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SUNDAY 13 JULY ALEX DANCHEV The Letters of Paul Cézanne 10.30am–11.30am Pavilion Arts Centre Tickets: £10 Over 250 examples of Cézanne’s letters survive, to family, friends and major figures from the literary and art worlds. Biographer Alex Danchev has produced a new translation of the letters, which are punctuated by exasperated theorising and philosophical reflection, outbursts of creative ecstasy and melancholic confession, revealing both the heroic and the all-too-human qualities of the exemplary artistcreator of the modern age. Supported by
FROM YOUR EVER LOVING SON, JACK Joshua Ellicott tenor Simon Lepper piano 12 noon–1pm Pavilion Arts Centre Tickets: £15 The year is 1915. Nineteen-yearold Jack Ellicott has signed up to join his pals in fighting the ‘queer one’. Compiled by his greatnephew, the tenor Joshua Ellicott, Jack’s letters are at times funny, surprising and deeply moving, a portrait of a youth on the cusp of manhood, with all of its joys and sorrows. The interspersed songs reflect Jack’s directness and form a moving and unique musical portrait. We do not hear the usual responses to the carnage of the First World War but a selection of music that runs deeper and more directly to reveal ‘our Jack’ and the huge personal sacrifice offered by so many in this tragic period of history.
FESTIVAL MASS Mozart – Missa brevis in B-flat major, K275
FESTIVAL WALK Buxton’s Georgian Heritage
Buxton Madrigal Singers and Orchestra, with soloists from Buxton Festival Chorus
12 noon–1pm Pavilion Gardens Bandstand Tickets: £6
10.45am–12 noon St John’s Church To be recorded by the BBC for future broadcast
Discover the importance of the Georgian period in Buxton and how the town developed during this ‘Age of Wonder’. The walk, led by Ellen Outram, will include the magnificent buildings which we see today, stories from the important visitors and the local history from this definitive period of huge social change.
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POETRY WRITING WORKSHOP F Philip Holland 1pm–3pm Lee Wood Hotel Tickets: £20 (including tea & coffee) Providing an opportunity to share your work, critique poetry and explore and discuss the origins and history of poetry and how it has evolved, Philip will also share his experiences of entering poetry competitions and performing poetry.
JONATHAN AITKEN Margaret Thatcher – Power & Personality 2pm–3pm Pavilion Arts Centre Tickets: £10 Former MP and cabinet minister Jonathan Aitken gives his insider’s view of Margaret Thatcher’s story. From first meeting her when she was a junior shadow minister in the mid-1960s, during her time as leader of the Opposition when he was a close family friend, and as a Member of Parliament throughout her years in power, Aitken had a ringside seat at many private and public spectacles in the Thatcher saga.
PRE-OPERA TALK 2.30pm–3pm Buxton Opera House Tickets: Free (see p.13)
01298 72190 / 0845 127 2190 (Box Office) – Book tickets online: buxtonfestival.co.uk