swansea festival of music and the arts 2011

SwanseaFestivalof Music and the Arts

6th – 22nd October 2011

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6ed –22ain Hydref 2011

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Pleser yw cyflwyno Dyddiadur Gwyl Gerdd a Chelfyddydau Abertawe

am 2011 ichi; gobeithio y cewch flas ar lawer o ddigwyddiadau yn yr

arlwy artistig.

Mae ymwelwyr rhyngwladol, ein cwmniau cenedlaethol ac artistiaid

Cymreig blaenllaw, perfformiol a chreadigol, yn ymddangos mewn rhaglen

sy'n cwmpasu sawl ffurf gelf, gwaith newydd a sefydledig.

Mae darlithoedd a sgyrsiau yn rhoi digwyddiadau'r Wyl yn eu cyd-destunau

artistig neu hanesyddol, ac mae gwaith maes yn cynnig profiadau newydd

i'r ifanc, yr oedrannus a'r difreintiedig yn ein cymuned.

'Rydym yn cydnabod yn ddiolchgar gymorth Dinas a Sir Abertawe,

Cyngor Celfyddydau Cymru, Ffrindiau'r Wyl ac noddwyr corfforaethol ac

unigol sy'n rhannu'r weledigaeth, hyd yn oed mewn cyfnodau cyfyng,

fod gan gerddoriaeth a'r celfyddydau bwer unigryw i ysbrydoli unigolion,

cymunedau a balchder sifig.

Mae'r prisiau tocynnau wedi'u gosod drwy gymharu prisio digwyddiadau

celfyddydol mewn nifer o ddinasoedd a threfi ar draws y DU sy'n debyg

i Abertawe yn nhermau eu poblogaeth a'u safle economaidd. 'Rydym yn

ffyddiog eu bod yn cynnig gwerth da ac yn gobeithio y cawn eich

cefnogaeth yn ystod yr Wyl; heb eich presenoldeb chi, mae'n cynlluniau

ni yn ofer!

Mae fersiwn Gymraeg o’r Dyddiadur ar gael ar ein gwefan: www.swanseafestival.org

Huw Tregelles Williams OBE DL

CADEIRYDD, GWYL GERDD A CHELFYDDYDAU ABERTAWE

Fflur Wyn

St Mary’s Church 9th October

Locws International Projects

7th–30th October

BBC National Orchestra of Wales

Brangwyn Hall 13th October

Nikita Boriso-Glebsky

Brangwyn Hall15th October

Thomas Dausgaard


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A Welsh version of the Diary is available on our website: www.swanseafestival.org

I'm delighted to present the Swansea Festival of Music and the Arts

Diary for 2011 to you; I hope you will find many events in its artistic

mix to your taste.

International visitors, our national companies and leading Welsh

performing and creative artists are featured in a programme which

encompasses many artforms, work new and

established. Lectures and talks place Festival

events in their artistic or historical contexts,

and outreach work offers new expeiences

to the young, the elderly and the

disadvantaged in our community.

We gratefully acknowledge the support of the

City and County of Swansea, the Arts Council

of Wales, the Friends of the Festival and

corporate and individual sponsors who share

the vision, even in straitened times, that music and the arts have a unique

power to inspire individuals, communities and a sense of civic pride.

Our ticket-prices have been determined by comparing the pricing of arts

events at a number of towns and cities across the UK of similar population

and economic base to Swansea. We believe they represent good value and

we look forward to your support during the Festival; without your presence

our plans are in vain!

Huw Tregelles Williams OBE DL

CHAIRMAN, SWANSEA FESTIVAL OF MUSIC AND THE ARTS

Welcome

Dame Gillian Weir

Brangwyn Hall10th October

Florilegium


Ll yr Williams


The Nutcracker

Grand Theatre 12th October

Claire Martin & Richard Rodney Bennett

Taliesin Arts Centre 16th October

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Fri 7th October

Guildhall Lord Mayor's Reception Room7.30pm

Although the event is

free, tickets must be

obtained from the

Grand Theatre Box Office.

A glass of wine is

included.

Professor David Wyn Jones, Head of the School of Music, Cardiff University:

Beethoven the Revolutionary.

To what extent has this aspect of the composer's character, evident in a number

of major works including the incidental music to Egmont, been exaggerated

by posterity? This illustrated talk will argue that the ‘revolutionary’ is but one

element in a much more complex musical personality.

Ticket prices £12, £10 concessions, £7 schools

Thurs 6th-Sat 8thOctober

Taliesin Arts Centre

7.30pm

Much ado about nothing

FestivalLecture

A MAPPA MUNDI | THEATR MWLDAN CO-PRODUCTION

Mappa Mundi: Shakespeare's

‘I had rather hear my dogbark at a crow than a manswear he loves me.’

BEATRICE

War is over and the thoughts of homecoming soldiers turn to love.

However, as conflict on the home front ends, Britain’s women are rolling up

their sleeves to face a fresh battle – the assertion of their new role in a previously

male dominated society. One woman in particular is about to embark on her

own merry war…

Shakespeare’s popular comedy tells of two pairs of lovers. Headstrong Beatrice and

proud Benedick live in staunch denial of their true feelings for each other, whilst

lovesick Claudio and sweet, naive Hero are head over heels with devotion. But the

path of true love never runs smooth, and with foul play and mischief afoot at the

hands of devious villain Don John, this classic play promises plenty of scope for

Mappa Mundi’s unmistakable style.

Over the past two decades cult Welsh theatre company Mappa Mundi have built a

reputation for gloriously irreverent, populist and accessible adaptations of classic

theatrical and literary works. With a well deserved reputation for quality, originality

and an engaging irreverence that continues to charm audiences and win fans UK

wide, this is the company’s first Shakespeare production since 2005.

Supported by the Welsh Assembly Government and the Arts Council of Wales through the

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Following Festival appearances in the 1950s under Sir Thomas Beecham, the Royal Philharmonicreturns after a seven-year absence to give the first orchestral concert of 2011.

The restless, ultimately triumphant notes ofBeethoven's overture give way to the lyricism ofBruch's concerto, as firm a favourite with audiencesas British violinist Tasmin Little. Brahms' finalsymphony is a crowning achievement; the notablewriter and musical analyst Donald Tovey described it as ‘the greatest orchestral work since Beethoven’In terms of its vast emotional range alone, it isdifficult to disagree!

A limited number of seats in the £15 category available

at £10 to the unwaged on evidence of status.

Thomas Dausgaard conductor

Tasmin Little violin

Beethoven Overture: Egmont

Bruch Violin Concerto No.1 in G

Brahms Symphony No.4 in E minor

Ticket prices

£25 Rows E-R

£18 Rows S-CC

£15 Rows A-D, DD-LL

RoyalPhilharmonic Orchestra

Sat 8th October

Brangwyn Hall

7.30pm

SUPPORTED BY The Friends of the Festival

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Steffan Morris

Cello

Fflur Wyn

Soprano

Festival EnsembleTicket prices

£15, £10 all seats unreserved

Admission free

Sun 9th October

St Mary’s Church

3pm

Mon 10th October

Council Chamber,

Civic Centre

2.30pmFirebird

Two of Wales' finest young artists join Cordydd,

a leading young Cardiff choir, winners of BBC

Radio's Choir of the Year and many other awards,

in a programme which brings together the two

contemporary composers featured in this year's

Royal wedding ceremony. John Rutter's Requiem,

with its prominent role for solo cello, also includes

his luminous setting of Psalm 23 to underline a

central message of consolation. Anglesey-born

Paul Mealor has established himself as one of the most distinctive and

accessible choral composers of his generation; the programme includes

the first performance of Salvator mundi: Greater love hath no man

than this, texts in Latin Welsh and English, commissioned for the

concert by the Friends of the Festival.

Other choral pieces and Bach works for solo cello complete an ideal

programme for Sunday afternoon listening.

Looking ahead to the concert on October 13, Chris Weeks, Adult

Education lecturer in Music at Swansea University, talks about the

fairy-tale ballet which achieved immediate and lasting success for

Stravinsky following its Paris première in 1910.

In association with

Stravinsky's

Fflur Wyn Steffan Morris

Cordydd


Mon 10th October

Brangwyn Hall

7.30pm

Dame Gillian Weir is one of the most significant

artists of our time, bringing to her chosen

instrument a rare blend of consummate

musicianship, scholarship and dazzling technique.

Her prestigious international career was recognised

as early as 1987 when BBC Two screened the

six-part King of Instruments, recently reissued on

DVD to rave reviews. Dame Gillian's long-held belief that ‘a recital

programme should be as balanced as a well-planned dinner party’ is

exemplified by a programme of substance, colour and virtuosity.

Mon 10th October

Guildhall Committee Room 36.30pm

Ticket prices £10 unreserved

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Summer Group Exhibition9th July to 17th September

New work from all the Gallery’s artists

View exhibition at

www.atticgallery.co.uk

Attic Gallery37 Pocketts Wharf,

Maritime Quarter, Swansea SA1 3XLT: 01792 653387

E: [email protected]: Tuesday to SaturdayEarly Summer, Broughton by Gareth Thomas

ATTICG A L L E RY

Huw Tregelles Williamstalks to Dame Gillian Weirabout the many highlightsof her international career,the world-famousinstruments which she hasplayed and the filming of the series King of

Instruments.

Organ RecitalDame Gillian Weir

Admission free

Sponsored by the family of the late Rita Williams in celebrationof her life and her lifelong love of organ music

Tues 11th October

Brangwyn Hall

7.30pm

Following his performance of the complete

Beethoven sonatas at this year's Edinburgh

International Festival, Welsh pianist

Llyr Williams combines the fiery

Appassionata with another major project

celebrating the bicentenary of Franz Liszt.

Fabulously travelled as a young virtuoso,

Liszt brings memorable places and

even operatic highlights to life with a

revolutionary approach to pianistic colour.

Geraint Lewis' new work is a piano sonata

in memory of Alun Hoddinott inspired by

T. Gwynn Jones' poem Anatiomaros, which

portrays the final journey of the Great Soul

to its transformation as sunset meets sea.

Ticket prices £15 unreserved

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Beethoven Sonata No. 23 in F minor Opus 57 (Appassionata)

Geraint Lewis Anatiomaros (first performance, commissioned

by Friends of the Festival)

Liszt Années de Pèlerinage:

Vallée d'Obermann

Les jeux d'eau à la Villa d'Este

Tarantella (Venezia e Napoli)

Wagner, transc. Liszt Isolde's Liebestod


Llyr Williams Tues 11th October

Guildhall Committee Room 36.30pm

Admission free

Huw Tregelles Williams talksto Geraint Lewis about hisnew piano sonata, the poemwhich inspired its compositionand the contribution of AlunHoddinott to music in Wales as creative artist, universityteacher and enterprisingfestival director.

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Piano Recital

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Schools Outreach Project in association with Ty Cerdd

Wed 12th October

Brangwyn Hall

am & pm


a pirate 's Sea Dogs –

On his seafaring adventures the bold Cap'n

Exmark finds the ghost of Black Bart, Barti Ddu

the notorious Welsh pirate, on his tail...

Following creative classwork in primary schools

throughout the City, the project culminates in

the first two performances of the new work by

the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama

Symphonic Brass and Percussion Ensemble

directed by Kevin Price.

Admission is for pupils only and will be arranged

by their schools.

Pirate tales never failto capture youngpeople's imagination,but Welsh legends?

Text and narration by Francesca Kay,music by Gareth Wood

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Craig-y-NosSchool

Debussy wrote incidental music for a mystery play on the subject of the

martyr St Sebastian: these symphonic fragments capture the highlights of

the drama with vivid effect. Ravel, master-orchestrator and concert-pianist,

wrote the glittering G major Concerto as a showpiece for his pianistic

talents. The theme of musical narrative continues with Mussorgsky's

depiction of a witches' sabbath in Rimsky-Korsakov's revised orchestration

and a fairy-tale ballet of good and evil which was an immediate and

lasting success for Stravinsky.

State Ballet Academy of Minsk performs Tchaikovsky’s Wed 12th October

Grand Theatre

7.30pm

The young artists from The State Ballet Academy of Minsk perform

The Nutcracker which has been one of the most popular and famous ballets of

the international repertoire since its première in 1892. For many generations

Tchaikovsky’s Nutcracker has been an integral part of the pre-Christmas

season. The story, based on Hoffmann’s The Nutcracker and the Mouse King

tells of Marie, a rather sad little girl, whose godfather Drosselmeier gives her a

nutcracker as a present on Christmas Eve. This turns into a prince who invites

her on a journey into the Sugar Plum Fairy's realm of sweets. Marie celebrates

a sumptuous party together with her godfather and the nutcracker prince...

The Nutcracker

Ticket prices

£18.50, £17.50 with selected concessions.

Ticket prices £20 Rows D-R (Rows A-C removed), £15 Rows S-CC,£12 Rows DD-LL

National OrchestraThierry Fischer conductor

Steven Osborne piano

Debussy The Martyrdom of Saint Sebastian;symphonic fragments

Ravel Piano Concerto in G

Mussorgsky Night on a Bare Mountain

Stravinsky Suite: The Firebird (1919 version)


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SPONSORS Britannia Robbins Thurs 13th October

Brangwyn Hall

7.30pm

Walesof

Thurs 13th Oct


7.30pm VajraSTEM Dance Company (Bangalore)

(Diamonds and Lightning)Concept by Umesh Ganjam

Created and

performed by

Madhu Nataraj,

Janardhan Raj Urs,

Ponnamma Devaiah,

Ramya Nagaraj and

Keerthi Kumar

Vajra is a multimedia dance production created

and performed by six dancers from STEM Dance

Company in Bangalore. Set to an original music

score with new photography and stage design,

Vajra uses a blend of Kathakali dance and

martial arts to create a poetic work of theatre.

STEM strives to create a dance vocabulary

which explores the limitless possibilities of

the human form. Motifs of Indian movement

disciplines, original music, experiments with

rhythm and interactive design come together

to form the company’s signature style.

Ticket prices

£12, £10 under 25s,£7 schools

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Ticket prices

£25 Rows E-R

£18 Rows S-CC

£15 Rows A-D,DD-LL

Booking opens Mon 25th July

Rimsky-Korsakov

Capriccio Espagnol

Tchaikovsky

Violin Concerto in D

Dvorak

Symphony No.9 in E minor

(from the New World)

A welcome return visit by a virtuoso orchestra and its dynamic

conductor. Rimsky-Korsakov described the evocative orchestration

and fiesta atmosphere of his Capriccio as ‘the essence of the piece,

not its trimmings’. Tchaikovsky's Violin Concerto is one of his

sunniest works, filled with melodies which might have overflowed

from his ballet-scores. Melodies, both American and Czech,

are also to the fore in a symphony written, in Dvorak's words,

as ‘impressions and greetings from the New World’.

Sat 15th October

Lord Mayor’s

Reception Room

approx 9.30pm

Party

Ticket prices

£10 in advance only

from 01792 206912

Nikita Boriso-Glebsky

Yuri Simonov

FestivalPost-concert reception andfinger buffet with wine tocelebrate a successful festivaland welcome members of theMoscow Philharmonic Orchestra.

MoscowPhilharmonic

OrchestraA limited number of seats inthe £15 category available at £10 to the unwaged onevidence of status.

Yuri Simonovconductor

Nikita Boriso-Glebsky violin


SPONSORS Grwp Gwalia, with additionalassistance from IMG

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Mission Gallery 10th Sept – 30th Oct

Alex Duncan exhibition – new work

Through a variety of materials Swansea based artist Alex Duncan will create a site specific work in Mission Gallery’s space. Alex Duncan’s inspiration comesfrom the fragility and power of the natural world. He spends as much time in thelandscape as in his studio, choosing a poetic gesture of humour or focusing ondetail to address a concern and connection between the world and theenvironment, creating a feeling that nature has re-claimed the space.

National Waterfront Museum 24th Sept – 30th Oct

Wales breaks its silence… from Memories to Memorial

The tragic story of the fated SS Arandora Star,which was sunk during the Second World Warwhile carrying foreign internees to Canada.Many of those who were lost were fromWelsh Italian families. This exhibition wascreated by the Arandora Star Memorial Fundin Wales, who have worked to commemoratethis forgotten story and the 805 lives lost.

Taliesin Arts Centre 7th Oct – 5th Nov

Returning Journeys

An Exhibition of Drawings, Paintings and Poetry by Andrew Vessey

On his retirement in 2010 as an Anglican priest, most recently in ministry at the heart of Swansea’s City Centre and St Mary’s, Andrew Vessey returned to hisSuffolk roots in order to follow up his initial training as an artist. His exhibitionincludes drawings and pastels, done on location, and studio work using differentpainting media. Andrew has also written some poems that, like several of themajor paintings, explore encounters and travels in well-known biblical stories but set into the context of contemporary landscapes of Suffolk and Gower.

LOCWS International 7th – 30th Oct

Art across the City

LOCWS International invites a new group of internationaland Welsh visual artists to create more contemporaryartworks for public sites across Swansea, each reflectingtheir response to the culture and heritage of the city.

For more information call 01792 468979 or visit www.artacrossthecity.com

With support from Arts Council of Wales, City & County of Swansea, National Museum Wales and Welsh Assembly Government.

Sun 16th October

Meet outside Guildhall

Coach leaves 10.30am

a tour of Festival visual

arts at Taliesin Arts Centre,

National Waterfront

Museum, Mission Gallery

and off-site installations

by Locws International.

Visual ArtsArt &Pasta

Ticket prices

£12.50 including lunch

and a glass of wine.

at the Swansea Festival

Aberavon study by Alex Duncan

Chettur

Tickets (limited to 50)from Grand Theatre BoxOffice must be bookedby 22nd September.

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Sun 16th October


7.30pm

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The long-running partnership of one of the foremost jazz singers of her

generation and the legendary classical and screen composer has played to

packed houses and rave reviews in New York, London and elsewhere since 2000.

Claire and Richard both share a great love of the American composer and lyricist

Irving Berlin, widely considered to be one of the greatest songwriters of all time.

Berlin wrote hundreds of songs, many becoming major hits, which made him a

legend before he turned thirty.

This brand new show, with classy arrangements by Richard, will include such

classics as Let’s face the Music and Dance, How deep is the Ocean,

What’ll I do?, Cheek to Cheek and Let yourself go, all delivered with the

style and panache that you would expect from these two great friends and

world-class artists.

SAMUEL JOSEPH presentsClaire Martin and Richard Rodney Bennett

Mon 17th October

National WaterfrontMuseum7.30pm

Opening the second week of the Festival, with its Italian threadmarks,

Simon Rees, Dramaturg at Welsh National Opera, explores the career and

recordings of Adelina Patti, her connections with Swansea and fascinating

links with the ill-fated ship Arandora Star which features in the exhibition

Wales Breaks its Silence... From Memories to Memorial on show at the

National Waterfront September 26th – October 30th.

Italian wine on sale.

The Patti Legend

Tue 18th October

St Mary’s Church

1pm

Inspiring musicians. Inspiring communities.

This year again Live Music Now musicians will be taking the Festival to schools, hospitals, residential homes, centres for people with learning difficulties and other community venues. For further information on LMN please visit www.livemusicnow.orgEmail [email protected] or telephone 02920 55404018

Young Artist 's Recital

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Admission free

James Gough organNeath-born James has recently graduated with a Master's degree in

Organ Performance from the Royal Academy of Music, studying mainly

with Nicolas Kynaston but also taking part in masterclasses with

internationally-renowned recitalists. During the past year James has given

recitals at St. Paul's and Westminster Cathedrals, at Coventry Cathedral

and Bath Abbey. As a leading student he was chosen to give first

performances of works by composers David Bednall and Diana Burrell,

and to play for Sir Elton John's visit to announce his sponsorship of

a new organ for the Academy.

In association with Swansea Organ Association, in memory of Miner Crocker,Association Secretary 1964-2009.

Widor

Marche Pontificale

Franck

Choral No.2 in B minor

Vivaldi/Bach

Concerto in A minor

Vierne

Toccata, Clair de lune (from Pièces de Fantaisie)

William Mathias

Recessional

Admission free

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Tue 18th October

Brangwyn Hall

7.30pm VivaldiConcerto Madrigalesco in D minorMotet: Salve ReginaConcerto Il Gran Mogul (soloist Ashley Solomon, flute)Motet: Nulla in mundoConcerto Il Grosso Mogul (soloist Bojan Cicic, violin)Motet: Laudate Pueri Dominum

Elin Manahan Thomas

(soprano) with

Florilegium

A tribute to

Much of Vivaldi's huge output remained unknown until the latter half of thetwentieth-century, when the combined talents of musicologists, informedperformers and record-producers brought his music to classical chart-toppingprominence. Research into the Vivaldi catalogue continues; this programmefeatures several works to be issued shortly on CD, including the recently-discovered Concerto Il Gran Mogul.

Swansea-born Elin Manahan Thomas has received plaudits at iconic venuesthroughout the world for her vocal clarity and stylistic flair. She is partnered inthree solo motets by Florilegium, whose numerous recording awards alone confirmtheir status as one of Britain's most outstanding period-instrument ensembles.

Florilegium

Elin Manahan Thomas

Ticket prices

£15 unreserved.

Ticket prices £5 – £37.50

Our aim is to provide financialsupport to Festival concerts, the Festival Lecture, to thecommissioning of new works and to assist by any other meansthat benefit the Festival.

We are intent on playing our role in preserving the long anddistinguished tradition of theFestival given that Arts Councilfunding and commercialsponsorship are under extremepressure from the current economic climate.

If our funds permit we supportsmaller musical events in Swanseathroughout the year and makesmall grants to promising postgraduate students.

So far we have made over£150,000 available to the Festival.

But we need more music lovers andconcert goers to join the Friends tohelp us maintain the level ofsupport. Would you like to join usfor a modest annual subscription?We are looking forward towelcoming you.

As a member of the Friends

• You receive the Festival Diary of Events and priority bookingrights before the general public.

• You receive an invitation to theLaunch of the Festival.

• You receive a small discount on the cost of the Festivalprogramme.

• You have the opportunity ofmeeting the musicians, soloistsand conductors of visitingorchestras at our post-concertreceptions.

• You receive a regular Newsletterkeeping you informed of theFriends' activities and musicalevents in Swansea during theyear.

• You can join the Friends at anytime during the Festival orthroughout the year.

For further details please contactthe Membership Secretary:

Michael Locke

78 Harlech Crescent, SkettySwansea SA2 9LJtel: 01792 202762email: [email protected]

The Friends of the Swansea Festival have supported the Swansea Festival of Music

and the Arts for over 35 years.

Swansea Festivalof Music and the Arts

Registered Charity No. 512 106


Friends of the

Wed 19th – Sat 22nd October

Grand Theatre

7pm

Welsh NationalOpera

Wed Oct 19thMozart Don Giovanni

(new production)

Thurs Oct 20thRossini The Barber of Seville

Fri Oct 21stMozart Don Giovanni

(new production)

Sat Oct 22ndRossini The Barber of Seville

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Brangwyn Hall Grand Theatre

St Mary’s Church


Discounts (Brangwyn Hall

and St Mary’s Church events only)

Booking


Booking ticketsTickets for events at these venues may be booked at the Box Office, Grand Theatre, Singleton Street, Swansea, SA1 3QJ, Monday to Saturday,9.30am to 8.00pm (6pm when there is no performance). Tel: 01792 475715. There is a 2% charge for credit card bookings.

Taliesin Arts Centre, Singleton Park, Swansea SA2 8PZ.Box Office Tel: 01792 602060 (concessions available).

Students in full-time education – half price on evidence of status

Three Orchestral Concerts booked at the same time – (ie 8th, 13th & 15th)10% discount (booked by 12th Sept)

Organ and Piano Recitals booked at same time – (ie 10th & 11th)10% discount (booked by 12th Sept)

Cordydd and Florilegium Concerts booked at same time – (ie 9th & 18th)10% discount (booked by 12th Sept)

Groups of 8 or more people – 10% discount

Only one discount to apply at any one time.

Public booking opens on Monday 25th July 2011.

Benefits of SponsorshipBecome a Silver Sponsor at £125 per annum

or a Gold Sponsor at £250 per annum.

Benefits include:• Priority booking for discounted tickets to

a concert of your choice.• An invitation to the Individual Sponsors' Reception

which precedes the Opening Concert.• A free copy of the Souvenir Programme sent to you in

advance which will include your name as a sponsor.• An invitation to the Festival Launch followed by the

John Fussell Award for Young Musicians Competition.

For more information, please contact John Sims, Festival Honorary Secretary. Telephone 01792 636006or email [email protected]

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• Entertain your clients at a Festival event.

• Help develop Wales’ finest talent and bringartists of international repute to Swansea.

Any company interested in supporting theFestival should contact Sonia Gittoes,Sponsorship Secretary, for details of packages on offer.

Telephone 01792 470296 or email [email protected]

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GeneralInformation

If you have any general enquiries, not relating to bookings, please contact: Festival Administrator, Tel: 01792 411570, email [email protected] or visit the Festival website: www.swanseafestival.org

ParkingBrangwyn Hall: In the evening there is plenty of free, well lit street parking on all sides of theGuildhall complex and on adjacent streets. CCTV car-parking is available at Guildhall Green.Grand Theatre: There is a supervised car park forTheatre patrons in Singleton Street (charge of £1 forthe evening). The Quadrant multi-storey car park isavailable for our patrons up until 11.30pm everynight. First hour free on validation of QMSCP ticketat the Theatre.Taliesin Arts Centre: Free parking for patrons isavailable on campus, with reserved parking fordisabled patrons.St Mary’s Church: Parking is available on adjacentstreets or multi-storey car park in York Street.

CateringBrangwyn Hall: The bar is open before concerts and during the interval. It will also be open after theorchestral concerts on the 8th, 13th and 15th Oct.Grand Theatre: Footlights Cafe Bar and Restaurant.Pre-show suppers, lunches and drinks are all on offeron show days. Full bar service is available pre-show,interval and post-performance (30 mins following'curtain down'). For reservations please callFootlights on 01792 478586.Taliesin Arts Centre: Snacks and meals availableuntil 7pm as well as speciality coffees and pastries,you’re sure to find something to suit your appetite.The bar also stocks a good choice of wines and a full range of quality bottled beers and ciders, plus soft drinks.

Disabled Concert GoersBrangwyn Hall: Wheelchair spaces are availablewithin the Hall and there is a direct entry lift to theHall from pavement level for anyone who finds stairsdifficult. The lift entry is immediately to the right ofthe main steps. Toilet facilities are also available.Please advise the Box Office when booking.Grand Theatre: Level access for wheelchairs intothe stalls and Footlights Bar; disabled toilets; fivewheelchair positions in the stalls. Please advise the

Box Office staff when you or a member of your partyrequire one of these positions.Taliesin Arts Centre: Level access and lift to allpublic areas; disabled toilets on first floor; spaces forwheelchair users in the theatre. See venue websitefor details.St Mary’s Church: There is a flat floor access to the building, wheelchair access across the mainbody of the church and a ramp to the disabledtoilets. A loop system supports the public addressthroughout the whole building.

Staff at these venues are always willing to help;should you need any assistance please do nothesitate to ask.

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2011 Diary of Events

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Thur 6–Sat 8 Oct Mappa Mundi: Shakespeare's Much ado about nothingTaliesin Arts Centre 7.30pm

Fri 7 Oct Festival Lecture: Professor David Wyn JonesLord Mayor’s Reception Room, Guildhall 7.30pm

Sat 8 Oct Royal Philharmonic OrchestraBrangwyn Hall 7.30pm

Sun 9 Oct CordyddSt. Mary's Church 3pm

Mon 10 Oct Lecture: Chris Weeks discusses Stravinsky’s FirebirdCouncil Chamber, Civic Centre 2.30pm

Mon 10 Oct In conversation: Dame Gillian Weir Guildhall, Committee Room 3 6.30pm

Mon 10 Oct Organ Recital – Dame Gillian Weir Brangwyn Hall 7.30pm

Tues 11 Oct In conversation: Geraint LewisGuildhall, Committee Room 3 6.30pm

Tues 11 Oct Piano Recital – Llyr WilliamsBrangwyn Hall 7.30pm

Wed 12 Oct Schools Outreach ProjectBrangwyn Hall am & pm

Wed 12 Oct State Ballet Academy of Minsk Grand Theatre 7.30pm

Thur 13 BBC National Orchestra of WalesBrangwyn Hall (Live Radio 3 relay) 7.30pm

Thur 13 Vajra – Contemporary Dance from IndiaTaliesin Arts Centre 7.30pm

Sat 15 Oct Moscow Philharmonic OrchestraBrangwyn Hall 7.30pm

Sat 15 Oct Festival PartyLord Mayor’s Reception Room 9.30pm

Sun 16 Oct Art & Pasta depart Guildhall 10.30am

Sun 16 Oct Festival Jazz Taliesin Arts Centre 7.30pm

Mon 17 Oct Lecture: The Patti LegendNational Waterfront Museum 7.30pm

Tue 18 Oct Young Artist's Organ Recital St. Mary's Church 1pm

Tue 18 Oct A Tribute to VivaldiBrangwyn Hall 7.30pm

Wed 19–Sat 22 Welsh National Opera Grand Theatre 7pm

PatronHuw Edwards

PresidentThe Right Worshipful

The Lord Mayor of

Swansea

ChairmanHuw Tregelles

Williams OBE DL

Vice ChairmanSusan Croall

Honorary SecretaryJohn Sims

Honorary TreasurerPaul Carr

AdministratorSusan Croall

DesignRidler Webster Limited

01792 582100

All information was correct when this brochure went to press. No responsibility can be taken for subsequent changes.


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