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2021
Petworth Festival
Wednesday 14 –
Saturday 31 July*
GENERAL BOX OFFICE OPENS 15 JUNE – PRIORITY BOOKING FROM 18 MAY
TICKETS AND FURTHER DETAILS AT
www.petworthfestival.org.uk
*Subject to Government Regulations
Brochure & Programmes
sponsored by
Petworth Festival 2021 Wednesday 14 – Saturday 31 July
The Leconfield Estates
www.leconfieldestates.co.uk
The Leconfield Estates is very pleased to be the principal sponsor again in 2021 and to have
sponsored the Petworth Festival for each of its 43 years.
Visit our website for information about activities on the Estates which include let properties
and peaceful fly fishing on the River Rother & the lakes at Petworth, and also on the
Derwent, an excellent salmon river in Cumbria.
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Petworth Festival 2021 Wednesday 14 – Saturday 31 July
WELCOME TO THE
2021
PETWORTH FESTIVAL
Dear All The Artistic Director’s Trail
As I write the nation is tip-toeing back to something This year’s festival is as wide-ranging as ever, so to
we all hope we will recognise as the ‘old normal’. As help you dip your toes into a little of everything, here is
a festival, of course, we have already had to embrace Stewart Collins’ suggestion for a festival in 12 events:
the so-called ‘new normal’ and the 2020 festival will
Thursday 15 July
remain in a lot of people’s memories as something of a
Jess Gillam Ensemble
beacon in the midst of trying times. But here we are in
2021 so what can we look forward to? Certainly as far Friday 16 July
as the Petworth Festival is concerned, the answer is ‘a The Bloomsbury Quartet – ReCentred: Elizabeth Maconchy
lot!’ Happily, we have been able to forge a programme (pay as you wish event)
that celebrates the finest in performance, much as Sunday 18 July
we have over the last 40 years, and over the next few Genesis Sixteen (choral)
pages you will hopefully be overjoyed to see some of
the gems that lie in store for us this coming summer. Tuesday 20 July
Mark Padmore (tenor) and Imogen Cooper (piano)
We look forward to you joining us in person again,
though to this effect there will be a few changes Wednesday 21 July
that reflect both the old and the new. To ensure the The Dominic Alldis Trio - A Tribute to
maximum comfort and safety of our audiences, Jacques Loussier (jazz)
thorough cleaning of all our venues will be the rule, Thursday 22 July
and we will not be packing them out quite as before. The Music of Paul Simon - A Celebration
To this end we are capping the capacity of all our
indoor venues to ensure a level of social distancing Saturday 24 July
even if it is not specifically required by law. Having Lunchtime Concert with Lara Melda (piano)
said that we are not asking our performers to reduce
Sunday 25 July
their fees as, frankly, they have suffered enough, but
Gilbert & Sullivan’s HMS Pinafore
to help the festival negotiate the financial impact of
this move, we will be applying a modest 10% ticket Tuesday 27 July
surcharge for this festival only. This surcharge has Radio Live! with Rev Richard Coles, Alistair McGowan,
been incorporated into our prices and we hope you Joe Stilgoe, Charlotte Green and Garry Richardson
understand our reasons.
Cover image: Jess Gillam (photo: Robin Clewley)
Wednesday 28 July
Once again, this year’s festival wouldn’t be possible Catrin Finch (harp) with Seckou Keita (kora)
without the support of our Sponsors, Patrons and
Thursday 29 July
Friends so we thank you all. Thank you for sticking
Chineke! (chamber ensemble)
with us through the thicks and thins of 2020. My
colleagues and I are confident that 2021 will prove Saturday 31 July
that it was all worthwhile! Armonico Consort: Vivaldi’s Four Seasons
Sincerely
Stewart Collins
Artistic Director
Book tickets at www.petworthfestival.org.uk or on 01798 344 576 from 15 June 1
Petworth Festival 2021 Wednesday 14 – Saturday 31 July
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We are absolutely thrilled to be able to bring another
great programme to Petworth despite the difficult PETWORTH HOUSE AND PLEASURE GROUND
conditions we’ve all experienced in the past year or Petworth GU28 0AE
more. We must express our enormous gratitude to our ST MARY’S CHURCH
sponsors who have stayed with us to allow this all to Petworth GU28 0AD
happen; to our wonderful musicians for working with us
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through such uncertain times; to our team for navigating
Petworth, the Stable Yard at Petworth House,
so many obstacles that the infamous Covid placed in our
path; and to you, our audiences, for your support. We Leconfield Hall and Midhurst Rother College. All
hope you derive great pleasure from our festival. venues have accessible toilet facilities. All venues
have wheelchair access.
Neil Franks
Chairman Parking
Limited disabled parking at Church Lodge (adjacent
to St. Mary’s Petworth). Please leave entrance to
the church free for emergency vehicles. Outside the
Who’s Who church, please do not park half on the pavement
– this is an offence. No parking in Lombard Street
President Lord Egremont opposite. There is a large car park in Petworth
Festival Board Neil Franks (Chairman) (GU28 0AP) and additional free parking by the Sylvia
Alan Bennie Beaufoy Centre (GU28 0ET) off the mini roundabout
Lord Egremont on the A272.
Sir Geoffrey Pattie
Peter Rhys-Evans
Kate Wardle
Concessions
For all ticketed events children aged 18 and under
Georgina Willis may purchase tickets for £5 or free where stated
Artistic Director Stewart Collins – please refer to each concert listing for details.
Festival Manager Kate Wardle The lowest priced seats in St. Mary’s Church are
Event Manager & Publications Editor Kate Lavender available to children aged 18 and under free of
Assistant to the Festival Manager Hettie McNeil charge, but must be pre-booked.
Technical Manager Peter Hall
Rhino Audio Visual Ltd Petworth Festival is a company limited by
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Secretary to the Board Sarah Matthews
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Booking Information
for the 2021 Petworth Festival
We look forward to you joining us in person Late May/early June: Our summer festival
again, though for 2021 there will be a few brochure will be posted to all our Sponsors,
changes that reflect both the old and the new. Patrons, Friends and those who have signed up
To ensure the maximum comfort and safety to our mailing list via the website. You do not
of our audiences, thorough cleaning of all our have to contribute to be on our mailing list. A PDF
venues and a level of social distancing will be version will be available on our website also.
our top priorities. To this end we are capping 15 June: BOX OFFICE OPENS TO ALL (priority
the capacity of all our indoor venues to ensure booking ends)
a level of social distancing even if it is not
specifically required by law. Having said that 23 June: We hope to release more tickets
we are not asking our performers to reduce their (following the Government announcement on 21
June); these will go on sale (up to 75% capacity
fees as frankly they have suffered enough, but
for indoor events) on the 23 June.
to help the festival negotiate the financial impact
of this move, we will be applying a modest
10% ticket surcharge for this festival only. This How to Book
surcharge has been incorporated into our prices If you require a wheelchair access seat or extra
and we hope you understand our reasons. assistance and/or are a carer for a disabled
person please telephone our Festival Manager,
BOX OFFICE OPENS Tuesday 15 June Kate Wardle, 01798 343055, any weekday
between 10am-5pm.
We will be selling tickets up to 50% capacity
initially. We hope to release additional tickets (up Book Online 24 hours a day from 15 June
to 75% capacity at our indoor events) following www.petworthfestival.org.uk Please note, this
the government announcement on 21 June; if will open up a new window and take you to our
given the ‘green light’ these additional tickets will third-party booking site TicketSolve.
be released for sale on Wednesday 23 June.
Book by Telephone from 15 June the Box Office
Priority Booking for Sponsors: is open for telephone bookings between the
18 May – 14 June (Sponsors Concierge service) hours of 10:00 - 13:00, Tuesday to Saturday.
Please call the Box Office on 01798 344576.
Priority Booking for Patrons: 25 May – 14 June
(By POST 25 May – 1 June / ONLINE and
PHONE 2 –14 June) Terms and Conditions:
Once purchased, tickets cannot be exchanged.
Priority Booking for Friends: 8 June – 14 June Refunds are not given unless the event is cancelled.
(ONLINE and PHONE ONLY)
The information contained in our brochures and on
*Please note that we are unable to offer any our website was correct at the time of publishing
discounts to Patrons and Friends this year but may be subject to subsequent alteration.
Key Dates and Information: The purchase of a ticket indicates permission for
Petworth Festival Ltd to use photographs of events
Late April/early May: Sponsors and Patrons will
receive a small brochure giving details of our 2021 in which you might appear for publicity purposes.
summer programme to allow plenty of time to Please let Petworth Festival Ltd know immediately if
choose which events they would like to book for. you do not want your image used in this way.
Early May: Friends will receive a leaflet with up- All guidance regarding health and safety must
to-date details of our 2021 summer programme. be adhered to whilst attending our events.
Thank you.
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Petworth Festival 2021 Wednesday 14 – Saturday 31 July Wednesday 14 July | St Mary’s Church 6.30pm – 7.30pm approx Festival Service The 2021 Petworth Festival opens with the annual service in celebration of the arts and creativity. We welcome Ruth Bushyager, Bishop of Horsham, who will give the main address. The service will be led by Canon Mark Gilbert SSC, with music directed by Matthew Cooke. Ruth Bushyager was consecrated Bishop of Horsham in July 2020. Prior to her episcopal ministry, she was the vicar of St Paul’s Dorking in Surrey; previous clergy roles have included chaplain to a boarding school in Oxford, Area Missioner in London, and serving parishes in Abingdon and Nottingham. Life before ordination included working as an International Policy Advisor in the Cabinet Office in Westminster. Rt Revd Ruth Bushyager 4 www.petworthfestival.org.uk / Enquiries 01798 343055
Petworth Festival 2021 Wednesday 14 – Saturday 31 July Thursday 15 - Saturday 31 July | Kevis House Gallery, Lombard Street Monday - Saturday 10.00 am - 5.00pm Jill Bray - Earth Lines. A Retrospective (exhibition) Printmaker and painter Jill Bray (b. 1936) has over the past four decades created an extensive and unique body of work, inspired by her abiding interest in the landscape. Bray studied art first at Bishop Otter College, Chichester and then at Southampton College of Art where she was influenced by the work of Peter Lanyon, Graham Sutherland, and Ivon Hitchens. Bray exhibited in numerous shows in the UK and overseas, was a member of Printmaker’s Council, and her work is in several public collections, yet she has remained overlooked compared to some of her contemporaries working in a similar vein, Jill Bray. Monolith I. which this exhibition attempts to redress. 50 paintings, Carborundum print and collage carborundum prints and collages produced between 1979 and 2019 will be on display. Thursday 15 July | Leconfield Hall 11.15am – 12.15pm Dr Gill Clarke - The Bishop Otter Art Collection: The Vision Of Two Remarkable Women (talk) To link in with Kevis House Gallery’s Festival exhibition, this illustrated talk explores how two remarkable women, Sheila McCririck, Head of Art at Bishop Otter College (1949-77), and Principal ‘Betty’ Murray (1948-70), acquired work by some of the great figures in twentieth- century British art to build post Second World War the Bishop Otter Art Collection (now University of Chichester). The distinguished collection comprises works by leading post-war artists and includes, amongst others, Ivon Hitchens, Peter Lanyon, Sandra Blow, Henry Moore and Gill Clarke John Hitchens. Jill Bray, whose work can be seen in the retrospective exhibition Earth Lines at Kevis House Gallery, also had work acquired by Sheila McCririck for the collection. Dr Gill Clarke has published widely on twentieth century British Art and guest-curated art exhibitions in the south of England, the next of which will be at the Russell-Cotes Art Gallery and Museum, Bournemouth. She was Visiting Professor at the Otter Gallery, University of Chichester from 2012 until the Gallery closed in 2018. Tickets: £15.40 (18 and under £5) In association with Kevis House Gallery www.petworthfestival.org.uk / Enquiries 01798 343055 5
Petworth Festival 2021 Wednesday 14 – Saturday 31 July
Thursday 15 July | St Mary’s Church
5.00pm – 6.00pm & 8.00pm – 9.00pm
Jess Gillam Ensemble
Hailing from Ulverston in Cumbria, Jess
Gillam is animating the music world with her
outstanding talent and infectious personality.
After performing at the Last Night of the
Proms in 2018 and having her performance
described as “the indisputable highlight”
by BBC News, Jess continues to grow her
international career, as well as presenting on
TV and radio – indeed she was the youngest
ever presenter for BBC Radio 3 and now
hosts a weekly show and podcast called This
Classical Life where she and her musical
guests chat, swap tracks and share the music
they love.
Marking the first ever tour of her brilliant and
youthful seven-piece Jess Gillam Ensemble,
she performs a characteristically diverse
and accessible programme ranging from
Piazzolla’s Histoire du Tango, to Kurt Weill’s
stunning Je ne t’aime pas, and Joby Talbot’s
Transit of Venus.
Tickets: Band D £22, £14.85, £8.25 & £5.50
(18 and under £5, FREE in adult £5.50 seats)
Generously sponsored by Beth Dugan,
Judy Flint, Trevor & Lynne Matthews,
Gordon & Tina Owen and Roger & Charlotte
Ter Haar
Jess Gillam (Photo: Robin Clewley)
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Petworth Festival 2021 Wednesday 14 – Saturday 31 July Thursday 15 July | Leconfield Hall 7.45pm – 9.30pm Kathryn Roberts & Sean Lakeman The Dartmoor-based husband and wife team have twice won the coveted ‘best duo’ title at the BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards (2013/2016), consistently delivering assured, distinctive performances both live and recorded. Over two decades of performance they have never been trapped in a groove, always being bold and innovative and mixing traditional song arrangements with their self-penned material which reels from the bitter to the sweet, the wry to the sad, the political to the passive… Kathryn Roberts’ smoky, assertive vocals are a tasty feast for listeners craving music that requires a sharp mind and an open heart. Billboard Magazine As a guitarist, producer and co-songwriter, Sean Lakeman is one of the unsung heroes of modern British folk. Mojo Magazine Tickets: £19.80 (18 and under £5) Generously sponsored by the Golden Charitable Trust www.petworthfestival.org.uk / Enquiries 01798 343055 7
Petworth Festival 2021 Wednesday 14 – Saturday 31 July
Salix Quartet (Photo: IOA Photography)
Friday 16 July | STRING QUARTET DAY St Mary’s Church
12 noon – 1.00pm
Royal Academy Lunchtimes: Salix Quartet
Angus Bain violin
Naori Takahashi violin
Thomas Kettle viola
Elliott Bailey cello
The festival continues to celebrate its relationship with the Royal Academy of Music with
a series of lunchtime events. The first features the Salix Quartet, which was formed in
2020 by a group of final year postgraduate students. They are currently on the Frost Trust
ASSET scheme studying under the Doric Quartet violinists, Alex Redington and Ying Xue.
Mozart String Quartet No. 21 in D major, K. 575 Prussian
Samuel Coleridge-Taylor Three Movements from Fantasiestücke, Op. 5
Fanny Hensel (Mendelssohn) String Quartet in E flat major
Tickets: Band F £9.90, £7.70, £6 & £3.30 (18 and under £4, FREE in adult £7.70, £6 &
£3.30 seats)
Generously sponsored by The Barlavington Estate, Lady Susan Anstruther,
Sir Sebastian & Lady Anstruther
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Bloomsbury Quartet (Photo: Christian Maier Smith)
Friday 16 July | STRING QUARTET DAY St Mary’s Church
7.30pm – 9.10pm
Bloomsbury Quartet – ReCentred: Elizabeth Maconchy
Following the great success of 2019’s inaugural ‘pay-as-you-wish’ concert, the Petworth
Festival invites you to join us for another concert featuring music that is all too often under-
represented – in this instance music by two superb female composers, Dame Elizabeth
Maconchy DBE and her equally luminous daughter, Nicola Lefanu.
The Bloomsbury Quartet – which excelled at a previous Petworth Festival when a Royal
Academy of Music ensemble – brings Elizabeth Maconchy’s life and music into focus.
The programme also includes music by Nicola Lefanu and by Maconchy’s teacher, Ralph
Vaughan-Williams.
This wholly innovative evening is in two parts and mixes the music with a multimedia
installation to help familiarise the audience with the programme and the players: a mixture
of film, photography and ‘live’ programme notes.
Elizabeth Maconchy String Quartet No. 1
Vaughan-Williams String Quartet No. 2 in A minor
Nicola Lefanu String Quartet No. 2
Elizabeth Maconchy String Quartet No, 11
Tickets for this ‘pay-as-you-wish’ concert are free, but please book as normal and
then decide at the end of the evening how much you wish to pay.
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Friday 16 July | Leconfield Hall
7.45pm – 9.30pm
Bounder & Cad
Welcome returnees to the festival, Bounder & Cad are the charmingly mischievous
musical comedy duo whose lyrics 10 Downing Street tried to censor - until their jazzy
tunes had the PM dancing... (you’ll have to guess which one of course!).
Expect an evening of wonderfully witty bespoke songs and skits - many written to
order with swingin’ jazz accompaniment on piano - from a duo of gentlemen who have
performed for three princesses, two PMs, and one Tim Henman. And tonight it’s us!
Tickets: £19.80 (18 and under £5)
Generously sponsored by Meghdoots Mystique Masala
Bounder & Cad (Photo: Will Corder)
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Charlotte Campbell Slinkies
Saturday 17 July | Petworth House Pleasure Garden
11.00am - 3.30pm
The Petworth Festival Summer Weekend Out
A first for the festival – working in association with the
National Trust, Petworth House’s Pleasure Garden comes
alive with a series of free performances for the whole
family. Street entertainers, music, buskers, stilt walkers
and the frankly surreal and bizarre. Do also take the
opportunity to drop into the United Reformed Church
whilst in town this week to see artwork created by local
school children during the course of the latest Petworth
Festival/West Sussex Arts Society PopUp Art project, and
Children’s Workshops
look out for heritage walks around Petworth where you
can discover some of the many nooks and crannies in our beautiful town. Five hours during
which to see Petworth en fête and in an entirely different light. And we say it again – all free!
The acts performing in the Pleasure Garden include an entirely mischievous trio of
Slinkies; The Tree Fellas; Dennis Teeth the Gramophone DJ; a pair of Mermaids clearly
some way from their natural habitat; music from Charlotte Campbell; the beautiful
installation that is The Bell Orchestra; ‘street entertainer’ supreme Marky Jay; and hands-
on activities including a circus skills workshop and an opportunity to make-your-own-art
with The Children’s Workshop.
FREE EVENT
By kind permission of the National Trust
Generously sponsored by Petworth Places
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Adrian Brendel (Photo: Jack Liebeck) Alasdair Beatson (Photo: Kaupo Kikkas)
Saturday 17 July | St Mary’s Church
7.30pm – 9.30pm
Adrian Brendel (cello) with Alasdair Beatson (piano)
Born into a family with a very special musical provenance, Adrian Brendel is one of the
most versatile and original cellists of his generation. He has travelled the world as soloist,
collaborator and teacher. His discovery of contemporary music through the works of
Kurtag, Kagel and Ligeti in his teenage years opened a new and vital avenue that he
continues to explore with huge enthusiasm alongside his passion for jazz and world
music. In 2014 he became a member of the Nash Ensemble of London. He appears in
partnership with the fine Scottish pianist Alasdair Beatson who works prolifically both as a
soloist and chamber musician.
The wide-ranging programme includes a further nod to Ludwig van Beethoven, the
Sonata in A Major, one of the cornerstones of the cello repertoire.
Fauré Cello Sonata No.1 in D minor Op. 29
Poulenc Cello Sonata Op. 143
Schumann 5 Stücke im Volkston Op. 102
Beethoven Sonata in A major Op. 69
Tickets: Band A £37.40, £24.20, £14.85, £8.80 (18 under £5, FREE in adult £8.80 seats)
Generously sponsored by James & Clare Kirkman,
Kees & Diana van der Klugt and Neathercoat Financial Planning
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Saturday 17 July | Leconfield Hall
7.45pm – 9.45pm
Budapest Café Orchestra
Christian Garrick violin
Eddie Hession accordion
Kelly Cantlon double bass
Adrian Zolotuhin guitar, saz, balalaika, domra
The Budapest Café Orchestra was established by composer and violinist Christian
Garrick in 2009. They play a blistering barrage of traditional folk and gypsy-flavoured
music from across the Balkans and Russia, Klezmer laments, Romanian Doinas,
Hungarian Czardas and their own unique re-imaginings of some of the biggest pieces
ever written by the greats.
The BCO has won legions of fans through their magical and infectious performances.
Evoking vivid images of Tzigane fiddle maestros, Budapest café life and gypsy campfires
- plus a few surprises along the way – they are hugely entertaining, with immense skill and
profound musicianship. A show by the BCO is good enough to make you want to book
that holiday down the Danube!
Tickets: £19.80 (18 and under £5)
Generously sponsored by Sofas & Stuff
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Sunday 18 July | Petworth House Pleasure Garden
From 1.00pm – approx 4.00pm
The Petworth Festival Summer Weekend Out
The Petworth Festival teams up with the National Trust
for a second day to present a free, open-house event
featuring a performance of Frances Hodgson Burnett’s
enchanting children’s tale, The Secret Garden.
“If you look the right way, you can see that
the whole world is a garden.”
A wonderful opportunity to enjoy Petworth Park and
Pleasure Garden. Before and after the show, we
welcome The Tree Fellas - two oversized trees and one sapling puppet who talk, walk,
tease and misbehave, and all with their own story to tell.
FREE EVENT
By kind permission of the National Trust
Generously sponsored by Petworth Places
Sunday 18 July | St Mary’s Church
7.30pm – 9.15pm
Genesis Sixteen
Genesis Sixteen is one of the UK’s most
exciting young vocal ensembles, each
annual intake featuring the most highly
talented members of the coming generation
of singers. The brainchild of The Sixteen’s
Harry Christophers, the members of Genesis
Sixteen range from 18-23 and are the
product of the UK’s first ever fully-funded
programme of its kind. Alumni from its first
seven years have already enjoyed success
since their graduation, performing, recording
Genesis Sixteen (Photo: Andreas-Grieger) and touring with top professional groups.
Directed by The Sixteen’s inspirational
associate conductor and renowned baritone Eamonn Dougan, the mixed programme will
be announced in due course.
Tickets: Band C £27.50, £17.60, £9.90, £7.70 (18 under £5, FREE in adult £7.70 seats)
Generously sponsored by Jonathan & Claudia Golden,
John & Catherine Hickman and Kingston Estates
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Imogen Cooper (Photo: Michael Eleftheriades)
Monday 19 July | Champs Hill
7.30pm – 9.20pm
Imogen Cooper
Petworth Festival is thrilled to welcome Imogen Cooper. In the words of Sir Simon Rattle,
‘Imogen is one of the greatest musicians England has produced. She’s utterly without
show. There’s a poetic, reflective side to her which is always there in her playing. It isn’t
Imogen’s style to play to the gallery. She’s not someone who goes in for fireworks in the
rafters. But I can bet you that if I were to ask any orchestral musicians who they rate as
one of the [greatest], three out of four of them will come up with Imogen’s name first time
around – and orchestral musicians are the toughest critics.’
Schubert Sonata in A minor D. 845
Ravel Sonatine
Liszt Jeux d’Eaux à la Villa d’Este
Ravel Jeux d’Eau
Liszt Rhapsody in A minor No. 13
Wine included in the ticket price and served from 6.45pm
Gardens open from 5pm for picnics
Tickets: £30.80 (18 and under £5)
Generously sponsored by The Bowerman Charitable Trust
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Trio Mazzolini (Photo: Conrad Litchfield)
Tuesday 20 July | St Mary’s Church
12 noon – 1.00pm
Royal Academy Lunchtimes: Trio Mazzolini
Jack Greed violin
Yurie Lee cello
Harry Rylance piano
The second in this year’s sequence of lunchtime concerts featuring young musicians
from the Royal Academy of Music. The festival has been following pianist Harry Rylance’s
career for some years now and his ensemble, Trio Mazzolini, has already established an
international reputation, most recently in Canada where they gave a concert recorded by
CBC to exceptional acclaim.
Haydn Piano Trio in C major Hob. XV/27
Judith Weir Piano Trio
Debussy Piano Trio in G major L. 5
Tickets: Band F £9.90, £7.70, £6 & £3.30 (18 and under £4, FREE in adult £7.70, £6 & £3.30 seats)
Generously sponsored by The Barlavington Estate, Lady Susan Anstruther,
Sir Sebastian & Lady Anstruther
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Mark Padmore (Photo: Marco Borggreve) Imogen Cooper (Photo: Sim Canetty-Clarke)
Tuesday 20 July | St Mary’s Church
7.30pm – 9.20pm
Mark Padmore (tenor) and Imogen Cooper (piano)
Following her solo recital (see p.15), Imogen Cooper is joined by one of our greatest
interpreters of Lieder and song, Mark Padmore. Born in London and an alumnus of King’s
College Cambridge, he has established an international career in opera, concert and
recital. His appearances in Bach Passions have gained particular notice, especially his
renowned performances as the Evangelist in the St Matthew and St John Passions with
the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra and Sir Simon Rattle, staged by Peter Sellars. Mark was
voted 2016 Vocalist of the Year by Musical America and was appointed CBE in the 2019
Queen’s Birthday Honours List.
Haydn She Never Told her Love
The Spirit’s Song
Antwort auf die Frage eines Mädchens
Mozart Das Veilchen
Abendempfindung
Beethoven Mailied
Neue Liebe, neues Leben
Aus Goethe’s Faust
Adelaïde
An die ferne Geliebte
Schumann Hans Christian Andersen Lieder Op. 40
Eichendorff Liederkreiss Op. 39
Tickets: Band A £37.40, £24.20, £14.85, £8.80 (18 under £5, FREE in adult £8.80 seats)
Generously sponsored by James & Emma Barnard, Gay Bradley, Andrea
Frears, Nigel & Alison Goodenough, Rick & Janeen Haythornthwaite,
John & Catherine Hickman, Diana Midmer and Kingston Estates
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Art of Moog (Photo: Robert Piwko)
Tuesday 20 July | Leconfield Hall
7.45pm – 9.40pm
Art of Moog
Fifty years on from Wendy Carlos’ iconic album Switched on Bach, Art of Moog plays
the music of J S Bach on cutting edge analogue and digital synthesizers, along with
some unashamed electronica overtones. Formed by harpsichord and synth player Robin
Bigwood with fellow musicians Steven Devine, Annabel Knight and Martin Perkins, Art of
Moog made its debut in the 2018 Bach Weekend at Kings Place in London. In their day
jobs they play with some of the UK and Europe’s leading orchestras and ensembles, have
made award-winning solo recordings, and, amongst much else, recorded soundtracks
for Harry Potter and Wes Anderson movies. In Art of Moog they swap old instruments for
an array of Moogs, Nords, Rolands, vocoders, guitar pedals and an Akai wind-synth, to
create scintillating soundscapes and atmospheres undreamt of 300 years ago. They’ve
played in a whole range of city and summer festivals, to audiences of classical specialists
and electronica aficionados alike, to great critical acclaim.
Tickets: £19.80 (18 and under £5)
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Christian Lindberg (Photo: Mats Bäcker) Roland Pöntinen (Photo: Simon Larsson)
Wednesday 21 July | St Mary’s Church
7.30pm – 9.40pm
Christian Lindberg (trombone) and Roland Pöntinen (piano)
A festival highlight in the making, we are delighted to welcome the one and only Christian
Lindberg. Lindberg’s achievements for the trombone can only be compared with those of
Paganini for the violin or Liszt for the piano.
Having premièred over 300 works for the trombone including more than 90 major
concertos, recorded over 70 solo CDs, had an international solo competition created in
his name and been voted top brass player of the 20th century alongside Miles Davis and
Louis Armstrong, Christian Lindberg is nothing less than a living legend. On top of his
unrivalled career as a trombonist Lindberg has now also embarked on a highly successful
conducting career.
He is joined for his 40th anniversary tour by fellow Swede Roland Pöntinen, a man
described as having ‘an insatiable musical appetite and a stupendous technique.’
Rossini (arr. Lindberg/Pöntinen) Overture to William Tell
Pöntinen L’Heure Bleue
Albéniz Malagueña (solo piano)
Rossini (arr. Lindberg/Pöntinen) Carmen Suite
Lindberg Black Hawk Eagle
Rachmaninov Two Preludes from Op. 32 (solo piano)
No. 5 in G major
No. 12 in G sharp minor
Tchaikovsky (arr. Lindberg/Pöntinen) Nutcracker Suite
Tickets: Band B £33, £22, £12.10, £8.25 (18 under £5, FREE in adult £8.25 seats)
Generously sponsored by The Franks Family and Jonathan & Claudia Golden
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Wednesday 21 July | Leconfield Hall
7.45pm – 9.40pm
Dominic Alldis Trio - A Tribute to Jacques Loussier
Dominic Alldis pianist & arranger
Andrew Cleyndert double bass
Martin France drums
In 1959 the Jacques Loussier Trio released a seminal album called Play Bach. Their
blending of jazz and classical led to a new musical genre called ‘third stream’. The trio
went on to sell more than seven million records and play 3,000 concerts worldwide.
Jacques Loussier sadly passed away in March 2020, but by way of tribute the Dominic
Alldis Trio performs jazz arrangements of themes by Bach, Corelli, Handel, Fauré, Satie,
Ravel, Tchaikovsky, Chopin and Bartok.
The Dominic Alldis Trio comprises three outstanding jazz musicians who collectively bring
a fresh and contemporary approach to famous themes from classical music and opera.
Tickets: £19.80 (18 and under £5)
Generously sponsored by Guilt Lingerie
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Elliott Morris (Photo: Ron Milsom) Henry Webster
Thursday 22 July | Leconfield Hall
11.15am – 12.15pm
Coffee Concert with Elliott Morris and Henry Webster
Henry Webster fiddle
Elliott Morris guitar/vocals
The first of two relaxed coffee concerts with young traditional and folk musicians who are
being nurtured by Live Music Now. LMN was founded by the great Yehudi Menuhin to
ensure that music in all its manifestations enjoys as wide an audience as possible.
Award-winning fiddle player Henry Webster is among the latest generation of folk
musicians bringing a fresh perspective to a precious tradition whilst, with hundreds of gigs
behind him (and a tip from Acoustic magazine as being ‘The Next Big Thing’) Elliott Morris
has a formidable reputation as one of the hardest-working and most sought-after young
artists on the acoustic scene.
Tickets: £15.40 (18 and under £5)
Generously sponsored by Sir Geoffrey & Lady Pattie
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Gary Stewart’s Graceland (Photo: Peter Dunwell)
Thursday 22 July | Petworth House Stable Yard
7.30pm – 10.10pm (Doors open 6.45pm)
The Music of Paul Simon – A Celebration
Petworth Festival returns to Petworth House’s unique stable yard for the first of three
magical evenings by kind permission of Lord and Lady Egremont and the National Trust.
The first is dedicated to the music of the multi-Grammy award winning Paul Simon. In
the first half an uncanny recreation of his partnership with Art Garfunkel by the duo,
Bookends, and then in the second the full-on contrast that is Gary Stewart’s brilliant live
reworking of the iconic album Graceland, with its sequence of songs inspired (amongst
much else) by mbaqanga – South African street music. Joyous music making by a hugely
talented seven-piece band.
Tickets: £31.90 (18 and under £5)
There will be a bar selling wine, Langhams ale and soft drinks.
Hot drinks, bakery and ice cream will be available from The
Hungry Guest.
Please note that the auditorium is outside so do dress appropriately for the weather.
Fixed unreserved seats are provided.
By kind permission of Lord & Lady Egremont and the National Trust
Generously sponsored by Alan & Sara Bennie and Charlie & Rosie Drayson
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Isata Kanneh-Mason (Photo: Robin Clewley)
Friday 23 July | Midhurst Rother College
7.30pm – 9.30pm
Isata Kanneh-Mason (piano)
The Petworth Festival welcomes back the remarkable pianist Isata Kanneh-Mason who so
memorably appeared with her cellist brother, Sheku, at last October’s Petworth Festival
Autumn Special. On this occasion we welcome her as a soloist having topped the classical
charts with her debut album Romance featuring the music of Clara Schumann. For her
recital, Isata brings a wide-ranging programme including major works by Mozart and
Beethoven, with the second half dedicated to the music by two American greats – Gershwin
and Samuel Barber - and the remarkable living Russian composer, Sofia Gubaidulina.
Mozart Sonata No. 14 in C minor K.457
Chopin Ballade No. 2 in F major, Op. 38
Beethoven Sonata No. 1 in F minor, Op. 2, No. 1
Gubaidulina Chaconne
Gershwin Three Preludes
Barber Piano Sonata in E flat minor, Op. 26
Tickets: £35 (18 under £5)
Generously sponsored by Christopher & Joan Hampson, Nick & Pat Moore,
Stephen & Anna Nash, John & Corinne Older and two anonymous donors
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Friday 23 July | Petworth House Stable Yard
7.30pm – 10.00pm (Doors open 6.45pm)
Blues in The Stables with The Blues Band
The second of three special evenings in the unique environment of the Stable Yard at
Petworth House.
Picking up where Georgie Fame so memorably left off in 2019, we welcome The Blues
Band. In a career that stretches to almost two and a half decades and over 16 albums
they continue to add to their growing army of followers; it’s not unheard of to find three
generations from the same family at a gig. The band are today acknowledged throughout
Europe and beyond as being amongst the very finest purveyors of rhythm & blues.
The Blues Band is headed up by the one and only Paul Jones. Having declined Brian
Jones’ invitation to join the fledgling Rolling Stones in 1962, Paul accepted the very next
offer, a job with the group which soon became Manfred Mann. Over the years, Paul’s
songs have been recorded by people like Ten Years After, Al Kooper and Carlos Santana
- and he has also written for films, television and commercials. As a harmonica man, he
has performed publicly and/or recorded with Memphis Slim, Alexis Korner, Henry Gray,
Alvin “Youngblood” Hart, Susan Tedeschi, Eric Bibb, Otis Grand - not to mention the likes
of Tina Turner and the Royal Ballet Sinfonia. The list of guests on his programmes on BBC
Radio 2 and Jazz FM is quite simply encyclopaedic…
Tickets: £31.90 (18 and under £5)
There will be a bar selling wine, Langhams ale and soft drinks.
Hot drinks, bakery and ice cream will be available from The
Hungry Guest.
Please note that the auditorium is outside so do dress appropriately for the weather.
Fixed unreserved seats are provided.
By kind permission of Lord & Lady Egremont and the National Trust
Generously sponsored by Russell & Lesley Drummond,
Denise Gabriel, Andrew & Judy Howard, Robert & Sarah
Jeans, Barrington & Co and Sacre Associates
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Saturday 24 July | St Mary’s Church
12 noon – 1.00pm
Lunchtime concert with
Manu Brazo (saxophone) and
Bryan Evans (piano)
Hugely popular when he performed at the
launch event to celebrate the 2019 Petworth
Festival Literary Week, Manu Brazo is a
Royal College of Music scholar supported
by Dr Michael West. He is currently studying
at the RCM with Kyle Horch (who has
himself performed in Petworth with the
ensemble Counterpoint). Manu completed
his undergraduate studies in Seville at the
Conservatorio Superior de Música Manuel
Castillo with Juan Jimenez.
A spectacular exponent of the classical
saxophone repertoire Manu gives us a guide
to the instrument’s range in the hands of
composers including Ralph Vaughan-Williams,
George Gershwin and Manuel de Falla
Gershwin A Gershwin Fantasy
(arr. Ralph Martino)
Vaughan-Williams Studies in English Folk Songs
(arr. Brazo)
Bizet (arr. Bourne) Carmen Fantasy
Falla Siete Canciones
Populares Españolas
Matitia Devil’s Rag
Itturalde Pequeña Czarda
Tickets: Band E £15.40, £10, £7 & £5
(18 and under £5, FREE in adult £5 seats)
Generously sponsored by an
anonymous donor
Please note the change to the previously advertised date for this event.
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Si Cranstoun Dynamo Quartet
Saturday 24 July | Petworth House Stable Yard
6.00pm – 9.30pm (Doors open 5.30pm)
Jazz in The Stables with Si Cranstoun, The Dynamo
Quartet and the West Sussex Youth Big Band
One of the most popular dates not just in the festival calendar, but also the Petworth
calendar, described as ‘one of the happiest nights of the year’….
Three fabulous bands take to the stage in this annual celebration of good times, great
jazz and not a little dancing. Topping the bill is the hugely charismatic Si Cranstoun and
his band, a genuine star in the making, with support from a group where the clue is in
the name – The Dynamo Quartet. Proceedings kick-off at 6pm in the hands of festival
regulars, the young musicians of the West Sussex Youth Big Band.
Tickets: £31.90 (18 and under £5)
There will be a bar selling wine, Langhams ale and soft drinks.
Hot drinks, hot and cold food, bakery and ice creams will be
available from The Hungry Guest.
Please note that the auditorium is outside so do dress appropriately for the weather.
Fixed unreserved seats are provided.
By kind permission of Lord & Lady Egremont and the National Trust
Generously sponsored by Toni Arden, Peter & Fran Rhys-Evans,
Christopher & Diana Purchas, English Woodlands Timber and
John Bird Antiques
In memory of Michael Harting
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Sunday 25 July | Leconfield Hall
11.15am – 12.15pm
Rubbish Shakespeare: A Midsummer Night’s Dream
Definitely aimed at the younger
audience, join the Rubbish Shakespeare
Company for their ‘rubbish’ version
of ‘the immortal Bard’s’ much loved
spectacle A Midsummer Night’s Dream.
What to expect? An hour full of high-
octane slapstick action and mischievous
storytelling: a trail of wigs, bubble guns,
life-size cardboard cut-outs, and a frankly
pitiful attempt at roller skating.
The Rubbish Shakespeare Company
(RubSC) is a children’s and family-friendly
theatre company, whose roots are in Creative Education. Founded by three Liverpool John
Moores University graduates in 2007, their mission is to make the Bard’s work accessible
to everyone. As for those who’ve had negative formative experiences with Shakespeare,
RubSC want to show Shakespeare is not, in fact, rubbish!
This show will be free to anyone under 105...
Although tickets are free please book for this event as with other Leconfield Hall events
Generously sponsored by Seaford College
Sunday 25 July | Meet at St Mary’s Church, Petworth (GU28 0AE)
2.00pm – 5.00pm
Festival Walk
This year’s Festival Walk led by Jonathan Golden will
take in two of Petworth’s jewels: Petworth Deer Park
and the Shimmings Valley. Our route joins these
together by a less well-known loop in the Balls Cross
area north of the town. The walk is about 7 miles and
the going is easy.
There is parking available in the Petworth Petworth House and Park (Photo: Charlie Wheeler)
Town Centre Car Park (GU28 0AP).
The walk itself is free, and will be on wet or fine! Boots recommended. Dogs who don’t
wander off are welcome.
FREE – no booking required
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Sunday 25 July | Bignor Park
6.00pm (Ends approx 8.10pm)
Illyria – Gilbert & Sullivan’s HMS Pinafore
G & S at the festival! For the first time in over a decade we bring operetta to the festival,
the glorious grounds of Bignor Park providing the backdrop for the ‘Savoy’ classic.
Set on board the warship HMS Pinafore, the opera cheerfully mocks such great British
institutions as Class, Patriotism and the Royal Navy. Josephine, the captain’s daughter, is
in love with Ralph, a common sailor, but her father wants her to marry Sir Joseph Porter,
First Lord of the Admiralty. The couple are caught as they elope from the ship and Ralph
is locked in the ship’s dungeon. Only when certain revelations are made by Buttercup, a
dockside vendor, can everyone end up freely marrying their true hearts’ loves.
his wonderful comic opera gets the complete Illyria treatment, faithfully performed by a
T
reduced cast on a beautiful nautical set.
Tickets: £28.60 (18 and under £5)
The performance is outside. Please bring your own rugs or low backed seating and
dress for the weather. Grounds open from 4.30pm for picnics.
Hot drinks, bakery and ice cream will be available from The Hungry Guest.
Picnic food and drinks will be available to pre-order from The Hungry Guest.
With grateful thanks to Lord & Lady Mersey
Generously sponsored by Carol Brinson, Gavin & Caro
Darlington, HH Susan Hamilton QC, The Hungry Guest
and Petworth Places
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Emma Johnson
Monday 26 July | St Mary’s Church
7.30pm – 9.40pm
Emma Johnson and Friends
One of our finest solo clarinettists brings her stellar ensemble of musician friends to
Petworth in a programme based around the mighty Quartet for the End of Time by Olivier
Messiaen. Perhaps the French composer’s greatest masterpiece, the quartet was written
whilst Messiaen was imprisoned during World War II, but ultimately lives and breathes
hope and beauty. By contrast, the programme opens with music by the young Beethoven.
Emma’s friends are Simon Blendis (violin), Raphael Wallfisch (cello) and Martin Roscoe
(piano)
Beethoven Variations on La Ci Darem La Mano (clarinet and piano)
Brahms Sonatensatz (violin and piano)
Beethoven Trio Op.1 1 (cello, clarinet and piano)
Messiaen Quartet for the End of Time
Tickets: Band A £37.40, £24.20, £14.85, £8.80 (18 under £5, FREE in adult £8.80 seats)
Generously sponsored by John & Belinda Horley, Sue Marsh, Anthea Martin-Jenkins,
Bryan Scholey and two anonymous donors
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Tuesday 27 July | St Mary’s Church
12 noon – 1.00pm
Royal Academy Lunchtimes: Junyan Chen (piano)
The third of three concerts featuring the remarkable talents of students at the Royal
Academy of Music, the festival having now enjoyed a key musical relationship for
six years. High-flying young Chinese pianist Junyan Chen gives festival audiences a
contrasting programme covering almost three centuries of music written for the keyboard.
Bach French Suite No. 3 in B minor BWV.814
Sofia Gubaidulina Piano Sonata
Liszt Selection of Transcendental Etudes:
IV Mazeppa
V Feux Follets
VIII Wilde Jagd
X Appassionata
XI Harmonies du Soir
Tickets: Band F £9.90, £7.70, £6 & £3.30 (18 and under £4, FREE in adult £7.70, £6 &
£3.30 seats)
Generously sponsored by The Barlavington Estate, Lady Susan Anstruther,
Sir Sebastian & Lady Anstruther
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Tuesday 27 July | Midhurst Rother College
7.30pm – 9.30pm
Radio Live! A hilarious romp through 50 years of broadcasting
Starring Alistair McGowan, the Reverend Richard Coles, Garry Richardson, Charlotte
Green and special guest Joe Stilgoe
A unique – and definitely stellar - group of seasoned radio pros come together for a
celebration of 50 years of broadcasting, in an unforgettable evening of comedy, music
and nostalgia.
Hosted by the Today programme’s Garry Richardson (“and here’s Garry with the sport”),
join Alistair McGowan, the Reverend Richard Coles, Charlotte Green (“and here’s
Charlotte with the news”) and Special Guest Joe Stilgoe as they reminisce in a show
packed with hilarious anecdotes, sketches and music. Together these presenters have
been broadcasting on our airwaves for over two centuries.
Tickets: £28.60 (18 and under £5)
Generously sponsored by Artichoke Bespoke Kitchen
Design and Middleton Advisors
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Seckou Keita and Catrin Finch (Photo: Andy Morgan)
Wednesday 28 July | St Mary’s Church
7.30pm – 9.20pm
Catrin Finch (Harp) and Seckou Keita (kora)
This sublime, critically acclaimed and multi award-winning collaboration between two
adventurous virtuoso musicians - Welsh harpist Catrin Finch and Senegalese kora player
Seckou Keita - delivers a stunning exhibition of world-class musicianship. Drawing deep
on their own diverse traditions and transforming them with remarkable synergy, Catrin and
Seckou have built a formidable reputation for their extraordinary performances. Following
the huge success of their debut release Clychau Dibon back in 2013, their long-awaited
second album SOAR launched in April 2018, followed by major UK tours in spring and
autumn of 2018. The album takes flight on the wings of the osprey, the magnificent bird
of prey recently returned to Wales after centuries of absence, which makes its annual
3,000-mile migration from the coasts of West Africa to the estuaries of Wales, soaring like
music and dreams over man-made borders, on its innate and epic journey of endurance.
Entrancing, mesmerising, intricate and ethereal, this is remarkable music and a thrilling
live experience.
Tickets: Band B £33, £22, £12.10, £8.25 (18 under £5, FREE in adult £8.25 seats)
Generously sponsored by James & Angela Cottam
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Susan Bullock (Photo: Christina Raphaelle) Richard Sisson
Wednesday 28 July | Champs Hill
7.30pm – 9.20pm
Susan Bullock (soprano) and Richard Sisson (piano) -
Songs My Father Taught Me
Internationally renowned soprano Susan Bullock brings to the Champs Hill Music Room
an evening of classic songs from the Great American Songbook, featuring work by
Harold Arlen, George Gershwin, Jerome Kern, Richard Rodgers and Stephen Sondheim.
Amongst the numbers included in the programme will be Someone to Watch Over Me,
Stormy Weather, If I Loved You, My Funny Valentine and Losing My Mind.
Susan Bullock’s unique position as one of the world’s most sought-after British dramatic
sopranos was recognised by the award of a CBE in June 2014. As Wagner’s Brünnhilde
she is the first ever soprano to sing four consecutive cycles of Der Ring des Nibelungen
at the Royal Opera House under Sir Antonio Pappano as part of the London 2012 Festival.
Popular appearances have included the Last Night of the Proms in 2011 and a special
appearance at the 2012 Olympic closing ceremony.
She will be accompanied by composer, arranger and acclaimed cabaret pianist Richard
Sisson who has lately enjoyed musical adventures with Alan Titchmarsh, Janie Dee, Kitty
Whately and Martin Jarvis including a Sondheim anniversary concert last summer at the
BBC Proms.
“Bullock, always profoundly musical, brings tears to one’s eyes with a
tenderness of phrasing that seems second nature to her.”
Opera Magazine
Tickets: £30.80 (18 and under £5)
Wine included in the ticket price and served from 6.45pm. Gardens open from 5pm
for picnics
Generously sponsored by The Bowerman Charitable Trust
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Nicola and Jim (Photo: Roger Liptrot)
Thursday 29 July | Leconfield Hall
11.15am – 12.15pm
Coffee Concert with Nicola and Jim
Nicola Lyons fiddle, clog dancing, vocals
Jim Molyneux piano, accordion, vocals
Selected by the charity Live Music Now, Nicola and Jim met in 2004 at the Folkworks
Youth Summer School. In 2006 they co-founded alternative folk quartet, 4Square, which
has appeared at many festivals and venues all across the UK, Europe and Canada. The
duo features the spectacle of Nicola’s simultaneous fiddle playing and clog dancing
along with the driving sounds of Jim’s piano and accordion. The result is an infusion of
folk, jazz, Latin, and any other musical style they feel the inclination to absorb. A touch of
musical adrenalin to go with the caffeine in your coffee!
Tickets: £15.40 (18 and under £5)
Generously sponsored by The Bennie Charitable Trust
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Chineke! (Photo: Eric Richmond)
Thursday 29 July | St Mary’s Church
7.30pm – 9.40pm
Chineke!
The Petworth team hopes that all events will prove memorable, but audiences who
attended Chineke’s festival debut in 2019 will doubtless attest to the fact that this
ensemble produced one of THE events of that particular season. We are delighted to
welcome them back in a programme that contrasts two Mozart masterpieces with two
from the 20th century by Prokofiev and Samuel Coleridge-Taylor.
The Chineke! Foundation was created in 2015 to provide career opportunities to
established and up-and-coming black and ethnically-diverse classical musicians in
the UK and Europe under the motto ‘championing change and celebrating diversity in
classical music.’
Mozart (arr. Schneider for oboe quintet) Piano Sonata in F, K.280
Samuel Coleridge-Taylor Clarinet Quintet in F sharp minor, Op. 10
Prokofiev Quintet in G minor, Op. 39
Mozart Clarinet Quintet in A, K.591
Tickets: Band A £37.40, £24.20, £14.85, £8.80 (18 under £5, FREE in adult £8.80
seats)
Generously sponsored by Arthur & Kristina Byng, Tim & Gail Drew, Geoff & Pat
Enticott, John & Sue Godfrey, John & Belinda Horley and an anonymous donor
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Friday 30 July | Leconfield Hall
7.45pm – 9.45pm
Liane Carroll and her Trio
The first ever artist to win two BBC Jazz Awards in the
same year (Best Vocalist and Best of Jazz), Liane Carroll
is a dynamic musician whose talent has been captivating
audiences around the world. One of the finest singer/
pianists on the scene, working with the likes of Gerry Liane Carroll
Rafferty, Ladysmith Black Mambazo and Paul McCartney,
Liane has been a featured artist at Glastonbury and many other major festivals. A larger-
than-life personality, this should prove a memorable night not just for lovers of jazz but for
all lovers of great music.
‘swinging like hell one minute, brutally expressive and heartbreakingly
tender the next… utterly brilliant’
Time Out
Tickets: £19.80 (18 and under £5)
Generously sponsored by Members of Petworth House Real Tennis Club:
David & Caroline Fortune, Lucy Hutchinson, Robert & Carole Muir and Philip
& Lyn Robinson
Friday 30 July | Champs Hill
7.30pm – 9.15pm
Johan Dalene (violin) with Nicola Eimer (piano)
Nominated by Julian Lloyd Webber as one of the world’s 30 top young
classical musicians to watch, Johan began playing the violin at the age
of four and made his professional concerto debut three years later. In
the summer of 2016 he was student-in-residence at the prestigious
Verbier Festival. In his native Norway he has worked closely with
mentors Janine Jansen, Leif Ove Andsnes and Gidon Kremer. He was
recently the winner of both the Norwegian Soloist Prize and the First
Prize at the prestigious 2019 Carl Nielsen Competition, which was
broadcast to audiences worldwide on medici.tv. Johan Dalene
(Photo: Mats Bäcker)
Ravel Violin Sonata No. 2 in G major
Elgar Sospiri
Sibelius From 6 Pieces for Violin and Piano, Op. 79
No. 1 Souvenir
No. 5 Tanz-Idylle
No. 6 Berceuse
Nicola Eimer
Prokofiev Violin Sonata No. 2 in D Major, Op. 94bis (Photo:Hedley Dindoyal)
Tickets: £27.50 (18 and under £5)
Wine included in the ticket price and served from 6.45pm
Gardens open from 5pm for picnics
Generously sponsored by The Bowerman Charitable Trust
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