Brighton Early Music Festival Brochure 2011

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21st October to 6th November www.bremf.org.uk

“ intriguingly unconventional” Ivan Hewett, The Telegraph

Brighton Early Music Festival gratefully acknowledges financial support from Arts Council England, The Foyle Foundation and Brighton & Hove City Council, who have made possible the 2011 festival and our education and community work throughout 2011.

Additionally, the Early Music Live! scheme for young ensembles is supported by a 3 year grant from lead funder The Esmée Fairbairn Foundation (2010 – 2012) and The Stanley Picker Charitable Trust. Sing Brighton! is supported by Arts Council England

Welcome to the Brighton Early Music Festival 2011 The theme of ‘Dance’ has provided us with the perfect follow on to last year’s ‘Ritual’. It again allows us to look into the very origins of music and its place in human culture from the dawn of civilisation.

Music and dance have always been intimately bound together – each influencing the other – throughout human history, and dance can be the physical expression of how music makes us feel, as well as being an integral part of how we have always enjoyed ourselves.

Quite apart from music that actually accompanies dance, or grew from dance forms, the spirit of dance is at the heart of more music than we perhaps imagine. In this year’s festival we will be kindling that spirit in the flowing and ecstatic lines of chants by Hildegard of Bingen, in the thrilling dance of interweaving notes in great polyphonic works like Thomas Tallis’s forty-part motet Spem in alium, and in solo arias by Bach and Handel.

This year we have included more public participation than ever. You can learn to belly dance (with a five week course from early September, see www.bremf.org.uk for details) and take part in a concert with Joglaresa, join a period dance workshop, sing the Victoria Requiem or Arab-Andalusian choruses.

We’ve lots for kids too: watch them fuse ancient dances with contemporary STOMP-style percussion, or see a teen take on The Beggar’s Opera. Bring them to our great half term concert and take advantage of the fact that under 12s get in FREE at every event!

And what better way to open the festival than with a ball? See you there!

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Event 1A & 1B: Saturday 24th September, 1A Workshop 11am – 5pm; 1B Candle-lit performance 7pm, St Bartholomew’s Church

The Victoria Requiem: workshop & performance Come and sing this glorious work to commemorate the 400th anniversary of the death of Spain’s greatest Renaissance composer. The performance will be open to the public and there will be an opportunity to light candles in remembrance of loved ones. Led by Deborah Roberts.

Concert dedicated especially to the memory of Mick Lawson, one of our most helpful volunteers who died in June this year Tickets: Event 1A: singers £15 (£12 conc) Event 1B: concert audience £10 (£8 conc)

Event 2: Saturday 1st October, 2pm Jubilee Square and Brighton Jubilee Library

Greek Dance: a Focus into the Past Kalamus Trio Dirk Campbell, Paul Johnson and Adam Bushell reeds and percussion Lyra Greek Dancers Music both old and new that will surprise, delight and entertain. For this special event Kalamus join forces with the beautifully costumed Lyra Dancers to present the dance traditions of the Greek speaking peoples and other survivals from ancient times.

Free Event no ticket required

Event 3: Thursday 6th October, 6.30pm, Central United Reformed Church, Hove

RINALDO REWORKED An education project with Glyndebourne and the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment Students from Varndean College and Blatchington Mill School; Singers from Glyndebourne; Instrumentalists from the OAE, the Ann and Peter Law OAE Experience Scheme and Brighton Early Music Live!

Rachel Stott composer David Gordon musical director

This project has been possible thanks to generous support from the Newby Trust Limited Music students from Brighton and Hove have been working with Glyndebourne and the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment (OAE) to explore Handel’s opera Rinaldo. With the help of a professional team of artists, the students will play alongside professional musicians to perform extracts from Rinaldo, as well as their own compositions inspired by Handel’s setting of the story.

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Event 4: Saturday 15th October, 11am – 6pm, St George’s Church

Strictly BREMF: workshop on historic dance

Event 6: Tuesday 18th October, 6pm St George’s Church

Mary Collins dance instructor

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Have you ever danced a galliard before breakfast like Queen Elizabeth I, or strutted like a peacock in the pavan? Now is your chance to learn how, and to prepare to take a leading role in the masked ball on 21st October. No previous experience needed.

Aideen Gallagher (from STOMP), Emily Askew bagpipes, shawm, recorder, Tim Garside percussion, nay Children from Whitehawk and Westdene primary schools

Tickets: Workshop registration £20 (£17 conc); registration including Masked Ball ticket £30 (£25 conc)

Ancient and modern meet in a thrilling blend of Medieval and Arabic dance music and contemporary stomp-style percussion. Culmination of BREMF education project.

Tickets: £3 (£2 conc) only from www.bremf.org.uk or using the form on page 23

Event 5: Sunday 16th October 11am – 5pm, BHASVIC

Vocal workshop with Belinda Sykes Hosted by BREMF Community Choir, and open to all. Leads to participation in Joglaresa’s concert on 30th October. Joined by participants from the belly dancing course starting in September (some places may still be available – see www.bremf.org.uk for details).

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Event 7: Friday 21st October, 8pm St George’s Church

The Strictly BREMF Masked Ball Strictly BREMF Band Emily Askew, Hazel Askew, Giles Lewin and David Hatcher playing a wide range of loud and soft instruments; Mary Collins and Robin Benie dancers, dance leaders and callers; participants from the Strictly BREMF workshop (event 4) Whether you dance or not, you are invited to the ball! Don a mask, fancy dress, posh frocks or anything you fancy and join the fun: dances to watch, toe tapping music to enjoy and, of course, dances from court and country for all.

Tickets: £18 (£15 conc)

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Event 8: Saturday 22nd October, 1pm Sallis Benney Theatre

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With Brighton Early Music Live! ensembles: Les Mélomanes, Galan, and The Musicians of London Wall Festival news and interviews with performers and special guests.

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Friday 21st – Saturday 22nd october Event 9: Saturday 22nd October, 3pm Windmill Theatre, Blatchington Mill School

The Beggar’s Opera Remix Susannah Waters director; John Hancorn music director GCSE and A Level students from Blatchington Mill and Varndean Schools and City College Brighton & Hove perform their own 21st-century take on the sell-out 18th-century music-theatre piece by John Gay. The performance will last a little under 2 hours.

Tickets: £5 (£3 conc) only from www.bremf.org.uk or using the form on page 23.

Event 10: Saturday 22nd October, 7.30pm St George’s Church

A Song and Dance with the BREMF PLayers The BREMF Players Alison Bury leader Julia Doyle soprano BREMF’s own period orchestra play dance suites and danceinspired concertos, cantatas and arias by Bach, Handel, Lully, Corelli and Telemann. Works include Bach’s Wedding Cantata and his hugely popular Third Orchestral Suite.

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Tickets: Premium £22 (£20 conc); A £17 (£15 conc); B £12 (£10 conc); C (restricted view) £6 Brighton Early Music Festival 2011

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Sunday 23rd October Event 11: Sunday 23rd October, 7.30pm St Bartholomew’s Church

Sacred Hearts and Secret Music A music drama based on the novel by Sarah Dunant

Sarah Dunant, Niamh Cusack and Deborah Findlay actors Sophia Brumfitt soprano (Serafina) Musica Secreta, Celestial Sirens, Deborah Roberts and Laurie Stras directors Nick Renton theatre director

“ piercingly ethereal raptures, exquisitely sung.”

The Vancouver Sun

1540s Ferrara; night time, in the dead of winter the convent of Santa Caterina is awoken to the sound of screaming. Serafina, a young girl with a beautiful singing voice, has been forcibly enclosed – the fate of up to 50% of Italian noble women in the 16th century. Outside the walls she hears her lover’s voice. Will she try to escape or accept her lot and become the star of a great convent choir?

Sarah Dunant’s gripping story combines powerful emotions with political intrigue; here threaded through with evocative and haunting chants, and music by Josquin, Palestrina, and Rore sung as it would have been performed in convents of nuns.

Sacred Hearts and Secret Music has been touring the UK and Ireland, and this year was featured at Latitude 2011.

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Tuesday 25th – Thursday 27th October Event 12: Tuesday 25th October, 6.30pm Brighton Friends’ Meeting House

STRICTLY CARNIVAL! A concert for people who can’t sit still

The Carnival Band Andy Watts, Giles Lewin, Jub Davis, Steno Vitale, Steve Banks playing at least 25 instruments

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An hour of dance-inspired music and song from the Farandole to the Hand-Jive. Be ready to get up and jump for joy, join in the songs and, if you play an instrument, bring it along and play with the band. With bagpipes, shawm, fiddle, guitar, bass, drums etc. If you can sit still throughout b ages! this concert the band will give you your money back! A concert for children of all

‘Irreverence, exuberance and variety are their key notes – and it appealed just as much to my sevenyear-old daughter as it did to the senior academics in the audience’ Nottingham Evening Post Tickets: £12 (£10 conc); children under 12 free for ALL events (see page 22)

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Event 13: Thursday 27th October, 8pm, St Bartholomew’s Church

Polyphony through Space – from plainchant to Spem in alium

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Exploring the spatial effects of vocal music from 1 to 40 parts

Bremf Consort of Voices Deborah Roberts director Architectural vocal music on a grand scale!

To include two motets in 40 parts: Tallis’s Spem in alium and Striggio’s Ecce beatam lucem in live surround sound – reflecting Janet Cardiff’s hugely popular ‘The Forty Part Motet ‘ installation that attracted over 38,000 visitors to Brighton’s Fabrica gallery this spring.

Hear it live alongside spectacular works by Josquin, Brumel, Gombert and Sheppard.

Sit, wander through the church or lie on a cushion and let the sounds wash over you.

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Friday 28th – Saturday 29th October

Event 14: Friday 28th October, 8pm St George’s Church

Event 15: Saturday 29th October, 1pm Brighton Friends’ Meeting House

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Young artists’ showcase: From the Palaces to the Pastures

Joy Smith Celtic harps Layil Barr recorders and viol Nicholas Hurndall-Smith tenor Steven Player baroque dance and guitars A celebration of music and dance from the British Isles based on the rich Celtic tradition that runs alongside the English Baroque.

A feast of Irish Jigs, English folk songs, Celtic legends, Baroque grounds and Purcell songs.

Come and meet sisters, sailors and rebellious harpers!

Tickets: Premium £20 (£18 conc); A £15 (£13 conc); B £12 (£10 conc); C (restricted view) £6

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Courtly and country dances by court composers

Les Mélomanes Stephen Pedder violin Ayelet Karni recorders Kathleen Ross cello Rani Orenstein harpsichord

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Event 16: Saturday 29th October, St Bartholomew’s Church.

Two performances: 9pm, repeated at 11pm

BREMF at White Night: DANCE meets UTOPIA Five ensembles – over 24 singers, players and dancers Spiritato! baroque ensemble Theatrical music from 17th-century England by Locke and Purcell Duo Labyrinthe viol and chitarrone with guest dancer La Follia! Wild Spanish dances and even wilder improvisations La Terra e il Mare mezzo soprano and baroque ensemble with guest dancer Night time with the Fairy Queen – Purcell’s music re-arranged The Marian Consort vocal ensemble Te lucis ante terminum – soothing polyphonic music for the close of day Evolution wind quintet Colourful and vibrant 18th-century wind serenades After the huge success of last year’s White Night, this year we are presenting a feast of music and dance that includes two performances: 9pm for the larks and 11pm for the owls.

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Sunday 30th October Event 17: Sunday 30th October, 6pm, St George’s Church

The dancing girls of Granada Joglaresa, with belly dancer Galit Mersand Belinda Sykes voice/percussion Tim Garside voice/percussion/nay Jean Kelly harp/fidel Ruth Fraser voice/harp Mounir Baziz violin/percussion Joglaresa conjure up the spirit of their own name, and the musical atmosphere of Arab-Andalusia with performances of professional women – joglaresas or qaynat.

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The musical and poetic forms that developed in Muslim Spain roughly between the 8th and 15th centuries are some of the most important and pioneering of the Arab world.

They influenced the music of medieval Europe and the Middle East, and have formed the basis for one of the most enduring traditions surviving today in the Middle Eastern songsbto which women dance.

With participants from the belly dancing course (see www.bremf.org.uk) and singers from a BREMF Community Choir hosted public workshop (event 5).

Tickets: Premium £20 (£18 conc); A £15 (£13 conc); B £12 (£10 conc); C (restricted view) £6

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Event 18: Sunday 30th October, 9pm, St George’s Church

Young artists’ showcase: The singing Girls on Toura from Ferrara to Paris via Rome!

Galan Katy Hill, Alison Hill, Lucy Page sopranos Manuel Minguillon theorbo Christopher Bucknall harpsichord

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Monday 31st October Event 19: Monday 31st October, 8pm, Brighton Friends’ Meeting House

Music and Dance in Remote Antiquity: an illustrated talk Dirk Campbell From the iconography of the ancient world, particularly Egypt, we can see that music and dance were central to life then as now. We can also deduce that where postures and instruments of modern times resemble those of the ancient world, then the instruments and dance are likely to have been similar. In this fully illustrated talk Dirk Campbell will explore fascinating connections between the ancient and modern worlds of the Mediterranean and Middle East, and play examples on a large number of traditional and reconstructed musical instruments.

Tickets: £7

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Friday 4th November

El Greco: Annunciation, 1567-1577 (detail). Oil on canvas. 117 x 98 cm.

Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid, Spain. Photo of The Sixteen: Mark Harrison

Event 20: Friday 4th November, 8pm St Bartholomew’s Church

THE CHORAL PILGRIMAGE 2011: Hail, Mother of the Redeemer Tomás Luis de Victoria (1548-1611)

The Sixteen Harry Christophers director For their eleventh Choral Pilgrimage, Harry Christophers and The Sixteen celebrate the 400th anniversary of the death of perhaps the greatest composer of the Renaissance, Tomás Luis de Victoria.

Like Palestrina, Victoria is a master craftsman, but he is more than that – he brings to his music qualities which one simply does not find in other composers of this era. We know him today for his penitential music, especially his glorious Requiem of 1605; but, on this pilgrimage, the group is exploring some of the sumptuous music Victoria wrote in honour of the Virgin Mary.

Tickets: Premium £22 (£20 conc); A £17 (£15 conc); B £12 (£10 conc)

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“ As time goes by, I find Harry Christophers’ music-making more and more captivating.”

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Saturday 5th November Event 21: Saturday 5th November, 1pm, The Unitarian Church

Young artists’ showcase From the Ceilidh to the Concert Hall ... and beyond The Musicians of London Wall Ivana Cetkovic violin; Emily Baines recorder; Alexis Bennett viola and fiddle; Vladimir Waltham cello; Joseph Chesshyre harpsichord and guest performers Philippe Barnes flute and Adrian Lever guitar An hour of toe-tapping music that explores the often overlooked kinship between baroque dance forms and the folk-dance music of Britain and Ireland. The work of familiar 18th-century composers such as Handel and Telemann is set alongside folk tunes from famous collections by Henry Playford and Francis O’Neill.

Tickets: £10 (£8 conc)

Event 22: Saturday 5th November, 9pm St Bartholomew’s Church

“Beautiful!”

Jenni Murray, Woman’s Hour (on The Telling)

Vision Hildegard von Bingen’s life and music

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Bricked into a cell at the age of 8 in order to serve God, Hildegard von Bingen grew into one of the most powerful and extraordinary women of her time. Vision explores her life, including her sometimes startlingly graphic and apocalyptic visions, which she experienced through migraines.

Taking concerts to new places, Vision includes a new commission from South East Dance Associate Artist and Jerwood Award winning choreographer Ben Wright/bgroup, and a new play by Clare Norburn.

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Photo © Chris Nash. Image of Theo Clinkard courtesy of bgroup

Clare Norburn soprano, script; Layil Barr recorders; Joy Smith harp; Emily Askew fiddle, bagpipes; Patience Tomlinson actress with Yvonne Eddy soprano Celestial Sirens bgroup: Nuno Silva dance; Ben Wright choreographer www.bgroup.org.uk

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Sunday 6th November Event 23: Sunday 6th November, 3pm, Brighton Friends’ Meeting House

Oboes and Old Bachelors The Oboe Band Sarah Humphrys, Frances Norbury, Joel Raymond oboes and taille; Rebecca Stockwell bassoon; Adrian Bending drum and percussion; Andrew Maud actor An hour-long concert that explores dances and oboes as they journey from the French court to Restoration London, concluding with a presentation of William Congreve’s comedy The Old Bachelor, complete with Purcell’s original music.

Tickets: £12 (£10 conc)

Saturday 19 November 2011, 7.30pm ANTONIO JOSÉ Suite, The Muleteer FALLA Nights in the Gardens of Spain FALLA Suites Nos. 1 and 2, The Three-cornered Hat MUSSORGSKY (orch. Ravel) Pictures at an Exhibition Saturday 18 February 2012, 7.30pm RACHMANINOFF Piano Concerto No. 2 KREISLER (arr. Rachmaninoff/orch. Leytush) Liebesleid RACHMANINOFF Symphony No. 2 Saturday 17 March 2012, 7.30pm WEBER Overture, Oberon MENDELSSOHN Violin Concerto VAUGHAN WILLIAMS The Lark Ascending SIBELIUS Symphony No. 5

The London Philharmonic Orchestra returns to Brighton Dome for four concerts in the 2011/12 season. Join us for another season of wonderful music-making in the South East’s cultural hotspot.

Tickets £10-£27.50 | Premium seats £32.50 Book now 01273 709709 Find out more and book online www.brightondome.org

Saturday 21 April 2012, 7.30pm MENDELSSOHN Overture, Ruy Blas BEETHOVEN Piano Concerto No. 1 TCHAIKOVSKY Symphony No. 4

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Sunday 6th November Event 24: Sunday 6th November, 7.30pm, The Theatre Royal, Brighton

The Fairy Queen by Henry Purcell Semi-staged performance with dance Elin Manahan Thomas and Anna Devin sopranos Andrew Pickett counter tenor Nicholas Mulroy tenor; David Stout baritone Nicola Gaines dance; Christopher Tudor dance and choreography; Clare O’Donoghue lighting design Ellan Parry stage design Dance students from BHASVIC The BREMF Players (Alison Bury leader) The BREMF Singers John Hancorn director Susannah Waters stage director The Fairy Queen is the third and grandest of Purcell’s semi operas, a genre popular in 17th-century England. Written in 1692, Fairy Queen is an adaptation of Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream. There is, however, no Shakespeare used in the text, but rather each act is a series of Masques, introducing us to many diverse characters, such as Sleep, Mystery, the Four Seasons, Hymen and Phoebus; combining magic, metaphor and comedy.

The Theatre Royal will provide the perfect backdrop for this exciting and new semi-staged production, giving a fresh look at Purcell’s finest theatre music.

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Tickets: Premium (Stalls or Royal Circle) £25 (£23 conc); A (Stalls or Royal Circle £22 (£20 conc); B (Upper Circle) £17 (£15 conc); C (Gallery) £12 (£10 conc).

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Volunteer at BREMF Be part of a friendly team – the BREMF ‘family’ Attend concerts free • Meet festival artists BREMF relies on its voluntary helpers for many aspects of its activities – not just at concerts during the festival but throughout the year.

If you are a student or young person looking for some work experience in the arts we can provide the opportunity for you to develop useful skills.

In return we will happily provide references for potential employers.

We also offer a couple of internships each year aimed at giving applicants the very best opportunity for gaining the skills to help them secure jobs in the arts.

Volunteering as a student can be a useful first step.

We are looking for reliable people who can commit themselves to helping with one or more of a wide range of activities.

We would particularly like to recruit people who can help with any of the following: • Assisting with publicity – at home or around the region • Driving performers (in your own car) • Driving the BREMF van during the festival • Helping with sound and lighting set-ups • Help with setups: chairs, staging, harpsichords etc. before and after concerts • Helping with admin (by email and telephone) • Helping with our education projects during the day (mostly January) • Helping at daytime events such as that in Jubilee Square on 1st October and at the late night events on White Night (29th October).

Email: volunteer@bremf.org.uk or use the form below.

Here’s what one of our present team has to say:

“ Once again, thanks very much for letting me be a part of this year’s Festival. I regard it as a privilege to help, not a chore to be involved with a great bunch of people and able to help such talented musicians demonstrate their skills.”

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If you would like to volunteer please complete the details below and send this form to: Mike Clemens (BREMF Chairman), Ham Cottage, Albourne Road, Hurstpierpoint, West Sussex BN6 9ES Name..............................................................................................................................................................

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how to become a friend of BREMF We receive vital support from several funders, but fundraising in the current climate is tougher than ever and we simply could not survive without your support. If you haven’t yet done so, please join our Friends Scheme or make a more substantial donation to ensure our future. Thank you!

How to help Join our Friends or Event Donor Schemes Membership is valid for one year from the date of joining or renewal. You can join online at www.bremf.org.uk or by completing the form below.

Friends receive: • 2 weeks of priority booking; • an allocation of free concert programmes; • a reserved seat for the BBC Radio 3 Early Music Show Live lunchtime concert (22nd October); • an invitation to a Friends’ reception.

Supporters receive Friends’ benefits PLUS: • an option to buy 1 half price ticket (2 for a couple) for a daytime concert: either event 15 (From the Palaces to the Pastures, 29th October) or event 23 (Oboes and Old Bachelors, 6th November) • an invitation to an open rehearsal (from a choice of events) • an option to make seat reservations to all concerts.

Contributors and Premium Contributors receive Friends’ benefits PLUS: • FREE tickets to either of the daytime concerts above • invitations to up to 3 open rehearsals; • named acknowledgment in concert programmes • an option to make seat reservations to all concerts.

Our Event Donor schemes make it possible for us to programme top quality artists, to support young musicians and take work into schools. There are different levels of support, from £500 upwards. Please tick the box below to request a pack about the schemes or download from www.bremf.org.uk

Please complete as appropriate or enrol online at www.bremf.org.uk

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St George’s Road (junction Abbey Road), Brighton BN2 1ED Buses 37; also 1 1A 7/N7 to Royal Sussex County Hospital; 12/12A 14 27/27A along Marine Parade.

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205 Dyke Road, Hove BN3 6EG

Central United Reformed Church, Hove 4

Ventnor Villas, Hove, East Sussex BN3 3YF Buses: 1/1A, 5/5A, 6, 20, 49 5-10 min walk from Hove Railway Station. City Council multi-storey pay and display car park nearby in Norton Road.

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University of Brighton, 58-64 Grand Parade, Brighton BN2 2JY Buses to Old Steine: Any bus serving Old Steine or North Street including 1/1A 2/2A 5/5A 7 12/12A 14 22 24 25 26 27 28/29 (not Su) 37 46 46A 47 (daytime, not Su) 49 50 81 6 Jubilee Square & Brighton Jubilee library

Jubilee Street, Brighton BN1 1GE Buses as for Sallis Benney Theatre 7

The Unitarian Church

New Road, Brighton BN1 1UF Buses as for Sallis Benney Theatre 8

Theatre Royal Brighton

New Road, Brighton BN1 1SD

Buses as for Sallis Benney Theatre

Brighton Friends’ Meeting House 9

Ship Street, Brighton BN1 1AF

Buses as for Sallis Benney Theatre 10

Windmill Theatre

Blatchington Mill School, Nevill Avenue, Hove BN3 7BW (off map) Buses: 5, 5A and 5B

N All venues have wheelchair access. For further information and help, please phone 01273 303644.

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Booking information Booking for most events other than workshops opens to members of the Friends of the Festival Scheme (see page 19) on 18th August and to the general public on 1st September. For additional information on booking for Event 24, and information on registration for workshops (events 1A, 4, 5) please see below.

There are 4 ways to buy tickets in advance for most concerts promoted by Brighton Early Music Festival: 1. E -tickets: you purchase these from www.bremf.org.uk, print them on your own printer and bring them to the concert together with the credit card with which you made the purchase. There is no booking fee for e-tickets.

2. O nline Box Office tickets: you purchase these online but have the tickets issued to you either by mail or on the door. These are a practical solution if you are buying for people who may arrive at the concert separately from you (and your credit card – see above) or if you cannot easily print your own tickets. There is a handling charge of £1 per transaction for online Box Office tickets.

3. B y post using the form on page 23 (£1 handling charge).

4. B y phone (transaction fee £2.25) or in person (no fee) from the Brighton Dome Ticket Office, New Road, Brighton BN1 1UE (01273 709709), open Mon-Sat 10am to 6pm. Tickets for events 1A, 3-6, 9 and for the free BBC event (8) cannot be purchased from Brighton Dome Ticket Office.

Tickets for Event 24 can also be obtained from the Theatre Royal Box Office (New Road, Brighton BN1 1SD; 0844 871 7650). Tickets purchased from this Box Office cost an additional £1 per ticket (in person) or £2.50 per ticket plus £2.85 transaction charge if booked by phone.

Brighton Early Music Festival has held most prices for 2011 at 2010 levels, and there are some excellent money-saving deals listed below!

Please note that tickets, once paid for, cannot be refunded except in the event that the concert is cancelled.

In general, seats are unreserved (including for Event 24), but for most events we provide an informal seat reservation service for BREMF Friends at Supporter level and above (see page 19).

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BOOKING FOR WORKSHOPS Pre-registration at www.bremf.org.uk is essential for workshops (Events 1A, 4, 5). Deadlines are given on the website, but in all cases booking may be closed earlier if all places have been allocated.

Please visit www.bremf.org.uk to book for the belly dancing course (deadline 1st September).

CONCESSIONARY TICKETS These are available to young people (age 12-25 inclusive), those aged 60 or more and those in receipt of state benefits. Children under 12 are admitted free of charge if accompanied by a paying adult. However, a Child Ticket must be obtained. Unaccompanied children under 16 cannot be the responsibility of the festival. Free child tickets for Event 24 cannot be obtained from the Theatre Royal Box Office.

FESTIVAL TICKET SPECIAL OFFERS Save 40% with our Season Tickets. A Season Ticket, giving you a top price ticket to all events except Events 1A, and 3-5 costs £155 (£134 concessions) Season Tickets can ONLY be obtained from www.bremf.org.uk or by using the postal booking form in this brochure. These deals are subject to tickets in the appropriate price groups remaining available at the time of purchase.

Save 10% by buying tickets for 4 or more different concerts in one transaction. The following do not apply and cannot count towards this total: tickets costing £7 or less, Season Tickets, registration for workshops and tickets purchased from the Theatre Royal Box Office.

Bring a party! Save up to 20% with our group rate savings for multiple tickets for a single concert – reductions start at 10% for a group of ten. Please phone 01273 833746 for further information.

Brochure design and production by: Kate Benjamin www.katebenjamin.com Additional photography courtesy of: Robert Piwko, Alan Mynett, Rob Orchard, Maurice Shipsey, Kate Benjamin and www.istockphoto.com www.bremf.org.uk

For online booking, visit www.bremf.org.uk

No of seats

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We regret that we are unable to accept credit or debit cards for postal bookings.

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Season tickets provide top price tickets to all paying concerts. Prices: Full £155, concession £134. For Season Tickets enter ST under Event Number.

Please give details of tickets required. See footnote if booking for Event 24. Events 1A, 4 & 5 cannot be booked on this form.

All seats are unnumbered and unreserved

BREMF Tickets, 65 Cuckfield Road Hurstpierpoint, West Sussex BN6 9RR.

Please return completed form to:

Less 10% for 4+ different concerts (not valid for Season Tickets, tickets less than £7, workshops or Event 3)

Date/Time

*For buying P or A tickets for Event 24, please also specify either Stalls (S) or Royal Circle (RC)

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Booking opens 18th August for Friends and 1st September for the general public

POSTAL BOOKING FORM

YOU can help make it happen!

Get involved in the creative process by becoming a Festival Friend or Event Donor Depending on your level of support, benefits may include: • Free or discounted tickets to selected concerts • A two week priority booking period (from 18th August for BREMF 2011) • An informal seat reservation service • Invitations to receptions and special events • Access to one or more final rehearsals

“ Meeting the musicians, attending rehearsals, being close to the Early Music team – all aspects of the Friends scheme enhance the Festival for us and we highly recommend it.”

Annette Boyne

See page 19 for more information