Wycombe Arts Festival Programme

WYCOMBEARTS

FESTIVAL

Saturday 24th April - Thursday 3rd June 2010

Anything Goes - Street Theatre

Locally-based international jazz/swing bandGeorge Brown, Rod Wall, Laurie Fray with Linda Morris: Vocals

Come and enjoy some foot-tapping tunes played by these brilliantperformers.

Opening ConcertHigh Wycombe Choral Society with West Forest Sinfonia

Conductor: Stephen ArmstrongMozart : ‘Requiem’Bruck: Violin Concerto No.1

soloist: Thomas AldrenMendelssohn: ‘Calm Sea’ and ‘Prosperous Voyage’Berlioz: ‘Roman Carnival’

with pupils from RGS

Sat 24th April I 7:30pm I All Saints’ Parish Church, High WycombeTickets: £14, oap/student: £12, also available on 01494 714280 and on thedoor

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Unless otherwise stated tickets will be available from the FESTIVAL BOX OFFICE, WycombeSwan, St. Mary Street, High Wycombe, HP11 2XE, or telephone 01494 512000 for credit cardbookings. For most events tickets are also available on the door.

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Calendar of Events

Exhibition of Photography

by the Wycombe Photographic Society

Sat 24th April I 1.00pm – 5.00pm then daily Sun 25th April – Sat 1st May10.00pm – 5.00pm I The Chilterns Shopping CentreAdmission free

Sat 24th April I 10.30am – 1.00pm I Churchyard, All Saints Church, HighWycombeStreet Theatre - no charge

www.wycombeartsfestival.org

Lord Arthur Savile’s Crimeby Constance Cox, based on the short story by Oscar WildeAn Improbable Comedy!

Presented by The Lane End Players

Music for a Sunday AfternoonBob Gibbard (baritone) and Carol Gibbard (piano) perform Elgar’s‘Fringes of the Fleet’ and Vaughan Williams’ ‘Songs of Travel’.

Sun 25th April I 4.00pm I Marlow Parish ChurchAdmission free. - Afternoon tea will be served in the church at 4.45pm

Classic Film NightA series of classic film showings selected by BucksNew University staff. For details of tonight’s showing please check websiteswww.bucks.ac.uk or www.wycombeartsfestival.org

Thurs 29th April I 4:00pm I Gateway Theatre, Bucks New UniversityAdmission free – the café will be open until 8.00pm

The Thousand Petalled Lotus FlowerWeaving Myth and Music from South Asia

Internationally acclaimed storyteller Cassandra Wye joins forces withDhyan Singh on Tabla and Simon Kohli on Sarod to create a uniqueperformance of South Asian stories, set to the melodies and sounds ofIndian classical music.

They weave words, ragas and rhythms together, improvising with each otherto create an evocative mood. An unforgettable performance for all ages.

“A beautiful blend of myths, music and legend, the world needs more of this”

Fri 30th April I 8.00pm I Trinity (United Reformed) Church, London Road,High Wycombe I Tickets £10

Sat 24th April I 8.00pm I Lane End Village HallTickets: £10, concs. £7, also on 07852 153914 oremail:[email protected]

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Thurs 6th May I 7.30pm I The Queen’s Hall, The Royal Grammar SchoolTickets: (numbered) £6 (£3 concs) only from the RGS Box Office 01494551433 and online RGS website www.rgshw.com.

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The RGS Summer ConcertFeaturing the Festival Orchestra,the Senior Wind Band, the CloseHarmony Group ‘Singers Limited’ and members of the RGS Big Band.

Chichester Psalms: Leonard BernsteinSolo alto: Matthew Paine

Violin Concerto in G minor: Max BruchSolo violin: Thomas Aldren

Overture to “Candide”: Leonard BernsteinSongs from the Shows

Thurs 6th May I 6.00pm I Gateway Theatre, Bucks New UniversityAdmission free – the café will be open until 8.00pm

The Blacksmith at the Bridge of Bones andother tales of AlchemyPresented by Ben Haggarty

World-renowned for his dynamic performances, Ben Haggarty tells hisstories with infectious charm and ease. These dark and full-blooded storiesof power, alchemy and the quest for knowledge, explore the enduringrelationship between those who teach and those who learn. Evocative,unflinching and beautiful by turn, this is a performance to lure you into therich and provocative world of fairytales for grown-ups.

‘I was spellbound’ The Times

‘Haggarty tells his stories with enormous relish and gusto’ The Independent

Weds 5th May I 8.00pm I Church House, (next to Hughenden Church),Hughenden Park I Tickets: £8

Sir Francis’ Follies

Guided walk with Neil Harris, Countryside Manager of the NationalTrust, looking at the history and development of West Wycombe Parkand its architecture.Starting from entrance kiosk.

Weds 5th May & Weds 19th May I 2.30pm – 4.30pm I West WycombePark, West WycombeNormal admission charges apply


Growing up in St Vincent & the GrenadinesFriends of High Wycombe LibrariesA talk by Cecil Browne, who will give an account of life on this Caribbeanisland, both from an educational and a social point of view.

Thurs 6th May I 7:30pm I The Library, Eden Place£3 members; £4 non-members; £2 Bucks University students. (On thedoor.)

Fighting to save old buildingsHigh Wycombe SocietyGuest speaker Elaine Byrne from the Society for the Protection ofOld Buildings will talk about the ideas and works of SPAB, with someexamples from High Wycombe.

Friday 7th May I 7.30pm I The Guildhall, High WycombeFree admission, donations welcome

Festival Open Art ExhibitionAnnual event of works by local artistsThose wishing to exhibit contact 01494 883163

Sat 8th May – Sun 16th May I Open daily 10.00am – 5.00pmSundays 11.00am – 4.00pm I Chilterns Shopping CentreAdmission free

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Vitae Drummers - Street Theatre

The Vitae Drummers are led by Justine Hart who runsHartbeats West African drumming classes and workshops.Come and see them perform traditional rhythms, songs and dances withdjembe and dundun drums.

Sat 8th May I 10.30am – 1.00pm I Churchyard, All Saints Parish Church

Goldberg VariationsBy J. S. Bach. Alastair Ross - Harpsichord.Alastair is a freelance organist and harpsichordist. Last year he was asoloist in the Proms, playing a Handel Organ Concerto. These dayshe plays mainly with The Sixteen and The Academy of Ancient Music.

Friday 7th May I 8.00pm I Trinity (United Reformed) Church, London RoadTickets £10: Students/OAPs £5: Children under 16 free

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Musical Gems for the Clarinetpresented by City of London Sinfonia

Ever-popular Michael Collins returns as both soloist and conductor in thisprogramme featuring two very different sides of the clarinet: classical early19th century virtuosity and 20th century jazz.

Mozart: Symphony No. 29 in AWeber: Clarinet Concerto No.2Haydn: Symphony No. 22 – The PhilosopherCopland: Clarinet Concerto

Michael Collins: Conductor and Clarinet

Sun 9th May I 7.30pm I Wycombe Swan, High WycombeTickets: £24, £19, £16, £13, concs. £1.50 discount, to include 6.45pm –pre-concert talk with the Conductor.

Pann Mill Open DayHigh Wycombe Society welcomes you to watch the restored millgrinding flour. Various stalls, including Wycombe Museum stallwith craft events for children using solar power.

Refreshments, including homemade cakes.Guided Walks from 2.30pm ‘Water Trail’, from Pann Mill, approx. 75 mins.‘Town Trail’, from Parish Church, ending at Pann Mill in time for tea.

Sun 9th May I 11.00am – 5.00pm I Pann Mill, The Rye, High WycombeFree

Celebrity Organ Recital by D’Arcy Trinkwon,International Concert Organist.The distinguished musician D’Arcy Trinkwon is acclaimed as one of thefinest organists Britain has produced and performs Worldwide. Renownedas an arch exponent of his craft he has brought a new dynamism to theinstrument

VE Celebrations at Hughenden ManorExperience the sensations of the 1940’s culminating in VE Day.

There will be many activities focusing on events leading up to this day.‘Home front - make do and mend’, period re-enactments and many otherwartime memories.

Sat 8th May and Sun 9th May I 11.00am - 5.00pm I Hughenden ManorNormal admission charges apply

Sat 8th May I 7.30pm I Marlow Parish ChurchTickets: £12, also from Burger’s of Marlow, Marlow Tourist InformationCentre 01628 483597 or on the door.

High Wycombe 1945-1970Friends of High Wycombe Libraries present a talk by Mike Dewey.Illustrated with photos from the SWOP Collection, about events anddevelopments that shaped High Wycombe after the Second World War.

This is a NEW talk

Shivers Down the Spinepresented by Fourplay

An evening of traditional ghost stories told by candlelight in the evocativesetting of the early 17th century Church House with Ronald Swains andfriends.

Weds 12th May I 8.00pm I Church House (next to Hughenden Church),Hughenden ParkTickets:£8

Taplow Youth Choir - Music to suit all tastes

Director: Gillian Dibden

Choral music by Byrd, Carissimi, Chilcott, Kodaly and Moses Hogan.The Concert also features “Frammenti Musicali” – a rarely performed sextetfor piano and wind by Reszo Sugar.

All profits to Christian Aid

Sun 9th May I 7.30pm I Christ Church (United Reformed Church), OxfordRoad, MarlowTickets: £8, (including a glass of wine) only on 01628 486227, at D & J News,35 West Street, Marlow or on the door.


Thurs 13th May I 7.30pm I The Library, Eden Place£3 members; £4 non-members; £2 for Bucks University students with validID. Only on the door.

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Make a SunflowerSouth Bucks Children’s Book Group

Crafts and Stories. under 5’s - 10.00am - 11.00am

Sat 15th May I The Hub, Union Baptist Church, Easton Street, HighWycombeTickets: £2.50 non-members, £2.00 members also from J Saunders on01494 440849

The Mayor’s May FayreHistory will come to life for High Wycombe’s annual Mayor-making eventwith a history-themed May Fayre for all the family. Boo and cheer along to theMayor’s weigh-in on Frogmoor, then catch a glimpse of High Wycombe in the1600’s with the chance to talk to pikemen and musketeers dressed in fullperiod costume. Children’s craft activities, ‘Mystery History’ town tours, Italianmarket, living history demonstrations, traditional dance displays and more.

Sat 15th May I 9.00am - 5.00pm I High Wycombe Frogmoor and HighStreetFree

Festival Jazz - Jean Toussaint and Byron WallenTwo world-famous musicians will join the Frank Toms Trio for a sensationaljazz event in this year’s festival. Tenor and soprano sax star Jean Toussaintfrom the Antilles shot to fame in the 1980s as a member of Art Blakey’s JazzMessengers. Since going solo his dynamic but melodic sound has moved himinto the world ratings.

Byron Wallen often works alongside Jean and must now rate as one of the alltime greats of trumpet. He originally made a big impact in Airto Moreira’s Latingroup, but is now kept busy with his own band. He appeared in theblockbuster film ‘The Talented Mr Ripley’.

Some spectacular music can be expected in the intimate surroundings ofWycombe’s Irish Club. Festival favourite Lynn Garner, will also be on hand fora few songs in the second set.

Fri 14th May I 8.00pm I The Irish Club (above Railway Place car park)Tickets: £8 also on the door.

Thurs 13th May I 7.30pm I St. Lawrence Church, West Wycombe HillTickets: £10, including light refreshments.

LyraChants of the Russian Orthodox Church and folk songs from Russia

A Vocal Ensemble of professional musicians from St Petersburg. Throughtheir performances, they introduce the enormous musical heritage of theOrthodox Church and the traditions of Russian folk music.

Continuous bar

Wycombe Sinfonia 25th Anniversary ConcertWith soloist Alexander Karpeyev who has won many internationalcompetitions and already has two immensely successful Wigmore Hallrecitals to his credit.Rogers: Concert OvertureStravinsky: Suite No 1 for Chamber OrchestraRachmaninov: Piano Concerto No.2 : soloist Alexander KarpeyevDvorak: ‘New World Symphony’

Sat 15th May I 7.30pm I All Saints’ Parish Church, High Wycombe Tickets: £12, concs. £10, £1 for young pianists (under 21) on showing gradecertificate or teacher’s letter; also available on the door.

A View from the HillA guided walk through historic West Wycombe, to include St. LawrenceChurch, the Hill and Village, with Neil Harris, Countryside Manager of theNational Trust.Starting from Garden Centre Car Park

Sat 15th May & Sat 29th May I 2.30pm – 4.30pm I West Wycombe VillageFree

Tailleur pour Dames (The Ladies’ Man)(in french)By Georges Feydeau, directed by Philipe Vandaele (English synopsisavailable).Presented by Marlow Players and performed by Les Baladins de Marly-le-Roi

The play concerns a Parisian doctor who doesn’t come home one night andhis wife thinks he’s having an affair. Then one little lie leads to manymisunderstandings!Sat 15th May I 8.00pm I The Shelley Theatre, Court Gardens, Pound Lane,MarlowTickets: £7.50; 18 and under £5. Also from Marlow TIC and on 01628483042

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Sat 15th May I The Hub, Union Baptist Church, Easton Street, HighWycombeTickets: £5.50 non-members, £4.50 members also from J Saunders on 01494440849

Drawing DaydreamsSouth Bucks Children’s Book Group

Meet best-selling children’s author, James Mayhew, and take part in aninteractive drawing workshop.5 - 8 years - 1.00pm - 2.30pm8 - 11 years - 3.30pm - 5.30pm

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Jeremy Rowe (Counter-Tenor)

A delightful programme of songs for all tastesHe was a music scholar as St Paul’s School, London, organ scholar atPembroke College, Cambridge and i s now Assistant Organist and choirmember at All Saints’ Church, Marlow.

Sun 16th May I 4.00pm I Marlow Parish ChurchAdmission Free. Afternoon tea will be served in the church at 4.45pm

The Florence Nightingale Anniversary Presented by The Russian Cultural ClubNew perspectives on the Crimean War by Tony Williams.

Dr Williams is a speaker for the International Dickens Fellowship and aResearch Fellow at the University of Buckingham.

Tues 18th May I 7.45pm I Wesley Methodist Church, Priory RoadTickets: £5, also on the door

Special Trees in Art

A talk given by Rachel Sanderson

During the last four years Project volunteers have recorded special treesand woods across the Chilterns. Many of these trees and woods have beenthe inspiration for high quality artworks, from painting and photography tosculpture and textiles. Images of some of the finest work, which wasexhibited in recent exhibitions, will be shown in this fully illustrated talk.

Wed 19th May I 8.00pm I Church House (next to Hughenden Church),Hughenden ParkTickets: £6



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A concert of orchestral and choral musicPerformed by the Chiltern Camerata, conducted by Simon Lambros andthe Chiltern Consort, directed by Mark Johnstone.

Bach: Magnificat in D, BWV 243

Bach: Brandenburg Concerto No.4 in G, BWV 1049

Handel: Coronation Anthem ‘Zadok the Priest’

Bruckner: Choral Motets

Sat 22nd May I 7.30pm I Trinity (United Reformed) Church, London RoadTickets: £10 (accompanied 14s and under: free), also on 01494 883112 or onthe door. For further information: www.chiltern-camerata.org.uk

Chebba Drums - Street Theatre

Abdoul Davies with his support players, will be playing West Africanrhythms from the Gambia. Come and enjoy some foot-tapping music

Sat 22nd May I 12.30pm - 3.00pm I Churchyard, All Saints Parish Church

Musicals in MayPresented by Marlow Amateur Operatic Society.An inspirational evening including a selection of solos and chorus in 4-partharmony bringing to life some of the most popular modern musicals.

Fri and Sat, 21st and 22nd May I 7.30pm I Shelley Theatre, Court Garden,MarlowTickets: £10, including £1 raffle ticket

The Odd Couple (Female Version)

Fourways Drama presents the award winning Odd Couple which was firstproduced on Broadway in 1965. In 1985 Neil Simon wrote a female versionfor Broadway, in which the genders were reversed. Oscar and Felix havebecome Olive and Florence, and what a delightful transformation it is.Olive, a divorced woman, hates housework and cooking. When Florence iskicked out by her husband, Olive invites her to move in. The ensuing battleof wills mirrors their disasterous marriages and now threatens theirfriendship.

Thurs, Fri and Sat. 20th, 21st and 22nd May I 8.00pm I Town Hall, HighWycombeTickets: £12

Festival Choral Evensong for Whitsunday and in Celebration of the Wycombe Arts FestivalThe Men and Boy’s Choir of All Saints’ Church, Marlow are joined by theChoir of All Saints’ Church, High Wycombe.

Introit: If You Love Me - TallisCanticle: Noble in B minorAnthem: Listen, Sweet Dove - Ives

Sun 23rd May I 6.30pm I Marlow Parish ChurchAll welcome

The Carnival Band‘That Sweet Enemy’The Carnival Band combines music from across the centuries with soundsfrom around the world in an irreverently joyous mix!An entertaining and illuminating portrayal in music and song of the love-haterelationship between France and England down the centuries.

Sun 23rd May I 7.30pm I St. Lawrence Church, West Wycombe HillTickets: £10

“The Bleak Midwinter of Christina Rossetti” An illustrated talk by Sally BrocklehurstFrom slim Pre-Raphaelite model to hideous invalid, Christina Rossetti’s lifeembraced suffering, passion, self denial - and a keen sense of fun. Comeand learn about this vastly underrated poet and her local connection.

Weds 26th May I 8.00pm I Church House (next to Hughenden Church),Hughenden ParkTickets: £6

Jill Crossland - Piano Recital

A recital by this brilliant British pianist on the eve of her appearance atthe Beethoven House Concert Hall in Bonn.

Visit www.jillcrossland.com for more information.

Weds 26th May I 8.00pm I Marlow Parish ChurchTickets: £12, also from Burger’s of Marlow, Marlow Tourist Information Office01628 483597, or on the door.

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Romantic Piano TriosPlayed by John Reid - piano, Emma Wragg - violin, and YvonneParsons - cello.

A rare chance to see and hear a collaboration of three friends, alldistinguished soloists, coming together to perform some of the richestclassical and romantic repertoire from Beethoven, Mendelssohn andbeyond.

Fri 28th May I 8.00pm I St Lawrence Church, West Wycombe HillTickets: £10

Marlow Art and Crafts Society ExhibitionArtists/craftworkers wishing to exhibit contact 01628 473539

Sat 29th May – Thurs 3rd June I 10.00am – 5.30pm I The Church Hall,The Causeway, MarlowAdmission 30p

Moving Up the HillFriends of High Wycombe LibrariesLocal historian, David Thorpe, will give an introductory presentation at theMuseum, followed by a guided walk (approx 1 – 11⁄2 hours duration), to tracehow the middle classes in late Victorian and Edwardian Wycombe movedfrom the town centre to the Amersham and Castle Hill areas.

Sat 29th May I 2.00pm I Wycombe Museum, Priory AvenueTickets: £3 members; £4 non-members; £2 for Bucks University students withvalid ID. Places are limited to 30, so tickets must be obtained in advance fromWycombe Library.

Bardos Band presents Mappa MundiA musical whirlwind encompassing the sounds and curiousinstruments of the medieval world.Bardos Band takes you on a journey filled with popular English ballads,exotic Turkish dances, virtuosic Balkan folk tunes, and tales from Nordiclands.

“The vocal and choral arrangements … and the instrumental virtuosity arestunning” (The Recorder Magazine)

“Here are performances by turns passionate, foot-tapping and haunting, andalways full of vitality”.

Sun 30th May I 8.00pm I St. Lawrence Church, West Wycombe HillTickets: £10

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Wednesday Lunchtime Recitals Free admission

Instrumental Recitals: The Oak Room, Town Hall, High Wycombe

1.10pm – 1.50pm

Retiring collection. Light lunches available from 12.30pm

Wednesday 28th April:

Cassandra White (soprano) with Marissa Thornton-Wood (piano)“Songs from around the World”, including works from Greece and Spain

Wednesday 5th May:

Purcell SchoolTalented young pupils from this specialist Music

School perform a variety of pieces

Wednesday 12th May:

Marjory King (violin) with Marissa Thornton-Wood (piano)“The Romanic Violin”, including works by Schumann and Elgar

Wednesday 19th May:

Thomas Aldren (violin) with Marissa Thornton-Wood“Thomas plays Jazz”. Thomas, a pupil at the Royal Grammar School,

includes Gershwin in his choice of programme

Wednesday 26th May:

Erik Houston (violin) with Marissa Thornton-Wood (piano)“Two Great Sonatas”, works by JS Bach and Schubert

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Friday 7th May: Jonathan Gregory, Director of Music, Leicester Cathedral

Friday 14th May: Clem Virgo, Director of Music, All Saints’ Church, Marlow

Friday 21st May: Tony Philpot, Assistant Organist, All Saints’ Church, High Wycombe

Friday 28th May: Richard Hobson, Director of Music, Merchant Taylors School, Northwood

Friday Lunchtime Recitals Free admission

Organ Recitals, Marlow Parish Church

1.10pm – 1.50pm

Retiring collection. Light lunches available from 12.30pm

PRESIDENTDulcie Gray

COMMITTEEJohn Beaumont (Chairman)David Twissell (Treasurer)Gail Salter (Secretary)Pat BegleySue CareyMike GardnerDaphne GloverHamid JahanpourYolande NyeJanet RoakeGill Twissell

PATRONSMrs. D. AtkinsonMrs. J.F. BarberRevd. V.J. BeaumontThe Lord Carrington, KG,CH,KCMG, MCMrs. P.A. ChamberlenMr. & Mrs. W.M. ClarkeMr. D.A.E. CoxMrs. J.E. GabbitasMr. J.G. GabbitasMr. R.J. GatesMrs. D. L. GloverMr. W.S. GloverMrs. V.A. LetherenMr. M.J. LeeDr. A.W.J. MedhurstMrs. K.M. Peatey, MBE, JPMrs. M.L. PhippsCllr. Mrs. P. PriestleyCllr. R.C. PushmanMrs. J. Roake

Mrs. E. RoeDr. L.D.A. & Mrs. J.E. SaundersMr. S.S. Seehra, MBE, JPMrs. B.H. TooveyMr. C.F. TurnerDr. D.J. TwissellMrs. G.E.M. TwissellMrs. R.A. VereCllr. R. Wilson

SPONSORSArts Council EnglandWycombe District CouncilMrs. R.A. VereThe Chilterns Shopping CentreBucks New UniversityThe National TrustSabetiSimply DesignsArts 4 every1The Swan Theatre

The Committee of the Wycombe Arts Festival wishes to place on record its thanks for the support givenby Wycombe District Council and all other sponsors and patrons. The details in this programme werecorrect at the time of going to print. Any alterations or additions will be announced in the local press.

You are invited to attend the Annual General Meeting of the Wycombe Arts Festival, which will be held in the Wycombe District Council Offices, High Wycombe at 8.00pm on Tuesday, 5th October 2010.

Wycombe Arts FestivalRegistered Charity No. 261431

Hon. Life Members: Peggy Archard, Albert Attwood, Wendy Craig & David Cresswell

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