DEAL FESTIVAL 2008 - PROGRAMME
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HAROLD CHAPMAN PHOTOGRAPHIC EXHIBITION – Deal Festival 2007
From 4th to 19th July at The Royal Hotel, Deal
The photographs taken during the 2007 festival will be exhibited at The Royal Hotel throughout the festival.
THE SMILE (formerly Impromptu Swing) launch the Festival and Exhibition
Friday 4th July 6.30pm The Royal Hotel, Deal
Saturday 5th July 10.00am Fanfares from Deal Castle and Street Music
BETTESHANGER BRASS BAND
Saturday 5th July 1.00pm, St. George’s Church
Our very own brass band gives a concert of British music, including the premiere of a new work by Annie Whitehead.
'The Drawing Breath Music Project is proud to have initiated the Annie Whitehead/Betteshanger Brass Band collaboration and is grateful to the PRS Foundation for financial assistance for the new composition. This is the first enterprise of the DBMP, which was founded by arts and health artist Jean Fraser to promote music directly produced by breath and breathing.'
| RUSSIAN CHAMBER PHILHARMONIC ST. PETERSBURG Juri Gilbo Conductor, Michel Gershwin (violin) Saturday 5th July 7.30 pm, St George’s Church J.S. Bach Violin Concerto in E, BWV 1042 Alfred Schnittke ‘Suite in the Old Style’ for violin and orchestra George Gershwin ‘Porgy and Bess’ Fantasy for violin and orchestra Franz Schubert - trans. Gustav Mahler ‘Death and the Maiden’ for string orchestra |
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The Russian Chamber Philharmonic St Petersburg is one of its country’s flagship chamber orchestras, and Deal Festival is very proud to welcome this international ensemble. The extraordinarily broad range of repertoire - from Baroque to Modern - has made the orchestra one of the most sought-after chamber orchestras of Europe. The orchestra's much admired virtuosity and particular sound quality has led to regular performances with international stars such as Mstislav Rostropowitsch, Igor Oistrach, Mikis Theodorakis, Andrej Gavrilov. Frequent concerts tours throughout Europe by the Russian Chamber Philharmonic St Petersburg have taken place to great acclaim from both critics and audiences alike. Tours have brought them to major European centres and concert halls including: Teatro Real Madrid, the Gewandhaus Leipzig, the Alte Oper Frankfurt, "Kurhaus" Wiesbaden, Cologne Cathedral, Teatro dell'Opera di Roma, "Gasteig" Munich, Opera Bayreuth, "Konzerthaus" Berlin and the Theatre Municipal Luxemburg as well as to many international festivals like "Schleswig-Holstein Music Festival", "Rheingau Music Festival" (Germany),"Izmir International Festival" (Turkey), "Festival Musique en Vendée" (France) and "Music Summer Weggis" (Switzerland). Recent appearances by the orchestra with the Bolshoi Theatre, Moscow and the Mariinski Opera, St. Petersburg have been greeted with enthusiastic response.
Multi Cultural Day
FESTIVAL MASS
Sunday 6th July 10.00am, St Andrew’s Church, Deal
Schubert Mass in G Major
The Choir of St. Andrew’s Church performs Schubert’s beautiful Mass in its religious context. The staff and congregation of St. Andrew’s Church support the Deal Festival, and we are pleased to involve them and provide them with an opportunity to share their enthusiasm and celebrate with others.
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TIBETAN MONKS WORKSHOP Sunday 6th July 3.00pm St Mary’s Sandwich The Tibetan Monks from the Tashi Lhunpo Monastery lead a workshop for young people, and indeed all ages, in their traditional arts and crafts. Here is a chance to make sand mandalas, prayer flags, etc. |
| THE TIBETAN MONKS FROM TASHI LHUNPO MONASTERY – The Power of Compassion Sunday 6th July 7.30pm, St Mary’s Sandwich Tashi Lhunpo Monastery, the principal monastery of the U-Tsang Province in Tibet, is one of the Great six centres of the Gelugpa tradition. Tashi Lhunpo was founded by His Holiness the 1st Dalai Lama, Gyalwa Gedun Drup in 1447, and became the largest, most vibrant monastery in Tibet. After the Tibetan national uprising in 1959, a handful of monks escaped into India and re-established the Monastery there. On the very day of the Dalai Lama’s birthday, Deal Festival welcomes some of the monks from this great foundation. The dances and chants are introduced by a short description of their background and meaning which help audiences to appreciate the depth of this unique culture. This is will be a very special and rare evening to inspire us all, with the vibrant and exotic colours and sounds of this ancient tradition. |
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FESTIVAL FRINGE COFFEE MORNING CONCERT
Monday 7th July, 11.00 am, St Andrew’s Church, Deal
What better way to start the week than with a good coffee and excellent music-making performed by some of the most talented musicians in Deal – and we have many!
FREE ADMISSION
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YOUNG PERFORMERS PLATFORM - 1 SARAH HALE (Soprano) & ANTHONY HALSTEAD (harpsichord) Monday 7th July, 6.30pm Turner Contemporary, Margate Dowland songs Sarah Hale delighted the audience at Anthony Rooley’s masterclass last year. Tonight she is joined by one of Britain’s leading baroque experts, Anthony Halstead. They perform theatre songs from the 17th Century by Daniel Purcell, John Blow and others, some depicting women in the throws of torment and passion, sent mad by love and jealousy. This programme is linked with an education project at the new Marlowe Academy, and the results will form a visual backdrop to the concert. |
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ANDREW HARPER & JOSEPH MIDDLETON Tuesday 8th July, 1.00pm, Deal Town Hall Andrew Harper clarinet Joseph Middleton piano Continuing our relationship with the Park Lane Group Young Artists Series, we welcome two exceptional young musicians to perform virtuoso works by contemporary British composers. Poulenc Sonata Timothy Salter Mondrian pictures Schumann Four Songs arr. for clarinet and piano Jonathan Harvey Be(com)ing for clarinet & piano Cahuzac Cantilene Joseph Horovitz Sonatina |
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O DUO - Percussion
Tuesday 8th July 7.30pm, St George’s Church, Deal
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O Duo Bongo Fury (2002) Ravel Alborada del gracioso J S Bach French Suite in G, BWW, 816 (excerpts) Dave Brubeck Take Five Chopin Etute in C sharp minor Op 10 No 4 O Duo Improvisation No. 1 Wayne Siegel 42nd Street Rondo Piazzolla Oblivion, a slow tango Antonio Soler Sonata No 90 Minora Miki Marimba Spiritua |
This year, we develop a link with YCAT (Young Concert Artists Trust). O Duo has already established itself as one of the most dynamic percussion duos on the planet. Since 2000, the Duo has given recitals throughout the UK. They have performed concertos with the BBC Philharmonic, London Philharmonic and Philharmonia Orchestras, worked at Abbey Road and Sony studios on television and film scores and broadcast on BBC Radio 3 and BBC TV. In 2003 and 2004 the Duo won 'Best Music Act of the Fringe' at the Edinburgh Festival and in 2006 was short-listed for the Royal Philharmonic Society's young artist award. Other awards have included the 2005 Royal Over-Seas League Elias Fawcett Outstanding Performance Award, a Tunnell Trust award, the Philip and Dorothy Green Award for Young Concert Artists, the Tillett Trust Young Artist Platform series, and a Martin Musical Fund/Philharmonia Orchestra award. Their repertoire spans more than 300 years - from popular classics to accessible contemporary music - played on two marimbas, vibraphone and a huge array of percussion. O Duo will give a workshop for 30 young people in St George’s Church during the afternoon. Audiences will be welcome free of charge.
CHILDREN’S DAY
Wednesday 9th July – St Mary’s Church, Sandwich
Children from rural primary schools will get together for a day of singing and recorder playing. They will present a concert at 4.00pm, when poetry will be read inspired by a school project led by Canterbury City’s Poet Laureate, Patricia Debney.
| MARINA NADIRADZE Piano Wednesday 9th July, 7.30pm, St George’s Church, Deal Scarlatti Sonatas in F major & D minor Mozart Rondo in D major Beethoven Moonlight Sonata Debussy Estampes Scriabin Preludes (1-6, Opus 11) Prokofiev Sonata No 3 |
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Since her arrival in Scotland, international award winning pianist Marina Nadiradze has captivated audiences across Europe and the UK with her exquisite artistry and passion. Born in 1978, Marina studied at the State Conservatoire in Tbilisi, Georgia, where her teachers included Veka Svanidze and Tengiz Amirejibi. As a nine year old she won the first of her international awards in Vilnius, Lithuania and since then has gone on to amass an impressive list of competition successes. Audiences and critics alike are quick to respond to Marina’s artistry and virtuosity. The Scotsman wrote “of incredible ability, pliable but strong, so that Chopin’s B minor Scherzo emerged as a torrential downpour of notes…yet she played Scriabin with aching longing, passion and tenderness”. The Herald described her simply as “genuine dynamite”. No surprise therefore that more and more discerning music lovers are awaiting the opportunity to hear one of the most exciting pianists of her generation.
| JUICE Vocal Trio Thursday 10th July 1.00pm, St Andrew’s Church Robert Fokkens Words Roger Marsh From Pierrot Lunaire Kerry Andrew Luna-cy Robert Percy new work (Deal Festival commission) Ivan Moody Words of the Angel Piers Hellawell Songs from the Hilliard Songbook James Lindsay Sanbiki no kashikoi saru |
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Juice are certainly hitting the musical headlines. They have already gained a place on the prestigious Live Music Now scheme, they have also just been awarded a concert in the 2008 Park Lane Young Artists Concert Series. Today they bring their inimitable vocal resources to some recent music, much composed especially for them. Juice is the ideal ensemble to come in a year when we also welcome the Swingle Singers. It enables the Deal Festival to ensure this form of vocal singing reaches as large an audience as possible. There will be an education project linked to this concert.
DEAL PIER DISCS – GRENVILLE HANCOX MBE
Thursday 10th July 6.00pm, The Guildhall, Sandwich, Medieval Court Room
Deal Pier Discs came to life in our twenty-fifth anniversary season in 2007. It proved to be a hugely interesting opportunity to learn about the life and musical loves of some of the musicians and artists who have made East Kent their home. Today we welcome Professor Grenville Hancox MBE, Director of Music at Canterbury Christ Church University and one of the driving forces in the Sing for Your Life project, where music and well-being are being analysed.
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FLORILEGIUM – The Italian Connection Thursday 10th July 7.30pm, St Clements Church, Sandwich AlessandroScarlatti Sonata nona in A minor Carlo Gesualdo Canzon Francese, a 4 Domenico Sarri Concerto in A minor Antonio Vivaldi Trio Sonata Op.1 No 8 in D minor RV 64 Giovanni Pergolesi Concerto in G Major Domenico Gabrielli Ricercar in A minor for solo cello Johann Rosenmuller Sonata Prima in G Minor Antonio Vivaldi Concerto in D Major RV89 |
Regular performances in some of the world’s most prestigious venues have confirmed Florilegium’s status as one of Britain’s most outstanding period instrument ensembles. Following a recent performance at London’s Wigmore Hall the Times newspaper wrote: Florilegium climbed the heights of dancing bliss and left the Wigmore sighing with pleasure. They have become an indispensable feature on the early music landscape. There will be an education project linked to this concert.
| TRUMPET DAY BELLA TROMBA - Trumpets Friday 11th July 1.00pm, St Andrew’s Church, Deal Benjamin Britten Fanfare for St Edmundsbury Henry Purcell Music for the Funeral of Queen Mary Peter Maxwell Davies Telos 135 Hugo Ribeiro new work (Deal Festival commission) World Première Paul Whitmarsh Berceuse in a Box Paul Max Edlin The First Four Trumpets |
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We welcome five of the most outstanding young trumpeters in the UK. This lunchtime concert is given by Bella Tromba, a quartet of young instrumentalists that perform with many of the countries leading orchestras, including the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, the London Philharmonic Orchestra, Britten Sinfonia, the Hallé, the Orchestra of the Swan and the London Mozart Players. They have joined the prestigious Live Music Now scheme, and gave a hugely successful concert at last year’s Cheltenham Festival and for the Park Lane Group Young Concert Artists Series. They perform a sparkling programme of music old and new – complete with percussion! There will be an education project linked to this concert.
| ALISON BALSOM ENSEMBLE Friday 11th July 7.30pm, St George’s Church, Deal Vivaldi Concerto RV 230 in D major Neruda Concerto in Eb Purcell Sonata Handel Suite in D major Goedicke Concert Etude Ligeti Mysteries of the Macabre 8 De Falla 7 Songs (El Pano Maruno - Segudilla mericiana - Asturiana - Jota - Nana - Cancion - Polo) Piazzolla Oblivion Piazzolla Libertang |
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Deal Festival is proud to welcome Alison Balsom, who has etablished her reputation as a distinctive young artist and one of classical music’s great ambassadors. In 2006 alone, Alison picked up both a Gramophone and a Classical Brit Award, performed at the BBC’s Last Night of the Proms, and released her latest album, Caprice, to great critical acclaim.
An EMI Classics exclusive artist, Alison performs a wide range of repertoire on both modern and baroque trumpets. Tonight, Alison performs with her own ‘Balsom Ensemble’. She brings a programme of baroque favourites as well as Twentieth Century Classics. A concert for all ages to enjoy and for brass lovers to drool over!!
YOUNG PERFORMERS PLATFORM – 2
Saturday 12th July 3.00pm, Deal Town Hall
Some of Kent’s best young school-age performers are given a chance to air their skills in public.
DEAL PIER DISCS – NORMA WINSTONE MBE
Saturday 12th July 6.00 pm, Deal Town Hall
One of the leading jazz singers of her generation will talk to Paul Edlin about her life and her favourite music. FREE ADMISSION
ICE on Fire 2 - STRINGS FROM THE CITY OF BIRMINGHAM SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA) Transfigured Night
Lord Gawain Douglas (reader)
Saturday 12th July 7.30 pm, St George’s Church
Richard Strauss Sextet from “ Capriccio”
Arnold Schoenberg Verklarte Nacht
Richard Strauss Metamorphosen
ICE (Innovation Chamber Ensemble) caused a sensation when they visited Deal for the first time in 2007. Never has the festival received such a clamour for an ensemble’s immediate return. So, here they are by popular demand. And what a glorious programme they bring! Schoenberg’s haunting early ‘romantic’ masterpiece was inspired by Richard Dehmel’s mystical poem of the same name. Lord Gawain Douglas reads the poem in its English translation. Richard Strauss’ intense Metamorphosen came from the composer’s ‘Indian Summer’, a time that he produced his final masterpieces. In terms of string ensemble programmes, this is ‘where it’s at’!
BAND OF THE ROYAL MARINES
Sunday 13th July 2.00pm Walmer Bandstand
(Organised by Deal Memorial Bandstand Trust)
| JAZZ DAY Sunday 13th July 12.00 noon – Jamie Rogers – The Royal Hotel 4.00pm – Ian Shawcross – The Royal Hotel 6.00pm - Jazz Vespers – St. Andrew’s Church Jazz is dear to the people of Deal. For the first time, the festival hosts a day to celebrate jazz in its various genres, from the Trad Jazz of the Ian Shawcross’ Band, to one of the area’s most talented young performers and then embracing jazz in a spiritual setting. |
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SWINGLE SINGERS WORKSHOP Sunday 13th July 3.00pm St George’s Church. The Swingle Singers will give a workshop with members of the Kent Youth Chamber Choir. |
SWINGLE SINGERS - Beauty and the Beatbox
Sunday 13th July, 7.30pm, St George’s Church, Deal
Henry Purcell (arr. T. Bullard) Dido’s Lament (Dido and Aeneas
George and Ira Gershwin (arr. A.L’Estrange) Fascinatin’ Rhythm
Frederic Chopin (arr. J. Forbes) Prelude in E Minor Op. 28 No. 4
Johannes Brahms (arr. M. Williams) Hungarian Dance No 5
Astor Piazzolla (arr. K. Erez) Libertango
Chick Corea (arr S. Stroman) Spain
Claude Debussy (arr. T Bulland) Cathedrale Engloutie
Maurice Ravel (arr. T Bulland) Bolero
Trad (arr. I. Avramovitz) Cielito Lindo
Beethoven/Murphy (arr. T. Hug) A fifth of Beethoven
Lennon/ McCartney (arr. C. Canning) Lady Madonna
Jem/Green Day (arr. T Bullard) Flying High
Björk (arr. A Jensen) Unravel
Asher/Wilson (arr. C Wheeler) God only knows
Nick Drake (arr. T Bullard) River Man
Harrison/Michael (arr. J Goldsmith) Two Georges
Lennon/McCartney (arr. S. Leslie) Drive My Car
Gray/Ross (arr. S Stroman) Twisted
Lambert/Hendricks//Lewis (arr. W. Swingle) It’s Sand, Man !
Cole/Mills (arr. B. Groeger) Straighten Up and Fly Right
The great Swingle Singers need no introduction – they are one of the best and most influential vocal ensembles in the world! Originally established in France in the early ‘Sixties’, the group’s members have continually changed. But their infectious and vivacious style, their consummate skill and their ability to enthuse audiences all over the globe remains key to their continued success.
FESTIVAL FRINGE COFFEE MORNING CONCERT
Monday 14th July, 11.00 am, St Andrew’s Church, Deal
The second of two ‘start the week concerts’! Good coffee and excellent music-making by some of Deal’s best musicians.
FREE ADMISSION
| THE ODYSSEY Monday 14th July 7.30pm, The Pines, St Margaret’s Bay (Gardens open for picnics from 6pm) Hugh Lupton and Daniel Morden re-tell Homer’s famous story of Odysseus’ ten-year journey from Troy. Buffeted by the Fates, helped by indomitable owl-eyed Athene, Odysseus’ voyage is the journey of Everyman from the cock-sureness of youth into the wisdom of age, from male ego into feminine mystery. These compulsive performances, by two of Britain’s leading storytellers, are true to the momentum of a rattling good tale, the wry humour and poetic reflection, and the profound human observation of the Homeric vision. They are aimed at an adult audience and are not suitable for anyone under twelve. |
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DOVER YOUTH ARTS DAY
Tuesday 15th July all day St Edmunds’s School, Dover
The Dover and District Youth Big Band will celebrate ‘One Year On’ with workshops led by trumpeter Ben Cummings, before giving an afternoon concert to the Lower School. ‘Battle of the Bands’ will be a competition to find the best youth rock band in the district, and Astor College for the Arts will present a photographic exhibition, which will also be displayed in Deal.
| WILLOW – CAMILLA PAY (HARP) AND ELIZA MARSHALL (FLUTE) Tuesday 15th July 7.30 ,River Methodist Church, Lewisham Road, River, Dover Bach Sonata in G Saint-Saens Le Cygne Debussy Syrinx Debussy Claire de Lune Takemitsu Towards the Sea Monti Czardas Ibert Entr’acte Bourne Carmen fantasy Paul Patterson Spiders Ian Clarke Hypnosis Piazzolla Histoire du Tango Camilla Pay and Eliza Marshall will be familiar to audiences in Kent, Camilla having grown up in Canterbury. They are now firmly established as two of the best musicians in their instruments and they delight audiences everywhere they go. Tonight’s programme is full of magic and colour, and with the added sonorities these two instruments create, prepare to be enchanted. |
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Tuesday 15th July 7.30 Festival Club, The Royal Hotel, Deal
3 Plus Nunn
Dave Brazier (Sax), David Nunn (Keyboard), Andy North (Bass) and Simon Whiting (Drums)
3 Plus Nunn infuse their jazz with an eclectic range of influences. From Herbie Hancock to (new discoveries like Wave. This is smooth jazz with a twist – stirred, not shaken!
TAMALA
Wednesday 16th July 1.00pm, St Andrew’s Church, Deal
Konkoba
Lattemansa
Soutoukou
Touba
Africa
Triba
Three of London's finest West African artists in a vibrant performance of drumming, dancing and singing. Great fun for all ages with lots of audience interaction. Featuring a variety of traditional instruments, with pulsating rhythms and soulful melodies.
CHILDRENS’ DAY IN DEAL
Wednesday 16th July 10.30 – 5.30pm, St George’s Church, Deal
All Deal primary schools are invited to take part in this day of singing and creative work, with sculpture/pottery from a school project led by artist David White –all inspired by the theme ‘Elements’. They will present a concert at 4.00pm, when songs for everyone will be led by a South African singer from Canterbury’s ‘Music for Change’.
CINQUE PORTS ENSEMBLE John Georgiadis (Director) |
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DEAL PIER DISCS – Davey Jones’s Locker
Thursday 17th July 6.00pm, Deal Town Hall
Come and enjoy a less-than-serious discussion between the Festival’s Artistic Director and Chairman as they consider some works by famous composers to be the worst ever penned – and consign them to oblivion in ‘Davy Jones’s Locker’. But will you agree with their choices ? Bring some ideas of your own too !
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UKULELE ORCHESTRA OF GREAT BRITAIN Thursday 17th July 7.30pm, St George’s Church |
The ever popular Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain is a group of all-singing, all-strumming Ukulele players, who use instruments bought with loose change, and who believe that all genres of music are available for reinterpretation, as long as they are played on the Ukulele. Every concert by the Ukulele Orchestra is a funny, virtuosic, twanging, singing, awesome, foot-stomping obituary of rock-n-roll and melodious light entertainment featuring only the "bonsai guitar" and a menagerie of voices; no drums, no pianos, no backing tracks, and no banjos. A collision of post-punk performance and toe-tapping oldies. See the universe in the grain of a Ukulele. The Orchestra started as a bit of fun in 1985. The first gig, intended as a one-off, was a sell out, and after one more gig the Orchestra had been on national radio. Since then there have been hundreds of appearances on radio and TV worldwide including BBC's 'Jools Holland Hootenanny', 'Blue Peter', "Resonance fm", "The Today Programme", "Richard and Judy", XFM, and Radio 4's "Loose Ends". There have been sold-out concerts in America, Canada, Belgium, Sweden, Finland, Ireland and Japan, in venues as diverse as Ronnie Scott's world famous London jazz club, The Royal Festival Hall, Glastonbury Festival, Chicago Chamber Music Festival, The Big Chill, Cropredy and The Edinburgh Festival.
YOUNG PERFORMERS PLATFORM - 3
Friday 18th July 1.00pm, Deal Town Hall
Jacob Barnes (Piano), John Mann (Violin), Hermione Jones (cello)
The third of our Young Artists Platforms features three exceptional students from St. Edmund’s School in Canterbury.
SOLOISTS OF THE PHILHARMONIA
Friday 18th July 7.30 pm, St George’s Church
Maya Iwabuchi (Violin), Rachel Robert (Viola), David Cohen (Cello), Neil Tarlton (Double Bass), Olga Sitkovetskaya (Piano)
Mahler Piano Quartet
Brahms Piano Trio in B major Op 8
Schubert’s Trout Quintet
Deal Festival is delighted to be developing an association with the great Philharmonia Orchestra. Widely recognised to be one of the world’s finest orchestras, the Philharmonia’s unparalleled international reputation continues to attract the cream of Europe’s talented players to its ranks from which the Soloists of the Philharmonia Orchestra are derived.
| THE GRIMETHORPE COLLIERY BAND Saturday 19th July 7.30pm, St George’s Church Ralph Vaughan Williams Overture: Henry the Fifth Elgar Howarth Red Sky at Night Martin Suckling new work (Deal Festival Commission) Gustav Holst A Moorside Suite Sir William Walton Suite for Henry V Philip Sparke Music for Battle Creek |
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The Grimethorpe Colliery Band is one of the great institutions of our country. 2006 National Champions, their performances are recognised for their brilliance and consummate skill. There is a great tradition of brass band playing in Kent, due to the mining industries that were central to the life-blood of Deal and the surrounding countryside. Any visit by a band of this quality generates a real stir and an opportunity to hear the ‘crème de la crème’. Tonight’s programme could hardly be more celebratory. In a concert of pieces by British composers, they play works especially composed for them as well as Vaughan Williams’ and William Walton’s stirring music inspired by, or written for, the film Henry V.
ARTISTS
Through the festival period Seas (South East Artists) will be running a series of exhibitions and workshops together with the increasingly popular Open Sudios when the public can visit artists in their homes and studios, watch them at work and view a wide variety of painting, ceramics, photography, sculpture and textiles. If you would like further information please contact Penny Jackson, 01304 239736 or by EMAIL.
| During the festival there will be an exhibition of artwork by the 2008 Deal Festival Arts Bursary Winner, Sarah Williams. |  |