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EXTRAORDINARY MUSIC IN REMARKABLE PLACES

11 - 20 OCTOBER 2019

www.twomoorsfestival.co.uk

Patron: HRH The Countess of Wessex GCVO

EVENT TIME PLACE PAGE

Tuesday 24 September MOZART IN TURKEY 7.30pm Chagford 5

Friday 11 October ASHLEY RICHES BARITONE JOSEPH MIDDLETON PIANO 7.30pm Exeter 6

Saturday 12 October MUSICAL QUIZ 11.00am Wiveliscombe 7

Saturday 12 October RODERICK WILLIAMS, OBE BARITONE ELIZABETH WATTS SOPRANO ROGER VIGNOLES PIANO 2.00pm Wiveliscombe 8

Saturday 12 October LORNA DOONE 7.30pm Dulverton 10

Sunday 13 October THE ART OF SINGING PSALMS – A WORKSHOP 10.30am Ashburton 12

Sunday 13 October EVENSONG 3.00pm Ashburton 13

Sunday 13 October PLEYEL ENSEMBLE 7.30pm Ashburton 14

Monday 14 October PLEYEL ENSEMBLE 11.00am Tiverton 15

Monday 14 October HEATHER EASTING ORGANIST 2.00pm Brompton Regis 16

Monday 14 October HEATHER EASTING ORGANIST 4.30pm Brushford 16

Monday 14 October IMOGEN COOPER PIANO 7.30pm Dulverton 17

Monday 14 October IOSIF PURITS ACCORDION 10.00pm Dulverton 18

Tuesday 15 October WELLS CATHEDRAL SCHOOL BRASS QUINTET 11.30am Tiverton 19

Tuesday 15 October WELLS CATHEDRAL SCHOOL SAXOPHONE QUARTET 4.00pm Exeter 19

Tuesday 15 October THE ENGLISH CONCERT 7.00pm Exeter 20

Wednesday 16 October A DAY OF FOOD AND CONVERSATION 10am-4.30pm Exeter 22

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Wednesday 16 October THE ELIAS STRING QUARTET 7.30pm Chagford 26

Thursday 17 October HARVEY DAVIES PIANO 11.45am Okehampton 28

Thursday 17 October PLEYEL ENSEMBLE 2.30pm Okehampton 29

Thursday 17 October THE LUTOSŁAWSKI DUO 7.30pm Hatherleigh 30

Friday 18 October TOBY HUGHES DOUBLE BASS 11.00am Tiverton 31

Friday 18 October SOPHIE ROSA VIOLIN MARTIN ROSCOE PIANO 2.30pm Crediton 32

Friday 18 October THE NEXT GENERATION 7.30pm Exeter 34

Saturday 19 October HARVEY DAVIES & PENNY ADIE 11.00am Dunster 38

Saturday 19 October YOUNG MUSICIANS COMPETITION WINNERS 2.30pm Dunster 39

Saturday 19 October THE TITHE BARN DINNER 7.30pm Dunster 40

Sunday 20 October THE BACH PLAYERS & MERCURIUS COMPANY 2.00pm South Molton 42

Sunday 20 October NORTH DEVON SINFONIA 6.00pm Barnstaple 44

FESTIVAL AT A GLANCE

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TUESDAY 24 SEPTEMBER • 7.30pm The Globe Inn, 9 High Street, Chagford TQ13 8AJ

Mozart in Turkey is a film of and about Mozart's opera, The Abduction from the Seraglio. One third documentary and two thirds filmed theatre, this fascinating experiment by filmmaker Mick Csaky and opera director Elijah Moshinsky, revolves around a staging of Mozart's first popular success.

Musical sequences are interwoven with footage of rehearsals and interviews which provide historical context. The Turkish setting is breathtaking, and the film offers a unique opportunity for Mozart devotees to see one of his works spring from fantasy to reality.

The production, performed in the harem of the Topkapi Palace in Istanbul, features exquisite set design and a top-notch cast, with Sir Charles Mackerras conducting the Scottish Chamber Orchestra.

This screening is timed to coincide with English Touring Opera’s production of The Seraglio, which comes to Exeter for two nights in November.

Visit www.theglobeinnchagford.co.uk to book supper at the venue before the screening.

£12 | Special event, FABs priority booking until 12th August

A FRIENDS, ASSOCIATES AND BENEFACTORS (FABs) EVENT IN ASSOCIATION WITH CHAGFORD FILM FESTIVAL

Please note, there are steep steps to the venue.

MOZART IN TURKEY FILM SCREENING INTRODUCTORY TALK AND Q&A AFTERWARDS WITH DIRECTOR MICK CSAKY

It is always difficult to begin writing an introduction to a series of concerts that do not take place for another few months. As I put pen to paper, many of the concerts have only just been finalised. When I get to this stage however, I do feel as if some of the hard work is beginning to pay off. Of course, there won’t be any proof of the pudding until the concerts begin. That is when I wait with bated breath to see what you, our supporters and newcomers to the Festival, make of it.

I have tried, as always, to give you a wide variety of events. This year’s concerts feature a complete mix of performers, from a clutch of fledgling artists to many more at the pinnacle of global careers. High spots include Dame Sarah Connolly singing Gluck and Handel with the English Concert, steered by the distinguished conductor, Harry Bicket. The refined pianist, Imogen Cooper, focuses on Schubert while the Elias Quartet will display their love for Haydn. For those with an appetite for contemporary music, Harvey Davies and the Pleyel Ensemble will be performing William Mathias and James MacMillan.

Other highlights to enjoy are the Dinner Concert, with sumptuous food and a programme to match delivered by rising stars Lorena Paz Nieto and Malachy Frame, and for those of you who have longed to see how a minuet should be performed, Ricardo Barros' Baroque dance event is a must for your diary. To round off the festival, the esteemed Australian pianist, Piers Lane, joins the effervescent and award-winning amateur orchestra - North Devon Sinfonia - for Beethoven’s 1st Piano Concerto.

Unusually, this year’s Festival begins with two song recitals. The first features baritone, Ashley Riches and accompanist, Joseph Middleton with a marvellous programme based on a theme of migration, and the following day, renowned artists Roderick Williams OBE, Elizabeth Watts and Roger Vignoles, perform a sumptuous programme of Rachmaninov and Strauss.

Thank you for your support – we do hope you will come and join us.

Penny Adie MBE Artistic Director

WELCOME

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FRIDAY 11 OCTOBER • 7.30pm Royal Albert Memorial Museum, Exeter EX4 3RX

Did you know that ladybirds, jellyfish and centipedes migrate? Here’s a programme that will enlighten us all on the movement of birds, insects and animals of all sorts.

‘Migration’ is the theme for the exciting opening concert to complement Exeter’s Royal Albert Memorial Museum’s exhibition. Renowned Royal Opera House baritone, Ashley Riches, joins famed accompanist Joseph Middleton in a programme that includes Schubert’s 'Die Forelle', Fauré’s 'Dove', Saint-Saëns’ 'La Coccinelle' and Ravel’s 'Le Cygne'. Together with gems from Samuel Barber and Charles Ives, they are all there in herds and flocks – you might even get a Gnu if you’re lucky.

ASHLEY RICHES BARITONE

JOSEPH MIDDLETON PIANO

Photo Credit ©

Debbie Scanlan

SATURDAY 12 OCTOBER • 11.00amThe White Hart, The Square, Wiveliscombe TA22 2JTNo charge, booking required | Musical Quiz

MUSICAL QUIZ DEVISED BY PENNY ADIE

£25, £5 student/child | Recital

Last year's quiz was faced with trepidation. Quite unnecessarily. It was fun right through. Very informal. Lots of laughs too. 2019 eagerly awaited.

"ASHLEY RICHES IS RAPIDLY EMERGING AS ONE OF TODAY'S FINEST YOUNG SINGERS..."

Tim Ashley, The Guardian


RODERICK WILLIAMS, OBE BARITONE

ELIZABETH WATTS SOPRANO

ROGER VIGNOLES PIANO

Two of the world’s finest singers, Roderick Williams and Elizabeth Watts are joined by the eminent accompanist, Roger Vignoles. Their sumptuous programme includes songs by Strauss, Rachmaninov and Schubert, together with a beautiful selection of traditional folk songs. An event that would be highly prized at the Wigmore Hall.

SCHUBERT Der Wanderer (Schmidt of Lübeck) Der Wanderer an den Mond Aus Heliopolis II Du bist die Ruh Im Frühling Auf dem Wasser zu singen Der Musensohn

RICHARD STRAUSS Einerlei Meinem Kinde Rote Rosen Liebeshymnus Winterweihe Die Nacht Cäcilie

INTERVAL

RACHMANINOV In the silence of night Op 4/3 I wait for you Op 14/1 O do not leave Op 4/1 How fair this spot Op 21/7 I was with her Op14/4 Dream Op 38/5 O do not sing again Op 4/4 What wealth of rapture Op 34/12

TRAD. ARR. BRITTEN The Ash Grove Sweet Polly Oliver The Salley Gardens O, Waly Waly

TRAD. ARR. VIGNOLES Afton Water Early One Morning The Mermaid

SATURDAY 12 OCTOBER • 2.00pmSt Andrew’s Church, Wiveliscombe TA4 2LR £35, £25, £15, £10, £5 student/child | Recital

“MR WILLIAMS...A NATURAL AND EXPRESSIVE COMMUNICATOR, CONVEYING THE DRAMA AND ANGUISH OF THESE MINIATURES WITHOUT EVER RESORTING TO EXCESSIVE VOCAL OR THEATRICAL GESTURES.”

Vivienne Schweitzer, The New York Times


SATURDAY 12 OCTOBER • 7.30pmAll Saints’ Church, Dulverton TA22 9BU £25, £18, £12, £10, £5 student/child | Concert

LORNA DOONEA concert of Words and Music to celebrate the 150th Anniversary of the first publication of R. D. Blackmore’s famous novel

NARRATED BY

JOHN NETTLES

DIRECTED BY

DR OLIVER LEAMAN

WITH

EAMONN MULHALL TENOR

JULIETTE FEATHERSTONE SOPRANO

BLUNDELL’S SCHOOL CHAMBER CHOIR

CHILDREN FROM BLUNDELL’S PREPARATORY SCHOOL

CHILDREN FROM DULVERTON JUNIOR SCHOOL

WELLS CATHEDRAL SCHOOL STRING QUARTET

TEXT BY ROGER WATTS

FLOWERS BY ANNE CALDWELL

R. D. Blackmore’s timeless novel, Lorna Doone has never been out of print since it was first published in 1869. His story put Exmoor’s people, history and landscapes firmly on the map, and today remains something of a global phenomenon, with numerous TV and film adaptations.

Celebrated actor John Nettles will narrate the story of Exmoor’s most famous fictional characters, Lorna Doone and John Ridd.

The author was a pupil at Blundell's school, and he set the opening chapters of his book at the school. So it is fitting that current students at the school should have specially composed the music for this concert, setting some of the poems contained in the novel.

The music will be performed by three choirs, and they will be supported by the Wells Cathedral School String Quartet. This celebration of the 150th anniversary of the book’s publication will be an unmissable occasion.

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SUNDAY 13 OCTOBER • 10.30am-2.30pmSt Lawrence Chapel, Ashburton TQ13 7DD £15, £5 student/child | Workshop

SUNDAY 13 OCTOBER • 3.00pmSt Andrew’s Church, Ashburton TQ13 7DT Free Entry, no booking required | Evensong Service

THE ART OF SINGING PSALMS – A WORKSHOP

DIRECTED BY

DAVID DAVIES

ORGANIST

JONATHAN DELBRIDGE

Chanting and psalm singing are rapidly becoming dying arts in churches up and down the country. This workshop is a must for those whose memory of bygone days includes singing traditional 1662 Sunday services. Equally, it will be of interest to anyone who is less familiar with these genres but is curious about the extraordinary contributions they made to England’s rich and diverse choral heritage.

Led by David Davies, Assistant Organist (until recently) at Exeter Cathedral, and West Country organist, Jonathan Delbridge, the workshop is in preparation for the Festival’s Service of Choral Evensong at 3pm on the same day.

No prior experience necessary.

EVENSONG

LED BY THE RT REVD MARK RYLANDS

DIRECTED BY DAVID DAVIES

ORGANIST JONATHAN DELBRIDGE

There will be a collection in aid of the Young Musicians Programme and St Andrew’s Church during the service.


Three fascinating works feature in this carefully planned programme of music composed over a period of eighty years. Mathias’s Piano Trio was premiered by the Tunnell Trio at Cheltenham Festival in 1965, and MacMillan's Trio No. 2 by the Gould Trio at Bath Festival in 2014. Cooke’s Trio was written during the Second World War, when the composer was serving in the Royal Navy.

Join us for a filling and wholesome one-course lunch at The George Inn, a 16th century freehouse in the pretty village of Brompton Regis. Normally closed on Mondays, the owners, Ed and Lyn, are kindly opening the pub especially for the Festival. Pre-orders only.

MONDAY 14 OCTOBER • 11.00amBlundell’s School Main Hall, Tiverton EX16 4DN £15, £5 student/child | Chamber Concert

MONDAY 14 OCTOBER • FROM 11.30amThe George Inn, Brompton Regis, TA22 9NL£10 | Pub Lunch

The celebrated Pleyel Ensemble are this year’s Festival Resident Artists. Their first concert features one of Mozart’s key violin sonatas, and horn trios by Brahms, Lennox Berkeley and Arnold Cooke. Berkeley’s work was commissioned for the esteemed horn player, Dennis Brain, and Cooke (who hailed from a family of carpet manufacturers) is a neglected composer whose works deserve greater prominence on the concert platform.

ARNOLD COOKE Arioso and Scherzo for horn, violin and piano in F major (1957)

LENNOX BERKELEY Trio for horn, violin and piano Op 44 (1953) 1. Allegro 2. Lento 3. Theme and ten variations

INTERVAL

MOZART Sonata for violin and piano in E minor KV304 1. Allegro 2. Tempo di Menuetto

BRAHMS Horn Trio in E flat major Op 40 1. Andante 2. Scherzo (allegro) 3. Adagio mesto 4. Allegro con brio

SUNDAY 13 OCTOBER • 7.30pmSt Andrew’s Church, Ashburton TQ13 7DT £32, £22, £12, £10, £5 student/child | Chamber Concert

THE PLEYEL ENSEMBLE

HARVEY DAVIES PIANO

SARAH EWINS VIOLIN

HEATHER BILLS CELLO

PUB LUNCH

THE PLEYEL ENSEMBLE

HARVEY DAVIES PIANO

SARAH EWINS VIOLIN

LAURENCE DAVIES HORN

WILLIAM MATHIAS Piano Trio Op 30 (1965) 1. Allegro moderato 2. Presto vivace 3. Lento, senza rigore 4. Allegro con brio

JAMES MACMILLAN Piano Trio No 2 (2013)

INTERVAL

ARNOLD COOKE Piano Trio (1941-44) 1. Poco lento – allegro 2. Andante con moto 3. Allegro molto

Generously supported by The Exeter & District Classical Music Trust Generously supported by The Exeter & District Classical Music Trust


J. S. BACH Concerto in A minor BWV 593, 1st mvt

CÉSAR FRANCK Prélude

LÉON BOËLLMANN Suite Gothique Menuet gothique; Prière à Notre-Dame

LOUIS VIERNE 24 Pièces en style libre Méditation & Lied

JEAN LANGLAIS Hommage à Frescobaldi Elévation & Thème et Variations

J. S. BACH Prelude and Fugue in G major BWV 541

JAMES MACMILLAN Gaudeamus in loci pace

ARVO PÄRT Trivium

PAUL HINDEMITH Sonata III Wach auf, mein Hort

BILLY NALLE Trio in Style of Bach Alles was du bist

J. S. BACH Chorale partita Sei gegrüsset, Jesu gütig BWV 768

MONDAY 14 OCTOBER • 2.00-3.00pm Church of the Blessed Virgin St Mary, Brompton Regis TA22 9NN £10 (£18 for two), £5 (£8 for two) student/child

MONDAY 14 OCTOBER • 4.30-5.30pmSt Nicholas Church, Brushford TA22 9AP £10 (£18 for two), £5 (£8 for two) student/child

The organs of the churches in Brompton Regis and Brushford were restored in 2014 by Michael Farley from Budleigh Salterton, a member of the Institute of British Organ Builders, and they are now fine instruments worthy of hearing. Brompton Regis' instrument was built in 1872 to commemorate Queen Victoria’s Diamond Jubilee. The Brushford organ was constructed by Bedwell & Sons of Cambridge in the early 20th Century. Comprising two manuals with eleven ranks of pipes, it is of exceptional quality.

Heather took up the position of Organ Scholar of Exeter Cathedral in September. Until recently she was a graduate Organ Scholar at Croydon Minster, where she worked with Director of Music, Ronny Krippner.

HEATHER EASTING ORGANIST

BEETHOVEN Bagatelles Op 119

SCHUBERT Piano Sonata in C minor D958

INTERVAL

SCHUBERT Piano Sonata in A major D959

MONDAY 14 OCTOBER • 7.30pm All Saints’ Church, Dulverton TA22 9BU £35, £25, £15, £10, £5 student/child | Recital

The great pianist Imogen Cooper makes a welcome return to the Festival. She is renowned for her interpretation of Schubert’s piano works and in particular for his final trilogy of sonatas, not published until ten years after the composer’s death. They were much neglected until the 20th century, at which point they were championed by the great pianist, Artur Schnabel.

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“IMOGEN COOPER’S ARE VERY MUCH THE RIGHT HANDS, CONTAINING A RARE REFINED ARTISTRY THAT CONTINUES TO GROW WITH THE YEARS”

Jessica Duchan, The Arts Desk

Two Organ Recitals


VIVALDI Concerto in F minor, Winter from The Seasons

MENDELSSOHN Spinning Song

ZOLOTAREV Sonata No 3, 4th Mvt

TCHAIKOVSKY October from The Seasons

POULENC Presto in B flat major FP 70

PROKOFIEV Suggestion Diabolique

PIAZZOLLA Ave Maria

SCHEDRIN Toccata

PIAZZOLLA S.V.P.

RIZOL Chardash

PIAZZOLLA Libertango

VLASOV The Fest on Moldavanka

MONDAY 14 OCTOBER • 10.00-11.00pmTown Hall, Dulverton TA22 9EX £10, £5 student/child | Light-hearted Late Night Concert

IOSIF PURITS ACCORDION

In collaboration with Dulverton Traders Association

With a programme ranging from Toccatas to Tangos, the award-winning and amazingly talented accordion player, Iosif Purits will be playing repertoire that is guaranteed to put everyone in the right frame of mind at the end of a busy day.

Hailing from Russia, Purits came to Britain to study at the Royal Academy of Music. He has performed on BBC Radio 3, appeared at the Wigmore Hall, as well as the Cheltenham Festival and at the Southbank Centre. This is his second visit to The Two Moors Festival.

Why not have a late-night concert feast and pre-order a delicious Croft and Cottage meal that can be enjoyed in the Town Hall before the concert? See website for more details.

Drinks available to purchase on the night.

Photo Credit © Andreea Tufescu

ROSSINI William Tell Overture

HANDEL Movements from Water Music

FARNABY Fancies, Toyes and Dreams

BUTTERWORTH (ARR. DENEGRI) The Banks of the Green Willow

IRVING BERLIN Putting on the Ritz

TRAD. GOSPEL Take A Closer Walk

TUESDAY 15 OCTOBER • 11.30am-12.10pm Station Booking Office, Tiverton Parkway EX16 7EH No charge, booking required | Concert

Concerts in the Booking Office at Tiverton Parkway’s Station have become a signature event at the Festival, and people ask for them knowing they will be listening to repertoire normally associated with Radio 3. High-class busking it may be - even to the cap on the ground!

From one of the UK’s famed specialist music schools, the Wells Cathedral School Brass Quintet could be mistaken for a prominent professional ensemble. Their programme features a broad range of repertoire to show off just how exciting this combination of instruments can be.

WELLS CATHEDRAL SCHOOL BRASS QUINTET

TUESDAY 15 OCTOBER • 4.00pmJohn Lewis & Partners, 1 Sidwell Street, Exeter EX4 6NN£15, £5 student/child | Concert

WELLS CATHEDRAL SCHOOL SAXOPHONE QUARTETCome and enjoy a welcome break from a busy afternoon's shopping to listen to Wells Cathedral School’s splendid Saxophone Quartet. The school attracts pupils from all over the world, and recent showcasing tours have taken them to Hong Kong and The Hague, where the Saxophone players played a prominent role.

The concert will feature works that reflect the diversity of the instrument, including Petit Quatuor pour Saxophones by Jean Françaix, Piazzolla's Libertango and music by composer, saxophonist and accordionist Karen Street.


Under the artistic direction of Harry Bicket, the English Concert has earned a reputation for combining urgency, passion and fire with precision, delicacy and beauty. Their collaborative artistic partners reflect their pursuit for new ways to bring music to life. Joyce DiDonato, Dame Sarah Connolly, Iestyn Davies, and many more have brought their extraordinary skills to individual projects. Needing no introduction, Dame Sarah Connolly has chosen to sing some of the best-loved arias from the Baroque period.

TUESDAY 15 OCTOBER • 7.00pmThe Cathedral Church of St Peter, Exeter EX1 1HS £42, £32, £20, £10, £5 student/child | Orchestral concert

RAMEAU Orchestral excerpts from Dardanus

CHARPENTIER Aria from Médée

GLUCK Arias from Orfeo

INTERVAL

HANDEL Excerpts from Water Music

HANDEL Arias from Alcina, Theodora, Solomon, Giulio Cesare

Photo Credit © Jan Capinski

"CONNOLLY’S VOICE RIVALS THAT OF JANET BAKER IN RICHNESS OF TONE"

The Times

WITH DAME SARAH CONNOLLY MEZZO SOPRANO

AND

HARRY BICKET DIRECTOR

THE ENGLISH CONCERTGenerously supported by The Exeter & District Classical Music Trust


A DAY OF FOOD AND CONVERSATION: Three fascinating talks and a lecture recital, with the option of a fabulous lunch as well, in the breathtakingly beautiful Great Barn at Higher Ashton, nestled deep in the bucolic Teign Valley.

WEDNESDAY 16 OCTOBER • 10.00am-4.45pmThe Great Barn, Higher Ashton, Exeter EX6 7QP

10.00-11.00am • £10 | Talk and Visual presentation

DARTMOOR’S DAUGHTER (A.K.A. EMMA CUNIS) MY HIDDEN DARTMOORDartmoor is an ancient and beautiful landscape where people have lived and worked for thousands of years. Emma spent her childhood climbing majestic tors, swimming in copper-gold rivers and exploring off the beaten track, just as she continues to do today.

Emma's maternal family has lived on or near Dartmoor for generations, and the land, its people and the wildlife hold special places in their hearts. In the 1950s, her grandfather Eric Hemery offered guided walks, pony treks, and talks. Continuing in her family’s footsteps, Emma is an experienced and passionate Walking Guide, Nature-Connection Facilitator, and Health & Life Coach. She loves nothing better than to share Dartmoor’s wild and often-hidden landscapes with others.

11.30-1.00pm £10 | Talk and Visual Presentation

11.00-11.30pm | Coffee Break

1.15-2.15pm • £15 | 2 course lunch

CHRIS CHAPMAN HIGHER SHILSTONE: MEMORIES OF A MEDIEVAL FARMSTEAD ON DARTMOOR

JOIN US FOR LUNCH POP UP RESTAURANT BY THE GREAT BARN

In the summer of 1974 Chris Chapman set off on a three-week walking tour of Dartmoor, together with a donkey called Mistletoe. When they arrived in the village of Throwleigh, Chris was so taken with the place that he decided to camp for a while, photographing life in the village, including afternoon tea with the owners of a beautiful Dartmoor longhouse tucked in under Shilstone Tor. The photographs he took became the foundation for a Dartmoor archive which now spans forty-five years, and in 1976 he chose the village of Throwleigh as his permanent home.

An array of warm pies – including vegetarian, vegan and gluten free - by the award-winning Devon food producer, Tom's Pies, served with salads and followed by a selection of sweet treats. There will be a cash bar available.

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2.30-3.30pm • £10 | Talk

JOHN VARLEY, OBE TD ESTATES DIRECTOR, CLINTON DEVON ESTATES

FROM DISRUPTION TO OPPORTUNITY: REFLECTIONS ON THE MANAGEMENT OF LAND IN UNCERTAIN TIMES

IVOR GURNEY: COMPOSER AND POET OF WAR AND PLACEIvor Gurney is renowned as both a song composer and a poet of place and war. He served in the First World War, and ended his days in an asylum, torn away from his beloved Gloucestershire.

Two Exeter University scholars, Philip Lancaster and Tim Kendall, are bringing some of Gurney's previously unknown and unpublished poetry and music to a wider audience. In this lecture-recital they talk about Gurney and his work and, with Timothy Noon at the piano, bring that work to life with performances and readings of his songs and poems.

3.45-4.45pm • £10 | Lecture Recital

TIM KENDALL PROFESSOR OF ENGLISH, EXETER UNIVERSITY

PHILIP LANCASTER BARITONE

TIMOTHY NOON DIRECTOR OF MUSIC, EXETER CATHEDRAL

With UK agriculture and wider land management facing many disruptions, including Brexit, climate change and increasing demands from both the consumer and society, John Varley OBE TD, considers how emerging trends may shape land-based rural businesses over the next few years. It is clear that we are at an agricultural breakpoint, potentially on a scale not seen since at least the 1970s. Whilst many commentators see this disruption as a risk to be mitigated to ensure continuity and stability, others see it is an opportunity to question current business models and explore options to transform them to be fit for the future. John will put the case for transformation and change.

WEDNESDAY 16 OCTOBER • 10.00am-4.45pmThe Great Barn, Higher Ashton, Exeter EX6 7QP

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HAYDN String Quartet in G major How do you do? Op 33 No 5 1.Vivace assai 2.Largo e cantabile 3.Scherzo: allegro 4.Finale: allegretto

HINDSON String Quartet No 2

INTERVAL

SCHUBERT String Quartet No 13 in A minor Rosamunde Quartet D804

WEDNESDAY 16 OCTOBER • 7.30PMChurch of St. Michael the Archangel, Chagford TQ13 8BN £35, £25, £15, £10, £5 student/child | Chamber Concert

Former New Generation Artists, the Elias Quartet has achieved a national and international reputation as one of the foremost quartets to emerge on the concert scene in recent years. Their cleverly devised programme includes Australian composer Matthew Hindson’s second string quartet, written in 2013.

The opening String Quartet, Op 33 No 5 by Haydn, has the curious nickname “How do you do?” The first movement begins pianissimo with a Galant Cadence, the musical equivalent of a bow or curtsey, the rhythm of which prompted this nineteenth-century English nickname.

Schubert’s Rosamunde Quartet was composed in 1824, taking as its theme the sad opening of one of his most famous songs, Gretchen am Spinnrade.

THE ELIAS STRING QUARTET

"A TOUR DE FORCE, RIGHTLY ACCLAIMED BY THE AUDIENCE"

The Strad

SARA BITLLOCH VIOLIN

DONALD GRANT VIOLIN

SIMONE VAN DER GIESSEN VIOLA

MARIE BITLLOCH CELLO

Generously supported by The Exeter & District Classical Music Trust


THE PLEYEL ENSEMBLE HARVEY DAVIES PIANO

SARAH EWINS VIOLIN

SUSIE MÉSZÁROS VIOLA

HEATHER BILLS CELLO

The Pleyel Ensemble reappears, this time devoting their programme to piano quartets. The chamber music repertoire would be deprived without this combination of instruments. Mozart, Brahms, Mendelssohn were all drawn to the genre and inspired to produce some of their finest works. The quartets chosen for this recital reflect this, and Schumann’s is perhaps the supreme example.

MENDELSSOHN Piano Quartet in C minor Op 1 1. Allegro vivace 2. Adagio 3. Scherzo: presto 4. Allegro moderato

MOZART Piano Quartet in E flat major KV 493 1. Allegro 2. Larghetto 3. Allegretto

INTERVAL

SCHUMANN Piano Quartet in E flat major Op 47 1. Sostenuto assai – Allegro ma non troppo 2. Scherzo: molto vivace 3. Andante cantabile 4. Finale: vivace

THURSDAY 17 OCTOBER • 2.30pmOkehampton College, Mill Road, Okehampton EX20 1PW £15, £5 student/child | Chamber Concert

THURSDAY 17 OCTOBER • 11.45am-12.45pmOkehampton College, Mill Road, Okehampton EX20 1PW £10 | Masterclass

HARVEY DAVIES

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STUDENTS OF OKEHAMPTON COLLEGE


This is an opportunity to listen to an open masterclass for piano students, under pianist Harvey Davies' expert guidance. Okehampton College’s Music Department is recognised as one of the foremost within the state sector in Devon. Its jazz band gives sell-out concerts and its ‘A’ level and GCSE students consistently do well under the auspices of department head, Valerie Berry. They have collaborated with the Festival on two previous occasions, working on composition projects with Graham Ross, Director of Music at Clare College, Cambridge.


TOBY HUGHES DOUBLE BASSToby Hughes was a winner of the Two Moors Festival’s Young Musicians Competition in 2007, since when he has been hailed as one of the most impressive double bass players of his generation to emerge on the concert scene. Having studied with the Principal Bass player in the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, he went on to win the string section at the Royal Overseas League. In addition, he has given recitals at the Wigmore Hall, St Martin-in-the-Fields and at the Edinburgh Festival. His eclectic programme for this event couldn’t be more suited to Tiverton Parkway!

Programme to include Françaix, Tabakov, Berio and Bach

FRIDAY 18 OCTOBER • 11.00-11.20amStation Booking Office, Tiverton Parkway EX16 7EH No charge, booking required

THURSDAY 17 OCTOBER • 7.30pmSt John the Baptist Church, Hatherleigh EX20 3JN £35, £25, £15, £10, £5 student/child | Two Piano Recital

THE LUTOSŁAWSKI PIANO DUO

BARTLOMIEJ WASIK AND EMILIA SITARZ

The Lutosławski Duo makes a welcome return to the Festival. They are firmly in the forefront of exponents of the two-piano repertoire, and their past concerts here have always been a sell-out. Their programme is inspired by the history of Witold Lutosławski and Andrzej Panufnik who, during the Second World War, performed their own piano transcriptions of well-known works in the famous restaurants and piano bars of Warsaw, which at the time was occupied by Nazi Germany.

J.S. BACH Schafe können sicher weiden BWV 208

DEBUSSY Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun

CHOPIN / LISZT The Wish

DE FALLA Fire Dance

RACHMANINOV Vocalise

LUTOSŁAWSKI Paganini Variations

BRAHMS Waltzes Op 39 (selection)

RAVEL La valse

The Lutosławski Piano Duo concert is made possible by the generous support of the Adam Mickiewicz Institute, the Capital City of Warsaw (Miasto Stołeczne Warszawa) and the Kwadrofonik Association (Stowarzyszenie Kwadrofonik).


FRIDAY 18 OCTOBER • 2.30pmThe Collegiate Church of the Holy Cross, Crediton EX17 2AH

SOPHIE ROSA VIOLIN

MARTIN ROSCOE PIANO

The gifted young violinist, Sophie Rosa, is partnered by eminent pianist, Martin Roscoe, for this recital of three of the most loved works for violin and piano, of which Brahms’s Regensonate is so named because of its theme taken from his song, 'Regenlied'.

Sophie plays regularly in Manchester Midday concerts, and also at the Oxford Lieder and Leeds International Concert Series. Martin Roscoe needs little introduction, as his over 500 Radio 3 broadcasts will testify. This is his second visit to the Two Moors Festival, having previously appeared with the Brodsky Quartet in 2012.

SCHUBERT Sonatina No 3 in G minor D408 1. Allegro giusto 2. Andante 3. Menuetto 4. Allegro moderato

RAVEL Violin Sonata No 2 1. Allegretto 2. Blues. Moderato 3. Perpetuum mobile. Allegro

INTERVAL

BRAHMS Violin Sonata No 1 in G major Op 78 Regensonate 1. Vivace ma non troppo 2. Adagio 3. Allegro molto moderato

GERSHWIN Selections from Porgy and Bess, arr. Heifetz

£32, £22, £12, £10, £5 student/child | Recital


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FRIDAY 18 OCTOBER • 7.30pmJames Wyatt Music Room, Powderham Castle, Kenton, Exeter EX6 8JQ

TOBY HUGHES: DESENCLOS Aria and Rondo

BOTTESINI Elegy

DUBUGNON Ekskize

GLIÈRE Tarantella

CLARA SHERRATT: BACH Prelude and Fugue No 3 in C sharp major, BWV 848

BEETHOVEN Second Sonata Op 2 No 2, 1st Mvt

CHOPIN Ballade No 4

DEBUSSY L'Isle Joyeuse

REBECCA MCNAUGHT: BRITTEN Cello Sonata in C major Op 65 1. Dialogo 2. Scherzo-pizzicato 3. Elegia 4. Marcia 5. Moto perpetuo

THE NEXT GENERATIONPrevious winners of The Two Moors Festival Young Musicians Competition

TOBY HUGHES DOUBLE BASS

CLARA SHERRATT PIANO

REBECCA MCNAUGHT CELLO

HARVEY DAVIES ACCOMPANIST

There are few opportunities for talented young instrumentalists and singers to gain experience performing in public. Through the Festival’s Young Musicians Competition, four winners are selected each year who, as part of their award, share a concert within the festival (see page 39 for 2019’s recital).

This concert gives three previous winners the opportunity to showcase their talents.

Rebecca McNaught was a winner of the Two Moors Festival’s Young Musicians Competition in 2014. Having gained a first-class degree in Music at Oxford, Rebecca has gone on to the Royal Academy of Music where, as a postgraduate student, she is a second-year scholar.

Clara Sherratt began playing the piano at the age of six, and in 2017 became one of the youngest ever winners of the Two Moors Festival’s Young Musicians Competition. She is currently studying with Dina Parakhina, Professor at the Royal College of Music and is mentored by the RCM’s Head of Keyboard, Vanessa Latarche.

£18 | Young Artist Showcase

Toby Hughes (see page 31) Harvey Davies (see page 28)


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SATURDAY 19 OCTOBER • 2.30pmPriory Church of St George, Dunster TA24 6SH £12, £5 student/child | Young Musicians

YOUNG MUSICIANS COMPETITION WINNERS

The Festival’s Young Musicians Competition has become a well-known and much-valued performance opportunity for instrumentalists and singers aged 18 and under, and who live or go to school in the South West. The audition format is relaxed, and the atmosphere is friendly. It is in this environment that students give their best and enjoy making music. The standard is high: a number of winners going on to excel in competitions such as BBC Young Musician, and many go on to study music at a conservatoire or university, usually on scholarships. The annual concert given by the winners is an exciting event and not to be missed.

SATURDAY 19 OCTOBER • 11.00amThe Spinner Suite, Yarn Market Hotel, Dunster TA24 6SF | £5 | Conversation

Last year’s talk was as vibrant as it was fun - for audience and artist alike. This year Penny Adie will be chatting to the 2019 Festival’s resident pianist Harvey Davies about his fascinating life in music. Harvey’s talents are many: he is one half of the Davies Duo (with pianist mother Helen), a founding member of the Pleyel Ensemble, a sought-after coach, accompanist, chamber musician and soloist. Harvey is also a Teaching Fellow and Staff Pianist at the Royal Northern College of Music and a passionate researcher; his endeavours have done much to ensure that the works of neglected composers such as Arnold Cooke are given the attention they deserve.

HARVEY DAVIES

IN CONVERSATION WITH ARTISTIC DIRECTOR

PENNY ADIE

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AMELIE DONOVAN FLUTE

ISABELLA FARLEIGH CELLO

DAISY HICKSON CLARINET ELLA LEONARD OBOE RACHEL STONHAM VIOLIN

WITH ALEKSANDRA MYSLEK ACCOMPANIST

"(THE DAVIES DUO)...A FINE REPUTATION FOR INTELLIGENT, SENSITIVE, TECHNICALLY ASSURED AND VITAL PERFORMANCES OF A WIDE RANGE OF 20TH CENTURY REPERTOIRE"

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LORENA PAZ NIETO SOPRANO

MALACHY FRAME BARITONE

HARVEY DAVIES PIANO

The Tithe Barn dinner concerts have become a sought-after treat in the Festival’s diet of events. For those who love good food, coupled with a concert of superlative quality, this event is not to be missed. There is no theme to this year’s feast; the food will comprise a mouth-watering buffet dinner with a concert between the courses, featuring two singers whose standing in the world of emerging high-profile singers is growing daily. Both have performed regularly at the Wigmore Hall, the Oxford Lieder Festival, Wexford and Garsington, as well as collaborating with a host of world renowned artists. Their programme ranging from Mozart to Sondheim couldn’t be more varied - complementing the wide variety of delectable fare on the buffet table.

SATURDAY 19 OCTOBER • 7.30pm Tithe Barn, Dunster TA24 6RY £45 | Dress code: Black tie (optional) | Dinner Concert

Selections from well-loved operas and musicals, by composers including Massenet, Mozart, Puccini, Rodgers & Hammerstein, Bernstein, Sondheim, Gershwin and Kern.

THE TITHE BARN DINNER

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SUNDAY 20 OCTOBER • 2.00pmNew Assembly Room, Town Hall, South Molton EX36 3AB £15, £5 student/child | Baroque Dance

RICARDO BARROS AND GUDRUN SKAMLETZ BAROQUE DANCE

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NICOLETTE MOONEN AND ANNA CURZON BAROQUE VIOLINS

REIKO ICHISE VIOLA DA GAMBA

SILAS WOLLSTON HARPSICHORD

L'Art de la Danse: The Bach Players and Mercurius Company join hands to bring audiences the graceful, moving and seductive world of French Baroque. They propel instrumental suites into motion with their newly-devised choreographies to music by Baroque composers Couperin and Rebel. With the dancers dressed up in full court and theatrical costumes, this concert is a must-see for all ages.

Have you ever wondered what it would have been like to dance a bourée or sarabande or even a minuet? This concert will reveal how wonderful these dance movements are, and at the same time, show us all too plainly how sad it is that we can only ‘bop’ today.

Baroque Dance specialist, Riccardo Barros makes a welcome return to the festival. Many people will remember him from the magnificent children’s concert in 2007, for which he successfully trained the Festival’s Youth Choir to become elegant dancers. On this occasion Barros, together with dancer Gudrun Skamletz, will showcase the beautiful movements of dance from the 17th century.

The Bach Players are known for their engaging programmes of seventeenth- and eighteenth-century music. They play on original instruments and work without a conductor.

BAROQUE DANCE WITH MERCURIUS COMPANY AND THE BACH PLAYERS

"ONE WOULD REALLY BE HARD PRESSED TO FIND MORE ELEGANT

AND INTIMATE MUSIC-MAKING THAN THAT OF THE BACH PLAYERS"

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SUNDAY 20 OCTOBER • 6.00pmChurch of St Peter & St Mary Magdalene, Paternoster Row, Barnstaple EX31 1BH

£32, £22, £12, £10, £5 student/child | Orchestral Concert

NORTH DEVON SINFONIAWITH

PIERS LANE PIANO

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EMMA KENT CONDUCTOR

NDS won BBC Four's Great Orchestra Challenge in 2016. The orchestra competed with other amateur orchestras from all over the UK and was recognised not only for its ability and enthusiasm, but also for revealing the amount of musical talent that existed in one of the remotest areas of England. Since then the orchestra has travelled to Korea, where it received considerable acclaim. Last year’s high spot concert was with the supreme violinist,

Tasmin Little. For this rousing concert - and festival finale - the orchestra is joined by the eminent London-based Australian pianist, Piers Lane, whose world-wide reputation stands before him.

VON SUPPÉ Light Cavalry Overture

BEETHOVEN Piano Concerto No 1 in C major Op 15

INTERVAL

TCHAIKOVSKY The Nutcracker Suite Op 71a

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CONCERT VENUES

1 - ASHBURTON St Andrew’s Church St Lawrence Chapel

2 - BARNSTAPLE Church of St Peter and St Mary Magdalene

3 - BROMPTON REGIS Church of the Blessed Virgin St Mary

4 - BRUSHFORD St Nicholas Church

5 - DULVERTON All Saints’ Church Town Hall

6 - CHAGFORD Globe Inn Church of St Michael the Archangel

7 - CREDITON Collegiate Church of the Holy Cross

8 - DUNSTER Yarn Market Hotel Priory Church of St George Tithe Barn

9 - EXETER Royal Albert Memorial Museum John Lewis & Partners Cathedral Church of Saint Peter Great Barn, Higher Ashton James Wyatt Music Room, Powderham Castle

10 - HATHERLEIGH St John the Baptist Church

11 - OKEHAMPTON Okehampton College

12 - SOUTH MOLTON New Assembly Room

13 - TIVERTON Blundell’s School Tiverton Parkway

14 - WIVELISCOMBE St Andrew’s Church

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