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CHICHESTERFESTIVITIES25 JUNE - 11 JULY 2010

CHICHESTERFESTIVITIES25 JUNE - 11 JULY 2010

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1.10pm • LC25ST JOHN’S CHAPELThe Lewis Brownlee Lunchtime Concert

CELLO AND ACCORDION

Jessica Hayes CelloRafal Luc Accordion

JS BACH Viola da Gamba Sonata in G major BWV1027SAINT-SAËNS Prière Op 158MENDELSSOHN Sonata in D minor Op 65 Chorale and VariationsDAVID GORTON Place of the StarsPIAZZOLLA Le Grand Tango

Presented in association with the Royal Academy of Music£8 (Concessions £7)

5.30pmCATHEDRALCHORAL EVENSONGSung by Chichester Cathedral Choir

7.30pm • SD25SOUTH DOWNS PLANETARIUM, KINGSHAM ROAD #OUR VIOLENT SUNAn illustrated talk by Dr John Mason. The Sun is violent, turbulentand dynamic. Learn more about this blazing colossus that provides usthe light and heat that makes life possible on earth. Organised bySouth Downs Planetarium Trust. £6 (Under 16s £4). Not suitable forchildren 5 years and under.

6.30pm • GW25GOODWOOD RACECOURSE •Reserved Parking P

BEE GEES, ‘GREASE’, ABBAFIREWORKS CONCERTSpectacular celebrations for all the family at the Opening NightFireworks Concert when Abba meets the Bee Gees meets Greasewith a breathtaking Fireworks Display and air displays by the historicBattle of Britain Memorial Flight, Hawker Hunter Jet and others.Hosted by Spirit FM’s Kevin King.

• Hot food, including barbecue, and refreshments on sale. Licensed bars.

• Or why not BRING YOUR OWN PICNIC and make a night of it!

• Bring a chair, rug and don’t forget to dress in warm clothing!

• No private barbecues or gazebos permitted within the Racecourse.

£28 (Under 16s £14)Family (2 adults, 2 under 16s) £73Reserved car parking £6 per car

Unreserved car parking £6 on the night (FREE TO ADVANCETICKET HOLDERS who will be issued with windscreen badges uponpurchase). Only official car parks should be used. Parking fee does notinclude admission to the event. For safety purposes strictly no on-road parking.

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GOODWOOD – A NIGHT TO REMEMBER . . .

Front cover: Details from the Marc Chagallstained glass window reproduced with thekind permission of Chichester Cathedral.

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10.30am Singers, 7.30pm Audience • UC26CHAPEL OF THE ASCENSION, UNIVERSITY OF CHICHESTER #COME AND SING! VIVALDI ‘GLORIA’ AND PURCELL ‘COME YE SONS OF ART’A fun day of singing and an evening performance for singers of allages and abilities. No auditions, music available for hire led by ArthurRobson. Application forms for singers [email protected] Box Office (closing date 19 June).

£7 Audience (£5 Students/U16s)

1.10pm • LC26ST JOHN’S CHAPELThe Lewis Brownlee Lunchtime Concert

SAXOPHONE AND PIANOJohn Barker SaxophoneTimothy Sidford Piano

Following the success of their concert at the 2009 Festivities we aredelighted to welcome this exciting duo back, playing a programmefrom Bach to Brubeck.

£8 (Concessions £7)

3.30pm • LY26CHICHESTER LIBRARY, TOWER STREET JASPER COOPERApprox 11/2 hours. Local children’s author Jasper Cooper writes andillustrates fantasy books for children. Chichester Library invites ayoung audience to hear him read from his books and discuss hiscreative methods of working. Free tickets

9.00pmTHE MARKET CROSS, CITY CENTRE AND CATHEDRAL

NEWS(North-East-West-South)Join us once again for this exciting night carnival celebrating thecreativity of young people and local artists from all over the area.Watch as darkness falls, to see the four corners of the earthdrawn together to meet at the Market Cross in a world ofsounds, shapes, lights and cultures. Blow a whistle or choose yourcolour and wave your flag! Join in by attending a FREE lanternmaking workshop in central Chichester on 5, 6, 12 or 19 June, ornew this year FREE Mexican percussion workshops (sponsored byMexican Tourist Board, Mexicana and GAM) on 5, 6, 12 or 20June. Call 01243 576227 to reserve your place or to find out howto help on the night.

Produced in partnership with Same Sky - the region’s leadingcommunity arts company

Art by Scaramouche Events

Funded by West Sussex County Council andChichester District Council

Supported by the National Lottery through Arts Council England

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10.00amCATHEDRALCHORAL MATTINSSung by Chichester Cathedral Choir

11.00amCATHEDRALFESTIVAL EUCHARISTChichester Cathedral ChoirDirected by Sarah BaldockPreacher Canon Roland Riem, Chancellor and Pastor of WinchesterCathedral

2.30pm • CS27CHRIST CHURCH, off SOUTH STREET #CHICHESTER STRING ENSEMBLEMark Hartt-Palmer Leader/Director

Arisa Fujita Violin

Corelli ‘La Folia’ in D minor, Bach Brandenburg Concerto No.4 in GBWV 1049, Vivaldi Violin Concerto in E Op.3 No.12, Bach Concertofor 2 Violins in D minor BWV 1043, Elgar Serenade for Strings in Eminor Op.20, Boughton 3 Folk Dances. £8 (Under 16s £4)

3.30pmCATHEDRALCHORAL EVENSONGSung by Chichester Cathedral Choir

3.30pm • SD27SOUTH DOWNS PLANETARIUM, KINGSHAM ROAD #SUMMER SKIES AND SHOOTING STARS An illustrated talk by Dr John Mason who will take visitors on ajourney around the summer sky including an explanation of shootingstars. Organised by South Downs Planetarium Trust. £6 (Under 16s£4). Not suitable for children 5 years and under.

6.00pm • TJ27ST JOHN’S CHAPEL

DAVID SHUKMANWhen frontline BBC reporter David Shukmanswitched beat from world affairs to environment,he feared he might be in for a dull life. Hecouldn’t have been more wrong. His new job hasseen him journeying up the fabled North WestPassage, chasing after loggers in the Amazon,battling through plastic waste in the PacificOcean and getting trapped in Siberian blizzardsalong the way. Wonderfully written and oftenvery funny, Reporting Live from the End of the

World charts Shukman’s extraordinary adventures and provides afascinating eyewitness account of the state of the planet.

£13

8.00pm • FT27CHICHESTER FESTIVAL THEATRE

ACKER BILK AND HISPARAMOUNT JAZZ BAND

Acker recorded his well-loved clarinet classic Stranger On theShore in 1961, which became the first ever recording to beNo.1 simultaneously in the UK and USA and is now the 58thbest-selling record since the charts began. He has receivedmany awards and gold and platinum records in a careerspanning over 50 years. A sparkling evening of foot-tappingtrad jazz from this great Chichester favourite.

£22 £19 £15 £10

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1.10pm • LC28ST JOHN’S CHAPELThe Lewis Brownlee Lunchtime Concert

FLUTE AND GUITAREmily Andrews FluteDavid Massey Guitar

SCHUBERT StändchenPIAZZOLLA Histoire du TangoDOWLAND Lachrymae Pavane (solo guitar)BONNEAU Caprice en forme de Valse (solo flute)BEASER Mountain Songs

Presented in association with the Royal Academy of Music£8 (Concessions £7)

5.30pmCATHEDRALCHORAL EVENSONGSung by Chichester Cathedral Choir

6.00pm • TK28OLD KITCHEN, BISHOP’S PALACE

MARGARET DRABBLEDrawing on her deep knowledge of novels,prose and poetry, Margaret Drabble describeshow writers have captured the wide variety oflandscape in Britain through the centuries inher latest book A Writer’s Britain, and showshow their writing has shaped visual attitudes.

£11

8.00pm • SJ28ST JOHN’S CHAPEL

SHE’KOYOKHExhilarating Eastern European,Jewish and Balkan dance music,haunting Gypsy anthems andSephardic love songsperformed with infectiousenergy by London’sinternational, award-winning 8-piece klezmer ensemble.

£13

8.00pm • CA28CATHEDRAL

BOSTON YOUTHSYMPHONY ORCHESTRAFederico Cortese ConductorCharlotte Main ViolinMatthew Sinno Viola

MOZART Overture: Don GiovanniSTRAVINSKY Suite No.1 for Small OrchestraMOZART Sinfonia Concertante in E flat for Violin and Viola

K.364BEETHOVEN Symphony No.5 in C minor Op.67

Described by the Massachusetts Cultural Council as“indistinguishable from an adult orchestra”, the Boston YouthSymphony Orchestra has earned a reputation for excellence. Nowin its 52nd year, this top USA youth orchestra, featuring talentedyoung musicians aged between 15-18 years old, embarks on its20th International Tour and its first visit to the UK for 12 years.

£20 £17 £11*

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... just a few members of the Orchestra

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1.10pm • LC29ST JOHN’S CHAPELThe Lewis Brownlee Lunchtime Concert

TRILOGY CLARINET QUARTETJames Elston Anna Hashimoto Scott Lygate Max WelfordThis award-winning quartet play music by Mozart, Debussy andShostakovich.Presented in association with the Royal Academy of Music£8 (Concessions £7)

5.30pmCATHEDRALCHORAL EVENSONGSung by Chichester Cathedral Choir

6.00pm • TJ29ST JOHN’S CHAPEL

RICHARD HOLMESIt was from the secret, cramped confines of the Cabinet War Rooms,under the heart of central London, that Winston Churchill turned aseemingly inevitable defeat into a famous victory. The history of, anddaily life inside the bunker is revealed by distinguished historianRichard Holmes in his superb book Churchill’s Bunker.£13

7.45pm • LY29CHICHESTER LIBRARY, TOWER STREET #LAW & DISORDER: HOW TO MAKE AN IMPRESSIONTHROUGHOUT HISTORYBest-selling authors M C Scott, Giles Kristian and Ariana Franklindiscuss writing about Law and Disorder in historical fiction. £5

8.00pm • VH29VICARS’ HALL, CATHEDRAL GREEN

HARPSICHORD RECITALDavid Pollock plays Bach ('Italian Concerto'), Handel ('HarmoniousBlacksmith' Suite), Domenico Scarlatti, François Couperin and WilliamCroft. Also featured is a new Sonata (2009) by Robert Page receivingits World Première.

£10

8.00pm • TK29OLD KITCHEN, BISHOP’S PALACE

THE WIT OF GOLFIn the humorous tradition of his legendary late father Brian Barry Johnston opens a bumper bag of anecdotes and tales from theworld of golf. From caddies to the clubhouse by the game's all-timegreat characters - Peter Alliss, Nick Faldo, Sandy Lyle, Sam Torrance andIan Woosnam - and the humour of legendary players like SeveBallesteros, Tony Jacklin, Jack Nicklaus and Lee Trevino.

£11

8.00pm • CA29CATHEDRAL

PIANO RECITALGrace Francis BRAHMS Sonata No 3 in F minor Op 5 RACHMANINOV Moment Musical in B minor Op 16 No 3 RACHMANINOV Variations on a Theme of Corelli Op 42 LISZT Ave Maria LISZT Mephisto Waltz No 1

Awarded the highest honour for pianists at the Royal College ofMusic, the Chappell Gold Medal, Grace Francis is a musicalphenomenon. Vladimir Ashkenazy heard her recent recording ofBrahms and Liszt and immediately engaged her to open theLugano Festival playing the Grieg Concerto in April 20l0.

‘Grace Francis is a brilliant pianist’. Mitsuko Uchida

‘Technically, there seems to be nothing she can’t play. But, morethan that, there is a force in her, a compulsion, that gives herperformances uncommon fire and energy’. David Cairns - The Sunday Times

‘It took only a few bars of Brahms’ Variations on a Theme ofPaganini to convince me that I was witnessing the dawn of whatmust surely prove an outstanding career. As this great workunfolded to a riveted audience, it was the marriage of superbtechnique and soaring musical imaginationthat lifted the spirit …...I shall be haunted bythis recital’s rich beauty for a very long time’. Geoffrey Crankshaw - Musical Opinion.

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1.00pm • DM30CHICHESTER DISTRICT MUSEUM #A TALE OF TWO CITIESLunchtime Lecture. Local historian and author Alan Green exploresthe history of two of the South’s most beautiful cities which expandedin the 17th Century, Chichester and Bath. £4

1.10pm • LC30ST JOHN’S CHAPELThe Lewis Brownlee Lunchtime Concert

HARP RECITALElen HedrefElen Hydref, Principal Harpist in the National Youth Orchestra ofWales for four years, plays music by Parry, Soler, Britten, Tournier,Fauré and Gareth Glyn.

Presented in association with the Royal Academy of Music£8 (Concessions £7)

6.00pm • TJ30ST JOHN’S CHAPEL

LYNDA BELLINGHAMMuch-loved actress and star of Calendar GirlsLynda Bellingham talks about her heartache anddetermination on the long road to wisdom andmaturity.

£13

7.30pm • SP30ST PAUL’S CHURCH, CHURCHSIDE #SOUTHDOWNS CONCERT BAND AND FRIENDSConducted by Thomas HodgeSouthdowns Concert Band is one of the south’s leading concertbands. They have performed widely on the south coast and also ontelevision. £10 (Senior Citizens/Under 18s £5)

7.30pm • BX30BOXGROVE PRIORY, CHURCH LANE, BOXGROVE #CHICHESTER CHORALE SUMMER CONCERTConducted by Arthur RobsonChichester’s talented chamber choir perform, with strings, VivaldiMagnificat, Schubert Mass in G, Tippett Spirituals from A Child ofOur Time. £12 (Students/Under 16s £10)

7.30pm • CA30CATHEDRAL

CHICHESTER CATHEDRAL CHOIRSarah Baldock Director Simon Lawford Organ John Dilworth Organ

The traditional concert byChichester Cathedral’sown choir is one of theFestival’s perennialfavourites. Under thedirection of SarahBaldock, this year’sprogramme of ‘FavouriteCathedral Anthems’explores the rich traditionof English church musicfrom the Elizabethan

‘Golden’ Age (Byrd, Weelkes, Parsons) through to the 20thCentury (Finzi, Walton), plus complementary European works (JSBach, Duruflé).

£25 £22 £14*

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7.45pm • LY30CHICHESTER LIBRARY, TOWER STREET #M C BEATON IN CONVERSATION WITH PETER GUTTRIDGEM C Beaton is the best-selling author of the Agatha Raisin andHamish Macbeth crime novels. She will be discussing her work withcrime writer and journalist Peter Guttridge. £5

8.00pm • BP30OLD KITCHEN, BISHOP’S PALACE

HAT FITZ with CARAROBINSONAka ‘Beauty & The Best!’

A must for all blues fans! Hat Fitz blends pre-war hillcountry and delta blues with traditional Celtic andearly Australian folk to produce a truly uniquemusical style. Joined on stage by Northern Ireland’s

critically acclaimed vocalist extraordinaire and multi-instumentalist CaraRobinson on percussion, washboard, flute and tin whistle.In collaboration with Roots around the World

£10

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10.30am • CC01VICARS’ HALL, CATHEDRAL GREEN

COFFEE CONCERTTCHAIKOVSKY String Quartet No 3 in E flat minorBORODIN String Quartet No 2 in D

Exposition by Roderick Swanston and performed by The TippettQuartet: John Mills Violin, Jeremy Isaac Violin, Julia O’Riordan Viola,Bozidar Vukotic Cello.

£14 (Series ticket for 6 concerts £72)

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1.10pm • LC01ST JOHN’S CHAPELThe Lewis Brownlee Lunchtime Concert

SONG RECITALClara Mouriz Mezzo SopranoJoseph Middleton Piano

Clara Mouriz, who was recently awarded aWigmore Hall / Independent Opera Fellowship,and Joseph Middleton, winner of the pianist

prize Wigmore Hall Competition 2008, explore a programme of thebeauty of early Spanish Song.

Presented in association with the Kirckman Concert Society£8 (Concessions £7)

6.00pm • TK01OLD KITCHEN, BISHOP’S PALACE

JOHN MANMarco Polo's journey from Venice, through Europe and most of Asia,to the court of Kublai Khan in China is one of the most audacious inhistory. His book shaped the West's understanding of China forhundreds of years. John Man traveled in Marco's footsteps to Xanadu,in search of the truth behind Marco's stories. In an illustrated talkentitled New Light on Xanadu John Man paints a vivid picture of theman behind the myth and the true story of the great court of KublaiKhan.

£13

7.45pm • LY01CHICHESTER LIBRARY, TOWER STREET #THE CURZON GROUPMatt Lynn, Tom Cain and Richard Jay Parker discuss TheReturn of the Great British ThrillerThe Curzon Group is dedicated to reviving the traditions of Buchan,Fleming, MacLean and Forsyth. £5

8.00pm • CA01CATHEDRAL

PHILHARMONIAORCHESTRAIan Brown ConductorMin-Jin Kym Violin

BORODIN Overture: Prince IgorSIBELIUS Violin Concerto in D minor Op.43TCHAIKOVSKY Symphony No.5 in E minor Op.64

Russia meets Finland in thePhilharmonia Orchestra’s latestvery welcome annual return to theFestivities. Borodin’s colourfulOverture and Tchaikovsky’salternately melancholy andelectrifying Symphony arecomplemented by Sibelius’ssimilarly meditative yet passionateConcerto, for which the Orchestrais joined by brilliant young Koreanviolinist Min-Jin Kym.

‘Min-Jin has exceptional naturaltalent, mature musicality andmastery of the violin’. Sir GeorgSolti

£35 £30 £28 £16*

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8.00pm • CH01CHAMPS HILL, COLDWALTHAM

JULIAN JOSEPH In ConcertVirtuoso pianist, bandleader, composer, arranger and broadcasterJulian Joseph, acclaimed by critics and audiences the world over,never fails to inspire.

£20 to include Wine Reception at 7.15pm

Very special thanks to David and Mary Bowerman

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10.30am • CC02VICARS’ HALL, CATHEDRAL GREEN

COFFEE CONCERTTCHAIKOVSKY String Quartet No 1 in DGLAZUNOV String Quartet No 3

Exposition by Roderick Swanston and performed by The Silk StreetQuartet: Richard Blayden Violin, Gabrielle Painter Violin, NancyJohnson Viola, Alistair Blayden Cello

£14 (Series ticket for 6 concerts £72)

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1.10pm • LC02ST JOHN’S CHAPELThe Lewis Brownlee Lunchtime Concert

THE SILK STREET QUARTETMembers as shown aboveMOZART Quartet in C K465 ‘Dissonance’BRAHMS Quartet No 1 in C minor

£8 (Concessions £7)

5.30pmCATHEDRALCHORAL EVENSONGSung by Chichester Cathedral Choir

6.00pm • TK02OLD KITCHEN, BISHOP’S PALACE

ANGER MANAGEMENTBoy wizards, dogs, flip-flops, sub-editors, skiing, cycle helmets,processed ham, Harry Potter, wheelie luggage... are you all woundup? Breathe deeply. Relax. Master of spleen Giles Coren has anunbeatable technique for working through anger: he does it for you.Sit back and enjoy. Giles Coren is a columnist and restaurant critic forThe Times and stars in the BBC series Supersizers.

£11

7.00 - 11.00pm • AJ02THE MARQUEE, PRIORY PARK #CHICHESTER REAL ALE AND JAZZ FESTIVALAn eclectic array of music, beers, wines and food in a wonderfulhistoric setting. Motown Party with Signed Sealed & Delivered andLee ‘Memphis’ King. Also 3, 9 and 10 July. £25 (beer not included).

7.30pm • SD02SOUTHDOWNS PLANETARIUM, KINGSHAM ROAD #ECLIPSES OF THE SUN AND MOONIllustrated talk by Dr John Mason. Organised by South DownsPlanetarium Trust. £6 (Under 16s £4). Not suitable for under 5s.

7.30pm • CA02CATHEDRAL

A CELEBRATION OF YOUTHA celebration of local musical talent performed by forces morethan 250 strong. The concert will feature choirs from West Sussexprimary and secondary schools as well as instrumentalists fromacross the county. Organised in association with the EducationDepartment of West Sussex County Council

£9 £7 £5*

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7.30pm • CS02CHRIST CHURCH, off SOUTH STREET #A CELEBRATION OF BRITISH VIOLIN MUSICSonatas and Suites by Handel, Richard Jones, Stanford, Coleridge-Taylor and Elgar, performed by Mark Hartt-Palmer (violin) and RichardBarnes (piano), who have built up a considerable reputation in thisrepertoire.

£10 (Senior Citizens/Under 16s £7) including interval refreshments

8.00pm • SJ02ST JOHN’S CHAPEL

INSTANT SUNSHINEVariously described as the cutting edge of comic song or the evening-wear window at Moss Bros Instant Sunshine comprises three dinner-jacketed men of a certain age, singing their own brilliantly craftedsongs, gently mocking the British way of life. A unique musicalcomedy team, Instant Sunshine take a sideways look at everyday life,with hilarious self-parody, in a beguiling and very funny style of theirown.

£13

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10.30am • CC03VICARS’ HALL, CATHEDRAL GREEN

COFFEE CONCERTANTON ARENSKY Piano Trio Op 32BORODIN Piano Pieces ‘Petite Suite’ANTON RUBINSTEIN Piano Trio No 2

Exposition by Roderick Swanston and performed by The McLean-Cooper-Sharp Trio: Viv McLean Piano, Mia Cooper Violin, MatthewSharp Cello

£14 (Series ticket for 6 concerts £72)

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1.00 - 5.00pm • AJ031THE MARQUEE, PRIORY PARK #CHICHESTER REAL ALE AND JAZZ FESTIVALAn eclectic array of music, beers, wines and food in a wonderfulhistoric setting. Oom Pah Session Afternoon Bavarian Beerfest.£7.50 (beer not included)7.00 - 11.00pm • AJ037

Summer Beach Party featuring Beach Boys Smile and Alter Eagles.

£20 (beer not included)

1.10pm • LC03ST JOHN’S CHAPELThe Lewis Brownlee Lunchtime Concert

PIANO RECITALViv McLeanBACH/BUSONI Chorale Preludes (‘Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland’

BWV659, ‘Ich ruf zu dir, Herr Jesu Christ’ BWV639)BEETHOVEN Sonata in D minor Op 31 No 2 ‘The Tempest’CHOPIN Polonaise in C sharp minor Op 26 No 1, Nocturne in C

sharp minor Op Posth, Ballade No 1 in G minor Op 23

£8 (Concessions £7)

5.30pmCATHEDRALCHORAL EVENSONGSung by Chichester Cathedral Choir

6.00pm • TJ03ST JOHN’S CHAPEL

ANTONIA FRASER In Conversation with RONALD HARWOODAntonia Fraser and Harold Pinter were the ultimate literary couple. Hewas the most acclaimed playwright of our age; she, a beautiful andcelebrated biographer and historical writer. Now Antonia Fraserrelives her life with Pinter in a candid memoir of over 30 yearstogether Must You Go?

£13

8.30pm • CA03 CATHEDRAL

MONTEVERDI VESPERS(1610) By Candlelight

Armonico ConsortThe English Cornett and Sackbut Ensemble

Christopher Monks ConductorNicholas Mulroy TenorJames McMunn Tenor

Monteverdi’s Vespers, composed and published in 1610,constitute an indisputably major landmark in musical history.Combining solemnity, theatricality and virtuosity, all put togetherwith masterful resourcefulness and craftsmanship, their ‘red-letter’anniversary is celebrated here by the Armonico Consort and TheEnglish Cornett and Sackbut Ensemble in a candlelit Cathedral.

‘Superb!’ The Times

‘With the perfectly formed Consort, it was an evening to savour’.Emma Kirkby

£30 £27 £16*

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7.30pm • SP03ST PAUL’S CHURCH, CHURCHSIDE #SPARKLING BRASS!Chichester City Band presents an evening of entertaining brass bandmusic, conducted by members of Her Majesty’s Royal Marines BandService, Musical Director Martin Grace and Bandmaster AshleyWilliams. £10 (Senior Citizens/Full Time Students £7) Children free

8.00pm • BP03OLD KITCHEN, BISHOP’S PALACE

NUN THE WISERWritten and performed by Triona Adams Based on the true story of a theatrical agent whoswapped premières for prayers. Giving up a glitzyshowbiz career Triona Adams attempted to makeit as a nun in an enclosed Benedictine conventwith only Spam fritters and repeats of Dad's Army

for salvation. It turned out she was not a natural. A year later she left -wiser, slimmer, but with really bad hair. Sister Triona recounts thebittersweet, comic story of a modern, emancipated woman answering'The Call' and reveals what really goes on beneath the habit.

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10.00amCATHEDRALCHORAL MATTINSSung by Chichester Cathedral Choir

11.00amCATHEDRALSUNG EUCHARISTChichester Cathedral ChoirDirected by Sarah Baldock

2.00pm • TK042OLD KITCHEN, BISHOP’S PALACE

DAME CLAIRE BERTSCHINGERDame Claire Bertschinger brought the world’sattention to the starvation in Ethiopia in 1984.Had it not been for her there would have beenno BBC cameras, no Live Aid, no Bob Geldof.Her awards include Woman of the Year, theInternational Human Rights and Nursing Awardand the Florence Nightingale Medal. In anillustrated talk Dr Bertschinger discusses herbiography Moving Mountains, a beautiful storythat needed to be told and, more importantly,needs to be read.

£11

3.30pmCATHEDRALCHORAL EVENSONGSung by Chichester Cathedral Choir

3.30pm • SD04SOUTH DOWNS PLANETARIUM, KINGSHAM ROAD #THROUGH THE EYES OF HUBBLEIllustrated talk by Dr John Mason

Organised by South Downs Planetarium Trust. Not suitable forchildren 5 years and under. £6 (Under 16s £4).

6.00pm • TK046OLD KITCHEN, BISHOP’S PALACE

SCOOP! THE HISTORY OF WAR REPORTINGDistinguished authors and journalists Patrick Bishop, Colin Smith andthe BBC’s David Loyn discuss the History of War Reporting. FromWilliam Russell and Winston Churchill, to Richard Dimbleby and life onthe frontline today, the panel will discuss the life of a foreigncorrespondent over the years. Join the debate and ask the panelabout their own experiences.

£11

8.00pm • CA04CATHEDRAL

An Evening with RICK WAKEMAN

Mention the name Rick Wakeman to 50different people and ask them what he does,and you are likely to get 50 different answers!Thanks to 50 million record sales around theworld, which have included more than 150record releases, more than 50 DVDs,soundtracks for more than 25 films, numeroushigh profile television appearances includingthose on Countdown, Top Gear and Grumpy

Old Men, and more than 4,000 world-wide concert performancesof one sort or another, Rick has endeared himself to all genresand all ages, a rare accomplishment in this day and age!

His one-man show follows a simple recipe:1 Take a large concert grand piano and seat Rick Wakeman infront of the keys.2 After the first piece, sprinkle in a ludicrous and funny anecdote.3 Repeat 1 & 2 for approximately 2 hours.

These performances don’t happen very often, which is why eachone is very special to Rick and hopefully for the audience as well

£25 £22 £14*

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8.00pm • SP04ST PAUL’S CHURCH, CHURCHSIDE #EVENING SONGChantry Quire celebrate their 10th anniversary with an evening ofbeautiful a cappella music. Music will include the world première ofthe Chantry Folksongs directed by Christopher Larley.

£8 (Under 16s £5)

8.00pm • VH04VICARS’ HALL, CATHEDRAL GREEN

BENEDICT ROGERSON Cello

SOPHIA RAHMAN PianoSHOSTAKOVICH Sonata in D minor Op 40SCHUBERT Sonata in A minor D821 ‘Arpeggione Sonata’RACHMANINOV Sonata in G minor Op 19In association with the Boxgrove Support Group for St Wilfrid’sHospice

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1.10pm • LC05ST JOHN’S CHAPELThe Lewis Brownlee Lunchtime Concert

PARNASSIAN ENSEMBLESophie Middleditch Recorder, Helen Hooker RecorderLynden Cranham Baroque ‘Cello, David Pollock Harpsichord

A Noble EntertainmentA programme of pieces from 17th and 18th century Europe.Composers include Telemann, Purcell, Scarlatti and Bach.

£8 (Concessions £7)

5.30pmCATHEDRALCHORAL EVENSONGSung by Chichester Cathedral Choir

6.00pm • TJ05ST JOHN’S CHAPEL

MARTIN BELLPenned by former independent MP Martin Bell AVery British Revolution uses his insider’s perspectiveto take a long, hard look at the MPs’ expensesscandal that has rocked Parliament. As Bell puts it:“The revolution will not be complete until all the

rogues in the House are gone and public confidence in the MPsremaining is restored.”

£13

7.45pm • LY05CHICHESTER LIBRARY, TOWER STREET #CATH STAINCLIFFEThe author of the acclaimed Sal Kilkenny mysteries and the creator ofITV’s hit police series Blue Murder will talk about her writing career. £5

8.00pm • TV05THE VENUE, SPUR ROAD

SIMON SCHAMAOne of Britain’s most distinguished historians andcommentators Simon Schama’s talk will cover arange of subjects, as in his occasional writingsScribble, Scribble Scribble. A treasure trove ofsurprises his selections range from family to Barack

Obama, Charlotte Rampling and Hurricane Katrina to ‘The Fate ofEloquence in the Age of The Osbournes’. Passionate, provocativeand entertaining Simon Schama is never predictable - and alwaysstimulating.

£13

8.00pm • CA05CATHEDRAL

THE MAGNETSImagine…on stage are six sharp-suited men with infectious tunes,slick moves and a tight rhythm section. But something is different.There are no instruments. No backing track. All of this amazingsound is being made with voices alone.

The Magnets are Britain’s most exciting vocal group for decades.Combining glorious vocal harmonies with beatbox drumming,they have taken a cappella music to a whole new audience.From the Royal Albert Hall to Elle Macpherson’s living room theirshows, sell-outs at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, are spiced withhumour, dancing and audience participation for a breathtaking,sleek show.

Six guys. Six Voices: No luggage. No compromise. Simply greatmusic, made simply with the mouth.

‘A cappella singing straight from the Gods’

Edinburgh Evening News

‘Slick, entertaining, with infectious groove’ Time Out

£22 £20 £12*

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8.30pm • SG05ST GEORGE’S CHURCH, CLEVELAND ROAD #LIGHTEN OUR DARKNESS…St Richard Singers, directed by Michael Walsh, perform a candlelitprogramme of music by composers from the 16th-21st centuriesbased around the late evening service of Compline.

£10 (Senior Citizens/Under 16s £8)

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1.10pm • LC06ST JOHN’S CHAPELThe Lewis Brownlee Lunchtime Concert

FLUTE AND PIANOKerem Hasan PianoSophie Clayton FluteDebbie Shah Piano

Musicians from the Junior Academy, Royal Academy of Music performa programme to include Beethoven, Harty, Clarke and Dutilleux.

£8 (Concessions £7)

5.30pmCATHEDRALCHORAL EVENSONGSung by Chichester Cathedral Choir

7.30pm • SJ06ST JOHN’S CHAPELMartha Demetri-Lewis’s

CAFÉ AMANCourageous interpretations and arrangementsof Eastern Mediterranean music, new jazzinfused compositions and a melting point ofurban Athens in the 1920s with urban London.Striking vocal leader Martha D Lewis directs aspirited, high powered ensemble of top classmusicians from the Jazz and World music stageto communicate her vision.

£13

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8.00pm • BP06OLD KITCHEN, BISHOP’S PALACE

MY DARLING CLEMMIEThe remarkable, moving and highly entertainingstory of the woman who married one of thetruly great figures of the 20th century.Pronounced “the guardian angel of ourcountry’s guardian” by Lord Halifax, HughWhitemore’s one-woman show takes us throughClementine’s life as Churchill’s wife, intimatelyexploring their complex and fascinatingrelationship from its early days through to

Churchill’s rise to power.

With Rohan McCulloughGrateful acknowledgements to Lady SoamesDirected by Gareth Armstrong£12

8.00pm • CA06CATHEDRAL

AN EVENING WITH CLEO LAINE, JACQUI, ALECand EMILY DANKWORTH and Friends

Cleo Laine and her latehusband, the great JohnDankworth, have beenregular performers atChichester since theearly Sixties. TonightCleo, their son Alec,daughter Jacqui andgrand-daughter Emily,and other friends, joinforces for a concertspecially created forChichester Festivities inthe true tradition of theDankworth/Lainepartnership.

An evening flowing with show-stopping standards, highlightingthe very best of their musical legacy.

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10.30am • CC07VICARS’ HALL, CATHEDRAL GREEN

COFFEE CONCERTTCHAIKOVSKY Piano Trio in A minorGLINKA Trio Pathétique in D minor

Exposition by Roderick Swanston and performed by The Andras-Rosefield-Apekisheva Trio: Tamas Andras Violin, Gemma RosefieldCello, Katya Apekisheva Piano

Sponsored by PATRICIA ROUTLEDGE CBE and THE POLING CHARITABLE TRUST

£14 (Series ticket for 6 concerts £72)

1.00pm • DM07CHICHESTER DISTRICT MUSEUM #SECRETS OF THE GEORGIAN BEDCHAMBERLunchtime Lecture. Local historian and author Alan Green uncoversthe truth of what went on behind the doors of Chichester residents inthe 18th century. £4

1.10pm • LC07ST JOHN’S CHAPELThe Lewis Brownlee Lunchtime Concert

VIOLIN AND PIANOSoojin Han ViolinSholto Kynoch Piano

BEETHOVEN Sonata No 3 in E flat Op.12 No. 3BRAHMS Sonata No 1 in G Op.78 SAINT-SAËNS Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso Op.28

Presented in association with the Kirckman Concert Society£8 (Concessions £7)

6.00pm • TJ07ST JOHN’S CHAPEL

JOHN JULIUS NORWICHGreat cities have been at the centre of humancivilisation from the origins of urbanisation inMesopotamia to the extraordinary globaldominance of the metropoles of today. JohnJulius Norwich, editor of and contributor to TheGreat Cities in History, gives an illustrated talkabout this magnificent volume which tells thestory of seventy of the world’s greatest citiesfrom Uruk at the beginning of the 3rdmillennium BC to Sydney and Shanghai of today.

£13

8.30pm • CA07CATHEDRAL

NICOLA BENEDETTI ViolinEUROPEAN UNION CHAMBER ORCHESTRA By Candlelight

Hans-Peter Hofman DirectorVivaldi The Four SeasonsTchaikovsky Souvenir de Florence

One of the UK’s most innovative and creativeyoung violinists, Nicola Benedetti hascaptivated audiences and critics alike with herremarkable musicality and poise, winning aClassical BRIT Award for Young British ClassicPerformer in 2008 and an exclusiveUniversal/Deutsche Grammophon recordingcontract. From the beautifully phrasedopening, Nicola Benedetti’s performance of

Vivaldi’s graceful, energetic masterpiece is truly mesmerising, herplaying soaked in delicacy, subtlety and sheer virtuosity.

£30 £27 £16*

7.30pm • SP07ST PAUL’S CHURCH, CHURCHSIDE #MUSIC FOR A SUMMER EVENINGA unique chance to see local young professional groups (Sax in theCity, Bayleaf Brass, B Natural String Quartet) combining all their talentin a showcase of their best music. Première of a new piece by GidonFineman. Refreshments available in the interval. £8 (SeniorCitizens/Students/Under 16s £6)

7.30pmDONNINGTON PARISH HALL, STOCKBRIDGE ROAD #PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE OF CHICHESTER CANALA talk organised by Chichester Ship Canal Trust. £4 on the door.

7.30pm • WD07THE DOWNLAND GRIDSHELL, WEALD & DOWNLAND MUSEUM #HAMPSHIRE RECORDER SINFONIAA programme of recorder orchestra music for a summer’s evening. £8 (Students/Children £4)

7.45pm • LY07CHICHESTER LIBRARY, TOWER STREET #VINCENT GRAY, SCULPTORSculptor Vincent Gray examines, with the aid of a Powerpointpresentation, the connections between classic and contemporary Artand Design. He will also be demonstrating the techniques ofsculpture. £5

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10.30am • CC08VICARS’ HALL, CATHEDRAL GREEN

COFFEE CONCERTTCHAIKOVSKY String Quartet No 2 in FBORODIN String Quartet No 1 in A

Exposition by Roderick Swanston and performed by The NelsonQuartet: Beatrice Philips Violin, Francesca Barritt Violin, TrionaMilne Viola, Aoife Nic Athlaoich Cello

£14 (Series ticket for 6 concerts £72)

Sponsored by PATRICIA ROUTLEDGE CBE and THE POLING CHARITABLE TRUST

1.10pm • LC08ST JOHN’S CHAPELThe Lewis Brownlee Lunchtime Concert

NELSON QUARTETMembers as shown above.HAYDN Quartet in G minor Op 20 No 3JANACEK Quartet No 1 (from Leo Tolstoy’s The Kreutzer Sonata)

£8 (Concessions £7)

5.30pmCATHEDRALCHORAL EVENSONG (Mens’ Voices)Sung by Chichester Cathedral Choir

6.00pm • TV08THE VENUE, SPUR ROAD

ROBERT WINSTONHuman beings’ cleverness and ability to design anduse tools have led to our increasing domination overplanet Earth. But virtually every idea we have had –about farming, living in cities, writing, the uses offire, transport, weapons, even medicine – hascollaterally made humankind more vulnerable.

Robert Winston, one of Britain’s best-known scientists, presents his‘Scientist’s Manifesto’, the principles which he believes could ensure abetter and safer relationship between scientist and society. Here hecalls on society as a whole to take responsibility to ensure that ourscientific knowledge is used widely for the benefit of mankind.

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7.30pm • SG08ST GEORGE’S CHURCH, CLEVELAND ROAD #A CELEBRATION OF ENGLISH CHORAL MUSIC Chichester Voices (directed by Andrew Naylor, accompanied byMark Wardell) is a well-known chamber choir. This concert willshowcase both well-known and less well-known English choral music.In aid of the Anthony Nolan Trust. £10 (Senior Citizens/Under 18s £7.50)

8.00pm • CA08CATHEDRAL

THE LONDON COMMUNITYGOSPEL CHOIRBazil Meade Director

If any evidence isneeded of thepower and beautyof the humanvoice then look nofurther. TheLondonCommunityGospel Choir is a

collective of the finest voices in the country. The Choir hasperformed at Live 8, Glastonbury, on the soundtrack for theDisney smash hit The Lion King, live on the pitch at Wembley forthe FA Cup Final, and that’s only in the UK! Now you can catchthem at Chichester Festivities for one night only. Energetic,inspiring and spirit-filled…whatever word you choose to describethe sound and vision of The London Community GospelChoir…there ain’t no stopping them now! Don’t miss it.

£25 £22 £14*

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7.45pm • LY08CHICHESTER LIBRARY, TOWER STREET #MICK JACKSON The Widow’s TaleMick Jackson, whose novel The Underground Man was nominated forthe Booker Prize in 1997, will be talking about his new book TheWidow’s Tale. £5

7.45pm • NC08THE NEWELL CENTRE, TOZER WAY #WHALES, DOLPHINS & BIRDS OF THE SEAIllustrated talk by Ian Rowlands, creator of Planet Earth. £6 (Under 14s £4)

8.00pm • CH08CHAMPS HILL, COLDWALTHAM

TASMIN LITTLE ViolinJohn Lenehan PianoA programme of music by Kreisler, Bach, Mozart, Grieg, Tchaikovskyand Bartok.Very special thanks to David and Mary Bowerman

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10.30am • CC09VICARS’ HALL, CATHEDRAL GREEN

COFFEE CONCERTRIMSKY-KORSAKOV Piano and Wind Quintet in B flatANTON RUBINSTEIN Piano and Wind Quintet Op 55

Exposition by Roderick Swanston and performed by The ArchdukeQuintet: Nicola Smedley Flute, Richard Russell Clarinet, AngelaBarnes Horn, Neil Strachan Bassoon, Sholto Kynoch Piano.

£14 (Series ticket for 6 concerts £72)

Sponsored by PATRICIA ROUTLEDGE CBE and THE POLING CHARITABLE TRUST

1.10pm • LC09ST JOHN’S CHAPELThe Lewis Brownlee Lunchtime Concert

PHOENIX PIANO TRIOJonathan Stone ViolinMarie Macleod CelloSholto Kynoch Piano

BEETHOVEN Piano Trio No 7 in B flat Op 97 ‘The Archduke’£8 (Concessions £7)

5.30pmCATHEDRALCHORAL EVENSONGSung by Chichester Cathedral Choir

6.00pm • TV09THE VENUE, SPUR ROAD

JOHN SIMPSONThe BBC’s World Affairs Editor has become one ofthe most recognisable and trusted British journalists.His reporting has won a number of awards includingRoyal Television Society Journalist of the Year for hisreporting from Belgrade and an International EmmyAward for his report on the fall of Kabul. He

received a CBE in the Gulf War Honours. Over the years he hastransferred his skill to writing books with best-selling success. In hislatest publication, Unreliable Sources, he turns his eye on how GreatBritain has been transformed by its free press, and asks whether thepress can ever be truly free – and whether we would desire it to be so?

£13

7.00 - 11.00pm • AJ09THE MARQUEE, PRIORY PARK #CHICHESTER REAL ALE AND JAZZ FESTIVALAn eclectic array of music, beers, wines and food in a wonderfulhistoric setting. Katie Melua at the Spirit FM Party Night.£32.50 (beer not included)

8.00pm • CA09CATHEDRAL

LESLEY GARRETTIn RecitalAndrew West Piano

Lesley Garrett is Britain’s most popular soprano, regularlyappearing in both opera and in concert, on television and CD.She has won both critical acclaim and the affection of many fansand music lovers. As a recording artist, she has eleven solo CDsto her credit; Soprano in Red received the Gramophone Awardfor ‘Best-selling Classical Artist of the Year.’ In this sensationalconcert Lesley Garrett will present a recital of songs and ariasfrom well known operas, musicals and popular music includingmusic by Mozart, Vivaldi, Vaughan Williams, Cole Porter, IrvingBerlin and Rodgers & Hammerstein. Lesley will be accompaniedby pianist Andrew West and joined by a special guest singer.

£35 £30 £28 £16*

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11.00am - 4.00pmOAKLANDS PARK CHILDREN’S DAYA fun day out for everyone, games, inflatables, displays of Scoutingactivities, stalls, refreshments, arena events. Organised by Chichester & Midhurst District Scouts. Admission Free.

1.00 - 5.00pm • AJ101THE MARQUEE, PRIORY PARK #CHICHESTER REAL ALE AND JAZZ FESTIVALAn eclectic array of music, beers, wines and food in a wonderfulhistoric setting. Jazz Session featuring the Southampton City YouthJazz Orchestra. £7.50 (beer not included)7.00 - 11.00pm • AJ107

The Orchestra headlining the Chichester RAJF 30th Birthday Party.

£27.50 (beer not included)

1.10pm • LC10CATHEDRALThe Lewis Brownlee Lunchtime Concert

PREBENDAL SCHOOL CHOIRS,ORCHESTRAS AND SOLOISTS£8 (Concessions £7)

2.00pm • UC10MITRE LECTURE THEATRE, UNIVERSITY OF CHICHESTER, COLLEGE LANE GEORGE MacDONALD: Master of Fantasy, Seer of ArundelProfessor Bill Gray tells the story of George MacDonald, author ofVictorian children’s classics and champion of Carroll’s Alice, who wasejected as minister in Arundel. (Illustrated). Admission free

5.30pmCATHEDRALCHORAL EVENSONGSung by Chichester Cathedral Choir

5.30pm • QT10FRIENDS’ MEETING HOUSE, PRIORY ROAD #FAITH AND THE FUTURE IN A MULTI-FAITH WORLDDr Cole, author of Cole Sahib, has had an extraordinary lifeexperience as pilgrim and inter-faith academic. He is currently bothAnglican Reader and local Quaker Elder.

£5 (Unwaged £3) including light refreshments from 5pm

6.00pm • TK10OLD KITCHEN, BISHOP’S PALACE

CHRISTOPHER FRAYLINGChristopher Frayling, former Rector of the Royal College of Art andChairman of the Arts Council, tells the true history of the tragic deathof ‘Horace Walpole’s Cat’ as immortalised by the poet Thomas Gray.

£11

8.00pm • CA10CATHEDRAL

BLACK DYKE BANDNicholas Childs Conductor

Indisputably the world’s most famous brass band the Black DykeBand returns to the Festival in a varied programme, as well assoloists’ showcase performances. The concert will feature popularbrass band music including Black Dyke at the Movies.

‘The Best Brass Band in the World’ Sir Elton John

‘They produce playing and performances of outstanding quality,as good as anything I have ever heard a brass band produce.Their versatility is staggering, one moment sounding like a largeorchestral brass choir, the next demonstrating the glowingtraditional qualities of all that is best in brass band playing.’Edward Gregson (Conductor)

£25 £22 £13*

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7.30pm • SP10ST PAUL’S CHURCH, CHURCHSIDE #CHICHESTER SYMPHONY ORCHESTRAConductor Michael Walsh. Leader Mark Hartt-Palmer. Wagner RienziOverture, Kodaly Hary Janos Suite, Prokofiev Peter and the Wolf(Narrator PATRICIA ROUTLEDGE), Tchaikovsky 1812 Overture. £9 (Students/Under 16s £7)

8.00pm • CH10CHAMPS HILL, COLDWALTHAM

DANNY DRIVER PianoCelebrated pianist Danny Driver will play works by Chopin, Schumannand York Bowen.£20 to include Wine Reception at 7.15pm

Very special thanks to David and Mary Bowerman

8.00pm • SJ10ST JOHN’S CHAPEL

GRUPO LOKITOFusing Salsa and Congolese Rumba in an exuberant explosion of sound,the 9-piece Grupo Lokito features some of the wonderful musicians whohave chosen to make London their home. Truly unique in the UK, Lokito’smodern style, approach and authentic cross-over ignite excitementwherever it goes. The driving force behind the band is the dynamicpartnership between sought-after Kinshasa-born singer and dancer JoseHendrix Ndelo and top salsa pianist Sara McGuinness.

£13

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10.00amCATHEDRALCHORAL MATTINSSung by Chichester Cathedral Choir

11.00amCATHEDRALSUNG EUCHARISTChichester Cathedral ChoirDirected by Sarah Baldock

2.00pm - 6.00pmWEALD & DOWNLAND OPEN AIR MUSEUM #EARLY MUSIC AFTERNOONSong and dance from medieval, Tudor and Stuart times in thewonderful setting of the historic buildings. Come just to listen or joinin the dancing!

Tickets included within normal museum admission prices.

3.30pmCATHEDRALCHORAL EVENSONGSung by Chichester Cathedral Choir

6.00pm • BC11HOLY TRINITY CHURCH, BOSHAM #HANDEL AND FRIENDSThe Consort of TwelveThe period Baroque orchestra of the South presents a concert ofmusic by Handel, Bach and their English contemporaries. Programmeincludes Bach Brandenburg Concerto No.6 and Handel Water Musicand Concertos.

£12 (16 and under £8)

8.00pm • SJ11ST JOHN’S CHAPEL

BARBERSHOPERA II The Barber of ShavinghamThis award-winning musical comedy tours theUK direct from an acclaimed West End season.The unlikely story of a Catalan matador whoinherits a Norfolk barbershop unravels in thisdelightfully madcap show packed with laughs,

tears and stampeding cows. Will our young hero manage to enchantthe locals with his continental flair? How will he fare against localfavourite Trevor Sorbet in a frenzied, high-stakes, coiffeurs’ cut-off?Can he win the heart of the beautiful town crier? And will he everleave Norfolk again? Barbershopera got rave reviews at theEdinburgh Fringe in both 2008 and 2009, winning Best Lyrics at theMusical Theatre Matters awards in both years.

Age guidance 12+

Tickets £13

8.30pm • CA11CATHEDRAL

RUSSIAN CHAMBERPHILHARMONIC ST PETERSBURGBy CandlelightJuri Gilbo Conductor

Michel Gershwin Violin

MOZART Adagio and Fugue in C minor K.546GRIEG Holberg Suite Op.40BACH Violin Concerto in E BWV 1042BARTOK Romanian DancesTCHAIKOVSKY Serenade for Strings in C Op.48

On their return visit to the Festivities, the Russian ChamberPhilharmonic St Petersburg brings a widely-ranging selection offavourite music for String Orchestra, representing no fewer thanfive nationalities and covering a period of over two centuries. Anevening of beautiful chamber music in a Cathedral lit by hundredsof candles.

£30 £27 £14*

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EXHIBITIONS25 June – 24 July PARADISE, CATHEDRAL CLOISTERSDaily 10.30am-5.00pm; also for 1/2 hour before start ofCathedral concerts and during concert intervals.Admission Free

SCULPTURE IN PARADISEAn exhibition of works by sculptors who are working today.

In collaboration with Philip and Jean Jackson of The Sculpture Studio

PALLANT HOUSE GALLERYTuesday-Saturday 10.00am-5.00pm; Thursdays 10.00am-8.00pm; Sundays12.30pm-5.00pmAdults £7.50; Children (6-15) £2.30; Family (2 adults/2 children) £17;Students £4: Friends of Pallant House Free of charge.

29 May-12 September

SURREALISM AND SUSSEXDrawing inspiration from the rich tradition of Surrealism in Sussex includingworks patronised by Edward James, and key pieces by the photographerand model Lee Miller and Roland Penrose who lived at Farley Farm inChiddingly.

19 June-12 September

SURREAL FRIENDSA major international exhibition celebrating the work of three leadingwomen surrealists including British painter Leonora Carrington (b.1917),shown alongside works by her friends, and fellow Mexican residents,Spanish painter Remedios Varo (1908-1963) and Hungarian photographerKati Horna (1912-2000).

May-September

FRANCISCO TOLEDO: PAPALOTESThe eighteenth-century stairwell will be filled with art kites by FranciscoToledo, Mexico’s greatest living artist, and his studio team. Each art kite isan exquisite work of art, rich with the themes and symbolism of FranciscoToledo such as snakes and turtles and human figures from Mexican history.

5, 6, 12, 19 June 10.00am-4.00pm

PIÑATAS, MASKS AND KITESArtists: Antonio Rodriguez and John Varrah. A series of workshops incollaboration with Chichester Festivities and Same Sky to create Mexicanthemed objects to parade through the streets of Chichester at this year’sNEWS on 26 June. Admission Free. Booking essential on 576227

5, 6, 12, 20 June 10.00am-4.00pm

AZTEC DRUMMING: LEARN HOW TO MAKE MUSIC MEXICAN STYLE!Artist: Alonso Mendoza. Four workshops designed to teach you how tomake music Mexican style! In collaboration with Chichester Festivities andNEWS and part of the Surreal Friends programme of events. AdmissionFree. Booking essential on 576227

26-27 JuneTHE GUILDHALL, PRIORY PARKSaturday 1.00pm-4.30pm; Sunday 11.00am-4.30pmAdmission FreeERIC JAMES MELLON: SIXTY-FIVE YEARS OF PRINTMAKINGExhibition, to be opened by Tanya Harrod, of lithographs, woodengravings and aquaprints, many subjects running parallel to Mellon’sacclaimed ceramics.

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3-9 JulyTHE GUILDHALL, PRIORY PARK10.00am-4.00pmAdmission FreeBLAKE’S HEAVENA contemporary art exhibition with amodern slant on the life and works ofWilliam Blake. Daily short talks at 1pmby an exhibiting artist about their workand exhibition. Organised by Artel

5-17 JulyOXMARKET CENTRE OF ARTS, ST ANDREW’S COURT, EAST STREET Monday-Saturday 10.00am-4.30pmAdmission FreeTHE SOCIETY OF LIMNERS SUMMER EXHIBITIONExhibition of miniature paintings by members of the Society of Limnersincluding a Special Study Section on Art Deco/Art Nouveau. Most worksfor sale.

POETRY & THEATRE THE SHOWROOM, UNIVERSITY OF CHICHESTER # • UP2525 JUNE at 7.30pmPOETRY READINGS WITH CAROL ANN DUFFY, UK POETLAUREATEHear readings from a renowned and distinguished poet, whose work haswon many awards and regularly appears as core texts in the nationalcurriculum.£12

THE MITRE LECTURE THEATRE, UNIVERSITY OF CHICHESTER # • UP2626 JUNE at 7.30pmPOETRY READINGS WITH BRIAN TURNERA rare chance to hear award-winning American war poet Brian Turner, whoserved as a soldier in Iraq, explore the voicing of war experiences withtension, subtlety and humanity. £12

EDES HOUSE, WEST STREET # • EH3030 June at 7.30pmPOETRY & JAZZ CAFE2009 Queen’s Gold Medal for Poetry and Forward Poetry Prize winner DonPaterson heads the bill reading from his award-winning collection Rain.There’s jazz from Don himself (ex-Lammas guitarist), Suzie Shrubb/SpencerBundy and new generation band Sax in the City. £12 (includingcomplimentary glass of wine, cake and coffee)

NEW THEATRE PRODUCTIONS AT WEST DEAN GARDENS #• NT28 28 JUNE • NT29 29 JUNE • NT30 30 JUNE • NT01 1 JULY• NT02 2 JULY • NT03 3 JULY • NT05 5 JULY • NT06 6 JULY• NT07 7 JULY • NT08 8 JULY • NT09 9 JULY • NT10 10 JULYTWELFTH NIGHT by William Shakespeare – 28, 30 June, 2, 6, 8, 10 JulyDouble Bill THE BROWNING VERSION Terence Rattigan/GOSFORTH’SFETE by Alan Ayckbourn – 29 June, 1, 3, 5, 7, 9 JulyAll performances start at 7.45pm.For their 31st season New Theatre Productions present Shakespeare’sTwelfth Night directed by John Hyatt and a double bill of Rattigan’s TheBrowning Version and Ayckbourn’s Gosforth’s Fete directed by Sue Field.Picnics welcome. £8

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MIKRON THEATRE AT DONNINGTON PARISH HALL, STOCKBRIDGEROAD # • MT27 27 JUNE at 7.30pmSTRIKING THE BALANCE£7.50

INTACT THEATRE AT RIVERSIDE THEATRE, CHICHESTER COLLEGE #• IT 30 30 JUNE • IT01 1 JULY • IT02 2 JULY • IT05 5 JULY • IT06 6 JULYWE HAPPY FEW by Imogen Stubbs 30 June, 2, 6 JulyALL IN THE TIMING by David Ives 1, 5 JulyAll performances start at 7.00pmWe Happy Few. Inspired by the true story of the Osiris Players, this comedyfollows the adventures of a group of women who form a ‘girl only’ theatrecompany taking Shakespeare around wartime Britain. All in the Timing is aseries of short plays by David Ives that explores the eccentricities of theEnglish language. £7 (Both shows £10)

THE CHICHESTER PLAYERS AT NEW PARK ARTS CENTRE, NEW PARKROAD #• CP30 30 JUNE • CP01 1 JULY • CP02 2 JULY • CP03 3 JULYMURDER IN PLAY by Simon Brett – 30 June, 1, 2, 3, July at 7.30pmA light, fast-paced and tremendously funny comedy, with a bit of a murdermystery thrown in. Written by a local playwright. £8

VOICES IN PERFORMANCE AT OXMARKET CENTRE OF ARTS, STANDREW’S COURT, EAST STREET # • OX27 27 JUNE at 7.30pmLOVE ‘N’ STUFF…LOVE, LUST, LOSS, AND LAUGHTERAn evening of poetry, prose and music. Directed by Julia Goodman. £10 (Senior Citizens/Under 16s £8.50) to include glass of wine.

THE KNAPPER EXPERIENCE AT TANGMERE VILLAGE CENTRE #• TC04 4 JULY at 3.30pm

WINTER AT RUSHTON MANORA period comedy (approx 11/2 hours) about divorcees and ghosts. Aftersettling down for her first winter alone, young divorcee Rose Baldaccidiscovers that someone – or something – wants her out. £8 (SeniorCitizens/Under 16s/Students/Disabled/Unemployed £7). Afternoon teaincluded.

PALLANT HOUSE GALLERY # • PH08 8 JULY at 6.00pmTHE ANGEL AND THE FIENDThe life and work of Lee Miller, fashion model, Surrealist muse,photographer and gourmet cook, is brought to life in this dramatisedreading for five voices. The words of Lee Miller, Man Ray, Roland Penrose,David Scherman and Antony Penrose are set to a stream of images drawnfrom Lee Miller’s career in photography. £12 (Students £10.25; Friends ofPallant House £8.25) to include glass of wine.

CHICHESTER FESTIVAL THEATRE42ND STREETMusic by Harry Warren, lyrics by Al Dubin, book by Michael Stewart &Mark Bramble, based on the novel by Bradford Ropes, original direction& dances by Gower Champion, originally produced on Broadway byDavid Merrick – 25, 26, 28, 29, 30 June, 2, 3 July at 7.30pm; 1 July at7.00pm; 26 June, 3 July at 2.00pmBroadway comes to Chichester with this classic American musical. Book at Festival Theatre Box Office 01243 781312

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PYGMALIONby George Bernard Shaw – 9, 10 July at 7.30pmGeorge Bernard Shaw’s ever-entertaining dramatic tour de force starsRupert Everett, Stephanie Cole and Honeysuckle Weeks. Book at Festival Theatre Box Office 01243 781312

MINERVA THEATRELOVE STORYby Erich Segal, music composed by Howard Goodall, book by StephenClark, lyrics by Stephen Clark & Howard Goodall – 25, 26 June at7.45pm; 26 June at 2.15pmThis is a brand new musical version of Love Story, inspired by Erich Segal’sbest-selling iconic novel and also one of the most romantic films of all time.Book at Festival Theatre Box Office 01243 781312

DOUBLE BILLTHE CRITIC and THE REAL INSPECTOR HOUND The Critic by Richard Brinsley Sheridan/The Real Inspector Hound byTom Stoppard – 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10 July at 7.45pm; 9 July at 7.00pm; 10July at 2.15pmSheridan and Stoppard, two of this country’s most dazzling playwrights, arebrought together in this sparkling double bill. Book at Festival Theatre Box Office 01243 781312

CINEMACHICHESTER CINEMA AT NEW PARK presents THE BEST OF WORLDCINEMA #A round-up of the best award-winning World Cinema (2009-10), plus filmsto celebrate the centenaries of Chopin and Tolstoy, from 25 June – 8 July We hope to include:WORLD CINEMA BRIGHT STAR (UK/Australia. Jane Campion) • COCOBEFORE CHANEL (France. Anne Fountain) • CRAZY HEART (USA. ScottCooper) • AN EDUCATION (UK. Lone Scherfig) • FISH TANK (UK. AndreaArnold) • THE HURT LOCKER (USA. Kathryn Bigelow) • NOWHERE BOY(UK. Sam Taylor-Wood) • UN PROPHETE (France. Jacques Audiard) •SERAPHINE (France/Belgium. Martin Provost)TOLSTOY CENTENARY (1828-1910) THE LAST STATION (UK. MichaelHoffman); the remarkably inventive Bernard Rose Trilogy ANNA KARENINA(1997), IVANS XTC (2002) and KREUTZER SONATA (2008) and we hope towelcome the director to introduce one of his films. We also include the rareRussian version of ANNA KARENINA (USSR 1967. Aleksander Zarkhi)CHOPIN CENTENARY (1810-1849) CHOPIN: DESIRE FOR LOVE (Poland2002. Jerzy Antczak); Hugh Grant as Chopin in IMPROMPTU (UK 1991.James Lapine) and the 1945 Oscar-nominated Hollywood biopic A SONGTO REMEMBER (King Vidor).Full details of dates and times will be available in June. All tickets can be booked in advance Box Office 01243 786650www.chichestercinema.org

WALKS25 June at 12 noon THE GUILDHALL, PRIORY PARK # DW25CHICHESTER CASTLE: WHAT, WHERE, WHEN AND WHO?Discover everything you ever wanted to know about Chichester’s Normancastle, also known as ‘The Mound’ in Priory Park. Discover who built it,what it looked like and how it aided the city’s growth. Afterwards take awalk up to the castle and discover it for yourself. £4

26 June at 2.30pm MARKET CROSS # DW26TALES OF WORLD WAR TWO CHICHESTERDiscover stories from World War Two Chichester on a walk that will leadyou back in time. Afterwards return to Chichester District Museum tohandle objects from the period. With local historian Chris Butler. £4

26 June, 11 July at 2.30pm and 1 July at 7.00pm MARKET CROSS #HIDDEN CHICHESTER REVEALEDWH26 26 JUNE WH01 1 JULY WH11 11 JULYExploration of the city’s obscure alleys and byways. £5.50 (Accompaniedchild under 16 £3.50)

26 June, 2 July and 10 July at 7.15pm MARKET CROSS #THE ORIGINAL CHICHESTER GHOST WALKWG26 26 JUNE WG02 2 JULY WG11 11 JULYSpine-chilling city centre hauntings and thought-provoking explanations. £6(Accompanied child under 16 £4)

27 June at 2.30pm MARKET CROSS # DW27THE GEOLOGY AND BUILDING STONES OF CHICHESTERJoin local geologist and author David Bone as he reveals the inextricablelinks between the local geology and the construction of our city. £4

27 June, 4, 11 July at 2.30pm; 29 June, 1, 6, 8 July at 5.00pmCOURTYARD OF FOUNTAIN INN, SOUTHGATE #CHICHESTER WALLS WALKWW27 27 JUNE WW29 29 JUNE WW01 1 JULY WW04 4 JULY WW06 6 JULY WW08 8 JULY WW11 11 JULY Guided walking tour around and on the Roman Walls of Chichester (approx11/2 hours). £4 (Senior Citizens £3; Accompanied children under 16 Free).Tickets also available at start of walk.

30 June & 9 July at 10.00am-12 noon WEST DOOR, CATHEDRAL #THE VICTORIAN CATHEDRAL• CW30 30 JUNE • CW09 9 JULY Victorian energy and enthusiasm; national movements, notable names,Education, the Arts, Music – and a disaster…Personality clashes and apelican in her piety…Discover more on a special Victorian tour ofChichester Cathedral. To include themed refreshment break with tea,coffee and home-made biscuits. £10 (Senior Citizens/Under 16s/Friends ofChichester Cathedral £9)

1 & 8 July at 10.30am and 2.30pm ASSEMBLE FISHBOURNE CHURCHCAR PARK RSPB GUIDED WALKTwo one hour-long (10.30am & 2.30pm) guided walks to see harbour birds.Please wear appropriate clothing and footwear. No charge, donations toRSPB welcome.

4 July at 10.30am SALTERNS LOCK, CHICHESTER MARINA, BIRDHAM CHICHESTER CANAL GUIDED WALK Approx 4 hours. Guided 4-mile walk along the Chichester Canal fromSalterns Lock to Chichester Canal Basin. Bring lunch. No charge.Information 576701

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4 July at 2.30pm MEET OPPOSITE EDES HOUSE, WEST STREET # DW04A WALK AROUND GEORGIAN CHICHESTERJoin local historian and author Alan Green on an in-depth tour ofChichester’s beautiful Georgian architecture. £4

8 July at 7.00pm and 10 July at 2.30pm MEET OUTSIDE COUNTYRECORDS OFFICE #CHICHESTER AS I KNEW ITWC08 8 JULY WC10 10 JULYUnique reminiscences of the city since 1963. £5.50 (Accompanied childunder 16 £3.50)

9 July at 7.00pm and 11 July at 11.00am MEET OUTSIDE ST PANCRASCHURCH # WB09 9 JULY WB11 11 JULYBYGONE BURIAL GROUNDSDiscovering funerary art and customs in the city’s disused churchyards.£5.50 (Accompanied child under 16 £3.50)

10 July at 10.00am MEET BARNHAM COURT FARM, BARNHAM GUIDED WALK ALONG THE OLD PORTSMOUTH & ARUNDELCANALApprox 4 hours. Guided 4-mile walk from Barnham to Hunston. Bringlunch. No charge. Information 576701

10 July at 3.00pm FRIENDS’ MEETING HOUSE, PRIORY ROAD # QW10QUAKER GUIDED WALKApprox 90 minutes. 11/2-miles historical walk tracing Quaker history fromthe 17th Century, when Friends were imprisoned in the East Gate, to thepresent day. £3 (Concessions £2) to include light refreshments

11 July at 8.00am LAVANT MEMORIAL HALL AND VILLAGE GREEN #CHICHESTER CHALLENGETake personal challenges 15, 25, 42km walk/run; 30, 55km mountain bikethrough Goodwood, West Dean, Cowdray Estates along Southdowns Waygiving dramatic views of estates, Sussex coastal plain, City of Chichesterand Harbour. Details of prices on application form available [email protected]. Organised by Rotary Club of Chichester Priory.

11 July at 10.00am-4.00pm POYNTZ BRIDGE, CHICHESTER CANAL BASIN POYNTZ BRIDGE1820s cast iron bridge open near the Canal Basin, to include guided walkaround the historic basin at 2.30pm. No charge. Information 576701

11 July at 3.45pm BRACKLESHAM SEA FRONT CAR PARK # DW11FAMILY FOSSIL HUNTCome and fossil hunt in Bracklesham Bay. This safe stretch of coast is anideal starting point for families seeking their first fossil hunting experience.You’ll be able to find and keep fossils dating back 45 million yearsincluding shark’s teeth! The 2-mile hunt begins with a quick briefing atBracklesham Sea Front ‘Pay & Display’ car park, and then it’s straight downto the beach. Please wear wellies and appropriate clothing. Parking,refreshments and toilet facilities available at the beach access point. £4(Under 18s £2)

11 JULY at 5.30pm SINGLETON VILLAGE HALL, SINGLETON # WN11UP ON THE DOWNS FOR A WALK, WILDLIFE AND WINE!Join us for a stroll around Levin Down Nature Reserve. See wild flowers,birds and butterflies and hear about the history of the area andmanagement of the site. Return to the village hall for cheese and wine,displays and sales. £5

MUSIC OUTREACHPROGRAMME Thanks to generous sponsorship from Geoffrey Osborne Ltd a series oftwelve concerts will take place in a variety of private settings in theChichester area for adults and children with learning difficulties and mentaland physical health problems and hospice patients as well as in RetirementHomes and day Centres.

Sponsored by GEOFFREY OSBORNE LTD

COMMUNITY ANDEDUCATION ART & DESIGNPROGRAMME28 June-10 JulyCHICHESTER LIBRARY, TOWER STREETMonday-Friday 9.00am-7.30pm; Saturday 9.00am-5.00pmAdmission FreeCENTENARY An exhibition of Art A-level work by the Sixth Form ofChichester High School for Girls.

FOYER, COUNTY HALL, WEST STREET Monday-Thursday 9.00am-5.30pm, Friday 9.00am-5.00pm EXHIBITION BY STUDENTS FROM CHICHESTER HIGH SCHOOL FORBOYS

SOUTH WESTERN ARM, CATHEDRAL CLOISTERS EXHIBITION OF WORK BY STUDENTS FROM WESTERGATECOMMUNITY COLLEGE

CATHEDRAL CLOISTERS EXHIBITION BY STUDENTS FROM DURRINGTON HIGH SCHOOL.

PARTNERSWe are pleased to be working in partnership with the followingorganisations:Blues on the Farm • Chichester Cathedral • Chichester Chamber ofCommerce and Industry • Chichester City Council • Chichester CollegeChichester District Council Chichester Festival Theatre • Chichester LibraryChichester Observer • Chichester Typographic • The Audience UK LtdChilive • The Churches Conservation Trust • Goodwood Estate CompanyLtd • I Am Joy • Pallant House Gallery • Roots Around the World • RoyalAcademy of Music • Same Sky • The Sculpture Studio • Spirit FMUniversity of Chichester • The Venue • West Sussex County CouncilWSCC Music Support Service

Very special thanks also to the Dean and Chapter of Chichester Cathedral,the Bishop of Chichester and Mrs Janet Hind, Chichester Festivities’Friends, our loyal audiences and the performers themselves as well as themany organisations and individuals who support the Festivities by givingtheir time, advice and expertise.

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TRAVEL / ACCOMMODATION / FOOD & DRINKLOCATIONChichester is situated near the South Coast. London 60 miles. Brighton 32miles. Southampton 37 miles. Portsmouth 18 miles. Nearest cross-channelferry terminal Portsmouth.

CAR PARKINGChichester offers excellent car parking facilities including the Avenue deChartres triple-deck car park, and the Cattle Market car park (off MarketAvenue) accommodating a further 900 cars. The Coach Park is situated inCathedral Way.

TRAVEL BY TRAINThere is a service for Festival-goers – a 22.40 hours service Monday-Saturday from Chichester to Three Bridges which connects for London, a22.52 hours Monday-Saturday to Brighton and 23.17 Monday-Saturday toBrighton via Littlehampton; also 22.05 to Southampton Monday-Saturdayand 22.59 to Portsmouth Harbour and 23.13 to Portsmouth & SouthseaMonday-Saturday. For further details, including Sunday train times,telephone 08457 484950

ACCOMMODATIONCHICHESTER PREMIER INN 0870 9906578BROOKFIELD HOTEL, EMSWORTH 01243 373363MILLSTREAM HOTEL LTD, BOSHAM 01243 573234

FOOD AND DRINKFood and drinks served in the Cloisters Café Monday to Saturday 9.00am-5.00pm; Sunday 10.00am-4.00pmThemed buffet pre-concert suppers from 5.00pm-8.00pm.Pre-order your interval drinks for collection from the tented area on theSouth West Lawn of the Cathedral or from the Cloisters Café. Bookings/enquiries 01243 813586

† DATA PROTECTION ACTAny information you provide will be held by Chichester Festivities within itscomputer systems. Information is collected lawfully and in accordance withthe Data Protection Act 1998 and we will do our best to ensure that yourdetails are accurate and kept up-to-date. We may use this information toinform you by letter, telephone, email or otherwise about any products andservices that may be of interest to you, unless you have asked us not to do so.

# PROMOTION OF EVENTS AS AGENTChichester Festivities acts solely as an agent in selling tickets on behalf ofthe organisers of events where # is shown adjacent to the venue, and is inno way responsible for the organisation of these events nor for any lossesincurred (whether directly or indirectly) from attendance at these events.

FESTIVAL PHOTOGRAPHSWe warmly thank Mike Eddowes for the brilliant Festival photographs

The registered office of Chichester Festivities is Canon Gate House, South Street,Chichester.Registration No.1197428 England. Charity No.268873. VAT Registration No.193 7696 07

The details in this brochure are correct at the time of going to print, but ChichesterFestivities reserves the right to make changes to the published programme in the eventof unforeseen circumstances.

A BIG THANK YOU TO ALLOUR SUPPORTERS

PRINCIPAL SPONSORCHICHESTER OBSERVER

SPONSORSHENRY ADAMS LLP

ARTS COUNCIL ENGLAND

BRECHIN MANAGEMENT LTD

BUTLINS SKYLINE LTD

CAPITAL SHOPPING CENTRES GROUP PLC

CHICHESTER CITY COUNCIL

CHICHESTER COLLEGE

CHICHESTER DISTRICT COUNCIL

CLOISTERS HOSPITALITY SERVICES

CONCIAIR LTD

EBONY JEWELLERS

FREEGULL & ROSE

GOODWOOD RACECOURSE LTD

HOME ACCESS COMPUTERS

JACKSON-STOPS & STAFF

KIRCKMAN CONCERT SOCIETY

LEWIS BROWNLEE

GEOFFREY OSBORNE LTD

PALLANT HOLIDAY LETS

PARHAM BROTHERS LTD

AE PARKER LTD

ROLLS-ROYCE MOTOR CARS LTD

PATRICIA ROUTLEDGE CBE

SCOTT DUNN HOLIDAYS

SMART FUTURES

WANNOP FOX STAFFURTH & BRAY

WEST SUSSEX COUNTY COUNCIL

JOHN WILEY & SONS LTD

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MEMBERSGOLDThomas Eggar LLP • Rathbone Investment ManagementSheen Stickland LLP

SILVER Addison Law Solicitors • Cawley Financial ServicesChichester Typographic • Kontron UK LtdMoore Stephens • Tarmac Ltd

BRONZEBeaver Tool Hire (Chichester) Ltd • Carpenter Box LLPChichester Chamber of Commerce and IndustryCovers Timber and Builders Merchants • Goodwood Metalcraft LtdGrant Associates (Chichester) Limited • Haddow Electrical LtdHancock and Partners • Harrington Design Architects Ltd Jones Avens • Kabuki Productions Ltd • Lloyds TSB CommercialMillstream Hotel & Restaurant • Andrew McDowall Ltd • Present SurpriseScott Dunn Holidays • Archibald Shaw • Spofforths LLP • Sussex TrainingTod Anstee • LA Ward (Consultants) Limited • Willard Conservation Ltd

INDIVIDUALSPATRONSPatrick and Maggie Burgess • David Corsan • Ian and Sue FarmanAngus and Anne Hewat • Adrian and Jean Higham • Denise PattersonJohn Rank • Oliver and Sally Stockenand others who wish to remain anonymous

DONORSMiles and Sandra Barber • Jodi, Lady Cudlipp • Brian and Sonia FieldhouseSir Robert and Lady Finch • Michael and Margaret Foyle • Alan GreenRoger MJ Keyworth • Pearl Mitchell • Lady Sara Morton • John and Maggie Pollock

CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONSThe John Coates Charitable Trust • The Foyle Foundation • Poling Charitable Trustand others who wish to remain anonymous

SUPPORTINGCHICHESTERFESTIVITIES

Chichester Festivities, a Registered Charity, is anannual event celebrating the Cathedral’s foundation.The Festivities operates at a considerable financialdeficit and is only able to continue to operate as aresult of generous sponsorship.We are therefore

greatly indebted to all the companies, organisationsand individuals who loyally support us and sincerely

and warmly thank them all.

We have a number of Schemes suited to bothbusinesses and individuals entailing considerable

benefits whilst, at the same time, providing valuablesupport to the Festivities.

BUSINESS SUPPORTEVENT SPONSORSHIP - £1,500+*

GOLD MEMBER - £1,000*SILVER MEMBER - £600*

BRONZE MEMBER - £300**plus VAT

INDIVIDUALS’ SUPPORTPATRON - £800DONOR - £300

PREMIER FRIEND - £50 (inc VAT)FRIEND - £25 (inc VAT)

If you would like to support please contact us on01243 785718 or [email protected].

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Chichester Festivities is a member of the British Arts Festival Association

CHICHESTER FESTIVITIESAdministration

Canon Gate House, South Street, ChichesterWest Sussex PO19 1PU

Tel 01243 [email protected] www.chifest.org.uk

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KEY TO CITY MAP1 Cathedral 2 Festivities Box Office, Bell Tower

3 Edes House, County Hall, West Street 4 Priory Park

5 South Downs Planetarium 6 Chichester Library

7 St Paul’s Church, Churchside 8 New Park Centre 9 District Museum

10 St John’s Chapel 11 Pallant House 12 Bishop’s Palace

13 Festival Theatre/Minerva 14 Christ Church, off South Street

15 University of Chichester 16 Chichester College

17 Oxmarket Centre of Arts, St Andrew’s Court, East Street

18 Newell Centre, Tozer Way 19 Oaklands Park

20 The Venue, Quarry Lane Industrial Estate 21 The Fountain Inn

22 Friends’ Meeting House 23 Stockbridge Hall 24 Vicars’ Hall

LOCATIONS OUTSIDE CITYGoodwood Racecourse 4.5 miles north of city off A285 Petworth RdWest Dean College 5 miles north of city on A286 Midhurst RdSingleton/Weald and Downland Open Air Museum 6 miles north of city on A286Midhurst RdChamps Hill Coldwaltham, approx 15 miles north of ChichesterSt George’s Church Whyke, Cleveland Road, approx 1 mile east of cityBosham 4 miles west of city off A259County Records Office next to No.12 RestaurantPoyntz Bridge at HunstonSt Pancras Church on corner of St Pancras and Eastgate SquareBoxgrove Priory, Donnington Parish Hall, Fishbourne Church, Salterns Lock, LavantMemorial Hall, Bracklesham Sea Front, Barnham Court Farm

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CHICHESTER CITY COUNCIL

PRINCIPAL SPONSOR

SPONSORS

Gold Members

Silver Members

Bronze Members

freegull & rose

C H I C H E S T E R T Y P O G R A P H I C

Patricia Routledge

CBE

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ANTIQUE AND MODERN JEWELLERY

WITH WORKSHOPS

ON THE PREMISES

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TEL: 01243 776678

FAX: 01243 774423

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BY POSTPostal Booking opens immediately(Priority is given to Sponsors,Members, Patrons, Donors,Guarantors and Friends)

Postal applications to:Chichester Festivities Box OfficeCathedral Bell TowerWest StreetChichesterWest Sussex PO19 1RP

ONLINEOpens 19 Maywww.chifest.org.uk

BY PHONE/IN PERSONOpens 1 June01243 780192Mon-Sat 10.00am-5.00pm

DURING FESTIVITIESDaily 10.00am-8.15pmExcluding 25, 26 June: 10.00am-5.00pm30 June, 2 July: 10.00am-7.45pm3, 7, 11 July: 10.00am-8.30pm

Tickets may also be purchased atthe door for the majority of eventssubject to availability.

PAYMENTCredit/Debit Cards We acceptMastercard, Visa and Maestro

Cheques are payable to ChichesterFestivities Ltd

Please include a £2 booking fee toinclude cost of returning tickets, andALLOW UP TO 28 DAYS FORDESPATCH OF TICKETS

WHEELCHAIR USERSThe Cathedral, Old Kitchen, StJohn’s Chapel, Vicars’ Hall and TheVenue are all wheelchair accessible.For wheelchair access at othervenues please call 01243 785718.A 50% discount for wheelchair usersand their companion applies for themajority of events. We regret thesetickets are not bookable online.

CONCESSIONSAll children aged 16 or under(booked in advance) are entitled tohalf-price tickets for Cathedralevents, Coffee Concerts andLunchtime Concerts. We regretthese tickets are not bookableonline.

LUNCHTIME CONCERTSConcessions apply to SeniorCitizens, Full-time Students,Jobseeker Allowance Claimants andIncome Support Claimants.

Other concessions also availablewhere indicated in the listing ofevents.

HEARING IMPAIREDSennheiser units available inSt John’s Chapel, TheCathedral, The Venue and

Vicars’ Hall are fitted with LoopInduction Systems.

*CATHEDRAL TELEVISIONMONITORSTelevision monitors are installed inthe North and South Aisles of theCathedral during the Festivities toensure a view of the performers onstage as, with limited exception,there is no natural view of theconcert platform from these seats.

TALKSSpeakers will sign copies of thebooks they are discussing at the endof all major talks.

MOBILE INFORMATION OFFICE,CATHEDRAL GREENMonday-Saturday from 18 JuneOpen from 10.30amClosing times variable

BOOKING INFORMATION

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