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Brochure

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Welcome to the 42nd Season of Music at Leamington Hastings

Tickets (excluding Matinee) All seats are reserved. Terms and Conditions are on back of the booking form

Standard Throughout the church: £8 + £8 donation = £16

Youth Under 18: 1st £2 + £8 donation = £10 2nd (and more) in one party are FREE

Chancel Standard price, except when there are singers - only at Dec £4 + £8 donation = £12 Season 6 concerts for less than cost of 5 £38 + £40 donation = £78 Refreshments are served gratis at all these concerts - either wine/soft drinks or Strawberries and cream in Summer or mulled wine at Chrstmas Please let us know if you are interested in our Patron scheme – influencing the future and helping to preserve this unique place.

Matinee Tickets are £8 each, Children £2 (includes tea/ soft drinks) - NO RESERVED SEATS

Concerts 2013

May 25th 7.30pm Saturday Kammer Philharmonie Europa June 8th 7.30pm Saturday Atea Wind Quintet

June 9th 3.00pm SUNDAY Warwickshire Baroque MATINEE July 14th 7.30pm SUNDAY Yehudi Menuhin School Orchestra

Sep 7th 7.30pm Saturday Martin Kasik (piano) Oct 12th 7.30pm Saturday St Petersburg String Quartet

Dec 7th 7.00pm Saturday Ex Cathedra

Music at Leamington Hastings (Reg Charity No 1121192)

The booking form is in the middle pages of this brochure, as are the terms & conditions that apply

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Dear Music Lover,

As the first snows of 2013 fall, I am beginning to look forward to the summer, and our concert series, and reflecting on 2012, which brought many fine performances and a growth in audience numbers. After a successful 2012, I have pleasure in presenting the series for 2013. We have some old favourites, the Yehudi Menuhin School Orchestra and Ex Cathedra, and some newcomers We have music that you may not have heard before, for example with the Atea wind quintet (who are giving a UK premier), as well as some of the great classics including Borodin’s 2nd String quartet, one of the most popular of all string quartets, played by the St. Petersburg quartet. Martin Kasik is a fine international pianist, and it is surprising we have not had him before at our concerts. I am even now looking forward to Mussorgsky’s Pictures at an Exhibition, more famous in its orchestral rendering, but also a wonderful work for solo piano, which should sound marvellous in the acoustics of All Saints. We start with a substantial programme by the Kammer Philharmonie Europa, a young orchestra, which being of chamber orchestra size allows us to hear pieces beyond the scope of smaller ensembles including a trumpet concerto, and finishing with the ever-popular and fresh Holberg Suite by Grieg. It will be interesting to compare them with the Yehudi Menuhin School, appearing in July. In June, on the day after the Saturday Concert we have a Sunday Matinee concert featuring a local orchestra, Warwickshire Baroque. The season closes with an opportunity to hear the world-class singing of Ex Cathedra. I would, finally, like to give special thanks to the people who have contributed to the smooth running and success of the concerts, and who made a commitment to set aside their time to help manage them. A roster of names, and there are many, appears toward the end of this brochure With every good wish for 2013,

David Potts

Welcome to the 42nd Season of Music at Leamington Hastings

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Concert 1May 25th / Saturday 7.30pm

A. VIVAldI - Concerto for Violin No.4 in A minor A. PoncHIellI - Concerto in F Major, for trumpet and orchestraJ. S. BACh - double concerto For Two Violins In d Minor

InTeRVAl A glass of wine or juice will be served to you in your seats during the interval

A. coRellI - Concerto Grosso Op.6 No.4 in D MajorG. FAURE - Pavane Op. 50e. GRIeG - holberg-Suite Op.40

Kammer Philharmonie EuropaThe Chamber Philharmonic of Europe was founded in 2006 in Cologne and engages over 60 of the most talented young musicians from 18 European nations. Its outstanding high artistic level was confirmed by press and critics at the many concerts and festivals where the orchestra played throughout the continent

Since its inception the Chamber Philharmonic Europe has been built upon a broad range of professional experience. In the interest of promoting the younger generation, the orchestra aims also to provide promising artists the opportunity for further development in its various sections. It is from this principle that the Chamber Philharmonic Europe is able to produce a creative working atmosphere which inspires the ensemble with great motivation.

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Orchestra of Opera North, English Concert Orchestra, London Sinfonietta, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, with other Orchestras further afield such as new Japan Philharmonic orchestra, Verbier Festival orchestra, Symphony orchestra of India and Bahrain Symphony orchestra. They have devised an extremely engaging programme for us, with elements from the classical period to the present day, all befitting a warm summer evening - one can but hope the weather will do its part!

Concert 2June 8th Saturday 7.30pm

Atéa Wind QuintetAnna hashimoto - Clarinet

Ashley Myall - BassoonChristopher Beagles - horn

Philip haworth - Oboe Alena Lugovkina - Flute

JOSEPh hAYDN - Opus 42 in D minor arr. Geoffrey EmersonJeFF MAnooKIAn - Wind quintetSAMUEL BARBER - Summer Music

InTeRVAl Weather permitting, Strawberries and cream will be served outdoors

GIulIo BRIccIAldI - Wind Quintet no.1 op. 124PAquITo d’RIVeRA - Aires TropicalesJOhANN STRAUSS - Damen-Souvenir-Polka arr. Michael Totzauer

The Atéa Wind Quintet is a UK-based ensemble formed in 2009 comprised of recent graduates from the Royal Academy of Music, Royal College of Music, and Guildhall School of Music and Drama.They have performed in venues throughout the UK, including the Cambridge Summer Music Festival.Members of the group have performed with many of the UK’s Leading Orchestras, including, English National Opera, English Chamber Orchestra,

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Talented musicians, teachers and amateurs, have formed together to be able to play music from the baroque era. The group started in the early 1990s as an offshoot of the Bedworth Orchestra to enable a small group of good players to have a quality playing experience in a different style from the orchestra’s repertoire. As time progressed the group gradually became North Warwickshire Baroque and attracted players from further afield. Regular concerts were started around the Nuneaton area and a pattern of monthly rehearsals was established. A change of address in 2000 for director Eddie Jones to the centre of Warwickshire meant that contact was now possible with players from south of the county as well. The decision was taken to move the rehearsal base to the Wolston/Ryton area, and drop the “north” from the group name to reflect more accurately the county-wide spread membership.PleASe noTe THAT THeRe ARe no ReSeRVed SeATS FoR THIS conceRT, THouGH You MAY PHone To BuY TIcKeTS In AdVAnce.

Concert 3 - Sunday MatineeJune 9th Sunday Afternoon 3.00pm

Warwickshire BaroquePlayers

Directed by

Eddie Jones

“handel and Friends”

The theme is the music of Handel and composers who met, influenced, or even lent handel music (unknowingly in most cases!)

This varied concert will include pieces by HAndel - TeleMAnn - coRellI - ScARlATTI (arr.. Avison, who was, by the way, a native of Newcastle on Tyne)

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Concert 4July 14th Sunday 7.30pm - Note Sunday date

to include

A.SChöNBERG - Verklärte Nacht,W.A. MOzART - Eine Kleine Nachtmusik,J.S. BACh - Violin Concerto in A minorP. VASKS - Violin concerto Weather permitting, Strawberries and cream will be served outdoors

Yehudi Menuhin School

OrchestraDirected by

Malcom Singer

This orchestra of wonderful young players appears at our church again before going off to perform at engagements on the continent. There are important anniversaries coming up relating to the School - their 50th annversary - and on the day before this concert Malcolm Singer’s 60th Birthday.The programme spans the mid-18th to the late 20th century. The Mozart and the Bach are familiar works, but not so much so that we should forget what superb pieces they are. Alongside these, we have more modern pieces. The name Schönberg can inspire dread, but unnecessarily so, particularly in the case of Verklärte nacht (“Transfigured night”), which is more reminiscent of the late-Romantics than the atonal music of Schoenberg’s later period. The violin concerto by the latvian Pēteris Vasks was composed during 1996-7 for the violinist Gidon Kramer. It often bears the title “distant light”, pointing towards Vasks’ own idea, permeating his works, that music should offer consolation and spiritual solace.

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Martin Kasik is an outstanding young Czech pianist. Born in 1976, he has been playing the piano since the age of four. he has won many prizes including the prestigious New York Young Concert Artists Competition in 1999 where he was also awarded the Pasadena Symphony Soloist Prize and the Beracasa Foundation Prize of the Montpellier Radio-France Festival. Other honours include First Prize in the Prague Spring Competition in 1998, the 1999 Akzo Nobel Prize, and the prestigious Davidoff Prize, awarded to him in 2000.

he studied at the Ostrava Conservatoire with Monika Taugendlieb and at the Prague Music Academy with Ivan Klánský. He regularly attended courses at home and abroad (Paris, Villecroze, Piestany, České Budějovice, ostrava) where his teachers have included Lazar Berman, eugen Injic, christian Zacharias, Paul Badura-Skoda, Claud herffel and Pierre Jasmin.

Concert 5September 7th Saturday 7.30pm

F. cHoPIn - Scherzo in B-flat Minor op 31 - Mazurkas Op 24 - Andante Spinato et Grande Polonaise Brillante Op 22

InTeRVAl A glass of wine or juice will be served to you in your seats during the interval

M. MUSSORGSKY- Pictures at an Exhibition

Martin Kasik “...They are high-powered performances, technically brilliant and freely expressive...”“...In the bravura writing he is strong, fiery and impulsive...”

--Edward Greenfield, The Gramophone, January 2005

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TERMS AND CONDITIONS

Booking SeatsYou should order using the form in this brochure (or print one from our website). You can also phone and book using a credit card or debit card. Many of our seats are booked within a few weeks of the brochure going out, so please try to book early. We do not normally send out tickets, but ask you to retain your acknowledgement letter instead. If should you lose it, do not worry as we have all of the information on file. If you would like separate tickets to pass on to guests, please mention this on the phone or in the booking form. As a rule, we do not make refunds, but may be prepared to resell attractive seats for concerts where there is a high demand for seats. We always appreciate it when people do inform us if they cannot make it to a concert.

Donations and Charitable Gift AidMusic at Leamington Hastings is a charity and the voluntary donation element is very important to us. We do not receive any grants or public subsidies and your generosity is therefore very important. This allows us to claim tax-relief on donations made, and in doing so, helps us to pursue our charitable aims and maintain our musical standards. So please, if this applies to you, complete the relevant section of the order form. This also applies if you book initially by phone. You only need to fill the form in once, as long as you keep us informed of change of address and tell us if you cease to pay enough tax in a year to cover your donation. It is important that you do inform us if this is the case.

Changes to the ProgrammeWe reserve the right to change the programme, by substituting one work by an equivalent work, or substituting artists. This will be done primarily at the behest of the artists, if for example a certain work requires a specific player and they are ill. This is quite rare.

Consult Website for the most up-to-date InformationAll printed information is correct at the time of going to press. Any changes will be minorand will be reflected on the website. In the unlikley event of a concert time or date changing, we will do ur best to inform those who have booked already by post or email, as appropriate. Clearly, this is one of many reasons to let us have your email address.

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Music at Leamington Hastings

Entry from the Charity Commission web site describing our activities

PRoMoTiNg CLASSiCAL MUSiC CoNCERTS iN AiD oF THE ViLLAgE AND CHURCH oF

LEAMiNgToN HASTiNgS, AND ENCoURAgiNg YoUNg PEoPLE iN PERFoRMiNg AND

EXPERiENCiNg CLASSiCAL MUSiC.

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The St. Petersburg Quartet is one of the world’s most esteemed chamber ensembles. Their rise to fame has included a Grammy nomination, “Best Record” honours in both Stereo Review and Gramophone, an opening night performance at Mostly Mozart at lincoln center, a five-year residency at the Oberlin Conservatory of Music, and hundreds of concerts a tseveral of North America, Europe and Asia’s most prestigious series and festivals.

Founded in 1985 as the Leningrad String Quartet, the SPSQ blazed a trail through chamber music world, They have won a number of prestigious international competitions including 1st Prize at the All-Soviet Union String Quartet Competition; Silver Medal and a Special Prize at the Tokyo International Chamber Music Competition, 1st Prize and both Special Prizes at the Vittorio Gui International competition for Chamber Ensembles in Florence, Italy, and First Prize and the “Grand Prix Musica Viva” at the Melbourne, Australia International chamber Music Competition.

Concert 6october 12th Saturday 7.30pm

d. SHoSTAKoVIcH - String Quartet No 1 in C Major, Op 49A. BoRodIn: - Quartet No 2 in D

InTeRVAl A glass of wine or juice will be served to you in your seats during the interval

P.I. TcHAIKoVSKY - String Quartet No 1 in D Op 11 (1871)

St Petersburg QuartetAlla Aranovskaya Evgeny zvonnikov Boris Vayner Leonid Shukaev

PROGRAMME

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Ex Cathedra has established an international reputation as a leading UK choir and Early Music ensemble, with a repertoire that ranges from the 12th to the 21st centuries, via almost all points in between. They aim to explore, research and commission the finest choral music and to set the highest standards for excellence in performance and training. They have become known for our passion for seeking out the best, the unfamiliar and the unexpected in the choral repertoire, for giving dynamic performances underpinned by thorough research, and for our commitment to new music

Jeffrey Skidmore’s reputation as one of the UK’s leading choral directors and an ardent advocate of the importance of singing in people’s lives today is rooted in his work with Ex Cathedra, the choral ensemble he founded over 40 years ago in his home city of Birmingham. Jeffrey’s driving passion has been to refresh and reinvigorate the choral repertoire and to make it accessible to as many people as possible, both now and in the future.

Concert 7December 7th Saturday 7.00pm - NoTE EARLY START

Ex CathedraDirected by

Jeffrey Skidmore

From Ex Cathedra 2012/13 Programme advertising their concerts at St Pauls, Birmingham......

“....These concerts are aimed at the heart of Christmas.

A sequence of beautiful music from around the world andacross the ages, combines seasonal favourites with hidden

gems. The music will be interspersed with an equally variedselection of readings, both humorous and thought-provoking.

Lit by candlelight, there is a very special atmosphere.Early booking is recommended...”

If you look at the Birmingham prices you will see the value we offer - and in Birmingham you have to bring your own mulled wine and mince pies! . ........... but early booking is still essential

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DIARY

Leamington Music Winter Series 2012/13

Sunday 3 February at 3pm Bridge House Theatre WarwickEnsemble 360

Beethoven Duo in C WoO.27 No 1, Britten Three Divertimenti, Charlie Piper Jacaranda and Mozart Clarinet Quintet in A K581

2.10pm Pre-concert talk

Tuesday 19 February at 7.30pm St Mary’s Church WarwickJames Gilchrist tenor and Peter Seymour fortepiano

Schubert’s Die Winterreise

Friday 22 February at 7.30pm Royal Pump Rooms Leamington SpaSkampa String Quartet

Mozart Quartet in B flat K589, Kapralova Quartet No 1 and Beethoven Quartet in E flat Op 74 The Harp

Sunday 24 February at 11.30pm Bridge House Theatre Warwick

Family Concert (designed for 7+) - Onyx BrassSunday 24 February at 3pm Bridge House Theatre Warwick

Onyx BrassMusic by Monteverdi, Holborne, Bach, Shostakovich, Copland, Gabrieli, Ives,

Cheryl Frances-Hood, Timothy Jackson and Arnold.2.10pm Pre-concert talk

Leamington Music Festival Weekend 3 to 7 May 2013The highly acclaimed weekends of music built round the first of the May Bank Holiday Weekends date back to 1990. We turn to British music in 2013 as we celebrate the centenary of the birth of Benjamin Britten.. Among other composers featured are Ireland and Bridge with whom he studied plus Bax, Bliss, Elgar, Finzi, Gurney, Howells, Moeran, Quilter, Simpson, Stanford, Vaughan Williams and Walton. Artists invited include the Sacconi, Coull, Fitzwilliam and Carducci String Quartets, the London Soloists Ensemble, Hepplewhite Piano Trio, Leonore Piano Trio, pianists Anna Tilbrook, Mark Bebbington, Joseph Middleton, David Quigley, plus David Campbell and Jack O’Neill clarinets,

Nicholas Daniels oboe and singers Nicholas Mulroy and Roderick Williams.

Full details will be available by the end of January and booking will open during February. Call 01926 776438 or online www.bridgehousetheatre.co.uk

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Booking SeatsYou should order using the form in this brochure (or print one from our website). You can also phone and book using a credit card or debit card. Many of our seats are booked within a few weeks of the brochure going out, so please try to book early. We do not normally send out tickets, but ask you to retain your acknowledgement letter instead. If you would like separate tickets to pass on to guests, please mention this on the phone or in the booking form. As a rule, we do not make refunds, but may be prepared to resell attractive seats for concerts where there is a high demand for seats. We always appreciate it when people do inform us if they cannot make it to a concert.

Donations and Charitable Gift AidMusic at Leamington Hastings is a charity and the voluntary donation element is very importantto us. We do not receive any grants or public subsidies and your generosity is therefore very important. This allows us to claim tax-relief on donations made, and in doing so, helps us to pursue our charitable aims and maintain our musical standards. So please, if this applies to you, complete the relevant section of the order form. This also applies if you book initially by phone. You only need to fill the form in once, as long as you keep us informed of change of address and tell us if you cease to pay enough tax in a year to cover your donation. It is important that you do inform us if this is the case.

Getting to the Church Once you get to the village of Leamington Hastings, the church is located as shown below.

Entering the church:A Entrance Northside (main church tickets)B Entrance Southside (main church tickets / wheelchair users / late comers)C Entrance Chancel (chancel tickets)

Main ParkingThis is off-road in a field. This is the country side so bring suitable footwear as the weather dictates. When its very wet we do the best we can, but parking requires care.Patron and Disabled ParkingThis is closer to the church. It is a short walk, but the comments about bad weather still apply. You need a pass, a ‘disabled’ badge, or prior permission to park here.Arriving in TimeThere is a 5 minute walk from the car-park to the church. It is best to aim to park around 15 minutes before the concert starts.

IntervalsDepending on the weather we go to a nearby garden, (thanks to generous neighbours), or we stay in the church. There is always some refreshment provided by our volunteers - see each concert for details.

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CU1 CU2 CU3 CU4

CT1 CT2 CT3 CT4 CT5 CT6 CT7 CT8 CT9

CS1 CS2 CS3 CS4 CS5 CS6 CS7 CS8 CS9 CS10

CR1 CR2 CR3 CR4 CR5 CR6 CR7 CR8 CR9 CR10

CQ1 CQ2 CQ3 CQ4 CQ5 CQ6 CQ7 CQ8 CQ9

CP1 CP2 CP3 CP4 CP5 CP6 CP7 CP8

CN1 CN2 CN3 CN4 CN5 CN6 CN7 CN8

CM1 CM2 CM3 CM4 CM5 CM6 CM7 CM8

CL1 CL2 CL3 CL4 CL5 CL6 CL7 CL8

CA10 CB10

CA9 CB9

CA8 CJ1 CJ2 CJ3 CJ4 CB8

CA7 CH1 CH2 CH3 CH4 CB7 = bench seating#### CA6 CG1 CG2 CG3 CG4 CB6

CA5 CF1 CF2 CF3 CF4 CB5

CA4 CE1 CE2 CE3 CE4 CB4

CA3 CD1 CD2 CD3 CD4 CB3 = pillar or other obstructionCA2 CC1 CC2 CC3 CC4 CB2

CA1 CB1

SE1 SE5 SE12 SE19 SE26

NE13 NE9 NE5 NE1 SE2 SE6 SE13 SE20 SE27

NE14 NE10 NE6 NE2 SE3 SE7 SE14 SE21 SE28

NE15 NE11 NE7 NE3 SE4 SE8 SE15 SE22 SE29

NE16 NE12 NE8 NE4 SE9 SE16 SE23 SE30

SE17 SE24 SE31

SE18 SE25 SE32

A1 A2 A3 A4 A5 A6 A7 A8 A9 A10 A11 A12 A13 A15 A16 A17 A18 A19 A20

B1 B2 B3 B4 B5 B8 B9 B10 B11 B12 B13 B15 B16 B17 B18 B19 B20 B21 B22

D1 D2 D3 D4 D5 D8 D9 D10 D11 D12 D13 D15 D16 D17 D18 D19 D20 D21 D22

E1 E2 E3 E4 E5 E6 E7 E8 E9 E10 E11 E12 E13 E15 E16 E17 E18 E19 E20

F1 F2 F3 F4 F5 F6 F7 F8 F9 F10 F11 F12 F13 F15 F16 F17 F18 F19 F20 F21 F23 F24 F25 F26

H1 H2 H3 H4 H5 H6 H7 H8 H9 H10 H11 H12 H13 H15 H16 H17 H18 H19 H20 H21 H22 H23 H24 H25 H26 H27

J1 J2 J3 J4 J5 J8 J9 J10 J11 J12 J13 J15 J16 J17 J18 J19 J20 J21 J22 J23 J24 J25 J26 J27

K1 K2 K3 K4 K5 K8 K9 K10 K11 K12 K13 K15 K16 K17 K18 K19 K20 K23 K24 K25 K26 K27

L1 L2 L3 L4 L5 L6 L7 L8 L9 L10 L11 L12 L13 L14 L15

N1 N2 N3 N4 N5 N8 N9 N10 N11 N12 N13 N14 N15 N16 N17 N18

P1 P2 P3 P4 P5 P6 P7 P8 P9 P10 P11 P12 P13 P14

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q5 Q6 Q7 Q8 Q9

R1 R2 R3 R4 R5 R6 R7 R8 R9 R10

S1 S2 S3 S4 S5 S6 S7 S8 S9 S10

T1 T2 T3 T4 T5 T6 T7 T8 T9 T10

U1 U2 U3 U4 U5 U6 U7 U9 U10 U11 U12 U13 U14

G1 G2 G3 G4 G5

G6 G7 G8 G9 G10 Gallery - Up Spiral StairsG11 G12 G13 G14 G15

G16 G17 G18 G19 G20

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All Saints Church

Layout of Seatsfor Concerts

STAGE

North DoorA

South DoorB

ChancelChancel Door

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WheelchairAccess

Please noteseats A8-A12A16-A20 may

actually be plastic chairs depending on circumstances - so avoid if you need a

pew to sit on

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Patrons of Music at Leamington Hastings

Music at Leamington HastingsRegistered Charity 1121192

President - John Lill CbE

Patrons help by contributing a regular donation, taking a role in guiding the direction of the Charity, and helping in other ways. Once again we would like to express our gratitude to all our patrons for their encouragement and support, including:

Patrons can come to the annual general meeting, discuss forward-planning of concerts, have opportunities to meet the artists if we hold a reception on the day of the concert, and have priority use of the church car park, If you would like to contribute by being a Patron please contact David Potts who will arrange matters.

Dr & Mrs BackhouseMr & Mrs Alan BuckleMrs E J BurtonMr & Mrs Peter CoulsonMiss helen ForsterMr & Mrs Peter GallifordMrs K GibsonMr & Mrs K.J.hallJohn & Sharon hancockMrs S A haswellMr & Mrs Roy hatch

Mrs helen hoggarthMr & Mrs C Johnson-FergusonLord & Lady JudgeMr & Mrs P KanderMr & Mrs Kenworthy-BrowneMr & Mrs Ray LawMr Patrick LiddellDr Christine O’BrienMr & Mrs Peter OgilvieMr & Mrs Tom PedrickMr John Peirson

Gillian & David PottsMr & Mrs Michael RaynerMr & Mrs David SmithMr Brian SouthernMrs hazel StevenMrs Patricia WakefordMr & Mrs P WattsMrs Di WeaverMr B W Young

Chris & Carmel De NahlikPeter & Ann Coulson Dr Christine O’Brien Peter & Mary-Grace OgilvieGillian PottsDavid & Valerie Smith Gordon Smithzinnia & Adrian Allen Lars Maynard Steve Gee Nick TurnerDavid TurnerEugene DixonMaurice Greenaway Wallace & Josie McCurdie

Jenny & Alan BroadbentColin & Ruth BemroseDavid & Paticia BiddleRose hullGwyn DavyKaren hatchheather hemelrykGillian WilsonSandra & Graham RiceDi Weaver Anne MolyneuxStewart harris,Fiona Morton Mary BallardJeannie Williamson,

Doreen WadlandJoan ElliotLorraine DimblebyMary FieldsJan CockerillJohn & Katie FisherSue & John MiddletonMarie &Melvyn Warren-SmithRev’d Jane CloseBrian CookeMartin JacksonKay Reeve

Concert HelpersIt would be impossible to hold these concerts without the people who prepare the refreshments, serve them, feed the artists, erect the stage, clear everything away, arrange the flower, sell tickets and programmes, act as ushers, provide car parking, manage the car parking and lighting, provide photographs, write the programme notes, accomodate artists when necessary,help with distributing leaflets. audit the accounts, provide and move (!) pianos. and perform a

myriad of other tasks behind the scenes In no particular order .......

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The ConcertsThe ‘Ray Law’ concerts began in 1971, as a personal project of the Law family.By 1980 the concerts had become well established, and 1982 saw the first visit of the Yehudi Menuhin School Orchestra, leading to a long and happy association. Over the next 20 odd years Ray built up the reputation of the concerts, and today Leamington hastings is well known as a popular venue by many leading musicians. After managing the concerts for over 33 years, Ray Law retired and Mary-Grace and Peter Ogilvie carried on his traditions till 2010. Now David Potts aims to carry this on from 2011, with support from others, in the village and beyond.

John Lill has been one of our most regular and popular performers, and we are honoured to have him as our President. In 2007 we became a registered charity, seeking to promote music in Leamington hastings, to give young people the opportunity to experience world class music, and to give talented young musicians opportunities to perform. Quite a few of the major ‘stars’ who have played for us over the years first visited leamington Hastings as pupils of the Yehudi Menuhin School.

The Church‘There belongeth to the said parish of Leamington hastings three towns standing all upon manors and great farms of husbandry. Leamington, the parish town, where the church standeth, and the Parsonage house with all other edifices most fair and beautiful. These belongeth to the same church, and a great village of husbandry called Broadwell, and another husbandry called hill; another village of most fruitful soil called Kites hardwick, where the parson hath one hundred acres of glebe land … of most fruitful arable and pasture grounds..’

This beautiful church dates from the 12th century. The two features that stand out most, as far as the concerts are concerned, are the excellent acoustics, and the very long chancel (behind the stage).

The acoustics have aroused favourable comments from many musicians, being ideally suited to chamber music. We believe that the main factor influencing this is the oak-panelled ceiling in the nave, which was installed during a refurbishment by Giles Gilbert Scott in the late 19th century. The long early English chancel is believed to have originally been built in the 13th century for the ‘Black Canons’, who came from the Augustinian Priory of St Oswald’s in Yorkshire. The chancel was completely destroyed in the mid 17th century, thought to be the work of the roundheads after a battle at Southam, around the time of the Battle of edgehill. It was rebuilt again some 30 years later, and has been a feature of the church ever since.

A substantial refurbishment of the tower and all the parapets and high levelstonework was completed prior to the fire at the end of 2009. english heritage gave a small amount towards the £125,000 cost, but most of the funds have come from other sources, and everyone involved with the church is immensely grateful to the Patrons and the concertgoers of Music at leamington Hastings for the substantial contributions they have made. In 2010, following the fire, the church has been repaired and refurbished, and in 2011 we returned gratefully to concerts in the church.

The population of Leamington hastings is about the same size as that recorded inthe Domesday Book, and planning restraints mean that it is unlikely to grow – it is likely to remain a peaceful rural place, heavily dependent on visitors to support these concerts.

History of Music at Leamington Hastings

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TICKETS & ENQUIRIESMusic at Leamington HastingsDavid Potts1 Bawnmore RoadBilton, RugbyCV22 7QHdpotts@musicatleamingtonhastings.co.uk07966 584 328

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