Image: Low Tide, Seán McSweeney. Oil on Canvas 2011

A Festival of Chamber Music in Sligo with

Vogler Quartetand Guests

5-7 MAY

2012

May Bank Holiday Weekend

5-7 May 2012St. Columba’s Church, Drumcliffe, Sligo

Guest artists

Michael McHale (piano) Ireland

Malwina Sosnowski (violin) Switzerland

Jonathan Cohen (harpsichord) United Kingdom

Moran Katz (clarinet) USA

Friedemann Rieger (piano) Germany

Nicolas Altstaedt (cello) Germany

Brian O’Kane (cello) Ireland

Doriana Tchakarova (piano) Bulgaria

Vogler QuartetFrank Reinecke (violin) Tim Vogler (violin) Stefan Fehlandt (viola) Stephan Forck (cello)

ProgrammeSaturday 5th May 7:30pm

Robert Schumann: Sonata in A minor for violin and piano, Op 105Malwina Sosnowski, Friedemann Rieger

Henri Dutilleux: Trois strophes sur le nom de Sacher, for solo celloNicolas Altstaedt

George Gershwin: Three Preludes for clarinet and piano (arranged by James Cohn)Moran Katz, Michael McHale

Franz Schubert: String Quartet in D minor, D810 (Death and the Maiden)Vogler Quartet

Saturday 5th May 10:00pm

Late Night Concert & Reception at The Elsinore, Yeats Country Hotel with Festival Guest Artists

The programme will include works by Ravel, Dvořák, Piazzolla, Niculescu, Zinzadse, Pierné and Massenet

(see Associated Events page for further details)

Sunday 6th May 3:00pm

Karol Szymanowski: Violin Sonata in D minor, Op 9 Malwina Sosnowski, Friedemann Rieger

Philip Hammond: The Bearded Boy, for piano Michael McHale

John Field: Nocturne No 4 in A, for piano Michael McHale

William Vincent Wallace: Roslyn Castle, for piano Michael McHale

Sergei Rachmaninov: Cello Sonata in G minor, Op. 19 Brian O’Kane, Michael McHale

Vogler QuartetTim Vogler (violin)

Frank Reinecke (violin)

Stefan Fehlandt (viola)

Stephan Forck (cello)

Guest artistsMalwina Sosnowski (violin)

Friedemann Rieger (piano)

Nicolas Altstaedt (cello)

Moran Katz (clarinet)

Michael McHale (piano)

Brian O’Kane (cello)

Jonathan Cohen (harpsichord)

Doriana Tchakarova (piano)

All events at St Columba’s Church, Drumcliffe, unless otherwise noted

ProgrammeSunday 6th May 7:30pm

David Popper: Requiem for three cellos and piano, Op 66Brian O’Kane, Nicolas Altstaedt, Stephan Forck, Friedemann Rieger

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Piano Quartet in G minor, K478 Malwina Sosnowski, Stefan Fehlandt, Nicolas Altstaedt, Friedemann Rieger

Edward Elgar: Piano Quintet in A minor, Op 84Michael McHale, Vogler Quartet

Sunday 6th May 10:00pm

Johann Sebastian Bach: Viola da Gamba Sonata in G, BWV1027

Antonio Vivaldi: Cello Sonata No 5 in E minor, RV40

Johann Sebastian Bach: Viola da Gamba Sonata in G minor, BWV1029Nicolas Altstaedt, Jonathan Cohen

Monday 7th May 12 noon

Johann Sebastian Bach: Solo Cello Suite No. 1 in G, BWV1007Nicolas Altstaedt

Paul Ben-Haim: Three Songs without Words, for clarinet and pianoMoran Katz, Doriana Tchakarova

Claude Debussy: Petite Suite, for piano duetFriedemann Rieger, Doriana Tchakarova

Johannes Brahms: Clarinet Quintet in B minor, Op 115Moran Katz, Vogler Quartet

NEW FOR 2012

Please complete booking form, detach and send to Artscope, 7 Elm Close, Griffeen Valley, Lucan, Co. Dublin.T+ 353 (0)1 505 9582. E info@musicindrumcliffe.ie

Tickets for all concerts can also be purchased fromDrumcliffe Tea House and Crafts Shop. T + 353 (0)71 914 4956

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Concert Time Cat A/Quantity Cat B/Quantity Total in Euro

Sat 10:30am - 1:30pm FREE EVENT

Sat 2:00pm & 4:00pm FREE EVENT

Sat 7:30pm €25 €22

Sat 10:00pm €15 €12

Sun 1:30pm FREE EVENT

Sun 3:00pm €15 €12

Sun 7:30pm €25 €22

Sun 10:00pm €15 €12

Mon 12 Noon €20 €17

Season Ticket €110 €90

Family Rates Available on Request

Note: Category A Tickets: Full Price

Note: Category B: Concession Rate only available on tickets booked & paid for in advance for OAP’s, Students & Unwaged

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Programme

Associated Festival EventsSAturdAy 5th May

Open rehearsals With The Vogler Quartet and Guests

Venue: St. Columba’s Church Time: 10:30am – 1:30pm Free event • All Welcome

Bow Making Lecture and demonstration with Noel Burke

Observe and discuss the unique skill of internationally renowned and award winning bow maker Noel Burke. Born in London of Sligo parents, Noel’s bows have become greatly revered and admired worldwide by musicians of the highest calibre. He includes amongst the musicians playing his bows: Anthony Marwood, Isabelle van Keulen, Lawrence Power and Tim Vogler of The Vogler Quartet. The bows will be demonstrated by performers from the festival and will be available to try after the lecture.

Venue: Teach Ban Nua Art Gallery, Drumcliffe Time: 2:00pm & 4:00 pm Free event • All Welcome

Late Night Festival Club with Festival Guest Artists

Join us for our late night concert and a complimentary glass of wine in The Elsinore, Yeats Country Hotel, Rosses Point, Sligo. This programme offers an exciting and eclectic mix of classical and contemporary works performed by an interesting mix of our festival guests in the relaxed atmosphere of the recently refurbished Yeats Country Hotel. The programme will include works by Ravel, Dvořák, Piazzolla, Niculescu, Zinzadse, Pierné and Massenet performed by the artists of the festival.

Venue: The Elsinore, Yeats Country Hotel, Rosses Point, Co. Sligo Duration: 1 hour Cost: €15/12 Time: Reception 10:00pm Concert: 10:15pm

SuNdAy 6th May

New Music Literary trail: Walk & Talk

Music in Drumcliffe in partnership with the Contemporary Music Centre invite you to take a musical journey with composer Benjamin Dwyer who will lead a Walk & Talk lecture around the New Music Literary Trail inviting participants to engage in discussions on the four works and their association with Drumcliffe’s own W.B. Yeats.

Venue: All meet in Drumcliffe Tea House Time: 1:30 pm Free Event • All Welcome

daily EventsMusic in Drumcliffe: New Music Literary trail

In partnership with the Contemporary Music Centre, Music in Drumcliffe presents an outdoor music trail in the grounds of St. Columba’s Church, Drumcliffe and its environs, celebrating the rich connections between W.B. Yeats and Irish composers. The trail consists of four musical works, all inspired by different poetry of Yeats, placed at three different locations and can be listened to from Friday May 4th to Monday May 7th as part of Music in Drumcliffe 2012.

Listening Post details available from the Festival Box Office at Drumcliffe Tea House and Crafts Shop

Daily: 11:00am – 7:00pm

The Contemporary Music Centre presents

the Art of Sound

A photographic and multi-media exhibition at Ballymote Community Library, Teeling St, Ballymote, Co. Sligo

Tuesday 1st – Thursday 31st May 2012

AdMISSION FrEE Further details tel: 00353 71 911 1669 or www.sligolibrary.ie

Festival Accommodation PackageMusic in Drumcliffe in partnership with the recently refurbished Yeats Country Hotel, Spa & Leisure Club, Rosses Point, Co. Sligo are delighted to offer our festival audience a special reduced room rate if booked before April 5th, 2012. Initial bookings for this package can be made through the Artscope office when purchasing tickets.

1 NIGht StAy B&B 2 NIGht StAy B&B

Friday €99/69Saturday €109/69Sunday €109/69

Friday €99/69 plus Saturday €104/69

Saturday €104/69 plus Sunday €104/69

Listening Post 1

Brian Boydell: Four Yeats Poems

Listening Post 2

Rhona Clarke: Tread Softly & Five Songs

Listening Post 3

Donnacha Dennehy: That the Night Come

Music in Drumcliffe is produced by Sligo Arts Service, Sligo County Council

Managed by Caroline Wynne, ArtscopeArtistic Direction by Frank ReineckeFestival Ensemble-in-Residence, Vogler Quartet

Funded by Sligo County Council, Sligo Borough Council & The Arts Council

Further information and bookings from:

ArtscopeT: +353 (0)1 505 9582 E: info@musicindrumcliffe.ie

Tickets can also be purchased from:

drumcliffe tea house and Crafts ShopT +353 (0)71 914 4956

A Festival Message from Sligo Arts ServiceSince its establishment in 2000, Music in Drumcliffe, formerly The Vogler Spring Festival, has become one of Ireland’s leading international chamber music festivals and is now a major highlight in the national annual calendar of music events. Music in Drumcliffe offers its loyal audience and new visitors alike the opportunity to experience high standards of programming through a fresh choice of artists performing alongside the internationally acclaimed Vogler Quartet, in one of the most beautiful locations in Ireland, at the foot of Benbulben mountain and in the heart of Yeats country.

Sligo Arts Service works closely with Caroline Wynne, Artscope the Vogler Quartet, the Arts Council of Ireland and key stakeholders locally, regionally and nationally to ensure that Music in Drumcliffe retains its place as one of Ireland’s most distinguished chamber music festivals. The festival is part of Sligo’s strategic investment and focus on music and the development of the cultural and artistic life of the city and county by Sligo County Council. Operating from County Hall, Sligo Arts Service delivers a programme of grants and arts activities funded by Sligo County Council, Sligo Borough Council, the Arts Council of Ireland and key programme partners.

For further information on funding and programmes supported by Sligo Arts Service, contact +353 (0)71 911 1111Alternatively email arts@sligococo.ie or log onto www.sligoarts.ie

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