Jazz Folk Box Office 01904 658338 | www.ncem.co.uk NCEM The National Centre for Early Music is run by the York Early Music Foundation Registered Charity No. 1068331. All details are correct at the time of going to press but we reserve the right to amend the published programme if necessary. Design|RedBonsai.co.uk 01759319471 Front cover Pamela Thorby Photographer Jim Poyner NCEM Diary Dates Autumn 2009 Box Office 01904 658338 | www.ncem.co.uk The National Centre for Early Music | St Margaret’s Church | Walmgate | YorkY01 9TL Monday 28 September Faustus 7.30pm Saturday 3 October Andy Panayi Quartet 7.30pm Friday 16 October Indus 7.30pm Monday 19 October Jackie Oates 7.30pm Saturday 31 October The Clerks Singers’Workshop* 2.00pm Saturday 31 October The Clerks Concert 8.00pm Sunday 1 November Handel Insight Day with members of The Sixteen 12 noon Wednesday 4 November Schools Prom Preview* 5.00pm Friday 6 November John Etheridge & Kit Holmes 7.30pm Saturday 7 November Mendelssohn Insight Day with David Owen Norris 11.00am Tuesday 10 November Ashigs 7.30pm Friday 13 November Begum Parveen Sultana 7.30pm Sunday 15 November Show of Hands with Miranda Sykes 7.30pm Friday 20 November Zoe & Idris Rahman with Kuljit Bhamra 7.30pm Saturday 21 November Blue Harlem 7.30pm Sunday 22 November Late Learners’ Jazz Workshop 9.30am Sunday 22 November Gwilym Simcock 4.00pm Sunday 22 November Farrago - University of York Jazz Orchestra 8.00pm Friday 27 November Samay 7.30pm Monday 30 November Chris Wood’s Handmade Life Band 7.30pm Wednesday 2 December The Carnival Band 7.30pm Sunday 6 December Pamela Thorby & Friends 1.00pm Monday 7 December Joglaresa 7.30pm Tuesday 8 December John Potter & Ambrose Field 7.30pm Friday 11 December Geoff Gascoyne Quartet 7.30pm Sunday 13 December Los Desterrados 7.30pm Friday 18 December Martin Taylor & Martin Simpson 7.30pm * Please check venue details – these events are not taking place at the NCEM
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The National Centre for Early Music is run by the York Early Music Foundation Registered Charity No. 1068331.All details are correct at the time of going to press but we reserve the right to amend the published programme if necessary.
BoxOffice 01904 658338 | www.ncem.co.ukThe National Centre for Early Music | St Margaret’s Church |Walmgate | YorkY01 9TL
Monday 28 September Faustus 7.30pmSaturday 3 October Andy Panayi Quartet 7.30pmFriday 16 October Indus 7.30pmMonday 19 October Jackie Oates 7.30pmSaturday 31 October The Clerks Singers’Workshop* 2.00pmSaturday 31 October The Clerks Concert 8.00pmSunday 1 November Handel Insight Day with members of The Sixteen 12 noonWednesday 4 November Schools Prom Preview* 5.00pmFriday 6 November John Etheridge & Kit Holmes 7.30pmSaturday 7 November Mendelssohn Insight Day with David Owen Norris 11.00amTuesday 10 November Ashigs 7.30pmFriday 13 November Begum Parveen Sultana 7.30pmSunday 15 November Show of Hands with Miranda Sykes 7.30pmFriday 20 November Zoe & Idris Rahman with Kuljit Bhamra 7.30pmSaturday 21 November Blue Harlem 7.30pmSunday 22 November Late Learners’ JazzWorkshop 9.30amSunday 22 November Gwilym Simcock 4.00pmSunday 22 November Farrago - University of York Jazz Orchestra 8.00pmFriday 27 November Samay 7.30pmMonday 30 November ChrisWood’s Handmade Life Band 7.30pmWednesday 2 December The Carnival Band 7.30pmSunday 6 December PamelaThorby & Friends 1.00pmMonday 7 December Joglaresa 7.30pmTuesday 8 December John Potter & Ambrose Field 7.30pmFriday 11 December Geoff Gascoyne Quartet 7.30pmSunday 13 December Los Desterrados 7.30pmFriday 18 December MartinTaylor & Martin Simpson 7.30pm* Please check venue details – these events are not taking place at the NCEM
Zoe & IdrisRahman &Kuljit BhamraFri 20 November | £15
LosDesterradosSun 13 December | £12
GeoffGascoyneQuartetFri 11 December | £12
SamayFri 27 November | £12
GwilymSimcockSun 22 November | £12
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This offer is valid on full price tickets only. You will need to book all four concerts at the same time totake advantage of this deal.There are no refunds or exchanges available and this offer cannot be usedin conjunction with any other offers.Tickets are subject to availability.
Saturday 3 October | 7.30pm |
Andy Panayi Quartet
Andy Panayi tenor & baritone saxes, alto flute,descant and treble recordersMark Nightingale trombone Simon Woolf bassSteve Brown drums
The Quartet has focused on the music of GerryMulligan, Bob Brookmeyer, Thad Jones and theircontemporaries. This concert features original musicfrom their latest CD ‘The Solar Cats’ takingaudiences on a journey through space to discoverthe planets. Andy has performed with numerousartists including Shirley Bassey, Jessye Norman, PaulMcCartney, Elvis Costello, Moscow City Ballet,English National Ballet and also runs his own bigband ‘Time Zones’.
‘The writing is classy and the playing more so’The Guardian
£12.00 (concessions £10.00; students £5.00)
www.andypanayi.co.uk
Monday 28 September | 7.30pm
FaustusNominated for Best Group in the latest BBC FolkAwards, Faustus unites three pivotal Englishmusicians of the younger generation, withbackgrounds in bands such as Waterson:Carthy andBellowhead. Saul Rose is a virtuoso melodeonplayer, the flamboyant Paul Sartin contributes fiddleand oboe, and versatile Benji Kirkpatrick plays anarray of fretted instruments, while all three arestrong singers. Together they breathe vigorous newlife into a well-researched selection of English songsand dance tunes, making music which is accessible,entertaining and joyful.
‘The trio’s vocals sound dramatic and authenticwithout being histrionic or forced, and theinstrumentation is immaculate’ Sunday Times
Promoted in association withThe Black Swan Folk Club
£13.00 (concessions £11.00)
www.myspace.com/faustustrio
Welcome to the Autumn Season. We have an exciting season ahead with visiting world music artistsrepresenting traditions from across the ancient Silk Route taking us from the music of the SephardicJews to the Christians of Syria and on through India into Azerbaijan.
We also have an extended jazz season with the return of popular artists including world renownedguitarists Martin Taylor and John Etheridge, we continue to attract the leading artists on the folk circuitand highlights of the early music programme include concerts by the Carnival Band and Joglaresa.
The ClerksDirected by Edward Wickhamwith Merit Ariane Stephanos,George Qas-Barsoum andAbdul Salam Kheir
Qudduson:Sacred Songs of East and West
Emerging from EdwardWickham’s work with choirs inthe Middle East, Qudduson(meaning – Holy) explores themusic of the different faiths andcultures of East and Westlooking at what unites thesetwo seemingly very differentmusical traditions.
Here The Clerks’ award-winning performances arecombined with the virtuoso singing of musicianssteeped in the traditions of Sufism, Islam and theOrthodox church. Thrill to the high emotion of thismusic, which has moved and consoled its listenersfor hundreds of years.
‘.......a new side of early music . . . unafraid to minglewith contemporary issues’ Daily Telegraph
£15.00 (concessions £10.00)
www.theclerks.co.uk
Saturday 31 October | 2.00pm – 5.00pmUnitarian Chapel, St Saviourgate,York
The Clerks Singers' WorkshopExplore the music of Qudduson with theinternationally acclaimed chant specialist EdwardWickham, director of The Clerks.
Handel Insight DayPresented by Donald Burrowswith members of the internationallyacclaimed vocal ensembleThe Sixteen
Whatever your opinion of Handel, don’t miss thisunique opportunity to hear from Donald Burrows,author of the definitive handbook Handel: Messiahand editor of Samson for Novello Handel Edition.Joining him will be several members of The Sixteen,providing the musical illustration.
Indus brings together four instrumentalistswith roots in diverse musical genres, includingIndian, Western and Jazz. Drawn together by ashared desire to create new approaches tomusic-making and to explore the full potentialof their instruments. Indus skilfully navigatesthrough uncharted and ever-changing musicalterrain. The result is a unique sound that is anew musical language unto itself – one thatreflects the group's integrity, sensitivity andaspirational vision.
£12.00(concessions £10.00; students £5.00)
www.indusmusic.co.uk
Monday 19 October | 7.30pm
Jackie Oates
Here is an unassuming new star in the folkfirmament; a pure, haunting singer and a skilledfiddle player who first came to prominence withRachel Unthank & The Winterset. Jackie’s lastsolo CD received fulsome praise and she wonboth the Best Newcomer and the BestTraditional Track prizes at this year’s BBC FolkAwards. Touring to promote her third albumHyperboreans, she is accompanied by guitaristJames Dumbleton and other musicians for anevening of immaculately performed Englishballads and songs.
‘This is an accomplished and beautiful albumfrom a unique singer and musician’Channel 4 Music
Promoted in association withThe Black Swan Folk Club
Enjoy an uplifting evening of jazz, blues,folk, African grooves and much more fromtwo outstanding guitarists. John Etheridgeis one of the world’s most respectedguitarists and has played with Stephane
Grappelli, Pat Metheny, Dizzy Gillespie, Nigel Kennedy and JohnWilliams. This concert features music from his highly acclaimednew album ‘I DIDN’T KNOW’. John’s special guest is Kit Holmes - asinger/songwriter and rising guitar star. Her music fuses a broadrange of influences from pop to folk, blues and soul and hasfeatured on both the Bob Harris and Andy Kershaw Shows.
‘Full of warmth…an absolute delight’ The Observer
£15.00 (concessions £13.00; students £5.00)
www.johnetheridge.comwww.kitholmes.co.uk
Saturday 7 November | 11.00am – 4.30pm
David Owen NorrisMendelssohn Insight DayAmateur pianists from across the UK are invited to join pianist, broadcaster and renownedMendelssohn expert, David Owen Norris, in a day-long workshop looking at Mendelssohn’s
Songs without Words and other short works in this hisbicentenary year. The workshop will conclude at 4.00pm witha concert performance of some of these remarkable pieces ona unique piano with divided sustaining pedal: a device forwhich Mendelssohn conceived some of his most dramaticpianistic ideas.
‘Quite possibly the most interesting pianist in the world’Globe & Mail Toronto
£15.00 including lunchAdvance booking essential
www.davidowennorris.com
Tuesday 10 November | 7.30pm |
Ashigs
The art of the ashigs is an ancient bardic traditionthat belongs mostly to the old Turkic World(Central Asia, Iran, Turkey, Caucasus and NorthWest-China). An ashig is a poet, composer, singer,musical performer and occasionally a dancer whobeats on the strings of the saz and improvisesserenades and ballads. The musical and poeticheritage of Azerbaijani ashigs dates back to the14th-century and was created, preserved and isstill passed on in oral form which demandsexceptional musical memory and ear. VocalistGochaq Askarov performs with Aliagha Sadiyevtarand Elshan Mansurov kamancha.
Promoted in association with theAsian Music Circuit
£12.00(concessions £10.00; students £5.00)
www.amc.org.uk
Friday 13 November | 7.30pm
Begum ParveenSultanaThe NCEM is delighted to welcome back theundisputed Queen of Hindustani Music, BegumParveen Sultana, also dubbed the ‘Poetess ofMusic’ and ‘the Ultimate Soprano’ by theinternational press.
The young Parveen was influenced by her father,Ikramul Majid and then trained by AcharyaChinmoy Lahiri in Calcutta. At 12, she was theyoungest artist to receive the Padmashri’, thecoveted award from the Government of India. InBombay, her Guru and mentor was UstadMohammed Dilshad Khan with whom sheacquired a new dimension to her singing, givingit the required mastery of ragas and a voiceculture combined with uplifting spirituality.Parveenji will be accompanied by tabla maestroPartha Sarathi Mukerjee, Chiranjib Chakrabortyharmonium and Nina Virdee tanpura.
‘Her matchless voice... held the audiencespellbound’ The Times of India
Show of Handswith Miranda Sykes and specialguest Flossie Malavialle
England’s finest acoustic rootsduo, Show of Hands, embarkon an extensive tour of Englishcounty towns. Steve Knightley,described by Radio 2’s MikeHarding as ‘one of England’sgreat singer songwriters’ andPhil Beer, nominated for the
coveted ‘Musician of the Year’ title at the 2009 BBCRadio 2 Folk Awards, are joined by Miranda Sykeson double bass and vocals.
This is not folk as you know it, being edgier andnudging the mainstream, it pitches into rock,blues, country and world music, played on aneye-defying multitude of instruments from
slide guitar to fiddle, mandolin to SouthAmerican cuatro. Special guest is theintriguing French-Geordie FlossieMalavialle.
‘One of the most successful livebands on the scene’ The Guardian
£17.00 (concessions £15.00)
www.showofhands.co.ukwww.mirandasykes.com
Friday 20 November | 7.30pm |
Zoe & IdrisRahman withKuljit Bhamra
Pianist Zoe Rahman is one of the UK’s brightesttalents and has firmly established herself on thecontemporary jazz scene. Her second album,'Melting Pot', was voted 'Jazz Album of the Year'at the 2006 Parliamentary Jazz Awards. Her newalbum ‘Where Rivers Meet’ is described in everyway as an impressive sequel and the ensemblewas short-listed for the 2009 Parliamentary JazzAwards: Ensemble of the Year. It is an originaltake on Bengali popular music offering a uniquenew form of Anglo-Asian music: beautifulimprovised music that is utterly compelling inits brilliant meeting of musical worlds. Zoe isjoined by her brother Idris clarinet and KuljitBhamra tabla.
‘One of the finest young pianists inEurope’ The Observer
£15.00(concessions £13.00; students £5.00)
www.zoerahman.comwww.kuljitbhamra.com
Saturday 21 November | 7.30pm
Blue HarlemFor more than 10 years Blue Harlem has been regarded as the premier swing/jive band on the London scene.They have become regular favourites at the world-famous 100 Club, the Pigalle and ‘Jitterbugs’. They have anenviable reputation as a party band, having played for society soirees all over the UK including Buckingham Palaceand have built a huge fan base internationally.
‘I DARE YOU!’ is their fourth album and features the fabulous new vocalist Sophie Shaw. This album captures thefashionable spirit of the forties and fifties rhythm n’ blues and also introduces new arrangements and a freshcollection of material to its listener.
‘Blue Harlem – the group I’m currently raving about. It’s happy music – it makes you want to dance – Highlyrecommended!’ Michael Parkinson BBC Radio 2
Late Learners’Jazz WorkshopIf you have dabbled with music in your youth, developed an interest whilstsupporting and encouraging a child to learn an instrument, or reached acertain age and realised this was something that you really wanted to do,come and join us. Led by jazz musician Rob Lavers and two of his sessionmusicians, the atmosphere will be relaxed and creative. No gradesrequired, just bring along your instrument and enthusiasm.
£35.00 (no concessions)
Sunday 22 November | 4.00pm |
Gwilym SimcockGwilym Simcock, BBC Radio 3 Jazz Award winner and first ever BBC
Radio 3 New Generations Jazz Artist, has already been described asa ‘jazzier’ John Taylor, his style reminiscent of Keith Jarrett, hispiano playing ‘exceptional’, ‘brilliant’, ‘dazzling’. His ‘harmonicsophistication and subtle dovetailing of musical traditions’make him stand out as one of the most gifted performers andcomposers working on the British scene. Gwilym will beplaying new compositions from his forthcoming new albumto be released this autumn.
‘No young musician outside the pop world has moved asfast into the upper reaches of his profession as Simcock’The Observer
£12.00 (concessions £10.00; students £5.00)
www.gwilymsimcock.com
Sunday 22 November | 8.00pm
FarragoMembers of the University ofYork Jazz Orchestra
An ensemble of students from the University of YorkJazz Orchestra play a mix of original compositions,arrangements and contemporary jazz. The concert willbe an eclectic mix of jazz styles, played by some ofthe University's most talented musicians.
£7.00 (concessions £6.00; students £5.00)
Friday 27 November | 7.30pm |
SamaySamay is a unique collective of musicians - JesseBanister saxophone, Bhupinder Singh Chaggar tablaGiuliano Moderali guitar Soumik Datta sarod KennyHiggs bass - exploring new ways of understandingand making music which creates a powerful anddistinctive sound that is, so far, unknown to thewestern or eastern world. Samay take the classicaland traditional sounds of India as a base, adding atouch of world, folk and jazz, voicing a new musicallanguage derived from the multicultural diaspora of21st century Britain.
‘This frighteningly talented five piece groupfuse Indian and European musical styles tobrilliant effect' Leeds Guide
£12.00 (concessions £10.00; students £5.00)
www.samaymusic.com
Monday 30 November | 7.30pm
Chris Wood’sHandmade LifeBand
Current holder ofBBC Folk Awards forboth Singer of theYear and Best Album,Chris Wood is nowrecognised as amajor musicalcommentator oncontemporaryEnglish life. For thisone-off tour,supported by an
award from the Contemporary Music Network, Chrisbroadens his music with a distinctive band line-up.Fellow Imagined Village participants AndyGangadeen on drums and Barney Morse Brown oncello, together with Robert Jarvis on trombone, joinChris on guitar and fiddle. Nothing sounds quite likeit – the unique instrumentation matches Wood’sexpressive voice perfectly, while the content of hisnew songs retains the subtly humane vision of‘Trespasser’ and ‘The Lark Descending’.
‘The renaissance man of English folk’The Irish Times
Promoted in association withThe Black Swan Folk Club
A new musical work by UK digital composerAmbrose Field. The piece is a setting of vocalfragments by Flemish master Guillaume Dufay(1400-1474), sung by tenor John Potter, formerlyof the Hilliard Ensemble. Ambrose digitallymultiplies and modifies the newly composedmaterial from more than 100 original tracks. Theresult is a rich, contemporary sound world whichretains the essence of 15th-century Franco-Flemishpolyphony. There will be PA and a projection screenfor the background video specially commissionedfromMick Lynch. ‘Being Dufay’ was recentlyreleased as a CD by ECM Records.
'Mesmerising and quite beautiful'Classic FM Magazine
Joglaresa is joined by storyteller Sally PommeClayton and three times ‘All Ireland FiddleChampion’ Dermot Crehan for a programme ofstories and song from the Northwestern fringesof Europe - tales of polar bears, princesses, snow,darkness, frost, firesides, love, trickery and somehappy endings... for adults and children of eightyears and above.
‘Thrilling and haunting’ The Times
£12.00(concessions £10.00; Under 16’s £5.00)
www.joglaresa.com
Wednesday 2 December | 7.30pm
The CarnivalBandA Carnival of Carols
From medieval England to – well just aboutanywhere and any era! The Carnival Band gobeyond the spirit of Christmas to the spirit ofpeople the world over getting together tocelebrate and have fun. With shawms,bagpipes, fiddle, guitars, bass, drumsmelodica etc And LOTS of singing!
‘It was all beautifully done...the band is terrific’Lancashire Evening Post
£12.00(concessions £10.00; under 16’s £5.00)
www.carnivalband.com
Sunday 6 December | 1.00pm - c2.00pm
Pamela Thorbyrecorders
Elizabeth Kennylute
Robin BlazecountertenorThe Secret Garden
Songs, ballads, dances and virtuoso instrumentalfantasias designed for the pleasure gardens ofEurope - written by flute and bell player JacobVan Eyck and lutenist Nicolaes Vallet.
Full details of the York Early Music Christmas Festival which runs from 2 – 8 December and alsoincludes concerts by La Serenissima, Concordia, Ensemble Gilles Binchois and The Dufay Collective,are available now on the website at www.ncem.co.uk
Geoff GascoyneQuartetAfter years of touring with Jamie Cullum,bass player, composer and arranger GeoffGascoyne returns with his new jazz group. TheQuartet includes Scottish Jazz Legend JimMullen guitar, young Australian Graeme Blevinsalto saxophone, Sebastiaan de Krom drums andTrudy Kerr vocals. The concert and the new CD,
'Pop-Bop', released on the jazzizitlabel, features new jazzarrangements of somefavourite pop music from thelast 30 years.
£12.00(concessions £10.00; students £5.00)
Friday 18 December | 7.30pm
Martin Taylor and Martin SimpsonThe NCEM welcomes the return of legendary guitarists Martin Taylor and Martin Simpson of the jazz and folkgenres, joining together for this special performance.
This is the first time the duo, who are both award-winning artists in their own right, have toured Britaintogether, having recently completed a trip around the United States. They will each play solo, as well asperforming collaborative pieces. The melding of Martin Taylor's classic jazz stylings with Martin Simpson'sfolksy, rough-hewn approach will make for a fascinating evening of great guitar music.
Martin Taylor ‘The acoustic guitarist of his generation’ Acoustic Guitar Magazine
Martin Simpson ‘His performances elicit powerful emotions and subtle, understated beauty' Guitar Player
Founded in 2000 by guitarist and oud playerDaniel Jonas with the objective of exploring theoverlooked Judeo-Spanish musical tradition, thisgroup weave soul, jazz, flamenco and folkinfluences into the Mediterranean music of theSephardic Jews demonstrating that Jewishmusic can be sensuous, passionate and exotic.Los Desterrados was nominated for Best Groupin the 2009 Songlines Music Awards and inrecent years have released three CDs - Por DosLevanim', ‘TU’ and Miradores – the lattershowcasing their spirited interpretation of thistradition.
‘The group take the music of the SephardicJews, with its strong Latin influences, anddrag it effortlessly into the 21st Century withlashings of Spanish folk and Balkan soul’London Metro
Are you looking for an unusual and peaceful space tohold a conference or a meeting? If so consider using theNCEM, which is available for hire. The Centre offers aversatile space making it an excellent choice of venuefor conferences, meetings, away-days, product launches,examinations, training days and countless other events.
Our award-winning venue is housed within the GradeOne listed medieval church of St Margaret's. The NCEMcombines an elegant, historic building with cutting edgetechnology, creating an unparalleled setting.
Our friendly and welcoming staff will work with you toensure that your event runs smoothly. Organisations andcompanies who book the facilities always return andpraise the staff for their attention to detail and cheerfulmanner.
If you would like to find out more about ourconference facilities, please contact us on01904 632220, email [email protected] orvisit www.ncem.co.uk/conferences
The NCEM is a welcoming, uniquely equippedrecording space situated in the centre of York.
Artists and organisations who have enjoyed using theNCEM include BBC Radio 3; Linn Records; theUniversity of York; Matthew Wadsworth; Red Byrd; theHilliard Ensemble; the Palladian Ensemble; CatherineBott; Fabio Bonizzoni and Emanuela Galli.
If you would like to find out more about ourrecording facilities, please contact us on01904 632220, email [email protected] orvisit www.ncem.co.uk/recordings
JoinMinsterMinstrelsThe Minster Minstrels - York’s Early MusicEnsemble - is currently looking forinstrumentalists and singers. The group rehearseon Saturday mornings at Canon Lee School. Ifyou are aged between 10 and 18 years andwould like to find out more, come along to afree taster session. For more information, pleasecontact 01904 632220. The Minster Minstrels isrun as a partnership between the NCEM and theCity of York Council’s York Arts Academy withsupport from the Mayfield Valley Arts Trust.
Happy BirthdayDear Henry!The NCEM will be taking 500 primary schoolchildren to perform in the Schools Prom atthe Royal Albert Hall in November. The children,aged between 9 and 11, from New Earswick,Dringhouses, Dunnington, Heworth, Fishergate,Wigginton, St Wilfrid's, Park Grove, BoothamJunior, St Georges RC, Robert Wilkinson andHempland Schools will be celebrating HenryPurcell and learning a piece of music speciallywritten for them by Cathedral composerRichard Shephard.
Schools PromPreviewFamily and friends are invited to a previewof the Schools Prom event at 5pm onWednesday 4 November inYork Minster.Tickets £2.00 available from theNCEM Box Office.
NCEM Composers Award 2010In 2009, the NCEM worked in partnership with BBC Radio 3 and The Tallis Scholars to presentthese prestigious awards to 16 year-old Elizabeth Edwards and 21 year-old Michael Perrett(pictured). Their compositions were premiered by The Tallis Scholars in York Minster as part ofthe York Early Music Festival, and broadcast on BBC Radio 3’s ‘Early Music Show’. Informationabout the 2010 Composers Award will be available on the NCEM website from October.
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