What's On at Sage Gateshead | July - August 2019

What’s On? July/August 2019

Kiefer Sutherland Sunday 21 July Including: Cosi fan tutte RNS is Curious!

Young People’s Summer Festival Madeleine Peyroux SummerTyne Americana Folk On The Tyne

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At a glance

July August

July Friday 5 & Saturday 6 July

Così fan tutte

Saturday 6 July

Joan As Police Woman – Joanthology Tour 2019 Madeleine Peyroux

Monday 8 July

RNS is Curious!

Tuesday 9 July

Inspiration: Songs of Power

Sunday 14 July

GemArts Masala Festival

Monday 15 July

Alvin Youngblood Hart’s Muscle Theory

Friday 19 July

Roosevelt Collier plus support

Friday 19 July

k.d.lang - Ingénue Redux - 25th Anniversary Tour

Friday 19 July Friday 19 July

The Long Ryders plus support An Evening with Cowboy Junkies

Saturday 20 July

Sarah Savoy plus the John Lewis Rock’n’Roll Trio

Saturday 20 July

Strictly Country feat. The Wandering Hearts, Lauren Alaina, Catherine McGrath & Eve Selis

Saturday 20 July

The Local Honeys plus Rachel Harrington

Saturday 20 July

River Cruise: Rachel Harrington and Massy Ferguson

Sunday 21 July

Kiefer Sutherland plus Jesse Dayton

Sunday 21 July

Marlon Williams

Sunday 21 July

Sarah Darling plus Twinnie

Sunday 21 July

Archipelago & J Frisco plus The Mark Williams Trio

Tuesday 23 July Wednesday 24 July

RNS: Dvořák in America Samling Academy Summer Concert: Come into the Garden

Friday 26 July

Folkworks Summer School Taster Session

Saturday 27 July

An Introduction to Folk (Relaxed Performance)

Saturday 27 July

Hudson Records feat. Karine Polwart + Jack Rutter + Hannah Read + M G Boulter Saturday 27 July Maya Youssef & Rachel Newton

Saturday 27 July

Billy Bragg + Holly Clarke & The Reivers

Saturday 27 July

Hudson Records feat. The Furrow Collective + Brėghde Chaimbeul with Aidan O’Rourke + Jock Tyldesley & Vera Van Heeringen

Saturday 27 July

Music Live: Mini Musicians

6 - 15 August

Family Uke

8 + 15 August

Key: 2

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RNS is Curious!

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Young People’s Summer Festival

Così fan tutte

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Madeleine Peyroux

9 FOLK ON THE TYNE SUMMER 2019

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Gig Listings

Saturday 6 July Sage Two, 8pm Joanthology highlights Joan’s remarkable first 15 years of writing and recording music.

For her 2019 tour she strips her sound down to its true essence, performing her songbook solo with piano and guitar.

Gig Listings

Joan As Police Woman - Joanthology Tour 2019

£19.60 - £21.80 Presented by Sage Gateshead

Monday 8 July Sage One, 7.30pm

Madeleine Peyroux plus Emily Barker

Madeleine Peyroux’s extraordinary journey is one of music industry’s most compelling. Eight albums and 22 years since her debut Dreamland, Peyroux continues to challenge the confines of jazz, venturing into the fertile fields of contemporary music with unfading curiosity.

£29.40 & £34.90 Presented by Sage Gateshead

GemArts Masala Festival: Wajahat Khan with Royal Northern Sinfonia

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Monday 15 July

Tuesday 23 July

Sage Two, 7.30pm

Sage Two, 8pm

GemArts Masala Festival launches with an evening of music composed and performed by the internationally renowned Sarod maestro Ustad Wajahat Khan with a String Quintet from Royal Northern Sinfonia. The first half of the concert will be a traditional Indian Classical performance with Shahbaz Hussain on tabla.

The Archipelago & J Frisco ‘superband’ began as a commission for Lancaster Jazz Festival in 2018 to create one hour of new music in a collaboration bringing together some of the most exciting musicians to emerge from the northern creative scene.

£13.10, £30 (family ticket)

Archipelago & J Frisco plus The Mark Williams Trio

Presented with GemArts

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£9.90 Presented by Sage Gateshead

SummerTyne Americana Festival

The Long Ryders plus support

Roosevelt Collier plus support

Friday 19 July

Friday 19 July

Sage Two, 7pm

Sage One, 7.30pm

The Long Ryders, widely regarded as one of the founders of alt-country, and a key link in the Americana chain, perform music from their back catalogue and their first album in three decades, the number 1 selling album Psychedelic Country Soul.

k.d. lang has won four GRAMMY® awards, eight Juno Awards, a BRIT, an AMA, a VMA, and four awards from GLAAD. She received the Order of Canada, is a Canadian Music Hall of Fame inductee and received the Alberta Order of Excellence Award. She has appeared alongside such musical luminaries as Roy Orbison, Elton John and Loretta Lynn.

£21 - £24.20

k.d.lang - Ingénue Redux - 25th Anniversary Tour

Friday 19 July

Friday 19 July

NRFH, 8pm

Sage Two, 10.30pm

Pedal and lap steel guitar ace Roosevelt Collier, so proficient he’s affectionately known as “The Dr”, released his solo debut Exit 16 earlier this year.

It’s a potent mix of blues, gospel, rock and, in his words, “dirty funk swampy grime,” overseen by producer and Bokanté bandmate Michael League (from the Grammywinning Snarky Puppy).

Known as a “musician’s musician” Alvin Youngblood Hart’s praises have been sung by everyone from Bob Dylan to guitar gods Eric Clapton and Mick Taylor. Since the release of his 1996 debut recording, the all-acoustic Big Mama’s Door, Hart has relayed his eclectic musical message around the world.

Alvin Youngblood Hart’s Muscle Theory

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£17.70

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The Local Honeys plus Rachel Harrington

Saturday 20 July

Saturday 20 July

Sage Two, 1pm

Sage Two, 7pm

From the rolling hills of the Bluegrass and the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains, Montana Hobbs and Linda Jean Stokley are two exceptionally talented young women who will be bringing the folk music of Kentucky to UK shores in 2019. Supporting is “the hardest working woman in Americana” Rachel Harrington.

Cowboy Junkies are a Canadian alternative country/ blues/folk rock band. At SummerTyne, they play two sets from their 30+ year career, including music from their latest album, All That Reckoning.

£15.60

An Evening with Cowboy Junkies

Saturday 20 July

Saturday 20 July

Sage One, 7pm

NRFH, 8pm

Specially curated by SummerTyne Americana Festival, hear a selection of the best current country music from both sides of the pond.

Sarah Savoy brings her unique but traditional Cajun sound to SummerTyne. Sarah conjures up images of smoky bars, beer, cigarettes, and the heady inspirational eras of Louisiana music. The John Lewis Rock’n’Roll Trio, a beloved act of the rockabilly scene, have a guitar sound that runs from Merle Travis to Link Wray.

£25.80 Strictly Country feat.

The Wandering Hearts, Lauren Alaina, Catherine McGrath & Eve Selis

River Cruise: Rachel Harrington and Massy Ferguson

Kiefer Sutherland plus Jesse Dayton

£23.70 - £29.60

Sarah Savoy plus the John Lewis Rock’n’Roll Trio

£15.60

Sunday 21 July

Sunday 21 July

Board at the Pitcher & Piano, 12pm

Sage Two, 1pm

All aboard HMS SummerTyne for a sail up the Tyne to the sea in the fantastic company of Rachel Harrington, who brings her flavour of the American West with songs of horses and wheat fields and wagon ruts to the interstate. Joined by international torchbearers of a sound that’s distinctly American, Massy Ferguson.

Sarah Darling plus Twinnie

Making waves with her blend of US and UK country with pop influences, Sarah Darling was nominated for 2017 International Artist of The Year by the British Country Music Awards. Her hotly anticipated new album, Wonderland, is due out in 2019. Supporting is rising star and extraordinary storyteller Twinnie.

£23.70

£15.60

Sunday 21 July

Sunday 21 July

Sage One, 7.30pm

Sage Two, 8pm

Kiefer Sutherland has been a professional actor for over 30 years, starring in movies like Stand By Me and The Lost Boys as well as the TV series 24. His second album Reckless & Me, spans Americana, folk, rock and blues. Jesse Dayton‘s career has included writing and recording a soundtrack for Rob Zombie’s film The Devil’s Rejects.

One of the most extraordinary and effortlessly distinctive voices in Americana, Marlon Williams‘ affecting vibrato has drawn comparisons to Roy Orbison. He was recently seen paying tribute to the Big O alongside Bradley Cooper in Oscar-winning film A Star is Born.

Marlon Williams plus Ida Mae

£17.70

£26.90

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FOLK ON THE TYNE SATURDAY 27 JULY

Folk on the Tyne: Folkworks Summer School Taster Session

Folk on the Tyne x Hudson Records feat. Karine Polwart + Jack Rutter + Hannah Read + M G Boulter

Billy Bragg + Holly Clarke & The Reivers

Saturday 27 July

Saturday 27 July

MEC, 10am

Barbour Room, 11.30am

Get a taste of our Folkworks Summer Schools! These workshops are designed to suit everyone from beginners to experts of all ages.

Participants will learn from Dave Gray, Jack Rutter, Lucy Farrell, Alasdair Roberts, Emily Portman and Hannah Read.

This introduction to the music, song and dance of the North East is a relaxed and informal environment suited to children with autism and their families.

During the performance you are free to move around and make noise, lights will be on and hall doors open for people to come and go as they wish, with a chill-out room available.

Adults £10.90, u 18s £8.70 (children under 8 must be accompanied by an adult).

Folk on the Tyne: An Introduction to Folk (Relaxed Performance)

£5.50

Saturday 27 July

Saturday 27 July

Sage Two, 1pm

NRFH, 6pm

Sage Two will be turned into an intimate acoustic space where artists will perform in the middle of the hall, surrounded by the audience. Presented by Hudson Records, the concert will feature six times winner at the BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards Karine Polwart, Hannah Read, Jack Rutter and the critically acclaimed M G Boulter.

Qanun virtuoso Maya Youssef is joined by multiaward-winning folk singer Rachel Newton in a special performance that celebrates music from outside of the UK and encourages collaboration between musicians of different backgrounds and heritage.

£15

Folkworks Connections: Maya Youssef & Rachel Newton

£6.50

Saturday 27 July

Saturday 27 July

Sage One, 7.30pm

Sage Two, 8pm

Orator, entertainer and rabblerouser Billy Bragg was named Trailblazer of the Year at the Americana Music Association UK Awards and honoured with the PRS Outstanding Contribution to British Music award at the Ivor Novello awards in 2018, Billy Bragg has sealed his status as a statesman as well as a great musician and chronicler of his time.

Sage Two turns into an intimate acoustic space where artists perform in the round. Presented

by Hudson Records, the evening will see The Furrow Collective (Best Group BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards 2017), Brìghde Chaimbeul (Radio 2 Young Folk Award winner) with Aidan O’Rourke (Lau), Jock Tyldesley and Vera van Heeringen (New Rope String Band) perform.

£21.80 - £25.10

Folk on the Tyne x Hudson Records feat. The Furrow Collective + Brėghde Chaimbeul with Aidan O’Rourke + Jock Tyldesley & Vera Van Heeringen

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SummerTyne Americana Festival is a must for all music fans, bringing together both established and new artists from America, the UK and beyond. This is one of the best Americana festivals with numerous ticketed gigs across our three halls over the weekend, as well as free indoor and outdoor stages, a music-filled river cruise, films, family activity and a food village.

What’s On?

Hollywood superstar turned singer-songwriter, Kiefer Sutherland, will close the weekend on Sunday 21 July with Americana rocker Jesse Dayton as special guest opener.

Come and get creative and complete a Discover Arts Award on Saturday 20 July. Arts Award is a nationally recognised qualification for children and young adults aged 5-25.

Kiefer has starred in The Lost Boys, A Few Good Men, and Stand by Me, as well as TV shows 24 and most recently Designated Survivor. His latest release, UK top 10 album, Reckless & Me, has country music at its heart, taking influence from Americana, folk, rock and blues.

Tamsin Austin, Director of Performance Programme at Sage Gateshead said: “We’re really proud that SummerTyne is such a long established festival in the Country/Americana music calendar and this is why we continue to attract serious heavyweights such as k.d. lang and The Long Ryders as well as a whole new generation of rising stars like Roosevelt Collier and The Wandering Hearts.

The opening night is headlined by the legendary k.d. lang, who celebrates the 25th anniversary of her platinum selling breakthrough album, Ingénue.

Saturday night’s headline quadruple bill, Strictly Country, features The Wandering Hearts, who are at the forefront of the new British Americana scene; American Idol star Lauren Alaina, whose first album was hailed by critics; the Queen of roadhouse rock Eve Selis; and Northern Irish singer-songwriter Catherine McGrath, who is fast becoming one of the biggest stars in the UK country scene.

The festival also sees a return to action for Americana stars The Long Ryders (who have recently released their first album in over 30 years), plus alt-country rock legends Cowboy Junkies, Kentucky old-time newcomers The Local Honeys, blues guitarist Alvin Youngblood Hart and New Zealand singer-songwriter Marlon Williams, recently seen alongside Bradley Cooper in Oscar-winning film A Star is Born.

“This year is a real mix of music from the very roots of Americana to the new wave of popular artists who are at the forefront of the ever-growing UK country scene. Kiefer Sutherland, Marlon Williams and Jesse Dayton all have great Americana chops but also bring strong links to film with them and a curiosity factor! And as ever we will deliver our two popular free stages outdoors and indoors showcasing the next generation of new talent.

“Americana and Country music has such wide appeal, for aficionados of blues and roots to those who have discovered country music more recently through Spotify and who have fallen in love with its energy and feelgood, sing-a-long vibe! SummerTyne Americana is a great way to kick back and kick start the summer holidays with a buzzy jam-packed weekend of music!”

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FOLK ON THE TYNE SATURDAY 27 JULY

Folk on the Tyne Festival takes place on Saturday 27 July and will be a packed day of folk gigs and workshops as well as free performances and family activity on the concourse.

Billy Bragg, the festival headliner, will perform in Sage One with support from Holly Clarke and The Reivers.

Known as the UK’s foremost political singersongwriter, Billy Bragg has topped the singles chart, had a street named after him and was mentioned in Bob Dylan’s memoir. Last year he was honoured with the PRS Outstanding Contribution to British Music award at the Ivor Novello Awards.

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At 1pm and 8pm Sage Two will be turned into an intimate acoustic space where artists will perform ‘in the round’, surrounded by the audience. Both gigs will be presented by Hudson Records. Director Andy Bell produced The Full English, an album that went onto win album of the year at the BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards in 2013. Andy will introduce some of his favourite artists to new audiences and work with established artists on exciting new projects.

The afternoon concert will feature six times winner at the BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards Karine Polwart as well as Hannah Read, Jack Rutter and the critically acclaimed M G Boulter.

The evening will see The Furrow Collective (Best Group at BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards 2017), Brìghde Chaimbeul (Radio 2 Young Folk Award winner) with Aidan O’Rourke (Lau), Jock Tyldesley and Vera van Heeringen (both of New Rope String Band) perform.

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Throughout the day there will also be free performances on the concourse, showcasing the best up-and-coming talent on the folk scene, as well as free family activities, to be announced soon.

Qanun virtuoso Maya Youssef is joined by multi-award-winning folk singer and clarsach player Rachel Newton in Northern Rock Foundation Hall at 6pm. Syrian musician Maya is hailed as “queen of the qanun” a 78-stringed Middle Eastern plucked zither traditionally only played by men. She moved to London under the Arts Council’s “exceptional talent” scheme and has played at the Proms alongside Damon Albarn. Her music is mainly an emotional response to the war in her homeland.

Kick-starting Folk on the Tyne in the morning will be a taster session by the Folkworks Summer School. The taster session will include music and dance workshops to suit everyone from beginners to experts of all ages. Led by popular workshop leader Dave Gray (Varldens Band and Katie Doherty and the Navigators) participants will also learn from a fantastic line up including Jack Rutter, Lucy Farrell, Alasdair Roberts, Emily Portman and Hannah Read.

Tamsin Austin, Director of Performance Programme at Sage Gateshead, said: “We have a rich seam of traditional folk music in the North East and Folk on the Tyne is a brilliant opportunity to profile a whole new generation of folk artists from the North of England alongside artists from further afield.

“We are delighted to have Billy Bragg headline amongst a plethora of rising stars, who with their new arrangements, interpretations and compositions are bringing this compelling music and tradition to new audiences.”

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Supporting those with access requirements at Sage Gateshead Here at Sage Gateshead we consider ourselves very fortunate to have such a well planned and accessible building. And now, we’re taking things a step further by introducing a new Access Requirement Register, which has been created to help provide more responsive and efficient services to anyone with access needs.

If you are deaf or disabled and have a specific access requirement, you can join the Access Requirement Register. Your specific needs will be securely recorded so that when you contact us, we will be able to provide a better service. In addition, if you require a Personal Assistant, you’ll be able to use the register to let us know. Your specific

requirements will be recorded so that when you contact us to book tickets, we’ll automatically know you need a complimentary Personal Assistant Ticket.

If you’d like to join the register, it’s simple. Download the form from our website or contact Box Office if you’d like us to post you a paper copy. Complete the form attaching any necessary supporting evidence, and email or post it back to us. Of course, you can also drop the information in at Box Office.

The form is available in large print and a range of other formats.

Learn more and download the form at www.sagegateshead.com Or contact Box Office on 0191 443 4661

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Classical Listings

Classical Listings

Così fan tutte with Nevill Holt Opera

Friday 5 July & Saturday 6 July Sage One, 7pm Nicholas Chalmers conductor Adele Thomas director Alexandra Lowe Fiordiligi Katie Coventry Dorabella Nick Pritchard Ferrando Martin Hässler Guglielmo Carolina Lippo Despina John Molloy Don Alfonso Royal Northern Sinfonia Nevill Holt Opera Mozart Così fan tutte

RNS is Curious!

Tuesday 9 July Sage Two, 8pm Compered by legendary performer and (wo)man Marlene Dietrich, Curious Arts and Sage Gateshead present RNS is Curious!

Following the storming success of their Figaro last season, Nevill Holt Opera are back in Sage One with Royal Northern Sinfonia for two performances of this high energy tale of love, temptation and partner-swapping. Mozart’s popular opera delights, in this elegant art-deco staging from director Adele Thomas.

£20 - £50 C Thank you to The Marchus Trust for their support of the Così under-30 ticket offer.

Inspiration: Songs of Power

A concert of classical chamber music by LGBTQ composers celebrated throughout the ages, including Tchaikovsky, Bernstein and Britten. The performance will close Curious Festival 2019 in unforgettable style.

£14.50

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Fully staged production.

Sunday 14 July Sage One, 4pm Gary Griffiths music director Inspiration Choir Royal Northern Sinfonia A recreation of Inspiration’s very first concert from 10 years ago, with choral blockbusters such as Bridge Over Troubled Water, O Fortuna and the Hallelujah Chorus, as well as beautiful unaccompanied gems,

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Fields Of Gold and Goodnight My Angel. There are many singers in the choir now who performed in that sell-out concert. Whether you were in the audience too or you’ve recently discovered Inspiration, come along and help us celebrate 10 magnificent years of joyous singing.

£10, £19 F

What’s On?

Samling Academy Summer Concert: Come into the Garden

Dvořák in America

Wednesday 24 July Sage Two, 8pm Royal Northern Sinfonia Martinů Three Madrigals for Violin and Viola Barber String Quartet in B minor, Mvt.2 ‘Molto Adagio’ Pavel Haas Wind Quintet, Op.10 Barber Summer Music for Wind Quintet, Op.31 Dvořák String Quartet No.12 in F major ‘American’

Dvořák said that he could not have written his American Quartet if he had never seen America, with its wide-open spaces and soulful music.

Immerse yourself in these warm melodies and joyful dances; let Royal Northern Sinfonia transport you to the land of eternal sunshine.

£14.50 This programme can also be heard at St Mary the Virgin, Ponteland on 19 July and All Saints Church, Rothbury on 23 July. See p.23 for details.

Friday 26 July Sage Two, 7.30pm Step into an enchanted world of flowers with the young singers of Samling Academy.

Gardens have been celebrated through the ages as places for love, romance and reflection. From Renaissance madrigals, to German Romantics, to the great flowering of English song in the 20th century, young singers from Samling

Academy present a semistaged programme of song and poetry inspired by the language of flowers.

Directed by Samling Artists Miranda Wright and pianist Ian Tindale.

£10, £14 C

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Classical Season 2019/20 It’s been a joyous whirlwind of a 60th anniversary season and we can hardly believe it’s time to introduce you to our 2019/20 programme. But here we are, poised with anticipation as we unveil a truly delectable feast of music that we hope appeals to the tastebuds of more people than ever before.

You don’t have to be in the know to enjoy all we have to offer but our season is broken down into eight series to make it easier for you to choose what you would like to come along to.

RNS at Home - our main series of concerts in Sage One RNS Presents - visiting symphony orchestras and choirs from near and far RNS Nights Out - popular music and film scores Small is Beautiful - small chamber groups performing up-close in Sage Two Classics 4 Kids - family friendly introduction to classical music with free Concourse activities Piano Greats - great music from the world’s great pianists RNS @ Wylam - minimalist music at Wylam Brewery in Newcastle’s Exhibition Park RNS Christmas - festive favourites

Gabriela Montero 13 & 15 March

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Not sure if you’ll recognise or like the music?

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Highlights in our main series - RNS at Home include Tchaikovsky’s ‘Pathétique’ symphony on Opening Night, the wonderful Venezuelan pianist Gabriela Montero, and Lars Vogt performing Beethoven’s mighty ‘Emperor’ concerto.

We are also embracing 2020 to explore the wonderful music of the 1920s, with two ‘Welcome to the Roaring Twenties’ concerts featuring Walton’s Façade and Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue.

RNS Presents features the Prague Symphony Orchestra with the first Sage Gateshead performance of Mahler’s Third Symphony and chart-topping violinist Nicola Benedetti plays Bruch’s Violin Concerto No. 1 with the Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra.

We can’t wait to introduce Philharmonix, a no-holds barred musical cocktail of classical, jazz, klezmer, Latin, improv and pop. Pure fun with virtuoso players from the world’s greatest orchestras - the Vienna and Berlin Philharmonics.

We have some absolute block-busting belters in our Nights Out series! A Star Wars Spectacular, the music of Elton John hot off the back of epic new biographical movie ‘Rocketman’ and the magical music of E.T. performed live while the iconic film plays on the big screen. We also have our festive family favourite screenings of The Snowman, accompanied live by RNS. Our popular Classics 4 Kids series continues, this season starring our very own. Piano Greats Lars Vogt showing young RNS fans all there is to know about the piano, and fairy-tale family favourite Peter and the Wolf.

Read on for information on how to subscribe to our classical season, and details of our two Big Beethoven Weekends in 2020, marking 250 years since the birth of the great composer.

Don’t forget, you can save money and choose from the best seats if you subscribe!

Call our Box Office on 0191 443 4661 or book online at sagegateshead.com/classical

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We hope you agree we have a fantastic choice of concerts this season. If there are five or more from our RNS at Home and RNS Presents season that you would love to come and see, or treat friends or family to, then you can save money and unlock some great benefits by subscribing!

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If you hurry you can secure your tickets before the season goes on general sale on Saturday 15 June!

Not only do you receive great discounts but you also get: • The best choice of seats, including the option to keep the same seat for next season if you book all 20 concerts.

• The option to spread the cost over six months if you choose to pay by direct debit (subscriptions over £200) • Free exchanges within the 2019/20 season • Priority booking for non-subscription concerts in the 2019/20 season including RNS Nights Out, Small is Beautiful, Classics 4 Kids, Piano Greats, RNS @ Wylam, RNS Christmas and RNS Christmas by Candlelight tour • Priority booking for the 2020/21 season It’s easy to do and our friendly Box Office staff are on hand to help you if you need it.

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What’s On?

Dvořák

in America Dvořák said that he could not have written his New World Symphony or American Quartet if he had never seen America, with its wide-open spaces and soulful music. Immerse yourself in these warm melodies and joyful dances; let Royal Northern Sinfonia transport you to the land of eternal sunshine.

PROGRAMME ONE

PROGRAMME TWO

Bradley Creswick director/violin

Martinů Three Madrigals for Violin and Viola

Copland (arr. Farrington) Hoe-Down Dvořák Two Waltzes, Op.54

Barber String Quartet in B minor, Mvt.2 ‘Molto Adagio’

Martinů Nonet

Pavel Haas Wind Quintet, Op.10

Dvořák (arr. Farrington) Symphony No.9, ‘From the New World’

Barber Summer Music for Wind Quintet, Op.31

St Cuthbert’s Church, Darlington | 19 July

St Mary the Virgin, Ponteland | 19 July

Hexham Abbey, Hexham | 20 July

All Saints Church, Rothbury | 23 July

St Cuthbert’s Church, Carlisle | 21 July

Sage Two | 24 July (8pm)

Dvořák String Quartet No.12 in F major ‘American’

St George’s Church, Cullercoats | 23 July Kendal Parish Church, Kendal | 24 July St Michael’s Church, Alnwick | 25 July

Full details at sagegateshead.com Concerts begin at 7.30pm unless otherwise stated

Tickets: £15, Under-18s: £5 Box Office: 0191 443 4661

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Big Beethoven Weekends 2020 marks 250 years since the birth of Beethoven in 1770, and we’re bringing you two magnificent weekends of Beethoven celebrations.

The first takes place on Saturday 22 and Sunday 23 February - Big Beethoven Weekend 1: The Symphonies.

For this occasion we will be joined by Classic FM host and newsreader John Suchet, who will present Royal Northern Sinfonia and orchestral friends the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Hallé, BBC Scottish Symphony and Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra in a thrilling performance of all nine of Beethoven’s symphonies over one intensive weekend.

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From the youthful rebellion of the First Symphony through to the Ode to Joy that crowns the Ninth, it’s the greatest story ever told in music.

And what better way to hear it than in the world-class acoustics of our main concert hall performed by the UK’s finest orchestras, under the captivating direction of conductors Kirill Karabits, Ilan Volkov, Vasily Petrenko, Lars Vogt and Sir Mark Elder.

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Dive headlong into the full, epic experience, and expect musicmaking that will refresh both heart and soul.

Tickets for the whole weekend cost £60. Day tickets are available from 1 October at £35.

Remaining tickets for single concerts cost £20 and are available from 1 January 2020.

What’s On?

If you want to experience Beethoven like never before then join us for Big Beethoven Weekend 2: Dancing Beethoven on Saturday 9 and Sunday 10 May. On Saturday 9 May innovative string orchestra Scottish Ensemble, in collaboration with Swedish company Andersson Dance, present their criticallyacclaimed performance Prelude - skydiving from a dream, fusing classical musicians with dancers and blurring the lines between the two, with the musicians included in the choreography.

The performance focuses on the raw energy of Beethoven’s

Grosse Fuge (considered by many to be his most inspiring work) as well as music by Lutosławski and Bach, and explores themes of chaos and complexity, breaking rules and embracing adventure whilst presenting the instrumentalists and dancers as equal partners on stage..

‘Appassionata’ - and illuminated them in new ways through clashes and encounters with the moving human body.

Two astonishing performances in one weekend, making you hear and see Beethoven in a totally different way.

Sunday 10 May presents three dancers, three sonatas and one exceptional pianist - Per Tengstrand.

“A monumental heroic triumph greeted with a solid wall of cheering from a packed and delighted audience.”

Bachtrack *****

Choreographer Orjan Andersson has chosen three of Beethoven’s greatest sonatas - Op.110, the ‘Tempest’ and the

Tickets for the whole weekend cost £30. Single concert tickets are available from 1 October at £20.

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Award-winning agency partners with Sage Gateshead Sunderland-based recruitment agency Adkins & Cheurfi has become the latest business to join Sage Gateshead as a corporate partner. Founded in 2016 by Dean Adkins and Melika Cheurfi, the agency specialises in hospitality recruitment.

Winners of the Durham, Sunderland and South Tyneside ‘Best Newcomer’ category at the 2018 North East Business Awards, the agency has a team of qualified recruiters supporting a wide range of hotels, restaurants, venues, education and business facilities.

Adkins and Cheurfi Managing Director Melika Cheurfi says: “We chose to partner with Sage Gateshead as it’s such an iconic building and music

As a registered charity, Sage Gateshead relies on the support of businesses and individuals. Why not build the profile of your business by partnering with us?

We offer flexible partnership packages including:

Dean Adkins and Melika Cheurfi.

venue. It plays a big part in the North East’s arts and culture scene, providing a fantastic platform for talented musicians.”

You can find out more about Adkins & Cheurfi at www.adkinscheurfi.co.uk

You may also like to access branding and engagement opportunities by sponsoring our events programme.

To find out more, call the Fundraising Team now on 0191 443 4555.

• Branding/promotional opportunities • Staff volunteering • Community engagement

Sage Gateshead exists thanks to the support of public and private donations

• VIP hospitality Sage Gateshead is a registered charity.

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What’s On?

A silver celebration If you’ve ever wondered what it’s like to be part of Sage Gateshead’s much-loved Silver Programme then come along to the Silver Programme Music Festival on Sunday 7 July.

The festival will see over 1,000 people perform throughout the day, celebrating the depth of musical skills and experience of participants from the Silver Programme.

Our Silver music-making groups have a real community feel to them. There are a huge range of daytime musical activities for people over the age of 50 to enjoy in a relaxed, informal and supportive environment. It’s never too late to get into music and with more than 50 classes taking place each week, there’s bound to be something that’s just right for you.

Richard Groves, of Morpeth, said joining the Silver Programme had fulfilled a lifetime ambition.

“There are opportunities to try out all kinds of music without any pressure. I have a fuller social life than I could ever imagine, which I never thought would happen

once I left work,” he added.

“To be in a band has fulfilled a lifetime ambition for me and has given me confidence in lots of ways.”

The Silver Programme Music Festival will feature performances from an eclectic array of groups ranging from rock bands and traditional choirs, to ukulele bands and classical singers.

The performances will not only showcase the musical skills amongst the programme’s participants, but also aims to emphasise the positive effects music has on wellbeing.

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A highlight of the day will be a public sing-along of the classic hit Everyday by Buddy Holly. It’s open to all ages and abilities and there’s no need to book, just come along and join in on the day.

All Concourse events are free, tickets are required for performances in the halls.

If you would like to join the Silver Programme we would be thrilled to have you! Our 19/20 season starts from Monday 16 September and classes are on sale from Monday 24 June.

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Festival celebrates children and young people Over 3,000 children and young people from across the region will take part in Sage Gateshead’s Young People’s Summer Festival.

Together with partners across the North East, Sage Gateshead works with thousands of children and young people each year. The three-week-long festival takes place from 23 June to 14 July and is a celebration of young people’s music-making.

On 23 June enjoy a brilliant day of performances and activities by and for young people from across the region, presented by Sage Gateshead’s CoMusica which supports children and young people experiencing challenging circumstances to fulfil their potential musically, personally and socially. Performances on Sage Gateshead’s Concourse and Sage Two will range from hip-hop to electronic music and everything in between. Come and get involved with music activities taking place throughout the day.

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A highlight of the festival will see young musicians from In Harmony Newcastle Gateshead join children of the Newcastle West End Schools Trust on 25 June for a day of music, dancing and arts. In Harmony is a national programme that aims to inspire and transform the lives of children through communitybased orchestral music-making.

Alicia and Mario have been part of the programme since 2015.

Their mum Adjami said: “In Harmony is a great programme that has enriched my family. I am very thankful for my children to have been given the opportunity to learn a classical instrument and for the opportunity to have been extended to myself.”

The day will close with a massed sing of a specially commissioned song ‘Together’ performed by children from all eight schools accompanied by Hawthorn Primary Symphony Orchestra.

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Over 3,000 school children are set to raise the roof when they take part in the much-loved annual Mini Sing on 27 and 28 June and Big Sing on 2 and 3 July. On the theme of wellbeing, the children will perform the songs they’ve been working hard on in school with support from professional musicians.

On 1 July ensembles and choirs will share the stage in a special Gala Day including a showcase concert in Sage One and free performances on the Concourse, celebrating the breadth and diversity of outstanding youth music from each part of the region. The Gala Day is presented by the six North East Music Education Hubs: Durham and Darlington, Gateshead and South Tyneside, North Tyneside, Music Partnership North (Newcastle and Northumberland), Sunderland and Tees Valley.

What’s On?

This year’s Music Spark Show on the 5 July will include amazing music and dance performances from young people and adults with additional needs from the region and further afield. The event will be planned and hosted by the Music Spark Team - a group of aspiring Music Leaders with additional needs who champion ability before disability.

The festival will culminate with a weekend of incredible performances by students from Sage Gateshead’s Young Musicians Programme. The weekend will showcase musicians of all ages and backgrounds and see performances from youth ensembles Quay Voices, Folkestra, Jambone and Young Sinfonia as well as training ensembles Folkworks Saturdays, Jazz Attack and Wind Band.

The weekend will also feature concerts in Sage One from our Foundation and Step Up programmes as well as Sage Two and inspiring Concourse

performances from students on the Centre for Advanced Training.

Rachel, joined Young Sinfonia in 2016: “Meeting others who have very similar passions to my own creates a fantastic environment and I look forward to playing together before each rehearsal. The overall experience of playing in an orchestra is wonderful as it is such a supportive environment where we can appreciate others’ talent and work as a team to create music.”

Find out more at sagegateshead.com As a registered charity we rely on your support to help us continue this important work and to ensure all children and young people can experience the joy and life-changing impact of music. Every gift, no matter the size, can make a difference.

To find out how you can help or to donate, please visit our website or get in touch.

Wendy Smith, Director of Creative Learning at Sage Gateshead says: “The festival is a celebration of music-making from young people across the North East. The diversity of musical performances is representative of young people that engage in music across our region, demonstrating their huge potential and big dreams.”

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Family Listings

We have a jam-packed family programme this Summer with exciting activities for all ages to keep your little ones busy during the holidays.

Family Listings

Sunday 30 June Sage One, 11am & 2.30pm Milkshake Monkey can’t wait to put on a spectacular new musical for you all! But when stage fright hits, his favourite Milkshake friends come to help, creating the most dazzling show you have ever seen!

Milkshake Live! Milkshake Monkey’s Musical Ages 0-4

Thursday 8 & 15 August, 1.30pm

Tuesday 6 & 13 August: 9.45am & 11.15am

Greggs Children’s Room

Wednesday 7 & 14 August: 9.45am & 11.15am

Ages 5-7 (Siblings Welcome) Why not rock up in the style of your favourite musician and come and learn to strum and sing along with ukuleles in this one-hour summer session.

Thursday 8 & 15 August: 9.45am & 11.15am

Ages 5-7 (Siblings Welcome) Music Live: Mini Musicians: Summer Specials

Summer Festival and Elmer Various dates and times throughout August Greggs Children’s Room Come to Sage Gateshead for our one-hour summer music classes for children. Either put on your music festival hat and wellies between 6 - 8 August or join Tyne & Wear’s most loved elephant Elmer between 13 - 15 August.

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Wednesday 7 & 14 August: 1.30pm

SEND session: Ages 0-7

£17.40 adults, £15.80 under 16s, £26.20 VIP Family Ticket £62

£3.50 per person.

Family Uke

Tuesday 6 & 13 August: 1.30pm

Adults are also required to purchase a ticket when purchasing a child ticket.

Sunday 29 September

£3.50 per person.

Sage One, 1pm & 7pm

Adults are also required to purchase a ticket when purchasing a child ticket.

Diversity - Born Ready ‘The 10 Year Anniversary Tour’

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Diversity continue to wow audiences around the world with their innovative live tours and performances since they won Britains Got Talent 10 years ago. Be prepared for dance, illusions and mindblowing stunts that will leave people amazed!

£31.10 - £130 (VIP), Family Ticket £100 (Save £25)

What’s On?

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Make Music

Classes & Workshops 2019/20 season As this academic year of classes and workshops draws to a close our new 2019/20 season beckons.

Come and discover a world of music-making.

On sale Monday 24 June.

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If you’re looking to get involved in music-making at any level; absolute beginner, intermediate or advanced - whether learning an instrument, joining a band, or taking part in a singing group, there’s something for everyone. We run over 100 different adult classes each week including our specialised folk classes and our Silver Programme for people over the age of 50.

Learn to play guitar, ukulele, mandolin, saxophone and steel pans, or join one of our many vocal groups singing pop to classical and everything in between.

We have Music Live Under Five classes for 0-4 year olds as well as accessible music-making for adults with additional needs.

For many of our classes there’s no need for any musical knowledge, no auditions and no pressure. Our welcoming and relaxed venue is the perfect place for you to meet with fellow participants and make your visit about more than just the music.

Enrol, meet other budding musicians and begin or continue your musical journey.

Autumn Term Autumn term starts from Monday 16 September. On sale Monday 24 June.

Prices from £55 to £70 per term.

Discounts are available when booking multiple classes within termly or annual packages.

Book per session for Music Live Under Five classes (termly and half termly discounts available).

For full details, please visit our website.

Have a Go Day If you’re not sure where to start, why not come along to our Have a Go Day on Saturday 7 September, part of the national Festival of Learning and have a go in one of our taster sessions.

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Sage Gateshead’s Turn Up the Quiet: Young Women’s Music-Making When thirteen-year-old Elena McHugh joined one of Sage Gateshead’s Turn Up the Quiet workshops she saw it as a hobby, and having completed the first few terms, Elena now wants to explore the career options within the music industry.

Elena spoke to Sage Gateshead’s podcast presenter Ian Wylie and shared her experiences of coming along to Turn Up the Quiet - a series of free workshops, which have been designed for young women aged 13 - 18 who would like to learn new musical styles and develop ideas.

Elena told Ian: “When I first found out about the course, I was like - ‘oh, a thing for people my age other girls - sounds cool - I’m in’.

I love music a lot. I’ve never really considered it my thing, mostly because I’m really, really scared of performing - or at least I used to be. I have a lot of anxiety problems, especially social anxiety and performing and speaking in public, and I’ve found this programme has helped me a lot to conquer that.

We’ve done two performances and both were a lot of fun.

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“The course provides a really supportive environment - the people are all really nice. I’m more confident with my voice and with being able to make new friends.

It’s nice to have something to look forward to. Every Thursday I’m like ‘yeah, it’s Music Day’.

“When I started, I thought it was just a hobby but then I’ve enjoyed myself so much that I’m wondering if I can do anything with this. I’d like to see if I can take this in a career path direction.”

Hannah Taylor, Programme Leader for Gender Equality, added to the chat: “It’s no secret that we’re in a male-dominated industry and it’s great for young girls to be themselves in an environment where they feel safe, gain the confidence they need, gain musical skills, raise their aspirations and hopefully feel like it may be something they want to continue with in the future.

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“All abilities are welcome, anyone can take part. My advice is just turn up! We will welcome you into the group and hope you’ll leave feeling happier and inspired.”

The workshops are open to singers and players of all musical styles and instruments. The next term starts in June with An Introduction to Music Technology and this course will offer an introduction to life behind the music desk and a taster into live sound and studio engineer career opportunities.

The workshop series takes place on Tuesdays between 5-7pm and you don’t need to book - just turn up and meet opposite the Grab & Go Café on Sage Gateshead’s Concourse. The course will run for 6 weeks starting from 4 June.

CoMusica works with partners across the North East to support children and young people experiencing challenging circumstances to fulfil their potential musically, personally and socially.

The series is funded by National Foundation for Youth Music and Hays Travel.

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Sage Gateshead, St. Mary’s Square, Gateshead, NE8 2JR

Without TicketPlan (details left) we are unable to offer refunds except in the case of a cancelled concert where we will refund the value of your ticket(s). Sage Gateshead reserves the right to substitute artists without prior notice.

Car Parking: Car parking to rear of the building with lift access and priority spacing for blue badge holders. Charges apply.

TicketPlan: Refund protection is available at a cost of £2 per ticket. This protects you against cancellation resulting from accidents, unexpected illnesses and adverse weather where the Police service or other Government agency have issued warnings not to travel. For full terms and conditions, visit the website.

Exchanges:

Gift Certificates:

Family Ticket: Four tickets, must include at least one adult and one child. See website for details.

If you require postage, a fee of £1.50 will be applied.

We are proud of our environmental awareness: to see our policy and learn about the 2 Star Industry Green award from Julie’s Bicycle, visit the About section of our website.

FREE Metro Travel:

Gift Certificates are valid for 5 years from the date of purchase.

Gift Certificates can be redeemed at Box Office, over the phone and online at sagegateshead.com

Postage:

Tickets may be exchanged for seats of the same or higher value for a performance of the same production with a £2.50 handling fee per transaction.

Environment:

Thanks to the generosity of Nexus, you can travel on the Metro to and from Sage Gateshead concerts for free up to 2 hours before and after a performance. This does not include travel to our educational classes.

For more information please visit www.sagegateshead.com The information in this brochure is correct at the time of printing but may be subject to change.

North Music Trust is a charity (No. 1087445) and relies on your support.

We make music for everyone Every day, and in all that we do, we aim to inspire a life-long love of music with our dynamic international music programme and events and learning opportunities.

Sage Gateshead is a registered charity.

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As a registered charity, we rely on your generous support to use music to stimulate, educate and inspire.

If you’ve ever enjoyed a gig, classical performance or musical learning opportunity, why not make a donation and help bring the power of music to everyone, today and for the future?

Donate today via our website or by calling 0191 443 5038.

Thank you

Platinum Corporate Partners

Sage Gateshead values its partnerships with individuals, trusts and foundations, companies and its core revenue supporters Arts Council England, North East and Gateshead Council. As a registered charity this support is vital to allow us to continue and develop our work.

Gold Corporate Partners Trusts and Foundations Community Foundation serving Tyne and Wear and Northumberland Esmée Fairbairn Foundation Hays Travel Foundation Goldman Sachs Gives (UK) John Lewis & Partners Morrisons Foundation Netherton Park Trust PRS Foundation for Music Sir James Knott Trust Skipton Building Society Charitable Foundation The Barbour Foundation The Britford Bridge Trust The Foyle Foundation The Hadrian Trust The John S Cohen Foundation The Kavli Trust The Marchus Trust The Percy Hedley 1990 Trust The Shears Foundation W A Handley Charity Trust Youth Music

Project Supporters Darlington Borough Council DCSF Music Manifesto and Music and Dance Scheme Newcastle City Council Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council The National Lottery Community Fund

Public Funding Arts Council England Gateshead Council

Founding Patrons Garfield Weston Foundation Joan and Margaret Halbert Northern Rock Foundation The Barbour Foundation The Sage Group PLC

Founding Endowment and 10th Birthday Endowment Donors 1989 Willan Charitable Trust 400 Club Bowland Charitable Trust Clore Duffield Foundation Cunard Mr J Cuthbert Fenwick Ltd Christopher French Gillian Dickinson Charitable Trust Greggs PLC Mr & Mrs M Howard John and Florence Adamson Charitable Trust John Bell Charitable Trust Lord Falconer of Thoroton Northern Arts Board Northumbrian Water Ms W Oloman Anne Reece Roland Cookson Fund Mr Anthony Sargent CBE Sir James Knott Trust Stuart Halbert Foundation The Barbour Foundation The David Boardman Trust The David Goldman Programme The Go-Ahead Group PLC The Shears Foundation The Squires Foundation The Vardy Foundation

Silver Corporate Partners

Bronze Corporate Partners Biffa Komatsu UK Ltd Northern Elevator Limited Pioneer Foodservice Solution Group Statex Colour Print ZeroLight

Public Funding

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Legacy Bequests Mr H Bender Miss Joyce Christie Audrey Dixon Richard and Maggie Freyman Ann Stephenson

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