Cheltenham Music Festival Brochure 2016

1-17 July 2016 Box Office 01242 850270 cheltenhamfestivals.com #cheltmusicfest

THANK YOU to our Partners and Supporters National Radio Partner

Principal Partner

Major Partners

Festival Partners

Media Partners

Strategic Partner

Messier-Bugatti-Dowty

Official Rail Partner

The Oldham Foundation

Individual Supporters Aquarius Group Celia and Andrew Curran Elizabeth Jacobs Graham and Eileen Lockwood Mary Mackenzie, Richard Walton and Friends Sir Peter and Lady Marychurch Gerry Mattock in memory of Beryl Calver-Jones Sir Michael and Lady McWilliam John Mumford and Penny McCracken 2

Marketing Partners Trusts and Societies

Neil and Ann Parrack The Chairman’s Friends Lawrence Wallace and Richard Linenthal Diana Woolley Penny Wright and Andrew Neubauer 70th Festival Appeal Donors We would also like to thank all our individual supporters who have chosen to remain anonymous.

Alan Cadbury Trust Herbert Howells Trust The Gandel Trust The Idlewild Trust The Michael Tippett Musical Foundation The Music Reprieval Trust The Reed Foundation The Summerfield Charitable Trust The Williams Church Music Trust

In-Kind Partner

WELCOME

Mats Bäcker

Simon Fowler

Nicola Benedetti M04 M11

Christian Lindberg M08 M09

Jim Callaghan

Harald Hoffmann + DG

Pascal Rogé M02

John Wilson M39

Avi Avital M21 M25

Evelyn Glennie M08 Sheila Rock

John Haxby

Elsewhere, this ever-diverse programme takes in the Somme and Yehudi Menuhin centenaries, the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare’s death, a musical winetasting with Oz Clarke, a residency of Tibetan Monks, Hollywood romance with Claire Martin and the Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain.

Coming to Cheltenham in 2016

Chris Christodoulou

Not so widely known is that Satie was half-Scottish – a connection that is marked by the welcome return of Nicola Benedetti and Evelyn Glennie, and the music of James MacMillan, Sally Beamish and Judith Weir.

Talent, Virtuosity and Star Quality

Jack Liebeck

Happy 150th birthday Erik Satie! It’s not one of the grand composer anniversaries that the widespread musical world will focus on – he was too much of a maverick and a miniaturist for that – but as one of history’s great pioneers and provocateurs, his music, his life and his legacy are all too fascinating for me to ignore. I hope that the way this year’s Cheltenham programme salutes Satie and his subsequent influence is appealing and illuminating.

There was so much more to him than the beautifully fragile, justifiably beloved Gymnopédie No 1. See overleaf how our series Keyboard Inventions takes us from an overnight marathon of Satie’s Vexations to a piano trail around town and Will Gregory’s Moog Ensemble.

A Satie-inspired focus, and all sorts of wonderful things alongside: lots for you to explore here in the brochure, and during the Festival in July.

Meurig Bowen Festival Director

Guy Johnston M1 M16

Claire Martin M44

Melvyn Tan M13

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FESTIVAL FOCUS Keyboard Inventions – with its nod towards J.S. Bach’s works of the same name – celebrates Satie’s legacy as the trailblazer, the architect of change in the way the piano has been played and written for since his own lifetime. Whether it’s the minimalist piano, the ‘prepared’ piano, the piano’s role in multimedia explorations or the wider bounds of ‘conceptual art’, Satie was there at the beginning.

This Cheltenham focus not only showcases the widest possible range of Satie’s own output; his multimedia influence is brought right up to date with avatars, synths, animation, wearable tech, new scores for old films and an inside-out pendulum piano.

In his own uniquely eccentric and unpredictable way, Erik Satie was a radical cultural force whose thinking paved the way for great change as the 20th century unfolded – not just down the ‘art music’ route, but through pop music’s progressively triumphant ascendancy too.

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Keyboard Inventions…

Zubin Kanga’s Dark Twin M12 Dave Maric’s Vigil M14 Radiophonic Ritual M15 Will Gregory’s Moog Ensemble M17 Moments of Weightlessness M19 Clare Hammond’s cinematic piano M20 Vexations M40 Christina McMaster’s Multimedia Satie M42 and the Keyboard Inventions Trail …around town

FESTIVAL FOCUS Just a few of the Living Composers featured this year

Festival Evenings

Christian Lindberg M08 M09 Mark-Anthony Turnage M11 Jonathan Dove M13 Dave Maric M14 Louis Andriessen M14 Steve Reich M14 M24 Arlene Sierra M15 Orlando Gough M18 Thomas Adès M20 Piers Hellawell M20 M38 Hugh Wood M23 James MacMillan M32 Judith Weir M32 Kurt Schwertsik M33 Michael Zev Gordon M38 Sally Beamish M45 Michael Berkeley M47 Colin Matthews M47

Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain M17

Benedetti, Petrenko and the RLPO M04 Evelyn Glennie & Christian Lindberg M08 Benedetti Elschenbroich Grynyuk Trio M11 Ukes and Moogs M17 Baroque Favourites and Fireworks M21 John Wilson Orchestra M39 Festival Proms in association with

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Howells Concerto Premiere M16 A New Jerusalem M32 Oz Clarke / Armonico Consort M35 Hollywood Romance M44 The Play’s The Thing M48 5

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PRINCIPAL VENUES ‘The Festival’s morning recitals at the Pump Room are its continuing glory.’

The Sunday Times

GL52 3JE

Pittville Pump Room 1820s Regency elegance — a crystal-clear acoustic, the wow factor of a high central cupola, a lovely colonnade and stunning park views.

‘One of the best acoustic spaces anywhere.’

The Sunday Times

Seating capacity: 950

Perfect for: the world’s finest pianists, singers and chamber ensembles.

Perfect for: symphony orchestras at full throttle — thrilling clarity and impact.

GL50 1QA

Cheltenham Ladies’ College Princess Hall Built in 1897 for the growing school, with its gothic-styled, stacked galleries of ornately carved pitch-pine and Artsand-Crafts fresco, the Princess Hall still takes your breath away.

State-of-the-art 21st century theatre meets 19th century foyer and gallery space.

Intimate, versatile and classy.

Seating capacity: 300

GL50 3AA

Early 20th century Edwardian elegance — the classic ‘shoebox’ concert hall.

Seating capacity: 400

Cheltenham Ladies’ College Parabola Arts Centre

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Cheltenham Town Hall

Perfect for: everything from cabaret and opera to talks, film and family events.

Seating capacity: 600 GL50 3EP

Perfect for: theatre, film, music, dance and dining.

PRINCIPAL VENUES Tewkesbury Abbey

Gloucester Cathedral

A stunning Abbey church, consecrated in 1121.

Elementally huge pillars supporting Norman arches in the nave, beautifully located on the edge of town.

Begun in 1089 and remodelled over four centuries, its architectural magnificence encompasses Norman and English Gothic styles. Steeped in history — from royal coronations and burials to Harry Potter film sets.

Seating capacity: 750

GL20 5RZ

Perfect for: roof-raising, bliss-inducing choral and organ music.

Cheltenham College Chapel High, soaring late-Victorian Gothic — externally based on the chapel of King’s College, Cambridge.

Seating capacity: 500 GL53 7LD

Perfect for: choirs, brass...and choirs again.

Seating capacity: 1000 GL1 2LX

Perfect for: grand musical events featuring choirs and orchestras.

Cheltenham Music Festival …around town Free music around town, 9-10 July 2016 As well as all the performances in our beautiful venues, there’s plenty more to discover around town.

Across the first weekend of the Festival, look out for free pop-up performances, the best of local talent, and fun for the family.

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FAMILY EVENTS Sunday 10 July Yoshikazu Murata

Saturday 9 July

3-4.20pm

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The Mozart Question Cheltenham Ladies’ College Princess Hall £15 adults £7.50 children, plus transaction fee* Ages 7+

11am-4pm

Michael Morpurgo narrator

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Sound of Sports Cheltenham Town Hall Pillar Room and Imperial Square Free drop-in sessions All ages Programme to include: Nick Fell ps[c]yched for quartet and bicycles Joe Cutler Ping! for quartet and table tennis players Visit cheltenhamfestivals.com/soundofsports for the full schedule.

Sport meets music in this series of free performances and table tennis workshops. Investigating some fascinating connections between sport and music, Joe Cutler’s Ping! creates intricate cross-rhythms between table tennis players and string quartet, with film by visual artist Tom Dale. Nick Fell’s ps[c]yched has the quartet members ‘playing’ the bike – its spokes, gears and pedals – with bows and amplification. There is also a new interactive cricket-related piece by Andy Ingamells. A fun event for people of all ages, with music that is entertaining, playful and imaginative.

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See page 22 for more information.

2.30-4pm

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Tibetan Culture Workshop Cheltenham Town Hall Drawing Room £5 plus transaction fee* Ages 5+ A special hands-on opportunity to discover the ancient, endangered culture of Buddhist monastic art. Try your hand at sand mandala making – ‘painting’ with coloured grains of ground marble – the delicate art of butter sculpture, the printing of prayer flags or making a Dukar wheel. You’ll even learn some Tibetan as you spend time with the monks from Tashi Lhunpo, one of the most important monasteries in the Tibetan Buddhist tradition, now re-established in exile in India.

Don’t miss the monks performing in concert – see page 27 for details. £5 tickets available for under-16s.

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Monday 11 July 10.30-11.30am

Lilliput Concerts – Music for Tiny People St Andrew’s Church, Cheltenham, GL50 1SP £5 per adult/child pair £3 for additional family members Ideal for ages 0-4, but older siblings are welcome too.

Live music in a relaxed environment for babies and toddlers and their adults: 40 minutes of music followed by delicious freshly-made cake! Tickets are not available through the Festival Box Office.

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FAMILY EVENTS Saturday 16 July

Sunday 17 July

Shakespeare 400

The Fairy Queen Cheltenham Ladies’ College Parabola Arts Centre 12.15-1.15pm Workshop MF05 £5 plus transaction fee* Ages 6+. Places limited.

2-3pm Performance £12 adults £6 children, plus transaction fee* Ages 6+ 11am-12noon

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Shakespeare 400

James Mayhew’s Shakespeare Stories Cheltenham Ladies’ College Princess Hall £8 adults £5 children, plus transaction fee* Ages 5+ James Mayhew artist/storyteller Alex Kirk piano Ella Bella Ballerina and Katie creator James Mayhew narrates and illustrates well-known Shakespeare tales, painting live to music by Prokofiev, Mendelssohn and Sibelius. Accompanied by Gloucestershire pianist Alex Kirk, see this renowned storyteller bring Romeo & Juliet and A Midsummer Night’s Dream to life before your eyes. *Fees are £2.50 for online and telephone sales, and £1.50 for in person sales with credit/debit card. No fee for cash sales.

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Box Tale Soup puppetry and physical theatre Members of The Sixteen See page 37 for more information.

4-6.30pm

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Shakespeare 400

The Comedy of Errors Cheltenham Town Hall Pillar Room Free ticket required Gloucestershire Youth Players, directed by Edward Derbyshire, bring Shakespeare’s sometimes slapstick tale of identical twins and mistaken identity to Cheltenham Music Festival as part of their regional tour.

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WEDNESDAY 6 JULY

FRIDAY 1 AND SATURDAY 2 JULY

11am-1.10pm

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Pascal and Ami Rogé present

Satie and Friends Pittville Pump Room £28 £23 £16 10am-6pm

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Schubert at Syde Tithe Barn, Syde Manor Sold Out Returns Only Performers include Carducci Quartet James Gilchrist tenor Anna Tilbrook piano Guy Johnston cello Julian Bliss clarinet Stephen Johnson concert introductions Programme includes Quartet in D minor, D 810 ‘Death and the Maiden’ Quintet in A, D 667 ‘The Trout’ Quintet in C, D 956 Die schöne Müllerin, D 795 Sonata in A minor, D 821 ‘Arpeggione’ Octet in F for winds and strings, D 803 A rare and special opportunity to hear Schubert’s most beloved chamber works performed in four adjacent concerts, all in the intimate and beautiful surroundings of Syde Manor near Cheltenham.

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Pascal Rogé piano Ami Rogé piano Satie Parade 12’ Debussy Petite Suite 12’ Satie Morceaux en forme de poire; Gnossienne No 2 18’ Ravel Ma mère l’Oye 14’ Satie Gymnopédie No 1; Je te veux 9’ Milhaud Enfantines 3’ Tailleferre Images 5’ Durey Carillons 5’ Auric Adieu New-York 6’ Honegger Pastorale d’été 8’ Poulenc Sonata for Piano Duet 6’ The great French pianist Pascal Rogé is particularly celebrated for his performances of French piano music from the late 19th and early 20th centuries: the perfect pianist to launch our celebrations for the 150th birthday of Erik Satie. With his partner in life and in music Ami Rogé, he performs some of Satie’s major works alongside those of his friends Ravel and Debussy, and the group of younger composers he championed, Les Six.

Supported by Sir Michael and Lady McWilliam 10

Recorded for broadcast on BBC Radio 3

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5.30-6.15pm

Festival Evensong Dean Close School Chapel Free no ticket required Tewkesbury Abbey Schola Cantorum Simon Bell director Supported by The Williams Church Music Trust

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WEDNESDAY 6 JULY 7-9pm

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Benedetti, Petrenko and the RLPO

Paulo Ricca

Mark McNulty

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Festival Proms in association with Cheltenham Town Hall £45 £35 £30 £18 £12 plus transaction fee* Nicola Benedetti violin Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra Vasily Petrenko conductor Elgar In The South 18’ Korngold Violin Concerto 25’ Rachmaninov Symphony No 3 38’ A rare chance to see one of classical music’s most exciting partnerships perform in Cheltenham – the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra and its chief conductor, the hugely charismatic Russian maestro Vasily Petrenko. Sumptuous melodies and soaring romanticism combine in this concert with iconic soloist Nicola Benedetti, here performing Erich Korngold’s beautiful, exhilarating concerto.

9.30-10.45pm

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Erik Satie: Memoirs Of A Pear-Shaped Life Cheltenham Ladies’ College Parabola Arts Centre £15 plus transaction fee* Allan Corduner actor Anne Lovett piano Max Hoehn director and designer Devised and written by Meurig Bowen Including Gymnopédies, Gnossiennes, Je te veux, Le piège de Méduse, Avant-dernières pensées, Le Piccadilly, Heures séculaires

Simon Fowler

Another chance to see the Satie show that premiered in Cheltenham last July, and whose audience reacted with tears and laughter at this portrait of a complex, eccentric and lonely man. Half monologue, half piano recital, it showcases the full, startling breadth of the composer’s piano output and interweaves an ageing Satie reflecting on his riotously varied, chaotically creative and intermittently dysfunctional life. *Fees are £2.50 for online and telephone sales, and £1.50 for in person sales with credit/debit card. No fee for cash sales.

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THURSDAY 7 JULY Sane Seven

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11am-12.50pm

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Doric String Quartet Pittville Pump Room £26 £21 £15

Recorded for broadcast on BBC Radio 3

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Haydn Quartet in E flat, Op. 64 No 6 20’ Bartók Quartet No 4 23’ Beethoven Quartet No 8 in E minor, Op. 59 No 2 33’ Critically acclaimed recordings for the Chandos label have established the Doric String Quartet as one of the best of their generation. Regularly heard at the Wigmore Hall and in concert halls throughout Europe, they are described as having ‘a compelling way of capturing and distilling the music’s essence’ (Telegraph). This Cheltenham Music Festival debut brings their musical insight to lively Haydn, the Hungarian folk-like sounds of Bartok, and one of Beethoven’s innovative and emotional ‘Razumovsky’ quartets.

3.30-5.10pm Film

Concerto – A Beethoven Journey

6-7pm

Cheltenham Ladies’ College Parabola Arts Centre £8 plus transaction fee*

From Your Ever Loving Son Jack

Filmed over the course of four years, this documentary from Phil Grabsky follows acclaimed pianist Leif Ove Andsnes as he prepares to perform and record Beethoven’s five piano concertos. With fascinating insights into the mind of a world-class pianist, these masterworks also reveal the composer in a way rarely seen before.

Cheltenham Ladies’ College Parabola Arts Centre £12 plus transaction fee*

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Somme centenary event

Joshua Ellicott tenor Simon Lepper piano This WW1 centenary project connects tenor Joshua Ellicott with his Great Uncle Jack, a teenage South Lancashire Regiment volunteer who died at the Somme in August 1916. Songs by Bridge, Debussy, Finzi, Hahn, Ireland, Poulenc and Haydn Wood (Roses of Picardy) are interspersed by readings of Jack’s letters to his parents; a moving sequence of words and music, sure to leave hardly a dry eye in the house.

THURSDAY 7 JULY

Jim Callaghan

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7.30-9.30pm

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Evelyn Glennie & Christian Lindberg Festival Proms in association with Cheltenham Town Hall £40 £35 £30 £18 £12 plus transaction fee* Evelyn Glennie percussion Christian Lindberg trombone Orchestra of St John’s John Lubbock conductor

Programme to include Lindberg Concerto for percussion and trombone (premiere) 20’ Ravel Pavane pour une infante défunte (arr. Lindberg) 5’ Beethoven Symphony No 3 ‘Eroica’ 47’ A concert featuring either of these two living legends, 2015 Polar Music Prize-winner Evelyn Glennie and ‘Paganini of the trombone’ Christian Lindberg, is an event of major musical electricity. Bring them together for a brand new double concerto by Lindberg himself, and double sparks are set to fly. Alongside Beethoven’s majestic Eroica symphony, there will also be solo showcases for trombone and percussion that will further display the charisma of these two force-of-nature performers.

Mats Bäcker

Supported by the Alan Cadbury Trust

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FRIDAY 8 JULY Mats Bäcker

Mats Bäcker

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7-9pm

Benedetti Elschenbroich Grynyuk Trio Festival Proms in association with Cheltenham Town Hall £35 £28 £23 £15 £10 plus transaction fee* Nicola Benedetti violin Leonard Elschenbroich cello Alexei Grynyuk piano

11am-12.50pm

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Christian Lindberg & Roland Pöntinen Pittville Pump Room £28 £23 £16

Recorded for broadcast on BBC Radio 3

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This programme unites trombone supremo Christian Lindberg with fellow Swede Roland Pöntinen, and promises to showcase their phenomenal technical mastery and captivating stage presence. Bringing to life some of Russia’s most spellbinding pieces of musical storytelling in The Firebird and Pictures at an Exhibition, they also perform a brand new work by Lindberg composed especially for this recital pairing.

Supported by Graham and Eileen Lockwood

Christian Lindberg Black Hawk Eagle (premiere) 15’ Schumann Fantasiestücke 9’ Stravinsky 3 Movements from ‘The Firebird’ 9’ Albéniz El Albaicín from Iberia 8’ Mussorgsky Pictures at an Exhibition 35’ 14

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Christian Lindberg trombone Roland Pöntinen piano

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FRIDAY 8 JULY

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Schubert Piano Trio in B flat, D 898 31’ Mark-Anthony Turnage Duetti d’Amore 18’ Brahms Piano Trio No 1, Op. 8 38’

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Keyboard Inventions

Zubin Kanga: Dark Twin

Mark-Anthony Turnage’s new ‘love duets’ for partners Nicola Benedetti and Leonard Elschenbroich celebrate their relationship in music. They are, as the composer says, ‘fiery and passionate, tender and lyrical’ – an equally suitable way to describe the works

by Schubert and Brahms that complete this intimate chamber music programme.

Cheltenham Ladies’ College Parabola Arts Centre £12 plus transaction fee* Zubin Kanga piano/electronics

Supported by The Oldham Foundation

Stefan Prins Piano Hero #1 Julian Day Dark Twin (UK premiere) Neil Luck 2018 (premiere) Adam de la Cour Transplant the Movie! (premiere) Michel van der Aa Transit Patrick Nunn Morphosis Kate Moore new work (premiere)

7.15-8.45pm Film

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Elektro Moskva Cheltenham Ladies’ College Parabola Arts Centre £8 plus transaction fee* A film unveiling the musical by-products of the rampant Soviet defence industry: aged KGB devices, solid as Kalashnikovs, recycled by today’s musicians and sound collectors. This electronic fairy tale sees Soviet synthesizers as an allegory of life behind the Iron Curtain: nothing works, but you have to make the best of it. *Fees are £2.50 for online and telephone sales, and £1.50 for in person sales with credit/debit card. No fee for cash sales.

Australian pianist Zubin Kanga calls it ‘music of mystery and multiplicity’: Dark Twin is a quite literally electrifying programme featuring multiple identities, malevolent doppelgängers and mischievous trickery, with the assistance and interference of electronics, computer interaction and multimedia. Whether playing through an avatar, inserting himself into old films, or creating complex loops of sound, this ‘adept subverter of the piano concert experience’ (Limelight, Australia) pushes the sonic and visual capabilities of the piano to the limit.

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SATURDAY 9 JULY 11am-12.50pm

Sheila Rock

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Melvyn Tan Pittville Pump Room £28 £23 £16 plus transaction fee* Melvyn Tan piano 11am-4pm

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Sound of Sports Cheltenham Town Hall Pillar Room and Imperial Square Free drop-in sessions All ages Programme to include: Nick Fell ps[c]yched for quartet and bicycles Joe Cutler Ping! for quartet and table tennis players Visit cheltenhamfestivals.com/soundofsports for the full schedule.

The Coull Quartet come to Cheltenham following performances at the London 2012 Cultural Olympiad and the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow.

Investigating some fascinating connections between sport and music, Joe Cutler’s Ping! creates intricate crossrhythms between table tennis players and string quartet, with film by visual artist Tom Dale. Nick Fell’s ps[c]yched has the quartet members ‘playing’ the bike – its spokes, gears and pedals – with bows and amplification. There is also a new interactive cricket-related piece by Andy Ingamells. A fun event for people of all ages, with music that is entertaining, playful and imaginative.

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Beethoven 6 Bagatelles 17’ Beethoven Piano Sonata in E, Op. 109 No 30 20’ Jonathan Dove new work (premiere) 15’ Liszt Piano Sonata in B minor 30’ This concert sees Melvyn Tan’s welcome return to Cheltenham Music Festival in his 60th birthday year. A pioneer of historical performance, he was the first to record Beethoven’s concertos on the early 19th century fortepiano; and now he embraces a much wider range of repertoire on the modern piano. Major works by Beethoven and Liszt are joined in this performance by a brand new piece from one of Britain’s most distinctive and appealing contemporary voices, Jonathan Dove.

Supported by The Gandel Trust

Cheltenham Music Festival …around town Look out today for free performances, the best of local talent and fun for the family.

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2.30-4pm

Tibetan Culture Workshop Cheltenham Town Hall Drawing Room £5 plus transaction fee* Ages 5+ See pages 8-9 for more information.

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2-3pm

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Andriessen, Reich & Maric Cheltenham Ladies’ College Parabola Arts Centre £12 plus transaction fee* Dave Maric piano/electronics Louis Andriessen Workers Union 20’ Steve Reich Nagoya Marimbas 5’ Dave Maric Vigil (premiere) 30’ Alongside Reich’s impressive Nagoya Marimbas and Louis Andriessen’s work ‘for any loud sounding group of instruments’, composer Dave Maric acts as soloist in his new concerto for upright piano and electronics. Tapping into the essence of the upright he grew up with, Vigil sees the piano as both instrument and storyteller – from Maric’s father’s arrival in the UK as a political refugee from war-torn Yugoslavia, to Dave’s teenage experiments with electronics and beyond. The ensemble features musicians from the Guildhall School of Music and Drama.

Ritual in Transfigured Time Cheltenham Ladies’ College Parabola Arts Centre £12 plus transaction fee* Goldfield Ensemble Langham Research Centre Rob Godman sound design Varèse/Le Corbusier Poème électronique 9’ Arlene Sierra/Maya Deren Ritual in Transfigured Time (premiere) 15’ Kathy Hinde/Solveig Settemsdal Singularity (premiere) 8’ Harvey Ricercare una melodia 7’ Tristan Murail Les Ruines Circulaires 6’ Langham Research Centre Muffled Cyphers 15’ What happens when technology becomes obsolete?

This concert takes sounds and images from the 1940s, technologies developed in the 1950s, and the unique sonorities of salvaged objects like the innards of old toy pianos, and journeys through the improbable soundscapes of the past century. With new works from Arlene Sierra and Kathy Hinde, the ensembles explore the ‘newness’ of the old and the strangeness of our technological archeology.

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Howells Concerto Premiere Gloucester Cathedral £30 £25 £20 £15 (unreserved)

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Guy Johnston cello Nicholas Morton baritone Royal College of Music Symphony Orchestra Martin André conductor

5-6pm Pre-concert Event

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Howells and Holst

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Vaughan Williams Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis 15’ Gurney (orch. Howells) By a Bierside; In Flanders 6’ Britten Four Sea Interludes 15’ Howells Cello Concerto (concert premiere) 37’

Gloucester Cathedral Chapter House £5 plus transaction fee* Jonathan Clinch discusses the drawn-out tale of Howells’ Cello Concerto – from the mid-1930s to now – and his own completion of the composer’s sketches of the final movement. He also introduces performances by musicians from the Royal College of Music of Howells’ Clarinet Sonata and Holst’s Wind Quintet.

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It isn’t often that you get the opportunity to hear the premiere of a piece begun nearly a century ago: the newly-completed Howells Cello Concerto. For the first time in concert, two movements that Herbert Howells composed in the 1930s join a finale, recently constructed from his sketches, in the building that the Gloucestershire-born composer studied organ and came of age musically. Together with the interludes from Britten’s Peter Grimes (premiered at the very first Cheltenham Music Festival) you’ll also hear music from Howells’ great friend Ivor Gurney, and a piece that stunned them both at its Gloucester Three Choirs Festival premiere in 1910: Vaughan Williams’ Tallis Fantasia.

Supported by the Herbert Howells Trust

SATURDAY 9 JULY

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8-10.30pm

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Ukes and Moogs Festival Proms in association with Cheltenham Town Hall £35 £28 £23 £15 £10 plus transaction fee*

M17 The Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain Will Gregory Moog Ensemble Expect humour and eclectic repertoire as we bring together a multitude of Moogs with ‘the nation’s ukulele orchestra’ (BBC Radio 4) in an unprecedented double-bill.

The synth-pop of Goldfrapp’s Will Gregory joins extracts from Wendy Carlos’ Clockwork Orange soundtrack

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and her ground-breaking Switched-On Bach album, followed by the Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain: a group who believe that all genres of music are available for reinterpretation – as long as they are played on the ukulele. Expect anything from Tchaikovsky to Nirvana, via Otis Redding and Spaghetti Western soundtracks, before the Ukes and Moogs team up at the end for something new, surprising and delightful.

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SUNDAY 10 JULY 11am-12.50pm

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Sir Francis Drake’s Journey: The World Encompassed Pittville Pump Room £26 £21 £15 plus transaction fee* Simon Callow narrator** Fretwork Orlando Gough The World Encompassed Taverner In Nomine Parsons The Song Called Trumpets; De La Court White In Nomine Picforth In Nomine plus sixteenth-century hymns and psalms

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‘Fretwork is the finest viol consort on the planet.’ **Subject to confirmation of availability

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When Francis Drake set sail on his famous voyage around the world, he took four musicians with him. With their fretted string instruments these viol players accompanied his private worship, and entertained him and the natives of many lands across the globe. Charting Drake’s remarkable feat, Fretwork and actor Simon Callow present a journey in sound and words: 16th century music and a specially commissioned work by British composer Orlando Gough evoking the earliest musical encounters between East and West.

SUNDAY 10 JULY

Will Mower

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2-3.20pm

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Keyboard Inventions

Moments of Weightlessness Cheltenham Ladies’ College Parabola Arts Centre £12 plus transaction fee* Sarah Nicolls piano For almost a decade, pianist and inventor Sarah Nicolls has been experimenting with the shape and form of the piano. The result is her incredible ‘Inside-Out’ grand piano – stood on its end and swinging as elegantly as a pendulum. This majestic monolith forms the centrepiece of Moments of Weightlessness, a poignant theatrical performance that traces the challenges of the instrument’s construction and Sarah’s first experiences of motherhood with a delightful lightness of touch.

Find out how to get hands-on with the inside-out piano (and other exhibitions) on page 40. *Fees are £2.50 for online and telephone sales, and £1.50 for in person sales with credit/debit card. No fee for cash sales.

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3-4.20pm

Julie Kim

Richard Cannon

SUNDAY 10 JULY MF03

The Mozart Question Cheltenham Ladies’ College Princess Hall £15 adults £7.50 children plus transaction fee*

Ages 7+ Michael Morpurgo narrator Alison Reid narrator Simon Reade director Daniel Pioro violin The Storyteller’s Ensemble Music includes: Beethoven Violin Concerto (larghetto) Vivaldi The Four Seasons – Summer and Winter Bach Violin Sonata No 1 in G minor (adagio) J Strauss Waltz: The Blue Danube Mozart Violin Concerto No 4 in D Author of War Horse and previous Children’s Laureate Michael Morpurgo is one of Britain’s best-loved writers for children.

Through words and music he tells the story of his book The Mozart Question. A young English journalist interviews a world-famous violinist in Venice, and an extraordinary, moving story unfolds: of secrets and survival bound together by the power of music.

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5-6pm

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Keyboard Inventions

Music for Piano and Film Cheltenham Ladies’ College Parabola Arts Centre £12 plus transaction fee* Clare Hammond piano Ed Hughes The Nose 11’ (project commission) Ken Hesketh Notte Oscura 6’ Thomas Adès 3 Mazurkas 12’ Piers Hellawell Piani, Latebre 10’ Ken Hesketh Hände 15’ (project commission) A pianist of ‘amazing power and panache’ (The Telegraph), Clare Hammond is renowned for her performances of contemporary music. Her latest project features two new commissions, both featuring film shorts as a backdrop to the music. Ken Hesketh’s score, specially written for Clare, accompanies the expressionist film Hände; while Ed Hughes’s The Nose is a new score to a short film inspired

by Nikolai Gogol’s dream-like story of a government official whose nose goes missing.

SUNDAY 10 JULY

Nicolai Thorsen

Knut Utler

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9-10.30pm 6.30-8.30pm

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It’s just old pop music! Or at least that’s what Norwegian Baroque orchestra Barokksolistene say. Irresistibly fresh performances fizz with energy from this specialist ensemble. Between the sublime intermingling of two violins in Bach’s double concerto and the festive exuberance of Handel’s Royal Fireworks Music, the remarkable mandolin virtuoso Avi Avital shows how this little instrument can make a big statement.

Baroque Favourites and Fireworks Festival Proms in association with Cheltenham Town Hall £35 £28 £23 £15 £10 plus transaction fee* Harald Hoffmann + DG

Avi Avital mandolin** Davina Clarke violin Bjarte Eike director/violin Barokksolistene

Supported by Diana Woolley

Fasch Concerto for 2 trumpets 7’ Corelli Concerto Grosso in D Op. 6 No 4 10’ Vivaldi Concerto in D, RV 93** 11’ Rebel Les caractères de la danse 10’ Bach Concerto for 2 violins BWV 1043 14’ Handel Royal Fireworks Music 20’ (with indoor fireworks) *Fees are £2.50 for online and telephone sales, and £1.50 for in person sales with credit/debit card. No fee for cash sales.

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Barroksolistene’s Alehouse Sessions Cheltenham Town Hall Pillar Room £15 plus transaction fee* Bar open from 8.30pm

When many English theatres closed under Puritan rule, musicians moved to the alehouses: these would host intimate concerts for an enthusiastic audience, thirsty for entertainment and ale. Acclaimed Baroque ensemble Barokksolistene’s Alehouse Sessions transform our Town Hall bar into one of these so-called Musick-Houses, with folk-songs of the time featuring alongside music by Purcell and others. Folky, seductive and sparkling music, accompanied by anecdotes, humour and – of course – beer!

Supported by Diana Woolley

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M26 JANINA FIALKOWSKA PLAYS CHOPIN

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M12 ZUBIN KANGA: DARK TWIN

M27 COMPOSE ACADEMY SHOWCASE 2

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WEDNESDAY 13 JULY MF02 TIBETAN CULTURE WORKSHOP (DR)

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M24 COMPOSER ACADEMY SHOWCASE 1

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M46 SEPTURA: SEVEN DEADLY SINS (CC)

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MONDAY 11 JULY Sim Canetty-Clarke

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4.30-6pm

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Composer Academy Showcase 1 Cheltenham Ladies’ College Parabola Arts Centre Free ticket required Dr K Sextet 2-3.15pm

New works created by Composer Academy Participants Steve Reich Double Sextet 22’

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Winchcombe Trios St Peter’s Church, Winchcombe £15 plus transaction fee* Florin Ensemble

Known as one of the UK’s most distinctive string groups, the Florin Ensemble present a new commission for 2016 by British composer Hugh Wood – and supported by grants from the BrittenPears Foundation, the R.V.W. Trust and the Swaledale Festival. Following the commission, you’ll hear Mozart’s first and only completed music for string trio: a joyful, extraordinary work that is both inventive and intimate.

Between Worlds Pittville Pump Room £26 £21 £15 plus transaction fee* Avi Avital mandolin Ksenija Sidorova accordion Itamar Doari percussion

The Dr K Sextet present the six new works created during this year’s Composer Academy, before a performance of the work that won Steve Reich the Pulitzer Prize for Music.

The intricate interlocking patterns of the performers against their pre-recorded selves promise a showcase finale with infectious momentum. See page 43 for details of the Composer Academy.

Avi Avital is a Grammy-nominated rising star, a breathtakingly virtuosic performer already gathering praise for his sensitive playing and ‘stunning agility’ (New York Times). His Between Worlds project explores the links between classical and folk-music traditions: the mandolinist joining equally impressive performers Ksenija Sidorova and Itamar Doari, bridging folk-inspired Bartók, Dvořák, Villa-Lobos and others with traditional Georgian and Bulgarian music.

Supported by John Mumford and Penny McCracken

Supported by The Chairman’s Friends

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Avi Avital’s

Harald Hoffmann + DG

Hugh Wood String Trio 15’ Mozart Divertimento in E flat, K 563 44’

8-10pm

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Julien Faugere

6-8pm

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Tibetan Music & Dance

From the Roof of the World 11am-12.50pm

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Janina Fialkowska plays Chopin Pittville Pump Room £28 £23 £16 plus transaction fee* Janina Fialkowska piano Chopin piano works including: Polonaise-Fantaisie in A Flat, Op. 61 13’ Nocturne in B, Op. 9 No 3 7’ Impromptu No 3 in G Flat, Op. 51 5’ Waltz in B Minor, Op. 69 No 2 4’ Ballade No 4 in F Minor, Op. 52 11’ Scherzo No 4 in E, Op. 54 11’ Prelude Op. 28 in D Flat, No 15 ‘Raindrop’ 6’ 3 Mazurkas, Op. 50 11’ Scherzo No 1 in B minor, Op. 20 10’

Yoshikazu Murata

TUESDAY 12 JULY

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Cheltenham Ladies’ College Princess Hall £20† £16† £12 £10 £5 under 16s, plus transaction fee* † Sharing platters available to pre-order at premium tables, £8.50

Tibetan Monks of the Tashi Lhunpo Monastery Ngawang Lodup singer From the Roof of the World represents the richness of the sacred and secular musical landscape of Tibet. The sacred chants and masked dance of the Tibetan Buddhist tradition meet a cappella mountain singing, and both traditional and contemporary Tibetan folk music. Featuring the ringing of bells, the clash of cymbals, the boom of long horns and beating of drums, eight Buddhist monks from the Tashi Lhunpo Monastery join BBC Introducing artist Ngawang Lodup.

Described by acclaimed pianist Arthur Rubinstein as ‘a born Chopin interpreter’, Janina Fialkowska has made award-winning recordings of his work – even after a remarkable recovery from cancer of the arm. Here she presents a selection of his greatest works.

Supported by Celia and Andrew Curran *Fees are £2.50 for online and telephone sales, and £1.50 for in person sales with credit/debit card. No fee for cash sales.

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TUESDAY 12 JULY M27

Composer Academy Showcase 2

Victoria Cadisch

3.30-4.30pm

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7.30-9.30pm

Four Seasons of Song Pittville Pump Room £26 £21 £15 plus transaction fee*

Cheltenham Ladies’ College Parabola Arts Centre Free ticket required

Mary Bevan soprano Stephan Loges baritone Sholto Kynoch piano

MANTRAS piano duo

The Year Without A Summer Schubert Selection of songs from 1816 25’ Beethoven An die ferne Geliebte 15’

New works created by Composer Academy Participants A performance of six more works created in Cheltenham over the previous week will bring the 2016 Composer Academy to a close. Performed by Alex Wilson and Joseph Houston, these ‘Keyboard Inventions’ will be so hot off the press that the ink will have barely dried.

See page 43 for details of the Composer Academy.

Supported by John Mumford and Penny McCracken

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6-7pm Talk

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The Year Without A Summer Pittville Pump Room, Oval Room £5 plus transaction fee* Musician Ian Ritchie and behavioural neurologist Michael Trimble discuss ‘The Year Without a Summer’: the unprecedented climatic conditions of 1816 resulting from the massive eruption of Mount Tambora in modern-day Indonesia, which caused flooding, famine, disease, migration and poverty on a global scale. It was also a time of great invention and fundamental change. Can the remarkable Lieder composed by Beethoven and Schubert in Vienna that year offer any clues as to how they were affected?

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Four Seasons of Song Summer 11’ Britten, Fauré, Vaughan Williams, Brahms Autumn 12’ Fauré, Mozart, Mendelssohn Winter 12’ R Strauss, Cornelius, Schubert Spring 12’ Fauré, Wolf, Mendelssohn, Brahms Outstanding singers Mary Bevan and Stephan Loges join Sholto Kynoch – director of the Oxford Lieder Festival – for a wide-ranging programme of seasonal songs and duets. The first half focuses on the year 1816 – the ‘year without a summer’ – while in the second half we hear songs evoking summer through to the following spring.

Supported by an anonymous donor

11am-1pm

Sitkovetsky Piano Trio Pittville Pump Room £26 £21 £15 plus transaction fee* Alexander Sitkovetsky violin Richard Harwood cello Wu Qian piano

M30

University Musical Society

WEDNESDAY 13 JULY

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Haydn Piano Trio in G, Hob XV:25 ‘Gypsy Rondo’ 16’ Mendelssohn Piano Trio No 2 in C minor, Op. 66 32’ Rachmaninov Trio Élégiaque No 1 15’ Mendelssohn Piano Trio No 1 in D minor, Op. 49 30’ One of today’s outstanding ensembles, the thoughtful and high-energy approach of the Sitkovetsky Piano Trio has brought them a deserved critical acclaim. Led by Sasha Sitkovetsky (seen at the 2015 Cheltenham Music Festival’s Tango Stories concert), they perform two of Mendelssohn’s greatest chamber works – closing with what Schumann described as ‘the master trio of our age’.

Supported by The Aquarius Group

6-7.30pm

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Centenary Menuhin Cheltenham Ladies’ College Parabola Arts Centre £10 plus transaction fee*

Alan Kerr

Humphrey Burton speaker Menuhin Competition Junior Winner tba Gordon Back piano

‘Unbounded, tireless energy… Bravo!’ The Strad *Fees are £2.50 for online and telephone sales, and £1.50 for in person sales with credit/debit card. No fee for cash sales.

Yehudi Menuhin was a world-class violinist and conductor, but also a visionary educator and brave upholder of human rights. To mark the centenary of this charismatic figure’s birth, broadcaster Humphrey Burton recalls the 40 years he spent working with Menuhin – the subject of his 20-part radio feature The Master Musician and recently re-published biography. With interviews and rare archive film, we remember the prodigy’s extraordinary life; followed by a recital from the centenary Menuhin Competition junior winner.

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A New Jerusalem Tewkesbury Abbey £30 £25 £20 £15 plus transaction fee* Ex Cathedra choir and ensemble Jeffrey Skidmore director Parry I Was Glad 8’ Judith Weir Illuminare, Jerusalem 4’ Parry Lord, let me know mine end 10’ Howells O pray for the peace of Jerusalem 8’ Parry Blest pair of Sirens 11’ Parry Jerusalem 3’ James MacMillan Seven Angels 35’ Tewkesbury Abbey is the perfect space for the enveloping richness of this expansive choral programme – performed here by the chorussized virtuoso chamber choir Ex Cathedra.

Jerusalem is the connecting point, both in the older pieces by Gloucestershire composers Parry and Howells, and in the works by two of Scotland’s greatest living composers. James MacMillan’s Seven Angels is a spectacular new ‘Last Judgment’ work, featuring texts from the Book of Revelation: singers are joined by biblical instruments such as trumpets, harp and the ‘shofar’ – a ram’s horn that will boom atmospherically into the Abbey acoustic.

Supported by The Williams Church Music Trust

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THURSDAY 14 JULY

Marco Borggreve

Colin Way

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3-4.10pm

M34

Quenington String Duo St Swithin’s Church, Quenington £12 (unreserved) plus transaction fee* 11am-12.50pm

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BBC Radio 3 New Generation Artists 1 Pittville Pump Room £24 £18 £12

Recorded for broadcast on BBC Radio 3

plus transaction fee*

Esther Yoo violin Narek Hakhnazaryan cello Pavel Kolesnikov piano

THE CLIFFORD TAYLOR

Young Artist Series

Alexandra Lomeiko violin Lisa Bucknell viola An antipodean violin and viola pairing come to Quenington for a programme of duos by Handel, Michael Haydn, Sibelius and Martinů. A recent graduate of the Royal College of Music, Australian Lisa Bucknell joins New Zealand violinist Alexandra Lomeiko – a postgraduate Leverhulme scholar at the RCM and a member of the Countess of Munster Musical Trust’s young artists scheme.

Martinů Duo for violin and cello 9’ Beethoven Piano Sonata in G, Op. 14 No 2 15’ Kreisler Recitativo and Scherzo for violin 4’ Kurt Schwertsik new work for solo cello (premiere) 10’ Brahms Sonata for cello and piano in F, Op. 99 28’ A cosmopolitan gathering for the first of our three presentations of Radio 3’s New Generation Artists: London-based Russian pianist Pavel Kolesnikov joins American-Korean violinist Esther Yoo and Armenian cellist Narek Hakhnazaryan for a wide range of solos and duos. *Fees are £2.50 for online and telephone sales, and £1.50 for in person sales with credit/debit card. No fee for cash sales.

7.30-9.30pm

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Oz & Armonico’s Musical Wine Tour Cheltenham Ladies’ College Princess Hall £32† £28† £15 £12 plus transaction fee* †Premium tickets, seated at tables, include four tasting glasses to accompany the performance (1 sparkling, 1 white, 2 red)

Oz Clarke narrator Armonico Consort Christopher Monks director Wine critic, broadcaster – and former professional actor and singer – Oz Clarke joins famed Renaissance/Baroque specialists the Armonico Consort for a highly entertaining evening. Alongside music by Bach, Purcell, Vivaldi and upbeat Baroque dance music from South America, Oz introduces wines from around the world.

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FRIDAY 15 JULY Christian Ruvolo

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11am-12.50pm

M36

BBC Radio 3 New Generation Artists 2

5.30-6.30pm

plus transaction fee*

Gloucestershire Young Musicians

Quatuor van Kuijk Annelien van Wauwe clarinet

Pittville Pump Room £6 plus transaction fee*

Stravinsky Three pieces for clarinet 5’ Ravel String Quartet in F 26’ Mozart Divertimento in D, K 136 14’ Weber Clarinet Quintet in B flat, Op. 34 25’

Brenna Tin piano Adam Heron piano

Pittville Pump Room £24 £18 £12

Recorded for broadcast on BBC Radio 3

This performance unites BBC Radio 3 New Generation Artists. Following separate showcases from Belgian rising star clarinettist Annelien van Wauwe and 2015 Wigmore Hall International String Quartet Competition winners Quatuor van Kuijk – including Ravel’s only work for quartet – they come together for Weber’s thrilling quintet.

THE CLIFFORD TAYLOR

Young Artist Series

Brenna Tin, winner of the 2015 Keith Nutland Award, performs solo works by Scarlatti and Chopin. 2016 Gloucestershire Young Musician winner Adam Heron performs Bach, Scriabin and Chopin.

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FRIDAY 15 JULY

7-9pm

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John Wilson Orchestra

Hugo Glendinning

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Gershwin in Hollywood Festival Proms in association with Cheltenham Town Hall £45 £35 £30 £18 £12 plus transaction fee* John Wilson Orchestra John Wilson conductor plus special guest vocalists John Wilson and The John Wilson Orchestra plus special guests make a welcome return to Cheltenham Music Festival.

With a sensational show they celebrate the genius of George Gershwin, featuring some of his greatest hits such as They Can’t Take That Away From Me, S’Wonderful, Oh Lady Be Good and Strike Up The Band – all in their sumptuous original film orchestrations.

Friday 15 July 12noon M40 -morning of Saturday 16 July 7.30-9.30pm

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Fidelio Trio

St Paul’s Church Free no ticket required

Pittville Pump Room £12 plus transaction fee*

Various pianists

Fidelio Trio Sinéad Morrissey poet/reader Piers Hellawell Up By The Roots 20’ Hunter Coblentz Trio (premiere) 10’ Michael Zev Gordon In the Middle of Things 15’ Schoenberg Verklärte Nacht 27’ Alongside a premiere from 2015 RPS Composition Prize-winner Hunter Coblentz comes a new Beyond Borders-funded collaboration between Belfast residents Sinéad Morrissey and Piers Hellawell. The poetic sequence of 2014 T.S. Eliot Prize-winner Morrissey muses on the theme of migration, borders and sanctuary, and develops the poetic transfiguration in Schoenberg’s Verklärte Nacht.

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Satie’s Vexations

Upended by the split from his one-andonly girlfriend, the distraught Satie wrote a piece for piano in 1893 with the instruction that it was to be repeated 840 times, extremely slowly. Unsurprisingly, it was never performed in his lifetime: it was only years later, in 1963, that Satie-fan John Cage organised its premiere – with a relay of pianists – in New York. It took over 18 hours – as will this Cheltenham performance, with our own relay of professionals, amateurs, students and intrigued enthusiasts.

Find out more, and sign up for a slot yourself, at cheltenhamfestivals.com/vexations

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SATURDAY 16 JULY

Box Office 01242 850270 Armida Quartet** Quatuor van Kuijk Schubert Quartet in A minor, ‘Rosamunde’ 40’ ** Mendelssohn Octet in E flat, Op. 20 33’

11am-12.50pm

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Mendelssohn Octet BBC Radio 3 New Generation Artists 3 Pittville Pump Room £28 £23 £16

Described by the composer himself as the ‘favourite of all my compositions’, Mendelssohn’s Octet is a symphony in all but name, written for two string quartets. Sophisticated, large scale and yet also intimate, he composed it at just 16 years of age.

Following a performance of Schubert’s hauntingly melancholy ‘Rosamunde’ quartet, the Armida Quartet will be joined by another rising-star ensemble from the BBC New Generation Artists series, Quatuor van Kuijk, for Mendelssohn’s masterpiece.

11am-12noon

MF04

Shakespeare 400

James Mayhew’s Shakespeare Stories Cheltenham Ladies’ College Princess Hall £8 adults £5 children, plus transaction fee* Ages 5+ James Mayhew artist/storyteller Alex Kirk piano See pages 8-9 for more information.

Supported by Sir Peter and Lady Marychurch Recorded for broadcast on BBC Radio 3

plus transaction fee*

5-6pm

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BBC Introducing Pittville Pump Room £5 plus transaction fee* BBC Music Introducing now includes classical artists, and is already launching the careers of promising young performers. Meet and hear some of them in this special showcase, the first for classical musicians, presented by Georgia Mann. Recorded for future broadcast on Radio 3’s drivetime programme, In Tune.

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SATURDAY 16 JULY John Haxby

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7.30-9.30pm

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Hollywood Romance 2-3.45pm

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Keyboard Inventions

Satie and Multimedia Cheltenham Ladies’ College Parabola Arts Centre £12 plus transaction fee* Christina McMaster piano Scarlatti Sonata in D minor K18 3’ Satie Gymnopédie No 1; Cinéma entr’acte; Sports et divertissements; Véritables Préludes Flasques (pour un chien) 25’ Debussy Études: Pour les huit doigts, Pour les Octaves 5’ Cage In a Landscape; A Flower 12’

Satie Gnossienne No 4 (set to Maya Deren’s film At Land) 12’ Satie A tale of three crustaceans: Holothurian, Edriophthalma, Podophthalma (narration and animations by Jamie Reid) 4’ Freya Waley-Cohen Southern Leaves 4’ Stravinsky Five Easy Pieces 6’ Richard Bullen Theatre of Resonance 9’ Erik Satie’s pioneering compositions and interest in visual arts had a huge impact on modern music.

In a programme that captures his innovative spirit, adventurous pianist Christina McMaster blends art forms and presents a selection of music celebrating Satie’s eccentricity, surrealism and wit with actors, film, animation and guest student pianists.

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Cheltenham Ladies’ College Princess Hall £28† £24† £18 £15 plus transaction fee* †Sharing platters available to pre-order at premium tables, £8.50

Claire Martin singer Tippett Quartet Matt Skelton Quintet Hollywood Romance celebrates the art and setting of popular song from the golden age of Hollywood.

Following success with the Frank Sinatra-inspired Close To You tour, Matt Skelton brings together the acclaimed Tippett String Quartet with celebrated jazz singer Claire Martin and other superb musicians: expect to hear elegant, swinging tunes inspired by the legendary songbook recordings of Ella Fitzgerald, Anita O’Day and Sarah Vaughan.

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SATURDAY 16 JULY Wattie Cheung

Box Office 01242 850270

8-9.30pm

M45

Sally Beamish Showcase The Sins Cheltenham Ladies’ College Parabola Arts Centre £15 plus transaction fee* Red Note Ensemble Crawford Logan actor

Hailing from Scotland, like Sally Beamish herself, the outstanding Red Note Ensemble comes to Cheltenham with a 60th birthday tribute to this ever-distinctive composer. The Sins is a semi-theatrical work for actor and ensemble, taking as its starting point a new translation

by Phil Hind of the ‘seven deadly sins’ section from Langland’s 14th century narrative poem Piers Plowman.

Modern and medieval allegories merge powerfully with Beamish’s own emotionally vivid language.

Supported by Gerry Mattock in memory of Beryl Calver-Jones

Sally Beamish Commedia 15’ Piobaireachd for piano trio 10’ The Sins 30’ 36

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SUNDAY 17 JULY

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11am-12.50pm

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Septura present

Seven Deadly Sins Cheltenham College Chapel £18 plus transaction fee* Septura Rameau Suite from ‘Dardanus’ 25’ Ravel Trois Chansons (No 2) 3’ Shostakovich Quartet No 8 (2nd movement) 3’ Purcell The Curious Impertinent 15’ Prokofiev Suite (from 10 Pieces for piano, Op. 12) 15’ Lassus Lagrime di San Pietro 10’ Rachmaninov Slava! (from 6 Morceaux, Op. 11) 5’ Seven brass players, seven pieces, Seven Deadly Sins: envious Rameau, greedy Ravel, wrathful Shostakovich, lustful Purcell, proud Prokofiev, slothful Lassus, and finally gluttonous Rachmaninov. Comprising the finest of a new generation of British players, innovative group Septura aim to re-cast the brass ensemble for the modern age, and are quickly gaining a reputation for imaginative arrangements and dazzling virtuosity.

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Shakespeare 400

The Fairy Queen Cheltenham Ladies’ College Parabola Arts Centre 12.15-1.15pm Workshop MF05 £5 plus transaction fee* Ages 6+. Places limited.

2-3pm Performance £12 adults £6 children, plus transaction fee* Ages 6+

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Box Tale Soup puppetry and physical theatre Members of The Sixteen Box Tale Soup is a unique theatre group that combines puppetry, physical theatre and traditional performance in engaging, imaginative and accessible productions of literary classics. Here they combine Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream with music from Purcell’s The Fairy Queen – performed by two singers and a guitarist from The Sixteen. The performance doesn’t alter Shakespeare’s language in any way, but makes it accessible to younger audience members through the use of puppetry, clear storytelling and music.

Workshop participants will enjoy a fun interactive opportunity to meet the puppet characters from the show. By the end of the session, everybody will have tried their hand at speaking Shakespeare and been involved in a unique performance. Please bring your imaginations and comfortable clothes!

Box Tale Soup’s original version of A Midsummer Night’s Dream was commissioned by the Everyman Theatre, Cheltenham.

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SUNDAY 17 JULY

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Lennox Berkeley’s Stabat Mater Pittville Pump Room £15 plus transaction fee* Berkeley Ensemble The Marian Consort David Wordsworth conductor

Ravel Introduction and Allegro 11’ Poulenc Un soir de neige 6’ Michael Berkeley Touch Light 7’ Colin Matthews Five Concertinos (to Henri Dutilleux) 10’ Michael Berkeley Clarinet Quintet 11’ Lennox Berkeley Stabat Mater 35’ Despite being regarded as one of his finest works, the unusual line-up of eleven instruments and six singers for Lennox Berkeley’s Stabat Mater has led it to be seldom heard since its premiere by Benjamin Britten’s English Opera Group in 1947.

In this rare performance, two outstanding young ensembles come together to bring Berkeley’s tour de force back to life, in a programme which acknowledges the composer’s connection with France – where he studied in the 1930s – and with his son Michael.

Supported by The Music Reprieval Trust and The Williams Church Music Trust

3-3.40pm Talk

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Berkeleys in Cheltenham Pittville Pump Room, Oval Room Free ticket required BBC Radio 3 presenter and Chairman of the Lennox Berkeley Society Petroc Trelawny introduces the 4pm Stabat Mater concert with Michael Berkeley – like his father, no stranger to Cheltenham. Lennox had many pieces performed in the town over the years and was Festival President from 1975-1982, while Michael was Festival Director from 1995-2004.

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SUNDAY 17 JULY

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Shakespeare 400

The Play’s The Thing Cheltenham Town Hall £25 £20 £15 £12 £10

THE CLIFFORD TAYLOR

Young Artist Series

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National Youth Chamber Choir National Youth Jazz Orchestra Ben Parry conductor Mark Armstrong conductor Ellington Such Sweet Thunder 30’ Vaughan Williams Three Shakespeare Songs 7’ Ben Parry Weary With Toil 3’ Owain Park When Love Speaks 2’ Pete Churchill Journey’s End 15’ Swingle It Was A Lover 4’ Nils Lindberg Shall I Compare Thee 3’ Janet Wheeler Music To Hear 4’ David Hamilton Caliban’s Song 4’ Karl Jenkins Scatty! 5’

‘One of the best and most original programmes I can remember’ The Arts Desk In a 400th anniversary tribute to Shakespeare, this performance unites the best and brightest of Britain’s young choristers and jazz musicians. With a programme inspired by the bard’s plays and poetry, the National Youth Jazz Orchestra and the National Youth Chamber Choir come together for a rich tapestry of musical takes on Shakespeare: including Vaughan Williams, Swingle Singers founder Ward Swingle, and a rare performance of Duke Ellington’s 1957 Such Sweet Thunder suite.

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4-6.30pm

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Shakespeare 400

The Comedy of Errors Cheltenham Town Hall Pillar Room Free ticket required, plus transaction fee* See pages 8-9 for more information.

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EXHIBITIONS/WALKS

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Exhibitions

Walks

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All walks begin at 3pm and last a little over an hour. Walks are taken at a gentle pace, but please come prepared for inclement weather and with appropriate footwear.

Open every day during the Festival from 10am until the end of the last event in CLC Parabola Arts Centre. Closed 14-15 July.

For information about each walk, visit cheltenhamfestivals.com/festival-plus

Elizabeth Jacobs

Walks are presented by Cheltenham Civic Society

A long-standing photographer of the Festival behind-the-scenes, Elizabeth Jacobs displays her pick of musicians in rehearsal during the 2015 Cheltenham Music Festival.

Wednesday 6 July 3-4.15pm

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The French Connection Depart: Town Hall Steps Finish: Cheltenham Minster £5 plus transaction fee* On the day we celebrate Erik Satie and his musical legacy, Roger Jones recalls Cheltenham’s links with our neighbours across the Channel, from Napoleon to Rodin. On this guided walk, learn about the Napoleon connection, a royal chaplain and sculptor who lived in the town, and the famous general who was a prisoner but escaped.

Keyboard Inventions Trail Cheltenham Music Festival’s Keyboard Inventions celebrates the legacy of Satie’s inventiveness – not just musically, but through art, design and technology. The Keyboard Inventions Trail features piano-like or piano-related objects and installations that will be ingenious, eye-catching, playful or delightfully surprising.

The trail will be in various locations around town – indoors and outdoors – and one or more items will be housed in the Cheltenham Ladies’ College Parabola Arts Centre foyer.

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Sarah Nicolls: Inside-Out Piano

Wednesday 13 July

Saturday 9 July

3-4.15pm

In advance of her Moments of Weightlessness performance (see page 21), Sarah Nicolls invites you to join her in exploring her piano and getting hands-on with its inner-workings: from having a play yourself to racing pegs down the strings. Sarah and her piano will be in the exhibition space from 10am-6pm, with drop-in workshop sessions from 10am-1pm designed to engage children and their families.

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The Captain And The Curate Depart: Town Hall Steps Finish: Cheltenham Minster £5 plus transaction fee* Captain Henry Skillicorne transformed a rural backwater into a fashionable spa and leisure resort which attracted visitors from far and wide. Rev Francis Close brought his own brand of religious fervour to the town and made it a leading educational centre. Roger Jones’s guided walk explores places associated with these two gentlemen.

FESTIVAL PLUS

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If you’re looking for even more music in and around Cheltenham, check out some of the concerts run and performed by fantastic local artists. Tickets for these performances are either available on the door or direct from the organisers. For more information visit cheltenhamfestivals.com/festival-plus

Sunday 3 July

Saturday 9 July

3pm

10.30am

CSO Family Classics

Charlies Lei – Piano Recital

Pittville Pump Room £16 reserved £14 unreserved (students 50%, children 15 and under free) Tickets from Town Hall Box Office (0844 576 2210) and at the door Cheltenham Symphony Orchestra David Curtis conductor Miranda Krestovnikoff narrator (Broadcaster, RSPB President) Bizet Carmen Suite Prokofiev Peter and the Wolf Beethoven Symphony No 6 in F Op. 68 ‘Pastoral’

Friday 8 July 7.30pm

Parry: Pupil, Teacher and Friend The Church of the Holy Innocents, Highnam £12 Tickets from Anna Ball 01452 413561 The Oriel Singers Ben Sawyer conductor Programme to include music by J.S. Bach, S.S. Wesley, Stanford, Holst, Frank Bridge, Vaughan Williams and will conclude with Parry’s Songs of Farewell. orielsingers.org.uk

Christ Church, Malvern Road, Cheltenham Entry by donation Short concert with music by Beethoven, Debussy and Chopin. Followed by coffee and homemade cakes.

2.30pm

Cheltenham Saxophone Quartet Christ Church, Malvern Road, Cheltenham Suggested £5 on door A fusion of classical and jazz sounds from some of the South West’s most experienced saxophonists – Dom Franks, Pete Hooper, Matthew F Morris and Diane Atkinson. A short concert including music by Francaix, Sondheim and Morris.

3pm Talk 4pm Recital

Made in England St Andrew’s Church, Montpellier Street, Cheltenham, GL50 1SP £15 (Talk, refreshments, recital) Tickets on the door and from The Wilson Tourist Information Centre Maria Marchant piano Andrew Burn pre-performance talk Britten Holiday Diary Holst Toccata Ian Venables Caprice Ronald Stevenson/Britten Peter Grimes Fantasy Bliss Triptych Maria Marchant plays a collection of music by English composers. Andrew Burn introduces the music in his pre-performance talk.

Sunday 10 July 3.30pm

Shipwreck!

Old Baptist Chapel, Church Street, Tewkesbury GL20 5RZ £15 Bookings/information 01684 850112 The Border Waites David Hatcher, Frances Eustace, Emma White, Richard Thomas Shipwreck! A chance meeting in 1506 between King Henry VII and Philip the Handsome. This concert is slotted between two Cheltenham Music Festival events – Fretwork at 11am and the Barokksolistene at 6.30pm – and is timed so that audience members can attend all three.

Sunday 17 July

7.30pm

7.30pm

Cheltenham puts to Sea!

Benjamin Britten: Serenade for Tenor, Horn and Strings

St Peter’s Church, Church Road, Leckhampton, Cheltenham GL53 0QJ £12 under 16s free Tickets on the door, or Tel 01242 517258 Musica Vera David Dewar conductor A light-hearted voyage around British sea songs of various kinds, navigated by the intrepid singers of Musica Vera. Proceeds to Sue Ryder, Leckhampton Court Hospice. freewebs.com/musicavera

Bethesda Church, Great Norwood Street, Cheltenham, GL50 2AP Admission is free. Donations for Leukaemia Research John Cox tenor Tessa White horn Bethesda Players Chris Davey conductor Further information from karin.cox@virgin.net

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EDUCATION

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TAKE PART To find out more, or to make a booking, go to cheltenhamfestivals.com/take-part

Music Workshops For Schools June 2016, in school £30 administration fee per workshop Most suitable for KS2 and KS3

Gamelan: A Different Beat June 2016, Pittville Pump Room* £30 administration fee per workshop Most suitable for KS2 and KS3

Piano Works with Anne Lovett

Mark the Music with James Mayhew

Join Anne Lovett on a whistle-stop tour of great piano music across the centuries. Discover the inner workings of this amazing instrument, and how yesterday’s music has influenced today’s.

How can visual art help to develop music appreciation and improve listening skills? Find out with artist James Mayhew as he explores some of the iconic music inspired

by Shakespeare’s plays.

Education Partners

Travel subsidies are available. *Non-subsidised workshops take place all year round.

Supported by funding from Make Music Gloucestershire, the county’s music education hub

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Immerse yourself in the relaxing tones and rhythmic layers of Gamelan, and develop your understanding of pitch, tempo and rhythm at the same time. Learn to play an authentic piece of Javanese music and explore a different culture with gamelan expert Jonathan Roberts.

The Steel Charitable Trust The Reed Foundation 70th Festival Appeal Donors The Summerfield Charitable Trust

COMPOSER ACADEMY Outreach

Concert for Schools and Music Explorers

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This year we have programmed two additional inspirational outreach activities for children and young people who have limited opportunities to engage with the Music Festival.

4th Cheltenham Composer Academy

Friday 8 July, Cheltenham Town Hall Concert: 10.30-11.30am Music Explorers: 11.45am and 12.45pm Only £1 per pupil This year’s concert is a musical and cultural journey from East to West. The audience will be mesmerised, delighted and dazzled by fantastic costumed dances featuring Tibetan Monks of the Tashi Lhunpo Monastery; iconic works for piano, and their influence on popular culture, with Anne Lovett; and the technical brilliance and musical passion of the Benedetti Elschenbroich Grynyuk Trio.

Wednesday 6 – Tuesday 12 July Nicola Benedetti will join forces with talented young musicians for a day of workshops at All Saints’ Academy in Hesters Way. The day will culminate in a performance for the entire year 7 plus pupils attending from local primary schools, and some parents.

Jump on the Music Explorer carousel after the concert, and get your hands on a variety of musical instruments under the expert guidance of county instrumental teachers.

Newsflash Look out for Musicate, our new programme to inspire children to develop a love of music from an early age.

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Following a rigorous selection process, 12 outstanding young composers spend an intensive week at our specialist Academy. They attend Festival premieres, meet established composers, hear their new pieces workshopped and performed, and discuss the craft and business of composition in a range of seminars with leading industry figures.

The two performing groups they will be working with this year are the Dr K Sextet and the Mantras piano duo. The composer Michael Zev Gordon is the Academy’s new Guest Director this year – marking the start of a three-year partnership with the University of Birmingham, where he is Professor of Composition.

See cheltenhamfestivals.com/composer-academy for more details.

The Tibetan Monks will spend a day introducing local school pupils to the sounds and colour of the music and creative arts that enrich and shape their lives.

Supported by John Mumford and Penny McCracken, The Idlewild Trust, The Marychurch Fellowship and The Michael Tippett Musical Foundation

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Cheltenham Music Festival is presented by Cheltenham Festivals, a company limited by guarantee.

Cheltenham Festivals Board of Trustees Peter Bond (Chair), Susan Blanchfield, Lewis Carnie, Oli Christie, Dominic Collier (Vice Chair), Prof Russell Foster CBE, Edward Gillespie OBE (Chair of Music Festival), Prof Averil Macdonald OBE, Baroness Gail Rebuck, Dr Diane Savory OBE Chief Executive Louise Emerson Company Secretary Margaret Austen Registered Office 28 Imperial Square, Cheltenham, GL50 1RH

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Music Festival Manager Anna Pickton

Music Festival Advisory Group Rob Adediran, Jonathan Freeman-Attwood, Christopher Cook, Kate Johnson, Rosemary Johnson, Mark Kilfoyle, Judith Serota OBE, David Sigall, Harriet Smith

CF Productions and Box Office Andrew Bate, Cathie Harris-Hawkins, Elaine Holt, Silvia Loi, Jo Marsh, Helen Nightingale, Martin Perks, Pete Riley

With many thanks to the staff and volunteers who provide invaluable support and help make the Festival a success. For a full credit list visit cheltenhamfestivals.com/thankyou

Development Sarah Cobley, Malcolm Dunn, Lisa Garrett, Louisa Hancox, Rod Hebden, Sue Heritage, Bex Kelly, Jenna Marks, Arlene McGlynn, Laura Popperwell, Sarah Rawlings, Charlotte Stevens

Contact If you have specific comments about any aspect of the Festival, please email music@cheltenhamfestivals.com

Music Festival Director Meurig Bowen

Education Philippa Claridge, Ali Mawle, Sharron Pearson, Rose Wood Administration, Executive and Finance Helena Bibby, Adrian Farnell, Angie Hawkins, Aline Imray, Bairbre Lloyd, Robin Pitt, Jessica Taylor, Megan Watt

Photography Credits Visit cheltenhamfestivals.com/photos for a full photo credit list.

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PATRONS Join this exclusive group of supporters and make a real difference to our artistic programming and education work of Cheltenham’s Jazz, Science, Music and Literature Festivals.

• Dedicated ticket line with advance booking • Access to hospitality areas at the Literature and Jazz Festivals • Invitations to special events and parties throughout the year From £75 per month, your Patronage covers all four Festivals.

To find out more please contact Arlene McGlynn, Patrons Manager on 01242 537252 arlene.mcglynn@ cheltenhamfestivals.com or visit cheltenhamfestivals.com/ patrons

We would like to thank all of our Patrons, including those at Silver level and those who have chosen to remain anonymous, for their incredible support towards all four Festivals throughout the year.

Life Circle Mark and Sue Blanchfield Peter and Anne Bond Dominic and Jannene Collier Michael and Felicia Crystal Colin and Suzanne Doak The Eaton Family Charles Fisher David and John Hall Margaret Headen Diane and Mark Hill Jeremy and Germaine Hitchins Family Jonathan and Cassinha Hitchins Family Stephen and Tania Hitchins Family Jeff and Keren Iliffe Elizabeth and Michael Jones Family Rick and Lisa Jones Steven and Linda Jones Hugh and Sue Koch Robert and Moira Leechman Hazel and Jeremy Lewis Graham and Eileen Lockwood Fiona McLeod The McWilliam family in loving memory of Ruth McWilliam Keith Norton and Piers Norton Mark and Elizabeth Philip-Sørensen

John and Susan Singer Simon Skinner and Jean Gouldsmith Skinner Andrew Smith Phil and Jennifer Stapleton Sharon Studer and Graham Beckett Chris and Bridgette Sunman Fiona and David Symondson Ludmila and Hodson Thornber The Walker Family

Directors’ Circle Dr Lynda Albertyn and Pat Gallasch Mike and Kerry Alcock Jack and Dora Black Jennifer Bryant-Pearson Andrew Chard Michael and Angela Cronk Nigel and Sally Dimmer Stephen Hodge Andrew and Caroline Hope Simon and Emma Keswick The Kilvington Family Sir Peter and Lady Marychurch Hayden and Tracy McKinnes Des and ChiChi Mills The Oldham Foundation Dr Gill Samuels CBE Peter Stormonth Darling Charitable Trust

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Gold Patron Geraldine and Jim Beaty Christopher Bence Stephen and Victoria Bond Charlie Chan Stuart and Gillian Corbyn Wallace and Morag Dobbin Peter and Sue Elliott Maurice Gran and Carol James Lord and Lady Hoffmann Anthony Hoffman and Dr Christine Facer Hoffman Elizabeth Jacobs Sir Michael and Lady McWilliam Janet and Charles Middleton Paul and Kathy Mottershead Ian and Sarah Passmore Martin and Susan Pickard Shelley and Paul Roberts Sharon and Toby Roberts Khal and Zoe Rudin Mrs Brenda Salters and Mr Harold Longmate Esther and Peter Smedvig Andy and Ali Stalsberg Giles and Michelle Thorley Ian and Liz Topping Michael and Rosie Warner Stephen Wood William Wyman

SUPPORT US By remembering Cheltenham Music Festival in your will you can make a lasting difference to our work.

Every year we depend on donations and gifts in wills to create an outstanding programme which premieres new music and fosters the next generation of musicians.

We understand that your loved ones will come first, but a gift of any size would be greatly appreciated and can help to safeguard the future of this magnificent Festival.

Safeguard the future of Cheltenham Music Festival Please consider a gift in your will

To talk in confidence about gifts in wills please contact Rod Hebden, Development Director on 01242 537262 or email rod.hebden@ cheltenhamfestivals.com

The Festival Guide Your souvenir eventby-event companion to Cheltenham Music Festival: nearly 150 pages packed with feature articles, notes on the music and Q&A-style biographical profiles of all the artists and composers at this year’s Festival. Only £5!

Add to your basket when booking your tickets, and collect at your first Festival event.

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Getting to Cheltenham Music Festival

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Most events take place in central Cheltenham, which is easily accessible from all over the UK, by road and rail.

Before the Festival: CF Ticketing, 15 Suffolk Parade, Cheltenham, GL50 2AE (Office and phone lines open Tuesday-Friday 10am-5pm, Saturday 10am-2pm) During the Festival: At venues, from 45 minutes before the start of an event

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Booking Dates Members’ Priority Booking: From 1pm, Wednesday 30 March 2016 Public Booking: From 1pm, Wednesday 6 April 2016

Within Cheltenham Cheltenham Town Hall GL50 1QA Pittville Pump Room GL52 3JE Cheltenham Ladies’ College, Parabola Arts Centre GL50 3AA Cheltenham Ladies’ College, Princess Hall GL50 3EP Cheltenham College Chapel GL53 7LD Dean Close School Chapel GL51 6HE St Paul’s Church GL50 4EZ Beyond Cheltenham Tewkesbury Abbey GL20 5RZ Gloucester Cathedral GL1 2LX Quenington Church GL7 5BN St Peter’s Church, Winchcombe GL54 5LU

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