brochure 019843v2
15/2/12
10:13 am
Page 2
Acknowledgements The Festival acknowledges with gratitude the financial and other support received from:
Midcounties Co-operative Society Church Stretton Area Partnership Peter Jennison Memorial Trust Church Stretton Town Council van doesburg’s Delicatessen St. Laurence’s Parish Church John Stephens Landscapes Meadowlands Guest House Church Stretton Car Sales White House Restaurant
Berry’s Arts for All Newsworld Mr Tom Acton Burway Books Tanners Wines Mr Tony Morris Wenlock Spring Agilent (Polymer) Mr Bun the Baker
Sir Neil & Lady Cossons Belvedere Guest House Mayglothling Waste Ltd John R. Thomas, Florist Wrights, Estate Agents
Terry Jones Travel September Books Hillside Pharmacy PCB Solicitors LLP Mr Howard Franklin
Stretton Theatre Group Morris and Company
Shropshire Libraries Mrs A. Trevor Jones Gateway Promotions
Booking Information For Festival Friends: tickets will be available from 2nd April where postal application is made using the Booking Form overleaf. For the General Public: tickets will be available from 23rd April, either by post using the Booking Form, or from either of the following:
Daily 23rd July - 28th July St Laurence’s Parish Church
The Visitor Information Centre Church Street, Church Stretton.
Admission free - retiring collections will be taken.
Festival Membership
A wide variety of music will be performed by local musicians at our popular morning concerts.
You can support the Festival by becoming a ‘Friend’. Benefits include priority booking, discounted tickets (when spending over £50) and reserved seating where this applies. Annual subscription is £5 for an individual or £7.50 for a family. For UK taxpayers this can be treated as Gift Aid.
Access for the Disabled
All venues (except St Margaret’s Church, Acton Scott) are wheelchair accessible and equipped with disabled toilets. Auditorium space will be provided for wheelchair users if requested on the Booking Form.at Noon
Free Transport
For free local transport to events, telephone the Ring and Ride Office (01694 720025).
Visitors to Church Stretton
www.strettonfestival.org.uk Our Tanners free wine draw will again be on offer. There will be entry forms at all events with 4 half cases of Tanners claret as prizes. The Arts Festival is pleased to serve Tanners wines.
at 10.15am
John R. Thomas (Florist) 3 Sandford Avenue, Church Stretton.
For membership enquiries please telephone Gloria Carter (01694 724106).
Registered Charity Number 511905
Coffee Concerts
Details of hotel and bed & breakfast accommodation may be obtained from: The Visitor Information Centre Church Street, Church Stretton (01694 723133)
www.churchstretton.co.uk
After each concert Berry’s Coffee House will provide coffee and home-made biscuits.
Organ Recitals at Noon
Monday 30th July & Friday 3rd August All Saints’ Church, Little Stretton Also Wednesday 1st August St Margaret’s Church, Acton Scott Admission free, retiring collections will be taken. Three recitals of popular organ music and orchestral arrangements given by local organists. For disabled facilities at Acton Scott, please telephone 01694 722257.
Art & Crafts Exhibition Opening Reception, Monday 23rd July, 7.30pm Admission (including exhibitors) £2 Daily Opening Times Tuesday 24th July - Friday 3rd August 11.00am - 6.00pm Admission £1.00, children and exhibitors free The exhibition will stay open until 7.30pm (with free admission after 6.00pm) whenever it is possible on nights when there is a performance at the school. Our guest artist Di Purser has drawn, designed and painted for most of her life and has had a lifelong love for the Shropshire hills. After an active life as a teacher, bringing art to students in various high schools, running adult courses and acting as artist in residence at Bewdley Museum, she became a member of the artists’ cooperative that runs Sandford Gallery in Church Stretton. Her work ranges from cathedrals to animals, mountains and cityscapes. The Annual Exhibition runs throughout the Festival and is widely recognized as one of the most successful exhibitions of its kind in the region. It shows around 600 works in a wide range of media and subject matter and is a non-competitive showcase for many accomplished amateur artists as well as successful exhibiting artists in the South Shropshire area. Most of the work is for sale at very reasonable prices.
school’s out @ the arts festival Now in its third year, school’s out has become an integral part of the Arts Festival Programme. Last year 63 local youngsters took part in a very active four day musical theatre workshop. school’s out will, of course, run again this year. It is open to 7 - 16 year olds and will end with a performance on
Thursday 2nd August, 7.30pm Church Stretton School
Showcasing Stretton’s young talent Those who attended enjoyed a thoroughly were truly impressed our local youngsters in
Church Stretton
Arts Festival
22nd July - 4th August 2012
last year’s performance entertaining evening and by the achievements of just 4 days of hard work.
Jacqui Dankworth
This year we expect to build on that success and watch Stretton’s young talent blossom. You can then sit back and watch the coaches perform a showcase of their own talents to finish off a memorable evening. Make sure you are there to support all their efforts and see their talents unfolding.
Tasmin Little
Entry forms are available on the Festival web-site or from: Church Stretton Visitor Information Centre, Scrappies & Barbara’s Framing, Beaumont Road. These must be returned to the Exhibition Organizer on or before Saturday 30th June 2012. Contact Joan Arnfield (joanarnfield@hotmail.com) or (01694 724170) for further information about the exhibition.
The 46th
The Coaches
www.strettonfestival.org.uk
Page 1
Huw will be accompanied by
James Sherlock - Piano
Pascal & Ami Rogé
Thursday 2nd August 7.30pm Church Stretton School £6
He will be joined by his wife Ami and their programme will include music by Fauré, Debussy, Ravel, Chaminade, and Dukas.
school’s out @ the arts festival See details overleaf.
Martin Roscoe Piano
Scherzo from the F.A.E. Sonata Brahms Chanson de Matin Elgar Sonata in B major Delius Sonata in A major Franck Notturno e Tarantella Szymanowski
Payment enclosed £
TOTAL £ 14 Classico Latino
25
6 School’s Out
Tasmin Little & Martin Roscoe
8 Teatime Concert
18 Pascal & Ami Rogé
16
12 Opus Anglicanum
Simon Hoggart
20 Colin Dexter
&
We are delighted to welcome Tasmin Little and Martin Roscoe to close our 2012 Festival. Their programme will include:
Pascal Rogé is one of the greatest pianists alive today, and a renowned authority on French piano music.
“With a touch that combined gracefulness and power...... he gave the music an organic ebb and flow.” (New York Chamber Music Festival)
Violin
Cheques to be made payable to: Church Stretton Arts Festival Please return with SAE to Gloria Carter, Bracken End, 49 Ludlow Road, Church Stretton, Shropshire, SY6 6AD (01694 724106).
Tuesday 31st July 7.30pm Church Stretton School £18
10
A very popular event! Numbers are limited, so get your tickets early to avoid disappointment.
Huw Wiggin
A unique musical story telling group 5 men singing unaccompanied and a narrator.
Tasmin Little
Enter tickets required for those needing wheelchair space in the auditorium.
Our 4th annual Haverhill Competition recitalist and another opportunity to hear the best young talent around.
Baroquenroll return to Church Stretton for the ever popular teatime concert. After an hour’s music there will be the usual excellent tea.
Children under 18 will be admitted at half price.
See overleaf for full details of the exhibition which runs throughout the Festival period.
“Liquid gold tones and enviable breath control.” (The Times)
A glorious and joyful evocation of an imaginary country manor house. With music from Saxon chant to Elgar and writings from Beowulf to Nancy Mitford, they present a varied landscape of amusement, tragedy, and hilarity woven into a timeless English fabric.
Saturday 4 August 7.30pm Concord College £25
*
There will be a display of over 600 works of art in a wide range of media and subject matter including photography and a selection of work by our local students.
Winner of the wind section of the Haverhill Sinfonia Soloist Competition
Music for recorder and piano across the centuries
Final Concert
th
Tel. No.
Reception and Opening
Huw Wiggin Saxophone
The story of an English country manor
Baroquenroll
Postcode
Art and Crafts Exhibition
Thursday 26th July 7.30pm Church Stretton School £10
The House - 1000 years
Teatime Concert
“I am consistently amazed that these young English musicians can play our Latin-American music so superbly.” (Former Colombian Ambassador to the UK)
Address
Entrance fee to include a glass of wine or soft drink.
“A performance worthy of an Academy Award Oscar” (The Carrick News).
Opus Anglicanum
Name
Monday 23 July 7.30pm Church Stretton School £2 at the door.
Those who saw Rebecca’s portrayal of Jane Austen at our 2010 festival will need no encouragement to return for Elizabeth.
Thursday 2nd August 3.00pm Methodist Church £8
Classico Latino’s new interpretations of the serenades and songs of the Latin-American Fiesta have been hailed by audiences world wide. They have received standing ovations at their sell-out events in Colombia.
PLEASE USE BLOCK CAPITALS
rd
Using only Elizabeth’s words, Rebecca explores the Queen’s struggle to reconcile the desires of womanhood with the duties of sovereignty.
Monday 30th July 7.30pm St Laurence’s Church £12
Music of passion, of love, of hope and of despair
14
“...arguably, the finest of its kind in the UK... big band jazz MYJO style... does not get any better than that.” (The Stage).
I, Elizabeth
Chairman of ‘The News Quiz’ for 12 years, frequent contributor to ‘Grumpy Old Men’, Guardian journalist and wine critic for the Spectator, Simon Hoggart will delight you with an evening of hilarity and astonishment.
12
“Jacqui Dankworth is one of our finest singers, regardless of category.” (Sunday Times)
Rebecca Vaughan
Oxford resident and acclaimed writer, Colin will talk about his creation, Inspector Morse, and the challenge of transforming a novel into a screen drama. He will also talk about John Thaw and about his own walk-on parts in each episode.
Haydn Lute Trio
A fabulous jazz evening to open our festival this year. The combination of Jacqui Dankworth and the MYJO will mean superb entertainment.
Wednesday 25th July 7.30pm Church Stretton School £14
Send Up the Clowns
Classico Latino
I Elizabeth
Midland Youth Jazz Orchestra
“Character and refinement... dazzling technical demands confidently met.” (The Times)
Simon Hoggart
Festival Friends from 2nd April General Public from 23rd April
A delightful evening with a widely varied programme of 18th century music by Haydn and his contemporaries, featuring lute and theorbo in ensemble with violin and cello.
Colin Dexter Morse and Me
20
Jacqui Dankworth &
An Audience with
Friday 3rd August 7.30pm Church Stretton School £14
Jacqui Dankworth & MYJO
Sunday 22nd July 7.30pm Concord College £20
The Haydn Lute Trio
Wednesday 1st August 7.30pm Church Stretton School £16
Tickets are available by post to:
Opening Concert
Saturday 28th July 7.30pm Church Stretton School £20
£
(Details subject to change)
Tuesday 24th July 7.30pm Church Stretton School £12
Adult *Child
Main Festival Programme
£
10:13 am
Event
15/2/12
Booking Form
brochure 019843v2
Page 1
Huw will be accompanied by
James Sherlock - Piano
Pascal & Ami Rogé
Thursday 2nd August 7.30pm Church Stretton School £6
He will be joined by his wife Ami and their programme will include music by Fauré, Debussy, Ravel, Chaminade, and Dukas.
school’s out @ the arts festival See details overleaf.
Martin Roscoe Piano
Scherzo from the F.A.E. Sonata Brahms Chanson de Matin Elgar Sonata in B major Delius Sonata in A major Franck Notturno e Tarantella Szymanowski
Payment enclosed £
TOTAL £ 14 Classico Latino
25
6 School’s Out
Tasmin Little & Martin Roscoe
8 Teatime Concert
18 Pascal & Ami Rogé
16
12 Opus Anglicanum
Simon Hoggart
20 Colin Dexter
&
We are delighted to welcome Tasmin Little and Martin Roscoe to close our 2012 Festival. Their programme will include:
Pascal Rogé is one of the greatest pianists alive today, and a renowned authority on French piano music.
“With a touch that combined gracefulness and power...... he gave the music an organic ebb and flow.” (New York Chamber Music Festival)
Violin
Cheques to be made payable to: Church Stretton Arts Festival Please return with SAE to Gloria Carter, Bracken End, 49 Ludlow Road, Church Stretton, Shropshire, SY6 6AD (01694 724106).
Tuesday 31st July 7.30pm Church Stretton School £18
10
A very popular event! Numbers are limited, so get your tickets early to avoid disappointment.
Huw Wiggin
A unique musical story telling group 5 men singing unaccompanied and a narrator.
Tasmin Little
Enter tickets required for those needing wheelchair space in the auditorium.
Our 4th annual Haverhill Competition recitalist and another opportunity to hear the best young talent around.
Baroquenroll return to Church Stretton for the ever popular teatime concert. After an hour’s music there will be the usual excellent tea.
Children under 18 will be admitted at half price.
See overleaf for full details of the exhibition which runs throughout the Festival period.
“Liquid gold tones and enviable breath control.” (The Times)
A glorious and joyful evocation of an imaginary country manor house. With music from Saxon chant to Elgar and writings from Beowulf to Nancy Mitford, they present a varied landscape of amusement, tragedy, and hilarity woven into a timeless English fabric.
Saturday 4 August 7.30pm Concord College £25
*
There will be a display of over 600 works of art in a wide range of media and subject matter including photography and a selection of work by our local students.
Winner of the wind section of the Haverhill Sinfonia Soloist Competition
Music for recorder and piano across the centuries
Final Concert
th
Tel. No.
Reception and Opening
Huw Wiggin Saxophone
The story of an English country manor
Baroquenroll
Postcode
Art and Crafts Exhibition
Thursday 26th July 7.30pm Church Stretton School £10
The House - 1000 years
Teatime Concert
“I am consistently amazed that these young English musicians can play our Latin-American music so superbly.” (Former Colombian Ambassador to the UK)
Address
Entrance fee to include a glass of wine or soft drink.
“A performance worthy of an Academy Award Oscar” (The Carrick News).
Opus Anglicanum
Name
Monday 23 July 7.30pm Church Stretton School £2 at the door.
Those who saw Rebecca’s portrayal of Jane Austen at our 2010 festival will need no encouragement to return for Elizabeth.
Thursday 2nd August 3.00pm Methodist Church £8
Classico Latino’s new interpretations of the serenades and songs of the Latin-American Fiesta have been hailed by audiences world wide. They have received standing ovations at their sell-out events in Colombia.
PLEASE USE BLOCK CAPITALS
rd
Using only Elizabeth’s words, Rebecca explores the Queen’s struggle to reconcile the desires of womanhood with the duties of sovereignty.
Monday 30th July 7.30pm St Laurence’s Church £12
Music of passion, of love, of hope and of despair
14
“...arguably, the finest of its kind in the UK... big band jazz MYJO style... does not get any better than that.” (The Stage).
I, Elizabeth
Chairman of ‘The News Quiz’ for 12 years, frequent contributor to ‘Grumpy Old Men’, Guardian journalist and wine critic for the Spectator, Simon Hoggart will delight you with an evening of hilarity and astonishment.
12
“Jacqui Dankworth is one of our finest singers, regardless of category.” (Sunday Times)
Rebecca Vaughan
Oxford resident and acclaimed writer, Colin will talk about his creation, Inspector Morse, and the challenge of transforming a novel into a screen drama. He will also talk about John Thaw and about his own walk-on parts in each episode.
Haydn Lute Trio
A fabulous jazz evening to open our festival this year. The combination of Jacqui Dankworth and the MYJO will mean superb entertainment.
Wednesday 25th July 7.30pm Church Stretton School £14
Send Up the Clowns
Classico Latino
I Elizabeth
Midland Youth Jazz Orchestra
“Character and refinement... dazzling technical demands confidently met.” (The Times)
Simon Hoggart
Festival Friends from 2nd April General Public from 23rd April
A delightful evening with a widely varied programme of 18th century music by Haydn and his contemporaries, featuring lute and theorbo in ensemble with violin and cello.
Colin Dexter Morse and Me
20
Jacqui Dankworth &
An Audience with
Friday 3rd August 7.30pm Church Stretton School £14
Jacqui Dankworth & MYJO
Sunday 22nd July 7.30pm Concord College £20
The Haydn Lute Trio
Wednesday 1st August 7.30pm Church Stretton School £16
Tickets are available by post to:
Opening Concert
Saturday 28th July 7.30pm Church Stretton School £20
£
(Details subject to change)
Tuesday 24th July 7.30pm Church Stretton School £12
Adult *Child
Main Festival Programme
£
10:13 am
Event
15/2/12
Booking Form
brochure 019843v2
brochure 019843v2
15/2/12
10:13 am
Page 2
Acknowledgements The Festival acknowledges with gratitude the financial and other support received from:
Midcounties Co-operative Society Church Stretton Area Partnership Peter Jennison Memorial Trust Church Stretton Town Council van doesburg’s Delicatessen St. Laurence’s Parish Church John Stephens Landscapes Meadowlands Guest House Church Stretton Car Sales White House Restaurant
Berry’s Arts for All Newsworld Mr Tom Acton Burway Books Tanners Wines Mr Tony Morris Wenlock Spring Agilent (Polymer) Mr Bun the Baker
Sir Neil & Lady Cossons Belvedere Guest House Mayglothling Waste Ltd John R. Thomas, Florist Wrights, Estate Agents
Terry Jones Travel September Books Hillside Pharmacy PCB Solicitors LLP Mr Howard Franklin
Stretton Theatre Group Morris and Company
Shropshire Libraries Mrs A. Trevor Jones Gateway Promotions
Booking Information For Festival Friends: tickets will be available from 2nd April where postal application is made using the Booking Form overleaf. For the General Public: tickets will be available from 23rd April, either by post using the Booking Form, or from either of the following:
Daily 23rd July - 28th July St Laurence’s Parish Church
The Visitor Information Centre Church Street, Church Stretton.
Admission free - retiring collections will be taken.
Festival Membership
A wide variety of music will be performed by local musicians at our popular morning concerts.
You can support the Festival by becoming a ‘Friend’. Benefits include priority booking, discounted tickets (when spending over £50) and reserved seating where this applies. Annual subscription is £5 for an individual or £7.50 for a family. For UK taxpayers this can be treated as Gift Aid.
Access for the Disabled
All venues (except St Margaret’s Church, Acton Scott) are wheelchair accessible and equipped with disabled toilets. Auditorium space will be provided for wheelchair users if requested on the Booking Form.at Noon
Free Transport
For free local transport to events, telephone the Ring and Ride Office (01694 720025).
Visitors to Church Stretton
www.strettonfestival.org.uk Our Tanners free wine draw will again be on offer. There will be entry forms at all events with 4 half cases of Tanners claret as prizes. The Arts Festival is pleased to serve Tanners wines.
at 10.15am
John R. Thomas (Florist) 3 Sandford Avenue, Church Stretton.
For membership enquiries please telephone Gloria Carter (01694 724106).
Registered Charity Number 511905
Coffee Concerts
Details of hotel and bed & breakfast accommodation may be obtained from: The Visitor Information Centre Church Street, Church Stretton (01694 723133)
www.churchstretton.co.uk
After each concert Berry’s Coffee House will provide coffee and home-made biscuits.
Organ Recitals at Noon
Monday 30th July & Friday 3rd August All Saints’ Church, Little Stretton Also Wednesday 1st August St Margaret’s Church, Acton Scott Admission free, retiring collections will be taken. Three recitals of popular organ music and orchestral arrangements given by local organists. For disabled facilities at Acton Scott, please telephone 01694 722257.
Art & Crafts Exhibition Opening Reception, Monday 23rd July, 7.30pm Admission (including exhibitors) £2 Daily Opening Times Tuesday 24th July - Friday 3rd August 11.00am - 6.00pm Admission £1.00, children and exhibitors free The exhibition will stay open until 7.30pm (with free admission after 6.00pm) whenever it is possible on nights when there is a performance at the school. Our guest artist Di Purser has drawn, designed and painted for most of her life and has had a lifelong love for the Shropshire hills. After an active life as a teacher, bringing art to students in various high schools, running adult courses and acting as artist in residence at Bewdley Museum, she became a member of the artists’ cooperative that runs Sandford Gallery in Church Stretton. Her work ranges from cathedrals to animals, mountains and cityscapes. The Annual Exhibition runs throughout the Festival and is widely recognized as one of the most successful exhibitions of its kind in the region. It shows around 600 works in a wide range of media and subject matter and is a non-competitive showcase for many accomplished amateur artists as well as successful exhibiting artists in the South Shropshire area. Most of the work is for sale at very reasonable prices.
school’s out @ the arts festival Now in its third year, school’s out has become an integral part of the Arts Festival Programme. Last year 63 local youngsters took part in a very active four day musical theatre workshop. school’s out will, of course, run again this year. It is open to 7 - 16 year olds and will end with a performance on
Thursday 2nd August, 7.30pm Church Stretton School
Showcasing Stretton’s young talent Those who attended enjoyed a thoroughly were truly impressed our local youngsters in
Church Stretton
Arts Festival
22nd July - 4th August 2012
last year’s performance entertaining evening and by the achievements of just 4 days of hard work.
Jacqui Dankworth
This year we expect to build on that success and watch Stretton’s young talent blossom. You can then sit back and watch the coaches perform a showcase of their own talents to finish off a memorable evening. Make sure you are there to support all their efforts and see their talents unfolding.
Tasmin Little
Entry forms are available on the Festival web-site or from: Church Stretton Visitor Information Centre, Scrappies & Barbara’s Framing, Beaumont Road. These must be returned to the Exhibition Organizer on or before Saturday 30th June 2012. Contact Joan Arnfield (joanarnfield@hotmail.com) or (01694 724170) for further information about the exhibition.
The 46th
The Coaches
www.strettonfestival.org.uk