Brochure - Petworth Festival

Petworth
Festival
2016
Thursday 14 Saturday 30 July
Box Office 01798 344 576
www.petworthfestival.org.uk
Box Office open from 28 April
The Leconfield Estates
www.leconfieldestates.co.uk
The Leconfield Estates is very pleased to be the principal sponsor of
the 2016 Petworth Festival.
Visit our website for information about activities on the Estates which includes let
properties and peaceful fly fishing on the River Rother & the lakes at Petworth,
and also on the Derwent, an excellent salmon river in Cumberland.
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Welcome to the
2016
Petworth
Festival
O
ur annual cultural feast awaits! It
is with not a little excitement and
pleasure that we publish full details
of the 2016 Petworth Festival and, like the
festival team, we hope you will feel surprised,
delighted and confident that we will have a
very stimulating two-plus weeks in and around
Petworth come July. Stimulated yes, but also
entertained, moved and sometimes even
amazed. We have a happy track record in
Petworth for witnessing some truly wonderful
performances right across the spectrum and
we are quietly confident that the same will be
said of this year’s event come the end of July.
I don’t like sounding like the proverbial
‘broken record’ but it is with no shame that I
repeat an annual plea. Our festival is a manysplendoured thing, with performances from a
wide range of genres. The link between them
all is that they are the best of their type, so
do please try something that you wouldn’t
ordinarily consider to be your thing. I am sure
you will end up considering it a risk well worth
taking!
Stewart Collins
Artistic Director
or on 01798 344 576 (from 26 May)
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Booking Form
Events
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Please return the completed form to Petworth Festival, 151 Whites Green Lodge, Lurgashall, Petworth GU28 9BD
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General Information
Box Office
General Booking opens 28 April 2016
How to book
Online: from Thur 28 April at
www.petworthfestival.org.uk
By post: from Thur 28 April using the form on
page 2
By phone: from Thur 26 May
01798 344576
Telephone box office opening times:
Thur 26 May – Sat 30 July,
10.00am – 1.00pm. Closed Sun and Mon
For further information and to get involved
online: www.petworthfestival.org.uk
www.facebook.com/petworthfestival
@PetworthFest
Festival Venues
Bignor Park Near Pulborough RH20 1HG
Champs Hill Coldwaltham, Pulborough RH20 1LY
Leconfield Hall Market Square, Petworth
GU28 0AH
Midhurst Rother College North Street, Midhurst
GU29 9DT
Petworth House Petworth GU28 OAE
St. Mary’s Church Petworth GU28 0AD
St. Mary Church Easebourne GU29 0AH
The Angel Inn Petworth GU28 0BG
Tickets
Ticket price bands are shown on ticket price
boxes for St. Mary’s Church Petworth where
they apply throughout the brochure.
Seating plans for St. Mary’s Church Petworth
and the Leconfield Hall can be found on pages
42 and 43 of this brochure.
For more brochures please telephone
01798 342269 or 01798 343055
Cover image: Matthew Barley
Photo credit: Nick White
or on 01798 344 576 (from 26 May)
Who’s Who
President Lord Egremont
Vice President Lewis Golden
Festival Board
Neil Franks Chairman
Angela Azis
Alan Bennie
Lord Egremont
Claudia Golden
Sir Geoffrey Pattie
Kate Wardle
Secretary to the Board
Sally Newsom Davis
Artistic Director
Stewart Collins
Festival Manager
Kate Wardle
Artist Liaison and Publications Editor
Kate Lavender
PR/Publicity Manager
Harsha Desai
Production Co-ordinators
Mike Hay and Mark Jenkins for
Mike Hay Production Services
Event Co-ordinator
Angela Azis
Box Office
Joanna de Vos, Pam Hampel, Judy Howard,
Imke Sanderson and Kate Wardle
Parking
Petworth Limited disabled parking at
Church Lodge (adjacent to St. Mary’s Petworth).
Please leave entrance to the church free for
emergency vehicles. Outside the church,
please do not park half on the pavement – this
is an offence. No parking in Lombard Street
opposite.
There is a large car park in Petworth (GU28
0AP) and additional free parking by the Sylvia
Beaufoy Centre (GU28 0ET) off the miniroundabout on the A272.
Other Venues There is ample parking at
Champs Hill, Bignor Park, Easebourne Church
and some at Midhurst Rother College. For
overflow parking for Midhurst Rother College
please use Midhurst town car park which is free
and just five minutes’ walk from the College.
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The Piano Weekend
The festival opens with a special series of events during which we meet the piano in depth and in
several guises. Central to these celebrations is acclaimed pianist and Head of Piano at the Royal
Academy of Music Joanna MacGregor who will both lead a public masterclass and appear in recital.
We also welcome specially selected students from the Royal Academy who will join us in Petworth for
the weekend.
Thursday 14 July | St Mary’s Church 9.45am (Ends approx 1.00pm)
Festival Peal The Festival Peal
:
St Mary’s bells are considered by many to be the best
sounding bells in Sussex. Cast in 1924 by Gillett & Johnson at
the Croydon bell foundry, with a tenor weighing over 18cwt, the
bells are tuned to a diatonic scale in the key of E and make up
the largest musical instrument in the festival.
A ‘peal’ is the term given to a set of 5000 or more changes,
starting and ending with the bells ringing in order from treble
to tenor. Performing the peal will take the Sussex County
Association Ringers around three hours of continuous
ringing, requiring all their stamina and mental concentration.
Seventeenth Century ringers were often fortified with good ale;
today that is enjoyed after the peal!
If after hearing the peal you would like to experience ringing for yourself then you would be most
welcome to visit St Mary’s tower (practices occur most Thursday evenings), or try a church with bells
near you.
For more information, see www.scacr.org or search under “English change ringing”.
Thursday 14 July | St Mary’s Church 6.00pm (Ends approx 7.00pm)
Photo: The Right Reverend Dr Christopher Herbert
Festival Service
Everyone is invited to help launch the Festival with this Service of Celebration, in
readings, prayer and songs.
The speaker will be the Right Reverend Christopher Herbert BA PGCE MPhil
Ph.D who was the Bishop of St Albans from 1996 to 2009.
There will be musical contributions from the Massed Festival Choir directed
by Matthew Cooke, a Fanfare by festive trumpets, and a short recital of choral
works by the young singers of the West Sussex Music Vocal Ensemble directed
by Lucy Mair.
The Service will be followed by refreshments in the churchyard.
Organised by Petworth Area Churches Together
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Thursday 14 July | St Mary’s Church
8.15pm (Ends approx 9.30pm)
Judy Carmichael
Queen of ‘Stride’ Piano
Grammy nominated pianist Judy Carmichael is one of the
world’s leading interpreters of stride piano and swing.
One of the undisputed doyennes of New York cabaret
scene, Judy earned the nickname “Stride” from no less
a figure than Count Basie, a handle that acknowledged
the command with which she plays this technically and
physically demanding jazz piano style. Sharing the stage
with top jazz guitarist Colin Oxley and bass player Dave
Green, Judy Carmichael is as strong a singer and story
teller as a pianist and it is a huge thrill to bring her to
Petworth.
‘Judy Carmichael is a great entertainer. Her
playing is masterly and her linking material
shows her to be a raconteur in the Ustinov
mould.’
BBC Radio 4
Generously supported by
The Halfway Bridge and Tudor Rose Antiques
Photo: Judy Carmichael
Tickets: Band B £20, £12.50, £7
(18 and under £5 or FREE in adult £7 seats)
There is no interval at this event.
or on 01798 344 576 (from 26 May)
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Friday 15 July | Leconfield Hall 2pm (Ends approx 4.00pm)
Piano Masterclass
with Joanna MacGregor
The Head of Piano at the Royal Academy of Music and a leading figure on the international piano
circuit for over thirty years, Joanna MacGregor gives a public masterclass to pianists from West
Sussex and the immediate area. This opportunity is open to pianists at any stage of their amateur or
professional piano playing career and who have a minimum standard of piano grade 6.
If you wish to be considered please contact the festival - [email protected] / 01798 343055
Generously supported by The Anstruther Family
Tickets: £6
(18 and under £3)
Ticket price includes all Masterclasses
Friday 15 July | St Mary’s Church 7.30pm (Ends approx 9.30pm)
Joanna MacGregor (piano)
Joanna MacGregor is one of the world’s most innovative,
accomplished and creative pianists and enjoys an immense
range of repertoire as a recitalist. Besides her role at the
Royal Academy of Music she is Artistic Director of Dartington
International Summer School and Festival and in 2015-2016
she is Visiting Musician at Oriel College, Oxford. She was
awarded an OBE in the Queen’s 2012 Jubilee Honours.
Beethoven
Ligeti
32 Variations in C minor
Musica Ricercata Op.1
Liszt
Liszt/Wagner
Nuages Gris; La Lugubre Gondola I
Isolde’s Liebestod from
Tristan und Isolde
Piano Sonata No. 32 in C minor, Op. 111
Interval
Beethoven
www.soundcircus.com
Generously supported by John & Corinne Older,
Gordon & Tina Owen and Nicholas & Ronagh Wheeler
Tickets: Band A £25, £15, £7,50
(18 and under £5 or FREE in adult £7.50 seats)
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Friday 15 July | Leconfield Hall 7.45pm (Ends approx 9.35pm)
Photo: Elly Lucas
Will Pound (harmonica) and
Eddy Jay (piano accordion)
Will Pound and Eddy Jay astonished the audience attending the launch of 2015 Literary Festival and
were immediately invited to join us for the 2016 festival – everyone appreciated that they had seen
‘the real thing’. True virtuosity. In fact the dynamic and exhilarating duo of Will Pound and Eddy Jay
generally leave audiences breathless. The pair read each other instinctively, forging a path to new
folk sounds with harmonica and accordion together as one instrument.
Will Pound is a three-time nominee for BBC Radio 2 Folk Musician Of The Year - ‘a flat out genius
harmonica player’ (Mark Radcliffe BBC 6 Music), and his musical partner Eddy Jay is a real master of
the accordion with the ability to turn it into an orchestra at his fingertips. He last visited the festival in
2012 as part of a memorable celebration of the music of Edith Piaf.
www.poundandjay.co.uk
Generously supported by Anderson Rowntree and Meghdoots Mystic Masala
Tickets: £16
(18 and under £5)
or on 01798 344 576 (from 26 May)
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Saturday 16 July | St Mary’s Church 10.30am - 4.00pm
Come & Sing Messiah!
Inspirational choral conductor Fiona Evans has created
a brand new edition of Handel’s Messiah. One of the
greatest and most loved of all choral works, Fiona’s
new version follows experience gained from years of
professional concert singing and her many years leading
community choirs, notably the exceptional Salisbury
Community Choir with whom she travelled far and wide
for a number of years. Her adapted score enables
singers to embrace Handel’s magnificent work in a truly
inclusive way. The day will conclude with a performance
of Part 1 of Messiah accompanied by Matthew Cooke
and with a quartet of young soloists.
There will be a one-hour lunch break during the
workshop: please bring a packed lunch, or why not use
the time to explore Petworth? Please see page 40 of this
brochure for suggestions of local cafés and restaurants.
The day’s workshop will culminate in a mini-concert at
3.15 – 4.00pm. Friends and family are welcome to join at
3.00pm for this.
Fiona Evans’ adapted version of The Messiah will be
used for this workshop: purchase cost of the score is
included in the price of tickets.
Generously supported by Ken & Eileen Lintill and an
anonymous donor
Tickets: £14
(18 and under £5)
Concert tickets: £3 on the door - Unreserved seating
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Saturday 16 July | Leconfield Hall 2.30pm (Ends approx 4.00pm)
Piano Rolls
A rolling programme of short concerts
Harry Rylance
Prokofiev
Ravel
Liszt
Piano Sonata No. 3
“Oiseaux Tristes” from Miroirs
“Dante” Sonata
Francesca Orlando
Beethoven
Sonata No. 31 in A flat major, Op. 110
Fazil
Say Black Earth
Seán Morgan-Rooney
Bach/Petri
Sheep May Safely Graze (piano transcription)
Ligeti
Étude No. 16 (Book 3) “Pour Irina”
Scriabin
Preludes Op. 13
Chopin
Polonaise Fantaisie
Generously supported by Deborah Godfray
Seán Morgan-Rooney
Francesca Orlando
Harry Rylance
Continuing the 2016 festival’s focus on the piano, we invite audiences
to drop in during Saturday afternoon for one, two or all three short
recitals given by Francesca Orlando, Seán Morgan-Rooney and
Harry Rylance, all leading pupils and/or recent graduates of the Royal
Academy of Music’s prestigious piano department. Each recital will last
approximately 30 minutes – come for some or all of it, a cup of tea and
cake being available at all times.
Tickets: £10
(18 and under £4)
Ticket price includes all concerts
or on 01798 344 576 (from 26 May)
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Saturday 16 July St Mary’s 7.30pm (Ends approx 9.15pm)
Mr Brecht! Are you now or have
you ever been ..?
Sarah Gabriel
Paul Ryan
Leo Clasen
Tilly-Mae Craven
Thomas Ghaleb
Matthew Heslop
Abel Koster
Grant Sterry
Francesca Orlando
Harry Rylance
Richard Williams
soprano
tenor
actor
actor
actor
actor
actor
actor
piano
piano
Director
A wonderfully original canvas against which to hear
Brecht and Weill’s greatest hits! Mr Brecht! Are you now
or have you ever been...? is a funny, revealing piece of
theatre based on Berthold Brecht’s public interview with
the House of Un-American Activities Committee in 1946
in Washington. Interspersed within the drama a cast of
singers will perform songs including Mack the Knife, The
Alabama Song, Pirate Jenny, September Song, Surabaya
Johnny, Bilbao Song and many more. Director Richard
Williams sets a snappy pace of singing and dancing, in
a witty, poignant and spicy evening of words and music,
celebrating two of the most original and politically astute
creators of the 20th century. The ensemble is led by
soprano Sarah Gabriel and tenor Paul Ryan with a sixstrong company of actors and accompanied by two young
musicians from the Royal Academy of Music.
Sarah Gabriel
Generously supported by Middleton Advisors
Paul Ryan
Tickets: Band B £20, £12.50, £7
(18 and under £5 or FREE in adult £7 seats)
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Sunday 17 July | various venues, various times
House Concerts
In 2014, Dutch pianist Daria van den Bercken gave concerts in
the homes of a number of Petworth families, schools and groups
of music lovers. Such was the appeal and success of this venture
that in the company of the festival’s three young musicians from
the Royal Academy of Music in residence for the Piano Weekend
- Francesca Orlando, Seán Morgan-Rooney and Harry Rylance
- we again encourage all comers with pianos (!) to invite friends,
colleagues or clients to experience one of these remarkably intimate and unusual
events. House Concerts last roughly 45 minutes and can be scheduled at your
convenience. To arrange a House Concert, please contact Kate Wardle at the Festival
office – [email protected] / 01798 343055
Sunday 17 July | 1.30pm – 5.00pm
Festival Walk
Meet at the estate office of the Barlavington Estate,
Duncton Mill (GU28 0LF), home of Sir Sebastian
Anstruther
FREE – no booking required
This year’s Festival Walk will be led by Jonathan
Golden and Sebastian Anstruther around the
Barlavington Estate and surrounding countryside.
The walk is about 7 miles and will take us through
Barlavington and Sutton to Lord’s Piece and Coates
Castle Park (a Site of Special Scientific Interest) and
return through Burton Park with its newly restored
waterfall at Chingford Pond. The going is easy, and
the views rewarding.
The Barlavington Estate
There is free parking available at Duncton Mill. Tiffins
Tea Rooms will provide tea and cake which can be
purchased at the end of the walk at Duncton Mill
overlooking one of the fishing lakes. All proceeds will
go to local charities.
The walk itself is free, and will be on wet or fine!
Boots recommended. Dogs who don’t wander off are
welcome.
or on 01798 344 576 (from 26 May)
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Sunday 17 July | Bignor Park 2.30pm (Ends approx 4.15pm)
Illyria’s
Roald Dahl’s Danny the
adapted by David Wood
Champion of the World
In their 25th anniversary year we welcome back the exceptional
touring theatre company Illyria. Recognised as one of the country’s
most inventive interpreters of Roald Dahl’s work, Illyria present
Danny the Champion of the World.
Danny and his devoted father live in a caravan and operate a
petrol station and garage. When Danny turns nine he is devastated
to find out about his father’s secret passion for pheasant- poaching
in the estate of the nasty Victor Hazell. One night, Danny awakes
to find his father has not returned from a night of poaching. Fearing that his father may be in
danger, Danny sets off to rescue him. Soon, with a little help from the village, Danny finds himself
the mastermind behind the most incredible and exciting plot ever attempted against Victor Hazell.
Magnificent, funny and heartwarming.
www.illyria.uk.com
The performance is outside. Please bring your own low backed seating or rugs and dress for
the weather. Grounds open from 1.00pm for picnics.
Performance lasts approximately 1 hour 45 minutes, including a twenty minute interval.
Suitable for ages 5 and upwards.
By kind permission of Lord & Lady Mersey
Drinks & refreshments will be available to buy from Little Bo’s Frozen Yogurt
frozen yogurt
Generously supported by Alan & Sara Bennie, Lombard Structures, Seaford College and West
Sussex Decorative & Fine Arts Society
Tickets: £9
(5 yrs -18 yrs £7, 4 yrs and under FREE but do please book)
Unreserved Seating
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Sunday 17 July | Leconfield Hall 7.45pm (Ends approx 9.45pm)
Adam Kay
Adam Kay (credit: Idil Sukan)
The Remains of Tom Lehrer
It’s no exaggeration to say that the funniest comic songs ever written were composed in the 1950s
and 60s by the Harvard Maths professor Tom Lehrer. For the Petworth Festival the award winning
musical comedian Adam Kay brings a show premiered in September 2015 in which he performs the
satirical songs which have delighted and horrified audiences for decades, both through Lehrer’s own
rare performances and in the revue format of the West End and New York hit show Tomfoolery.
HHHH
‘Bracingly intelligent… enormous fun.’
The Times
Advisory age: 14+
Generously supported by Peter & Jo Lavender and an anonymous donor
Tickets: £16
(18 and under £5)
or on 01798 344 576 (from 26 May)
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Monday 18 July | St Mary’s 7.30pm (Ends approx 9.30pm)
Matthew Barley (cello)
with Alasdair Beatson (piano)
We welcome back one of the UK’s most innovative
and inspirational musicians - cellist Matthew Barley
in concert with pianist Alasdair Beatson. Their recital
showcases the cello at its melodious and dramatic best
in a broad sweep of powerful works. Both Schumann and
Janacek had a great love for the earthy, honest simplicity
of folk music and, with compositional genius, wove these
themes into their more formalized musical structures. In
similar fashion, Brahms used the inspiration of Bach in his
E minor cello sonata, using Bach-like themes in the finale
of this most exuberant and romantic of cello pieces. In
contrast, towards the end of Beethoven’s life, the composer
turned inwards, creating music that came only from the
deepest recesses of his sublime imagination - dark but
tender, and totally unique, this is music at the edge.
Matthew Barley (photo: Ben Phillips)
Schumann
Schumann
Janacek
Adagio and Allegro Op. 70
Fünf Stücke in Volkston
Pohádka
Brahms
Beethoven
Cello Sonata No. 1 in E minor Op. 38
Cello Sonata No. 4 Op.102 No.1
Interval
www.matthewbarley.com
www.alasdairbeatson.com
Generously supported by Sir Clive & Lady Barbara
Bossom, Nicholas & Pat Moore,
Roger & Penny Muray, Terry Pentony and Premier
Nursing Ltd
PREMIER
NURSING LTD
Alasdair Beatson (photo: Giorgia Bertazzi)
Tickets: Band A £25, £15, £7,50
(18 and under £5 or FREE in adult £7.50 seats)
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Tuesday 19 July | St Mary’s 7.30pm (Ends approx 9.30pm)
The Schubert Ensemble
Petworth Festival welcomes one
of the world’s leading exponents
of music for piano and strings.
Regularly giving up to 50 concerts a
year, the ensemble has performed
in over 40 different countries, has
over 80 commissions to its name,
has recorded over 30 critically
acclaimed CDs and is familiar to
British audiences through regular
broadcasts on BBC Radio 3. In 1998
the Ensemble was recognized by
the Royal Philharmonic Society when
it won the coveted Best Chamber
Ensemble Award, for which it was
shortlisted again in 2010.
They perform two of the cornerstones
of the piano quartet repertoire
together with the engaging and accessible Quartet by Huw Watkins which they will introduce prior to
performing.
Huw Watkins
Schumann
Piano Quartet (2012)
Piano Quartet Op.47
Fauré
Piano Quartet No.1 in C minor
Interval
www.schubertensemble.com
Generously supported by Christopher & Joan Hampson and Restalls Violins
Tickets: Band B £20, £12.50, £7
(18 and under £5 or FREE in adult £7 seats)
or on 01798 344 576 (from 26 May)
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Wednesday 20 July | St Mary’s 7.30pm (Ends approx 9.30pm)
Stile Antico
Stile Antico (photo: Marco Borggreve)
The Touches of Sweet Harmony
Shakespeare’s plays and poetry brim with references to music. In this special programme one of
the UK’s elite vocal ensembles, Stile Antico, present a captivating and theatrical selection of music
painting a fascinating picture of the musical world surrounding Shakespeare. Stile Antico explore
rare surviving settings of his words by his contemporaries Thomas Morley and Robert Johnson,
settings linked to Shakespeare’s two royal patrons, Queen Elizabeth I and King James I, music
connected to the great events of his lifetime and two new commissions of Shakespeare texts by
composers Nico Muhly & Huw Watkins.
An ensemble of young British singers, Stile Antico is now established internationally as one of the
most original and exciting voices in its field. The ensemble celebrated its 10th Anniversary during
2015.
www.stileantico.co.uk
‘...the singing is staggeringly beautiful’
Sunday Times
Generously supported by Neil & Debbie Franks
Tickets: Band A £25, £15, £7,50
(18 and under £5 or FREE in adult £7.50 seats)
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Wednesday 20 July | Champs Hill 7.30pm (Ends approx 9.40pm)
The Revolutionary Drawing Room
The Revolutionary Drawing Room (photo: Susan Porter-Thomas)
A Viennese Quartet Party
Adrian Butterfield
Kathryn Parry
Rachel Stott
Ruth Alford
violin
violin
viola
cello
With actors Clare McCaldin and Martin Nelson
The 18th century singer, composer and impresario Michael
Kelly’s book of Reminiscences is a page turner; the kind
of continuous stream of lively anecdotes that might be
provided by a exceptionally entertaining dinner guest.
Accuracy was not necessarily Kelly’s forte but the picture
he paints of late 18th century Vienna is nevertheless vivid
and convincing. In particular we are fortunate to have
his account of the string quartet party he attended in
1784, when Haydn, Mozart, Dittersdorf and Vanhal played
quartets together.
The Revolutionary Drawing Room’s Viennese Quartet Party
presents the music of the four composers in the context of
Kelly’s irrepressibly garrulous narrative performed by Clare
McCaldin and Martin Nelson in the roles of Mozart’s muse,
soprano Nancy Storace, and Michael Kelly.
Haydn
Dittersdorf
Vanhal
Mozart
String Quartet in E flat OP. 33/2 “The Joke”
Quartet No.6 in A
Quartet in E flat (1786)
String Quartet in A K.464
www.revolutionarydrawingroom.com
Wine included in the ticket price and served from
6.45pm
Gardens open from 5pm for picnics
Generously supported by David & Mary Bowerman
Tickets: £25
(18 and under £5)
Unreserved seating
or on 01798 344 576 (from 26 May)
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Thursday 21 July | Leconfield Hall 12 noon (Ends approx 1.00pm)
Laura Snowden (guitar)
The first of two lunchtime events presented as part of
the Petworth Festival’s continuing relationship with the
Worshipful Company of Musicians.
Following studies at the Yehudi Menuhin School, Laura
Snowden went on to study guitar and composition at the
Royal College of Music, winning the Guitar Prize in her first
year. She was selected during her time at the RCM for the
Tillett Trust, St John’s Smith Square and International Guitar
Foundation Young Artists Platforms, and won first prize at
the Ivor Mairants Guitar Award and the Ligita International
Guitar Duo Competition with duo partner Tom Ellis. Also an
accomplished composer, her programme ranges from the
renaissance music of Dowland to her own Meditation.
‘...so rich in ideas and with such an exceptional
range of touch and sonority’
Classical Guitar Magazine
John Dowland
Heitor Villa-Lobos
Lennox Berkeley
Laura Snowden
J K Mertz
Two Fantasies
Five Preludes
Sonatina
Meditation
Fantaisie Hongroise
www.laurasnowden.co.uk
Photo credit: Jules Lawrence
Generously supported by Tony & Pat Buckley
Tickets: £13
(18 and under £5)
There is no interval at this event
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Thursday 21 July | St Mary’s 7.30pm (Ends approx 9.30pm)
Cristina Ortiz (piano)
A huge hit at the 2012 Festival, Brazilian pianist Cristina
Ortiz’ natural musicality, masterful craftsmanship and
commitment to refined playing have ensured her a
place among the most respected pianists in the world.
Throughout her extensive career she has performed with
the Berliner and Wiener Philharmoniker, the Chicago
Symphony, Philharmonia and Concertgebouw orchestras
amongst many others. She has collaborated with
conductors such as Neeme Järvi, Mariss Jansons, Kurt
Masur, André Previn and David Zinman. Her Petworth
return sees her performing the music of Ravel, Chopin
and series of York Bowen’s exceptionally attractive and
accessible Preludes in all the major and minor keys.
Ravel
Bowen
Interval
Chopin
Sonatine
Selection from 24 Preludes in all major
and minor keys:
C major Moderato appassionato
D minor Andante con moto
E flat major Andantino amabile
E minor Moderato, a capriccio
F major Andante con moto e grazioso
F minor Allegro con fuoco
G flat major Andante tranquillo
G minor Moderato semplice
A flat major Andante molto espressivo
A minor Allegro con brio
B flat major Andante piacevole
B minor Moderato serioso e tragico
Barcarolle and Sonata in B Minor
www.cristina.ortiz.name
Generously supported by Sir Geoffrey & Lady Pattie
Tickets: Band A £25, £15, £7,50
(18 and under £5 or FREE in adult £7.50 seats)
or on 01798 344 576 (from 26 May)
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Thursday 21 July | Leconfield Hall 7.45pm (Ends approx 9.45pm)
Sam Lee
The Fade in Time
Petworth Festival is hugely honoured to
welcome Mercury Prize nominated singer
and traditional song collector Sam Lee who
performs music from The Fade in Time, his
stunning second album.
Although a sequence of hand-selected
traditional folk songs, The Fade in Time is
nonetheless unquestionably an album for the
21st Century. London born and bred Sam has
journeyed intrepidly throughout the British Isles
and Ireland seeking out and recording ancient
songs from the last of the Gypsy Traveller
singers, presenting his interpretations with a
vital charm and new energy.
The Fade in Time explores the range and
potential of traditional British music by
encompassing world-wide traditions, from
Japanese court music to Tajikistan wedding
marches. Awarded the prestigious 2011 Arts
Foundation prize and nominated for the 2012
Mercury Music Prize, Sam Lee has taken his
music to more than 20 countries and helped
inspire a new generation of performers to
draw material from living sources. Sam’s band
includes cellist Francesca Ter-Berg, trumpeter
Steve Chadwick, violinist Flora Curzon,
percussionist Josh Green and koto player
Jonah Brody.
Sam Lee (photo: Frederic Aranda)
www.samleesong.co.uk
Generously supported by
Augustus Brandt
Tickets: £16
(18 and under £5)
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Friday 22 July | St Mary’s 12 noon (Ends approx 1.15pm)
InMo Yang, 2014 Menuhin Competition finalist (photo: Lawrence Peart)
Menuhin Competition Prize
Winner 2016 (tba)
The Petworth Festival welcomes the newly crowned Senior First Prize winner of the 2016
International Menuhin Competition. This is the world’s leading competition for young violinists, held
every two years in a different world city; most recently Austin, Texas in 2014, Beijing in 2012 and
Oslo in 2010. It attracts hundreds of entries from over 45 countries, only 44 of the world’s very best
young violinists being invited to participate. The competition discovers, encourages and nurtures
exceptionally talented young musicians from throughout the world under the age of 22 years. Recent
winners have included Nikolaj Znaider, Tasmin Little, Julia Fischer and Ilya Gringolts. The performer
will be joined by acclaimed accompanist and Menuhin Prize Artistic Director Gordon Back.
The 2016 competition in London concludes on 17 April at which point point further information will be
available on the festival website, www.petworthfestival.org.uk.
www.menuhincompetition.org
Generously supported by Rodney H Downes
Tickets: Band B £20, £12.50, £7
(18 and under £5 or FREE in adult £7 seats)
There is no interval at this event
or on 01798 344 576 (from 26 May)
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Friday 22 July | Petworth House Stables
7.30pm (Ends approx 9.30pm)
Comedy in the Stables
Paul Merton’s Impro Chums
The team is back! With special permission granted for a second event in the wonderfully atmospheric
stable block of Petworth House, the first Comedy in the Stables event carries on where the 2015
festival left off, the audience for Have I Got News For You and Just a Minute regular Paul Merton and
his inspired Impro Chums positively baying for more.
Doors open at 6.30pm
Hot drinks will be provided by the Vintage Coffee Company, there will be a bar selling wine, beer and
soft drinks, and light refreshments will be available for purchase,. The audience is kindly requested to
consume only food and drink purchased on the premises.
By kind permission of Lord and Lady Egremont and the National Trust
Tickets: £25
(18 and under £5)
Unreserved seating
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Saturday 23 July | Petworth House Stables 6pm (Ends approx 9.20pm)
Bratislava Hot Serenaders (photo: Radovan Dranga)
Jazz in the Stables
With dancing almost de rigeur
at this hugely popular annual
event, we welcome The Bratislava
Hot Serenaders. Hailing from
‘old Europe’, the Serenaders
do “vintage” with extraordinary
authenticity and pizazz. A
19-piece group, they play hot
jazz and sweet dance music that
transports audiences to a dance
hall in the 1920s and 1930s with
immaculate period costume, a
single microphone, and a nonstop parade of tightly arranged
tunes from the period. Led by
the acclaimed trumpeter Juraj
Bartoš and featuring brass, reeds,
rhythm section, four violins, the “Serenaders Sisters” vocal Trio and two male singers, they dazzle
with their brilliant recreations. You’ll be bewitched!
The evening will start with a warm up set from the West Sussex Music Festival Big Band.
Doors open at 5.30pm. Badgers of Coultershaw will be providing hot food, cold food will be supplied
by the Hungry Guest, hot drinks will be available from the Vintage Coffee Company and there will be
a bar selling wine, beer and soft drinks. The audience is kindly requested to consume only food and
drink purchased on the premises.
By kind permission of Lord and Lady Egremont and the National Trust
Generously supported by Alan & Sara Bennie, Peter & Fran Rhys-Evans, Savills and
Quintet: Coco Café & Sugar Lounge, John Bird Antiques, The Paul Arden Gallery, Rugs of
Petworth and Sorella
Tickets: £25
(18 and under £5)
Unreserved seating
or on 01798 344 576 (from 26 May)
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Sunday 24 July | Leconfield Hall 12 noon (Ends approx 1.00pm)
Ben Crystal Shakespeare on Toast (literary event)
A crucial session for anyone wanting a deeper insight into the works of William
Shakespeare in the year of his 400th anniversary. The colourful words and vibrant
world of the world’s greatest playwright are brought brilliantly to life in Shakespeare
on Toast by actor Ben Crystal. Sweeping cobwebs from the Bard – his language,
his life, his world – Crystal reveals man and work as relevant, accessible, alive. This
is a book for everyone, whether you’re studying Shakespeare for the first time or
you’ve never set foot near one of his plays, but have always wanted to. It smashes
down the walls that have been built up around him, that have sometimes seemed to
turn Shakespeare into an untouchable literary figure. Shakespeare, Crystal reminds
us, invented popular culture...
Credit: Scott Wishart
Ben Crystal is an actor and writer. He studied English Language and Linguistics
at Lancaster University, before training as an actor.He has worked in TV, film and
theatre, including the 2006 season at Shakespeare’s Globe, and is a narrator for
RNIB Talking Books, Channel 4 and the BBC.
The Petworth Bookshop will be selling copies of Shakespeare on Toast at this event.
www.bencrystal.com
Generously supported by MacDonald Oates
Tickets: £12
(18 and under £5)
There is no interval at this event
Sunday 24 July | Leconfield Hall 3.00pm (Ends approx 4.00pm)
Science Blast: The Great Scientists
Definitely one for the children…. Science Blast brings to the theatre the
lives of nine of the world’s great scientists. You may know their names but
would you recognise their faces? Our guide – Professor Kaos - aims to put
that right with HIGHLY DANGEROUS experiments involving explosives,
chemicals, high voltage electricity and cheese sandwiches. See what they
did, find out about them as people then vote in the “S Factor” to see who
YOU think is the greatest.
Includes loud noises and flashing lights.
Generously supported by Peter & Anna Luttman-Johnson
Tickets: £9
(5 yrs -18 yrs £7, 4 yrs and under FREE but do please book)
There is no interval at this event
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Monday 25 July | St Mary’s 7.30pm (Ends approx 9.45pm)
A Tribute to Oscar Peterson
with James Pearson & his Trio
The Canadian pianist Oscar Peterson was arguably the most successful Jazz pianist of all time,
coming from humble roots and going on to achieve international stardom with countless accolades
to his name. His notorious prowess at the keyboard to this day can astound, with rapid octave
passages and almost impossible sequences of block chords making the piano sound more like a ‘big
band’.
Artistic Director of Ronnie Scott’s and Festival favourite James Pearson was lucky to meet Peterson
whilst in Barbados and his story of their first encounter is highly amusing. In this ‘Portrait’ you will hear
some of Oscar’s compositions and versions of Jazz Standards fused with anecdotes and historical
facts. James’s own style of playing has been compared with Peterson by numerous journalists, and
the Evening Standard said of his performance at Ronnie Scott’s, “Oscar would have loved it”.
www.jamespearsonmusic.com
Generously supported by Phyllis-Anne Dutton-Forshaw, Bryan & Tessa Pascoe and
The Leconfield Restaurant & Bar
Tickets: Band A £25, £15, £7,50
(18 and under £5 or FREE in adult £7.50 seats)
or on 01798 344 576 (from 26 May)
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Monday 25 July | Champs Hill 7.30pm (Ends approx 9.30pm)
The Brodsky Quartet
Daniel Rowland
Ian Belton
Paul Cassidy
Jacqueline Thomas
violin
violin
viola
cello
The festival is joined for the first of two events by one of the country’s
most successful and innovative string quartets. The Brodsky’s
programme includes two major staples of the quartet repertoire by
two masters of the form, Shostakovich and Beethoven, and a special
festival commission from Ned Bigham, a name that will be known to
many in West Sussex and a composer who enjoys a growing national
profile.
Of his new work Ned Bigham writes: ‘I am excited to be given
the opportunity to compose music for the Brodsky Quartet in
commemoration of Shakespeare’s quadcentenary, to be performed
at the Petworth Festival. The Brodsky is one of the country’s leading
quartets and it should be a rewarding challenge to compose music
which stimulates both quartet and audience. The Petworth Festival
holds a unique place in the UK musical calendar with its inspired
programming, and with the support of my publishers Faber Music,
this will also be an opportunity to add to the contemporary string
quartet repertoire. My most recent chamber music commission, the
‘Nairne Ballads’, for the Scottish Ensemble, was rapturously received
and reviewed, as well as receiving airtime on national radio.’
Purcell
Bigham
Shostakovich
Chaconne in G minor
Heaven shall call her from
this cloud of darkness
(World Premiere)
Quartet No. 8
Beethoven
Quartet No. 13, Op. 130
Interval
www.brodskyquartet.co.uk
Wine included in the ticket price and served from 6.45pm
Gardens open from 5pm for picnics
Generously supported by David & Mary Bowerman
Tickets: £22
(18 and under £5)
Unreserved seating
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Tuesday 26 July | St Mary’s 7.30pm (Ends approx 9.30pm)
Ji Liu (piano)
Born in 1990, Ji Liu studied at the Shanghai Conservatory
of Music, with Dmitri Bashkirov, at the Escuela Música
Reina Sofía, and with Christopher Elton at the Royal
Academy of Music. In 2014 his debut CD Piano Reflections
was released by Classic FM and immediately went on to
become No.1 in the classical charts. Earlier this year it
was nominated as the Classical Album of the Year in the
prestigious 2015 Chinese Music Awards.
Ji has appeared as soloist with the Philharmonia Orchestra
at the Royal Festival Hall and Henley Festival, with the
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by
Vasily Petrenko at the Royal Albert Hall, and in China.
Credit: Kevin McDaid
Rzweski
Debussy
Chopin
Saint-Saens
Winnsboro Cotton Mill Blues
Suite Bergamasque
Waltz No.3 in A minor, Op.34 No.2
“Grande Valse”
Waltz No.7 in C sharp minor, Op.64
No.2
Danse Macabre
Chopin
Chopin
Chopin
Polonaise in A, Op.40 No.1 “Military”
Sonata No.2 in B flat minor, Op.35
Polonaise in A flat, Op.53 “Héroïque”
Chopin
Interval
Generously supported by Ann Bayne
Tickets: Band B £20, £12.50, £7
(18 and under £5 or FREE in adult £7 seats)
or on 01798 344 576 (from 26 May)
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Tuesday 26 July | Leconfield Hall 7.45pm (Ends approx 9.45pm)
Liza Pulman
Everything’s Coming Up Roses
A cabaret inspired by gardens,
gardening, flowers - and weedkiller.
One third of the hugely popular cabaret
act Fascinating Aida, Liza Pulman’s
solo show Everything’s Coming Up
Roses is described as a “uniquely
planted and carefully pruned show
about flowers, gardens and all things
green”. With every song in the show
making reference to a flower or a
garden, the evening is an eclectic mix
of music ranging from Tip Toe Through
The Tulips to Neil Diamond’s You Don’t
Bring Me Flowers. Accompanied by
Joseph Atkins at the piano, Liza’s
glorious voice, quirky comedic skills
and charming personality make this a
joyous evening not to be missed.
www.lizapulman.com
Generously supported by Guilt
Lingerie
Tickets: £16
(18 and under £5)
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Wednesday 27 July | Champs Hill 7.30pm (Ends approx 9.30pm)
The Ferio Saxophone Quartet
Huw Wiggin
Ellie McMurray
Jose Bañuls
Shevaughan Beere
Soprano
Alto
Tenor
Baritone
Petworth Festival welcomes four young award winning musicians who genuinely amazed a special
audience at the festival sponsors’ launch event in 2015.
All graduates of the Royal College of Music, the quartet were winners of the 2015 Royal Overseas
League’s Ensemble Competition and have subsequently won a series of other significant prizes.
They came together in 2012 with the aim of programming a wide variety of musical genres, thereby
demonstrating a commitment to breaking new ground, and changing preconceptions of the
saxophone quartet. The do so with charm, imaginative programming – and an astonishing virtuosity...
www.feriosax.co.uk
Wine included in the ticket price and served from 6.45pm
Gardens open from 5pm for picnics
Generously supported by David & Mary Bowerman
Tickets: £22
(18 and under £5)
Unreserved seating
or on 01798 344 576 (from 26 May)
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Wednesday 27 July | Easebourne Church 8pm (Ends approx 10.00pm)
Music from the Roof of the World
Monks from the Tashi Lhunpo Monastery with Ngawang Lodup
An evening of quiet spectacle and music from an ancient tradition, Tashi Lhunpo
Monastery is one of the most important monasteries in Tibet besides being the
seat of the Panchen Lama. Sharing the platform with remarkable singer/musician
Ngawang Lodup, monks from Tashi Lhunpo bring to a candlelit Easbourne
Church their unique Tibetan culture, rites and special monastic traditions with
formal dance, chants, dramatic costumes and unique instrumental sounds.
Ngawang Lodup presents traditional nomadic ballads and contemporary Tibetan
folk songs performed on electric Mandolin & Dramnyen lute, coming as he
does from long line of famous Nomadic singers. He has been performing across Europe for the last
decade appearing at festivals in the UK, France, Belgium, Switzerland and Spain.
Generously supported by Alex Segal
Tickets: £20
(18 and under £5)
Unreserved seating
Thursday 28 July | Leconfield Hall 12 noon (Ends approx 1.00pm)
Ducasse Trio
Charlotte Maclet violin
William Duncombe clarinet
Fiachra Garvey
piano
Current prize winners –
or ‘Yeoman’ – of the Worshipful Company of
Musicians, The Ducasse Trio are a passionate
and vibrant young ensemble. Formed in 2011,
the trio consists of musicians from France,
Ireland and the UK who began working together
after they met at the Paris Conservatoire and
Southbank Sinfonia. Winners of the 2014
Worshipful Company of Musicians / Concordia
Award, they made their Wigmore Hall debut in
2015 and are performing at many other venues
in the UK including Cadogan Hall, Abbotsholme
Arts Society and City Music Society at
Bishopsgate Institute. Other performances
include: Anghiari Festival in Italy, Waterloo
Festival in London, and the Royal Festival Hall.
Khachaturian
Poulenc
Stravinsky
Shostakovich
Trio for clarinet, violin and
piano
L’ invitation au château
A Soldier’s Tale
Five pieces
Generously supported by The Hungry Guest
Tickets: £13
(18 and under £5)
There is no interval at this event
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Thursday 28 July | St Mary’s 7.30pm (Ends approx 9.30pm)
Willard White with Counterpoise
Sir Willard White
Alexandra Wood
Deborah Calland
Kyle Horch
Iain Farrington
bass/baritone
violin
trumpet
saxophone
piano
The remarkable bass-baritone Sir Willard White joins us
for a programme in tandem with the highly acclaimed
ensemble Counterpoise (led by Petworth regular, violinist
Alexandra Wood) to present an evening of music and
dance evoking the passions and sensual allure of song and
dance across the Americas. Highlights include favourites
by Gershwin, Dizzy Gillespie and the master of the tango,
Astor Piazzolla.
Britten
Copland
Dizzy Gillespie
Gershwin
Burian
Noel Coward
Gade
Piazzolla
Cabaret Suite
Old American Songs
Lights and Shadows
Songs and instrumental items,
arr. Farrington
Suite Americaine
Señorita Nina from Argentina
Jealousy
Oblivion
Tango-etude for solo violin
Devil Suite
Generously supported by Lewis Golden
Tickets: Band A £25, £15, £7,50
(18 and under £5 or FREE in adult £7.50 seats)
or on 01798 344 576 (from 26 May)
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Thursday 28 July | Midhurst Rother College 7.30pm (Ends approx 9.30pm)
Geraint Lewis for the Apollo Theatre production
Showstopper! - The Improvised Musical
The Petworth Festival returns to
Midhurst’s Rother College for
spontaneous musical comedy
at its finest! The remarkably
versatile cast of Showstoppers
present a brand new musical
comedy created from scratch
at each performance: audience
suggestions are transformed
on the spot into an all-singing,
all-dancing production with
unpredictable and hilarious
results.
With eight years as an
Edinburgh Fringe must-see
phenomenon, a BBC Radio 4
Series and a recent critically
acclaimed West End run at
Shaftesbury Avenue’s Apollo
Theatre to their name, The
Showstoppers have delighted
audiences across the globe with their ingenious blend of comedy, musical theatre and spontaneity.
So whether you fancy Sondheim on a ski lift or Cole Porter in Poundland - you suggest it and the
Showstoppers will sing it!
‘Having now seen Showstopper! twice, I can testify that not only is each
performance achingly funny, it’s a genuinely new full-length musical every time.
Top-class creativity in action. Worth seeing again and again.’
Time Out Critics’ Choice
www.theshowstoppers.org
Nominated for the Best Entertainment & Family Olivier Award 2016.
Generously supported by Donovan’s Dental Practice and Robert & Katie Evans
Tickets: £20
(18 and under £5)
Unreserved seating
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Friday 29 July | St Mary’s 7.30pm (Ends approx 9.30pm)
The Brodsky Quartet and Friends
The Brodsky Quartet moves from Champs Hill to St Mary’s for the second of their two festival
concerts, on this occasion in tandem with the Fitzroy Quartet, a string quartet from new festival
partners, the Royal Academy of Music. The concert includes an eclectic mix of pieces written or
arranged specially for string octet and concluding with a performance of Mendelssohn’s Octet, an
astonishing early work by the child-prodigy composer.
Additionally including a second performance of Ned Mersey’s Petworth Festival commission ‘Heaven
shall call her from this cloud of darkness’, this concert will be presented in fond and grateful
memory of Raymond Harris, Chairman of the Petworth Festival between 1997 – 2003, a generous
supporter ever since, a lover of the arts in general and a hugely valued member of the wider Petworth
community for many years.
Copland
Brubeck
Prokofiev
Barber
Khachaturian
Hoedown from Rodeo
Regret
March
Adagio
Sabre Dance
Bigham
Mendelssohn
Heaven shall call her from this cloud of darkness
Octet
Interval
www.brodskyquartet.co.uk
Generously supported by The Anstruther Family, Ann Bayne, Rosemary Harris and
South Downs Decorative & Fine Arts Society
Tickets: Band B £20, £12.50, £7
(18 and under £5 or FREE in adult £7 seats)
or on 01798 344 576 (from 26 May)
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Friday 29 July | Midhurst Rother College 7.30pm (Ends approx 8.45pm)
The Play’s the Thing
National Youth Chamber Choir of Great Britain / National
Youth Jazz Orchestra
National Youth Chamber Choir Director Ben Parry
National Youth Jazz Orchestra Director Mark Armstrong
The second of two performances in Midhurst Rother
College’s splendid, purpose built theatre - a programme
rich in moods and textures, all delivered by some of the
most talented young musicians in the UK.
The National Youth Chamber Choir of Great Britain and the
National Youth Jazz Orchestra have joined forces to pay
tribute to Shakespeare in his 400th anniversary year with
a national concert tour. Entitled The Play’s The Thing, the
programme features a diverse range of music inspired by
Shakespeare’s plays and poetry, including Duke Ellington’s
Such Sweet Thunder suite, and Ralph Vaughan Williams’
Three Shakespeare Songs.
Joe Okpako / projoephotography
Mark Armstrong
Pete Churchill
Duke Ellington
David Hamilton
Nils Lindberg
Owain Park
Ben Parry
Ward Swingle
Janet Wheeler
Ralph Vaughan Williams
Food of Love
Journey’s End
Such Sweet Thunder
Caliban’s Song
Shall I compare thee (Sonnet 18)
When love speaks (Sonnet 116)
Weary with toil (Sonnet 27)
It was a lover and his lass
Music to hear (Sonnet 8)
Three Shakespeare Songs
Generously supported by Michael Harting
Tickets: £22
(18 and under £5)
Unreserved seating
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Philip Scriven (organ)
No festival is complete without an event dedicated to the many
lovers of organ music. The festival welcomes Philip Scriven, the
Organist-in-Residence at Cranleigh School, Principal Conductor
of the Darwin Ensemble Chamber Orchestra, and Assistant
Conductor and Accompanist of the world-renowned Bach
Choir. He is widely regarded as one of the finest organists of his
generation, and highly respected as a choral, orchestral and
operatic conductor. His programme takes us on a kaleidoscopic
tour of both music written specifically for the organ and in
arrangement.
Garth Edmundson
Samuel Barber
Dan Locklair
Joel Martinson
Charles Ives
Pietro Yon
Harold Britton
George Gershwin
Toccata on “Vom Himmel hoch”
Adagio for Strings
arr. William Strickland
Rubrics
Aria on a Chaconne
Variations on “America”
Toccatina
Variations on “I got rhythm” by
George Gershwin
Rhapsody in Blue
arr. Jesse Crawford
www.philipscriven.com
There is no interval at this event
Generously supported by Jonathan & Claudia Golden
Tickets: £13
(18 and under £5)
Unreserved seating There is no interval at this event
or on 01798 344 576 (from 26 May)
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Saturday 30 July | St Mary’s 7.30pm (Ends approx 9.30pm)
Festival Finale Concert
Oz and Armonico Drink to Music
The perfect finale to the festival, a performance
by the celebrated ‘early’ musicians of the
Armonico Ensemble. Already much loved by
Petworth audiences following their performance
of Rachmaninov’s Vespers in 2015 and Purcell’s
Dido & Aeneas in 2011, they return to celebrate
the relationship between great music and the
finest of grapes.
The writer, broadcaster and wine critic Oz
Clarke began his career as a professional
singer, and in this specially devised
programme, the ever inventive Armonico
Ensemble investigate the links between wine
and music both real and spurious. Featuring
music by Bach, Vivaldi, Lully and some more
recently discovered elegant-yet-upbeat period
dance music from South America this promises
to be a highly entertaining evening.
The artists advise us that a glass of Upperton
sparkling wine or Nostros Pinot Noir will be the
ideal accompaniment – and preparation for –
the concert. Both will be available to buy prior
to the event.
www.armonico.org.uk
www.ozclarke.com
Generously supported by House in the
Country and Jonathan & Veronica Henty
Tickets: Band B £20, £12.50, £7
(18 and under £5 or FREE in adult £7 seats)
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The Angel Hat Sessions
We invite audiences to join us for free late night music in the
atmospheric gardens of The Angel. On each Friday and Saturday
night of the festival between roughly 9.15 – 10.30pm we will be
passing the hat round to support sets from specially selected
musicians keen to share their music with patrons of The Angel and
festival audiences alike.
If you would like to be considered for these slots
and can entertain to a professional level with
minimal technical requirements whatever your
age and muse, please contact us at:
[email protected] / 01798 343055
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Festival
Community & Education Partners
Sponsors
Petworth Festival would like to thank the large
number of individuals and corporate organizations
who support the Festival, both financially and in
kind. Without their continued support the Festival
would not be possible and we remain extremely
grateful.
Principal Sponsor
Trusts & Foundations
The Bassil Shippam & Alsford Charitable Trust
Petworth Town Council
Worshipful Company of Musicians
The Leconfield Estates
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Corporate Partners
Anderson Rowntree
The Angel Inn
Augustus Brandt
The Barlavington Estate
Bellmans Auctioneers & Valuers
Coco Café & Sugar Lounge
Donovan’s Dental Practice
Guilt Lingerie
The Halfway Bridge
Hennings Wine Merchants
House in the Country
The Hungry Guest
John Bird Antiques
Langhams Brewery
The Leconfield Restaurant & Bar
Lombard Structures
MacDonald Oates LLP
Meghdoots Mystic Masala
Middleton Advisors
The Paul Arden Gallery
The Petworth Bookshop
Premier Nursing Ltd
Restalls Violins
Rugs of Petworth
Savills
Seaford College
Steinway
Sorella
Tiffins Tea Room
Tudor Rose Antiques
Upperton Vineyard
The Festival would also like to thank all the
generous individuals who have made donations
and have asked to remain anonymous.
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Mrs Ann Bayne
Mr & Mrs Alan Bennie
Sir Clive & Lady Barbara Bossom
Mr & Mrs David Bowerman
Mrs Gay Bradley
Mr & Mrs Anthony Buckley
Mr Rodney H Downes
Mr & Mrs Peter Drummond
Mrs Phyllis-Anne Dutton-Forshaw
Mr & Mrs Robert Evans
Mr & Mrs Neil Franks
Mrs Deborah Godfray
Mr & Mrs Jonathan Golden
Mr Lewis Golden
Mr & Mrs Christopher Hampson
Mrs Rosemary Harris
Mr Michael Harting
Mr & Mrs Jonathan Henty
Professor & Mrs Peter Lavender
Mr & Mrs Ken Lintill
Mr & Mrs Peter Luttman-Johnson
Mr & Mrs Nicholas Moore
Dr & Mrs Roger Muray
Mr & Mrs John Older
Mr & Mrs Gordon Owen
Mr & Mrs Bryan Pascoe
Sir Geoffrey & Lady Pattie
Mr Terry Pentony
Mr & Mrs Mark Powell
Mr John Rank
Dr & Mrs Peter Rhys-Evans
Mr Alex Segal
The Sosland Family
Mrs Indira Thomas
Mr & Mrs Michael Varvill
Mr & Mrs Nicholas Wheeler
Sir Michael & Lady Wright
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Individual Donors
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The Anstruther Family
Alan & Sara Bennie
The Boltini Trust
Royal Academy of Music
South Downs Decorative & Fine Arts Society
West Sussex Decorative & Fine Arts Society
West Sussex Music
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Media Partners
Midhurst & Petworth Observer
Sussex Life
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Programme Advertisers
Chichester Stoneworks
Cowdray Farm Shop & Café
Kevis Gallery
Kirker Holidays
Moore Stephens LLP
Petworth House
Parham House & Gardens
Rathbone Investment Management
Steinway Concert Grand Piano
PREMIER
NURSING LTD
The Steinway concert grand piano chosen
and hired by the
Petworth Festival for
concerts in St. Mary’s
Church is supplied and
maintained by Steinway
& Sons, London and
generously supported by an anonymous donor
and Mr & Mrs Peter Luttman-Johnson.
Event Production
Mike Hay Production Services Ltd.
Email [email protected]
Tel 01865 600658
Our thanks also to
Graphic Design & Printing
John Good Ltd www.johngood.com
Website
www.giraffedesign.co.uk
Special Thanks
To David & Mary Bowerman for allowing the use
of the Music Room at Champs Hill, the Mersey
family for the use of Bignor Park, the National
Trust and Lord & Lady Egremont for the use of
Petworth House Stable Yard and the Gallery
and Chapel at St. Mary’s Church, everyone at
St. Mary’s Church, Petworth, the Trustees of the
Leconfield Hall, and The Revd Derek Welsman
at St. Mary, Easebourne
or on 01798 344 576 (from 26 May)
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Eating, drinking, and
staying in Petworth
Petworth and the surrounding district has a
wealth of places in which to extend and further
enjoy your visit to the Petworth Festival. Here
are just a few of them:
Badger’s Inn, Coultershaw 01798 342651
Bay Tree Bakery 01798 342260
Black Horse Inn, Byworth 01798 342424
Cates Delicatessen 01798 343634
Coco Café & Sugar Lounge 01798 344006
Halfway Bridge 01798 861281
The Hungry Guest Café 01798 344564
Meghdoot’s Indian Cuisine 01798 343217
Star Public House 01798 342569
Stonemasons Inn 01798 342510
Tasty Plaice Fish & Chips 01798 342470
The Angel Inn 01798 342153
The Grove Inn 01798 343659
The Horseguards, Tillington 01798 342332
The Leconfield Restaurant 01798 345111
The Lickfold Inn 01789 532535
The Welldiggers Arms, Low Heath 01798 344288
Tiffins Tea Room 01798 344560
Places to stay
The Barn at Roundhurst 01428 642535
Buckfold Cottage 01798 344944
73 Sheepdown Drive 01798 342269
The Angel Inn 01798 342153
The Stonemasons Inn 01798 342510
The Welldiggers Arms, Low Heath 01798
344288
We hope you will be persuaded to spend a little
longer in this lovely town!
www.discoverpetworth.org
www.petworth.biz
www.paada.com
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Other local
events
Treve Annual Art Show
16 - 31 July
11am-6pm daily
Treve Cottage River Common (via Tillington)
Petworth GU28 9BH Paintings, drawings,
etchings, linocuts, textiles and ceramics. Woodcarving. Indoor and outdoor furniture.
Pottery and printmaking workshops at
weekends
Children very welcome
Enquiries: 01798 861257
Coultershaw Heritage Site and
Beam Pump
Tuesday 12 July 6.00pm – 8pm (entry free)
Sunday 17 July 11am-5pm
Sunday 31 July 11am-5pm
Visit the remarkable water-wheel driven pump
installed in 1782 to supplement the water
supply to Petworth House and the town. It’s still
working and capable of delivering a ‘hogshead
a minute’. Also a modern Archimedes Screw
water turbine generating electricity from a
renewable source. The pump house is located
on the A285, just south of Petworth. New
displays tell the story of the Coultershaw Mill,
the Rother Navigation, the Petworth Turnpike
and the Railway.
Adults £2.50 Children free.
www.coultershaw.co.uk
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Petworth Cottage Museum 20th anniversary season
Tuesdays - Saturdays & Bank Holiday
Mondays
April - October 2.00pm-4.30pm
Walk into a Leconfield Estate cottage in the High
Street, where it has been 1910 for the last 20
years, and experience the gas-lit atmosphere of
the home of Mrs Mary Cummings, seamstress at
Petworth House.
£4 (Children £1)
www.petworthcottagemuseum.co.uk
Weald and Downland Museum
Singleton, Chichester PO18 0EU
01243 811363
www.wealddown.co.uk
The leading museum of historic buildings in
England
Upcoming Events :
Sat 11 June
Morris Day of Dance
Sat 18 & Sun 19 June Raising the frame … of
this building
St Bartholomew’s Church Cream Teas
Saturday 30 July and Sunday 31 July
2.30pm – 5.00pm
Rest a while and enjoy a cream tea in the garden
of Egdean House.
Proceeds in aid of St Bartholomew’s Church,
Egdean
Petworth House & Park
Nestled in the heart of the South Downs, this
‘house of art’ is full of extraordinary treasures to
captivate and inspire. House, Historic Kitchens,
Historic Parkland, Pleasure Grounds, Coffee
Shop, Restaurant and Gift Shop.
For more information and to find out what
exciting events you’d like to join in
with, please visit
www.nationaltrust.org.uk/petworth or find us
on facebook: www.facebook.com/PetworthHouse
Sat 2 July - 6pm
Flower Festival
Family Downland
Detective Hunt:
(must be pre-booked)
Celebrating the 150th Anniversary of Holy Trinity
Church Duncton near Petworth GU28 0JZ.
Come to our Flower Festival on Saturday 2nd
and Sunday 3rd July
Everyone welcome!
Enquiries: [email protected]
Chichester Festival Theatre
Festival 2016, the final season with Jonathan
Church and Alan Finch at the helm, is an eclectic
and exciting line up of productions ranging
from epic, large scale shows in the Festival
Theatre (An Enemy of the People, Ross and
Half A Sixpence), to compelling drama (Strife)
and world premieres (Travels with My Aunt,
First Light, Fracked!) in the Minerva Theatre,
complemented by a series of events for all ages.
The season closes with two collaborations with
the Royal Shakespeare Company (the double
bill of Love’s Labour’s Lost / Much Ado About
Nothing) and the National Theatre (This House).
For full details visit cft.org.uk or sign up to our
email newsletter for the latest news.
or on 01798 344 576 (from 26 May)
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01798 343055
St Mary’s Church Petworth GU28 0AD
Thursday 14 July
Saturday 16 July
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Friday 29 July
Saturday 30 July
Events Coded B
Judy Carmichael
Mr Brecht!
Schubert Ensemble
Menuhin Prizewinner
Ji Liu
Brodsky Quartet
Armonico & Oz
18 & Under
All St Mary's
Events
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Friday 15 July
Monday 18 July
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Monday 25 July
Thursday 28 July
Adult
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Events Coded A
Joanna MacGregor
Barley/Beatson
Stile Antico
Cristina Ortiz
James Pearson Trio
Willard White
Adult
Event
Code A
£25.00
£25.00
£15.00
£15.00
£15.00
£7.50
£7.50
£7.50
£7.50
£7.50
or on 01798 344 576 (from 26 May)
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STAGE
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Leconfield Hall Petworth GU28 0AH
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FLOOR SEATING
Rows H - M
RAKED SEATING
Rows A - G
Please telephone
01798 343055
Individually priced - see event page
Masterclass Friday 15 Jul
Piano Rolls Saturday 16 Jul
Literary Event Sun 24 July
Science Blast Sun 24 July
Adult £16
18 & Under £5
All evening Leconfield Hall events
Petworth Festival 2016 Diary Dates
JULY
Thu 14
Fri 15
Sat 16
Sun 17
Mon 18
Tues 19
Wed 20
Thu 21
Fri 22
Sat 23
Sun 24
Mon 25
Tues 26
Wed 27
Thu 28
Fri 29
Sat 30
6pm
8.15pm
2pm
7.30pm
7.45pm
10.30am
2.30pm
7.30pm
Various
1.30pm
2.30pm
St Mary’s
St Mary’s
Leconfield Hall
St Mary’s
Leconfield Hall
St Mary’s
Leconfield Hall
St Mary’s
Various
Barlavington Estate
Bignor Park
7.45pm
7.30pm
7.30pm
7.30pm
7.30pm
12 noon
7.30pm
7.45pm
12 noon
7.30pm
6.00pm
Leconfield Hall
St Mary’s
St Mary’s
St Mary’s
Champs Hill
Leconfield Hall
St Mary’s
Leconfield Hall
St Mary’s
Petworth House Stables
Petworth House Stables
12 noon
3pm
7.30pm
7.30pm
7.30pm
7.45pm
7.30pm
8pm
Leconfield Hall
Leconfield Hall
St Mary’s
Champs Hill
St Mary’s
Leconfield Hall
Champs Hill
Easebourne Church
12 noon
7.30pm
8pm
7.30pm
7.30pm
Leconfield Hall
St Mary’s
Midhurst Rother College
St Mary’s
Midhurst Rother College
12 noon
7.30pm
St Mary’s
St Mary’s
OTHER EVENTS
FRI/SAT
Fri/Sat all 3 Fest
9.15pm
Festival Service
Judy Carmichael - Queen of ‘Stride’ piano
Piano Masterclass with Joanna MacGregor
Joanna MacGregor (piano)
Will Pound (harmonica) and Eddy Jay (piano accordion)
Come & Sing Messiah!
Piano Rolls - A rolling programme of short concerts
Mr Brecht! Are you now, or have you ever been … ?
House Concerts
Festival Walk
Illyria - Roald Dahl’s Danny the Champion of the World
adapted by David Wood
Adam Kay - The Remains of Tom Lehrer
Matthew Barley (cello) with Alasdair Beatson (piano)
The Schubert Ensemble
Stile Antico - The Touches of Sweet Harmony
The Revolutionary Drawing Room - A Viennese Quartet Party
Laura Snowden (guitar)
Cristina Ortiz (piano)
Sam Lee - The Fade in Time
Menuhin Competition Prize Winner 2016
Comedy in the Stables - Paul Merton’s Impro Chums
Jazz in the Stables (West Sussex Music Festival Big Band &
Bratislava Hot Serenaders)
Ben Crystal - Shakespeare on Toast (literary event)
Science Blast: The Great Scientists (children’s event)
A Tribute to Oscar Peterson with James Pearson & his Trio
The Brodsky Quartet
Ji Liu (piano)
Liza Pulman - Everything’s Coming Up Roses
The Ferio Saxophone Quartet
‘Music from the Roof of the World’ with the Tibetan Monks of
the Tashi Lhunpo Monastery and Ngawang Lodup
Ducasse Trio
Sir Willard White with Counterpoise
Showstopper! The Improvised Musical
The Brodsky Quartet & Friends
The Play’s the Thing - National Youth Chamber Choir of Great
Britain / National Youth Jazz Orchestra
Philip Scriven (organ)
Festival Finale Concert: Oz & Armonico Drink to Music
The Angel Inn, Petworth
The Angel Hat Sessions
weekends
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Booking
Information
Priority Booking
30 March - 27 April
Priority bookings for Sponsors, Patrons and
Friends can only be made by post on the
appropriate form, and should be addressed to:
Petworth Festival Box Office 151 Whites Green
Lodge Lurgashall Petworth GU28 9BD
General Booking opens
28 April 2016
How to book
Online: from Thur 28 April at
www.petworthfestival.org.uk
By post: from Thur 28 April using the form on
page 2
By phone: from Thur 26 May
01798 344576
Telephone box office opening times:
Thur 26 May – Sat 30 July,
10.00am – 1.00pm. Closed Sun and Mon
Wheelchair users are requested to notify the
Box Office at the time of booking.
Most credit and debit cards are accepted
Tickets
Ticket price bands are shown on ticket price
boxes for St. Mary’s Church Petworth where
they apply throughout the brochure.
Seating plans for St. Mary’s Church Petworth
and the Leconfield Hall can be found on pages
42 and 43 of this brochure.
For further information and to get involved
online: www.petworthfestival.org.uk
www.facebook.com/petworthfestival
Venues
There are licensed bars at St. Mary’s Church
Petworth, the Stable Yard at Petworth House,
Leconfield Hall, Easebourne Church and
Midhurst Rother College.
All venues have accessible toilet facilities.
All venues have wheelchair access.
Concessions
For all ticketed events children aged 18 and
under may purchase tickets for £5 or free where
stated – please refer to each concert listing for
details. The lowest priced seats in St. Mary’s
Church are available to children aged 18 and
under free of charge, but must be pre-booked.
Terms & Conditions
Once purchased, tickets cannot be exchanged.
Refunds are not given unless the event is sold
out and your tickets can be re-sold, or if the
event is cancelled. The information contained in
this brochure was correct at the time of printing,
but may be subject to subsequent alteration.
By purchasing a ticket permission is deemed
to be given to use publicity photographs taken
at events for Petworth Festival publicity only.
Please inform Petworth Festival if you do not
accept this condition.
Petworth Festival is a company limited by
guarantee.
Registration number 5710001 and
Registered charity number 1113784.
2016 Literary Weekend:
Thursday 3 - Sunday 6 November
2017 Summer Festival:
Thursday 13 - Saturday 29 July
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