2009 Summer Festival Event Guide

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Diary of Events

The Harrogate International Festival has been bringing the best music to Yorkshire for over 40 years. 2009 is yet another exciting year, presenting Yorkshire born divas Lesley Garrett and Clare Teal as well as some of the best in world music and folk including Roberta Fonseca and Julie Fowlis. For those of you who prefer your entertainment less traditional, Oddsocks return with another madcap take on Shakespeare or why not try the legendary James Taylor Quartet or the slick sounds of the Magnets?

Friday 10 July Lesley Garrett Royal Hall, 8pm Saturday 11 July Come Dancing!

Royal Hall, 8pm Dance Class, 3pm Sunday 12 July Roberto Fonseca Royal Hall, 8pm

We at the Festival are all trying something new this year, so why not join us with our ‘Take the Plunge’ opportunities throughout the programme. Look out for the ‘Take the Plunge’ logo in this brochure.

We also have a great chance for you to introduce the rest of your family to some great music as we invite you to bring a kid for a quid! This year we are offering limited numbers of children’s tickets at just £1 when you book full price adult tickets.

We look forward to seeing you there,

The Festival Team.

President: Dame Fanny Waterman DBE

Vice-President: Lady Valerie Solti

Principal Partner

Sponsors

“Pinkerton found the festival to be almost as refreshing as his daily ritual with Anton.”

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Monday 13 July Music from The Penguin Café Royal Hall, 8pm Tuesday 14 July Fell Clarinet Quartet p17 Harrogate Theatre, 10am; 11.45am; 2pm Fascinating Aida Harrogate Theatre, 8pm Academy of St Martin in the Fields Chamber Ensemble Royal Hall, 8pm Wednesday 15 July Clare Teal Royal Hall, 8pm

Premier Partners

Thursday 16 July YM1 Finzi Quartet St Wilfrid’s Church, 11am Sofia Orthodox Choir St Wilfrid’s Church, 8pm

Associate Supporters

Friday 17 July James Taylor Quartet Harrogate Theatre, 8pm

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Trusts and Foundations GC Armitage Charitable Trust National Foundation for Youth Music Dorothy Parkinson Award Charles & Elsie Sykes Trust

In Memory of Lady Bomanji Sir George Martin Trust WW Spooner Charitable Trust BBC Children in Need

Regular Funders

Honorary Solicitors

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Saturday 18 July Children’s World Music Day RHS Garden Harlow Carr, 10am - 4pm Continental Markets Cambridge Street, 10am - 5pm YM2 Sophie Cashell Crown Hotel, 11am Jacqui Dankworth Crown Hotel, 8pm

Sunday 19 July Continental Markets Cambridge Street, 10am - 5pm Black Dyke Band Royal Hall, 8pm Monday 20 July Julie Fowlis Harrogate Theatre, 8pm Tuesday 21 July YM3 Hannah Marcinowicz St James’ Church Birstwith, 11am Oddsocks Productions: Richard lll RHS Garden Harlow Carr, 7.30pm Wednesday 22 July Oddsocks Productions: Richard lll RHS Garden Harlow Carr, 7.30pm Joanna MacGregor Royal Hall, 8pm Thursday 23 July YM4 Narcissus Duo St Wilfrid’s Church, 11am The Magnets Harrogate Theatre, 8pm Friday 24 July Berlin Symphoniker Harrogate International Centre, 8pm Thursday 23 July – Sunday 26 July Theakstons Old Peculier Crime Writing Festival Crown Hotel Take the Plunge!

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Take the Plunge Rover ticket Immerse yourself in the best of classical, world music and Jazz – book any four Take the Plunge events for only £30.

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A Kid for a Quid!

Bring a child (aged 16 or under) to an event for only £1! Available when booked with a full adult price ticket. Limited numbers available, please book early to avoid disappointment.

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Town Centre Box Office Launch

Sat 4 July Victoria Shopping Centre Piazza 11am - 3pm

To celebrate this year’s Leeds Met Little Read event, the Town Centre Box Office (TCBO) goes to the great outdoors!

We’re encouraging children and their families to read Enid Blyton’s very first Famous Five book, Five On A Treasure Island, and the TCBO will host a series of Famous Five inspired events, including treasure trails, learning outdoor survival skills, storytelling sessions and a picnic day - so bring your own lashings of ginger beer!

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The Town Centre Box Office will be open: 11am – 3pm Monday to Saturday (plus Sundays during the Festival) for tickets to all our events.

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Special Ticket Offers

Young Musicians Book any three concerts in the acclaimed Young Musicians Series and enjoy a 20% discount off your purchase.

Group Bookings Parties of five or more booking their tickets in one transaction receive a 10% discount on their tickets. Groups of ten or more receive a 20% discount on their tickets. Please note that this cannot be used in conjunction with any other offers.

Concessions All tickets are available at 30% discount to unemployed, students in full time education and those under 18 years old. Appropriate identification must be shown. Subject to availability. Please note that this cannot be used in conjunction with any other offers.

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Gala Festival Concert Lesley Garrett, Soprano

Dominic Kraemer - Baritone Andrew West - Piano Programme to include works by: Vivaldi, Purcell, Canteloube, Rogers and Hammerstein

Fri 10 July Royal Hall 8pm Tickets: Grand Circle: £45 Grand Hall: £30 Dress Circle: £30, £22 Box: £90 (for three) £65 (for two)

From her first appearance at the Harrogate International Festival as a rising young musician in 1980, Lesley Garrett has become Britain’s favourite soprano, and has won both critical acclaim and the affection of many fans and music lovers. Making a rare appearance in her home county, this is a glittering gala occasion that is not to be missed.

“Lesley Garrett is a singing whirlwind. She sweeps fans in her wake and gives them the exciting ride they want.”

BBC Music Magazine

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Put on your gladrags and dance the blues away! Fresh from the BBC Strictly Come Dancing series, Ian Waite and Camilla Dallerup bring back the glory days of the Royal Hall with an evening of Latin and Ballroom dancing. Set to the uplifting music of Cole Porter, George Gershwin and Irving Berlin, enjoy show dances by Ian and Camilla and then take the opportunity to get on the floor and dance the night away!

Royal Hall 8pm Tickets: Grand Circle: £35 Grand Hall: £35 (Cabaret-style seating) Dress Circle: £25 Box: £75 (for three) £60 (for two) Dance class ticket; £10 (only available when bought with an evening ticket)

Dance Class Royal Hall, 3pm Before you take to the floor, why not brush up your skills in an afternoon dance class? Ian and Camilla will take a massed dance class, teaching you some smooth steps ready for a glamorous evening. Suitable for beginners and advanced dancers.

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Roberto Fonseca

Salsa? Jazz? Funk? Soul? Cuban-born pianist, Roberto Fonseca combines all these styles and more. The greatest talent to emerge from Havana in recent years, his style is influenced by music and artists from all over the world, resulting in a sound that crosses boundaries, fuses traditions and is – well – just cool. He’s admired by such greats as Herbie Hancock, his compositions feature in a number of films, including 2008’s ‘Hancock’ and he’s got a style you won’t hear anywhere else. Give it a try. You won’t regret it.

“A tour de force.. the lyricism of his playing recalls Herbie Hancock but he can animate the courtly dramas of Cuban tradition... a joyous poignant offering” The Observer

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Sun 12 July Royal Hall 8pm Tickets: Grand Circle: £18 Grand Hall: £15 Dress Circle: £15, £10 Box: £45 (for three) £35 (for two)

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Music from The Penguin Café

The cult café music with Philip Glass infusions featured in the offbeat flick Napoleon Dynamite. Arthur Jeffes revisits the music of his father’s Penguin Café Orchestra with all the hits and a few new sounds. Their work has been far-reaching – you will have heard them in countless commercials and films. Can you resist the opportunity to see the wonderful Telephone and Rubber Band performed live? Explosive and melodic.

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Camilla Dallerup & Ian Waite Piccadilly Dance Orchestra

Sat 11 July

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Come Dancing!

Mon 13 July Royal Hall 8pm Tickets: Grand Circle: £18 Grand Hall: £15 Dress Circle: £15, £10 Box: £45 (for three) £35 (for two)

“A musical knock-out: melodic, nostalgic and movingly tender - a very special show” Evening Standard

6.45pm Pre-concert talk with Arthur Jeffes.

Free to ticket holders

Fascinating Aida Imagine sex in the city with harmonies...Imagine Noel Coward, but ruder...Jacques Brel with jokes...Monty Python set to music...Edith Piaf with better frocks...Marlene with cellulite... That’s Fascinating Aida!

Tues 14 July Harrogate Theatre 8pm Tickets: £20, £12

Britain’s sassiest, funniest, craziest musical comediennes.

This sassy, satirical trio has delighted audiences for over 25 years with their naughty but nice humour and biting wit. Dillie Keane (fresh from Grumpy Old Women) leads her ladies in the most delectable ménage à trois you’re ever likely to see.

“See them before you die otherwise your life will have been meaningless.”

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Continuing the historical relationship between the Academy of St Martin in the Fields and the Festival, some of the ensemble’s finest musicians return to the Royal Hall for a superlative evening of chamber music. Some of the very best works from the 19th and 20th Century repertoire will be performed with the precision, care and consummate musicianship for which the Academy is justly famous. A chance to explore the youthful works of three great composers, the programme includes Dvor˘ák’s folk inspired Sextet, Mendelssohn’s remarkable Octet, composed at the age of sixteen and Shostakovich’s explosive Prelude and Scherzo.

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Clare Teal

Following huge demand, firm Festival favourite, singer, songwriter, BBC Radio 2 personality, columnist and all round funny woman, Clare Teal returns to Harrogate with a brand new show. Launched at Ronnie Scott’s earlier this year, the performance contains old and new songs as you’ve never heard them, and fresh arrangements from the band and the Symphomaniacs Voted ‘Jazz Vocalist of the Year’ three years running and blessed with a stunning voice, the ability to write songs that promise to be classics and a wonderful warm humour, Clare is a rare commodity, and in every way a major star. This uplifting new show features brilliant musicians, sparkling arrangements, and inspired interpretations of great songs old and new.

“Wonderful. Worth raving about.”

Sir Michael Parkinson

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Royal Hall 8pm Tickets: Grand Circle: £24 Grand Hall: £18 Dress Circle: £18, £12 Box: £55 (for three) £40 (for two)

Wed 15 July Royal Hall 8pm Tickets: Grand Circle: £32 Grand Hall: £27 Dress Circle: £27, £14 Box: £76 (for three) £54 (for two)

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Sofia Orthodox Choir supported by the Sir George Martin Trust

Concert by Candlelight

Thurs 16 July St Wilfrid’s Church 8pm Tickets: £15 (unreserved seating)

Programme to include works by: Hristov, Rimsky-Korsakov, Ljubimov

Bulgarian singing is powerful and expressive, with a unique style based on fiery rhythms, unusual harmonies and a vocal technique that gives power to the voice and voice to the heart.

For over 20 years the Sofia Orthodox Choir has performed a rich repertoire of Byzantine and Orthodox music, liturgies, Gregorian chants and traditional Slav song, taking them across Europe and Japan for concerts, recordings and broadcasts.

Join us for an atmospheric candlelit concert in the beautiful surroundings of St Wilfrid’s Church.

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James Taylor Quartet

Since 1985, JTQ has been at the forefront of acid jazz, and possibly the only group to be lead from the Hammond Organ! Their live shows are legendary, featuring a mixture of original compositions and funky covers of jazz classics. Renowned for playing covers of film themes, they produced a bona-fide film theme of their own when they contributed to the soundtrack of the first Austin Powers film. As well as their own recordings, James Taylor and members of the quartet have collaborated with Tom Jones on the duets album Reload and featured on records by The Wonder Stuff, Manic Street Preachers, The Pogues, Kingmaker and U2.

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Dvor˘ák - String Sextet in A Op.48 Shostakovich - Prelude and Scherzo Op.11 Mendelssohn - Octet in E flat Op.20

Tues 14 July

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Academy of St Martin in the Fields Chamber Ensemble

Fri 17 July Harrogate Theatre 8pm Tickets: £18, £12

Don’t miss this instrumental Hammond-led rocking jazz funk workout.

“The keyboard king of acid jazz” The Times

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Cambridge Street Harrogate 10am-5pm It wouldn’t be a Festival without the Summer Continental French Market bringing the smells, tastes and produce of France to Harrogate. So make sure you arrive early to buy your fresh bread, crepes, olives, garlic, Normandy cider, Calvados, lavender, cheese and much much more…

“Having visited the Festival, Pierre sought out other refreshing experiences.”

Black Dyke Band in partnership with Leeds Metropolitan University James Kaye - Queensbury Gustav Holst - Moorside Suite James Curnow - Concert Piece Malcolm Arnold

- Four Cornish Dances arr Geldard - Autumn Leaves Johan de Meij

- Extreme Makeover Paul Lovatt-Cooper - Horizons

arr Sandy Smith - Kings of Cool - The Lady is Tramp - That’s Amore, - Luck be a Lady Philip Wilby

- Euphonium Concerto Arthur Pryor - Annie Laurie Monti - Czardas Philip Wilby - Vienna Nights

Sun 19 July Royal Hall 8pm Tickets: Grand Circle: £22 Grand Hall: £16 Dress Circle: £16, £12 Box: £55 (for three) £40 (for two)

The world famous brass band make a welcome return to Harrogate’s Royal Hall, where the gleaming brass is reflected in the glittering ceiling. Under the direction of the charismatic Nicholas Childs, every concert is a special occasion, with a blend of traditional tunes and some more unusual sound worlds. Whether you’re a dedicated bandsman, or have never seen a band before, this is an experience that won’t leave you ‘brassed off’.

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5pm - Open rehearsal and Q+A with Nick Childs.

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Jacqui Dankworth Jazz Cabaret

After a standing ovation at the Festival in 2007, Jacqui Dankworth returns to wow the Harrogate audience once again.

With an impressive jazz pedigree (she’s the daughter of John Dankworth and Cleo Laine) and a wonderful, intimate singing style, it’s no wonder Jacqui Dankworth continues to attract ever larger and more enthusiastic audiences.

This year she will be performing material from her new album, and the Crown Hotel’s cabaret atmosphere is the perfect place for a sophisticated evening of jazz.

Sat 18 July Crown Hotel 8pm Tickets: £20 (unreserved seating) Doors open 7.30pm

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Julie Fowlis

After stunning Festival audiences in 2007, Julie Fowlis returns to Harrogate with more haunting Gaelic melodies. The Scottish songstress (winner of the BBC Radio 2 Folksinger of the Year 2008) performs traditional and new folk songs in her native Gaelic tongue, with superb accompaniment from fiddle, guitar and bozouki. Her lilting voice and soulful songs will leave you breathless. Don’t miss it.

Mon 20 July Harrogate Theatre 8pm Tickets: £18, £15, £12

“You would need a cold heart indeed not be moved by her music” Phil Selway, Radiohead

“One of our finest singers regardless of category.”

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The mead is flowing freely as medieval England rejoices in the summer glow of peace after many years of vicious in-fighting between the houses of York and Lancaster. Songs are sung and music plays in the cheerful court of King Edward…. But not for long!

RHS Garden Harlow Carr 7.30pm Tickets: £16.50, £10 children under 16 £3 children under 7 Group discounts available

Suspicions are roused, rumours are rife and murders are meticulously planned. Richard, Duke of Gloucester has avaricious intentions on his brother’s crown and his treacherous methods make Machiavelli look like Mickey Mouse. Monstrous characters are brought outrageously to life amid the music, mayhem and comic chaos created by the multi-talented Oddsocks team. You’d be a Shakespearean fool to miss out!

An annual treat enjoyed by family audiences – don’t forget your picnic!

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The Magnets

Come to the Harrogate Theatre to move to the best band you’ve heard in ages. Six sharp-suited men are on stage with infectious tunes, slick moves and a tight rhythm section. The Magnets are Britain’s most exciting vocal group since the 1960s. Combining harmony singing with beatbox drumming, they have taken a cappella music to a whole new audience, and created a sound to rival that of any band with instruments. Appearances include TV shows such as Parkinson, BBC Proms in the Park, and GMTV, and concerts at the Edinburgh Festival and the Royal Albert Hall.

Thurs 23 July Harrogate Theatre 8pm Tickets: £15, £10

“a cappella singing straight from the gods…The Magnets are the epitome of cool” Edinburgh Evening News

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“Now is the winter of our discontent Made glorious summer by this company of Oddsocks”

Tues 21 July Wed 22 July

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Oddsocks Productions: Richard III

Entry to advance bookers 6.30pm; 7pm for tickets bought on the door. No seating provided and unreserved.

Joanna MacGregor Piano supported by The Friends of the Festival Bach - French Suite No.5 in G major BWV 816 Chopin - Three Mazurkas Piazzolla arr MacGregor - Four Tangos Mussorgsky - Pictures at an Exhibition Joanna MacGregor is recognised as one of the world’s most wideranging and innovative musicians, and has pursued a life connecting many genres of music defying categorisations. Her unique style brings a fresh new perspective to music from every era, from Bach to the present day. Celebrating the upcoming bi-centenary of Chopin’s birth, the programme ties together dance music from the 18th, 19th and 20th Centuries, with an added 21st Century spin to Piazzolla’s Tangos. Completing the programme is the rarely-performed original piano version of Pictures at an Exhibition.

6.45pm Pre-performance talk with Dame Fanny Waterman DBE in conversation with Joanna MacGregor, FREE to ticket holders

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Wed 22 July Royal Hall 8pm Tickets: Grand Circle: £28 Grand Hall: £22 Dress Circle: £22, £10 Box: £61 (for three) £44 (for two)

Berlin Symphoniker The Clive Wilson Memorial Concert Massimo Quarta - Conductor Derek Han - Piano Beethoven - Prometheus Overture Op.43 Beethoven - Piano Concerto No.5 in E flat Op.73 ‘Emperor’ Beethoven - Symphony No.6 in F Op.68 ‘Pastoral’

Fri 24 July Harrogate International Centre 8pm Tickets: Blocks EF: £32 Blocks JKL: £32, £25 Blocks DG: £25, £20 Blocks HM: £20 Blocks ABC: £15

The Berlin Symphoniker is renowned as one of the most important symphony orchestras in Berlin, famous for their series of concerts in the Philharmonic Hall of their home city. Under the direction of Massimo Quarta, one of Europe’s most dynamic and exciting young conductors, the orchestra will be performing a popular programme of Beethoven, including the majestic Emperor Concerto and the delightful Pastoral Symphony. This promises to be a spectacular finale to the 2009 Festival.

“Musicality, elegance, superb technique under the spotlight with Massimo Quarta” Il Quotidiano

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Hannah Marcinowicz Saxophone Daniel Swain Piano

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Finzi Quartet The Lady Bomanji Memorial Concert Mozart - K499 ‘Hoffmeister Britten - Quartet No.3 Op.94 Mendelssohn - Op.12 in E flat

Thurs 16 July St Wilfrid’s Church 11am Tickets: £10

Formed at the Royal Northern College of Music, the Finzi Quartet are fast making a name for themselves, with multiple awards, prizes and scholarships. They were recently selected for the Tillett Trust’s Young Artist’s Platform, and make their debut recital at the Wigmore Hall in 2009. Champions of British composers, the quartet take their name from Gerald Finzi, the English composer who grew up in Harrogate

Sophie Cashell Piano Supported by Judith Roberts Ginastera - Sonata No.1 Janáce˘k - Sonata Liszt - Ballade No.2 Mendelssohn - Two songs without words Op.38 No.6 and

Op.67 No.4, Prelude and fugue in F minor Op.35

Schumann - Carnaval Sophie Cashell came to national attention after winning the BBC Classical Star Television program in 2007. When Sophie strode to the piano for her climactic performance of Shostakovich’s Piano Concerto No. 2, she projected the air of an established superstar. Sophie began playing the violin at 4, but after starting to play the piano a year later found herself feeling a natural affinity for the keyboard. She joined her brother and sister at the Menuhin school at the age of 13 and she is now in her second year at the Royal Academy of Music.

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Demersseman - Fantaisie sur un Théme original Debussy - Syrinx Creston - Sonata for alto saxophone and piano, Op.19 Grieg - Once upon a time Bozza - Aria Wiedoeft - Valse Vanité Bedard - Fantasie for saxophone and piano Marcello - Concerto in C minor Dubois - Cinq Pieces Caracteristiques De Rose arr. Wiedoeft - Deep Purple

Tues 21 July St James’ Church Birstwith 11am Tickets: £10

Hannah joined the Tillett Trust’s Young Artists Platform scheme in 2008 and has since given solo recitals in the Wigmore Hall, Royal Festival Hall, and Purcell Room. She has received numerous awards and prizes, including the coveted Médaille d’Or (Gold Medal) from the Conservatoire for Saxophone Performance and Chamber Music.

Her recital programme ranges from early Baroque simplicity, with Marcello’s Concerto to the lush impressionism of Debussy’s Syrinx and beyond.

Sat 18 July Crown Hotel 11am Tickets: £10

Narcissus Duo Jane Mitchell Flute Tanya Houghton Harp The Dorothy Parkinson Memorial Award

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Thurs 23 July St Wilfrid’s Church 11am Tickets: £10

Ibert - Entr’acte JS Bach - Sonata for flute in E flat CPE Bach - Hamburger Sonata Piazzola - Three Tangos from L’Histoire du Tango Saint-Saëns - Fantasy Takemitsu - Le fils des etoiles Alwyn - Naiades Live Music Now! Artists, Jane Mitchell and Tanya Houghton have worked together since their studies at Cambridge University. Both musicians regularly perform with top British orchestras, and as members of the Live Music Now! Scheme have been involved in a wide variety of outreach and education projects. Their programme highlights some unusual and beautiful works for the instruments, including witty French composer, Jacques Ibert, and sonatas from two generations of the Bach family.

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Family Events

Fell Clarinet Quartet Musical Storytimes

Young Musicians in Residence Keep your eyes peeled throughout this year’s Festival, as young artists will be appearing in the most unexpected of places!

From the street to the station, from businesses to bars, the town will be buzzing with talented young musicians.

4-26 July

As part of the Theakstons Old Peculier Crime Writing Festival, young people can get reading along with the Festival, with one of the best adventures around, the first in Enid Blyton’s timeless Famous Five series, Five on a Treasure Island.

Read it with your school or family and then come along to some Little Read Famous Five inspired events which will be taking place from 3 - 24 July at the Harrogate International Festival Box Office on the Victoria Shopping Centre Piazza, opposite the train station in the town centre.

Harrogate Theatre Tickets: £3 Group visits available for schools - for details call 01423 562 303

Bring your child on a musical adventure! These fun, interactive sessions will be enjoyed by children and adults alike.

“After the mud, Terrence decided to immerse himself in the music.”

Leeds Met Little Read The Famous Five: Five on a Treasure Island

10.00am – 10.45am, ages 5-7 - Giraffes Can’t Dance 11.45am – 12.30pm, ages 5-7 - Giraffes Can’t Dance 2.00pm – 2.45pm, ages 7-11 - The Night Pirates

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Musical Storytimes will feature two stories. Giraffes Can’t Dance is the story of Gerald the Giraffe with musical accompaniment.

We are introduced to the jungle animals through a series of dances, from the Warthog Waltz to the Chimp Cha Cha! and follow rhythms on percussion instruments and do the animals dances.

The Night Pirates is a swashbuckling adventure, as Tom and the Girl Pirates capture the treasure from the lazy (and stupid) grown-up pirates. Learn some rhythms from a very noisy parrot, meet the different members of the clarinet family and much more!

Ooh aar me hearties, shiver me timbers and come aboard!

Children’s World Music Day Open to children of all ages, don’t miss this musical day set in the beautiful surroundings of Harlow Carr. Four fun and engaging themed workshops are led by musicians with unique specialist knowledge, covering a range of world music. Have a go at playing new and exciting instruments relating music to the natural world and the environment we live in. Some activities are drop in and others may have timed sessions. Normal garden admission applies please call 01423 565418 for further details.

Sat 18 July RHS Garden Harlow Carr 10am-4pm Free with normal garden admission

Activites will include treasure trails, learning outdoor survival skills, storytelling sessions, and a picnic day - bring your own lashings of ginger beer!

For Little Read event details, dates and times, visit the website: www.harrogate-festival.org.uk/crime

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Share our passion for Music!

Since 2005, Harrogate International Festivals has worked with over 6,000 disadvantaged young people. We believe that music and the arts have the power to change lives and empower young people.

Harrogate International Festivals has grown into one of the regions leading cultural providers, attracting the best international, national and local artists to perform every year. The Festival team works year round to bring the finest performing arts, literature and education participation to Harrogate and Yorkshire. We could not do this without the invaluable contribution made by the Festival Friends. They have been integral to our growth and development over the years through their loyalty and financial support.

Harrogate International Festivals greatly appreciates all our Friends.

Our projects take place across the Harrogate District, including Ripon, Nidderdale and Boroughbridge. By working in harmony with schools, youth workers, Extended Schools Services and a range of other partners, we aim to enrich the lives of young people in all areas of the district.

Musical Mums is a weekly singing group for teenage mums and babies that allows early years to access the benefits of music from a very early age, and offers relaxing, fun social time for young mothers. The project is now in its third year, and will soon be developing a new group in Catterick.

Our longstanding world music programme, Global Villages, has brought international cultures to children in rural North Yorkshire, ranging from Indian classical music to Brazilian samba drumming and everything in between! This touring half term project aims to teach young people about world cultures through funky rhythms and unusual instruments.

Divas & DJs is an urban music project that offers participants the chance to be a rock star! Young people can write their own songs, play instruments, DJ, MC, dance, mix computer music tracks and much more. The project culminates in a performance for family and friends where participants show off their new skills.

Join the Festival Friends

There are currently three levels of Friends support: PLATINUM FRIEND (£100 per year) GOLD FRIEND (£50 per year) SILVER FRIEND (£25 per year) Friends are entitled to priority booking for Festival events, with Platinum Friends getting priority, followed by Gold Friends and then Silver Friends before tickets go on sale to the public.

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All Friends receive advance details of Festival events, along with invitations to special Friends events throughout the year.

Platinum and Gold Friends are credited in our Festival Programme Book and receive a complimentary copy.

Giving to the Festival the Tax Efficient Way If you pay income tax, you can significantly increase the value of your donation to the Festival by agreeing to Gift Aid your contribution- an extra 28p for every £1 you give, at no extra cost for you.

Spreading your payments We can offer Platinum and Gold Friends the facility of spreading your payments across the year by standing order- please contact the Festival Office for details.

To join the Festival Friends, or for more information please call: Chris Duffy at the Festival Office on 01423 562303 or email chris@harrogate-festival.org.uk

Festival Fringe 1-31 July, various locations Every year the town comes to life with a variety of Fringe performances. Events include visual art, music, comedy, street theatre… anything goes! Local artists perform in bars, galleries and other venues around Harrogate throughout July.

To find out what’s happening in the area, or to register as part of the Fringe, log on to www.harrogate-festival.org.uk and be part of the fun!

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Leeds International Pianoforte Competition The applications are in, the short-listed competitors have been selected, the jury is lined up, the Steinways are being prepared – and the scene is well and truly set for the 16th Leeds International Pianoforte Competition, which takes place from 26th August to 13th September 2009.

A bottle of wine, two courses and coffee for £29.

THIS 2009 THINK 2000 AND WINE.

I think. Therefore I du Vin.

Firmly established as one of the world’s top 10 piano competitions, ‘The Leeds’, which was established in 1961 and takes place every 3 years, continues to attract the highest calibre entrants from around the world. The 16th Competition has received almost 200 applications from pianists aged up to 30, drawn from over 45 countries and all corners of the globe. 80 entrants have now been selected to participate in the Competition and, of these, 50 have already achieved top honours at other major piano competitions around the world.

Tickets are available from the 1st of July. These can be purchased either online from www.leedsconcertseason.com or in person from the Carriageworks Box Office in Millennium Square, Leeds, telephone 0113 224 3801.

Swing Low Sweet Charity Swing Low Sweet Charity, 25th July 2009 at Harrogate RUFC. A fun packed day for all the family. A Corporate Tag Rugby Tournament, each team is allocated a star player from the world of Rugby. Star players include Stephen Jones, Simon Easterby, Dwayne Peel, Geordan Murphy, Lee Mears and many more. There is also a Junior Tournament for children under the age of 13 and activities around the ground for all ages.

In the evening the star players, teams and other guests enjoy a gala ball at the Old Swan Hotel. Hosted by John Inverdale, including a Champagne Reception and four course meal and one of the regions finest party bands.

A fantastic evening and a spectacular day.

To enter a team or take a table call 01423 501401 or email ralph@mzltd.co.uk

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ticket hotline: 0845 130 8840

Imagine sitting down in Bistro du Vin & Bar Harrogate’s trademark bistro to two courses of stunning classics, a great bottle of wine chosen by the people who know and coffee all for only £29 for two people. The simple things done supremely well for less than you would ever imagine. Thinking of where to dine in 2009? The answer is simple. Think du Vin.

2000 AND WINE. TWO SIMPLE, CLASSIC COURSES, A BOTTLE OF WINE BETWEEN TWO AND COFFEE.

£29.00

Register online to receive your voucher hotelduvin.com/2009

Prospect Place, Harrogate, Yorkshire HG1 1LB To book telephone

01423 856 800 info.harrogate@hotelduvin.com

48 BEDROOMS BAR & TRADEMARK BISTRO ALFRESCO & PRIVATE DINING HEALTH DU VIN EVENTS & MEETINGS BILLIARDS ROOM OUTSTANDING CELLAR Terms and conditions: 2 courses from the Simple Classics menu, a bottle of house wine and coffee, between two. Excludes Saturday evenings. One voucher valid per two persons. Maximum of 6 diners per table. See website for full terms & conditions. Offer subject to change.

book online: www.harrogate-festival.org.uk

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Booking charges Please note that a 10% booking fee is applied to most payments.

Charges are made for: Credit and debit card payments made by telephone Credit card payments made in person Cheque payments sent by post Online payments made through the website There are no booking charges on payments made in person by debit card, cheque or cash. There is no additional postage charge, except for online bookings. You can avoid postage costs by choosing to collect your tickets at the event.

Booking Information Souvenir Programme The essential full colour guide with full details, biographies and programme notes of all Festival events will be available at concerts for £4. Reserve your copy in advance for only £3 when you book your tickets at the Box Office.

You will receive a programme voucher with your tickets to exchange for a Programme Book at the first event you attend or at the Town Centre Box Office from 4 July.

Gift Vouchers Why not treat a friend or a relative to an event at the Festival? Gift Vouchers are available from the Festival Box Office for all Festival promotions, priced at £20, £10 or £5.

General Enquiries: Festival Office, Raglan House, Raglan Street, Harrogate, HG1 1LE Tel: 01423 562303 Fax: 01423 521264 info@harrogate-festival.org.uk

HARROGATEINTERNATIONALFESTIVALS

You can book your tickets • By phone on 0845 130 8840 from 10am – 5pm, Monday to Saturday • Online at www.harrogate-festival.org.uk • In person at the Festival Box Office, from 10am – 5pm, Monday to Saturday • By post to Harrogate International Centre, Kings Road, Harrogate HG1 5LA • Or at the Town Centre Box Office, 11am – 3pm Monday – Saturday from 4 July and Sundays during the Festival

HARROGATEINTERNATIONALFESTIVALS

Booking Information

All information in the brochure is correct at the time of going to print. Harrogate International Festival reserves the right to make such alterations as may become necessary.

The Harrogate International Festival is a registered charity, no. 244861

Postal bookings Please write to: Box Office, Harrogate International Centre, Kings Road, Harrogate, HG1 5LA enclosing details of your ticket requirements. Cheques should be made payable to ‘Harrogate Borough Council’. To help prevent card fraud, please do not send credit or debit card details. There is now a 10% booking fee when paying by cheque.

TO RIPON AND BIRSTWITH

Harrogate Rugby Club Royal Hall

Visitors with Disabilities Box Office staff can help with advice and information about all the venues we use. All venues have wheelchair access and we offer free tickets for accompanying carers for events in the Harrogate International Centre and the Royal Hall. This venue is also fitted with induction loops. For deaf or hearing impaired customers, the Box Office offers a TypeTalk service; call 0800 959598 and request extension 7226.

Crown Hotel

Hotel du Vin

Tickets on the door Will be sold at the venue 45 minutes prior to the performance, subject to availability.

Returned Tickets The Box Office cannot refund money nor exchange tickets, except in the case of a cancelled performance. We are happy to re-sell returned tickets for sold out concerts. A 10% handling charge will deducted from your refund.

Latecomers: Out of courtesy to both performers and audiences, latecomers to performances will not be admitted until a suitable break, which may not be until the first interval.

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ticket hotline: 0845 130 8840

James Brindley

West Park

Reservations Must be paid for within 48 hours of booking and at least 24 hours prior to the performance.

TO RHS GARDEN HARLOW CARR

James Brindley Lifestyle store offers an exciting and inspiring shopping experience supported by an award winning interior design service.

Hotel of Choice for Summer Music 2009.

book online: www.harrogate-festival.org.uk

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Festively du Vin from £115.

BISTRO, BED & BREAKFAST.

I think. Therefore I du Vin.

Make the most of this years Harrogate International Festival, treat yourself to a stay in one of Hotel du Vin Harrogate’s timelessly styled rooms, dine from the 2000 & wine menu in the trademark bistro and awaken to a powerful drench shower and breakfast from only £115. Thinking of making this Summer a memorable one? The answer is simple. Enjoy the festival du Vin.

RECEIVE AN ADDITIONAL

10% OFF

A FESTIVAL TICKET WHEN YOU STAY AT HOTEL DU VIN.

*Please quote ‘Harrogate international festival’ at the time of booking. Limited availability.

Prospect Place, Harrogate Yorkshire HG1 1LB To book telephone

01423 856 800 info.harrogate@hotelduvin.com

48 BEDROOMS BAR & TRADEMARK BISTRO ALFRESCO & PRIVATE DINING HEALTH DU VIN BILLIARDS ROOM EVENTS & MEETINGS OUTSTANDING CELLAR