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celebration26th october to 11th novemberwww.bremf.org.uk
We are very grateful to Brighton & Hove Council for their advice, guidance and support of the 2012 festival. Our Early Music Live! scheme for young ensembles is supported by a three year grant from lead funder The Esmée Fairbairn Foundation (2010 – 2012) with further support from Angus Allnatt Charitable Foundation and The Fonthill Foundation. The J Paul Getty Jnr Charitable Trust also supports Early Music Live! as well as making possible the festival’s education and outreach programme.
“one of the great success stories of today’s early music scene, far surpassing its competitors in terms of the sheer number and variety of events on offer” Classical Music, December 2010 on BREMF
Gap, where the Arts Council logo would normally be. Funded
by your support and the late Vivienne Carter – see above.
Funders and partners:
celebrate with us – & help us keep going!
As we reach our tenth anniversary we have much to celebrate and even more for which to be grateful. The first ten years have seen us grow from a series of six concerts in one small venue to a festival of international standing attended by thousands of people, with an outreach programme that is spreading beyond Brighton and a large network of partner organisations.
We wanted to take this opportunity to thank you, our loyal supporters and audience members who have helped to make possible the festival’s success to date.
This year in particular, your support, and that of charitable trusts has never been more important. This will be the first time in 10 years that the Arts Council has not awarded us a grant, leaving a £38,000 hole in our budget for the 2012 festival.
This is clearly a painful blow for the community of volunteers and artists involved in organising and performing in the festival. However, thanks to the strength of your support we have not had to cut any events, but instead have reprogrammed to reduce costs in some concerts. In addition we have been able to draw upon a legacy we received some years ago from a wonderful supporter of the festival, Vivienne Carter. Without this help, there is no way that the 2012 festival would be going ahead at all.
However, we can make this drawdown for this one year only, if we are not to compromise the future of the festival. If you have been thinking of becoming a Festival Friend, joining the Artistic Directors’ Circle or even just making a small donation, now is the time it would make the greatest impact. These are hard times for all, but many small amounts can soon add up if enough people contribute. We are aiming to raise £5,000 through additional donations and new Friends, which is achievable given amounts raised from past appeals. This help is needed directly to support our concerts, something many trusts cannot fund within their remit.
We look forward to celebrating our birthday in style with you this year as we make a special feature of great works from the high Renaissance, including the spectacular Florentine Intermedi of 1589. With your continued help, we are confident that we can look forward to the next ten years. Thank you for all you do. At this challenging moment, your support has never meant more to us and to the artists who perform in the festival.
Clare Norburn, Deborah Roberts and the Board of Trustees, Brighton Early Music Festival
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Led by David Allinson. For experienced singers who are good readers.All singers must be secure on the notes before the workshop.
By the early decades of the 16th century, English church music had developed a style and sound quite distinct from that cultivated in mainland Europe. Composers such as John Taverner, John Sheppard and Thomas Tallis wrote in a rich, vigorous and sweet-toned idiom, a style which would be severely restricted and irredeemably changed by the Reformation of the mid-16th century. Join us to sing Latin polyphony by these English masters with one of the leading scholars and performers in the field.
Workshop registration £18 (£12 conc) visit www.bremf.org.uk/workshops Music available for download from the website soon after close of registration on 1st September.
Tickets: no ticket required for free performance at 6pm
Event 2: Saturday 29th September, 11-5.30pm with free public performance at 6pm St Bartholomew’s Church
the glories oF tuDor englanD: workshop anD Free perForMance
Event 1: Sunday 23rd September, 2-6pm, St Bartholomew’s Church
sing gabrieli!: workshop For choral singers
Led by Deborah Roberts
Giovanni Gabrieli, who died 400 years ago, is famed as the greatest exponent of glorious Venetian multi-choir music. Enjoy singing some
of his music in the resonant spaces of St Bart’s, and prepare to participate in selected works in Celebrating Gabrieli with
The English Cornett and Sackbut Ensemble and BREMF Consort of Voices on 4th November.
Workshop registration £10 (£8 conc) Members of BREMF Community Choir £8 (£6 conc)
visit www.bremf.org.uk/workshops Music available for download from the website
soon after close of registration on 1st September.
Event 3: Sunday 30th September, 11am-2pm Hove Seafront from the Peace Statue near Brunswick Square Live music on the Bandstand from 1pm
the breMF Fun runOpen to runners, walkers and wheelchair users (distance 5k or 10k)
Celebrate the Olympic year and help raise funds for our most elaborate 10 year anniversary events. You certainly don’t need to be an Olympic athlete to register (!) but even if you don’t want to take part, we need lots of supporters and spectators to cheer and encourage those who do. Feel free to dress in any style that you feel reflects 10 years of BREMF. Register online at www.bremf.org.uk/funrun
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Event 4: Saturday 13th October, 11am-5pm Central United Reformed Church Hove
Dance Music oF tielMan susato anD Michael praetorius: workshop For plaYers oF renaissance instruMentsLed by Philip Thorby Players should be at a competent level with reasonable sight reading
The rousing dance band music of both Susato and Praetorius was made famous by signature recordings from the 1970s by the Early Music Consort of London and the dynamic David Munrow. Led by the equally inspiring Philip Thorby, this workshop is open to players of all renaissance instruments: winds, bowed and plucked strings and percussion. Pitch will be A=440.
Workshop registration £18 (£12 conc) visit www.bremf.org.uk/workshops Music available for download from the website soon after close of registration on 18th September.
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Event 5: Friday 26th October 8pm, St Bartholomew’s Church
the FielD oF the cloth oF golD – celebrating a great treatYMusic by William Cornysh and Jean Mouton
The Tallis ScholarsPeter Phillips director
The Field of the Cloth of Gold represents one of the most spectacular political summit meetings of all time. Henry VIII of England and Francis I of France met to seal a treaty of friendship between their two warring countries, with no expense spared. Everything was carefully prepared to make the surface seem smooth, yet there was an undercurrent of the most intense rivalry, from the negotiations of high state, to the wrestling, the food, the jousting – and the music.
The two Chapels Royal were in attendance, and of course they tried to out-sing each other. As luck would have it the two choirs were led by two exceptional composers of the period, to whom the Tallis Scholars have devoted individual recordings: Jean Mouton on the French side, and William Cornysh on the English.
Tickets: Premium £26 (£24 conc); A £18.50 (£16.50 conc); B £12 (£10 conc)
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Event 6: Saturday 27th October, St Bartholomew’s Church Two performances: 8.30pm, repeated 10.30pm
autuMn lates: breMF 10th birthDaY celebration – JourneYs through europeFive brilliant young ensembles perform live music through the nightMusica Poetica London baroque ensemble Mystics & Alchemists – exotic sonatas from the dawn of the Baroque. Music by Becker, Biber and Buxtehude.
Borromini String Quartet on period instruments Noches de España – Spanish-inspired music, dance and the strangeness of night breathe new life into sleeping things.
Ensemble de Trianon baroque ensemble Les Plaisirs de Versailles – from artistic intrigue to affairs of the heart, this French programme evokes the electric artistic atmosphere of the court at Versailles in the 17th and 18th centuries, through the emotionally subtle music of Rameau and Leclair.
Flauguissimo flute and guitar duo with guest actor A Nightingale in the Salon – an intimate encounter between fetching words of English romanticism and sentimental sounds of Europe. Music by Schubert and Paganini.
Oxford Baroque large ensemble with vocalists Perpetual Motion – exploring chaconnes, passacaglias and other repetitive basses which prompted some of the most inventive music in the 17th and 18th centuries. Includes music by Monteverdi, Schütz and J.C. Bach.
FREE EVENTS: no ticket required. Come and go as you please
As a legacy of White Night, Autumn Lates is a series of free late night events around the city of Brighton and Hove. White Night as such is NOT happening this year but our event will follow the same formula as previous BREMF at White Night performances.
“beautiful – captivating”
White Night 2011 audience member
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Event 7: Sunday 28th October, 7.30pm, St George’s Church
a celebration oF the italian high baroQue – Music bY ViValDi, DoMenico scarlatti, corelli, lotti & calDara The BREMF PlayersAlison Bury leader/director; Elin Manahan Thomas soprano
The BREMF SingersJohn Hancorn director
Passion, virtuosity and inventiveness are at the heart of the Italian Baroque. This programme combines brilliant music for strings from the virtuoso violinists Corelli and Vivaldi, including Vivaldi’s fiery La Follia trio sonata, with vocal music including Vivaldi’s sublime Nulla in mundo pax sincera for solo soprano and strings and the 10-voice Stabat Mater by Domenico Scarlatti. The famous Crucifixus a 8 by Antonio Lotti will be heard within the Credo in F from which it originates, along with an even more chromatic Crucifixus a 16 by Antonio Caldara.
Event 8: Thursday 1st November, 8pm, St Mary’s Church, Rock Gardens
Young artists’ showcaseTwo ensembles selected from 2011 Early Music Live! present an informal evening of 16th and 17th-century music
The Marian ConsortEmma Walshe and Gwendolen Martin sopranos; Rory McCleery countertenor/director; William Knight tenor; Rupert Reid baritone; Christopher Borrett bass
Virgo Prudentissima – A celebration of renaissance womenThe many faces of renaissance women; from the Virgin Mary to risqué cuckolders, in motets, madrigals and songs by Janequin, Byrd, Gabrieli and others
La Terra e il MareLouise Alder soprano; Leo Duarte oboe/recorder; Naomi Burrell violin/recorder; Jonathan Rees viola da gamba; Tom Foster keyboard
Celebration before the Revolution A musical journey through pre-Revolutionary France from the court to the tavern. Music by Couperin, Charpentier and ‘The Great Unwashed’.
Tickets: Premium £23 (£21 conc); A £18.50 (£16.50 conc); B £12 (£10 conc); C (restricted view) £6
Tickets: £12 (£10 conc)
La Terra e il MareThe Marian Consort
Elin Manahan Thomas
Angus Allnatt Charitable
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The Fonthill Foundation
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Event 9: Friday 2nd November, 8pm Friends’ Meeting House, Brighton
sounDscapes: MoZart’s kegelstatt trioDeNOTE Jane Booth clarinet; John Irving fortepiano; Peter Collyer viola
In his ever-charming and popular Kegelstatt Trio, Mozart celebrated the novel colour combinations of clarinet, viola and piano. DeNOTE’s programme includes a rarely-heard early 19th-century arrangement of his clarinet quintet for basset clarinet and piano. While Mozart the performer was celebrated both as pianist and viola player, he never wrote a viola sonata, but the richly expressive potential of the instrument he himself loved to play is explored here in a substantial work by his Bohemian contemporary Karl Stamitz.
Tickets: £15 (£13 conc)
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Events 10 & 11: Saturday 3rd November. Two performances: Event 10 at 5pm and Event 11 at 9pm, St Bartholomew’s Church. Each performance lasts approximately an hour and a half.
the 1589 Florentine interMeDi: celebrating an eXtraVagant weDDing Music by Luca Marenzio, Cristofano Malvezzi, Giulio Caccini, Emilio Cavalieri and Jacopo Peri
Zu Aerial Hazel Maddocks, Lindsey Butcher and Naomi Giffin aerial dancers
Katy Hill soprano; Deborah Roberts soprano and director; Emily Gadd soprano; Clare Wilkinson mezzo soprano; Lucy Ballard alto; Mark Tucker* tenor; William Knight tenor; Matthew Long tenor; Robert Macdonald bass *principal soloist in Intermedio 5
The BREMF Renaissance OrchestraIncluding members of The English Cornett & Sackbut Ensemble Gawain Glenton and Sam Goble cornetts Emily White, Tom Lees, Andrew Harwood-White and Adrian France sackbuts
Monteverdi String Band Oliver Webber violin/leader; Theresa Caudle violin; Susanna Pell, Christopher Suckling and William Hunt viols; Liam Byrne viols and lirone
Chordophony Lute Ensemble Lynda Sayce leader with Richard MacKenzie and Matthew Nisbet
David Hatcher recorder, curtal, flute, viol; Emily Baines recorder, shawm; Jean Kelly and Aileen Henry harps; Paula Chateauneuf chitarrone; Steven Devine and Claire Williams organ, harpsichord and regal
BREMF Consort of Voices Deborah Roberts director
The Renaissance Singers David Allinson director
Cantores Michaelis (choral scholars from Southampton University)
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Our most spectacular production yet brings together ceremonial music of the high Renaissance with dazzling contemporary aerial dance and evocative lighting and visual effects.
Part of a long tradition, these six intermedi originally provided elaborately staged musical spectacles performed between the acts of the play La Pellegrina, and were commissioned as part of the wedding festivities for Ferdinando Medici and Christine of Lorraine - one of the most spectacular and expensive Medici weddings of all time. The budget for the original production - which included elaborate stage machinery and a cast of over a hundred of the most famous musicians of the day - would have been in the multi millions in today’s money!
Our production features many of the country’s leading exponents of renaissance music and focuses on recreating the exciting and experimental world of the late 16th century by reworking the original grandiose staging using 21st-century performance arts and technology – with more than a whiff of the circus!
Tickets: Premium £26 (£24 conc); A £18.50 (£16.50 conc); B £12 (£10 conc)
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Event 12: Sunday 4th November, 3pm, Ralli Hall
the golDberg Variations bY Js bachSteven Devine harpsichord
Steven Devine writes: ‘The Goldberg Variations represents a high point in Western keyboard music and many great keyboard players, both pianists and harpsichordists, have stamped their own personalities on the set. It is easy to be overcome by the huge burden of personal feelings that many players and listeners bring to the music, but at its heart the Goldberg Variations is simply an astonishing catalogue of baroque dance forms and keyboard techniques ordered as a satisfying musical whole. No artifice is needed in bringing Bach’s writing to life – it’s all there in the music. Coupling the music with a great harpsichord from the German tradition (in this case, a copy of the 1710 Fleischer) allows the voices to come through and is as much a pleasure to play as listen to.’
Event 13: Sunday 4th November, 7.30pm, St Bartholomew’s Church
celebrating gabrieli: 400th anniVersarY concert Multi-choir music for voices and instruments
The English Cornett and Sackbut Ensemble & BREMF Consort of VoicesGawain Glenton and Sam Goble cornetts; Emily White, Andrew Harwood-White, Tom Lees, and Adrian France sackbuts
BREMF Consort of Voices, Deborah Roberts director
16th-century Venice saw the rise of the lavish polychoral style; music composed in many parts and divided into several choirs of both voices and instruments, spaced around the golden domes of St Mark’s church and surrounding the listeners with a wash of glorious sound. Giovanni Gabrieli was probably the composer who took this style to the greatest heights following in the footsteps of his uncle, Andrea Gabrieli and paving the way for Monteverdi and the 1610 Vespers.
Tickets: A £15 (£13 conc); B £12 (£10 conc)
Tickets: Premium £23 (£21 conc); A £18.50 (£16.50 conc), B £12 (£10 conc)
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Event 14: Friday 9th November 8pm, St George’s Church
celebrating FooD, wine anD songPicnic concert with cabaret-style format
The Orlando ConsortMatthew Venner countertenor; Mark Dobell tenor; Angus Smith tenor; Donald Greig baritone
A grand celebration of medieval music and food, this is one of the Orlando Consort’s most popular programmes and best selling recordings.
Bring and enjoy a picnic (in the warm!) while you listen to medieval and early renaissance music by French, English, Spanish, Portuguese and German composers including: Adam de la Halle, Guillaume de Machaut, Heinrich Isaac, Guillaume Dufay, Gilles Binchois, Ludwig Senfl and, of course, Anonymous!
Authentic recipes will be provided on the festival website, and you can also research your own recipes if you wish to prepare some medieval delicacies.
7pm: FREE pre concert talk by Donald Greig on his first novel, Time Will Tell. A thrilling behind-the-scenes tale set in the world of medieval music: the scholarship and performance, but also the treachery and ambition of the composers themselves.
Tickets: A £18.50 (£16.50 conc);
B £12 (£10 conc); C (restricted view) £6
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Saturday 3 November 2012 | 7.30pmDVOŘÁK Violin Concerto | RACHMANINOFF Symphony No. 3
Saturday 2 February 2013 | 7.30pmSIBELIUS Violin Concerto | SIBELIUS Symphony No. 4
Saturday 23 February 2013 | 7.30pmGERSHWIN Rhapsody in Blue | DVOŘÁK Symphony No. 9
Saturday 16 March 2013 | 7.30pmSCHUMANN Cello Concerto | ELGAR Enigma Variations
The London Philharmonic Orchestra returns to Brighton Dome, Concert Hall for a series of four Saturday evening concerts in the 2012/13 season.
BOOK NOW:Tickets £10 - £27.50 | Premium seats £32.5001273 709709 | brightondome.org
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EXHIBITIONThe world’s largest early music fair
• THE SIXTEEN
• EUROPEAN UNION BAROQUE ORCHESTRA
• HIS MAJESTYS SAGBUTTS AND CORNETTS
• TRINITY LABAN CLASSICAL ORCHESTRA
• BBC RADIO 3 - THE EARLY MUSIC SHOW LIVE!
• THE ROSE CONSORT OF VIOLS
Thursday - Saturday8-10 NovemberOld Royal Naval College Greenwich London SE10 9NN
ROYAL GREENWICH INTERNATIONALEARLY MUSIC
FESTIVAL& EXHIBITION 2012
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secret carniVals What nuns got up to in the middle of the night
Event 16: Saturday 10th November, 7.30pm St Michael and All Angels Church
Musica Secreta Katharine Hawnt, Deborah Roberts, Yvonne Eddy and Emily Gadd sopranosLizzie Collier, Natasha Raybould and Rosie Midgley mezzo sopranos; Caroline Trevor altoFrances Kelly harp; Claire Williams organ
Celestial Sirens directed by Deborah Roberts and Laurie Stras
An atmospheric sequence spread throughout the ample spaces of St Michael’s Church, charting 24 hours in the daily lives of Italian renaissance nuns. Chant and polyphony from the daily Office (Lauds, Vespers, Compline and Matins), private devotions and High Mass includes recently discovered gems from a mystery nun composer and works by Palestrina, Victoria, Ingegnieri and Rore. A secret May carnival is celebrated in the dead of night, culminating in a dance of the Seven Sisters that calls the nuns to Matins.
Event 15: Saturday 10th November, 1pm Sallis Benney Theatre
celebrating inspiration: in MeMorY oF DaViD MunrowDiscussion forum and concert hosted by Sir Nicholas Kenyon and including rousing dance music by Michael Praetorius & Tielman Susato
BREMF Renaissance Players Led by Philip Thorby and David Hatcher
Philip Thorby, David Hatcher, Emily Baines, Frances Eustace, Alison Kinder, Jennifer Bullock, Emily Smith, Belinda Sykes, Theresa Caudle, Martyn Sanderson, Daniel Serafini, Guy Morley Playing a wide range of renaissance instruments including recorders, flutes, crumhorns, shawms, bagpipes, curtals, viols, violins, cornetts, sackbuts, percussion and voices
David Munrow, founder of The Early Music Consort of London and the pioneering figure whose infectious enthusiasm probably did the most to drive the early music movement in this country during the 1970s, would have been 70 this year. Sir Nicholas Kenyon, Managing Director of the Barbican and former controller of BBC Radio 3, leads a discussion with former members of The Early Music Consort, including an extract from the 1970s series Early Music Instruments made for Granada Television, followed by an hour of lively music.
Tickets: A £18.50 (£16.50 conc); B £12 (£10 conc) Wheelchair accommodation in this venue is in the price B section.
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Event 18: Sunday 11th November, 7.30pm, St George’s Church
celebrating coronations – anD a DiaMonD Jubilee International Baroque Players The BREMF Singers John Hancorn director
Coronations have, for centuries, provided an unrivalled sense of occasion with their opulence and grandeur. Exuberant coronation anthems by three celebrated English composers: Boyce, Purcell and of course, Handel with his ever popular Zadok the Priest, are combined here with music from the German courts including the dazzling Concerto a 8 by Zelenka.
We welcome back this remarkable young non-conducted orchestra to help bring the 2012 festival to a triumphant and celebratory close.
Event 17: Sunday 11th November, 3pm, Ralli Hall
l’chaiM! (to liFe!): Music anD Dance to celebrate the olD Jewish worlDThe Burning BushLucie Skeaping vocals, violin; Ben Harlan clarinets; Roderick Skeaping violin, rebec; Robin Jeffrey oud, laouto, darabukka, guitar; Jon Banks kanun, cymbalom, accordion; Robert Levy double bass
For hundreds of years Jews have traditionally raised a glass and toasted each other with the Hebrew words ‘To Life’! This programme features the music of many styles and places where Jewish communities lived and celebrated the festivals of the year, the Coming of Age and of course, marriage.
Exuberance, emotion, nostalgia and joy come together in foot-tapping klezmer dances from Eastern Europe, exotic rhythms from the old Ottoman world and haunting Sephardi ballads.
Tickets: Premium £23 (£21 conc); A £18.50 (£16.50 conc); B £12 (£10 conc); C (restricted view) £6
Tickets: A £18.50 (£16.50 conc); B £12 (£10 conc)
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You can get involved in helping the festival in a variety of ways, either as a volunteer or through our Festival Trainee programme, not just during the festival but throughout the year. In return we can provide you with the opportunity to develop new skills and experience, as well as access to some concerts.
There are a number of ways you can help, from stuffing envelopes, driving the BREMF van, lighting and sound to helping at events.
Find out more at www.bremf.org.uk/volunteer.
Sign up as a volunteer on the website, by emailing [email protected] or using the form below.
If you would like to volunteer please complete the details below and send this form to: Mike Clemens, Ham Cottage, Albourne Road, Hurstpierpoint, West Sussex BN6 9ES
Here’s what one of our present team has to say:
“ I regard it as a privilege to help, not a chore to be involved with a great bunch of people and able to help such talented musicians demonstrate their skills.”
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Join the artistic Directors’ circle or becoMe a FrienDGet close to the creative processes of the UK’s most innovative early music festivalBREMF is a registered charity. We receive no core funding and for the first time in our 10 years, the Arts Council is not funding the 2012 festival. We simply wouldn’t survive were it not for the support of individuals. If you haven’t already done so, please do join us and help to ensure our future. Thank you!
how to helpJoin our Friends or Artistic Directors’ Circle Schemes Membership is valid for one year from the date of joining or renewal. You can join online at www.bremf.org.uk or by completing the form below.
Friends receive: • 2 weeks of priority booking;• an allocation of free concert programmes; • an invitation to a Friends’ reception.
Supporters receive Friends’ benefits PLUS: • an option to buy 1 half price ticket (2 for
a couple) for either event 8 (Young Artists’ Showcase, 1st November) or event 16 (Secret Carnivals, 10th November)
• an invitation to an open rehearsal (from a choice of events)
• an option to make seat reservations at all concerts.
Contributors and Premium Contributors receive Friends’ benefits PLUS:• either FREE tickets for event 8 (Young
Artists’ Showcase, 1st November) or reduced price tickets for event 16 (Secret Carnivals, 10th November)
• invitations to up to 2 open rehearsals; • named acknowledgement in concert
programmes• an option to make seat reservations at
all concerts.
Our NEW Artistic Directors’ Circle enables you to really get close to the creative processes and planning of the festival, whilst visiting some intriguing venues and meeting festival artists. For 2012, we focus on giving you an insight into the planning of our innovative production of the Florentine Intermedi. There are two levels of support: from £500-£999 and from £1000+. For more details, email [email protected], call 020 7281 6864 or visit www.bremf.org.uk.
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Venues
st bartholoMew’s church Ann Street, Brighton BN1 4GPBuses: 5 5A 5B 37 46 49/49B 50; also 25/N25 to St Peter’s Church; plus (not Sunday evening) 21/21B, 22, 24 26.Please note that the London Road Shoppers Car Park (behind the Church, entrance from Providence Place) requires payment 24 hours a day.
st george’s church St George’s Road (junction Abbey Road), Brighton BN2 1EDBuses: 37; also 1 1A 7/N7 to Royal Sussex County Hospital; 12/12A 14 along Marine Parade.Please allow plenty of time if coming to this venue by car, as street parking around the church can sometimes be hard to find. An alternative is to park in the free multi-storey car park at Brighton Marina (BN2 5WA) and from there take the number 7 bus to the Royal Sussex County Hospital.
st MarY’s churchRock Gardens, Brighton BN2 1PRBuses: 7, 37; also 1/1A, 2/2A 14C.Nearest street parking is on roads north of Eastern Road.
central uniteD reForMeD church, hoVe Ventnor Villas, Hove BN3 3YFBuses: 1/1A, 5/5A, 6, 20, 49City Council multi-storey pay and display car park nearby in Norton Road.
sallis benneY theatre University of Brighton, 58-64 Grand Parade, Brighton BN2 2JYBuses: Any bus serving Old Steine or North Street including 1/1A 2/2A 5/5A 7 12/12A 14 22 24 25 26 27 28/29 37 46 46A 47 49 50 81
ralli hall 81 Denmark Villas, Hove BN3 3THBuses: 7, 81.Right opposite Hove train station.
st Michael anD all angels church Victoria Road, Brighton BN1 3BD
Buses: Buses serving Western Road (1/1A 2/2A 5/5A 25 46 49) or Dyke Road (14, 37) pass within 5-10 min walk of the church.
brighton FrienDs’ Meeting house Ship Street, Brighton BN1 1AF
Buses as for Sallis Benney Theatre
Please note that some buses will be operating reduced schedules from September 2012. You are advised to check current timetables at www.buses.co.uk
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All venues have wheelchair access. For further information and help, please phone 01273 303644.
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booking inForMation
There are four ways to buy tickets in advance for most concerts promoted by Brighton Early Music Festival:
1. E-tickets: you purchase these from www.bremf.org.uk, print them on your own printer and bring them to the concert together with the credit card with which you made the purchase. There is no booking fee for e-tickets.
2. Online Box Office tickets: you purchase these online but have the tickets issued to you either by post or on the door. These are a practical solution if you are buying for people who may arrive at the concert separately from you (and your credit card – see above) or if you cannot easily print your own tickets. There is a handling charge of £1 per transaction for online Box Office tickets.
3. By post using the form on the page opposite (£1 handling charge).
4. By phone (transaction fee £2.25) or in person (no fee) from the Brighton Dome Ticket Office, New Road, Brighton BN1 1UE (01273 709709), open Mon-Sat 10am to 6pm. Registration for workshops (Events 1, 2, 4) cannot be handled by Brighton Dome Ticket Office.
We have had to raise some ticket prices this year, but have kept this to the minimum possible. As usual there are some excellent money-saving deals listed below!
Please note that tickets, once paid for, cannot be refunded except in the event that the concert is cancelled. Seats are not numbered and are unreserved, but for most events we provide an informal seat reservation service for BREMF Friends at Supporter level and above and members of the Artistic Directors’ Circle (see page 19).
booking For workshopsPre-registration at www.bremf.org.uk/workshops is essential for workshops (Events 1, 2, 4). Deadlines are given alongside each event, but in all cases booking may be closed earlier if all places have been allocated.
concessionarY tickets These are available to young people (age 12-25 inclusive), those aged 60 or more and those in receipt of state benefits. Children under 12 are admitted free of charge if accompanied by a paying adult; however, a Child Ticket must be obtained. Unaccompanied children under 16 cannot be the responsibility of the festival.
FestiVal ticket special oFFersSave 40% with our Season Tickets. A Season Ticket costing £141 (£126 concessions) gives you a top price ticket to all events except Workshops. This is subject to availability of tickets at the time of purchase – if the best seats for an event are sold out we will supply the next best available. Season Tickets can ONLY be obtained from www.bremf.org.uk or by using the postal booking form in this brochure. In either case purchasers need to specify which performance of the Florentine Intermedi (Event 10 or Event 11) they wish to attend.
Save 10% by buying tickets for four or more different concerts in one transaction. The following do not apply and cannot count towards this total: tickets costing £7 or less, Season Tickets and registration for workshops.
Bring a party! Save up to 20% with our group rate savings for multiple tickets for a single concert - reductions start at 10% for a group of ten. Please phone 01273 833746 for further information.
Booking for most events other than workshops opens to members of the Friends of the Festival Scheme (see page 19) on 22nd August and to the general public on 5th September. For information on registration for workshops (Events 1, 2, 4) please see below.
Brochure design and production by: Kate Benjamin www.katebenjamin.com
Additional photography courtesy of: Robert Piwko, Rob Orchard, Kate Benjamin, Frans Vandewalle, Mike Clemens and The Royal Collection
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• Underpin the festival by becoming a Festival Friend (from £30)
• Get close to the creative process by joining the new BREMF Artistic Directors’ Circle (from £500)
Depending on your level of support, benefits may include priority booking, invitations to special events, seat reservations, free programmes, access to rehearsals, free or discounted tickets to selected concerts and opportunities to meet festival artists and the Artistic Directors.
See page 19 or http://www.bremf.org.uk/friends/ for more information
plaYing Your part has neVer MattereD MoreWith no Arts Council support for the first time in our 10 year history (see inside front cover), your support has never been more important in making BREMF possible.
“ Meeting the musicians, attending rehearsals, being close to the early Music team – all aspects of the Friends scheme enhance the festival for us and we highly recommend it.”
Annette Boyne, BREMF Artistic Directors’ Circle