Concerts Guide – Muswell Hill Music Festival 2019

MUSWELL HILL MUSIC FESTIVAL 8 13 JULY 2019

Mair Park

MUSWELL HILL • ALEXANDRA PARK HIGHGATE • CROUCH END • EAST FINCHLEY

 

MUSWELL HILL MUSIC FESTIVAL 8 13 JULY 2019

We are delighted to present the inaugural Muswell Hill Music Festival, taking place from 8–13 July.

Since we moved here a few years ago, we have been captivated by the sense of community and amazed at the amount of artistic talent in the area.

We have put together a programme that includes a range of styles and idioms, in the hope that there will be something for everyone to enjoy.

The festival includes many local performers and special guests, with everything from a family Come and Sing! workshop to an evening of baroque splendour with music by J.S. Bach.

If you have ideas for us, or would like to know more about the festival, then please do get in touch using the details below.

We look forward to welcoming you to one of our concerts.

Hannah King & Owain Park Co-founders

Website: www.mhmusicfest.co.uk Email: mhmusicfest@gmail.com Social media: @mhmusicfest

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FESTIVAL OPENING CONCERT

J.S. BACH WITH AMICI VOICES & PLAYERS MONDAY 20:00-21:30 • Muswell Hill • St Andrew’s

To open the first festival, we turn to the music of one of the greatest composers that ever lived, Johann Sebastian Bach. Featuring star performers Helen Charlston and Louise Ayrton, highlights include the Partita in D minor for solo violin, Cantata ‘Vergnügte Ruh’, and choral work ‘Lobet den herrn’.

1. JOHN TAVENER: THE HIDDEN FACE

CHAPEL PERILOUS

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TUESDAY 20:00-21:00 • Highgate • St Michael’s Chapel Perilous use music and chant as a tool for meditation and discovery. Centred on music by John Tavener and featuring works by Arvo Pärt and Hildegard von Bingen, the programme explores an atmosphere of prayer and reflection.

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2. COMPLINE BY CANDLELIGHT CLASSICAL CHAMBER MUSIC MAX BRUCH TRIO

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WEDNESDAY 20:00-21:00 • EAST FINCHLEY • HOLY TRINITY A programme of music for piano, viola and clarinet, including works by Mozart, Tickets Farranc, and the trio’s namesake, Max Bruch, with Rachmaninov’s ‘Vocalise’ a particular highlight.

THE GESUALDO SIX • FREE ADMISSION TUESDAY 21:30-22:15 • Highgate • St Michael’s Join The Gesualdo Six for a late-night programme of atmospheric choral music, including Allegri’s famous ‘Miserere’.

Renaissance polyphony will be contrasted with contemporary works by Eleanor Daley and Gerda Blok-Wilson as the ensemble recreate this ancient experience.

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BRITTEN, MAHLER AND PURCELL LONDON MERIDIAN PLAYERS

THURSDAY 20:00-21:15 • CROUCH END • HOLY INNOCENTS

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Performing unconducted, the London Meridian Players are made up of gifted young string players who focus their interpretation on energy and communication. They are joined by soprano Verity Bramson for works including Britten: ‘Les Illuminations’ and songs by Alma Mahler.

JAZZ DUO: THE GREAT AMERICAN SONGBOOK BEN COMEAU (PIANO) & ALICE MCCARTHY (VOICE) FRIDAY 20:00-21:00 • Muswell Hill • St Andrew’s An exploration of the links between American and French popular music of the 20th century, including songs from the Great American Songbook – focusing on George Gershwin – alongside French music

by Michel Legrand and Edith Piaf. Plus original compositions by Alice McCarthy and spontaneous improvisations.

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1. COME AND SING! FAMILY WORKSHOP SATURDAY 10:30-12:00 • MUSWELL HILL • BAPTIST CHURCH

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ADVANCE SIGN-UP REQUIRED

Join Horizon Voices for a fun-filled morning of singing, for children and adults alike. Please Sign-Up Here to register for this event.

2. PIANO RECITAL: MOZART & LISZT SATURDAY 13:30-14:30 • MUSWELL HILL • ST ANDREW’S Rising star Toby Hession performs a selection of works for solo piano, including Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Sonata in A (K.331), Franz Liszt: Sonata in b, and Germaine Tailleferre: Deux Pièces.

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3. CHORAL CONCERT: THE PASSING OF THE YEAR SATURDAY 19:30-20:45 • Muswell Hill • St Andrew’s PRE-CONCERT TALK WITH JOHN RUTTER CBE FROM 18:30 Cambridge Chorale perform ‘The Passing of the Year’ by Jonathan Dove, a glorious cycle focusing on the changing seasons. The concert will also feature works by John Rutter, Thea Musgrave, Bob Chilcott, and Master of the Queen’s Music, Judith Weir.

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