NCEM Beverley Early Music Festival 2019 Brochure

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This year’s theme evokes one of our most basic instincts – passion! Passion for life – for the countryside, for religion, for lovers, for music – with concerts presented within an array of historic churches across the beautiful county town of Beverley in the East Riding of Yorkshire.

Guests include old friends and new. The Tallis Scholars directed by Peter Phillips will be returning to present ‘A Very English Passion’ in Beverley

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Minster on Saturday evening, joining together the musical genius of William Byrd with compositions collected within the Eton Choirbook a century earlier, and we are delighted to welcome the Fitzwilliam Quartet celebrating their 50th anniversary year. These quiet passions are contrasted with the exuberance of Joglaresa, Block4 and the brilliant young vocal ensemble Cantoria joining us from Spain for a concert designed to show off the true passionate heat of the Iberian Renaissance.

Thanks are due, as ever, to the National Centre for Early Music for administering the festival and to the East Riding of Yorkshire Council for their financial support. We also would like to take the opportunity to thank a number of long-term supporters including Arts Council England, Schroders, Harrowells – and you, the audience.

We look forward to seeing you all in May. Delma Tomlin MBE Director

Front cover image: Simon Marmion. A Choir of Angels: From Left Hand Shutter. © The National

Beverley Minster photo: T Suthers

Welcome to the 2019 Beverley & East Riding Early Music Festival.

FRIDAY 24 MAY Event 1 7.30pm Venue St Mary’s Church, North Bar Within Tickets £23.00 (concessions £21.00 | Under 35s £5.00)

Joglaresa The Virgin Queen Belinda Sykes voice, bagpipes, director Angela Hicks voice, harp Elisabeth Flett fidel, recorder, voice Louise Anna Duggan dulcimer, percussion, voice with Sally Pomme Clayton storyteller A passionate and curious tale of a wild romance threaded through with melody and song drawn from the shadows of the Byzantine empire through to Medieval Europe.

A young man goes on a quest to save his ailing father, but all doesn’t quite turn out as he planned as the Virgin Queen turns out to be both Goddess - and warrior … stealing from her, has a heavy price to pay! “magic and menace... thrilling and haunting” The Times joglaresa.com

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Buy tickets for events 1, 3, 6, 8 & 9 at the same time, and save £12.00 Please note, all concerts must be booked at the same time and offers are subject to availability.

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SATURDAY 25 MAY Event 2 10.00am – 12 noon Venue Toll Gavel United Church, Toll Gavel Tickets £10.00

‘Lift up your voice’ Songs of Revelry and Reflection from Beverley and beyond A part-song workshop presented by singer Vivien Ellis for all ages drawing on popular harmonysinging traditions from Chapel and Tavern, Parlour and Theatre. With unusual songs to raise your spirits, tickle your ribs, and touch your heart, we’ll discover what our ancestors loved to sing, and rediscover the beauty of those stories and harmonies, and their power to move us today. Whether you prefer to learn by ear, or from written music, songs in parts will be taught by ear (with written music available) – so everyone will be included, in this light-hearted, and inspirational workshop.

See also events 5 & 7

JOIN US AS A PATRON AND MAKE A DIFFERENCE Supporting innovation, excellence and creative learning

Meet early music specialists and like-minded individuals through informal receptions, supper parties and concerts and have a unique opportunity to explore some of the hidden corners of Beverley and the East Riding in the company of experts and friends.

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If you would like to find out more, please contact Delma Tomlin MBE telephone 01904 632220 | email: support@ncem.co.uk | www.ncem.co.uk/patrons

SATURDAY 25 MAY

Photograph: Marcus Maschwitz

Event 3 12.30pm – c.1.30pm Venue St Mary’s Church, North Bar Within Tickets £17.00 (concessions £15.00 | Under 35s £5.00)

Block4 Emily Bannister Lucy Carr Katie Cowling Rosie Land recorders

Stargazing A celebration of artists who, over the centuries, have looked to the skies for inspiration intertwining music for the heavens, for dance, and for lovers. Block4 trace musical lines through the stars with instrumental and vocal works spanning seven centuries. “astonishing vitality” Seen-and-heard International block4.co.uk

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A high-class cultural experience, in keeping with its glorious heritage Audience member ‘18

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Leading into their festival concert, Block4 will be working with primary school children from across Beverley to inspire their creativity through music and art. Taking the Stargazing theme, children will be invited to develop graphic scores - drawing, painting and crafting interpretations of Block4’s music – ending in short performances informed by these brand-new original scores.

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SATURDAY 25 MAY Event 4 2.30pm – c.3.30pm Venue St John of Beverley RC Church, 5 North Bar Without Tickets £10.00

Revising Pevsner We are delighted to welcome Dr Jane Grenville to the festival to give an illustrated talk about her journey across the North Riding of Yorkshire as she revises Nikolaus Pevsner’s iconic series. Jane will talk about Pevsner’s passion for English architecture in the region whilst picking out some of the musical highlights she has discovered along the way.

SATURDAY 25 MAY Event 5 4.00pm – 5.30pm Venue Meet outside Beverley Arms Hotel Tickets £5.00

Ballad Walk 1

‘It All Happened in Beverley’ Walk through 800 years of history, and hear the past come to life, with fascinating stories and songs of people and events that shaped this beautiful market town. Led by Vivien Ellis, and an experienced local walk/history guide.

Suitable for all ages, easy walk. See also events 2 & 7

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SATURDAY 25 MAY Event 6 7.30pm Venue Beverley Minster Tickets £35.00 reserved seating, front central nave

£30.00 unreserved seating, front side aisles

£25.00 (concessions £23.00 | Under 35s £5.00) unreserved seating rear nave

The Tallis Scholars directed by Peter Phillips

Photograph: Nick Rutter

A Very English Passion

This glorious programme draws together the music of William Byrd – a renowned Catholic composer of the Elizabethan era –with the music of an earlier generation within the Eton Choirbook – a volume of religious music created between 1500-1504 dedicated to the Blessed Virgin Mary. Two very English styles separated by a hundred years.

Throughout the programme, there is the same love of sonority alongside a sense of profound contemplation. Together with Byrd’s Mass for Five Voices, we invite you to relish Fawkyner’s

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astonishing, and rarely-performed, Gaude rosa and in the final passages of Fayrfax’s Maria plena virtute, we hear what is surely some of the most heartfelt music to come from the English Renaissance.

“The rock stars of Renaissance vocal music.”

New York Times “One of the UK’s greatest cultural exports”.

BBC Radio 3. thetallisscholars.co.uk

The festival and I arrived in Beverley in the same year & I have attended them all - a leading contributor to the national early music scene Audience member ‘18

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SUNDAY 26 MAY Event 7 10.00am – 11.30am Venue Meet outside Beverley Arms Hotel Tickets £5.00

Ballad Walk 2

‘To Beverley We Must Go’ A second walk - through time. Hear the songs and stories of the people of Beverley – a notorious convict, a passionate preacher, a feisty barmaid, and a toiling ploughman, and discover how they, and the turbulent events they lived through, shaped the town. See also events 2 & 5 Event 8 3.00pm – c.4.30pm Venue St John’s RC Church, North Bar Without Tickets £18.00 (concessions £16.00 | Under 35s £5.00)

Fitzwilliam String Quartet Lucy Russell, Marcus Barcham Stevens violins Alan George viola Sally Pendlebury cello

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Haydn String Quartet Op 51 “Seven Last Words”

Celebrating their 50th anniversary year, the Fitzwilliam Quartet returns to Beverley to present one of the most extraordinary works in the repertory. Mixing the inspired musical genius of Haydn with a series of short reflections written by Canon Peter Moger, this afternoon promises to engage the soul as well as the mind.

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“We have performed this work in a wide range of venues, from Cadiz where the work was commissioned, through to cathedrals, tiny country churches and modern concert halls across the world.

Wherever and whenever, the work offers new insights into the music and what it represents; proving that the Passion story, and Haydn’s musical response to it, is

as relevant and meaningful for non-believers as it is to Christians of whatever creed.”

Alan George “[FSQ] are Britain’s premier string quartet ensemble …the pride of that nation.” Fanfare fitzwilliamquartet.com

SUNDAY 26 MAY Event 9 7.00pm Venue St James’ Church, Warter Tickets £20.00 (concessions £18.00 | Under 35s £5.00)

Interval refreshments available

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Cantoria Inés Alonso soprano Samuel Tapia counter-tenor Jorge Losana tenor, director Valentín Miralles bass

El Fuego The festival finishes with a flourish of Iberian passion from this remarkably engaging young group. Drawing on music from the Renaissance, we feel the hot winds of Spain drawing together stories of desire and passion taken from songbooks preserved throughout history which reveal a world of demons, saints and people struggling to survive – just as we do today!

“They displayed exceptional musical and technical skill, with a commendable purity and stability of tone and intonation, making for perfect harmony.”

Early Music Review

Photograph: Vincent Arbelet

eeemerging.eu/ensemble/cantoria

Cantoria was selected as one of the EEEmerging ensembles supported by the NCEM and colleagues across the European Union funded by Creative Europe. Emerging.eu

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Booking Information The National Centre for Early Music, St Margaret’s Church, Walmgate,York YO1 9TL. Box Office: 01904 658338 Email: boxoffice@ncem.co.uk www.tickets.ncem.co.uk

How to Book Tickets are available to buy online, by telephone, by post or in person.

Online: Visit our website at tickets.ncem.co.uk and use the secure online booking service.

By telephone: Please contact the box office on 01904 658338.

There is a non-refundable £1.50 administration fee per transaction for tickets made online or by telephone.

A charge of 75p applies if you would like the tickets posted.

There is no charge for print-athome tickets, or if you collect in person.

By post: Write to the NCEM Box Office, St Margaret’s Church, Walmgate, York YO1 9TL enclosing an SAE. Cheques should be made payable to the National Centre for Early Music. Please use a ‘large’ stamp if ordering 10+ tickets.

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In person: Tickets can be purchased in person from the NCEM Box Office, St Margaret’s Church, Walmgate, York YO1 9TL. Open 9.00 – 5.00 Mon-Fri. A limited number of individual tickets are also available to personal visitors from the Beverley Tourist Information Centre, East Riding Treasure House, Champney Road, Beverley HU17 8HE. Open 9.30am – 5.00pm (weekdays) and 9.00am – 4.00pm Saturdays.

General enquiries: Please ring 01904 632220 for general information.

Group bookings: The Festival welcomes group bookings. If you buy 10 tickets (full price/ concessions) there is a 20% discount off the total amount.

Concessions: Where applicable, these apply to Over 65, full time students, those in receipt of means tested benefits and audience members who have disabilities.

Refunds & Exchanges: We regret that refunds can only be given if the concert is sold out and we are able to sell on the ticket. Please note that there will be a 10% administration charge.

Seating: Seats are unreserved except for the front nave in Beverley Minster and for NCEM Patrons.

Reservations: Tickets must be paid for within three working days of reservation and at least 24 hours prior to the performance. Any remaining tickets will be sold at the venue immediately prior to the performance.

On the day of the concert: Tickets will be available online as Print at Home Tickets up to 2 hours prior to the concert. Remaining tickets will be available to purchase on the door of the concert 45 minutes prior to the performance, subject of course to availability.

You can purchase tickets for just £5.00. To take advantage of this offer, call the box office on 01904 658338 or book online at tickets.ncem.co.uk Please note that these are offered on a first-come, first-served basis and there is a limited number. When collecting tickets, you will need to bring along photo ID which will be checked as proof of age. More info at www.ncem.co.uk/U35

Buy a weekend saver ticket for Joglaresa, Block4, The Tallis Scholars, the Fitzwilliam Quartet and Cantoria at the same time, and save £12.00.

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Accessible facilities: The Festival offers a warm welcome to everyone. If you have any access requirements, please let us know at the time of booking. To ensure that the entire community can access our events, we offer a complimentary ticket to an essential person assistant. To qualify, please join our access scheme or have a valid CredAbility Access Card with the +1 symbol. Full details can be found online, in person or by emailing boxoffice@ ncem.co.uk The NCEM is a typetalk approved business and assistance dogs are welcome.

Venues: All venues are within walking distance of central Beverley except for St James’ Church, Warter.

Beverley Minster, Highgate, Beverley HU17 ODN St John of Beverley RC Church, 5 North Bar Without, Beverley HU17 7AG St Mary’s Church, North Bar Within, Beverley HU17 8DL Toll Gavel United Church, Toll Gavel, Beverley HU17 9AA Download the Beverley Town Centre May for car parking information via: www.visithullandeastyorkshire.com/ beverley St James’ Church is situated in the beautiful historic village of Warter which is around 30 mins drive north west of Beverley. There is an off-site car park in the village with a steep incline to the Church. Once inside, there is level access and public toilets include wheelchair accessible facilities.

Please let us know when booking if you need, or can offer, transport for this event. If we have enough interest, we will organise a coach – tickets are likely to cost around £12.00. Ring 01904 658338 for further information.

Visitor Information: To book accommodation please ring Tourist Information on 01482 391672, email Beverley.tic@ eastriding.gov.uk or log on to www.visithullandeastyorkshire. com/places-to-stay

Stay in Touch To stay in touch and receive offers and news by email, please contact us at boxoffice@ncem.co.uk or sign up at www.ncem.co.uk

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INNOVATION The Shock of the New

5 –13 July Guests include: I Fagiolini in a new production of Monteverdi’s L’Orfeo directed by Tom Guthrie, Alamire, Ensemble Lucidarium and Vox Luminis.

Highlights to include the 2019 York Early Music International Young Artists Competition.

Highlights include

Block4

The Tallis Scholars

Cantoria

Fitzwilliam Quartet

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The Beverley & East Riding Early Music Festival is directed by Delma Tomlin MBE and administered by the National Centre for Early Music through the York Early Music Foundation – registered charity number 1068331.

All details are correct at the time of going to press but the Festival reserves the right to make alterations to the published programme – if necessary.

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