Promoted by Minstrel Productions in association with
Artsanglia Limited (Charity No 290754)
Thomas McIntosh Artistic Director
Miranda Reckitt Administrator
Jeanette Willsher Festival Co-ordinator
Nigel Bonham-Carter Programme Notes
Kevin Grimsey House Manager
Paul Oxford Bar Manager
All Concerts take place at The Old School, Bridge Street, Hadleigh, Suffolk
How to contact us: Tel/Fax: 01473 822596
E-mail: thomas.mcintosh@minstrelmusic.co.uk
This Year’s Supper Concerts
The series opens with The Romantic Era in Words & Music in which Judith
Buckle, mezzo-soprano, Brian Ralph, narrator, and Thomas McIntosh, piano will
guide us through the years from 1800 to 1850. This was the age when the great
Romantic poetry of Keats, Shelley & Wordsworth was matched by the music of Bellini,
Beethoven & Chopin. Love was in the air; partings & broken hearts were the
order of the day and popular songs such as Home, Sweet Home and I dreamt that I
dwelt in marble halls were first heard. Charles Dickens wrote Pickwick papers and
Oliver Twist and, of course, Jane Austen wrote Pride & Prejudice.
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The Second Concert concentrates on The Victorian Age in Words & Music. Judith
& Ralph are joined by Peter Grevatt, baritone. Momentous events took place: the
Great Exhibition of 1851, the Crimean War, the American Civil War, the Indian Mutiny
and the Boer War. Mrs Gaskell wrote Cranford, Tennyson The Charge of the
Light Brigade, and the Brownings their love poetry. Lewis Carroll & Rudyard Kipling
were immensely popular. The 1860s & 1870s were the heyday of the music box,
Stephen Foster composed Beautiful Dreamer and Jeannie with the light brown hair;
and the American Civil War was the inspiration for some poignant songs on both
sides. We shall also pay homage to Gilbert & Sullivan, Rag-time and the Music
Hall.
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For the third concert, we indulge in an evening of romance and glamour with The
Golden Age of British Musicals in which Judith and Peter have the floor all to
themselves. We begin with songs from Chu Chin Chow which opened in London in
August 1916 and ran for more than 5 years, and end with Salad Days and The Boyfriend
both of which opened in London in 1954. In between, Noel Coward, Ivor
Novello and Vivian Ellis dominated the music theatre scene and produced such
gems as Bittersweet, Glamorous Night, Perchance to Dream, Bless the Bride and
many more.
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Licensed Bar open from 19.00 to 23.00 to members of the public
attending concerts at The Old School
Festival Concert Calendar
Saturday 12 July 19.30 Evening Concert I
Artsanglia Piano Trio
Andrew Laing, violin
Felix Buser, cello
Thomas McIntosh, piano
Franz Joseph Haydn (1732-1809) Piano Trio No1 G major, Gypsy Rondo
Johannes Brahms (1833-1897) PianoTrio No1 B, Opus 8
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827) Piano Trio No7 B-flat, Archduke
Concert Tickets £8.50
Post Concert Cold Supper £7.00
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Sunday 13 July 14.30 Afternoon Concert I
Artsanglia Piano Trio
Andrew Laing, violin
Felix Buser, cello
Thomas McIntosh, piano
Franz Joseph Haydn (1732-1809) Piano Trio No1 G major, Gypsy Rondo
Johannes Brahms (1833-1897) PianoTrio No1 B, Opus 8
Ludwig van Beethoven (17770-1827) Piano Trio No7 B-flat, Archduke
Concert Tickets £8.50 (includes tea or coffee after concert)
Old School Cream Tea £2.50 (served after concert)
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Wednesday 16 July 19.30 Supper Concert I
The Romantic Age in Words & Music
Judith Buckle, mezzo-soprano
Brian Theodore Ralph, narrator
Thomas McIntosh, piano
Menu:
Spiced Chicken Casserole, Creamed Potatoes, Peas & Carrots
(Vegetarian alternative available)
Strawberries & Cream
Supper Concert Tickets £14.00 (supper served immediately after concert)
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Saturday 19 July 11.30 Kaffee und Kuchen Concert I
Andrew Laing, violin
Robyn Sevastos, piano
Giuseppe Tartini (1662-1770) Devil’s Trill
Edward Elgar (1857-1934) Sonata for Violin & Piano E minor, Opus 82
Fritz Kreisler (1875-1962) Two Concert Pieces
Concert Tickets £5.50 (includes coffee & pastry at 11.00)
Ploughmans Lunched £3.50 (served after concert)
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Saturday 19 July 19.30 Evening Concert II
London City Chamber Orchestra
Carles Coll, guest conductor
Andrew Laing, violin
Edvard Grieg (1843-1907) Holberg Suite, Opus 40
Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847) Concerto for Violin & Orchestra E minor
Eduard Toldrà (1895-1962) Vistes al Mar
Xavier Montsalvatge (1912-2002) Postals il-luminades
Concert Tickets £8.50
Post Concert Cold Supper £7.00
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Sunday 20 July 14.30 Afternoon Concert II
London City Chamber Orchestra
Carles Coll, guest conductor
Andrew Laing, violin
Edvard Grieg (1843-1907) Holberg Suite, Opus 40
Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847) Concerto for Violin & Orchestra E minor
Eduard Toldrà (1895-1962) Vistes al Mar
Xavier Montsalvatge (1912-2002) Postals il-luminades
Concert Tickets £8.50 (includes tea or coffee after concert)
Old School Cream Tea £2.50 (served after concert)
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Wednesday 23 July 19.30 Supper Concert II
The Victorian Age in Words and Music
Judith Buckle, mezzo-soprano
Peter Grevatt, baritone
Brian Theodore Ralph , narrator
Thomas McIntosh, piano
Menu:
Orange Lamb Casserole, Rice and Green Beans
(Vegetarian alternative available)
Jamaican Cream
Supper Concert Tickets £14.00 (supper served immediately after concert)
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Saturday 26 July 11.30 Kaffee und Kuchen Concert II
Claire Constable, cello
Robyn Sevastos, piano
Antonio Vivaldi (1676-1741) Cello Sonata No6
Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847) Sonata No2 D major for Cello & Piano
César Franck (1822-1890) Cello Sonata in A
Concert Tickets £5.50 (includes coffee & pastry at 11.00)
Ploughmans Lunch £3.50 (served after concert)
Saturday 26 July 19.30 Evening Concert III
Sponsored by Christopher Hail
Thomas McIntosh
30th Festival Anniversary Piano Recital
The Festival’s Founder and Artistic Director will perform pianistic masterworks with
which he has been associated for more than half a century!
Ludwig van Beethoven (1170-1827) Sonata C major Waldstein
Frédéric Chopin (1810-1849) Sonata B-flat minor, Op 35 Funeral March
Franz Liszt (1811-1886) Sonata in B minor
Concert Tickets £8.50
Post Concert Cold Supper £7.00
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Sunday 27 July 14.30 Afternoon Concert III
Sponsored by Christopher Hail
Thomas McIntosh
30th Festival Anniversary Piano Recital
The Festival’s Founder and Artistic Director will perform pianistic masterworks with
which he has been associated for more than half a century!
Ludwig van Beethoven (1170-1827) Sonata C major Waldstein
Frédéric Chopin (1810-1849) Sonata B-flat minor, Op 35 Funeral March
Franz Liszt (1811-1886) Sonata in B minor
Concert Tickets £8.50 (includes tea or coffee after concert)
Old School Cream Tea £2.50 (served after concert)
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Wednesday 30 July 19.30 Supper Concert III
Sponsored by Friends of Opera Anglia
The Golden Age of British Musicals
Judith Buckle, mezzo-soprano
Peter Grevatt, baritone
Thomas McIntosh, piano
Menu:
Bobotie, French Bread & Butter, Green Salad
(Vegetarian alternative available)
Sherry Trifle
Supper Concert Tickets £14.00 (supper served immediately after concert)
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Thursday 31 July 19.30 Piano Masterclass Concert
Members of the Piano Masterclass perform works which have been studied
during Summer Music 2008.
Concert followed by a simple supper.
Masterclass Concert Tickets £5.00 (includes supper)
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Saturday 2 August 11.30 Kaffee und Kuchen Concert III
Sponsored by Kevin Grimsey
John Rayson, viola
Robyn Sevastos, piano
Gavin Bryers (b.1943) The North Shore
Marin Marais (1656-1728) Five Old French Dances
John Rayson (b.1959) The Butterfly Year, 12 Bagatelles for solo Viola
Franz Schubert (1797-1828) Arpeggione Sonata, D 821
Concert Tickets £5.50 (includes coffee & pastry at 11.00)
Ploughmans Lunched £3.50 (served after concert)
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Saturday 2 August 19.30 Evening Concert IV
Artsanglia String Quartet
Andrew Laing, First Violin
Rachel Hess, Second Violin
John Rayson, Viola
Andrea Hess, Cello
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791) Quartet in C major, K465 The Dissonance
Antonin Dvorak (1841-1904) Quartet in F major, Op 96 The American
Franz Schubert (1797-1828) Quartet in D minor, Op. post., Death & the Maiden
Concert Tickets £8.50
Post Concert Cold Supper £7.00
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Sunday 3 August 14.30 Afternoon Concert IV
Artsanglia String Quartet
Andrew Laing, First Violin
Rachel Hess, Second Violin
John Rayson, Viola
Andrea Hess, Cello
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791) Quartet in C major, K465 The Dissonance
Antonin Dvorak (1841-1904) Quartet in F major, Op 96 The American
Franz Schubert (1797-1828) Quartet in D minor, Op. post., Death & the Maiden
Concert Tickets £8.50 (includes tea or coffee after concert)
Old School Cream Tea £2.50 (served after concert)
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