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ShipleyArtsFestival2013

International level music to serve the communities ofCoolhurst, Coneyhurst, Coolham, Monks Gate,

Nuthurst, Pulborough, Sedgwick Park, Storrington,Lancing, West Grinstead, Horsham and Shipley.

Patrons:

Mark Burrell DL

Gavin Henderson CBE

Rt Hon Francis Maude MP

The Earl and Countess of Lytton

Sir Charles and Lady Burrell

HM’s Lord Lieutenant Mrs Susan Pyper

Artistic Director: Andrew Bernardi

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Welcome:Shipley Arts Festival brings thecommunity around Shipley togetherthrough music. In 2013 we celebrate thesixtieth anniversary of the Queen’sCoronation, the London 2012 legacy ofGifted and Talented String Academy andthe foundation of the UK’s first virtualArts Academy. Building on last year’stwo Festival concerts in London, we willhave a concert in aid of Friends ofKampala Music School at Cadogan Hall

with Sir Roger Norrington and Guy Johnston. Our own John Ireland iscelebrated again together with fellow Sussex composer Frank Bridge:both were teachers of Benjamin Britten whose centenary we alsocelebrate in 2013. We are delighted to welcome Westminster WilliamsonVoices from Westminster Choir College of Rider University brought byJames Whitbourn from the USA, Sweden’s Trollhatten choir withMatthias Ekland and the world’s leading choral director and composerJohn Rutter CBE.

It is a great privilege to celebrate and participate in the Britten centenarynot least as Shipley Arts Festival epitomises many of Britten’s values withextensive youth music, youth opera and multiple world premiereperformances since the Festival was founded in 2000. We are grateful toall the artists, many of whom have busy international careers and all ofwhom celebrate our community through music.

We are also very grateful to all our many supporters, the Festival Friends,individual sponsors, corporate sponsors Knight Frank and Rupert Toovey,and to our partners Tata Consulting Services. We wish also to recordour thanks to West Sussex County Council for their support as welaunch the UK’s first ever virtual ArtsAcademy in partnership with TataConsutancy Services.

Please feel warmly invited to theHorsham office of Knight Frank on01403 339180, and Rupert Tooveyauction rooms and restaurant on01903 891955. We are also verygrateful to John and Clare Davisontogether with R L Davison LTD forsupporting and sponsoring thefestival.

Yours, Andrew

Andrew BernardiArtistic Director

Box office c/o Capitol Theatrewww.thecapitolhorsham.com

www.BMGLive.com 01403 7502201

Benjamin Britten conducting 'StNicolas' at the world premiere inLancing College Chapel July 1948

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CONTENTS

Venue / Event PageSunday April 21st 5.30pm Borde Hill Gardens 3Festival opens with Garden walk and concert at Borde Hill Gardens

Monday April 29th 7.00pm Chichester Cathedral 3Benjamin Britten’s ‘Noyes Fludde.’

Tuesday April 30th 1.10pm Chichester Cathedral 3String Academy Concert

Saturday May 4th 7.30pm Shipley Church 4John Rutter and Bernardi Chamber Orchestra.

Friday May 31st 7.30pm Cadogan Hall. 4Sir Roger Norrington and Guy Johnston. A Concert in aid of Friends of Kampala Music School

Saturday June 1st 7.30pm St Mary’s Storrington. 4‘A celebration of the Coronation of HM Queen Elizabeth II’

Sunday June 2nd 10.00am St Mary’s Church Shipley. 5A service of thanks giving for the gift of music

Sunday June 2nd 6.30pm Holy Redeemer Church, Chelsea 5with their Choir of Our Most Holy Redeemer, Trollhatten Choir and Bernardi Chamber Orchestra

Sunday June 9th 6.30 pm St John’s Chapel, Coolhurst 5‘A Night at the Operetta’ with OperaUK and Bernardi String Ensemble

Friday June 14th 7.30pm Lackenhurst Estate 5‘Baroque and Britten at the Burrells’

Saturday June 15th 7.30pm Sedgwick Park 6with Horsham Chamber Choir ‘A Garland of Flowers.‘

Sunday June 16th 7.30pm Horsham Capitol 6The Four Seasons by Vivaldi, J.S.Bach Concerto for two violins, violin and oboe in D minor and Piazzolla performed by Bernardi Chamber Orchestra.

Sunday June 23rd 6.30pm St Marys, Pullborough 6A 200 year celebration of Jane Austen’s ‘Pride and Prejudice’ with music from the period.

Sunday June 30th 2.00pm St Johns Church, Broadbridge Heath7You are invited to a choral workshop day with James Whitbourn inpreparation for Britten’s St Nicolas and a world premiere.

Sunday July 7th 6.30pm St Andrew’s Nuthurst 6.30pm 7The Addison Singers and Bernardi Chamber Orchestra conducted by David Wordsworth in celebration of the lives of Benjamin Britten and Dr Jon Lord

Sunday July 14th 6.30pm Lancing College Chapel 8Britten’s St Nicolas performed by the U.S. Williamson Voices Choir, local community choir and professional orchestra with world premiere of ‘Agnus Dei’ composed by the conductor James Whitbourn.

Sunday July 21st 6.30pm St Alfeges 6Gifted and Talented String Academy play chamber music on a River Thames boat and in St Alfeges.

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Sunday April 21st 5.30 pmBorde Hill Garden

Welcome to theBorde Hill afternoongarden walk, followedby the opening 2013Festival Concert atBorde Hill Gardengenerously hosted byThe High Sherrif of

West Sussex Mr Andrewjohn and his wife EleniStephenson Clarke: Andrew Bernardi (violin), Jonathan Few (cello) and Maria Marchant (piano) play aprogramme to celebrate the centenary of BaronBenjamin Britten, his Sussex based teachers JohnIreland and Frank Bridges’ piano trios together withPiazolla’s ‘Spring.’ Canapés and wine included.

£29.00 limited to 70 Postcode: RH16 1XP

Monday April 29th 7.00pmChichester Cathedral

Benjamin Britten’s‘Noyes Fludde’ OurString Academy, localschools, theChichester UniversityMusic Department,and the audienceperform thischildren’s operamasterpiece as anexample of the

recently launched ‘Arts Academy‘ (co promotion tickets:01243 813595 or chichestertickets.co.uk).

£5.00 limited to 400 Postcode: PO19 1RP

Tuesday April 30th 1.10pmChichester Cathedral

Gifted and Talented String Academy perform a popularstring programme to include Benjamin Britten’s ‘SimpleSymphony’ and Holst ‘St Paul’s Suite’.

FREE ENTRY Postcode: PO19 1RP

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Saturday May 4th 7.30pmShipley Church

John Rutter CBE,The David BevanSingers and Bernardi ChamberOrchestra: a concert at the resting place of one of Benjamin

Britten’s teachers’, John Ireland. Music by Britten, Ireland and JohnRutter’s own Suite Antique conductedby the composer. Interval refreshmentavailable.

£19.00 limited to 200 Postcode: RH13 8PH

Friday May 31st 7.30pmCadogan Hall, London

A Concert in aid of Friends of Kampala Music Schoolwith Sir Roger Norrington (conductor), Guy Johnston(cello) and Andrew Bernardi (leader) and the OrchestraPro Musica Uganda. Mendelssohn ‘Hebrides Overture,’Elgar ‘Cello Concerto,’ and Beethoven Symphony no.6‘The Pastorale.’ (co promotion tickets:020 7730 4500).

Tickets from £12.00 Postcode: SW1X 9DQ

Saturday June 1st 7.30pmSt Mary’s Storrington

A celebration of theCoronation of HM QueenElizabeth II with the Choirof our Most HolyRedeemer and visitingSwedish choir fromTrollhatten. Handel’s‘Zadok the Priest’,

Stephen Turrell ‘Israel,’ Parry’s ‘I was Glad’ and Haydn’s‘Theresa Mass,’ plus audience and performers singing‘Jerusalem.’ Directed by David Bevan and MatthiasEkland. Interval refreshment available.

£16.00 limited to 200 Postcode: RH20 4LA

HornRichard Wainwright

Conductor & ComposerJohn Rutter CBE

FluteBruce Martin

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Sunday 2nd June 10.00amSt Mary’s Church Shipley

A service of thanksgiving forthe gift of music, and tocelebrate the Shipley ArtsFestival with MatthiasEkland and the TrollhattenChoir from Sweden.

Donations welcome Postcode: RH13 8PH

Sunday June 2nd 6.30pmHoly Redeemer Church, Chelsea

With their Choir of Our Most HolyRedeemer, Trollhatten Choir andBernardi Chamber Orchestra onthe sixtieth anniversary of HM’sCoronation. Handel’s ‘Zadok thePriest,’ Ollson’s ‘Te Deum,’ Parry‘I was Glad,’ and Haydn’s‘Theresa Mass‘ conducted byDavid Bevan and Matthias Ekland.

£15.00 on 07513 456592 Postcode: SW3 5HS

Sunday June 9th 6.30pmSt John’s Chapel, Coolhurst

By kind invitation of Mark and Tina Scrace Dickens DL.‘A Night at the Operetta’ with OperaUK and StringEnsemble. Pre concert and Interval refreshment available.

£29.00 limited to 110 Postcode: RH13 6LE

Friday 14th June 7.30pmLackenhurst Estate

‘Baroque and Brittenat the Burrells:’Purcell/Britten'Chacony in G minor,''Vivaldi's 'FourSeason's,' Frederickthe Great 'Flute Concerto,' Bach 'Double violinConcerto,' and Sewell Suite for Flute and Strings.

£29.00 limited to 50 Postcode: RH13 0JL

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Saturday June 15th 7.30pmSedgwick Park

With HorshamChamber Choir‘A Garland ofFlowers.‘ Gleesand part songson a floral themeincludingBrtten’s ‘Flower Song’ with harpist Heather Wrightonconducted by Jenny Hansell. Bring a picnic and take agarden walk before the concert.

£15.00 limited to 90 Postcode: RH13 6QQ

Sunday 16th June 7.30pmHorsham’s Capitol Theatre

The ‘Four Seasons’ by Vivaldi, J.S.Bach Concerto fortwo violins, and concerto for violin and oboe in D minorand Piazzolla performed by Bernardi ChamberOrchestra.

£16.00 limited to 420 Postcode: RH12 1RG

Sunday June 23rd 6.30pmSt Mary’s Pulborough

A 200 year celebration of JaneAusten’s ‘Pride and Prejudice’ withmusic from the period and thestory narrated by Lady Issy Burrell.To include Schubert’s C majorCello Quintet, Carl Davis andDario Marinelli ‘Theme music forthe film and BBC adaptation.Musicians are from the film ‘Pride and Prejudice.’

£16.00 limited to 220 Postcode: RH20 1AP

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Sunday June 30th 2.00pmSt Johns Church, Broadbridge Heath

You are invited to a Choralworkshop day to includeSt Nicholas by Britten andJames Whitbourn’s 2013Shipley Arts Festivalcommission. There is alsoan earlier June 1st Choralworkshop hosted byHorsham Chamber Choir. Please email if you would like details on how to join the choirand sing with a

professional orchestra and choir in the closing July 14thconcert at Lancing College detailed below.

£15.00 limited to 200 Postcode: RH12 3LD

Sunday July 7th 6.30pmSt Andrew’s Nuthurst

The Addison Singers andBernardi Chamber Orchestraconducted by DavidWordsworth. A concert tocelebrate the life of JohnIreland’s pupil Baron BenjaminBritten and also our own late DrJon Lord. Programme to includePurcell edited Britten ‘Chaconnyin G minor,’ Britten ‘Hymn to StCecilia,’ excerpts from JonLord’s ‘To Notice Such Things,’(solo flute Bruce Martin) Britten‘Lachrymae’ (solo viola NicPendlebury) Mozart PianoConcert no 12 (solo PianoMaria Marchant) as recorded byBritten, Percy Grainger ‘FolkSongs, and performers singinghymns from Britten’s ‘NoyesFludde’ with audience.

£18.00 limited to 150 Postcode: RH13 6LH

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Maria Marchant

Conductor & ComposerJames Whitbourn

Nic Pendlebury

David Wordsworth

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Sunday July 14th 6.30pmLancing College Chapel

Britten’s St Nicolasperformed byWestminsterWilliamson Voicesfrom WestminsterChoir College ofRider University, localchoirs and proorchestra, conductedby James Whitbourn.This historic concertrecreates thepremiere of StNicolas,commissioned byLancing for theCollege’s 1948centenary andoriginally conductedby Benjamin Britten.A new work byJames Whitbourn‘Agnus Dei,’ hasbeen speciallycommissioned for the Shipley Arts Festival by JohnSnelling. We are delighted that HM’s Lord Lieutenant forWest Sussex Mrs Susan Pyper will be closing the 2013Shipley Arts Festival.

£16.00 limited to 500 Postcode: BN15 0RW

Sunday July 21st 6.30pmSt Alfeges

Gifted and Talented StringAcademy play chambermusic on the River Thamesfollowed by an eveningConcert in St AlfegesGreenwich. Programme toinclude Benjamin Britten’s‘Simple Symphony‘ for String Quartet and Orchestra.

After concert donations Postcode: SE10 9BJ

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SHIPLEY ARTS FESTIVAL FRIENDSThank you for your past support of the ShipleyFestival Friends. Please renew your membership for2013: The cost is £30.00 per person andmembership includes an invitation to the Festival’sannual Friends’ party and advance notice ofconcerts to allow preferential booking in midFebruary, and reminders and updates on Festival concerts.

To renew or to apply to become a Festival Friendplease fill in the form below and return by e-mail.Alternatively, we can ‘gift aid’ your contribution if you transfer through www.localgiving.com location: RH13 8QD

In addition to being a Friend you can become a sponsor.

� £50.00 for Bronze Composer’s Sponsor� £100.00 for Silver Composer’s Sponsor� £500.00 for Gold Composer’s Sponsor� £1000.00 for a Platinum SponsorSponsors will receive private invitations to meetartists, reserved seating in advance on request plusa listing in the Festival programme.

Please email andrew@bernardimusicgroup.comto get a form to become a friend

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Friends of Shipley Arts Festival

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� Admiral Sir Peter & Lady Susan AbbotRev. J. Malcolm & Pauline Acheson

Mr and Mrs Rob and Jane Aylott Mr. and Mrs. Peter and Margaret Barker

Mrs.Eve Barratt & David MartinMrs Christine Baron

Mrs. A.E.BernardiMrs Margaret BirdMr Derek Bradnum

Mr David BrownMr Anthony and Lady Louise Burrell

Mr Mark Burrell DLMs Stephanie Cant

� Mrs Vivien Chaiffin-LairdMs Libby Christian

Mr and Mrs Peter ColemanMr and Mrs Anne and Colin Painter

Mrs Mary CollisMrs Miranda CookeMrs Cunningham

Mr and Mrs David Daniels CBE� Mr and Mrs John and Clare Davison

Mr James and Tessa de SalisMr and Mrs Nick and Gini de Zoete

Mr and Mrs Adrian DeAthMr David Fenn

Mr and Mrs Ruth FletcherMr and Mrs Nick Fright

Mr and Mrs Andrew GardnerMrs Anja Gerhardt

Mrs Claudia GoldenMr John HallDr G.B. Hall

Mr and Mrs William HarrisMr and Mrs Michael Hembrey

Mr Michael HoareMr and Mrs Stephen and Helen Holliday

Mrs Margeret HolmesMr Peter Hooper

Mr and Mrs David HornerMr Alan Hughes

Mr Andrew JacksonMr and Mrs Mark and Sarah Jephcott

Mr and Mrs Ken Johnson OBEMr and Mrs Simon and June Keeble

Mrs Margeret King-ToursMr Brian Kippax and Ms Pam Hutchison

Mrs Helen KnightMr and Mrs Derek & Gina Larcombe

Lt Col Tim and Mrs Jane LawMr John Le Rossignol

Mrs Jane LeefeDr Gordon & Mrs Joan Lindsay

Mr and Mrs David and Pauline Lowe� The Earl & Countess of Lytton

Mr and Mrs McCarollMr David MartinMr James MartinMrs Eve Mauchel

Mr and Mrs Bob MinterMrs Jocelyn Mountain

Mr and Mrs Chris & Penny PageMr Irving Pallister

Mr Jon and Sue PasfieldMr and Mrs Thomas &

Josaphine PatersonMr Bruce Philips

Mr and Mrs Simon & Judith Pickles Mr and Mrs David and Barbara Picknell

Mr Simon and Mem PomeroyMr Michael Power

Mrs. Susan RobinsonMr and Mrs Zsa and Stevie RoggendorffMr and Mrs Jonathan and Gulnara Sachs

Mr Peter and Jane SandersonMr and Mrs Mark &

Tina Scrase-Dickens DLMrs Claire SearleMrs Thelma SelbyDr Alison Sinclair

Revds Pat and Bernard SintonMr and Mrs Andrewjohn and

Eleni Stephenson Clarke� Mr John Snelling

Mrs Claudia StrachanMr and Mrs Nick Symes

� Mr and Mrs Richard and Lynne Taylor-Gooby

Mr David TidyMr and Mrs Richard & Polly Thornely

� Mr Rupert Toovey Mr and Mrs Gordon & Alexandra Tregear DL

Mr and Mrs Jonathan and Emma WadeyMrs Fiona Warton

Mr and Mrs David Warton� Mr and Mrs Colin and Lucy West

Mr and Mrs Ian and Beryl WindwoodMr and Mrs Ray and Jean Wright

Festival Management and fundraising: Andrew Bernardi, Nick Bomford,

Simon Ighofose and our many volunteers

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A detailed programme of the Festival can beobtained from andrew@bernardimusicgroup.comor the Capitol Box office. Tickets can be bought atthe Capitol on 01403 750220 or online atwww.thecapitolhorsham.com

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