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EXTRAORDINARY MUSIC IN

REMARKABLE PLACES

13-21OCTOBER

2017

Chamber Music, Lieder and Recitals in and around Dartmoor and Exmoor

National Parks

A few months ago I met someone at a party who asked me what I did. On telling her that I ran the Two Moors Festival, she said, ‘Oh, you mean the big one! Shortly after this, someone else commented on the

Festival being unique. Ever since, I have been wondering why.Is it because of its Foot and Mouth Disease background? Or that we cover

a vast 1200 square miles patch – or could it be (as quoted in Private Eye) that we recover well from disasters? I suppose one could say that a dropped piano, and the knock-on effect of the tragic fire in Exeter’s Clarence Hotel have provided the Festival with two of the many hurdles that we have had to overcome. However, we have bounced back from all of them and no doubt have learnt much in the process. Staying power – and never taking no for an answer are the reasons why the Festival has developed into the major arts organisation it is today.

Every year the Festival faces new challenges. They might be that some of the church venues have removed some of their pews therefore throwing carefully planned row numbers into complete disarray. It could also be that artists go to the wrong moor – and this has happened. Music can be left at home, cufflinks forgotten, tickets mislaid or that a singer has lost his voice at the last moment. It’s even been known for an ensemble as well as an orchestra to turn up armed with the wrong music!

As to what is on offer this year, I hope there is enough variety to satisfy the tastes of each member of the audience. One person may be devoted to

Renaissance repertoire while another might revel in opera; someone else will happily immerse

himself in Lieder but not so with jazz.

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Among the glittering array of artists taking part, pianist Barry Douglas and Tasmin Little - both among the foremost artists in the UK - will be giving recitals on the 14 and 19 October respectively. The City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra visits the Southwest for the first time. The celebrated Endellion Quartet and supremely talented Heath Quartet fill the chamber music slots while Schubert’s three famous song cycles are to be performed in one day with pianist, Jâms Coleman (tackling no less than fifty-eight songs in the process!).This year’s crop of Young Musicians Platform winners show exceptional talent – so make sure you hear them in their concert on the 21 October.

The final concert is worth a mention in that the splendid amateur orchestra, North Devon Sinfonia, winners of BBC Four’s ‘All together Now – The great Orchestra Challenge’, happen to be part of the local community. The urge to do Haydn’s Creation with them proved to be irresistible and particularly with many choral singers from the Devon Wildlife Trust taking part as well.

There are three talks worth highlighting; one given by the Exmoor Society, during which listeners will be enlightened on the valuable work performed by the organisation; presenter Sally Sedgman will lead a programme that combines art with musical improvisation and the Devon Wildlife lecture will provide a fascinating insight into just how much flora and fauna exists in this precious landscape.

I would like to think there is enough diversity in this year’s programme to entice as many people as possible to come to the Two Moors Festival. It is a special event and one that the Trustees and I are passionate about. It’s impossible to please everyone but we do give it our best shot.

Welcome to the Two Moors Festival 2017!

Penny AdieArtistic Director

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St Paul’s Church, Tiverton EX16 5HU | 7.30pm | £28, £25, £18, £12**Concessions available - see page 42

SOUNDS BAROQUE ‘CASANOVA’S CONQUEST’A OPERATIC ENTERTAINMENT INSPIRED BY THE ALLEGED ADVENTURES OF GIACOMO GIROLAMO CASANOVA (1725-1798)

An effervescent yet touching pasticcio opera that encapsulates Casanova, a libertine extraordinaire, gambler and musician. Select episodes are presented through a glorious selection of arias by composers from Handel to Mozart and Bellini plucked from their original contexts and given lively English texts.

FRIDAY 13 OCTOBER

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Stephen Pettitt Libretto Julian Perkins Director/Harpsichord

Augusta Hebbert Soprano Anna Starushkevych Mezzo Soprano William Towers Countertenor Ashley Riches Bass-Baritone Timothy West Narrator

Sophie Barber Violin Karin Björk Violin Stefanie Heichelheim Viola Elizabeth Bradley Double Bass James Akers Theorbo/Guitar Gail Hennessy Oboe Joel Raymond Recorder

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Ticket Office Tiverton Parkway station | 11.45am | Free (booking required)

KALEIDOSCOPE SAXOPHONE QUARTETCITY MUSIC FOUNDATION ARTISTS

Kaleidoscope Saxophone Quartet comprises four imaginative young artists. The group’s approach is built on the distinct creative personalities of its members, with engaging programmes putting classical and contemporary music alongside electronics and visuals. Trained at top UK conservatoires including the Guildhall School of Music and Drama and the Royal Northern College of Music, the Quartet’s work has led to multiple awards and high profile performances at venues such as the Wigmore Hall, Purcell Room and Bridgewater Hall.

SATURDAY 14 OCTOBER

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BachItalian Concerto Mvt 1DebussyString quartet Mvt 3GershwinThree PreludesPiazzollaLibertangoJenni WatsonTingedPaul PattersonDiversions


Chamber Concert

All Saints’ Church, Dulverton TA22 9BU | 7.30pm | £28, £25, £18, £12

BARRY DOUGLASPIANOLIVE BROADCAST FOR

Barry Douglas is one of the world’s most eminent and sought after pianists. Having won the Tchaikovsky Piano Competition in 1986 he has toured the world performing with all the major orchestras as well as giving countless solo recitals. He appears regularly at the Proms and records exclusively for the Chandos label. He is an artist who relishes a challenge the most recent of which was to record the complete piano works of Johannes Brahms.

His programme will appeal to music lovers whether they be discerning devotees or those who simply enjoy listening to exquisite piano playing. Tchaikovsky’s The Seasons were inspired by poems reflecting the months of the year while Schubert’s C minor Piano Sonata shares many links with his Winterreise Song Cycle.

SATURDAY 14 OCTOBER

‘Douglas’s powerful playing always compels and

rewards attention’The Guardian

TchaikovskyThe Seasons (excerpts) Op 37aSchubertPiano Sonata in C minor D958 No 19BrittenNocturne Op 60TchaikovskyGrand Sonata in G major Op 37

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Recital

St Beuno’s Church, Culbone TA24 8PQ | 11.00am Free (please note a ticket is required for the Service due to limited seating)Access to the church is on foot only for 1.5 miles. There is no vehicle access.

MATINSLED BY: THE REVEREND COLIN BURKE VICAR OF ST BEUNO’S CHURCH

PREACHER: THE VERY REVEREND DR JONATHAN DRAPER DEAN EMERITUS OF EXETER CATHEDRAL

MUSIC BY BACH, DOWLAND AND TARREGAANDREY LEBEDEV CLASSICAL GUITAR

The country’s smallest church that of St Beuno in Culbone lies in the heart of the Festival’s ‘patch’. However, with seating capacity at no more than thirty six people, it shouldn’t be hard to have a full congregation! The Vicar, Colin Burke will lead the service of Matins while the Very Reverend Dr Jonathan Draper, Dean Emeritus of Exeter has agreed to preach.

The Collection will be in aid of St Beuno’s Church.

SUNDAY 15 OCTOBER


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Church Service

Brushford Parish Hall, Dulverton TA22 9AH | 11.00am-1.00pm; 2.30pm-3.30pm | £10

MASTERCLASS with DAME FELICITY LOTT SOPRANOLORENA PAZ NIETO SOPRANONIA COLEMAN SOPRANOJOHAN BARNOIN PIANOwith BENEDICT RUBBRA ARTISTMASTERCLASS WITH DAME FELICITY FOLLOWED BY SHORT CONCERT

It was on listening to Dame Felicity Lott’s recording of Strauss’s Four Last Songs that inspired artist, Benedict Rubbra to paint four abstract paintings. The natural progression from this was to include a Masterclass focusing on these magnificent settings of texts by Eichendorf and Hesse.

Dame Felicity will be working with two very fine emerging professional singers, Nia Coleman and Lorena Paz Nieto, winner of the Oxford Lieder Prize.

Benedict Rubbra’s paintings At Dusk 2016, September 2016, Going to Sleep 2016 and Spring 2016 (shown below) will be on display.

SUNDAY 15 OCTOBER

Richard StraussFour last Songs Op Posth

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Johan Barnoin

Lorena Paz Nieto

Nia Coleman‘Spring’ painted by Rubbra in 2016

Masterclass & Visual Art

All Saints’ Church, Dulverton TA22 9BU | 7.30pm | £28, £25, £18, £12

SUNDAY 15 OCTOBER

THE ENDELLION STRING QUARTETBARRY DOUGLASPIANO


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Barry Douglas is joined by the celebrated Endellion String Quartet. For over thirty years the Quartet has graced the world’s finest concert halls and embraced most of the chamber music repertoire. Their broadcasts, television appearances and collaborations with other esteemed artists are inexhaustible and no less so than on this occasion when they perform Brahms’s rich Piano Quartet with Barry Douglas.

The other works, Haydn’s Op 54 String Quartet and that of Beethoven’s Op 18 reflect the complicated relationship between the two composers; Beethoven is quoted as saying that he never learnt anything during his studies with Haydn!

Haydn String Quartet in G major Op 54 No 1 Beethoven String Quartet in D major Op 18 No 3Brahms Piano Quartet in G minor Op 25 No 1

Barry Douglas

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Andrey Lebedev has been selected by City Music Foundation, an organisation set up three years ago to give much needed advice to emerging professional artists on how to manage their careers. Lebedev is a gifted guitarist who has won many concert engagements by both the Tillett and Countess of Munster Trusts.

BBC Introducing Classical artist, Iosif Purits has emerged on to the concert scene as an accordionist of note. Hailing from Moscow, he has already performed world-wide. As well as a solo artist, he is an enthusiastic collaborator with various multi-instrumental ensembles, chamber groups and symphony orchestras.

St Luke’s Church, Simonsbath TA24 7SH | 11.00am | £12*, Lunch £8*Concessions available - see page 42

ANDREY LEBEDEV GUITAR

CITY MUSIC FOUNDATION ARTIST

IOSIF PURITS ACCORDIAN

MONDAY 16 OCTOBER


JS BachInventions and excerpts from Goldberg Variations. PiazzollaHistoire du Tango Manuel de FallaDanza Ritual de Fuegoalso works by Paco de Lucia and Duke Ellington and more…

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Chamber Concert

St Luke’s Church, Simonsbath TA24 7SH | 2.30pm | £8

THE EXMOOR SOCIETYRACHEL THOMAS CHAIRMAN‘A BEAUTIFUL BUT CONTESTED LANDSCAPE’

The talk will focus on Exmoor as a national park and the importance of raising awareness of the special management of the place necessary to its sustainability even though this sometimes leads to tensions and difficult decision-making. It will show the need for an holistic approach that encompasses such aspects as farming, tourism and local needs, vital to protecting the landscape beauty, wildlife and cultural heritage for the nation.

MONDAY 16 OCTOBER

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Talk

Cathedral Church of St Peter, Exeter EX1 1HS | 7.00pm | £40, £35, £28, £20, £12

CITY OF BIRMINGHAM SYMPHONY ORCHESTRAPAVEL KALESNIKOV PIANO

MONDAY 16 OCTOBER


Orchestral Concert

Michael Seal

Pavel Kalesnikov

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One of the world’s greatest orchestras, City of the Birmingham Symphony Orchestra makes its first appearance in Exeter. In 2008 the CBSO realised its potential under the baton of Sir Simon Rattle and since then has risen to the ranks of international prominence with Michael Seal as Associate Conductor.

BBC New Generation artist, Pavel Kalesnikov was a winner at 2011’s Tchaikovsky Piano Competition and also the Gilels competition. He has performed with many prestigious orchestras and his appearance with the CBSO alone is testament to his gifts.

Glinka Overture ‘Ruslan and Lyudmila’Grieg Piano Concerto in A minor Op 16Brahms Symphony in C minor Op 68 No 1

Glinka’s sparkling Overture to his opera, Ruslan and Lyudmila (based on a poem by Pushkin) is a great favourite. This couldn’t be a better introduction to Grieg’s masterpiece written in 1868. The only concerto to be completed by the composer, the work was first heard in this country in 1872; from then on, it has become one of the most recognisable concerti ever written for the piano.

As for Brahms’s first symphony, it is a mighty work, rich in texture and worthy of the famous quote in the final movement – ‘Thus blew away the shepherd’s horn today’.

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St Pancras’ Church, Widecombe-in-the-Moor TQ13 7TA | 11.00am | £18, £14, £10, £8**Concessions available - see page 42

O DUOOLIVER COX PERCUSSIONOWEN GUNELL PERCUSSION

O Duo has given recitals at the Wigmore Hall, the Proms, Cheltenham Festival and with the BBC Symphony Orchestra among many other engagements. Their showmanship is astonishing and a concert given by them is not to be missed.

Their programme for the Festival will reveal aspects of the vast array of percussion instruments you never thought were possible – the interpretation of Chopin for instance!

TUESDAY 17 OCTOBER


‘Phenomenal artistry…Brimming

with style and panache’Daily Telegraph

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St Pancras’s Church, Widecombe-in-the-Moor TQ13 7TA | 2.30pm | £8**Concessions available - see page 42

SALLY SEDGMAN PRESENTERDANNY HOLMES-ADAMS ARTISTand O DUO PERCUSSION

‘IMAGE AND IMPROVISATION’

This event promises to be different! Danny Holmes-Adams brings paintings to Widecombe, one of which will have no title. Members of the audience will be invited to study the untitled painting and give it their own choice of name. This in turn will provide inspiration to the marimba players that form O Duo to improvise accordingly.

TUESDAY 17 OCTOBER

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Talk & Visual Art

The Church of St Michael the Archangel, Chagford TQ13 8BN | 7.30pm | £22, £15, £12, £8

THE HEATH QUARTET

TUESDAY 17 OCTOBER


Chamber Concert

The Heath Quartet is one of the most exciting British chamber ensembles to appear in recent years. They have been selected for the Wigmore Hall’s Emerging Talent Scheme, with plans for the 2017/18 season including a cycle of Jörg Widmann’s string quartets.

The programme for this recital covers a range of genres that represent the different styles of the Classical, twentieth century and back in time to the Romantic Periods. Haydn’s Op 76 Quartets were composed while the composer was in residence with Prince Esterházy; the Tippett Quartets were inspired by the need to turn over an old 78rpm record, often in musically strategic places, and Mendelssohn’s work was written in homage to his sister, Fanny.

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Haydn String Quartet in D minor Op 76 No 2 Tippett String Quartet No 2BachDas alte Jahr vergangen ist BWV 614O Mensch, bewein’ dein’ Sünde groß BWV 622Wenn wir in hÖchsten NÖthen sein BWV 641 Mendelssohn String Quartet in F minor Op 80 No 6

‘The music’s potency and bravura were conveyed with thrilling conviction’

The Guardian


Franz Schubert wrote some of the greatest music the world has ever heard, including over 600 songs (Lieder). His predominant themes were love and its loss, longing and loneliness. Schubert’s songwriting reached its apogee in the two great cycles, Die Schöne Müllerin and Winterreise and in the collection of songs known as Schwanengesang, the very last that he composed.

For German Lied aficionados and newcomers to the genre alike, this marathon of Schubert Song Cycles is a must, revealing as they do Schubert’s genius for composing songs that are poignant, beautiful and heart-rending.

Each singer will explain the background to these famous settings, as each song describes a mood or is part of a narrative.

It’s worth mentioning that the fine pianist, Jâms Coleman will be tackling no less than fifty-eight songs in one day.

Please give it a go!

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Song

St Lawrence Chapel, Ashburton TQ13 7DD | 11.00am, 2.00pm, 4.30pm

WEDNESDAY 18 OCTOBER

SCHUBERT SONG CYCLE DAY

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St Lawrence Chapel, Ashburton TQ13 7DD | 11.00am | £12 (£28)*

St Lawrence Chapel, Ashburton TQ13 7DD | 2.00pm | £12 (£28)*

St Lawrence Chapel, Ashburton TQ13 7DD | 4.30pm | £12 (£28)*

Schubert Die Schöne Müllerin

Schubert Winterreise

Schubert Schwanengesang

SCHUBERT SONG CYCLE DAY

NICK PRITCHARD TENORJÂMS COLEMAN PIANO

HENRY NEILL BARITONEJÂMS COLEMAN PIANO

NICHOLAS MOGG BARITONEJÂMS COLEMAN PIANO

Nick Pritchard Jâms Coleman

Die SchÖne Müllerin is the first of the Cycles and thought to be one of the composer’s most significant works. Originally written with a tenor in mind, it tells the story of a young man who falls in love with a miller’s daughter.

The celebrated singer, Elena Gerhardt said of Winterreise, “you have to be haunted by this cycle to be able to sing it”. It is one of the most moving works in the Lieder repertoire ever to be composed. The songs highlight the importance of the pianist’s equal role within the genre.

Schwanengesang or Swansong consists of a collection of songs written by three different poets; Haslinger, Rellstab and Heine. They were published posthumously and attracted Liszt to transcribe many of them. The final song, Taubenpost, is thought to be Schubert’s final Lied and a joyous finale to the overall total of over seven hundred songs.

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St Andrew’s Church, Ashburton TQ13 7DT | 7.30pm | £22, £15, £12, £8**Concessions available - see page 42

THE SOCIETY OF STRANGE AND ANCIENT INSTRUMENTS‘SOUNDHOUSE’A CONCERT FOCUSING ON 17TH CENTURY INSTRUMENTS

WEDNESDAY 18 OCTOBER


Founder member of the Society of Strange and Ancient Instruments, Clare Salaman is an authority on seventeenth century instruments. Sound House is a project that explores some of the musical and magical phenomena that they create. The performers play unusual and historically appropriate instruments, including the magnificent two- metre- long buzzing tromba marina and the little-known viola bastarda.

Ensemble

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All Saints’ Church, Okehampton EX20 1LW | 11.00am, 1.00pm, 3.00pm | £10 (£25)**Concessions available - see page 42

THE DAVIES DUOHELEN DAVIES PIANOHARVEY DAVIES PIANOA DAY OF MUSICAL DISCOVERY SPANNING THREE CENTURIES IN THE COMPANY OF THIS CELEBRATED PIANO DUO

THURSDAY 19 OCTOBER

Helen and Harvey Davies, mother and son, have worked together professionally since 1992. Since then they have built a reputation as one of the foremost exponents of contemporary piano duet repertoire in Britain.

Their innovative and fascinating programme will explore the hidden depths of three centuries of music in a light-hearted, yet informative way.


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All Saints’ Church, Okehampton EX20 1LW 11.00am - 12.00 noon | £10 (£25)

Part One “Classically Formed”: features the Classical Era and looks at the development of the medium alongside that of the new fortepiano. Works include those by Charles Burney, Haydn, Clementi and the insuperable Mozart.

Short lunch break

All Saints’ Church, Okehampton EX20 1LW 1.00pm - 2.30pm | £10 (£25)

Part Two “Romantic Arrangements”: the Duo will play music by great virtuoso pianists such as Czerny and Hummel, comparing their approach with that of Franz Schubert.

Tea break

All Saints’ Church, Okehampton EX20 1LW 3.00pm - 4.00pm | £10 (£25)

Stravinsky’s Rite of Spring sets the scene for exploration of the twentieth century to the present day with examples of works by Hindemith, Berkeley, Leighton, Hoddinott and Nicola Lefanu.


All Saints’ Church, Okehampton EX20 1LW | 7.30pm | £28, £25, £18, £12, Supper £10

TASMIN LITTLE VIOLIN

ANDREY GUGNINPIANO

THURSDAY 19 OCTOBER

Tasmin Little has firmly established herself as one of today’s most esteemed and eminent international violinists. She has performed on every continent in some of the most prestigious venues and her multi-award winning career encompasses concerto and recital performances, Masterclasses, workshops and community outreach work.

She is joined by outstanding Australian pianist, Andrey Gugnin for this diverse programme that includes Prokofiev’s D major Sonata (originally for flute) that he arranged while in the Ural mountains during the Second World War.

Brahms Sonatensatz in C minor Op posthArvo Pärt FratresProkofiev Violin Sonata in D major Op 94a No 2Beethoven Violin Sonata Op 47 No 9 ‘Kreuzer’

‘Little’s playing was flawless, her tone pure and penetrating’

The Times

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The Plough Arts Centre, Torrington EX38 8HQ | 11.00am–5.00pm with breaks | £15**Concessions available - see page 42

TASMIN LITTLE VIOLINANDREY GUGNIN PIANOMICHAEL PETROV CELLOJORDAN BLACK CLARINETOPEN REHEARSAL

FRIDAY 20 OCTOBER

Last year’s open rehearsal project proved to be such a success that it seemed a good idea to repeat the formula.

On this occasion, Tasmin Little is accompanied by a charismatic team of artists: BBC New Generation Artist and supremely talented cellist, Michael Petrov; gifted clarinettist, Jordan Black (who played at John Adie’s Memorial Concert) and Andrey Gugnin whom Tasmin ‘discovered’ while in Australia last year.

Tasmin will be exploring Debussy’s three instrumental Sonatas not only comparing the links between them but also their differing qualities.

Following a break for lunch, the artists will return to give an open rehearsal on Messiaen’s profoundly moving Quartet for the End of Time.

Debussy Sonata for cello and piano in D minor L135Debussy Rhapsody for clarinet and piano L116 No 1Debussy Sonata for violin and piano in G minor L140MessiaenQuartet for the End of Time

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Open Rehearsal


Devon Hall (Bideford College), Bideford EX39 3AR | 7.30pm | £28, £22, £15*in collaboration with The Plough Arts Centre, Torrington*Concessions available - see page 42

ALEC DANKWORTH’S SPANISH ACCENTSFEATURING EMILY DANKWORTH VOCALS AND JESUS OLMEDO FLAMENCO/PALMA

FRIDAY 20 OCTOBER Jazz

Flamenco rhythms, traditional Spanish and Cuban folksongs are interwoven to evoke the soul of the Iberian peninsula. With compositions by Dizzy Gillespie, Paco de Lucia, Chick Corea and Vicente Amigo, this wonderfully exciting programme features the beautiful voice of Emily Dankworth, the powerful flamenco dancing of Jesus Olmedo, and the award winning bass playing of Alec Dankworth.

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St George’s Church, Dunster TA24 6RY | 11.00am | £8

YOUNG MUSICIANS PLATFORM COMPETITIONWINNERS’ RECITALWITH ALISON FARR PIANO

SATURDAY 21 OCTOBER

The Festival’s Young Musicians Platform Competition has become a known and much valued performance opportunity for instrumentalists aged eighteen and under within the region. The audition format is relaxed, the panel of four is welcoming and the atmosphere full of fun. It is in this environment that students give their best and enjoy making music. The standard of the competition is high and the annual concert given by the winners is an exciting event and well worth attending. Above all, these aspiring instrumentalists need as much encouragement as possible in a fiercely competitive world.

Collection for Young Musicians Platform.

Programme To be announcedat a later date

Matilda Wale Ellen O’Brien Poppy Freya McGhee Joseph Pritchard

Recital

St George’s Church, Dunster TA24 6RY | 2.30pm | £8

BRIGHT SPARKSTWO MOORS FESTIVAL ARTISTSWITH ALISON FARR PIANO

Winners of 2016’s Young Musicians Platform competition, these artists have continued to show promise of fine careers ahead.

In December 2016 (aged fourteen), Hannah McFarlane achieved a Distinction in her Dip ABRSM.

Joel Munday now attends Junior Royal College of Music and is supported by Awards for Young Musicians, the Dulce Haigh Marshall Trust, and the Exeter and District Classical Music Trust.

SATURDAY 21 OCTOBER

Hannah McFarlane:BeethovenCello Sonata No 4 Op 102 No 1DvořákRondo in G minor Op 94Joaquin NinSur un air de danse de Pablo Esteve

Joel Munday:Tomaso VitaliChaccone in G MinorMaurice RavelViolin Sonata No 2 in G Minor

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Hannah McFarlane Joel Munday Alison Farr

Recital

St George’s Church, Tiverton EX16 5DQ | 5.00pm | £6, Supper £10 (†£11 for talk + supper if bought with a ticket for the evening’s Choral Concert)

DEVON WILDLIFE TRUSTHARRY BARTON CEO‘INSPIRED BY NATURE’

What can an eighteenth-century composer tell lovers of the natural world today? If one piece of music ever stood out as a statement of pure reverence for the natural world, then Haydn’s Creation is surely it.

In Devon we have one of the best natural environments anywhere, with stunning moorlands, cascading rivers and shimmering seas. Haydn delights in all these aspects of nature, and is as admiring of the “glittering plumes” of a bird in flight as he is of the “sinuous trace” of the humble worm.

Haydn’s masterpiece was written at a time when the world was turning to empirical science, machines and utilitarianism. And with this revolution in thought came the taming of nature in every sense – from the industrialisation of our rivers to the view of wildlife as a resource to be exploited. Little wonder that so many species – including the nightingale, our most melodious songster – have disappeared from Devon since Creation was written.

Today, our natural environment is under greater pressure than ever. But there are signs that the tide is changing. Companies like South West Water are paying DWT to help clean up our rivers. We are starting to welcome back native animals like the beaver. And educationalists are becoming ever more interested in the wealth of evidence showing that we feel and learn better when we have contact with the wild.

SATURDAY 21 OCTOBER

In our modern world it can seem that something has to be measured or have a price tag to be given any value. But there is surely no substitute for the pure, subjective joy in nature’s intrinsic beauty. Maybe Haydn will have the last word after all!

Chief Executive Harry Barton joined Devon Wildlife Trust in October 2011, having spent the previous five years as Chief Executive of the Earth Trust in Oxfordshire. He has worked for nearly twenty-five years in the environmental sector, including spells at the Council for National Parks, Kew Gardens, CPRE and the Wiltshire Wildlife Trust. Harry studied Geography at Durham University (BSc) and then Environmental Policy at Wye College, University of London (MSc). He has a passion for the environment and a particular interest in landscape scale conservation, having played a key role developing the Wildlife Trust movement’s Living Landscapes programme.

Harry’s other interests include cycling, running, martial arts, music and issues surrounding disability, especially autism. He firmly believes that spending time in the outdoors - especially the wonderful places we have in Devon - are essential in keeping us happy and healthy.

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St Paul’s Church, Tiverton EX16 5HU | 7.30pm | £28, £25, £18, £12* (£38, £35, £28, £22)†*Concessions available - see page 42

NORTH DEVON SINFONIAEMMA KENT DIRECTOR

GEMMA SUMMERFIELD SOPRANOJOHN PORTER TENORTIM NELSON BARITONEFESTIVAL CHORUS COLIN HOWARD CHORUS MASTER

HAYDN ‘THE CREATION’

SATURDAY 21 OCTOBER Choral

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The Festival has included a choral concert whenever possible. Having the North Devon Sinfonia, winners of BBC Four’s Great Orchestral Challenge, on the doorstep, has provided an irresistible incentive to put on a performance of Haydn’s joyous and splendid Creation.

The NDS (as it is known) whose players come from one of the most rural areas in Devon, produced a standard of performance that surpassed the nations’ other amateur orchestras. Not only that, but their enthusiasm showed no bounds! They are joined by a massed Two Moors Festival chorus that includes members from the Devon Wildlife Trust and Blundell’s School. The soloists are some of the foremost young professional artists; the Chorus Master none other than Colin Howard (known to many in the Festival) and the performance will be directed by NDS’s conductor, Emma Kent.

Haydn The Creation

John Porter Tim Nelson

Gemma Summerfield

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HANDEL’S ‘ALCINA’ IN CONCERT

Tickets: Details of how to book will be available

on the website in the autumn

The adaptation of this opera is intended as a semi-staged collage of materials from George Frideric Handel’s great opera, Alcina. It is a chance to enjoy the spectacular arias of this opera with theatrical

staging to connect the characters, story, music and drama.

Harvey Davies’s ensemble from the alumni of the Royal Northern College of Music and in

collaboration with the American tenor, Chase Hopkins, have put together a mesmerising

team of singers for this production.

‘One distinction of presenting opera in this format is the absolute necessity

of the participants being good actors. This was certainly the case here.’

ROBERT J FARR, ‘SEEN AND HEARD INTERNATIONAL’

OTHER EVENTST H U R S D AY, 3 0 N O V E M B E R 2 0 17 • 7. 0 0 F O R 7. 3 0 P M

2 2 M A N S F I E L D S T R E E T, L O N D O N W 1 G 9 N RBy kind permission of Bob and Elisabeth Boas

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‘Carving for posterity’Master Carver Laurence Beckford lives and works in Dulverton, and is one of only handful of master carvers and apprentices in the country.

Laurence’s work is in high demand, and he has worked on many prestigious projects, including the restoration of the fire damaged

Grinling Gibbons carvings at Hampton Court Palace and the replacement of the carved enrichments in the State and Octagon Dining

Rooms at Windsor Castle (where Laurence was the ‘signature’ carver).

Laurence’s talk will give us a fascinating insight into the rigorously detailed work involved in the restoration of fire, weather and vandal-damaged carvings. He will also talk about his passion

for traditional ‘hand cut’ lettering in slate and stone. If you would like to see more of Laurence prior to his talk you

can visit his website www.beckfordsartworks.co.uk

Laurence BeckfordMaster Carver

F R I D AY, 2 9 S E P T E M B E R 2 0 17 • 6 . 3 0 P MF I L L E I G H V I L L A G E H A L L , E X 3 2 0 R S

Tickets: £10 (includes wine and canapés)

FESTIVAL AT A GLANCE

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EVENT TIME VENUE PAGE

FRIDAY 13 OCTOBERSounds Baroque: Casanova’s Conquest 7.30pm St Paul’s Church, Tiveton 04

SATURDAY 14 OCTOBERKaleidoscope Saxophone Quartet 11.45am Tiverton Parkway Station 06Barry Douglas 7.30pm All Saints’ Church, Dulveton 07

SUNDAY 15 OCTOBERMatins: with Introit and Anthem 11am St Beuno’s Church, Culbone 08Masterclass with Dame Felicity Lott 11am-1pm with artist Benedict Rubbra & 2.30-3.30pm Brushford Parish Hall, Brushford 08The Endellion String Quartet & Barry Douglas 7.30pm All Saints’ Church, Dulveton 10

MONDAY 16 OCTOBERAndrey Lebedev & Iosef Purits 11am St Luke’s Church, Simonsbath 12The Exmoor Society with Rachel Thomas 2.30pm St Luke’s Church Simonsbath 13The City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra & Pavel Kalesnikov 7.00pm Cathedral Church of St Peter, Exeter 14

TUESDAY 17 OCTOBERO Duo 11am St Pancras’ Church, Widecombe-in-the-Moor 16Sally Sedgman: Images & Improvisation 2.30pm St Pancras’ Church, Widecombe-in-the-Moor 17The Heath Quartet 7.30pm The Church of St Michael the Archangel, Chagford 18

WEDNESDAY 18 OCTOBERSchubert Song Cycle Day 11am, 2pm, & 4.30pm St Lawrence Chapel, Ashburton 20The Society of Strange and Ancient Instruments 7.30pm St Andrew’s Church, Ashburton 22

THURSDAY 19 OCTOBERThe Davies Piano Duo: Musical Discovery 11am, 1pm, 3pm All Saints’ Church, Okehampton 24Tasmin Little & Andrey Gugnin 7.30pm All Saints’ Church, Okehampton 26

FRIDAY 20 OCTOBEROpen Reheasal: Led by Tasmin Little 11am-5pm The Plough Arts Centre, Torrington 29Alec Dankworth’s Spanish Accents 7.30pm Devon Hall (Bideford College), Bideford 30

SATURDAY 21 OCTOBERYoung Musicians Platform Competition: Winners’ Recital 11am St George’s Church, Dunster 32Bright Sparks: Past YMP winners 2.30pm St George’s Church, Dunster 33Devon Wildlife Trust with Harry Barton 5pm St George’s Church, Tiverton 34North Devon Sinfonia & The Festival Chorus: Haydn’s Creation 7.30pm St Paul’s Church, Tiverton 36

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CONCERT VENUES

1 ASHBURTON St Andrew’s Church St Lawrence Chapel

2 BIDEFORD Devon Hall

3 CHAGFORD St Michael’s Church

4 CULBONE St Beuno’s Church

5 DULVERTON All Saints’ Church

6 BRUSHFORD Parish Hall

7 DUNSTER St George’s Church

8 EXETER Cathedral Church of

St Peter

9 OKEHAMPTON All Saints’ Church

10 SIMONSBATH St Luke’s Church

11 TIVERTON St George’s Church St Paul’s Church Tiverton Parkway station

12 TORRINGTON The Plough Arts Centre

13 WIDECOMBE-IN- THE-MOOR

St Pancras’s Church Village Hall

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BOOKING INFORMATIONWHEN TO BOOKFestival:Priority booking Benefactors from 3 July 2017

Associatesfrom 10 July 2017

Friends from 17 July 2017

General Booking opens 26 July 2017

Booking closes 24 hours before each concert. There may be tickets available on the door, notification of which will be posted on the website.

Other Events:As posted

HOW TO BOOKPlease note that we no longer have a booking form. There are several easy ways you can book and pay for your tickets:

OnlineVisit our website www.thetwomoorsfestival.co.uk for a full list of events and choose your seats 24 hours a day.

We have introduced e-tickets. Choose the ‘print-at-home’ option at checkout and your e-ticket will be emailed to you. Please print it out as you may not be

able to access your email at the venues due to poor phone signal.

There are no booking fees. A £1.00 charge applies if you would like your tickets posted.

By phone or in person:Exeter Visitor Information & Tickets, Dix’s Field, EXETER EX1 1GF

Box office: 01392 665885

There are no booking fees. A £1.50 charge is applied to credit card transactions. There is no charge for debit card or cash transactions. A £1.00 charge applies if you would like your tickets posted.

Box office opening times to 30 SeptemberMonday-Wednesday and Friday: 9.00am to 5.00pmThursday & Saturday: 9.00am to 4.30pm

Box office opening times OctoberMonday-Wednesday and Friday: 9.30am to 4.30pmThursday & Saturday: 9.30am to 4.00pm

Closed 12.30 to 1.15pm

Bank Holidays: 10.00am to 4.00pm

HOW TO PAY FOR YOUR TICKETSYou can pay using credit cards, debit cards or cash (at the Exeter Visitor Information and Tickets Box Office only). We accept most major cards, excluding American Express and Electron.

CONCESSIONSHalf price tickets are available for people in full-time education aged 30 years and under for the following 2017 Festival events:

• Sounds Baroque• Andrey Lebedev• O Duo• Sally Sedgman• Schubert Song Cycle Day• The Society of Strange and

Ancient Instruments• The Davies Piano Duo• Tasmin Little’s open

rehearsal• Alec Dankworth• North Devon Sinfonia and

the Festival Chorus

A discounted price of £3 per ticket for children 18 years and under is available for groups of ten or more children accompanied by at least one adult. One adult goes free of charge. Please ask for more details at the box office.

Only one concession may be applied to any events where there is more than one available.

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ACCESS INFORMATIONDisabled ConcertgoersWheelchair seats can only be booked via telephone, and cannot be booked online or by post. This is because we have to manage the allocation of seats to ensure that they are fairly allocated to wheelchair users and their companions.

Seats must be booked in advance. Please note that disabled concertgoers who need help may book a free seat for one companion.

Disabled access to all venues is possible, though the approach to some churches is uphill. A few of the venues have disabled parking spaces available.

For further assistance, contact the administrator Sarah Muirhead at [email protected] or on 07585 941215.

Toilets and ParkingInformation about the location of toilets and parking is available at www.thetwomoorsfestival.co.uk/visit/venues

Restricted ViewThe venues are mainly churches. These are historic buildings, which were not built as concert halls. Although we point out those seats with the most severely restricted views on the seating plans, we cannot guarantee an unrestricted view.

FOOD, DRINK AND PLACES TO STAYThere are many options close to each venue happy to cater for Festivalgoers.

Please visit www.thetwomoorsfestival.co.uk/visit/hospitality for suggestions.

Why not become a Friend of the

Festival?The Friends,

Associates and Benefactors play a

vital role in helping to keep the Festival going. They receive a number of benefits

including priority booking.

If you would like further information

please contact Muff Dudgeon,

FABs Liaison Officer, at muff.dudgeon@

icloud.com

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TERMS & CONDITIONS

Conditions of salei. The Management reserves the right to change or cancel the advertised programme and artists due to unforeseen or unavoidable circumstances outside their reasonable control. All ticket holders will be notified in advance of any changes, if practicably possible.

** Please note that we cannot guarantee that ticket holders will be informed of such cancellation before the date of the event

ii. The Management reserves the right to refuse admission to any ticket holder in reasonable circumstances including, without limitation, where the ticket holder breaches these Terms and Conditions, disrupts other audience members’ enjoyment or does anything that the Management considers to be unacceptable behaviour, taking health and safety, environmental and security concerns into account.

Refunds and exchangesWe regret that we are unable to refund or exchange tickets after puchase except in the rare event of:

a concert being rescheduled or cancelleda customer wishing to add seats to their original booking and, to accommodate this change, a seat move is required.

** Please note that any price difference on cheaper seats cannot be refunded and that any price difference on more expensive seats must be met by the customer

ConcessionsConcessions must be applied for by the customer at the time of booking as they cannot be applied retrospectively. Only one concession may be applied to any events where there is more than one available.

At the performanceLatecomers will only be admitted at a suitable pause. The Front of House representative on duty will advise you.

Festival liabilityThe Two Moors Festival Limited cannot accept any liability for any accident or injury incurred while attending activities held during the Festival period or at other times.

Publicity materialsPublicity material from other organisations can only be displayed at our concerts by prior arrangement with the Festival Administrator.

The Two Moors Festival, Barkham, Sandyway, South Molton, Devon EX36 3LU Box Office: 01392 665885

www.thetwomoorsfestival.co.ukThe Two Moors Festival is a registered charity no. 1095723

THANK YOU TO OUR GENEROUS SUPPORTERS

Trusts and Foundations29th May 1961 Charitable Trust

John Coates Charitable TrustJohn S Cohen Foundation

Ernest Cook TrustExeter and District Classical Music Trust

Exmoor Decorative and Fine Arts SocietyFitton Trust

Headley TrustLynn Foundation

Norman Family Charitable TrustOkehampton United Charities

PF Charitable TrustQueen Anne’s Gate Foundation

Sandra Charitable TrustSir John and Lady Amory’s Charitable Trust

Steel Charitable TrustTanner Trust

Tedworth Charitable TrustWakefield Trust

Friends, Associates and Benefactors

of the Two Moors Festival

Business PartnersClassic FM

Devon County ShowGWR

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