guide 2003


	Concert Guide 2003


	Welcome to the Two Moors Festival!

It is hard to think that the Two Moors Festival has become an annual event. The last few months have seen a huge amount of activity behind the scenes as the project develops. Firstly, it has become a registered charity which means that more funding doors are open and also means that donations benefit from Gift Aid. Secondly, it has formed a link with Saga Holidays which enjoys partnerships with many major festivals across Europe. Perhaps the biggest step forward is the partnership the Festival has created with Classic FM. In recent years, the Radio Station has forged several successful partnerships with leading musical bodies and the Two Moors Festival is very privileged to be Classic FM’s festival in the South West. The danger of setting up such a major festival is that one tries to do too much too soon. The potential for the Two Moors is huge and my dream is to have a concert in every one of the two hundred or so churches which lie within the Festival boundaries. However, there are greater priorities, the first of which is to set up a music education project. The lunchtime concerts are planned to entice school children (last year saw over 150 children from 7 schools sum up these concerts as “cool”) and in addition, workshops are being programmed for schools which lie in some of the remotest areas. There is also the “Brushstrokes” art competition for young people which has attracted colourful entries in an astonishing variety of guises. The Festival Young Musicians attracted 49 entries from Bath to Truro with four outstanding artists selected to play at this year’s concert in Dunster. Programming the festival is fun. From the letters and phone calls I have received, I am increasingly aware of the need to have a “traditional” classical music festival without being stodgy. With this in mind, I have endeavoured to come up with something old (Palestrina) to present day (Philip Glass), the 50th anniversary of Sir Arnold Bax’s death and plenty to wallow in (Brahms, Beethoven and Chopin). And for those who like noise, there are Shostakovitch and Bartok! All the concert venues are rural churches. These are beautiful old buildings but they were never designed to be concert halls. It is therefore conceivable that some sightlines may be marred by the presence of pillars. The Festival would not take place without the support of many organisations, companies and trusts. I am truly grateful for this extraordinary generosity which enables the event to flourish and enrich the lives of people in the South West.

PENNY ADIE
Artistic Director


	Saturday 18 October 2003


	St Mary Magdalene’s Church, South Molton 7.30pm CELEBRITY RECITAL Dame Felicity Lott Sir Thomas Allen Malcolm Martineau

Purcell: Lost is my quiet - What can we poor females do -Let us wander not unseen - I’ll sail upon the dog-star -Sound the trumpet
Quilter: Music when soft voices die - Barbara Allen -Hey ho the wind and the rain - Love’s philosophy Warlock: The Fox - My own country - The Night -Yarmouth Fair
Lehmann: Charles Augustus Fortescue
Messager: Trot here and there
Loewe: The heather on the Hill
Rodgers: People will say we’re in love
Lehár: Four songs from The Merry Widow
Rodgers: Three songs from Carousel
Two of Britain’s most eminent singers come together for an enchanting evening of song.
Tickets: £25, £20, £15. Unreserved seats: £4.
Finish approx. 9.20pm.

Sunday 19 October 2003


	St Mary’s Church, Bishops Nympton 3.30pm FLOWER FESTIVAL FESTIVAL EVENSONG The Girl Choristers and Gentlemen of the Choir of Exeter Cathedral Directed by Stephen Tanner


	Introit: Bruckner Locus iste Canticles: Naylor in A Anthem: Brahms “How lovely is thy dwelling place” Girl Choristers were admitted to Exeter Cathedral Choir in 1994. Since then they have built up a reputation as one of the finest Cathedral Choirs in the country broadcasting frequently on Radio 3 and most recently, the BBC’s Songs of Praise programme.

Sunday 19 October-Saturday 25 October 2003


	The Guildhall Gallery, Dulverton “BRUSHSTROKES” ART COMPETITION WINNERS EXHIBITION

	Young people from all over the South West have entered the Festival’s first art competition. Don’t miss a visit to the Guildhall Gallery in Dulverton to see the winning entries. The Exhibition is open from 10.30am - 7pm on Sunday, 19 October and from 10.30am - 4.30pm on the remaining days of the Festival. Admission: free.

Sunday 19 October 2003


	All Saints Church, Dulverton 7.30pm THE KEMPF TRIO Freddy Kempf piano Pierre Bensaid violin Alexander Chausian ‘cello

	This concert is supported by the Steel Charitable Trust. Beethoven: Piano Trio Opus 70 No 1 (Ghost) Shostakovitch: Piano Trio No 1 Opus 8 Brahms: Piano Trio No 2 in C Opus 87 Freddy Kempf hasn’t looked back since winning BBC Young Musicians aged 15, gaining 3rd place in the Moscow Tchaikovsky Competition and winning a Classical Brit Award. He is a passionate chamber musician and according to the Guardian …”the players exhibit a fine attention to detail and achieved an ideal interpretative harmony”… Tickets: £14, £10. Concessions: £12, £8. Finish approx 9.30pm.

Monday 20 October 2003


	St Michael’s Church, Chagford 1pm LUNCHTIME CONCERT Alison Balsom trumpet Harvey Davies piano

	Charpentier: Prelude to Te Deum Damase: Three Prayers without Words Françaix: Sonatine Debussy: Syrinx Bozza: Caprice De Falla: Songs Gershwin: Someone to watch over me Gershwin: I got rhythm …“Alison Balsom is an exceptionally talented young trumpet player: in the tradition of the finest British players of the past, technical assurance is complemented by her musicality and refinement of tone”… Crispin Steele-Perkins Tickets: £8. Students 18 and under: £2.

Monday 20 October 2003


	Holy Trinity Church, Drewsteignton 7.30pm CELEBRITY RECITAL THE BELCEA QUARTET Corina Belcea violin Laura Samuel violin Krzysztof Chorzelski viola Alasdair Tait ‘cello

This concert is supported by the Exeter and District Classical Music Trust.
Haydn: String Quartet in C Opus 20 No 2
Bartok: String Quartet No 2
Beethoven: String Quartet in E minor Opus 59 No 2

”Beat a path to Wigmore Hall this season where the Belceas are on a residency; you won’t be disappointed”… James Jolly, Editor, Gramophone Magazine

Tickets: £14, £12. Concessions: £12, £10.
Finish approx. 9.30pm.

Tuesday 21 October 2003


	St John the Baptist’s Church, Hatherleigh, 1pm LUNCHTIME CONCERT Jennifer Pike violin BBC Young Musician of the Year 2002 Harvey Davies piano


	Schubert: Sonatina in A minor D385 Brahms: Sonata in G major Op.78 Gershwin arr. Heifetz: Songs from Porgy and Bess ”her playing has led to her being hailed as one of Britain’s brightest musical prodigies for a generation”… Curtis Price, Principal, Royal Academy of Music Tickets: £8. Students 18 and under: £2.

Tuesday 21 October 2003

RHS ROSEMOOR, CONDUCTED WALK, 3pm

Spend two hours between concerts on a guided walk led by Dave Squire around the beautiful garden at RHS Rosemoor. Dave specialises in herbaceous plants and tender perennials. The walk promises to be amusing and informative.

Ticket price £8 per person for non-members and £5 for RHS members.


	Tuesday 21 October 2003


	St John the Baptist’s Church, Hatherleigh, 7.30pm


	CELEBRITY RECITAL With three of Britain’s most distinguished musicians Michael Chance counter-tenor Julius Drake piano Nicholas Daniel oboe

	Sponsored by the Friends of the Two Moors Festival Bach: Kreuz und Krone sind verbunden Bach: Sonata for oboe and keyboard in E flat BWV 1030 Butterworth: A Shropshire Lad David Matthews: A Congress of Passions for counter tenor, oboe and piano Telemann: Zichet mir Stechet Lalande: Introduction and Polonaise for oboe and piano Reynaldo Hahn: Five Melodies Britten: Insect Pieces and Folksongs Tickets: £15, £12, £10. Concessions: £12, £10, £8. Finish approx. 9.20pm.

Wednesday 22 October 2003


	St George’s Church, Dunster 1pm LUNCHTIME RECITAL YOUNG MUSICIANS PLATFORM CONCERT Introduced by Stephanie Hughes from BBC Radio 3 Moira Johns soprano (Bideford), Sam Strawbridge trombone (Exeter), Veronika Shoot piano (Totnes), John Slack clarinet (Barnstaple)


	These talented young musicians are the winners of the Two Moors Festival Young Musicians competition which was held earlier in the year. They are accompanied by Susan Steele at the piano. Free admission by ticket only.

Wednesday 22 October 2003


	St George’s Church, Dunster Pre-concert Talk, 6pm

	Stephanie Hughes from BBC Radio 3 in conversation with sixth form Media Studies students. Free admission.


	Wednesday 22 October 2003


	St George’s Church, Dunster 7.30pm TOM POSTER piano Introduced by Stephanie Hughes

Scarlatti: Sonata in E major K 380
Scarlatti: Sonata in G major K 433
Beethoven: Sonata in E major Op 109
Chopin: Sonata in B flat minor Op 35
Rachmaninov: Variations on a Theme of Corelli Op 42
Liszt: Harmonies du Soir (Etude d’exécution transcendante No 11)
Liszt: Rigoletto - Paraphrase de Concert
Since winning the keyboard sections of both BBC Young Musicians and the Royal Overseas League in 2000, Tom‘s burgeoning career has taken him to most of the major concert halls in this country. Not only that, he also found time to gain a double first in Music at King’s College, Cambridge in 2002!
Tickets: £12, £8. Concessions: £10, £6.
Finish approx. 9.15pm.

Thursday 23 October 2003


	LUNCHTIME CONCERT SYMPOSIA STRING QUARTET Louisa Stonehill violin, Rebecca Clark violin Amy Greenhalgh viola, Pippa Rans ‘cello with guest artist Harriet Adie harp

Sponsored by Dartmoor National Park
Haydn: Quartet Opus 54 No 3
Arnold Bax: Quintet for Harp and Strings
Philip Glass: “Company” for String Quartet
Harriet Adie: Songs of Beginning
Prize-winners in their own right, the four outstanding players in Symposia form an “exciting group with something to say”. Their performances are diverse, fun and different, ranging from one given on the Cutty Sark for the Prime Minister of Quebec to soundtracks for films made by the National Film School.
Tickets: £8. Students 18 and under: £2.

Thursday 23 October 2003


	St Peter’s Church, Tiverton 7.30pm TEN TORS ORCHESTRA/TWO MOORS FESTIVAL CHORUS FAURE: “REQUIEM” Simon Ible conductor Alan Opie baritone Emily Armour chorister

	Mozart: Divertimento in D major K 136 Anerio: Christus factus est Victoria: O vos omnes Palestrina: Sicut Cervus Albinoni: Adagio for organ and strings Mendelssohn: Two arias from “Elijah” The Ten Tors Orchestra together with Two Moors Festival Chorus are rapidly becoming recognised as among the foremost musical bodies in the South West. They are joined by one of Britain’s premier singers, Alan Opie, for a performance of the ever popular choral work, Faure’s “Requiem”. Tickets: £14, £12 £8. Concessions: £12, £10, £6. Finish approx 9.30pm.

Friday 24 October 2003


	St Andrew’s Church, Sampford Courtenay 1pm LUNCHTIME CONCERT NATIONAL YOUTH SINFONIA WIND ENSEMBLE


	Beethoven: Octet Jim Parker: Mississippi Five Giovanni Platti: Trio Sonata Martin Butler: Dirty Beasts The National Youth Sinfonia comprises some of the UK’s most exciting young players. Although still at school, they have played at the Queen Elizabeth Hall, at the Snape Maltings and have recently returned from giving concerts in Sweden. Tickets: £8. Students 18 and under: £2.

Friday 24 October 2003


	Lynton Parish Church 7.30pm “NOYE’S FLUDDE” by Benjamin Britten Petroc Trelawny: Voice of God Nicholas Warden: Noye Yvonne Howard: Mrs Noye William Agnew: Conductor Jamie Hayes: Producer Lucy Wilcox: Designer Plus many children from North Devon and Somerset

	Britten’s Noye’s Fludde was fist performed at the 1958 Aldeburgh Festival. Based on a Chester Miracle Play, it involves children from the local community as well as celebrated professional artists, in this case from BBC Radio 3, the Royal Opera House and the producer who co-directed Miss Saigon. It is a much loved work, remarkable for its simplicity, despite the extraordinary range of instruments employed. Tickets: £14, £12. Concessions: £12, £10. Finish approx. 8.45pm. Please note that there is a coach leaving the Square in South Molton at 6pm for those who don’t wish to drive to Lynton. Cost £4 per person return. Please contact the Box Office at time of booking if you would like to take up this option.

Saturday 25 October 2003


	St Eustachius’s Church, Tavistock 7.30pm BRITTEN SINFONIA GUY JOHNSTON ‘cello NICHOLAS CLEOBURY conductor

Haydn: Symphony No 44 in
E minor Trauer symphonie
Shostakovitch: Cello Concerto No 1
in E flat major Opus 107
Tippett: Little Music
Schubert: Symphony No 5 in
B flat major D 485

Having celebrated its tenth anniversary last year, the Britten Sinfonia goes from strength to strength, receiving two nominations in the recent Royal Philharmonic Society awards, a 100% increase in funding from the Arts Council and a never-ending stream of accolades. Their partnership with the brilliant young ’cellist, Guy Johnston, is one of sheer electricity. Guy, of course, will be remembered for his astonishing performance of the same concerto in the concerto final of BBC Young Musicians in 2000 and for his debut at the opening night of the Proms in 2001.
Tickets: £22, £16, £12.
Finish approx 9.30pm.