Cranleigh School Concert Series 2018-2019

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LUNCHTIME OR 'Kaleidoscope II' is the second part of a major two-year recital series by Cranleigh's brilliant Organist in Residence - showcasing the extraordinary sonic colours of the organ through a kaleidoscope of music written for the 'King of Instruments'.

Through eighteen recitals spread over the two years, Philip Scriven explores the rich variety and enormous wealth of music written for the organ during the 20th century. Not only will he perform the complete organ works of Maurice Durufle, Paul Hindemith, John Ireland and Hubert Parry (in his centenary year), but the music of over forty other composers will also be featured, most notably Herbert Howells and Joseph Jongen.

Each recital will also include as its centrepiece a Prelude and Fugue by the great J. S. Bach, to whom all subsequent composers for the instrument were so indebted.

Recitals commence at 12.45pm ADMISSION FREE (ÂŁ5 donation welcomed) (No tickets required)

RGAN RECITALS

performs on the Mander Organ in Cranleigh School Chapel

2018 Tuesday 11th September Tuesday 2nd October Tuesday 6th November Tuesday 4th December

2019 Tuesday 15th January Tuesday 5th February Tuesday 5th March Tuesday 7th May Tuesday 4th June

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The Soldier's Stravinsky’s dramatic masterpiece 'The Soldier’s Tale' with words by CharlesFerdinand Ramuz was first performed in September 1918 and celebrates its centenary this month. Scored for narrator and a septet of violin, double bass, clarinet, bassoon, trumpet, trombone and percussion, it tells the story of a soldier who trades his beloved violin with the devil in return for unlimited riches but is wickedly tricked.

The Little Concert Ensemble perform Stravinsky's music alongside contemporary works by Warlock, Scriabin and Gershwin.

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Artwork by Clive Hicks-Jenkins

s Tale The Little Concert Ensemble with Tim Dickinson (narrator/vocals)

Wednesday 19th September Chapel:7.30pm

Tickets:£12 (£9 concessions)

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WAGNER Overture 'Die Meist

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enigma variatio Millie Mazzone (violin)

Merriman Concert Or

with gifted young musicians from the Professional Orc

conductor

Marcus Pashley

Professional Orchestral Experience Day Affiliated to Cranleigh School and with many professional music teachers in its ranks, the Merriman Concert Orchestra has for over a decade been deeply committed to providing opportunities for talented young musicians to develop their skills. This concert is the culmination of a day's course where the members of the orchestra are joined and shadowed by gifted young players from across the South East, providing specialist experience and coaching in orchestral playing at a professional level.

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SUNDAY 14th OCTOBER

Speech Hall: 4.00pm

Tickets: £16 (£13 concessions)

(booking opens 1st September)

Music for Remembrance in the World War I Centenary Year

Eternal Light Howard Goodall

A Requiem

Cranleigh Voices

Merriman Chamber Ensemble conductor

Philip Scriven

conductor

Wednesday 7th November Chapel: 8.30pm

ADMISSION FREE (no tickets required) Retiring charity collection

Life

Love

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Chloe Allison (mezzo-soprano) with

Kevin Weaver (viola) Richard Saxel (piano) including Wagner: Wesendonck Lieder and songs by Brahms and Frank Bridge ..

Superb mezzo-soprano Chloe Allison (OC) a former Music Scholar.. at Cranleigh makes a welcome return to the Concert Series. Chloe presents a truly Romantic program of songs from the late 19th century that makes a vivid exploration of the depths and extremes of human emotion. Songs for the unusual but richly expressive combination of mezzo and viola will be paired with one of Wagner’s most famous non-operatic works, his Wesendonck Lieder. Written at the same time as Tristan and Isolde, they express the same longing in love, and anguished desperation in the face of death.

Wednesday 16th January Merriman Music School: 7.30pm Tickets: ￡12 (￡9 concessions)

FREE teatime concerts at Cranleigh Pre

CRANLEIGH SCHOOL

BIG BAND The CPS Concert Series is delighted to welcome Cranleigh School Big Band. David Eaglestone, Head of Brass and Director of the band, introduces the instruments of the Wind, Brass and Rhythm sections and the exciting, toe-tapping tunes they produce together.

Tuesday 5th March

Prep School: 4.00pm

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Tuesday 11th

Prep School Chapel

CONCERT SERIES 2018-19

SEASON TICKETS For the many who are regular supporters, season tickets for the entire series are superb value at £80 (£65 concessions) This represents a very significant saving of over 20% on individual ticket prices.

BOOKING FORM

CONCERT SERIES No. of tickets Full Concession

STRAVINSKY: THE SOLDIER’S TALE Wednesday 19th September Chapel at 7.30 pm Tickets: £12 (£9 concessions)

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MERRIMAN CONCERT ORCHESTRA Sunday 14th October Speech Hall at 4.00 pm Tickets: £16 (£13 concessions)

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RECITAL: CHLOË ALLISON

Wednesday 16th January Merriman Music School at 7.30 pm Tickets: £12 (£9 concessions) ..............

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TRIFARIOUS TRIO

Wednesday 27th February Chapel at 7.30 pm Tickets: £12 (£9 concessions)

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CHORAL CONCERT: MOZART REQUIEM Sunday 24th March Speech Hall at 7.30 pm Tickets: £16 (£13 concessions)

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SHOWSTOPPER

Friday 26th April Speech Hall, 7.00 pm for 7.30 pm Tickets: £20 (£16 concessions)

ENCORE: THE WINNERS OF THE CRANLEIGH MUSIC COMPETITIONS

Wednesday 8th May Emms Centre at 7.30 pm Tickets: £13 (£10 concessions)

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SEASON TICKET £80 (£65 concessions)

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Concessions are for senior citizens, children and students in full-time education.

There is no charge for Cranleigh pupils.

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Tickets for all events can now be purchased online at www.cranleigh.org/tickets.

Subject to availability, tickets may be purchased on the door at each event, but advance booking recommended.

This booking form can also be used, but only if accompanied by a cheque made payable to ‘Cranleigh School’ and a stamped, addressed envelope to: Mrs Angela Walker Ticket Secretary Cranleigh School Horseshoe Lane Surrey GU6 8QQ www.cranleigh.org/tickets Tel: 01483 273666 (information only) We regret that ticket applications can no longer be accepted by phone or email.

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THE THEATRICAL STRING QUARTET Come and join in the fun with 'Bowjangles'. They dance, sing, leap, tumble, juggle and joke while they play - the quartet that can't sit still!

Tuesday 18th September Wyatt Hall: 4.00pm

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trifarious Tim Redpath (clarinet/sax) Rachel Calaminus (violin/viola) Nadine AndrĂŠ (piano)

Formed in 2012, 'Trifarious' has established a reputation as a forward thinking and innovative ensemble committed to the championing of new music and developing the next generation of young composers. At their disposal are the five sound-worlds of clarinet, saxophone, violin, viola and piano in any combination and recent commissions include works by award-winning composers Edmund Jolliffe and Barbara Thompson MBE (ITV's 'A Touch of Frost'). The trio will be premiering a new work by Stephen Goss at the Guildford International Festival 2019.

Recent concert highlights include performances at the International Festival Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain and The Bilbao Festival, as well as performances throughout the UK. The ensemble's commitment to education has included a recent new collaboration with the Royal Academy of Music presenting composition and performance workshops with students from both the junior and senior departments.

'fusing together the three dimensions of classical, jazz and contemporary music'

In 2017 Trifarious hosted workshops with the composition students at the University of Surrey, as well as adjudicating their annual composition awards. The trio have been working with Cranleigh's A-Level Composition students this academic year and the results of this collaboration will be performed as part of their programme.

"Faultless performances and imaginative programming make them one of the most exciting chamber ensembles on the scene today.”

Stephen Goss

Professor of Composition, University of Surrey

Wednesday 27 February Chapel: 7.30pm Tickets: £12 (£9 concessions)

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In a musical season encompassing the centenary of the end of World War I two works dedicated to remembrance and peace.

Helen-Jane Howells (soprano) Hanna-Liisa Kirchin (contralto) Luis Gomes (tenor) David Ireland (bass)

Cranleigh School Choirs Cranleigh Choral Society Merriman Concert Orchestra conductor: Marcus Pashley

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Mozart's final work, a mighty 'Mass for the Dead', anonymously comissioned and left unfinished at his own untimely death at the age of 35, has long been a source of fascination and is one of the most popular works in the choral repertoire. Here it is beautifully complimented by Jonatham Willcocks' contemporary setting of 'Eternal Light', written in 1998 for the eightieth anniversary of the 'war to end all wars'. A powerful and thought-provoking work, it includes musical settings of texts from the war poet Siegfried Sassoon, Laurence Hausman and Hindu scripture in its earnest appeal for a world free from war.

Sunday 24th March Speech Hall: 7.30pm

Tickets: ￥16 (￥13 concessions)

Spontaneous musical comedy at its absolute finest - direct from the West End.

'So polished it defies belief.'

Daily Telegraph

'Had me weeping with laughter ... you absolutely have to go.'

Mail on Sunday

'Achingly funny ... worth seeing again and again.'

Time Out Critics' Choice

With ten years as an Edinburgh Fringe must-see phenomenon, a BBC Radio 4 series, a critically acclaimed West End run and an Olivier Award to their name, The Showstoppers have delighted audiences across the globe with their ingenious blend of comedy, musical theatre and spontaneity. A brand new musical comedy is created from scratch at each performance of this award- winning show as audience suggestions are transformed on the spot into all-singing, all-dancing productions with hilarious results.

So whether you fancy some Rodgers and Hammerstein set on a ferris wheel or a little Sondheim on Mount Everest – you suggest it and the Showstoppers will sing it!

Drinks will be served from 7.00pm and wine and cheese during the interval - an ideal evening to get a group of friends together!

Friday 26th April

Speech Hall: 7pm for 7.30pm

Tickets: ￡20 (￡16 concessions)

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E R ENC The Winners of the Cranleigh Music Competitions In events throughout the year, Cranleigh musicians compete in the instrumental and vocal categories of the Helen Wareham and Prep School House Music Competitions. This special concert features the winning performances. Audiences at this annual event are always stunned by the extremely high standards of musicianship on display. Now it's time once again tocongratulateandcelebratethesuccessofthisyear'swinners in an evening of high quality music-making from these highly talented youngsters.

Ticket price includes champagne and canapes after the concert. (Parents of pupils invited to perform receive two complimentary tickets.)

Please note: this is a black tie event.

WEDNESDAY 8 MAY Emms Centre: 7.30pm Tickets: ￥13 (￥10 concessions)

VENUES

All concerts take place at Cranleigh School or Cranleigh Preparatory School. The Speech Hall is situated at the left-hand end of the main School buildings; the Chapel is to the right. The Merriman Music School is situated directly behind the Chapel and the Emms Centre beyond that. Cranleigh Prep School Chapel and the Wyatt Hall are on the Prep School campus directly opposite the Senior School main entrance.

There is ample parking and wheelchair access at all venues.

SEASON TICKETS

For the many who are regular supporters, season tickets for the entire series are superb value at ÂŁ80 (ÂŁ65 concessions). This represents a saving of 20% on individual ticket prices.

BOOKING INFORMATION

Concessionary rates apply to senior citizens, children (who are not pupils of Cranleigh School or Cranleigh Prep School) and students in full-time education.

Tickets for all events can be purchased online at www.cranleigh.org/tickets Subject to availability tickets may be purchased on the door at each event but advance booking is recommended. The booking form (centre pages) can also be used, but only if accompanied by a cheque made payable to 'Cranleigh School' and a stamped, addressed envelope to:

Mrs Angela Walker Ticket Secretary Cranleigh School Horseshoe Lane Surrey, GU6 8QQ

www.cranleigh.org/tickets Tel: 01483 273666 (information only)

We regret that ticket applications can no longer be accepted by telephone or email.

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Events in red - tickets/booking required

2018

Tuesday 11th September: Chapel 12.45pm KALEIDOSCOPE II ORGAN RECITAL: PHILIP SCRIVEN Tuesday 18th September: Wyatt Hall, Prep School 4.00pm BOWJANGLES Wednesday 19th September: Chapel 7.30pm STRAVINSKY: THE SOLDIER'S TALE Tuesday 2nd October: Chapel 12.45pm KALEIDOSCOPE II ORGAN RECITAL: PHILIP SCRIVEN Sunday 14th October: Speech Hall 4.00pm MERRIMAN CONCERT ORCHESTRA Tuesday 6th November: Chapel 12.45pm KALEIDOSCOPE II ORGAN RECITAL: PHILIP SCRIVEN Wednesday 7th November: Chapel 8.30pm MUSIC FOR REMEMBRANCE: CRANLEIGH VOICES Tuesday 4th December: Chapel 12.45pm KALEIDOSCOPE II ORGAN RECITAL: PHILIP SCRIVEN

2019

Tuesday 15th January: Chapel 12.45pm KALEIDOSCOPE II ORGAN RECITAL: PHILIP SCRIVEN Wednesday 16th January: Merriman Music School 7.30pm RECITAL: CHLOE ALLISON Tuesday 5th February: Chapel 12.45pm KALEIDOSCOPE II ORGAN RECITAL: PHILIP SCRIVEN Wednesday 27th February: Chapel 7.30pm TRIFARIOUS TRIO Tuesday 5th March: Chapel 12.45pm KALEIDOSCOPE II ORGAN RECITAL: PHILIP SCRIVEN Tuesday 5th March: Prep School Chapel 4.00pm CRANLEIGH SCHOOL BIG BAND Sunday 24th March: Speech Hall 7.30pm CHORAL CONCERT: MOZART REQUIEM Friday 26th April: Speech Hall 7.00 for 7.30pm SHOWSTOPPER! Tuesday 7th May: Chapel 12.45pm KALEIDOSCOPE II ORGAN RECITAL: PHILIP SCRIVEN Wednesday 8th May: Emms Centre 7.30pm ENCORE! Tuesday 4th June: Chapel 12.45pm KALEIDOSCOPE II ORGAN RECITAL: PHILIP SCRIVEN Tuesday 11th June: Prep School Chapel 4.00pm PIPES, PIRATES, FLUTES & FAIRYTALES