Brinkburn Music Festival

classical music at

Brinkburn Priory Northumberland

2008 programme

Brinkburn Music Summer Festival 4 - 6 and 11 - 13 July 2008

Programme at a glance - click on dates for more information

Festival programme leaflet and booking form
ticket prices
box office information
refreshments
accommodation
help

Weekend One

Friday 4 July - 7.30pm

Joanna MacGregor

This dynamic pianist returns with a wonderful selection of American-inspired jazz and blues classics for Independence Day, and Mussorgsky's colourful and monumental Pictures at an Exhibition, one of the greatest works of the romantic piano repertoire. Concert ends 9.30pm

Ends 9.30pm

Saturday 5 July - 7.30pm

Nicola Benedetti with pianist Steven Osborne

The award-winning young violinist performs a recital with pianist Steven Osborne

• Debussy Violin Sonata
• Prokofiev Violin Sonata No 1 in F minor Op 80
• Brahms Violin Sonata No 2 in A major Op 100

The multi-award winning violinist described by The Independent as having "the gift of communication in spades" returns to Brinkburn with her own recital. We recommend early booking as Nicola was a huge hit in 2005.

Ends 9.30pm

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Sunday 6 July

Why not start the day with coffee and pastries in the marquee?

11am - Pieter Wispelwey

This renowned and virtuoso Dutch cellist performs all six of Bach's suites, for many the greatest works in the cello repertoire, on original instruments. There will be a leisurely lunch break during the concert.

Part one 11am-12 noon, part two 1.30pm - 3pm

including a lunch break Ends 3pm

Afternoon tea available in the marquee - can be pre-booked.

4.30pm - Gabrieli Consort & Players with Tees Valley Youth Choir

This programme features two masterpieces from baroque Rome. Domenico Scarlatti's beautiful Stabat Mater setting for ten solo voices is all too rarely heard. For Handel's youthful and exuberant Dixit Dominus, the Gabrielis will be joined by the brilliant Tees Valley Youth Choir who made such an impression at last year's festival.

Ends 5.30pm

Weekend Two

Friday 11 July - 7.30pm - The Cardinall's Musick

The Caged Byrd

Making their Brinkburn debut, Andrew Carwood directs this award-winning early music vocal ensemble in a celebration of the genius of the recusant Catholic composer William Byrd (c.1540-1623). They have earned an enviable reputation as one of the most expressive, entertaining and professional ensembles in the world. Concert ends 9.30pm

Ends 9.30pm

Saturday 12 July

We are delighted to present two of the BBC Radio 3 New Generation Artists in concerts which will be recorded for future broadcast. These rising stars will be names to look out for in the future.

4pm - Daniela Lehner - mezzo soprano and Jose Luis Gayo - piano.

This wonderful young mezzo soprano from Austria presents a selection of Lieder from Schubert (to include Gretchen am Spinnrade, Heidenröslein, Der König in Thule, Der Musensohn) and Korngold, and Schumann's beautiful song cycle Frauenliebe und -leben Op. 42 based on poems about love, marriage, birth and death.

Ends 5pm

7.30pm - Pavel Haas Quartet

Pavel Haas - Quartet No.1
Prokofiev - Quartet No.2
Dvorak - Quartet in F Op.95 'American'

We are very excited to welcome this dynamic young string quartet from Prague, who take their name from the Czech composer, and who are passionately committed to the Czech repeetoire.

Ends 9.30pm

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Sunday 13 July - A Purcell Celebration with the Gabrieli Consort & Players Director Paul McCreesh

12 noon Purcell Anthems

Purcell composed sacred music throughout his creative life, and left a particularly fine body of verse anthems for strings and voices. This concert will be recorded by BBC Radio 3 for the Early Music Show, and will include Sing unto the Lord, Rejoice in the Lord always, Let mine eyes run down with tear' and My beloved spake.

Ends 1pm

3pm Three Odes for St Cecilia

• Purcell Welcome to all the Pleasures
• Britten Hymn to Saint Cecilia
• Purcell Hail, Bright Cecilia

  Purcell's intimate early masterpiece Welcome to all the Pleasures is contrasted by his most extrovert ode Hail, Bright Cecilia for seven solo voices and full baroque orchestra. Britten's music was hugely indebted to Purcell's style and his own ode to the Patron Saint of music provides a worthy companion piece.

Ends 5pm

Tickets

You can book you tickets in three ways:

1. download the programme / booking form here to print out, complete and post
2. telephone the box office
3. visit the box office

Box Office opens Wednesday 14 May 2008

Priority booking

If you would like to secure your favourite seats, why not become a donor? Our donors receive two weeks priority booking before the box office opens to the public.

Brinkburn Music Box Office

The Maltings Theatre & Arts Centre
Eastern Lane
Berwick-Upon-Tweed
TD15 1AJ

Tel: 01289 330 999
www.maltingsberwick.co.uk

Opening times

Mon - Fri: 9.30am - 5.30pm Sat: 9.30am - 7.30pm

A limited range of tickets is also available from:

Morpeth Tourist Information Centre
The Chantry, Bridge Street
Morpeth
Northumberland
NE61 1PJ

Mon - Sat 9.30am - 5pm

Tel: 01670 500 700

Late Bookings at the Priory

Please telephone 2 hours before the concert begins and ask for the Box Office Manager

Tel: 01665 570 628

NB Payment by cheque or cash preferred for late bookings

Ticket Prices

Prices in £

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Discounts On Offer - only one discount applies:

Festival Saver

Buy a ticket to attend all of the concerts in both weekends of the festival and get 15% off the total.

Multi-Concert Saver

Book for 4 or more concerts and save 10% on all your tickets.

Student Saver

£5 discount off ticket price in all areas is available to under 16s and full time students with relevant ID.

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Hospitality

Made in Northumberland offer a range of locally-sourced meals and snacks, from a 3-course sit down buffet to a range of delicious snacks served in the festival Marquee throughout the festival.

Booking is essential for the sit down buffet (and afternoon tea on Sunday 6th).

Please note that bookings can only be taken by postal booking form accompanied by cheque payment sent to Helen Spark at Made in Northumberland . See the boxes below for more information.

Postal forms can be requested from Alison at the Brinkburn Music Office or printed out from the website.

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Accommodation

Please ring Morpeth Tourist Information Centre for details of local accommodation on 01670 500 700

and also see links to accomodation websites

Traveline bus times and fares

Enquiries: 08706 082 608

Happy to help

For information about disabled access or parking please look here first: disabled access / parking . If you have any further questions or wish to enquire about any services on offer during the festival, please contact Alison Robson at Brinkburn Music:

email: contact@brinkburnmusic.org

Tel: 0191-265 7777

and also see the information page

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