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THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS AND SUPPORTERS WELCOMEIn Cheltenham 70 years ago, there was no greater act of looking to a post-war future than the establishment of a Music Festival. In this anniversary year of both the end of WWII and the start of this Festival, we take a look at the kind of music that was being written

during the war, and at its close: pieces by Britten, Copland, Messiaen, Poulenc, Shostakovich and Strauss that are as strikingly different as they are indisputably great.

Paris, that great cultural melting pot of the early 20th century and a city already emerging from wartime occupation in 1945, is another focus in this year’s festival — from the Montmartre of Satie to Claire Martin’s cabaret programme, from a Joan of Arc silent film to wartime Messiaen.

Music’s close links with both dance and film play large parts in this 2015 programme. Medieval music, Bernard Herrmann and Chopin are all live accompaniments to three wonderfully different films. We make a happy return to the Everyman Theatre for a mixed bill of ballet, and the remarkable Princess Hall at Cheltenham Ladies’ College plays host to a tango show with Ksenija Sidorova and a disco-inspired commission by Graham Fitkin.

Blockbuster symphonies by Mahler and Rachmaninov… 20 world premieres... Mendelssohn on period instruments… it’s all very diverse. Enticing for me, and I hope for you too.

Meurig Bowen Festival Director

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ALINA IBRAGIMOVA M43

GABRIELA MONTERO M27

KSENIJA SIDOROVA M40

JEAN-GUIHEN QUEYRAS M03 M13 M14

SARAH CONNOLLY M17

MARC-ANDRÉ HAMELIN M06

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FESTIVAL FOCUS FESTIVAL FOCUS

REVISITING 1945Music written in a time of war and of new beginningsR Strauss Metamorphosen M12

Britten Holy Sonnets of John Donne M36 Four Sea Interludes M02 Rejoice in the Lamb M42

Messiaen Quartet for the End of Time M36 Vingt Regards sur l’Enfant-Jésus M31

Copland Appalachian Spring M02

Poulenc Figure Humaine M20

Shostakovich Piano Trio No 2 M38

Tippett Spirituals from A Child of Our Time M42

Howells Collegium Regale M42

Finzi Lo, the full, final sacrifice M42

LIVING SOUNDSThe brand new...

John Hawkins Stranger, Lover, Dancer M07

Rolf Hind Tiger’s Nest for gamelan, pianos and percussion M15

Joe Cutler & Thomas Strønen new works for Emulsion Sinfonietta M18

Matthew Martin Sonatina for trumpet & organ M19

Hywel Davies & Nicholas Morrish Rarity new works for Kokoro and Canticum M20

Peter Wiegold new work for Genesis Sixteen M21

Charlotte Bray one-act opera Entanglement M25

Jonathan Dove songs for mezzo Kitty Whately M33

Graham Fitkin new work for the Fitkin ensemble M44

And 12 premieres by this year’s Cheltenham Composer Academy participants M21 M24

And the quite new...

Music by John Adams M02 , Eric Whitacre M02 M28 , Marc-André Hamelin M06 ,

Richard Causton M15 , Iain Ballamy/Trish Clowes/Callum Gourlay/Chris Mayo/Luke Styles

M18 , Thomas Hyde M25 , John Psathas & Jack Body M26 , Peter Gabriel & Laura Mvula M28 , Florentine Mulsant M29 , Timothy Salter M38

DANCEFrom a mixed-bill of classical ballet to a Rambert choreographer’s take on tangoNew English Ballet Theatre M22

Kathryn Tickell & The Side M39

Tango Stories M40

Nine Daies Wonder M41

Graham Fitkin’s Disco M44

CHAMBER MUSIC HIGHLIGHTSArcanto Quartet M03

Marc-André Hamelin M06

Queyras & Melnikov M14

Mahan Esfahani M23

New Zealand S.Q./Julian Bliss M26

Gabriela Montero M27

Boris Giltburg and friends M37

Radio 3 New Generation Artists M10 M29 M33

FILMFilm screenings made even more powerful with live performance soundtracksPsycho Live!/Britten Sinfonia M12

Magic Piano & The Chopin Shorts MF02

Joan of Arc/The Orlando Consort M32

PARISCity of Love and LightsAn American in Paris M02

Erik Satie: The Velvet Gentleman M09

Poulenc Figure Humaine M20

Eric Whitacre Singers M28

Messiaen Vingt Regards M31

April in Paris Claire Martin M30

Faure La Bonne Chanson M33

Ravel/Debussy/Franck M37

GREAT NIGHTS OUTBBC Concert Orchestra M02

CBSO/Gardner/Osborne M05

The King’s Singers M08

Psycho Live! M12

Mahler 3/Connolly M17

New English Ballet Theatre M22

Eric Whitacre Singers M28

April in Paris/Claire Martin M30

Frank Sinatra’s Close to You M35

Academy of Ancient Music/Gardner M43

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PRINCIPAL VENUES PRINCIPAL VENUES

PITTVILLE PUMP ROOM1820s Regency elegance — a crystal-clear acoustic, the wow factor of a high central cupola, a lovely colonnade and stunning park views.

Seating capacity: 400

Perfect for: the world’s finest pianists, singers and chamber ensembles.

CHELTENHAM TOWN HALLEarly 20th century Edwardian elegance — the classic ‘shoebox’ concert hall.


Perfect for: symphony orchestras at full throttle — thrilling clarity and impact.

TEWKESBURY ABBEYA stunning Abbey church, consecrated in 1121. Elementally huge pillars supporting Norman arches in the nave, beautifully located on the edge of town.


Perfect for: roof-raising, bliss-inducing choral and organ music.

CHELTENHAM LADIES’ COLLEGE PRINCESS HALLBuilt in 1897 for the growing school, with its gothic-styled, stacked galleries of ornately carved pitch-pine and Arts-and-Crafts fresco, the Princess Hall still takes your breath away.


Perfect for: theatre, film, music, dance and dining.

CHELTENHAM LADIES’ COLLEGE PARABOLA ARTS CENTREState-of-the-art 21st century theatre meets 19th century foyer and gallery space. Intimate, versatile and classy.


Perfect for: everything from cabaret and opera to talks, film and family events.

CHELTENHAM COLLEGE CHAPELHigh, soaring late Victorian Gothic — externally based on the chapel of King’s College, Cambridge.


Perfect for: choirs, brass...and choirs again.

EVERYMAN THEATREA beautifully restored gem of a late 19th century theatre. Designed by Frank Matcham (London Coliseum, London Palladium, Buxton Opera House et al.)


Perfect for: theatre, opera and dance.

GLOUCESTER CATHEDRALBegun in 1089 and remodelled over four centuries, its architectural magnificence encompasses Norman and English Gothic styles. Steeped in history — from royal coronations and burials to Harry Potter film sets.


Perfect for: grand musical events featuring choirs and orchestras.

“The Festival’s morning recitals at the Pump Room are its continuing glory.”

The Sunday Times

“One of the best acoustic spaces

anywhere.”The Sunday Times

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FAMILY EVENTS FAMILY EVENTS

MAGIC PIANO & THE CHOPIN SHORTS

FAMILY DAY

MAESTRO’S MUSIC SCHOOL

Dinara Klinton piano

Parabola Arts Centre, Cheltenham Ladies’ College 11am-12noon £8 (£5 children) Ideal for ages 4+ MF02

Anna hides in an old piano, which transforms into a

magical flying machine and whisks her into the air!

Fat hamsters, an inky adventure and a mouse that

wants to be a ballet dancer: in this collection of short

films from award-winning animators, gifted young

pianist and Royal College of Music graduate Dinara

Klinton performs a live soundtrack of Chopin etudes

against a unique and colourful setting.

Garden Bar, Imperial Gardens 12noon-6pm FREE, no ticket required MF04

Come on down to Imperial Gardens for a very special

family fun day – all for free! Cheltenham Music

Festival will bring the square to life with live music, a

BBQ, sweet treats, arts & crafts and fun for the whole

family. Expect special guests from the Festival, local

choirs, the thrilling CSS Taiko Drummers and the

world-class Flowers Band – with popular tunes and

movie themes!

Look out for the beautiful pianos, created by

renowned artist Polly Alakija and local children.

The Painted Pianos project is supported by Nicholas Baragwanath maestro

Pillar Room, Town Hall 2-3pm £5 Ideal for ages 7+ MF05

School on a Saturday? No way! But did you know that

being a student in an 18th century singing school

involved everything from angel wings and donkey

skins to stocks and fishing rods? Come and take a

seat in Maestro Nick’s classroom for an afternoon

and learn to sing like an 18th century superstar!

No musical experience necessary.

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“Quick-fire hilarity set to extracts from great composers makes for a perfect union, as highly entertaining as it is original” **** The Stage

Children’s author, illustrator and Katie stories

creator James Mayhew brings a musical gallery to

life before your eyes!

With live accompaniment by the Flowers

Band, one of the finest brass bands in the land,

the fantastical creatures and landscapes of

Mussorgsky’s magical Pictures at an Exhibition

take on a life of their own with the help of James’

paintbrush.

JAMES MAYHEW PAINTS MUSSORGSKY’S PICTURES

Flowers Band James Mayhew narrator and illustrator

Town Hall 11am-12.15pm £12 (£6 children) Ideal for ages 5+ MF03

John Williams Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom 5’ Holst ‘Mars’ from The Planets 5’ Mussorgsky Pictures at an Exhibition 30’ Grieg In the Hall of the Mountain King 4’

CLASSICAL MAYHEM PRESENTDECOMPOSED!

Parabola Arts Centre, Cheltenham Ladies’ College 11am-12.15pm £8 (£5 children) Ideal for ages 7+ MF01

Ingenious, slapstick classical fun, following a sold out

run at the 2014 Edinburgh Fringe

Fate has deemed fit to reunite dysfunctional twins:

Will, a failing orchestral conductor and control freak,

and Igor his smelly doppelganger. In close proximity

after ten years, the combination of their polar

personalities spells trouble. Can Will overcome his

own ego and turn his life around to save his brother

from turning into a total gaming Zombie?THE CLIFFORD TAYLOR Young Artist Series

fe of their own with the help of James

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BBC Concert Orchestra Martin James Bartlett piano Ben Gernon conductor Eric Whitacre conductor *

Town Hall 7.30-9.30pm £40 £35 £30 £18 £12 M02

John Adams Short Ride in a Fast Machine 5’ Copland Appalachian Spring 23’ Gershwin Rhapsody in Blue 15’ Britten Four Sea Interludes 15’ Eric Whitacre Water Night 5’ * Stravinsky Berceuse and Finale from The Firebird 8’ Gershwin An American in Paris 18’

FESTIVAL LUNCHWITH SPECIAL GUEST ERIC WHITACREEllenborough Park 1-3.15pm MT01 Guests will be seated at 1.30pm

£35. Ticket includes a set two-course lunch with

a glass of prosecco on arrival.

After a superb lunch in Ellenborough Park,

enjoy hearing from Grammy-winning

composer and conductor Eric Whitacre, in

conversation with Meurig Bowen.

Official Hotel of the Pittville Pump Room Series

THE OPENING NIGHT AN AMERICAN IN PARISFestival Proms in association with

Broadcast live on BBC Radio 3

A feast of Parisian/American music and other

orchestral masterpieces open the 2015 Cheltenham

Music Festival. George Gershwin’s lively and

affectionate portrait An American in Paris will be

heard together with his jazz-influenced Rhapsody

in Blue, featuring 18-year-old BBC Young Musician

winner Martin James Bartlett.

Alongside popular works by Copland, Stravinsky and

Britten, this concert also features one of the Festival’s

featured artists, Eric Whitacre, conducting the

orchestral version of one of his most popular pieces,

Water Night.

SHOSTAKOVICH 15Carducci Quartet Stephen Johnson

Tithe Barn, Syde Manor M01 10am – 6pm both days £180 (includes four concert tickets, two lunches, all interval refreshments and Stephen Johnson as musical tour guide)

Composers often save their most intimate

thoughts for the string quartet. Other than

Beethoven, perhaps no composer has put so

much of himself into his quartets as Dmitri

Shostakovich. Spanning his entire career, from

the 1930s to the 1970s, Shostakovich’s 15 string

quartets reflect profoundly on the difficulties of

life in Soviet Russia, on war and the holocaust.

Acting as a kind of embedded cultural tour guide

will be writer and broadcaster Stephen Johnson

– putting all this extraordinary music in context,

introducing each concert and sharing thoughts

with the Carduccis themselves. All in the stunning

surroundings of the Tithe Barn at Syde Manor, ten

miles south of Cheltenham, with interval drinks

and meals served in a beautiful garden marquee.

Supported by Sir Michael and Lady McWilliam

THE FESTIVAL GUIDEYour souvenir event-by-event

companion to the Cheltenham Music

Festival: over 100 pages packed with

feature articles, notes on the music

and Q&A-style biographical profiles

of all the artists and composers at

this year’s Festival.

Add to your basket when booking

your tickets, and collect at your first

Festival event.


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ARCANTO QUARTET

FESTIVAL EVENSONG

TALK: NAPOLEON, BEETHOVEN AND WATERLOOOval Room, Pittville Pump Room 10-10.40am £5 MT02

From Beethoven’s Eroica to Wellington’s

Victory, the relationship between music

and politics in the Napoleonic era is

more common than you might think.

The University of Warwick’s Dr Katherine

Hambridge explores the political and

musical responses to Waterloo across

Europe.

Tewkesbury Abbey Schola Cantorum Simon Bell director

Dean Close School Chapel 5.30-6.15pm FREE, no ticket required M04

Prior to a tour of the Netherlands, Tewkesbury

Abbey Schola Cantorum’s evensong includes

Stanford’s Evening Canticles in A and two

motets that Howells wrote in Cheltenham in

1940, Like as the hart and O pray for the peace

of Jerusalem.

City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra Steven Osborne piano Edward Gardner conductor

Town Hall 7.30-9.45pm £40 £35 £18 £12 M05

Haydn Representation of Chaos from The Creation 5’ Mozart Piano Concerto in C minor, K 491 30’ Rachmaninov Symphony No 2 60’

In the realm of big-impact orchestral experiences,

Rachmaninov’s second symphony has it all: high

drama, heart-stopping emotion, a torrent of luscious

melodies and momentous surges that will pin you

to the back of your seat. Within the warm-sounding

glow of the Town Hall, the chance to envelop yourself

in this orchestral experience is not to be missed.

Steven Osborne, returning to Cheltenham after his

stunning recital in 2014, performs one of Mozart’s

most celebrated piano concertos; and the CBSO

is conducted by one of the most admired British

artists of his generation, Gloucester-raised conductor

Edward Gardner.

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Antje Weithaas violin Daniel Sepec violin Tabea Zimmermann viola Jean-Guihen Queyras cello

Pittville Pump Room 11am-1pm £30 £24 £18 M03

Beethoven Quartet No 11 in F minor, Op. 95 ‘Serioso’ 21’ Smetana Quartet No 1 in E minor ‘From My Life’ 27’ Schumann Quartet No 1 in A minor, Op. 41/1 27’

Each a distinguished soloist in their

own right, the Arcanto Quartet

have together given powerful

performances in the world’s major

venues: from Carnegie Hall to the

Berlin Philharmonie. For their debut

Cheltenham appearance they

perform Beethoven’s groundbreaking

Serioso quartet, and Smetana’s

moving From My Life: touching

sketches that express his romantic

ideals and emotional pain brought

about by his crippling deafness.

“Absolutely stunning virtuosity and depth”

Washington Post


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MARC-ANDRÉ HAMELIN ERIK SATIE: THE VELVET GENTLEMANSOLO CELLO AT

QUENINGTONMarc-André Hamelin piano


Mozart Sonata in D Major, K 576 15’ Debussy Images, Book II 14’ Marc-André Hamelin Pavane Variée (UK premiere) 6’ Marc-André Hamelin Variations on a Theme by Paganini (UK premiere) 10’ Schubert Four Impromptus, D 935 40’

A welcome return to the Pittville Pump Room by

French-Canadian super-virtuoso Marc-André Hamelin.

Alongside his signature legendary technique and

breadth of repertoire, Hamelin has started composing

showpieces in the tradition of his virtuoso, early 20th

century predecessors. Expect to be dazzled by two

sets of his own variations – one on a medieval theme,

the other on a theme of Paganini, no less.

Supported by Graham and Eileen Lockwood

Anne Lovett piano Actor tba Max Hoehn director Devised by Meurig Bowen

Parabola Arts Centre, Cheltenham Ladies’ College 9.30-10.45pm £18 M09

Erik Satie’s 150th birthday is in 2016 – but this

‘theatrecital’ (a dramatised piano recital, a play

with a lot of music in it) is a mainstay of the 2015

Festival’s Parisian focus. Directed by rising star Max

Hoehn, winner of the 2015 Independent Opera

Director Fellowship, The Velvet Gentleman brings

together the autobiographical musings of an ageing

Satie with a broad selection of his piano music.

From the early Gnossiennes and Gymnopedies to

the more whimsical and experimental miniatures

of later years, they are played here by Anne Lovett

– like Satie himself, a composer-pianist from

Normandy.

Jessie Ann Richardson cello

St Swithin’s Church, Quenington 3-4.20pm £12 (unreserved) M07

Cellist of the Piatti Quartet and a current member of

the Countess of Munster Musical Trust’s Young Artists

Scheme, Jessie Ann Richardson performs a selection

of beautiful works for solo cello by Bach and Walton

alongside the premiere of a new work dedicated to

her: Stranger, Lover, Dancer by John Hawkins.

Supported by Quenington Sculpture Trust

The Quenington Sculpture Garden is open this year (admission £4). Tea and cake will be served in the garden after the concert, with a chance to meet the artist and have CDs signed. See page 41 for more details about the sculpture exhibition Fresh Air.

VARIETIES OF VIOLSPillar Room, Town Hall 5.30-6.30pm £8 MT03

As with all things, in music-making it is important

to have the right tools for the job. In this

lecture-recital, the University of Huddersfield’s

John Bryan and the Rose Consort of Viols play

three different sets of ‘viols’ – fretted, bowed

instruments from the renaissance and baroque

periods – exploring how each set’s contrasting

tones are ideal for different kinds of music.

The King’s Singers Guest reader tba

Town Hall 7-9pm £30 £25 £15 £12 M08

THE KING’S SINGERS 150 YEARS OF ALICE’S ADVENTURES IN WONDERLANDFestival Proms in association with

This special programme from one of the world’s most

treasured vocal ensembles celebrates 150 years of

Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland. Presented with The

King’s Singers’ customary charm, the eccentric genius

of Lewis Carroll’s classic is told through a programme

that journeys from madrigals and partsongs to Ligeti’s

nonsense song The Lobster Quadrille and Cy Coleman’s

The Rhythm of Life. Composers and arrangers featured

include Dowland, Morley, Josquin, Striggio, Weelkes, Saint-Saëns, Fauré, Stanford, Quilter, Bob Chilcott, Howard Goodall and Paul Simon.

Extracts from Lewis Carroll’s Alice books, interspersed

throughout the programme, will be read by a guest

actor to be announced.

Concert sponsored by

“With Mr Hamelin, fearlessness is something more”The New York Times

“It’s not a question of Satie’s relevance; he’s indispensable” John Cage

THE CLIFFORD TAYLOR Young Artist Series

Recorded for broadcast on BBC Radio 3


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MEDITERRANEAN VOYAGE


Mendelssohn Capriccio and Fugue Op. 81 11’ Beethoven Quartet Op. 74 ‘The Harp’ 30’ Nielsen Quartet No 2 in F minor 30’ Selection of Danish folk music arrangements 10’

As the Danish String Quartet have described

themselves, your ‘friendly neighbourhood string

quartet with above average amounts of beard’

present a programme packed full of colour and

verve. Always virtuosic and with a joyful style, their

Beethoven, Mendelssohn and Nielsen are rounded off

with a taste of their 2014 critically-acclaimed album of

folksong arrangements, Wood Works.

Supported by Mary Mackenzie, Richard Walton

and Friends

Chemirani Brothers zarb Sokratis Sinopoulos lyra Jean-Guihen Queyras cello

Pittville Pump Room 9-10.15pm £20 £15 M13

Traditional, contemporary and improvised programme inspired by the music of Algeria and the Mediterranean.


Britten Sinfonia Thomas Gould violin/director * Anthony Gabriele conductor

Town Hall 6.30-9.20pm £30 £25 M12

Richard Strauss Metamorphosen for 23 solo strings 25’ * Hitchcock/Herrmann Psycho 109’

Strauss’ Metamorphosen runs from 6.30pm to 7pm.

The screening of Psycho starts at 7.30pm.

Film screening certificate 15.

A film screening with a difference. For one night only

the Town Hall becomes a grand cinema, showing

one of the greatest thrillers of all time with Bernard

Herrmann’s iconic score played live by one of the UK’s

finest orchestras. Herrmann created one of the most

memorable soundtracks in cinema history – music

of such nagging, edge-of-seat intensity that it lifted

Hitchcock’s film to a higher level of impact altogether.

Preceding this special screening is one of the great

concert classics for string orchestra: Richard Strauss’

heartfelt mourning for the wartime destruction of

German culture.

Concert sponsored by

Supported by Celia and Andrew Curran

PSYCHO LIVE!Festival Proms in association with

Featured Festival artist Jean-Guihen Queyras

explores the hypnotic and spellbinding music

of Algeria and the Mediterranean. Bijan and

Keyvan Chemirani – two masters of the zarb,

the most important percussion instrument of

Persia – and lyra player Sokratis Sinopoulos join

Queyras in an eclectic programme: music that

explores the acrobatic and percussive rhythms

of the Chemirani brothers alongside Queyras’

improvisation on Mediterranean melodies

remembered from his youth in Algeria.

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CLASSICAL MAYHEM PRESENTDECOMPOSED!Parabola Arts Centre, Cheltenham Ladies’ College 11am-12.15pm £8 (£5 children) Ideal for ages 7+ MF01

Ingenious, slapstick classical fun, following a sold out

run at the 2014 Edinburgh Fringe.

See pages 8-9 for more information.

QUEYRAS & MELNIKOV

FROM JAVA TO THE HIMALAYA

Jean-Guihen Queyras cello Alexander Melnikov piano


Schumann 5 Stücke im Volkston 18’ Beethoven Cello Sonata No 3 in A major, Op. 69 26’ Webern 3 Kleine Stücke, Op. 11 3’ Rachmaninov Cello Sonata in G minor, Op. 19 35’

Two outstanding soloists join forces for a

programme that casts piano and cello as

equal – and accomplished – partners.

The duo released recordings of the

complete Beethoven cello and piano

works in late-2014, and this spirited sonata

will be a particular treat.

“Queyras and Melnikov sustained the intimacy of the music with playing of extraordinary refinement” The Guardian

Zubin Kanga, Richard Uttley piano Joby Burgess percussion Isabelle Carré, Robert Campion gamelan solo Cheltenham Community Gamelan Players Southbank Gamelan Players

Town Hall 2-3.15pm £15 M15

Rolf Hind Tiger’s Nest (premiere) 18’ Richard Causton Concerto for Solo Percussion and Gamelan 17’ Plus traditional Gamelan music 30’

This concert marks the 10th anniversary of

Cheltenham’s very own Gamelan – a Javanese

orchestra of tuned gongs, metallophones and

drums. Alongside Richard Causton’s concerto,

commissioned by the Festival in 2001, you’ll

witness the enthralling spectacle of traditional

Indonesian music, and hear a new commission

from Rolf Hind: inspired by recent travels in Bhutan,

the Tiger’s Nest Monastery and the sounds of bells,

wind and water that fill the Himalayan air.

Rolf Hind co-commissioned with the Southbank

Centre and with the support of

“Quick-fire hilarity set to extracts from great composers makes for a perfect union, as highly entertaining as it is original”**** The Stage

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MAHLER’S 3RD SYMPHONY

TRISH CLOWES & LUKE STYLES PRESENT EMULSION SINFONIETTA FEATURING FOOD

CHAPEL: SUNDAY MORNING

Chetham’s Symphony Orchestra Sarah Connolly mezzo-soprano Ladies of Cheltenham Bach Choir Cheltenham Youth Choir Stephen Threlfall conductor

Town Hall 7.30-9.15pm £30 £25 £20 £15 £12 M17

Mahler Symphony No 3 99’

Parabola Arts Centre, Cheltenham Ladies’ College 9.45-11pm £15 M18

Iain Ballamy The Man Who Knew Just Enough Trish Clowes Apple Boy Joe Cutler new work (premiere) Calum Gourlay 12 Goats and Tigers Chris Mayo Birchfield Close Thomas Strønen new work (premiere) Luke Styles Chasing the Nose

Jason Evans trumpet Julie Cooper soprano Matthew Martin organ

Dean Close School Chapel 11am-1pm £15 M19

Programme to include: J.S. Bach Aria from Cantata BWV 51 Handel Eternal Source of Light Divine; Let the bright Seraphim Gowers An Occasional Trumpet Voluntary; Toccata Matthew Martin Sonatina in memoriam Patrick Gowers (premiere) Vierne Carillon de Westminster Anton Heiller Zwei geistliche Gesänge

Only in his early twenties, but already Principal

Trumpet of the Philharmonia Orchestra, Jason

Evans joins two Dean Close School alumni to

showcase the brand new Chapel organ, installed

by the Worcester organ-builders Nicholson in late

2014. Matthew Martin premieres his new Sonatina

for organ and trumpet, and soprano Julie Cooper

– who was so impressive singing Pärt with The

Hilliard Ensemble in Tewkesbury Abbey last year

– sings sparkling and sublime music by Bach and

Handel.

Matthew Martin commission supported by

Graham and Eileen Lockwood

MAGIC PIANO & THE CHOPIN SHORTSDinara Klinton piano

Parabola Arts Centre, Cheltenham Ladies’ College 11am-12noon £8 (£5 children) Ideal for ages 4+ MF02


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The 2013 performance of Shostakovich’s 5th

symphony by Chetham’s Symphony Orchestra was

one of the most highly-charged, thrilling experiences

in Cheltenham’s recent past: a tough act to follow

for these virtuoso musicians from one of the world’s

top specialist music schools in Manchester. But with

Mahler’s gigantic third symphony – six movements,

160 performers, a world of emotion – the impact of

this monumental work is bound to be even more

memorable. Gloucestershire-resident queen of

mezzo-sopranos, Sarah Connolly, joins massed local

choral forces for this very special Town Hall event.

Supported by Diana Woolley

and The Oldham Foundation

FAMILY EVENT

The brainchild of jazz saxophonist Trish

Clowes, Emulsion brings together performers

from the classical and jazz worlds of

contemporary performance to thrilling and

original effect. Joined by Norwegian Jazz duo

Food (Thomas Strønen & Iain Ballamy), and

premiering two new works, this is a must for

fans of the cutting edge.

Joe Cutler commissioned with the support of



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CHAPEL: SUNDAY AFTERNOON

NEW ENGLISH BALLET THEATRE

COMPOSER ACADEMY SHOWCASE 1

Kokoro Canticum Chamber Choir Mark Forkgen conductor

Cheltenham College Chapel 3-5pm £15 M20

Hywel Davies new work for choir and ensemble (premiere) 35’ Nicholas Morrish Rarity new work for ensemble (premiere) 15’ Poulenc Figure Humaine 19’

Kokoro, an ensemble drawn from the

Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra,

joins forces with London chamber choir

Canticum. Alongside a premiere from 2014

RPS Composition Prize winner Nicholas

Morrish Rarity, a new cantata by Hywel

Davies takes the voices of WWI poets

and writers as its source. Hywel’s music

is gentle, poised and wistful – making

for a fine pairing with the rich, beguiling

harmonies of Poulenc’s 1943 hymn to

freedom for occupied France.

Rarity supported by

Susan Bradshaw Composers’ Fund

with Gildas Quartet Anne Lovett piano Andrew Harvey violin

Everyman Theatre 8-10pm £30 £25 £18 £15 M22

Tangents (Mussorgsky extracts from Pictures at an Exhibition) 11’ Toca (Villa Lobos Etudes) 7’ Orbital Motion (Philip Glass Violin Concerto, abridged) 21’ Mad Women (Greenwood/Richard) 10’ The Kreutzer Sonata (Beethoven Kreutzer Sonata, Janácek String Quartet No 1) 40’

Following three highly successful seasons in London’s

West End, New English Ballet Theatre heads to The

Everyman for a major Cheltenham Music Festival

debut. Setting out to emulate Diaghilev’s all-

embracing approach to the creation of new work,

they present a stunning mix of ballets from the

UK’s top choreographic talents, featuring music by

Mussorgsky, Villa Lobos, Philip Glass, Beethoven

and Janáček.

Genesis Sixteen

Cheltenham College Chapel 5.30-6.30pm FREE, ticket required M21

Genesis Sixteen is a specially selected

group of young musicians tipped

for careers as professional chamber

singers and coached by members

of The Sixteen. They present five

new works developed at this year’s

Composer Academy alongside a

commission from the Academy’s

director, Peter Wiegold.

Supported by John Mumford

and Penny McCrackenImage: NEBT’s The Kreutzer Sonata

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MT01 FESTIVAL LUNCHWITH SPECIAL GUEST ERIC WHITACRE (EP)

MT02 TALK M03 ARCANTO QUARTET

M06 MARC-ANDRÉ HAMELIN

M10 DANISH STRING QUARTET

M12 PSYCHO LIVE!

M13 MEDITERRANEAN

VOYAGE

M07 SOLO CELLO AT

QUENINGTON (SQ)

MT03 VARIETIES OF VIOLS

M08 THE KING’S SINGERS

M09 ERIK SATIE: THE VELVET GENTLEMAN

M05 EDWARD GARDNER, STEVEN OSBORNE

AND THE CBSO

M04 EVENSONG

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SOCIETY WALK

M02 THE OPENING NIGHT AN AMERICAN IN PARIS

MF01 CLASSICAL MAYHEM

DECOMPOSED!

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CHOPIN SHORTS

M23 MAHAN ESFAHANI

M26 BRAHMS CLARINET QUINTET

M27 GABRIELA MONTERO

M28 ERIC WHITACRE SINGERS (GC)

MT05 THE 20TH CENTURY HARPSICHORD

M25 CHAMBER OPERA DOUBLE BILL

M24 COMPOSER ACADEMY

MT06 TALK

M18 EMULSION SINFONIETTA

& FOOD

M14 QUEYRAS & MELNIKOV

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M33 SCHUMANN, FAURE & DOVE

M37 BORIS GILTBURG AND FRIENDS

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M44 FITKIN BAND (PH)

M42 GLOS CATHEDRAL CHOIR (GC)

M39 KATHRYN TICKELL & THE SIDE

M40 TANGO STORIES (PH)

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EDWARD GARDNER (EP)

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CHAMBER OPERA DOUBLE BILL

George Vass conductor Richard Williams directorNova Music Opera featuring singers Kirsty Hopkins, Howard Cook, Greg Tassell, Howard Quilla Croft, Damian Thantry

Parabola Arts Centre, Cheltenham Ladies’ College 8-10pm £20 M25

Entanglement (premiere) 45’ Charlotte Bray composer Amy Rosenthal librettist

That Man Stephen Ward 50’ Thomas Hyde composer David Norris librettist

MEET THE COMPOSERS

THE 20TH CENTURY HARPSICHORD REVIVAL

Circle Bar, Parabola Arts Centre, Cheltenham Ladies’ College 7.15-7.45pm FREE, ticket required MT06

Composers Charlotte Bray and Thomas Hyde

give a brief introduction to tonight’s operas along

with other members of the production.

Christopher D. Lewis/Laurie Stras harpsichord Kate Hawnt reader

Pittville Pump Room 2-3.20pm £5 MT05

In this lecture-recital, Christopher D. Lewis, Kate

Hawnt and colleagues from the University of

Southampton explore the surprising history of

the harpsichord – including its 1930s European

revival – and trace the different incarnations of

this intriguing instrument.

COMPOSER ACADEMY SHOWCASE 2

Emulsion Quartet

Parabola Arts Centre, Cheltenham Ladies’ College 6-7pm FREE, ticket required M24

Seven new works, developed at the Composer

Academy during the first week of the Festival, will

be presented by a quartet of players drawn from

Trish Clowes’ genre-defying Emulsion Sinfonietta.

Supported by John Mumford

and Penny McCracken

MAHAN ESFAHANIMahan Esfahani harpsichord


Couperin Pièces en G 17’ W.F. Bach Sonata in E flat 13’ D. Scarlatti 5 sonatas 20’ Martinu Deux pieces pour clavecin 6’ Maconchy Notebook for Harpsichord 9’ J.S. Bach Chromatic Fantasia and Fugue, BWV 903 13’

Iranian-American harpsichordist Mahan

Esfahani is a force of nature – a dazzlingly

persuasive advocate for his instrument, as

compelling in performance as he is in his

witty, between-pieces commentary. The first

harpsichordist to have a BBC Prom to himself

in 2011, and with a recent Gramophone

award to his name, Esfahani’s star shines ever

brighter. His Pittville recital will be performed

on a modern 2013 copy (Huw Saunders) of

an early 18th century German instrument,

beautifully fashioned out of a single, English

walnut tree.

Supported by The Aquarius Group

Staying for the Harpsichord talk this afternoon? Throughout the Festival you can enjoy a lunch or afternoon tea at Pittville Pump Room, including a sandwich selection, homemade scones and cakes, from £6.50 per person. See cheltenhamfestivals.com for more information.

Nova Music Opera brings together a pair of

contemporary chamber operas by Charlotte Bray

and Thomas Hyde about two misunderstood

characters from modern British history. In the sixtieth

anniversary year of her controversial execution, the

end of Ruth Ellis’ life is examined in Charlotte Bray’s

work Entanglement. Thomas Hyde’s That Man Stephen

Ward, premiered to great reviews in 2008, charts the

demise of one of the more tragic characters involved

in the Profumo scandal of the early 1960s.

In association with Nova Music Opera and the

Presteigne Festival

and supported by an anonymous donor

“Dashingly eloquent, dizzyingly skilled, Esfahani makes the harpsichord seem an instrument reborn” The Times



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ERIC WHITACRE SINGERS

Eric Whitacre conductor with special guest Laura Mvula

Gloucester Cathedral 8.30-10.30pm £35 £30 £22 £18 £14 (unreserved) M28

Programme includes: Eric Whitacre Sleep; Lux Aurumque; Sainte-Chapelle; Nox Aurumque Duruflé Ubi caritas et amor Dufay Ave maris stella Peter Gabriel Blood of Eden (arr. Whitacre) Laura Mvula Father, Father; She; Sing to the moon

BRAHMS CLARINET QUINTET

New Zealand String Quartet Julian Bliss clarinet


John Psathas Manos, Unbridled 6’ Haydn String Quartet No 42 in C, Op. 54/2 20’ Jack Body Three Transcriptions 11’ Brahms Clarinet Quintet in B minor, Op. 115 34’

After a taste of new music from their compatriots

Jack Body and John Psathas, the New Zealand String

Quartet join forces with British clarinettist Julian Bliss.

Renowned for the sensitivity and refinement of their

playing, the pairing is sure to bring to life the autumnal

moods of Brahms’ Clarinet Quintet.

Supported by Elizabeth Jacobs

GABRIELA MONTEROGabriela Montero piano

Pittville Pump Room 6-7.50pm £26 £21 £15 M27

Schubert Four Impromptus, D 899 32’ Schumann Fantasie in C, Op. 17 30’ Improvisations based on themes from the audience 20’

For Gabriela Montero, ‘improvisation is

such a huge part of who I am, it is the most

natural and spontaneous way I can express

myself’. In addition to a top-flight recital

and concerto career on both sides of the

Atlantic, the Venezuelan-American pianist

has an extraordinary ability to improvise in

any number of styles: from baroque to high-

romantic and jazz, and based on themes

suggested by the audience. After substantial

offerings of Schubert and Schumann, it will

be such a privilege to witness her virtuosic

and heartfelt creations in the heat of the

Pittville moment.

Supported by Neil and Ann Parrack

With the beauty of his music, his charisma

and the extraordinary global reach of his

online ‘virtual choirs’, London-resident

American composer Eric Whitacre has

become a phenomenon in recent years.

Inspired by a visit to Gloucester Cathedral,

Whitacre’s specially created musical

sequence moves, as the shadows gather in

this great building, from light to darkness.

His handpicked professional choir is joined

here by one of Whitacre’s newest musical

friends, singer Laura Mvula.

Supported by Diana Woolley

“It was a dazzling feat of pure inspiration. Throughout the hall, jaws dropped”The Independent


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APRIL IN PARISDINNER WITH CLAIRE MARTIN & HER TRIO

SCHUBERT & DVORÁKBBC RADIO 3 NEW GENERATION ARTISTS

Claire Martin singer James Pearson piano Calum Gourlay bass Matt Skelton drums

Cheltenham Ladies’ College Princess Hall Bar open from 7pm Dinner served at 7.30pm Performance 9-10.15pm £60. Ticket includes three course

set menu and coffee. M30

Widely regarded as the First Lady of British

jazz, Claire Martin celebrates with her trio

that most romantic of cities, Paris. With a

whirl of French glitz, glamour and nostalgia,

she performs songs that Edith Piaf made her

own – ‘La Vie en Rose’ and ‘Non, je ne regrette

rien’ – alongside numbers by Michel Legrand,

Jacques Brel, Cole Porter’s ‘I love Paris’, Joni

Mitchell’s ‘Free Man in Paris’ and, of course,

Vernon Duke’s ‘April in Paris’.

Armida Quartet Lise Berthaud viola


Schubert String Quartet in G major, D 887 40’ Florentine Mulsant Vocalise for solo viola 7’ Dvorák String Quintet No 3 in E flat, Op. 97 32’

The second concert featuring Radio 3 New Generation

Artists sees the return of viola player Lise Berthaud

alongside the Berlin-based Armida Quartet. After

Schubert’s final string quartet and a short solo work

written especially for Berthaud by French composer

Florentine Mulsant, the performers join for Dvořák’s

sprightly Quintet – matching in exuberance his ‘American’

Quartet, and written in the same summer of 1893 when

staying with Czech cousins in Spillville, Iowa.

Supported by Sir Peter and Lady Marychurch

PRE-CONCERT TALKMICHAEL SYMMONS ROBERTS

Tewkesbury Abbey Parish Hall 5.30-6.15pm FREE, ticket required MT07

‘Wildness & Wonder, Dazzlement & Darkness’ –

award winning poet Michael Symmons Roberts

explores the idea of mystery in God and the arts,

considering these themes in poetry and literature

and reflecting on his own journey in response to

the Messiaen 2015 project with Cordelia Williams.

VINGT REGARDSCordelia Williams piano Michael Symmons Roberts speaker

Tewkesbury Abbey 6.30-7.30pm £12 M31

Messiaen Selection from Vingt Regards sur l’Enfant-Jésus

Messiaen wrote Vingt Regards in occupied Paris, 1944,

yet the music is suffused with themes of love, colour

and silence, embracing the full breadth of human

experience and the complexities of his own deep

Catholic faith.

This ‘son et lumière’ performance combines a

selection of the most reverent and dazzling of the

Vingt Regards with poetry readings by Michael

Symmons Roberts and Sophie Hacker’s projected,

illuminated paintings, all commissioned by Cordelia

Williams in response to this powerful work.

SILENT CINEMA AND MEDIEVAL MUSIC:VOICES APPEARED

The Orlando Consort: Matthew Venner countertenor Mark Dobell tenor Angus Smith tenor Donald Greig baritone Robert MacDonald bass

Tewkesbury Abbey 8.30-10.15pm £20 £15 £10 M32

La Passion de Jeanne d’Arc (1928) 96’

Condemned unseen in France on its release, vilified

by the Catholic authorities and even banned outright

in England, Carl Theodor Dreyer’s La Passion de Jeanne

d’Arc is widely recognised as a silent masterpiece,

regularly appearing in lists of the top ten greatest

films ever made.

Inspired by Dreyer’s vision, the award-winning

Orlando Consort present an entirely new, carefully

crafted soundtrack of music from the era in which

the film is set. The intricate beauty of 15th century

works by Binchois and Dufay, together with animated

motets and haunting plainsong, amplify the poignant

depiction of medieval France and provide a unique

and highly evocative accompaniment to this

landmark film.

This tour has been supported by Arts Council England,

the National Centre for Early Music and Eureka Films.

“So extraordinary and otherworldly is this film’s power, you could believe you were watching the actual trial of Joan of Arc”The Guardian



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FROM DONNE TO THE END OF TIME

GLOUCESTERSHIRE YOUNG MUSICIANS

FRANK SINATRA’S CLOSE TO YOU

Benjamin Baker violin Julian Bliss clarinet Bartholomew LaFollette cello Richard Uttley piano James Gilchrist tenor Anna Tilbrook piano

Pittville Pump Room 9.30-10.45pm £24 £18 £12 M36

Britten The Holy Sonnets of John Donne 25’ Messiaen Quartet for the End of Time 48’

This concert could equally be called From Görlitz

to Bergen-Belsen. Messiaen wrote his quartet while

interned in the POW camp Stalag VIII-A at Görlitz – its

first performance, remarkably, was outside and in the

rain on 15 January 1941 – while Britten’s Donne sonnets

came soon after performing to survivors of the liberated

Bergen-Belsen concentration camp with Yehudi Menuhin

in July 1945. From Messiaen’s transcendental vision to

Britten’s deep, dark explorations of Donne – these are

remarkable responses to the traumas of war.

Gloucestershire Youth Orchestra Rebecca McNaught cello Winner of Gloucestershire Young Musician of the Year tba Glyn Oxley conductor

Pittville Pump Room 6-7.45pm £12 (£6 children) M34

In this celebration of young talent in

Gloucestershire, the winners of the Keith Nutland

Award and Gloucestershire Young Musician of the

Year will perform a selection of solo repertoire,

bookended by a selection of the BBC Ten Pieces

from the Gloucestershire Youth Orchestra.

Matthew Ford singer Tippett Quartet James Pearson piano Calum Gourlay bass Matt Skelton drums Hugh Webb harp Callum Au trombone Howard McGill woodwinds

Cheltenham Ladies’ College Princess Hall 7.30-9.30pm £24 (premium tables with sharing platters

also available) £18 £12 M35

Close to You reinvented and other Sinatra classics

SCHUMANN, FAURÉ & DOVEBBC RADIO 3 NEW GENERATION ARTISTS

Armida Quartet Kitty Whately mezzo-soprano Pavel Kolesnikov piano Simon Lepper piano


Jonathan Dove songs (premiere) 10’ Fauré La bonne chanson 22’ Schumann Lied ohne Ende; Arabeske 10’ Schumann Piano Quintet in E flat, Op. 44 28’

Two outstanding young soloists come together with

the Armida Quartet. First, Fauré with the ‘rich and

luminous mezzo’ (La Croix) Kitty Whately, who also

gives the premiere of a new set of songs by Jonathan

Dove – a composer who has been likened to Britten

for the clarity of his vocal writing. Pavel Kolesnikov

and the Armida Quartet bring the concert to a

rousing close with Schumann’s exuberant Quintet.

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Dove commissioned jointly by the

Royal Philharmonic Society and

BBC Radio 3 for the New Generation

Artists Scheme

In his centenary year, Sinatra’s 1956 album Close

to You is recreated with this stellar line-up of

Ronnie Scott’s regulars, the Tippett Quartet and

John Wilson Orchestra vocal frontman Matt

Ford. Nelson Riddle’s inclusion of the Hollywood

String Quartet in his matchless arrangements

created a glowing impressionistic canvas for the

artistry of Sinatra. They appear here in Callum

Au’s painstaking transcriptions, alongside

arrangements of other Sinatra classics

for the unique sonorities of this

ensemble.

“Here is a poet of the keyboard” The Guardian

“Timeless music, tailored with

such care yet still sounding so fresh”

London Jazz News




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BORIS GILTBURG AND FRIENDS

AFTERNOON PIANO TRIO KATHRYN TICKELL & THE SIDE

Boris Giltburg piano IPO Richter Quartet


Ravel Piano Trio in A minor 27’ Debussy String Quartet in G minor 25’ Franck Piano Quintet in F minor 39’

Trio Aquilon

Tithe Barn, Syde Manor 4-5.15pm £15 M38

Timothy Salter Trefoil 10’ Haydn Piano Trio No 39 in G Major ‘Gypsy Rondo’ Hob. XV/25 15’ Shostakovich Piano Trio No 2 in E minor 24’

Shostakovich’s second Piano Trio, written in 1944

in the midst of WWII, roams through agitation,

mournfulness and eerie tension, yet remains a

beautiful homage to the loss of a dear friend. It is

performed in the stunning surroundings of Syde

Manor’s restored tithe barn by Trio Aquilon alongside

Haydn’s playful trio and a work by Timothy Salter,

commissioned by the ensemble in 2013.

Kathryn Tickell Northumbrian pipes, fiddle Ruth Wall harp Amy Thatcher accordion, clog dancing Louisa Tuck cello

Pittville Pump Room 7-9pm £20 £15 M39

Evocative slow airs that could break your

heart move seamlessly into life-affirming

jigs and reels; Amy storms into a clog

dance; Kathryn’s dizzying rapid-fire

piping contrasts with the richness of the

cello and Ruth’s sparkling harp playing

melds it all together. A very special

evening is in store in the company

of 2013 BBC Folk Awards

‘Musician of the Year’

Kathryn Tickell and her

folk-classical ensemble

The Side.

FESTIVAL LUNCHWITH SPECIAL GUEST EDWARD GARDNEREllenborough Park 1-3.15pm Guests will be seated at 1.30pm

£35. Ticket includes a set two-course lunch

with a glass of prosecco on arrival. MT08

After a superb lunch in Ellenborough Park,

enjoy hearing from conductor Edward Gardner,

in conversation with Meurig Bowen, including,

no doubt, about his musical upbringing as a

Gloucester Cathedral Chorister.

Official Hotel of the Pittville Pump Room Series

Cheltenham favourite Boris Giltburg returns

again, this time with illustrious compatriots. The

IPO Richter Quartet is the official quartet of the

Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, founded at the

Spoleto Festival in 2006. Together, they perform

three giants of the French chamber music

repertoire, and round off the 2015 Festival’s focus

on musical Paris.

Supported by Michael and Felicia Crystal

“Blissfully intuitive and empathetic mix of styles... Magnificent”fRoots


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TANGO STORIESKsenija Sidorova accordion Alexander Sitkovetsky violin Aizhana Nurkenova piano Dejotaji Ieva Racene, Evelına Godunova, Kirill Burlov dancers

Cheltenham Ladies’ College Princess Hall 9.30-10.45pm £24 (premium tables with sharing platters also available)

£18 £12 M40

JAMES MAYHEW PAINTS MUSSORGSKY’S PICTURES FAMILY DAYFlowers Band James Mayhew narrator and illustrator

Town Hall 11am-12.15pm £12 (£6 children) Ideal for ages 5+ MF03

Programme to include Holst ‘Mars’ from The Planets 5’ Mussorgsky Pictures at an Exhibition 30’


Garden Bar, Imperial Gardens 12noon-6pm FREE, no ticket required MF04


NINE DAIES WONDERSociety of Strange and Ancient Instruments


In 1600 Will Kemp, one of the leading actors in

Shakespeare’s company, danced his way from

London to Norwich in nine days, entertaining

an adoring public en route. With dancer Steven

Player, the Society of Strange and Ancient

Instruments celebrates Kemp’s account of the

journey with raucous dance tunes and more

refined music of the Elizabethan age – all

performed on period instruments that you won’t

see in the Pump Room too often!

Supported by The Alan Cadbury Trust

IS SINGING GOOD FOR YOU?Drawing Room, Town Hall 2-3.30pm £5 MT09

The same team that ‘wired up’ Melvyn Tan during

his 2012 Cheltenham recital are extending their

experiments this year with both audience and

performers in Gloucester Cathedral on Tuesday

7 July (M28). This session is your chance to

hear about their findings, and to ask: what can

we learn about singing’s effect on health and

wellbeing through things like saliva samples and

electrocardiogram data?

Richard Morrison of The Times chairs the session,

which features Eric Whitacre alongside Aaron

Williamon and Daisy Fancourt from the Royal

College of Music’s Centre for Performance.

FAMILY EVENT

FAMILY EVENT

Created for the Riga Festival in Latvia last year, this

very special Tango project brings together two

trios of dancers and musicians, and the talents of

Rambert dancer/choreographer Kirill Burlov and

the stunning accordionist Ksenija Sidorova. The

musical sequence alone is ravishing, including

classic Argentinian tangos by Carlos Gardel,

Enrique Mario Francini and Mariano Mores, nuevo

tango by Piazzolla, and some surprises from the

Latvian tango scene too.

Burlov’s tango-infused choreography adds a whole

extra layer of sultry narrative: two women and a

man in a tangle of love, desire and jealousy.

Supported by The Chairman’s Friends

“She has the ability to steal a musical heart” Daily Telegraph on Ksenija Sidorova


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FITKIN BANDFitkin Band plus special guest singers

Cheltenham Ladies’ College Princess Hall 8.30-10pm £20 (premium tables with sharing platters also available) £15 £10 M44

Works by Graham Fitkin, including a substantial new work, ‘Disco’ (premiere)

MAESTRO’S MUSIC SCHOOLNicholas Baragwanath maestro

Pillar Room, Town Hall 2-3pm £5 Ideal for ages 7+ MF05


CRAFT SECRETS OF THE 18TH-CENTURY MUSICIANPillar Room, Town Hall 3.30-5pm £5 MT10

Nicholas Baragwanath and Annika Forkert

from the University of Nottingham explore the

18th-century musical techniques that would

have been taught to the likes of Haydn, Bellini

and Farinelli. In this interactive workshop

learn some tricks of the trade, some secrets of

the schoolroom, and some surprising hidden

meanings to famous melodies.

GLOUCESTER CATHEDRAL CHOIR

AN ALL-MENDELSSOHN FINALE

Jonathan Hope organ Adrian Partington conductor

Gloucester Cathedral 3-4.15pm £12 M42

Britten Festival Te Deum 5’ Howells Magnificat and Nunc dimittis : Collegium Regale 9’ Britten Rejoice in the Lamb 16’ Howells Paean 7’ Jackson Impromptu, Op. 5 5’ Tippett Spirituals from A Child of Our Time 13’ Finzi Lo, the full, final sacrifice 14’

Some extraordinary British choral masterpieces were

created during World War Two. Gloucester Cathedral

Choir’s programme focuses entirely on music from the

period 1939-46: from Tippett’s oratorio to Howells’ ‘Coll

Reg’ evening canticles, alongside Britten and Finzi’s

remarkable, extended motets.

Academy of Ancient Music Alina Ibragimova violin Edward Gardner conductor

Town Hall 6-8pm £35 £30 £18 £12 M43

FAMILY EVENT Mendelssohn Hebrides Overture 10’ Mendelssohn Violin Concerto 26’ Mendelssohn Symphony No 3 ‘Scottish’ 40’

‘The finest period orchestra in the world’

(Classic FM) join forces with ‘one of the most

richly talented and expressive of violinists’ (The

Guardian) under the baton of featured artist

Edward Gardner for a don’t-miss Town Hall finale.

Indulge in this all-Mendelssohn programme

featuring some of his best-loved works: evocative

sonic landscapes, luscious melodies and masterful

contrasts amidst fiery drama and soothing calm.

Supported by

The 9-piece Fitkin Band treads the blurred line

between classical and jazz in exuberant fashion.

Combining piano, percussion, guitars, electric harps

and brass section, this composer-led ensemble is

characterised by infectious rhythms and a toe-

tapping-groove kind of minimalism. The perfect

setting, then, for Fitkin’s latest work – a 1970s disco-

inspired piece that welcomes three guest vocalists

(think soul diva and Bee Gees style countertenors).

Graham Fitkin’s new work is commissioned by Cheltenham Music Festival, Swansea Festival and Glasgow

Music, and was made possible with funding through Beyond Borders from PRS for Music Foundation,

Creative Scotland, Arts Council of Ireland, Arts Council of Northern Ireland and the Arts Council of Wales.

“I want to create a liberated work, with a hint of warmth, funk and embracing attitude… with a mirror ball”Graham Fitkin

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EXHIBITIONS/WALKScheltenhamfestivals.com/music

WALKSEXHIBITIONSAll walks begin at 3pm and last a little over an

hour. Walks are taken at a gentle pace, but please

come prepared for inclement weather and with

appropriate footwear. All walks are free, but a ticket

is required and places are strictly limited.

For information about each walk, visit

cheltenhamfestivals.com/festival-plus

Walks are presented by

Cheltenham Civic Society

LANSDOWN: ITS ARCHITECTURE AND CHARACTERSWednesday 1 July, departing Christ Church MW01

PLEASURE PALACES OF CHELTENHAMSaturday 4 July, departing Town Hall Steps MW02

CHELTENHAM? SPA!Wednesday 8 July, departing Queen’s Hotel MW03

GREEN FIELD SIGHTS - ONCESaturday 11 July 2015, departing Town Hall steps MW04

Exhibitions can be viewed before and after events

in the relevant venue.

ELIZABETH JACOBSApse, Pittville Pump Room

Long-standing behind-the-scenes photographer of the Festival, Elizabeth Jacobs displays her pick of musicians in rehearsal during the 2014 Festival.

FROZEN MOTIONPillar Room, Cheltenham Town Hall

Photographer Jim Markland extends his permanent Town Hall exhibition to include a digital display of recent tango, ballet and site-specific dance photography – including some surprising settings and striking poses. Jim will also be running a day-long photography workshop, where participants will have the opportunity to work with professional dancers, on Saturday 11 July in Cheltenham Ladies’ College. Go online for further details.

FRESH AIR 2015Sunday 14 June - Sunday 5 July Quenington Old Rectory, Cirencester, GL7 5BN Gardens are open 10am-5pm daily £4, U17 FREE, refreshments available

The 12th edition of this biennale sculpture exhibition in its spectacular outdoor setting. Exhibits from a wide range of international artists and fresh new talent, created in an array of materials, are available to purchase for as little as £50. A very special garden visit.

www.freshairsculpture.com

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FESTIVAL FRINGEcheltenhamfestivals.com/music

FRICTION: THE MINIATURE MUSEUM OF MUSEUMS12th June – 1st September 2015

Holst Birthplace Museum

Normal Admission fee to Museum applies

‘The Friction Project: a Miniature Museum

of Museums’ is produced by Flow

Contemporary Arts. The project presents

a unique interactive artwork created by

Tara Downs and Bart Sabel, in the form of

an interactive Edwardian desk.

www.holstmuseum.org.uk

HORNS CALLING...Christ Church Cheltenham, GL50 2JH

Suggested donation of £5 on the door

Wednesday 1 July 2pm

The Early Horn

From the woods to the concert platform

Friday 3 July 2pm

The Romantic Horn Horn Quartet Men With Horns

Wednesday 8 July 2pm

The Twentieth Century and Beyond Presented by Laura Morris

SING WE AT PLEASURE!Saturday 4 July, 7.30pm

St Peter’s Church, Leckhampton GL53 0QJ

£10 (U16 free)

Tickets on the door or from The Wilson TIC

Musica Vera (David Dewar conductor) Major Pipework (Terry Hobbs conductor)

Madrigals and folk songs of the British

Isles from local chamber choir and early

music consort.

MR JAMES’ GARDEN AT SUDELEY CASTLEThursday 9 - Saturday 11 July, 8pm daily

Inspired by the gardens of Las Pozas in

Mexico, created by the legendary British

philanthropist and surrealist Edward

James, pianist Ann Martin-Davis, mezzo-

soprano Susan Legg and harpist Angel

Padilla perform contemporary classical

works with stunning accompanying

Mexican artworks.

THE BEAUTIFUL MAID OF THE MILLSaturday 11 July, 4pm

Bethesda Church, GL50 2AP

Free admission. Donations invited to

MindSong and Musical Brain

Refreshments available

John Cox tenor Leon Coates piano

Franz Schubert Die Schöne Müllerin Piano music by Mozart and Haydn

THE BARD IN BREDONSaturday 11 July, 7.30pm

Bredon Village Hall, GL20 7QN

£14 (£7 students, U15 free)

Tickets on the door or from 01684 772272

Cheltenham Symphony Orchestra Rhiannon Symonds trombone* David Curtis conductor

Finzi Love’s Labour’s Lost Suite Walton Two pieces from Henry V Mendelssohn Music from A Midsummer Night’s Dream Ole Olsen Trombone Concerto in F*

OPERA OUTDOORS GLOUCESTERSHIRE YOUTH OPERA PROJECT Sunday 12 July, 4pm

Cheltenham Ladies’ College Garden

FREE entry with retiring collection

Handel Acis & Galatea

GYOP is a new initiative to enable

teenagers to experience the joys of

baroque opera both as singers and

instrumentalists, directed by Warwick

Cole and Edward Derbyshire. Bring your

picnics and seating and revel in ‘the

pleasures of the plains’!

LILLIPUT CONCERTS MUSIC FOR TINY PEOPLEMonday 13 July, 10.30am

St Andrew’s Church, GL50 1SP

£5-£10 Tickets available from June 16 at

http://buytickets.at/lilliputconcerts

Ideal for ages 0-3, but older siblings

welcome

Topaz Flute & Harp Duo

Lilliput Concerts are classical concerts

for adults and babies/toddlers to

enjoy together: 40 minutes of top

quality music followed by equally high

quality refreshments in a relaxed and

comfortable environment.

Tickets for all fringe events are either available on the door or direct from the organisers.

For more information about all fringe events, visit cheltenhamfestivals.com/music-fringe

MR JAMES’ GARDEN AT SUDELEY CASTLE

Ellenborough ParkSoutham Road Cheltenham

Gloucestershire GL52 3NJ UK

www.ellenboroughpark.com

Find us on:

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EDUCATION Box Office 0844 880 8094 COMPOSER ACADEMYcheltenhamfestivals.com/music

3RD CHELTENHAM COMPOSER ACADEMY

Thursday 2 - Tuesday 7 July

Emulsion Quartet Genesis Sixteen Peter Wiegold director

The third edition of Cheltenham

Composer Academy will invite

12 successful applicants to

have their work developed and

publicly performed by one of the

lead ensembles over the course

of the week.

Up to 15 further ‘observer composers’ will be invited to attend from

shortlisted applicants, having a chance to participate in a workshop of some

of their sketches, and attend the full timetable of premiere performances

and professional development sessions. New in 2015 will be the addition

of ring-fenced places as observer composers and a tailored workshop for

composers aged 16, 17, and 18 who are members of the South West Music

School programme.

Join the Academy for two public showcases of the work created, the first

with Genesis Sixteen in the beautiful Cheltenham College Chapel (M21); the

second with Trish Clowes’ Emulsion Quartet in Cheltenham Ladies’ College

Parabola Arts Centre (M24).

An open call for application will run in March and April.

See cheltenhamfestivals.com/composer-academy for more details.

INVITE THE FESTIVAL INTO YOUR SCHOOLMUSIC WORKSHOPS IN SCHOOLS ENGAGING, INSPIRING, INTERACTIVE

June 2015, from £25/workshop, most suitable for KS2

Dominic Harlan

Pianist, presenter and music educator Dominic

Harlan will lead vocal music workshops in which

children write lyrics, compose melodies and

perform music from a range of genres.

James Mayhew

Explore the power, beauty and emotion in a piece

of music, and give your pupils the opportunity to

develop their listening, music appreciation, and

illustration skills.

BRING YOUR PUPILS TO THE FESTIVALCONCERT FOR SCHOOLS AND MUSIC EXPLORERS (KS2)

Friday 3 July, Cheltenham Town Hall

Concert: 10.30-11.30am

Music Explorers: 11.45am & 12.45pm

Only £1 per pupil

Flowers Band Carducci String Quartet James Mayhew narrator and illustrator

Experience exhilarating

contrasts in style and genre,

and watch artist James

Mayhew paint the stories

behind the music. After

the Concert pupils can get

their hands on a range of

orchestral instruments, with

expert guidance provided

by specialists, and every

teacher will be able to take

away a pack of information

about making and learning

music in Gloucestershire.

YEAR-ROUND OPPORTUNITIESGAMELAN WORKSHOPS FOR SCHOOLS

Year-round, Pittville Pump Room,

prices from £75/workshop

Gamelan

An ensemble of tuned bronze percussion

instruments from Indonesia, and a versatile tool

for music education at all levels. The simplicity

of the playing technique makes the instruments

instantly accessible to children and adults,

whatever their level of musical ability. So why not

bring your pupils to a workshop to explore new

sounds, make music, and have fun at the same

time?

“This was a fantastic experience for our pupils, not only in the use of this musical equipment, but the way the session was taught; they were playing as a group & able to produce music”

Teacher, The Milestone School

And over-18s can join the Community Gamelan

Players any time to play this beautiful music.

More information at

cheltenhamfestivals.com/gamelan

EDUCATION PARTNERS

TAKE PART To find out more and to take part in any of these opportunities, go to cheltenhamfestivals.com/take-part

The George Cadbury Trust

The Grace Fry Charitable Trust

The Reed Foundation

The Steel Charitable Trust

70th Festival Appeal Donors

READ ALL ABOUT IT

GOING FOR A SONGWe are delighted to

be collaborating with

young composer

and musical director

Michael Betteridge on

a community music

project in Hesters Way

in Cheltenham. Working

with two local groups,

Michael will encourage

and empower them to

explore music, discover

their voice, reflect

on their experiences,

and compose songs

inspired by and

responding to specific

sites that are important

to them.

You can follow the

groups’ progress on

our website, and then

see them perform the

songs in Hesters Way

at the sites they have

chosen and as part

of the Music Festival

Family Day on Saturday

11 July (see pages 8-9). Supported by The Marychurch Fellowship and Beryl Calver-Jones and

Gerry Mattock

TEN PIECES AND US

Cheltenham Music Festival is proud to be

supporting this exciting BBC-led initiative.

We are a Ten Pieces Champion, and every

element of this year’s Education programme

will feature some of the superb compositions

that make up the Ten Pieces repertoire.

The Music Festival’s education programme

aims to inspire the performers, composers,

producers and audiences of the future.

We have a proven track record of opening

up the world of classical music through a

range of creative media, and this reflects the

ambitions of Ten Pieces.

Find out more at

cheltenhamfestivals.com/take-part

Supported by funding from Make Music Gloucestershire, the county’s music education hub

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SUPPORT USPATRONS Box Office 0844 880 8094 cheltenhamfestivals.com/music

SAFEGUARD THE FUTURE OF CHELTENHAM MUSIC FESTIVAL Please consider a gift in your will

GIFTS IN WILLS

By remembering Cheltenham Music Festival in your will you can make a lasting difference to our work.

Every year we depend on donations and gifts in wills to create an outstanding programme which premieres new music and fosters the next generation of musicians.

We understand that your loved ones will come first, but a gift of any size would be greatly appreciated and can help to safeguard the future of this magnificent Festival.

To talk in confidence about gifts in wills please contact Richard Smith, Head of Individual Giving, on 01242 537262 or email [email protected]

Registered charity number 251765

We would like to thank our Patrons for their generous support including those who have chosen to remain anonymous:

Life PatronMark and Sue BlanchfieldPeter and Anne BondDominic and Jannene CollierMichael and Felicia CrystalColin and Suzanne DoakCharles FisherDavid and John HallJeremy and Germaine Hitchins FamilyJonathan and Cassinha Hitchins FamilyStephen and Tania Hitchins FamilyMr and Mrs Richard JonesSteven and Linda JonesHugh and Sue KochRobert and Moira LeechmanHazel and Jeremy LewisGraham and Eileen LockwoodFiona McLeod

The McWilliam family in loving memory of Ruth McWilliamKeith Norton and Piers NortonJohn and Susan SingerSimon Skinner and Jean Gouldsmith SkinnerMark and Elizabeth Philip-SørensenAndrew SmithChris and Bridgette SunmanFiona and David SymondsonLudmila and Hodson ThornberThe Walker Family

Platinum PatronMike and Kerry AlcockJack and Dora BlackJennifer Bryant-PearsonAndrew ChardMichael and Angela CronkNigel and Sally DimmerGeorge and Cynthia DowtyMargaret HeadenSimon and Emma KeswickThe Kilvington FamilySir Peter and Lady MarychurchHayden and Tracy McKinnesDes and ChiChi MillsHoward and Jay MiltonThe Oldham FoundationAdrian and Lizzie PortlockDr Gill Samuels CBEPeter Stormonth Darling Charitable TrustPeter and Alison Yiangou

Gold PatronChristopher BenceStephen and Victoria BondCharlie ChanStuart and Gillian CorbynWallace and Morag DobbinPeter and Sue ElliottMaurice Gran and Carol JamesSimone Hindmarch-ByeStephen HodgeLord and Lady HoffmannAnthony Hoffman and Dr Christine Facer Hoffman

Elizabeth JacobsKeith JagoBrian KeySteven KingSir Michael and Lady McWilliamJanet and Charles MiddletonPaul and Kathy MottersheadThe Helena Oldacre TrustIan and Sarah PassmoreShelley and Paul RobertsSharon and Toby RobertsEsther and Peter SmedvigAndy and Ali StalsbergPhil and Jennifer StapletonMeredithe Stuart-SmithGiles and Michelle ThorleyDiego VargasMichael and Rosie WarnerSteve and Eugenia Winwood

Festival PatronKate AdieSir John and Lady AirdDr Lynda Albertyn and Pat Gallasch David and Zany Anton-SmithNicholas and Caroline AugustMargaret AustenPaula and David BaldwinAlison BestermanMichael H BondPaul and Ruth BrakeJonathan and Daphne CarrAlex ChalkMark ChardAndrew and Jan CliftSimon CollingsJim and Ita ConnellMr and Mrs Andrew and Jacqueline CoyleLady CurtisAynsley DameryMichael DeardenDebra Drew and Nigel BrowneCarol and Isabella FreemanClive and Stella GardnerDr and Mrs Freddie Gick

Professor A C GraylingAlex and Hattie HambroRoger and Jane HanksSam and Sarah HanksTim HartMr and Mrs Riff Heber-PercyMark HeywoodDiane and Mark HillMike and Judie HillMarianne HintonAndrew and Caroline HopeJeff and Keren IliffePip IsherwoodMr and Mrs JNP KirkpatrickRosemary MacDonaldJuliet and Jamie McKelvieProfessor Keith Millar and Professor Margaret ReidAidan and Alexa Mills-Thomas Mr and Mrs Philip MonbiotProfessor Angela NewingAisling O’ConnellRobert PadgettIan PalingJohn Parkins and Adrienne Loftus ParkinsSir David and Lady PepperLeslie PerrinHugh Poole-WarrenJonathon PorrittMr Ron Roet & Mrs Monique Roet-MatrayPatricia Routledge CBEJan and Gill RoweKhal and Zoe RudinElizabeth SaundersLavinia SidgwickSharon Studer and Graham BeckettJonathan and Gail TaylorRobert and Julia Van GilsPaul D. VoyceMr and Mrs JLC WardRobert and Carolyn WarrBrian WatsonGeorge and Marian WhittakerProfessor Lord WinstonRichard and Fiona Yorke

Join this exclusive group of supporters and make a real difference to our artistic programming and education work• Dedicated ticket line with advance booking

• Access to hospitality areas at the Literature and Jazz Festivals

• Invitations to special events and parties throughout the year

From £67 per month, your patronage covers all four Festivals.

To find out more please contact Arlene McGlynn, Patrons Manager on 01242 537252 [email protected] or visit cheltenhamfestivals.com/patrons

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTSFestival Director Meurig Bowen

Festival Manager Alexis Paterson

Festival Intern Megan Watt

Development Manager Louisa Hancox

Development Officer Laura Popperwell

With many thanks to all the staff at Cheltenham Festivals, those at each venue and the Festival volunteers, all of whom provide invaluable support and help make the Festival a success.

Cheltenham Festivals Board of Trustees Peter Bond - ChairDominic Collier - Vice ChairSusan BlanchfieldLewis CarnieOli ChristieProf Russell Foster CBEEdward Gillespie OBE (Chair of Music Festival)Prof Averil MacdonaldBaroness Gail RebuckDr Diane Savory OBEMargaret Austen - Company Secretary

Festival Advisory GroupJonathan Freeman-AttwoodChristopher CookKate JohnsonRosemary JohnsonMark KilfoyleJudith Serota OBEDavid SigallHarriet Smith

Cheltenham Music Festival is presented by Cheltenham Festivals, a company limited by guarantee.

Registered Office28 Imperial Square Cheltenham GL50 1RHCompany No. 456573Charity No. 251765VAT Registration No. 100114013

ContactIf you have specific comments about any aspect of the Festival, please email: [email protected]

Programme information may be subject to change.

Main Switchboard No. 01242 511211

Photography CreditsVisit cheltenhamfestivals.com/photos for a full photo credit list.

A number of events at Cheltenham Music Festival 2015 are co-productions with New Build Productions.

If you require this brochure in large print format please call 01242 511211.

BOOKING INFORMATIONMEMBERS’ PRIORITY BOOKING: From 1pm, 25 March 2015

PUBLIC BOOKING: From 1pm, 1 April 2015

QUICKER AND EASIER BOOKING Create a Wish List before booking opens – from 7 March.

Find out all about Wish Lists at cheltenhamfestivals.com/wishlists

cheltenhamfestivals.com

0844 880 8094 (5p per minute at all times from BT landlines, mobile charges vary)

Before the Festival: CF Ticketing, 15 Suffolk Parade, Cheltenham, GL50 2AE During the Festival: At venues, from 45 minutes before the start of an event

For full details about Box Office opening hours, in person and telephone ticket sales, booking fees, terms & conditions and membership, visit cheltenhamfestivals.com/booking

If you have any special access requirements, such as needing to book a wheelchair space, you can book using our online form which will be available from 7 March at cheltenhamfestivals.com/booking

HOW TO BOOK

GETTING TO CHELTENHAM MUSIC FESTIVALMost events take place in central Cheltenham, which is easily accessible from all over the UK, by road and rail.

POSTCODES

Within Cheltenham Cheltenham Town Hall GL50 1QA Pittville Pump Room GL52 3JE Parabola Arts Centre, Cheltenham Ladies’ College GL50 3AA Princess Hall, Cheltenham Ladies’ College GL50 3EP Cheltenham College Chapel GL53 7LD Ellenborough Park Hotel GL52 3NH Dean Close School Chapel GL51 6HE Everyman Theatre GL50 1HQ

Beyond Cheltenham Tewkesbury Abbey GL20 5RZ Gloucester Cathedral GL1 2LX Quenington Church GL7 5BN

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