picnic in the park 2011

15th to 24th July 2011

Aurora Orchestra Martin Baker Marcus Farnsworth Elizabeth Burgess Bach Walk Julian Grant Robert Quinney Oundle for Organists Community Opera Benda Bilili

uzzo The Spooky Men's Chorale The Kathryn Tickell Band New Zealand String Quartet

Earlybird Discount of £1 per ticket on most concerts booked before 14th May (see p. 23)

Festival ClubYou may be sure of a warm welcome at theFestival Club in Milton Road, just past the PrimarySchool. A tall flag bearing the Festival logo willstand outside the Club.

Opening hours may vary but generally the Clubwill be open between 12.30pm to 2pm, and beforeand after evening concerts. Details of dailyopening times will be given in the Festivalsouvenir programme and on the Festival website.

SPONSORS: Friends of the FestivalOrganixOundle SchoolS & L SebastianRichard and Jean Winfrey

CORPORATE FRIENDS:GreenStonesMidland Co-opOundle Veterinary SurgeryWaterland Associates

GRANTS: Arts Council EnglandCreative NorthantsEast Northamptonshire CouncilNorthamptonshire County CouncilOrchestras LiveOundle Town Council

CONTENTS: Festival Events pages 3 to 20 How to Book page 23Map page 21

Oundle Music Trust4 New Street, Oundle,Northamptonshire PE8 4ED

Oundle Music Trust is a registered charity, no 1051428, and a company registered in England, no 3134966.

Oundle School

Oundle Town Council

Patricia Ryan Robert QuinneyDirector DirectorOundle International Festival Oundle for Organists

Welcome to the 27th Oundle International Festival!

This year we have on offer the eclectic mix that has becomethe benchmark for Oundle International Festival, with musicianscoming from far afield – the New Zealand String Quartet,organists Janette Fishell and Colin Andrews from the UnitedStates, and the wonderfully named Spooky Men’s Choralefrom Australia - and also much closer to home: the FestivalChorus takes the stage again, and Oundle has a ‘Fringe’!This year we celebrate two world premières, both Festivalcommissions. Celebrated composer Julian Grant has written a superb opera for Oundle – ‘Prophet and Loss’ – whichoffers the opportunity for community choirs to take their placeon stage with outstanding opera singers and a professionalorchestra. There are three performances during the Festival, so don’t miss the chance to hear this imaginative andcaptivating work. And Iain Farrington was commissioned bythe Festival to write a piece for chamber orchestra, ‘Cityscape’,which will be given its first performance by Aurora Orchestra.Iain is a terrific young composer; hear another of his worksduring Simon Johnson’s Peterborough Cathedral organ recital.Musicians making their first visit to Oundle include outstandingyoung baritone Marcus Farnsworth and Venezuelan violinistGiovanni Guzzo, and Martin Baker will send shivers down thespine in the Gothic splendour of Peterborough Cathedral withhis organ improvisation to the classic silent film ‘The Hunchbackof Notre Dame’. Folk music too makes its first appearance thisyear, and who better to launch this genre than the KathrynTickell Band, famous worldwide for its infectious rhythms and superb musicianship. A warm welcome awaits the returnof Aurora Orchestra, who gave such a stunning performancein 2011 and will set the Festival alight in similar fashion thisyear; also T G Collective, a young and exciting band whichhas entertained audiences here twice before.The Food Festival makes a welcome return in 2011, havingachieved a celebrity status of its own. It will be taking a leadingrole in Fringe events, new to the Festival this year. Look outfor performances in unexpected places and support thesetalented local artists.Against the backdrop of all these events will be a week ofintensive teaching to the gifted young students attendingour Oundle for Organists courses, which run concurrentlywith the Festival. The inspiring tutors are equally outstandingin performance. If you haven’t been to an organ recital before,give one a try – it may be a revelation!None of what we do at Oundle Music Trust would be possiblewithout the support of you, our Friends, sponsors, audiencesand supporters of every kind. Whatever your taste we hopeyou will find plenty to enjoy during Festival week in Oundleand look forward to seeing you in July.

FRIDAY 15TH JULY

Book your tickets now on 01832 274734 or at www.oundlefestival.org.uk

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DIARY OF EVENTS

Exhibition Preview6 - 8pm Yarrow Gallery, Oundle School

Annabel Fairfax at OundleAs part of this year’s Oundle International Festival,Burrows Prints are pleased to be showing anexhibition of work by the artist Annabel Fairfax.

Annabel is bestknown as asuccessful watercolourist but morerecently has beenpainting with oils.Widening her choice of media hasresulted in majordevelopment of herstyle. Collectorshave been keen

to acquire these new works whenever they areexhibited for sale.

Her watercolours have for some time been offeredas both limited and open edition prints. Now for thefirst time Burrows Prints have published four ofAnnabel’s oils as giclee editions, limited to fifty printsof each image. The prints, numbered one to five ofeach edition, numbered, titled and signed by theartist, are offered as a special folio edition.

To add an extra dimension to the show, an exhibitionof treen and other works in wood by the Bembridgebased artist Mark Konig will be on view.

The Exhibition continues until Saturday 23rd July.

Daily opening hours: Monday to Saturday 10am to1pm, 2pm to 5pm, closed Sunday.

Friday 15th July ExhibitionAurora Orchestra

Saturday 16th Food FestivalPicnic in the Park

Sunday 17th Music for Royal Occasions

Monday 18th Janette FishellKosmos Children's WorkshopsWOOFYT WorkshopIntroduction to PlainchantOddsocks: 'Macbeth'Silent Film at the Festival

Tuesday 19th Marcus FarnsworthCharlotte McAuliffeFilm: Pranzo di Ferragosto

Wednesday 20th Bach WalkJulian Grant & Stephen PettittCommunity Opera: Prophet & LossFilm: Benda Bilili

Thursday 21st New Zealand String QuartetIllyria: Fantastic Mr FoxCommunity Opera: Prophet & LossGiovanni GuzzoVespers by Candlelight

Friday 22nd Simon JohnsonCommunity Opera: Prophet & LossThe Spooky Men's Chorale

Saturday 23rd John ButtT G CollectiveCanal Boat WorkshopThe Kathryn Tickell Band

Sunday 24th Festival EucharistYoung Organists Recital

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Become a Friend of Oundle Music TrustThe Friends make a vital contribution to the work of Oundle Music Trust. Not only do they sponsor aconcert each year, their support is fundamental to our success in community and education outreach.Please consider joining them and help us to sustain this work, as well as the annual Festival, Oundlefor Organists, and Music in Quiet Places.

Membership lasts for 12 months and costs a suggested minimum £25 for single or £40 for doublesubscriptions. Your payments may be spread throughout the year, costing as little as £2 a month, butthe security and encouragement such support brings is worth far more to us. In addition we can claimgift aid on all donations from taxpayers, which turns £25 into £32 at no extra cost to you.

These are some of the Benefits you will enjoy as a Friend:

Become a Friend today and begin to receive the benefits straight away!You can join up either by visiting our website: www.oundlefestival.org.uk,or emailing me: [email protected], or by calling in atthe Festival Office at 4 New Street.

Thank you!David Hardwick, Friends Secretary

• Reserved seats available at most concerts• Free copy of the souvenir programme• Be the first to receive the Festival brochure• Priority booking – including being able to book the

popular ‘canopy sites’ for the Fireworks concert in advance of the general public

• Your name printed in the souvenir programme

• Twice-yearly newsletters• Invitation to at least one Friends reception a year• Special outings• And being part of a group of like-minded

individuals who are keen to see OundleMusic Trust thrive

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FRIDAY 15TH JULY

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AURORA ORCHESTRAConductor Graham Ross

8.00pm St Peter’s Church(Oundle Parish Church)

Tickets £17 front / £15 rear / £5 under 21s

Mozart Overture to Cosi fan tutteIain Farrington ‘Cityscape’Mendelssohn Intermezzo, Scherzo and

Nocturne from ‘A MidsummerNight’s Dream’

Beethoven Symphony No. 6 ‘Pastoral’

Following Aurora’s triumphant first performanceat Oundle during last year’s Festival, the Orchestrareturns to brings its unique brand of vibrantenthusiasm to this year’s opening concert.The programme includes a world premièrecommissioned by the Festival from highly talentedyoung composer Iain Farrington, as well asBeethoven’s gorgeous ‘Pastoral’ Symphony.

The ‘Pastoral’ Symphony has been the focus ofworkshops which Aurora Orchestra members havebeen conducting with local schoolchildren since thebeginning of the year; this evening’s concert will bean opportunity for them to hear the electrifying forceof the full orchestra in performance.

Supported by S & L Sebastian

Orchestras Live

Graham RossPhotograph by: Tom Allwood

Photograph by: [email protected]


PICNIC IN THE PARK

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Killer QueenAlan PriceFireworks by 1605 FireworksHeron Rogers Field, Oundle

Tickets £19 to £24 if booked in advance;£30 on the door (if available)Children 5 and under Free

5pm Gates openOundle Rocks!

7.30pm Alan Price9.15pm Killer Queen10.45pm Fireworks Display by 1605 Fireworks

This year sees the40th anniversary ofQueen, the bandwhich blazed a trailthrough the Seventiesand whose album‘Queen’s Greatest Hits’ was confirmedthis year as thebestselling Britishalbum of all time.From the extravagant‘Bohemian Rhapsody’to ‘Tie Your MotherDown’, recreatingthe songs on a world

stage takes a great deal of skill and Killer Queen'smusicianship is outstanding.

The band’s musicians have worked and recordedwith a vast array of artists including Roger Taylorand Brian May, and scored a number one hit whenthey were asked to recreate Queen's harmonies for‘The Real Life’ with Fatboy Slim in 2001; Killer Queenwas also selected to represent Queen in a ‘tribute’Live Aid concert staged by Sir Bob Geldof.

No detail is overlooked. Killer Queen are kings ofthe musical impersonators, the highest of tributes.Duncan Kennedy BBC 1

Patrick Myers’ recreation of Queen’s lead singeris simply uncanny. Baz Bamignoye Daily Mail

Alan Price makes awelcome return toOundle - he firstperformed at theFestival’s FireworksConcert several yearsago and formed aninstant rapport with theaudience. His many hitsinclude ‘House of theRising Sun’ with the

Animals, ‘Simon Smith and his Amazing DancingBear’, and ‘Rosetta’, with Georgie Fame.

Alan's performance turned out to be one of thehighlights of the weekend. I've always been a fan,but to see and hear him give such a powerful vitalperformance and get such an incredible reactionwas truly amazing. Acoustic Stage Manager, Glastonbury Festival

And to get everyone in the mood local youngbands will take the stage between 5pm and 7pm -a showcase for stars of the future, what could bebetter than that? The bands taking part areAviaries, Calibre and Heavy Hearts.

The concert will end at approximately 10.55pm.

And don't forget Oundle Food Festival is backin the Market Square this year, on the same dayas the 'Picnic in the Park', celebrating the bestof English food with more than 40 stallholders,cookery demonstrations and workshops.Why not come along and choose your picnicingredients for this evening's concert.


Music for Royal OccasionsFESTIVAL CHORUSConducted by Eamonn DouganCecilia Osmond, sopranoSimon Cheney, trumpetRobert Quinney, organ

7.30pm Oundle School ChapelTickets £13 front / £11 rear / £5 under 21s

Sponsors Richard and Jean Winfrey

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This year the Oundle Festival Chorus appearsunder the direction of Eamonn Dougan, a choraldirector renowned for his interpretative andinspirational skills. The programme featuresHandel’s grand Coronation Anthems (includingthe magnificent Zadok the Priest) alongside othermusic that has featured at royal celebrations overthe centuries, including the exuberant Let theBright Seraphim and the exquisite Eternal Sourceof Light. The royal connection will be greatlyenhanced by the magnificent organ playing ofRobert Quinney, not only director of Oundle forOrganists but also organist for this year’s RoyalWedding in Westminster Abbey.

EamonnDougan

CeciliaOsmond

SimonCheney

RobertQuinney


Now it’s your turn...

Kosmos Children’s Workshops

Harriet Mackenzie, violinMeg Hamilton, violaShirley Smart, celloMilos Milivojevic, accordion

Giraffes Can’t Dance (1)10.30am Festival Marquee

Tickets £3Kosmos performtheir own interactivemusical version ofchildrens' favouritebook 'Giraffes Can'tDance' by GilesAndreae. Joinbandy-leggedGerald in the jungleand all the otheranimals as theytango, waltz androck and roll! Theinstruments are

introduced in a fun and imaginative way. Comeand join Kosmos for an amazing uplifting storyand a boogie! Free ‘Goodies’ will be providedby Organix.

Suitable for ages 3 - 6.

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JANETTE FISHELL, organ1.15pm Oundle School Chapel

Tickets £11 / £5 under 21s

Bach’s WeimarConcerto in C Major, BWV 594An Wasserflüssen Babylon, BWV 653b

Eben’s PragueFrom Nedelní Hudba: Moto OstinatoFrom Faust: Beggar with the Barrel Organ

‘Gretchen’

Liszt’s WeimarPrelude and Fugue on B.A.C.H.

No stranger to Oundle for Organists, which shehas visited many times as tutor and recitalist,Janette Fishell is Professor of Music and Chair of the Organ Department at the Jacobs School of Music, Indiana University, and is widelyrecognised as a leading authority on the music of Czech composer, Petr Eben.

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Kosmos Workshop1.45pm Festival Marquee

Tickets £3An hour-long interactive and fun workshop inwhich each instrument is introduced in turn andthe children take part in a variety of games andactivities concentrating on developing theirlistening skills and their sense of rhythm. Littleconductors will also be welcomed to the stage!With music ranging from virtuosic gypsy piecesto African spirituals there will be plenty to keepeveryone captivated.


Giraffes Can’t Dance (2)4.30pm Festival Marquee

Tickets £3Another chance to see this wonderfully inventivemusical version of the popular children’s book.Free ‘Goodies’ will be provided by Organix.


Supported by Organix

WOOFYT WORKSHOPJeremy Sampson, animateur11.30am – 12.15pm Oundle School Chapel

Tickets £5Come and have a go on the Wooden One-octaveOrgan for Young Technologists – no musicalknowledge necessary, and suitable for all ages from 7 upwards – it’s great fun!

Festival Workshop:An Introduction to PlainchantDirected by Angus Smith7pm to 8pm Peterborough Cathedral

Doors open 6.30pm

Tickets £10 (pre-booking essential)

No single musical form comes close to emulatingthe enduring magic and mystique of plainchant.This living tradition, originating from over 1,400years ago, retains its haunting power and aunique capacity to enchant both listeners andperformers even today. Our workshop, led byAngus Smith of the award-winning OrlandoConsort, offers a chance to experience thecaptivating thrill of singing this extraordinarymusic in one of England’s finest settings.

All voice ranges are welcome; some basic sight-reading skills desirable.

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Open-air TheatreODDSOCKSMacbeth7.30pm Festival Marquee Garden, Milton Road

Tickets £13 / £5 under 21sFamily ticket £32 (two adults & two children)

By the pricking of my thumbs…..….something funny this way comes!

Horror, blood, gore...but enough about last year'shighly successful Midsummer Nights Dream tour…nationally acclaimed, much loved theatre companyOddsocks will be at Oundle again this summer withMacbeth - Shakespeare's spookiest of plays.Outdoors, Oddsocks’ medieval pageant wagonis the perfect place to see the Scottish play, asthe story gets darker, the night draws in and thechampagne corks pop gently in the background.

Shakespeare's darkest of dark tragedies is giventhe Oddsocks treatment, so be prepared forspine-tingling, eye-popping, rib-tickling hilarity -lots of witches and lots of laughs. Expect thisbattle against good and evil to be a physicallyexciting spectacle based as always on the bard'soriginal text, complete with power-hungry rulers,mad wives, sword fights, wandering stiltedwitches, walking trees, blood, wigs, music,dancing and lots of audience participation.

Please bring picnics, rugs/low-backed chairsand some warm clothes in case it gets chilly!

The performance will end at approximately 10pmand will be staged whatever the weather; if wet,it will take place inside the Festival Marquee.

Suitable for all ages.

Silent Film at the FestivalIn association with Oundle CinemaThe Hunchback of Notre Dame (PG) Director: Wallace Worsley 95 mins9pm Peterborough Cathedral

Tickets £10

with improvised accompaniment on theCathedral organ by Martin Baker

The ignorance, cruelty and superstition ofnineteenth-century Paris is brought spectacularlyto life in this classic of American cinema, made in1923. Starring ‘Man of a Thousand Faces’ LonChaney, the film tells the story of Quasimodo, themis-shapen, gentle-souled bellringer of NotreDame who lives hidden from the world in thebelltower of the great cathedral.

Martin Baker improvises at the magnificent Hillorgan in the gothic gloom of PeterboroughCathedral at twilight, adding a thrilling extradimension to this haunting film.


TUESDAY 19TH JULY

Twilight RecitalCHARLOTTE McAULIFFE, celloNICOLENE VAN DER WALT, piano9pm Cecil Lewis Room, Oundle School

Great Hall

Tickets £10 / £5 under 21s (special ticket price £20 for this evening’s ‘Chamber Music Double’ concerts)

Vivaldi Sonata No 3 in A minorKenneth Leighton Elegy Gaspar Cassado RequiebrosFrédéric Chopin Sonata for Cello and Piano

in G minor

Continuing theassociation with theOundle Festival ofMusic & Drama, theFestival welcomes the2010 winner of the titleOundle Young Musicianof the Year, CharlotteMcAuliffe, in adelightful programmefor the twilight hour.

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PRANZO DI FERRAGOSTO (U) (Mid-August Lunch) Director: Gianni Di Gregorio 75 mins7.45pm Stahl Theatre, West Street

Italian, with subtitles

Tickets £5

Gianni is a middle-aged man living in Rome whounexpectedly finds himself talking care of fourelderly women, three of whom he barely knows,in this lighthearted comedy from Italy.


MARCUS FARNSWORTH, baritoneELIZABETH BURGESS, piano7.30pm Cecil Lewis Room, Oundle School

Great Hall

Tickets £13 / £5 under 21s (special ticketprice £20 for this evening’s ‘Chamber Music Double’ concerts)

Brahms: Seven SongsBarber: Three Songs Op.10Folksongs arr. Britten: Sally in our Alley

GreensleevesLord! I married me a wifeO Waly Waly

Multi award-winningMarcus Farnsworthis already building an outstandingreputation and hasworked with manymajor artists,including Sir ColinDavis, Sir DavidWillcocks, GrahamJohnson and theAcademy of Ancient Music.

The recital is supported byThe Countess of Munster Musical Trust

Duration 1 hour

Charlotte McAuliffe

Chamber Music Double

Elizabeth Burgess

PROPHETAND LOSSby Julian Grant

A Community Opera for OundleDirector Alastair BoagMusic Director Alexander WalkerDesigner Rebecca Desmond



A great moment in the history of Oundle FestivalCommunity Opera: the commissioning of a newwork from composer Julian Grant. This opera hasit all - a bang-up-to-date story of an oil companyin trouble, a female chief executive with work/lifebalance issues and the disturbing but ultimatelyredeeming presence of the supernatural.Professional opera singers and orchestra jointhree choirs from the Oundle locality in a powerful world premiere.

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Julian Grant

In association with Cambridge SummerMusic FestivalROBERT QUINNEY, organ6.15pm King's College Chapel, CambridgeTickets £10 / £5A return to the college where he was formerly Organ Scholar for Robert Quinney, who will bringthe Chapel organ to life in a virtuosic programme of music by composers including Elgar, Wagner,Guilmant, and pieces from The Orgelbüchlein Project (2011).

JULIAN GRANTIn Conversation WithSTEPHEN PETTITT 6pm Laxton School CloistersTickets £5, or free to those with tickets for

the opera (any evening)Julian Grant, composer of the newly commissionedopera receiving its world premiere this eveningdiscusses composing, opera and much more with eminent music critic Stephen Pettitt.

Film at the FestivalIn association with Oundle CinemaBENDA BILILI (PG) Dir: Renaud Barret, Florent de La Tullaye 85 mins

7.45pm Stahl Theatre, West StreetFrench, with subtitles

Tickets £5

Summer 2009. Five paraplegics and a young able-bodied teenager light up the stage in front of anaudience of 8,000. Chances of success were slimfor these homeless, severely disabled Congolesestreet children, who play both conventional andimprovised instruments, but the band, 'Benda Bilili'('See Beyond'), has acquired a global following and turned a dream into reality.One of the most moving and engaging musicdocumentaries I can remember seeing...Mark Kermode

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Tickets £26 walk, supper and concert£14 walk and concert £12 concert onlyunder 21s £5 (plus £12 supper)

This year we celebrate twoepic musical journeys – J SBach’s 200 mile walk to hearBuxtehude playing the organ,and Will Kempe’s nine-daynon-stop Morris Dance fromNorwich to London. Ourguide for the Oundle walkis Elizabeth Kenny, one ofEurope’s foremost luteplayers, who will play atbeautiful locations alongthe way.

Or if you prefer you may join us for just the final part ofthe evening, when Elizabeth will be joined for a sharedrecital of lute and organ music by James McVinnie,Assistant Organist of Westminster Abbey, in theGeorgian gem that is St Rumbald’s Church, Stoke Doyle.

6.00 Garden of The Shuckburgh Arms, Stoke Doyle.Lute music: ‘Image of Melancholy’ and ‘The Countessof Pembroke’s Paradise’ by Antony Holborne.

6.15 – 7.15 Walk to Pilton (1.5 miles)

7.15 Church of All Saints and St Mary, Pilton. Lute music:‘As I went to Walsingham’ (Variations) by John Dowland

7.35 – 8.30 Return to Stoke Doyle (1.5 miles)

8.30 Supper provided at The Shuckburgh Arms

9.30 – 10.30 Twilight lute and organ recital in StokeDoyle Church, including music by J S Bach, Scottishdance tunes from the Straloch Lute Book, and ByrdKeyboard Fantasias.

Doors open at 9.10pm for those wishing to attend theTwilight Recital only.

The walk will be across fields so please wear appropriateshoes and clothing, and bring water to drink.

Supper tickets are limited – pre-booking by 15th Julyis essential; there is plenty of space around the churchfor those wishing to bring their own picnics.

The Bach Walk Elizabeth Kenny, luteJames McVinnie, organ

Elizabeth Kenny

James McVinnie

THURSDAY 21ST JULY

Open-air Theatre Family Event

IllyriaFANTASTIC MR FOXby Roald Dahl, adapted by David Wood

6.30pm Festival Marquee Garden,Milton Road

Tickets £13 / £5 under 21sFamily tickets £32 (two adults & two children)

All Mr Fox wants from life is to feed his family, so it isfortunate that farmers Boggis, Bunce and Bean (oneshort, one fat, one lean) have an ample supply ofchickens, geese and ducks. But Boggis, Bunce andBean are not just any farmers - they are the cruellest,meanest and most ruthless farmers you could evermeet, and they are determined to put a stop to MrFox once and for all. As they rev up their mechanicaldiggers and load their guns, Mr Fox's chances areslim at best...or will the sharpest wit win?

Following their highly acclaimed production of‘James and the Giant Peach’ Illyria returns with an even BIGGER Dahl classic!

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NEW ZEALAND STRING QUARTET1pm Laxton Cloisters


Beethoven String Quartet in G Major Op. 18 No 2 Jack Body Three Transcriptions Nos 1 and 3 Smetana String Quartet No 1 in E minor

‘From My Life’

With its dynamic performing style, eloquentcommunication and beautiful sound the New Zealand String Quartet has earned aninternational reputation. Their programmefor Oundle offers lively music from fellowcountryman Jack Body, framed by worksfrom Beethoven and Smetana.

THURSDAY 21ST JULY


Photograph by: Maarten Holl

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PROPHET AND LOSSby Julian Grant




See page 12 for details.

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THURSDAY 21ST JULY


GIOVANNI GUZZO, violinLUIS PARES, piano7.30pm Cecil Lewis Room, Oundle School

Great Hall


Faure Violin and Piano Sonata No1Debussy Beau soirRavel TziganeBrahms Violin and piano sonata in D minor No 3

Described as a violinist of charismatic and vibrantcharacter, and recently appointed leader ofManchester Camerata, twenty-four year old violinist Giovanni Guzzo is already making a namefor himself on the international concert scene. Born in Venezuela to parents of Italian andVenezuelan heritage, Latin fervour and energyinfuse Giovanni’s playing.

The recital will end at 9.20pm.

Sponsored by The Friends of the Festival

Afterwards why not wander across to OundleSchool Chapel for a peaceful end to the daylistening to the Oundle for Organists ScholaCantorum sing Vespers.

VESPERS BY CANDLELIGHTOundle for Organists Schola CantorumDirected by James Lloyd ThomasColin Andrews, organ

9.45pm Oundle School Chapel

Free admission

Vespers, theevening office,is a venerableliturgical traditionin which old andnew, plainchantand extemporeorgan music, arewoven together.

In the splendidsetting of OundleSchool Chapel, by candlelight,

this musical nightcap offers a serene end tothe evening.

The service will end at approximately 10.15pm.

F O R O R G A N I S T SPhotograph by: Eric Richmond

ORGAN RECITALSIMON JOHNSON1pm Peterborough Cathedral

Free admission – Retiring collection

Louis Vierne Symphony No.2 in E minorIain Farrington ‘Animal Parade’

Now Organist at St Paul's Cathedral, SimonJohnson returns to Peterborough where he wasat one time Head Chorister of the Cathedral Choirand a student at Oundle for Organists. Simon'swork has taken him to the United States andthroughout Europe, and his recordings haveattracted widespread critical acclaim. Futureplans include the first performance of a new work for organ by Sir Peter Maxwell Davies.

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The New Building, Peterborough Cathedral

PROPHET AND LOSSby Julian Grant




Final chance to see Oundle’s community opera.For details see page 12.

Tobias & the Angel 2007

The Cunning Little Vixen 2009

THE SPOOKY MEN’S CHORALE8pm Festival Marquee, Milton Road

Tickets £17 front / £15 rear

Wave goodbye to choirs as you know them. TheSpooky Men’s Chorale is leaving its native NewSouth Wales to embark on a fourth tour of GreatBritain, to regale Spooky veterans and virgins withits zany approach to choral singing – sacred as achurch choir one minute, wickedly off-the-wallthe next.

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Compellingly comic they may be but this is a classact. Pitch perfect harmonies, theatrical delivery,savvy lyrics, imaginations that run riot and menwho really can multi-task!

With a close harmony sound variously described as “sexy, powerful, impossibly gentle and sad butunmistakably male” their repertoire ranges fromGeorgian style chants to a capella ballads, spikypolitical jabs, Cole Porter’s ‘Every Time We SayGoodbye’, hilarious spoofs of Queen’s ‘Flash’ andthe funniest version of Abba’s ‘Dancing Queen’your ears are likely to hear.


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Jazz LunchT G COLLECTIVE12.30pm Festival Marquee, Milton Road

Tickets £12 front / £10 rear / £5 under 21s

A great welcome awaits Festival favouritesT G Collective. A brilliant combination of gypsyhotclub, flamenco, jazz and contemporaryclassical influences underpins this absorbingyoung band, built around a core of two guitaristsset alongside flute, violin, trumpet, double bassand percussion. An exciting, sensuous sounddescribed by The Times as 'stylish, very stylish'.

This informal concert takes place across lunchtime,so bring a picnic if you like, to eat pre-concert –you can sit on the grass or at tables (limitednumber) and the bar will be open throughout.

CANAL BOAT WORKSHOP6 – 8pm

Tickets £10 (to cover the cost of coach travel to the Blisworth Tunnel)

Blisworth Tunnel, GrandUnion Canal, between StokeBruerne and Blisworth.

David Littler will work withvocal percussionist JasonSingh to create a new sound

piece with projections of visualised sound ontothe walls of the tunnel, responding to the naturalacoustics and echo of the third longest tunnel inthe UK.

As Director of London Printworks Trust Davidhas a particular interest in embroidery samplerswhich he will use as part of this workshop. JasonSingh is an international DJ and beatboxer.

Numbers are strictly limited and tickets are notavailable online - please call 01832 274734 to bookor for further information.


ORGAN RECITALJOHN BUTT11am Oundle School Chapel


Please join us across the road at the Festival Clubfor a complimentary coffee before the recital.

John Butt is Gardiner Professor of Music at theUniversity of Glasgow and Musical Director ofthe Dunedin Consort. He has published fivemonographs as a musicologist and recordedwidely as an organist, harpsichordist andconductor, and his recordings of works of Bachand Handel with Dunedin have received severalawards and nominations. In January 2011 JohnButt was awarded the Royal Academy ofMusic/Kohn Foundation Bach Prize. His all-Bachprogramme this morning includes Prelude andFugue in B Minor, Concerto in A Minor (afterVivaldi), and Organ Sonata No 4.

The concert will end at approximately 12.30pm.

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THE KATHRYN TICKELL BAND8.00pm Festival Marquee, Milton Road

Tickets £18 front / £16 rear

Kathryn Tickell is one of the best-known and best-loved performers on the folk scene. Her personalevocation of her Northumbrian background is heardthrough the traditional tunes and songs that shebrings to audiences all over the world.

Kathryn has released fourteen of her own albumsto date and has also recorded and performed withSting,The Chieftains, The Penguin Café Orchestra,Evelyn Glennie and many others.

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If ever music was able to lift an audience out oftheir humdrum cares for an evening it is the musicof The Kathryn Tickell Band. We expect this firstforay into Folk by the Festival will be a hugelypopular event, so book your tickets early!

From infectiously danceable to immenselyemotional, every tune is a gem. Mel McClellan, BBC


Photograph by: G S Studios

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FESTIVAL EUCHARIST10.30am St Mary and All Saints Church,

Fotheringhay

Preacher The Very Revd Justin Welby,Dean of Liverpool

Officiant The Revd Brian Rogers,Vicar of Fotheringhay

Oundle Festival Chorus, with students attendingOundle for Organists 2010 summer schools,directed by Jamed Lloyd Thomas.

Music by Victoria, David Sanger and Whitlock.

YOUNG ORGANISTSPRESENTATION RECITAL2.30pm Oundle School Chapel

Tickets £6

Students on the Oundle for Organists ‘ExploringNew Repertoire’ and ‘Style & Technique’ courses offer a recital to showcase their current repertoire, and provide an opportunityto appreciate the talent of tomorrow’s organscholars and concert artists.

The Very Revd Justin Welby

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Milton Road

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Glapthorn Road

Pavilion Drive

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Public LibraryParking forFireworksConcert

Jesus Church

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HeronRogersField

Stoke Doyle Road

Stahl Theatre

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SwimmingPool

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Festival Club& Marquee

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to Fotheringhay(4 miles)

to Stoke Doyle(2 miles)

to A14 andOundle Mill

YarrowGallery

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Oundle in Northamptonshire is easily accessible by road or rail. The town is 8 miles from the A1(M) and 5 miles from the A14, both of which have directlinks to all the major UK road networks. Peterborough is the nearest mainlinerailway station (14 miles, 20 minutes by taxi), with fast journey times fromLondon and the North.



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BOOKING OPENS Saturday 16th April

Priority booking for Friends of the Festival openson Wednesday 13th April (not available online)

HOW TO BOOKBY PHONE: 01832 274734 Opening hours:10am to 4pm (except Wednesday and Saturday,10am to 1pm, and closed Sunday).Answerphone at other times.

ONLINE: www.oundlefestival.org.uk

NB For phone and online bookings there is a cardhandling fee per transaction of 50p. Tickets sentout by 1st class post (if time permits) will incur an additional 50p postage charge, or they maybe collected from the Box Office (see below)during opening hours; please state this optionwhen booking.

IN PERSON:Oundle Box Office4 New StreetOundleNorthamptonshirePE8 4ED

Open 10am to 4pm (except Wednesday andSaturday, 10am to 1pm). Closed Sunday.

Where they have not sold out tickets will alsobe available on the door. Please note that wecannot accept credit cards as payment onthe door.

BOOKING INFORMATION

SPECIAL OFFERS AND DISCOUNTSEarly Bird Discount – a reduction of £1 perticket for most events is available if the ticketis purchased up to and including 14th May.This concession does not apply to lunches,tours, children’s events/workshops, £5 ticketsfor under 21s, Fireworks Concert or films.

Group Bookings – groups of 10 or more qualifyfor a discount of 10% on selected performances.Please phone 01832 274919 for details.

Young person’s ticket – a limited number oftickets at £5 is available at most concerts forthose aged 21 or under (does not apply to lunch,tours, Fireworks Concert or films). No furtherdiscount is available on these £5 tickets.

Children’s events – are open to the public aswell as school groups. Discounted ticketsavailable for schools.

Only one concession may apply to any ticket.

OIF regrets tickets cannot be exchanged,replaced if lost nor money refunded. In the event that a show is sold out we will endeavourto resell any returned tickets.

OIF reserves the right to make any changes tothe programme that may prove necessary.

Photograph by: Dick Meads

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