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23 May at 6.30pm

St Andrew, Chedworth, Gloucestershire

THE PRIZEWINNERS' RECITAL

Meg Davies Clarinet

Katie Bartels Flute

Catherine Milledge Piano

Heitor Villas Lobos (1887–1959) Chorus No.2 for Flute and Clarinet

George Gershwin (1898–1937) Three Preludes

Francine Aubin (1938–2016) Deux Pièces En Forme de Jazz

Alec Templeton (1909–63) Pocket Size Sonata No. 1

Darius Milhaud (1892–1974) Modéré and Brazileira from Scaramouche, Op. 165

INTERVAL

Ernő Dohnányi (1877–1960) Aria

Mel Bonis (1858–1937) Sonate for Flute and Piano, Op. 64

Florent Schmitt (1870–1958) Sonatine en Trio, Op. 85

24 May at 6.30pm

St Andrew, Chedworth, Gloucestershire

THE DANCING STAR

Ensemble Molière

Flavia Hirte Flute

Alice Earll Violin

Kate Conway Viola da gamba

Catriona McDermid Bassoon

Satoko Doi-Luck Harpsichord

André Campra (1660–1744), arr. Satoko Doi-Luck ‘Ouverture’ from Tancrède

George Frideric Handel (1685–1759) ‘Suite’ from Terpsicore

Jean-Philippe Rameau (1683–1764), arr. Satoko Doi-Luck ‘Les Fleurs Suite’ from Les Indes Galantes 

INTERVAL

George Frideric Handel, arr. Satoko Doi-Luck ‘Entrée des Songes’ from Alcina

Jean-Philippe Rameau, arr. Satoko Doi-Luck ‘Suite’ from Dardanus

Jean-Féry Rebel (1666–1747) Les Caractères de la Danse

31 May at 6.30pm

St Mary the Virgin, Ross-on-Wye, Herefordshire

The English Chamber Orchestra Ensemble

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770–1827) Octet, Op. 103

Rondino in E flat major for Wind Octet, WoO 25

INTERVAL

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756–1791) Serenade No 10 for winds, K. 361 (‘Gran Partita’)

1 June at 4pm

St Mary the Virgin, Ross-on-Wye, Herefordshire

QUARTETS: VIENNA - LONDON - PARIS

The London Chamber Ensemble Quartet

Madeleine Mitchell Violin

Gordon MacKay Violin

Bridget Carey Viola 

Joseph Spooner Cello

Joseph Haydn (1732–1809) String Quartet in C major, Op. 33 No.3 (‘The Bird’)

Charles Wood (1866–1926) String Quartet in E flat major (‘The Highgate’)

INTERVAL

Maurice Ravel (1875–1937) String Quartet in F major

5 June at 6.30pm

St Michael, Church Stowe, Northamptonshire

RIVALS

Saraband

Sarah Bealby-Wright & Henrietta Wayne Violin ​

​Johan Löfving Theorbo/guitar 

Jacob Garside Cello/Viola da gamba

Nicola Matteis (c. 1650–1713) ‘Ground in D’ from Ayres for the violin

Matthew Locke (c. 1621/3–1677) ‘Fantasia’ from Suite No. 1 in G minor (‘The Broken Consort’)

Marin Marias (1656–1728) ‘Rondeau Paysan - La Biscayenne’ from Suite No. 6 in E minor (Pièces de viole, Livre IV)

George Frideric Handel (1685–1759) Andante and Allegro from Trio Sonata in A major, Op. 5 No. 1/HWV 396

Giovanni Bononcini (1670–1747) Largo and Allegro from Trio Sonata No. 9 in B minor

Giovanni Kapsberger (1580–1651) Canario

Henry Purcell (c. 1659–1695) and Anon. Excerpts from The Beggar’s Opera

INTERVAL

Arcangelo Corelli (1653–1713) Trio Sonata in D major, Op. 3 No. 2

François Couperin (1668–1733) L'Apothéose de Lully and L'Apothéose de Corelli (excerpts)

Jean-Philippe Rameau (1683–1764) L'entrée de Polimnie from Les Boréades

Jean-Jacques Rousseau (1712–1787) Tunes from Le Devin du Village

Samuel Arnold (1740–1802) ‘The Milkmaid’s Aria’ from The Enraged Musician

Anon., arr. Peter Salem ‘The Rival Milkmaids’

Neil Gow (1727–1827), arr. Peter Salem ‘Lady Charlotte Murray’s Jig’

12 June at 6.30pm

All Saints', Wickhambrook, Suffolk

THE TRUMPET SHALL SOUND

Fiori Musicali Chamber Ensemble

Penelope Rapson Director

David Blackadder Natural trumpet

Gail Hennessy Oboe

Andrew Tipple Bass

Jeremiah Clarke (1674–1707) Suite for Trumpet and Strings

George Frideric Handel (1685–1759) Passacaille from Trio Sonata in G major, Op.5 No.4/HWV 399

Jeremiah Clarke Suite for Trumpet and Strings

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750) Ich habe genug, BWV 82

INTERVAL

George Frideric Handel Suite in D for Trumpet

George Frideric Handel ‘The trumpet shall sound’ from Messiah

Alessandro Marcello (1673–1747) Concerto for Oboe in D minor, S D935

Johann Sebastian Bach ‘Kron und Preis’ from Tönet, ihr Pauken! Erschallet, Trompeten!, BWV 214

6 July at 6.30pm

St Mary's, Longworth, Oxfordshire

A HEAVENLY HARMONY: A JOURNEY THROUGH THE LIFE OF ORLANDO GIBBONS 

Chelys Consort of Viols and Vespri Segreti

Orlando Gibbons ‘As on the night before this Blessed Morn’ (Song 46)

Thomas Tomkins (1572–1656) Voluntary, MB 30 and ‘My shepherd is the living Lord’

William Byrd (1572–1656) Fantasia a 5, 'Two parts in one in the fourth above'

Orlando Gibbons ‘Glorious and powerful God’

Edward Gibbons (1568–1650) ‘What strikes the clocke’ and ‘How hath the city’

Orlando Gibbons Fantasia a3 ‘for the great dooble bass’ No 1 and  ‘Almighty and everlasting God’

INTERVAL

Orlando Gibbons ‘Grant, O Holy Trinity’

John Dowland (c. 1563–1626) ‘Flow My Tears’

Orlando Gibbons Pavan, MB17 and ‘Behold, Thou hast made my days’

Henry Purcell (c. 1659–1695) Rejoice in the Lord alway, Z. 49 and Fantasia upon One Note (in D), Z. 745

Orlando Gibbons ‘This Is The Record of John’ and ‘The Silver Swan’

12 July at 6.30pm

St Cyr and St Julitta, Newton St Cyres, Devon

A THOUSAND FLEXIBLE WAYS: DIALOGUES FROM THE AGE OF 'MERAVAGLIA' 

Monteverdi String Band

Oliver Webber Violin

Hannah Ely Soprano

Toby Carr Lute/Theorbo

Claudio Monteverdi (1567–1643) ‘Zefiro torna’

Luzzasco Luzzaschi (1545–1607) ‘Deh vieni ormai’

Giulio Caccini (1551–1618) ‘Queste lagrime amare’; Violin toccata and diminutions on ‘Vergine bella’

Claudio Monteverdi ‘Ohimè ch’io cado’ with violin ritornelli

Biagio Marini (1594–1663) Sonata variata (violin and theorbo)

Giacomo Carissimi (1605–1674) ‘Exulta, gaude, filia Sion’

INTERVAL

Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina (c. 1525–15) ‘Vestiva i colli’ with diminutions for voice and violin

Giovanni Francesco Anerio (1569–1630) Galliard on ‘Vestiva i colli’

Giovanni Felice Sances (1600–16) ‘O Domine Jesu’

Giovanni Bassano (1561–1617) Ricercata settima

Thomas Crecquillon (c. 1505–1557) ‘Par trop souffrir’ with diminutions for violin and lute

Johann Nauwach (1595–1630) ‘Amarilli mia bella’ passeggiata

Biagio Marini Sonata

Tarquinio Merula (1595–1665) Canzonetta spirituale; Ciaccona

Carlo G (anon/dates unknown) ‘Mater Ierusalem’

Tarquinio Merula ‘Cantate Jubilate’

13 July at 3.30pm

St Mary the Virgin, Bruton, Somerset

Kaleidoscope Chamber Collective

Elena Urioste Violin

Savitri Grier Violin

Melissa White Violin

Nathan Amaral Violin

Rosalind Ventris Viola

Edgar Francis Viola

Laura van der Heijden Cello

Tony Rymer Cello

Grażyna Bacewicz (1909–19) Quartet for Four Violins

Antonín Dvorák (1841–1904) String Sextet in A major, Op. 48

INTERVAL

George Enescu (1881–1955) String Octet in C major, Op. 7

22 July at 6.30pm

St Mary the Virgin, Wiveton, Norfolk

CROSSING BORDERS: EIGHTEENTH CENTURY TRAVELS ACROSS THE ITALIAN BORDER

La Serenissima directed by Adrian Chandler

Giuseppe Antonio Brescianello (c. 1690–1758) Ouverture-Suite for Strings and Continuo in F major

Antonio Vivaldi (1678–1741) ‘Paris’ Concerto VI for Strings and Continuo in G minor, RV 154

Antonio Vivaldi Concerto for Violin, Strings, and Continuo in B flat major, RV 380

INTERVAL

Antonio Vivaldi Concerto for Violin, Strings, and Continuo in G minor, RV 330 

Georg Philipp Telemann (1681–1767) Ouverture-Suite for Strings and Continuo in A minor, TWV 55.a2

23 July at 5pm

All Saints', Burnham Thorpe, Norfolk

THE NELSON MASS IN NELSON'S CHURCH: COME AND SING AFTERNOON WORKSHOP AND PERFORMANCE

Our final concert will be a performance of F. J. Haydn's Missa in Angustiis directed by Nigel Short of Tenebrae. Hadyn's mass setting was was dedicated to Horatio Lord Nelson who was baptised in All Saints'. The afternoon workshop for anyone who would like to come-and-sing will be followed by a performance for audience. The orchestra will comprise local professional musicians and the soloists will be young professionals from Tenebrae's Associate Artists scheme.

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Pictured: St Andrew, Chedworth, Gloucestershire