Cheltenham Music Festival

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CHELTENHAM
MUSIC FESTIVAL
2-13 JULY 2014
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THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS AND SUPPORTERS
Principal Partners
National Radio Partner
WELCOME
National Media Partner
Cheltenham Music Festival reaches
its 70th this year. It’s a fine old age
to get to; but, like a lot of 70-yearolds nowadays, we arrive at this
landmark in excellent health –
bursting with vitality and the spirit
of adventure.
Major Partners
Festival Partners
This 70th Festival recognises our heritage, in particular
with the opening Town Hall concert featuring music from
our very first concert in 1945. But it is more about classical
music’s vibrant present and future, with a programme
that emphasises a new generation’s immense talent and
magnetism. This is no more apparent than with our Artistin-Residence, Nicola Benedetti, a self-confessed ‘crusader
for classical music’ (Desert Island Discs) and superb role
model for excellence and application in young people.
Individual Supporters
Aquarius Group
Dora and Jack Black
Celia and Andrew Curran
Michael and Angela Cronk
Elizabeth Jacobs
Graham and Eileen Lockwood
Mary Mackenzie, Richard Walton and Friends
Sir Peter and Lady Marychurch
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Trusts and Societies
Sir Michael and Lady McWilliam
Neil and Ann Parrack
The Chairman’s Friends
The John Mumford & Penny McCracken wedding celebration
Diana Woolley
70th Festival Appeal donors
We would also like to thank all our individual
supporters who have chosen to remain anonymous
Alan Cadbury Trust
Royal Philharmonic Society
The HDH Wills 1965 Charitable Trust
The Helena Oldacre Trust
The Michael Tippett Musical Foundation
The Notgrove Trust
The Reed Foundation
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Associate Partners
Marketing Partners
Huge thanks are due to a wide range of supporters for
making this programme possible, and notably HSBC for their
sponsorship of our new Festival Proms series. Six hugely
varied performances feature the Bournemouth Symphony
Orchestra, Miloš, Michael Morpurgo, Nicola Benedetti, the
John Wilson Orchestra and more – a celebratory launch in
the grand Edwardian venue where it all started in June 1945.
Meurig Bowen
Festival Director
Media Partners
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NICOLA BENEDETTI
ARTIST-IN-RESIDENCE 2014
“I am hugely looking forward to my residency in Cheltenham
this year. It will be a real pleasure to bring together different
aspects of my musical life – playing concertos, enjoying
chamber music with friends, and working with young
musicians – in one lovely place over a few days.”
NICOLA’S CHELTENHAM RESIDENCY
Beethoven’s Triple Concerto page 11 M02
Chamber music by Brahms, Shostakovich and Sierra
page 13 M05
VIP Lunch at Ellenborough Park page 14 MT03
A weekend of workshops with young string players
page 8 MF03
Recital featuring Mozart, Elgar and Prokofiev page 22
M18
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FIND YOUR STYLE
NEW MUSIC
In our 70th year, a wide range of new music remains at the heart of the
Cheltenham Music Festival. This includes 28 premieres and focuses on John
Tavener, Graham Fitkin and women composers.
INTERNATIONAL
Tokaido Road page 20 M15
Buskaid Soweto Strings page 31 M30
Son Yambu page 36 M38
Trio Mediæval & Arve Henriksen page 37
Kerry Andrew, Hannah Kendall,
Dobrinka Tabakova, Judith Weir
Four Marian Antiphons page 27 M24
M39
SOMETHING DIFFERENT
Different Trains page 15 M08
The Will Gregory Moog Ensemble page 18 M13
A Tribute to John Tavener page 33 M34
James Mayhew paints Carnival of the Animals
page 8 MF04
RISING STARS
Flute & Harp at Quenington page 12 M04
Benjamin Grosvenor page 20 M14
Gloucestershire Young Musicians page 22 M20
Radio 3 New Generation Artists
pages 26 M22 28 M25 30 M28
Composer Academy Showcase page 27 M23
Tom Stewart piano trio page 16 M10
Tavener Scatter Roses Over My Tears UKP
page 33 M34
Graham Fitkin quintet page 15 M08
Huw Watkins song cycle page 32 M31
Will Gregory work for Moogs page 18 M13
John Woolrich Pluck from the Air
page 14 M06
Nicola LeFanu Tokaido Road
page 20 M15
Duruflé Requiem in Gloucester Cathedral
page 27 M24
Anniversary Baroque at Owlpen Manor
page 22 M19
Pärt & Tavener in Tewkesbury Abbey
page 29 M27
Jan Garbarek & The Hilliard Ensemble in
Gloucester Cathedral page 32 M33
Arlene Sierra Butterflies UKP
page 13 M05
Richard Blackford The Great Animal
Orchestra page 35 M37
Gavin Higgins The Ruins of Detroit
page 16 M10
SPECTACULAR SOUNDS
AND SPACES
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Tony Banks new orchestral work
page 17 M12
Roxanna Panufnik Memories of my Father
page 16 M09
Composer Academy Showcase 12 new
works page 27 M23
(World premieres unless indicated otherwise)
Plus other works by Philip Cashian, Graham Fitkin, Will Gregory, Jonathan Harvey,
Piers Hellawell, Karl Jenkins, Steve Martland, Andrzej Panufnik, Arvo Pärt,
Steve Reich, Arlene Sierra, Bent Sørensen, John Tavener and Michael Zev Gordon.
BIG NIGHTS OUT
Town Hall Festival Proms
pages 11 M02 13 M05 15 M07
17 M12 21 M17
Miloš page 23 M21
The Planets & The Great Animal Orchestra
page 35 M37
Festival Proms in association with
CHAMBER MUSIC
HIGHLIGHTS
Steven Osborne page 10 M01
Nash Ensemble page 14 M06
Brodsky Quartet page 16 M09
Nicola Benedetti & Alexei Grynyuk page 22 M18
Mark Padmore & Huw Watkins page 32 M31
Trio con Brio Copenhagen page 34 M35
For a full new music list go to cheltenhamfestivals.com/music
Arts and Humanities Research Council TALKS
We are happy to announce a new partnership
with the Arts and Humanities Research Council
(AHRC). AHRC-funded researchers discuss
current and recent research in a series of four
pre-concert talks, with ample opportunity for
questions from the audience.
Mozart Outside page 12 MT02
British Military & Brass Bands page 21 MT07
Composing Women page 27 MT09
The Listening Experience Database page 32 MT11
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VENUES
‘The Festival’s
morning recitals at
the Pump Room are
its continuing glory.’
The Sunday Times, 2011
VENUES
PITTVILLE PUMP
ROOM
CHELTENHAM
TOWN HALL
TEWKESBURY
ABBEY
1820s Regency elegance —
a crystal-clear acoustic, the
wow factor of a high central
cupola, a lovely colonnade
and stunning park views.
Early 20th century
Edwardian elegance — the
classic ‘shoebox’ concert
hall.
A stunning Abbey church,
consecrated in 1121.
Elementally huge pillars
supporting Norman arches
in the nave, beautifully
located on the edge of town.
Seating capacity: 400
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GETTING TO THE FESTIVAL
For information on public transport and car parks go to
cheltenhamfestivals.com/your-visit
POSTCODES
WITHIN CHELTENHAM
BEYOND CHELTENHAM
Cheltenham Town Hall GL50 1QA
Tewkesbury Abbey GL20 5RZ
Pittville Pump Room GL52 3JE
Gloucester Cathedral GL1 2LX
Parabola Arts Centre GL50 3AA
Quenington Church GL7 5BN
Cheltenham College Chapel GL53 7LD
Owlpen Manor GL11 5BZ
Ellenborough Park Hotel GL52 3NH
Painswick Church GL6 6UT
Perfect for: the world’s
finest pianists, singers and
chamber ensembles.
Perfect for: symphony
orchestras at full throttle —
thrilling clarity and impact.
Perfect for: roof-raising,
bliss-inducing choral and
organ music.
PARABOLA
ARTS CENTRE
GLOUCESTER
CATHEDRAL
State-of-the-art 21st
century theatre meets 19th
century foyer and gallery
space. Intimate, versatile
and classy.
Begun in 1089 and remodelled
over four centuries, its
architectural magnificence
encompasses Norman and
English Gothic styles. Steeped
in history — from royal
coronations and burials to
Harry Potter film sets.
CHELTENHAM
COLLEGE
CHAPEL
Perfect for: everything from
cabaret and opera to talks,
film and family events.
Perfect for: grand musical
events featuring choirs and
orchestras.
High, soaring late Victorian
Gothic — externally based on
the chapel of King’s College,
Cambridge.
Perfect for: choirs, brass...
and choirs again.
FESTIVAL DATES
FOR YOUR DIARY…
CHELTENHAM JAZZ FESTIVAL
30 APRIL – 5 MAY 2014
THE TIMES CHELTENHAM SCIENCE FESTIVAL
3-8 JUNE 2014
CHELTENHAM MUSIC FESTIVAL
2-13 JULY 2014
THE TIMES CHELTENHAM LITERATURE FESTIVAL
3-12 OCTOBER 2014
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SATURDAY5JULY
FAMILY EVENTS
SUNDAY6JULY
SATURDAY12JULY
MICHAEL
MORPURGO
PRESENTS
PRIVATE PEACEFUL
JAMES MAYHEW PAINTS
CARNIVAL OF THE ANIMALS
In and around Pittville Pump Room
1-4pm FREE Ideal for ages 5+
Come and enjoy a huge range of music, craft activities from Art
Playground, food and drink at this free, family-friendly event. With a
certain international flavour, there will be performances by Festival
artists, our Indonesian Gamelan, our Surround Sound Great Animal
Orchestra education project and local choirs, theatre groups and more.
Michael Morpurgo narrator
Coope, Boyes & Simpson vocal
trio
Town Hall 11am-12.30pm
£15 (£7.50 children)
PERCUSSION
EXTRAVAGANZA
Members 10% off
Ideal for ages 8+
O Duo percussion
MF02
Private Peaceful in words and
music
Parabola Arts Centre 11am-12.15pm
£8 (£5 children) Members 10% off
Ideal for ages 5+
PARTY IN THE PARK
MF01
See percussionists O Duo whizz around the stage as
you’ve never seen before! With a marimba, vibraphone,
glockenspiel, drum kit, African and Brazilian drums and
a multitude of handheld percussion, the pair perform a
huge range of music, including pieces by Bach, Chopin
and Philip Glass.
‘Phenomenal artistry ...Brimming with style and
panache.’ Daily Telegraph
Master-storyteller and best-selling author
Michael Morpurgo is joined by the
outstanding English a cappella trio Coope,
Boyes & Simpson for a telling of Morpurgo’s
moving First World War tale Private Peaceful.
The trio’s songs match and intensify
Morpurgo’s inspired narration as the story of
Tommo Peaceful moves between humour
and tragedy – from childhood in a Devon
village to the trenches of the Western Front
in the First World War.
THE BENEDETTI
SESSIONS
Princess Hall,
Cheltenham Ladies’ College 4-5pm
MF03
FREE (ticket required)
James Mayhew illustrator
Alex Kirk piano
Jonathan McNaught piano
Rebecca McNaught cello
Following a weekend of rehearsals and workshops,
Nicola Benedetti performs Shostakovich and Holst
with a large ensemble of young string players from
Gloucestershire.
Parabola Arts Centre
11am-12pm
See page 42 for further details.
Ideal for ages 5+
MF04
Saint-Saëns (Painted) Carnival of
the Animals
Author and illustrator James Mayhew
(creator of the much-loved Katie and
Ella Bella Ballerina series) brings a whole
carnival of animals to life before your eyes!
Lions, tortoises, elephants, fish, kangaroos
and more... James will paint them to live
music from Saint-Saëns' suite.
Full details will be available nearer the time at
cheltenhamfestivals.com/parkparty
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Thank you to James Mayhew for creating the colourful border on these pages.
WEDNESDAY2JULY
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FILM
STEVEN OSBORNE
PLAYS SCHUBERT &
BEETHOVEN
PIANOMANIA
5-6.40pm
£6
Steven Osborne piano
Pittville Pump Room 11am-1pm
£28 £23 £16 Members 10% off
Members 10% off
M01
Schubert Hüttenbrenner Variations, D 576 15’
Schubert Andante in A, D 604 5’
Beethoven Piano Sonata No 28 in A, Op. 101 9’
Beethoven Piano Sonata No 29 in B flat, Op.
106 ‘Hammerklavier’ 45’
The 70th Cheltenham Music Festival launches with
a Schubert and Beethoven showcase from Scottish
pianist Steven Osborne. With his second Gramophone
Award in 2013, as well as the Royal Philharmonic
Society’s Instrumentalist of the Year award, Osborne
has clearly scaled new heights of artistry and acclaim.
After a recent Wigmore Hall Beethoven recital, the
Guardian wrote of the pianist’s ‘poetry in sound,
absolutely astonishing’ and the Observer went further:
‘The audience, as one, was agog... Osborne's attack is
ferocious and fearless, his tenderness beyond words.
His self appears subsumed in service to the composer.
This is the best it gets.’
Supported by
Dora and Jack Black
& Neil and Ann Parrack
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WEDNESDAY2JULY
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MT01
A captivating portrait of
Vienna-based Steinway
piano technician Stefan
Knüpfer – his meticulous,
even obsessive quest for
perfection in meeting
the needs of demanding
pianists such as PierreLaurent Aimard, Lang
Lang and Alfred Brendel.
You’ll never look at pianos,
pianists or piano tuners the
same way again.
Watch the trailer online at
cheltenhamfestivals.com/
music
THE OPENING
NIGHT PROM
Beethoven Leonore Overture No 3 14’
Beethoven Concerto for Violin, Cello, and
Piano in C major, Op. 56 ‘Triple’* 33’
Panufnik Heroic Overture 6’
Elgar Enigma Variations 30’
Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra
Benedetti/Elschenbroich/Grynyuk Trio
Kirill Karabits conductor
Town Hall 7.30-9.30pm
£40 £35 £18 £14 Members 10% off
M02
Beethoven’s magnificent Triple Concerto is a fitting
way to usher in Nicola Benedetti’s Cheltenham
residency and our Festival Proms series. She is
joined here by the other members of her piano trio,
Leonard Elschenbroich and Alexei Grynyuk, the
in-form Bournemouth orchestra and their celebrated
principal conductor, Ukrainian Kirill Karabits.
Also featured are the two pieces that opened and
closed the first ever Cheltenham Music Festival
concert in June 1945 – Beethoven’s Leonore Overture
No 3 and Elgar’s Enigma Variations – and an overture
by Andrzej Panufnik, whose birth centenary is marked
this year.
Concert sponsored by
Messier-Bugatti-Dowty
and supported by
Celia and Andrew Curran
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THURSDAY3JULY
TALK:
MOZART
OUTSIDE
Oval Room,
Pittville Pump Room
10-10.40am
£5 Members 10% off
MT02
A key moment in
Miloš Forman's film
of Peter Shaffer's
Amadeus has Salieri
fictionally overhearing
a performance of the
slow movement of the
Serenade for 13 wind
instruments, and this
triggers a soliloquy on
Mozart's unattainable
mastery. Mark Everist,
Professor of Music at
Southampton University
and author of Mozart’s
Ghosts, asks what effect
such cinematographic
moments have on our
understanding of the
composer.
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MOZART’S SERENADE
FOR 13 WINDS
FLUTE & HARP
AT QUENINGTON
New London Chamber Ensemble
+ guest players from London
conservatoires*
Pittville Pump Room
11am-1pm
£25 £20 £14
Members 10% off
THE CLIFFORD TAYLOR
Young Artist Series
Mozart and Machines could be the subtitle to
this intriguing programme of music for wind
instruments. Beginning with arrangements
for wind quintet of works that Mozart wrote
originally for mechanical organ and glass
harmonica, it ends with the beloved Serenade
for 13 winds (well, actually 12 winds and
double bass). Philip Cashian’s rhythmic,
witty work takes its inspiration from another
mechanical curiosity, Settala’s Machine, a 17th
century mechanical devil.
Book ahead with Cheltenham Festivals Membership
Hear some of the ‘Mechanical Mozart’
arrangements online at
AN EVENING WITH
NICOLA BENEDETTI
St Swithin’s Church,
Quenington 3-4.15pm
£12 (unreserved)
Nicola Benedetti violin
Alexander Sitkovetsky violin
Benjamin Gilmore viola
Leonard Elschenbroich cello
Alexei Grynyuk piano
M04
C.P.E. Bach Sonata in G major 8’
Alwyn Naides 12’
Jongen Danse Lente 5’
Fauré Une châtelaine en sa tour 5’
Debussy Syrinx 3’
Bax Sonata for flute and harp 19’
François Borne Fantaisie
brillante sûr ‘Carmen’ 12’
Mozart arr. Cashian Andante for
mechanical organ 7’
Mozart arr. Beamish Adagio for glass
harmonica 8’
Mozart arr. Butler Adagio/Allegro for
mechanical organ 9’
Philip Cashian Dectet ‘Settala’s
Machine’* 11’
Mozart Serenade No 10 ‘Gran Partita’*
50’
THURSDAY3JULY
Thomas Hancox flute
Rachel Wick harp
Members 10% off
M03
This talented young duo introduce a
varied programme of works for flute
and harp that includes Debussy's
shimmering Syrinx – the first work to be
written for solo flute since C.P.E. Bach's
works 150 years earlier.
After the concert The Quenington Old
Rectory Gardens will be open and teas
and homemade cakes will be available.
£40 £30 £25 £12 £10
Members 10% off
M05
Brahms Piano Quartet No 1 in G minor,
Op. 25 40’
Arlene Sierra Butterflies (UK premiere) 12’
Shostakovich Piano Quintet Op. 57 29’
In September 2013, Nicola Benedetti performed
a sell-out concert at the Royal Albert Hall. Over
5000 people were wowed by her performances of
chamber music with some select musical friends,
and this second Town Hall concert in her residency
will re-unite them for this highly-charged but
intimate experience. Nicola will share with the
audience why she is passionate about the particular
pieces being played, enabling listeners to get closer
to the music.
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SCHUBERT’S TROUT QUINTET
£28 £23 £16
Supported by
Mary Mackenzie, Richard Walton
and Friends
John Woolrich commissioned
with the support of
£30 £25 £12 £10 Members 10% off
M07
FESTIVAL LUNCH
With guest singer Matthew Ford – widely regarded
as the finest big band vocalist in the UK – John Wilson
and his extraordinary, hand-picked orchestra present
an evening of hits made famous by Old Blue Eyes
himself.
Ellenborough Park
1-3.15pm
Some of the world’s best loved songs – Let’s Face the
Music and Dance, Night & Day, I’ve Got you Under My
Skin, The Lady is a Tramp – are heard in the original
orchestrations created for Sinatra by such master
arrangers as Nelson Riddle and Billy May.
WITH SPECIAL GUEST
NICOLA BENEDETTI
MT03
Guests will be seated at 1.30pm
£35. Price includes set two-course lunch
with a glass of Prosecco on arrival
After a superb lunch in the sumptuous,
exquisite surroundings of Ellenborough
Park’s Beaufort Dining Room, enjoy this
in-conversation event with Classical BRIT
Award winner and Artist in Residence
Nicola Benedetti.
FILM & TALK
MOOG
Parabola Arts Centre 7.45-9.30pm
MT04
£6 Members 10% off
Moog synthesizer pioneer Bernie Krause
introduces a fascinating film about an
instrument particularly close to his heart –
and 50 years old this year. Focused around
the instrument’s inventor, Robert Moog, this
portrait features contributions from Keith
Emerson, Rick Wakeman and other synthesizer
virtuosos.
Watch the trailer online at
Memory and reflection run through this evening
of rhythmic, dancing music. Reich’s powerful,
haunting Different Trains weaves the recorded
recollections of Pullman Porters, a 1940s nanny
and holocaust survivors through the colours
of the string quartet, while Martland’s work for
marimba and quartet dances through memories
of Africa beneath a starry sky.
See The Smith Quartet performing Different Trains
online at cheltenhamfestivals.com/music
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Official Hotel of the
Pittville Pump Room Series
M08
Martland Starry Night 20’
Steve Reich Different Trains 27’
Graham Fitkin new quintet (premiere) 15’
TENHAM
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The Sunday Times
Parabola Arts Centre 10-11.15pm
£18 Members 10% off
John Wilson Orchestra
Matthew Ford singer
John Wilson conductor
Haydn String Quartet in B flat,
Op. 76/4 ‘Sunrise’ 24’
John Woolrich Pluck from the Air
(premiere) 11’
Schubert Piano Quintet in A, D 667
‘Trout’ 40’
‘The Nash are chamber music royalty.’
The Smith Quartet
Joby Burgess percussion
M06
As their last Cheltenham performance
showed again in 2012, the supreme
individual talents of Nash members
merge with impeccable and sophisticated
ensemble skills to produce the highest
calibre music-making. A brand new
piano quintet by John Woolrich, specially
commissioned by Cheltenham in his 60th
birthday year, is flanked by two Austrian
chamber classics.
DIFFERENT TRAINS
CELEBRATING
SINATRA
The Nash Ensemble
Members 10% off
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FIDELIO TRIO
CLASSICAL FAVOURITES
Darragh Morgan violin
Robin Michael cello
Mary Dullea piano
Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra
Miloš Karadaglić guitar
Maxime Tortelier conductor
Pittville Pump Room 3.30-5.30pm
£15 (unreserved)
Members 10% off
Graham Fitkin Lens 15’
Michael Zev Gordon Roseland 5’
Tom Stewart new trio (premiere) 10’
Piers Hellawell Etruscan Games 17’
Arlene Sierra Avian Mirrors 10’
Gavin Higgins The Ruins of Detroit
(premiere) 15’
BRODSKY QUARTET
£28 £23 £16 Members 10% off
M09
A. Panufnik String Quartet No 3 ‘Wycinanki’ 11’
Schubert String Quartet in A minor, ‘Rosamunde’ 35’
Roxanna Panufnik Memories of my Father
(premiere) 12’
Brahms String Quartet No 1 in C minor, Op. 51/1 32’
Alongside substantial works by Schubert and Brahms, the
Brodskys present a pair of quartets by the Panufniks, father
and daughter. Andrzej Panufnik, born 100 years ago this year,
took as the inspiration for his 3rd string quartet a lifelong
attachment to the rustic art of Poland: ‘especially the papercuts ("Wycinanki" in Polish) – symmetrical designs of magical
abstract beauty and naive charm’.
With references to Gesualdo and the Greek folk music
encountered on family holidays, Roxanna Panufnik’s new
work is a two-part tribute to her father, and in particular to
his own string quartets.
PERCUSSION
EXTRAVAGANZA
O Duo percussion
FA M
IL
E VENTY
11am-12.15pm
Ideal for ages 5+
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MF01
See percussionists O Duo whizz around the stage
as you’ve never seen before! With a marimba,
vibraphone, glockenspiel, drum kit, African and
Brazilian drums and a multitude of handheld
percussion, the pair perform a huge range of music,
including pieces by Bach, Chopin and Philip Glass.
‘Phenomenal artistry ...Brimming with style and
panache.’
Daily Telegraph
Supported by
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Town Hall 7-9pm
£30 £25 £12 £10
Turfed Area £15 (bring a blanket or cushion)
M10
Members 10% off
Repertoire to include:
Rodrigo Concierto de Aranjuez 23’
Tony Banks new work (premiere) 12’
and repertoire to be voted on by audience
The Fidelio Trio, one of the UK’s foremost
ensembles committed to contemporary
music, presents a hugely varied programme
of recently written and brand new duos and
trios. Tom Stewart is the 2013 recipient of
the Royal Philharmonic Society Composition
Prize, and the works by Zev Gordon and
Sierra were commissioned by long-time
Music Festival supporter Elizabeth Jacobs.
Supported by
Elizabeth Jacobs
Stewart supported by
Susan
Bradshaw
Composers’
Fund
M12
FREE entertainment
in Imperial Gardens
from 5pm with Dutch
marching band Drum
Fanfare Jong Leven
In this exclusive Festival Proms concert, you get to choose
the music! When you vote for your dream programme,
will you choose popular classics such as Barber's Adagio
for Strings, Sibelius' Finlandia, the magnificent Nimrod
by Elgar or other favourites by Bizet, Dvorak, Grieg,
Mussorgsky, Tchaikovsky or Wagner? For the full list visit
Relaxing perhaps in a 'turfed' section of Cheltenham Town
Hall, be serenaded by chart-topping classical guitarist
Miloš in a stunning performance of Rodrigo's Concierto de
Aranjuez. We are also joined by Tony Banks (see also MT05,
pg.18), founder keyboardist of 70s rock giants Genesis,
for the premiere of his first ever publicly performed
symphonic work. Watch interviews with artists Miloš and
Tony Banks online at cheltenhamfestivals.com/music
Supported by
The Chairman’s Friends
and The Patrons of Cheltenham Festivals
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FESTIVAL LUNCH
THE WILL
GREGORY
MOOG
ENSEMBLE
9.30-11.30pm
WITH SPECIAL GUEST
MILOŠ KARADAGLIĆ
Ellenborough Park
1-3.15pm
M13
50 years after Robert Moog
first presented his monophonic
synthesizer to the world,
Goldfrapp’s Will Gregory brings
together no fewer than 10 Moogs
on stage.
TONY BANKS
& BRIAN MOORE
5.45-6.30pm
£8 Members 10% off
MT05
It’s not every day that a rugby legend interviews
rock royalty in a (mostly) classical music festival.
But there’s a first time for everything, as avowed
Genesis fan Brian Moore discusses Banks’ new
orchestral piece, his relationship with classical
music and his legacy with Messrs Collins, Gabriel,
Hackett and Rutherford.
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With a lineup including composer
Graham Fitkin and Portishead’s
Adrian Utley, the Ensemble
performs Bach’s Brandenburg
Concerto No 3, excerpts from
John Carpenter’s sci-fi fantasy
Escape From New York and a new
piece by Gregory featuring a
specially developed device that
synchronises the synths together
like a huge player piano. The
second half features a score by
Will Gregory played live to a
poignant film The Service Of Tim
Henman.
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Guests will be seated at 1.30pm
£35. Price includes set two-course lunch with
a glass of Prosecco on arrival
FA MIL
E VENTY
After a superb lunch in the sumptuous,
exquisite surroundings of Ellenborough Park’s
De La Bere Court, enjoy this in-conversation
event with classical chart-topping guitarist
Miloš Karadaglić.
Official Hotel of the
Pittville Pump Room Series
MICHAEL MORPURGO
PRESENTS PRIVATE PEACEFUL
Master-storyteller and best-selling author Michael
Morpurgo is joined by the outstanding English a
cappella trio Coope, Boyes & Simpson for a telling
of Morpurgo’s moving First World War tale Private
Peaceful.
Michael Morpurgo narrator
Coope, Boyes & Simpson vocal trio
Town Hall 11am-12.30pm
£15 (£7.50 children) Members 10% off
Ideal for ages 8+
Private Peaceful in words and music
MF02
The trio’s songs match and intensify Morpurgo’s
inspired narration as the story of Tommo Peaceful
moves between humour and tragedy – from
childhood in a Devon village to the trenches of the
Western Front in the First World War.
THE BENEDETTI
SESSIONS
Princess Hall,
Cheltenham Ladies’ College 4-5pm
MF03
FREE (ticket required)
Following a weekend of rehearsals and
workshops, Nicola Benedetti performs
Shostakovich and Holst with a large ensemble of
young string players from Gloucestershire.
See page 8 for further details.
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BENJAMIN GROSVENOR
Benjamin Grosvenor piano
Pittville Pump Room
11am-1pm
£28 £23 £16 Members 10% off
THE CLIFFORD TAYLOR
Young Artist Series
M14
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Parabola Arts Centre 4.30-6.30pm
Flowers Brass Band
Cheltenham Bach Choir
TBA tenor
Nicholas McCarthy piano
Joseph Middleton piano
Stephen Jackson conductor
M15
Traditional Japanese Music 30’
Nicola LeFanu Tokaido Road (premiere) 50’
Okeanos is an ensemble which mixes traditional
Japanese instruments, such as koto, sho and shamisen,
with western ones. They open this event with a taste
of traditional Japanese music, before composer Nicola
LeFanu and librettist Nancy Gaffield discuss how this
distinctive soundworld influenced the creation of this
new multimedia opera, Tokaido Road.
Taking its name from the series of vivid woodblock
prints by Japanese artist Hiroshige, the opera brings
Hiro – the figure present in every picture – to life.
Journeying from Edo (Tokyo) to Kyoto against a
backdrop of old and new images, Hiro tells of his
encounters – humorous, amorous, tragic – through
mime, dance, speech and song.
“Step into the picture – I’ll show you the way.”
C
USI FEST
M
AL SOCIE
IV
Mendelssohn Andante & Rondo capriccioso 6’
Schubert Impromptu in G flat Op. 90, No 3 6’
Schumann Humoreske Op. 20 25’
Mompou Paisajes 11’
Medtner 2 Fairy Tales Op. 51/3, Op. 14/2 7’
Ravel Valses nobles et sentimentales 14’
Liszt Valse de l’opéra Faust (after Gounod) 10’
THE SOUNDS OF 1914
TENHAM
EL
The Times
SUNDAY6JULY
THE CENTENARY PROM
Okeanos Ensemble
Caroline Clegg director
CH
‘Grosvenor, you can tell, is a Romantic pianist, almost
from another age. He doesn’t deconstruct, or stand
at a distance. He jumps inside the music’s soul.’
TOKAIDO ROAD
NEW OPERA
TY
The first half of Benjamin Grosvenor’s wide-ranging
programme is grounded in the 19th century,
and centred around Schumann’s enigmatic and
emotionally-rich Humoreske. The second half starts
out with colourful, virtuosic writing by a pair of
lesser-known composer-pianists – the Russian Nikolai
Medtner and the Catalan Federico Mompou – and
closes with extravagant takes on the waltz by Ravel
and Liszt. Grosvenor describes Liszt’s transcription
of the waltz from Gounod’s Faust as ‘brilliantly
summarising the opera: the orgiastic opening, the
innocence of Marguerite's song, and the demonic
nature of the virtuosic close’.
TALK:
BRITISH MILITARY
& BRASS BANDS
Venue tbc 6-7pm
£5 Members 10% off
MT07
Brass and military bands had
an impact on British music that
has been largely overlooked. In
1914 they were ubiquitous. They
entertained, educated, caused real
musical change and created an
expansion in professional music
that was unprecedented. Trevor
Herbert, Emeritus Professor of Music
at the Open University, discusses
how they emerged and why their
achievement is so important.
£25 £20 £12 £10 Members 10% off
M17
Programme to include:
Holst Mars from The Planets
Elgar The Fourth of August (Spirit of England)
Humperdinck Song of the Black Eagle
Rachmaninov Vespers (selection)
Gurney Selection of songs
and Roses of Picardy, St Louis Blues & a singalong
of marching songs (Long Way to Tipperary, Pack
Up Your Troubles etc)
This is the concert when Gloucestershire marks the
centenary of the start of World War One – a broadreaching musical snapshot of the sounds of 1914, and of
music that arose out of war.
Outstanding local performers will be joined by the
remarkable one-handed pianist Nicholas McCarthy, who
will pay tribute to musicians such as Paul Wittgenstein
who lost limbs in battle.
Supported by
The Oldham Foundation
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MILOŠ
ANNIVERSARY BAROQUE
AT OWLPEN MANOR
NICOLA BENEDETTI
AND ALEXEI GRYNYUK
Nicola Benedetti violin
Alexei Grynyuk piano
£30 £24 £18 Members 10% off
M18
Mozart Violin Sonata No 21 in E minor
Prokofiev Violin Sonata No 1
Elgar Violin Sonata
The skittering colours and moods of Elgar’s sonata
and the brooding beauty of Prokofiev’s showcase
the intensity and virtuosity of this close-knit duo.
The beautifully balanced partnership of Benedetti
and Grynyuk is perfect, too, for the conversational
subtlety of Mozart’s Sonata.
Supported by
Diana Woolley
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Miloš Karadaglić guitar
Bruno Procopio harpsichord
Jennifer Morsches cello
Pittville Pump Room 8-10pm
£28 £23 £16
Holy Cross Church, Owlpen Manor
3-4.15pm
£12 (unreserved) Members 10% off
Members 10% off
M19
C.P.E. Bach sonatas for piccolo cello and
continuo
Rameau works for solo harpsichord
Two highly accomplished baroque music specialists
come together to mark the 300th anniversary of
Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach’s birth and the 250th
anniversary of Jean-Philippe Rameau’s death.
American cellist Jennifer Morsches is a principal
member of the UK’s top early music chamber group
Florilegium, and Bruno Procopio is a Brazilian
harpsichordist whose studies with Christophe Rousset
at the Paris Conservatoire have since established him
in France and beyond.
Supported by
Alan Cadbury Trust
Bruno Procopio supported by
GLOUCESTERSHIRE
YOUNG MUSICIANS
Catriona Holsgrove soprano
Emily Harding trumpet
Pittville Pump Room
6-7pm
£6 (unreserved)
Members 10% off
THE CLIFFORD TAYLOR
Young Artist Series
M20
Winners of the 2013 Keith Nutland Award are joined
by the winner (tba) of the 2014 Gloucestershire
Young Musician competition in a showcase from the
county’s finest young performers.
After the concert the Cyder House Restaurant will be
open and teas and homemade cakes will be available.
Programme to be announced,
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COMPOSER
ACADEMY
PULSE/RANTS
Venue tbc
8pm 'til late FREE
MT08
Sor Grand Solo 9’
Gerhard Fantasie 5’
Bach Chaconne BWV 1004 15’
Granados Danza Andaluza;
Danza Oriental 12’
Rodrigo Invocation and Dance
(homage to de Falla) 9’
De Falla Danza del Molinero;
Homenaje; Danza Española
No 1 11’
This double-bill evening
opens with a screening
and discussion of film short
PULSE, followed by a special
Cheltenham Composer
Academy edition of RANTS.
RANTS are compelling
three-minute opinion pieces
delivered on a wide variety
of cultural topics, which are
then opened up to the room
for debate.
Miloš first appeared at the
Cheltenham Music Festival in 2010
in Quenington Church... seating
capacity nudging 100. Four years later,
and after the steepest, most thrilling
trajectory of international success, he
now plays to huge audiences around
the world – from the Royal Albert
Hall to the Hollywood Bowl. His latest
Cheltenham appearance presents this
enticing programme in the elegantly
intimate surroundings of the Pittville
Pump Room.
PULSE is a noir-like
collaboration between
composer Dobrinka Tabakova
and filmmaker Ruth Paxton,
a cinematic poem exploring
the energy and diversity
of modern city life and the
human desire to connect.
Supported by
See page 43 for more
details about the Composer
Academy. To see what
topics will be covered, and
a trailer for PULSE, go to
cheltenhamfestivals.com/
music
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10am
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1pm
2pm
WHAT’S ON GUIDE
3pm
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6pm
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TH
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PROM
1pm
2pm
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4pm
6pm
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8pm
9pm
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11pm
THURSDAY 3 JULY
M05 NICOLA BENEDETTI
PROM
TH
M03 MOZART'S
SERENADE
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BENEDETTI
SESSIONS (PH)
Other
FRIDAY 11 JULY
TH
TH
M20 GLOS
YOUNG
MUSICIANS
M18 BENEDETTI &
GRYNYUK
PPR
M21 MILOŠ
TH
PPR
MT04 MOOG FILM
& TALK
Other
M08 DIFFERENT
TRAINS
SATURDAY 5 JULY
TH
PPR
M09 BRODSKY QUARTET
PAC
M13 MOOG ENSEMBLE
ENTERTAINMENT IN
IMPERIAL GARDENS
Other
11am
12noon
1pm
2pm
3pm
4pm
5pm
KEY TH = TOWN HALL PPR = PITTVILLE PUMP ROOM PAC = PARABOLA ARTS CENTRE
6pm
MT09
COMPOSING
WOMEN
M23 COMPOSER ACADEMY
SHOWCASE
8pm
9pm
10pm
11pm
9pm
10pm
11pm
M30 BUSKAID
M33 GARBAREK &
HILLIARD
ENSEMBLE (GC)
M34 TRIBUTE TO
TAVENER (GC)
M37 THE PLANETS & GAO
M35 TRIO CON BRIO
PARTY IN THE PARK
MF04 JAMES
MAYHEW
M38 SON YAMBU
MT12 THE PLANETS 360° VIEW
M36 QUATUOR
HERMES (MP)
Other
M24 DURUFLÉ REQUIEM
SUNDAY 13 JULY
MW03 CIVIC
SOCIETY
WALK
TH
M25 NEW GENERATION
ARTISTS 2
PPR
PAC
PAC
Other
7pm
8pm
MT11
LISTENING M31 PADMORE & WATKINS
EXPERIENCE
PAC
PPR
MT05
BANKS &
MOORE
MF01 O DUO
10am
PAC
TH
M10 FIDELIO TRIO
7pm
MT10 SOWETO
STRINGS
TH
WEDNESDAY 9 JULY
M12 CLASSICAL
FAVOURITES
6pm
MW04 CIVIC
SOCIETY
WALK
PPR
Other
MT03 BENEDETTI LUNCH (EP)
5pm
SATURDAY 12 JULY
M22 NEW GENERATION
ARTISTS 1
PPR
PAC
4pm
Other
MT08 PULSE/RANTS
MW02 CIVIC
SOCIETY
WALK
TH
M06 TROUT QUINTET
3pm
PAC
M19 BAROQUE AT
OWLPEN (OM)
TUESDAY 8 JULY
M07 CELEBRATING
SINATRA
2pm
Other
MONDAY 7 JULY
Other
FRIDAY 4 JULY
1pm
PAC
MT07 BRASS
BANDS
PAC
M04 FLUTE &
HARP (SQ)
12noon
M28 NEW GENERATION
ARTISTS 3
PPR
MT06 MILOŠ LUNCH (EP)
PPR
PAC
11am
TH
M17 CENTENARY PROM
M15 TOKAIDO ROAD
Other
MT01 PIANOMANIA
10am
THURSDAY 10 JULY
PAC
MT02
MOZART
OUTSIDE
5pm
M14 BENJAMIN
GROSVENOR
PPR
M01 STEVEN OSBORNE
Other
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12noon
MF02 PRIVATE
PEACEFUL
TH
PAC
PPR
11am
SUNDAY 6 JULY
MW01 CIVIC
SOCIETY WALK
PPR
10am
10am
QCONCERT QWALK QTALK QFAMILY QFILM QDINING
11am
12noon
1pm
2pm
3pm
4pm
5pm
6pm
7pm
8pm
9pm
M39 TRIO
MEDIÆVAL &
HENRIKSEN (CC)
Other
M27 PÄRT & TAVENER (TA)
10pm
11pm
10am
11am
12noon
1pm
2pm
3pm
4pm
5pm
6pm
7pm
8pm
9pm
10pm
11pm
OTHER VENUES CC - Cheltenham College Chapel SQ - St Swithin's, Quenington EP - Ellenborough Park TA - Tewkesbury Abbey GC - Gloucester Cathedral PH - Princess Hall OM - Owlpen Manor CLC - Cheltenham Ladies' College MP - St Mary's, Painswick
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TUESDAY8JULY
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SCHUBERT,
BRAHMS & DVOŘ ÁK
RADIO 3 NEW GENERATION ARTISTS
Louis Schwizgebel piano
Zhang Zuo piano
Elena Urioste violin
Lise Berthaud viola
Guy Johnston cello
Pittville Pump Room
11am-1pm
£23 £18 £12 Members 10% off
Sanders Room, Cheltenham Ladies’
College 3-5pm
£6 Members 10% off
M23
See page 43 for more details.
Recorded for
broadcast on
BBC Radio 3
M22
The first of three consecutive Pittville mornings
featuring BBC Radio 3 New Generation Artists is a
typically international gathering. Louis Schwizgebel
is Swiss-Chinese. Zhang Zuo is Chinese and currently
based in New York. The string players are, respectively,
American, French and English – Guy Johnston having
been an NGA with the Aronowitz Ensemble from 2006-8.
The Schubert Fantasie and Brahms Sonata precede
Dvořák’s beloved Op.87 piano quartet, a work
overflowing with lyricism, exuberance and a strong
infusion of Bohemian folk spirit.
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COMPOSER ACADEMY
SHOWCASE
This showcase presents hot-off-the-press music
from emerging composers, created during the
previous five days of the Composer Academy.
Schubert Fantasie in F minor for piano duet 20’
Brahms Violin Sonata No 1 in G, Op. 78 28’
Dvořák Piano Quartet No 2 in E flat, Op. 87 34’
Supported by
Elizabeth Jacobs
TUESDAY8JULY
TALK:
COMPOSING WOMEN
Parliament Rooms,
Gloucester Cathedral 6-7pm
£5 Members 10% off
MT09
Sally Taylor – Executive Director of the
Culture Capital Exchange and Chair of the
PRS for Music Foundation – discusses with
Kerry Andrew, Hannah Kendall and Dobrinka
Tabakova what it’s like for women composers
in Britain today.
DURUFLÉ REQUIEM
IN GLOUCESTER
CATHEDRAL
Tallis Videte miraculum 10’
Victoria Ave Maria 5’
Palestrina Alma redemptoris Mater 3’
Parsons Ave Maria 5’
Four Marian Antiphons (premiere) 15’
Judith Weir Ave Regina Caelorum
Hannah Kendall Regina Caeli
Kerry Andrew Salve Regina
Dobrinka Tabakova Alma redemptoris mater
Tavener Two Hymns to the Mother of God 5’
Tavener Song for Athene 6’
Duruflé Requiem* 33’
Choir of Merton College, Oxford
St Cecilia Singers*
Oriel Singers*
Esther Brazil mezzo-soprano*
Nicholas Morton baritone*
Guy Johnston cello*
Carleton Etherington organ*
Benjamin Nicholas conductor
Gloucester Cathedral 7.30-9.30pm
£25 £20 £18
£14 (unreserved)
M24
Members 10% off
This choral feast is very much a concert of two halves.
The first, sung by Oxford’s Merton College choir, is a
sequence of pieces honouring the Virgin Mary – ancient
and modern, English, Italian and Spanish. Two fine
local choirs and the magnificent Gloucester Cathedral
organ join the Merton forces in the second half for a
performance of Maurice Duruflé’s sublime Requiem.
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PÄRT & TAVENER
IN TEWKESBURY ABBEY
SCHUBERT,
PANUFNIK &
VAUGHAN WILLIAMS
The Hilliard Ensemble
BBC Singers
Carducci String Quartet
David Hill conductor
Apollon Musagete Quartet
Robin Tritschler tenor
Pittville Pump Room
11am-1pm
£23 £18 £12
Members 10% off
Recorded for
broadcast on
BBC Radio 3
M25
Gossec String Quartet in A, Op. 15/6 10’
Schubert Lieder selection 20’
A. Panufnik String Quartet No 1 20’
Vaughan Williams On Wenlock Edge 21’
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The soft-grained lyric qualities of Irish tenor Robin
Tritschler will be beautifully on display here,
first in a selection of Schubert songs and then in
Vaughan Williams’ highly individual settings of
A.E. Housman for voice and piano quintet.
Much-admired Polish ensemble, the Apollon
Musagete Quartet, performs the first of their
compatriot Andrzej Panufnik’s quartets, and a
work by Haydn’s close contemporary, FrançoisJoseph Gossec.
Supported by
The Aquarius Group
Tewkesbury Abbey
7.30-9.45pm
£35 £30 £22
Broadcast
live on
BBC Radio 3
M27
Arvo Pärt Stabat Mater 24’
Tavener Ikon of Light 40’
Arvo Pärt Miserere 35’
The exquisite music of Arvo Pärt and John Tavener
has defined the sound of ‘holy minimalism’ in recent
years, and this concert presents three of their finest,
most seminal works – all from within a few years of
each other in the 1980s.
Tavener’s Ikon of Light – which was premiered at the
1984 Cheltenham Music Festival in Tewkesbury Abbey
– is a mystical statement of ritual and wonder for
choir and string trio. The Hilliard Ensemble premiered
Pärt’s equally luminous and reflective settings of
the Stabat Mater and Psalm 51 in 1985 and 1989.
With an added choral Dies Irae, Miserere’s remarkable
lineup also features five solo voices and an 11-piece
ensemble that includes electric and bass guitar,
percussion, winds and brass.
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FILM
SOWETO STRINGS
Oval Room, Pittville Pump Room
6-7.10pm
MT10
£5 Members 10% off
This documentary tells the extraordinary
and moving story of the South African music
project, Buskaid. From its establishment in
1997 by British viola player Rosemary Nalden,
the film follows Buskaid’s work over two years,
as it succeeds in inspiring and transforming the
lives of young musicians living in exceptionally
difficult circumstances.
RAVEL, BACEWICZ
& DVOŘ ÁK
Pittville Pump Room
11am-1pm
£23 £18 £12
Recorded for
broadcast on
BBC Radio 3
Members 10% off
Ravel Gaspard de la Nuit 22’
Debussy L’isle joyeuse 6’
Bacewicz Piano Quintet No 1 25’
Dvořák String Quartet in C, Op. 61 33’
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M28
Schwizgebel and the Apollon Musagete Quartet
combine in this programme for a highly regarded
quintet by the Polish composer Grażyna Bacewicz,
a close contemporary of Andrzej Panufnik and a
distinguished violinist herself.
Supported by
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| ALICE COOTE | COLIN CURRIE | PAUL LEWIS |
Now in its 15th year, BBC
Radio 3’s New Generation
Artist scheme has nurtured
the talents of over 100
instrumentalists, singers and
ensembles. The gilt-edged
careers of many alumni are a
fine indicator that the current
crop, coming to Cheltenham
in 2014, are destined for great
things too.
| JERUSALEM QUARTET | CHRISTIANNE STOTIJN |
ALINA IBRAGIMOVA | STEVEN OSBORNE | JANINE JANSEN
Apollon Musagete Quartet
Like the Apollon Musagete Quartet, pianist
Louis Schwizgebel’s career is on a steep upward
curve. Second prize winner at the 2012 Leeds
International Piano Competition, while still
studying at New York’s Juilliard, he has since given
performances with many fine orchestras and at
prestigious festivals such as Bergen, Gstaad and
Verbier.
ALISON BALSOM | BELCEA QUARTET | NATALIE CLEIN
Rameau, Bach, Saint-Saëns, Karl
Jenkins, Kwela and Gospel
BUSKAID
SOWETO STRINGS
Soweto String Ensemble
Rosemary Nalden director
Pittville Pump Room
7.30-9.30pm
£23 £18 £12 Members 10% off
THE CLIFFORD TAYLOR
Young Artist Series
M30
The inspirational Soweto String Ensemble sprang
up from the Buskaid project, which gives children
from impoverished backgrounds in South African
townships the opportunity to learn string instruments
to the highest possible standard. As part of a UK
tour marking the 20th anniversary of democracy in
South Africa – and following previous Cheltenham
performances in 2004 and 2007 – this extraordinary
ensemble showcases a programme that ranges
from baroque composers Bach and Rameau through
to Karl Jenkins’ Soweto Suite and African Kwela and
Gospel music.
Buskaid residency supported by
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MARK PADMORE &
HUW WATKINS
£28 £23 £16
Members 10% off
M31
Purcell arr. Britten Morning Hymn;
Job's Curse; Evening Hymn 12’
Huw Watkins new work (premiere) 12’
Tippett The Heart's Assurance 18’
Schumann Dichterliebe 30’
THE LISTENING EXPERIENCE
DATABASE
Oval Room, Pittville Pump Room
10-10.45am
£5 Members 10% off
MT11
The Listening Experience Database Project includes private
records of people’s experiences of listening to music of all
kinds, from any culture or period. David Rowland, Ivan Hewett
and Simon Brown consider how music affects people in their
everyday lives, and how we capture the listening experiences
that the critics miss.
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A CANDLELIT TRIBUTE
TO JOHN TAVENER
JAN GARBAREK
& THE HILLIARD
ENSEMBLE
Mark Padmore tenor
Huw Watkins piano
Cavaleri Quartet with
Celan Quartet*
Gildas Quartet*
Quatuor Hermes*
The Hilliard Ensemble
Jan Garbarek saxophone
Gloucester Cathedral 7-8.30pm
£35 £30 £22
£18 (unreserved)
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FRIDAY11JULY
M33
With his sensitivity to text, emotional
honesty and interpretative authority, Mark
Padmore is a singer who guarantees total
engagement from his audiences. In this
recital, he joins composer-pianist Huw
Watkins for a programme of rich musical and
poetic contrast.
20 years ago, Norwegian jazz saxophone
legend Jan Garbarek collaborated for the
first time with the four solo voices of The
Hilliard Ensemble, creating one of the most
distinctive and acclaimed ‘crossover’ projects.
With the Hilliards retiring later in 2014, this
performance in the resonant and lofty spaces
of Gloucester Cathedral will be one of the last
ever. A very special occasion.
Michael Tippett’s radiant, dramatic cycle
was premiered in 1951 by Peter Pears, with
Britten playing the demanding piano part.
‘A cross-cultural combination that produces
some of the most beautiful acoustic music
ever made’
Supported by
Diana Woolley
Evening Standard
Gloucester Cathedral
9-10.15pm
£18 (unreserved)
Members 10% off
THE CLIFFORD TAYLOR
Young Artist Series
M34
Harvey Mortuos Plango, Vivos Voco 10’
Tavener Scatter Roses Over My Tears (UK
premiere) 15’
Tavener Towards Silence* 35’
In the immensity of Gloucester Cathedral’s
darkening, candlelit nave, be transported by this
sonically spatial, mystical sequence reflecting on life
and death.
‘I feel very close to this music,’ wrote John Tavener
of Towards Silence, a poignant meditation on the
Four States of Being for four surround-sound string
quartets and Tibetan Bowl.
Scatter Roses Over My Tears is one of Tavener’s
last completed works, and the 12th Cheltenham
premiere of his music since the first in 1970.
Tavener’s music is complemented here by the
extraordinary creation for multi-track tape by his
near contemporary Jonathan Harvey. Computerprocessed music has never been more human and
transcendent than this audience-enveloping mosaic
from 1980, featuring Harvey’s chorister son and
Winchester Cathedral’s awesome tenor bell.
Quatuor Hermes supported by
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JAMES MAYHEW PAINTS
CARNIVAL OF THE ANIMALS
James Mayhew illustrator
Alex Kirk, Jonathan McNaught piano
Rebecca McNaught cello
MENDELSSOHN &
SCHUBERT PIANO TRIOS
MF04
Saint-Saëns (Painted) Carnival of the Animals
Ideal for ages 5+ See pages 8-9 for more information.
Trio Con Brio Copenhagen
£25 £20 £14 Members 10% off
11am-12pm
FA MIL
E VENTY
M35
Bent Sørensen Phantasmagoria 18’
Mendelssohn Piano Trio No 2 in C minor 32’
Schubert Piano Trio No 1 in B flat, D 898 31’
See pages 8-9 for details of our free Party in the Park from 1-4pm
in and around Pittville Pump Room – fun for the family with
appearances from Festival artists and a range of local performers.
MUSIC AT ART COUTURE
Quatuor Hermes
Danish composer Bent Sørensen conjures up a
mysterious, dreamlike scene in this opening piece
written especially for award-winning ensemble Trio
Con Brio Copenhagen. Alongside it, one of Schubert’s
final works and Mendelssohn’s second Trio, the finale
of which features a melody known to many as the
hymn tune ‘Old Hundredth’.
‘Sensational playing from Korean sisters Soo-Jin
Hong and Soo-Kyung Hong and Danish piano
wizard Jens Elvekjaer.’ Classic FM
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St Mary’s Church, Painswick 3-4.20pm
Haydn String Quartet in B minor, Op. 33/1 21’
Beethoven String Quartet in G, Op. 18/2 23’
Debussy String Quartet in G minor 25’
A recital from the Paris-based Hermes Quartet to mark the
opening of the vibrant Art Couture Painswick Festival.
M36
SATURDAY12JULY
THE PLANETS:
A 360° VIEW
AN AFTERNOON
SYMPOSIUM
3-5.30pm
MT12
Holst’s inspiration for The Planets was
more mythological than scientific,
and yet a hundred years on his music
seems to capture perfectly the ethereal
beauty of our neighbouring worlds as
revealed by the latest space missions.
Marek Kukula, Public Astronomer at the
Royal Observatory Greenwich, explores
how Holst’s music remains as popular
with astronomers as it does with the
general public.
Writer/broadcaster Stephen Johnson
focuses on cultural-historical context
and the music itself – its originality and
its widespread influence, from Britten
to Hollywood’s John Williams. Holst
scholar and composer Raymond Head
discusses the composer’s fascination
with astrology and its influence on The
Planets.
THE PLANETS
& THE GREAT ANIMAL
ORCHESTRA
BBC National Orchestra of Wales
Savitri Singers
Martyn Brabbins conductor
Town Hall 7-9.15pm
£35 £28 £14 £12
Members 10% off
This final evening concert in the 70th Cheltenham
Music Festival is a vivid orchestral voyage around our
own planet and beyond.
Broadcast
live on
BBC Radio 3
M37
Richard Blackford The Great Animal
Orchestra (premiere) 25’ preceded by an introduction
featuring Richard Blackford and Bernie Krause
Holst The Planets 55’
Richard Blackford’s The Great Animal Orchestra is
inspired by the work of American environmentalist
and soundscape recordist Bernie Krause. This five
movement symphony combines live orchestra
with Krause’s recordings from around the world –
including the Sumatran rainforest, American Pacific
tree frogs, African elephants and gorillas, and a range
of exotic, South American birds.
Gustav Holst composed three movements of his
Planets suite – Mars, Venus and Jupiter – in 1914,
so this performance marks the centenary of this
masterpiece’s inception. From the menacing start of
Mars, the Bringer of War to the bewitching fade-out of
Neptune, the Mystic, it will be wonderful to hear one of
the greatest pieces of orchestral music ever written in
the Town Hall of Holst’s home town.
Messier-Bugatti-Dowty
The Great Animal Orchestra
supported by
Programmed in partnership with the
Holst Birthplace Museum
Quatuor Hermes
supported by
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SATURDAY12JULY
Box Office 0844 880 8094
Red hot rhythms – straight from the streets of
Santiago de Cuba.
SON YAMBU
AUTHENTIC SOUND OF CUBA
Son Yambu Cuban Band
Pittville Pump Room 9-11pm
£15 cabaret seating & dancefloor
Members 10% off
M38
Son Yambu play authentic Cuban son, the intoxicating
Afro-Cuban sound that gave rise to salsa. Described
as 'the UK's very own Buena Vista band', the group
come mainly from Santiago de Cuba – a cradle of
music in a country whose music expresses its soul.
Expect infectious melodies and grooves, irresistible
music with a contemporary edge – the authentic
sound of Cuba.
‘With a lineup of expat Cuban musicians playing
rootsy Cuban son, Son Yambu had dancers twirling
from the off.’ Evening Standard
SUNDAY13JULY
TRIO MEDIÆVAL
& ARVE HENRIKSEN
Trio Mediæval
Arve Henriksen trumpet
Cheltenham College Chapel
11am-12.20pm
M39
Trio Mediæval made a great impression when they
performed in the 2008 Cheltenham Music Festival.
So it’s great to welcome them back, this time with
Norwegian trumpeter/singer Arve Henriksen
in a unique musical meeting where medieval,
contemporary and improvised elements beautifully
merge. 800 year old music from Italy and England
is performed alongside Norwegian-Swedish folk
songs, a couple of newly commissioned pieces and
Henriksen’s remarkable, atmospheric improvisation.
Supported by
an anonymous donor
WALKS
All walks begin at 3pm from the Town Hall Steps.
Walks are taken at a gentle pace, but please
come prepared for inclement weather and with
appropriate footwear. All walks are free, but a ticket
is required and places strictly limited.
Walks are presented by
Cheltenham Civic Society
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CHELTENHAM 1945
Wednesday 2 July
Tuesday 8 July
MW01
MW02
1945 was a momentous year both politically and
musically. The War in Europe ended on May 8th and
five weeks later, on June 13th, the first Cheltenham
Festival of Music began. Roger Jones looks at
Cheltenham as it recovered from the War and reflects
on the changes that have taken place since then.
CHELTENHAM: A MODEL FOR
THE GARDEN CITY?
Wednesday 9 July
Friday 11 July
MW03
MW04
Dr Roger Woodley tours Cheltenham’s unmissable
architecture and will refer, on the centenary of The
Planets, to Gustav Holst’s musical presence during
his early life here. A particular focus will be on
Cheltenham’s unique role as Britain’s first ‘garden town’.
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EXHIBITIONS
All of our exhibitions appear in the foyers of Parabola Arts
Centre, and can be viewed during normal opening times as well
as from an hour before any Festival event until 45 minutes after
the event finishes.
The Planets 2014:
Celebrating 100 Years
of Holst’s Masterpiece
ELIZABETH JACOBS
The Planets Exhibition
Long-standing photographer of
the Festival behind-the-scenes,
Elizabeth Jacobs displays her pick
of musicians in rehearsal during the
2013 Cheltenham Music Festival.
June 28th - October 11th 2014
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piece of classical music, on loan from The
Bodleian Library, together with diaries and
letters from The British Library, The Royal
College of Music and The
Britten-Pears Foundation.
WYNN WHITE: JAPAN
Listening Booth Trail
April – October 2014
Explore Cheltenham while listening to
The Planets! There will be 7 listening
booths in locations associated with
Holst for you to discover. Each will
play a movement from the suite.
70: A CHELTENHAM
MUSIC FESTIVAL
RETROSPECTIVE
Opening times
Feb - May & Oct - Mid Dec : Tues - Sat, 10am - 4pm
June - Sept : Tues - Sat, 10am - 5pm & Sun 1.30pm - 5pm
open Bank Holiday
Admission Adults : £5.00 | Concessions : £4.50 | Family Ticket : (2+3)£12.00
Children : Under 5 FREE | Under 16 : £2
Guided tours welcome by appointment
01242 524846 | www.holstmuseum.org.uk
Holst Birthplace Museum,
4 Clarence Road, Cheltenham, GL52 2AY
[email protected]
Beautiful, arresting black and white
photography from the artist creating
the ‘now’ of Tokaido Road’s visual
backdrop (M15, pg.20). Wynn’s
images capture serene, majestic
moments from nature and the
everyday, and this exhibition focuses
solely on his travels in Japan.
An exhibition looking at the wide
range of styles and designs that
have graced the Festival brochure
covers over the years, alongside
details from each year of the
Festival. From iconic mid-century
fonts to bold, modernist geometry
and graceful watercolours, the
display charts a course through
post-war graphic design history
as it explores key moments in the
Festival’s history.
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FESTIVAL FRINGE
FAURÉ REQUIEM
MIDSUMMER FIESTA
Saturday 28 June 6pm
Church venue tbc
FREE retiring collection
Saturday 5 July 12noon-9pm
Montpellier Gardens FREE
Cheltenham Youth Choir
Beauregard Singers
Rachel Bowen & Vicki
Beauregard directors
Ellenborough Park
Southam Road Cheltenham
Gloucestershire GL52 3NJ UK
Other repertoire to be announced.
WINTERREISE
Thursday 3 July 4.30pm
Bethesda Methodist Church
GL51 2AP £6
www.ellenboroughpark.com
John Cox tenor
Sara Harris piano
A chance to experience Schubert’s last
and greatest song cycle, Winterreise: an
epic journey by an unnamed wanderer
whose love was rejected, and who finds
few comforts before a final meeting
with an organ grinder.
DUO KARADYS
Friday 4 July 7.30pm
Pate's Grammar School
GL51 0HG £10 (£5)
Carol Hubel-Allen viola
Alan MacLean piano
Find us on:
Works by Schubert, Handel and
Rebecca Clarke
David Earl Sonata for Viola and
Piano (premiere)
A fun-filled day for the whole
family – a range of music, dance
displays, activities and have-a-go
sports sessions, alongside a varied
marketplace and a range of food
and drink.
JOYCE GRENFELL
MONOLOGUES
Saturday 5 July 7pm
St Matthew's Church GL50 3PL £7
British actress Mary Gifford Brown
performs the work of this much loved
comedienne and song writer.
CHELTENHAM
SYMPHONY
ORCHESTRA
Saturday 5 July 7.30pm
Bredon Village Hall £14 (£7)
David Curtis conductor
Dag Wiren Serenade for Strings
R. Strauss Suite for Wind in B flat
Haydn Symphony No 104 in D
PORTRAIT OF PARRY:
THE IDYLL, & THE
TUNEFUL WAR
Tewkesbury Abbey £15 (£8)
The Waynflete Singers
David Owen Norris conductor
Carleton Etherington organ
This programme looks at Parry’s
Edwardian idyll, and its interruption
by the Great War.
It features rarities such as A Hymn for
Aviators and Six Modern Lyrics, as well
as his iconic settings of I Was Glad and
Jerusalem.
JUBILATE
CHAMBER
CHOIR
St Mary's Church Charlton Kings
GL53 8JJ £8 (£7)
Ian Higginson conductor
Programme to include works by
Vierne and Faure.
COTSWOLD
CONNECTIONS
Friday 11 July 7.30pm
All Saints Church Cheltenham
Phoenix Recorder Orchestra
Pam Smith conductor
The Phoenix Recorder Orchestra,
celebrating its 10th birthday, consists
of 30 of the country's finest recorder
players playing the full range of
recorders from the tiny sopranino to
the mighty sub contrabasses.
This programme will include a wide
range of light classical music by a
variety of composers with Cotswold
links, from Gustav Holst to Steve
Marshall.
MUSICA VERA
Saturday 12 July 7.30 pm
St Peter's Church Leckhampton
GL53 0QJ £12
David Dewar conductor
Monteverdi Beatus Vir
works by Handel and Purcell
All fringe events are ticketed separately. For information visit cheltenhamfestivals.com/music-fringe
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EDUCATION
TAKE
PART
Box Office 0844 880 8094
To find out more and to take part in any of these opportunities, go to cheltenhamfestivals.com/education/take-part
MUSIC WORKSHOPS
IN SCHOOLS
CONCERT FOR SCHOOLS
AND MUSIC EXPLORERS
June 2014, free*
Friday 11 July 10.30-11.30am
Cheltenham Town Hall free*
NICHOLAS MCCARTHY
One-handed Paralympics closing ceremony
superstar pianist, and Royal College of Music
graduate, Nicholas is passionate about engaging
children and young adults in classical music.
Challenging and inspiring, he will deliver a
workshop tailor-made for your pupils, whatever
their age and ability.
JAMES MAYHEW
We are delighted that James is returning to lead
Painting to Music workshops in local schools. We
are reserving some workshops for schools where
over 15% pupils are eligible for FSM, and where
possible James will stay longer in these schools so
that parents can take part.
All day Saturday 5 & Sunday 6 July
£20/participant**
Music Explorers 11.45am and 12.45pm
Cheltenham Town Hall free*
Captivating, inspiring, and joyous – it’s a stellar
line-up for this year’s Concert for Schools.
James Mayhew will paint Saint-Saëns’ Carnival
of the Animals, accompanied by brilliant young
Gloucestershire pianists Jonathan McNaught and
Alexander Kirk; young musicians from the Soweto
string ensemble Buskaid will dazzle you with their
vibrant sounds; and Birmingham Conservatoire’s
Associate Ensemble, the Atéa Quintet, will raise
the roof with their high-energy repertoire of
surprising pieces.
Give your pupils an introduction to a range of
orchestral instruments at a Music Explorers
session following the concert, with expert
guidance provided by specialists. Why not
bring lunch with you and picnic in the beautiful
gardens behind the Town Hall too?
*Free activities are subject to a £25 administration fee.
**We have a bursary fund so that cost is not a barrier.
More information on our website.
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NICOLA BENEDETTI SESSIONS
GAMELAN WORKSHOPS
FOR SCHOOLS
READ ALL ABOUT IT
Year-round, Pittville Pump Room
SURROUND SOUND
Gamelan, tuned bronze percussion instruments
from Indonesia, is a versatile tool for music
education at all levels. The simplicity of the
playing technique makes the instruments instantly
accessible to children and adults, whatever their
level of musical ability, so why not bring your
pupils to a workshop to explore new sounds, make
music together and have fun at the same time?
What do teachers say?
Nicola Benedetti, one of the world’s finest young
musicians, is leading two days of workshops for
young string players, which will culminate in a
performance on Sunday 13 July.
Nicola’s unshakeable belief in the transformative
effect that quality music experiences can have
on young lives forms the foundation of her
education work, and this weekend will be a
unique opportunity for Gloucestershire’s young
string players to learn from the best.
If you are, or know of, a string player (grade
2–8+, age 8–18) with commitment, energy and
enthusiasm who would relish the opportunity
of this inspiring and interactive learning
opportunity, you can find more information
and an application form at
cheltenhamfestivals.com/education/take-part
COMPOSER ACADEMY
‘This was a fantastic experience for our pupils, not
only in the use of this musical equipment, but the
way the session was taught, they were playing as
a group & able to produce music.’
The Great Animal Orchestra (see pg.35)
education project, Surround Sound, is a
unique opportunity for children and young
people from National Star, Bettridge School,
and St Thomas More Catholic Primary
School to make music and art. Exceptional
artists and music educators will encourage
and develop the participants’ listening,
creative and music-making skills in response
to the sounds of the natural world, and
their compositions and visual art will form
the core of a very special performance at
Cheltenham Music Festival on Saturday 12
July at Pittville Pump Room.
David Walker, The Milestone School, 2014.
Find out more at cheltenhamfestivals.com/gamelan
EDUCATION PARTNERS
Buskaid residency
supported by
The Notgrove Trust
The Michael Tippett Musical Foundation
The Reed Foundation
70th Festival Appeal Donors
Following a hugely successful pilot
in 2013, the Composer Academy will
open its doors to even more aspiring
young composers in 2014.
The Academy will this year create 12 brand
new works with the Fidelio Trio and a second
flexible ensemble, as well as offering discussion
sessions, access to established composers and
industry professionals, and tickets to Festival
premieres for a further 20 emerging composers.
Join the Academy for two public events, the
Composer Academy Showcase (M23, pg. 27) and
an evening of film and debate (MT08, pg. 23).
Find out more at cheltenhamfestivals.com/
composer-academy
Supported by
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PATRONS
Join this exclusive group of
supporters and make a real
difference to our artistic
programming and education work
• Dedicated ticket line with advance booking
• Access to hospitality areas at the Literature
and Jazz Festivals
• Invitations to special events and parties
throughout the year
From £67 per month, your patronage covers
all four Festivals.
To find out more please contact Arlene
McGlynn, Patrons Manager on 01242 537252
[email protected] or
visit cheltenhamfestivals.com/patrons
We would like to thank all our
Patrons for their generous support:
Life Patron
Mark and Sue Blanchfield
Peter and Anne Bond
Dominic and Jannene Collier
Colin Doak
Charles Fisher
David and John Hall
Jeremy and Germaine Hitchins
Jonathan and Cassinha Hitchins
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Fiona McLeod
The McWilliam family in loving
memory of Ruth McWilliam
John and Susan Singer
Mark and Elizabeth Philip-Sørensen
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The Oldham Foundation
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Hayden and Tracy McKinnes
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Keith Norton
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Giles and Michelle Thorley
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Gold Patron
Festival Patron
Christopher Bence
Stephen and Victoria Bond
Charlie Chan
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Michael and Felicia Crystal
Nigel and Sally Dimmer
Wallace and Morag Dobbin
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Keith Jago
Kate Adie
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Ludmila and Hodson Thornber
The Walker Family
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If you are passionate about Cheltenham Music Festival then please consider making a donation when you book your tickets.
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We would also like to thank all our Patrons who
have chosen to remain anonymous.
SUPPORT US
SAFEGUARD THE FUTURE OF
CHELTENHAM MUSIC FESTIVAL
Please consider a gift in your will
By remembering Cheltenham Music Festival in your will you
can ensure that future generations will be as inspired by the
Festival as today’s audience.
Every year the Music Festival depends on donations and gifts in
wills to present an enterprising programme, giving opportunities
to young artists, premiering new pieces of music and fostering
the next generation of musicians through our education work.
Making a will or updating an existing will is easy and inexpensive
to arrange and can make a lasting difference to our work. You
can make a gift which directly benefits Cheltenham Music
Festival, or if you prefer to remember all of our Festivals then
your gift can give vital support where it is most needed by
our charity.
We understand that your loved ones will come first, but a gift of
any size would be greatly appreciated and can help to safeguard
the future of this magnificent Festival.
GIFTS IN WILLS
Emerging composers
and musicians working
together to develop
new work at our 2013
Composer Academy
To talk in confidence about gifts in wills please contact
Richard Smith, Head of Individual Giving,
on 01242 537262 or
email [email protected]
Registered charity number 251765
As a charity, every gift, no matter what size, makes a real difference to our work. Thank you.
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BOOKING INFORMATION
MEMBERS’ PRIORITY BOOKING: From 12 noon, 24 March 2014
Festival Director
Meurig Bowen
PUBLIC BOOKING: From 12 noon, 31 March 2014
Festival Manager
Alexis Paterson
HOW TO BOOK
Online cheltenhamfestivals.com
Save time and buy your tickets with a single click. Use our new quick booking system and create your
event Wish List before booking opens. See how it works here: cheltenhamfestivals.com/booking
Phone 0844 880 8094
If you have specific seating requirements, such as wheelchair access, please call Box Office on the
above number.
In Person
Before the Festival: CF Ticketing, 15 Suffolk Parade, Cheltenham, GL50 2AE
During the Festival: At venues, from 45 minutes before the start of an event
Booking fees per transaction apply. Visit our website for full details: cheltenhamfestivals.com/box-office
OPENING TIMES Online booking is available 24/7. Box Office opening times may vary. Visit our website for full details.
TERMS & CONDITIONS Full T&Cs available online: cheltenhamfestivals.com/box-office
MEMBERSHIP BENEFITS For full Membership T&Cs, including discounts and ticket entitlement, visit our website:
cheltenhamfestivals.com/membership
CONCESSIONS
- Limited numbers of £5 Under 30 tickets are available for each concert. cheltenhamfestivals.com/under30
- Groups: 10% discount applies when booking for parties of 10 or more
- Registered disabled bookers may request a free ticket for a support worker or personal assistant at time of booking.
(Support workers will be required to pay the charge for food at an event, where applicable.) Please call Box Office.
DONATIONS Cheltenham Festivals is a registered charity. Your support makes a huge difference and is greatly
appreciated. A suggested voluntary donation will be added to your order. Visit our website for full details:
cheltenhamfestivals.com/box-office
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SEATING PLANS
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Development Manager
Louisa Hancox
Development Officer
Laura Popperwell
With many thanks to all the
staff at Cheltenham Festivals,
those at each venue and the
Festival volunteers, all of whom
help make the Festival happen.
Cheltenham Festivals
Board of Trustees
Peter Bond – Chair
Dominic Collier – Vice Chair
Susan Blanchfield
Lewis Carnie
Oli Christie
Peter Elliott
Prof Russell Foster
Edward Gillespie (Chair of
Music Festival)
Prof Averil Macdonald
Dame Gail Rebuck
Dr Diane Savory OBE
Margaret Austen – Company
Secretary
Festival Advisory Group
Jonathan Freeman-Attwood
Christopher Cook
Sally Groves
Rosemary Johnson
Mark Kilfoyle
Judith Serota
David Sigall
Harriet Smith
Cross-Festival Advisory Group
Pamela Armstrong
Jane Bailey
Dr John Bicknell
Christine Chambers
Jane Churchill
Catherine Coates
Dominic Collier
Maurice Gran
Kate Hicks Beach
Marianne Hinton
Tania Hitchins
Charmaine Murphy
Lavinia Sidgwick
Anita Syvret
Cheltenham Town Hall
Pittville Pump Room
Gloucester Cathedral
Tewkesbury Abbey
The 70th Cheltenham Music
Festival is presented by
Cheltenham Festivals, a company
limited by guarantee.
Registered Office
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Cheltenham GL50 1RH
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Charity No. 251765
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Contact
If you have specific comments
about any aspect of the Festival,
please email: Meurig Bowen
[email protected]
A section of the seating will be removed for M12
(Classical Favourites) and replaced by artificial turf.
Go online or call the box office for further details.
Photo Credits
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