FOUR TALES OF ENCHANTMENT ALASDAIR NICOLSON FOUR SEASONS EACH WITH A TALE TO TELL A spring murder by a cruel sister. A summer search for a singing rose. An autumn tidal wave. A winter ghost in the snow. Devised as a work to involve a wide range of performers, Two Sisters is a series of
Bach Prelude and Fugue in E-flat minor Beethoven Sonata No.26 in E-flat major ‘Les adieux’ Debussy Images book 1 Chopin Ballade 1 Ben-San Lau presents an historical survey of music by some of the master composers for the keyboard. The music ranges from the rigorous counterpoint of Bach to Beethoven’s enigmatic and passionate ‘Les Adieux’
Prokofiev Prelude Bach Lute Suite no. 1 De Falla Spanish Dance from ‘La Vida Breve’ Ravel Prelude, À la Manière de Chabrier, Jeux d’eau Chertok Around the Clock Suite Prokofiev Music from ‘Romeo and Juliette’ Posse Variations on Carnival of Venice Oliver became the first harpist ever to win the Guildhall Gold Medal and went
Debussy Syrinx Debussy Sonate for flute, viola & harp Leclair Trio Sonata in D major op. 2 no.8 Ravel Prelude Ravel Jeux d’eau Ravel Sonatine An all-French programme features Debussy’s masterwork for this unusual instrumental combination alongside music by his contemporary Ravel. The elegance of eighteenth century France is represented by music from the violinist
Milhaud Scaramouche Albeniz Suite Española Maurice Tableaux de Provence De Falla Siete Canciones Populares Españolas An exciting and colourful exploration of the cultural sympathy and musical styles of the two countries on either side of the Pyrenees, Spain and France. Jonathan Radford features as a ‘rising star’ in BBC Music Magazine 2018 and is a
Debussy Piano Trio in G major Ravel Piano Trio Vasks Plainscapes Shostakovich Piano Trio no. 1 in C minor The intensely beautiful trios by contemporaries Ravel and Debussy contrast with the sharply mercurial trio of the sixteen-year-old Shostakovich. Pēteris Vask’s work is a version of one originally scored with choir: an extended meditation culminating in
Erwazen A Philharmonic Fanfare Verhelst A Song for Japan Bohme Prelude and Fugue in E flat Mozart Divertimento Haydn Piano Trio Ibert Cinq Pièces Buck Brass Trio bring an eclectic mix of music from across the centuries ranging from original music for brass to wonderful arrangements. Buck Brass Trio is one of the leading young
Beethoven Sonata no. 30 in E major Bernstein Touches Chopin Ballade no. 4 Franck Prélude, Chorale et Fugue Beethoven’s late fantasy sonata contrasts with the exquisitely melodic barcarolle of Chopin’s 4th Ballade but shares the idea of theme and variations with Bernstein’s competition test piece whose inscription reads “ Written for my first love, the
Rebay Grand Duo for 2 guitars Mompou Canción y Danza nos. 2 & 6 Brouwer from ‘Beatlerianas’ Villa-Lobos from ‘Cirandinhas’ de Falla Suite from ‘El Amor Brujo’ Nova Guitar Duo bring us a programme hot from their debut at New York’s Carnegie Hall which explores vibrant music from Spain and South America. The duo formed
Bates Toccata Mists of the Mountains Bernstein Overture to ‘Candide’ Golland Peace Grainger Molly on the Shore Doss Moskito Bruckner Locus Iste Arban Carnival of Venice Join A4 Brass on a whistle-stop tour! From Bate’s music inspired by the sounds of the Far East, to Bernstein’s Broadway operetta and from the Irish reels of Grainger’s
Bach Orchestral Suite no. 1 Handel Excerpts from ‘The Water Music.’ Vivaldi ‘Spring’ from ‘The Four Seasons.’ Telemann Concerto for Recorder & Bassoon Bach Brandenburg Concerto no 4 Our Gala concert surveys well-known music from the Baroque era in a musical feast of great composers. At the heart of the programme are two works of
Scarlatti Sonatas K. 87, 155 & 124 Schubert Four Impromptus op. 90 H. Karstens Tanz der Masken No two composers represent delicate, intricate and concise writing for the piano more readily than Scarlatti and Schubert. The latter’s ever-popular Impromptus demonstrate the beautiful lyricism crossed with the idea of piano studies. The more recent work on
Bloch Méditation Hébraïque Bridge Four pieces for cello and piano Brahms Cello sonata no. 2 in F Brahms’ epic work for cello and piano explores the entire range of emotions and timbres and the programme is completed by two works from the early twentieth century, Bloch’s musical reflections on Jewish themes and Bridge’s set of
Cello & Piano Beethoven Variations on a theme from Judas Maccabeus Beethoven Sonata Op. 102 No. 1 in C Beethoven sonataop.102No2inD Two seasoned chamber musicians bring us an all- Beethoven programme to open this year’s season. Starting with variations on a theme from Handel they explore earliest works and latest works for cello and piano
Horn & Piano Beethoven Sonata Woolf Aria Glazunov Reverie Gonoud Six Melodies Strauss Andante Vinter Hunter’s Moon One of the UK’s most talented young French Horn players brings a tantalising array of music to display this brass instrument’s virtuosic and lyric qualities. The repertoire crosses the centuries from Beethoven’s only work for horn to Strauss’s lyrical
Oboe & Piano Grovlez Sarabande And Allegro Schumann Abendlied Silverstrini Six Etudes Pour Hautbois Schumann Romance Clara Schumann Nocturne Thea Musgrave Night Windows Rachmaninov Etude Tableaux Op. 33 No. 3 Finizi Interlude Poulenc Sonata Katherine Bryer is one the UK’s finest oboists and brings us an evening rich in variety leading towards one of the classic
Piano Matedoja Pieces Sibelius Spruce Tree Dvarionas Winter Sketches Sibelius Sketches Op 114 Eva Maria Dorosowska serves up a winter selection from the eastern Baltic with music from Finland and Lithuania. Sibelius’s Sketches with its winter scene, forest lake and spruce tree heralds winter. Alongside these she reveals the intriguing works of two lesser known
Violin & Piano Mozart Sonata In A K 305 Brahmt Sonata No 1 In G Major Wienawski Faust Fantasy Perhaps a familiar face for some as a member of the London Symphony Orchestra, the Belgian violinst Alix Lagasse surveys two centuries of music ranging from the delicate classicism of the Mozart’s sonata through the rich
Dvorak American Quartet Movt 1 Clara Schumann Romance Bach 2 Prelude And Fugues David Lancaster Swan Michael Torke July Jonathan Dove Tuning In Rameau Gavotte Piazolla Libertango Debussy Quartet Movt 3 Marc Mellits Black Described by the Times as ‘irresistible’, Kaleidoscope Saxophone Quartet is an innovative collaboration between four creative young players. Here they perform
Oboe Bassoon & Piano Andre Previn Trio Poulenc Trio This ensemble of oboe, bassoon and piano continues the exploration of wind repertoire this season and brings two contrasting works which show off the colourful variety and versatile sonorities of these three instruments. Poulenc’s ever- popular trio written in 1926 and dedicated to Manuel de Falla
Cello & Piano Faure Élégie Op. 24 Rameau Les Cyclopes Les Sauvages Les Poules Debussy Cello Sonata In D Poulenc Sonata For Cello And Piano Swiss cellist Timothée Botbol and Ukrainian pianist Dinara Klinton return by popular demand after last season’s electric concert. Here they explore music from France looking back briefly to the 18th
Faversham Voices Cantiana Mustardseed Singers Lowering the Tone Faversham Community Choir Faversham Choral Society A unique collaboration bringing together local choirs to explore the unique heritage of the town and its people. Waterways will explore how the small settlement of Faversham grew at the the head of a navigable creek and will celebrate how boatbuilding,
Faversham Music Club are delighted to be hosting a mini-festival of music events in celebration of the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee. From choirs to classical guitar, operatic superstars to some of Kent’s finest young musicians, there’s something here for everyone!
TOADS on a TAPESTRY was written in 2015 by composer and Music Club chair, David Knotts as part of the nationwide celebration commemorating 800 years since the signing of the Magna Carta. David collaborated with award-winning writer, John Gallas to create a musical extravaganza which explores the history of the Magna Carta through the voice
