classical concerts / contemporary gigs September – December 2010
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You know when an audience has been well and truly captured: it’s that extraordinary moment when a concert that has been merely good suddenly shifts and soars to a whole new level. The music takes on a life of its own, the artists themselves appear changed, and a magical effect ripples outwards across the rows of audience members leaving everyone transfixed. This kind of moment happens a lot at St George’s.
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The line up of artists for this autumn is more than a little special and pretty much guarantees many more of the moments described above. September alone sees the return of a succession of exceptional musicians all at the peak of their powers – pianists Mitsuko Uchida and Stephen Hough, tenor Mark Padmore, saxophonist Andy Sheppard – and the evolution of our Migrations festival (curated by Phil Johnson) into Migrations East West, exploring Persian and Sufi-influenced music and extending its reach into the musical extremities of Afghanistan, Palestine and India.
This reach extends further still in October as we boldly go into space with Brian Eno’s music for the 1966 Apollo moon mission, and then travel back in time to a wonderful silent movie from 1919, The Oyster Princess, with live music accompaniment from a 14 piece Belgian jazz band. We pause to pay tribute to American minimalist composer Terry Riley, who we welcome to St George’s for a special concert to celebrate his 75th birthday, and to join the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment on a Grand Tour of Italy, before striding confidently into November with concerts featuring pianists Ludovico Einaudi and Jack Gibbons, guitarist John Williams, saxophonist Courtney Pine, the Middle East Peace Orchestra and a performance of Pergolesi’s sublime Stabat Mater with Emma Kirkby and Michael Chance. As December breaks, the glistening sounds of the OAE and La Serenissima resonate around the hall and jostle for space with something of a Christmas Choral Festival that sees numerous local choirs raising the roof in celebration and exultation. Heavenly!
MigrationsEASTWEST Migrations festival of world music: the very best in ‘local music from out there.’
The latest programme in our acclaimed series Migrations: Great Journeys in World Music looks at some of the more meditative aspects of eastern music and its influence in the west, with two dates devoted to Terry Riley, the legendary founder of minimalism. Migrations East West begins with a very rare glimpse into the ravishing, Persian and Sufiinfluenced music and poetry of the city of Herat in Afghanistan (22 Sep, page 08), before we welcome the amazing trio of oud-playing brothers from Nazareth in Palestine, Le Trio Joubran (29 Sep, page 11). On October 28, Terry Riley appears in a special 75th birthday concert
with Talvin Singh and George Brooks (page 26), in a programme dedicated to Pandit Pran Nath, an important singer and teacher of Indian music who made a particular impact on avant-garde musicians in the United States. The following week (4 Nov, page 30) Bristol pays tribute to Terry Riley’s most famous composition, In C, when Adrian Utley’s 20-strong Guitar Orchestra, with Will Gregory (Goldfrapp) and Charles Hazlewood on keyboards, performs a sitespecific interpretation of this canonical Sixties classic. The Terry Riley mini-festival – for which we’ve joined forces with other arts organisations in Bristol – will also feature a performance of Rainbow In Curved Air at the Old Vic, and a programme of films at Watershed. Please check websites for details closer to the time.
Other Migrations dates include two overlaps with our jazz programme: Jazz Jamaica with ‘Blue Note Blue Beat’ (14 Oct, page 19), a mixup of hard bop classics with reggae and ska featuring the incredible vocals of Lovers Rock star Myrna Hague; and the return of the great Courtney Pine with ‘Transition in Tradition’ (24 Nov, page 41), which joyfully links New Orleans to Haiti, Cuba and Europe. We close for the season with a full-on party celebrating the Spanish guitar, with Bristol’s own El Patio Primo and the band of Cuba’s Ahmed Dickinson Cardenas (9 Dec, page 47).
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At a glance
Jazz at St George’s / Andy Sheppard residency Star saxophonist Andy Sheppard returns to St George’s as our artist-in-residence for the next three seasons, kicking off in a UK debut duo with the French accordionist Jean-Louis Matinier (30 Sep, page 12). Further concerts in the series include collaborations with Arild Andersen, Michel Benita and Seb Rochford as well as a January quartet date inspired by John Coltrane’s famous ‘Ballads’ album. After the uproarious musical accompaniment to The Oyster Princess by Belgium’s jazz big band Flat Earth Society (4 Oct, page 15) there’s another local angle when we celebrate the career of master-drummer Tony Levin with an appearance by the free-jazz supergroup Mujician (7 Oct, page 17), featuring Bristolborn Keith Tippett alongside Levin and Paul Rogers and Paul Dunmall. Jazz Jamaica returns to provide a Caribbean twist to the modern jazz songbook of the Blue Note label (14 Oct, page 19), followed by the inspirational Courtney Pine (24 Nov, page 41) with his dedication to Sidney Bechet, ‘Transition in Tradition’. The programme ends with two dates postponed from a snowedout spring: the Jazz (Not Jazz) triple-bill
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of Nostalgia 77 with Jeb Loy Nichols and Twelves Trio (2 Dec, page 44) and the great Bristol jazz orchestra Resonation Big Band (16 Dec, page52). We’re also setting out our stall for the earliest dates in our 2011 jazz programme, with a special season celebrating the 50th anniversary of John Coltrane signing to the Impulse! label. ‘Take the Coltrane’, as it’s called, opens on January 13 (page 56) with Andy Sheppard’s interpretation of Coltrane ballads, in a quartet with Dan Moore on piano, Thad Kelly on bass and Daisy Palmer, drums. ‘Take the Coltrane’ continues (27 Jan, page 58) with an incredible double bill of the Manchesterbased Matthew Halsall and Nat Birchall Quintets, whose recent albums on the Gondwana label have wowed critics with their contemporary update on Coltrane’s and Pharoah Sanders’ spiritual Impulse! sound.
Aquinas Piano Trio Thursday 30 September 1pm / see page 12
Lunchtime Classics
Ivan Ilic piano Thursday 7 October 1pm / see page 16
Great music bite sized Out to lunch? Make the most of your hour. This autumn, some of the country’s most talented musicians and young artists perform exceptional music in the city’s most beautiful live music venue: from masterful Mozart to sublime Romantic pianism, enduring classics to contemporary classical, St George’s lunchtime classics are 50 minutes of pure pleasure. So, whether you’re hungry for new experiences or fancy time away from the office, make the most of your lunch-hour: world-class culture in the heart of Bristol, fantastic music on your doorstep.
Evva Mizerska cello / Emma Abbate piano Thursday 14 October 1pm / see page 18 Timothy Orpen clarinet / Simon Lepper piano Thursday 28 October 1pm / see page 25 Galitzin Quartet Thursday 4 November 1pm / see page 29 Adam Walker flute / Sally Pryce harp Thursday 11 November 1pm / see page 33 Julia Hwang violin / Christopher Northam piano Thursday 25 November 1pm / see page 42 Libor Novacek piano Thursday 2 December 1pm / see page 43 Young Musicians’ Showcase: Cosmos Choir and Friends Thursday 9 December 1pm / see page 46 James Lisney piano Thursday 27 January 1pm / see page 57
‘Eclectic, compulsively tuneful, his playing casts a powerful spell.’ the independent All concerts start at 1pm and last approximately 50 minutes.
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Lunchtime Classics Senior Citizen’s Flexi Ticket: Buy a ticket for any four of the nine priced Lunchtime Classics concerts and pay just £24 (including the £1 donation) – with no need to decide in advance which concerts you would like to attend. Under-21 Standby Ticket: The best available seats for any St George’s promotion for just £5. Standby tickets are only available from the Box Office from one hour before the concert start time. Family Ticket: Buy four tickets to specially selected family-friendly events, at that same time, and get the lowest priced ticket free. Group Bookings / Discount Terms and Conditions: See website or contact Box Office for details. Please contact the Box Office for further information and to book: 0845 40 24 001.
Aged 8-25? Then you can enjoy selected concerts absolutely free! St George’s wants to introduce as many young people as it can to the experience of seeing and hearing live chamber music and to this end continues its long running collaboration with the Cavatina Chamber Music Trust. As of the autumn season, tickets for specially selected events will be available free of charge to anyone between the ages of 8 and 25 who are in full time education. To take advantage of this ticket offer, look out for the logo at the bottom of the event and simply quote ‘Cavatina’ when making a ticket booking. Visit cavatina.net for further information.
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Saturday 4 September doors open 6.30pm / band on stage 7.30pm
Wednesday 8 September 7.30pm
Eliza Carthy Band plus Hodmadoddery
Katherine Bryan flute and Scott Mitchell piano
A BBC Folk Singer of the Year, Eliza Carthy is the most impressive and engaging performer of her generation. An immensely talented fiddle player and exquisite singer, Eliza brings her whip-smart backing band to Bristol Zoo Gardens for the ultimate open-air summer folk concert, performing bewitching, boundarybreaking English folk songs with superb technique and irresistible energy. Bawdy and beautiful, this is folk music as it should be.
Hue Fantasie Franck Sonata in A Poulenc Sonata for Flute and Piano Barber Canzone Takemitsu Voice Liebermann Sonata for Flute and Piano
Gates and picnic areas open from 6.30pm Hodmadoddery 7.30pm Eliza Carthy Band 8.30pm Advance tickets £12(£10) adults; £6(£5) children; £30(£25) family pass On the door £16(£14) adults; £8(£7) children; £40(£35) family pass Zoo Members charged as concession
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Finalist in the BBC ‘Young Musician of the Year’ for three consecutive competitions, and now Principal flute with the Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Katherine Bryan is a remarkable soloist of growing international reputation. Celebrating the release of her debut solo recording, Katherine brings her commanding talent to an inventive programme including Takemitsu’s stunning Voice, and Franck’s powerful and poignant Sonata. £19(£17); £17(£15); £15(£13); £12(£10)
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Saturday 11 September 6.30pm
Thursday 16 September 7.30pm
Saturday 18 September 7.30pm
Tuesday 21 September 8pm
Alumni of the Making Music Award for Young Concert Artists
Siren Songs
Stephen Hough piano with the Bristol Classical Players
Josh Ritter and The Royal City Band
Since 1961, Making Music’s prestigious award has helped to establish the performing careers of over 100 artists in the UK, including such outstanding alumni as Ian Bostridge, Steven Isserlis, Lucy Parham and Elizabeth Watts. Celebrating the award’s 50th anniversary season, this gala concert brings together current and former winners for a magnificent evening of music-making.
Lorna Anderson soprano John Telfer actor Howard Moody keyboard Karen Street saxophone and accordion Sam Adams Nye percussion Kathy Hinde visual projections Laura Cramer painter
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Episodes of tender intimacy laid bare, ‘laugh out loud’ moments, joy and hopelessness mingle in this exquisite evening of words, music and visual imagery. The interweaving themes of women and birds provide the inspiration for a rich seam of evocative songs and readings – with birds as the eternal metaphor for freedom, beauty, flight and caged imprisonment.
Stephen Hough piano Tom Gauterin conductor
Seductive sirens and desperate lovers inhabit the landscape of the first part of the concert, which draws on contributions from Purcell, Haydn, Shakespeare and other classic writers. After the interval performers slip into a cabaret mood, shifting to café songs and sensuous poetic musings accompanied by improvisation. The unique visual projections of artists Kathy Hinde and Laura Cramer accompany the performance.
Berlioz Beatrice et Benedict Overture Liszt Piano Concerto No 1 in E flat Schumann Overture Scherzo and Finale Grieg Piano Concerto in A minor Stephen Hough is regarded worldwide as one of the most important and distinctive pianists of his generation, a multiaward winning master musician of quite transcendent virtuosity and a much-loved presence at the BBC Proms.
Post-concert the downstairs crypt area takes on a café feel, with background music enhancing the relaxed atmosphere.
Josh Ritter, a long way now from the lentil fields of Moscow, Idaho, is one of America’s most talented and exciting young musicians. With an astounding lyrical flair he carries a world of ideas on a few basic chords, the limitless depth and ambition of his dusty Americana stamping its own identity in a terrain marked out by Dylan and Cohen and Springsteen. £17
Here, his phenomenal technique, penetrating intelligence and crystalline clarity shines through every bar of Liszt’s dazzling First Concerto and Grieg’s much-loved poetic masterpiece. A very special recital of power and precision from both soloist and orchestra.
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migrations east-west
late notes folk
Wednesday 22 September 8pm
Thursday 23 September 8pm
Friday 24 September 7.30pm
The music of Afghanistan
Steve Tilston and Friends: 40th Anniversary Concert
Mitsuko Uchida piano
Much-loved singer-songwriter and ex-Bristol resident Steve Tilston celebrates 40 years in folk with a special concert showcasing both the depth of his distinctive repertoire of classic songs, and an eclectic collection of associates here to pay tribute to the man and his music. Songs such as Here’s to Tom Paine (adopted as the theme of the Tom Paine Society of America) have made Tilston’s name internationally but he has a particular importance to the folk-scene in Bristol and the West Country through his time here in the Seventies and Eighties, a heritage reflected in the continuing influence of the city in his work, including a new novel.
Beethoven Piano Sonata in C sharp minor Op 27 No 2 ‘Moonlight’ Schumann Davidsbündlertänze Chopin Prelude in C# minor Op 45 Chopin Sonata No 3 in B minor
This Asian Music Circuit programme celebrates one of the world’s great musical traditions and is focused on the ancient Silk Road city of Herat (700 miles from Kabul, founded by Alexander the Great, and now a World Heritage site), where the influence of Persian mysticism, Sufi poetry, the playing of the plucked dotar and rubat lutes, and vocal imitations of birdsong have created unique Herati styles in both folk and courtly classical music, both of which will be heard tonight.
It’s also a region where music and poetry are so ingrained in everyday life that Heratis were willing to defy the Taliban’s outlawing of musicmaking, taking their culture underground. The musicians include Nasin Rahim Kushnawaz on rubab, Gada Muhammad on dotar, Muhammad Aziz on harmonium, and the singers Mina Amani and Namatullah Hossain. £13
Tonight’s friends include the superb guitarists Brooks Williams and Wizz Jones, Martha Tilston, Keith Warmington and Chris Parkinson, with the possibility of additional surprise guests on the night. £13
A model of poise and clarity, Mitsuko Uchida consistently draws a sell out audience and rapturous reception whenever she plays at St George’s. She is a musician who brings endless reserves of energy and a searching intelligence to all her performances. She is also an artist who loves to journey in her recitals, and here she offers up characteristically perceptive insights as she travels from Beethoven’s exalted Moonlight Sonata, through Schumann’s poetic dances to Chopin’s final, passionate piano sonata. ‘Steve Tilston can stand shoulder to shoulder with any singersongwriter in the world.’ dirty linen
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migrations east-west
migrations east-west
Sunday 26 September 4pm
Monday 27 September 7.30pm
Wednesday 29 September 8pm
Kala Chethena: Kathakali
IMS Prussia Cove with Mark Padmore tenor and Atar Arad viola
Le Trio Joubran
With amazing grace, intensity and dignity, some of the world’s foremost Kathakali performers from Kerala, South India, retell vibrant, entrancing stories from Hindu legend. With gloriously lavish costumes, glowering mask-like make up and huge flamboyant head dresses, the Kathakali dancers transform themselves into mythological characters, from devils and gods to ladies and sages, stamping out their rhythms to a storm of sound from the traditional chenda drums and cymbals. With powerful facial expressions and eye movements, full of meaning, they twist their arms into an emotional sign language, evoking feelings of love, hate, harmony and anger. Simultaneously exhilarating and humbling, this is the most powerful, evocative, spiritual and sensuous of all classical dance-theatres. Suitable for adults and children (6+)
Rossini Duo for Cello and Double Bass Schumann Märchenerzählungen (Fairy Tales) Atar Arad Listen for tenor, clarinet, viola, cello and double bass Fauré La Bonne Chanson Vaughan Williams On Wenlock Edge
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The International Musicians Seminar Prussia Cove brings its spirit of virtuosic curiosity to Bristol for the first time, with the astonishing tenor Mark Padmore, modern virtuoso violist and composer Atar Arad, and young stars from the international chamber music scene, presenting an enthralling programme of rich variety.
folk pieces to impressionistic, intensely melancholy songs. Their latest CD and DVD, ‘In the Shadow of the Words’, recorded live in Ramallah, is a tribute to the late Palestinian poet Mahmoud Darwish, with whom the trio collaborated for 12 years. £16; £11
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The brothers Samir, Wissam and Adnan Joubran from Nazareth in Palestine are virtuoso players of the oud (the Arabic lute), and come from a family tradition of oud instrumentalists and makers that goes back four generations. As Le Trio Joubran they have overcome restrictions on Palestinians appearing abroad to become huge international stars, especially in France and the Middle-East, where they have written and performed for film, dance and the circus. Accompanied by the exciting percussionist Yousef Hbeitsch, Le Trio Joubran’s music moves from wild, rhythmic
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lunchtime classics
late notes jazz
Thursday 30 September 1pm
Thursday 30 September 8pm
Friday 1 October 8pm
Saturday 2 October 7.30pm
Aquinas Piano Trio
Andy Sheppard and Jean-Louis Matinier
Instant Wit: The Quick-Fire Comedy Improvisation Show
Bristol Brass Consort: 25th Birthday Concert
Haydn Piano Trio in A Hob XV: 18 Beethoven ‘Archduke’ Trio in B flat Op 97
Saxophonist Andy Sheppard returns to St George’s as our artist in residence for the next three seasons. His first concert is the debut of a new duo with the acclaimed Parisian accordionist Jean-Louis Matinier, who is a regular member of the celebrated ensemble led by the Tunisian oud player Anouar Brahem. Matinier also performs with Louis Sclavis, Renaud Garcia-Fons and Gianluigi Trovesi. Now a major international star, Andy needs no introduction to Bristol audiences, but over the years his occasional series of intimate duos at St George’s has become one of the city’s greatest musical treats.
Instant Wit, Bristol’s highly acclaimed improvised comedy wonders, conjure out of thin air the most breathtakingly surreal sketches, dramatic vignettes, almost tuneful operettas and wonderfully clever, laugh-outloud, silly stuff. Expect the unexpected (a coffee morning for dragons?); marvel at the bizarre (a Queen Victoria-Gladstone tango session!); smirk so much your face aches (the Blue Peter guide to contraception).
Eiron Bailey conductor
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From the very first bars the audience is made aware of an extraordinarily high class ensemble, possessed of formidable technique, hushed intensity and rare musical sensitivity. Entirely at one, its multiple award-winning members capture the mercurial wit of Haydn’s Piano Trio and the sweetness and spaciousness and quirky humour of the great ‘Archduke’ Trio with maximum musical commitment and richly satisfying results. £7; £4 children; free for jobseekers All seats unreserved Senior Citizen’s Flexi Series Ticket See page 4
Lighting up St George’s stage for the first time, Instant Wit take audience suggestions (good ones get flying packets of custard, the best a bottle of wine) and whip up fast-paced, off-thecuff comedy to make you wobble with laughter! £19 show and workshop ‘Romanticism, carefully managed anarchy and accessibly subtle, elegant jazz.’ the guardian
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Sir Arthur Bliss Antiphonal Fanfare for Three Brass Choirs Strauss Festmusik der Stadt Wien Michael Tilson Thomas Street Song Elizabeth Lane ‘Anniversary Fanfare’ (Premiere) Bernstein (arr. Crees) Suite from West Side Story
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Playing with vivid expertise and immense authority, Bristol’s premier brass ensemble presents some of the most spectacular works in the symphonic brass repertoire, the centre piece of which is Tilson Thomas’ inspired, jazz-inflected Street Song. In an engaging blend of the familiar and the pleasing new, two extravagant and lavishly scored Fanfares and Bernstein’s thrilling West Side Story are complemented by a new commission from founder member Elizabeth Lane. £16(£9); £13(£7); £11(£5)
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children’s classics
migrations east-west
live music to film
Sunday 3 October 10am and 11.15am
Sunday 3 October 3pm
Monday 4 October 8pm
Magical Adventures in MusicLand: Danny the Dinosaur finds his friends
The Burning Bush
Flat Earth Society: The Oyster Princess
Journey into the magical world of Musicland, where the instruments of the orchestra live.
A truly great return by the UK’s most widely acclaimed Jewish music ensemble, firing up a feral mix of rapturous klezmer rhythms, hearttugging Hassidic folk melodies, infectious Ottoman dance and haunting Ladino ballads into an exuberant, defiant, ribaldly witty and thrillingly fresh celebration of the old world.
Ernst Lubitsch’s 1919 silent comedy masterpiece is given a carnivalesque jazz spin in a thrilling live accompaniment by the 14 musicians of cult Flemish big band Flat Earth Society. Premiered at Flanders International Film Festival, the performance has already played some of Europe’s top festivals, including Lille, Berlin Jazzfest and Brighton Festival. The hour-long German production – about an American oyster tycoon named Quaker and his plans to marry his daughter to a bona fide prince – is regarded as an important turning point in Lubitsch’s career, where he departed from his previous slapstick style in favour of something closer to social satire. The new score, which has also been recorded for a DVD, drives the action – which includes a legendary dance sequence – along at a furious, ceaselessly entertaining pace. After the interval Flat Earth Society will play a short jazz set.
Jeremy Little percussion Penny Rawlings, known to many as the face of Bristol’s ‘Hum & Drum’ workshops, leads a new series of Sunday morning concerts for pre-school and early infant school children. Joined by professional musicians from the Bristol Ensemble, and other friends along the way, they introduce the magic of classical instruments and music through enchanting stories and live music experiences.
Danny the dinosaur is sad and wants someone to play with, but the forest is strangely quiet. Where are his friends? With the help of a zippy xylophone, big booming drums and some knockout percussion to thwack, whack and whomp, Danny finds all his friends and has the coolest, noisiest and funniest fun.
Magical Adventures in MusicLand
With Lucie Skeaping’s stunning vocals soaring over an exotic WOMAD of instruments, this exhilarating sextet is an absolute joy from first note to last, impossible to resist. £15; £5 Under-18s ‘What The Burning Bush offers is, in a sense, the original World Music ... where Europe, Africa and the Orient freely mingle.’ the independent
Running time: 40 minutes / no interval. Free instrument making workshops from 30 minutes before each performance.
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lunchtime classics
late notes jazz
Tuesday 5 October 8pm
Thursday 7 October 1pm
Thursday 7 October 8pm
Saturday 9 October 7.45pm
Judie Tzuke: Moon On A Mirrorball
Ivan Ili´c piano
Tony Levin’s 70th Birthday Bash
Brandon Hill Chamber Orchestra
A wonderful night of music marking thirty years since acclaimed singer-songwriter Judie Tzuke first found herself in the British pop charts, ‘Moon On A Mirrorball’ is less a retrospective and more a bookmark on a career that shows no sign of quietening down: a spellbinding showcase of an icily alluring voice that has lost none of its cool, plaintive appeal, and her powerful, but deceptively easy on the ear, song writing talents (hit single Stay With Me Till Dawn has been voted one of the top 50 British singles of the last 50 years by BBC Radio 2 listeners).
Chopin Nocturne No 3 in G minor Op 15 Duparc (trans Ili´c) Extase; Sérénade Florentine; Chanson triste Chausson (trans Ili´c) Cantique à l’épouse; Le Colibri Debussy (trans Ili´c) Beau soir Chopin (trans Godowsky) Six Etudes
£21 ‘Much of the audience has been in love with her since Stay With Me Till Dawn echoed around their bedrooms the first time they got their hearts broken.’ the independent
with Mujician and Aki Takasi / John Edwards
A rising star on the Parisian music scene, Serbo-American pianist Ivan Ili´c is fast-gaining international recognition as a magisterial technician, with an enormous depth of understanding and high stylistic assurance. For this welcome return to St George’s, Ivan Ili´c introduces the limpid, romantic French art songs of Duparc, Chausson and Debussy, pays tribute to Chopin, and launches a new album of the rarely recorded Chopin-Godowsky Etudes for Piano.
Tony Levin is one of the great jazz drummers of our time. Starting his career nearly half a century ago, when he came to prominence as the resident drummer at Ronnie Scott’s, and from 1965 with Tubby Hayes, Levin has encompassed the whole range of British jazz, from trad with Humphrey Lyttelton to jazz-rock with Ian Carr’s Nucleus and free jazz with Keith Tippett, as well as becoming the drummer of choice for John Taylor, Gordon Beck and the European Jazz Ensemble. Two contrasting sides of Levin are represented tonight: in the first half he plays in a trio with the Berlinbased Japanese pianist Aki Takasi and bassist John Edwards, and in the second with the marvellous free-jazz supergroup Mujician, with Keith Tippett on piano, Paul Dunmall on saxophones and Paul Rogers on bass.
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Geoffrey Paterson conductor Vyacheslav Sidorenko piano Sibelius Pelléas and Mélisande Suite Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto No 1 in B flat minor Nielsen Symphony No 1 in G minor 2009 Leeds Conductors’ Competition Winner Geoffrey Paterson and the remarkable Ukrainian piano virtuoso Vyacheslav Siderenko join the BHCO to perform Tchaikovsky’s dazzling masterpiece, the Piano Concerto; the great virtuosity of the piano writing matched by the colourful orchestration and inspired melodies. Bookmarking this demanding work are two Scandinavian classics; Sibelius’s evocative, subtly atmospheric Suite Op 46, and Carl Nielson’s bold, individual and exuberant Symphony No 1. £15(£14); £13(£12)
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family classics
lunchtime classics
late note jazz / migrations
Sunday 10 October 11.30am
Monday 11 October 7.30pm
Thursday 14 October 1pm
Thursday 14 October 8pm
The Boogie-Woogie Rondo
Andy Kirkpatrick: Off the Wall
Evva Mizerska cello and Emma Abbate piano
Jazz Jamaica: Blue Note Blue Beat
The UK’s only ‘stand-up mountaineer’ (and Hull’s second best climber) Andy Kirkpatrick loves all things extreme.
Chopin Study in C sharp minor Op 25 No 7 Chopin Cello Sonata in G minor Op 65 Schumann Phantasiestücke Op 73 Chopin Polonaise brillante Op 3
Gary Crosby’s fabulous big band Jazz Jamaica, with Denys Baptiste on sax among the instrumentalist stars, return to St George’s for a jazz meets ska and reggae party. The theme tonight is ‘Blue Note Blue Beat’, the title of a JJ album previously available only in Japan, and now getting a belated UK release. It’s the theme which – together with jazzy glosses on familiar ska classics like Guns of Navarone – provided the original Jazz Jamaica concept: reggaefied versions of numbers from the modern jazz songbook, like Watermelon Man, The Sidewinder, Moanin, and Song For My Father. Providing the vocals on one of her rare visits to the UK is the legendary Myrna Hague, whose recordings for Studio One helped to define the slow-groove reggae style known as Lovers Rock, and who with her late husband Sonny Bradshaw (in whose band Joe Harriott began his career), has been a vitally important figure in Jamaican jazz for many years.
A Family Concert with the Galeazzi Ensemble The first in a fantastic new series of family concerts designed to bring the delights of chamber music to young people... and young people to chamber music. Join the Galeazzi Ensemble for a wonderfully enjoyable introduction to the musical instruments of the 18th century and the music played on them: discover how to dance a minuet and a boogie-woogie rondo, run riot with the ‘monster game’ and quiz the musicians on early-‘musick’. Truly engaging, off-beatly educational stuff. Recommended age: 6+ Running time: 1 hour / no interval
£6; £4 Under-18s Family Ticket available All seats unreserved
Recounting his crazy adventures over the last two years – climbing the mighty ‘El Capitan’ with injured serviceman Major Phil Packer, a dramatic rescue from the North Face of the Eiger, a near drowning at Cape Wrath – with a heady mix of observational comedy and self-deprecating survival tales, this is a unique evening of entertainment, with stunning audio visuals accompanying his tales of terror from the steep. £13.50 ‘Entertaining, funny and a bit mental.’ zoo magazine
The collaborative works of Polish cellist Evva Mizerska and Italian pianist Emma Abbate (their début recording premièred the complete works for cello and piano of the contemporary Polish composer Krzysztof Meyer) have been received to great acclaim. An outstanding partnership, they respond superlatively to the complexity, sensitivity and power of Chopin’s and Schumann’s works, playing with utter commitment, complete assurance and a beautiful, spotlessly clean sound. £7; £4 children; free for jobseekers All seats unreserved Senior Citizen’s Flexi Series Ticket See page 04
‘A delight to the ear and eye.’ eastern daily express
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‘Well known for blowing the roof off live shows.’ jazzwise
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Friday 15 October 8pm
Saturday 16 October 7.45pm
Sunday 17 October 3pm
Monday 18 October 8pm
Adrian Edmondson and The Bad Shepherds
Bristol Ensemble: Latin American Classics
Suzuki Graduation Concert South West Region
Nils Lofgren Acoustic Duo
With irreverent banter and mesmerising virtuosity, The Bad Shepherds (“There are no sheep on stage. That’s how bad we are.”) play fiery, folked-up versions of an inspired punk and pub rock back catalogue (by The Jam, Sex Pistols and The Clash, among others).
Roger Huckle director Amanda Cook guitar Jennifer Walker soprano
The Suzuki Method of ‘mother tongue’ music education enables children to play music to their highest possible level of ability through a teaching system adapted from the precepts of language development.
Legendary American songwriter, virtuoso guitarist and pianist Nils Lofgren returns to the UK for a rare tour.
Striking just the right balance between energetic fun and finessed musicianship, these rustic Ramones (Ade Edmondson on ‘thrash’ mandolin, Iona’s alarmingly accomplished Uilleann piper Troy Donockley, and All-Ireland Fiddle Champion Andy Dinan) pull off this very strange folk-punk fusion beautifully. £19; £16; £11
“A work of stunning genius.” mrs d ‘mummy’ edmondson (no relation) “Dinan has a God-like talent.” mrs ‘ma’ dinan (no relation) “He’s no son of mine, the little s**t.” mrs donockley (troy’s mum)
Piazzolla Four Seasons of Buenos Aires Rodrigo Concierto de Aranjuez Villa Lobos Bachianas brasileiras No 2 The Little Train of the Brazilian Countryman Villa Lobos Bachianas brasileiras No 5 De Falla El Amor Brujo (Ritual Fire Dance) The Bristol Ensemble are joined by soprano Jennifer Walker and classical guitarist Amanda Cook for a captivating celebration of the spirit and soul of the Americas; Rodrigo’s hugely popular masterpiece, the Guitar Concerto, VillaLobos’ bluesy, brilliant depiction of a steam locomotive trip through rural Brazil (No 2), the exceptionally beautiful No 5, the tango music of Astor Piazzolla and de Falla’s showpiece El Amor Brujo.
Tonight, St George’s rings with the music of Suzuki students aged 7 to 17, drawn from throughout the South West, as they celebrate their graduation with an exciting concert of ensemble and solo performances from the repertoire for violin, flute and piano. £8.50 adults; Free children “Talent is no accident of birth … the right environment can change a person with undeveloped ability into a talented one.” shinichi suzuki
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Famed for his appearance on Neil Young’s seminal album ‘After The Goldrush’ and as a long-time member of Bruce Springsteen’s E-Street Band, Nils Lofgren is a superbly talented front-man himself, having amassed an incredible catalogue of records of exquisitely crafted melodic rock both with his band Grin and as a solo artist. With the volume turned down (restating the magnificence of classic songs like Back It Up and Keith Don’t Go), stunning fingerpicking and compelling intimacy, this is about the best night of live guitar on the planet. £29.50 ‘Nils may be used to sold-out arenas and stadiums as one of Bruce Springsteen’s E Street team, but you sense he just lives and breathes nights like this.’ the daily echo nilslofgren.com Promoted by Chas Cole for CMP
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live music to film
Wednesday 20 October 7.30pm
Thursday 21 October 7.45pm
Friday 22 October 7.30pm
Saturday 23 October 10.30am – 9pm
Voice of Choice 2010
Corelli Orchestra
Gathering Voices: Festival of Song
The Voice of Choice 2009 showcase of young musicians won ‘The Pioneers’ a unique recording opportunity at Toybox Studios (host to such musical luminaries as Mark Ronson, Seasick Steve, PJ Harvey and The Kills). Which of this year’s bands will prove the next hot tip?
Warwick Cole harpsichord, director Evelyn Tubb soprano
Brian Eno, Roger Eno and Daniel Lanois: Apollo: For All Mankind Performed by Icebreaker and BJ Cole
In this one-of-a-kind live event, entirely organised by the teenage ‘Voice’ team, six premier young undiscovered acts (singersongwriters, solo musicians and bands) from schools across the city showcase their music talents to a panel of industry judges. £5(£3 Under-18s)
Telemann Concerto for flute in D Hayes Ode to Echo Vivaldi Concerto for oboe in A minor Handel Organ concerto in B flat Bach ‘Weichet nur betrübte Schatten’ Heinichen Concerto for flute, oboe, violin and harpsichord In a welcome return to St George’s, the impeccable period-instrument Corelli Orchestra is joined by soprano Evelyn Tubb, one of the world’s greatest early music exponents, to perform an exquisite programme of cantatas and concertos, including Bach’s vivid, abiding Wedding Cantata and a rare performance of William Hayes charming Ode to Echo.
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Eno, pioneer of ambient music, conceived his album for Al Reinert’s 1989 documentary on the Apollo space missions, For All Mankind. He jokingly referred to it as an attempt to write ‘zero gravity country and western’, since that was the astronauts’ preferred on-board listening and the long reverberations of the pedal steel guitar evoke the vast emptiness of space. Music from the album was also used in the movies 28 Days Later, Traffic and Trainspotting.
‘Strong, confident ensemble.’ the times
The innovative Icebreaker ensemble and renowned pedal steel guitarist BJ Cole return the music to its original conception, matching the mesmerizing beauty and tranquil mystery of images of the moon and Earth and capturing the humour of the astronauts as
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A live arrangement of Brian Eno’s seminal album Apollo, performed with a screening of NASA film footage.
they skitter about on the moon’s surface. This unique multimedia experience is the final frontier for Eno’s ambient music milestone. British new music innovators Icebreaker have performed the works of some of the best-known and most influential names in contemporary music including Louis Andriessen, Philip Glass and Michael Gordon. Pedal steel guitar innovator BJ Cole has collaborated with everyone from Björk and Beck to Groove Armada and John Cale. £19; £16; £11
‘Devised and composed; acoustic and electronic; modern and postmodern... Apollo is ambient music of atmosphere. With blown-up, grainy NASA footage and Icebreaker’s diligent musicianship, this ‘weightless’ [music] is moving and sublime.’ the guardian
This grand finale to the ten day city-wide celebration of Bristol’s rich and creative singing landscape firmly establishes Bristol’s claim to be the UK’s first ‘City of Song’. A day-long event featuring an eclectic mix of choral groups, of diverse genres and ages, showcasing the classical, community, sacred, world and gospel traditions, this exhilarating showcase of the human voice is to be relished. Sessions: 10.30am – 1pm; 2pm – 4.30pm; 6.30pm – 9pm. For full line-up and running times please visit: stgeorgesbristol.co.uk
Session Tickets: £5; Free Under-18s Day Pass: £10; Free Under-18s
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children’s classics
lunchtime classics
Sunday 24 October 8pm
Tuesday 26 October 3.30pm
Wednesday 27 October 7.30pm
Thursday 28 October 1pm
CK Gospel Choir
The Big Bang Percussion Spectacular: A Holiday Concert with Joby Burgess
Bristol Ensemble with the Initiative for Gifted Young Musicians
Timothy Orpen clarinet and Simon Lepper piano
The Children of the Kingdom’s vigorous harmonising, terrific, razor-sharp live band and contagious positivity demands attention, and has earned it a deserved reputation as one of the UK’s premier gospel choirs, as seen supporting Phil Collins, Mariah Carey, Leona Lewis and Josh Groban.
Enter a world of ‘crash, bang, wallop!’ as the phenomenal percussionist Joby Burgess launches headlong into a snappy and infectious rhythmic extravaganza with every kind of weird and wonderful thing to hit and slap, from flowerpots, desk bells, junk metal and car parts to drums, vibraphone and marimba. Riveting to watch, but with plenty of audience participation along the way, this is a stunning performance, hugely entertaining.
Jonathon James conductor Lukas Hank violin
Mozart Violin Sonata No 26 in Bb K378 (arr clarinet and piano) Widmann Fantasie for Clarinet Solo Bärmann Adagio Op 23 Milhaud Scaramouche Op 165b
Fusing traditional and modern gospel with uplifting soul, jazz, latin and classical, you can’t listen to the CK Gospel Choir without moving or smiling, as it invests its barnstorming, full-on feelgood live show with a warmth, love and hope that stays ringing in your ears as you stride out from the hall.
Running time: 1 hour / no interval
£7 adults; £5 Under-18s Family Ticket available
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Percussion Works hop with Joby Bu rgess 1pm – 2.30pm Learn a musical pi ece to perform wi th Joby! £2 Minimum age: 8. Limited availab ility. ckgospelchoir.com
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Gershwin Cuban Overture Mendelssohn Violin Concerto in E minor Sibelius Symphony No 2 Following an intensive weekend of coaching and mentoring, talented local young musicians join the Bristol Ensemble for a wonderful evening of classical music, opening with Gershwin’s ritzy orchestral showpiece, the Cuban Overture, and closing with the sound splendour of Sibelius’ Symphony No 2. Inbetween, the stunning young violinist Lucas Hank solos for a fresh, engaging account of Mendelssohn’s ever popular Violin Concerto. All profits from the concert go towards the Bristol Ensemble’s ‘Preludes’ education project in two South Bristol schools. £26; £16; £11; £7
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Described by The Times as a ‘blazing talent’, the exceptional clarinettist, Timothy Orpen, is well on his way to establishing himself as one of the finest musicians to have emerged in Britain for some years. Simon Lepper is one of the UK’s most gifted piano accompanists, an unfailingly responsive and acutely sensitive pianist, marked out to follow Gerald Moore and Roger Vignoles in the great tradition. Here, four outstanding works for clarinet receive beautifully voiced performances of technical brilliance and consummate understanding. £7; £4 children; free for jobseekers All seats unreserved Senior Citizen’s Flexi Series Ticket. See page 04
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migrations east-west
Thursday 28 October 8pm
Friday 29 October 7.30pm
A Celebration of Terry Riley’s 75th Birthday: Terry Riley, George Brooks, Talvin Singh
The Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment: A Grand Tour of Italy
Founder of the musical movement known as minimalism, and named by The Sunday Times as ‘one of the thousand makers of the Twentieth Century’, the composer Terry Riley celebrates his 75th birthday with a UK tour entitled ‘California Kirana – The West Coast Legacy of Pran Nath’, which features Riley performing together with saxophonist George Brooks and Mercury Prize-winning producer and tabla-player Talvin Singh. Pandit Pran Nath (1918-96) was a singer and teacher of Indian music from Lahore who moved to the United States and set up the Kirana Center for the Study of Indian Classical Music in 1972. His students included Riley, LaMonte Young, Don Cherry, Charlemagne Palestine, Jon Hassell and Lee Konitz. The music for tonight’s concert is drawn from favourite ragas of Pran Nath arranged for piano, saxophone, voice and percussion as well as original trios, duos and solos.
Kati Debretzni vioin, director Rosemary Joshua soprano Jonathan Manson cello Works by Corelli, Handel, Vivaldi and other masters of the golden age of Italian Baroque Music Undoubtedly amongst the world’s leading period instrument players, the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment approach their music with freshness and vitality. Through a style unique in both its authenticity and intensity, they have marked themselves out as an orchestra that finds true engagement and enjoyment in whatever they perform.
A grand musical tour of Italy, this concert takes in great masterpieces from Rome, Venice, Naples and Bergamo, by some of the leading names of the Italian Baroque. From the drama and passion of some of Handel’s most beautiful soprano arias, to the vibrant frivolity of Vivaldi’s concerti for violin and cello, the OAE show their enthusiasm and love for this amazing and varied repertoire. Demonstrating unending versatility, the performance finishes with the devastatingly beautiful strains of Vivaldi’s motet Nulla in Mundo Pax.
‘The OAE’s sound is arguably at its optimum in the context of the St George’s acoustic ... glorious.’ the guardian
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lunchtime classics
Saturday 30 October 7.30pm
Monday 1 November 7.30pm
Tuesday 2 November 7.30pm
Thursday 4 November 1pm
Cardiff Polyphonic Choir: Rossini’s Petite Messe Solennelle
An Intimate Evening with Raul Malo
Lloyd Cole Small Ensemble
Galitzin Quartet
Neil Ferris conductor
Grammy-award winning former Mavericks’ front man Raul Malo’s exquisitely epic tenor voice (on a par with Roy Orbison), adventurous retro-contemporary songs, and beautiful melodies (propelled by a swaggeringly eclectic mix of styles from Tex-Mex stomp and countrypolitan honky-tonk to smooth jazz and deep Latin soul) mark him out as among the last of a breed: a country-pop stylist with finesse and brawn in equal measure.
Lloyd Cole guitar, banjo Mark Schwaber guitar, mandolin Matt Cullen guitar, banjo
Haydn String Quartet No 63 in B flat Op 76 No 4 Sunrise Beethoven String Quartet No 8 in E minor Op 59 No 2
Considered by some to be Rossini’s most finely-crafted work, the Petite Messe Solennelle is neither petite, nor particularly solemn! Although a serious religious work honestly and deeply felt, it is unmistakeably operatic in style, with the most delightful touches (as would be expected from this most celebrated of opera buffa composers), a vital musical work that ranges from hushed intensity to boisterous high spirits, and abounds in memorable tunes. The Cardiff Polyphonic Choir is one of Wales’ leading choirs, of superb reputation and pure sound, and since its inception has performed in all the major London musical venues, worked with many of the great orchestras, and sung under the batons of Sir Colin Davis, Sir Charles Groves, Richard Hickox, Sir Roger Norrington, and Sir John Eliot Gardiner.
£21(£19)
US based singer-songwriter Lloyd Cole returns to St George’s with his newly minted trio for a unique all-acoustic ‘baby bluegrass’ performance as part of a European tour to promote his new recording ‘Broken Record’. Widely regarded as one of the UK’s most inventive, erudite and elegant songwriters, Lloyd performs stunningly audacious arrangements of material from his extensive and impressive back catalogue (from Perfect Skin and Forest Fire to No More Love Songs) as well as new tracks. Sparking from the onset, trading unexpected three part harmonies, Cole & co.’s fine finger-picking imbues the laser insight of his words with a genuine zest and an Americana shimmer that transcends their origins.
Sounding as if they were born to perform together, this supremely confident young quartet play with vigorous enthusiasm, and a questing, fresh brilliance in abundance, giving a masterly performance of Haydn’s incredible Sunrise Quartet, the violin emerging from the ensemble exactly as the sun rises. Beethoven remains the ultimate test for a string quartet; here, the Galitzin Quartet rise to the challenge of his second ‘Razumovsky’ with a stimulating and searching reading that exudes a maturity far beyond the quartet members’ years. £7; £4 children; free for jobseekers All seats unreserved
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‘Malo has an exceptional voice, a burnished tenor that harks back to Roy Orbison and the great Cuban singer Beny Moré.’ new york times
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migrations east-west
Thursday 4 November 8pm
Friday 5 November 7.30pm
Saturday 6 November 7.30pm
Adrian Utley Guitar Orchestra: In C
National Saxophone Choir of Great Britain: Sax Circus
Cwmbach Male Choir
Terry Riley’s revolutionary composition In C of 1964 is widely considered to be the founding text of musical minimalism and a key moment in 1960s culture, its meditative patterns reflecting Riley’s interests in eastern mysticism and psychedelic drugs. Written for an ensemble of any size and consisting of 53 short, numbered musical phrases whose duration and sequence can be varied indefinitely, In C creates subtle changes that unfold over time with great beauty. It’s played tonight in a special one-off performance by the incredible 20-strong guitar orchestra formed by Portishead’s Adrian Utley, who directs the ensemble, with Will Gregory (of Goldfrapp) and the conductor Charles Hazlewood added on organs. The orchestra will also perform an arrangement of Arvo Part’s famous Fratres.
The National Saxophone Choir of Great Britain is a high-energy acoustic phenomenon, with a sound that is rich, resonant and unimaginably awesome.
An ensemble at the peak of its form, the internationally acclaimed Cwmbach Male Choir showcases its beautiful sound, thrilling technique and exhilarating close harmony talents. Hailing from the Welsh Valleys, it has performed to great acclaim at most prestigious venues in the UK, has toured extensively worldwide and appeared with world-renowned artists including Tom Jones, Shirley Bassey and Sir Cliff Richard. With a diverse repertoire of songs including traditional male choral singing, operatic choruses, spirituals, hymns, folk music and popular ballads, this is a superbly crafted and fabulously entertaining recital that will send chills up the spine.
Flooding the hall with their unique, beguiling sounds, this 40-piece ensemble mixes new and exciting saxophone choir ‘specials’ with arrangements of well-known classics, providing spectacular musical entertainment for the whole family. And with the full family of saxes to the fore (soprano, alto, tenor, baritone, pint-sized sopranino, majestic bass, mighty grandfather
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‘Thirty-nine saxophonists and a percussionist on the stage all at once is an awesome sight, and the sound they make is more so.’ edinburgh guide
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‘To receive rapturous applause from a Welsh audience living in the cradle of Welsh male choirs is certainly the finest accolade any choir could receive.’ the british bandsman
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contrabass and minuscule baby soprillo), the NSC put some dynamite into this special ‘bonfire night’ performance, with Handel’s Music for the Royal Fireworks an exhilarating bombardment of sound.
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children’s classics
lunchtime classics
Sunday 7 November 10am and 11.15am
Sunday 7 November 7.30pm
Monday 8 November 8pm
Wednesday 10 November 7.30pm
Thursday 11 November 1pm
Magical Adventures in MusicLand: Lotta learns to play
Exultate Singers: Rachmaninov Vespers
Tom Paxton
Songs of the Soul: celebrating the music of Sri Chinmoy
Adam Walker flute and Sally Pryce harp
Penny Rawlings leader Members of the Bristol Ensemble
David Ogden conductor Richard May cello Olena Shvetsova piano
One of the defining voices of American folk, Tom Paxton emerged as a cutting edge singersongwriter in the early 60s with some of the most emotionally stirring anthems of love and protest in the book, including The Last Thing on my Mind, Ramblin’ Boy and Bottle Of Wine. An integral part of the Greenwich Village scene, his work has been covered by everyone from Joan Baez to Pete Seeger, and he continues to be a primary influence on today’s ‘new folk’ performers.
A breathtaking musical tribute to the Indian Spiritual Master, composer and poet Sri Chinmoy, ‘Songs of the Soul’ takes Sri’s pure, melodic music as inspiration for an uplifting journey through a soundscape of varied musical expressions and genres, classical and modern, Eastern and Western, scored and improvisational, contemplative and joyful.
Spohr Potpourri on themes from the Magic Flute Hovhaness The Garden of Adonis Op 245 Krumpholz Sonata in F Damase Variations ‘Early Morning’
Journey into the magical world of Musicland, where the instruments of the orchestra live. Lotta has a problem! She wants to play a musical instrument, but which one? Should it be one with strings like the violin or maybe a brass one like the trumpet? Luckily some musical friends are at hand to help her choose. Running time: 40 minutes / no interval Free instrument making workshops from 30 minutes before each performance.
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Rachmaninov Vespers (All-Night Vigil) Rachmaninov Vocalise Rachmaninov Andante from Cello Sonata in G Shostakovich Largo from Cello Sonata in D Yuri Yukechev The Epistle (UK premiere) The evening’s Russian theme is fully reflected in the Exultate Singers’ compelling interpretation of Rachmaninov’s radiant meditation, the Vespers, considered to be the supreme example of Russian Orthodox choral music; in cellist Richard May’s and pianist Olena Shvetsova’s deeply expressive Rachmaninov and Shostakovich; and with the UK premiere of contemporary Ukrainian composer, Yuri Yukechev’s mesmerising work for choir and cello.
In the intimate setting of St George’s, his subtly acerbic wit, abundant humanity and charm, and wonderful musicianship fuse together into a magical whole. £21
Free admission (please contact 0117 914 3958 for tickets) “What power is in this man’s music! It’s incredible. My musical spirit is very, very deeply impressed.” leonard bernstein
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Bringing together sitar and tabla and Chinese erhu two-string fiddle and classical harp duos, a Sanskrit vocal quartet, Indian choir and international orchestra, this concert explores deep cultural cross-currents and evokes the haunting beauty and soulful expression of Sri’s music and poems.
Two former finalists of the BBC Young Musician of the Year competition and now a regular, critically acclaimed duo partnership, the brilliant young flautist Adam Walker and truly astonishing harpist Sally Pryce perform with vibrant energy and particular sensitivity. This exquisite programme includes a wonderfully evocative performance of ArmenianAmerican composer Alan Hovhaness’ ethereal and strangely alluring Garden of Adonis, and a spellbinding recital of Jean-Michel Damase’s inimitable Variations ‘Early Morning’ £7; £4 children; free for jobseekers All seats unreserved
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Thursday 11 November 7.30pm
Friday 12 November 7.30pm
Emma Kirkby soprano, Michael Chance counter-tenor and Musica Petropolitana: Pergolesi’s Stabat Mater
John Williams guitar
Vivaldi Sinfonia for strings in C RV 112 Vivaldi Arias and Recitative from Cantata Care selve, amici prati Bach Aria Mein Gott, ich liebe Dich from Cantata BWV 77 Biber Sonata No 11 in C minor from Fidicinium Sacro-Profanum Bach Aria Auch mit gedaempften, schwachen Stimmen from Cantata BWV 36 Bach Aria Sei lob und Preis mit Ehren from Cantata BWV 51 Pergolesi Stabat Mater for soprano, alto, strings and basso continuo
Villa-Lobos Five Preludes Brouwer El Decameron Negro Bebey O Bia John Williams From a Bird; Hello Francis Mangoré La Catedral; Julia Florida; Vals No 3; Vals No 4; Sueño en la floresta
Few, if any, Baroque sacred works can lay claim to greater emotional poignancy and beauty than Pergolesi’s Stabat Mater, its sublime opening bars described by Rousseau as “the most perfect and most touching to have come from the pen of any musician”. It crowns a programme of Baroque arias and music for strings and harpsichord in which the exquisite, crystal clear tones of world-renowned soprano Emma Kirkby and counter-tenor Michael Chance enhance the warmth and spirit of Russian period instrument ensemble, Musica Petropolitana. A ravishing programme perfectly suited to the glorious acoustic of St George’s. £25(£23); £21(£19); £17(£15); £11(£9)
‘Angelic perfection.’ the guardian
‘John Williams is the undisputed king of the classical guitar.’ the times
The foremost classical guitarist of our time, John Williams is an astounding, yet unshowy, virtuoso who brings out musical phrases as naturally as he breathes: his technically flawless, emotionally charged, seemingly effortless playing wows audiences worldwide. Moving from Villa-Lobos’ formidable fusions of Brazilian popular music and European classical traditions, through Leo Brouwer’s contemporary Afro-Cuban compositions, to Mangoré’s La Catedral, one of the most colourful and difficult works in the guitar repertoire, this revelatory musical experience will leave you breathless. £29(£27); £25(£23); £19(£17); £11(£9)
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Saturday 13 November 7.30pm
Sunday 14 November 4pm
Friday 19 November 7.30pm
Bristol Music Club Orchestra: London Works
Dhol Foundation
Rutherford’s Lights: 24 Studies in Light and Colour for Piano
William Goodchild conductor Pamela Bell leader
After storming performances at just about every festival stage in the country, the massed Punjabi drums of the UK’s finest rhythm machine return to shake the glass out of St George’s windows.
Richard Casey piano
Handel Water Music Suite Haydn Symphony No 104 D London Vaughan Williams Symphony No 2 G A London Symphony The BMCO celebrates the nation’s capital with a delightfully rewarding programme, imaginatively realised and played with panache: Handel’s eloquent Water Music Suite, composed for a River Thames entertainment for King George I in 1717; Haydn’s glorious and acclaimed symphonic testament, No 104, with its mingled grandeur and earthy vigour, argumentative power and visionary poetry, written in 1795 whilst the composer was staying in the capital; and Vaughan Williams’ searching, hauntingly evocative London Symphony, a series of pithy portraits of London life.
A mighty Bhangra-style rhythm explosion of drum and bass, tabla and hip-hop (with a Celtic twist), Johnny Kalsi’s Dhol Foundation celebrate the recent release of their third album ‘Drums & Roses’ with a powerful drumming and dancing spectacular: jumping beats fused with super cool style.
A lifelong fascination with the theory of light and colour, from Newton to Ernest Rutherford, has inspired the sound world of a new work by world renowned composer, painter and natural scientist Edward Cowie. This epic piece for solo piano pulsates and shimmers as the musical sounds reflect, dissolve, wave and bend, but, above all, connect theories of light with manifestations in the natural world: limpid
reflections in water; the shatter of light and colour in falls and water-courses; the iridescence of butterfly wing-scales; rainbow-effects; the dazzle of sea-spray and the complex bending and angular deflection of beams of light. The development of the ideas for ‘Rutherford’s Lights’ was aided by a close working collaboration with physicist Sir Michael Berry and expressed through a fascinating series of ‘drawings on music’ by Edward Cowie which test
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‘Led by effervescent showman (and member of the Afro-Celts) Johnny Kalsi, this collective have become a staple diet for audiences around the world.’ the independent
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and experiment with the properties of light and which are on display at St George’s throughout the autumn season. This huge sonic journey (‘music to imagine to’ as Edward Cowie likes to describe it) is performed by award winning pianist Richard Casey, a founder member of contemporary music group Psappha and an artist recently invited by Pierre Boulez to perform with him in Carnegie Hall, New York.
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words on music
Saturday 20 November 7.45pm
Sunday 21 November 3pm
Sunday 21 November 7.30pm
Bristol Ensemble and the Consort de Danse Baroque: Mask of the Elements
Jack Gibbons piano: The Life of Gershwin
Ludovico Einaudi piano
Roger Huckle director (Bristol Ensemble) Philippa Waite director (Consort de Danse Baroque)
Hailed as an outstanding interpreter of the piano music of George Gershwin, the charismatic, award-winning Jack Gibbons never fails to delight with his incredible, virtuosic skills, and refreshingly informal presentation style.
With a unique blend of classical melodies, pop structures and ambient atmospherics, Einaudi’s sweeping, intricately textured compositions are contemporary, meditative, deeply touching, and best-selling. Sharing a soundworld with Philip Glass, Michael Nyman and Ryuichi Sakamoto, his minimalist, hauntingly beautiful pieces strike a strong visual response with audiences (and film directors, who have used his evocative music in the soundtracks to Fuori Dal Mondo, Zhivago, This is England and The Reader).
Jean-Féry Rebel Les élémens (The Elements) Vivaldi La Tempesta di Mare Telemann Sinfonia Spirituosa in D TWI 44:1 17th and 18th Century Baroque Dances and music by Purcell, Lully and Rameau An enthralling collaboration between a brilliantly virtuosic orchestra and remarkable baroque dance troupe, ‘Mask of the Elements’ is a sophisticated and beguiling showcase of Baroque music, dance and poetry, inspired by the four classical ‘elements’ (earth, fire, air and water), affectingly linked by a story of the love between a village girl and a sailor, and ignited by Rebel’s astonishingly vital dance suite. £19(£17); £17(£15); £13(£11); £9(£7) ‘Quite superb – can only be described with superlatives.’ early dance news
Tracing Gershwin’s extraordinary life, in words and music, from his first hit song Swanee to his final masterpiece, the opera Porgy and Bess, the programme features Gibbons’ remarkable transcriptions of the original show-tune improvisations with which Gershwin dazzled high society New York in the Roaring Twenties, including I Got Rhythm and Fascinating Rhythm, as well as Rhapsody in Blue, meticulously reconstructed from the composer’s 1925 piano-roll recording. Who could ask for anything more?
With subtle and expert pianism, this special, solo recital draws on his distinct and impressive catalogue, blending the sensitive with the shimmering, the energetic with the finessed, and the melodic with the experimental to quiet magnificence. £26; £19; £11
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‘If you expect a normal piano concert, think again! This is an exploration, a thrilling and unpredictable challenge that opens up new paths for music.’ la repubblica
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migrations east-west
late notes jazz / migrations
Monday 22 November 8pm
Wednesday 24 November 8pm
Middle East Peace Orchestra
Courtney Pine: Transition in Tradition
The Middle East Peace Orchestra is not just a band, it is an astonishingly moving act of creative co-existence, a unique collaboration drawing together virtuoso Arab and Jewish musicians (from Israel, Palestine, Egypt, Iraq, Syria, Jordan, Lebanon and Scandinavia) playing the musical treasures of both great traditions.
This breathtakingly brilliant band of players have toured the world, from Norway to the United Nations, in the grandest concert halls and in the streets, storming the barricades of political indifference, spreading the message of peace through music, greeted with nearhysterical ovations.
Performing old music with a wildly energetic sound, MEPO re-imagines the tradition of ecstatic music as a vehicle for spiritual ascent, weaving elements of Jewish klezmer, Middle Eastern makam, chazzanut cantorial chant and classical Arabic music to triumphant effect, playing with the extra power of motive, of music meaning something. £16; £11
Last seen here in a stupendous sell-out concert with his big band suite ‘Afropeans’, star saxophonist Courtney Pine returns to St George’s with the award-winning ‘Transition in Tradition’ project, ostensibly an homage to New Orleans’ Sidney Bechet that still finds time for reggae-infused Gypsy jazz, South African township jive and the music of the Caribbean and South America. It’s a joyous, wildly entertaining blend showcasing what is generally regarded as Pine at the very top of his form, playing bass clarinet and alto-flute as well as sax, and leading a crack sextet including the pianist Zoe Rahman and Cuban violinist Omar Puente, whose own band opens the show with a short support set. £21; £17; £11
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lunchtime classics
lunchtime classics
Thursday 25 November 1pm
Saturday 27 November 7.45pm
Sunday 28 November 7.30pm
Tuesday 30 November 7.30pm
Thursday 2 December 1pm
Julia Hwang violin and Christopher Northam piano
Bristol Camerata with Il coro Camerata
Bristol Classical Players: Viennese Classics
Badminton School
Libor Novacek piano
Schumann Violin Sonata in A minor Op 105 Ravel Tzigane Brahms Violin Sonata in G Op 78 Wieniawski Polonaise De Concert Op 4
Andrew Wilson-Dickson conductor Charlie Bird cor anglais Ailsa Bailey trumpet
Tom Gauterin conductor Julia Hwang violin Richard Crabtree viola
Matthew Bale, Heather Potter and David Ransom conductors Stephanie Poon marimba
Haydn Sonata in C Hob XVI:50 Mussorgsky Pictures at an Exhibition
Mahler Adagietto from Symphony No 5 Copland Quiet City Nielsen Suite for strings Op 1 Little Suite James MacMillan Seven Last Words from the Cross
Mozart The Magic Flute Overture K620 Mozart Sinfonia Concertante in E flat K364 Schubert Symphony No 9 in C Great D944
Sibelius Finlandia Rosauro Marimba Concerto Jenkins Adiemus Handel Dixit Dominus
Phenomenal young violinist Julia Hwang and master accompanist Christopher Northam produce beautifully characterised, brilliantly energised accounts of Schumann’s intensely passionate Violin Sonata, Ravel’s fiery Tzigane, Brahms lyrical G major Sonata, and Wieniawski’s energetically elegant Op 4. £7; £4 children; free for jobseekers All seats unreserved
An outstanding programme, centred on the clear, rich and wonderfully committed playing of the Bristol Camerata string orchestra, opens with the serenely lovely Adagietto from Mahler’s Fifth. Copland’s breathtakingly evocative Quiet City is an affectionate tribute to a great metropolis that never sleeps; Nielsen’s elegiac Little Suite Op 1 is an expressive revelation. James MacMillan’s staggering, exceptionally beautiful depiction of the Passion is performed with confidence and energy by the virtuoso chamber choir Il coro Camerata. £13(£12); £11(£10)
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Works of transcendent beauty by two Viennese masters: Mozart’s extraordinarily evocative Magic Flute Overture and magnificent Sinfonia Concertante, the latter immaculately played by the outstanding teenage violinist Julia Hwang, wonderfully complemented by her mentor, viola player Richard Crabtree; and Schubert’s epic masterpiece, the Great C major, found among his papers after his death by Schumann, who declared it “a symphony for the benefit and enjoyment of the whole world.” £13(£11); £11(£9); £9(£7); £7(£6)
The talented musicians of Badminton School return to St George’s with a varied programme from the orchestral and choral repertoire: Jean Sibelius’ most enduring work, the triumphant Finlandia; the superb Concerto for Marimba by the dynamic contemporary Brazilian composer Ney Rosauro; the hypnotic, instantly accessible vocalise Adiemus, performed by Schola Cantorum; and Handel’s brilliant masterpiece Dixit Dominus.
The play of Prague-born, British-trained pianist Libor Novacek is distinguished by constant qualities: poeticism, transparency, imagination, eloquence and, of course, supreme (but light) technical mastery. In a exquisite programme, Novacek delights in the opening C major Sonata, H50, with superb Haydn playing – colourful, inventive, impish; and dazzles with the raw, muscular intensity of Mussorgsky’s biggest, most radical piano work, every picture vividly characterised, the sense of accumulating excitement spilling into the majestic release of the final Great Gate of Kiev.
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late notes jazz
children’s classics
words on music
Thursday 2 December 8pm
Saturday 4 December 7.30pm
Sunday 5 December 10am and 11.15am
Sunday 5 December 3pm
JAZZ (NOT JAZZ) TRIPLE-BILL:
Bristol Concert Orchestra with Alexandra Wood violin
Magical Adventures in MusicLand: Babes in the Woodwind
Jack Gibbons piano: The Life Of Chopin
Gilles Peterson-favourites Nostalgia 77 is an acoustic, polyrhythmic Afro-dance octet, an intriguing, strikingly mellifluous, strangely inviting, sit-up-and-notice experience.
Stefan Hofkes conductor
Penny Rawlings leader Members of the Bristol Ensemble
Wyoming-born, Welsh mountain-based Jeb Loy Nichols is an immediate, emotional and assured country-soul singer-songwriter (with heavy jazz and reggae leanings) who never falters in his mission to move the heart as well as the feet.
This impeccable Eastern European programme opens with Smetana’s vivid, flowing evocation of the great river, Vltava. The fiery, exceptionally accomplished violinist Alexandra Wood, one of the UK’s rising stars, brings dazzling virtuosity to Prokofiev’s Second Violin Concerto, with its beautiful Romeo and Juliet-esque lyricism and explosive virtuoso passages.
A lovely, gentle winter’s tale for all the family, as the woodwind family blows away the cobwebs with its rich and mellow, fast and flighty and wee and magical sounds.
Chopin Scherzo No 3 in C sharp minor Op 39 Ballade No 3 in A flat Op 47 Polonaise in A flat Op 53 and Etudes, Mazurkas, Waltzes, Preludes and Nocturnes
Tchaikovsky’s mighty last symphony is undoubtedly and deservedly one of his best loved works, with its aching melodies and towering structures, drawn from the torn emotions of this great master, close to the end of his troubled life. Played with thrilling ferocity, grace and poignancy this is a Pathetique to cherish.
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Nostalgia 77 / Jeb Loy Nichols / Twelves Trio
Full of understated melodic invention, the idiosyncratic, quietly exhilarating, sax-bassdrums Twelves Trio bring a fractured, distinctly English take to the Don Cherry, William Parker and early Sonny Rollins template. £15(£13); £11(£9)
Smetana Vltava (Die Moldau) Prokofiev Violin Concerto No 2 Tchaikovsky Symphony No 6 Pathetique
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Journey into the magical world of Musicland, where the instruments of the orchestra live.
Running time: 40 minutes / no interval. Free instrument making workshops from 30 minutes before each performance.
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Make the most of your visit and pop up the road to Bristol Museum’s family-friendly Su nday Funday. Sign up to the fam ilies’ e-bulletin: family.fun@bristol .gov.uk
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Celebrating the bicentenary of the composer’s birth, the outstanding pianist, and irrepressibly scintillating performer, Jack Gibbons, brings piercing insight, in words and music, to the remarkable life of Frédéric Chopin, the ultimate poet of the piano. Revelling in the cannon-fire and blossom of Chopin’s dazzlingly expressive mazurkas, daringly original Scherzo No 3, romantic Ballade No 3 and breathtakingly majestic Op 53, the ‘Heroic’, Gibbon’s astonishing interpretations fully measure up to the greatness of these pieces. £13(£11)
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lunchtime classics
migrations
Tuesday 7 December 8pm
Thursday 9 December 1pm
Thursday 9 December 8pm
Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Show
Young Musicians’ Showcase: Cosmos Choir and Friends
Guitarra! Música de Cuba-España: Ahmed Dickinson Cardenas Trio Mestizo / El Patio Primo
The fantastic Cosmos Choir is joined by other young choirs from across the city for a showcase performance full of youthful exuberance.
A virtuosic phenomenon in the concert halls of Cuba, the brilliant young guitarist Ahmed Dickinson Cardenas plays exceptionally beautiful music covering the gamut of Cuban styles, from guajiras to chachachas, boleros to danzones, son to mambo.
Widely regarded as one of – if not the – greatest albums of modern times, The Beatles’ hyper-real ‘Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band’ was a revolutionary sonic experience that changed forever the way recorded sound was listened to. This stunning new note-for-note production brings this landmark album back to life in truly breathtaking fashion. To a spellbinding light show and sensational big screen animations, some of Liverpool’s finest musicians launch into pitch-perfect renditions of this beloved album in its entirety, from the scorching title track, through the glittering Lucy In The Sky
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With Diamonds, to the strange and beautiful A Day In The Life. Followed by an extensive run through The Beatles’ perfect-pop canon (Get Back, Back in the USSR, Lady Madonna) this is a triumphant distillation of some of the 20th century’s most unforgettable music. £1 from every ticket sold will go directly to the Beatles Day Foundation, a charitable trust that raises money for many worthy causes, particularly those improving the health and wellbeing of children and young people.
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With dynamic percussionist Hammadi Rencurrell and British-Spanish violinist Emma Blanco, Trio Mestizo performs intimate and majestic Cuban rhythms fluently underpinned with the exhilarating harmonies and melodies of North American jazz. With fiery acoustic guitars, slapping cajon and bubbling bass, El Patio Primo’s flawless, highenergy rumba-flamenco (think Gypsy Kings meet Ojos de Brujo) delivers a rousing postflamenco dance groove, drenched in romance and the spirit of rumba gitana.
‘You are left with the sensation of being touched to the core by exquisitely played pieces.’
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Friday 10 December 7pm
Sunday 12 December matinee 2.30pm, evening concert 8pm
Monday 13 December 8pm
Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment: Bach’s Christmas Oratorio
Gasworks Choir
Maddy Prior and the Carnival Band: Carols and Capers 2010
Dee Jarlett and Alison Orbaum directors, arrangers
Maddy Prior is widely recognised as the voice of English folk music, a highly original songwriter and an unsurpassed interpreter of traditional song. The truly superb Carnival Band mix Renaissance, modern and ethnic instruments with a refreshingly cavalier attitude and plenty of humour.
John Butt conductor Julia Doyle soprano Meg Bragle mezzo-soprano Nicholas Mulroy tenor Matthew Brook bass Choir of the Enlightenment Rejoice! Exhault! So begins Bach’s timeless masterpiece the Christmas Oratorio, and what better way to enjoy the most joyous and sumptuous Christmas music ever written, than in the hands of the OAE and their superlative choir, the Choir of the Enlightenment. An operatic expression of faith, this colossal tour de force is made up of a collection of six cantatas (tonight the OAE performs parts 1, 3, 4 and 6), each celebrating a different day
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of Christmas between Christmas day and Epiphany. One minute brash and triumphant, the next calm and meditative, the familiar stories are played out amongst moments of exquisite musical contemplation. In the hands of one of the world’s foremost Bach scholars and musicologists, John Butt, the piece breathes life and passion, a sincere and heart-felt celebration of the composer’s deep devotion to his beliefs. £33(£31); £27(£25); £19(£17); £13(£11)
‘The OAE played with customary vigour and distinction and in total unity with the singers.’ the independent
The richly talented, massively popular 150-strong community choir returns to St George’s for its eclectic and uplifting end of year concert. An hour of delightfully exhilarating, often surprising, entertainment embracing a fabulously diverse range of songs from original arrangements of pop, folk, jazz and world music to festive classics, all performed in glorious harmony with its trademark enthusiasm and heart.
£19(£17); £17(£15)
‘Lyric and music alike are beauty itself … nobody can touch Prior: pure, genuine, a truly gorgeous voice.’ the independent
Running time: 60 minutes / no interval
Family Matinee: £7(£6) Evening: £8(£7) Unreserved seating
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With this unique celebratory show of Christmas music they put their inimitable stamp on a range of familiar and not-so-familiar festive fare, from favourites like The Holly and the Ivy and I Saw Three Ships to dance tunes and secular carols such as The Boar’s Head.
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late notes folk
Tuesday 14 December 7.30pm
Wednesday 15 December 8pm
Brodsky Quartet with Diana Baroni flute, voice
Waterson: Carthy: Frost and Fire
Ever the bold musical explorers, the Brodsky Quartet round off their performances at St George’s this year with a collaboration with the Argentinian-born musician Diana Baroni. Diana Baroni occupies a very special place in the Brodskys’ world: with her flute, voice and magical presence she allows for explorations of all kinds of very unusual music, from ancient South American folk all the way through to newly-commissioned works specially written for these combinations. This programme celebrates the endlessly-fascinating world of South American music with its rainbow of colours and intoxicating rhythms. Strings, flutes, percussion and voice combine to breath fresh life into music both old and new, with ancient Peruvian songs sitting alongside an extraordinarily rich selection of music: John Tavener’s rapturous Prayer of the Heart, originally written for the Brodskys and Icelandic singer Bjork; Argentinian born Jewish composer Osvaldo Golijov’s meditative and
radiant Tenebrae which mesmerized audiences when it was introduced into a programme last year; and a striking flute quintet by Gerardo Gandini, a pianist who travelled the world in the company of legendary composer Piazzolla, and who now heads up both the conservatoire and the main theatre in Buenos Aires. £23(£21); £21(£19); £17(£15); £11(£9)
‘Diana Baroni lures those who listen to her like a siren, with her singing and her seductive way of playing the flute.’ bbc music magazine
England’s first family of unaccompanied song have a gift for harmonising that only blood ties can bring. Nobody sings hardcore traditional music with such attack, commitment or conviction. Singing with a natural, passionate force that can hit the unwary like a bolt from the blue, they share the stage to perform sparse, traditional festive folk songs that seem to have been dug straight from the soil: earthy, mysterious, poetic, bleakly witty, subtly erotic, original and enduring. £21(£19); £15(£13); £11(£8)
‘Beautifully played and sung ... proving that the English’s weirdly masochistic attitude to Yuletide has deep historical roots.’ the observer
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Thursday 16 December 8pm
Friday 17 December and Saturday 18 December 7.30pm
Sunday 19 December 2pm
Resonation Big Band
Bristol Bach Choir: Carols and Readings
Bristol Schools Chamber Choirs: Family Christmas Spectacular
An astonishing contemporary jazz big band, the launch of this 15-piece supergroup was one of the highlights of 2009.
Gavin Carr conductor Nigel Nash piano, organ
David Ogden director, presenter
Formed to play the powerful, and diverse, new compositions of pianist Jim Blomfield, altoist Kevin Figes and bassist Jeff Spencer, this awesome collective of Bristol’s finest jazz musicians bursts with talent, including Ben Waghorn, Josh Arcolo, James GardnerBateman, Daisy Palmer and Andy Hague. A genre-bending programme drawing on classical, funk and mainstream modern jazz, and moving from closely composed pieces to ferocious, full-blooded free playing, with arresting jazz soloing throughout, this rare outing is highly recommended.
A bewitching start to the Christmas season as the Bristol Bach Choir brings its not inconsiderable vocal talents to an evening of seasonal music and carols reflecting the true festive spirit, joyous, thrilling, reflective and entertaining in equal measure. With its much-praised, ever-popular mix of music old and new, audience carols and now-celebrated readings, both humorous and thoughtful, this is a truly transformational experience from one of Bristol’s finest choirs in one of Britain’s most glorious acoustics. £21; £18; £15; £11; £5 Students and Under-18s
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A musical treat for all the family to kick-start the Christmas week, as the brilliant Bristol Schools Chamber Choirs are joined by a marvellous live band to jazz up a ‘Winter Wonderland’ of festive favourites. Out-of-the box exhilarating sing-alongs and rousing dance tunes weave with beautiful portrayals of seasonal selections from the classical repertoire, including Benjamin Britten’s superlative Ceremony of Carols, introduced with irresistible good humour by choir director and host, David Ogden. £8; £5 Under-18s ‘A very well-disciplined ensemble ... full of energy, and capable of strong sounds and virtuosity.’ mike brewer, musical director, national youth choirs of great britain Promoted by St George’s Bristol
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Tuesday 21 December and Wednesday 22 December 7.45pm
Monday 20 December 7.30pm
La Serenissima: Gods, Emperors and Angels Adrian Chandler director, violin Pamela Thorby recorder Sara-Deborah Struntz violin Peter Whelan bassoon Vivaldi Concertos for Violins, Recorder and Bassoon This dazzling period-instrument band is rapidly securing itself an exalted place in the realms of Baroque music performance, with audiences thrilling to the energetic sounds of its players and charismatic virtuoso director Adrian Chandler.
A new ‘Gods, Emperors and Angels’ programme mines the treasures of Vivaldi’s extraordinary output, offering encounters with the charming Venus (Concerto l’amoroso for violin), a Holy Roman Emperor who is likened to the lyre playing god Apollo (La Cetra for double violin) and a host of angels who are revealed to be none other than the virtuoso female students taught by Vivaldi at the Ospedale della Pieta in Venice. All this alongside concertos that combine jaw-dropping agility with the baleful tones of the baroque bassoon, the piping notes
of the sopranino recorder and a depiction of tritons blowing their conch shells to ward off impending storms in a splendid Conca Concerto. £23(£21); £21(£19); £16(£14); £11(£9) ‘This is a Vivaldi recital of wonderful contrasts, played with fizzing energy, crisply articulated, vividly coloured and passionate.’ the sunday times
Thursday 23 December 3pm and 6pm
Bristol Ensemble: A Christmas Spectacular
Bristol Ensemble: Children’s Christmas Carnival
City of Bristol Choir (Tue 21 Dec) Exultate Singers (Wed 22 Dec)
John Telfer narrator Laurence Kilsby BBC Chorister of the Year
Roger Huckle director David Ogden conductor
Howard Blake, Raymond Briggs The Snowman Anderson Sleigh Ride
Two stunning evenings of Christmas celebration as the Bristol Ensemble is joined by conductor David Ogden, the powerful and distinctive City of Bristol Choir and the exceptional Exultate Singers for a festive-themed extravaganza of warmth, passion and bonhomie. With audience carols, seasonal readings and works by Rutter, Bach, Handel, Corelli and Vivaldi, this is a uniquely moving mixture of revelry and reverence.
The Snowman is one of the most captivating and best-loved Christmas stories, delighting children, and adults, everywhere, its brilliantly tender and evocative music, extraordinary songs and entrancing narration, setting the scene for a wonderful children’s Christmas show. With a lavish ‘Harry Potter’s Christmas’ brilliantly evoking the mystery and wonder of Harry’s world of wizardry, exhilarating Disney favourites and audience participation aplenty, including massed bells for Jingle Bells and Sleigh Ride, this is a seasonal delight for all the family.
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‘The perfect Christmas concert.’ bristol evening post laserenissima.co.uk
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late notes jazz
lunchtime classics
Thursday 13 January 8pm
Friday 14 – Sunday 16 January
Saturday 22 January 11am
Thursday 27 January 1pm
Andy Sheppard / Dan Moore Trio: ‘Take The Coltrane’ 01: Ballads
Bristol Acoustic Festival 2011
Raise the Roof!
James Lisney piano: ‘...quasi una fantasia’ l
Our 50th anniversary celebration of John Coltrane signing to the Impulse! label (and thus occasioning one of the greatest sequences in the history of recorded music) begins with Andy Sheppard’s programme of ballads, with a specially formed band of Dan Moore on piano, Thad Kelly on double bass and Daisy Palmer on drums. As well as creating the tumultuous sheets of sound approach that defined tenor and soprano sax playing for every generation that followed, Coltrane was also a killer ballads player, as Naima and the famous Impulse! album, ‘Ballads’ (featuring Too Young To Go Steady, Nancy, You Don’t Know What Love Is and Easy to Remember among the songs) remind us. The recordings of John Coltrane inspired Andy Sheppard to take up the saxophone, and ‘Trane’s mix of impassioned hard-blowing and supremely tender lyricism continues to mark his mature style.
A triumphant return to St George’s for Bristol’s iconic, three-day acoustic music festival, celebrating the breadth and diversity of Bristol’s unplugged music scene with shimmering performances by the very finest acoustic talent.
Sing the songs of stage and screen, live at St George’s!
Beethoven Sonata quasi una fantasia in E flat Op 27 No 1 Schubert Sonata in G ‘Fantasy’ D 894 Op 78
For full programme and running times please visit us online: stgeorgesbristol.co.uk £7 day tickets ‘Back with another world of wonders celebrating just what a brilliantly talented place Bristol is.’ venue magazine
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Sessions 11am – 1pm and 2pm – 4pm, including informal performance at 3.15pm Suitable for singers of all ages; please quote vocal part (SATB) when booking; music reading ability an advantage; all music provided on the day; singers under-14 to be accompanied by an adult; lunch not provided.
‘With his delicate massaging of tonal minutiae, improvisational inventiveness and eclectic tastes, Andy Sheppard [is] an exciting virtuoso.’ the guardian
Participation tickets: £11 adult; £5 Under-18s Audience tickets: £3
£16; £13; £9 andysheppard.co.uk
Join leader David Ogden, members of the City of Bristol Choir, live band and fellow fans of the musicals for an unashamedly indulgent day of singing the hits, from Hairspray, Mama Mia!, and High School Musical, to Shrek, Glee and The Wizard of Oz!, climaxing in a grand (but very informal) showcase performance by the day’s ‘cast’.
Promoted by Jelli Records and TinHut. Supported by BCFM Radio, Venue Magazine and Bath Ales
Every adult ticket price includes a suggested voluntary donation of £1 to help secure our future.
Promoted in association with St George’s Bristol
This spring St George’s welcomes back James Lisney, a sharply intelligent and empathetic pianist, with an exquisite fourconcert series exploring concepts of ‘fantasy’ and ‘night’ within the canon of piano works. In the first of this series, James brings his truly original musical personality and remarkable technique to spellbinding accounts of Beethoven’s Piano Sonata No13 and Schubert’s Sonata in G. With a deep rooted rapport with the melodic genius of Beethoven and Schubert, unfaltering refinement and poetic insight, James Lisney draws the audience into the heart of these great compositions. £7; £4 children; free for jobseekers All seats unreserved
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late notes jazz
Thursday 27 January 8pm
Saturday 29 January 7.30pm
Matthew Halsall and Nat Birchall Quintets: ‘Take The Coltrane’ 02
Treorchy Male Choir
‘Supremely soulful.’ the independent
The legendary Treorchy Male Choir boasts a long and illustrious history, with over 50 commercial recordings to its name, a repertoire ranging from Sibelius to Freddie Mercury, and performances with the likes of Dame Shirley Bassey, Bryn Terfel, Charlotte Church and Ozzie Osbourne.
Halsall, who also guests with Nat, is a brilliant composer whose own themes somehow manage to mesh the introverted styles of Nick Drake or Chet Baker to the freedom and spirituality of Sixties jazz. The beautiful, Alice Coltrane-like harp and kora playing of Rachael Gladwin decorates both bands. £13
£19(£17); £15(£13); £11(£9); £9(£7)
Edward Cowie: Drawing On Music An exhibition of 24 drawings for Rutherford’s Lights
Jamaica Street Artists: Red
As an aid to the composition of ‘Rutherford’s Lights’ (Bristol premiere: 19 Nov, page 37) Edward Cowie, in addition to theoretical research into the mathematics of light, made a series of detailed drawings: unique ‘maps’, fusing scientific diagrams with observations from nature, which illustrate the way in which it is possible to ‘see sound’ and ‘hear sights’. Exhibiting from Mon 13 Sep to Thu 23 Dec 2010
‘The master choir of them all.’ sir anthony hopkins
matthewhalsall.com / natbirchall.com
treorchymalechoir.org
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Promoted by St George’s Bristol
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Every adult ticket price includes a suggested voluntary donation of £1 to help secure our future.
Harry’s Bar
The Crypt Gallery offers tranquil surroundings in which to enjoy exhibitions by new artists each season. Most works are for sale. Please contact the Box Office for details. Works may be viewed before and after lunchtime and evening concerts.
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Spiritual jazz from Manchester in the original Impulse! groove, from two of the most acclaimed bands in new British jazz. Tenor and soprano saxophonist Nat Birchall plays with a full-on intensity that can’t help but recall the examples of mid to late period ‘Trane’ and his disciple Pharoah Sanders. Nat’s original compositions favour Afro-centric melodies, meditative solos and heavy bass and percussion backbeat. Trumpeter Matt
With flawless technique, astonishing sound – from careful, hushed tones to great fervent crescendos – and distinctive repertoire – wellloved classics, Welsh hymns, national airs and popular songs – this is a world-class evening of spellbinding music to lift the heart.
The Crypt Gallery
Jamaica Street Studios, a landmark to the Stokes Croft area of Bristol, is one of the largest artist led studios outside London, an active and vibrant home to numerous cutting edge artists, illustrators, painters, photographers, film-makers, embroiderers and sculptors for over 20 years. This autumn the JSA opens its year-long rotating exhibition ‘Red Yellow Blue’ with works focused on the colour theme ‘Red’.
St George’s bar, in the crypt under the hall, offers a unique and informal setting to relax with friends before and after concerts. Take your pick from our selection of specially chosen wines from the Averys’ wine cellars, locally-produced beers and soft drinks, teas, coffees, cakes and bar snacks. If you are looking to enjoy a fantastic hot meal, St George’s has teamed up with Goldbrick House – situated two minutes walk from St George’s on the corner of Park Street and Charlotte Street – to provide a special, varied and exciting ‘Early Evening’ menu for St George’s patrons. For more details visit: goldbrickhouse.co.uk
jamaicastreetartists.co.uk For full details on the opening exhibition please visit us online: stgeorgesbristol.co.uk Exhibiting from Fri 27 Aug 2010.
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Booking information Box Office opening hours Monday to Friday: 12 noon – 6pm Plus: on any concert day the Box Office opens one and a half hours before the concert start time. On most concert days the Box Office remains open until the end of the interval. When to book Patrons’ / Benefactors’ Priority Booking opens Wednesday 21 July 2010 Gala Friends’ Priority Booking opens Thursday 22 July 2010 Friends’ Priority Booking opens Friday 23 July 2010 General Booking / Online Booking opens Wednesday 28 July 2010 Please note that on the first day of Friends’ Priority Booking and the first two days of General Booking the Box Office will be open from 10am – 6pm. How to book In person – the Box Office entrance is located on the right hand side of the building, accessible from Great George Street (see opening times above). By telephone 0845 40 24 001 – all major credit cards (except American Express), Maestro and Delta cards are accepted. There is a £1 charge for each transaction where the total spend is over £15. By post – please use the booking form on page 63. Online – book online 24 hours a day at stgeorgesbristol.co.uk. Booking fee: £2 for each transaction (irrespective of the number of tickets being booked).
General information If you would like your tickets posted to you, add 50p to your remittance. Otherwise your tickets will be held at the Box Office for collection. Concessions Concession prices are stated in brackets after the full price. These apply to those in receipt of Jobseekers Allowance or benefits, registered disabled, senior citizens, young people under-18 and full-time students. Please note only one type of concession can be claimed per ticket. Concessions cannot be used in conjunction with any special offer. Refunds Tickets are not transferable and refunds can only be offered on events which are sold out. Latecomers and readmission Admission will be offered at the first suitable break but admission and readmission cannot be guaranteed. The management reserves the right to refuse admission to any person. Children St George’s welcomes children but parents are asked to remember that some concerts, such as BBC broadcasts, may not be suitable for younger children. Babes in arms and young toddlers cannot be admitted to the auditorium for ticketed events unless otherwise stated. All children must be issued with a ticket. Data protection When you book a ticket your details are stored on St Georges’s computer database. However, this information will only be used to send you details of events at St George’s and at other arts venues with your permission. Data Protection Act registration number: PZ5013390
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Amplification Due to the nature of our artistic programme, some events are amplified. If this causes any concern, please check with the Box Office when booking. Facilities for disabled patrons St George’s welcomes all disabled concert-goers and the venue is fully-accessible from Charlotte Street. Please mention your particular needs to the Box Office when you book and all assistance will be given. Limited parking space is available for disabled patrons in the adjacent car park but must be reserved in advance – call the Box Office to check availability. Accessible toilet facilities are located within the bar, accessible by lift. Sound reinforcement St George’s Bristol is equipped with an infra-red hearing system. Please ask for a headset when you arrive. Guide dogs Guide dogs are admitted to all parts of St George’s Bristol. Facilities for cyclists There are a number of bicycle racks at the Great George Street entrance to the venue. The information given in this brochure was correct at the time of going to press. Programme subject to change.
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At a glance September pg Sat 4 7.30pm Eliza Carthy Band 05 Wed 8 7.30pm Katherine Bryan / Scott Mitchell 05 Sat 11 6.30pm Young Concert Artists 06 Thu 16 7.30pm Siren Songs 06 Sat 18 7.30pm Stephen Hough/Bristol Classical Players 07 Tue 21 8pm Josh Ritter and The Royal City Band 07 Wed 22 8pm The music of Afghanistan 08 Thu 23 8pm Steve Tilston and Friends 08 Fri 24 7.30pm Mitsuko Uchida 09 Sun 26 4pm Kala Chethena: Kathakali 10 Mon 27 7.30pm IMS Prussia Cove / Mark Padmore 10 Wed 29 8pm Le Trio Joubran 11 Thu 30 1pm Aquinas Piano Trio 12 Thu 30 8pm Andy Sheppard / Jean-Louis Matinier 12 October pg Fri 1 8pm Instant Wit 13 Sat 2 7.30pm Bristol Brass Consort 13 Sun 3 10am MusicLand 14 Sun 3 11.15am MusicLand 14 Sun 3 3pm The Burning Bush 14 Mon 4 8pm Flat Earth Society: ‘The Oyster Princess’ 15 Tue 5 8pm Judie Tzuke: ‘Moon On A Mirrorball’ 16 Thu 7 1pm Ivan Ilic 16 Thu 7 8pm Tony Levin / Mujician 16 Sat 9 7.45pm Brandon Hill Chamber Orchestra 17 Sun 10 11.30am Galeazzi Ensemble 18 Mon 11 7.30pm Andy Kirkpatrick: ‘Off the Wall’ 18 Thu 14 1pm Evva Mizerska /Emma Abbate 18 Thu 14 8pm Jazz Jamaica 19 Fri 15 8pm Adrian Edmondson and The Bad Shepherds 20 Sat 16 7.45pm Bristol Ensemble 20 Sun 17 3pm Suzuki Graduation Concert 21 Mon 18 8pm Nils Lofgren Acoustic Duo 21 Voice of Choice 2010 22 Wed 20 7.30pm Thu 21 7.45pm Corelli Orchestra 22 Fri 22 7.30pm Icebreaker / Eno: ‘Apollo For All Mankind’ 22 Sat 23 10.30am Gathering Voices: ‘Festival of Song’ 23 Sun 24 8pm CK Gospel Choir 24 Tue 26 3.30pm Joby Burgess’ Big Bang 24 Wed 27 7.30pm Bristol Ensemble 25 Thu 28 1pm Timothy Orpen / Simon Lepper 25 Thu 28 8pm Terry Riley / George Brooks / Talvin Singh 26 Fri 29 7.30pm OAE: ‘A Grand Tour of Italy’ 27 Sat 30 7.30pm Cardiff Polyphonic Choir 28 November pg Mon 1 7.30pm An Intimate Evening with Raul Malo 28 Tue 2 7.30pm Lloyd Cole Small Ensemble 29 Thu 4 1pm Galitzin Quartet 29 Thu 4 8pm Adrian Utley Guitar Orchestra: In C 30 Fri 5 7.30pm National Saxophone Choir GB 31 Sat 6 7.30pm Cwmbach Male Choir 31 Sun 7 10am MusicLand 32 n contemporary gigs n classical concerts
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Sun 7 11.15am Sun 7 7.30pm Mon 8 8pm Wed 10 7.30pm Thu 11 1pm Thu 11 7.30pm Fri 12 7.30pm Sat 13 7.30pm Sun 14 4pm Fri 19 7.30pm Sat 20 7.45pm Sun 21 3pm Sun 21 7.30pm Mon 22 8pm Wed 24 8pm Thu 25 1pm Sat 27 7.45pm Sun 28 7.30pm Tue 30 7.30pm
MusicLand 32 Exultate Singers 32 Tom Paxton 33 Songs of the Soul 33 Adam Walker / Sally Pryce 33 Emma Kirkby / Musica Petropolitana 34 John Williams 35 Bristol Music Club Orchestra 36 Dhol Foundation 36 Richard Casey: ‘Rutherford’s Lights’ 37 Bristol Ensemble / Danse Baroque 38 Jack Gibbons: ‘The Life of Gershwin’ 38 Ludovico Einaudi 39 Middle East Peace Orchestra 40 Courtney Pine 41 Julia Hwang / Christopher Northam 42 Bristol Camerata / Il coro Camerata 42 Bristol Classical Players 42 Badminton School 43
December pg Thu 2 1pm Libor Novacek 43 Thu 2 8pm Nostalgia 77 / Jeb Loy Nichols / Twelves Trio 44 Sat 4 7.30pm Bristol Concert Orchestra 44 Sun 5 10am MusicLand 45 Sun 5 11.15am MusicLand 45 Sun 5 3pm Jack Gibbons: ‘The Life of Chopin’ 45 Tue 7 8pm Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Show 46 Thu 9 1pm Young Musicians’ Showcase 46 Thu 9 8pm Ahmed Dickinson Cardenas Trio Mestizo 47 Fri 10 7pm OAE: Bach’s Christmas Oratorio 48 Sun 12 2.30pm Gasworks Choir: Matinee Concert 49 Sun 12 8pm Gasworks Choir: Evening Concert 49 Mon 13 8pm Maddy Prior and the Carnival Band 49 Tue 14 7.30pm Brodsky Quartet / Diana Baroni 50 Wed 15 8pm Waterson: Carthy: ‘Frost and Fire’ 51 Thu 16 8pm Resonation Big Band 52 Fri 17 7.30pm Bristol Bach Choir: ‘Carols and Readings’ 53 Sat 18 7.30pm Bristol Bach Choir: ‘Carols and Readings’ 53 Sun 19 2pm Bristol Schools Chamber Choirs 53 Mon 20 7.30pm La Serenissima 54 Tue 21 7.45pm Bristol Ensemble / City of Bristol Choir 55 Wed 22 7.45pm Bristol Ensemble / Exultate Singers 55 Thu 23 3pm Bristol Ensemble: ‘Christmas Carnival’ 55 Thu 23 6pm Bristol Ensemble: ‘Christmas Carnival’ 55 January 2011 pg Thu 13 8pm Andy Sheppard / Dan Moore Trio 56 Fri 14 – Sun 16 Bristol Acoustic Festival 2011 57 Sat 22 11am Raise the Roof! 57 Thu 27 1pm James Lisney 57 Thu 27 8pm Matthew Halsall / Nat Birchall 58 Sat 29 7.30pm Treorchy Male Choir 58
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