Music@Malling 2019

AN INTERNATIONAL

FESTIVAL OF MUSIC WEST MALLING, KENT 15TH-28TH SEPTEMBER 2019

Tickets available online

www.musicatmalling.com And from Was Down Swan Street, 72, The High Street, West Malling, ME19 6LU By post with enclosed booking form

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Welcome to the ninth Music@Malling Festival - a festival that promotes outstanding artists in historical venues in and around West Malling, Kent.

The festival runs from 15th-28th September, 2019 and celebrates an eclectic mix of music old and new!

450 years of music are explored ranging from Baroque Classics

by Dowland, Purcell, Handel, Gabrielli, Biber, Vivaldi and Bach through to music from the 20th and 21st centuries.

Jazz events include The James Pearson Trio - resident at Ronnie Scott’s - celebrating legendary collaborations and The Callum Au Big Band with star vocalist Iain Mackenzie, performing hits from the shows in From Berlin to Broadway.

Other highlights include an all star performance of Stravinsky - The Soldier’s Tale with a new work by James Pearson “Inspired

by Stravinsky” which receives its world premiere.

There is a wealth of concerts by top class instrumentalists and ensembles including The Fidelio Trio, Chamber Domaine, Alessandro Fisher, Sholto Kynoch, Lizzie Ball, Miloš Milivojevi ć, Richard Harwood, Sami Junnonen, The Villiers Quartet, Steven Devine and many others…

Outreach events include concerts for pre-schoolers with Matthew Sharp and The Wheels on Debussy, The Three Little Pigs for 15 primary schools, side-by-side events and Go Compose for young music creators from across Kent.

There is something for everyone in this festival that promises to bring world-class music to people’s doorsteps.

Music@Malling is delighted to present such a range of music and we are very grateful to all our sponsors, supporters and volunteers, without whom our activities would not be possible.

We look forward to seeing you this September for what promises to be a memorable series of events!

Thomas Kemp - Artistic Director Alan Gibbins - Chairman

Sunday 15th September Go Compose!

10am-5pm - St.Benedict’s Centre, Malling Abbey, ME19 6JX Simon Speare - Composer Chamber Domaine Fifteen young composers from across Kent compose a piece in a day which will be performed and recorded by Chamber Domaine.

Tickets: Free

Something New! 4.00pm - The Pilgrim Chapel, Malling Abbey, ME19 6JX 15 new works from Go Compose! - inspired by Malling Abbey and its surroundings.

Tickets: £5

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Monday 16th September The Wheels on Debussy I

Tuesday 17th September Paul Patterson - The Three Little Pigs I and II

10am - St.Mary’s Church, West Malling, Kent, ME19 6NE

11am and 2pm - St.Mary’s Church, West Malling, ME19 6NE

Matthew Sharp - Cello and Vocals

A special musical adventure for pre-schoolers and their families with Matthew Sharp - recently described by The Times as “a virtuoso of the arts.”

Chamber Domaine Thomas Kemp - Conductor Matthew Sharp - Narrator Jason Rowland - Animateur

Tickets: Free

Something Old, New, Borrowed and Blue 11.30am-1.00pm St.Benedict’s Centre, West Malling, ME19 6JX Putting the Music@Malling programme into context with Artistic Director - Thomas Kemp.

Tickets: Free

The Wheels on Debussy II 2pm - The Community Centre, King’s Hill, ME19 4LG Matthew Sharp - Cello and Vocals A special musical adventure for pre-schoolers and their families with Matthew Sharp - recently described by The Times as “a virtuoso of the arts.”

Tickets: Free

Listen to hundreds of children from local primary schools perform pieces they have developed in workshops with Kent Music, woven into Paul Patterson - The Three Little Pigs - Roald Dahl’s hilarious Revolting Rhyme set to music.

Tickets: Free

Music@Malling Launch 6pm - Went House, Swan Street, West Malling, ME19 6LW The 2019 festival launch for season tickets holders and invited guests.

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Wednesday 18th September Paul Patterson - The Three Little Pigs III and IV

Thursday 19th September Transfigured Night

10am and 2pm The Discovery School, King’s Hill, ME19 4GJ

1pm - St.Mary’s Church, West Malling, ME19 6NE

Chamber Domaine Thomas Kemp - Conductor Matthew Sharp - Narrator Jason Rowland - Animateur

The Fidelio Trio Darragh Morgan - Violin Adi Tal - Cello Mary Dullea - Piano

Listen to hundreds of children from local primary schools perform pieces they have developed in workshops with Kent Music, woven into Paul Patterson - The Three Little Pigs - Roald Dahl’s hilarious Revolting Rhyme set to music.

Tickets: Free

Schoenberg arr. Steuermann - Verklaerte Nacht, Op.4 Fauré - Piano Trio in D, Op.120 Internationally acclaimed ensemble, The Fidelio Trio, perform Schoenberg’s expressionist masterpiece Verklaerte Nacht. Written in 1899, this sublime work was inspired by a poem by Richard Dehmel about love and forgiveness. The concert includes Fauré’s late masterpiece the Piano Trio in D, Op.120 written in 1923.

Tickets: £10

A Musical Portrait of Stravinsky and Chanel 7pm - All Saints Church, Tudeley, TN11 0NZ Lizzie Ball - Violin/Vocals Miloš Milivojevićć - Accordion A fascinating exploration of 1920’s Paris through words, music and fashion in the stunning setting of All Saints’, Tudeley - the only church in the world to have complete Marc Chagall windows.

Chagall was based in Paris in the 1920s and was part of the vibrant artistic scene that is celebrated in this concert.

Tickets: £20

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Friday 20th September Music without Picture 1pm - St.Mary’s Church, West Malling, ME19 6NE Chamber Domaine Thomas Kemp - Violin Nick Barr - Viola Adrian Bradbury - Cello Sophia Rahman - Piano Ilan Eshkeri - Still Alice Danny Elfman - Piano Quartet The concert includes a conversation with Ilan Eshkeri about composing to picture and working on the film Still Alice which starred Julianne Moore.

Saturday 21st September A Life in Music 10.30am - Pilsdon Barn, West Malling, ME19 6HH Alexander Goehr String Quartet Cycle with The Villiers Quartet Meet the Composer - Alexander Goehr in conversation with Professor Jonathan Cross (University of Oxford) and poet Gabriel Levin A pupil of Olivier Messiaen in the 1950’s and a contemporary of Sir Peter Maxwell Davies and Sir Harrison Birtwistle, Alexander Goehr is a celebrated contemporary composer, academic and teacher. A unique series of events explores A Life in Music and includes performances of all his String Quartets performed alongside the music of Henry Purcell and poetry by Gabriel Levin.

Tickets: £10

The Four Seasons 7pm - St.Mary’s Church, West Malling, ME19 6NE Chamber Domaine (Side-by-Side project) Vivaldi - The Four Seasons Piazzolla - The Four Seasons of Buenos Aires Chamber Domaine perform two striking interpretations of The Four Seasons from the 18th and 20th centuries by candle-light with poetry readings by Federico Garciá Lorca and the sonnets that form the programme to Vivaldi’s Four Seasons. The concert also gives young string players from across Kent the chance to play side-by-side with outstanding professional musicians.

Tickets: £20

Concert I 12.00 noon - Pilsdon Barn, West Malling, ME19 6HH The Villiers String Quartet Goehr - String Quartet No.1 Purcell - Fantasia in F, Z.737 Goehr - String Quartet No.2

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Saturday 21st September Concert II

Saturday 21st September From Berlin to Broadway

2.30pm - Pilsdon Barn, West Malling, ME19 6HH

7pm - St.Mary’s Church, West Malling, ME19 6NE

The Villiers String Quartet

Callum Au Big Band Iain Mackenzie - Vocals (Side-by-Side project)

Purcell - Fantasia in C, Z.738 Goehr - String Quartet No.3 Purcell - Fantasia in D, Z.739 Goehr - String Quartet No.4

Concert III 4.30pm - Pilsdon Barn, West Malling, ME19 6HH The Villiers String Quartet Gabriel Levin - Poet Purcell - Fantasia in A, Z.740 Purcell - Fantasia in E, Z.741 Goehr - String Quartet No.5 Tickets: £15 Event includes 25% discount on food at The Farmhouse.

Some of Europe’s finest jazz musicians perform under the direction of star trombonist and band leader Callum Au, performing hits ranging from the cabarets of 1920’s Berlin to the much loved shows on Broadway. Young jazz musicians from across Kent will perform side-by-side as part of this special event. Not to be missed!

Tickets: £20 Event includes 25% discount on food at The Farmhouse.

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Sunday 22nd September At the Sign of The Pipe Tour The Grain Store Workshop, Coney Lodge, Park Farm Road, Birling, Kent, ME19 5JZ David Shuker will lead a tour of his instrument restoration and repair workshop 12.00 noon - 1.00pm and 1.00pm - 2.00pm (limited places). A fascinating insight into organ building, repair and the history of this ancient instrument!

Tickets: £5

Young Artist Platform

Monday 23rd September Baroque Classics I 1pm Malling Abbey, ME19 6NA Thomas Kemp - Violin Richard Harwood - Cello Steven Devine - Harpsichord Gabrielli - Ricercar in D for Cello Solo Handel - Sonata in D for Violin and Continuo Vivaldi - Cello Sonata in E, RV.40 Handel - The Harmonious Blacksmith Air and Variations Biber - Passacaglia in G for Violin Solo Geminiani - Cello Sonata in C, Op.5, No.3

3pm - St.Peter and St.Paul’s Church, Trottiscliffe, ME19 5EE Iñigo Mikeleiz - Accordion Bach - Fantasia and Fugue in G Minor, BWV.542 Magnus Lindberg - Jeux d’Anches Bach - Prelude and Fugue in C from The Well Tempered Klavier Gubaidulina - De Profundis Mozart - Adagio in B, K.540b Bach - Prelude and Fugue in C from The Well Tempered Klavier Piazzolla - Ave Maria Park Lane Group Young Artist Iñigo Mikeleiz performs 20th and 21st century music alongside Bach and Mozart. Tea and cakes will be served after the concert in the superb surroundings of St.Peter and St.Paul’s Church, Trottiscliffe.

Tickets: £10

An eclectic and diverse selection of Baroque Classics which pushed the expressive boundaries in the 17th and 18th Centuries.

Tickets: £10

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Tuesday 24th September Virtuoso! I

Wednesday 25th September Songs of a Wayfarer

1pm - Malling Abbey, ME19 6NA

1.00pm - St.Mary’s Church, West Malling, ME19 6NE

Richard Harwood – Cello

Sholto Kynoch - Piano Alessandro Fisher – Tenor

Cassadó - Suite for Cello Kodály - Sonata for Cello, Op.8 Outstanding cellist Richard Harwood - Principal Cello of The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra - performs virtuosic works for solo cello by Gaspar Cassadó and Zoltán Kodály.

Tickets: £10

Schumann - Liederkreis, Op.39 Brahms - Vier Lieder, Op.96 Mahler - Lieder eines fahrenden gesellen BBC New Generation Artist and winner of the 2016 Kathleen Ferrier Award, Alessandro Fisher performs stunning songs by Schumann, Brahms and Mahler with pianist Sholto Kynoch Artistic Director of The Oxford Lieder Festival.

Tickets: £15 Event includes 25% discount on food at The Farmhouse.

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Wednesday 25th September Classical Kicks!

Thursday 26th September Virtuoso! II

8pm The Farmhouse, High Street, West Malling, ME19 6NA

1pm - West Malling Abbey, ME19 6JX

Lizzie Ball - Violin/Vocals Miloš Milivojević - Accordion Gabriella Swallow - Cello

Hugh Webb - Harp

Classical Kicks perform a set in The Ballroom at The Farmhouse with classical music rubbing shoulders with jazz, folk and world music. Listen to a fabulous music with a glass of prosecco and canapés sponsored by Elite Pubs and Restaurants.

Tickets: £20 Event includes 25% discount on food at The Farmhouse.

Bach (arr. Grandjany) – Andante from Violin Sonata No.2 Colin Matthews – Little Suite for Harp Bach (arr. Renie) – Prelude in Eb minor from The Well Tempered Klavier Simon Holt- The Man in the Wind and the West Moon Dowland (arr. Webb) – In Darkness Let Me Dwell Robert Keeley- Farid Hugh Webb – Tone, Tone, Semitone Outstanding harpist Hugh Webb performs music old and new by Bach, Dowland, Matthews, Holt, Webb and Keeley. A fascinating programme in the superb setting of Malling Abbey.

Tickets: £10

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Friday 27th September Baroque Classics II

Friday 27th September Stravinsky - The Soldier’s Tale

1pm - West Malling Abbey, ME19 6JX

7pm - St.Mary’s Church, West Malling, ME19 6NE

Sami Junnonen - Flute

Chamber Domaine James Pearson - Piano Thomas Kemp - Conductor

Telemann - The Complete Fantasias for Solo Flute, TWV.40 Internationally acclaimed flautist, Sami Junnonen performs the 12 Telemann Fantasias for solo flute. Dating from 1732, these works are full of invention and variety and this concert promises to be a real treat!

Tickets: £10

Stravinsky - Piano Rags Stravinsky - Three Pieces for Clarinet Pearson - Inspired by Stravinsky (world premiere) Interval Stravinsky - The Soldier’s Tale Celebrating the 100th anniversary of Stravinsky - The Soldier’s Tale. This iconic, multi-media work will be performed by internationally acclaimed ensemble, Chamber Domaine. The concert also includes the world premiere of a new work by James Pearson that explores the jazz elements in Stravinsky’s music which can be heard in the Soldier’s Tale, Piano Rags and Three Pieces for Clarinet all written at the end of The First World War. Tickets: £20

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Saturday 28th September Historic Malling - A Walk with Peter Cosier

Saturday 28th September Baroque Classics III

10am -11.30am

2pm Malling Abbey, ME19 6JX

Starting at Went House, Swan Street, local historian, Peter Cosier tells the rich history of West Malling on a walk through the village.

Craig Ogden - Guitar David Juritz - Violin Adrian Bradbury - Cello

Tickets: £5

Virtuoso! III 11.30am - St.Mary’s Church, West Malling, ME19 6NE Craig Ogden - Guitar Dowland - Preludiam Walton - Five Bagatelles Dowland - Lachyrmae Pavan Britten - Nocturnal after John Dowland Op.70 16’ One of the World’s great guitarists and Classic FM Artist performs iconic works by Dowland, Walton and Britten.

Bach arr. Juritz - The Goldberg Variations, BWV.988 One of the pinnacles of the Baroque, Bach’s Goldberg Variations are performed in a special arrangement by David Juritz for Violin, Cello and Guitar.

Tickets: £10

Legendary Collaborations: Jazz Legends 7pm St.Mary’s Church, West Malling, ME19 6NE James Pearson Trio Thomas Kemp - Violin Lizzie Ball - Violin/Vocals

Tickets: £10 An evening celebrating the collaborations between Andre Previn and Oscar Peterson/Stephane Grappelli and Yehudi Menuhin led by James Pearson - Artistic Director of Ronnie Scott’s. A Grand Finale not to be missed!

Tickets: £20

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Booking form Event Sun 15th Sept | Go Compose!

Sun 15th Sept | Something New!

Ticket Price FREE £5

Mon 16th Sept | The Wheels on Debussy

FREE

Mon 16th Sept | Something old, new borrowed and blue

FREE

Mon 16th Sept | The Wheels on Debussy

FREE

Tues 17th Sept | Paul Patterson - The Three Little Pigs Tues 17th Sept | Music@Malling Launch Wed 18th Sept | Paul Patterson - The Three Little Pigs

Booking information

No.

FREE Season Ticket Holders and invited guests FREE

Thurs 19th Sept | Transfigured Night

£10

Thurs 19th Sept | Portrait of Stravinsky and Chanel

£20

Fri 20th Sept | Music without Picture

£10

All evening concert tickets include a glass of wine.

Fri 20th Sept | The Four Seasons

£20

Tickets can be booked online at www.musicatmalling.com and paid for via PayPal and by e-mail: tickets@musicatmalling.com.

Sat 21st Sept | A Life in Music, Concert I

Concertgoers may purchase a Season Ticket for £90 - a saving of £130.

Sat 21st Sept | A Life in Music, Concert III

The Season Ticket is valid for all events except Classical Kicks!

Sat 21st Sept | From Berlin to Broadway

Cheques should be made payable to MusicatMalling and sent with the booking form to: Peter Rutland, 2, Diana Walk, Kings Hill, West Malling, Kent, ME19 4EN.

Sat 21st Sept | At the Sign of The Pipe Tour

£5

Sun 15th Sept | Young Artist Platform

£10

Mon 23rd Sept | Baroque Classics I

£10

Tickets can be collected at the door or please send an SAE for tickets to be posted to you before the concert.

Tues 24th Sept | Virtuoso! I

£10

Wed 25th Sept | Songs of a Wayfarer

£15

All under 21’s can attend for free with the exception of Classical Kicks!

Wed 25th Sept | Classical Kicks!

£20

Tickets and programmes can also be purchased from: Was Down Swan Street, 72, High Street, West Malling, ME19 6LU and at the door.

Thurs 26th Sept | Virtuoso! II

£10

Music@Malling audiences support

Sat 21st Sept | A Life in Music, Concert II

£15 for all three concerts £20

Fri 27th Sept | Baroque Classics II

£10

Fri 27th Sept | Stravinsky - The Soldier’s Tale

£20

Sat 28st Sept | Historic Malling - A Walk with Peter Cosier

£5

Sat 28st Sept | Virtuoso! III

£10

Sat 28st Sept | Baroque Classics III

£10

Sat 28st Sept | Legendary Collaborations: Jazz Legends

£20

Season Ticket to all Events

£90

TOTAL Building illustrations by Liz Eddy

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Thanks to

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West Malling Parish Council

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