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Iamveryexcitedtointroduceyoutothe programmeforthe2025MusicatStow Festivalwhichtakesplacefrom September9 –13 atourusualvenue,the historic12CStEdward’sChurchinStowon-the-Woldintheheartoftheglorious Cotswolds. th th
Sincethefestivalbeganin2014,wehave continuedto“bringbignamestoasmall town”,andthisyearisnoexception!
ThefestivalopenswiththehugelypopularsaxophonistJessGillam,who hasperformedattheLastNightoftheProms,andinternationally.
ClassicFMclassicalguitarist(andMusicatStowPresident)CraigOgden returns,thistimeinacelebratedduowiththevirtuosoaccordionistMiloš Milivojević–theywowedourfestivalaudiencebackin2023aspartof theLondonTangoQuintet!
WewelcomePizzaExpressJazzClubregular,jazzpianistDominicAlldis whobrings‘TwoTrios’,promisingtodeliverasparklingeveningofboth classicaljazz-fusioninthefirstset,andjazzstandardsandsongsafter theinterval.
FridayseessomethingnewforMusicatStow:ourspecialpresentationof CODA-aTributetoLedZeppelinwhoaresomuchmorethanatribute band,andaretrulyasclosetotherealthingasyoucanget!
FinallyourspecialSaturdaynightpresentationisthestunningsoulsinger TonyMomrelle–describedbyTheGuardianas“the21 centuryStevie Wonder”–Tonywasafeaturedvocalistinlastyear’shugelypopular SoulFamilyshow,andcomesthisyearwithhisveryownband!
Idohopeyouwilljoinusforasmanyconcertsaspossible!
WithVeryBestWishes,
MichaelOmer Chair,MusicatStow
SAXOPHONE/PRESENTER
“NotjustoneofBritain’smostvirtuosicinstrumentalists, butalsoanunstuffy,inspiringpersonality”
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Alongwithherlongtimecollaborators pianistZeynepÖzsucaandbassist SamBecker,JessGillamweavesa programmeoffantasticlesserknown repertoirewithfreshtakesonsome firmfavourites.
Fromminimalismtobaroque,this programmehassomethingfor everyonetoenjoy.
JessGillamisacelebratedsaxophonistandpresenter.Withher electrifyingperformances,vibrantstagepresenceandmagnetic personality,the‘uniquelymercurial’(TheTimes)Jesshasbeen invitedtoplayontheworld’smajorstagessincebecomingthe youngesteversoloisttoperformattheLastNightofthePromsatthe RoyalAlbertHall,London.Equallyathomebehindthemicrophone, Jess’award-winningweeklyshow,ThisClassicalLife,onBBCRadio3 isnowinitsseventhseason.
Jessispassionateaboutbroadeningtherepertoireforthe saxophone,especiallyintheclassicalsphere.Recentcommissions includeGlasslandsbyAnnaClynepremieredwiththeDetroit Symphony.OthernewworksincludeDaniHoward’sSaxophone Concerto,firstheardwithRoyalStockholmPhilharmonicOrchestra, andKarlJenkins’sStravaganzaperformedtoasold-outBBCProms audience.JessheldthepositionofAssociateArtistoftheRoyalAlbert Halluntil2025andwasanArtisticPartnerofManchesterCamerata.
PhotoCredit:DeccaClassics
Jess’concertoappearanceshaveincluded performanceswiththeBBCorchestras,DSO Berlin,BaltimoreSymphonyOrchestra, DanishRadioSymphonyOrchestra, theRoyalScottishNationalOrchestra, Gothenburg,Iceland,Lahti,London,NDR ElbphilharmonieandSydneySymphony OrchestrasaswellastheLondon,Royal LiverpoolandMunichPhilharmonic,among others.Furtherafield,concertohighlightsin theUShaveincludedtheHoustonSymphonyandMinnesotaOrchestra; shewilldebutwiththeLincolnCenter FestivalOrchestraandtheCleveland Orchestrainthesummerof2025.
Ontherecitalstage,Jessisseenperforming acrossEurope,theUSandbeyond.Asa formerECHORisingStar,Jesshasappeared throughoutEurope’smostprestigious concerthalls,includingAmsterdam’s Concertgebouw,WienerKonzerthaus, KonzerthusetStockholmandBarcelona’s PalaudeleMusica.Anexclusiverecording artistwithDeccaClassics,Jessisthefirst andonlysaxophonisttobesignedtothe majorlabel.Bothheralbumshavereached No.1intheUKClassicalMusicChartsandher debutalbum,Rise,waslistedinTheTimes’ Top100albumsof2019.Alongsideherweekly Radio3show,JesshaspresentedonBBC Radio2,co-hostedamini-seriesonBBC Radio4’sTodayProgrammeandpresented attheBBCPromsandBBCYoungMusician oftheYear.
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Oneofthemostacclaimedclassical guitaristsofhisgeneration,CraigOgden teamsupwiththeaward-winningclassical accordionistMilošMilivojević inauniqueduo,showcasingstunning arrangementsofclassicalcompositions bycomposersincludingVivaldi,Scarlatti andPiazzolla.
Bothvirtuososoftheirinstrumentwith internationalcareers,theirduopartnershiprevealscompellingplayingandtheir relaxedconcertpresentationhasmade themfirmfavouriteswithaudiences.
Described by BBC Music Magazine as "A worthy successortoJulianBream",Grammynominatedguitarist Craig Ogden is one of the most diverse and successful guitarists of his generation. Craig has performed concertos with many of the world’s finest orchestras including all the major orchestras in the UK, and is the most sought-after guitarist for chamber music in the country. He has topped classical charts with his five ClassicFMalbumsandhisarrayofover30recordingsfor major labels have been critically acclaimed. Craig has featuredonmanysoundtracksforfilmandtelevision,and presented programmes for BBC Radio 3, BBC Northern Ireland,andABCClassicFMinAustralia.
Born in Perth, Australia Craig studied guitar from the age of seven and percussion from the age of thirteen His undergraduate studies at the University of Western Australiawerefollowedbytwopostgraduateyearsatthe Royal Northern College of Music in Manchester, UK and upongraduationhewasimmediatelyappointedasastaff member In 2004 Craig became the youngest instrumentalist to receive a Fellowship Award from the RNCM.
One of the UK’s most recorded guitarists, Craig has accumulated an acclaimed discography for Chandos, Virgin/EMI, Nimbus, Hyperion, Sony and Classic FM. Numerouscomposershavewrittenworksspeciallyforhim and he has recently given world première performances including a concerto by Greg Caffrey with the Ulster Orchestra in Belfast (recorded for BBC Radio 3); a concerto written for him by William Lovelady with the English Chamber Orchestra for Music in Country ChurcheswithHMTheKing in attendance, followed by its LondonpremièreatCadoganHall,andaconcertowritten for him by David Knotts at the Queen Elizabeth Hall, London with the BBC Concert Orchestra (recorded for BBCRadio3andfilmedforBBC4Television).
Craig is also in demand as a chamber musician, performing with artists including the Carducci Quartet, Miloš Milivojević (accordion), the London Tango Quintet and the Aquarelle Guitar Quartet, both of which he is a regularmember.
Award-winning Serbian born Miloš Milivojević has been described as "A hurricane of imaginative invention” by Hilary Finch, The Times. His versatility as a musician performingdifferentgenresincludingclassical,tangoand worldmusic,hasensuredheisindemandinternationally
Following studies in Serbia, Miloš was awarded a full scholarship from the Royal Academy of Music (RAM) for Undergraduate, Postgraduate and Master degrees studying with Professor Owen Murray During his studies, Miloš became the first accordionist ever to win the RAM ClubPrizeopentoallinstrumentalistsandwasthewinner of the prestigious Derek Butler London Prize at the Wigmore Hall, contested by students from all four of the London conservatoires At graduation, Miloš was awarded aDistinctionandtheVicePrincipal’sSpecialPrize.
Afirstprizewinneratinternationalaccordioncompetitions,
Miloš has performed at many international venues and festivals In addition to his work as a recital and chamber artist, Miloš is in demand as a performer with opera companies and orchestras. He performed with the BournemouthSymphonyOrchestraforClassicFMLiveat the Royal Albert Hall (broadcast on Classic FM) and he joined composer/songwriter Danny Elfman and special guests in the BBCConcertOrchestraperformance of Tim Burton’s Disney classic film ‘The Nightmare Before Christmas’, a live cine-concert production presented to a packed Wembley Arena. In 2023 he was selected to work with the London Symphony Orchestra for their Jerwood Composer + Showcase. This season he works with orchestras including BBC Symphony Orchestra, Royal Northern Sinfonia and the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra.
Miloš is a member of the London Tango Quintet, which performed for Music at Stow in 2023, the Kosmos Ensemble,ClassicalKicksEnsemble,AccordDuo and the Balkan group Paprika and he regularly performs with guitaristCraigOgdenandviolinistsDavidJuritzandLizzie Ball. His playing is featured on the award-winning Bollywood movie 'Barfi' and he has performed tango “live” in front of millions on the BBC's Strictly Come Dancing televisionshow
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THEMUSICATSTOWSTORY
MusicatStowinitscurrentformatwas establishedin2014whenagroupof music-lovinglocalsgottogetherwiththe aimof‘bringingbignamestoasmall town’.
Thesetting,inthepicturesqueCotswolds landscapeoftheGloucestershire countryside,lendsaperfectbackdropto afestivalwhichbringsworld-class artistsrightintotheheartofthelocal community.
Sincethefestivalbegan,wehavebeenproud towelcomesuchartistsasSoulFamily,The Manfreds,GeorgieFame,GenoWashington, Toyah,TheSearchers,AndyFairweather Low,JacquiDankworth,StaceyKent,Colin Blunstone,FairportConvention,Brubecks PlayBrubeck,CatrinFinch,TheLondon TangoQuintet,TheAnimals,Raphael Wallfisch,CraigOgdenandtheTedesca StringQuartet,allperforminginthe wonderfulacousticofthe12thcentury StEdward’sChurch,ortheintimatevenue StEdward’sHall,bothagainstthebackdrop ofStow-on-the-Wold'shistorictownsquare, anddistantechoesofthedramaticEnglish CivilWar
Weareindebtedtothefoundingchairmanof MusicatStow,thelate BrianHoness,without whosevisionandtenacity,thefestivalwould notexisttoday!
Founder: Brian Honess
TWOTRIOS
“DominicAlldisisunique,apolishedanddelicatejazzpianist whoperformswithsuchsubtleprecision…” DaveGelly,TheObserver
YourCDofthesongsofNoëlCowardjustarrivedandIimmediately playedit,Ithoughtyourpianoplayingandthearrangementsall complementedthefinevocalverywell…" DaveBrubeck
DominicAlldis-piano
AndrewCleyndert-bass
JustinTambini-drums
Thefirsttriowillcelebratepioneersofclassical-jazzfusion JacquesLoussier,DaveBrubeckandtheModernJazzQuartet, featuringarrangementsofclassicalthemesbyBach,Fauré,Ravel,Satie, Tchaikovsky,Dvorák,BizetandChopin.
DominicAlldis-piano
AndrewCleyndert-bass
ColinOxley-guitar
Aftertheinterval,thesecondtriowillfeaturejazzguitaristColinOxley andcelebratelegendarysinger-jazzpianistsNatCole,RayCharles, ShirleyHornandBlossomDearie.Theywillplayaselectionofclassic jazzstandardsbyColePorter,GeorgeGershwin,JeromeKern andMichelLegrand.
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“Whatbetterwaytocelebrate 50yearsofsuchgreatmusicandthe achievementsofgiantswhoonce roamedtheearth.Goseethem! NotsomuchaCoda asanewbeginning…”
ChrisWelch
TheIndependent, MelodyMaker,Kerang
CODA - a Tribute to Led Zeppelin are Europe's most authentic and exciting Led Zeppelin tribute band, replicating the power, excitement and magic of a Led Zeppelin show like no other.
They are the only proper fourpiece Zep tribute band in Europe that looks and sounds as close to the real thing as possible, featuring authentic-looking and sounding instruments, as well as incredible, hand-made replica costumes that will take you back to the time when the Gods of Rock ruled the world!
If you like your Led Zeppelin tribute band with big hair, all the stage moves and excitement of the original band, an incredible attention to detail unrivale any other Led Zeppelin trib band, a singer with all the r and power of Robert Plant a guitarist with all the riffs groove of Jimmy Page, a drummer with the feel an power of John Bonham and multi-instrumental bassist
John Paul Jones, this is the Zeppelin tribute band for y
RobDeeryasJohn PaulJones: NeilSaunders asJohnBonham:
Rob started his musical lifeasaguitarist,buthas been playingbass guitar for many years. Since joining CODA he has learned to play the keyboardsandmandolin, takingtotheroleofJohn PaulJoneswithease.
Peter is a superb vocalist and musician, as well as being a very funny, and bsometimessurreal,guy!He olewusawaywhenhetried vutfortheband,hehasthe ocal range and versatility vneededtorecreateRobert's foiceinallitsmanyguises, rromfullonscreamingblues ock to soft acoustic ramblings.
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From the very start of his drumming career, almost 20 years ago, Neil was always phugelyinfluencedbyBonham's laying. NowjoiningCoda,Neil aims to bring the power andrenergyofBonzobymeticulously ecreating his parts and bringing his driving sound to this incredible lineup of musicians.
James has played guitar for over 20 years, with Jimmy Page being one of his greatest influences. He spent his youth learning Led Zeppelin songs every day after schoolinsteadofdoinghomework andtryingtoabsorballofJimmy’s style and character, especially having learnt the entirety of The SongRemainsTheSamealbumall thewaythrough.
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Would you like to use your life-skills and business experience to help drive and develop our exciting music festival in the Cotswolds?
We are looking for a passionate volunteer to join our friendly team to help promote our mission of “bringing big names to a small town”. Is this YOU?
Please get in touch: chair@musicatstow.co.uk Please get in touch: chair@musicatstow.co.uk Music at Stow is a company limited by guarantee Registered in England & Wales No: 12060571 Registered Charity No: 1185101
SOULNIGHT
TONYMOMRELLE performedtohugeacclaim withSoulFamilyatthe2024MusicatStow Festival,andweareveryexcitedthathe returnsthisyearwithhisownsoloshow!
Tonyisoneofthemostexcitingand significantSoulmusiciansonthemodern Britishstage,andhastouredwithsomeofthe greatestartistsintheworld:Incognito,Earth, Wind&Fire,GloriaEstefan,CelineDion, JanetJackson,WhitneyHouston,Chaka Khan,Sade,GaryBarlow,AndreaBocelli, GwenStefani,RobertPalmer,thegospel musicgroupSevenandmanymore.
Notablemediaappearancesincludean intimateduetwithJoolsHolland“live”onthe much-lovedBBCOneshow‘LaterwithJools Holland’,aswellasdistinguishedcollaborationswiththeGuyBarkerOrchestra&Big BandforBBCRadio2–includinga performanceattheLondonColiseum alongsideGregoryPorter&FriendsforBBC ‘FridayNightIsMusicNight’. www.ticketsource.co.uk/music-at-stow
Tony Momrelle was lead male vocalist of the famous British Acid-jazz band Incognito for more than sixteen years before launching his solo career. His acclaimed debut album 'Keep Pushing' featured guest appearances from Talib Kweli, Chantae Cann and Tony Remy, and the album is an infectious mingling of eighties-inspired synths, jazzy keys, classic piano and soaring soul vocals.
Described by BBC Radio 2's Trevor Nelson as “a mainstay of the UK soul scene”, Tony has toured widely across Europe, taking in Germany, Spain, Bulgaria, Ukraine and more.
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MUSICATSTOWiskeentocontributetolocalmusical education,andinconjunctionwiththeannualmusic festival,wehaveorganisedmusicalworkshopsinour localprimaryschools,withthehelpofourPresident, classicalguitaristCraigOgdenin2023,andclarinettist EmmaJohnsonin2024-bothseeninactionabove. Theseartistsalsoperformedatourfestival,andweare keentoencouragesimilarconnectionsinthefuture.
TheMusicatStowboardismostgratefultotheCharlotte Heber-PercyCharitableFoundationforthegenerous grantthatallowsustocontinueoureducationalwork, andweareplanningtoexpandthistypeofactivityin 2025andbeyond.
Ifyouareateacherorschoolwhowouldliketobecome involved,pleaseemail:chair@musicatstow.co.uk
As a registered charity, we have to budget wisely, and your support in the past has enabled us to "bring big names to a small town", attracting rock legends The Manfreds, The Searchers, The Animals, Georgie Fame, and Geno Washington, along with jazz stars Darius Brubeck, Jacqui Dankworth, the stunning London Tango Quintet, ClassicFM guitarist Craig Ogden, Soul Family, Tony Momrelle, Jess Gillam and Emma Johnson all to huge acclaim, and playing exclusivelyforYOUourwonderfulenthusiasticaudiences! www.musicatstow.co.uk/become-a-friend
Credits & Thanks! Credits & Thanks!
No list can ever be complete, so apologies for any omissions! Nolistcaneverbecomplete,soapologiesforanyomissions!
PresidentofMusicatStow
CraigOgden
FestivalManagement
MichaelOmer(Chair);SarahCobb;PeterDixon; TonyHedges;SimonNeves;TimTitsworth
LightingDesign
PeteRichardsatPRProductionServices
SoundDesign
MiekoUedelhovenatAuramAudio
VideoRelay
PeterDixon
MediaDesign&Website
MichaelOmer
Finance&BoxOffice
SimonNeves
PhysicalMediaDistribution
TonyHedges
SocialMedia& BarManagement
TimTitsworth
ConcertVenue
RevdKarenWellmanandStEdward’sPCC
StEdward’sChurch
PeterDixon;Desmond&ValerieWatson;RobertBarnett
PianoLogistics
NicholasAshton
SpecialThanks
StowTownCouncil;MariePawley;GailNeves;IngridDixon;LoisMattson; WendyTitsworth;BridgetTiffin;CotswoldDistrictCouncil;Helloprint; BBCRadioGloucester;MusictoPictureCompany&allourvolunteerushers;
MusicatStowisacompanylimitedbyguarantee,andregisteredinEngland&WalesNo:12060571
Directors:MichaelOmer(Chair);PeterDixon;TonyHedges;SimonNeves;TimTitsworth;SarahCobb RegisteredCharityNo:1185101 • wwwmusicatstowcouk • info@musicatstowcouk
