CHELTENHAM MUSIC FESTIVALcheltenhamfestivals-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/assets/File/3927.pdf · that...

CHELTENHAMMUSIC FESTIVAL

2-13 JULY 2014cheltenhamfestivals.com0844 880 8094

2 3

THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS AND SUPPORTERS WELCOMEPrincipal Partners

Major Partners

Festival Partners

Individual SupportersAquarius GroupDora and Jack BlackCelia and Andrew CurranMichael and Angela CronkElizabeth JacobsGraham and Eileen LockwoodMary Mackenzie, Richard Walton and FriendsSir Peter and Lady Marychurch

Sir Michael and Lady McWilliamNeil and Ann ParrackThe Chairman’s FriendsThe John Mumford & Penny McCracken wedding celebrationDiana Woolley70th Festival Appeal donors

We would also like to thank all our individualsupporters who have chosen to remain anonymous

Trusts and Societies Marketing Partners

Media Partners

Associate Partners

National Radio Partner National Media Partner

Alan Cadbury TrustRoyal Philharmonic SocietyThe HDH Wills 1965 Charitable TrustThe Helena Oldacre TrustThe Michael Tippett Musical FoundationThe Notgrove TrustThe Reed Foundation

OFFICIAL TRAVEL PARTNER

TH

ERA

DCLIFFE TRUST

TERCENTENARY YEAR 2014

Cheltenham Music Festival reaches its 70th this year. It’s a fine old age to get to; but, like a lot of 70-year-olds nowadays, we arrive at this landmark in excellent health – bursting with vitality and the spirit of adventure.

This 70th Festival recognises our heritage, in particular with the opening Town Hall concert featuring music from our very first concert in 1945. But it is more about classical music’s vibrant present and future, with a programme that emphasises a new generation’s immense talent and magnetism. This is no more apparent than with our Artist-in-Residence, Nicola Benedetti, a self-confessed ‘crusader for classical music’ (Desert Island Discs) and superb role model for excellence and application in young people.

Huge thanks are due to a wide range of supporters for making this programme possible, and notably HSBC for their sponsorship of our new Festival Proms series. Six hugely varied performances feature the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, Miloš, Michael Morpurgo, Nicola Benedetti, the John Wilson Orchestra and more – a celebratory launch in the grand Edwardian venue where it all started in June 1945.

Meurig Bowen Festival Director

NICOLA BENEDETTI ARTIST-IN-RESIDENCE 2014

NICOLA’S CHELTENHAM RESIDENCYBeethoven’s Triple Concerto page 11 M02

Chamber music by Brahms, Shostakovich and Sierra page 13 M05

VIP Lunch at Ellenborough Park page 14 MT03

A weekend of workshops with young string players page 8 MF03

Recital featuring Mozart, Elgar and Prokofiev page 22 M18

“I am hugely looking forward to my residency in Cheltenham this year. It will be a real pleasure to bring together different aspects of my musical life – playing concertos, enjoying chamber music with friends, and working with young musicians – in one lovely place over a few days.”

£5 TICKETS FOR UNDER 30s

Under 30? Try the Festival at a great price: see cheltenhamfestivals.com/under30 for details.

4 5

FIND YOUR STYLE NEW MUSIC

RISING STARSFlute & Harp at Quenington page 12 M04

Benjamin Grosvenor page 20 M14

Gloucestershire Young Musicians page 22 M20

Radio 3 New Generation Artists pages 26 M22 28 M25 30 M28

Composer Academy Showcase page 27 M23

CHAMBER MUSIC HIGHLIGHTSSteven Osborne page 10 M01

Nash Ensemble page 14 M06

Brodsky Quartet page 16 M09

Nicola Benedetti & Alexei Grynyuk page 22 M18

Mark Padmore & Huw Watkins page 32 M31

Trio con Brio Copenhagen page 34 M35

SOMETHING DIFFERENTDifferent Trains page 15 M08

The Will Gregory Moog Ensemble page 18 M13

A Tribute to John Tavener page 33 M34

James Mayhew paints Carnival of the Animals page 8 MF04

SPECTACULAR SOUNDS AND SPACESDuruflé Requiem in Gloucester Cathedral page 27 M24

Anniversary Baroque at Owlpen Manor page 22 M19

Pärt & Tavener in Tewkesbury Abbey page 29 M27

Jan Garbarek & The Hilliard Ensemble in Gloucester Cathedral page 32 M33

BIG NIGHTS OUTTown Hall Festival Proms pages 11 M02 13 M05 15 M07 17 M12 21 M17

Miloš page 23 M21

The Planets & The Great Animal Orchestra page 35 M37

INTERNATIONALTokaido Road page 20 M15

Buskaid Soweto Strings page 31 M30

Son Yambu page 36 M38

Trio Mediæval & Arve Henriksen page 37 M39

Arts and Humanities Research Council TALKSWe are happy to announce a new partnership

with the Arts and Humanities Research Council

(AHRC). AHRC-funded researchers discuss

current and recent research in a series of four

pre-concert talks, with ample opportunity for

questions from the audience.

In our 70th year, a wide range of new music remains at the heart of the Cheltenham Music Festival. This includes 28 premieres and focuses on John Tavener, Graham Fitkin and women composers.

Mozart Outside page 12 MT02

British Military & Brass Bands page 21 MT07

Composing Women page 27 MT09

The Listening Experience Database page 32 MT11

Kerry Andrew, Hannah Kendall, Dobrinka Tabakova, Judith Weir Four Marian Antiphons page 27 M24

Tony Banks new orchestral work page 17 M12

Richard Blackford The Great Animal Orchestra page 35 M37

Graham Fitkin quintet page 15 M08

Will Gregory work for Moogs page 18 M13

Gavin Higgins The Ruins of Detroit page 16 M10

Nicola LeFanu Tokaido Road page 20 M15

Roxanna Panufnik Memories of my Father page 16 M09

Arlene Sierra Butterflies UKP page 13 M05

Tom Stewart piano trio page 16 M10

Tavener Scatter Roses Over My Tears UKP page 33 M34

Huw Watkins song cycle page 32 M31

John Woolrich Pluck from the Air page 14 M06

Composer Academy Showcase 12 new works page 27 M23

(World premieres unless indicated otherwise)

Plus other works by Philip Cashian, Graham Fitkin, Will Gregory, Jonathan Harvey, Piers Hellawell, Karl Jenkins, Steve Martland, Andrzej Panufnik, Arvo Pärt, Steve Reich, Arlene Sierra, Bent Sørensen, John Tavener and Michael Zev Gordon.

For a full new music list go to cheltenhamfestivals.com/music

Festival Proms in association with

6 7

VENUES 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.

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.

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, 2011

WITHIN CHELTENHAM

Cheltenham Town Hall GL50 1QA

Pittville Pump Room GL52 3JE

Parabola Arts Centre GL50 3AA

Cheltenham College Chapel GL53 7LD

Ellenborough Park Hotel GL52 3NH

BEYOND CHELTENHAM

Tewkesbury Abbey GL20 5RZ

Gloucester Cathedral GL1 2LX

Quenington Church GL7 5BN

Owlpen Manor GL11 5BZ

Painswick Church GL6 6UT

POSTCODES

For information on public transport and car parks go to cheltenhamfestivals.com/your-visit

GETTING TO THE FESTIVAL

FESTIVAL DATES FOR YOUR DIARY…

CHELTENHAM JAZZ FESTIVAL 30 APRIL – 5 MAY 2014THE TIMES CHELTENHAM SCIENCE FESTIVAL 3-8 JUNE 2014CHELTENHAM MUSIC FESTIVAL 2-13 JULY 2014THE TIMES CHELTENHAM LITERATURE FESTIVAL 3-12 OCTOBER 2014

Thank you to James Mayhew for creating the colourful border on these pages.

8 9

FAMILY EVENTSSATURDAY5JULY SATURDAY12JULYSUNDAY6JULY

PERCUSSION EXTRAVAGANZA

O Duo percussion

Parabola Arts Centre 11am-12.15pm £8 (£5 children) Members 10% off Ideal for ages 5+ MF01

See percussionists O Duo whizz around the stage as

you’ve never seen before! With a marimba, vibraphone,

glockenspiel, drum kit, African and Brazilian drums and

a multitude of handheld percussion, the pair perform a

huge range of music, including pieces by Bach, Chopin

and Philip Glass.

‘Phenomenal artistry ...Brimming with style and

panache.’ Daily Telegraph

Michael Morpurgo narrator Coope, Boyes & Simpson vocal trio

Town Hall 11am-12.30pm £15 (£7.50 children) Members 10% off Ideal for ages 8+ MF02

Private Peaceful in words and music

Master-storyteller and best-selling author

Michael Morpurgo is joined by the

outstanding English a cappella trio Coope,

Boyes & Simpson for a telling of Morpurgo’s

moving First World War tale Private Peaceful.

The trio’s songs match and intensify

Morpurgo’s inspired narration as the story of

Tommo Peaceful moves between humour

and tragedy – from childhood in a Devon

village to the trenches of the Western Front

in the First World War.

MICHAEL MORPURGO PRESENTS PRIVATE PEACEFUL

THE BENEDETTI SESSIONS

Princess Hall, Cheltenham Ladies’ College 4-5pm FREE (ticket required) MF03

Following a weekend of rehearsals and workshops,

Nicola Benedetti performs Shostakovich and Holst

with a large ensemble of young string players from

Gloucestershire.

See page 42 for further details.

JAMES MAYHEW PAINTS CARNIVAL OF THE ANIMALS

PARTY IN THE PARK

James Mayhew illustrator Alex Kirk piano Jonathan McNaught piano Rebecca McNaught cello

Parabola Arts Centre 11am-12pm £8 (£5 children) Members 10% off Ideal for ages 5+ MF04

In and around Pittville Pump Room 1-4pm FREE Ideal for ages 5+

Come and enjoy a huge range of music, craft activities from Art

Playground, food and drink at this free, family-friendly event. With a

certain international flavour, there will be performances by Festival

artists, our Indonesian Gamelan, our Surround Sound Great Animal

Orchestra education project and local choirs, theatre groups and more.

Full details will be available nearer the time at

cheltenhamfestivals.com/parkparty

Saint-Saëns (Painted) Carnival of the Animals

Author and illustrator James Mayhew

(creator of the much-loved Katie and

Ella Bella Ballerina series) brings a whole

carnival of animals to life before your eyes!

Lions, tortoises, elephants, fish, kangaroos

and more... James will paint them to live

music from Saint-Saëns' suite.


Watch Festival artist videos and listen to sample tracks at cheltenhamfestivals.com/music10 11

WEDNESDAY2JULY WEDNESDAY2JULYBox Office 0844 880 8094 cheltenhamfestivals.com/music

THE OPENING NIGHT PROM

STEVEN OSBORNE PLAYS SCHUBERT & BEETHOVEN

FILM PIANOMANIA

Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra Benedetti/Elschenbroich/Grynyuk Trio Kirill Karabits conductor

Town Hall 7.30-9.30pm £40 £35 £18 £14 Members 10% off M02

Beethoven Leonore Overture No 3 14’ Beethoven Concerto for Violin, Cello, and Piano in C major, Op. 56 ‘Triple’* 33’ Panufnik Heroic Overture 6’ Elgar Enigma Variations 30’

Beethoven’s magnificent Triple Concerto is a fitting

way to usher in Nicola Benedetti’s Cheltenham

residency and our Festival Proms series. She is

joined here by the other members of her piano trio,

Leonard Elschenbroich and Alexei Grynyuk, the

in-form Bournemouth orchestra and their celebrated

principal conductor, Ukrainian Kirill Karabits.

Also featured are the two pieces that opened and

closed the first ever Cheltenham Music Festival

concert in June 1945 – Beethoven’s Leonore Overture

No 3 and Elgar’s Enigma Variations – and an overture

by Andrzej Panufnik, whose birth centenary is marked

this year.

Concert sponsored by

Messier-Bugatti-Dowty

and supported by

Celia and Andrew Curran

Steven Osborne piano

Pittville Pump Room 11am-1pm £28 £23 £16 Members 10% off M01

Schubert Hüttenbrenner Variations, D 576 15’ Schubert Andante in A, D 604 5’ Beethoven Piano Sonata No 28 in A, Op. 101 9’ Beethoven Piano Sonata No 29 in B flat, Op. 106 ‘Hammerklavier’ 45’

The 70th Cheltenham Music Festival launches with

a Schubert and Beethoven showcase from Scottish

pianist Steven Osborne. With his second Gramophone

Award in 2013, as well as the Royal Philharmonic

Society’s Instrumentalist of the Year award, Osborne

has clearly scaled new heights of artistry and acclaim.

After a recent Wigmore Hall Beethoven recital, the

Guardian wrote of the pianist’s ‘poetry in sound,

absolutely astonishing’ and the Observer went further:

‘The audience, as one, was agog... Osborne's attack is

ferocious and fearless, his tenderness beyond words.

His self appears subsumed in service to the composer.

This is the best it gets.’

Supported by

Dora and Jack Black

& Neil and Ann Parrack

Parabola Arts Centre 5-6.40pm £6 Members 10% off MT01

A captivating portrait of

Vienna-based Steinway

piano technician Stefan

Knüpfer – his meticulous,

even obsessive quest for

perfection in meeting

the needs of demanding

pianists such as Pierre-

Laurent Aimard, Lang

Lang and Alfred Brendel.

You’ll never look at pianos,

pianists or piano tuners the

same way again.

Watch the trailer online at

cheltenhamfestivals.com/

music


Book ahead with Cheltenham Festivals Membership12 13

THURSDAY3JULY THURSDAY3JULYBox Office 0844 880 8094 cheltenhamfestivals.com/music

AN EVENING WITH NICOLA BENEDETTI

Nicola Benedetti violin Alexander Sitkovetsky violin Benjamin Gilmore viola Leonard Elschenbroich cello Alexei Grynyuk piano

Town Hall 7.30-9.30pm £40 £30 £25 £12 £10 Members 10% off M05

Brahms Piano Quartet No 1 in G minor, Op. 25 40’ Arlene Sierra Butterflies (UK premiere) 12’ Shostakovich Piano Quintet Op. 57 29’

In September 2013, Nicola Benedetti performed

a sell-out concert at the Royal Albert Hall. Over

5000 people were wowed by her performances of

chamber music with some select musical friends,

and this second Town Hall concert in her residency

will re-unite them for this highly-charged but

intimate experience. Nicola will share with the

audience why she is passionate about the particular

pieces being played, enabling listeners to get closer

to the music.


TALK: MOZART OUTSIDEOval Room, Pittville Pump Room 10-10.40am £5 Members 10% off MT02

A key moment in

Miloš Forman's film

of Peter Shaffer's

Amadeus has Salieri

fictionally overhearing

a performance of the

slow movement of the

Serenade for 13 wind

instruments, and this

triggers a soliloquy on

Mozart's unattainable

mastery. Mark Everist,

Professor of Music at

Southampton University

and author of Mozart’s

Ghosts, asks what effect

such cinematographic

moments have on our

understanding of the

composer.

MOZART’S SERENADE FOR 13 WINDS

FLUTE & HARPAT QUENINGTON

New London Chamber Ensemble + guest players from London conservatoires*


Mozart arr. Cashian Andante for mechanical organ 7’ Mozart arr. Beamish Adagio for glass harmonica 8’ Mozart arr. Butler Adagio/Allegro for mechanical organ 9’ Philip Cashian Dectet ‘Settala’s Machine’* 11’ Mozart Serenade No 10 ‘Gran Partita’* 50’

Mozart and Machines could be the subtitle to

this intriguing programme of music for wind

instruments. Beginning with arrangements

for wind quintet of works that Mozart wrote

originally for mechanical organ and glass

harmonica, it ends with the beloved Serenade

for 13 winds (well, actually 12 winds and

double bass). Philip Cashian’s rhythmic,

witty work takes its inspiration from another

mechanical curiosity, Settala’s Machine, a 17th

century mechanical devil.

Thomas Hancox flute Rachel Wick harp

St Swithin’s Church, Quenington 3-4.15pm £12 (unreserved) Members 10% off M04

C.P.E. Bach Sonata in G major 8’ Alwyn Naides 12’ Jongen Danse Lente 5’ Fauré Une châtelaine en sa tour 5’ Debussy Syrinx 3’ Bax Sonata for flute and harp 19’ François Borne Fantaisie brillante sûr ‘Carmen’ 12’

This talented young duo introduce a

varied programme of works for flute

and harp that includes Debussy's

shimmering Syrinx – the first work to be

written for solo flute since C.P.E. Bach's

works 150 years earlier.

Hear some of the ‘Mechanical Mozart’

arrangements online at

cheltenhamfestivals.com/music

THE CLIFFORD TAYLOR Young Artist Series

After the concert The Quenington Old Rectory Gardens will be open and teas and homemade cakes will be available.


Search using the QUICKFIND CODE at cheltenhamfestivals.com to find your event instantly14 15

FRIDAY4JULY FRIDAY4JULYBox Office 0844 880 8094 cheltenhamfestivals.com/music

SCHUBERT’S TROUT QUINTET DIFFERENT TRAINSThe Nash Ensemble


Haydn String Quartet in B flat, Op. 76/4 ‘Sunrise’ 24’ John Woolrich Pluck from the Air (premiere) 11’ Schubert Piano Quintet in A, D 667 ‘Trout’ 40’

As their last Cheltenham performance

showed again in 2012, the supreme

individual talents of Nash members

merge with impeccable and sophisticated

ensemble skills to produce the highest

calibre music-making. A brand new

piano quintet by John Woolrich, specially

commissioned by Cheltenham in his 60th

birthday year, is flanked by two Austrian

chamber classics.

‘The Nash are chamber music royalty.’ The Sunday Times

Supported by

Mary Mackenzie, Richard Walton

and Friends

John Woolrich commissioned

with the support of

The Smith Quartet Joby Burgess percussion

Parabola Arts Centre 10-11.15pm £18 Members 10% off M08

Martland Starry Night 20’ Steve Reich Different Trains 27’ Graham Fitkin new quintet (premiere) 15’

Memory and reflection run through this evening

of rhythmic, dancing music. Reich’s powerful,

haunting Different Trains weaves the recorded

recollections of Pullman Porters, a 1940s nanny

and holocaust survivors through the colours

of the string quartet, while Martland’s work for

marimba and quartet dances through memories

of Africa beneath a starry sky.

See The Smith Quartet performing Different Trains

online at cheltenhamfestivals.com/music

CHELTEN

HAM

MUSIC FESTIVAL SO

CIETY

FILM & TALK MOOGParabola Arts Centre 7.45-9.30pm £6 Members 10% off MT04

Moog synthesizer pioneer Bernie Krause

introduces a fascinating film about an

instrument particularly close to his heart –

and 50 years old this year. Focused around

the instrument’s inventor, Robert Moog, this

portrait features contributions from Keith

Emerson, Rick Wakeman and other synthesizer

virtuosos.

Watch the trailer online at


CELEBRATING SINATRA

John Wilson Orchestra Matthew Ford singer John Wilson conductor


With guest singer Matthew Ford – widely regarded

as the finest big band vocalist in the UK – John Wilson

and his extraordinary, hand-picked orchestra present

an evening of hits made famous by Old Blue Eyes

himself.

Some of the world’s best loved songs – Let’s Face the

Music and Dance, Night & Day, I’ve Got you Under My

Skin, The Lady is a Tramp – are heard in the original

orchestrations created for Sinatra by such master

arrangers as Nelson Riddle and Billy May.

FESTIVAL LUNCH WITH SPECIAL GUEST NICOLA BENEDETTI

Ellenborough Park 1-3.15pm MT03 Guests will be seated at 1.30pm £35. Price includes set two-course lunch with a glass of Prosecco on arrival

After a superb lunch in the sumptuous,

exquisite surroundings of Ellenborough

Park’s Beaufort Dining Room, enjoy this

in-conversation event with Classical BRIT

Award winner and Artist in Residence

Nicola Benedetti.


Official Hotel of the

Pittville Pump Room Series

Go to cheltenhamfestivals.com/booking to create your event Wish List for quicker, easier booking16 17

SATURDAY5JULY SATURDAY5JULYBox Office 0844 880 8094 cheltenhamfestivals.com/music

CLASSICAL FAVOURITES

Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra Miloš Karadaglic guitar Maxime Tortelier conductor

Town Hall 7-9pm £30 £25 £12 £10 Turfed Area £15 (bring a blanket or cushion) Members 10% off M12

Repertoire to include: Rodrigo Concierto de Aranjuez 23’ Tony Banks new work (premiere) 12’ and repertoire to be voted on by audience

In this exclusive Festival Proms concert, you get to choose

the music! When you vote for your dream programme,

will you choose popular classics such as Barber's Adagio

for Strings, Sibelius' Finlandia, the magnificent Nimrod

by Elgar or other favourites by Bizet, Dvorak, Grieg,

Mussorgsky, Tchaikovsky or Wagner? For the full list visit


Relaxing perhaps in a 'turfed' section of Cheltenham Town

Hall, be serenaded by chart-topping classical guitarist

Miloš in a stunning performance of Rodrigo's Concierto de

Aranjuez. We are also joined by Tony Banks (see also MT05,

pg.18), founder keyboardist of 70s rock giants Genesis,

for the premiere of his first ever publicly performed

symphonic work. Watch interviews with artists Miloš and

Tony Banks online at cheltenhamfestivals.com/music

Supported by

The Chairman’s Friends

and The Patrons of Cheltenham Festivals

BRODSKY QUARTETPERCUSSION EXTRAVAGANZA


A. Panufnik String Quartet No 3 ‘Wycinanki’ 11’ Schubert String Quartet in A minor, ‘Rosamunde’ 35’ Roxanna Panufnik Memories of my Father (premiere) 12’ Brahms String Quartet No 1 in C minor, Op. 51/1 32’

Alongside substantial works by Schubert and Brahms, the

Brodskys present a pair of quartets by the Panufniks, father

and daughter. Andrzej Panufnik, born 100 years ago this year,

took as the inspiration for his 3rd string quartet a lifelong

attachment to the rustic art of Poland: ‘especially the paper-

cuts ("Wycinanki" in Polish) – symmetrical designs of magical

abstract beauty and naive charm’.

With references to Gesualdo and the Greek folk music

encountered on family holidays, Roxanna Panufnik’s new

work is a two-part tribute to her father, and in particular to

his own string quartets.

Supported by

Sir Michael and Lady McWilliam

O Duo percussion

Parabola Arts Centre 11am-12.15pm £8 (£5 children) Members 10% off Ideal for ages 5+ MF01

See percussionists O Duo whizz around the stage

as you’ve never seen before! With a marimba,

vibraphone, glockenspiel, drum kit, African and

Brazilian drums and a multitude of handheld

percussion, the pair perform a huge range of music,

including pieces by Bach, Chopin and Philip Glass.

‘Phenomenal artistry ...Brimming with style and

panache.’

Daily Telegraph

FAMILY EVENT

FIDELIO TRIODarragh Morgan violin Robin Michael cello Mary Dullea piano

Pittville Pump Room 3.30-5.30pm £15 (unreserved) Members 10% off M10

Graham Fitkin Lens 15’ Michael Zev Gordon Roseland 5’ Tom Stewart new trio (premiere) 10’ Piers Hellawell Etruscan Games 17’ Arlene Sierra Avian Mirrors 10’ Gavin Higgins The Ruins of Detroit (premiere) 15’

The Fidelio Trio, one of the UK’s foremost

ensembles committed to contemporary

music, presents a hugely varied programme

of recently written and brand new duos and

trios. Tom Stewart is the 2013 recipient of

the Royal Philharmonic Society Composition

Prize, and the works by Zev Gordon and

Sierra were commissioned by long-time

Music Festival supporter Elizabeth Jacobs.

Supported by

Elizabeth Jacobs

Stewart supported by

Susan Bradshaw Composers’ Fund

FREE entertainment in Imperial Gardens from 5pm with Dutch marching band Drum Fanfare Jong Leven


Stay connected – follow us online and use the hashtag #cheltmusicfest Book ahead with Cheltenham Festivals Membership18 19

SATURDAY5JULY SUNDAY6JULYBox Office 0844 880 8094 cheltenhamfestivals.com/music

THE WILL GREGORY MOOG ENSEMBLE

THE BENEDETTI SESSIONS

Parabola Arts Centre 9.30-11.30pm £18 Members 10% off M13

50 years after Robert Moog

first presented his monophonic

synthesizer to the world,

Goldfrapp’s Will Gregory brings

together no fewer than 10 Moogs

on stage.

With a lineup including composer

Graham Fitkin and Portishead’s

Adrian Utley, the Ensemble

performs Bach’s Brandenburg

Concerto No 3, excerpts from

John Carpenter’s sci-fi fantasy

Escape From New York and a new

piece by Gregory featuring a

specially developed device that

synchronises the synths together

like a huge player piano. The

second half features a score by

Will Gregory played live to a

poignant film The Service Of Tim

Henman.

Princess Hall, Cheltenham Ladies’ College 4-5pm FREE (ticket required) MF03

Following a weekend of rehearsals and

workshops, Nicola Benedetti performs

Shostakovich and Holst with a large ensemble of

young string players from Gloucestershire.

See page 8 for further details.

FAMILY EVENT

Michael Morpurgo narrator Coope, Boyes & Simpson vocal trio

Town Hall 11am-12.30pm £15 (£7.50 children) Members 10% off Ideal for ages 8+ MF02

Private Peaceful in words and music

MICHAEL MORPURGO PRESENTS PRIVATE PEACEFUL

TONY BANKS & BRIAN MOOREParabola Arts Centre 5.45-6.30pm £8 Members 10% off MT05

It’s not every day that a rugby legend interviews

rock royalty in a (mostly) classical music festival.

But there’s a first time for everything, as avowed

Genesis fan Brian Moore discusses Banks’ new

orchestral piece, his relationship with classical

music and his legacy with Messrs Collins, Gabriel,

Hackett and Rutherford.

FESTIVAL LUNCH WITH SPECIAL GUEST MILOŠ KARADAGLIC

Ellenborough Park 1-3.15pm MT06 Guests will be seated at 1.30pm £35. Price includes set two-course lunch with a glass of Prosecco on arrival

After a superb lunch in the sumptuous,

exquisite surroundings of Ellenborough Park’s

De La Bere Court, enjoy this in-conversation

event with classical chart-topping guitarist

Miloš Karadaglić.

Master-storyteller and best-selling author Michael

Morpurgo is joined by the outstanding English a

cappella trio Coope, Boyes & Simpson for a telling

of Morpurgo’s moving First World War tale Private

Peaceful.

The trio’s songs match and intensify Morpurgo’s

inspired narration as the story of Tommo Peaceful

moves between humour and tragedy – from

childhood in a Devon village to the trenches of the

Western Front in the First World War.

Official Hotel of the

Pittville Pump Room Series



SUNDAY6JULY SUNDAY6JULYBox Office 0844 880 8094 cheltenhamfestivals.com/music

THE CENTENARY PROMTHE SOUNDS OF 1914

Flowers Brass Band Cheltenham Bach Choir TBA tenor Nicholas McCarthy piano Joseph Middleton piano Stephen Jackson conductor


Programme to include: Holst Mars from The Planets Elgar The Fourth of August (Spirit of England) Humperdinck Song of the Black Eagle Rachmaninov Vespers (selection) Gurney Selection of songs and Roses of Picardy, St Louis Blues & a singalong of marching songs (Long Way to Tipperary, Pack Up Your Troubles etc)

This is the concert when Gloucestershire marks the

centenary of the start of World War One – a broad-

reaching musical snapshot of the sounds of 1914, and of

music that arose out of war.

Outstanding local performers will be joined by the

remarkable one-handed pianist Nicholas McCarthy, who

will pay tribute to musicians such as Paul Wittgenstein

who lost limbs in battle.

Supported by

The Oldham Foundation

BENJAMIN GROSVENOR

TOKAIDO ROADNEW OPERA

Benjamin Grosvenor piano


Mendelssohn Andante & Rondo capriccioso 6’ Schubert Impromptu in G flat Op. 90, No 3 6’ Schumann Humoreske Op. 20 25’ Mompou Paisajes 11’ Medtner 2 Fairy Tales Op. 51/3, Op. 14/2 7’ Ravel Valses nobles et sentimentales 14’ Liszt Valse de l’opéra Faust (after Gounod) 10’

Okeanos Ensemble Caroline Clegg director

Parabola Arts Centre 4.30-6.30pm £20 Members 10% off M15

Traditional Japanese Music 30’ Nicola LeFanu Tokaido Road (premiere) 50’

Okeanos is an ensemble which mixes traditional

Japanese instruments, such as koto, sho and shamisen,

with western ones. They open this event with a taste

of traditional Japanese music, before composer Nicola

LeFanu and librettist Nancy Gaffield discuss how this

distinctive soundworld influenced the creation of this

new multimedia opera, Tokaido Road.

Taking its name from the series of vivid woodblock

prints by Japanese artist Hiroshige, the opera brings

Hiro – the figure present in every picture – to life.

Journeying from Edo (Tokyo) to Kyoto against a

backdrop of old and new images, Hiro tells of his

encounters – humorous, amorous, tragic – through

mime, dance, speech and song.

“Step into the picture – I’ll show you the way.”

TALK: BRITISH MILITARY & BRASS BANDSVenue tbc 6-7pm £5 Members 10% off MT07

Brass and military bands had

an impact on British music that

has been largely overlooked. In

1914 they were ubiquitous. They

entertained, educated, caused real

musical change and created an

expansion in professional music

that was unprecedented. Trevor

Herbert, Emeritus Professor of Music

at the Open University, discusses

how they emerged and why their

achievement is so important.


The first half of Benjamin Grosvenor’s wide-ranging

programme is grounded in the 19th century,

and centred around Schumann’s enigmatic and

emotionally-rich Humoreske. The second half starts

out with colourful, virtuosic writing by a pair of

lesser-known composer-pianists – the Russian Nikolai

Medtner and the Catalan Federico Mompou – and

closes with extravagant takes on the waltz by Ravel

and Liszt. Grosvenor describes Liszt’s transcription

of the waltz from Gounod’s Faust as ‘brilliantly

summarising the opera: the orgiastic opening, the

innocence of Marguerite's song, and the demonic

nature of the virtuosic close’.

‘Grosvenor, you can tell, is a Romantic pianist, almost

from another age. He doesn’t deconstruct, or stand

at a distance. He jumps inside the music’s soul.’

The Times

Supported by

The Helena Oldacre Trust

CHELTEN

HAM

MUSIC FESTIVAL SO

CIETY


Stay connected – follow us online and use the hashtag #cheltmusicfest22 23

MONDAY7JULY MONDAY7JULYBox Office 0844 880 8094 cheltenhamfestivals.com/music

MILOŠMiloš Karadaglic guitar

Pittville Pump Room 8-10pm £28 £23 £16 Members 10% off M21

Sor Grand Solo 9’ Gerhard Fantasie 5’ Bach Chaconne BWV 1004 15’ Granados Danza Andaluza; Danza Oriental 12’ Rodrigo Invocation and Dance (homage to de Falla) 9’ De Falla Danza del Molinero; Homenaje; Danza Española No 1 11’

Miloš first appeared at the

Cheltenham Music Festival in 2010

in Quenington Church... seating

capacity nudging 100. Four years later,

and after the steepest, most thrilling

trajectory of international success, he

now plays to huge audiences around

the world – from the Royal Albert

Hall to the Hollywood Bowl. His latest

Cheltenham appearance presents this

enticing programme in the elegantly

intimate surroundings of the Pittville

Pump Room.

Supported by

Graham and Eileen Lockwood

COMPOSER ACADEMY PULSE/RANTSVenue tbc 8pm 'til late FREE MT08

This double-bill evening

opens with a screening

and discussion of film short

PULSE, followed by a special

Cheltenham Composer

Academy edition of RANTS.

RANTS are compelling

three-minute opinion pieces

delivered on a wide variety

of cultural topics, which are

then opened up to the room

for debate.

PULSE is a noir-like

collaboration between

composer Dobrinka Tabakova

and filmmaker Ruth Paxton,

a cinematic poem exploring

the energy and diversity

of modern city life and the

human desire to connect.

See page 43 for more

details about the Composer

Academy. To see what

topics will be covered, and

a trailer for PULSE, go to

cheltenhamfestivals.com/

music

NICOLA BENEDETTI AND ALEXEI GRYNYUK

Nicola Benedetti violin Alexei Grynyuk piano


Mozart Violin Sonata No 21 in E minor Prokofiev Violin Sonata No 1 Elgar Violin Sonata

The skittering colours and moods of Elgar’s sonata

and the brooding beauty of Prokofiev’s showcase

the intensity and virtuosity of this close-knit duo.

The beautifully balanced partnership of Benedetti

and Grynyuk is perfect, too, for the conversational

subtlety of Mozart’s Sonata.

Supported by

Diana Woolley

ANNIVERSARY BAROQUE AT OWLPEN MANOR

GLOUCESTERSHIRE YOUNG MUSICIANS

Bruno Procopio harpsichord Jennifer Morsches cello

Holy Cross Church, Owlpen Manor 3-4.15pm £12 (unreserved) Members 10% off M19

Programme to include: C.P.E. Bach sonatas for piccolo cello and continuo Rameau works for solo harpsichord

Two highly accomplished baroque music specialists

come together to mark the 300th anniversary of

Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach’s birth and the 250th

anniversary of Jean-Philippe Rameau’s death.

American cellist Jennifer Morsches is a principal

member of the UK’s top early music chamber group

Florilegium, and Bruno Procopio is a Brazilian

harpsichordist whose studies with Christophe Rousset

at the Paris Conservatoire have since established him

in France and beyond.

Supported by

Alan Cadbury Trust

Bruno Procopio supported by

Catriona Holsgrove soprano Emily Harding trumpet

Pittville Pump Room 6-7pm £6 (unreserved) Members 10% off M20

Winners of the 2013 Keith Nutland Award are joined

by the winner (tba) of the 2014 Gloucestershire

Young Musician competition in a showcase from the

county’s finest young performers.

Programme to be announced,

see cheltenhamfestivals.com/music


After the concert the Cyder House Restaurant will be open and teas and homemade cakes will be available.

24 25

WHAT’S ON GUIDE WHAT’S ON GUIDE

10am 11am 12noon 1pm 2pm 3pm 4pm 5pm 6pm 7pm 8pm 9pm 10pm 11pm

WEDNESDAY 2 JULYTH

PPR

PAC

Other

THURSDAY 3 JULYTH

PPR

PAC

Other

FRIDAY 4 JULYTH

PPR

PAC

Other

SATURDAY 5 JULYTH

PPR

PAC

Other



SUNDAY 6 JULYTH

PPR

PAC

Other

MONDAY 7 JULYTH

PPR

PAC

Other

TUESDAY 8 JULYTH

PPR

PAC

Other

WEDNESDAY 9 JULYTH

PPR

PAC

Other



THURSDAY 10 JULYTH

PPR

PAC

Other

FRIDAY 11 JULYTH

PPR

PAC

Other

SATURDAY 12 JULYTH

PPR

PAC

Other

SUNDAY 13 JULYTH

PPR

PAC

Other


M01 STEVEN OSBORNE M14 BENJAMIN GROSVENOR

M18 BENEDETTI & GRYNYUK

M22 NEW GENERATION ARTISTS 1

M25 NEW GENERATION ARTISTS 2

M19 BAROQUE AT OWLPEN (OM)

MW02 CIVIC SOCIETY

WALK

MW03 CIVIC SOCIETY

WALK

MW04 CIVIC SOCIETY

WALK

M23 COMPOSER ACADEMY SHOWCASE

M20 GLOS YOUNG

MUSICIANS

M15 TOKAIDO ROAD

M03 MOZART'S SERENADE

M06 TROUT QUINTET

M09 BRODSKY QUARTET M10 FIDELIO TRIO

MF01 O DUO

M04 FLUTE & HARP (SQ)

MT03 BENEDETTI LUNCH (EP)

MT06 MILOŠ LUNCH (EP)

MW01 CIVIC SOCIETY WALK

MT01 PIANOMANIA

MT04 MOOG FILM & TALK

MT02 MOZART OUTSIDE

M02 OPENING NIGHT PROM M17 CENTENARY PROM

M21 MILOŠ

M24 DURUFLÉ REQUIEM

M30 BUSKAIDM28 NEW GENERATION ARTISTS 3

M31 PADMORE & WATKINS

M35 TRIO CON BRIO

M39 TRIO MEDIÆVAL &

HENRIKSEN (CC)

PARTY IN THE PARK

MF04 JAMES MAYHEW MT12 THE PLANETS 360° VIEW

M33 GARBAREK & HILLIARD

ENSEMBLE (GC)

M37 THE PLANETS & GAO

M36 QUATUOR HERMES (MP)

M38 SON YAMBU

M34 TRIBUTE TO TAVENER (GC)

MT10 SOWETO STRINGS

M27 PÄRT & TAVENER (TA)

MT08 PULSE/RANTS

M05 NICOLA BENEDETTI PROM

M07 CELEBRATING SINATRA

M12 CLASSICAL FAVOURITES

M13 MOOG ENSEMBLEMT05

BANKS & MOORE

ENTERTAINMENT IN IMPERIAL GARDENS

MF02 PRIVATE PEACEFUL

MF03 BENEDETTI

SESSIONS (PH)MT07 BRASS

BANDS

MT11 LISTENING

EXPERIENCE

MT09 COMPOSING

WOMEN

M08 DIFFERENT TRAINS

KEY TH = TOWN HALL PPR = PITTVILLE PUMP ROOM PAC = PARABOLA ARTS CENTRE CONCERT WALK TALK FAMILY FILM DINING OTHER VENUES CC - Cheltenham College Chapel SQ - St Swithin's, Quenington EP - Ellenborough Park TA - Tewkesbury Abbey GC - Gloucester Cathedral PH - Princess Hall OM - Owlpen Manor CLC - Cheltenham Ladies' College MP - St Mary's, Painswick


TUESDAY8JULY TUESDAY8JULYBox Office 0844 880 8094 cheltenhamfestivals.com/music

SCHUBERT, BRAHMS & DVORÁKRADIO 3 NEW GENERATION ARTISTS

Louis Schwizgebel piano Zhang Zuo piano Elena Urioste violin Lise Berthaud viola Guy Johnston cello


Schubert Fantasie in F minor for piano duet 20’ Brahms Violin Sonata No 1 in G, Op. 78 28’ Dvorák Piano Quartet No 2 in E flat, Op. 87 34’

The first of three consecutive Pittville mornings

featuring BBC Radio 3 New Generation Artists is a

typically international gathering. Louis Schwizgebel

is Swiss-Chinese. Zhang Zuo is Chinese and currently

based in New York. The string players are, respectively,

American, French and English – Guy Johnston having

been an NGA with the Aronowitz Ensemble from 2006-8.

The Schubert Fantasie and Brahms Sonata precede

Dvořák’s beloved Op.87 piano quartet, a work

overflowing with lyricism, exuberance and a strong

infusion of Bohemian folk spirit.

Supported by

Elizabeth Jacobs

DURUFLÉ REQUIEMIN GLOUCESTER CATHEDRAL

Choir of Merton College, Oxford St Cecilia Singers* Oriel Singers* Esther Brazil mezzo-soprano* Nicholas Morton baritone* Guy Johnston cello* Carleton Etherington organ* Benjamin Nicholas conductor

Gloucester Cathedral 7.30-9.30pm £25 £20 £18 £14 (unreserved) Members 10% off M24

COMPOSER ACADEMY SHOWCASE

Sanders Room, Cheltenham Ladies’ College 3-5pm £6 Members 10% off M23

This showcase presents hot-off-the-press music

from emerging composers, created during the

previous five days of the Composer Academy.

See page 43 for more details.

TALK: COMPOSING WOMENParliament Rooms, Gloucester Cathedral 6-7pm £5 Members 10% off MT09

Sally Taylor – Executive Director of the

Culture Capital Exchange and Chair of the

PRS for Music Foundation – discusses with

Kerry Andrew, Hannah Kendall and Dobrinka

Tabakova what it’s like for women composers

in Britain today.

Tallis Videte miraculum 10’ Victoria Ave Maria 5’ Palestrina Alma redemptoris Mater 3’ Parsons Ave Maria 5’ Four Marian Antiphons (premiere) 15’ Judith Weir Ave Regina Caelorum Hannah Kendall Regina Caeli Kerry Andrew Salve Regina Dobrinka Tabakova Alma redemptoris mater Tavener Two Hymns to the Mother of God 5’ Tavener Song for Athene 6’ Duruflé Requiem* 33’

This choral feast is very much a concert of two halves.

The first, sung by Oxford’s Merton College choir, is a

sequence of pieces honouring the Virgin Mary – ancient

and modern, English, Italian and Spanish. Two fine

local choirs and the magnificent Gloucester Cathedral

organ join the Merton forces in the second half for a

performance of Maurice Duruflé’s sublime Requiem.

Supported by

Michael and Angela Cronk

Recorded for broadcast on BBC Radio 3

Book ahead with Cheltenham Festivals Membership28 29

WEDNESDAY9JULY WEDNESDAY9JULYBox Office 0844 880 8094 cheltenhamfestivals.com/music

SCHUBERT, PANUFNIK & VAUGHAN WILLIAMSRADIO 3 NEW GENERATION ARTISTS

Apollon Musagete Quartet Robin Tritschler tenor Louis Schwizgebel piano


Gossec String Quartet in A, Op. 15/6 10’ Schubert Lieder selection 20’ A. Panufnik String Quartet No 1 20’ Vaughan Williams On Wenlock Edge 21’

The soft-grained lyric qualities of Irish tenor Robin

Tritschler will be beautifully on display here,

first in a selection of Schubert songs and then in

Vaughan Williams’ highly individual settings of

A.E. Housman for voice and piano quintet.

Much-admired Polish ensemble, the Apollon

Musagete Quartet, performs the first of their

compatriot Andrzej Panufnik’s quartets, and a

work by Haydn’s close contemporary, François-

Joseph Gossec.

Supported by

The Aquarius Group

PÄRT & TAVENERIN TEWKESBURY ABBEY

The Hilliard Ensemble BBC Singers Carducci String Quartet David Hill conductor

Tewkesbury Abbey 7.30-9.45pm £35 £30 £22 £18 (unreserved) Members 10% off M27

Arvo Pärt Stabat Mater 24’ Tavener Ikon of Light 40’ Arvo Pärt Miserere 35’

The exquisite music of Arvo Pärt and John Tavener

has defined the sound of ‘holy minimalism’ in recent

years, and this concert presents three of their finest,

most seminal works – all from within a few years of

each other in the 1980s.

Tavener’s Ikon of Light – which was premiered at the

1984 Cheltenham Music Festival in Tewkesbury Abbey

– is a mystical statement of ritual and wonder for

choir and string trio. The Hilliard Ensemble premiered

Pärt’s equally luminous and reflective settings of

the Stabat Mater and Psalm 51 in 1985 and 1989.

With an added choral Dies Irae, Miserere’s remarkable

lineup also features five solo voices and an 11-piece

ensemble that includes electric and bass guitar,

percussion, winds and brass.

Broadcast live on BBC Radio 3


Go to cheltenhamfestivals.com/booking to create your event Wish List for quicker, easier booking30 31

THURSDAY10JULY THURSDAY10JULYBox Office 0844 880 8094 cheltenhamfestivals.com/music

FILM SOWETO STRINGSOval Room, Pittville Pump Room 6-7.10pm £5 Members 10% off MT10

This documentary tells the extraordinary

and moving story of the South African music

project, Buskaid. From its establishment in

1997 by British viola player Rosemary Nalden,

the film follows Buskaid’s work over two years,

as it succeeds in inspiring and transforming the

lives of young musicians living in exceptionally

difficult circumstances.

BUSKAIDSOWETO STRINGS

Soweto String Ensemble Rosemary Nalden director

Pittville Pump Room 7.30-9.30pm £23 £18 £12 Members 10% off M30

Programme to include: Rameau, Bach, Saint-Saëns, Karl Jenkins, Kwela and Gospel

The inspirational Soweto String Ensemble sprang

up from the Buskaid project, which gives children

from impoverished backgrounds in South African

townships the opportunity to learn string instruments

to the highest possible standard. As part of a UK

tour marking the 20th anniversary of democracy in

South Africa – and following previous Cheltenham

performances in 2004 and 2007 – this extraordinary

ensemble showcases a programme that ranges

from baroque composers Bach and Rameau through

to Karl Jenkins’ Soweto Suite and African Kwela and

Gospel music.

Buskaid residency supported by

RAVEL, BACEWICZ & DVORÁKRADIO 3 NEW GENERATION ARTISTS

RADIO 3 NEW GENERATION ARTISTS

Apollon Musagete Quartet Louis Schwizgebel piano


Ravel Gaspard de la Nuit 22’ Debussy L’isle joyeuse 6’ Bacewicz Piano Quintet No 1 25’ Dvorák String Quartet in C, Op. 61 33’

Like the Apollon Musagete Quartet, pianist

Louis Schwizgebel’s career is on a steep upward

curve. Second prize winner at the 2012 Leeds

International Piano Competition, while still

studying at New York’s Juilliard, he has since given

performances with many fine orchestras and at

prestigious festivals such as Bergen, Gstaad and

Verbier.

Schwizgebel and the Apollon Musagete Quartet

combine in this programme for a highly regarded

quintet by the Polish composer Grażyna Bacewicz,

a close contemporary of Andrzej Panufnik and a

distinguished violinist herself.

Supported by

Sir Peter and Lady Marychurch



Now in its 15th year, BBC

Radio 3’s New Generation

Artist scheme has nurtured

the talents of over 100

instrumentalists, singers and

ensembles. The gilt-edged

careers of many alumni are a

fine indicator that the current

crop, coming to Cheltenham

in 2014, are destined for great

things too.

| JERUSALEM QUARTET | CHRISTIANNE STOTIJN | ALIS

ON B

ALSO

M |

BELC

EA Q

UART

ET |

NAT

ALIE

CLE

IN | ALICE COOTE | COLIN CURRIE | PAUL LEWIS |

ALINA IBRAGIMOVA | STEVEN OSBORNE | JANINE JANSEN


FRIDAY11JULY FRIDAY11JULYBox Office 0844 880 8094 cheltenhamfestivals.com/music

MARK PADMORE &HUW WATKINSMark Padmore tenor Huw Watkins piano


Purcell arr. Britten Morning Hymn; Job's Curse; Evening Hymn 12’ Huw Watkins new work (premiere) 12’ Tippett The Heart's Assurance 18’ Schumann Dichterliebe 30’

With his sensitivity to text, emotional

honesty and interpretative authority, Mark

Padmore is a singer who guarantees total

engagement from his audiences. In this

recital, he joins composer-pianist Huw

Watkins for a programme of rich musical and

poetic contrast.

Michael Tippett’s radiant, dramatic cycle

was premiered in 1951 by Peter Pears, with

Britten playing the demanding piano part.

Supported by

Diana Woolley

THE LISTENING EXPERIENCE DATABASEOval Room, Pittville Pump Room 10-10.45am £5 Members 10% off MT11

The Listening Experience Database Project includes private

records of people’s experiences of listening to music of all

kinds, from any culture or period. David Rowland, Ivan Hewett

and Simon Brown consider how music affects people in their

everyday lives, and how we capture the listening experiences

that the critics miss.

JAN GARBAREK & THE HILLIARD ENSEMBLE

The Hilliard Ensemble Jan Garbarek saxophone

Gloucester Cathedral 7-8.30pm £35 £30 £22 £18 (unreserved) Members 10% off M33

20 years ago, Norwegian jazz saxophone

legend Jan Garbarek collaborated for the

first time with the four solo voices of The

Hilliard Ensemble, creating one of the most

distinctive and acclaimed ‘crossover’ projects.

With the Hilliards retiring later in 2014, this

performance in the resonant and lofty spaces

of Gloucester Cathedral will be one of the last

ever. A very special occasion.

‘A cross-cultural combination that produces

some of the most beautiful acoustic music

ever made’

Evening Standard

Cavaleri Quartet with Celan Quartet* Gildas Quartet* Quatuor Hermes*

Gloucester Cathedral 9-10.15pm £18 (unreserved) Members 10% off M34

Harvey Mortuos Plango, Vivos Voco 10’ Tavener Scatter Roses Over My Tears (UK premiere) 15’ Tavener Towards Silence* 35’

In the immensity of Gloucester Cathedral’s

darkening, candlelit nave, be transported by this

sonically spatial, mystical sequence reflecting on life

and death.

‘I feel very close to this music,’ wrote John Tavener

of Towards Silence, a poignant meditation on the

Four States of Being for four surround-sound string

quartets and Tibetan Bowl.

Scatter Roses Over My Tears is one of Tavener’s

last completed works, and the 12th Cheltenham

premiere of his music since the first in 1970.

A CANDLELIT TRIBUTE TO JOHN TAVENER


Tavener’s music is complemented here by the

extraordinary creation for multi-track tape by his

near contemporary Jonathan Harvey. Computer-

processed music has never been more human and

transcendent than this audience-enveloping mosaic

from 1980, featuring Harvey’s chorister son and

Winchester Cathedral’s awesome tenor bell.

Quatuor Hermes supported by


SATURDAY12JULY SATURDAY12JULYBox Office 0844 880 8094 cheltenhamfestivals.com/music

THE PLANETS: A 360° VIEWAN AFTERNOON SYMPOSIUM

Parabola Arts Centre 3-5.30pm £10 Members 10% off MT12

Holst’s inspiration for The Planets was

more mythological than scientific,

and yet a hundred years on his music

seems to capture perfectly the ethereal

beauty of our neighbouring worlds as

revealed by the latest space missions.

Marek Kukula, Public Astronomer at the

Royal Observatory Greenwich, explores

how Holst’s music remains as popular

with astronomers as it does with the

general public.

Writer/broadcaster Stephen Johnson

focuses on cultural-historical context

and the music itself – its originality and

its widespread influence, from Britten

to Hollywood’s John Williams. Holst

scholar and composer Raymond Head

discusses the composer’s fascination

with astrology and its influence on The

Planets.

Programmed in partnership with the

Holst Birthplace Museum

THE PLANETS& THE GREAT ANIMAL ORCHESTRA

BBC National Orchestra of Wales Savitri Singers Martyn Brabbins conductor

Town Hall 7-9.15pm £35 £28 £14 £12 Members 10% off M37

Richard Blackford The Great Animal Orchestra (premiere) 25’ preceded by an introduction featuring Richard Blackford and Bernie Krause Holst The Planets 55’

This final evening concert in the 70th Cheltenham

Music Festival is a vivid orchestral voyage around our

own planet and beyond.

Richard Blackford’s The Great Animal Orchestra is

inspired by the work of American environmentalist

and soundscape recordist Bernie Krause. This five

movement symphony combines live orchestra

with Krause’s recordings from around the world –

including the Sumatran rainforest, American Pacific

tree frogs, African elephants and gorillas, and a range

of exotic, South American birds.

Gustav Holst composed three movements of his

Planets suite – Mars, Venus and Jupiter – in 1914,

MENDELSSOHN & SCHUBERT PIANO TRIOS

MUSIC AT ART COUTURE

Trio Con Brio Copenhagen


Bent Sørensen Phantasmagoria 18’ Mendelssohn Piano Trio No 2 in C minor 32’ Schubert Piano Trio No 1 in B flat, D 898 31’

Danish composer Bent Sørensen conjures up a

mysterious, dreamlike scene in this opening piece

written especially for award-winning ensemble Trio

Con Brio Copenhagen. Alongside it, one of Schubert’s

final works and Mendelssohn’s second Trio, the finale

of which features a melody known to many as the

hymn tune ‘Old Hundredth’.

‘Sensational playing from Korean sisters Soo-Jin

Hong and Soo-Kyung Hong and Danish piano

wizard Jens Elvekjaer.’ Classic FM

Supported in celebration of the wedding of

John Mumford & Penny McCracken

Quatuor Hermes

St Mary’s Church, Painswick 3-4.20pm £12 (unreserved) Members 10% off M36

Haydn String Quartet in B minor, Op. 33/1 21’ Beethoven String Quartet in G, Op. 18/2 23’ Debussy String Quartet in G minor 25’

A recital from the Paris-based Hermes Quartet to mark the

opening of the vibrant Art Couture Painswick Festival.

Quatuor Hermes

supported by

JAMES MAYHEW PAINTS CARNIVAL OF THE ANIMALS

James Mayhew illustrator Alex Kirk, Jonathan McNaught piano Rebecca McNaught cello

Parabola Arts Centre 11am-12pm £8 (£5 children) Members 10% off MF04

Saint-Saëns (Painted) Carnival of the Animals

Ideal for ages 5+ See pages 8-9 for more information.

FAMILY EVENT

so this performance marks the centenary of this

masterpiece’s inception. From the menacing start of

Mars, the Bringer of War to the bewitching fade-out of

Neptune, the Mystic, it will be wonderful to hear one of

the greatest pieces of orchestral music ever written in

the Town Hall of Holst’s home town.


Messier-Bugatti-Dowty

The Great Animal Orchestra

supported by

See pages 8-9 for details of our free Party in the Park from 1-4pm

in and around Pittville Pump Room – fun for the family with

appearances from Festival artists and a range of local performers.

Broadcast live on BBC Radio 3

Stay connected – follow us online and use the hashtag #cheltmusicfest36 37

SATURDAY12JULY SUNDAY13JULYBox Office 0844 880 8094 cheltenhamfestivals.com/music

TRIO MEDIÆVAL & ARVE HENRIKSEN

WALKS

Trio Mediæval Arve Henriksen trumpet

Cheltenham College Chapel 11am-12.20pm £18 Members 10% off M39

Trio Mediæval made a great impression when they

performed in the 2008 Cheltenham Music Festival.

So it’s great to welcome them back, this time with

Norwegian trumpeter/singer Arve Henriksen

in a unique musical meeting where medieval,

contemporary and improvised elements beautifully

merge. 800 year old music from Italy and England

is performed alongside Norwegian-Swedish folk

songs, a couple of newly commissioned pieces and

Henriksen’s remarkable, atmospheric improvisation.

Supported by

an anonymous donor

SON YAMBUAUTHENTIC SOUND OF CUBA

Son Yambu Cuban Band

Pittville Pump Room 9-11pm £15 cabaret seating & dancefloor Members 10% off M38

Red hot rhythms – straight from the streets of

Santiago de Cuba.

Son Yambu play authentic Cuban son, the intoxicating

Afro-Cuban sound that gave rise to salsa. Described

as 'the UK's very own Buena Vista band', the group

come mainly from Santiago de Cuba – a cradle of

music in a country whose music expresses its soul.

Expect infectious melodies and grooves, irresistible

music with a contemporary edge – the authentic

sound of Cuba.

‘With a lineup of expat Cuban musicians playing

rootsy Cuban son, Son Yambu had dancers twirling

from the off.’ Evening Standard

All walks begin at 3pm from the Town Hall Steps.

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 strictly limited.

Walks are presented by

Cheltenham Civic Society

CHELTENHAM 1945

Wednesday 2 July MW01 Tuesday 8 July MW02

1945 was a momentous year both politically and

musically. The War in Europe ended on May 8th and

five weeks later, on June 13th, the first Cheltenham

Festival of Music began. Roger Jones looks at

Cheltenham as it recovered from the War and reflects

on the changes that have taken place since then.

CHELTENHAM: A MODEL FOR THE GARDEN CITY?

Wednesday 9 July MW03 Friday 11 July MW04

Dr Roger Woodley tours Cheltenham’s unmissable

architecture and will refer, on the centenary of The

Planets, to Gustav Holst’s musical presence during

his early life here. A particular focus will be on

Cheltenham’s unique role as Britain’s first ‘garden town’.

39

EXHIBITIONScheltenhamfestivals.com/music

The Planets 2014: Celebrating 100 Years of Holst’s Masterpiece

The Planets Exhibition June 28th - October 11th 2014

piece of classical music, on loan from The Bodleian Library, together with diaries and letters from The British Library, The Royal College of Music and The Britten-Pears Foundation.

Listening Booth Trail April – October 2014Explore Cheltenham while listening to The Planets! There will be 7 listening booths in locations associated with Holst for you to discover. Each will play a movement from the suite.

Holst Birthplace Museum, 4 Clarence Road, Cheltenham, GL52 2AY

[email protected]

Opening timesFeb - May & Oct - Mid Dec : Tues - Sat, 10am - 4pm

June - Sept : Tues - Sat, 10am - 5pm & Sun 1.30pm - 5pmopen Bank Holiday

Admission Adults : £5.00 | Concessions : £4.50 | Family Ticket : (2+3)£12.00Children : Under 5 FREE | Under 16 : £2

Guided tours welcome by appointment

01242 524846 | www.holstmuseum.org.uk

70: A CHELTENHAM MUSIC FESTIVAL RETROSPECTIVEAn exhibition looking at the wide

range of styles and designs that

have graced the Festival brochure

covers over the years, alongside

details from each year of the

Festival. From iconic mid-century

fonts to bold, modernist geometry

and graceful watercolours, the

display charts a course through

post-war graphic design history

as it explores key moments in the

Festival’s history.

ELIZABETH JACOBSLong-standing photographer of

the Festival behind-the-scenes,

Elizabeth Jacobs displays her pick

of musicians in rehearsal during the

2013 Cheltenham Music Festival.

WYNN WHITE: JAPANBeautiful, arresting black and white

photography from the artist creating

the ‘now’ of Tokaido Road’s visual

backdrop (M15, pg.20). Wynn’s

images capture serene, majestic

moments from nature and the

everyday, and this exhibition focuses

solely on his travels in Japan.

All of our exhibitions appear in the foyers of Parabola Arts

Centre, and can be viewed during normal opening times as well

as from an hour before any Festival event until 45 minutes after

the event finishes.

Ellenborough ParkSoutham Road Cheltenham

Gloucestershire GL52 3NJ UK

www.ellenboroughpark.com

Find us on:

41

FESTIVAL FRINGEcheltenhamfestivals.com/music

FAURÉ REQUIEMSaturday 28 June 6pm Church venue tbc FREE retiring collection

Cheltenham Youth ChoirBeauregard SingersRachel Bowen & Vicki Beauregard directors

Other repertoire to be announced.

WINTERREISEThursday 3 July 4.30pm Bethesda Methodist Church GL51 2AP £6

John Cox tenorSara Harris piano

A chance to experience Schubert’s last

and greatest song cycle, Winterreise: an

epic journey by an unnamed wanderer

whose love was rejected, and who finds

few comforts before a final meeting

with an organ grinder.

DUO KARADYSFriday 4 July 7.30pm Pate's Grammar School GL51 0HG £10 (£5)

Carol Hubel-Allen violaAlan MacLean piano

Works by Schubert, Handel and Rebecca Clarke David Earl Sonata for Viola and Piano (premiere)

MIDSUMMER FIESTASaturday 5 July 12noon-9pm Montpellier Gardens FREE

A fun-filled day for the whole

family – a range of music, dance

displays, activities and have-a-go

sports sessions, alongside a varied

marketplace and a range of food

and drink.

JOYCE GRENFELL MONOLOGUESSaturday 5 July 7pm St Matthew's Church GL50 3PL £7

British actress Mary Gifford Brown

performs the work of this much loved

comedienne and song writer.

CHELTENHAM SYMPHONY ORCHESTRASaturday 5 July 7.30pm Bredon Village Hall £14 (£7)

David Curtis conductor

Dag Wiren Serenade for Strings R. Strauss Suite for Wind in B flat Haydn Symphony No 104 in D

PORTRAIT OF PARRY: THE IDYLL, & THE TUNEFUL WARSaturday 5 July 7.30pm Tewkesbury Abbey £15 (£8)

The Waynflete SingersDavid Owen Norris conductor Carleton Etherington organ

This programme looks at Parry’s

Edwardian idyll, and its interruption

by the Great War.

It features rarities such as A Hymn for

Aviators and Six Modern Lyrics, as well

as his iconic settings of I Was Glad and

Jerusalem.

JUBILATE CHAMBER CHOIR Saturday 5 July 7.30pm St Mary's Church Charlton Kings GL53 8JJ £8 (£7)

Ian Higginson conductor

Programme to include works by

Vierne and Faure.

COTSWOLD CONNECTIONSFriday 11 July 7.30pm All Saints Church Cheltenham

Phoenix Recorder Orchestra Pam Smith conductor

The Phoenix Recorder Orchestra,

celebrating its 10th birthday, consists

of 30 of the country's finest recorder

players playing the full range of

recorders from the tiny sopranino to

the mighty sub contrabasses.

This programme will include a wide

range of light classical music by a

variety of composers with Cotswold

links, from Gustav Holst to Steve

Marshall.

MUSICA VERASaturday 12 July 7.30 pm St Peter's Church Leckhampton GL53 0QJ £12

David Dewar conductor

Programme to include:Monteverdi Beatus Vir works by Handel and Purcell

All fringe events are ticketed separately. For information visit cheltenhamfestivals.com/music-fringe

42 43

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

Following a hugely successful pilot in 2013, the Composer Academy will open its doors to even more aspiring young composers in 2014.

The Academy will this year create 12 brand

new works with the Fidelio Trio and a second

flexible ensemble, as well as offering discussion

sessions, access to established composers and

industry professionals, and tickets to Festival

premieres for a further 20 emerging composers.

Join the Academy for two public events, the

Composer Academy Showcase (M23, pg. 27) and

an evening of film and debate (MT08, pg. 23).

Find out more at cheltenhamfestivals.com/

composer-academy

Supported by

MUSIC WORKSHOPS IN SCHOOLSJune 2014, free*

NICHOLAS MCCARTHYOne-handed Paralympics closing ceremony

superstar pianist, and Royal College of Music

graduate, Nicholas is passionate about engaging

children and young adults in classical music.

Challenging and inspiring, he will deliver a

workshop tailor-made for your pupils, whatever

their age and ability.

JAMES MAYHEWWe are delighted that James is returning to lead

Painting to Music workshops in local schools. We

are reserving some workshops for schools where

over 15% pupils are eligible for FSM, and where

possible James will stay longer in these schools so

that parents can take part.

CONCERT FOR SCHOOLS AND MUSIC EXPLORERSFriday 11 July 10.30-11.30am Cheltenham Town Hall free*

Music Explorers 11.45am and 12.45pm Cheltenham Town Hall free*

Captivating, inspiring, and joyous – it’s a stellar

line-up for this year’s Concert for Schools.

James Mayhew will paint Saint-Saëns’ Carnival

of the Animals, accompanied by brilliant young

Gloucestershire pianists Jonathan McNaught and

Alexander Kirk; young musicians from the Soweto

string ensemble Buskaid will dazzle you with their

vibrant sounds; and Birmingham Conservatoire’s

Associate Ensemble, the Atéa Quintet, will raise

the roof with their high-energy repertoire of

surprising pieces.

Give your pupils an introduction to a range of

orchestral instruments at a Music Explorers

session following the concert, with expert

guidance provided by specialists. Why not

bring lunch with you and picnic in the beautiful

gardens behind the Town Hall too?

NICOLA BENEDETTI SESSIONSAll day Saturday 5 & Sunday 6 July £20/participant**

Nicola Benedetti, one of the world’s finest young

musicians, is leading two days of workshops for

young string players, which will culminate in a

performance on Sunday 13 July.

Nicola’s unshakeable belief in the transformative

effect that quality music experiences can have

on young lives forms the foundation of her

education work, and this weekend will be a

unique opportunity for Gloucestershire’s young

string players to learn from the best.

If you are, or know of, a string player (grade

2–8+, age 8–18) with commitment, energy and

enthusiasm who would relish the opportunity

of this inspiring and interactive learning

opportunity, you can find more information

and an application form at

cheltenhamfestivals.com/education/take-part

GAMELAN WORKSHOPS FOR SCHOOLS Year-round, Pittville Pump Room

Gamelan, tuned bronze percussion instruments

from Indonesia, is 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 together and have fun at the same time?

What do teachers say?

‘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.’

David Walker, The Milestone School, 2014.

Find out more at cheltenhamfestivals.com/gamelan

READ ALL ABOUT ITSURROUND SOUNDThe Great Animal Orchestra (see pg.35)

education project, Surround Sound, is a

unique opportunity for children and young

people from National Star, Bettridge School,

and St Thomas More Catholic Primary

School to make music and art. Exceptional

artists and music educators will encourage

and develop the participants’ listening,

creative and music-making skills in response

to the sounds of the natural world, and

their compositions and visual art will form

the core of a very special performance at

Cheltenham Music Festival on Saturday 12

July at Pittville Pump Room.

*Free activities are subject to a £25 administration fee.

**We have a bursary fund so that cost is not a barrier.

More information on our website.

EDUCATION PARTNERS

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

The Notgrove Trust

The Michael Tippett Musical Foundation

The Reed Foundation

70th Festival Appeal Donors

Buskaid residency supported by

If you are passionate about Cheltenham Music Festival then please consider making a donation when you book your tickets. As a charity, every gift, no matter what size, makes a real difference to our work. Thank you.44 45

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

We would like to thank all our Patrons for their generous support:

Life PatronMark and Sue Blanchfield Peter and Anne Bond Dominic and Jannene Collier Colin Doak Charles Fisher David and John Hall Jeremy and Germaine Hitchins Jonathan and Cassinha Hitchins Stephen and Tania Hitchins Graham and Eileen Lockwood Fiona McLeod The McWilliam family in loving memory of Ruth McWilliam John and Susan Singer Mark and Elizabeth Philip-Sørensen

Chris and Bridgette Sunman Fiona and David Symondson Ludmila and Hodson Thornber The Walker Family

Platinum PatronMike and Kerry Alcock Jack and Dora Black Jennifer Bryant-Pearson Andrew Chard Michael and Angela Cronk Simon and Emma Keswick Sir Peter and Lady Marychurch Des and ChiChi Mills Howard and Jay Milton The Oldham Foundation Adrian and Lizzie Portlock Dr Gill Samuels CBE Peter Stormonth Darling Charitable Trust Peter and Alison Yiangou

Gold PatronChristopher Bence Stephen and Victoria Bond Charlie Chan Stuart and Gillian Corbyn Janet and Jean-François Cristau Michael and Felicia Crystal Nigel and Sally Dimmer Wallace and Morag Dobbin George and Cynthia Dowty Peter and Sue Elliott Jean Gouldsmith Skinner Maurice Gran Margaret Headen Simone Hindmarch-Bye Stephen Hodge Lord and Lady Hoffmann Anthony Hoffman and Dr Christine Facer Hoffman Elizabeth Jacobs Keith Jago

Steven and Linda Jones Hugh and Sue Koch Hayden and Tracy McKinnes Sir Michael and Lady McWilliam Janet and Charles Middleton Keith Norton The Helena Oldacre Trust Ian and Sarah Passmore Shelley and Paul Roberts Sharon and Toby Roberts Esther and Peter Smedvig Andrew Smith Andy and Ali Stalsberg Phil and Jennifer Stapleton Meredithe Stuart-Smith Giles and Michelle Thorley Diego Vargas Michael and Rosie Warner Steve and Eugenia Winwood Richard and Fiona Yorke

Festival PatronKate Adie Sir John and Lady Aird David and Zany Anton-Smith Alison Besterman Michael H Bond David and Jane Bruce Jonathan and Daphne Carr Robert Cawthorne and Catherine White Andrew and Jan Clift Simon Collings Mr and Mrs Andrew and Jacqueline Coyle Lady Curtis Mark and Cindy Davies Debra Drew and Nigel Browne Simon Firkins Carol and Isabella Freeman Clive and Stella Gardner Jamila Gavin Dr Ken and Jean Gray

Professor A C Grayling Alex and Hattie Hambro Roger and Jane Hanks Sam and Sarah Hanks Dr Dawn Harper and Dr Graham Isaac Mike and Sally Hatcher Mr and Mrs Riff Heber-Percy Mark Heywood Mike and Judie Hill Marianne Hinton Andrew and Caroline Hope Jeff and Keren Iliffe Pip Isherwood Mr and Mrs JNP Kirkpatrick Hazel and Jeremy Lewis Juliet and Jamie McKelvie Hazel Merrison Professor Keith Millar and Professor Margaret Reid Mr and Mrs Philip Monbiot Professor Angela Newing Jonjo and Jacqui O’Neill Robert Padgett Liz Parker Sir David and Lady Pepper Leslie Perrin Hugh Poole-Warren Jonathon Porritt Patricia Routledge CBE Khal and Zoe Rudin Elizabeth Saunders Lavinia Sidgwick Sharon Studer and Graham Beckett Jonathan and Gail Taylor Robert and Julia Van Gils Paul D. Voyce Brian Watson Professor Lord Winston

We would also like to thank all our Patrons who have chosen to remain anonymous.

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 ensure that future generations will be as inspired by the Festival as today’s audience.

Every year the Music Festival depends on donations and gifts in wills to present an enterprising programme, giving opportunities to young artists, premiering new pieces of music and fostering the next generation of musicians through our education work.

Making a will or updating an existing will is easy and inexpensive to arrange and can make a lasting difference to our work. You can make a gift which directly benefits Cheltenham Music Festival, or if you prefer to remember all of our Festivals then your gift can give vital support where it is most needed by our charity.

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

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

Emerging composers and musicians working

together to develop new work at our 2013

Composer Academy

46 47

BOOKING INFORMATION ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS SEATING PLANSFestival Director Meurig Bowen

Festival Manager Alexis Paterson

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 help make the Festival happen.

Cheltenham Festivals Board of Trustees Peter Bond – Chair Dominic Collier – Vice Chair Susan Blanchfield Lewis Carnie Oli Christie Peter Elliott Prof Russell Foster Edward Gillespie (Chair of Music Festival) Prof Averil Macdonald Dame Gail Rebuck Dr Diane Savory OBE Margaret Austen – Company Secretary

Festival Advisory GroupJonathan Freeman-AttwoodChristopher Cook Sally GrovesRosemary JohnsonMark KilfoyleJudith SerotaDavid SigallHarriet Smith

Cross-Festival Advisory GroupPamela Armstrong Jane Bailey Dr John Bicknell Christine Chambers Jane Churchill Catherine Coates Dominic Collier Maurice Gran Kate Hicks BeachMarianne Hinton Tania Hitchins Charmaine Murphy Lavinia Sidgwick Anita Syvret

The 70th 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. 100114013Main Switchboard No. 01242 511211

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

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

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

Cheltenham Town Hall Gloucester Cathedral

Tewkesbury AbbeyParabola Arts Centre

Pittville Pump Room

A section of the seating will be removed for M12 (Classical Favourites) and replaced by artificial turf. Go online or call the box office for further details.

Top price tickets

Lowest price tickets

KEY

MEMBERS’ PRIORITY BOOKING: From 12 noon, 24 March 2014PUBLIC BOOKING: From 12 noon, 31 March 2014

HOW TO BOOK

Online cheltenhamfestivals.comSave time and buy your tickets with a single click. Use our new quick booking system and create your event Wish List before booking opens. See how it works here: cheltenhamfestivals.com/booking

Phone 0844 880 8094If you have specific seating requirements, such as wheelchair access, please call Box Office on the above number.

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

Booking fees per transaction apply. Visit our website for full details: cheltenhamfestivals.com/box-office

OPENING TIMES Online booking is available 24/7. Box Office opening times may vary. Visit our website for full details.

TERMS & CONDITIONS Full T&Cs available online: cheltenhamfestivals.com/box-office

MEMBERSHIP BENEFITS For full Membership T&Cs, including discounts and ticket entitlement, visit our website: cheltenhamfestivals.com/membership

CONCESSIONS - Limited numbers of £5 Under 30 tickets are available for each concert. cheltenhamfestivals.com/under30- Groups: 10% discount applies when booking for parties of 10 or more- Registered disabled bookers may request a free ticket for a support worker or personal assistant at time of booking.

(Support workers will be required to pay the charge for food at an event, where applicable.) Please call Box Office.

DONATIONS Cheltenham Festivals is a registered charity. Your support makes a huge difference and is greatly appreciated. A suggested voluntary donation will be added to your order. Visit our website for full details: cheltenhamfestivals.com/box-office A number of events at Cheltenham Music Festival 2014 are

co-productions with New Build Productions

Cover Art: Dawn Fidrick|Kat Krause ©Wild Sanctuary™, 2014The Great Animal Orchestra Symphonyreleased by Nimbus Records | Sept. 2014 Charity No. 251765

2-13 JULY 2014cheltenhamfestivals.com0844 880 8094

CHELTENHAM MUSIC FESTIVALcheltenhamfestivals-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/assets/File/3927.pdf · that...

Documents

Transcript of CHELTENHAM MUSIC FESTIVALcheltenhamfestivals-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/assets/File/3927.pdf · that...