'Four Hands Two Pianos' - a piano recital by Cilla Grant and David Sutton, two professional pianists who, having semi-retired to Cumbria, continue to perform and support many choirs and organisations such as Cumbria Opera and Cumbria Rural Choirs
After 14 years of commitment to the highest standards, an enviable array of critical acclaim, a sensational selection of recordings, and performances throughout the UK and abroad, London Concertante confidently stakes its claim as one of the finest chamber ensembles in Europe. Under the dynamic leadership of international recording artist, Adam Summerhayes, ("to die for" The Strad), the ensemble thrives on inspired programming and the loyalty of some of the country's finest instrumentalists
Programme Details
Rossini- String
Sonata No. 2
Mozart - Divertimento in D
Elgar - Serenade for Strings
Barber - Adagio
Bartok - Rumanian Folk Dances
Holst - St. Paul's Suite
Saturday 17th June 2006, Afternoon
Young Persons Concert
A competition in which talented young Cumbrian musicians will perform a programme of their own choice, of up to ten minutes, for the title of Lanercost Festival Young Musician of the Year. Cumberland Building Society Young Musician's Bursaries, in the amounts of £100, £50 and £25, will be awarded to the winners. Age limit, 19 years. Adjudicator, Michael Hancock. Helen Snowball will provide piano accompaniments if required.
11.00am - 12.30pm
14.30pm Showcase concert in which selected competitors will perform items chosen from their morning programme.
Lanercost
Young Musician Of The Year 2006
Christine Harris
Lanercost
Young Musician
Of The Year 2006
Third – Sarah Gait
Lanercost
Young Musician Of The Year 2006
Second – Jon Richardson
All three events are open to the public.
Full entry details are available from Mr M Johnson;
Chaconne Brass was formed in 1984, and have established a reputation as one of the most versatile ensembles in Britain today. Their repertoire spans from Praetorius to Steve Reich, from Gershwin to Miles Davis, from Acoustic to Electro-acoustic and from Brass to Beyond.... Chaconne Brass has an ever growing list of over 50 works written for them, a large part of which they have recorded.
Programme Details
Jean Philippe Rameau - Overture from the opera Castor et Pollux
Tomaso Albinoni - Concerto
op.7 no.6
Cecilia McDowall - Tango
Oscuro
Jr. Jacob van Eyck - Psalm; theme and two variations
Malcolm Arnold - Quintet for Brass
J.S. Bach- Little
Fugue in G minor
G.N. Hummel - Theme and six variations on the march from the opera Les Deux Journees by Cherubini
Ben Castle - Picture This (2000).
Fats Waller - Ain't Misbehavin' A wonderful arrangement of a jazz classic Traditional - Just A Closer Walk.
The recital ends with a rousing piece of Dixieland jazz using a piece made popular by the James Bond movie scene at a New Orleans funeral.
Pat has frequently recorded for the BBC and has performed with the English Chamber Orchestra in the Queen Elizabeth Hall, the Barbican and St. John's, Smith Square. She is a frequent guest at the Edinburgh Festival and has performed in Israel, the Aix en Provence Festival, Norway, St. Petersburg and Brussels.
Carolyn is a young Irish mezzo-soprano with a growing reputation in opera and oratorio, who has appeared as a guest soloist and given recitals throughout the UK and Europe. She has performed at the Edinburgh Festival, the Barbican, and has broadcast live on BBC Radio 3 in Cosi fan Tutte with Sir Thomas Allen.
Colin's career as a soloist has included seasons with the Glyndebourne Festival Opera, English and Scottish National Operas, and the Cologne Opera. He also has considerable concert and oratorio experience at leading UK and international venues.
Dean is a singer with a well-established international reputation. As well as solo roles with English, Welsh and Scottish Operas and The Royal Opera, he has worked extensively abroad, including at the Metropolitan Opera in New York. His concert performances include work with Sir Colin Davis, John Eliot Gardner and Kent Nagano.
Treble - Hamish Corson.
11 year old Hamish has been a Chorister at Newcastle Cathedral since 2001. In May 2004, Hamish sang Pie Jesu for the Northern Sinfonia's performances of Fauré's Requiem at the SAGE Centre, and he was the treble soloist in the Maltese première of Andrew Lloyd Webber's Requiem held in St John's Co-Cathedral. Hamish was also the soloist on Priory Records' Volume 20 recording of the complete New English Hymnal.
The Lanercost Festival Chorus - Director of Music - Anthony Peacock.
