Ulverston
International
Music
Festival
8 - 19 June
Welcome
It gives me great pleasure to announce our programme for UIMF 2016. I hope you'll agree
that we have put together a fabulous feast of music over the course of ten days.
The Festival opener heralds the welcome return of English Touring Opera to the
Coronation Hall. Songs of a very different nature follow hot on its heels with mesmerising
vocalist Julia Biel, and the vocal theme continues, first with a barbershop quartet
courtesy of the multi award-winning Reckless, and then with our choral concert 'The
Rio Grande'. A quartet of the stringed variety (Navarra String Quartet) ushers in two
concerts at the historic Swarthmoor Hall, and the opening weekend ends on a high with
Ulverstons very own star saxophonist, Jess Gillam.
We are very fortunate that TV celebrity Alistair McGowan - a keen pianist - brings his
brand new production on the life of eccentric French composer Erik Satie, in the 150th
anniversary of the composer's birth. This year's Celebrity Recitalist Jennifer Pike is also
well known to TV viewers as the youngest ever BBC Young Musician of the Year.
I'm thrilled to be performing Brahms's monumental Piano Concerto no. 1, after being
forced to withdraw last year due to injury. Back by popular demand, the Festival reaches
its grand climax with ENTango. However, before we sign off for another year, do come
along on Sunday June 19 for a special day of participation and music-making by talented
amateurs - all in aid of St. Mary's Hospice. The icing on the cake is a special appearance
by Jess Gillam in the final concert of the Festival.
We hope you'll find plenty in our programme to whet your appetite. One thing is for sure:
when the fat lady sings, the Festival will only have just begun!
Mozarts Don Giovanni is one of the best-loved of all operas, with a dramatic story
and ravishing music. Part thriller, part dark comedy, its the provocative tale of a
womaniser whose conquests come back to haunt him.
WED 8 JunE
For some, the title character is a hero who defies all authority. For others, hes a villain,
a faker and a murderer. But whichever way you are pulled, Mozart and Da Pontes
masterpiece is a musical and dramatic whirlwind from the first bars of magnificent
score to the chilling supernatural conclusion.
English Touring Opera is the UKs leading A DREAM IF YOU LIVE TOO FAR
touring opera company, performing FROM A CITY TO PROFIT FROM
THE MAJOR OPERA HOUSES, BE
high quality live opera in more than 20 ASSURED:
towns and cities each year. It performs ETO IS AS GOOD AS IT GETS.
in costume, with a fully professional cast wHATSONSTAGE
and orchestra, and won an Olivier Award in ON ETOS 2015 lA BOHME
2014 for productions of British operas by
Benjamin Britten and Michael Tippett.
Sung in English with surtitles.
PRE-SHOw TAlK 6:30pm - free however booking is essential
englishtouringopera.org.uk
Reserved seating: 19 | 22 | 25 Students & u18s: 7 Time: 3hrs inc interval
3
Jazz Night Double Bill :
Julia Biel | UVHS Swing Band
TWO GREAT ACTS SHOWCASING THE DIVERSITY OF JAZZ, ALL AT ONE GREAT TiCKET PRiCE!
uvhs.uk/tag/music-dept
Entrance included in ticket for Julia Biel - please see below for ticketing details Time: 45min
FRI 10 JunE
Julia Biel
FRIDAY 10 JUNE 7:30PM CORONATION HALL
JuliA BiEl vocals / piano / guitar
idRiS RAHMAN bass
SAlEEM ABdulRAMAN drums
A self-taught singer and songwriter, "A VOICE OF SUPREME SUBTLETY
pianist and guitarist with a sharp AND HONEYED DEPTH.
perspective on life and love, Julia Biel HER MESMERIZING VOICE AND
inhabits distinctive musical territory. MAGNETIC STAGE PRESENCE
The raw emotional power of her SHOULD ENCOURAGE MANY TO
old-school-jazz-sounding vocal FOLLOW WHERE SHE LEADS"
THE GuARdiAN
combines with backdrops of 1960s
psychedelia, electronica-imbued "THE BEST BRITISH VOCALIST
acoustics, driving electric guitars TO EMERGE IN AN AGE"
and epic, cinematic arrangements. THE iNdEPENdENT
juliabiel.com
Unreserved seating: 16 Students & u18s: 2 Time: 2hrs inc interval
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Reckless Barbershop Quartet
SATURDAY 11 JUNE 11:30AM CORONATION HALL
duNCAN wHiNyATES lead
ANdy FuNNEll bass
dAlE KyNASTON baritone
ANdy FOSTER tenor
Reckless is a barbershop quartet made up of award winning singers who have over
80 years experience of barbershop singing collectively, and have won 10 Gold
Medals with the British Association National contests. The group is known for its
edgy yet carefree style, with arrangements ranging from old classics to modern
day. This promises to be a special morning of British Barbershop with a programme
including such favourites as Somewhere over the Rainbow, Make You Feel My Love
and Mr Blue Sky. Complimentary tea/coffee served before performance.
recklessquartet.co.uk
Unreserved cabaret seating: 10 Students & u18s: 2 Time: 1hr
The Navarra Quartet and Anthony Hewitt complement tonights programme with
chamber repertoire by British & Latvian composers, William Alwyn and Peteris Vasks.
MEET THE ARTiSTS 6:15pm free pre-concert talk with John Gibbons
johnsgibbons.com | johnthwaites.org.uk | www.navarra.co.uk | anthonyhewitt.co.uk
Unreserved seating: 16 Students & u18s: 2 Time: 2hrs inc interval
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Navarra String Quartet
SUNDAY 12 JUNE 11:30AM & 3:30PM SWARTHMOOR HALL
MAGNuS JOHNSTON violin THEY HAVE A WARMLY-ROUNDED
MARiJE JOHNSTON violin AND VERY EXPRESSIVE SOUND,
SiMONE VAN dER GiESSEN viola PERFECTLY SUITED TO HAYDN :
BRiAN O'KANE cello ON THIS SHOWING, THEY ARE
ALREADY IN THE FIRST RANK OF HIS
HAydN String Quartet in C major Op. 20 no. 2 MUSICS EXPONENTS
THE iNdEPENdENT BBC PROMS
RAVEl Quartet in F major
BEETHOVEN Quartet no. 15 in A minor Op. 132
Since its formation in 2002, the Navarra Quartet has built an international reputation
as one of the most dynamic and poetic string quartets of today. They are the
Associated Ensemble in Residence at the Birmingham Conservatoire, and hosted
the inaugural 2016 Weesp Chamber Music Festival in Amsterdam. Complimentary
refreshments from 30 minutes prior to performance until start
Sun 12 JunE
HOT TiCKET This event is likely to sell out fast. Book early to avoid disappointment!
www.navarra.co.uk
Unreserved seating: 19 Students & u18s: 2 Time: 2hrs inc interval
Book 4 or
more events
& get 15% off
Ever wondered what a barbershop quartet sounds like live?
Or fancied trying a lunchtime concert?
Experience more music than ever before at this year's Festival!
When you book 4 or more different events at the 2016 Festival, you'll get a
15% discount and that even includes student & u18 tickets!
To book, please visit the CORO BOX OFFiCE or call them on 01229 587140.
(Not available online or via postal booking)
GillAM Night
VARiOuS Jazz Medley
Jess Gillam is taking the saxophone world by storm! Fresh from her success at the
2016 BBC Young Musician of the Year, Jess is on the cusp of a major career in music,
and delights audiences across Britain and Europe with her innate musicality and
communicative style.
"I think the saxophone is an extremely dynamic and versatile instrument and the
programme reflects this, incorporating an eclectic mix of styles and influences from
classical to jazz. I will be performing commissions written by some of the worlds
leading saxophonists (Barbara Thompson, Rob Buckland and John Harle) as well as
music that has been performed for centuries, yet still resonates with audiences today".
jessgillamsax.co.uk | anthonyhewitt.co.uk
Unreserved seating: 16 Students & u18s: 2 Time: 2hrs inc interval
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Alistair McGowan : Erik Satie's Faction
TUESDAY 14 JUNE 8:00PM CORONATION HALL
AliSTAiR McGOwAN
Erik Satie is well known for his music JASPER CARROTT AND ALISTAIR
(beautiful and minimalist) and less well McGOWAN HAD THE AUDIENCE
known for his writings (funny, angry and AT THE LOWRY IN STITCHES
surreal). McGOWAN'S IMPRESSIONS ARE AS
SPOT ON AS EVER, HIS BLENDING
In a new (work-in-progress) show on the OF IMPERSONATIONS IN RAPID
150th anniversary of Satie's birth, Alistair FIRE SUCCESSION PARTICULARLY
SKILFUL.
McGowan brings both the words and MANCHESTER EVENiNG NEwS
music of this Belle Epoque eccentric to
the stage. "AN EXCELLENT ONE-MAN SHOW!"
CliVE JAMES, dAily TElEGRAPH
TuE 14 JunE
PRE-SHOw TAlK 7:00pm - free talk for ticket holders only, about Erik Satie
hosted by Peter Quantrill.
Peter has written about music for the Salzburg Festival, Deutsche
Grammophon and Sir Paul McCartney, and broadcast for BBC Radio
3s CD Review. He is a regular contributor to journals including
Gramophone, The Strad and The Wagner Journal. Anniversary
appreciations of Satie have been published by Gramophone, Pianist
magazine, the Catholic Herald and Brilliant Classics.
He tweets @PeterQuantrill.
alistairmcgowan.co.uk
Reserved seating: 13 | 16 | 19 Students & u18s: 2 Time: 1hr 15min
8 Box Office 01229 587140
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By becoming a Festival Friend you are making a vital contribution
towards the work of the Festival: sustaining its ability to engage
world-class artists, providing resources for our local education
work, and supporting its continued success at the heart of
Ulverston's music making.
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or during the Festival ask one of our team for a form
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Rising Star Piano Recital
WEDNESDAY 15 JUNE 1:00PM ULVERSTON PARISH CHURCH
AlEXANdER PANFilOV piano
BEETHOVEN 32 Variations in C minor WoO. 80
CHOPiN Ballade no. 2 in F major Op. 38
liSZT Sonetto 104 del Petrarca S. 161 no. 5
liSZT Consolation S. 172 no. 3
RACHMANiNOV Sonata no.2 in B flat minor Op. 36 (second version)
Alexander Panfilov is the recent winner of "ALEXANDER PANFILOV DISPLAYED
the prestigious 2015 Hastings International A DELICACY AND CONTROL THAT
Piano Concerto Competition. Originally INFUSED HIS READING OF OP. 57
from Moscow where he trained with Andre WITH UNUSUAL CLARITY, PRECISION
Diev, Alexander is fast establishing a AND EXPRESSIONISTIC POWER"
BEETHOVEN PiANO SOCiETy OF EuROPE
reputation as a dynamic young pianist.
Renowned for her "dazzling interpretative flair and exemplary technique" (Classic FM),
British violinist Jennifer Pike has become a leading light in the musical world with her
unique artistry and compelling insight into music from the Baroque to the present
day.
This programme of largely British chamber music features Vaughan Williams' timeless
'The Lark Ascending', alongside Elgars Violin Sonata - one of his major contributions
to the chamber music genre, written during a period of recuperation in West Sussex.
MEET THE ARTiSTS 6:15pm free pre-concert talk with Jennifer Pike
jenniferpike.com
Reserved seating: 13 | 16 | 19 Students & u18s: 2 Time: 1hr 45min inc interval
10 Box Office 01229 587140
Galliard Ensemble
THURSDAY 16 JUNE 1:00PM ULVERSTON PARISH CHURCH
KATHRyN THOMAS flute "ALL FIVE YOUNG MUSICIANS
OwEN dENNiS oboe DEMONSTRATED SO CLEARLY THE
KATHERiNE SPENCER clarinet ART OF ENSEMBLE PLAYING,
HElEN STOREy bassoon ALMOST BREATHING AS ONE ... A
RiCHARd BAyliSS horn THOROUGHLY ENJOYABLE RECITAL
GIVEN BY A GROUP OF VERSATILE
SulliVAN Overture to Pirates of Penzance AND COMMITTED MUSICIANS WHO
PATTERSON Westerly Winds DESERVE EVERY SUCCESS"
PAN
liGETi Six Bagatelles
MOZART Fantasie in F minor K. 608 THIS, IN SHORT, IS WIND QUINTET
FARKAS Early Hungarian Dances from the PLAYING OF GREAT DISTINCTION.
17th century GRAMOPHONE
BERiO Opus Number Zoo
THuR 16 JunE
galliardensemble.com
Unreserved seating: 8 Students & u18s: 2 Time: 1hr
galliardensemble.com
Unreserved: 8 Students & u18s: 2 Family Ticket: 15 Time: 1hr
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Shakespeare in Song
FRIDAY 17 JUNE 1:00PM ULVERSTON PARISH CHURCH
RAPHAElA PAPAdAKiS soprano
SHOlTO KyNOCH piano
SCHuBERT An Sylvia D. 891;
SCHuBERT Stndchen D. 889 ('Horch, horch! die Lerch')
HAydN She Never Told Her Love Hob. XXVla/34
SCHuMANN Sechs Gesnge Op. 107
dOVE I Boarded the King's Ship! Ariel no. 2
STRAuSS Drei Lieder der Ophelia Op. 67
BAuld Banquo's Buried
KORNGOld Desdemonas song Op. 31 no. 1;
KORNGOld Come away, death Op. 29 no. 1;
KORNGOld O mistress mine Op. 29 no. 2
FRI 17 JunE
With settings for voice and piano from Schubert, Korngold, and Jonathan Dove, these
songs explore the depth of Shakespeares oeuvre as interpreted by composers from
the eighteenth-century to the present day.
raphaelapapadakis.com | sholtokynoch.com
Unreserved seating: 8 Students & u18s: 2 Time: 1hr
12 Box Office 01229 587140
Royal Northern Sinfonia
FRIDAY 17 JUNE 7:30PM CORONATION HALL
CHRiSTOPHER wARREN-GREEN conductor
ANTHONy HEwiTT piano
ROyAl NORTHERN SiNFONiA
SCHuMANN Overture to Genoveva Op. 81
BRAHMS Piano Concerto no. 1 in D minor Op. 15
SCHuMANN Symphony no. 3 in E flat major Op. 97 'Rhenish'
The Royal Northern Sinfonia has built a distinctive reputation as a fresh-thinking and
versatile orchestra, performing with a trademark zest and stylistic virtuosity. As one
of the leading chamber orchestras in the country, this is the orchestral highlight of the
Festival.
which was inspired by Schumanns visit to the Rhineland. Although not intended as a
programmatic composition, the second movement is a musical depiction of the
flowing River Rhine, and the symphony as a whole is modelled on Beethovens
'Pastoral'.
The Festivals Artistic Director, Anthony Hewitt, joins the orchestra as soloist for
Johannes Brahms Piano Concerto no. 1. Recognised as one of Brahms greatest
compositional triumphs, his first piano concerto combines virtuoso passage-work
with rich orchestral textures, and is one of the leading works of the piano concerto
repertoire.
CHRISTOPHER WARREN-GREENS
UNDERSTANDING OF THE MUSIC
WAS HEARD IN EVERY BAR... [HE]
CREATED A TRUE PIECE OF MAGIC.
GENERAl-ANZEiGER
MEET THE ARTiSTS 6:15pm free pre-concert talk hosted by Martin Cullingford,
editor of Gramophone
sagegateshead.com | anthonyhewitt.co.uk
Reserved seating: 16 | 19 | 22 Students & u18s: 2 Time: 2hrs inc interval
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ENTango
SATURDAY 18 JUNE 7:30PM CORONATION HALL
MiRiAM ORCuTT dancer
dANTE CulCuy dancer
EduARdO GARCiA bandoneon
dANiEl ROwlANd violin
ANTHONy HEwiTT piano
Formed at the Festival in 2012, ENTango offer a new take on the relationship between
musicians and dancers, in that they intermingle and become ENTangled on stage. The
intimacy and powerful energy of chamber music fuses with the passion and sensuality
of Tango. Rather than being incidental to the dance, the trio of musicians are placed
in the centre of the visual action, and the dancers weave their steps around them and
touch shoulder to shoulder amidst the moving sound waves.
The spiritual core of ENTango is Argentinian bandoneonist Eduardo Garcia who writes
SAT 18 JunE
HOT TiCKET This best tickets for this event are likely to sell out fast. Book early to
avoid disappointment!
The final day of the Festival is dedicated to showcasing the talents of amateur & semi-
professional musicians. All donations and proceeds from today will go to St. Mary's
Hospice in ulverston. For more information please visit: stmaryshospice.org.uk
Orchestral Shakespeare
Sun 19 JunE
Buying Tickets
ONLINE
For credit & debit card bookings, please visit www.corohall.co.uk/ulverstonmusicfestival
IN PERSON
The Box Office at the Coronation Hall (opening hours below).
BY TELEPHONE
For reservations, credit & debit card bookings please call Coronation Hall Box Office
01229 587140. Reservations will be held for 4 working days.
BY POST
Send the completed form on page 19 with a cheque made payable to
SOuTH lAKElANd diSTRiCT COuNCil and a stamped addressed envelope to:
CORONATiON HAll, COuNTy SQuARE, ulVERSTON lA12 7lZ
Concessions
KIDS FOR TWO QUID Under 18s 2 (Except Don Giovanni 7)
STUDENTS All seats 2 on presentation of a valid student ID (Except Don Giovanni 7)
GROUP BOOKINGS Please contact Coronation Hall Box Office
Special Offers
Book 4 or more events & get 15% off including student & u18 tickets! Offer only available
by booking in person at the Coronation Hall Box Office or by calling 01229 587140.
Box Office
The Coronation Halls Box Office is open Monday to Friday 10:00am-4:00pm and
Saturday 10:00am-2:00pm (excluding Bank Holidays).
All major credit cards accepted (apart from AMEX).
Please make cheques payable to SOuTH lAKElANd diSTRiCT COuNCil.
For all evening performances at the Coronation Hall, the Halls Box Office will be open
1 hour prior to the starting time for ticket purchases and collections.
For lunchtime and evening performances at the Parish Church, the doors will open
30 and 45 minutes respectively prior to the starting time for ticket purchases and
collections.
Accessibility
The Coronation Hall has facilities for all users and participants. However please advise
the Hall of any requirements when booking.
Children
Please note that all under 16s attending the Festival must be accompanied by an adult
at all times.
How to Get There
By Car
From the M6 leave junction 36
& follow signs to Barrow.
At Ulverston, go through the 1st
roundabout. At the 2nd, take the
2nd exit for Coronation Hall or
3rd for the Parish Church.
Theres ample parking within a
short walking distance of both
venues. For Swarthmoor Hall,
take the Prince's St turn and
follow signs. Free parking on site.
For Sat Nav users:
Coronation Hall lA12 7lZ
Parish Church lA12 7EN
Swarthmoor Hall lA12 0JQ
By Bus Key
The X6 bus runs from Barrow to
Kendal, stopping in Ulverston on FESTIVAL VENUE
Victoria Rd.
PARKING
FRI Jazz Night : Julia Biel & UVHS Swing Band 6:00PM
10 JunE CORONATION HALL
SAT Reckless Barbershop Quartet 11:30AM
11 JunE CORONATION HALL
Choral Concert : The Rio Grande 7:30PM
PARISH CHURCH
Sun Navarra String Quartet 11:30AM
12 JunE SWARTHMOOR HALL
Navarra String Quartet 3:30PM
SWARTHMOOR HALL
Jess Gillam & Anthony Hewitt 7:30PM
CORONATION HALL
TuE Alistair McGowan : Erik Satie's Faction 8:00PM
14 JunE CORONATION HALL
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CORONATION HALL, COUNTY SQUARE, ULVERSTON LA12 7LZ
2016 Ulverston International Music Festival
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indicate the number of tickets required in the boxes below in the boxes below
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Front stalls 22 7 Don 8 JunE
Giovanni
Balcony 25 7
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