12th–28th July 2013

SUMMARY OF EVENTS

JULYFri 12th 7pm Opening Concert

St Peter’s Church, Norton 1Sat 13th 11am Coffee Concert

Helmsley Arts Centre 25pm Pre-opera talk

Ampleforth College 36pm THE MAGIC FLUTE

Ryedale Festival Opera 1st performancewith picnic intervalAmpleforth College Theatre 4

Sun 14th 3pm Northanger Abbey Galtres Centre, Easingwold 5

8pm ‘Before Britten and after…’ St Mary’s Church, Lastingham 6

Mon 15th 11am Coffee Concert St Mary’s Church, Ebberston 7

6pm Pre-opera talk Ampleforth College 8

7pm THE MAGIC FLUTERyedale Festival Opera 2nd performanceAmpleforth College Theatre 9

Tue 16th 11am Talk – The Northern Saints St Mary’s Church, Lastingham 10

8pm A Gershwin Celebration The Saloon, Duncombe Park 11

Wed 17th 11am Coffee Concert All Saints’ Church, Hovingham 12

8pm European Union Orchestra Pickering Parish Church 13

Thu 18th 11am Coffee Concert Helmsley Arts Centre 14

8pm Labèque Sisters Sledmere House 15

Fri 19th 11am Coffee Concert St Michael’s Church, Coxwold 16

8pm Szymanowski Quartet St Michael’s Church, Malton 17

Sat 20th A Day of English Music11am Talk and Coffee Concert

The Saloon, Duncombe Park 181pm Festival Lunch

The Feathers Hotel, Helmsley 193.30pm Afternoon Concert

The Saloon, Duncombe Park 206pm Cheryl Frances-Hoad

The Saloon, Duncombe Park 218pm ‘Before Britten and after…’

The Saloon, Duncombe Park 22

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Sun 21st 3pm Friends’ Tea Party Sheriff Hutton Village Hall 23

8pm Orchestra of Opera North Ampleforth Abbey 24

Mon 22nd 11am Coffee Concert St Mary’s Church, Lastingham 25

7pm Double Concert Sledmere House / St Mary’s Church 26

Tue 23rd 9.30am RyecrawlMystery bus tour 27

Wed 24th 11am Coffee Concert St Mary’s Priory, Old Malton 28

8pm Candlelit Concert St Mary’s Priory, Old Malton 29

Thu 25th 7pm Triple Concert Castle Howard 30

Fri 26th 11am Coffee Concert St Mary’s Church, Birdsall 31

8pm The Kings and Queens of Handel and Purcell St Peter’s Church, Norton 32

Sat 27th 3pm Kirkbymoorside Brass Band All Saints’ Church, Helmsley 33

8pm Facing the music Pickering Kirk Theatre 34

Sun 28th 11am Festival Service All Saints’ Church, Helmsley 35

7pm Final Gala ConcertHovingham Hall 36

N.B. Doors will be opened 30 minutes before evening performances.

The Ryedale Festival is supported by

Some concerts will berecorded by BBC Radio3 for future broadcastin the LunchtimeConcert series

Ryedale Festival Trust LimitedRegistered Charity No. 1117355Company Registration No. 5976080 / VAT No. 500698456

Cover picture: Set design by Friedrich Schinkel for a production of TheMagic Flute at the Berlin Court Opera in 1816Design: www.basementpress.com - Printing: www..inprint-colour.co.uk

7pm / St Peter’s Church, Norton

OPENING CONCERTRyedale Festival Community OperaKirkbymoorside Friday OrchestraChetham’s School EnsembleJoseph Houston (piano)Em Whitfield Brooks (director)Lyn Wait (designer)Tim Brooks (conductor)Stephen Threlfall (conductor)

Cheryl Frances-Hoad – Ryedale Concerto (world premiere)

Britten – Noyes Fludde

The festival opens with a very special concert. Ledby Em Whitfield Brooks, around 150 children andamateur musicians from all over Ryedale joinforces with professional soloists and students fromChetham’s School to perform Britten’s famouswork telling the Biblical story of Noah and his ark.Before it, the world premiere of a new work in thesame tradition and spirit by festival composer-in-

FRIDAY 12TH JULY

residence Cheryl Frances-Hoad: a Piano Concertofor professional soloist and amateur orchestrainspired by the landscapes of Ryedale.

‘At a time when it is harder and harder for youngcomposers to establish a distinctive voice – toomany styles, too much music easily available tothem – Frances-Hoad's approach is individual,quirky perhaps, but distinctly special’ – The Guardian

Pre-concert and interval drinks

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RYEDALE FESTIVAL 2013

INTRODUCTIONfrom the Artistic Director

Welcome to the Ryedale Festival. For two weeksevery July we welcome outstanding performersfrom all over the world, both established andemerging, to Ryedale, North Yorkshire - an arearich in history, architecture and natural beauty.Performances take place at Castle Howard,Hovingham Hall, Duncombe Park and Sledmere,as well as in Ampleforth Abbey, Helmsley ArtsCentre and the many beautiful country churchesof Ryedale.

The 100th anniversary of the birth of BenjaminBritten provides the starting point for a theme ofEnglish music running throughout the festival. Weopen with Britten’s great opera for the wholecommunity Noyes Fludde, performed by around150 local performers of all ages. It is heardalongside the world premiere of a new work inthe same tradition of mixed amateur andprofessional forces - a Ryedale Concerto inspiredby local landscapes by festival composer inresidence Cheryl Frances-Hoad (‘a remarkabletalent’, says The Times). This is the first in a seriesof festival concerts celebrating English musicfrom Purcell to the present day entitled BeforeBritten and after.

Also on the programme are two great works fromMozart's last year. An outstanding young cast willpresent a new production of The Magic Flute –his comic and profound final opera about thepursuit of love, wisdom and happiness. Later inthe festival, the massed Yorkshire voices of theRyedale Festival Chorus reunite with conductorSimon Wright to perform the Requiem Mozartcomposed as he was dying.

We welcome many exciting performers. Festival-goers who heard Andrej Bielow's performance ofTchaikovsky's Violin Concerto last year will bedelighted to see him return with his colleagues inthe Szymanowski Quartet as our festival artists inresidence. We also welcome internationallyacclaimed soloists such as Alison Balsom, StevenIsserlis, the Labèque sisters, Chi-chi Nwanoku andmany more. Orchestras and choirs include

Northern Sinfonia, Orchestra of Opera North,European Union Chamber Orchestra, The EnglishConcert, The Choir of New College, Oxford andGenesis Sixteen.

Our popular series of Coffee Concerts is at theheart of the festival, many of them featuringsuperb young performers such as Laura van derHeijden, Mark Simpson, Richard Uttley, JamesTurnbull and Alexandra Silocea. Looking beyondclassical music, we welcome Claire Martin, JoeStilgoe and Patricia Routledge; other highlightsinclude talks, theatre, one of Yorkshire’s finestbrass bands and (back by popular demand!) theRyecrawl. This musical mystery tour is one ofseveral events unique to the festival – othersinclude the Triple Concert at Castle Howard andDouble Concert at Sledmere. We are delightedthat several concerts from this year’s festival willfor the first time be recorded for broadcast byBBC Radio 3.

Our thanks go to the many sponsors, supportersand volunteers whose generosity enables us topresent such a broad programme of events. Asever, there are many more highlights I couldmention but I leave you to explore the brochurefor yourself and look forward to meeting oldfriends and new in July for some inspiringsummer days of music-making and much more.

I look forward to seeing you there!

Christopher Glynn

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11am / Helmsley Arts Centre

COFFEE CONCERTYorkshire Young MusiciansBenjamin Powell (piano)

A chance to hear some of the most talentedyoung musicians from the Yorkshire and Humberarea (aged 8-18). They are all participants in theYorkshire Young Musicians scheme, enablingspecialist young musicians to benefit from thehighest quality tuition in their locality.

Coffee, tea and soft drinks in Studio Bar, 10–10.45am

5pm / Postgate Room, Ampleforth College

PRE-OPERA TALKJohn Warrack

Musicologist and Festival President John Warrackintroduces Mozart’s opera The Magic Flute.This is a free event but booking is advised becauseof the size of venue.

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SATURDAY 13TH JULY

6pm / Ampleforth College Theatre

RYEDALE FESTIVAL OPERA

MOZART – THE MAGIC FLUTE (WITH PICNIC INTERVAL)

Director: Nina BrazierDesigner: Giulia Scrimieri

Is there any other work which manages tocombine the sublime and ridiculous in suchmarvellous music? Mozart’s opera captivatedaudiences at its first performance, just ten weeksbefore his death, at a rustic theatre on theoutskirts of Vienna. But perhaps even he couldnot have guessed that it would become one ofthe best-loved operas in history.

Tamino stumbles into the realm of the Queen ofthe Night where he is rescued from a giantserpent by three ladies. They show him a pictureof Pamina and he immediately falls in love. Alongwith his new acquaintance – the comical bird-catcher Papageno – and protected by his magicflute, he sets off on an adventure to rescue hisbeloved from the supposedly evil Sarastro. But allis not as it seems…

Join us to enjoy this unique masterpiece performedin a new translation by John Warrack by a cast ofoutstanding young singers.

‘Ryedale Festival Opera is an object lesson to ourlarge opera companies as to how much can beachieved from so little … on the proverbialshoestring budget, Ryedale Festival each yearoffers an operatic production of the highestquality’ – Yorkshire Post

‘I have this moment returned from the opera,which was as full as ever … but what always givesme the most pleasure is the silent approval! Youcan see how this opera is becoming more andmore esteemed’ – Mozart, in one of his last letters

Pre-opera and interval drinks

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▲ Unfinished portrait of Mozart by Joseph Lange (1789);

▼ Papageno, costume design by Schinkel (Berlin, 1816)

▼ Ampleforth Valley

3pm / Galtres Centre, Easingwold

NORTHANGER ABBEYBox Tale Soup

The award-winning theatre company Box TaleSoup have three essential ingredients – theiraudience, their suitcase and themselves. Thisversion of Jane Austen's Northanger Abbey iscreated and adapted entirely by the company andfeatures beautiful paper puppets, handmadecostumes and props and every last drop ofAusten's wit, playfulness and humour.

‘I was completely mesmerised by Box Tale Soup’senchanting production’ – Joanna Lumley

‘Two multi-skilled performers of great virtuosity,charm and resourcefulness’ - Michael Pennington

6pm / Postgate Room, Ampleforth College

PRE-OPERA TALKJohn Warrack

Musicologist and Festival President John Warrackintroduces Mozart’s opera The Magic Flute.This is a free event but booking is advised becauseof the size of venue.

7pm / Ampleforth College Theatre

RYEDALE FESTIVAL OPERA

MOZART – THE MAGIC FLUTESee Event 4 for details.There is no picnic interval at this performance.

Pre-opera and interval drinks

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8pm / St Mary’s Church, Lastingham

THE CHOIR OF NEWCOLLEGE, OXFORD‘Before Britten and after…’

Edward Higginbottom (conductor)Steven Grahl and Benjamin Bloor (organ)

Jonathan Dove – Ecce beatam lucemBritten – Rejoice in the LambBritten – Missa brevisJulian Anderson – O sing unto the LordJudith Weir – Ascending into heaven

Poulenc – Litanies à la vierge noireBritten – Hymn to St PeterBritten – Hymn for St ColumbaTarik O’Regan – Surrexit ChristusCecilia McDowall – Deus, qui clara lumineBritten – Venite, Te Deum and Jubilate in C

A celebration of Britten’s anniversary from one ofthe country’s leading choirs, renowned for theirstylish performances, full of passion and panache.With some of Britten’s most celebrated sacredmusic (including the inspired Rejoice in the Lamb,to words written in an insane asylum by the poetChristopher Smart) alongside works by thegeneration of composers who followed Britten.

‘…the young boys who make up this choirproduce a wonderfully fresh sound: the rigorousdaily training they receive from the age of eightputs them in the forefront of a tradition goingback centuries, whose survival into this irreligiousage is a miracle in itself.’ – The Independent

‘The standard of singing is quite superb…’– Gramophone

Interval drinks

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◀ Northanger Abbey

▶ The Queen of the Night

▼ The Choir of New College, Oxford

11am / St Mary’s Church, Ebberston

COFFEE CONCERTEka QuartetQuintessence Wind Ensemble

Mendelssohn - Quartet in E minor (op. 44, no 2)Nielsen - Quintet for flute, oboe, clarinet, horn andbassoon (op. 43)

A chance to hear two outstanding younginstrumental groups (also heard in the festival asour chamber orchestra for The Magic Flute). TheEka Quartet will play Mendelssohn - one of hismost virtuosic string quartets with a fine slowmovement; the Quintessence Wind Ensemble areheard in a work composed by Nielsen as acelebration of friendship and nature.

Coffee/tea/soft drinks and biscuits served from 10am – 10.45am

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MONDAY 15TH JULY

8pm / The Saloon, Duncombe Park

CLAIRE MARTINAND JOE STILGOEA GERSHWIN CELEBRATION

with Martin Vander Weyer

The acclaimed partnership of Claire Martin andJoe Stilgoe dedicate an evening to the songs ofGeorge Gershwin, including such immortalmelodies as It ain’t necessarily so, Someone towatch over me, They can’t take that away fromme and Embraceable You. Martin Vander Weyerjoins them for readings reflecting the backgroundto the songs. The evening is dedicated to thememory of Sir Richard Rodney Bennett – formany years a Vice-President of the festival and,like Gershwin, a musician who found success inthe worlds of both classical and popular music.

‘Sung to perfection by England’s best young jazzsinger, Claire Martin.’ – The New York Observer

‘Songs at the piano don’t get much sharper thanthis … Whether he’s performing his own materialor reshaping an old favourite’ – The Observer

‘These two are the real deal. Simply knock out!'– Richard Rodney Bennett

Pre-concert and interval drinksIn memory of Sir Richard Rodney Bennett (1936 – 2012)

11am / St Mary’s Church, Lastingham

THE NORTHERN SAINTS: A TALK BY LUCY BECKETTLucy Beckett will tell the remarkable story of StBede and the 7th century Anglo-Saxon saints ofNorthumbria, one of whom, St Cedd, is buried atLastingham.

Coffee/tea/soft drinks and biscuits served from 10am to 10.45am in the Village Hall

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TUESDAY 16TH JULY

10 11 8pm / Pickering Parish Church

EUROPEAN UNIONCHAMBER ORCHESTRALaura van der Heijden (cello)Hans-Peter Hoffmann (conductor)

Mozart – Divertimento (K. 138) Haydn – Cello Concerto no. 1 in C majorRespighi – Ancient Airs and DancesTim Watts – New workBritten – Simple Symphony

This orchestra brings together young professionalmusicians from all over Europe to make musictogether for several weeks each year. Theirprogramme includes works composed by Mozartand Britten and a performance of Haydn’s FirstCello Concerto by Laura van der Heijden who, atthe age of 15, was named BBC Young Musician ofthe Year 2012.

‘BBC Young Musician of the Year, which reachedits riveting final on Sunday … was the mostexciting for years. The winner was 15-year-oldLaura van der Heijden, whose mesmerisingperformance … sparked comparisons with theyoung Jacqueline du Pré.’ – The Times

Pre-concert and interval drinks

11am / All Saints’ Church, Hovingham

COFFEE CONCERTAlexandra Silocea (piano)

Mozart – Piano Sonata no. 10 in C major (K. 330)Debussy – Poissons d’or / Reflets dans l’eau Liszt – Nuages gris / OrageSchubert-Liszt – Der Müller und der Bach / Auf dem Wasser zu singen

Beethoven – Sonata no. 21 in C major Waldstein

Born in 1984 in Romania with German-Russianroots, Alexandra Silocea completed her studies inVienna and Paris and has since been a fast-risingstar of the piano world, gaining outstanding reviewsfor her debut CD last year. Her programme includestwo famous sonatas by Mozart and Beethoven; alsoa selection of works inspired by water.

‘A rather special talent … magnificently rendered… heart-rending’ – International Piano Magazine

Coffee/tea/soft drinks and biscuits servedfrom 10am – 10.45am in the Village Hall

This concert will be recorded by BBC Radio 3 for future broadcast in the Lunchtime Concert series

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▲ Alexandra Silocea

▶ Laura van der Heijden

▲ St Cuthbert: wall painting from Durham Cathedral

▼ Claire Martin; Joe Stilgoe

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11am / Helmsley Arts Centre

COFFEE CONCERTLaura van der Heijden (cello)Martin Bartlett (piano)

Locatelli – Sonata in G minorRachmaninov – Cello Sonata in G minor

The award-winning pianist Martin Bartlett joinsLaura van der Heijden to perform works includingthe sonata by Rachmaninov, composed when hehad emerged from a long depression and one ofhis most exuberant works.

Coffee, tea and soft drinks in Studio Bar, 10–10.45am

8pm / Sledmere House

KATIA AND MARIELLELABÈQUE (PIANO)Debussy (arr. Ravel) – Nuages et FêtesRavel – Rapsodie espagnoleGershwin – PreludesPhilip Glass – Four Movements for two pianos

Sibling pianists Katia and Marielle Labèque arerenowned throughout the world for theirbreathtaking virtuosity and dazzling performances.They bring to Ryedale a programme of French andAmerican music, including a work composedspecially for them by Philip Glass and the originalversion of a work composed by Ravel to honour hisBasque heritage.

‘Their performance was a knockout … combiningfamiliar fare with a dazzling rarity and delivering itall with a combination of theatricality andaffection’ – San Francisco Chronicle

‘If duo pianists are required, who else but theLabèque sisters?’ – The New York Sun

Pre-concert and interval drinks

THURSDAY 18TH JULY

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11am / St Michael’s Church, Coxwold

COFFEE CONCERTLucy Russell (violin)John Butt (harpsichord)Rowan Pierce (soprano)

Bach – Sonata in E major (BWV 1016)Handel – Süsse stille, sanfte QuelleBach – Ich habe genug / Schlummert ein (BWV 82) Bach – Prelude and Fugue from The WellTempered Clavier

Bach – Bist du bei mir (BWV 508)Bach – Sonata in F minor (BWV 1018)Handel – Meine Seele hört im Sehen

The acclaimed violinist Lucy Russell joins Bachspecialist John Butt for a programme of Baroque masterpieces. They are also joined byfast-rising soprano Rowan Pierce in works byBach and Handel.

Coffee/tea/soft drinks and biscuits served from 10am – 10.45am

FRIDAY 19TH JULY

8pm / St Michael’s Church, Malton

SZYMANOWSKI QUARTETBeethoven – String Quartet no. 8 in E minor (op. 59, no. 2) Razumovsky

Szymanowski – Nocturne and TarantellaDvořák – String Quartet no. 13 in G major (op. 106)

A concert to introduce our festival artists inresidence – the Szymanowski Quartet. Founded inWarsaw in 1995 and led by violinist AndrejBielow (known to festival audiences for hisperformance of Tchaikovsky’s Violin Concerto lastyear), they have won countless internationalaccolades and are recognised as one of the fineststring quartets of their generation.

‘It was hard not to fall in love with theSzymanowski Quartet … all professionalsperform with intensity, but playing from the heartis another matter’ – New York Times

‘Warm sound, smart musicianship and detailedinterpretations … delivered with authenticpanache … brought many listeners instantly totheir feet.’ – The Washington Post

Pre-concert and interval drinks This concert will be recorded by BBC Radio 3

for future broadcast in the Lunchtime Concert series

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▲ Martin Barlett

▶ Katia and Marielle Labèque

▲ Rowan Pierce

▶ Szymanowski Quartet

1pm / The Feathers Hotel, Helmsley

FESTIVAL LUNCHJoin us for an informal two course lunch at The Feathers Hotel, Helmsley.

3.30pm / The Saloon, Duncombe Park

AFTERNOON CONCERTAND TALK‘Before Britten and after...’Mark Simpson (clarinet)Richard Uttley (piano)

Mark Simpson – Echoes and EmbersEdmund Finnis – Four DuetsFinzi – Five BagatellesSimon Holt – EscaramuzaIreland – Fantasy Sonata

A concert and talk supported by the Friends ofRyedale Festival.

At the age of 17, Mark Simpson was the first everwinner of both the BBC Young Musician of the Yearand the BBC Proms Young Composer of the Yearcompetitions. Now a BBC New Generation Artist, hejoins the brilliant pianist Richard Uttley to performworks by composers from the generation whopreceded Britten, as well as those who havefollowed him and to talk about his enthusiasm forEnglish music of the 20th and 21st centuries.

'However it was clarinettist Mark Simpson...whostole the show…. The performances he gave weresimply astounding, and he made their unfoldinglogic seem totally convincing.' – Daily Telegraph

‘The evening had begun with a suitablypyrotechnical piece, Sparks, by the multi-talentedyoung prodigy Mark Simpson. More originality ina few bars of this than in the entire repertoire oftime-worn Last Night rituals’ – Evening Standard

‘Evangelical enthusiasm ... assiduous clarity ...lyrical poise ...a brilliant recital.' – The Times

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A DAY OF ENGLISH MUSICWe celebrate the 100th anniversary of the birthof Benjamin Britten with a day of English music,including works by the generation of composerswho preceded him, those who inspired him, andthose who followed him.

11am / The Saloon, Duncombe Park

COFFEE CONCERTAndrej Bielow (violin)Wendy Dawn Thompson (mezzo-soprano)Christopher Glynn (piano)

Elgar – Sonata for violin and piano in E minorWalton – A Song for the Lord Mayor’s table

We begin our day of English music with the fineViolin Sonata Elgar composed towards the end ofthe First World War, and of his own life. It isfollowed by Walton’s exuberant song cyclecelebrating the sight, sounds and characters ofthe city of London to words by poets includingBlake and Wordsworth.

‘This mezzo-soprano is a theatrical animal ...rapture is there aplenty’ – The Times

Coffee/tea/soft drinks and biscuits served from 10am – 10.45am

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6pm / The Saloon, Duncombe Park

CHERYL FRANCES-HOADIN CONVERSATIONAn informal session with our festival composer-in-residence where she talks about the life of acomposer, how she works, what inspires her andhow she has been influenced by the music ofBritten and others.

Coffee/tea/soft drinks and biscuits served from 5pm – 5.45pm

8pm / The Saloon, Duncombe Park

EVENING CONCERTRowan Pierce (soprano)Thomas Hobbs (tenor)Christopher Glynn (piano)

Purcell – Lost is my quiet / Sweeter than music / Iattempt from Love’s sickness / Music for awhile / Sound the trumpet

Britten – Winter Words (op. 52)Handel – As steals the mornVaughan Williams – The WatermillHead – Sweet ChanceHowells – King DavidQuilter – Love’s Philosophy Ireland – Sea FeverBritten – SeascapeElgar – Where corals lieBritten – Tom BowlingBritten – The Lincolnshire Poacher / Sweet PollyOliver

Hughes – I know where I’m goingFlanders and Swann - The Slow TrainCoward – The Party's overBritten – Tell me the truth about love

A celebration of English song from Purcell to thepresent day: including Britten’s great cycle WinterWords to poems by Hardy, songs of the sea,English folksong settings, and not forgetting thelighter side of Britten and others.

Pre-concert and interval drinks

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3pm / Sheriff Hutton Village Hall

FRIENDS’ TEA PARTY An event for supporters of the Ryedale Festival,featuring a special informal performance by theSzymanowski Quartet. Tea will be served after theconcert.

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11am / St Mary’s Church, Lastingham

COFFEE CONCERTJames Turnbull (oboe)Libby Burgess (piano)

Walmisley – Sonatina No. 1 in G minorJohn Casken – Amethyst DeceiverRubbra – Sonata for oboe and piano in C minorBritten – Temporal VariationsElgar – Soliloquy

The oboe and piano duo celebrate the launch oftheir much-praised CD – The English Oboe. Theirprogramme centres on two very different works –the elegiac, pastoral tone of Rubbra’s sonatacontrasting strongly with the intensity and energyof Britten’s ‘wartime vignettes’. They also performa rarely-heard work by Walmisley and evocativeminiatures by John Casken and Elgar.

Coffee/tea/soft drinks and biscuits served from 10am – 10.45am in the Village Hall.

7pm / Sledmere House and St Mary’s Church

DOUBLE CONCERT(WITH PICNIC INTERVAL)

House:Szymanowski QuartetFitzwilliam Quartet

Mendelssohn – Octet in E flat major (op. 20)

‘…The Fitzwilliam Quartet, whom I admire verymuch. Thank you for a superlative performance ofmy thirteenth quartet.’ – Shostakovich in apersonal letter (1972)

Church:Genesis SixteenEamonn Dougan (conductor)

Vaughan Williams – Shakespeare Songs Byrd – Though Amaryllis dance in green (1) / Byrd –Laudibus in Sanctis (2)

Britten – Flower Songs Weelkes – Thule, the period of cosmography (1) /East – Quick, quick away despatch (2)

Tippett – Five Spirituals

‘A very special group of singers’ – The Guardian

‘Our priority is to identify the next generation ofensemble choral singers and to give them theopportunity to train at the highest level.’ – HarryChristophers

A Double Concert in the beautiful surroundings ofSledmere: two contrasting concerts in the houseand church, both repeated, the audiences changingplaces after a picnic interval.In the house: our quartet in residence join forceswith the Fitzwilliam Quartet to perform one of themiracles of 19th century music – the octet whichMendelssohn composed as a birthday present tohis teacher at the age of 16.

In the church: the outstanding young professionalsingers of Genesis Sixteen (many of them now

MONDAY 22ND JULY

9.30am / Depart Pickering, Eastgate Car Park

RYECRAWL

Join us for a magical, musical, mystery tourthrough some of North Yorkshire’s most beautifulcountryside, featuring several short concerts instunning venues.

Coaches will return to Eastgate Car Park atapproximately 5pm. Please bring a picnic lunch.

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▼ Sledmere House

▲ James Turnbull

singing often with The Sixteen) present highlightsfrom the English secular choral repertoire,including works by the Tudor madrigalists, whosedancing rhythms and vivid word-painting areechoed by Britten in his Flower Songs and Tippett’smagnificent arrangements of Negro spirituals fromthe oratorio A Child of our Time.

The grounds of Sledmere will be open from5.30pm for concert-goers and there will be afurther picnic opportunity during the 45 minuteinterval between performances when drinks willalso be available.

Pre-concert (from 6pm) and interval drinks

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SATURDAY 20TH JULY

8pm / Ampleforth Abbey

GALA CONCERTOrchestra of Opera NorthRyedale Festival Chorus

Simon Wright (conductor)Julie Cooper (soprano)Wendy Dawn Thompson (mezzo-soprano)Thomas Hobbs (tenor)Michael George (bass)

Saint-Saëns – ‘Organ’ Symphony no. 3 in C minor(op. 78)

Mozart – Requiem in D minor (K. 626)

The Orchestra of Opera North and the mighty organof Ampleforth Abbey are heard in one of the mostmajestic of all symphonic works – Saint-Saëns’ so-called ‘Organ’ Symphony. After the interval, they arejoined by the Ryedale Festival Chorus to performMozart’s final masterpiece – the Requiem hecomposed as he was dying and which proved to beone of the greatest of all sacred works.

Pre-concert and interval drinks

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8pm / St Mary’s Priory, Old Malton

CANDLELIT CONCERTSteven Isserlis (cello)Sam Haywood (piano)

Frank Bridge – Sonata for cello and pianoSchubert – Arpeggione SonataHahn – Deux airs IrlandaisGeorges Onslow – Cello sonata in C minorJ.S. Bach – Sonata no. 3 in G minor (BWV 1029)

Universally acclaimed for his technique andmusicianship, British cellist Steven Isserlis isregularly heard in all the great concert halls of theworld. His characteristically adventurousprogramme includes masterpieces of the cellorepertoire by Bach and Schubert alongsideneglected works such as the sonata by GeorgesOnslow, a composer admired by Schumann andMendelssohn who is all but forgotten today. Heopens with the rarely-heard work by Bridge(teacher of Britten), composed between 1913-17,combining a heartfelt expression of thecomposer’s despair at the futility of war withpassages of great lyrical beauty.

‘The music world – and music itself – is infinitelyricher for the presence of Steven Isserlis’– Gramophone

Pre-concert and interval drinksThis concert will be recorded by BBC Radio 3

for future broadcast in the Lunchtime Concert series

11am / St Mary’s Priory, Old Malton

COFFEE CONCERTChi-chi Nwanoku (double bass)Christopher Glynn (piano)

Dragonetti – Solo in D minor (after Corelli)Francis Baines – GroundsDragonetti – Waltz no. 3Bottesini – ReverieFranz Keyper – Romance and Rondo Dragonetti – Waltz no. 7Koussevitsky – Chanson Triste Norman Hester – The Bull Steps Out Piazolla – Libertango

After her successful early career as a 100msprinter was ended by injury, Chi-chi Nwanokuturned to her other passion – classical music – andhas since developed an international reputation forthe agility and lyricism of her performances on thedouble bass. Her recital celebrates the 250thanniversary of one of the great double-bassists andcomposer Domenico Dragonetti, whose playingastounded Haydn and Beethoven.

‘Nwanoku’s playing is both athletic and eloquent… as graceful as can be imagined on herinstrument’ – Gramophone

‘An elegant performance. Beautifully played andphrased by Nwanoku, who reveals the lyricalpotential of the solo bass’ – The Strad

Coffee/tea/soft drinks and biscuits served from 10am – 10.45am

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WEDNESDAY 24TH JULY

A very special event, unique to the RyedaleFestival, the Triple Concert features threecontrasting concerts, each performed three times,with the audiences rotating betweenperformances.

In the Long Gallery: Dvořák’s Piano Quintet isamong his most celebrated works – a seeminglyinexhaustible wealth of pure and fascinatingmusical ideas, reflecting the composer’s folkheritage and love of nature, as well as hisjoyously optimistic outlook on life.

In the Chapel: the serene, prayerful music ofPergolesi’s most famous score, depicting the sorrowsof Mary as she stands at the foot of the cross.

In the Great Hall: Dutch recorder virtuoso ErikBosgraaf and Iranian-American harpsichordistMahan Esfahani present a Baroque programme,including a rarely-heard sonata by van Wassenaer,the so-called ‘mystery composer’ of Holland.

Pre-concert and interval drinksThe Great Hall concert will be recorded by BBC Radio 3 for future broadcast in the Lunchtime Concert series

7pm / Castle Howard

TRIPLE CONCERT Long Gallery:

Szymanowski QuartetChristopher Glynn (piano)

Dvořák – Piano Quintet No. 2 in A major (op. 81)

Chapel:Grace Davidson (soprano)Tim Mead (counter-tenor)Fitzwilliam Quartet

Pergolesi – Stabat Mater

Great Hall:Erik Bosgraaf (recorders)Mahan Esfahani (harpsichord)

van Wassenaer – Sonata in F major Handel – Sonata in B minor (HWV 367a) Blow – Chaconne Fa Utvan Eyck – ComagainMatteis – Ground after Scotch Humour

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▲ Steven Isserlis

◀ Chi-chi Nwanoku ▲ Castle Howard

© Satoshi Aoyagi

8pm / St Peter’s Church, Norton

THE KINGS AND QUEENSOF HANDEL AND PURCELLAlison Balsom (trumpet)The English Concert

Purcell – Suite from The Fairy QueenHandel – Overture: AtalantaHandel (arr. Balsom) – Trumpet Concerto in B flatHandel – Extracts from The Water MusicPurcell (arr. Balsom) – King Arthur Suite

Twice named 'Female Artist of the Year' at theClassic BRITs, trumpeter Alison Balsom has aninternational reputation as a distinctive andground-breaking musician and ambassador forclassical music. Along with one of the country’sfinest period instrument orchestras she presents aprogramme of ‘royal music’ by Handel and Purcell.

‘This was a remarkable evening. A veryremarkable evening. An exceptionally remarkableevening … an indelibly poignant, probingperformance’ – Daily Telegraph

‘Balsom is a superb advocate, combiningtechnical brilliance with penetrating musicianship– a true poet of the trumpet as well as aformidable athlete.’ – BBC Music Magazine

Pre-concert and interval drinks

11am / St Mary’s Church, Birdsall

COFFEE CONCERTThe Katona Twins (guitar duo)

Boccherini – Introduction and FandangoJ. S. Bach – French Suite No. 5P. Katona – Meditation and PassacagliaP. Katona – The Brothers KaramazovAlbéniz – CordobaFalla – El amor brujo

The brothers from Budapest are renowned for theelegance and earthiness of their performances asa guitar duo and for a lively mix of classical andpopular repertoire.

‘The brilliant Katona Twins … Formidablevirtuoso technique, their performances couldhardly be bettered for charm, zest, wit andcolouristic flair’ – Daily Telegraph

‘absolutely glorious’ – Gramophone

Coffee/tea/soft drinks and biscuits served from 10am – 10.45am

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FRIDAY 26TH JULY

3pm / All Saints’ Church, Helmsley

KIRKBYMOORSIDEBRASS BANDWITH EWAN EASTON (TUBA)

Gregson – Prelude for an OccasionHedges – Overture: Saturday MarketNewton – Capriccio for TubaCharpentier (arr. Emerson) – Prelude (Te Deum)Bliss – KenilworthDonizetti (arr. Sykes) – Una furtiva lagrimaRimsky-Korsakov – Flight of the Bumblebee Boellmann – Suite Gothique

Join us to hear one of the finest brass bands ofthe North – and to hear ‘Flight of the Bumblebee’played on a tuba!

SATURDAY 27TH JULY

8pm / Pickering Kirk Theatre

FACING THE MUSICPATRICIA ROUTLEDGEIN CONVERSATION WITHEDWARD SECKERSONIt is one of the best kept secrets in showbusiness that Patricia Routledge trained not onlyas an actress but also as a singer and hadconsiderable experience and success in musicaltheatre, both in this country and in the USA. Hermany awards include a Tony for her Broadwayperformance in Darling of the Day and an OlivierAward for her performance in Bernstein’sCandide, as well as many other accolades. In thisfascinating encounter with the writer andbroadcaster Edward Seckerson (chief music criticof The Independent) she recalls this very specialpart of her career with access to some rare andtreasured recordings.

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▲ Alison Balsom

◀ The Katona Twins

▼ Patricia Routledge; Edward Seckerson

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BOOKING FORM

Tel: 01751 475777Email: tickets@ryedalefestival.co.ukPost: The Memorial Hall, Potter Hill,

Pickering, North Yorkshire YO18 8AA

All Bookings Please note there will be a £2.00 handling charge for all bookings. Credit cardbookings may be made by telephone or by post. See above for details. Theanswerphone is checked daily. PRIORITY BOOKINGS ARE POSTAL ONLY. Box Office opening times: Monday to Friday from 9.30am to 12.30pm.

Orders by Post Please complete the booking form and return it to The Ryedale Festival Box Office.Make cheques payable to ‘Ryedale Festival’. An acknowledgement of your bookingand cheque will only be sent if a SAE has been enclosed. Name, address andpostcode to be CLEARLY marked on all correspondence.

Returns The Festival cannot accept returns at less than one week’s notice prior to the event. Arefund will be paid (less 10% handling charge) in respect of any ticket returned andresold prior to this one-week rule.

Booking Dates Gold Members’ priority booking period will be from 23rd April; Silver Members from 30th

April and Friends from 7th May. Tickets will be on general release from 21st May.Please note: ALL PRIORITY BOOKINGS WILL ONLY BE ACCEPTED BY POST.The most effective way of giving your booking form priority is to post it ASAP. Allapplications are dated and dealt with in order of receipt once the relevant booking period opens.

Gold, Silver & To become a Festival Gold Member (£250 p.a.), Silver Member (£150 p.a.), or YouthYouth Members Member (£5 p.a.) and to learn of the benefits please contact Andie Cattle on

01751 417223 or check our website, www.ryedalefestival.co.uk.

Discounts for Gold Gold Members are entitled to 20% discount and Silver Members 10% discount on& Silver Members one ticket per event where indicated on the booking form. During the priority booking

periods, each Member may purchase a maximum of two tickets per event; discountswhere applicable will only apply to the Gold or Silver member’s ticket.

Ryedale Festival If you would like to join the Festival Friends, please add the appropriateFriends amount to your ticket order, i.e. £30 for a single Friend. Subscriptions run from 1st

January to 31st December each year. During the priority booking periods, each Friendmay purchase a maximum of two tickets per event.

Bar times Availability of drinks will be indicated in the brochure for certain events.

Accessibility The Ryedale Festival makes every effort to ensure that patrons can fully enjoy all eventsalthough some venues have limited access for wheelchair users. If you have any specialneeds, such as convenient parking or wheelchair access, please inform the box officewhen ordering your tickets and we will endeavour to accommodate your requirements.There is now a space for this request on the last page of the Booking Form.

• In the event of unforeseen circumstances, the Festival reserves the right to change artists, programmesand venues without prior notice.

• Please note that many Festival venues are not designed as concert halls and whilst every effort hasbeen made to compensate for this, some seats may have a restricted view.

• Doors will be opened 30 minutes before evening performances.

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11am / All Saints’ Church, Helmsley

FESTIVAL SERVICEPreacher: The Reverend Timothy Robinson

All are welcome at this ecumenical service ofthanksgiving for the festival.

7pm / Hovingham Hall

FINAL GALA CONCERTNorthern SinfoniaSzymanowski QuartetBradley Creswick (director)

Elgar – Introduction and AllegroCheryl Frances-Hoad – The dreams that fly fromme (world premiere)

Warlock – Capriol SuiteVaughan Williams – Fantasia on a theme ofThomas Tallis

Holst – St Paul’s Suite

Northern Sinfonia join forces with our artists inresidence for a glorious festival finale featuringsome of the most celebrated of all English worksfor string orchestra alongside the world premiereof a new work composed for the Ryedale Festival.

In memory of Sir Marcus Worsley (1925 – 2012)Pre Concert and Interval Bar

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▼ Northern Sinfonia; Hovingham Hall

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FESTIVAL BU

SPlease refer to the Bus information on page 27 of this booklet and then call Ryedale Com

munity Transport on 01653 699059

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ethod of payment)

JULY

TIME

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EVENT

VENUE

FULL

GOLD

SILVER

YOUTH

TOTAL

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qty

MEM

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qty

MEM

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£p

Fri 1

27pm

1Opening Concert

St Peter’s Church, Norton £5.00

NO DISCOUNTS

FREE

1

Sat

1311am

2Coffee Concert

Helmsley Arts Centre

£10.00

£8.00

£9.00

FREE

2

5pm

3Pre-Opera Talk

Ampleforth, Postgate Room

(Booking necessary)

FREE

FREE

FREE

FREE

FREE

3

6pm

4Festival Opera

Ampleforth College Theatre

£35.00

£28.00

£31.50

£17.50

4

Sun

143pm

5Northanger Abbey

Galtres Centre, Easingw

old

£10.00

£8.00

£9.00

£5.00

5

8pm

6Britten…

St Mary’s Church, Lastingham

£18.00

£14.40

£16.20

£9.00

6

Mon

1511am

7Coffee Concert

St Mary’s Church, Ebberston

£10.00

£8.00

£9.00

£5.00

7

6pm

8Pre-Opera Talk

Ampleforth, Postgate Room

(Booking necessary)

FREE

FREE

FREE

FREE

FREE

8

7pm

9Festival Opera

Ampleforth College Theatre

£35.00

£28.00

£31.50

£17.50

9

Tues

1611am

10The Northern Saints

St Mary’s Church, Lastingham

£10.00

£8.00

£9.00

£5.00

10

8pm

11A Gershwin Celebration

Duncom

be Park Saloon

£25.00

£20.00

£22.50

£12.50

11

Wed

17

11am

12Coffee Concert

All Saint's Church. Hovingham

£11.00

£8.80

£9.90

£5.50

12

8pm

13European Union Orchestra

Pickering Parish Church

£22.00

£17.60

£19.80

£11.00

13

Thur

1811am

14Coffee Concert

Helmsley Arts Centre

£12.00

£9.60

£10.80

£6.00

14

8pm

15Labèque Sisters

Sledmere House

£28.00

£22.40

£25.20

£14.00

15

Fri 1

911am

16Coffee Concert

St Michael’s Church, Coxwold

£12.00

£9.60

£10.80

£6.00

16

8pm

17Szymanow

ski Quartet

St Michael’s Church, Malton

£20.00

£16.00

£18.00

£10.00

17

Sat

20A Day of English MusicAll Day Ticket (excluding lunch)

£30.00

£24.00

£27.00

£15.00

11am

18Talk and Coffee Concert

Duncom

be Park Saloon

£12.00

£9.60

£10.80

£6.00

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1pm

19Festival Lunch

Feathers Hotel, Helmsley

£20.00

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ISCO

UN

TS

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3.30pm

20Afternoon Concert

Duncom

be Park Saloon

£12.00

£9.60

£10.80

£6.00

20

6pm

21Cheryl Frances-Hoad

Duncom

be Park Saloon

£5.00

£4.00

£4.50

FREE

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8pm

22‘Before Britten and after’

Duncom

be Park Saloon

£15.00

£12.00

£13.50

£7.50

22

Sun

213pm

23Friends Tea Party

Sheriff Hutton Village Hall

£5.00

NO

D

ISCO

UN

TS

23

8pm

24Orchestra of Opera North

Ampleforth Abbey Front Nave

£25.00

£20.00

£22.50

£12.50

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All other seats

£22.00

£17.60

£19.80

£11.00

Mon

2211am

25Coffee Concert

St Mary’s Church, Lastingham

£11.00

£8.80

£9.90

£5.50

25

7pm

26Double Concert

Sledmere House/St Mary’s Church

£28.00

£22.40

£25.20

£14.00

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Tues

239.30am

27Ryecrawl

Bus to several mystery concerts

£25.00

£20.00

£22.50

£12.50

27

Wed

24

11am

28Coffee Concert

St Mary's Priory, Old Malton

£12.00

£9.60

£10.80

£6.00

28

8pm

29Candlelit Concert

St Mary's Priory, Old Malton

£20.00

£16.00

£18.00

£10.00

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Thur

257pm

30Triple Concert

Castle Howard

£33.00

£26.40

£29.70

£16.50

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Fri 2

611am

31Coffee Concert

St Mary's Church, Birdsall

£12.00

£9.60

£10.80

£6.00

31

8pm

32Handel & Purcell

St Peter's Church, Norton Centre

£25.00

£20.00

£22.50

£12.50

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Aisles unallocated

£18.00

£14.40

£16.20

£9.00

Sat

273pm

33Brass Band

All Saints’ Church, Helmsley

£10.00

£8.00

£9.00

£5.00

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8pm

34Facing the Music

Pickering Kirk Theatre

£25.00

£20.00

£22.50

£12.50

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Sun

2811am

35Festival Service

All Saints’ Church, Helmsley

FREE

BOOKIN

G U

NNECESSARY

FREE

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7pm

36Final Gala Concert

Hovingham Hall

£28.00

£22.40

£25.20

£14.00

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Total ticket payment all columns

I enclose a subscription of £250, £150, £30, £5 (as applicable)

Handling charge on all orders

£2.00

Donation

TOTAL PAYM

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PAYMENT DETAILS

Please enter details of your ticket requests on the inside of this form, then provide the information requestedbelow. There is a £2.00 handling charge on all orders. Please note that even in the case of events whereentry is free it is necessary to apply for tickets to be sure of obtaining them.

Priority bookings are postal only. Parties wishing to be seated together must send their bookingforms by post in the same envelope.

If there are people in your party who are themselves Friends or Members of Ryedale Festival please listtheir names and postcodes if possible.

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Lastingham St Mary’s Church YO62 6TN

Malton St Michael’s Church YO17 7LX

Norton St Peter’s Church YO17 9AE

Old Malton St Mary’s Priory Church YO17 7HB

Pickering Eastgate Car Park YO18 7DU

Kirk Theatre YO18 7DN

Parish Church YO18 7AW

Sheriff Hutton Village Hall YO60 6SQ

Sledmere Sledmere House YO25 3XG

Ampleforth Abbey and Theatre YO62 4EN

Birdsall St Mary’s Church YO17 9NW

Castle Howard YO60 7DA

Coxwold St Michael’s Church YO61 4AD

Easingwold Galtres Centre YO61 3AD

Ebberston St Mary’s Church YO13 9PA

Helmsley Duncombe Park YO62 5EB

Feathers Hotel YO62 5BH

Helmsley Arts Centre YO62 5DW

All Saints’ Church YO62 5AQ

Hovingham All Saints’ Church YO62 4LG

Hovingham Hall YO62 4LU

RYEDALEFESTIVAL BOX OFFICEThe Memorial Hall, Potter Hill, Pickering, N. Yorks YO18 8AAwww.ryedalefestival.co.uktickets@ryedalefestival.co.ukbox office 01751 475777

FINDING OUR VENUES

FESTIVAL BUSA festival bus service will provide transport from the towns of Helmsley, Kirkbymoorside, Pickering andMalton for the following events:

▶ Event 7 – Coffee Concert, St Mary’s Church, Ebberston. ▶ Event 15 – Labèque Sisters, Sledmere▶ Event 26 – Double Concert, Sledmere

Ticket holders wishing to avail themselves of any, some or all of these buses need to phone RYEDALECOMMUNITY TRANSPORT, the bus provider, on 01653 699059, indicating from which town you wish to traveland which of the above performances you wish to attend. All buses will have up to three flexible collection pointsfor each town as best suit the travelling patrons in collaboration with the driver. All buses will be scheduled toarrive at all events 30 minutes prior to the start of the performance. The return departure time will be as soon asall booked passengers are boarded or 15 minutes after the end of the performance, whichever is the earlier. Thecost per person return will be £5 for each event and should be paid to the driver.

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RYEDALE FESTIVAL MEMBERSThe Festival Gold and Silver Members and Friends are a very important source of support, throughmembership, donations and fund-raising events, and also give much welcomed practical assistance duringthe Festival. Become a Gold / Silver Member or a Friend and enjoy the benefits:▶ Priority Bookings ▶ Free (or half price) festival programme▶ Discounts for Gold and Silver Members ▶ Acknowledgement in the Souvenir Programme▶ SOH-FAH magazine

To find out about joining, contact: Andie Cattle 01751 417223; Email friends@ryedalefestival.co.uk

TRAVEL INFORMATION▶ RYEDALE COMMUNITY TRANSPORT 01653 699059▶ North Yorkshire County Council Traveline (public transport information) / 0871 200 2233▶ Journey Planner website www.yorkshiretravel.net▶ Rail Travel website (timetable information) www.nationalrail.co.uk / 08457 484950

RETURNS The Festival cannot accept returns at less than one week’s notice prior to the event. A refund will be paid (less 10%handling charge) in respect of any ticket returned and resold prior to this one-week rule.

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Upcoming Eventsat the Black Swan in Helmsley

‘In the Pink ‘ Fashion, Food & FizzThursday 16th May 2013, 6.30pm for 7pm

Tickets priced at £55 per person, includingchampagne, canapés, dinner, and the Fashion Show

Seafood Dinnerursday 6th June 2013, 7pm for 7.30pm

Tickets priced at £59 per person, including 6 courses and 6 wines

Wimbledon Afternoon Tea Party Sunday 7th July 2013, 1.30pm

Tickets priced at £45 per person, including 2 glasses of champagne, afternoon tea, strawberries & cream and VIP seating

Wines of the World DinnerThursday 8th August 2013, 7pm for 7.30pm

Tickets priced at £59 per person, including 6 courses and 6 wines

Uma Noite Com PortugalThursday 26th September 2013, 7pm for 7.30pm

Tickets priced at £59 per person, including ports,wines, canapés and dinner

Beer & Food Pairing DinnerThursday 24th October 2013, 7pm for 7.30pm

Tickets priced at £59 per person, including 6 courses and 5 beers

Mid-Season Game DinnerThursday 28th November 2013, 7pm for 7.30pm

Tickets priced at £59 per person, including 6 courses and 6 wines

To Book:For full details on these events, please visit www. blackswan-helmsley.co.uk , or to book any ofthese events, please call us on 01439 770466. Full payment will be required at the time of booking.

A preferential rate of £129 per room, including B&Bwill be available for guests wishing to stay at the hotelwhen attending any of these events.

is rate is based on two people sharing a Classicbedroom. Supplements will apply forFeature/Superior rooms.

e Black Swan Hotel, Market Place, Helmsley, North Yorkshire, YO62 5BJTel: 01439 770466 Email: enquiries@blackswan-helmsley.co.ukwww.blackswan-helmsley.co.uk

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