi Qigong MATTHEW ROCHFORD See page 15 for more information.
Brass Workshop
8.00AM-8.30AM
PAUL ARCHIBALD A chance to work on the great brass repertoire for trumpets, horns and trombones, ranging from antiphonal music by Gabrieli and the Italian Renaissance school to the brass music of Paul Patterson. There’ll be opportunities for performances in the beautiful outdoor spaces of Dartington too!
Lindy Hop and Swing Dancing
SESSION 3
SESSION 4
JANE AND DEREK NARRAMORE Everyone is invited to get ready for the final Big Band party on Friday night by learning the cool jazz and charleston moves of Swing and Lindy Hop.
Chamber Music The chamber music programme is open to all singers and instrumentalists; there are large ensemble opportunities, and daily coaching is available (see page 23 for this week’s tutors). SESSIONS 1, 2 AND 4
Celia Wickham-Anderson Enquiries: +44 (0)1803 847080
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Fees and Accommodation We want to make the programme as accessible as possible to all participants, so we offer a wide variety of pricing options. The prices shown reflect charges once subsidies, possible through fundraising and the support of the Dartington Hall Trust, have been applied. The Courses & Concerts package allows you to participate in or observe all courses, and attend all concerts in one week. Courses begin on Sunday morning and finish on Friday afternoon. Prices are per person. The Accommodation & Catering package is for 7 nights, checking in from 14:00 on the Saturday of your week and checking out by 10:00 the following Saturday. All meals are included from dinner on Saturday night to breakfast the following Saturday. Prices are per room. The Catering Only option is available to nonresidents or campers who have booked the full Courses & Concerts package, and to a second person sharing a double or twin room.
Accommodation We offer a wide range of accommodation from hostel style and camping to luxury hotel suites. This year for the first time a second person sharing a double or twin room pays nothing for their accommodation. Our bursary scheme is designed to support individuals for whom the cost may be prohibitive. Medieval Courtyard The medieval Courtyard is situated at the heart of the Dartington estate offering well-appointed rooms of 3-4* hotel quality with various accommodation options. Location: Central Higher Close Higher Close comprises of single rooms with shared bathrooms, furnished in a simple and functional style. Location: Central Foxhole Courtyard/White House Foxhole Courtyard/White House provides basic 28
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2015 Price
Courtyard Deluxe Room, Double En suite facilities
£1,450
Courtyard En suite Twin
£1,265
Courtyard En suite Double
£1,265
Courtyard En suite Single
£1,145
Courtyard Private Bathroom Double
£1,085
Courtyard Private Bathroom Single
£960
Courtyard Shared Bathroom Single
£785
Higher Close Single Room, Shared Bathroom
£555
Foxhole Courtyard, Single Room, Shared Bathroom
£300
Foxhole Courtyard, Twin Room, Shared Bathroom
£300
Foxhole Whitehouse, Single Room, Shared Bathroom
£300
Foxhole Whitehouse, Twin Room, Shared Bathroom
£300
Camping (No Food Included)
Free
Catering Only
£300
'Courses and Concerts'
2015 Price
Standard
£425
Student
£385
Under 12's
£215
but functional hostel style accommodation with shared bathrooms. Location: 15 minute walk from dining and teaching areas Camping A brand new camp site for up to 60 pitches on the estate is available with purpose built toilets and showers. Location: 15 minute walk from dining and teaching areas.
Information and on-line booking: www.dartington.org/summer-school
Catering Participants staying in the Medieval Courtyard eat at the White Hart. Those staying at Higher Close, Foxhole and camping, or choosing the Catering Only option eat at Higher Close Refectory - canteen style dining. We can cater for all dietary requirements; please provide full information upon booking. Each day you will be able to tuck into a full cooked English breakfast and a selection of cereals and fruit. A light lunch might include home-made soup served with fresh crusty bread, quiche with side salad, baked-potatoes with a choice of fillings. Fresh fruit, tea and coffee will be available. For dinner you will enjoy a full three course evening meal using fresh, seasonal and local ingredients. Throughout the daytime, teas, coffees and light refreshments are available from the Roundhouse Cafe. The White Hart Bar is open from 12 noon until late.
+44 (0)1803 847080. You will receive confirmation of your booking upon receipt of a 50% deposit. Please note that we do not keep payment details on record in accordance with regulator guidelines. Any remaining balance will NOT be automatically taken and must be made by yourself before 31st March 2015. After this date full payment is required to make your booking.
Concerts and Day Tickets Individual concert tickets and day observer tickets are available through our website www.dartington.org/summer-school. 5.15pm and 10pm concerts/talks – £8. 7.45pm concerts – £14 (unreserved) £18.50 (reserved). Day observer ticket – £10 Please note the Courses and Concerts package includes all courses and concerts.
Non-resident Booking
Bursaries
If you wish to organise your own off-site accommodation you can purchase a Courses & Concerts package to access all the courses and concerts.
If you wish to apply for a bursary please send two contrasting recordings or scores and a short CV to summerschool@dartington.org. The closing date for applications is 31st March 2015. All successful bursary applicants will be accommodated in Foxhole and are required to pay a minimum contribution of £100 towards course fees.
Students Students in full-time education receive a 10% discount on the Courses & Concerts package. Student discounts do not apply to Accommodation & Catering packages.
Children and Young People We welcome children of all ages and can offer a 10% discount to 12s and overs. There's a 50% discount for anyone under 12 and under 4s go free. Under 18s must be accompanied by a responsible adult.
Your Booking To book your place on-line please go to www.dartington.org/summer-school/booking. You can pay by debit or credit card for which there is no additional charge. If you do not have access to the internet or you wish to pay by BACS transfer please phone the Summer School on
Cancellations and Charges All bookings are non-refundable after May 29th 2015. We advise all participants to take out holiday insurance which includes cancellation cover above the value of the total booking. Any booking cancelled before May 29th is subject to a 10% of total booking cancellation fee. Any changes to your booking will be subject to course and accommodation availability and may incur additional costs. All information contained within this leaflet was correct at time of publication. Changes in circumstances after the time of publication may impact on the accuracy of the information which may be subject to change without notice. We will do our upmost to communicate key changes via online communication but cannot accept liability for the accuracy of information stored by the reader. Enquiries: +44 (0)1803 847080
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Concerts and Events DATE
TIME
VENUE
CONCERT TITLE
DESCRIPTION
ARTIST
01 Aug
7.45pm
Great Hall
In a Strange Land: Heaven and Earth
Conflict and resolution in early Europe, Bolivia and Mexico, including Byrd Mass
Ex Cathedra and Jeffrey Skidmore: choral music
02 Aug
5.15pm
Great Hall
Musica Transalpina
Sacred and secular music from Renaissance Italy: Monteverdi and Marenzio
Ex Cathedra and Jeffrey Skidmore: vocal ensemble
7.45pm
Great Hall
The World Encompassed
Francis Drake on The Golden Hinde: journeys around early and new music
Fretwork: viol consort
10.00pm
Great Hall
All in a Garden Green
English and French music with a botanical scent
Carole Cerasi: harpsichord
5.15pm
Great Hall
Runaway Girls and Singing Bones
The great historian on Cinderella, saints and miracles, and magical animals
Marina Warner: illustrated lecture
7.45pm
Great Hall
Bach's Goldberg Variations
Bach's dazzling and encompassing masterpiece: Alpha et Omega
Joanna MacGregor: piano
10.00pm
Great Hall
Strings, Wheel and Fingers
Medieval music, improvisation, and guest artists
Stevie Wishart: hurdy gurdy and violin
5.15pm
Great Hall
Bass Viol Duos
The intoxicating world of Marais, SainteColombe, Finger and Schaffrath
Richard Tunnicliffe, David Hatcher: bass viols
7.45pm
Great Hall
History of the World in 17 and a half songs
From Hildegarde von Bingen and Monteverdi, to Strauss and Gershwin
Carolyn Sampson, Joanna MacGregor: soprano and piano
10.00pm
Great Hall
Tithonus: Waiting for the Dawn
Greek myth meets Samuel Beckett in this amazing re-telling, with music
Alice Oswald, Griselda Sanderson: spoken poetry and nykelharpa
5.15pm
Upper Gate House
The Story of the Jig
The rumbustious world of the theatre jig: bawdy, witty and noisy
Lucie Skeaping, Jon Banks: illustrated lecture
7.45pm
Great Hall
Los Ministrillos: City and Court Music
The variety and splendour of music in Renaissance Spain
The City Musick: early music band
10.00pm
Great Hall
French and English Romantics
Duparc, Quilter, Britten folk song arrangements from England and France
Nicholas Clapton, Gavin Roberts: countertenor and piano
5.15pm
Great Hall
Elizabethan Dramatic Jigs
A lively performance of 16th century theatre jigs: songs, verse and dance
Lucie Skeaping, Jon Banks and students
7.45pm
Great Hall
Sounds and Sweet Airs
The funky Dutch jazzer plays new and old music, with guest poet Alice Oswald
Eric Vloeimans, Joanna MacGregor: jazz trumpet and piano
10.00pm
Ship Studio
Father, Son and Pupil
JS Bach, CPE Bach and M端thel on this elfin keyboard instrument
Carole Cerasi: clavichord
5.15pm
Great Hall
Masterclass Concert
A mixed programme of the week's liveliest students: all kinds of music
Performers from the advanced courses
7.45pm
Great Hall
Earthrise: Glorify the Heavens
Mighty concert in the round: 40-part Tallis, Gabrieli and Roth's Earthrise
The Big Choir, Chamber Choir, Renaissance Wind Band
10.00pm
White Hart Bar
Tavern Night: Medieval Partying
Entertaining medieval songs and dances, washed down with mead (or wine..)
The City Musick, singers and students
WEEK ONE
03 Aug
04 Aug
05 Aug
06 Aug
07 Aug
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DATE
TIME
VENUE
CONCERT TITLE
DESCRIPTION
ARTIST
WEEK TWO 08 Aug
7.45pm
Great Hall
Great Sonatas of Venice
Adrian Chandler leads dazzling performances of Vivaldi, Albinoni and more
La Serenissima: Baroque string ensemble and harpsichord
09 Aug
5.15pm
Great Hall
The Virtuoso Recorder
From Baroque - Telemann, Handel, Bach - to the 20th century
Jill Kemp, Claire Williams: recorder and harpsichord
7.45pm
Great Hall
Kathryn Tickell & The Side
The great Kathryn Tickell and her new band bring together folk and classical
Northumbrian pipes, accordion, cello and harp
10.00pm
Great Hall
Lute Music of the German Baroque
Sylvius Leopold Weiss, great lute composer and Goethe
David Miller: lute, and writer James Runcie
5.15pm
Great Hall
Poetry and Silence
Speech, silence, and the art of using words musically
James Runcie: illustrated lecture
7.45pm
Great Hall
Haydn, Mozart, Scots and Schumann
Lieder, Robert and Clara Schumann, Robbie Burns and Hugh MacDiarmid
Mhairi Lawson, Joanna MacGregor: soprano and piano
10.00pm
Great Hall
Complete Bach Cello Suites I
The touchstone of cello literature Suites 1, 3 and 5
Richard Tunnicliffe: baroque cello
5.15pm
Great Hall
Baroque Flute and Oboe Music
Baroque sonatas by Telemann and Bach
Katy Bircher, Lars Henriksson, Rob Howarth: flute, oboe and harpsichord
7.45pm
Great Hall
Early Classicism: The Quiet Revolution
Mozart, Haydn and Schubert - songs and instrumental music
Emma Kirkby, Maggie Cole, David Miller: soprano, fortepiano and baroque guitar
10.00pm
Great Hall
Complete Bach Cello Suites II
The touchstone of cello literature Suites 4, 2 and 6
Richard Tunnicliffe: baroque cello
5.15pm
Great Hall
Bach and his soloist, Pisendel
Bach Partita No. 5 and Pisendel unaccompanied violin sonata
Maggie Cole, Adrian Chandler: harpsichord, baroque violin
7.45pm
Great Hall
Something Old, Something New ..
Dowland Lute Songs and Britten folk arrangements
Andrew Watts, David Miller, Gavin Roberts: countertenor, lute and piano
10.00pm
Great Hall
Bach French Suites I
Bach's most elegant, intimate keyboard works - Suites 1, 2 and 3
Joanna MacGregor: piano
5.15pm
Great Hall
As I Walked Out One Morning
A cappella folk choir, folk poetry and new songs, Kathryn Tickell students
Folk Choir, Kathryn Tickell , Marilyn Imrie, folk students
7.45pm
Great Hall
Vivaldi Opera: Catone in Utica
Vivaldi's masterful opera of Roman intrigue, politics and passion
Advanced Opera Course students with the Baroque Orchestra
10.00pm
Great Hall
Bach French Suites II
Bach's most elegant, intimate keyboard works - Suites 4, 6 and 5
Joanna MacGregor: piano
5.15pm
Great Hall
Masterclass Concert
A mixed programme of the week's liveliest students: all kinds of music
Performers from the advanced courses
7.45pm
Great Hall
Handel's Alceste, Rameau's Les BorĂŠades
Colourful, vibrant choral and operatic works
Big Choir, Chamber Choir, Baroque Orchestra
10.00pm
Great Hall
Ceilidh
Final Night Party, with dancing
Caller and folk band
10 Aug
11 Aug
12 Aug
13 Aug
14 Aug
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DATE
TIME
VENUE
CONCERT TITLE
DESCRIPTION
ARTIST
WEEK THREE 15 Aug
7.45pm
Great Hall
Hadyn, Bart贸k, Tchaikovsky
A trio of quartet masterpieces, played by this superb young quartet
Heath Quartet
16 Aug
5.15pm
Great Hall
The Virtuoso Violin
Tchaikovsky, Prokofiev Cinq Melodies and other virtuoso works.
Madeleine Mitchell, Florian Mitrea: violin and piano
7.45pm
Great Hall
Schubert, Dohn谩nyi, Wagner, Piazzolla
Virtuoso cello music: from the Arpeggione to Le Grand Tango
Adrian Brendel, Joanna MacGregor: cello and piano
10.00pm
Great Hall
The Romantic Clarinet
Two the Brahms clarinet sonatas, and Schumann Romances
Jean Johnson, Steven Osborne: clarinet and piano
5.15pm
Great Hall
Forbidden Music
The fate of Schubert, Berg and Schoenberg songs under the Reich
Sarah Gabriel, Alexandra Vaduva: soprano and piano
7.45pm
Great Hall
In the Heart of Rhythm
Afro-Brazilian music infused with contemporary jazz and world music
Adriano Adewale, master percussionist and Joanna MacGregor, piano
10.00pm
Great Hall
Conflict: Late Schubert and Prokofiev
Schubert's A minor Sonata D.784, Prokofiev's great War Sonata, the 6th
Florian Mitrea: piano
5.15pm
Great Hall
Schubert: The Last Three Sonatas
The legendary Alfred Brendel on his love of Schubert's late work
Alfred Brendel: lecture
7.45pm
Great Hall
Late Schubert Piano Music
Schubert Impromputus D.935 and the last Sonata in B flat, D.960
Steven Osborne: piano
10.00pm
Great Hall
Schubert String Quintet in C major D.956
Schubert's most famous and loved masterpiece
Adrian Brendel cello and Heath Quartet
5.15pm
Great Hall
Liszt: From Exuberance to Asceticism
An examination of the extraordinary life and work of Liszt
Alfred Brendel: lecture
7.45pm
Great Hall
Mozart, Elgar, Britten, Piazzolla
String orchestra concert, including Les Illuminations and Piazzolla's The Seasons
Dartington Festival Orchestra, Madeleine Mitchell, Sarah Gabriel
10.00pm
Great Hall
Mozart and Rautavaara Quintets
Late night transcendence: Mozart and revered Finnish composer Rautavaara
Jean Johnson clarinet, Adrian Brendel cello, Heath Quartet
5.15pm
Great Hall
A Pianist's Alphabet
A humorous look at musicological and performance issues for pianists
Alfred Brendel: lecture
7.45pm
Barn Theatre
Mr Brecht! Are you now or have you ever been...?
Poulenc's La Voix Humaine and Brecht and Weill's greatest hits
Sarah Gabriel, Advanced Music Course
10.00pm
Studio 1
Songs from the Musicals
Solo and ensemble performances from popular musicals
Open Music Theatre students
5.15pm
Great Hall
Masterclass Concert
A mixed programme of the week's liveliest students: all kinds of music
Performers from the Advanced courses
7.45pm
Great Hall
Mozart's Requiem and A major concerto K488
Choral celebration: Mozart masterpieces, Eric Whitacre and James MacMillan
Big Choir & Chamber Choir, Dartington Festival Orchestra, Nigel Perrin, Florian Mitrea
10.00pm
Great Hall
Salsa and Samba Party
Final Night Party, with dancing
Adriano Adewale and Brazilian Rhythm and Dance students
17 Aug
18 Aug
19 Aug
20 Aug
21 Aug
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TIME
VENUE
CONCERT TITLE
DESCRIPTION
ARTIST
WEEK FOUR 22 Aug
7.45pm
Great Hall
The Russian Connection: Shostakovich
Haydn's Gypsy trio, Hugh Wood, and Shostakovich's famous piano trio no. 2
Fournier Trio: violin, cello and piano
23 Aug
5.15pm
Great Hall
Russian Piano Music
Medtner, Scriabin and Prokofiev from this talented young concert pianist
Veronika Shoot: piano
7.45pm
Great Hall
Great Wind Quintets
Classics from wind and piano repertoire with 20th/21st century British works
Berkeley Ensemble
10.00pm
Great Hall
Late Night Jazz
Scintillating improv from three of the jazz scene's greatest players
Andy Sheppard, Martin France, Steve Lodder: sax, drums and keyboards
5.15pm
Barn Theatre
The Silent Pianist Speaks
Celebrated pianist and composer demonstrates the art of film and live piano
Neil Brand: illustrated lecture
7.45pm
Great Hall
American Silent Classic film: Sunrise (1927)
The greatest love film ever made, with live music from the Deep River album
Andy Sheppard, Joanna MacGregor: sax, piano, electronica
10.00pm
Barn Theatre
Silent Film with Music
Silent film shorts accompanied by the NFT's celebrated pianist and composer
Neil Brand: piano and film
5.15pm
Upper Gate House
The Art of the Graphic Score
Seminal artist and composer analyses his beautiful graphic scores
Tom Phillips: illustrated lecture, with performance
7.45pm
Great Hall
The Virtuoso Violin
Beethoven, Prokofiev, Steve Reich:'staggeringly virtuosic' The Guardian
Thomas Gould, Stephen De Pledge: violin and piano
10.00pm
Great Hall
Ultramarine
Multimedia concert including Japanese haiku and piano music by Takemitsu and Messiean.
Mira Calix, Kathy Hinde, Matthew Fairclough, Joanna MacGregor
5.15pm
Studio 1
Piano Plus: Battling the Double
Cage and contemporary piano: the pianist battles her screen piano double
Christina McMaster: piano and multimedia
7.45pm
Great Hall
The Creation of the World
Stravinsky Octet, Varese's Octandre, Milhaud's jazzy Création du Monde
Dartington Festival Wind Orchestra, Sian Edwards' Conducting Course students
10.00pm
Great Hall
Gospel Music
Timeless gospel classics from the internationally-acclaimed vocal ensemble
Black Voices: a cappella vocal ensemble
5.15pm
Great Hall
Pärt, Rachmaninov, Schnittke
A stunning mix of Pärt's Mozart-Adagio with Russian composers
The Jørgensen Trio: piano trio
7.45pm
Barn Theatre
Silent Classics with Live Musc
Film and live music from the Improvising and Composing for Film course
Neil Brand and students
10.00pm
Great Hall
Russian Orthodox and Opera
Tavener, Rachmaninov Vespers movements, Boris Godunov Prologue
Big Choir, Chamber Choir, Jonathan Berman
5.15pm
Great Hall
New Chamber Music
New chamber music music from Advanced Composition students
Fournier Trio, Christina McMaster, Hugh Wood
7.45pm
Great Hall
Tchaikovsky's Eugene Onegin
Concert performance of the great Russian opera
Advanced Opera course, Big Choir, Dartington Festival Orchestra, Sian Edwards
10.00pm
Great Hall
Big Band and Lindy Hop
Final Party Night: Stonking Big Band and dancing
Big Band directed by Steve Dummer with Andy Sheppard sax
24 Aug
25 Aug
26 Aug
27 Aug
28 Aug
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Support Dartington International Summer School The Summer School would not be possible without the continued support of individuals, companies and trusts. Here are just some of the ways you can support us: Sponsor a Concert As an individual, a company or as a group of friends you could sponsor a concert and make a real contribution to those great performances in the Great Hall. Support a Bursary Student Help a young student at a crucial time in their development and invest in the future of classical music. Leave a Legacy Legacies can be used for bursaries, concerts or to support a particular genre of music in the programme. A will is your chance to help the organisations that have been important to you in your lifetime.
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