coco mar 16 draft1 - city of carlisle orchestra
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Mayor’s Welcome Iamverypleasedtowelcomeyoutotonight'sconcertgivenbytheCityofCarlisleOrchestra,insupportofmyMayorofCarlisle'sCharityFund.ThisyearmychosencharitiesareCumbriaCerebralPalsy,TheCarlisleYouthZone,Alzheimer'sSocietyandTheCarlisleCathedralBuildingFund.BytheendofmyyearinofficeIconfidentlyhopewewillhaveraisedover£20ktoassisttheseworthwhilecauses.TheMayoressandIthoroughlyenjoyedtheAmerican-themedconcerton4thJulylastyearandIwasdelightedwhenCOCOagreedtodonatetheproceedsoftonight'sconcerttomyfund.Onapersonallevel,Iamabsolutelythrilledtobeinvitedtosingtwoofmyfavouritesongsaccompaniedbytheorchestra.Ihopeyouenjoythem.ThankyouforsupportingtheconcerttonightandthankyoutoCOCOfortheirgenerositywhichwillbegreatlyappreciatedbymanypeople.
SteveLaydenMayorofCarlisle
Programme 7piecesfromtheIncidentalMusictoAladdin,Op.34-CarlNielsen(1865-1931)
ElizabethanSerenade-RonaldBinge(1910-1979)
YoushallgonomorefromTheMarriageofFigaro,KV.492WolfgangAmadeusMozart(1756-1791)
AmorehumanMikadofromTheMikado-ArthurSullivan(1842-1900)
*Interval*
CrownImperial-WilliamWalton(1902-1983)
EnglishDancesSet1,Op.27-MalcolmArnold(1921-2006)
Cockaigne(InLondonTown),Op.40-EdwardElgar(1857-1934)
Raising Money for Tonight’s Charities
Cumbria Cerebral Palsy CPCumbriaisalongestablishedlocalorganisationworkingwithchildrenandadultswhohavecerebralpalsyandrelateddisabilities.Cerebralpalsy(CP)isagroupofdisordersthataffectaperson’sabilitytomoveandmaintainbalanceandposture.CPisthemostcommonmotordisabilityinchildhood.CPiscausedbyabnormalbraindevelopmentordamagetothedevelopingbrainthat
affectsaperson’sabilitytocontrolhisorhermuscles.Weoffercounty-wideoutreachworkviaourteamofSupportWorkers,afreeinformationserviceandfundraiseforspecialactivitiesandmuch-neededequipment.Awhollyindependentcharity,werelyonthegenerosityoflocalpeople,incomefromourcharityshopsandourfundraisingbranchestocontinueourwork.IfyoufeelyoucanhelpCPCinanyway,pleasedogetintouch.
The Carlisle Cathedral Fratry Project Appeal Carlisle Cathedral Fratry Project is very grateful to be chosen as one of theMayor’scharitiesthisyear.At thecentreof theCity’s life, theCathedral iscreatinganexcitingandrelevantofferthat brings its ancient Fratry, the stories hidden in it and around the Cathedralprecinct, to life. Local people, people from the wider county, the north-west and
visitorsfromallovertheworldwilldiscoverlotsofexciting,interactivewaysofengagingwiththeheritageoftheCathedralandtheCity. Anewteachingandlearningcentrewilldelivercurriculum-ledorspeciallytailoredprogrammestocommunitygroups,schools,collegesanduniversities.Receivingnocentralgovernment funding, theCathedralreliesonthegenerosityof thosewhosupport it.TheFratryProject isambitious–marryingthebestofoldandnewdesigns, theprojectwillprovidesafeaccess forall.New jobs, trainingopportunities,andnewanddifferentvolunteeringopportunitieswillbecreated,andspaceswillopenformeetings,exhibitions, lectures,concertsandcorporateevents.WorkingcloselywithitspartnersinthehistoricquarterandtheCity,thisexcitingprojectwilladdstimulustothelocaleconomyandhelptomakeCarlislea‘mustsee’destinationintheNorthWest.
Alzheimer’s Society Alzheimer'sSocietyistheUK’sleadingsupportandresearchcharityforallpeopleaffectedbydementia.Over850,000intheUKarecurrently
diagnosedaslivingwithdementiaandthesefiguresaresettoriseto1,000,000by2021.
InCumbriaalonethereareover8,000peoplediagnosedaslivingwithdementia.TheSocietyprovidessupporttopeoplewithanyformofdementiaandtheircarersthroughourlocalDementiaAdvisorsandDementiaSupportworkers.InadditioninCumbriaweoffer23localgroupsincludingSingingfortheBrain,Dementiacafes,ArtandDramagroupstonamebutafew.ThesegroupsandservicesareallbackedupwithourNationalDementiahelplineandwebsite.
Wecampaignforbetterqualityoflifeforpeoplewithdementiaandagreaterunderstandingofdementia.Wealsofundaninnovativeprogrammeofmedicalandsocialresearchintothecause,cureandpreventionofdementiaandthecarepeoplereceivetoday.Asacharity,werelyonthegenerosityofotherstohelpussupportpeopletolivewellwithdementiatodayandfundresearchtofindacurefortomorrow.
Carlisle Youth Zone
CarlisleYouthZoneprovidesyoungpeoplewithasafeandinspiringplacetogowhich:
• Raisesaspirations• Buildsconfidenceandself-esteem• Encouragespositivebehaviourandhelpsyoungpeopledealwith
challengesandmakepositiverelationships• Encouragehealthylifestyles• Reducecrimeandanti-socialbehaviour
Ouryouthworkteamofstaffandvolunteerssupportyoungpeopleofallbackgrounds,abilitiesandages,encouragingpersonalresponsibility,toleranceandambition.CarlisleYouthZonebelievepassionatelyingivingtheyoungpeopleofCarlislethebeststartinlifebyprovidinggreatfacilitiesanddevelopingyoungpeople’sideasandaspirationsintoengagingandmeaningfulactivities.WithsupportfromtheMayor’sfundraisingeffortsCarlisleYouthZonecanensurethatmoreyoungpeoplearesupportedandgivenopportunitiestoparticipateinactivities,tripsandprojects.
Our conductor – Leon ReimerAftergraduatingfromtheUniversityofGlasgowwithadegreeinMusicin2013andcompletinghispostgraduatestudieswithProfessorsAlasdairMitchellandGarryWalkerattheRoyalConservatoireofScotland,LeonbecameanAssociateMusicianoftheRoyalScottishNationalOrchestra.HehasworkedwithsomeofScotland’smostprolificorchestras,includingtheRSNO,theBBCScottishSymphonyOrchestraandmostrecentlytheScottishChamberOrchestraattheSt.MagnusFestivalinOrkney.
LeonhasbeenworkingwithamateurandyouthorchestrasacrossScotland,includingtheHighlandRegionalYouthOrchestraandthePerthCommunityOrchestra.Havingbeenbroughtupasasinger,Leonalsoenjoysfrequentchoralconductingopportunities,mostnotablyastheLanfineConductingScholaroftheUniversityofGlasgowChapelChoir.
About tonight’s music 1.7piecesfromtheIncidentalMusictoAladdin,Op.34-CarlNielsen(1865-1931).
Nielsen’sinvolvementwiththeRoyalDanishTheatre’slavishproductionofAladdinwasadisaster.Hehadworkedtirelesslytocomposeeightyminutesofincidentalmusicfortheproject.Buttheproducer,JohannesPoulsen,decidedtoextendthestageovertheorchestrapit,leavingtheorchestratobecrammedunderagrandonstagestaircase.PoulsenalsomadeenormouscutstothemusicandshuffledNielsen’scarefullyorderedsequenceofdancenumbers.Appalled,Nielsendemandedthathisnameberemovedfromtheprogramme.Torescueatleastsomeofthemusic,thecomposeroftenconductedextractsfromAladdininconcert,andtheseprovedverypopularwithhisaudiences.AfterNielsen’sdeathin1931,hispublisherassembledthesevenextractsintothecurrentsuite.
Thesuite,publishedin1940,comprisessevenmovementswithahugevarietyofmoodsandcolours.ItbeginswiththeOrientalFestivalMarch,whichsetstheexoticandstirringscenefortherestofthesuite.Aladdin’sDream/DanceoftheMorningMistcontraststhisgrandopeningwithitssoft,mutedstrings,whichdepictAladdin’sdreamfollowedbyacharmingandlightwaltz.Theoutersectionsofthethirdmovement,theHinduDance,areslowandsensuous,withalighter,wind-dominatedmiddlesection.TheChineseDanceisanotherlightdancethatfeaturesnoauthenticmusicalresemblancebutcertainly,withitssymmetricalstructureandseeminglyunbrokenphrases,stronglysuggestsanorientalinfluence.TheMarketplaceinIspahanbeginsquietly,butNielsenevokesthehustleandbustleofthemarketbydividingtheorchestraintofourparts,eachplayingitsowntunesimultaneously,aswepassthroughthemarket.ThefinaltwodancesofferfurtherevidenceofthediversityofNielsen’sorchestralmusic.TheDanceofthePrisonersfeaturesheavilyarticulatedrhythmsthroughout,withthebrasscarryingthemoodandthephrasing.Finally,theAfricanDanceisamasterclassinrhythmicvariation-Nielsendemandsgreatrhythmicaccuracyfromthewholeorchestra.
2.ElizabethanSerenade-RonaldBinge(1910-1979).
WhenitwasfirstplayedbytheMantovaniorchestrain1951,theElizabethanSerenadewassimplytitledAndantecantabile.Althoughthepieceretainedthisperformancedirection,itsnamewasalteredbyBingetoreflectthepost-Waroptimismofthe‘newElizabethanAge’thatbeganwiththeaccessionofQueenElizabethIIinFebruary1952.ThepiecebecameBinge’sgreatestsuccess,winninganIvorNovelloawardandenjoyingchartsuccessinGermanyandSouthAfrica.
3.‘Youshallgonomore’fromTheMarriageofFigaro,KV.492-WolfgangAmadeusMozart(1756-1791).
‘Youshallgonomore’(Nonpiùandrai)isanariatakenfromMozart’s1786operaTheMarriageofFigaro(LeNozzediFigaro),whoseItalianlibrettobyLorenzoDaPontewasbasedonPierreBeaumarchais’sfive-actcomedyofthesamename.Theariaissungbythemainhero,Figaro,neartheendofthefirstact.Atthispointinthestory,CountAlmavivahasfoundhispage,Cherubino,inthequartersofhismaidSusanna.TheCountisalreadysuspiciousthatCherubinohasdesignsonhiswife,CountessRosina,anddisapprovesofhislooselifestyle.However,hecannotpunishCherubino,ashehimselfwasonlyinSusanna’squarterstopropositionher.Instead,theCounthasdecidedtosendCherubinoawaytohisregimentinSeville.Inthisaria,FigaroteasesCherubinoabouthisSpartanmilitaryfuture,astarkcontrasttothepleasantandflirtatiouslifehehasenjoyedintheCount’spalace.
4.‘AmorehumanMikado’fromTheMikado-ArthurSullivan(1842-1900).
TheMikadowastheninthoperaticcollaborationbetweenArthurSullivanandthelibrettistW.S.Gilbert.Acomicoperaintwoacts,itpremieredin1885inLondonandconsequentlyenjoyedarunof672performancesattheSavoyTheatre.TheoperaremainsoneofthemostpopularGilbertandSullivanoperasandhasbeentranslatedintonumerouslanguages.SettingtheoperainJapanallowedGilberttosoftentheimpactofhispointedsatireandcriticismofBritishpoliticsandinstitutions.‘AmorehumaneMikado’issungbytheMikadointhesecondactoftheopera,ashedescribeshissystemofjustice.
5.CrownImperial-WilliamWalton(1902-1983).
BythetimeWaltoncomposedCrownImperial,hehadgainedaninternationalreputationwiththeoratorioBelshazzar’sFeastandhisFirstSymphony.AlthoughoriginallyintendedforthecoronationofEdwardVIII,itwasinsteadperformedatthesubsequentcoronationofGeorgeVIasaconsequenceofEdward’sabdication.ItwasconductedbySirAdrianBoultatthecoronationthattookplaceinWestminsterAbbeyandthusgaineditsfirstpublicperformance,althoughithadalreadybeenrecordedandbroadcast.Thepiecehasaremainedapopularfeatureofroyaloccasions,suchasthecoronationofQueenElizabethin1953andtheweddingofPrinceWilliamandCatherineMiddletonin2011.
ThemusicisheavilyinfluencedbyElgar’sPompandCircumstancemarches.Waltonfollowsasimilarformoftwocontrastingsections,bothofwhicharerepeated,eventuallyculminatinginagloriousfinale.CrownImperialtakesitstitlefromapoementitled‘Inhonourofthecity’bythesixteenth-centuryScottishpoetWilliamDunbar.Attheheadofthescore,Waltonquotestheline‘Inbeawtieberyngthecroneimperiall’.
6.EnglishDancesSet1,Op.27-MalcolmArnold(1921-2006).
ArnoldcomposedtwosetsoflightmusicfororchestraentitledEnglishDances,in1950and1951.Eachsetconsistsoffourdancesinspiredby,althoughnotbasedupon,countryfolktunesanddances.Thefirstsetwascommissionedbyhisthenpublisher,whoaskedforasuiteakintoAntoninDvorak’sSlavonicDances.Itwaspremieredon14April,1951bytheLondonPhilharmonicOrchestraunderthedirectionofSirAdrianBoult.Afterthesuccessofthefirstset,thepublisheraskedforasecond,whichArnoldcompletedthefollowingyear.
Thelightfirstmovement,Andantino,openstoquietchordsplayedbytheFrenchhornsandamelodyintroducedbytheviolins.Thisisreminiscentofthegentlemovementofacountrybreezeorslowlyflowingstreamsometimesbecomingagitatedwhenencounteringobstacles.Thelivelysecondmovement,Vivace,beginswithbelltonesthatseemtosignalthestartofvillagefestivities.Mesto,theslowthirdmovement,isinvariationform,withthemelodypresentedfourtimesindifferentkeysandinstrumentation.Thestirringfinalmovement,Allegrorisoluto,ischaracterisedbyadrivinganddeterminedrhythminthebrasswithornamentationfromthewoodwinds.
7.Cockaigne(InLondonTown),Op.40-EdwardElgar(1857-1934).
Elgarhadalreadycomposedtwoofhisgreatestmasterpieces,theEnigmaVariationsandTheDreamofGerontius,when,latein1900,theLondonPhilharmonicSocietywroteofferingtoperformaneworchestralwork.ByNovember,ElgarwasdecidedandwrotetohissteadfastfriendAugustJaeger(theNimrodofhisEnigmaVariations):‘Don’tsayanythingabouttheprospectiveovertureyet-Icallit“Cockaigne”andit’scheerfulandLondony-stoutandsteady.’
WhiletheconnectionbetweenElgar’seventualtitle,Cockaigne,andLondon,the‘landofCockneys’,isfairlyobvious,itisclearfrompersonalannotationsElgarmadeonitsliterarydefinitionsthattherewereotherassociationsinhismind:‘Cockaigne…thelandofalldelights…animaginarycountryofidlenessandluxury…UsuallyassociatedwithCockney-buttheconnection,ifreal,isremote.’Certainly,ElgartoldtheconductorHansRichterthat‘Cockaigneistheold,humorous(classical)nameforLondonandfromitwegetthetermCockney’-effectivelyreinforcingtheideathattheoverturewasacelebrationofLondon’sordinarycitizensratherthanitsgrandees.Oneshould,however,bewaryofassumingtheovertureisafaithfulportraitofLondoninElgar’stime.Atthetimeofitsconception,Elgarandhiswife,Alice,hadspentonlyoneunhappyspellinthecitysometenyearsearlier,whentheyhadlefttheirnativeWorcesterforWestKensingtonduringElgar’sfirstunsuccessfulbidtogainaprofessionalfootholdinthecapital.Cockaigneis,rather,Elgar’sevocationofanidealisedcommunity,aplaceofgoodwillandhighspirits,whereeverybody,whetherhigh-orlow-born(somethingElgar,asthesonofatradesman,washighlysensitiveto),playsavitalroleinitscultureandsenseofidentity.
Dedicatedtothecomposer’s‘manyfriends,themembersofBritishorchestras’,theoverturewasfirstheardonJune20,1901,ataRoyalPhilharmonicconcertconductedbyElgarinLondon’sQueen’sHall.Itwasaninstantsuccess.Tomanyofhiscontemporaries,includingtheastutecriticGeorgeBernardShaw,theoverture’sboisterousandcelebratorycharacterinstantlyrecalledtheoverturetoWagner’sDieMeistersinger.Indeed,thereismuchincommonbetweenthetwoworks:bothcelebrateacity’smythicalpast,interwovenwiththeindividualconcernsofyounglovers,whorepresentthehopeforthatcityanditsculture.YetthereisgreaterhumanityinElgar’scomposition,boisterousandless‘correct’initsdeportment,andwithanamusedacceptanceofhumanfailings,suchastheSalvationArmybandthatconstantlyfailstostartintunehalfwaythroughCockaigne.
Elgar’soverturestartsnotwithagrandstatement,butwithaperkytheme,playedsottovoce,almostasifitwereoverheard.Indeed,theslightholdonahighnoteseemstosuggesttheintriguedlistener,perhapsElgarhimself,whohaspausedtolistenoutforitsfurtherdevelopment.Thethemethencontinues,buildingintoaboisterous,brass-cappedfullstatementbytheorchestra.Therefollowsamorewistfulthemeonthestrings,fullofblissfullysighingchromaticism.ThisisthethemeElgarhimselfidentifiedasbeinginspired‘onedarkdayintheGuildhall:lookingatthememorialsofthecity’sgreatpastandknowingwellthehistoryofitsunendingcharity,Iseemedtohearfarawayinthedimroofathemeandechoofsomenoblemelody’.Afteravigorousnear-perorationbythebrass,theorchestraquietensforamorereflectivetheme,presentedfirstbythestringsthenbythewoodwinds.Elgardescribedthisthemeasthelovers’theme:notyearning,butmoreassured,calmandtenderlyloving.
Ratherthanneedingablow-by-blowcommentary,themusicunfoldsitsowneloquentnarrativefromtheseprincipalthemes.Butdolistenforthesoloclarinet,whichtwiceimitatesacrescendo:thefirsttimewithacheekilyspeededupversionoftheGuildhalltheme,describedbythecriticErnestNewmanasawhistlingtuneof‘theperky,self-confident,unabashedLondonstreetboy’.Onthesecondoccasion,theclarinetplaysanotherlivelytheme,thistimegenuinelynew,whichisbuiltup-withperhapsahintofatollingbellbythemutedbrass-intoagrandmarchbythefullorchestra(afterwhich,inacalminterlude,weheartheincompententSalvationArmyband).Inthisway,ElgarseemstosuggestthatthegreatnessandspiritofCockaigneisnotonlynourishedbysuchinstitutionsastheGuildhallbutalsofromthegrassrootsupwards.Indeed,everymajorthemehasitsspotlightintheoverture’skaleidoscopicprocession,whetherinintimatescoringorgrandtuttistatement.Thereisnohierarchyamongthosethemes(SalvationArmybandapart);nothingis‘incidental’,buteverymusicalthemeorcharacterisessentialinElgar’svisionof‘thelandofalldelight’.
WrittenbyLeonReimer
The players - City of Carlisle Orchestra1stViolins 2ndViolins Viola CelloRachaelCosslett SusanCampbell PeterWood KennethWilsonRobertCharlesworth DavidHowdle JonBuchan SusanBeebyJoanMasters HilaryLawrence RobertThurlow JoanneBertramSueArmstrong AbigailJohnson AliceHowdell JoanneCrossleyCatherineSwarbrick CarolynWhite IzzyRobertsBeniaminBudzynski JanetHornbyCathPrescott-Develling StevenThompsonKathRiley DoubleBass
Oboe/CorAnglais Flute/Piccolo ClarinetsWendyWillis GlenysBraithwaite
LynYoung JaneBellEmmaBurt TerryMullett RebeccaRavenBenimThurn Oboe SamanthaWillis RuthPickles AntheaLee Bassoon Trombone Horn TrumpetAndrewSmith GrahamHarris PamHarris GordonKyddAnnBishop RuthWood JulieRatcliffe
TomPhillips GilesWilson RichardPayne CliffAtwood DavidLogie BassClarinet/Saxophone Timpani Percussion
NormaBagot DavidBirkett SueRoe GeorgeNixon JamieHoyle
City of Carlisle Orchestra will next be in concert:
Friday,July1statSt.John’sChurch
Programme:
Sibelius-KareliaOvertureBruch-ViolinConcerto
Mendelssohn-ReformationSymphony(No.5)Watchoutforposters,connecttoourfacebookgroupwww.facebook.com/CityofCarlisleOrchestraoremailusonCityofCarlisleOrchestra@hotmail.comandasktogoonourmailinglistandbesuretoknowwhenourconcertsare.
And for the younger musician . . .CarlisleMusicCentre-TherearefantasticopportunitiesforyoungmusiciansatthevariousgroupsrunbyCarlisleMusicCentrefrombeginnerleveltoadvanced.Wecaterforstringplayers,brass,woodwindandpercussioninorchestraandwind-bandsettingsandmeetatTrinitySchool,Carlisle.ContactAndrewTugwell(HeadofCentre)[email protected].
CarlisleCathedralChoir-Forboysandgirlsaged8andoverwholikesinging.Contactjeremysuter@hotmail.com01228526646
Other Classical concerts coming up soon:
21March(Mon) PenrithMusicClub PenrithMethodistChurch FrithPianoQuartet,Mozart,Turina,Dvorak
5thApril(Tues) Live@lunchtime CarlisleCathedral DavidShingler(Organ)
10April(Sun) KeswickMusicSociety TheatrebytheLake,Keswick
BrodskyQuartet,Borodin,Shostakovich,Beethoven
12thApril(Tues) Live@lunchtime CarlisleCathedral CamerataCumbria(Windandstrings)
19thApril(Tues) Live@lunchtime CarlisleCathedral CantonelleLadiesChoir
23April(Sat) WordsworthSingers
23rdApril(Sat) KeswickChoralSociety
StJohnsChurch,Keswick BeethovenMassinC,MendelssohnHearmyPrayer,BrittenJubilate,ShearingSongsandSonnets
26thApril(Tues) Live@lunchtime CarlisleCathedral ScottBradley(Classicalguitar)
3rdMay(Tues) Live@lunchtime CarlisleCathedral SeanWhitock(Piano)
10thMay(Tues) Live@lunchtime CarlisleCathedral AustinFriarsSwingBand
17thMay(Tues) Live@lunchtime CarlisleCathedral JohnCooperGreen(Organ)
24thMay(Tues) Live@lunchtime CarlisleCathedral SamStadlen&JohnGreen(violadaGamba&Harpsichord)
31stMay(Tues) Live@lunchtime CarlisleCathedral MoonandStarFolkTrio
7thJune(Tues) Live@lunchtime CarlisleCathedral MaxSmith(Organ)
18June(Sat) WigtonChoralSociety StMarysChurch,Wigton “NightandDay”
2July(Sat) WordsworthSingers
19thJuly(Tues) Live@lunchtime CarlisleCathedral HaydnJeugdStrijkorkest(Orchestra)
ThanksWewishtothankStJohntheEvangelist,acommunitychurchthatwelcomesalltojoinitsactivitiesanduseitsfacilities.Formore
informationseest-johns-carlisle.co.ukorcontactRevSteveDonald(01228521601).
ThankstoCumbriaCountyCouncilmusiclibraryforsupplyingorchestralsets.