MUSIC MEETS FRIENDS OF SKIING

A special musical event at Bentley House near Lewes, East Sussex

Friday  16th  October  2015  6:30  Aperitif-­‐Concert-­‐Dinner  Saturday  17th  October  2015  6:00  Aperitif-­‐Concert-­‐Dinner  

   

Words of welcome

British Alpine skiing needs your help. The talent of our children and future Olympians is awesome. There are no limits to how far we can go or what we can achieve. The will, the genius, the hard work and the ambition is all there – we lack the means to take us all the way. For this purpose we are running two fund-raising musical evenings, starting with a champagne reception, followed by a musical gala and a buffet supper. The cost will be £80. The proceeds of the evening will go to the British Alpine Teams. Please join us for an evening of music and Merrymaking on either Friday October 16th or Saturday October 17th at Bentley House, near Lewes. Be there or be square!

INGRID CHRISTOPHERSEN MBE

MUSIC MEETS FRIENDS OF SKIING

PROGRAMME

Friday 16th October 2015 6:30 Aperitif

Saturday 17th October 2015 6:00 Aperitif

Concert

With contributions from the following guest

Artists

Buffet Supper

     LASZLO POTH, Piano Laszlo Poth graduated from the George Enesco Conservatoire, Romania in 1981. Whilst in Romania, Laszlo performed solo piano recitals and played in various chamber music ensembles including the ‘Stephan Lory’ Piano Trio which received a Romanian national chamber music prize. In 1985, Laszlo took up a teaching position in England and continued playing in London and the provinces with Piano duet partners, accompanying singers and as the pianist with the’ Hampstead Piano Trio’ where Laszlo met his wife the violinist Gillian. In 1993 Laszlo completed a Masters Degree in Music and Ethnomusicology at Goldsmiths’ College, London, studying Hungarian Folk Music and specializing in playing the Gardon, which is a traditional Hungarian folk instrument. Besides his work as a pianist and piano teacher, he is also the organist at St. Edward’s Church, Golders Green, London. Laszlo is a keen winter sports enthusiast. He is an ex ski racer himself and is also the very proud father of GB ski racers Daniel and Robert Poth.

           GEORGINA KELLEN, Soprano Georgina is a primary school teacher employed by the Ethnic Minority & Traveller Achievement Service in Cardiff, working with children who speak languages other than English at home. She is very involved in British skiing and spends most of her spare time running & organising training & race camps for Dragons Alpine Racing. In a previous life, after studying with Pamela Cook & then the tenor David Johnston at the Royal Northern College of Music, Georgina worked as a soprano performing in a variety of concerts, operas and oratorios. She worked with orchestras, choral societies and opera companies including Bilbao Symphony Orchestra, Welsh National Opera & ABBO The Basque region’s answer to Glyndebourne! It has been a very long time since Georgina sang professionally. During an unguarded moment in Bormio, Ingie asked her if she would sing at tonight’s concert and before her brain could say “Not on your life”, her mouth said “Of course, I’d love to!” Actually Georgina would like to thank Ingie for asking her as it has rekindled a love for singing that she hadn’t realised she missed so much.

                         

     INDIA MOYNIHAN, Mezzo Soprano India wasn’t quite born in the Alps but moved there as a very small baby. She represented Great Britain in several International Children’s races before hanging up her racing boots in 2013 to concentrate on her real passion – performing arts. India trained in an Italia Conti Associate School studying a variety of dance styles, singing and acting before being awarded a Performing Arts Scholarship to the internationally renowned Hurtwood House where she continues her training alongside her A-levels. She has recently discovered a love for anything with a Big Band, Jazz and of course Musical Theatre. India would like to thank Ingie for once again allowing her the opportunity to sing at Bentley with such a wonderful group of musicians to raise funds for British Alpine Racers.

Recent credits are: The Importance of being Earnest (Cecily); Flapper (Polly Pepper); Sleeping Beauty (Princess Rose); Great Expectations (Youth Music Theatre UK) Rose Theatre Kingston; Synergy, Italia Conti Associates; Chicago (Narrator/Jazz soloist), The Hurtwood Concert (Too Close for Comfort) ;Circus – Hurtwood House Musical Theatre Showcase (Send in the Clowns) ; The Caucasian Chalk Circle (Grusha/The Corporal) directed by Doug Quinn; The Gary Williams Christmas Album 2015 ; The Hurtwood Album (Fly me to the Moon)

   PAULA BOYAGIS, Mezzo-soprano Paula grew up on skis- her parents met as members of the British Ski Team and her father, John was an Olympic skier who captained and trained the British, Army and Forces teams. Her sons, Kit and Angus Nisbet trained and raced with Kandahar and DHO, and Kit now holds the Kandahar record for the fastest Inferno downhill time. Paula progressed from Kandahar trainee to trainer, racing at international level both on snow and grass in the 70’s, winning the Scottish Juniors and British Universities (and the odd mogul competition). Recently she has been drawn back to racing in the Inferno, and has captained the Kandahar Ladies 2 team in the Interclub races since its inception in 2008. Paula studied music under Denis Matthews at Newcastle University and now teaches music and runs the choir at a local primary school. She performs regularly in opera, oratorio and cabaret as a singer, flautist and conductor with White Horse Opera in Devizes and other groups in the south-west. How better to spend an evening than at Bentley combining two great loves under Ingie’s wing! Roles include: Mrs. Pinkerton (Mme Butterfly), Curra (Force of Destiny),Theresa (La Sonambula), Cherubino (Marriage of Figaro), Ruth (Pirates of Penzance), Lucy Lockit (Beggar’s Opera), Kate (Kiss Me Kate), Mrs. Squeers (Smike). This year she has sung the alto solo in Rossini’s Petite Messe Solenelle, is touring as Count Orlovsky (Die Fledermaus), and performing Idamante (Idomeneo) in October.

                 

   PHILIPPE EHINGER, Clarinet

Philippe Ehinger received his soloist's diploma from the Geneva Conservatoire under the tutelage of Thomas Friedli followed by a Postgraduate Certificate from the Royal College of Music. He was a prize-winner in the Jazz Onze Plus competition (Lausanne) and a recipient of scholarships from the Marescotti and Kiefer Hablitzel foundations in Geneva and Berne.

He has created and interpreted many works for the theatre, the most recent being: Le Centre du Monde at the FAR Festival in Nyon and at the Cartier Foundation for Contemporary Art in Paris; Les Juifs at the Comédie de Genève and the Vidy Theatre in Lausanne; Falstaff ou Les Infortunes d’un Ventru at the Théâtre de l’Orangerie in Geneva; Xanax at the Théâtre du Grütli in Geneva and Héraklès at the Comédie de Genève.

He has also been actively involved in more than 30 CD's either as a guest artist or 'project leader' and his last recording with the singer Joy Frempong "Les voisins ne parlent pas tous la même langue" received rave reviews.

Philippe Ehinger is currently involved in various classical music ensembles using both modern and traditional instruments. He plays with jazz groups and also has links to the theatre. Alongside this he teaches the clarinet at the Geneva conservatoire (CMG) and is a professor of instrumental teaching at the Haute École de Musique de Genève (HEM).

     STEFAN HOLMSTRÖM, Bass Baritone Born in Sweden, Stefan studied at the GSMD with Rudolf Piernay, generously supported by The Christina Nilsson Trust. He is also a scholar of the Samling Foundation. Operatic roles include Escamillio Carmen, Don Alfonso Così, Bartolo Barber Of Seville (GO), The Vicar Albert Herring (Kammeroper Schloss Rheinsberg), Le Gendarme Les Mamelles de Tirésias (Grange Park Opera), Pritschitsch Merry Widow, Marchese D’Obigny La Traviata, Hortensius La Fille de Regiment, Dancaire Carmen (Opera Holland Park), Don Magnifico La Cenerentola (Opera Four), Luka The Bear (Mahogany Opera), Satyr Platee (EBF in Athens), Samuel Ballo in Maschera (Opera 2005), title role The Musician (Cahoots NI) and The Forester Cunning Little Vixen (ETO). Concert engagements have included St Matthew Passion with the Apollo Chamber Orchestra in St Johns Smith Square, Weill Seven Deadly Sins with the Aurora Chamber Orchestra at Sounds New festival and Martins In Terra Pax with Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra in Worcester Cathedral. Future plans include concerts with The Nordic Chamber Orchestra in Sweden and Colline in La Boheme for Garden Opera. Stefan is also the conductor of Brighton based vocal group Resound Male Voices.

 

A special musical event at Bentley House near Lewes, East Sussex

Lewes is the ancient county town of East Sussex – the battle of Lewes was

fought here in 1264 - and lies within the South Downs National Park. This is an area of outstanding beauty; you can walk, cycle or horse ride along the South

Downs Way, enjoying traditional ales in an English country pub.

Bentley is 3 miles away from Glyndebourne, and the Touring Opera, which

starts at Glyndebourne before touring the country, takes place during the month of October. Don Pasquale and Die Entfürung aus dem Serail are on the menu and a visit to Bentley can be combined with a visit to Glyndebourne. Touring

Opera ticket-prices are within everyone’s reach.

Reservation As we can only seat 70 each evening, we ask you to buy tickets now

via email:ingrid@bentleyfarm.org.uk Friday 16th October 2012 6:30 Aperitif-Concert-Dinner

Saturday 17th October 2012 6:00 Aperitif-Concert- Dinner

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