BREMF 2017 brochure

ROOTS

DISCOVERING THE TANGLED ORIGINS OF CLASSICAL MUSIC

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27th October to 12th November

WELCOME TO THE BRIGHTON EARLY MUSIC FESTIVAL 2017 Welcome to the 2017 festival where we dig into the tangled roots of classical music and explore some fascinating areas where different genres in the past have met, interacted and cross-fertilised, resulting in shoots of new creativity and even musical forms.

One of the most significant forms to emerge in the early baroque period was opera. Early experiments looked to Classical mythology for timeless stories and even imagined a style of performance that imitated ancient Greek drama. Monteverdi’s Orfeo (1607) was among the earliest operas composed and certainly the earliest to become a ‘standard’ in modern times. At the other end of the Baroque, we are also presenting a new production of Rameau’s delightful Pygmalion. Charting the parallel evolution of oratorio, Carissimi’s Jephte represents one of the earliest models, and Bach’s Christmas Oratorio will lead us into the festive season.

Other tangled roots we explore include interactions with traditional and folk music from as far apart as Scotland and India, while stories of exile combine with rare moments of religious tolerance and cultural fusion at the medieval Spanish court of Alfonso the Wise.

Do visit our website at bremf.org.uk for more details than we can print here.

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We would like to thank our Artistic Directors’ Circle Members, and our Friends, Supporters, Contributors and Premium Contributors.

Without your support, Brighton Early Music Festival simply could not continue to bring top quality artists to Brighton. Thank you!

Brighton Early Music Festival gratefully acknowledges financial support from Arts Council England’s Grants for the Arts (funded by the National Lottery) and Brighton and Hove City Council for their ongoing championship and support of the festival.

Our education work is funded by the Michael Tippett Musical Foundation; The D’Oyly Carte Charitable Trust; Ernest Cook Trust; The Nugee Foundation; and East Brighton Trust. Our work with young ensembles is funded by The Dutton-Downing Trust; Idlewild Trust; Albert & Eugenie Frost Music Trust; Fidelio Charitable Trust; and The Stanley Picker Trust. Orfeo is funded by Arts Council England and The Radcliffe Trust. Concerts at St George’s Church are funded by The Behrens Foundation.

Thanks also to donors to our crowdfunding appeal and other donors who joined us after this brochure went to print.

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PRE-FESTIVAL EVENTS Event 1: Saturday 30th September, 10.30am-5pm St Barnabas Church, Hove

Andrew Thomson

Workshop for competent players of renaissance and traditional instruments Led by Eric and Jane Moulder, members of the ensemble Piva A workshop exploring the area where traditional and early music meet, looking at inventive arrangements of well-known Playford tunes.

Participants should be competent on their instruments and Workshop registration: £18 (age 12-25 £9) be able to sight read music. Bass players welcomed!

Book online: bremf.org.uk/workshops

Events 2 & 3: Saturday 7th October, 10.30am & 12pm (two performances), Friends’ Meeting House

Event 4: Saturday 14th October, 10.30am-6.30pm St Martin’s Church, Lewes Road

OAE TOTS – THE APPLE TREE

MONTEVERDI

A 45 minute concert ideal for 2-5 year olds but younger children also welcome (must be accompanied by an adult) A friendly old apple tree, and the source of a tasty, juicy snack! A month later, the tree is bare. Icicles suddenly appear, followed by blossom, then leaves, and then birds and bees... but will there ever be any more juicy apples to eat?

Learn about the changing seasons through a mixture of baroque and folk music, and meet the magnificent instruments of the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment in these interactive concerts.

Workshop for choral singers with some experience Led by Deborah Roberts

Tickets: Adults £5 (no conc); under 12s free

Larger-scale sacred works to include double-choir Vesper psalms. Aimed at reasonably experienced singers who are probably members of choirs.

Music available for download from the website soon after close of registration.

There will be a short performance at 6pm – no ticket required.

Workshop registration: £18 (age 12-25 £9) Book online: bremf.org.uk/workshops

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ROOTS IN THE RENAISSANCE – THE ORIGINS OF PLAYFORD

PRE-FESTIVAL EVENTS Event 5: Sunday 15th October, 2.30-5.30pm St Paul’s Church

BACH CHRISTMAS ORATORIO CHORALES Robert Knights

Workshop for all Led by John Hancorn Come and learn the chorales and help lead the audience participation in the performance on 12th November.

Music available for download from the website soon after close of registration. Please note that you still need to buy a ticket for the concert.

Workshop registration: £5 Book online: bremf.org.uk/workshops

Event 6: Saturday 21st October, 11am-5pm Brighton Unitarian Church

EXPLORING THE ROOTS OF WESTERN MUSIC Festival introduction and preview day Chaired by Flora Dennis (University of Sussex) A day of free talks, tasters, live music and open discussions on subjects and ideas arising from this year’s theme – Roots. Topics will include the origins of instruments and even music itself, as well as some glimpses of where the roots and shoots of Traditional and Classical music have overlapped.

Stay for the whole day or just drop in. A full timetable of events and list of speakers will be published on the web and in our e-bulletin.

FREE EVENT

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PRE-FESTIVAL EVENTS Event 7: Sunday 22nd October, 2.30-5.30pm The Rose Hill Arts Hub

INTRODUCING THE LUTE Do you play guitar? Ever wondered about all the other amazing plucked stringed instruments that have existed for centuries and have been used for so many types of music?

Guitarists of all genres are invited to have a go at the lute and its massive big brother, the theorbo.

Workshop registration: £5 Book online: bremf.org.uk/workshops

AC A D E M Y O F ANCIENT MUSIC Concerts in London 2017-2018

Purcell’s King Arthur (semi-staged) Tuesday 3 October 2017, Barbican Hall

Italy in England – when Handel met Corelli Thursday 19 October 2017, Milton Court Concert Hall

Bless’d Isle – with Carolyn Sampson

Thursday 2 November 2017, Milton Court Concert Hall

Bach and Telemann – Reversed Fortunes

Thursday 7 December 2017, Milton Court Concert Hall

Handel’s Messiah

Wednesday 20 December 2017, Barbican Hall

Mortal Voices – music by Pergolesi, Corelli and Handel Thursday 15 February 2018, Milton Court Concert Hall

Bach St John Passion

Friday 30 March 2018, Barbican Hall

1790s London: Saint & Sinner – music by Haydn & Dussek Friday 13 April 2018, Milton Court Concert Hall

Nicola Benedetti – music by Vivaldi and Telemann Thursday 31 May 2018, Barbican Hall

Tickets £10-50 plus booking fee* £5 for AAMplify members barbican.org.uk 020 7638 8891 *£3 online, £4 by telephone, no fee when booked in person

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Lute workshop Led by Toby Carr

MAIN FESTIVAL Event 8: Friday 27th October, 8pm, St George’s Church

ORPHEUS CALEDONIUS L’Avventura London

Žak Ozmo director, archlute Emily Baines recorder James O’Toole violin Poppy Walshaw cello David Gordon harpsichord

Old Blind Dogs

Chris Wright bouzouki, vocals, guitar Jonny Hardie fiddle, vocals Rory Campbell pipes, whistles, guitar Donald Hay percussion, vocals

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with Siobhan Miller singer

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BREMF Community Choir

Andrew Robinson and Joe Paxton directors

Robert Piwko

A rousing start to the main festival as Classical meets Trad in 18th-century Scotland. The publication of Orpheus Caledonius in 1725 marked the first occasion that traditional Scottish songs appeared with their melodies. It began a popular trend that was to spread throughout Britain and beyond. It even served to provide melodies for many of Robert Burns’ airs.

From hauntingly beautiful melodies to toe-tapping dances, this programme provides an experience packed with history, romance, artistry and fun!

Tickets: A £20 (£18 conc); B £12 (£10 conc); Prom Ticket/RVS (on door only) £5

Event 9: Saturday 28th October, 1pm St Paul’s Church

THE EVOLUTION OF THE CLASSICAL STRING QUARTET George C Steedman

Consone String Quartet Agata Daraskaite violin Magdalena Loth-Hill violin Elitsa Bogdanova viola George Ross cello Consummate communicators and thrilling performers, this young quartet, former BREMF Live! artists, York Early Music Competition prize winners and eeemerging artists, will play music by Boccherini, as well as the first quartets by Haydn and Beethoven.

Recorded by BBC Radio 3 for later broadcast

Tickets: £12 (£10 conc); Prom Ticket/SP (on door only) £5

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Friday 27th – Saturday 28th October

Event 10: Saturday 28th October, 3pm, Sallis Benney Theatre

PYGMALION Ensemble Molière Music Jean-Philippe Rameau Libretto Ballot de Sauvot Josh Cooter Pygmalion tenor Roberta Diamond Céphise soprano Angela Hicks La Statue soprano Rosalie Wahlfrid L’Amour dancer, actor Satoko Doi-Luck musical director, harpsichord Karolina Sofulak stage director Kate Anderson animation artist Flavia Hirte flute Oonagh Lee oboe, voice flute Alice Earll and Ellen Bundy violins Jakab Kaufmann bassoon Kate Conway viola da gamba

Ensemble Molière will take Jean-Philippe Rameau’s opera Pygmalion to the streets of 21st century Paris in a new staging by emerging director Karolina Sofulak. A cast of young singers performs alongside a newly commissioned animated film by Kate Anderson, elucidating the scenery and replacing surtitles with simplified texts. This bite-sized opera can be enjoyed by people of any age, with no experience of watching opera required!

Further performances: Sunday 29th October, 3pm and Sunday 29th October, 8pm Tickets: Premium £20; A £18 (£16 conc); B £12 (£10 conc)

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MAIN FESTIVAL Event 11: Saturday 28th October, 7.30pm St Bartholomew’s Church

PLAINSONG TO POLYPHONY BREMF Consort of Voices Deborah Roberts director

Lacock Scholars

Greg Skidmore director Tracing the roots of polyphony in ancient chant melodies. Music from the 12th to the 16th centuries culminating in the ultimate polyphonic work, Tallis’s 40-part motet Spem in alium.

Tickets: £18 (£16 conc); Prom Ticket/SP (on door only) £5

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Events 12 & 14: Sunday 29th October, 3pm and 8pm Sallis Benney Theatre

PYGMALION Ensemble Molière See Event 10 for full listing

Saturday 28th October – Thursday 2nd November Event 13: Sunday 29th October, 5.30pm, Sallis Benney Theatre

DANCE SWEETS! Ensemble Molière Flavia Hirte flute Oonagh Lee oboe, voice flute Alice Earll and Ellen Bundy violins Jakab Kaufmann bassoon Kate Conway viola da gamba Delicious little morsels, each a tantalising example of the elegance and frisson of French baroque dance music.

Tickets: £12 (£10 conc)

Event 15: Thursday 2nd November, 8pm Ropetackle Arts Centre, Shoreham-by-Sea

THROUGH LONESOME WOODS The Askew Sisters

Acclaimed English folk duo The Askew Sisters delve into the entwined roots of folk and early music in this programme exploring the natural landscapes of the British Isles. For many hundreds of years, the imagery of nature has been used to express our innermost thoughts and feelings. From land and sea to fields and forests, wind and weather, these images permeate our songs and stories and are part of the cultural narrative of these islands.

Ella Jones

Hazel Askew voice, melodeon, concertina Emily Askew voice, fiddle, vielle

Tickets: £18 (£16 conc)

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MAIN FESTIVAL

‘UNRELENTINGLY BEAUTIFUL AND FULLY CAPTIVATING THROUGHOUT’

Event 16: Friday 3rd November, 8pm, St Paul’s Church

ROOTS, SHOOTS AND CELESTIAL FLOWERS

GRAMOPHONE

Musica Secreta

Biblioteca Capitolare, Verona, Manoscritto DCCLXVII

Hannah Ely and Katharine Hawnt sopranos Nancy Cole mezzo soprano Caroline Trevor alto Alison Kinder bass viol Claire Williams organ

Celestial Sirens

Deborah Roberts and Laurie Stras directors The rise of the great convent choirs of Ferrara is told in music from the 15th and 16th centuries celebrating the Virgin Mary. Includes tuneful laude and works by Josquin, Gombert, de Rore, Willaert and extraordinary music probably composed by Lucrezia Borgia’s daughter, Leonora d’Este.

Tickets: £18 (£16 conc); Prom Ticket/SP (on door only) £5

Event 17: Saturday 4th November, 1pm Friends’ Meeting House

Recorded by BBC Radio 3 for later broadcast

THE PHESANT’S EYE Olga Shvarova

Ensemble Hesperi Mary-Jannet Leith recorder Thomas Allery harpsichord The fascinating world of Scottish baroque music, with its origins in the folk music of the heather-clothed hills.

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Friday 3rd – Saturday 4th November

Event 18: Saturday 4th November, 3-5pm, St Paul’s Church

BREMF LIVE! Showcase of 20 minute sets from five emerging ensembles selected for the festival’s Early Music Live! scheme

Ash Mills

The Gesualdo Six

wain Park director O Guy James countertenor Alex Chance countertenor Joseph Wicks tenor Josh Cooter tenor Michael Craddock baritone Sam Mitchell bass This exciting new vocal ensemble is already building an impressive reputation. Here they will juxtapose sacred and secular renaissance music with works by living composers.

TRACES

Flauti d’echo Tabea Debus and Olwen Foulkes recorders with continuo Brilliant recorder virtuosi play music by J S Bach, Purcell and Uccellini exploring playful mirroring and haunting reflections.

JOHN BARLEYCORN ALIVE Improviso

Fatima Lahham recorders Elin White violin Florence Petit cello Johan Löfving theorbo An intriguing programme exploring links between changes in agriculture and artistic expression in 17th and 18th-century England.

SHIFTING IDENTITIES Istante

Nicola Barbagli oboe Beatrice Scaldini violin Dan Shilladay viola Bianca Riesner cello Hayley Pullen bassoon John-Henry Baker double bass Classical chamber works explore the theme of identity.

Includes music by both Michael and Joseph Haydn.

SUMMER UNDE WINDER: SONGS FROM MEDIEVAL GERMANY Rumorum

Randall Cook

BRIDGING THE DIVIDE

Supported by The Dutton-Downing Trust, Idlewild Trust and The Stanley Picker Trust

Grace Newcombe voice, harp, director Jacob Mariani gittern, fiddle Mara Winter flutes Félix Verry fiddle

Exploring the music of the Minnesingers from the 12th to the 15th centuries in songs about love, dancing and rivalry, alongside new but stylistically ‘medieval’ instrumental dances and improvisations.

Tickets: £14 (£12 conc); Prom Ticket/SP (on door only) £5

Interval refreshments including home-made cakes

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Jamie Wright

MAIN FESTIVAL

Event 19: Saturday 4th November, 8pm, St George’s Church

CARISSIMI’S JEPHTE: APPROACHING THE ORATORIO Musica Poetica Lucy Knight and Jenni Harper sopranos Ciara Hendrick mezzo soprano Peter Davoren and Graham Neal tenors Christopher Webb bass-baritone

Toby Carr lute Jan Zahourek violone Oliver John Ruthven director, organ, harpsichord

Carissimi’s Jephte is very understandably seen as the first great oratorio, and it has an honoured place among the most popular to be performed in modern times. But as with early opera, which emerged from semi-dramatic courtly entertainments, the oratorio also has a fascinating history. It takes its name from spiritual laude, sung within the services of the Oratorian order founded by Filippo Neri in 1556, but also has roots in dramatic gospel motets and sacred cantatas – often in the form of dialogues.

This programme follows its development via motets and cantatas including works by de Wert, the Italian nun Cozzolani, Francesca Caccini and Frescobaldi, and culminating in Carissimi’s poignantly beautiful Jephte.

Tickets: Premium £25; A £20 (£18 conc); B £12 (£10 conc); Prom Ticket/RVS (on door only) £5

Event 20: Saturday 4th November, 9pm, The Rose Hill Arts Hub

BREMF LIVE! – CLUBNIGHT Highlights from the afternoon showcase presented informally in a pub setting. Standing only event.

Tickets: £5 (no conc)

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Saturday 4th – Sunday 5th November

Lars Schlereth

Event 21: Sunday 5th November, 7.30pm St Bartholomew’s Church

CALCUTTA

‘SERENE, ETHEREAL… TRULY A NIGHT TO REMEMBER.’ THE ARGUS

Ensemble Tempus Fugit Katie De La Matter harpsichord, creative direction James Hall countertenor Debipriya Sircar Indian classical vocalist Jamie Akers lutes Emily Baines early winds Lucia Capellaro cello George Clifford violin Sanjay Guha sitar Francesca Bridge-Cicic stage direction By 1780, the East India Company had transformed Calcutta into a small English city. Musicians travelled from London to India, bringing the music of Dowland and Purcell with them. Others played their harpsichords with local Indian classical musicians, and transcribed Indian music into European notation.

Blending period music by Playford, Purcell and Locke and Indian song with dance and drama, this highly imaginative production tells the story of a traveller making his way, via the streets, the markets and soirées, to the musical heart of the City of Palaces.

Tickets: £18 (£16 conc); Prom Ticket/SP (on door only) £5

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MAIN FESTIVAL Event 22: Wednesday 8th November, 8pm The Old Market

ORFEO

by Claudio Monteverdi Rory Carver tenor Orfeo Jenni Harper soprano Musica, Speranza, Euridice Helen Charlston mezzo soprano Messaggera, Proserpina Benedict Hymas tenor Pastore, Apollo, Spirito del coro Dominic Bevan baritone Pastore, Eco, Spirito del coro Richard Moore bass Caronte Andrew Robinson baritone Plutone, Pastore, Spirito del coro

Monteverdi String Band Oliver Webber leader

The English Cornett & Sackbut Ensemble Aileen Henry harp James Bramley chitarrone Claire Williams harpsichord, organ Deborah Roberts musical director Thomas Guthrie director Monteverdi’s first opera, premiered in 1607, on love, death and loss was based on a story from Ovid’s Metamorphoses, with roots in ancient mythology. This new production by Thomas Guthrie features a young cast of specially auditioned emerging soloists.

Further performances: Saturday 11th November, 7.30pm and Sunday 12th November, 3pm Tickets (Event 22): Premium £20; A £18 (£16 conc); B £12 (£10 conc) Tickets (Events 28 & 29): Premium £28; A £24 (£22 conc); B £18 (£16 conc)

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Wednesday 8th – Friday 10th November

Event 23: Thursday 9th November, 8pm St Paul’s Church

INTO THE MELTING POT The Telling

Robert Piwko

Jan Chappell actor Clare Norburn soprano, writer Ariane Prussner mezzo soprano, percussion Joy Smith harp, percussion Clare Salaman nyckelharpa, hurdy gurdy Giles Lewin oud, vielle Vibrant, life-affirming Spanish medieval music by Martin Codax and from the Cantigas de Santa Maria and the Llibre Vermell, along with plaintive songs from the Sephardic tradition, telling the stories of two women as the impact of integration and exile echoes down the centuries.

Experience the rich cross-cultural melting pot at the enlightened 13th century court of Alfonso el Sabio, where Christian, Muslim and Jewish musicians collaborate. Skip forward to 1492 as Ferdinand and Isabella force Jews to leave their centuries-old homes...

Tickets: £18 (£16 conc); Prom Ticket/SP (on door only) £5

‘A MULTIMEDIA EXPERIENCE OF LIGHT, SONG, MUSIC & STORYTELLING’ THE ARGUS

Event 24: Friday 10th November, 8pm, St George’s Church

NAME THAT TUNE Chelys Viol Consort

with Emily Atkinson soprano David Gould countertenor Sarah Finch actor Where did some of the most used and re-used renaissance melodies come from? Who wrote them first?

Do they have a legacy today? Join our musical quiz.

Melodies, parts of pieces, and songs were often re-used by their composers, or borrowed by other composers, and a whole canon of pieces developed based on one original idea. This programme traces the origins of some of those ideas – come and test your knowledge of well-known early music quotations, or simply sit back and enjoy as we unravel some history!

Café format – bring a picnic.

Tickets: A £20 (£18 conc); B £12 (£10 conc); Prom Ticket/RVS (on door only) £5

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Onur Pinar

Emily Ashton, Ibi Aziz, Jenny Bullock, Alison Kinder, Sam Stadlen viols

MAIN FESTIVAL Event 25: Saturday 11th November, 11.15am, Komedia Studio Event 27: Saturday 11th November, 2pm Gedye-Hunt Hall, South Portslade Community Centre

TALES IN MUSIC: THE PIGEON & THE ALBATROSS Family concert Written by Dominic Santangelo

Little Baroque Company John Crockatt and Helen Kruger violins Oakki Lau viola Carina Drury cello Katarzyna Kowalik harpsichord With the music of Telemann, Handel, Vivaldi and Biber. Heroic adventures of escape and friendship across the world. Suitable for children (age 5-11), parents and grandparents!

Tickets: Adults £5 (no conc); under 12s free

Events 28 & 29: Saturday 11th November, 7.30pm, The Old Market Sunday 12th November, 3pm, The Old Market

ORFEO See Event 22 for full listing

Event 26: Saturday 11th November, 1pm The Old Market

PER IMITAR LA VOCE Gawain Glenton cornetto Oliver Webber violin Claire Williams harpsichord, organ Exploring the origins of the sonata in the vocal and instrumental music of Monteverdi’s time.

Tickets: £12 (£10 conc)

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Saturday 11th – Sunday 12th November

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Event 30: Sunday 12th November, 7pm St Martin’s Church, Lewes Road

J S BACH – CHRISTMAS ORATORIO Hannah Ely soprano Rebecca Leggett mezzo soprano Hugo Hymas tenor Simon Wallfisch baritone

The BREMF Players Alison Bury leader

The BREMF Singers

John Hancorn director Bach’s uplifting music brings the festival to a close and anticipates the approaching festive season. We are featuring four outstanding young soloists who were selected by audition.

The audience will be invited to join in for some of the chorales, and we are holding a workshop (Event 5) for those who would like to do some prep and lead the audience!

Tickets: Premium £25; A £20 (£18 conc); B £12 (£10 conc); Prom Ticket/SP (on door only) £5

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SUPPORT BREMF

BECOME A FRIEND OF BREMF AND PROVIDE VITAL SUPPORT Support the UK’s most innovative early music festival by becoming a Festival Friend (from £30), or get closer to the creative process by joining our Artistic Directors’ Circle (from £500).

BREMF is a registered charity (no 1097288). We receive no core funding and simply couldn’t survive were it not for the support of individuals. Please do join us and help to ensure our future.

GET INVOLVED Join our Friends or Artistic Directors’ Circle Schemes Membership is valid for one year from the date of joining or renewal. You can join online at bremf.org.uk/friend, by calling 01273 833746 or by picking up a form at a concert.

Friends: £30 (single), £50 (couple) receive: • 2 weeks of priority booking (from 21st August) • an allocation of free programmes • an invitation to a Friends’ reception Supporters: £75 (single); £100 (couple) receive Friends’ benefits PLUS: • an option to buy 1 HALF PRICE ticket (2 for a couple) for one of a selection of daytime concerts • an invitation to an open rehearsal • the option to make seat reservations at most concerts

Contributors: £125 or more (single or couple) and Premium Contributors: £250 or more (single or couple) receive Friends’ benefits PLUS: • FREE ticket(s) for one choice from the events indicated under ‘Supporters’ • invitations to open rehearsals • named acknowledgement in concert programmes • the option to make seat reservations at most concerts Our Artistic Directors’ Circle enables you to get really close to the creative processes and planning of the Festival, whilst visiting some intriguing venues and meeting festival artists. There are two levels of support: from £500-£999 and £1000+. For more details, email clare@bremf.org.uk, call 020 7281 6864 or visit bremf.org.uk/friend.

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“ It was almost like having our own personal performance – and so interesting to see the creative process.” BREMF Friend on attending an open rehearsal

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GAIN NEW SKILLS AND REWARDS You can get involved in helping the festival in a variety of ways: either as a festival volunteer or through our Festival Trainee programme for graduates. Volunteers and trainees help not just during the festival but throughout the year. In return we can provide you with the opportunity to develop new skills and experience, as well as access to some of our concerts.

There are a number of ways you can help, from assisting with publicity, driving the BREMF van, lighting and sound, to checking tickets and helping at events.

Find out more at bremf.org.uk/volunteer.

Sign up as a volunteer on the website, or by emailing volunteer@bremf.org.uk.

Here’s what one of our team had to say: “ It seemed as if a whole new world opened up for me during my stay. It was wonderful to share your love of music and of course it went far beyond music.”

THE ESTERHÁZY CHAMBER CHOIR 25TH ANNIVERSARY SEASON

Saturday 18 November 2017, 7.30pm

MISERERE

Masterpieces of the Renaissance Featuring Allegri’s Miserere, Palestrina’s Missa Papae Marcelli and Lotti’s Crucifixus

St Michael’s Church, Lewes BOOK TICKETS MORE EVENTS SUPPORT US

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Sunday 25 March 2018, 7.00pm

HAYDN: THE CREATION 25th Anniversary Concert

Join The Esterházy Chamber Choir as they perform Joseph Haydn’s oratorio Die Schöpfung (The Creation) in German with orchestra and soloists

Lewes Town Hall

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ST BARTHOLOMEW’S CHURCH

Ann Street, Brighton BN1 4GP 2

ST GEORGE’S CHURCH

St George’s Road (junction Abbey Road), Brighton BN2 1ED 3

ST PAUL’S CHURCH

West Street, Brighton BN1 2RE 4

ST MARTIN’S CHURCH

Lewes Road, Brighton BN2 3HQ 5

FRIENDS’ MEETING HOUSE

Ship Street, Brighton BN1 1AF 6

BRIGHTON UNITARIAN CHURCH

New Road, Brighton BN1 1UF 7

SALLIS BENNEY THEATRE

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KOMEDIA STUDIO

44-47 Gardner Street, Brighton BN1 1UN 9

THE ROSE HILL ARTS HUB

70-71 Rose Hill Terrace, Brighton BN1 4JL 10

THE OLD MARKET

11A Upper Market Street, Hove BN3 1AS 11

ST BARNABAS CHURCH

88 Sackville Road, Hove BN3 3HE 12

ROPETACKLE ARTS CENTRE

Little High Street, Shoreham-by-Sea BN43 5EG 13 SOUTH PORTSLADE COMMUNITY CENTRE

Church Road, Portslade, Brighton BN41 1LB

University of Brighton, 58-67 Grand Parade, Brighton BN2 0JY

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BOOKING INFORMATION Booking for concerts opens to members of the Friends of the Festival Scheme (see page 18) on 21st August and to the general public on 4th September. Prom tickets can only be purchased on the door. For information on registration for BREMF workshops (Events 1, 4, 5 and 7) please see below.

There are four ways to buy tickets in advance for concerts promoted by Brighton Early Music Festival: 1. E-tickets: you purchase these from 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. Online Box Office tickets: you purchase these online but have the tickets issued to you either by post 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 £2 per transaction for online Box Office tickets.

3. By post using the form on page 23 (£2 handling charge).

4. By phone (£2 transaction fee + 50p postage) or in person (no fee) from the Brighton Dome Ticket Office, Church Street, Brighton BN1 1UE (01273 709709), open Mon-Sat 10am to 5pm. Bookings for Events 1 and 4-7 cannot be handled by Brighton Dome Ticket Office.

Please note that tickets, once paid for, cannot be refunded except in the event that the concert is cancelled. Seats are not numbered and are unreserved, but for most main festival events we provide an informal seat reservation service for BREMF Friends at Supporter level and above and members of the Artistic Directors’ Circle (see page 18).

BOOKING FOR WORKSHOPS Pre-registration at bremf.org.uk is essential for BREMF workshops (Events 1, 4, 5 and 7). Deadlines are given on the website, but in all cases booking may be closed earlier if all places have been allocated.

PROM TICKETS A £5 Prom Ticket can be purchased (subject to availability on the day) on the door only for Events 8, 9, 11, 16, 18, 19, 21, 23, 24 and 30. This admits you to a standing place (SP) or a restricted view seat (RVS) depending on the venue.

CONCESSIONARY TICKETS FOR MAIN FESTIVAL CONCERTS These are available for all except Premium price tickets and events where full price tickets cost £5 to young people (age 12-25 inclusive) and those in receipt of state pension or benefits. Different criteria apply for workshops. 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.

FESTIVAL TICKET SPECIAL OFFERS Save 30% with our Season Ticket. A Season Ticket costing £203 (no concessions) gives you a top price seat at all Main Festival concerts (Events 8-30, except Events 20, 25 and 27) subject to availability of tickets at the time of purchase. If the top price seats for an event are sold out, we will supply the next best available. Season Tickets can ONLY be obtained from bremf.org.uk or by using the postal booking form in this brochure.

Save 10% by buying tickets for four or more different Main Festival concerts (Events 8-30, except Events 20, 25 and 27) in one transaction. For the same qualifying events you can also save up to 20% with our group rate savings for multiple tickets for a single concert - reductions start at 10% for a group of 10. Please phone 01273 833746 for group bookings.

Brochure design and production by: Kate Benjamin – katebenjamin.com Additional photography: Think Stock, Kate Benjamin and Robert Orchard

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Date/Time

Seat Type (Pr, A or B)

State full or conc (no conc for Pr tickets)

Under 12 (free)

Subtotal

Seat Price

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

Handling charge

£2

To join the Friends please go to bremf.org.uk/friend

TOTAL

Optional donation to Brighton Early Music Festival

Total

To purchase a Season Ticket, enter ST under Event Number and indicate your choice for repeated events (ie Events 10, 12 or 14 and Events 22, 28 or 29).

Less 10% for 4+ different Main Festival concerts (Events 8-30, except Events 20, 25 and 27)

No of seats

I enclose a cheque payable to Brighton Early Music Festival for £...........................................

Event No

Email........................................................................................................................................................

Telephone.................................................................................................................................................

............................................................................................Postcode.......................................................

Season Tickets provide top price tickets to most Main Festival concerts (Events 8-30, except Events 20, 25 and 27) and cost £203 (no concessions).

Please give details of tickets required. Events 1 and 4-7 cannot be booked on this form. Prom tickets (RVS or SP) can only be purchased on the door.

Address....................................................................................................................................................

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Seats are unnumbered and unreserved

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

Please return completed form to:

Name........................................................................................................................................................

Booking opens 21st August for Friends and 4th September for the general public.

POSTAL BOOKING FORM For online booking, visit bremf.org.uk

Robert Piwko

PLAY YOUR PART AND GET CLOSER TO THE MUSIC BREMF receives no regular, guaranteed funding, and ticket sales only cover 25% of our annual budget. So we have to work very hard to fund the other 75% from a variety of sources, including Arts Council England’s Grants for the Arts programme; trusts and foundations; and individual donors.

Support the UK’s most innovative early music festival today at bremf.org.uk/friend • Make a donation, however small, to contribute to our programme • Be part of our vital support network by becoming a Festival Friend (from £30) • Get really close to the creative process and meet festival artists by joining the Artistic Directors’ Circle (from £500) As a thank you, we’ll welcome you with priority booking, free concert programmes, invitations to special events and opportunities to attend open rehearsals, meet festival artists and reserve the seats of your choice.

For more information see page 18 or go to bremf.org.uk/friend

@BREMF

“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.”

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Annette Boyne, BREMF Artistic Directors’ Circle

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