Shipley Arts Festival
We are delighted to announce that Sir Charles and Lady Burrell will from 2012 be joining our distinguished group of patrons in Mark Burrell DL, Rt Hon Francis Maude MP, and the Earl and Countess of Lytton.
SHIPLEY ARTS FESTIVAL 2012
Box Office 01403 750220 or www.thecapitolhorsham.com (tele tickets subject to 5% and onine £1.50 per booking)
Please download the 2012 brochure here
SHIPLEY ARTS FESTIVAL 2012
Patrons: Mark Burrell DL, Gavin Henderson CBE, Rt Hon Francis Maude MP, the Earl and Countess of Lytton and Sir Charles and Lady Burrell
Artistic Director: Andrew Bernardi
Box office on 01403 750220 or www.thecapitolhorsham.com
The Shipley Festival in 2012 wishes to bring the community around Shipley together through music in addition to celebrating the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee and the London Olympics. Also for the first time there are two concerts in London which bring together the ‘John Ireland in Chelsea’ Festival and his resting place at Shipley Arts Festival. We are very grateful to all our supporters, Knight Frank International and Rupert Toovey as sponsors and our partners Tata TCS.
Please feel warmly invited to the Horsham office of Knight Frank on 01403 339180, and Rupert Toovey auction rooms and restaurant on 01903 891955
Sunday 1st April 4.00 p.m. and Monday 2nd April 5 p.m.
Windlesham House School. String Academy playing Concert and Music to ‘Stop the Traffik‘ on Sunday 1st.: Justin Blake and Bex Keer (UK director ‘Stop the Traffik’) present an extension of the Festival’s responsibility to community and citizenship. This initiative is working with schools across the UK and around the World in partnership with the United Nations. Monday April 2nd at 5 p.m.: An open rehearsal of the String Academy Easter course. Refreshment will be available. £10.00 Limited to 200
Friday 20th April 7.30 p.m.
Sedgwick Park RH13 6QQ We invite you to ‘A Concert from the time of Sedgwick Park to mark the fifty years since John Ireland was laid to rest at St Mary’s Church in Shipley. An international level trio of Maria Marchant, Jonathan Few and Andrew Bernardi with two members who are former John Ireland Competition prize winners. Music to include: John Ireland ‘Fantasy Trio,’ the ‘cello Sonata,’ 'Ballade of London Nights' and short pieces such as ‘Bagatelle’ and ‘Cavatina.’ We will also be hearing the ‘Four Season’s’ by Astor Piazzolla for piano trio. Directions at www.sedgwickpark.co.uk (By invitation only - SOLD OUT)
Friday 27th April 8:00 p.m.
Charterhouse, Godalming GU7 2DX The Gifted and Talented String Academy, Chichester University Music Department, Charterhouse Orchestra and William Penn School musicians playing music to include Mendelssohn’s “Hebrides Overture”, David Bedford’s “Titanic” and R.V. William’s “The Lark Ascending”. Conducted by Mark Shepherd, John Parsons, Adam Swayne and Andrew Bernardi Directions at www.charterhouse.org.uk Tickets £14.00 Limited to 150 (SOLD OUT)
Sunday 29th April 8:00 p.m.
Windlesham House School RH20 4AY Repeat of the above programme. Directions: www.windlesham.com Tickets £14.00 Limited to 180 (SOLD OUT)
Saturday 5th May 7:30 p.m.
St. Mary’s Church, Shipley RH13 8PH A concert to mark the fifty years since John Ireland was laid to rest at St. Mary’s. The Bernardi Chamber Orchestra and the Guildford Camerata Choir perform music by John Ireland and John Ireland’s “Concertino Pastorale for String Orchestra” together with many popular works.
www.roughwood.net/ChurchAlbum/WestSussex/Shipley/ShipleyStMary2004.htm
Tickets £15.00 Limited to 180
Friday 18th May 7:30 p.m.
Blue Idol, Coolham RH13 8QP Bernardi Chamber Ensemble playing ‘Music from the time of William Penn.’ Readings by members of the local and Quaker community, and with the Festival’s international level musicians performing Handel’s ‘Water Music,’ ‘The Harmonious Blacksmith’ Bach’s ‘Air‘ from suite no.2, and ‘suite for flute‘ plus John Rutter’s ‘Suite Antique.‘ www.blueidol.org £28.00 Limited to 60 (SOLD OUT)
Sunday 27th May 6:30 p.m.
Pulborough Parish Church. RH20 1AB Bernardi Chamber Orchestra and The Choir of our Most Holy Redeemer and St Thomas More Chelsea, director David Bevan conducted by David Wordsworth. Music to include Parry (ex Christs’ Hospital pupil and sussex composer) ‘Blest Pair of Sirens’ and ‘I was Glad’ from the Royal Wedding plus Bliss’s “Fanfare and National Anthem” (with audience), Handel’s “Zadok the Priest”, Elgar’s “Serenade for Strings”, John Ireland’s “The Hills” Handel’s organ concerto “The Cuckoo and Nightingale” and ‘Jerusalem.’ Pulborough’s St. Mary’s Primary School Choir will also sing Sussex folk songs. www.stmaryspulborough.org.uk/ Tickets £15.00 Limited 200
Saturday 2nd June 6:30 p.m. pre concert talk, and 7.30 Concert
Storrington Parish Church RH20 4LA. A talk and concert to celebrate the Diamond Jubilee of HM Queen Elizabeth. The talk on “In Service of the Crown – a Life in Diplomacy” will be by Donald Lamont who was formerly Governor of the Falklands, Ambassador to Venezuela and CEO of Wiston House. Wine and drinks will be available. The concert will include J.S.Bach’s “Concert Movement for Three Trumpets and a Violin” BMV 1045, Handel’s Arrival of the Queen of Sheba, J.S.Bach’s Brandenburg Concerto no.2, mirrored by our commission The ‘Margraves Dream’ by Malcolm Singer. Soloists include Fraser Tannock (trumpet) Oliver and Tony Hancock (organ) Andrew Bernardi (violin) together with Bruce Martin (flute). There will be an interval auction led by Revd Rupert Toovey www.storringtonparishchurch.org.uk/ Tickets £15.00 (also available Angelus Violins, nr post office Storrington) Limited to 200
Tuesday 5th June 4.p.m.
Knepp Castle RH13 8LJ Shipley Parish are celebrating the Queen's Diamond Jubilee on Tuesday 5th June with a Family Event to be held in the grounds of Knepp Castle. An organising committee is putting together an itinerary starting with a
raft race on the lake at 4pm, and ending with a bonfire and fireworks.
Parishioners will be encouraged to bring picnics and a bar and caterers
will be on site as well as activities for all ages. Anyone interested
in more details should contact Jo Nunn 01403 741239
Sunday 10th June 6:30 p.m.
St. John’s Chapel, Coolhurst RH13 6LE. Opera UK present their acclaimed production of “Cosi Fan Tutte” by Mozart. Stephen Hose is Music Director and pianist and Jane McCulloch is Director. The Bernardi String Quartet accompanies the Opera which includes many singers from ENO and the Royal Opera House. We are very grateful to Mark and Tina Scrace Dickens for very generously sponsoring this performance. www.sussexparishchurches.org/content/view/399/33/ Tickets £30.00 Limited to 120
Friday 15th June 7:30 p.m.
Lakenhurst Estate, Lakenhurst Lane, Dragons Green. ‘Baroque at the Burrell’s’ with an international cast of musicians from Bernardi Chamber Ensemble to include Teleman’s “Concert for Four Violins”, Handel Aria’s, Dominic Sewell’s “Concerto for Four Violins” in the presence of the composer, Purcell ‘Fanatazia,’ J.S.Bach Concerto for Violin and Oboe in D minor with soloists Andrew Bernardi (violin) and Graham Salter (oboe) Tickets £30.00 Limited to 60
Friday 22nd June 7:30 p.m.
Holy Trinity Church, Sloane Square, London. Part of ‘John Ireland in Chelsea.’ The Addison Singers, Holy Trinity Choir and Sloane Square Choral Society with Bernardi Chamber Orchestra’ Roderick Williams (baritone), Oliver Lallament (organist and conductor) and David Wordsworth (conductor). Holy Trinity was John Ireland’s church and the music will include John Ireland’s “Psalm 42”, “The Holy Boy”, “Song Unknown”, “Five Songs”, “The Hills”, “Greater Love Hath No Man” (the world premiere new version), “Concertino Pastorale”, “Elegiac Meditation” and “The Lord is My Shepherd.” “”Alex L’Estrange’s ‘My Song is Love Unkown‘ www.holytrinitysloanesquare.co.uk Sponsored by the John Ireland Trust. Tickets from Cadogon Hall Box office 020 7730 4500
Saturday 30th June 7 p.m.
St Alfeges Church, Greenwich The Festival’s Gifted and Talented String Academy to visit play at the Olympic site in celebration of the London Olympics.
Sunday 8th July 6:30 p.m.
St Andrew’s Church Nuthurst The Choir of our Most Holy Redeemer and St. Thomas More Chelsea and the Bernardi Chamber Orchestra perform Mozart’s “Solemn Vespers” and John Ireland’s music conducted by John Ireland’s rector’s great grandson David Bevan. John Ireland’s service in C major was dedicate to David’s Bevan’s great grandfather. The 2012 Festival will close with audience and all performers singing and playing John Ireland’s hymn ‘My Song is Love Unknown’
www.roughwood.net/ChurchAlbum/WestSussex/Nuthurst/NuthurstStAndrew2004.htm
Tickets £18.00 Limited to 180
A detailed programme of the Festival can be obtained from shipley@bernardimusicgroup.com or the Capitol Box office. Tickets can be bought at the Capitol on 01403 750220 or online at www.thecapitolhorsham.com There is a 5% handling fee at the box office which is added to the ticket price automatically and a £1.50 booking fee for online tickets (instead of 5%)
Please download 2011 brochure here
Composers' Competition details are here
The Shipley Arts Festival, celebrating its eleventh year, becomes more and more successful as it enhances the Gifted and Talented String Academy with the Yehudi Menuhin School, runs a composing competition with applicants from numerous countries and has the ability to attract excellent professional musicians to its country concerts. There are still several of the concerts in Shipley parish: at St. Mary’s and St. Cuthman’s as usual and two new places this year, Anthony and Louise Burrell’s Lackenhurst and the Quaker meeting house, Blue Idol.
The Festival pamphlet will be out on 1st March. Pamphlets are available at The Capitol in Horsham and St. Mary’s Shipley, but if you would like to order one please e-mail Andrew Bernardi (andrewbernardi@me.com) or Joan Lindsay (jlindsay@dsl.pipex.com).
Sat 30 April 7.30 pm St. Mary’s Shipley. Bernardi Music Group. ‘A Regal Concert for a Royal Celebration’ incl.Tchaikovsky ‘Souvenir de Florence’, Malcolm Singer ‘The Margrave’s Dream’ (Shipley 2010 Commission), J.S. Bach Double Concerto for Violin and Oboe’.
Mon 2 May 7.00 pm Windlesham House School. Yehudi Menuhin School, West Sussex Gifted and Talented String & Dance Academy. Includes Mahler/Schubert ‘Death of the Maiden’, Malcolm Singer’s ‘Margrave’s Dream’ and Jeff Moore ‘Gypsy Fiddles’.
Sun 8 May 6:300 pm St. George’s West Grinstead. Choral project including choral conductor David Wordsworth, his Addison Singers, St. George’s Church Choir, composer Howard Skempton and a professional Chamber Orchestra. If you would like to sing please e-mail Andrew.
Fri 20 May 7.30 pm Blue Idol, Coolham. Words and music from ‘The Time of William Penn’ including Bach ‘Sonata No. 6 in E major’, Mozart ‘Flute Quartet in D major, and Pachabel ‘Canon’ with words read by Lucy West, and musicians Bruce Martin (flute), Jonathan Few (cello) and Andrew Bernardi (violin). SOLD OUT
Fri 27 May 7:300 pm Lakenhurst. ‘Baroque at the Burrell’s:’ Soloists Andrew Bernardi and Andy Laing violinists, Bruce Martin flute in a programme to include J.S.Bach Brandenburg Concerto no.4, Cecilia McDowall ‘Great Hills’ (2008 Shipley Commission) and J.S.Bach Suite for Flute and strings. SOLD OUT
Sun 5 June 6.30 pm St. John’s Coolhurst. ‘A Fourth Night at the Opera,’ with professional soloists and ensemble from OperaUK.
Sat 11 June 7:3.00 pm Bignor Church. An English programme to include Paul Lewis, Vaughan William's ‘Lark Ascending and movements from John Rutter’s ‘Suite Antique’.
Sun 12 June 5.00 pm St. Cuthman’s Coolham. A concert for Shipley to include music by John Ireland and Franz List with Christopher Wellington (viola), Maria Marchant (piano), Andrew Bernardi (violin) and Dr Charles Wood (tenor) .
Sat 18 June 7.30 pm Warnham Church. Professional chamber ensemble and Warnham choir with some music by Warnham composer Mark Browse.
Sat 9 July 6.00 pm St Mary’s Shipley Christ's Hospital Choral Society, conducted by Adrian Bawtree present Gilbert & Sullivan's ever popular 'Gondoliers.' Refreshments provided by ‘Chestnut Tree House’ are before the concert and during the interval. Special number for Tickets for this concert only is: 01403 247434
Sun 10 July 6.30 pm St. Andrew’s Nuthurst. Professional choir of St. Thomas More Chelsea, Bernardi Music Group, Jon Lord, James Whitbourn and the winning composer of the composing competition. Programme to include Jon Lord’s ‘To Notice Such Things’ (Shipley 2009 Commission) and Faure’s ‘Requiem.’
The 2010 Festival:
Our 2009 Shipley commission "To Notice Such Things" by Jon Lord in memory of Sir John Mortimer achieved Classic FM CD of the month in March and is due for release on March 29th. The 10th Anniversary Festival will open with this very fine work. Our local community will again celebrate the arts with performances of international standard and support the creation of a series of new pieces to reflect Bach's Brandenburg Concertos with the aim to perform them again during the 2012 Olympics. Whilst maintaining the concert series, we have new ambitions to expand our efforts to include an all year round String Academy from September 2010. We are very grateful to all our partners and supporters: Horsham District and West Sussex County Councils; Michael Gattrell and his Capitol Box Office team; Trinity College of Music; our composer for this year, Malcolm Singer; the Yehudi Menuhin School; David Heyes, manager of the composers" competition; the John Ireland Trust; above all, our musicians, the Festival Management and the Community. Together these have formed a team which takes forward this rural Festival and makes a lasting contribution to the UK's musical landscape.
April 25th 6.30 p.m. St Mary's Horsham Parish Church: A very special idylic evening of classical string music with flute and led by Jon Lord (former Deep Purple keyboard player) and friends from the Bernardi Music Group and the Festival's Gifted and Talented String Academy to include last year's Shipley Commission "To Notice Such Things" (which is classic FM CD of the week in final week of March 2010) and Vaughan Williams' "Greensleaves".
- Jon Lord "To Notice Such Things"
- Jon Lord "Air on the Blue String"
- Vaughan Williams "Five Variants"
- Jon Lord "For Example"
- Vaughan Williams "Greensleaves"
- Jon Lord "Teleman Experiment"
Jon Lord piano, Bruce Martin Flute, Bernardi Music Group with Festival Academy conducted by Paul Mann.
Tickets: £15.00 (350)
May 1st 7.30 p.m. Shipley Church: Bernardi Music Group perform Bach's Brandenburg Concerto no.2, Mendelssohn's String Octet, Barber's Adagio together with Ireland's Minuet from the "Downland Suite" next to the composer's resting place outside the South porch of the church.
Tickets £15.00 (200)
May 3rd 7.30 p.m. The Malden Theatre, Windlesham House School: Yehudi Menuhin School and Malcolm Singer with Shipley Arts Festival's Gifted and Talented 'string Academy:" World premiere conducted by the composer Malcolm Singer to mirror Brandenburg Concerto no.2 with the String Academy and pupils of the Yehudi Menuhin School.
- Howard Ferguson for Piano and Strings Op 12
- Allegro
- Theme & Variations
- Allegro giovial
- Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Piano Concerto K 449 in E flat Major
- Allegro vivace
- Andantino
- Allegro non troppo
New Work commissioned by Shipley Arts festival for Gifted and Talented String Academy and the Yehudi Menuhin School Orchestradirected and composed by Malcolm Singer
Frank Proto Variants on Paganini for Double Bass and Strings
- Min Young Bae Piano
- Menachem Rozin Piano
- Rodrigo Moro Martin Double Bass
- The Yehudi Menuhin School Orchestra directed by Malcolm Singer
Tickets: £10.00 (300)
May 28th 7.30 p.m. Newbuildings Place, Shipley hosted by the Earl and Countess of Lytton: world premiere piece by Judith Weir and a popular Viennese program with David Heyes and Sarah Poole.
Tickets £30.00 (35)
May 30th 7.30 p.m. St Cuthman's Coolham: Trio recital with Keith Willis (member of RA and member of staff Yehudi Menuhin School) Nick Allen and Andrew Bernardi to include local composer John Ireland, Frank Bridge and the neglected English composer Dunhill. We are very grateful to Denise Mitchel and the Diocese of Arundel and Brighton for hosting this annual celebration of music and community.
- Mozart Piano Quartet in G minor K 478
- Thomas Dunhill Phantasy Trio in E flat major for pianoforte,violin & viola
- John Ireland Phantasie in A minor for pianoforte, violin & violoncello
- Frank Bridge Phantasy for piano, violin, viola & violoncello
Tickets £15.00 (100)
June 6th 6.30 p.m. St John's Chapel Coolhurst: Mark Scrase Dickens and community celebrate Opera UK's "A New Night at The Opera" with leading soloists and ensemble.
Tickets £25.00 (120)
June 20th 6.30 p.m. "Music from the Time of Sedgwick Park:" a representation of local English music including Elgar's Piano Quintett, Malcolm Arnold Trio, and US jazz standards - Canapes and interval refreshment are included in the interval at this fabulous stately home with a concert genrously hosted by John and Clare Davison. Sedgwick Park is close to Horsham with parking outside the house - for satnav RH13 6QQ www.sedgwickpark.co.uk
Tickets £25.00 (90)
June 27th 3 pm Final Polo Championship at Knepp Castle 5 pm Concert: Final of polo tournament at 3pm with Concert. Hosted by knepp castle polo club in their 21st year and Shipley Arts Festivals" tenth. The polo club looks forward to celebrating with the shipley arts festival, a truly unique occasion. Music to include: Mendelssohn String Octet and John Ireland in the fields that inspired his music.
Tickets: £20.00 (120)
July 3rd 7.30 p.m. Bignor Church: a String program to include music by John Ireland (minuet from the Downland Suite), Mendelssohn (String Octet) and local film composer Paul Lewis with his "English Suite"
Tickets £15.00 (120)
July 4th 6.30 p.m. St Andrew's Church Nuthurst: Professional Orchestra and Choir including the Bernardi Music Group and the Choir of Our Holy Redeemer, Chelsea with James Whitbourn and David Bevan joining with the community of Nuthurst in a program to celebrate the centenary of American composer Samuel Barber with in his "Adagio" on the occasion of American Independence Day
Tickets £15.00 (180)
2010 Scholarships to study violin
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