MAY FESTIVAL 2012This is the eighteenth annual celebration of music within

the context of worship to be held here at St Stephen’s. We welcome many music lovers and over a hundred performers who join with us for these three glorious days.

Our special guests this year include Colin Walsh who will be giving the Whitlock recital. He is Organist of Lincoln Cathedral and is remembered locally as the assistant organist of Salisbury Cathedral some 30 years ago and has given many memorable recitals on our organ.

The composer of the festival commission is Michael Walsh.

The official biographer of our former organist Percy Whitlock, Malcolm Riley will be giving the lecture.

We also again welcome Andrew Fletcher as our festival organist.

The choir of Exeter Cathedral directed by Andrew Millington will be singing the Festival Evensong, and on Monday the Chichester Voices directed by Dr Andrew Naylor will be singing evensong.

Our own choir will once again be joined by the Durlston Court School Choir for the Sunday Choral and Orchestral Concert which is a tribute to Benjamin Britten in his centenary year. The main work is his masterpiece St Nicolas with Ian Wicks singing the title role.

On Monday the lunchtime concert is being given by the oboist Lara Forbes and the soprano Sarah Palfreyman-Kay in a programme of Britten’s music.

The final event on Monday evening features our own choir singing choral items, with organ solos played by a variety of well known organists.

We hope to welcome many who have been with us before over the eighteen years of this festival and will be delighted to meet all for whom 2013 will be your first visit.

DIRECTOR OF MUSIC: IAN HARRISONRECTOR OF BOURNEMOUTH: FR. IAN TERRY

LEADER OF THE FESTIVAL ORCHESTRA: JANE BULTZFESTIVAL ORGANIST: ANDREW FLETCHER

We are very grateful to the Whitlock Trust, Deric-Scott, Durlston Court School Trust and the Bournemouth Association

of Organists who are generous sponsors of the Festival.

Access, including parking, is available for the disabled. There are W.C. facilities within the church.

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ST STEPHEN’S CHURCHBOURNEMOUTH

SATURDAY TO MONDAY4TH – 6TH MAY

MAY FESTIVAL

2013

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Lecture £7

Festival Tea £5

Whitlock Recital £10

Festival Lunch £18

Choral Concert £15

Lunchtime Concert £6

Monday Concert £6

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SATURDAY10.45 a.m. – Festival High MassMusic : Missa Whitlockiensis – A Caesar

Motet : Composed by Michael Walsh(Festival commission – first performance)

Preacher : The Rt. Revd Timothy Bavin O.S.B.

2.45 p.m. – Festival LectureMALCOLM RILEY

(Biographer of Percy Whitlock)“PERCY WHITLOCK AT 110”

(Sponsored by the Bournemouth Association of Organists)

3.45 p.m. – The Festival Tea

5.15 p.m. Festival EvensongEXETER CATHEDRAL CHOIRDIRECTED BY ANDREW MILLINGTON

ORGANIST : DAVID DAVIESCANTICLES : Dyson in D

ANTHEM : Lo, The Full Final Sacrifice - Finzi

6.45 P.M. – THE 18TH WHITLOCK RECITALCOLIN WALSH

(Organist of Lincoln Cathedral )Programme includes

WIDOR SYMPHONY No. 5A Whitlock Selection

Fantasia and Toccata in D minor – C.V.Stanford(Sponsored by the Whitlock Trust)

SUNDAY10.45 a.m. – High Mass

Music : Mass – Haydn “Sparrow” MassMotet : Behold the Tabernacle of God - Harris

Preacher : Canon Robert Ward(Principal of St Stephen’s House, Oxford)

1.00 p.m. – Festival Lunch(At the Norfolk Royale Hotel)

7.00 p.m. – BENJAMIN BRITTENCENTENARY CONCERT

“ST NICHOLAS”Psalm 150

Simple SymphonyJubilate

St Stephen’s Choir, Durlston Court School Choir, and Ian Wicks (tenor)

Festival Orchestra (Leader : Jane Bultz)Directed by Ian Harrison

(Sponsored by Durlston Court School Trust)

MONDAY11.00 a.m. – Low Mass

12.30 p.m. – Lunchtime ConcertLARA FORBES (OBOE)

SARAH PALFREYMAN-KAY (SOPRANO)Britten’s Six Metamorphoses after Ovid

Britten Folk song arrangements,

3.30 p.m. – Choral EvensongChichester Voices

Directed by Dr Andrew NaylorOrganist : Richard Scott-Copeland

Canticles : Collegium Regale - Howells Anthem : Greater Love - Ireland

(Tea will be available for all after this service)

6.00 p.m. – CHORAL & ORGAN CONCERTST STEPHEN’S CHOIR

DIRECTED BY IAN HARRISONORGAN ACCOMPANIST : ANDREW FLETCHER

ORGAN SOLOISTS : BE SURPRISED BY OUR SPECIAL GUESTS!

A glass of wine will be available afterwards.

TICKETSTickets for all the events are available in advance. (See the booking form overleaf).Tickets will also be available on the door for all the concerts. It is however advisable to book in advance for the Sunday Choral Concert.There is no reserved seating for any of the events.Everyone is very welcome to all the services without charge.

BECOME A PATRONThis Festival would not be possible without the support of our many patrons.A small minimum donation of £25 enables you to be a patron of the Festival with your name included in the Festival Programme. All patrons will receive a free copy of the programme. (If you are a UK taxpayer your donation as a patron can be significantly increased by utilising “Gift Aid”).Please apply to be a patron by the 1st March to guarantee that your name is included in the programme.

SOCIAL EVENTSPlease book in advance for the Festival Lunch.This is a three course set menu roast lunch including coffee. A vegetarian alternative is available if requested in advance.It is helpful if you book for the Festival Tea although there will be a number of tickets available on the door.On Monday the tea after Evensong is open to all.During the weekend refreshments will be available at the back of the church.

BOOKING OFFICEMrs Hilary Scott Tel: 01202 399 1395 Penrith Road, Boscombe, Bournemouth, BH5 1LT

Please enclose a stamped addressed envelope with your orders for tickets.Further information at: www.btcp.org.ukOr from Ian Harrison (Director of Music) 01202 485 664ianfharrison@msn.com

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