The 43rd Festival
July – August 2009
An exciting
panoply of events
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 Opening Concert
Saturday
July 18th
Emma
Johnson – winner of the BBC Young Musician of the Year in 1984, now
an internationally-renowned clarinet soloist who has sold over a
quarter of a million discs worldwide.
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Tuesday July 21st
The
Farrington Ensemble
– music for clarinet, violin, cello and piano. A unique and
flexible group that entertains, challenges and enlightens. An
evening of variety.
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Friday July 24th
The Winner
of the Haverhill Sinfonia Soloist Competition
will perform. Soloists from all
over the world compete, and a recital here is one of the prizes.
The competition takes place in the Autumn, and we shall then be able
to tell you who is coming to play for us.
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Monday July 27th
4
Girls & 4
Harps – one of
the most unusual groups we have invited also promises to be one of
the best. This quartet of four award-winning harpists was formed in
2000, and presents an eclectic repertoire including solos by each of
the four.
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Wednesday July 29th
 The
Thousand Petalled Lotus Flower
Weaving Myth and Music from South Asia
Internationally acclaimed storyteller Cassandra Wye joins forces
with Dhyan
Singh on Tabla and Simon Kohli on Sarod to create a unique
performance of South Asian stories set to the melodies and sounds of
Indian classical music.
"Subtly crafted music with captivating stories”
“A beautiful blend of myths, music and legend” |
Friday July 31st
Bold as Brass
is an ensemble of some of the country’s top brass musicians who
specialise in providing fantastic music throughout Scotland.
Members of Bold as Brass have
performed with renowned orchestras such as the Royal Scottish
National Orchestra and the world-renowned Vienna Philharmonic, in
venues from the Royal Albert Hall to the Sydney Opera House.
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 Last night
Saturday
August 1st
One
of our greatest coups is to entice the legendary Kenny Ball and
his Jazzmen to Church Stretton. An evening definitely not to be
missed
!
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PLUS
The usual array of coffee concerts, organ recitals and
afternoon events.
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