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Born in southern Ireland, Rashmover dreams of becoming a great racer. After setting a course record in her first race, and running impressively in her second, she is bought by an Englishman and taken to Swindon for further training.

She has always been fascinated by her mother’s stories of the Great Greyhound Tradition – the pact between man and hound – but comes to believe that this sacred pact has been broken by mankind.

We accompany her on her first races on the track, her subsequent adventures, and to her eventual retirement home on the Malvern Hills in Worcestershire.

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Welcome to the twenty-ninth festival which once again offers you an autumnal feast of music, literature and visual art. A particular highlight this year is the concert to be given by Roman Simovic, leader of the London Symphony Orchestra, with musicians who play in the LSO, and other international orchestras. The Elgar and

Debussy String Quartets are featured; both works having a connection with the year 1918. The eminent violinist, Miriam Kramer, returns to the festival to perform the Elgar Violin Sonata with Nicholas Durcan, Piano. The Elgar Sonata, written in 1918, is the centrepiece of a specially devised sequence of music, poetry and prose marking the centenary of the ending of the Great War entitled The Silence in our Hearts, with Aldwyn Voices and the reader, Peter Sutton.

Sovereign Brass provide a free concert in Malvern Theatres in aid of ARCOS. The Royal Northern College of Music Ensemble with Donald Grant present an attractive concert in the Great Hall, Malvern College. On the literary front, Pamela Hurle's talk on Lady Emily Foley is accompanied by the launch of her new biography on Lady Emily. Other talks feature Dame Laura and Harold Knight, Sir Frederick Ouseley, Hugh Blair, and the Dymock Poets. There are exhibitions in Malvern Library, Malvern Priory and town centre galleries and a BBC film on Leonard Bernstein. At the Beauchamp Community, a series of talks associated with the Archive of Recorded Church Music features distinguished speakers from the world of cathedral music.

My grateful thanks go to our generous sponsors, many of whom have supported the festival since its inception in 1989.

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Saturday 22nd September 3 p.m.ST MICHAEL’S CHURCH, OLDWOOD COMMON, TENBURY WELLS

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ST MICHAEL’S CHOIR SCHOOL & SIR FREDERICK GORE OUSELEY

A FORGOTTEN LEGACY?Sponsored by Councillors David Chambers, Phil Grove &Tony Penn

St Michael’s College, Tenbury, was founded in 1856 by the Reverend Sir Frederick Arthur Gore Ouseley, as a model choir school. Ouseley was a child prodigy, often referred to at the time as the ‘English Mozart’. He was Founder and the first Warden of the College and Vicar of the Parish of St Michael’s. He also held posts as Professor of Music at Oxford University and Precentor of Hereford Cathedral. Both the church and the college were designed by the eminent Victorian architect, Henry Woodyer. For a hundred and thirty years St Michael’s played a very significant part in the development of high musical standards in English cathedral music. In the mid 19th century cathedral music was in a parlous state and far from the standards we hear today. Among eminent names who were educated at St Michael’s, are the poet, Christopher Hassall, the composer, Jonathan Harvey and Christopher Robinson, former Director of Music at Worcester Cathedral, St George’s Chapel, Windsor Castle and St John’s College Cambridge.

Roger Judd was the last Director of Music at the college before it closed in 1985. His talk will be about the foundation, influence and life of St Michael’s. During the course of the talk Roger will play the fine 4 manual, Father Willis organ of 1873.

ROGER JUDD was a chorister at Winchester Cathedral and Organ Scholar at Pembroke College, Cambridge where he studied the organ with Sir David Willcocks. After four years as Assistant Organist of Ely Cathedral there followed twelve years as Master of the Music at St Michael’s College, Tenbury. From 1985 to 2008 he was Assistant Organist at The Queen’s Free Chapel of St. George, Windsor Castle also serving as Organist and Master of the Choristers for over a year. He accompanied the choir of St George’s in their services, broadcasts, concerts, recordings and at many special royal services including HM The Queen’s 80th Birthday service. Roger has given organ recitals throughout Britain and in Canada, North America and Europe. He was honoured by HM The Queen in 2009 with membership of the Royal Victorian Order.

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Sunday 23rd September 2.30p.m.FORUM THEATRE, MALVERN THEATRES

SOVEREIGN BRASSConductor: Trevor Jones

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ANONYMOUS – Gaudete – Medieval Carol melodyVAUGHAN WILLIAMS – Overture to Henry V

JOHN IRELAND – Elegy from A Downland SuitePAUL MEALOR – Ubi caritas

GUSTAV HOLST – A Moorside Suite

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AARON COPLAND – Fanfare for the Common ManMORTON LAURIDSEN – O magnum mysterium

AARON COPLAND – Hoe Down from RodeoLEONARD BERNSTEIN – Suite from West Side Story

plus popular extras introduced by Trevor Jones – Musical Director of Sovereign Brass

SOVEREIGN BRASS were founded in 1987. This Black Country based band quickly established a reputation for high quality performances, both competitively and on the concert platform. By 1992 they achieved championship status, year upon year. Sovereign Brass perform widely throughout the Midlands and have been band in residence at the University of Birmingham.

A free event for the community. There will be a retiring collection for the valuable work of ARCOS – The Association for Rehabilitation of Communication & Oral skills.

Location: Grange Road, Great Malvern WR14 3HB

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Saturday 29th September 3p.m.THE BEAUCHAMP COMMUNITY, NEWLAND, MALVERN LINK

KEVIN ALLENon

HUGH BLAIR,WORCESTER’S FORGOTTEN ORGANIST

Sponsored by Dr Peter Mayner

Known largely today only for the scandal of his abrupt dismissal by the cathedral authorities, Hugh Blair was a dynamic force in Worcester’s music in the 1890’s, breathing new life into the Festival Choral Society and pioneering a series of successful concerts featuring the newest European music. He was one of the most important early encouragers of Edward Elgar, commissioning and performing such works as The Black Knight. Kevin’s illustrated talk is based on his forthcoming biography of Blair, which offers a long overdue re-evaluation of a neglected figure together with some of the music he promoted.

KEVIN ALLEN has been researching various aspects of Elgar’s life since taking early retirement. He is author of monographs on the composers cycling and golfing as well as a biography of August Jaeger, Nimrod, in the Enigma Variations. His masterwork, Gracious Ladies, is a detailed study of the Norbury family of Leigh Sinton, subjects, together with their beautiful old house, of the eighth Enigma Variations. He has contributed articles to the Elgar Society Journal and the New Dictionary of National Biography.

Location: WR13 5AX off the A449 shortly before entering Malvern Link from Worcester

Sunday 30th September 3p.m.THE ELGAR STATUE, BELLE VUE ISLAND, GREAT MALVERN

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GREAT MALVERN’S COMMEMORATIVE PLAQUES

BRIAN ILES has published a number of books on Malvern and has an unrivalled collection of Malvern memorabilia. His guided walk around interesting locations includes plaques which celebrate diverse visitors including an emperor, a future USA president, queens, film stars, eminent musicians and scientists.

Location: Great Malvern Town Centre WR14 3 HJ

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Thursday 4th October 7.30p.m.ELMSLIE HOUSE, AVENUE ROAD, GREAT MALVERN

NATIONAL POETRY DAY 2018TIM CRANMORE

Worcestershire Poet Laureate 2013–14Sponsored by Peter & Angela Sutton

Tim introduces Worcestershire Poet Laureates reading their own poetry: Heather Wastie, Suz Winspear, Nina Lewis, Betti Moretti with Tim Cranmore himself.

TIM CRANMORE once worked as a placental analyst, later developing a career as the finest maker of Baroque recorders in Britain. Tim says this defies rational analysis, but remains a pleasure, and music to his ears in his Malvern workshop.

Location: on the crossroads of Avenue Road, Albert Road South and Albert Road North, WR14 3AG

Saturday 6th October 11a.m. till 1p.m.THE THEATRE OF SMALL CONVENIENCE, GREAT MALVERN

THE BIG DRAWIn association with Malvern School of Art WCG

Take advantage of FREE professional tuition at this annual popular event and discover what hidden talent you may have for drawing or quick sketching. The Big Draw is the largest drawing festival in the world. The Theatre of Small Convenience is the smallest theatre in the world. The theme this year is PLAY. Suitable for all ages and run by Malvern School of Art.

Location: Edith Walk, Great Malvern WR14 4QH

Saturday 6th October 10a.m–4.30p.m.PRIORY CHURCHYARD, GREAT MALVERN

ARTS & CRAFTS STREET MARKETIn association with Boffy Arts Events & Malvern Hills District Council

This annual event in Great Malvern brings together jewellers, ceramicists, woodworkers, painters, glass makers and photographers in a splendid display of high quality original work.

Live Music in the afternoon by the Best of Upton Young JazzLocation: Church Street Great Malvern WR14 2AY

Saturday 6th October 3.30p.m.DYMOCK VILLAGE HALL

ANNE HARVEY on

DYMOCK – POETRY & MEMORIESIn association with The Friends of the Dymock Poets

marking their 25th Anniversary

Writer and Broadcaster Anne Harvey and friends present a programme of poetry and prose reflecting the lives and literature of the Dymock Poets. Among Anne’s highly respected anthologies and broadcasts is an exploration of Adlestrop, the poem by Edward Thomas, broadcast on BBC Radio 4 to critical acclaim.

Visit the Church of St Mary the Virgin next to the Village Hall to see the permanent display and archive of the Dymock Poets

Location: Ledbury Road, Dymock, GL18 2AQ next to St Mary’s Church.

Six Poets in Three Counties … Shortly before the First World War, six writers walked and talked, read and wrote where the three counties of Gloucestershire, Herefordshire,

and Worcestershire meet, centred on the village of Dymock. They were:

Lascelles Abercrombie, Rupert Brooke, John Drinkwater, Robert Frost, Wilfrid Gibson, and Edward Thomas

For information about the Friends of the Dymock Poets

www.dymockpoets.org.uk

PAMELA HURLE

Lady Emily Foley was a key figure in the history of a wide

area of Herefordshire and Worcestershire as well as being held

in high regard in places further afield such as Staffordshire

and London. Although she has been mentioned in numerous

publications this is the first book to be published specifically

on the life of this aristocrat. Part of its purpose is to examine

the unusual role she played in the nineteenth century: a woman

with power and influence in a Britain which, until the last few

years of the nineteenth century, considered the property of any

married woman to belong to her husband and did not entrust

any woman with a vote in parliamentary elections until more

than eighteen years after Lady Emily’s death.

Lady Emily was the daughter of the rich and influential Duke

of Montrose and married the owner of the Stoke Edith estate in

1832. Within fourteen years her husband died, entrusting to her

the management of a substantial estate which she controlled with

unusual skill and dedication for the rest of the nineteenth century

until her death in her ninety-fifth year on 1 January 1900.

Lady Emily was a very rich woman with a social conscience

as well as an awareness of her rights as a substantial landowner.

She was a controversial character who attracted some outspoken

critics as well as countless loyal admirers. The evidence points

to a most unusual and capable woman exercising influence and

power in a manner that, beneath all the platitudes and courtesies

of the time – as well as some bitter scorn – inspired much genuine

affection and respect. Hers was, indeed, a most remarkable life.

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Sunday 7th October 3p.m.ELMSLIE HOUSE, GREAT MALVERN

PAMELA HURLEon

LADY EMILY FOLEYLady of the Manor of Great Malvern

Sponsored by The English Speaking Union marking their 100th anniversary year

This illustrated talk shows how Lady Emily Foley influenced the development of Malvern from a small village to a busy town attracting well-to-do visitors.

With extraordinary timing she died in her ninety-fifth year at the very end of the nineteenth century, during the night of 31st December 1899 and the 1st January 1900.

Lady Emily, who lived at Stoke Edith in Herefordshire, was the daughter of the 3rd Duke of Montrose. She inherited control of much of the land in the centre of Great Malvern which had formed part of the Foley Estate since the 18th century.

Signed copies of Pamela Hurle’s newly published biography of Lady Emily Foley will be available at the talk.

PAMELA HURLE read history at Southampton University and as a professional historian has produced many books on local history. Notable among these are The Forest & Chase of Malvern, The Malvern Hills-A Hundred Years of Conservation marking the centenary of Malvern Hills Conservators, Hanley Castle: Heart of Malvern Chase and Upton: Portrait of a Severnside Town. Pamela published the history of Malvern Girls’ College and the Elms School, Colwall. More recently she has written the books Stephen Ballard and Malvern Women of Note. Pamela was a respected teacher at Ledbury Grammar School, Malvern Girls’ College, Malvern College and continues to lecture and write on local history.

Location: On the cross roads of Avenue Road, Albert Road South and Albert Road North, WR14 3AG

The Friends of Dame Laura Knight Society

Promoting interest and providing information on one of England’s greatest impressionists.

For details about membership and events please contact:The Malvern and Colwall Group Co-Ordinator

Heather Whatley on 01684 561592

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Saturday 13th October 3p.m.ELMSLIE HOUSE, GREAT MALVERN

CATHERINE WALLACE on

LAURA & HAROLD KNIGHT IN CORNWALLTHE LIGHT, THE LANDSCAPE & PEOPLEIn association with The Friends of the Dame Laura Knight Society

Laura and Harold Knights time in Cornwall had a great impact on their artistic input. In her illustrated talk Catherine uses the paintings they produced in Cornwall, and compares them with some of what they produced before and after they stayed there between1907–1919 including their return visits in the 1920s.

Catherine also talks about their friendships with other artists such as Alfred Munnings and the artistic collaborations as well as their social activities, such as camping at Dozmary Pool.

CATHERINE WALLACE studied fine art at Leeds and Canterbury before completing a masters degree in art history and museum studies at St Andrews University. She researched and organised a major exhibition on the important British artist Wyndham Lewis shown at London’s Imperial War Museum in 1992. Moving to Cornwall in 1993, she was responsible for Falmouth Art Gallery for eight years curating both contemporary and historic art exhibitions as well as seeing the redevelopment of the gallery. Exhibitions included Women Artists in Cornwall 1880–1940, Lamorna Birch – A Painter Laureate, and Before the Mast – the Maritime Art of Henry Scott Tuke. Catherine is currently a freelance art writer, curator and lecturer. She is the author of several books including Under the Open Sky: The Paintings of the

Newlyn & Lamorna Artists 1880–1940 and Catching the Light: The Art and Life of Henry Scott Tuke 1858–1929.

Location: On the crossroads of Avenue Road, Albert Road South and Albert Road North, WR14 3AG

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Malvern Goldsmiths

Created as a pharmacy in 1849, reborn as a Jewellers in 2017. We stock much antique and second hand jewellery as well as diamond and wedding rings made in our own workshop in Birminghams Jewellery Quarter. Valuations for Insurance and Probate. We are always happy to value free items you might want to sell. We will pay cash or cheque for any of your unwanted gold or silver jewellery ,including watches ,such as Rolex ,Omega etc. We have a good jewellery repair service, and a jewellery polishing service at £5.00 per item, done while you wait .Come and look at this historical shop which we are keeping in its original condition

Offering the sort of service you would expect from a traditional jeweller

Sunday 14th October 3.30p.m.GREAT MALVERN PRIORY

ROMAN SIMOVIC & FRIENDSRoman Simovic – Violin • Cecilia Ziano – Violin

Milena Simovic – Viola • Giovanni Gnocchi – CelloSponsored by Malvern Town Council

and the family of Oleg Prokofiev in England

Sonata for Two Violins in C major Op. 56Sergei Prokofiev 1891–1953

Andante cantabile • Allegro Comodo (Quasi Allegretto) • Allegro con brio

This sonata was commissioned for the inaugural concert of Triton, a society based in Paris, dedicated to presenting new music, and composed in 1932 while Prokofiev was on holiday near St Tropez. Sviatoslav, Prokofiev’s eldest son, has described the piece as ‘lyrical, playful and fantastic.’ The critics at the time found it difficult to fathom, perhaps because of the improvisatory nature of the first movement and even more so in the second movement, due to the assertive dissonances. The third movement offers a bold contrast of tempo and sonority, the latter with mutes on both violins, the music being marvellously and delicately etched. Throughout the sonata, each part is highly independent and challenging, but despite this, there are moments of doubling, creating an intensity that seems almost reminiscent of a string quartet. In the final movement, Prokofiev returns to the opening thematic material, bringing the sonata to a satisfying conclusion.

String Quartet in E minor Op. 83Edward Elgar 1857–1934

Allegro moderato • Piacevole (poco andante) • Allegro molto

In 1875 and 1887 Elgar started to write string quartet music, but had either shelved or destroyed these early sketches. Another attempt in 1907 was laid aside, so that he could concentrate on writing his First Symphony. By 1918 Elgar began in earnest to write his three chamber works, the Violin Sonata, the Piano Quintet and the String Quartet, switching between each one, intermittently. While convalescing after a tonsillitis operation in March 1918, he completed much of the first movement of the quartet, at Severn House in Hampstead. By May, the Elgar’s moved out of London to Brinkwells, a secluded country cottage, deep in the Sussex woods.

In all three chamber works, Elgar’s unmistakable musical fingerprints are always evident, though there is a distinct, haunting, probing and experimental aspect to the music. The influence of Brahms seems present, where even the modest chamber forces suggest a larger orchestral canvas and flexibility.

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The beginning of the quartet is in E minor, one of Elgar’s favourite keys, to which is added modulations so extensive as to often obliterate the anchoring key. The second movement was described by Elgar’s wife, Caroline Alice, as ‘captured sunshine’. She requested that it be played at her funeral, which indeed it was, at St Wulstan’s Church, Little Malvern, in April 1920. The final movement is passionate and virtuosic, displaying total mastery of string writing. Elgar was a talented violinist of a high professional standard, which contributed to his brilliance as a composer.

During the First World War the resonant thud of guns in France could be clearly heard in the woods at Brinkwells, sounding across the English Channel. Like so many others, Elgar had been deeply saddened by the war, and in particular by the dividing wall of hostility built up between the two sides, let alone the enormous loss of life. Before the war, some of Elgar’s greatest supporters were German or Austrian. Numbered among them were Richard Strauss, Hans Richter, Julius Buths and August Jaeger (Nimrod in the Enigma Variations) all of whom had been greatly encouraging, in stark contrast to the indifference sometimes shown to him in England.

One of Elgar’s constant allies in this country was Sir Hubert Parry of Highnam Court, Gloucester, who died in October 1918. Recognising the irreparable loss to British music, Elgar laid aside his work to attend Parry’s funeral in St Paul’s Cathedral. Parry, who had attended Prep. School in Malvern, later became Director of the Royal College of Music and Professor of Music at Oxford University. He was a strong believer in social justice, which he actively pursued with radical ideas. Against all of this background, Elgar became acutely aware of his own mortality, beautifully and movingly encapsulated in his Cello Concerto, composed in the summer of the following year 1919.

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Three Pieces for String QuartetIgor Stravinsky 1882–1971

Danse • Excentrique • Cantique

Stravinsky originally wrote the Three Pieces early in 1914, revising them in 1918. At that time, the Stravinsky family would spend summers in Russia and winters in Switzerland, a pattern broken only by the outbreak of war in 1914. This chamber music followed on as a complete contrast after he had worked on Petrushka and The Rite of Spring. The Danse is distinguished by unusual textures with each of the strings pursuing a distinctively individual part and sonority. The second piece Excentrique is mercurial, featuring the most idiosyncratic writing of the three movements, and capturing the use of colour and scoring found in Stravinsky’s orchestral writing. In the final Cantique, the four instruments blend in a glowing and unified homophony like a chorus heard in eastern orthodox church liturgy, generated within a tightly controlled atonal system. The movement recalls the mood of The Rite of Spring composed in 1913, the year before.

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String Quartet in G minor Op.10Claude Debussy 1862–1918

Animé e très décidé • Assez vif et bien rythméAndantino, doucement expressif • Très modéré

First performed in Paris on 29th December 1893, Debussy’s quartet was dedicated to the Ysaye quartet, led by the great Belgian violinist and composer, Eugene Ysaye.

At that time the music presented significant challenges for the ensemble and their individual skills, both technical and musical. Gradually, the work established itself as one of the cornerstones of the repertoire. Debussy once wrote – ‘that an initial theme should contain all the potential for development. At each leap forward, a new joy is discovered . . . you could say it is like the magical growth of a tree that sprouts fresh leaves and blossom at the same time.’ So it is with his quartet concerning clarity of form and the marvellous array of textures and effects. The four movements are thematically related, with the same melodies returning over and over again, yet transformed by an ever changing harmonic and rhythmic pattern, using rich harmonies within a continuous flow.

ROMAN SIMOVIC was born in Lviv, Ukraine and studied at the Moscow State Conservatory where he completed his master’s degree. He is both a conductor and violinist. Roman has won awards in a number of international violin competitions including the Premio Rodolfo Lipizer, the Sion-Valais, the Yampolsky and the Henyrk Wieniawski competitions. In 2010, after playing with Camerata Salzburg, Roman was invited to be leader of the London Symphony Orchestra. He has performed with numerous orchestras, including the Mariinsky Theatre Orchestra, Keiv Philharmonic, Prague Philharmonia, Franz Liszt Camerata, the Poznam Philharmonic, Camerata Bern and the Brabant Orchestra. An enthusiastic chamber musician, Roman is a founding member of the Rubicon String Quartet and in demand as a recitalist. He records for LSO Live, most recently with a highly acclaimed CD of Paganini Caprices.

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CECILIA ZIANO was born in Cirie, northwest of Turin. She began studying the violin at the age of four, using the Suzuki method. Later, she graduated with honours from the Turin Conservatory. Cecilia studies with Salvatore Accardo at the Walter Stauffer Academy in Cremona and at the Chigiana Academy of Siena, where she received a Diploma of Honour. She has performed in many prestigious concert halls in the USA and Europe, including the Berlin Konzerthaus and the Kammer Musik Saal of the Philharmonie with the Mini Ensemble Berlin. In 2012 Cecilia was invited to participate in a chamber music project with principals of the Berlin Philharmoniker. Vadim Brodsky says of her, ‘one of the most genuine and extraordinary talents. A warm, convincing mature sound.’

MILENA SIMOVIC was born in Belgrade where she completed a masters degree at the University Faculty of Music & Arts, and later a master of music degree at the Guildhall School of Music & Drama in London. She currently enjoys a versatile career as a soloist, chamber musician, teacher and orchestral player, including playing with the London Symphony Orchestra. Her chamber music partners include Ivry Gitlis, Itmar Golan, Gordan Nikolitch, Tim Hugh, Olga Sitkovetsky and Roman Simovic, among many others. Milena has appeared on several CD recordings with Nigel Kennedy and his band, and has recorded for radio and television across Europe and South America. In 2017 Milena acted as principal viola for the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra. This year she performed Berlioz’s Harold in Italy in Belgrade which was praised in the press as ‘an exceptionally delivered performance

charged with a brilliant combination of operatic quality and diversity.’ Milena has made acclaimed appearances in Austria, Sweden, Italy, USA, Brazil, Israel and Great Britain, where she was praised as a ‘unique talent with wonderful musicality.’

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GIOVANNI GNOCCHI was born in Cremona, Italy. He studied with Rocco Filippini, Mario Brunello and Enrico Bronzi, completing his studies at the Universitat Mozarteum, Salzburg with Clemens Hagen. Giovanni made his debut as a soloist in concert with Yo Yo Ma who commented, ‘I had the honour to play with Giovanni Gnocchi, who performed beautifully and with great expression.’ Giovanni has been solo cellist of Camerata Salzburg and served as principal guest cellist in the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, London. He has performed in many major venues throughout Europe and with eminent conductors. Recently, Giovanni has been invited to play as principal cellist with the Philharmonia Orchestra in London, Mahler Chamber Orchestra, Orchestra Mozart

Bologna with Claudio Abbado, Munchner Philharmoniker, Sydney Symphony Orchestra with Vladimir Ashkenazy and co-principal in the London Symphony Orchestra with Valery Gergiev, and at the Lucerne Festival Orchestra.

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Roman and Milena Simovic

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13 October 2018, 2pm ...................................................................................................... MASTERCLASSLaura Snowden tutors students from the Elgar School, Deansway, Worcester

from 2pm - 3pm. Audience Welcome

14 October 2018, 3pm ............................................................................. Laura Snowden ~ Guitar

11 November 2018, 3pm ............................................................................... Llyr Williams ~ Piano

9 December 2018, 3pm ................................................................... A Journey Around Europe Nicola Hands ~ Oboe • Jonathan Pease ~ Piano

27 January 2019, 3pm ...................................................................................... The Boscobel QuartetSophie Barber, Iona Davies ~ Violins, Kate Fawcett ~ Viola, Kinga Gáborjáni ~ Cello

24 February 2019, 3pm ............................................................................................................ The Songmen A Capella Group

24 March 2019, 3pm ................................................................................Fitzwilliam String QuartetMarcus Barcham Stevens, Lucy Russell ~ Violins

Alan George ~ Viola, Sally Pendlebury ~ Cello

Saturday 20th October 2.30p.m.THE ELGAR BIRTHPLACE MUSEUM, THE FIRS, BROADHEATH

ADRIAN LUCAS on

EDWARD ELGAR & IVOR ATKINSA PERSONAL PERSPECTIVE

In association with The Elgar Society

The Elgar SocietyWest Midlands

Branch contact: Richard SmithEmail: r.smith8631@aol.com

24, Crown Lea Avenue, MalvernWorcestershire, WR14 2DP

Email: west.midlands@elgar.org

Adrian Lucas was organist and master of the choristers at Worcester Cathedral and artistic director of Worcester Three Choirs Festivals between 1996 and 2011. He is currently conductor of the City of Birmingham Choir and head of choral studies at the Royal School of Church Music. Adrian also runs his own recoding company, Acclaim Productions. His illustrated talk this afternoon investigates the musical relationship between Elgar and Atkins.

Location: two miles north west of Worcester, Crown East Lane, Lower Broadheath, WR2 6RH

Edward Elgar Ivor Atkins

The Elmley Foundation is a grant-making charity founded by the late Countess Beauchamp, widow of Viscount Elmley, the 8th and last Earl Beauchamp of Madresfield Court, near Malvern.

Over many generations, Madresfield Court established a tradition of support for all forms of the

arts, crafts and design. Now that charitable sources have come to replace the personal enthusiasm and commitment shown by many family benefactors of the past, The Elmley Foundation perpetuates Madresfield’s considerable encouragement to the cultural life of Herefordshire and Worcestershire.

The Foundation’s Trustees are therefore particularly delighted to support the Autumn in Malvern Festival

Guided tours of Madresfield Court take place between March and September and are for individuals or for groups, but must be booked in advance. To book contact Cheryl Stone at The Estate Office, Madresfield Malvern, Worcestershire WR13 5AH.

Tours@madresfieldestate.co.uk or www.madresfieldestate.co.uk or (01684) 573614.

The Elmley Foundation Ltd. Registered Charity 1004043 Registered Company 1959978 22 Sansome Walk, Worcester WR1 1LS.

Trustees: Diana Johnson, Sally Luton Director: John de la Cour

Saturday 20th October 7.30 p.m.THE GREAT HALL MALVERN COLLEGE

ROYAL NORTHERN COLLEGE OF MUSIC ENSEMBLE By kind permission of the Principal & Head of School of Strings RNCM

Sponsored by The Elmley Foundation & the family of Oleg Prokofiev in England

String Quartet in F minor Op.20 No5Franz Joseph Haydn 1732–1809

Allegro moderato • Menuetto • Adagio • Fuga a due soggetti

The six works of Opus 20, composed in 1772, show Haydn’s full genius. Everything that his later works were to bring to fruition is contained here, not merely in embryo, but unfolding into full flower. Haydn applies a richness of invention and mastery of craft learned in the symphonies he had written during the preceding decade. These quartets are remarkable for the manner in which all four of the instrumental voices participate fully in the musical conversation, a distinct stylistic advance. Of all the Opus 20 quartets Number 5 in F minor is the most emotionally charged. The emotion at the beginning of the Allegro moderato is established by the first violin’s anxious flourishes, above a pulsating accompaniment. The music brightens in a new key but is soon drawn back into an apprehensive mood, the movement concluding with a passionate coda. The restless current of the Menuetto creates an expressive tension with a simple structure and buoyant rhythm found in an old dance forms. The Adagio with its soft lyricism and gently rocking rhythms, offers a respite from the former turbulence. The finale is often cited as one of Haydn’s most masterful instrumental fugues.

String Quartet No2 in A minor Op. 13Felix Mendelssohn 1809–1847

Adagio • Allegro Vivace Adagio non lentoIntermezzo (Allegretto con moto) • Allegro di molto

Presto • Adagio non lento

The quartet in A minor, written in the late summer of 1827, was closely modelled on the example of Beethoven’s Opus 132 quartets. At the opening and closing of the work, Mendelssohn uses music he wrote earlier, in a love song for voice and piano to words by Johann Droyson entitled ‘Ist es wahr’ (Is it true) The course of true love never runs smoothly, and this is reflected in the music. There is plenty of agitation in the Allegro vivace, where the first three notes of the song become a motive that plays many roles in the development of the movement. The viola introduces the main theme, and the cello is given the duty of presenting the second subject. The development is rich in counterpoint, and leads to a splendid coda. The passionate Adagio opens and closes with the ‘Is it true’ theme, framing a section of fugal work. Next comes the Intermezzo

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in which the violin soars over a pizzicato accompaniment. The middle section is reminiscent of music from A Midsummer Night’s Dream bearing in mind Mendelssohn had already written much of that music by the time he was sixteen years of age. The final movement, Presto, is masterful, with a brilliant cyclic ending where the Adagio is recalled, and the quartet ends with a return to the love song. Mendelssohn wrote more quartets, but never quite achieved this level of inspiration.

Interval

Two pieces for String Octet Op. 11Dmitri Shostakovich 1906–1975

Prelude • Adagio Scherzo Allegro molto

This Octet dates from 1924–25 when Shostakovich was a student at the Leningrad Conservatory. Even at this early stage we hear his highly individual and distinctive musical voice, guided and encouraged by Glazunov, one of his tutors.

Shostakovich soon achieved recognition and success with his First Symphony, written as his graduation piece. The Octet was given its first public performance in 1927 by the Gliere and Stradivarius String Quartets.

Scottish MusicDonald Grant

Donald will introduce traditional folk and contemporary Scottish music

which he has chosen and arranged

DONALD GRANT was brought up in the village of Roybridge in the Scottish Highlands, where he was immersed in traditional music from an early age, his father being a Gaelic singer and teacher. Later he studied at St Mary’s Music School and the Royal Northern College of Music, Manchester, under the late Christopher Rowland. As a member of the Elias String Quartet, formed at the RNCM, he has performed in concert halls and festivals around the world and on prizewinning

recordings. The Elias Quartet is now one of three, RNCM Ensembles in Association, alongside the Talich Quartet and the Sitkovetsky Trio. Recently, Donald has been appointed Deputy Head of Chamber Music at the RNCM.

THE ROYAL NORTHERN COLLEGE’S tradition in ensemble training is witnessed regularly in concert halls around the world with RNCM trained players appearing in ensembles such as the Heath and Navarra String Quartets, Gould Piano Trio, Haffner Wind Ensemble, Colin Currie Group Chamber Music Society at the Lincoln Centre New York and of course the Elias Quartet. The RNCM is the only British member of the highly prestigious European Chamber Music Academy, which enables advanced ensembles to participate in classes at the highest level with tutors and ensembles from other leading European institutions, such as the Paris Conservatoire and the University of Performing Arts, Vienna.

Location: College Road, Great Malvern WR14 3DF

The Royal Northern College of Music Strings

Sir Edward Elgar

Sir Hubert Parry

Ralph Vaughan Williams

Sunday 21st October 3p.m.THE GREAT HALL MALVERN COLLEGE

ALDWYN VOICESAdrian Lucas – Conductor

MIRIAM KRAMER – ViolinNICHOLAS DURCAN – Piano

PETER SUTTON – Reader

THE SILENCE IN OUR HEARTSA Sequence of Music, Poetry and Prose

to mark the centenary of the ending of the Great War

Sponsored by Worcestershire World War 100,Malvern Civic Society and Margaret & Simon Payton

The Coming Poem by R. S. Thomas 1913–2000

Kyrie eleison (Mass in G minor)Ralph Vaughan Williams 1872–1958

On receiving news of the warPoem by Isaac Rosenberg 1890–1918

O Salutaris Hostia Thomas Tallis 1505–1585

Sir Hubert Parry Composer & Radical

My soul, there is a country far beyond the stars Hubert Parry 1848–1918

Poem by Henry Vaughan 1621–1695

MONTHLY TALKSCOACH EXCURSIONSLOCAL VISTSSOCIETY WALKS

The aims of The CiviC soCieTy are: — to conserve and protect the best elements of Malvern’s heritage in the built and natural

environment— to encourage and promote high standards of planning and architectural design for the

enhancement, general improvement and appearance of Great Malvern and the surrounding area. BaCkground

The Malvern Civic Society, founded in 1958, is a voluntary organisation and a registered charity. It is entirely independent, with members drawn from across the area and beyond, who all care about Malvern, value its past and wish to protect its future.

WeBsiTeThe Malvern Civic Society’s website provides plenty of up-to-date information about the society and what it does in the Malvern area, including:

• how to join• the annual Civic Week• Society publications• the work of various sub-committees• details of events

for more information, see: www.malverncivicsociety.org.uk

Turkish Barbers

Traditional Turkish BarbersBelle Vue Terrace, Great Malvern

Opening Times:Monday to Saturday: 9am–6.30pm

Sunday: 10am–4pm

Turkish Barbers in Malvern

Orchards An extract from the poem, Edward Elgar,

by C. Day Lewis 1904–1972

Violin Sonata in E minor Op 82Edward Elgar 1857–1934

Allegro • Romance • Allegro non TroppoWritten at Brinkwells, a country cottage

near Fittleworth, Sussex, 1918

Music’s VoiceFrom the diary of Captain Herbert Sulzbach

Frankfurt Field Artillery – German Army

No man is an island entire of itselfPoem by John Donne 1572–1631

Meditation XVII

Set me as a seal upon thine heartWilliam Walton 1902–1983

Text – Song of Songs – Hebrew Bible

Before departing for warEdgar Day – Worcester Cathedral

When I survey the wondrous cross Edgar Day 1891–1983

Poem by Isaac Watts 1674–1748

The Silence in our HeartsSebastian Faulks b.1953

An extract from the novel Birdsong

They are at rest Edward Elgar 1857–1934

Poem by John Henry Newman 1801–1890

Sequence devised by Peter Smith

Location: College Road, Great Malvern, WR14 3DF

THE ENGLISH SPEAKING UNION

Creating global understanding through English

Patron: Her Majesty The Queen

WORCESTERSHIRE BRANCH

Membership Secretary

01684 573249 E-Mail: mwrenney@btinternet.com

Glasgow School of Art by Charles Rennie Mackintosh

ADRIAN LUCAS was Organ Scholar at St John’s College, Cambridge and subsequently held posts at Portsmouth, Norwich and Salisbury Cathedrals before being appointed to Worcester Cathedral as Organist and Master of the Choristers in 1996. He was Artistic Director of the Worcester Three Choirs Festival between 1996 and 2011. introducing new musical threads and commissioning major new works. Though he left the cathedral world in

2011 he has continued to hold the post of Musical Director of the City of Birmingham Choir, continuing in the long line of distinguished conductors which includes Meredith Davies, Sir David Willcocks and Christopher Robinson. Adrian is a much sought after conductor, composer, arranger, orchestrator animateur and continuo specialist and works frequently across the breadth of Europe, North and South America.. He is Chairman of the British Music Society and an external examiner for the ABRSM. Adrian runs his own recording company Acclaim Productions which has recorded disks for Naxos, Signum, Albion and Toccata Classics. In 2015 he was appointed Head of Choral Studies at the Royal School of Church Music

MIRIAM KRAMER has appeared in public since the age of seven, and has performed in prestigious locations such as the Lincoln Centre, New York, the Barbican Centre and Wigmore Hall in London and the Theatre Champs Elysees in Paris. She has received high accolades with Strad Magazine praising her as ‘a superior talent and an exceptionally sensitive interpreter and phrasemaker of uncommon expressivity’. The New York Times described her as ‘soulful and virtuosic’. Miriam has received critical acclaim for six CD recordings including the editor’s choice in Gramophone Magazine. Recitals with Nicholas Durcan include the Chichester Cathedral Festival, the International Mozart Festival, Johannesburg, South Africa, and the Maldon Festival. She was invited to give a master class at the Dartington Festival and recently appeared with the Jerusalem Symphony Orchestra in Israel.

NICHOLAS DURCAN enjoys a colourful and cosmopolitan career. He studied piano and organ at the Royal Academy of Music, London, where he won the prestigious Recital Diploma, the highest performing award. From 1980–1982 he was organist at Westminster Cathedral and in 1983 made his concerto debut at the Queen Elizabeth Hall. Since then he has performed concertos at the Royal Festival Hall, St John’s Smith Square and given recitals at the Purcell Room, broadcast on BBC Radio 3, 2 and 4 and on TV programmes. He performs regularly in the USA and has given solo and chamber music recitals throughout Europe and the Far East. Nicholas is an acclaimed jazz pianist, appearing regularly with London’s top jazz musicians. As a composer and arranger he has written music for the BBC series, A Painter’s World and the

Channel 4 film The Daughters of De Beauvoir His CD recordings with Miriam Kramer have been described as ‘flawless and beautiful’ by the American Record Guide.

PETER SUTTON is a writer, actor and translator. His play Elgar and Alice toured in 2007 starring Gerald Harper and was revived at the Swan Theatre, Worcester during the 2011 Three Choirs Festival. His comedy Mr Punch was shortlisted for the 2005 King’s Cross New Writing Award and his play My Son Will was premiered at the 2006 Yerevan International Shakespeare Festival. As a professional actor Peter has appeared for various companies including the European Theatre Company, the Pascal Theatre Company and the Steam Industry and has played character parts on television and in short films. He has translated over 1,000 documents for international agencies, arts organisations and lawyers. Peter has

written widely on languages and education and spent some years working for UNESCO. (For more information see www.petersutton.eu)

ALDWYN VOICES will be giving their annual Sequence of Music & Literature for Advent & Christmas in Tewkesbury Abbey on Sunday 9th December at 3 p.m. Entry by programme at the door £8. Proceeds, after expenses, to ARCOS – Association for Rehabilitation of Communication & Oral Skills

Sunday 28th October 3p.m.THE COACH HOUSE THEATRE

LEONARD BERNSTEIN 1918–1990

‘I’m not interested in having an orchestra sound like itself,I want it to sound like the composer.’ Leonard Bernstein

Sponsored by Hilary Elgar & Jean Upton

This BBC documentary film, made for the renowned Monitor arts series, marks the centenary of Leonard Bernstein’s birth in 2018. The eloquent Bernstein talks about his work and conducts Elgar’s Nimrod in a breathtaking performance, never to be forgotten.

By permission of BBC Television and with special thanks’ to the British Film Institute.

Location: On the left of Malvern Theatres, Grange Road, Gt. Malvern WR14 3HA

Leonard Bernstein

EXHIBITIONSCENTRAL MALVERN FESTIVAL ART GALLERY TRAIL

EXHIBITIONS IN MALVERN LIBRARY GALLERY2nd–27th October

THE MALVERN HILLS & BEYONDAn exhibition of new oil paintings by

GILLY HANCOCKGilly is a well known local artist whose paintings of the Malvern Hills and countryside

always attracts interest. Original paintings and prints will be available for sale.

MALVERN LIBRARY GALLERY2nd–27th October

CHARLES RENNIE MACKINTOSH150th anniversary of his birth

Designer, Glasgow School of Art

WATER COLOUR PRINTS & PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE GLASGOW SCHOOL OF ART

For Malvern Library Opening hours see the website malvernlib@worcestershire.gov.uk

Location WR14 2HU Telephone 01684 561 223Supported by Worcestershire County Council

GREAT MALVERN PRIORY2nd–27th October

VICTORIAN & EDWARDIAN MALVERNdepicted in rarely seen etchings and prints which have survived in public and private

collections. Curated by Brian Iles, Malvern local historian10am till 4pm daily

(No admission during services or concerts)

THE ORIGINAL ARTWORK STORESeptember & October

MALVERN HILLS & LANDSCAPE An exhibition of original watercolour, oil and mixed media paintings.

Painting restoration service Monday–Friday: 9.30a.m.–5p.m.

Saturday: 11a.m.–4p.m.4a Graham Road, Great Malvern WR14 2HN

Telephone 01684 577 899 www.theoriginalartworkstore.com

ELMSLIE HOUSE6th–14th October

SANCTUARY & SOULAn exhibition of paintings and works by

SUE FIRMIN & TRUDI FOGGOTearoom with high quality beverages and home-made cakes.

Opening times vary, contact venue for details

For further information please e-mail: info@elmsliehouse.co.ukor call 07789 470 780

Location: Avenue Road, Great Malvern, WR14 3AG

STITCH 45, GREAT MALVERNJanuary to December

FABULOUS FABRICS AT STITCH 45An eclectic mix of colourful hand-made quilts and accessories.

Expert tuition at workshops and classesto help you discover and develop your skill

Beginners welcome.

Tuesday to Saturday 10am–5pm45, Worcester Road, Great Malvern, WR14 4RB

Web: www.stitch45.co.uk 569069

25th–29th SeptemberNEWLAND THEOLOGICAL LIBRARY, THE BEAUCHAMP COMMUNITY

ARCHIVE OF RECORDED CHURCH MUSICRare and historic recordings: film, video and photographs of national importance to mark the fifteenth anniversary.

Talks by Colin Brownlee, founder of the archiveTuesday 25th September 7 pm

Dr Roy Massey, Three Hereford OrganistsWednesday 26th September 7 pm

Dr Barry Rose OBE, Sounds AmazingThursday 27th September 7 pm

Dr Timothy Day, Timeless Cathedral MusicFriday 28th September 7 pm

FREE ADMISSION RETIRING COLLECTIONWeb: www.recordedchurchmusic.org

Location: Malvern Link, WR13 5AX

And you can explore your creative side with us throughout the year:We offer a wide range of programmes from recreational through to Higher Education including:

Call Caroline Park on 01684 584559 | www.wcg.ac.uk

Time for arttime for musictime for play

The Malvern School of Art was established in 1886 during the Art and Craft era and has been promoting Art and Craft in the local community ever since.

We have worked in partnership with Autumn in Malvern for over 20 years and are proud to support them. This Autumn our exciting drawing event ‘Play’ is taking place in our Theatre of Small Convenience on Saturday 6 October (see listing for details.)

100s of recreational classes each term

City and Guilds Textiles

Level 2 UAL Art and Design

Level 3 UAL Performing and Production Arts

Access to Higher Education (Art and Design Diploma) designed for 19 plus

Foundation Degree and Diploma in Fine Art and Contemporary Craft

Level 2 Hair and Media Makeup

From the largest drawing competition to the smallest theatre in the world – Malvern Hills College has a creative choice for everyone.

SPONSORSAUTUMN IN MALVERN FESTIVAL 2018

22rd September to 28th OctoberFounder & Artistic Director: Peter Smith

Christopher Milne: Chairman • Adrian Ward: Secretary

PATRONSStephen Cleobury: Director of Music, King’s College, Cambridge

Roxanna Panufnik: Composer • Frances Prokofiev: Artist

We gratefully acknowledge the sponsors whose generous supporthas ensured the continuation of the festival since 1989

PRINCIPAL SUPPORT

FESTIVAL BENEFACTORSAnonymous Great Malvern Residents • Aspect Design • Audley Ellerslie Luxury Retirement Village

Boffy Art Events, People • Citizen Earth Internet Service Provider • Elmslie House, Avenue RoadHilary Elgar • The English Speaking Union • The Friends of the Dymock Poets

Malvern Cellar, St Ann’s Road, Great Malvern • Malvern Civic Society • Malvern CollegeMalvern Gazette & Ledbury Reporter • Dr Peter Mayner • Councillor James O’DonellMargaret & Simon Payton • Peter & Angela Sutton • Robin Elt Shoes, Great Malvern

Mrs Jean Upton • Waitrose, Great Malvern

FESTIVAL SPONSORSAllan Brown Chartered Accountants, Malvern

Anonymous ResidentsCouncillor Hannah Campbell (Music Education Outreach Project) • Councillor David Chambers

Graham & Wendy Davies • Mrs Susan Druce • The Elgar SocietyMrs Lyn Fiddian-Green • Friar Street Insurance Consultants, Gt. Malvern

Friends of the Dame Laura Knight Society • Great Malvern Priory • Councillor P. GrovePamela Hurle • Brian Iles • Sheila Jarrams • Roger Jones • Trevor Jones • Key–iq.com • Josie Lowe

Malvern Theatres • Councillor T. Penn • PMG Soper Tax Consultant, MalvernMr & Mrs Trevor Robinson • Stephanie Vale • Wyche Innovation Centre, Upper Colwall

MEDIA SPONSORSAll About Malvern & Worcester Magazines • Bachtrack • BBC Hereford & Worcester • Hereford Times

The Malvern Gazette & Ledbury Reporter • Christopher Morley, The Birmingham Post • The Worcester News

We gratefully acknowledge the assistance and co-operation of:Aspect Design • Chris Bassett & Malvern Theatre Players • BBC Midlands • BBC Music Magazine • Steve Boffy

British Film Institute • Sonia Chance • Elgar Birthplace Staff • Brian Iles • Sheila Jarrams • Gwyn KleeJosie Lowe • Angus Macdonald • Sascha and James McDonald • Malvern College Staff • Malvern Library Staff

Malvern Priory Staff • Malvern Theatres Staff • Malvern Tourist Information Office Staff • Christopher MorleyMalcolm Salisbury • Iain Simcock • Peter Thomas • Stephanie Vale • Heather Whatley • Iain Young

TICKET HOTLINETel: 01684 892277 (Mon–Sat: 10a.m.–7p.m.) • Web: malvernfestival.co.uk • Enquiries: petersmith@malvernmusic.co.uk

ACCOMMODATION For further details contact Tourist Information Centre

21, Church Street, Malvern, Worcestershire, WR14 2AA • Tel: 01684 89 22 89

Malvern TheatresGrange Road MalvernWorcs WR14 3HBTel (01684) 580 944Fax (01684) 893 300E-mail emma@malvern-theatres.co.uk

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And you can explore your creative side with us throughout the year:We offer a wide range of programmes from recreational through to Higher Education including:

Call Caroline Park on 01684 584559 | www.wcg.ac.uk

Time for arttime for musictime for play

The Malvern School of Art was established in 1886 during the Art and Craft era and has been promoting Art and Craft in the local community ever since.

We have worked in partnership with Autumn in Malvern for over 20 years and are proud to support them. This Autumn our exciting drawing event ‘Play’ is taking place in our Theatre of Small Convenience on Saturday 6 October (see listing for details.)

100s of recreational classes each term

City and Guilds Textiles

Level 2 UAL Art and Design

Level 3 UAL Performing and Production Arts

Access to Higher Education (Art and Design Diploma) designed for 19 plus

Foundation Degree and Diploma in Fine Art and Contemporary Craft

Level 2 Hair and Media Makeup

From the largest drawing competition to the smallest theatre in the world – Malvern Hills College has a creative choice for everyone.

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