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Lunchtime
Recitals at
St Marys Cathedral
5 to 10 August 2013
1.10pm
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Monday 5 August, 1.10pm
CincoSax
Neil Pennock
Ollie Copeland
Jamie Semark
Programme
Arr Pennock: Theme from 'New York, New York'
Arr Sylvester: Get Happy
Arr Gould: My Funny Valentine
Arr Pennock: Over The Rainbow
Arr Sylvester: Autumn Leaves
Arr Copeland: Nimrod
Arr Pennock: Fly Me To The Moon
Arr Pennock: Send In The Clowns
Nestico: Fairplay
This is the seventh year that Neil will be performing at St Mary's as
part of the Festival and the second year that CincoSax has
performed. The group perform an eclectic mix of music, most of
which is specifically arranged for the group by its members.
Neil Pennock is a professional musician and educator originally
from Scarborough but now based in Hertfordshire. His work
centres around encouraging and supporting 16-18 year old musicians
as they embark on their careers in music and their progression onto
studying music at either conservatoire or university. Neil has
performed extensively in the UK and overseas including tours to
Canada, Ireland, Spain, Germany, Austria, Belgium and Chile.
Ollie Copeland is a multi-instrumentalist (bass, sax, piano, clarinet
and guitar) and in the past year has performed across London as a
session musician and in theatres for a variety of shows. His
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aspirations to make it into the music business are clear, as is his
determination to work hard to perfect his skills as both a performer
and teacher.
Jamie Semark has performed at St Mary's in the previous two
years in both clarinet and saxophone groups. He has been working
in theatre pits since the age of 15 as a woodwind multi-
instrumentalist and has performed in chamber ensembles across the
UK.
Cathedral Meditations by Candlelight August 12 & 19 2200 (1hr) 10.00 (8.00)
Duprs Le Chemin de la croix (Aug 12) with organist Duncan Ferguson followed by Couperins Leons de tnbres (Aug 19) with sopranos Susan Hamilton and Emma Versteeg. End a busy Festival
day in the still beauty of the Cathedral.
Cathedral Choristers in Concert August 20 1500 (1hr) 8.00 (5.00)
The critically-acclaimed Choristers of St Marys Cathedral present a programme of choral, secular and instrumental music. You will have to go a long way to hear finer choral singing than
this (International Record Review).
Celebrity Organ Recitals Sundays August 11, 18 and 25, 1645 (1hr) Free
Three afternoon recitals on St Marys magnificent Father Willis organ, with Duncan Ferguson (11th August), Tim Byram-Wigfield
(18th August) and Donald Hunt (25th August).
Cathedral Tours - Free
Every Tuesday at 10am and Thursday at 2.15pm (45 mins).
Meet at the West Door of the Cathedral.
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Tuesday 6 August, 1.10pm
Lunchtime Jazz @ St Mary's
Neil Pennock sax
Ollie Copeland bass
Phil Short guitar
Anna Lowry vocals
Programme
I Got Rhythm
Misty
Autumn Leaves
Summertime Embraceable You
Fly Me To The Moon
I Know Why
Here's That Rainy Day
At Last
The Lady Is A Tramp
This promises to be an exciting event, bringing jazz to St Mary's as
part of the Festival and featuring some talented musicians from
Hertfordshire.
Neil Pennock is a professional musician, Musical Director and
educator originally from Scarborough but now based in
Hertfordshire. His work centres around encouraging and
supporting 16-18 year old musicians as they embark on their
careers in music and their progression onto studying music at
either conservatoire or university. Neil has performed extensively
in the UK and overseas including tours to Canada, Ireland, Spain,
Germany, Austria, Belgium and Chile.
Ollie Copeland is a multi-instrumentalist (bass, sax, piano,
clarinet and guitar) and in the past year has performed across
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London as a session musician and in theatres for a variety of shows.
His aspirations to make it into the music business are clear, as is his
determination to work hard to perfect his skills as both a performer
and teacher.
Phil Short is a talented guitarist who, unlike most young guitarists,
enjoys performing across a range of genres from rock to musical
theatre to jazz. That range of skills has been put to good use in the
last year when he has performed in the band of a London
pantomime, for a London-based pop singer and a number of jazz gigs
locally and nationally.
Anna Lowry is making a name for herself as a singer with a superb
voice and unique approach to performance. As well as a keen jazz
singer, Anna is involved in the organisation Clockworks under the management of Tom Prior where she is developing her talents as a
pop singer on the London scene.
Bach before Bed Aug 21-24 22:30 (45mins)
10.00 (8.00)
Following last years highly successful before breakfast series, John Bryden returns at the keys of the
Cathedrals Steinway for the complete Book II of J.S. Bachs Well-Tempered Clavier spread over four evenings.
Luxuriate in Bachs sublime harmonies - with hot chocolate beforehand.
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Wednesday 7 August, 1.10pm
PHILOMUSICA of EDINBURGH
Programme
Vivaldi Concerto for two trumpets
Ruari Wilson and Pamela Brown trumpets
Michael Garrett Galla Water (arr. for soprano and string orchestra)
Ishbel Maltman soprano
Glazunov Idyll for horn and strings
Neil Mantle horn
Rheinberger Cantilena from Organ Sonata No. 11
(arr for trumpet and strings) Ruari Wilson trumpet
Arthur Butterworth Romanza for horn and strings
Neil Mantle horn
Michael Garrett Listening for soprano and string orchestra (words by
John Freeman)
Ishbel Maltman soprano
Leroy Anderson Bugler's Holiday
David Hume MBE (1937-1999) founded the orchestra in 1976 primarily
to give his pupils, and other young musicians of a high calibre, the
opportunity of playing in a small chamber orchestra. Philomusica of
Edinburgh has toured throughout Britain, performed at the Edinburgh
Festival Fringe each year, and has played for many choral societies in
Edinburgh and elsewhere, and performed in charity concerts and concerts
for children.
The orchestra's director since 1999 is Lawrence Dunn. He studied with
David Hume and joined the orchestra in 1978, performing as a soloist, and
for many years as principal second violin.
Lawrence Dunn studied violin with David Hume in Edinburgh and
Malcolm Layfield in Manchester. He gives regular solo and chamber
recitals during the Edinburgh Fringe Festival and throughout Scotland on
both modern and baroque instruments. As a freelance player he has
performed with various orchestras including the Scottish Baroque Players,
City of Glasgow Symphony Orchestra and Newcastle Baroque. He has
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been leader of the Edinburgh Light Orchestra since 1999 and is Director of
Philomusica of Edinburgh. He is a founder member of Gladstone's Bag - a
group specialising in Victorian popular music, and TV and radio signature
tunes, and providing live music for silent films. He also works outside the
field of classical music, having performed regularly as a folk singer when a
student, taken part in Celtic Connections, and toured and recorded with
the band "The Pearlfishers". He also recently appeared on the BBC
History of Scotland series, acting the part of a pictish druid. For the last
two years he has been arranging and performing music with silent films in
Glasgow, Edinburgh and Bo'ness. Michael Garrett was born in Leicestershire in 1944 and has been
composing and performing as a pianist since the age of 12. and his works
encompass a wide range of styles. He has written symphonic, chamber,
instrumental and vocal music and has contributed extensively to the
literature of the piano. Since his early compositional experiments in the
1960s, using serial techniques, he has traversed into a more cheerful and
melodic sphere incorporating Jazz and 'Rock' elements. From the 1980s he
has embraced a highly developed 'European' style with respect for
traditional forms. His main inspirations have evolved from nature and the
night. In summation: His art is that of music to enable one to forget.
Neil Mantle began conducting at the age of fifteen when he formed his
own Chamber Orchestra. He studied at the Royal Academy of Music and
later at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music & Drama, where he won the
conducting prize. Later he was awarded the second prize in the Leeds
Conducting Competition in 1986: this led to engagements with various
Scottish Orchestras. He has conducted for both BBC Radio 3 and Radio
Scotland with the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra and has appeared
frequently with the Royal Scottish National Orchestra. In 1994 he made his
debut with the Scottish Chamber Orchestra. In the June 2008 Queen's
Birthday Honours List, he was awarded an MBE for services to Music in
Scotland.
Ishbel Maltman has been described as a World Class Soprano. Also she
is a harpist, pianist, composer and tutor. Ishbel is an exuberant, multi-
talented and first class musician described as a classic charismatic maestro who brings music alive. Ishbel has made many recordings.
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Thursday 8 August, 1.10pm
Dark Inventions Chamber Ensemble
Programme
J.S. Bach Prelude from Cello Suite No. 5
Martin Scheuregger From its present pathway (World Premiere)
Ravel Sonata for violin and cello
Berg Four pieces for clarinet and piano
Christopher Leedham But still sonorous (World Premiere)
Dark Inventions is a young chamber ensemble that highlights the links
between traditionally disparate music. Focused on combining music of
different periods, the ensemble curates projects that aim to entertain
and inspire audiences whilst introducing some hidden gems of past and
present repertoire.
The ensemble has recently recorded their debut EP, Hinterland
(released in Summer 2013). Three ensemble works are interspersed
with four haunting songs that pick up on and feed into the themes of
the collection. Dark Inventions has performed the Hinterland
programme in concert and are planning further performances in the
2013-14 season. In May 2013 they presented a theatrical version of
Schoenbergs Pierrot Lunaire as part of the York Spring Festival.
Members of Dark Inventions are: Neil Thomas Smith (flutes); Jonathan
Sage (clarinets); Rebecca Smith (violin); Samuel Thompson (piano);
Cecily Smith (cello); Christopher Leedham and Martin Scheuregger
(Artistic Directors).
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Friday 9 August, 1.10pm
Sarah Park Piano
Taylor Maclennan Flute
Julian Scott Oboe
Calum Robertson Clarinet
Thomas Porter Bassoon
Programme Andr Caplet 1878-1925 Quintet for Piano and Winds
Allegro; Adagio; Scherzo; Finale Allegro
Sarah Park Born in Edinburgh, Sarah began her studies at St Marys Music School in 2005 with Margaret Wakeford. She has distinguished herself as a
soloist as well as chamber musician enjoying numerous successes at St Marys and competitions around Scotland receiving many prestigious awards. Over the
past few years, she has performed in venues around the UK including RNCM
concert hall, Queens Hall, Amaryllis Hall, and Steinway Hall, with future engagements. As well as solo performance, Sarah has collaborated with her
colleagues to work with Garry Walker on a number of occasions, and as part
of the Scottish International Piano Competition, was invited to perform in a
chamber music masterclass with Susan Tomes at the RCS. Sarah is generously
funded by the Donald Dewar Arts Awards, and will continue her studies with
Norma Fisher after a successful first year at the Royal College of Music.
Taylor MacLennan is in his fourth year at the Royal College of Music. Taylor
has also recently undertaken a period of study at the Sibelius Academy in
Helsinki. He began his musical training in 2005 at St Marys Music School in Edinburgh. In 2008 he was awarded the Directors Recital Prize of St Marys Music School and in 2010 won the British Flute Societys annual competition, which led to a performance in that years BFS International Convention. Taylor has collaborated with conductors Lionel Friend and Prof John Butt and has
performed under the baton of Bernard Haitink and Sir Roger Norrington.
Taylor has appeared at many of the UKs leading festivals, such as the BBC Proms, Aldeburgh Festival and the Rest is Noise Festival and has been involved
in numerous BBC broadcasts. He also plays the baroque flute and performs
with the Britten Pears Baroque Orchestra. For the past three years, Taylor has
been the recipient of a Donald Dewar Arts Award.
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Julian Scott graduated from St. Annes College, Oxford with a first class honours degree in Music in 2012. He was taught oboe from a young age by
Rosie Staniforth and Steven West in Edinburgh and Glasgow. Formerly
principal oboe in the National Childrens Orchestra of Scotland and the Edinburgh Youth Orchestra, he joined the National Youth Orchestra of
Great Britain in 2008 and was principal oboe during the 2009/10 concert
series. Throughout his bachelors degree, Julian was taught by Christopher
Cowie, principal oboist in the London Philharmonia and the Academy of St.
Martin in the Fields. Julian is currently studying with Jonathan Kelly, principal
oboist in the Berlin Philharmonic, at the Hochschule fr Musik Hanns Eisler, Berlin.
Calum Robertson completed his Bachelor of Music with Honours 1st class
(July 2011) and his Masters in Performance (November 2012) studying
clarinet with John Cushing at The Royal Conservatoire of Scotland. He
freelances with The RSNO and Scottish Opera and has played with The Royal
Scottish National Jazz Orchestra. He has taken part in the BBC Scottish
Symphony Orchestra apprenticeship scheme and played with The Young
Musicians Symphony Orchestra in London. In July 2011 he took part in the
London Symphony Orchestra Woodwind Academy. In January 2010 he
performed Carl Nielsens clarinet concerto with the BBC SSO as a joint scheme with the RCS. That same month he was interviewed and broadcast
James MacMillans From Galloway for BBC Radio 3. At the RCS he has won The Classical Concerto Competition, The Governors Woodwind Recital Prize and the Mary D. Adams Prize for chamber music. In The Edinburgh
Competition Festival he was winner of the Traves Half-Hour recital and the
concerto final. As organist he is Assistant at Old Saint Pauls Episcopal Church, Edinburgh, and is part of the organ and trumpet duo Pistons and Pipes with Tom Poulson.
Thomas Porter is a recent graduate of the RCS where he was awarded a
scholarship for the MMus Performance course studying bassoon with David
Hubbard (Principal RSNO). He also studies Contrabassoon with Alan
Warhurst (Orchestra of Scottish Opera). Before coming to Scotland Thomas
was a Graduate Music Assistant at Wells Cathedral School and he also read
Music and French for his undergraduate degree at the University of Bristol.
As part of his degree Thomas spent a year studying in La Rochelle, France,
with bassoonist Roland Ferrand. While in France he developed a love for
cycling (as well as the bassoon) and this remains a firm favourite despite the
more challenging weather conditions here in Scotland.
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Saturday 10 August, 1.10pm
Ben Kearsley Classical Guitar
Programme
Guiliani Allegro in A minor
Sor Study in B minor
Trad. Spanish Spanish Romance
Trad. Spanish Malaguena
M. Williams Classical Gas
A. Karas The Third Man
J.S.Bach: Bouree in E minor; Minuet in G
Music by the Beatles:
Yesterday (Lennon & McCartney);
Here comes the sun (Harrison)
Music by Tarrega: Gran Vals; Recuerdos de la Alhambra
Bolivian Music: Artega Ojos Azules; Ecos Celia
Robert Burns My love is like a red, red rose
A. York Sunburst
Ben Kearsley was born in Edinburgh and studied classical guitar
with Norman Quinney and Ian Smith before four years study at
the Birmingham Conservatoire with Simon Dinnigan.
From 1999 to 2001 Ben lived and gave concerts in Bolivia and
Spain. Ben has seven CDs on the Shore Sounds Music label and
one DVD of a concert he gave at the Ateneo in Madrid.
Today Ben will play music from his new CD - Classical Gas.
www.benkearsley.com
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The Choir of
St Marys Cathedral
A Tribute to Kenneth Leighton
Aug 22 2030 (1hr) 12.00 (10.00) (5.00 C)
The internationally-
renowned Choir of
St Marys Cathedral pays homage to
composer Kenneth
Leighton, who died 25
years ago this August.
Join the choir of humans who sing like angels (The Times) in a concert
celebrating this remarkable
composer.