brahms requiem march 2016 concert programme-3d · the requiem opens with consoling words for those...
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JosephHaydnInsanaeetVanaeCurae
FranzSchubertSymphonyNo.8(‘Unfinished’)
Interval
JohannesBrahmsEindeutschesRequiem
Conductor:CathalGarvey
Soprano:MiaHuhta
Baritone:AlexanderRobinBaker
Orchestra:SouthernSinfonia
Rehearsalaccompanist:SteveBowey
Wearegratefultothefollowingorganisationsfortheirsupport:
TheEnglefieldCharitableTrust
Pleasevisitwww.newburychoral.org.uk/ConcertFeedbacktotellusaboutyourexperienceofourperformance.
Tonight'sperformanceofBrahms’EindeutschesRequiemisdedicatedtothememoryofBruceCarolan,aclosefriendofourconductor.
TheProgramme
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JosephHaydn(1732-1809)InsanaeetVanaeCurae
ThissacredmotetstartedlifeaspartofanoratorioinItalianthatJosephHaydnhadbeencommissionedtowritein1775.Theoriginalpiece,whichdidnotincludethischorus,wasperformedataconcertorganisedbyaViennesemusician’sbenevolentsociety,theTonkünstler-Societät,toraisefundstoprovideforthewidowsandorphansofitsmembers.TheoratoriowascalledIlritornodiTobia,andtoldthestoryoftheblindman,Tobit,fromtheBiblicalApocrypha.Thetextemphasisesthevalueofprayer,ofgivingalmsandthesanctityofmarriage,allpossiblereasonswhyHaydnchoseitforthiscommission.
Thischorus,InsanaeetVanaeCurae,wasaddedforaperformancenearlyadecadelater.Subsequently,whenitwasobvioustoHaydnthattheoratoriowasnotgoingtobealastingsuccess,herescuedthischorusandrewroteitinLatin.ItbecameastapleoftheLatinliturgy,andpopularasachoralworkinitsownright.
InsanaeetVanaeCuraeisdividedintotwodistinctsections,witheachsectionbeingrepeated.Thedramaticopeningmovesrelentlesslyforward,railingagainsthumanity’spreoccupationwithearthlyconcerns,athemethatwewillmeetagaininBrahms’Requiem.Agentler,morelyricalsectionreassuresusthatthereishopeaslongasweputourtrustinGod.
Insanaeetvanaecurae
invaduntmentesnostras,
saepefurorereplentcorda,
privataspe.
QuidprodestOmortalis
Foolishandgroundlesscares
assailourminds,
oftenwithmadnesstheyfillourhearts,
whicharebereftofhope.
Whatdoesitprofityou,Omortalman,
ProgrammeNotesbyJaneHawker
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conaripromondanis,
sicoelosnegligas.
Suntfaustatibicuncta,siDeusestprote.
tostriveafterearthlythings,
ifyouneglectthoseofheaven.
AllthingsarefavourabletoyouifGodiswithyou.
FranzSchubert(1797-1828)SymphonyNo.8(‘Unfinished’)
SometimescalledthefirstsymphonyoftheRomanticperiod,thisworkwasfirstperformedin1865,nearlyfortyyearsafterSchubert’sdeath.ItiswritteninthekeyofBminor,whichwasunusualforasymphonyoftheperiod,andconsistsoftwomovements,AllegromoderatoandAndanteconmoto.Schubertbegancomposingitin1822,whenhehadalreadystartedtofeeltheeffectsofthesyphilisthatwouldkillhimsixyearslater.Musicologistshavespeculatedthathishealthmightaccountforitsoveralltoneofdespair,butallagreethatitdidnotdetractfromthequalityofitscomposition.
Thefirstmovementopenswithathemethatisdescribedasdark,ghostlyandevensinister,playedbycellosandbasses.Thisthemegiveswaytoaplaintivewoodwindtuneoveragitatedstrings.ThemoodchangeswiththearrivalofthefamousandconsolingGmajortune,butnotforlong:thesenseofdespairsoonreturnsandisheightenedbySchubert’suseoftrombones,timpaniandfranticbowingbythestrings,beforethecellosandbassesbringthemovementtoaclose.Thesublimeandlyricalsecondmovementisbasedontwomainthemes,oneinEmajor,theotherinCminor.Itischaracterizedbyawindingmelodyfromthewoodwind.Whetheryoufindpeaceandserenityorfurtherdesolationinthismovementisforeachlistenertodecide.
Whyisthissymphonyconsideredunfinished?Firstly,thereisafragmentoftwentyorchestratedbarsofaScherzo,indicatingthatitwastofollowtheusualstructureofClassicalsymphonieswithfourmovements;andsecondly,ifitwereacompleteworkitwouldgo
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againsttraditioninendinginadifferentkeyfromtheonethatitstartsin.Onetheoryisthatthefourthmovementismasqueradingastheentr’actetotheincidentalmusicSchubertwrotefortheplayRosamunde,PrincessofCyprus,bythefemaleGermanplaywrightHelminavonChézy.InaninterviewwithPhilipClarkofTheGuardian,conductorNikolausHarnoncourtresiststhetemptationtotreatthissymphonyasanythingotherthanacompletepiece,arguingthat‘theformisperfect;thereissimplynothingelsetosay’.
JohannesBrahms(1833-1897)EindeutschesRequiem
TheideaforaRequiemoccurredtoBrahmsafterthedeathofhisgreatheroandmentorRobertSchumannin1856.By1861hehadcomposedfourmovements,andthedeathofhismotherin1865gavehimtheimpetustofinishit.Thecompleteworkofsevenmovementsthatwehavetodaywasfirstperformedin1869inLeipzig,butayearbeforethataconcertofsixmovements,excludingnumberfive,thesopranosolo,wasgiveninBremenCathedraltoahugeandrapturousaudience.TheprogrammeincludedmovementsfromBach’sStMatthewPassionandHandel’sMessiah.Thisperformance,conductedbyBrahmshimself,establishedhimasacomposerofinternationalimportance.
Brahmschosethetextsforhislibrettohimself,takingthemnotfromtherecognisedLatinRequiemMassbutfromtheOldandNewTestamentsandtheApocrypha.Thisindicateshisintentiontoappealtoauniversalaudienceratherthantotheliturgyofaparticulardenomination;indeedtherearenoinstancesoftheword‘Christ’,onlyreferencestotheLord(derHerr).Brahmswrotethatheconsideredita‘humanRequiem’,concernedwiththatmostchallengingaspectofthehumancondition,thetransienceoflifeonearth.Ratherthanactingasadirewarningtothosewhohavesinned,Brahms’Requiemisintendedtogivecomforttothosewhomourn,perhapsaccountingforitsuniversalandtimelessappeal.
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I Chorus:Seligsind,diedaLeidtragen
TheRequiemopenswithconsolingwordsforthosewhomourn,takenfromoneoftheBeatitudesfromtheSermonontheMountintheGospelofMatthew,andfromPsalm126.Themoodisrestrained.Theorchestraissilentfortheentranceofthechoir,emphasisingthereverenttone.
II Chorus:DennallesFleisch,esistwieGras
ThesecondmovementhighlightsthecontrastbetweentheimpermanenceofhumanityandtheeternalnatureofGod.UsingversesfromPeter,JamesandIsaiah,itholdsouthopeforthosewhosufferinthislife,thattheywillberewardedfortheirpatiencewitheverlastingjoy.Startingwithawarninggiveninasombremarch,itmovesintoalighter,morecompassionatetonebeforeeruptingintoadeclarationofhopeintheLord,settowhatmustbesomeofBrahms’mostgorgeousmusic.
III Baritoneandchorus:Herr,lehredochmich
ThismovementisasettingoftexttakenfromPsalm39.Thewordsofthebaritonesoloistareechoedbythechorus.WithquietpoignancytheyrecognisethathumanlifeistransientandameretrifletoGod.Thesoloistaskshowheistofindconsolation,andonebyonethesectionsofthechorusaffirmtheirhopeintheLord,finishingthemovementwithajoyfulfugue,claimingthatthesoulsoftherighteousareinGod’shands.
IV Chorus:WielieblichsinddeineWohnungen
BrahmschosewordsfromPsalm84forthisbright,optimisticmovement,oftenperformedasachoralpieceinitsownright.The
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openingsectionisuncomplicatedandlyrical,alltalkoftransienceanddeathgonefornow,andreplacedbythemetaphoroflivinginGod’shouseashavingfaithinhim.ThisiscontrastedwiththesecondsectioninwhichBrahmsusesthestyleofafuguetoaddweighttothemessageofthetext.
V Sopranoandchorus:IhrhabtnunTraurigkeit
Thisisinessenceasopranosolo,withthechoir’srepetitionofherwordsservingtobringouttheiremotionalsignificance.ThetextistakenfromapassageinJohn,inwhichJesustellshisdisciplesthattheywillexperienceaperiodofgriefwhenhehasgone,butthattheirjoywillreturn.Heusestheuniversalimageofamothercomfortingherchildtoreassurethemthattheywillfindsolace.
VI Baritoneandchorus:DennwirhabenhiekeinebleibendeStatt
HereBrahmsinvokestheDayofJudgmentinthetraditionoftheRequiemMass.Asolemnchorusremindsusagainofthefleetingnatureofearthlylife;thebaritonesoloistannouncesthesoundofthelasttrombone(ortrumpet)andthechorustakesupthistheme,tellingoftheLastJudgmentinadramaticandfast-pacedsection.Buteventhisisnotintendedtocreateterror,buttoprovidethecertaintyofhope:thewords‘Death,whereisthysting?’soundpositivelyjoyous.Thefinishingtouchtothismovementisoneofthegrandestfuguesinthepiece,triumphantlypraisingGod.
VII Chorus:SeligsinddieToten
ThisfinalmovementusestextfromRevelationthatisfoundinmoretraditionalRequiemMasses.Themessageisoneofpureconsolation,givenfirstbythesoaringsopranolineandsubsequentlypickedupby
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othervoiceparts.Thisgloriousmusicbuildsandsubsides,makingwayforthethemeofthefirstmovement,sothatwehavecomefullcirclebythetimethisworkquietlydrawstoaconclusion.
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Seligsind,diedaLeidtragen,
dennsiesollengetröstetwerden.
DiemitTränensäen,
werdenmitFreudenernten.
Siegehenhinundweinen
undtragenedlenSamen,
undkommenmitFreuden
undbringenihreGarben.
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DennallesFleischesistwieGras
undalleHerrlichkeitdesMenschen
wiedesGrasesBlumen.
DasGrasistverdorret
unddieBlumeabgefallen.
Soseidnungeduldig,liebenBrüder,
bisaufdieZukunftdesHerrn.
Siehe,einAckermannwartet
Blessedaretheythatmourn,
fortheyshallbecomforted.
Theywhosowintears
shallreapinjoy.
Theygoforthandcry,
bearingpreciousseed,
andreturnwithjoy
bearingtheirsheaves.
Forallfleshisasgrass,
andthegloryofman
likeflowers.
Thegrasswithers
andtheflowerfalls.
Thereforebepatient,dearbrothers,
forthecomingoftheLord.
Behold,thehusbandmanwaits
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aufdieköstlicheFruchtderErde
undistgeduldigdarüber,biserempfahe
denMorgenregenundAbendregen.
Soseidgeduldig.
AberdesHerrnWortbleibetinEwigkeit.
DieErlösetendesHerrnwerdenwiederkommen,
undgenZionkommenmitJauchzen;
ewigeFreudewirdüberihremHauptesein;
FreudeundWonnewerdensieergreifen
undSchmerzundSeufzenwirdwegmüssen.
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Herr,lehredochmich,
daßeinEndemitmirhabenmuß,
undmeinLebeneinZielhat,
undichdavonmuß.
Siehe,meineTagesindeinerHandbreitvordir,
forthedeliciousfruitsoftheearth
andispatientforthem,untilhereceives
themorningrainandeveningrain.
Sobepatient.
ButthewordoftheLordenduresforeternity.
TheredeemedoftheLordwillcomeagain,
andcometoZionwithashout;
eternaljoyshallbeupontheirheads;
theyshalltakejoyandgladness,
andsorrowandsighingmustdepart.
Lord,teachme
thatImusthaveanend,
andmylifehasapurpose,
andImustleaveit.
Behold,mydaysareasahandbreadthbeforeyou,
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undmeinLebenistwienichtsvordir.
Ach,wiegarnichtssindalleMenschen,
diedochsosicherleben.
SiegehendaherwieeinSchemen,
undmachenihnenvielvergeblicheUnruhe;
siesammelnundwissennicht
wereskriegenwird.
NunHerr,wessollichmichtrösten?
Ichhoffeaufdich.
DergerechtenSeelensindinGottesHand
undkeineQualrühretsiean.
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WielieblichsinddeineWohnungen,
HerrZebaoth!
MeineSeeleverlangetundsehnetsich
nachdenVorhöfendesHerrn;
andmylifeisasnothingbeforeyou.
Alas,asnothingareallmen,
butsosurearetheliving.
Theyarethereforelikeashadow,
andgoaboutvainlyindisquiet;
theycollectriches,anddonotknow
whowillreceivethem.
Now,Lord,howcanIconsolemyself?
Myhopeisinyou.
TherighteoussoulsareinGod’shand
andnotormentshallstirthem.
Howlovelyareyourdwellingplaces,
OLordofHosts!
Mysoulrequiresandyearnsfor
thecourtsoftheLord;
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meinLeibundSeelefreuensich
indemlebendigenGott.
Wohldenen,dieindeinemHausewohnen,
dielobendichimmerdar.
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IhrhabtnunTraurigkeit;
aberichwilleuchweidersehen
undeuerHerzsollsichfreuen
undeureFreudesollniemandvoneuchnehmen.
Sehetmichan:
ichhabeeinekleineZeitMüheundArbeitgehabt
undhabegroßenTrostfunden.
Ichwilleuchtrösten,
wieeinenseineMuttertröstet.
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DennwirhabenhiekeinebleibendeStatt,
Sonderndiezukünftigesuchenwir.
Siehe,ichsageeucheinGeheimnis:
mybodyandsoulrejoice
inthelivingGod.
Blessedaretheythatdwellinyourhouse;
theypraiseyouforever.
Younowhavesorrow;
butIshallseeyouagain
andyourheartshallrejoice
andnooneshalltakeyourjoyfromyou.
Beholdme:
Ihavehadforashorttimetoilandtorment,
andnowhavefoundgreatconsolation.
Iwillcomfortyou,
asamothercomfortsherchild.
Forwehaveherenopermanentcity,
butweseekthefuture.
Behold,Ishowyouamystery:
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Wirwerdennichtalleentschlafen,
wirwerdenaberalleverwandeltwerden;
unddasselbigeplötzlich,ineinemAugenblick,
zuderZeitderletztenPosaune.
DenneswirddiePosauneschallen,
unddieTotenwerdenauferstehenunverweslich,
undwirwerdenverwandeltwerden.
Dannwirderfülletwerden
dasWort,dasgeschriebensteht:
DerTodistverschlungenindenSieg.
Tod,woistdeinStachel?
Hölle,woistdeinSieg?
Herr,dubistwürdigzunehmen
PreisundEhreundKraft,
dennduhastalleDingeerschaffen,
unddurchdeinenWillen
weshallnotallsleep,
butweshallallbechanged
andsuddenly,inamoment,
atthesoundofthelasttrombone.
Forthetromboneshallsound,
andthedeadshallberaisedincorruptible,
andweshallbechanged.
Thenshallbefulfilled
thewordthatiswritten:
deathisswallowedupinvictory.
ODeath,whereisthysting?
OHell,whereisthyvictory?
Lord,youareworthytoreceive
allpraise,honourandglory,
foryouhavecreatedallthings,
andthroughyourwill
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habensiedasWesenundsindgeschaffen.
VII
SeligsinddieToten,
dieindemHerrnsterben,
vonnunan.
Ja,derGeistspricht,
daßsieruhenvonihrerArbeit,
dennihreWerkefolgenihnennach.
theyhavebeenandarecreated.
Blessedarethedead
thatdieintheLord
fromhenceforth.
Yea,saiththeSpirit,
theyrestfromtheirlabours,
andtheirworksshallfollowthem.
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CathalGarveyhailsfromIrelandwherehemadehisnameasachoralandorchestralconductor.
SincemovingtoLondonin2009,hehasconductedSouthernSinfonia,LondonInternationalOrchestra,CoventGardenChamberOrchestra,IMaestri,LondonRepertoireOrchestra,LondonMedicalOrchestra,King'sCollegeLondonSymphonyOrchestraandMorleyCollegeChoir.Hewasalso
ChorusMasterandAssistantConductorfortwoseasonsatGrangeParkOpera.HeiscurrentlyontheconductingstaffoftheRoyalAcademyofMusic.
CathalbeganhiscareerasanOperaChorusMasterworkingformostofIreland’smajoroperacompaniesincludingOperaIreland,OperaTheatreCompany,AnnaLiviaOperaFestival,OperaSouthandLyricOpera.Forthesecompanieshehasworkedonoverfiftyproductions,includingLaBohème,Iltrovatore,BorisGodunov,Aïda,LadyMacbethofMtsensk,Hérodiade,Larondine,MadamaButterfly,TheFlyingDutchman,TheSilverTassie,Cavalleriarusticana,Tosca,DonCarlo,Latraviata,Carmen,Macbeth,Faust,Martha,TheQueenofSpades,AndreaChénier,Jenůfa,Rigoletto,OrfeoedEuridice,LaCenerentola,Fidelio,DonPasquale,ThePearlFishersandLuciadiLammermoor.HeactedasAssistantConductorformanyoftheseproductionsandhasalsoconductedseveralmusicalsinCorkandDublin.
DuringhistenyearsinDublin,CathalconductedtheNationalSymphonyOrchestraofIreland,theRTÉConcertOrchestra,theOrchestraofStCecilia,theUlyssesOrchestra,theIrishSinfonia,theDublinBaroquePlayers,theRoyalIrishAcademyofMusicWindEnsemble,DublinConcertBand,theRTÉPhilharmonicChoir,BrayChoralSocietyandfrom2001to2006wasPrincipalConductoroftheDublinOrchestralPlayers.
CathalGarvey—MusicalDirector
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From2004to2009hewasMusicalDirectoroftheDunLaoghaireChoralSocietywithwhomhehadahighlysuccessfultenure,coveringawiderangeofsacredmusicandoratorios.DuringthistimehebecameanotedchampionofBritishmusic,conductingmanyworksbyElgar,Delius,Britten,Tippett,Stanford(Irish!)and,inparticular,VaughanWilliamswithwhosemusichehasaspecialaffinity.Athis2005debutconcertwithDunLaoghaireChoralSociety,theIrishTimeswrote:
"CathalGarveyisayoungconductorknockingatthedoor.HismostprominentachievementtodatehasbeenhistransformingimpactatOperaIreland….Garveynotonlyhasgoodmusicalinstinctsbutalsothetechnicalproficiencytocommunicatethemtohischoirandplayers."
CathalbeganviolinandpianostudiesinhisnativeCorkatanearlyage,continuingattheCorkSchoolofMusicandlaterreadingmusicatUniversityCollegeCork.AftercompletinghisMastersDegreeinConductinghestudiedfortwoyearsattheprestigiousCollegeofMoscowConservatory.
Asaviolinist,CathalwasamemberoftheNationalYouthOrchestraofIrelandandhasplayedprofessionallywithnumerousorchestrasincludingtheNationalSymphonyOrchestraofIrelandandtheGerman-basedPhilharmoniaoftheNations.HecurrentlyworksasafreelanceplayerinLondon.
Asachorister,Cathalhassungandtouredwithmanylargechoirsandchamberchoirs,amongthemtheIrishYouthChoir,UniversityCollegeCorkChoir,Madrigal'75andtheCollegeofMoscowConservatoryChoir.
NewburyChoralSocietywasdelightedtoappointhimasitsMusicalDirectorin2009.
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MiaHuhtaisarenownedsoloistwithmanyorchestrasinFinland.ShehasworkedwithsuchconductorsasJukka-PekkaSaraste,SusannaMälkki,MikkoFranck,JohnStorårdsandGrantLlewellynonprojectsrangingfrom
Haydn'sCreationtoBerg'sWozzeck.
MiaHuhtahasperformedintheworldpremierofMatthewWhittall’sDulcissima,clara,sonansassoloistwiththeHelsinkiPhilharmonicOrchestraconductedbyHannuLintu.RecentperformancesincludetheScandinavianpremiereofKaijaSaariaho’sMiragewiththeTurkuPhilharmonicOrchestra,andSibelius’LuonnotarwiththeKymiSinfoniettaandTallinnChamberOrchestra.
Inrecentyears,MrsHuhtahashadremarkablesolosinAulisSallinen’sworkDiesIrae,inSallinen’sseventiethanniversaryconcertwiththeFinnishRadioSymphonyOrchestraconductedbyJohnStorgårds;Beethoven’sNinthSymphonywiththeHelsinkiPhilharmonicOrchestraconductedbyHannuLintu;theFinnishpremiereofSirWilliamWalton’sseriesASongfortheLordMayor’sTablewithGrantLlewellyn;Schönberg’smonologueoperaErwartungwiththePoriSymphonicOrchestraandKaijaSaariaho’sQuatreInstantsconductedbyJurjenHempel.
Asidefromhersolowork,sheisdeeplyinterestedinchamberworksforthesopranovoice.Inthecomingsummerseasonsheislookingforwardtoperformingatavarietyoffestivals,suchasKemiönsaariFestival,togetherwithrenownedpianistBengtForsberg.MiawillalsobejoiningtheLimogesOperaOrchestraforaperformanceofSaariaho'sQuatreInstantswithconductorIzquierdoGomez.
MiaHuhta–Soprano
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WinnerofSecondPrizeatthe2008KathleenFerrierMemorialCompetition,AlexanderRobinBakergraduatedfromtheGuildhallSchoolofMusicandDrama,beforeattendingthePostGraduateVocalStudiesCourseandtheNationalOperaStudio.OperaticengagementshaveincludedperformanceswithEnglishNationalOpera,GlyndebourneFestivalOpera,GlyndebourneOnTour,IfordArts,NevillHolt
OperaandtheNederlandseReisopera.
ConcerthighlightshaveincludedperformanceswiththeCityofBirminghamSymphonyOrchestra,theLondonPhilharmonicOrchestra,theLondonSinfonietta,thePhilharmonia,theRoyalChoralSocietyandtheScottishChamberOrchestra.ForRambertDanceCompany,hewasbaritonesoloistinEternalLight:ARequiem.
HemadehisdebutwithEnglishNationalOperaasFiorelloTheBarberofSevilleandhasreturnedasGizmoTheWayBackHome,YamadoriMadamButterfly,HappyTheGirloftheGoldenWestandSamuelThePiratesofPenzance.HehasalsosungAnfinomoTheReturnofUlyssesforIfordArtsandPapagenoTheMagicFluteandSchaunardLabohèmeforNevillHoltOpera.
CurrentengagementsincludeStarvelingAMidsummerNight’sDreamandLorenzoICapuletieiMontecchiforBergenNationalOpera,StarvelingattheHyogoPerformingCenter,Japan,theBMinorMasswiththeRoyalNorthernSinfonia,ChichibioTheGooseofCairowiththeLondonMozartPlayers,VaughanWilliamsFantasiaonChristmasCarolswiththeTenTorsOrchestraandthepremièreofKernalYusuf’sCainwiththeBournemouthSymphonyOrchestraattheNorfolk&NorwichFestival.
AlexanderRobinBaker–Baritone
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Stevestudiedorganandpianofromanearlyage,playingtheorganregularlyatStFrancisandStAndrewschurchesinCoulsdon.
AfterstudyingEngineeringatSalfordUniversityhemovedtoNewburytoworkforVodafone.In1991StevewasappointedasaccompanistoftheCromwellSingersandbecametheirmusicaldirectorin1993.From1992,hewasDirectorof
MusicatStMary'sChurch,Shaw-cum-Donnington,andregularlyaccompaniesforlocalchoirs,includingtheDouaiChoralSociety,theDownlandChorale,theRSCMSouthernCathedralSingers,BerkshireMaestrosyouthchoirs,WorcesterCollegeOxfordandNewburyChoralsociety.
InJune1995anopportunityatworktookStevetoliveinHolland.OnreturningtoNewburyin1997hereturnedtoStMary'sShaw-cum-Donningtonasorganist.HeisaregularperformerintheNewburyandDistrictOrganists'AssociationlunchtimerecitalseriesandhasalsogivenrecitalsinThaxted,CaterhamandManchesterandFarnham.In2001hewasappointedMusicalDirectoroftheSandhamSingers.
In2006StevejoinedtheRoyalCollegeofOrganists,andinJulythefollowingyeartooktheexaminationforAssociate(ARCO)inwhichhewasawardedtheLimpusprizeforperformance,aswellastheSowerbuttsandSamuelBakerprizes.Afterfurtherstudy,hewasawardedtheFellowshipdiploma(FRCO)inJanuary2011.
SteveBowey-Accompanist
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SouthernSinfonia’sreputationcontinuestogrowastheleadingprofessionalChamberOrchestraintheSouthofEngland.WithSirRogerNorringtonasitsPatronandDavidHill
asitsMusicDirector,theorchestrawasestablishedin1990andisbasedinNewbury,Berkshire.
ItsuniqueabilitytoplaymodernandBaroqueinstruments,andthereforemusicfromthe1600stothepresentday,atthecorrectpitchandwithinformedplayingstyle,putsitinhugedemand,asdoesitscommitmenttocontemporaryandnewmusic.TheorchestraisOrchestrainResidenceattheCornExchangeandtheUniversityofWinchester,hasanassociationwithReadingUniversity,andperformsinvenuesthroughoutEngland,includingLondon,Wells,Exeter,Canterbury,Cambridge,NottinghamandRomsey.
AswellasregularorchestralconcertsandperformanceswiththeSouthofEngland’smostestablishedchamberchoirsandchoralsocieties,theorganisationrunsbiennialYoungandOlderMusicianoftheYearcompetitions,providesaperformanceplatformfortheHampshireSingingCompetitionwinnerandrunsregularandextensiveeducationalprogrammes,aswellasapopularlunchtimeseriesofCaféConcerts.SouthernSinfonia’smostrecentreleasesincludetheMonteverdiVespers,ontheSignumlabel,theworldpremiereofCarlRütti’sRequiem(Naxos),andtheBachBMinorMass,withRalphAllwoodandtheRodolfusChoir(Signum).
Forfurtherinformationabouttheorchestra,sponsorshipopportunitiesortobecomeaFriendoftheorchestrapleaseemailinfo@southernsinfonia.co.uk
SouthernSinfonia
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NewburyChoralSocietyisanon-auditionedchoirwithahistoryofover130yearsofbringingahighstandardofmusictothearea.Theestablishmentofapermanentgroupofsingersmusthavemetanurgentneedinthe
townastheSocietyattractedmorethanonehundredmembersforthefirstconcertin1885.ConductedbythechoirmasterandorganistofNewbury'sStNicolasChurch,JohnShepherdLiddle,thechoirmadeagoodimpressionontheNewburyWeeklyNewscriticwhowrotethat'theexecutionofthechorusesreflectedgreatcredituponthemembersoftheSocietyandtheirconductor'.
Sincethatfirstconcertwehavecontinuedtoperformawideandvariedrepertoire,fromthegreatchoralworksofBach,HandelandVaughanWilliamstopiecesbymorerecentcomposersTavener,BrittenandKarlJenkins.Initssecondcenturythechoir’sconductorshaveincludedJonathanFinney,RobertBarsby,LeoHussainanditsfirstfemaleMusicalDirectorJanetLincé.CathalGarveyhasheldthepositionsinceDecember2009.
YoucanfindoutmoreaboutNewburyChoralSociety,itshistoryandforthcomingevents,atwww.newburychoral.org.uk.
NewburyChoralSociety
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HonoraryLifePatron:LadyKnillChairperson:LizWallace Secretary:NatSmithTreasurer:TracySmith ConcertManager:MikeBarthorpeRehearsalaccompanist:SteveBowey
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RachelAtkinsonLornaBarnettHelenBomgardnerRachelBoweyTeresaBrownChristineCastleMarionCroxfordAnnDoyleLucyFittSarahFoleyGillHitchcockMonicaHuddieMurrieJacksonLauraineLeighBeverleyLewisPennyLovelockLynneMooreDebbieMurphy
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