A EUROPEAN GRAND TOUR
from London, to Venice, to Vienna
Box office 01904 658338 ncem.co.uk/bemf
A EUROPEAN GRAND TOUR
from London, to Venice, to Vienna Guests this year include some of the UK’s most distinguished artists, working alongside emerging stars from across Europe. Revelling in a mix of ages and abilities, presented in some of England’s most beautiful churches, and always with the intention to convey the joy of music-making, the Festival celebrates its 31st year with appropriate quality and style.
Organised by the National Centre for Early Music and supported by the East Riding of Yorkshire Council, the festival is grateful to our funders, audiences, and supporters. Many thanks to you all, we look forward to seeing you in May. Delma Tomlin MBE Director
Great news! If you are under 35, or a full time student, you can purchase £5.00 tickets for concerts this year. Limited and subject to availability. Conditions apply. See details on page 11.
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St Mary’s Church, Beverley © Terry Suthers
Welcome to the 2018 Beverley & East Riding Early Music Festival
THURSDAY 24 MAY Event 1 7.30pm – c.9.30pm Venue Toll Gavel United Church, Toll Gavel Tickets £14.00 (concessions £12.00, under 35s* £5.00)
Il Quadro Animato Lorenzo Gabriele flute Emanuele Paolo Breda violin Francesca Venturi Ferriolo viola Isabel Müller-Hornbach cello Flóra Fábri harpsichord
Photo credit Bertrand PICHENE
A Sentimental Journey Join us on a fascinating tour across 18th-century Europe, visiting its most important cultural centres and musical towns. From London to Vienna, travelling through Italy and Germany: this programme is inspired and guided by composer and diarist Charles Burney (1726-1814), - a real man-of-his-times - especially by the memories he wrote in his well-known “Journal” during his long European Grand Tour: The Present State of Music, London 1773. Featuring music by Telemann, Hasse, CPE Bach and others we will recall stages of his journey, highlighting the stylistic changes and newest compositional techniques of the late 18th century. www.facebook.com/IlQuadroAnimato www.ilquadroanimato.com
The NCEM is one of eight major partner organisations from across the European Union involved in the eeemerging project that aims to promote new talent in young professional early music ensembles. This dynamic programme is led by the Centre culturel de rencontre d’Ambronay, France and brings together Ars Ramovš, Ljubljana, Slovenia; Centre de musique ancienne de l’Université de musique
de Bucarest, Romania; Centre de musique ancienne de Riga, Latvia; Ghislieri Musica, Pavia, Italy; Internationale Händel-Festspiele Göttingen, Germany; Ozango Productions, Strasbourg, France and the National Centre for Early Music, York.
www.ncem.co.uk/eee
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FRIDAY 25 MAY Event 2 1.00pm – c.2.00pm Venue Beverley Minster Tickets £14.00 (concessions £12.00, under 35s* £5.00)
The 24 directed by Robert Hollingworth
Media vita Join us in the Nave of Beverley Minster to hear the University of York’s acclaimed vocal ensemble The 24. They celebrate the rich German choral traditions of Schütz, Schein and Mendelssohn: formal, daring and beautifully crafted – presented here alongside the rarely heard English Tudor masterpiece John Sheppard’s ‘Media vita’ – a glorious sound-scape which could have been purposefully designed to celebrate this magnificent building.
Diary Dates
www.york.ac.uk/music
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National Centre for Early Music,York Tuesday 21 March | 7.30pm European Day of Early Music Celebrations
Thomas Dunford lute Soul Music: JS Bach and Dowland £18.00 (£16.00 concessions, £5.00 under 35)
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FRIDAY 25 MAY Event 3 7.30pm – c.9.30pm Venue St Mary’s Church, North Bar Within Tickets £26.00 (concessions £23.00, under 35s* £5.00)
In Echo
Gawain Glenton director, cornetto Bojan Cicic violin Anaïs Chen violin, viola Richard Boothby viol Silas Wollston organ, harpsichord with Alex Potter countertenor
Echoes of the Danube: The Flow of Habsburg Power Power and influence flowed from 17th-century Vienna and across the Holy Roman Empire. The Imperial capital was a hub of Italianate music and culture, with many musicians recruited directly from Venice and Rome. It is no surprise that archives across former Habsburg lands include works by Italians such as Rigatti, Rovetta, Sances, PandolfiMealli and Bertali. Emperor Leopold I was himself an excellent composer (a second son, he was never expected to rule so was trained in all the liberal arts). His Regina coeli is an expressive testament to the far-reaching
influence of Italian music. Composers from north of the Alps could nevertheless flourish in this environment, as evidenced by the success of contrasting composers like Muffat, Biber, Johann Schenck and the Franconian kapellmeister Johann Staden. “Rising star of the countertenor world Alex Potter sings sublimely” International Record Review “In Echo, representing the cream of Europe’s young period instrumental ensembles” Classical Music Magazine www.inecho.co.uk
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SATURDAY 26 MAY Event 4 10.00am registration 1.00pm informal performance Venue Beverley Minster Parish Hall, Highgate Tickets £15.00 (students/observers £5.00) includes free entrance to event 5.
The Revolutionary Recorder! A workshop for advanced recorder players directed by Piers Adams. If you are Grade 6+, we are inviting you to join us for a morning workshop with Piers Adams followed by an informal performance as part of the inspiring community event Purcell’s Twist (see event 5). Piers Adams known as the “modern day pied piper” is regarded by many to be the greatest recorder player of our time. Please note that participants under the age of 18 must be accompanied by a responsible adult. A detailed application form can be found at www.ncem.co.uk/recorderworkshop18 Event 5 1.00pm – c.2.00pm Venue Toll Gavel United Church Tickets £3.00
Purcell’s Twist A showcase of regional talent, bringing together young musicians from Castaway Goole Accessible Music Theatre and York-based youth early music group Minster Minstrels, students from the University of York, participants from the Revolutionary Recorder workshop (see event 4) and recorder virtuoso Piers Adams. This informal event is part of the BBC Ten Pieces scheme and celebrates a blend of early music and modern creativity. Centred on one of this year’s selected Ten Pieces – the Rondeau from Henry Purcell’s Abdelazer – the show features new arrangements, specially-created compositions and a massed-recorder finale! Purcell’s Twist is made possible thanks to the generous support of Youth Music, the East Riding of Yorkshire Music Education Hub, and the Mayfield Valley Arts Trust. The Minster Minstrels are supported by York Music Hub.
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SATURDAY 26 MAY Event 6 3.30pm – c.4.30pm Venue St John of Beverley RC Church, 5 North Bar Without Tickets £10.00
A Tale of Three Cities An illustrated talk by John Bryan In the days before mass communication, musicians and their patrons could only discover new musical styles by travelling, or by collecting music from the great European centres of musical production. John Bryan, Professor of Music at the University of Huddersfield, highlights musical activities in 16th- and 17th-century Venice, Vienna and London and investigates how these cities acted as hubs, attracting musicians from foreign parts, cross-fertilising with native musical styles, and sending innovative musical ideas radiating out across the continent. This tale of musical life in three great renaissance and baroque cities will provide the context in which much of the music in the festival’s concert programmes was created.
Event 7 7.30pm – c.9.30pm Venue St Mary’s Church, North Bar Within Tickets £26.00 (concessions £23.00, under 35s* £5.00)
EXAUDI James Weeks director
‘Quel augellin che canta...’ the EXAUDI Italian Madrigal Book In recent years the vocal ensemble EXAUDI has received international acclaim for its brilliant and imaginative performances of 16th-century Italian madrigal repertoire, often paired with new madrigals by living composers. Here in Beverley they offer a (nearly) all-Renaissance programme, contrasting the sparkling virtuosity of the pastoral madrigal with the darker colours of the later expressionist style. At the heart of this programme is an encounter between two of the madrigal’s greatest masters, Marenzio and Monteverdi, whose works in both lighter and more serious veins seem to shadow and echo each other, from twin settings of Quel augellin che canta to a pair of masterpieces: Marenzio’s Solo e pensoso, and Monteverdi’s Rimanti in pace. Finally we hear two contemporary responses to the madrigal tradition, Salvatore Sciarrino’s breathtaking settings of Matsuo Bashō and Michael Finnissy’s dialogue with the tortured chromatics of Gesualdo. “EXAUDI, the extraordinary ensemble of vocal virtuosi” Sunday Times www.exaudi.org.uk
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SUNDAY 27 MAY Event 8 2.00pm – 3.00pm Venue Beverley Minster Quire Tickets £15.00 (concessions £13.00, under 35s £5.00)
Ashley Solomon
flute
Father, Son and Godfather Ashley Solomon explores repertoire for unaccompanied flute by three giants of the baroque era. Six Fantasias by Telemann are performed either side of works by Johann Sebastian Bach and his most famous son Carl Phillip Emmanuel who was inspired to write for the flute by his employer King Frederick the Great of Prussia. All three composers were very closely linked, with Telemann being CPE Bach’s Godfather. All twelve Fantasias have recently been recorded by Ashley Solomon for Channel Classics on a number of flutes, including two unique instruments both built in 1760. One is an ivory flute by the English maker Cahusac, the other belongs to the Royal Collection Trust and is believed to have been owned and played by King George III. “The solo flute, exquisitely played by Ashley Solomon” The Sunday Times
Diary Dates
www.florilegium.org.uk
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5.30pm – c.6.30pm Beverley Minster
Beverley Minster Choir directed by Robert Poyser
Choral Evensong: Canticles by Adrian Batten (c1591-c1637)
National Centre for Early Music,York Tuesday 24 April | 7.30pm
Saturday 5 May 12.30pm, 3.00pm, 7.00pm
Music by Froberger, Goldberg, Bach and Handel
Music by Telemann, Schubert, Mozart and Haydn
£25.00 (£23.00 concessions, £5.00 under 35)
Day ticket: £39.00 (£34.00 concessions, £7.00 students)
Trevor Pinnock University of York & Friends Baroque Day
SUNDAY 27 MAY Event 9 7.30pm – c.9.30pm Venue St James Church, Warter Tickets £18.00 (concessions £16.00, under 35s £5.00)
Lux Musicae London Roberta Diamond soprano Daniel Thomson tenor Mirjam Münzel, Sophie Creaner recorders Aileen Henry harp Toby Carr lute, theorbo Harry Buckoke viola da gamba
The New Troy A sonic journey through the City of London as its poets began imagining their home as the new Troy. Explore the links between London and myth through its landscape and culture. Travel up the Thames to enjoy the jigs of Shakespeare’s Globe, sail on to the lavish masques thrown at Temple; discuss the lampooning airs of Ben Jonson’s plays and marvel at the exquisite madrigals performed at Court. www.luxmusicaelondon.com
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Booking Information Box Office: 01904 658338 Email: boxoffice@ncem.co.uk www.ncem.co.uk
The Festival is administered by the National Centre for Early Music, St Margaret’s Church, Walmgate, York YO1 9TL.
How to Book Tickets are available to buy online, by telephone, by post or in person and are also available to print at home. On-line Visit our web site at tickets.ncem.co.uk and use the secure on-line booking service. By telephone Please contact the box office on 01904 658338. There is a non-refundable £1.50 administration charge per transaction for tickets bought on-line or over the phone with an optional 50p for second class post. By post Write to the NCEM Box Office, St Margaret’s Church, Walmgate, York YO1 9TL enclosing an SAE. Cheques should be made payable to the National Centre for Early Music. Please use a ‘large’ stamp if ordering 10+ tickets.
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In person A limited number of individual tickets are available to personal visitors from the Beverley Tourist Information Centre, Treasure House, Champney Road, Beverley, HU17 8HE. Open weekdays 10.00 - 17.00 and 10.00 - 16.00 on Saturdays. Tickets can also be purchased in person from the NCEM Box Office, St Margaret’s Church, Walmgate, York YO1 9TL. Open 9.00 – 5.00 Mon-Fri. Festival Saver Ticket Buy a saver ticket for events 1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 8 & 9 and save over 20%! Please note that this offer is necessarily subject to availability. On the day of the concert Tickets will be available online as Print at Home Tickets up to 1 hour prior to the concert. Remaining tickets will be available to purchase on the door of the concert 45 minutes prior to the performance, subject of course to availability.
Seating Seats are unreserved except for NCEM Patrons. Reservations Tickets must be paid for within three working days of reservation and at least 24 hours prior to the performance. Any remaining tickets will be sold at the venue immediately prior to the performance. Concession prices The price shown in brackets is the concession price for those aged 65 and over, disabled and a companion, and the unemployed. Refunds We regret that refunds can only be given if the concert is sold out and we are able to sell on the ticket. Please note that there will be a 10% administration charge. General enquiries Please ring 01904 632220 for general information.
If you are under 35 or a full-time student, you can purchase £5.00 tickets. You can purchase these tickets on-line; by ringing the Box Office on 01904 658338 or email boxoffice@ncem.co.uk. Please note that this is a limited offer and is on a first-come, first-served basis. When collecting tickets, you will need to bring along photo ID which will be checked as proof of age. See www.ncem.co.uk/U35
From the medieval courts of Avignon to the drama of Beethoven’s revolutionary politics!
Further information www.ncem.co.uk/yemf
Group bookings The NCEM welcomes group bookings. If you buy 10 tickets (full price or concessions) there is a 20% discount off the total amount. Accessible facilities The Festival offers a warm welcome to everyone and all venues are accessible to those using wheelchairs, but please do let us know when booking so that we can assist you on arrival. In Warter there is an on-site car park in the village but there is a steep climb to the Church. Once inside, there is level access and public toilets include wheelchair accessible facilities. The NCEM website www. ncem.co.uk is accessible to the partially sighted and assistance dogs are welcome at concerts. For detailed information, please ring 01904 658338. The NCEM is a Typetalk Approved business.
Venues All venues are within walking distance of central Beverley with addresses listed below EXCEPT for St James’ Warter. Beverley Minster, Highgate, Beverley HU17 ODN Beverley Minster Parish Hall, Highgate HU17 0DN
Visitor Information To book accommodation please call Tourist Information on 01482 391672 email Beverley.tic@ eastriding.gov.uk or visit www. visithullandeastyorkshire. com/places-to-stay
St John of Beverley RC Church, 5 North Bar Without, Beverley HU17 7AG St Mary’s Church, North Bar Within, Beverley HU17 8DL Toll Gavel United Church, Toll Gavel, Beverley HU17 9AA Download the Beverley Town Centre May for car parking information via: www.visithullandeastyorkshire.com/ beverley St James’ Church is situated in the beautiful historic village of Warter which is around 30 mins drive north west of Beverley.
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Please let us know when booking if you need, or can offer, transport for this event. If we have enough interest, we will organise a coach – tickets are likely to cost around £12.00. Ring 01904 658338 for further information.
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Highlights include:
Lux Musicae
Exaudi
Ashley Solomon
University of York’s The 24
Il Quadro Animato
#BevFest2018
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In Echo