DEAL FESTIVAL FLIER 2005
Exhibitions:
Defend/DŽfendre
1st
to 31st July, Daily 10.00am to 6.00pm, Deal Castle
Defend/DŽfendre
features artists from Nord-Pas de Calais and East Kent whose works respond to
the Castle's history, architecture and location. Defend/DŽfendre is a
collaboration with Espace 36 in St Omer, Deal's twin town, and is the
first visual arts project to result from this partnership.
£3.70 ADULTS,
£2.80 CONCESSIONS, £1.90 CHILDREN
For further information: tel/fax: 01304
372 414, c.gist@btinternet.com
Mille-Fleurs
Ð Paintings by Joseph Sevier
1st
to 16th July, Daily 10.00am to 5.00pm, NoahÕs Ark, 5 King Street,
Sandwich
Pictures
that are like watering a mediaeval tapestry and seeing it spring to life.
Free
admission
For further information: tel: 01304 615461 or 0775 494 9358
Music:
Orchestra of the Swan conducted by Nicholas Cleobury Family 8+
Friday 1st July 7.30pm, St. GeorgeÕs Church, Deal In collaboration with Sounds New
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Vaughan
Williams Fantasia on a theme by Thomas Tallis
Sir
Michael Tippett Concerto for Double String Orchestra
Paul
Patterson Sinfonia for Strings
Sir Edward
Elgar Serenade for Strings
One of the
UKÕs most outstanding and dynamic new orchestras bring a concert that celebrates
the anniversaries of Thomas Tallis (born in 1505) and Sir Michael Tippett (born
in 1905).
This
concert is to be supported by the Eastern Orchestral Board Orchestras Live
Tickets: £12.50 FULL, £11 SENIOR CITIZENS, £10 DEAL
FESTIVAL & SOUNDS NEW FRIENDS, £6 CHILDREN & STUDENTS
OPENING WEEKEND Ð WORDS
AND MUSIC
Family Day Family
Saturday
2nd July
Music for
All from 11.00am Ð Deal High Street
Music
performed on the High Street Ð including the Ian Shawcross Banjo Band - guaranteed to get your feet
tapping!
Free
Krazy Kat Theatre Ð Hansel and Gretel Family 4+ Saturday 2nd July 3.00pm St. Georges Church, Deal Directed by Kinny Gardner Musical Arrangements by Toby Collins |
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The
Woods, The Food, and That Witch!
Join the
two Krazy Kat puppeteers as they present this storytelling romp. With simple
scenery, silly singing, and super sand-dancing, this fast-moving production
features music from the Humperdink opera.
Tickets: £5 FULL, £4.50 SENIOR CITIZENS, £4 DEAL FESTIVAL
FRIENDS, £2.50 CHILDREN & STUDENTS
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New Kent Opera Saturday 2nd July 7.30pm Ð Town Hall, Deal A Night at New Kent Opera New Kent Opera performs a very special 'Night at the Opera', including scenes from Mozart's ever-popular Marriage of Figaro and Cosi fan tutte, as well as some fabulous music drawn from great C20th operatic works such as Stravinsky's Rake's Progress, and Britten's Turn of the Screw. The New Kent Opera ensemble features four of the most talented young singers to appear on the operatic scene in Britain in recent years. Tickets: £12 FULL, £11 SENIOR CITIZENS, £10 DEAL FESTIVAL & NKO FRIENDS, £6 CHILDREN & STUDENTS |
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Festival Mass
Sunday
3rd July 10.00am Ð St AndrewÕs Church, Deal
A special service to celebrate the arts. Music: MozartÕs Coronation
Mass
Howard Wong and Simon Lepper Family 9+
Sunday 3rd July 6.00pm Ð Deal Town Hall Winner of the 2002 Association of English Singers and Speakers Competition, Howard Wong, takes a break from a new production of Madame Butterfly at Opera Holland Park to explore two of the most important and influential song cycles with pianist Simon Lepper. Vaughan Williams Songs of Travel Mussorgsky Songs and Dances of Death New Picture 1 Ð a new song composed specially for this concert by young people working with composer Vicki Stennett Tickets: £6 FULL, £5.50 SENIOR CITIZENS, £5 DEAL FESTIVAL FRIENDS, £3 CHILDREN & STUDENTS |
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The
Saddest Music in the World
Monday
4th July 7.45pm Ð Flicks Cinema, Deal - in association with Deal
Film Club
Directed
by Guy Maddin - Certificate
15
Kazuo Ishiguro (original
screenplay), Guy Maddin
(screenplay)
A quasi
musical set in Winnipeg during the Great Depression, where a beer baroness
organizes a contest to find the saddest music in the world. Musicians from
around the world descend on the city to try and win first place and a $25,000
prize.
Tickets £3.50 available from Flicks Cinema, Deal. Telephone
01304 361165
Lord Gawain Douglas Ð Towards a renewed simplicity
Tuesday 5th July 1.00pm Ð Deal Town Hall A truly rare opportunity to hear one of the greatest works of twentieth century literature: T.S. EliotÕs seminal masterpiece The Waste Land Ð a work of local origin. Other poems by Thomas Hardy, Robert Frost, W.H. Auden and Gawain Douglass |
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Rebecca Carrington Ð cabaret
Tuesday 5th July 7.30pm Ð Deal Town Hall Multi-talented Rebecca Carrington is a cellist, singer, comedian and impressionist. She performs spoofs of everything from Britney Spears to Mozart & Pavarotti - her virtuosic cabaret brings the classical cello alive and reveals the remarkable skills of this talented performer. She has been described as the Victor Borge of the 21st Century! This concert is supported by South East Music Schemes. |
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Nigel Rogers Ð Baroque songs, cantatas & instrumental music
Wednesday 6th July 1.00pm St. AndrewÕs Church, Deal Nigel Rogers (tenor), Klaus-Dieter Brandt (baroque Ôcello), Massimo Marchese (lute & theorbo), Lina Zilinskyte (harpsichord) One of the most highly acclaimed tenors of his generation is joined by three leading performers of early music to present Italian works by Caccini, Carissimi, Frescobaldi, Stradella, Scarlatti, Boccherini and English songs by Dowland and Purcell |
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Nelson and Lady
Hamilton in Deal Ð Walk
Wednesday
6th July 2.30pm
Local
historian David Collyer leads a walk around Deal, relating historical events
associated with the coupleÕs visits to the town. Meet at Deal Town Hall. The walk lasts approximately 2 hours.
Tickets: £1 to Mr. Collyer on the day
Fine Arts Brass Family 8+
Thursday 7th July 7.30pm Ð St MaryÕs Church, Sandwich Fine Arts Brass has a reputation as one of the greatest brass ensembles in the world. They combine flawless technique and musical skill with huge entertainment. Philip Wilby Haka Peter Warlock arr. Simon Lenton Capriol Suite Thomas Tallis arr. Peter Maxwell Davies Two Tallis Voluntaries Paul Max Edlin 'tis enough (premiere) J.S. Bach Wir eilen mit schwachen from Cantata No.78 Thomas Tallis arr. Peter Maxwell Davies Two (more) Tallis Voluntaries Malcolm Arnold Brass Quintet No. 1 A - Z of Jazz Ð from May Aufderheide to Frank Zappa |
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Tickets: £10 FULL, £9 SENIOR CITIZENS, £8 DEAL FESTIVAL
FRIENDS, £5 CHILDREN & STUDENTS
Fine
Arts Brass lead a
special brass workshop for talented young brass players on Elgar HowarthÕs
arrangement of MussorgskyÕs Pictures at an Exhibition on Wednesday 6th July
from 2pm to 6pm at St. GregoryÕs Centre, Canterbury. If you wish to participate, please contact the festival
office.
John McCabe Ð Masterclass
Friday 8th July 2.30pm - Deal Town Hall Young pianists Jacob Barnes, Nathan Peacock and James Speed are put through their paces by internationally acclaimed pianist John McCabe. Tickets: £2 at the door |
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John McCabe - Getting
to know Mr Haydn
Friday
8th July 7.30pm Ð Deal Town Hall
John
McCabe made the definitive recordings of the complete Haydn piano sonatas for
Decca. Who better to introduce us
to the piano music of the great Joseph Haydn. Programme includes Sonatas Nos. 13 in G, 32 in G minor and
59 in Eb.
Tickets: £10 FULL, £9 SENIOR CITIZENS, £8 DEAL FESTIVAL
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Arts Showcase Day Saturday 9th July 10.00am to 4.00pm - St Edmunds Catholic School, Dover An opportunity for all the family to experience every aspect of the Performing Arts: Music, Drama & Dance. Art exhibition, ensembles, solos and duets in Dance & Music, a variety of drama sketches, and a chance to see the new recording studio in action. |
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Sopranos: Sylvia Moi and Cheryl Rosevear, Tenors: Nathan Vale and Andrew Staples, Basses: Jaak Imbralio and Haakan Akanas, His Majesties Sagbutts and Cornetts, Ben Sansom, Massimo Marchese, Klaus Dieter Brandt, Lina Zilinskyte and choirs including Kent Youth Chamber Choir and Canterbury Baroque. A special performance of this magnificent work, that brings together some of the most celebrated performers of early music in the world, with young people, either students from The Royal College of Music, or from schools and colleges in Kent |
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Tickets: £12 FULL, £11 SENIOR CITIZENS, £10 DEAL FESTIVAL
FRIENDS, £6 CHILDREN & STUDENTS
HaydnÕs Nelson
Mass from scratch
Sunday
10th July 2.00pm with performance at 6.30 pm Ð St GeorgeÕs Church,
Deal
Mark
Deller conducts keen local amateur singers and choral enthusiasts of all ages
(and anyone who cares to show up on the day!) in the church where Nelson prayed. The Handelians provide the backbone to
the chorus. Soloists from the Royal
College of Music.
To book participating
tickets in advance phone 01227 764 645 or 01304 389774.
Tickets: £5 PARTICIPANTS, £7 AUDIENCE
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Monday 11th July 1.00pm Ð St AndrewÕs Church, Deal A beautiful combination of flute (Eliza Marshall), clarinet (Nicholas Elllis) and harp (Camilla Pay). The Korros Ensemble was founded in 2001 by three dynamic musicians who met whilst studying at the Royal Academy of Music. Arnold Bax Elegiac Trio Richard Peat Eden Chacony Claude Debussy Sonata Hamilton Harty In Ireland Ralph Vaughan Williams Six studies in English Folksong Seanine Joyce Wild Flower Camille Saint-Saens Tarantella |
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Tickets: £6 FULL, £5.50 SENIOR CITIZENS, £5 DEAL FESTIVAL
FRIENDS, £3 CHILDREN & STUDENTS
Camilla Pay (Harp) Tuesday 12th July 6.30pm Ð Turner Contemporary at Droit House, Stone Pier, Margate Brilliant young harpist Camilla Pay performs contemporary music, and works specially written for tonightÕs concert. All performed in the intimate gallery at Droit House. Works include: William Mathias Santa Fe Suite Stephen Clee Three Metaphors for the Modern Pragmatist (premiere) Paul Patterson Bugs Marius Flothius Pour le Tombeau D'Orphee Vicki Stennett new work (premiere) Richard Peat Meditation (premiere) New Picture 2 Ð a new work specially composed for this concert by young people working with composer Simon Henry |
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Tickets: £5 FULL, £4.50 SENIOR CITIZENS, £4 DEAL FESTIVAL
FRIENDS, £2.50 CHILDREN & STUDENTS
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Award winning pianist Wu Quian performs the original version of the work that lies at the heart of this yearÕs festival theme. New Picture 3 Ð a new work specially composed for this concert by young people working with composer Basil Athansiadis |
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Sacconi String Quartet Family 10+
Wednesday 13th July 7.30 Ð St AndrewÕs Church, Deal One of the most outstanding quartets to have emerged in recent years, the Sacconi Quartet are winning just about every award possible. Haydn Quartet Op. 33, No. 3 ÔThe BirdÕ Janacek String Quartet No. 2 ÔIntimate LettersÕ Schumann Quartet Op. 41, No. 3 in A New Picture 4 Ð a new work specially composed for this concert by young people working with composer Stephen Clee Sacconi String Quartet come through Live Music Now! |
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Tickets: £10 FULL, £9 SENIOR CITIZENS, £8 DEAL FESTIVAL
FRIENDS, £5 CHILDREN & STUDENTS
New London Chamber Ensemble Family 8+
Thursday 14th July 7.30 Ð St ClementsÕ Church, Sandwich This vivacious ensemble has Ôa passionate love of performance and a mutual desire to communicate their musical energyÕ. A musical treat for all. Mozart arr. Frans Vester Musical Clock K616 Claude Debussy Suite No. 2 Gyorgy Ligeti 6 Bagatelles Basil Athanasiadis new work (premiere) Malcolm Arnold 3 Sea Shanties for Wind Quintet Op 4 Jim Parker Mississippi 5 Luciano Berio Opus No. Zoo |
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This
concert is supported by South East Music Schemes.
Tickets: £10 FULL, £9 SENIOR CITIZENS, £8 DEAL FESTIVAL
FRIENDS, £5 CHILDREN & STUDENTS
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Trinity ÔCello Octet Family 8+
Friday 15th July 1.00 pm Ð St GeorgeÕs Church, Deal Young musicians from Trinity College of Music perform Bryan KellyÕs Umbrian Sketches, together with works by J. S. Bach, Anthony le Fleming, Villa Lobos and George Gershwin. |
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Tickets: £5 FULL, £4.50 SENIOR CITIZENS, £4 DEAL FESTIVAL
FRIENDS, £2.50 CHILDREN & STUDENTS
David Rees Williams Trio
Friday 15th July 7.30 pm Ð Deal Town Hall Jazz from this celebrated trio of musicians. Their unique blend of jazz takes classical repertoire into an entirely new dimension. Their most recent CD ÔTime ScapeÕ was one of The Sunday Times top 10 CDs of 2004. Tonight they perform ÔclassicÕ favourites, together with jazz standards paying tribute to the world of Oscar Peterson and Bill Evans. Supported by South East Music Schemes. |
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Tickets: £12 FULL, £9 SENIOR CITIZENS, £10 DEAL FESTIVAL
FRIENDS, £6 CHILDREN & STUDENTS
Grimethorpe Colliery Band, conducted by Elgar Howarth Family 10+
Aglaia Graf: piano
Saturday 16th July 7.30pm Ð St GeorgeÕs Church, Deal A hugely significant concert, both musically and in the area. This world renowned band comes with one of the countryÕs finest conductors and a stunning young pianist from Switzerland. Shostakovich Festival Overture Piano Concerto No. 2 Prokofiev excerpts from Romeo and Juliet, Mussorgsky (arr. Howarth) Pictures at an Exhibition |
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Tickets: £14 FULL, £13 SENIOR CITIZENS, £12 DEAL FESTIVAL
FRIENDS, £6 CHILDREN & STUDENTS