st mary's cathedral festival lunchtime recitals week 3

7/27/2019 St Mary's Cathedral Festival Lunchtime Recitals Week 3

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There will be a retiring collection in aid of Cathedral Music.

Lunchtime

Recitals atSt Marys

Cathedral

12 to 17 August 20131.10pm


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Monday 12 August, 1.10pm

Catherine LeonardPiano

Programme

Franois Couperin (1668-1733)Les Baricades Mistrieuses (Rondeau) in B FlatfromPices de Clavecin,Sixth Order; Vivement.

Jacques Duphly (1715-1789)La Pothoin (Rondeau) in C minorfromQuatrime Livre de Pices deClavecin; Modrment.

Claude Debussy (1862-1918)Nocturne (pour piano) in D Flat, L82; Lent.Reverie in F, L68; Andantino sans lenteur.Ballade in F, L70; Andantino con moto (tempo rubato).

Franz Liszt (1811-1886)

Piano transcription of Franz Schuberts (1797-1828) songGretchenam Spinnradein D minor, S.558, No 8 from12 Lieder von FranzSchubert;Non troppo allegro.Piano transcription of Franz Schuberts song Stndchen(fromSchwanengesang) in D minor. S 560 No 7;Tempo rubato; Mssig.

Catherine Leonard studied music at Kings College London andpiano with Aaron Shorr at the Royal Academy of Music and was

accepted onto the third year Advanced Performance Studies coursein association with the RAM after being awarded a First in pianoperformance. She has also studied piano with Konrad Richter at theStaatliche Hochschule fr Musik und Darstellende Kunst in Stuttgart.Recent and forthcoming recitals include the Bowes Museum,Barnard Castle, the Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge, BlenheimPalace, Chichester Cathedral and the Harwich Festival.


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Tuesday 13 August, 1.10pm

Alice Hart and Stewart YoungPiano Duo

Programme

Schubert LebensstrmeMendelssohnOverture and Scherzo from "A Midsummer Night'sDream"BrahmsVariations on a theme by Robert Schumann

Alice Hart andStewart Younghave received critical acclaim

for their exciting, innovative and spectacular performances ofmusic for two pianos and piano duet.

They have played in recital throughout the UK and Europe,recorded music for film and theatre, premiered works by up-and-coming Scottish composers, performed as soloists with orchestraand have been prize-winners in national and internationalcompetitions.

Particularly renowned for their interpretations of virtuosic andlate-romantic music, the duo have been highly commended fortheir performances of such works as Rachmaninoff's Suites forTwo Pianos and Symphonic Dances, Brahms' Haydn Variations andRavel's "La Valse". They are equally committed to the promotionof British and contemporary music for piano ensemble and the

combining of art-forms.

Alice and Stewart formed their Duo in 2005, when they met asstudents at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland (formerly theRoyal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama).

Cathedral Tours - Free

Every Tuesday at 10am and Thursday at 2.15pm (45 mins).Meet inside the West Door of the Cathedral.


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Wednesday 14 August, 1.10pm

There is no lunchtime recital today.

Please join us for Choral Evensong at 3.30pmwhich will be a live broadcast by BBC Radio 3.Doors close at 3.15pm.

Cathedral Meditations by Candlelight

Aug 12 & 19 2200 (1hr) 10.00 (8.00)Duprs Le Chemin de la croix(Aug 12) with organistDuncan Ferguson followed by Couperins Leons detnbres(Aug 19) with sopranos Susan Hamilton andEmma Versteeg. End a busy Festival day in the still beauty of theCathedral.

Cathedral Choristers in ConcertAug 20 1500 (1hr) 8.00 (5.00)

The critically-acclaimed Choristers of St Marys Cathedral present aprogramme of choral, secular and instrumental music. You will

have to go a long way to hear finer choral singing thanthis. (International Record Review).

The Choir of St Marys CathedralA Tribute to Kenneth Leighton

Aug 22 2030 (1hr)

12.00 (10.00) (5.00 C)The internationally-renowned Choir of St Marys Cathedral payshomage to composer Kenneth Leighton, who died 25 years ago thisAugust. Join the choir of humans who sing like angels (The Times)in a concert celebrating this remarkable composer.


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Thursday 15 August, 1.10pm

Roddy LongviolinRichard Beauchamppiano

Neil Mantlehorn

Programme

Lennox BerkeleyTheme and Variations from Horn TrioBrahmsHorn Trio in E flat major, Opus 40

Roddy Longwas born in Edinburgh and first studied violin with Edna

Arthur. At the age of 16 he won an Associated Board Scholarship tostudy with Jaroslav Vaneck at the Royal College of Music. In 1989 hewas awarded a Lincoln Centre Scholarship at the Julliard school ofMusic in New York. Since returning to Scotland he has made manyappearances as a soloist and chamber music player and plays regularlywith the Scottish Chamber Orchestra.

Richard Beauchampwas born in New Zealand where he studiedwith Ernest Empson (a Godowsky pupil) and performed on radio andtelevision as a recitalist and as soloist with the New Zealand SymphonyOrchestra. He completed his studies at the Royal College of Music,London, with Kendall Taylor and Peter Wallfisch in 1975 and joinedthe staff of St Marys Music School, Edinburgh, in 1977.

He has a long association with ECAT (Edinburgh Contemporary Arts

Trust), having played in their first ever concert, a Maxwell Daviesretrospective in 1980, and many others, including: Stockhausen'sKontaktewith percussionist Andrew Wettam; The BEAST(BirminghamElectro-Acoustic Sound Theatre) - subsequently taking the work on aBritish tour for the Regional Contemporary Music Circuit; thepremiere, in 1986, of Lyell Cresswell'sOur Day Begins at Midnight(fromwhichThe Grammar of Solitude- premiered in a recital in Paris - is

derived); a number of performances of Geoffrey King's Sonata for TwoPianoswith David Horne - later performing the work at the Almeida


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Other performances include a tour with the New Zealand SymphonyOrchestra as soloist in Ravel'sG Majorand Liszt'sE FlatConcertos, BBCrecitals and appearances as soloist in many concertos, including both ofBrahms's and Rachmaninov'sRhapsody on a Theme of Paganini. Hisperformances, in Amsterdam, Glasgow and Edinburgh, of LyellCresswell's piano quintet And Every Sparkle Shivering, where he joinedforces with the New Zealand String Quartet, were very warmly received.At St Mary's Music School he teaches piano, is head of keyboard,

accompanies the students and has organised the school's chamber musicfrom 1983 until 2008. He has long had an interest in pedagogy and haslectured on musicians' health and biomechanics to the European PianoTeachers' Association (EPTA) and at The Glories of the KeyboardFestival atthe RNCM in Manchester. He gave a presentationThe Ergonomics of PianoPlayingat the British Association of Performing Arts MedicineInternational Conference in Glasgow in August, 2001.

Neil Mantlewas born in Essex but has lived for most of his life inEdinburgh. He studied horn at the Royal Academy of Music. He hasworked extensively as a freelance player, chiefly with the RSNO, ScottishOpera and SCO. During this period, he played under many conductors -amongst them Neeme Jarvi, Sir Charles Mackerras, Yehudi Menuhin,Kurt Sanderling, Gennadi Rozestvensky and Mariss Yansons. Presently, heis active as a chamber music player, conductor (both choral and

orchestral) and teacher. He was awarded an MBE in the 2008 Queen'sHonours for services to music in Scotland.

Celebrity Organ Recitals - 1645 (1hr) Free

Sunday Aug 18 Tim Byram-WigfieldFormer Director of Music, St Georges Chapel, Windsor Castle

Sunday Aug 25 Donald HuntAssistant Organist, St Marys Cathedral


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Friday 16 August, 1.10pm

Programme of Dutch Cello and Piano Music

Angela StevensonCello William StevensonPiano

Programme

Leon Orthel (1905-1985) Kleine Burleske, op.8 nr.2Dr Julius Rntgen (1855-1932)Cinq Morceaux pour Cello et Piano1. Menuet triste 2. Ariel 3. Miranda 4. Caliban 5. Gavotte lgante

Henriette Bosmans (1895-1952) Sonate voor Violoncel en Piano

1. Allegro maestoso 2. Un poco Allegretto 3. Adagio 4. Allegro molto e con

fuocoHenriette BosmansNuit Calme voor Violoncel en Piano

William Stevensonslengthy career as a music teacher hasencompassed teaching five-year-olds on their first day at school andsupervising undergraduate dissertations. He is a graduate of Aberdeen,

Dundee and St Andrews Universities and a Fellow of the Royal Collegeof Organists. Dr Stevenson was Organist of St Andrews University formany years and on his retiral in 2009 he was presented with theUniversity Gold Medal in recognition of his work as Director of Music inSt. Salvator's and St. Leonard's Chapels and Coordinator of AcademicMusic.

Angela Stevensonhas only ever played the cello. She studied at the

Royal Academy of Music in London and moved to the Netherlandswhere she has been solo-cellist in the Netherlands Ballet Orkest and theRadio Kamer Orkest in Hilversum. For the last 8 years she has played inthe Radio Kamer Filharmonie. All three orchestras no longer exist andhave been disbanded by economic cuts by successive DutchGovernments. She plays in many chamber music ensembles, Duo Tedesciand Ars Floreat. She is also frequently asked for continuo playing.

Together with her brother William she has formed a summer-holidayduo for many years.


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Saturday 17 August, 1.10pm

Murray Chamber Ensemble

Programme

Anton Webern Langsamer SatzPyotr Ilyich TchaikovskySouvenir de Florence

The Murray Ensemble gave its first concert in 2007 in memory ofNigel Murray, a much-loved and sorely missed violinist, conductorand former Director of Music at St. Marys Music School.

Originally comprising music students from the UK and abroad, itsmembers are now all firm fixtures on the London music scene andperform as soloists and chamber musicians internationally.

Director and founder, Daniel Llewellyn Roberts, studied violinand conducting with Nigel for over a decade. This concert is

dedicated to Nigel, and his truly inspirational musicianship.

Bach before BedAug 21-24 2230 (45mins)

10.00 (8.00)

Following last years highly successful

before breakfast series,John Brydenreturns at the keys of the Cathedrals

Steinway for the complete Book II ofJ.S. Bachs Well-Tempered Clavierspreadover four evenings.

Luxuriate in Bachs sublime harmonies -

with hot chocolate beforehand.

st mary's cathedral festival lunchtime recitals week 3

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