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2008 Events
Music at Woodhouse is pleased to present an exciting and varied
programme for the 2008 season. See the Bookings
& Enquiries page for more information about buying tickets for
any of the following events.
2 Baroque Concerts by Ensemble Bardo and Passacalia
5th August, 7.30pm, £15
Advance tickets only for this event. Please book and make your payment in advance.
The well-known and popular Ensemble Bardo and Passacalia. Part of our early music festival.
Robin Bigwood, Harpsichord
8th August, 9pm, £15
Further details to be announced
Humperdink's Hansel and Gretel, £12.50-£40.
Children under age 8 FREE
4-7th September
Please note that there will be one London Performance
28 September, 7.30pm, (inc. welcome drink and dinner), 49 Queens Gate Terrace, London
Haensel: Martha Jones
Gretel: Helen-jane Howells
Peter the Father a broom maker: Michael Davis
Gertrud the Mother: Nicola Smedley
The Witch: Nicola Smedley
Sandman/Dewfairy: Elisabeth Sturm
Woodhouse Children Chorus
Woodhouse Chamber Orchestra
Produced & directed for the opera stage: Monika Saunders
Musical director: Mark Kinkaid
Choreographer: David A. John
Stage Design and Costumes: Katharina Radeva
Lighting: Andrew Ellis
Performed on the Lakeside Amphitheatre at Woodhouse.
A mixed media art exhibition with the theme Haensel and Gretel through a child eye from four local schools will be on display during the opera festival.
See Helen-Jane Howells biography here: Helen-Jane Howells Biography this document is in MS-WORD format.
View the Hansel and Gretel PDF here: Hansel & Gretel this document is in PDF format.
See Martha Jones biography here: Martha Jones Biography this document is in MS-WORD format.
The Diary Of One Who Vanished, Song Cycle By Janacek
Natasha Day (Soprano), Alisdair Kitchen (Piano)
19th October
Please note that there will be one London Performance
21 October, 7pm. 49 Queens Gate Terrace, London.
Semi-staged with chorus.
A semi-staged quasi-opera, scored for 6 singers and small chorus, with gorgeous tunes and story of the lure of a beautiful Gipsy Girl. Fully staged – 4 singers, 2 dancers, 1 pianist and a Gauze Curtain – Natasha Day, Alisdair Kitchen:
"The music is gloriously unpredictable, anarchic, free-spirited and original".
Includes two solo piano items composed by Beethoven: The Six Bagatelles Op.126, Sonata in A flat, Op.110.
Great Composers: In Transcription
Dale Harris, guitar
5th October, 5pm, £12
To make your bookings for this event, please telephone 01752 293930 (Mon-Sun: 09:00-22:00).
After a successful concert in 2007, guitarist Dale Harris
returns to the Woodhouse with a unique programme of music. The concert will
feature Dale's latest transcriptions of works by some of the greatest Western European composers.
J.S. Bach: Prelude (from Book I of the '48'), BWV.846
Sor: Variations On La Folia de España Op.15, No.1
Giuliani: Variations On An Air By Handel, Op.107
Schumann: Kinderszenen, Op.15 (the complete cycle)
Vivaldi: Andante (From Concerto for 2 Mandolins) RV.532
Wagner: Prelude No.1 (From Tristan and Isolde)
Sor: Intro. & Variations On A Theme By Mozart, Op.9
Joplin: The Entertainer
http://www.dale-harris.co.uk
Planned events
Julian Jacobson (Piano) and Men Jiu Jon (Piano)
A maestro-student series scored for two pianos works by Rachmaninov: Symphonic Dances and Suites.
Widely regarded as one Britain’s most creative and distinctive pianists, Julian Jacobson performs internationally as recitalist,
concerto soloist and chamber musician. His huge repertoire ranges from the 32 sonatas of
Beethoven, which he has performed eight times as a cycle
(the last two in a single day) to some of the most challenging scores of the twentieth century and
works written for him by composers such as Michael Nyman, Benedict Mason and Keith Tippett.
He was a founder member of the National Youth Jazz Orchestra, Capricorn and the Trio of London,
and has performed with the London Sinfonietta, the Chilingirian and Brodsky Quartets and in duo with
many distinguished soloists including Ivry Gitlis, Zara Nelsova, Nigel Kennedy and Christian Lindberg.
His many recordings for Meridian, Chandos, Hyperion, Decca Argo, Cala, Continuum and other labels have
been widely praised. Julian was formerly Head of Keyboard Studies at the Royal Welsh College of Music and
Drama and is currently professor of piano and chamber music at the Royal College of Music in London.
Bookings for all events (except where stated otherwise): please telephone: 01306 730956 / 07867 525165 or email
woodhousemusic@dsl.pipex.com, or in writing. |
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