coco mar 16 draft1 - city of carlisle orchestra

Mayor’s Welcome Iamverypleasedtowelcomeyoutotonight'sconcertgivenbytheCityofCarlisleOrchestra,insupportofmyMayorofCarlisle'sCharityFund.ThisyearmychosencharitiesareCumbriaCerebralPalsy,TheCarlisleYouthZone,Alzheimer'sSocietyandTheCarlisleCathedralBuildingFund.BytheendofmyyearinofficeIconfidentlyhopewewillhaveraisedover£20ktoassisttheseworthwhilecauses.TheMayoressandIthoroughlyenjoyedtheAmerican-themedconcerton4thJulylastyearandIwasdelightedwhenCOCOagreedtodonatetheproceedsoftonight'sconcerttomyfund.Onapersonallevel,Iamabsolutelythrilledtobeinvitedtosingtwoofmyfavouritesongsaccompaniedbytheorchestra.Ihopeyouenjoythem.ThankyouforsupportingtheconcerttonightandthankyoutoCOCOfortheirgenerositywhichwillbegreatlyappreciatedbymanypeople.

SteveLaydenMayorofCarlisle

Programme 7piecesfromtheIncidentalMusictoAladdin,Op.34-CarlNielsen(1865-1931)

ElizabethanSerenade-RonaldBinge(1910-1979)

YoushallgonomorefromTheMarriageofFigaro,KV.492WolfgangAmadeusMozart(1756-1791)

AmorehumanMikadofromTheMikado-ArthurSullivan(1842-1900)

*Interval*

CrownImperial-WilliamWalton(1902-1983)

EnglishDancesSet1,Op.27-MalcolmArnold(1921-2006)

Cockaigne(InLondonTown),Op.40-EdwardElgar(1857-1934)

Raising Money for Tonight’s Charities

Cumbria Cerebral Palsy CPCumbriaisalongestablishedlocalorganisationworkingwithchildrenandadultswhohavecerebralpalsyandrelateddisabilities.Cerebralpalsy(CP)isagroupofdisordersthataffectaperson’sabilitytomoveandmaintainbalanceandposture.CPisthemostcommonmotordisabilityinchildhood.CPiscausedbyabnormalbraindevelopmentordamagetothedevelopingbrainthat

affectsaperson’sabilitytocontrolhisorhermuscles.Weoffercounty-wideoutreachworkviaourteamofSupportWorkers,afreeinformationserviceandfundraiseforspecialactivitiesandmuch-neededequipment.Awhollyindependentcharity,werelyonthegenerosityoflocalpeople,incomefromourcharityshopsandourfundraisingbranchestocontinueourwork.IfyoufeelyoucanhelpCPCinanyway,pleasedogetintouch.

The Carlisle Cathedral Fratry Project Appeal Carlisle Cathedral Fratry Project is very grateful to be chosen as one of theMayor’scharitiesthisyear.At thecentreof theCity’s life, theCathedral iscreatinganexcitingandrelevantofferthat brings its ancient Fratry, the stories hidden in it and around the Cathedralprecinct, to life. Local people, people from the wider county, the north-west and

visitorsfromallovertheworldwilldiscoverlotsofexciting,interactivewaysofengagingwiththeheritageoftheCathedralandtheCity. Anewteachingandlearningcentrewilldelivercurriculum-ledorspeciallytailoredprogrammestocommunitygroups,schools,collegesanduniversities.Receivingnocentralgovernment funding, theCathedralreliesonthegenerosityof thosewhosupport it.TheFratryProject isambitious–marryingthebestofoldandnewdesigns, theprojectwillprovidesafeaccess forall.New jobs, trainingopportunities,andnewanddifferentvolunteeringopportunitieswillbecreated,andspaceswillopenformeetings,exhibitions, lectures,concertsandcorporateevents.WorkingcloselywithitspartnersinthehistoricquarterandtheCity,thisexcitingprojectwilladdstimulustothelocaleconomyandhelptomakeCarlislea‘mustsee’destinationintheNorthWest.

Alzheimer’s Society Alzheimer'sSocietyistheUK’sleadingsupportandresearchcharityforallpeopleaffectedbydementia.Over850,000intheUKarecurrently

diagnosedaslivingwithdementiaandthesefiguresaresettoriseto1,000,000by2021.

InCumbriaalonethereareover8,000peoplediagnosedaslivingwithdementia.TheSocietyprovidessupporttopeoplewithanyformofdementiaandtheircarersthroughourlocalDementiaAdvisorsandDementiaSupportworkers.InadditioninCumbriaweoffer23localgroupsincludingSingingfortheBrain,Dementiacafes,ArtandDramagroupstonamebutafew.ThesegroupsandservicesareallbackedupwithourNationalDementiahelplineandwebsite.

Wecampaignforbetterqualityoflifeforpeoplewithdementiaandagreaterunderstandingofdementia.Wealsofundaninnovativeprogrammeofmedicalandsocialresearchintothecause,cureandpreventionofdementiaandthecarepeoplereceivetoday.Asacharity,werelyonthegenerosityofotherstohelpussupportpeopletolivewellwithdementiatodayandfundresearchtofindacurefortomorrow.

Carlisle Youth Zone

CarlisleYouthZoneprovidesyoungpeoplewithasafeandinspiringplacetogowhich:

• Raisesaspirations• Buildsconfidenceandself-esteem• Encouragespositivebehaviourandhelpsyoungpeopledealwith

challengesandmakepositiverelationships• Encouragehealthylifestyles• Reducecrimeandanti-socialbehaviour

Ouryouthworkteamofstaffandvolunteerssupportyoungpeopleofallbackgrounds,abilitiesandages,encouragingpersonalresponsibility,toleranceandambition.CarlisleYouthZonebelievepassionatelyingivingtheyoungpeopleofCarlislethebeststartinlifebyprovidinggreatfacilitiesanddevelopingyoungpeople’sideasandaspirationsintoengagingandmeaningfulactivities.WithsupportfromtheMayor’sfundraisingeffortsCarlisleYouthZonecanensurethatmoreyoungpeoplearesupportedandgivenopportunitiestoparticipateinactivities,tripsandprojects.

Our conductor – Leon ReimerAftergraduatingfromtheUniversityofGlasgowwithadegreeinMusicin2013andcompletinghispostgraduatestudieswithProfessorsAlasdairMitchellandGarryWalkerattheRoyalConservatoireofScotland,LeonbecameanAssociateMusicianoftheRoyalScottishNationalOrchestra.HehasworkedwithsomeofScotland’smostprolificorchestras,includingtheRSNO,theBBCScottishSymphonyOrchestraandmostrecentlytheScottishChamberOrchestraattheSt.MagnusFestivalinOrkney.

LeonhasbeenworkingwithamateurandyouthorchestrasacrossScotland,includingtheHighlandRegionalYouthOrchestraandthePerthCommunityOrchestra.Havingbeenbroughtupasasinger,Leonalsoenjoysfrequentchoralconductingopportunities,mostnotablyastheLanfineConductingScholaroftheUniversityofGlasgowChapelChoir.

About tonight’s music 1.7piecesfromtheIncidentalMusictoAladdin,Op.34-CarlNielsen(1865-1931).

Nielsen’sinvolvementwiththeRoyalDanishTheatre’slavishproductionofAladdinwasadisaster.Hehadworkedtirelesslytocomposeeightyminutesofincidentalmusicfortheproject.Buttheproducer,JohannesPoulsen,decidedtoextendthestageovertheorchestrapit,leavingtheorchestratobecrammedunderagrandonstagestaircase.PoulsenalsomadeenormouscutstothemusicandshuffledNielsen’scarefullyorderedsequenceofdancenumbers.Appalled,Nielsendemandedthathisnameberemovedfromtheprogramme.Torescueatleastsomeofthemusic,thecomposeroftenconductedextractsfromAladdininconcert,andtheseprovedverypopularwithhisaudiences.AfterNielsen’sdeathin1931,hispublisherassembledthesevenextractsintothecurrentsuite.

Thesuite,publishedin1940,comprisessevenmovementswithahugevarietyofmoodsandcolours.ItbeginswiththeOrientalFestivalMarch,whichsetstheexoticandstirringscenefortherestofthesuite.Aladdin’sDream/DanceoftheMorningMistcontraststhisgrandopeningwithitssoft,mutedstrings,whichdepictAladdin’sdreamfollowedbyacharmingandlightwaltz.Theoutersectionsofthethirdmovement,theHinduDance,areslowandsensuous,withalighter,wind-dominatedmiddlesection.TheChineseDanceisanotherlightdancethatfeaturesnoauthenticmusicalresemblancebutcertainly,withitssymmetricalstructureandseeminglyunbrokenphrases,stronglysuggestsanorientalinfluence.TheMarketplaceinIspahanbeginsquietly,butNielsenevokesthehustleandbustleofthemarketbydividingtheorchestraintofourparts,eachplayingitsowntunesimultaneously,aswepassthroughthemarket.ThefinaltwodancesofferfurtherevidenceofthediversityofNielsen’sorchestralmusic.TheDanceofthePrisonersfeaturesheavilyarticulatedrhythmsthroughout,withthebrasscarryingthemoodandthephrasing.Finally,theAfricanDanceisamasterclassinrhythmicvariation-Nielsendemandsgreatrhythmicaccuracyfromthewholeorchestra.

2.ElizabethanSerenade-RonaldBinge(1910-1979).

WhenitwasfirstplayedbytheMantovaniorchestrain1951,theElizabethanSerenadewassimplytitledAndantecantabile.Althoughthepieceretainedthisperformancedirection,itsnamewasalteredbyBingetoreflectthepost-Waroptimismofthe‘newElizabethanAge’thatbeganwiththeaccessionofQueenElizabethIIinFebruary1952.ThepiecebecameBinge’sgreatestsuccess,winninganIvorNovelloawardandenjoyingchartsuccessinGermanyandSouthAfrica.

3.‘Youshallgonomore’fromTheMarriageofFigaro,KV.492-WolfgangAmadeusMozart(1756-1791).

‘Youshallgonomore’(Nonpiùandrai)isanariatakenfromMozart’s1786operaTheMarriageofFigaro(LeNozzediFigaro),whoseItalianlibrettobyLorenzoDaPontewasbasedonPierreBeaumarchais’sfive-actcomedyofthesamename.Theariaissungbythemainhero,Figaro,neartheendofthefirstact.Atthispointinthestory,CountAlmavivahasfoundhispage,Cherubino,inthequartersofhismaidSusanna.TheCountisalreadysuspiciousthatCherubinohasdesignsonhiswife,CountessRosina,anddisapprovesofhislooselifestyle.However,hecannotpunishCherubino,ashehimselfwasonlyinSusanna’squarterstopropositionher.Instead,theCounthasdecidedtosendCherubinoawaytohisregimentinSeville.Inthisaria,FigaroteasesCherubinoabouthisSpartanmilitaryfuture,astarkcontrasttothepleasantandflirtatiouslifehehasenjoyedintheCount’spalace.

4.‘AmorehumanMikado’fromTheMikado-ArthurSullivan(1842-1900).

TheMikadowastheninthoperaticcollaborationbetweenArthurSullivanandthelibrettistW.S.Gilbert.Acomicoperaintwoacts,itpremieredin1885inLondonandconsequentlyenjoyedarunof672performancesattheSavoyTheatre.TheoperaremainsoneofthemostpopularGilbertandSullivanoperasandhasbeentranslatedintonumerouslanguages.SettingtheoperainJapanallowedGilberttosoftentheimpactofhispointedsatireandcriticismofBritishpoliticsandinstitutions.‘AmorehumaneMikado’issungbytheMikadointhesecondactoftheopera,ashedescribeshissystemofjustice.

5.CrownImperial-WilliamWalton(1902-1983).

BythetimeWaltoncomposedCrownImperial,hehadgainedaninternationalreputationwiththeoratorioBelshazzar’sFeastandhisFirstSymphony.AlthoughoriginallyintendedforthecoronationofEdwardVIII,itwasinsteadperformedatthesubsequentcoronationofGeorgeVIasaconsequenceofEdward’sabdication.ItwasconductedbySirAdrianBoultatthecoronationthattookplaceinWestminsterAbbeyandthusgaineditsfirstpublicperformance,althoughithadalreadybeenrecordedandbroadcast.Thepiecehasaremainedapopularfeatureofroyaloccasions,suchasthecoronationofQueenElizabethin1953andtheweddingofPrinceWilliamandCatherineMiddletonin2011.

ThemusicisheavilyinfluencedbyElgar’sPompandCircumstancemarches.Waltonfollowsasimilarformoftwocontrastingsections,bothofwhicharerepeated,eventuallyculminatinginagloriousfinale.CrownImperialtakesitstitlefromapoementitled‘Inhonourofthecity’bythesixteenth-centuryScottishpoetWilliamDunbar.Attheheadofthescore,Waltonquotestheline‘Inbeawtieberyngthecroneimperiall’.

6.EnglishDancesSet1,Op.27-MalcolmArnold(1921-2006).

ArnoldcomposedtwosetsoflightmusicfororchestraentitledEnglishDances,in1950and1951.Eachsetconsistsoffourdancesinspiredby,althoughnotbasedupon,countryfolktunesanddances.Thefirstsetwascommissionedbyhisthenpublisher,whoaskedforasuiteakintoAntoninDvorak’sSlavonicDances.Itwaspremieredon14April,1951bytheLondonPhilharmonicOrchestraunderthedirectionofSirAdrianBoult.Afterthesuccessofthefirstset,thepublisheraskedforasecond,whichArnoldcompletedthefollowingyear.

Thelightfirstmovement,Andantino,openstoquietchordsplayedbytheFrenchhornsandamelodyintroducedbytheviolins.Thisisreminiscentofthegentlemovementofacountrybreezeorslowlyflowingstreamsometimesbecomingagitatedwhenencounteringobstacles.Thelivelysecondmovement,Vivace,beginswithbelltonesthatseemtosignalthestartofvillagefestivities.Mesto,theslowthirdmovement,isinvariationform,withthemelodypresentedfourtimesindifferentkeysandinstrumentation.Thestirringfinalmovement,Allegrorisoluto,ischaracterisedbyadrivinganddeterminedrhythminthebrasswithornamentationfromthewoodwinds.

7.Cockaigne(InLondonTown),Op.40-EdwardElgar(1857-1934).

Elgarhadalreadycomposedtwoofhisgreatestmasterpieces,theEnigmaVariationsandTheDreamofGerontius,when,latein1900,theLondonPhilharmonicSocietywroteofferingtoperformaneworchestralwork.ByNovember,ElgarwasdecidedandwrotetohissteadfastfriendAugustJaeger(theNimrodofhisEnigmaVariations):‘Don’tsayanythingabouttheprospectiveovertureyet-Icallit“Cockaigne”andit’scheerfulandLondony-stoutandsteady.’

WhiletheconnectionbetweenElgar’seventualtitle,Cockaigne,andLondon,the‘landofCockneys’,isfairlyobvious,itisclearfrompersonalannotationsElgarmadeonitsliterarydefinitionsthattherewereotherassociationsinhismind:‘Cockaigne…thelandofalldelights…animaginarycountryofidlenessandluxury…UsuallyassociatedwithCockney-buttheconnection,ifreal,isremote.’Certainly,ElgartoldtheconductorHansRichterthat‘Cockaigneistheold,humorous(classical)nameforLondonandfromitwegetthetermCockney’-effectivelyreinforcingtheideathattheoverturewasacelebrationofLondon’sordinarycitizensratherthanitsgrandees.Oneshould,however,bewaryofassumingtheovertureisafaithfulportraitofLondoninElgar’stime.Atthetimeofitsconception,Elgarandhiswife,Alice,hadspentonlyoneunhappyspellinthecitysometenyearsearlier,whentheyhadlefttheirnativeWorcesterforWestKensingtonduringElgar’sfirstunsuccessfulbidtogainaprofessionalfootholdinthecapital.Cockaigneis,rather,Elgar’sevocationofanidealisedcommunity,aplaceofgoodwillandhighspirits,whereeverybody,whetherhigh-orlow-born(somethingElgar,asthesonofatradesman,washighlysensitiveto),playsavitalroleinitscultureandsenseofidentity.

Dedicatedtothecomposer’s‘manyfriends,themembersofBritishorchestras’,theoverturewasfirstheardonJune20,1901,ataRoyalPhilharmonicconcertconductedbyElgarinLondon’sQueen’sHall.Itwasaninstantsuccess.Tomanyofhiscontemporaries,includingtheastutecriticGeorgeBernardShaw,theoverture’sboisterousandcelebratorycharacterinstantlyrecalledtheoverturetoWagner’sDieMeistersinger.Indeed,thereismuchincommonbetweenthetwoworks:bothcelebrateacity’smythicalpast,interwovenwiththeindividualconcernsofyounglovers,whorepresentthehopeforthatcityanditsculture.YetthereisgreaterhumanityinElgar’scomposition,boisterousandless‘correct’initsdeportment,andwithanamusedacceptanceofhumanfailings,suchastheSalvationArmybandthatconstantlyfailstostartintunehalfwaythroughCockaigne.

Elgar’soverturestartsnotwithagrandstatement,butwithaperkytheme,playedsottovoce,almostasifitwereoverheard.Indeed,theslightholdonahighnoteseemstosuggesttheintriguedlistener,perhapsElgarhimself,whohaspausedtolistenoutforitsfurtherdevelopment.Thethemethencontinues,buildingintoaboisterous,brass-cappedfullstatementbytheorchestra.Therefollowsamorewistfulthemeonthestrings,fullofblissfullysighingchromaticism.ThisisthethemeElgarhimselfidentifiedasbeinginspired‘onedarkdayintheGuildhall:lookingatthememorialsofthecity’sgreatpastandknowingwellthehistoryofitsunendingcharity,Iseemedtohearfarawayinthedimroofathemeandechoofsomenoblemelody’.Afteravigorousnear-perorationbythebrass,theorchestraquietensforamorereflectivetheme,presentedfirstbythestringsthenbythewoodwinds.Elgardescribedthisthemeasthelovers’theme:notyearning,butmoreassured,calmandtenderlyloving.

Ratherthanneedingablow-by-blowcommentary,themusicunfoldsitsowneloquentnarrativefromtheseprincipalthemes.Butdolistenforthesoloclarinet,whichtwiceimitatesacrescendo:thefirsttimewithacheekilyspeededupversionoftheGuildhalltheme,describedbythecriticErnestNewmanasawhistlingtuneof‘theperky,self-confident,unabashedLondonstreetboy’.Onthesecondoccasion,theclarinetplaysanotherlivelytheme,thistimegenuinelynew,whichisbuiltup-withperhapsahintofatollingbellbythemutedbrass-intoagrandmarchbythefullorchestra(afterwhich,inacalminterlude,weheartheincompententSalvationArmyband).Inthisway,ElgarseemstosuggestthatthegreatnessandspiritofCockaigneisnotonlynourishedbysuchinstitutionsastheGuildhallbutalsofromthegrassrootsupwards.Indeed,everymajorthemehasitsspotlightintheoverture’skaleidoscopicprocession,whetherinintimatescoringorgrandtuttistatement.Thereisnohierarchyamongthosethemes(SalvationArmybandapart);nothingis‘incidental’,buteverymusicalthemeorcharacterisessentialinElgar’svisionof‘thelandofalldelight’.

WrittenbyLeonReimer

The players - City of Carlisle Orchestra1stViolins 2ndViolins Viola CelloRachaelCosslett SusanCampbell PeterWood KennethWilsonRobertCharlesworth DavidHowdle JonBuchan SusanBeebyJoanMasters HilaryLawrence RobertThurlow JoanneBertramSueArmstrong AbigailJohnson AliceHowdell JoanneCrossleyCatherineSwarbrick CarolynWhite IzzyRobertsBeniaminBudzynski JanetHornbyCathPrescott-Develling StevenThompsonKathRiley DoubleBass

Oboe/CorAnglais Flute/Piccolo ClarinetsWendyWillis GlenysBraithwaite

LynYoung JaneBellEmmaBurt TerryMullett RebeccaRavenBenimThurn Oboe SamanthaWillis RuthPickles AntheaLee Bassoon Trombone Horn TrumpetAndrewSmith GrahamHarris PamHarris GordonKyddAnnBishop RuthWood JulieRatcliffe

TomPhillips GilesWilson RichardPayne CliffAtwood DavidLogie BassClarinet/Saxophone Timpani Percussion

NormaBagot DavidBirkett SueRoe GeorgeNixon JamieHoyle

City of Carlisle Orchestra will next be in concert:

Friday,July1statSt.John’sChurch

Programme:

Sibelius-KareliaOvertureBruch-ViolinConcerto

Mendelssohn-ReformationSymphony(No.5)Watchoutforposters,connecttoourfacebookgroupwww.facebook.com/CityofCarlisleOrchestraoremailusonCityofCarlisleOrchestra@hotmail.comandasktogoonourmailinglistandbesuretoknowwhenourconcertsare.

And for the younger musician . . .CarlisleMusicCentre-TherearefantasticopportunitiesforyoungmusiciansatthevariousgroupsrunbyCarlisleMusicCentrefrombeginnerleveltoadvanced.Wecaterforstringplayers,brass,woodwindandpercussioninorchestraandwind-bandsettingsandmeetatTrinitySchool,Carlisle.ContactAndrewTugwell(HeadofCentre)on07789616489orAndrew.tugwell@cumbria.gov.uk.

CarlisleCathedralChoir-Forboysandgirlsaged8andoverwholikesinging.Contactjeremysuter@hotmail.com01228526646

Other Classical concerts coming up soon:

21March(Mon) PenrithMusicClub PenrithMethodistChurch FrithPianoQuartet,Mozart,Turina,Dvorak

5thApril(Tues) Live@lunchtime CarlisleCathedral DavidShingler(Organ)

10April(Sun) KeswickMusicSociety TheatrebytheLake,Keswick

BrodskyQuartet,Borodin,Shostakovich,Beethoven

12thApril(Tues) Live@lunchtime CarlisleCathedral CamerataCumbria(Windandstrings)

19thApril(Tues) Live@lunchtime CarlisleCathedral CantonelleLadiesChoir

23April(Sat) WordsworthSingers

23rdApril(Sat) KeswickChoralSociety

StJohnsChurch,Keswick BeethovenMassinC,MendelssohnHearmyPrayer,BrittenJubilate,ShearingSongsandSonnets

26thApril(Tues) Live@lunchtime CarlisleCathedral ScottBradley(Classicalguitar)

3rdMay(Tues) Live@lunchtime CarlisleCathedral SeanWhitock(Piano)

10thMay(Tues) Live@lunchtime CarlisleCathedral AustinFriarsSwingBand

17thMay(Tues) Live@lunchtime CarlisleCathedral JohnCooperGreen(Organ)

24thMay(Tues) Live@lunchtime CarlisleCathedral SamStadlen&JohnGreen(violadaGamba&Harpsichord)

31stMay(Tues) Live@lunchtime CarlisleCathedral MoonandStarFolkTrio

7thJune(Tues) Live@lunchtime CarlisleCathedral MaxSmith(Organ)

18June(Sat) WigtonChoralSociety StMarysChurch,Wigton “NightandDay”

2July(Sat) WordsworthSingers

19thJuly(Tues) Live@lunchtime CarlisleCathedral HaydnJeugdStrijkorkest(Orchestra)

ThanksWewishtothankStJohntheEvangelist,acommunitychurchthatwelcomesalltojoinitsactivitiesanduseitsfacilities.Formore

informationseest-johns-carlisle.co.ukorcontactRevSteveDonald(01228521601).

ThankstoCumbriaCountyCouncilmusiclibraryforsupplyingorchestralsets.