Wye Valley Chamber Music
January 2010 Festival
 
Musicians
Baritone:Ivan Ludlow
Violin: Tom Hankey, Katharine Gowers, Benjamin Nabarro, Ania Safonova,
Matthew Truscott, Florence Cooke, Sara Bitlloch, Klara Hellgren,
Annabelle Meare, Malin Broman
Viola: Tom Dunn, Cian O'Duill, Lawrence Power, William Coleman
Cello: Robin Michael, Amy Norrington, Kate Gould, Gemma Rosefield
Piano: Simon Crawford-Phillips, Alasdair Beatson, Tim Horton, Daniel Tong.
 
Concerts
Saturday, 9th January - 2 Concerts at the Bridges Centre, Monmouth
(This was a change from the originally published programme and venue.)
2:00 pm: Concert - works by Prokoviev, Brahms and Schumann
Prokoviev: Suite from 'Romeo and Juliet' for viola and piano - Lawrence Power, Tom Dunn, Simon Crawford-Phillips.
Brahms: Trio in E flat, op. 40 for viola, violin and piano - Lawrence Power, Ben Nabarro, Simon Crawford-Phillips
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Schumann: Dichterliebe, op. 48 - Ivan Ludlow, Daniel Tong.
(preceded by an introductory talk by Stephen Walsh).
Tea and cake and mulled wine will be served after the concert.
4:30 pm: Concert - Bach's Goldberg Variations
Bach JS: Goldberg Variations, BWV 988 (arr Sitkovetsky for string trio) - Matthew Truscott, Tom Dunn, Gemma Rosefield.
 
 
 
Tuesday, 12th January - Concert at Bishop's Palace, Hereford
7:30 pm: Concert - works by Mendelssoh, Rachmaninov, Schubert and Brahms
Mendelssohn: Piano Quartet in B minor, op. 3 - Matthew Truscott, Lawrence Power, Robin Michael, Alasdair Beatson
Rachmaninov: Trio élégiaque no 1 - Ania Safonova, Gemma Rosefield, Tim Horton
Brahms: Vier Ernste Gesange - Ivan Ludlow, Daniel Tong.
Schumann: Piano Trio in F major op 80 - Katharine Gowers, Amy Norrington, Simon Crawford-Phillips,
 
 
 
Thursday, 14th January - Concert now at the Bridges Centre, Monmouth
*** Postponed from Friday 8th January - was to have been given in St Briavels. ***
*** Note changed Programme ***
7:30 pm: Concert - works by Schumann and Beethoven
Beethoven: Piano Quartet in E flat, op. 16 - Sara Bitlloch, Tom Dunn, Gemma Rosefield, Dan Tong.
Schumann: Sonata for Violin and Piano in A minor op. 105 - Tom Hankey, Alasdair Beatson
Beethoven: Piano Trio in E flat, op. 70 no 2 - Florence Cooke, Robin Michael, Daniel Tong.
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Saturday, 16th January - Strings Day at Hellens Manor
12:15 pm: Pre-concert talk on today's lunchtime repertoire with Stephen Walsh.
1:00 pm: Concert of works by Mozart and Bruckner
Mozart: String Quartet No 16 in in Eb Major, K428 - Matthew Truscott, Ben Nabarro, Tom Dunn, Robin Michael
Bruckner: String Quintet in F - Klara Hellgren, Sara Bitlloch, Florence Cooke, William Coleman, Kate Gould.
3:15 pm: Pre-concert talk: Bartók 5th Quartet by Stephen Walsh.
4:00 pm: Concert of works by Debussy, Bartók and Tchaikovsky.
Debussy: String Quartet in G minor - Ben Nabarro, Annabelle Meare, Tom Dunn, Robin Michael.
Bartók: String Quartet No 5 - Florence Cooke, Tom Hankey, Cian O'Duill, Robin Michael.
Tchaikovsky: Souvenir de Florence, op. 70- Ania Safonova, Annabelle Meare, Cian O'Duill, Tom Dunn, Gemma Rosefield, Kate Gould.
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Sunday, 17th January - Discovery Day at Treowen
11.00 coffee for 11.30 start. Includes lunch. To finish around 7.30pm.
Schumann: Piano Quintet in E flat, op. 44 - Sara Bitlloch, Klara Hellgren, William Coleman, Gemma Rosefield, Simon Crawford-Phillips.
Talk: Simon Crawford-Phillips on Schumann.
Schumann: Piano Trio in D minor, op. 63 - Tom Hankey, Amy Norrington, Tim Horton.
Lunch  
Schumann: String Quartet no 3 in A, op. 41 no 3 - Ben Nabarro, Katharine Gowers, Cian O'Duill, Kate Gould.
Discussion and Q&A with string quartet players, chaired by Stephen Walsh.
Wolf: Lieder - Ivan Ludlow, Alasdair Beatson.
Brahms: Piano Quartet in C minor, op. 60 - Katharine Gowers, William Coleman, Amy Norrington, Daniel Tong.
Discussion with musicians about the interaction between composers' lives and works.
Brahms: Variations on a Theme of Schumann, op. 23 for piano duet - Alasdair Beatson, Daniel Tong.
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Tickets
Individual Concerts £15 (students £5) (except
lunchtime concert at Hellens £10 (students £3))
Day ticket to both concerts at Treowen on 9th January: £25 (students £10)
(Includes tea and cake after the first concert and
mulled wine during the evening candlelit concert)
Day ticket to both concerts at Hellens on 16th January: £20 (students £8)
(lunch facilities will be available at Hellens)
Festival Ticket-set for Days 1-4 £70 (students £23)
(Does not include Treowen Discovery Day)
Treowen Manor Discovery Day £40 (students £16) (includes lunch and refreshments):
 
Buy tickets online or by Post:
Cheques, payable to "WVCM", plus stamped addressed envelope, to:
Box Office, Wye Valley Chamber Music, PO Box 143, Chepstow NP16 9AE
 
Warm applause for artists at Hellens as they take their bows.

Warm applause for artists at Hellens
as they take their bows (Sept 2006).
 
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