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A u t u m nM 4–20 September 2021 two weeks of world-class music www.newburyspringfestival.org.uk
Welcome Saturday 4 September
After the most challenging time in the Domnich in an evening about
Festival’s history, it gives me enormous
pleasure to finally welcome you back
Rachmaninov. British soprano Ruby
Hughes returns in two contrasting Bach St Matthew Passion
to this year’s Newbury (not Spring events, Heroines of Love and Loss and Armonico Consort
but Autumn) Festival, where many of later as part of a quartet of outstanding
the concerts we had been looking singers in an evening of arias, ensembles
International star tenor Ian Bostridge, famous throughout the world for his
forward to last year, and plenty more, and songs under the direction of the
performances as the Evangelist, joins the finest period instrumentalists and singers
will take place, most in our largest festival’s Chorus Master Tom Primrose.
of Armonico Consort to bring Bach’s masterpiece to life. A work of genius, combining
venues, Newbury Corn Exchange and
We have had to postpone the return of the most perfectly formed recitative interpolated with Bach’s most beautiful arias,
St Nicolas Church,
our Festival Chorus to next year, but the St Matthew Passion reflects on the emotional drama from the story of the
It seems appropriate that Bach’s there are still many choral concerts to Passion of Christ.
incomparable St Matthew Passion with look forward to: Armonico Consort in
Whatever your own spiritual beliefs, everyone should hear it at least once, and there’s
renowned Evangelist Ian Bostridge Bach’s St Matthew Passion, Carice
no more immediate way to experience it than in this performance by Armonico
should open the Festival as a Singers in a mostly English programme,
Consort. The Warwickshire-based period instrument ensemble, celebrating their
thanksgiving for the return of live music, Solomon’s Knot with three splendid
20th anniversary in 2021, is building a worldwide reputation for the freshness
and I am thrilled that on the following Bach cantatas and Tenebrae bringing
and drama of its interpretations.
Saturdays we will hear two of Britain’s Russian Treasures to Douai Abbey.
great orchestras, Royal Philharmonic Please note the early start time of 7.00pm
I am so proud of what we have been
with Jennifer Pike and London
able to achieve this year, so grateful to
Philharmonic with Paul Lewis, who the
our generous and loyal sponsors and
following day will join the jury for the
to you our equally loyal audience for
Sheepdrove Piano Competition. With its
enabling us to survive. I know how
focus on Beethoven, I am honoured that
much we are all longing to hear live
one of the world’s leading Beethoven
music again, and I wish you a very warm
interpreters, not to mention the former
welcome back to Newbury for this year’s
director of Leeds International Piano
unique Autumn Festival.
Competition should join us there.
I am also delighted to welcome back for
an afternoon recital another of Britain’s Mark Eynon
greatest pianists, Benjamin Grosvenor, Festival Director
as well as many other outstanding
young musicians in seven lunchtime
recitals, The evening programme
showcases more established young
talent, including the brilliant Castalian Armonico Consort Bach St Nicolas Church Sponsored by
Quartet, a quintet from Vienna’s Christopher Monks St. Matthew Newbury The Swire
director Passion RG14 5HG Charitable Trust
Kammersymphonie, members of
Britain’s National Youth Jazz Orchestra, Ian Bostridge 7.00pm (ends
and from London’s Royal College of tenor approx 10.15pm)
Music, an ensemble of their finest wind £42
players for Mozart’s divine Serenade for £32
13 Winds. £22
The Corn Exchange programme NB. Early start time
includes many events postponed from
last year, plus Spanish saxophonist
Manu Brazo, and Russian soprano Ilona
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Saturday 4 September Sunday 5 September
The Sons of Pitches IDMC Gospel Choir
The Sons of Pitches are one of the premiere vocal groups currently working in the IDMC Gospel Choir is one of the UK’s most respected Gospel collectives; charming
UK. With soaring vocals, stellar set pieces and mind-bending improvised numbers and exhilarating audiences throughout UK and Europe for over 25 years.
they are taking the world of entertainment by storm and it’s all without instruments.
Under the musical directorship of its founder, John Fisher, the IDMC Choir has
The group first came to the public’s attention when they became the winners of been wowing audiences in the UK and across Europe for over two decades, picking
BBC2’s The Naked Choir hosted by Gareth Malone. Since winning The Naked Choir, up praise and critical acclaim wherever they play.
the group have toured extensively across the UK and Europe,
Not only were they the first choir to ever secure a MOBO nomination in 2013,
Performing their unique versions of crowd-pleasing hits and nostalgic medleys, but the awards and recognition have continued, seeing IDMC pick up the title
along with their famous improvised numbers, this promises to be an evening of “Best Gospel Act 2018” at the Urban Music Awards.
of toe-tapping entertainment.
This afternoon performance promises to be an uplifting concert suitable for all
the family, young and old.
Midé Adenaike Corn Exchange Sponsored in John Fisher Corn Exchange Sponsored by
vocals Newbury support of musical director Newbury Greenham Trust
Joe Hinds RG14 5BD The Prison RG14 5BD
vocals Phoenix Trust
7.30pm (ends 3.00pm (ends
Joe Novelli approx 9.30pm) approx 5.00pm)
vocals
£23 £17.50
Joe Belham
vocals Free for
Josh Mallett Under 25s
vocals
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Sunday 5 September Young Artists Recital 1 Monday 6 September
What’s so Great About Opera? Ensemble Hesperi
A Cabaret evening with Hilary Summers Award-winning early music group Ensemble Hesperi present a taste of 18th Century
Scotland. Inspired by the haunting traditional melodies and infectious dance
Join Hilary Summers and Andrew rhythms around them, Scottish composers created a new ‘fusion’ of folk and high
West for a hilarious romp through baroque fashion to save Scottish musical culture from extinction!
the highs and lows of Opera.
The evening will feature songs Ensemble Hesperi is dedicated to showcasing the infinite colours and possibilities
especially composed by the duo, of their instruments, presenting programmes through the lens of colourful
including An introduction to characters from the musical past.
Baroque Opera and I’m a Puccini They have performed across the UK including at Lichfield Festival, Petworth
heroine addict as well as Festival, Newcastle University Early Music series, Brighton Early Music Festival,
performances of beloved arias and Totnes Early Music Club.
from the operatic canon.
Absurd plots, gender fluidity,
modern music and voice
categorisation will all come under
scrutiny, and the performance
culminates in Summers/West
Productions’ Essential Magic Flute
– a one-woman, 25-minute
reduction of Mozart’s masterpiece.
Hilary Summers is one of Britain’s
leading contraltos and performs
regularly around the world. She
was a soloist on two occasions at
the 2019 BBC Proms.
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Hilary Summers Corn Exchange Sponsored by Mary-Jannet Leith Corn Exchange Sponsored by
contralto Newbury The Hon recorders Newbury The Headley Trust
Andrew West RG14 5BD Mrs B Gilmour Magdalena RG14 5BD
piano 7.30pm (ends approx 8.30pm) Gillian, Lady Loth-Hill 12.30pm (ends approx 1.30pm)
Howard de baroque violin
£20 Walden Florence Petit £10 Recital Only
Dr Stephen baroque ‘cello £17.50 Recital & Picnic Box Lunch
Golding Thomas Allery (series ticket for all 7 recitals £56)
harpsichord (series ticket for all 7 recitals
with Picnic Box Lunch £108.50)
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Monday 6 September Tuesday 7 September
A Taste of Germany Ruby Hughes
at The Vineyard Heroines of Love and Loss
Behn Quartet The universal themes of
love and loss are reflected
Our journey of wine and in this intimate programme
music continues to Germany of 16th and 17th century
this year. In an evening of two music for soprano, lute
halves, the wine tasting will and ‘cello.
be followed by a recital by the Throughout this program
Behn Quartet. Jonas Nordberg and
Winners of the Orlando Mime Brinkmann play
International Chamber Music multidimensional roles,
Competition, the Behn sometimes as soloist,
Quartet is currently an sometimes supporting the
Associate Ensemble at voice of Ruby Hughes in
the Royal Birmingham playful counterpoint. Scores
Conservatoire. They take in the 16th and 17th century
their name from Aphra Behn, were often not fully realised
the 17th century playwright, and this allows ample
activist, and philanthropist room for improvisation
of the arts. and spontaneity.
They will be performing This evening’s selection casts
two German string quartets, a spotlight on favourite
Beethoven’s early quartet female composers by putting
in C minor and Schubert’s them together with already
delightful one-movement celebrated classical heroines
Quartettsatz. of that time.
Behn Quartet Beethoven The Vineyard Sponsored by Ruby Hughes St Nicolas Church Sponsored by
Kate Oswin String Quartet in Stockcross CH-R Family soprano Newbury an anonymous
violin C minor Op 18 No. 4 RG20 8JU Solicitors Jonas Nordberg RG14 5HG supporter
Alicia Berendse Schubert 7.30pm seated theorbo / lute 7.30pm (ends Doves Farm Foods
violin Quartettsatz wine tasting Mime Yamahiro approx 9.30pm)
Ana Teresa de 8.30pm recital Brinkmann
(ends approx ‘cello £20
Braga e Alves
viola 9.35pm)
Ghislaine McMullin £45
‘cello
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Tuesday 7 September Young Artists Recital 2 Wednesday 8 September
Solid Steel Ambassadors Consone Quartet
An evening of Calypso, Soca, Reggae and Latino classics with the Solid Steel The first period instrument
Ambassadors. quartet to be selected as BBC
New Generation Artists, the
The Solid Steel Ambassadors have transported audiences to idyllic sun and rum-
Consone Quartet are fast
soaked Caribbean shores for more than twenty years with their striking melodies
making a name for themselves
played on their beautifully-tuned steel pan instruments.
with their honest and expressive
The band has the history and passion to play traditional Caribbean songs authentically, interpretations of classical and
and the progressive approach that embraces all genres of popular music where great early romantic repertoire.
melodies can be found.
Formed in 2012 at the Royal
College of Music in London, the
Consone Quartet are winners of
the 2016 Royal Over-Seas League
Ensemble Prize in London,
having previously been awarded
two prizes at the 2015 York Early
Music International Young
Artists Competition, including
the EUBO Development Trust
Prize and a place on the
EEEmerging Scheme in France.
This lunchtime recital will
balance the popular Mozart
“Dissonance” Quartet with
one of Verdi’s rare forays into
chamber music, his String
Quartet in E minor.
© Solid Steel Ambassadors
Corn Exchange Sponsored by Agata Daraškaite Corn Exchange Sponsored by
Newbury Greenham Trust violin Newbury The Headley Trust
RG14 5BD Magdalena RG14 5BD
7.30pm (ends Loth-Hill 12.30pm (ends approx 1.30pm)
approx 9.15pm) violin
Elitsa Bogdanova £10 Recital Only
£20 viola £17.50 Recital & Picnic Box Lunch
Free for George Ross (series ticket for all 7 recitals £56)
Under 25s ‘cello (series ticket for all 7 recitals
with Picnic Box Lunch £108.50)
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Wednesday 8 September Wednesday 8 September
Carice Singers Dominic Alldis Trio
A Bridge of Song A Tribute to Jacques Loussier
Under their founder and conductor George Parris, The Carice Singers are celebrating The Dominic Alldis Trio explores the meeting point of two worlds: classical music
their 10th Anniversary in 2021. Named after Elgar’s daughter, they specialise in British and jazz. These three diverse and accomplished musicians bring a contemporary
choral music and have gained an enviable reputation for superb performances and approach to famous themes from classical music and opera, taking inspiration from
imaginative programming. They have recorded for Naxos and the BBC Music the Jacques Loussier Trio, Dave Brubeck Quartet and Bill Evans Trio. Their concerts
Magazine, and are regular visitors to the Cheltenham and Oxford Lieder Festivals. appeal to both classical and jazz audiences who enjoy chamber music, jazz and the
timeless art of improvisation.
Using the power of song as its motivation, this is a programme which will resonate
in the aftermath of the pandemic. Combining stirring pieces by British composers This evening they will pay tribute to the legendary French jazz pianist Jacques Loussier,
with new Nordic favourites together with a brief reflection of events of the USA’s who died in 2019, and whose subtle blending of jazz and classical music led to a new
recent past in works by Alex Freeman and Undine Smith Moore. The performance musical genre called ‘third stream’.
will include Matthew Whittall’s brand new piece Songs of Travel, specially composed
for The Carice Singers.
The Carice Singers St Nicolas Church Sponsored by Dominic Alldis Corn Exchange Sponsored by
George Parris Newbury Mr and Mrs pianist & arranger Newbury Mr and Mrs
conductor RG14 5HG Patrick Andrew Cleyndert RG14 5BD Mark Edwards
Hungerford double bass
7.30pm (ends 7.30pm (ends
approx 9.20pm) Mr and Mrs Martin France approx 9.30pm)
Toby Ward drums
£20 £20
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Thursday 9 September Thursday 9 September
Antonio Stradivari’s Messiah Castalian String Quartet
A talk by Colin Harrison The Castalian Quartet is rapidly emerging as an exciting voice on the international
chamber music scene. The Quartet was the recipient of the inaugural Merito String
Colin Harrison will discuss the Quartet Award & Valentin Erben Prize and a Borletti-Buitoni Trust Fellowship Award
collection of stringed instruments in 2018.
in the Ashmolean Museum,
Oxford, presented by the firm Named 2019 Royal Philharmonic Society Young Artist of the Year, their recent and
of W.E. Hill and Sons between forthcoming highlights include debut invitations to Carnegie Hall, Vienna Konzerthaus,
1939 and 1948. He will make Paris Philharmonie, Auditorium du Louvre, Amsterdam Concertgebouw, Lucerne
particular reference to the most Chamber Music Society, Brussels Flagey, Tel Aviv Museum of Art, Saffron Hall, and the
famous violin in the world, Aldeburgh, East Neuk, Spoleto, North Norfolk, Heidelberg Spring, Rheingau, Mosel,
Antonio Stradivari’s Messiah and Dresden festivals.
of 1716. It acquired its nickname
because an earlier owner was
always promising to show it,
but never did.
Its fame is due not only to its
extraordinarily fine condition, but
to its almost unmatched beauty.
Indeed, various attempts have
been made to discredit it as a fake,
which were finally laid to rest
following scientific examination
in Cremona in 2016.
Colin Harrison St Nicolas Church Sponsored by Sini Simonen Beethoven St Nicolas Church Sponsored by
Senior Curator Newbury The Friends of violin Quartet in D major Newbury Fairhurst Estates
of European Art RG14 5HG Newbury Spring Daniel Roberts Op 18 no 3 RG14 5HG
Ashmolean Festival violin Janacek
Museum 11.00am (ends 7.30pm (ends
approx 12.00pm) Charlotte String Quartet No.1, approx 9.15pm)
Bonneton “The Kreutzer
£10 viola Sonata” £20
Free for Friends Christopher Graves Mendelssohn
of Newbury ‘cello Quartet in F minor
Spring Festival Op 80
(tickets required)
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Friday 10 September Young Artists Recital 3 Friday 10 September
Charles Maxtone-Smith Opera Gala
Today’s recital marks a welcome A gala evening of gems from the world of opera and song. Including operatic
return to St. George’s Church with favourites by Mozart, Handel, Ravel and Verdi featuring arias, duets and ensembles
a programme of varied works for from Don Giovanni and Die Zauberflöte to Ariadne auf Naxos and Eugene Onegin.
organ. Charles Maxtone-Smith is Also, songs by Schumann and Schubert, Rachmaninov and Medtner. The evening
the Organ Scholar at Westminster culminates in Brahms’s ravishing Liebeslieder Waltzes.
Abbey. Alongside this, he is
Three established young British opera stars are joined by BBC New Generation
working for an MA in Organ
Artist Ema Nikolovska. They’re brought together under the guidance of Festival
Performance at the Royal
Chorus Master Tom Primrose, a rising star in the opera world as both conductor
Academy of Music, where he
and vocal coach.
studies with David Titterington.
After a gap-year Organ
Scholarship at Hereford Cathedral,
he was Organ Scholar at New
College, Oxford. He toured the
USA with New College Choir, and
was the organ continuo player
for the Oxford Bach Soloists, He
has given recitals widely, including
in many British cathedrals and
abroad in Germany and Rome.
Since 2014 he has been one of the
Festival Organists at the annual
Edington Festival of Music within
the Liturgy, and has played for
several BBC Radio 3 broadcasts.
© Clive Barda 2019 © Phil Sharp © Kaupo Kikkas © Chris Gloag © Gerard Collett
Charles St. George’s Sponsored by Ruby Hughes St Nicolas Church Sponsored by
Maxtone-Smith Wash Common The Headley Trust soprano Newbury Friends of
organ RG14 6NU Ema Nikolovska RG14 5HG Newbury Spring
mezzo soprano Festival
12.30pm (ends approx 1.30pm) 7.30pm (ends
Ben Johnson approx 9.40pm)
£10 Recital Only tenor
£17.50 Recital & Picnic Box Lunch £30
Jonathan McGovern
(series ticket for all 7 recitals £56) baritone
(series ticket for all 7 recitals
with Picnic Box Lunch £108.50) Libby Burgess
piano
Tom Primrose
musical director
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Friday 10 September Saturday 11 September
Kabantu Travelling by Tuba – Olympics
Kabantu, meaning ‘of the people’, is an award-winning quartet from Manchester who Packed with audience
unravel new marriages of music from around the globe, to celebrate the space where participation, this is an
different cultures meet. Vocal harmonies from South Africa coalesce with everything unforgettable performance for
from Celtic reels to Brazilian sambas and beyond. all the family.
Since their first appearance at the Festival in 2018 Kabantu have continued to perform Imagine you are in the New
across the world including the BBC Proms at the Royal Albert Hall, live sessions for National Stadium in Tokyo
BBC Free Thinking Festival, BBC Radio 3 In Tune, World on 3, a TedX Talk to a sold-out and hear the Olympic Hymn
Bridgewater Hall and an array of prestigious festivals and venues across the UK. before the competition starts.
The games originated in
Greece this hour-long family
concert will feature the ancient
Greek Pan Pipes before
visiting every continent –
African Kudus, Australian
Didgeridoo, American
Sousaphone, Italian Cimbasso
and the Asian Dungs to name
just a few.
Be amazed by the Musical
Athletics, how high, how low,
how long, how fast, try and
keep up in the Flight of the
Bumble Bee. The show
reaches a climax with the
duo’s unique Olympic
Sports Suite – a Real Gold
Medal Winner.
© Rachel Bywater
Katie Foster Donnington Chris Cranham The David Sponsored by
violin Valley Hotel tuba and assorted Brownlow Theatre The Sheepdrove
Ali McMath Newbury wind/brass Horris Hill School Trust
double bass RG14 3AG instruments Newbury
RG20 9DJ Venue by Kind
Ben Sayah 7.30pm (ends Stewart Death Permission of
guitar approx 9.30pm) piano and assorted 10.00am (ends Horris Hill School
wind/brass approx 11.00am)
Delia Stevens £20 instruments
percussion 12.00pm (ends
appox 1.00pm)
£5 all seats
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Royal Philharmonic Orchestra National Youth Jazz Orchestra
We’re delighted to welcome back the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra to the Festival
in their 75th anniversary year, under the baton of Jonathan Bloxham.
Quintet
The orchestra is joined by international star violinist Jennifer Pike who will be The National Youth Jazz
performing Mozart’s dazzling Violin Concerto No.5. The concert also includes two Orchestra (NYJO) promotes
works by Vaughan Williams that are not regularly performed on the concert platform. the exciting, engaging and
inspirational musical genre
The evening will conclude with Mozart Symphony No.29, written when he was through world-class
just 18 years old it was favoured by the composer himself who programmed it for performances and education
performance time and time again. work. Since its founding in 1965,
NYJO has grown from a single
jazz orchestra to a multi-faceted
organisation that works in
jazz education at all levels across
the country.
We’re delighted to welcome
a quintet of rising stars of the
UK Jazz scene to this evening
performance in the beautiful
setting of Horris Hill School’s
brand-new theatre. Expect a
programme that pleases new
audiences to jazz and die-hard
aficionados alike.
Royal Philharmonic Vaughan Williams St Nicolas Church Sponsored by The David Sponsored by
Orchestra Five Variants of Newbury Mrs Rosamond Brownlow Theatre Mr and Mrs Peter
Jonathan Bloxham Dives and Lazarus RG14 5HG Brown Horris Hill School Davidson
conductor Mozart Kilfinan Trust Newbury
7.30pm (ends RG20 9DJ Venue by Kind
Jennifer Pike Violin Concerto approx 9.30pm) The Vaughan Permission of
violin No.5 Williams 7.30am (ends Horris Hill School
Vaughan Williams £42 Charitable Trust approx 9.20pm)
6 Studies in English £32
Folk Song for Cor £22 £20
Anglais and String
Orchestra
Mozart
Symphony No.29
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Sound Beginnings Benjamin Grosvenor
The Firebird British pianist Benjamin Grosvenor is internationally recognised for his electrifying
performances, distinctive sound and insightful interpretations. We are honoured that
This special family-friendly he’s returning to the Festival, where he has become an audience favourite, for this
performance of Stravinsky’s afternoon recital.
The Firebird is arranged for
two pianos and narrator. Signed to Decca in 2011 – the first British pianist to join the label for almost 60 years –
Benjamin has since produced a handful of award-winning recordings of music by
Originally a ballet and based Liszt and Chopin that celebrates his dazzling palette of colours, big-boned sound
on a Russian folk tale, The and subtlety of gesture.
Firebird is about a magical
glowing bird that Prince This afternoon recital includes two of the greatest piano sonatas of the 19th Century,
Ivan is searching for. The both in the key of B minor.
firebird is imprisoned in
a castle with a beautiful
princess. Ivan rescues the
bird and the princess but
then his own sister poisons
him and the princess.
Luckily, the firebird flies to
the fountain of youth and
with magic water brings
Prince Ivan and his beloved
princess back to life.
© Andrej Grilc
Mikhail Kazakevich Corn Exchange Sponsored by Benjamin Brahms Corn Exchange Sponsored by
piano Newbury The Sheepdrove Grosvenor Three Intermezzi, Newbury Sir Hugh and
Elena Zozina RG14 5BD Trust piano Op. 117 RG14 5BD Lady Stevenson
piano Chopin Lady Sieff
10.00am (ends approx 11.00am) 3.00pm (ends
Richard Morris Sonata No. 3 in B approx 5.00pm)
narrator £7.50 adults minor Op. 58
£5 children 5 years and over Liszt £20
Under 5s free Berceuse
Liszt
Piano Sonata in B
Minor, S.178
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Wiener Kammersymphonie Ben Goldscheider
The Wiener Kammersymphonie is a chamber ensemble which performs regularly Born in 1997 in London, Ben is currently studying at the Barenboim-Said Academy
in Vienna and around the world. The group brings to its audiences a vast musical in Berlin with Radek Baborák (ex-principal Berlin Philharmonic).
repertoire from the Classical, Romantic and Contemporary periods, bringing out the
At the age of 18 Ben was a Concerto Finalist in the BBC Young Musician of the Year
very best of the Ensemble’s members.
Competition performing with the BBC Symphony Orchestra at the Barbican. Since
This evening the Quintet will play some of Beethoven’s most celebrated works, then he has gone on to perform across Europe. Awards include the 2016 Philip Jones
in arrangements by Vincenz Lachner, that explore the core and essence of the Memorial Prize at the Royal-Overseas League Competition and the Cox Memorial and
music, while retaining the unique character of Beethoven’s genius, albeit with Audience Prizes at the Eastbourne Symphony Orchestra Competition.
reduced numbers of players.
Ben is joined by regular accompanist Richard Uttley, graduate of the RNCM and
Guildhall, and who won the British Contemporary Piano Competition in 2006.
© Kaupo Kikkas
Lukas Medlam Beethoven St Nicolas Church Sponsored by Ben Goldscheider Corn Exchange Sponsored by
violin Coriolan Overture Newbury Mrs Katalin horn Newbury The Headley Trust
Matyas Andras Beethoven RG14 5HG Landon Richard Uttley RG14 5BD
violin Excerpts from 7.30pm (ends piano 12.30pm (ends approx 1.30pm)
Nebojsa Bekcic Egmont approx 9.15pm)
viola Genin £10 Recital Only
GeBeeth Homage £20 £17.50 Recital & Picnic Box Lunch
Sergio Mastro
‘cello to L.v.Beethoven Free for (series ticket for all 7 recitals £56)
Beethoven under 25s (series ticket for all 7 recitals
Damián Posse with Picnic Box Lunch £108.50)
double bass Symphony No. 8
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duo Churchill: Walking with Destiny
Known for playing songs
A Talk by Andrew Roberts
you know in ways you
probably don’t, Ben Bruant Distinguished biographer and
and Will Cashel met and historian Andrew Roberts, author
formed ‘duo’ in 2011 while of Churchill: Walking with Destiny,
studying at the Royal explores the role of our greatest
Academy of Music in London. war-time leader in the Allied victory
of the Second World War.
Ben was born in Le Havre in
France and studied classical Andrew Roberts is a Fellow of the
guitar at the National Royal Society of Literature, the Royal
Conservatory in Paris before Historical Society and a Trustee of the
moving to London. Will, born International Churchill Society. He is
in Bath, England, won a currently Visiting Professor at the
scholarship to the Purcell Department of War Studies at King’s
School of Music at 14 before College, London, and the Roger and
gaining a place at the Royal Martha Mertz Visiting Research
Northern College of Music. Fellow at the Hoover Institution at
Stanford University.
Together they have recorded
four albums and performed
their Flamenco fusion of pop
and classical tracks around
the world – to audiences Andrew Roberts is a great
including British and
historian who is always
European royalty and at
events such as the Liverpool
relevant to contemporary
Philharmonic, BBC Good thinking and contemporary
Food Festival, G-Live and problems.
Smoked & Uncut. Dr Henry Kissinger
© Ben Anker
Ben Bruant Corn Exchange Corn Exchange Sponsored by
guitar Newbury Newbury Mr and Mrs
Will Cashel RG14 5BD RG14 5BD Robin Aird
guitar 7.30pm (ends 11.00am (ends
approx 9.00pm) approx 12.00pm)
£20 £10
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Manu Brazo Elysium Brass
Revive Elysium Brass is an award-winning brass quintet formed from alumni of the Guildhall
School of Music and Drama, London. Elysium Brass were the Guildhall winners of the
Manu Brazu returns to the Festival having first appeared in the Young Artist Lunchtime June Emerson Wind Music Launchpad Competition 2015 and have since been guest
Series. Since his performance he’s gone on to increasing international success. artists at the Festival de Torella de Montrí in Girona (Spain), Stogumber Festival,
REVIVE has been born In a world without live music. It is a concert in which Manu Radlett, Luton, Canterbury Music Clubs and multiple returns to Leicester International
Brazo rediscovers some of the most well-known pieces of classical music, Music Festival amongst others.
accompanied by violinist Claudia G Uriarte and pianist Prajna Indrawati. This lunchtime recital will include a variety of works arranged for the quintet, including
This concert is a balanced programme of beautiful music to express that the world works by Henry VIII, Gabrielli and Gershwin.
we used to know is still out there and we will be able to enjoy it again, even if it
develops in new shapes and takes us through new paths. In the same way some very
well-known classics can be enjoyed in a new way through the sound of a saxophone
in this unusual ensemble.
© Julio Grisales © Kaupo Kikkas
Manu Brazo Corn Exchange Ollie Haines & Corn Exchange Sponsored by
saxophone Newbury Kaitlin Wild Newbury The Headley Trust
Claudia Gallardo RG14 5BD trumpets RG14 5BD
violin 7.30pm (ends Alex Willet 12.30pm (ends approx 1.30pm)
Prajna Indrawati approx 8.40pm) horn
piano Ian Sankey £10 Recital Only
£20 trombone £17.50 Recital & Picnic Box Lunch
Chris Claxton (series ticket for all 7 recitals £56)
tuba (series ticket for all 7 recitals
with Picnic Box Lunch £108.50)
28 box office 0845 5218 218* newburyspringfestival.org.uk 29Wednesday 15 September Wednesday 15 September
Mozart Serenade for 13 Winds Russian Soul
Nicolò Foron with students from RCM The Story of Rachmaninov in Song
Mozart’s Serenade for 13 Winds, his ‘Gran Partita’ is a masterpiece of the genre and Everybody knows Rachmaninov … until you ask them, and they realise they don’t:
one of the composer’s most popular and accomplished works, full of variety, melody he’s an enigma. His songs can be a mystery to audiences who don’t speak Russian
and contrapuntal invention. Celebrated in Peter Schaffer’s ‘Amadeus’, as Salieri muses and have no idea how they connect with an extraordinary life. So the Russian
enviously on Mozart’s divine genius, this performance has been commissioned by the soprano Ilona Domnich, pianist Sholto Kynoch and critic/broadcaster Michael White
Festival from students of London’s Royal College of Music led by Italian postgraduate have put together a words-and-music concert to explain all.
conductor protégé Nicolò Foron who is at the start of a spectacular international career.
Russian Soul: the Story of Rachmaninov in Song tells a dramatic tale that starts in
The concert will conclude with Richard Strauss’s homage to Mozart’s masterpiece with Imperial Russia, ends in Beverley Hills, sweeps through old and new worlds,
his own Serenade for 13 Winds and other works showcasing members of the ensemble. penniless exile, comfortless fame, and asks searching questions along the way. Hear
the composer with fresh ears, and be astonished.
© Veit Mette
Nicolò Foron Mozart St. Nicolas Church Ilona Domnich Corn Exchange Sponsored by
conductor Serenade Newbury soprano Newbury Martelize
n. 10 “Gran Partita” RG14 5HG Sholto Kynoch RG14 5BD
K.361 piano
7.30pm (ends 7.30pm (ends
Strauss approx 9.00pm) Michael White approx 9.20pm)
Serenade in narrator
E-flat major, op. 7 £20 £20
30 box office 0845 5218 218* newburyspringfestival.org.uk 31Festival Diary 4–20 September 2021
Saturday 4 Sunday 5 Monday 6 Tuesday 7 Wednesday 8
Bach: St Matthew Passion IDMC Gospel Choir Ensemble Hesperi Heroines of Love and Loss Consone Quartet
St Nicolas Church Corn Exchange Corn Exchange St Nicolas Church Corn Exchange
7.00pm Page 3 3.00pm Page 5 12.30pm Page 7 7.30pm Page 9 12.30pm Page 11
Sons of Pitches What’s So Great A Taste of Germany Solid Steel Ambassadors Carice Singers
Corn Exchange About Opera? Vineyard Hotel Corn Exchange St Nicolas Church
7.30pm Page 4 Corn Exchange 7.30pm Page 8 7.30pm Page 10 7.30pm Page 12
7.30pm Page 6
Dominic Alldis Trio
Corn Exchange
7.30pm Page 13
Thursday 9 Friday 10 Saturday 11 Sunday 12 Monday 13
Stradivarius lecture Charles Maxtone-Smith Travelling By Tuba Sound Beginnings Ben Goldscheider
St Nicolas Church St George’s Wash Common Horris Hill School Corn Exchange Corn Exchange
11.00am Page 14 12.30pm Page 16 10.00am and 12.00pm Page 19 10.00am Page 22 12.30pm Page 25
Castalian Quartet Opera Gala Royal Philharmonic Benjamin Grosvenor duo
St Nicolas Church St Nicolas Church Orchestra Corn Exchange Corn Exchange
7.30pm Page 15 7.30pm Page 17 St Nicolas Church 3.00pm Page 23 7.30pm Page 26
7.30pm Page 20
Kabantu Wiener
Donnington Valley Hotel NYJO Quintet Kammersymphonie
7.30pm Page 18 Horris Hill School St Nicolas Church
7.30pm Page 21 7.30pm Page 24
Tuesday 14 Wednesday 15 Thursday 16 Friday 17 Saturday 18
Churchill: Walking Elysium Brass The Life of Music Noemi Gyori & Peter Rabbit’s Musical
with Destiny Corn Exchange Corn Exchange Dinara Klinton Adventure
Corn Exchange 12.30pm Page 29 11.00am Page 34 Corn Exchange Corn Exchange
11.00am Page 27 12.30pm Page 37 10.00am & 12.00pm Page 41
Mozart Tenebrae
Manu Brazo – Revive Serenade for 13 Winds Douai Abbey The Sheepdrove Recital London Philharmonic
Corn Exchange St Nicolas Church 7.30pm Page 35 Sheepdrove Eco Centre Orchestra
7.30pm Page 28 7.30pm Page 30 7.30pm Page 38 St Nicolas Church
Derek Paravicini 7.30pm Page 42
Rachmaninov Story Corn Exchange Solomon’s Knot
Corn Exchange 7.30pm Page 36 St Nicolas Church Clare Teal and her Trio
7.30pm Page 31 7.30pm Page 39 Corn Exchange
7.30pm Page 43
Bounder & Cad
Corn Exchange
7.30pm Page 40
Sunday 19 Monday 20
Sheepdrove Piano Sheepdrove Piano
Competition Final Competition Winner
Sheepdrove Eco Centre Corn Exchange
3.00pm Page 44 12.30pm Page 45
32 box office 0845 5218 218* newburyspringfestival.org.uk 33Thursday 16 September Thursday 16 September
The Life of Music Tenebrae
A Talk by Sir Nicholas Kenyon Russian Treasures
Sir Nicholas Kenyon, Most Christian liturgies are strongly associated with singing, but none are defined by
managing director of the intoned human voice quite like those of the Eastern Orthodox Churches. The
London’s Barbican Centre ‘spoken’ word is entirely absent from the Russian liturgy, lacking as it does the element
and former Director of the of spiritual theatre endowed by the solemn chants of the Znamenny, Kievan and
BBC Proms, talks about his oth-er chant traditions. No surprise then, that there should be a wealth of choral music
new book The Life of Music: associated with this liturgy, dating back to the 16th Century and evolving more-or-less
New Adventures in the uninterrupted until the sudden decline in the Church’s fortunes which accompanied
Western Classical Tradition. the Bolshevik Rebellion in 1917.
Russian choral music has been a feature in Tenebrae’s concert performances since
He will discuss the
the choir’s inception, and this exquisite collection includes some little-known gems,
enduring appeal of classical
rarely heard outside Russia, as well as some familiar favourites from this vast area of
music and the radical
choral repertoire.
changes brought about
in its recent tradition by
technology, recording
and broadcasting. Across
a millennium of history,
he explores music as
performance, drawing
people together to share
great experiences, and
reflects on the impact of
the recent pandemic on
our musical lives.
Corn Exchange Sponsored by Nigel Short Douai Abbey Sponsored by
Newbury The Englefield conductor Woolhampton Mr and Mrs
RG14 5BD Charitable Trust RG7 5TQ David Bruce
11.00am (ends 7.30pm (ends Mr and Mrs
approx 12.00pm) approx 9.20pm) Roderick
Chamberlain
£10 £32 The Greenwood
£27 Trust
The Sackler Trust
34 box office 0845 5218 218* newburyspringfestival.org.uk 35Thursday 16 September Young Artists Recital 6 Friday 17 September
The Derek Paravicini Quartet Noemi Gyori & Dinara Klinton
Iconic Women in Flute History
The Derek Paravicini Quartet is the new must-hear group, currently wowing audiences
all over the UK, following their successful debut on the BBC’s ‘In Tune’ programme.
We are delighted to welcome this exciting duo in a performance celebrating four
Four stunningly talented young musicians combine to create a unique sound, female flautists of the 18th and 20th Centuries.
portraying a kaleidoscope of emotions – now achingly sad, now humorous, now
infused with warmth – and all shot through with a fiery virtuosity. Flautist Noemi Gyori, is hailed for her passionate and vibrant performances as well
as the creative, elaborate interpretations that have captivated audiences worldwide
The Derek Paravicini Quartet are a musical chameleon, able to change their sonic and is quickly establishing a name in the classical music scene as an exceptional
palette to suit any occasion, with the breath-taking new takes on classic songs and jazz and versatile flautist.
standards, and a repertoire from ragtime to Radiohead, from Irving Berlin to the
Beatles, from Cole Porter to Coldplay. Dinara Klinton is listed by International Piano Magazine among “their personal pick of
the most exciting and accomplished pianists under the age of 30”. Festival regulars will
remember Dinara Klinton as winner of the 2013 Sheepdrove Piano Competition, and
her performance of the Rachmaninov Concerto No.3 in 2015.
© Marios Forsos
Derek Paravicini Corn Exchange Sponsored by Noemi Gyori Corn Exchange Sponsored by
piano Newbury Mrs Sarah Scrope flute Newbury The Headley Trust
Hannah Davey RG14 5BD Mrs Malcolm Dinara Klinton RG14 5BD
vocals 7.30pm (ends Kimmins piano 12.30pm (ends approx 1.30pm)
Ben Holder approx 9.30pm)
violin £10 Recital Only
£20 £17.50 Recital & Picnic Box Lunch
Ollie Howell
drums Free for (series ticket for all 7 recitals £56)
Under 25s (series ticket for all 7 recitals
with Picnic Box Lunch £108.50)
36 box office 0845 5218 218* newburyspringfestival.org.uk 37Friday 17 September Friday 17 September
The Sheepdrove Recital Solomon’s Knot
Distinguished Russian pianist Mikhail Kazakevich makes a welcome return to Following their sell-out Festival debut performance in 2018, Solomon’s Knot return
Sheepdrove and has chosen to reflect the theme of this year’s Sheepdrove Piano with an evening of Bach cantatas, music which was later incorporated into his
Competition by including a selection of works by Beethoven. well-known and much-loved ‘Christmas Oratorio’.
Mikhail will also be one of the judges at the Sheepdrove Piano Competition held at the Solomon’s Knot have now firmly established themselves as rising stars in the early
same venue on Sunday 19 September (see page 44). music world having appeared at Snape Maltings, the BBC Proms and are currently
planning an American tour.
Determined to communicate the full power of 17th and 18th Century music as
directly as possible, the collective Solomon’s Knot was founded in London in 2008.
Led by artistic director Jonathan Sells, the group performs without a conductor, the
singers by heart, exploring new ways of presenting ancient music to ‘modern’ ears,
eyes and minds.
Mikhail Kazakevich Beethoven Sheepdrove Sponsored by Jonathan Sells JS Bach St Nicolas Church Sponsored by
piano Sonata in F minor Eco Centre The Sheepdrove artistic director ‘Lasst uns sorgen, Newbury The Bernard
Op.2 No.1 Lambourn Trust lasst uns wachen’ RG14 5HG Sunley
Beethoven RG17 7UU BWV 213 Foundation
7.30pm (ends
Sonata in A flat 7.30pm recital JS Bach approx 9.25pm) Mr and Mrs
major Op. 26 (ends approx ‘Tönet, ihr John Skinner
Beethoven 9.10pm) Pauken! Erschallet, £23 Mr and Mrs
Andate in F major Trompeten!’ £28 Sebastian Lyon
£16 BWV 214
Schubert
(arr. Kazakevich) Free for JS Bach ‘Preise dein
Symphony No.8 Under 25s Glücke, gesegnetes
in B minor D.759 Sachsen’ BWV 215
38 box office 0845 5218 218* newburyspringfestival.org.uk 39Friday 17 September Saturday 18 September
Bounder & Cad Peter Rabbit’s
Classically trained as Cambridge choristers, Adam Drew and Guy Hayward write and
perform ‘cheek-achingly funny’ songs, guaranteed to tickle funny-bones, all backed by
Musical Adventure
swingin’ jazz accompaniment at the piano. A dynamic music and
They made their London debut at the 10 Downing Street Christmas party. The song storytelling experience
they wrote specially for the event was vetoed by the PM’s aides- but, after the audience for children and families
insisted, it was performed, with chandelier-rattlingly riotous results. based on Beatrix Potter’s
The Tale of Peter Rabbit.
Since then, they have been fast becoming the toast of the smartest parties across the
land, and internationally. From Highclere Castle to the Onassis yacht Christina O, via Brought to life by a narrator
Annabel’s, the Palazzo Corsini, The Vineyard at Stockcross and Cobblers Cove, Barbados. and a classical string quartet,
Peter Rabbit’s Musical
Adventure is a storytelling
show adapting this timeless
tale as an intimate music
theatre experience for young
ones, allowing children the
opportunity to get up-close
to the performers and
experience classical music
in an informal and
stimulating way.
First performed at
Waterperry Opera
Festival 2018.
Recommended ages:
4-8 years
© Will Corder
Adam Drew Corn Exchange Waterperry Echéa Quartet Corn Exchange Sponsored by
vocals Newbury Opera Festival Aliayta Newbury The Sheepdrove
Guy Hayward RG14 5BD Guy Withers Foon-Dancoes RG14 5BD Trust
vocals 7.30pm (ends director violin 10.00am
approx 9.30pm) Bertie Baigent Emily Earl and 12.00pm
conductor violin 30 minute
£20 duration
Oskar McCarthy Clara Loeb
narrator viola £5 all tickets
Eliza Millett
‘cello
40 box office 0845 5218 218* newburyspringfestival.org.uk 41Saturday 18 September Saturday 18 September
London Philharmonic Clare Teal and her Trio
Orchestra This brand-new show
promises a rich jazz-
The London Philharmonic Orchestra makes a welcome return to the Festival with two infused repertoire in its
British star musicians in this programme of Brahms and Beethoven. many forms. Bringing you
more exhilarating swing
Paul Lewis is internationally regarded as one of the leading musicians of his generation. as award-winning jazz
His cycles of core piano works by Beethoven and Schubert have received unanimous vocalist and BBC Radio 2
critical and public acclaim worldwide, and consolidated his reputation as one of the presenter Clare Teal and
world’s foremost interpreters of the central European classical repertoire. her Trio celebrate 100 years
Richard Farnes, former Music Director of Opera North, made his Metropolitan Opera of popular music.
debut in 2019 and has a flourishing international career in both the Opera House and on Featuring some of the
the Concert platform. He makes his Festival debut with this concert, which promises to greatest songs ever written
be a spectacular finale to this year’s orchestral programme. from the Great American
and British Songbooks and
contemporary writers
creating the standards
of today.
As one of the UK’s
greatest interpreters of
song and much-loved
performers, Clare and
her Trio guarantee an
evening of inspired
music and unbridled
entertainment performed
by the very best.
© Richard Farnes by Jack Liebeck / Paul Lewis by Kaupo Kikkas
London Brahms St Nicolas Church Sponsored by Clare Teal Corn Exchange
Philharmonic Piano Concerto Newbury Greenham Trust vocals Newbury
Orchestra No. 1 RG14 5HG Jason Rebello RG14 5BD
Richard Farnes Beethoven 7.30pm (ends piano 7.30pm (ends
conductor Symphony No. 7 approx 9.40pm) Simon Little approx 9.20pm)
Paul Lewis bass
piano £42 £23
£32 Ben Reynolds
£22 drums
Free for
Under 25s
42 box office 0845 5218 218* newburyspringfestival.org.uk 43Sunday 19 September Young Artists Recital 7 Monday 20 September
Sheepdrove Piano Sheepdrove Piano
Competition Final Competition Winner
A wonderful opportunity to hear the best international piano students drawn from all Newbury Spring Festival is
the major UK conservatoires – and to cast your vote for the audience prize! delighted to welcome the winner
of the 12th Sheepdrove Piano
Founded in 2009, this notable competition, established by the Sheepdrove Trust,
Competition to the Corn Exchange
is open to candidates aged 26 and under from the eight major UK music colleges,
to perform a recital as part of
and attracts young pianists of the highest standard from around the world. Today’s
the Festival’s Young Artists
competition, which this year has an emphasis on Beethoven, features four shortlisted
Lunchtime Series.
finalists and takes place in the tranquil setting of Sheepdrove Eco-Conference Centre
on the Lambourn Downs. The prestigious competition, open
to students from all the major UK
The overall winner will perform a solo recital in the Corn Exchange on Monday 20
conservatoires, was founded in
September as part of the Festival’s popular Young Artists Lunchtime Recital Series
2009 by the Sheepdrove Trust.
(see page 45).
The winning pianist’s programme
1st Prize: The Kindersley Prize of £2,000 2nd Prize: £1,000 donated by Greenham Trust will feature works by Beethoven.
3rd Prize: £500 donated by the Friends of NSF 4th Prize: £250 donated by an
Today’s recital is an opportunity
anonymous donor Audience Prize: £250 donated by an anonymous donor
to hear more of the winning pianist
following the competition held
at Sheepdrove Eco-Conference
Centre, Lambourn on Sunday 19
September (see page 44).
Ludwig van Beethoven
(1770 – 1827)
Jury Sheepdrove Sponsored by Corn Exchange Sponsored by
Paul Lewis Eco Centre The Sheepdrove Newbury The Headley Trust
Lambourn Trust RG14 5BD
Mikhail Kazakevich RG17 7UU
12.30pm (ends approx 1.30pm)
Gordon Fergus-Thompson 3.00pm (ends
David Whelton approx 5.45pm) £10 Recital Only
£17.50 Recital & Picnic Box Lunch
Mark Eynon £20 unreserved (series ticket for all 7 recitals £56)
seating; includes (series ticket for all 7 recitals
afternoon tea with Picnic Box Lunch £108.50)
44 box office 0845 5218 218* newburyspringfestival.org.uk 45Free Learning and
Community Participation
The Festival is committed to music education for children and the community. In 2021 Details of these free opportunities will be sent to all schools in advance; however
school children are invited to attend a number of performances and join in with a variety places are limited and are reserved on a first-come, first-served basis. Please
of workshops completely free of charge, with some events open to people of all ages. contact Jane Pickering 01635 528766 or email jane@newburyspringfestival.org.uk
for further information.
7 September 17 September 23 September 29 September 30 September
Solid Steel Solomon’s Knot IDMC Gospel Choir Travelling by Tuba Solid Steel Young Festival Critics
Ambassadors Solomon’s Knot have Members of the Gospel The brass playing duo Ambassadors Competition
The drummers, now firmly established choir will be holding a day will take their workshops A group of drummers Becoming a Festival Critic
percussionists and themselves as rising stars of workshops working with to three local primary from the Solid Steel is a great way to indulge
vocalists will hold an in the early music world. local secondary school schools, carrying on the Ambassadors will be visiting your love of live music,
exciting open rehearsal, They will open their pupils, building on their fun and learning they start three local primary schools hone your writing skills
offering another chance afternoon rehearsal to local performance at the Corn at their show in the Festival in one day, giving children and enhance your CV or
for local schools to hear school pupils and allow Exchange on Sunday 5 (see page 19). the chance to experience university application.
more about the pans them to find out more September (see page 5). the steel pans up close. If you’re under 25, see
on the day of their about early music a performance and then
performance at the Corn performance (see page 39). write a short review telling
Exchange (see page 10). us what you thought of it,
you could win a cash prize.
£100 first prize with two
runner-up prizes of £50.
More details are on the
All local schools are invited to apply for Festival website.
free tickets to any of the seven Young
Artists Lunchtime Recital series concerts
at the Corn Exchange. Tickets are
allocated on a first-come, first-served
basis. Please contact Jane Pickering for None of these events could happen without the support of our generous sponsors
further information. and funders, to whom we are hugely grateful.
46 box office 0845 5218 218* newburyspringfestival.org.uk 47Open Studios 2021 Newbury Spring Festival 2021
In these still uncertain times, it is very reassuring to see our artists and musicians
planning to exhibit and perform for the public in the Autumn of 2021. Thankfully, the
human spirit is remarkably resilient.
So it is with great pleasure and some relief that the Open Studios WBNH Committee
welcome you to their OS INSIGHT 2021 Exhibition at the prestigious gallery at The Base,
Greenham. This is the home of our scheme. Without the help of the staff of the Corn
Exchange and The Base this would not have been possible, we thank them for
accommodating the move from May to September this year.
This exhibition space offers our artists a superb opportunity to showcase their work
and where traditionally the public begin their open studios experience. This is our Patron Chairman Festival Director General Festival
flagship exhibition and will again house the work of over one hundred artists this year. HRH The Duke Julian Chadwick Mark Eynon Manager Administrator
of Kent KG Ashley Morris Jane Pickering
Our curators are Paul Forsey and Ben Honisett, both regular artists with our scheme.
We call our exhibition INSIGHT because it provides our visitors with a taster to help
them choose the artists they want to visit. You can meet painters, textile artists, Committee of Press & PR Arabella Christian
ceramicists, jewellers, sculptors printmakers, jewellers, and artists who work in wood, Management Production by
stone and glass. The Earl of Carnarvon The Company Presents
Our stewards and gallery staff are there to help you engage with the display, answer The Countess of Carnarvon Mary Hamilton (Front of House)
your questions and help should you wish to make a purchase. Many artists will have Mr H Cobbe OBE John Harris (Technical Direction)
produced Art Trails showing the location of artists whose studios are near one another. Mrs M Edwards Tim Hand (Technical Direction)
These will be available at the exhibition. Mr M Farwell Bankers
(Hon Treasurer) Barclays Bank plc 23–26 Parkway
Our brand new exciting OS website www.open-studios.org.uk has replaced the Mr S Fenton
OS Directory. It catalogues a portfolio of each artist’s work and gives details of when Newbury RG14 1AY
(Honorary Solicitor and
they’re open and how to visit. Company Secretary) Hon Solicitors
The Hon Mrs Gilmour Irwin Mitchell Solicitors Mercantile House
We are hoping to have OS Satellite Exhibitions at Sandham Memorial Chapel, John
Mrs C Holbrook 18 London Road Newbury RG14 1JX
Lewis Gallery, Reading and the Proteus Gallery in Basingstoke.
(Chairman of The Friends) Accountants James Cowper Kreston LLP
John Brazendale – Chair of the Open Studios West Berkshire and North Hampshire Mr A McKenzie 2 Communications Road Greenham Business Park
Dr P Millard MBE Greenham Newbury RG19 6AB
Mrs C Pease
Festival Guide Design Matt Barrett
Mrs S Scrope DL
Mrs J Stevens LVO
Festival Administration Office
INSIGHT at The Base 33/34 Cheap Street Newbury RG14 5DB
Communications Road Greenham Business Park Greenham RH19 6HN
Tel: 01635 32421 / 528766
Saturday 18 September – Sunday 10 October enquiries@newburyspringfestival.org.uk
10.00am – 5.00pm daily www.newburyspringfestival.org.uk
Admission FREE Registered Charity No. 284622
48 box office 0845 5218 218* newburyspringfestival.org.uk 49Sponsors & Business Partners
Newbury Spring Festival could not be presented without support from the
following, whose generosity is most gratefully acknowledged.
Mr and Mrs Robin Aird The Gamlen Trust Ramsbury Estates
The Ambrose and Gardner Leader Resonates
Ann Appelbe Trust Dr Stephen Golding Rivar
Apple Print & Creative Gordon Palmer Mr and Mrs Jason Russell
Ashendene Trust Memorial Trust Dame Theresa Sackler
Mrs Rosamond Brown Greenham Trust SAS Auctions
Mr and Mrs David Bruce The Greenwood Trust Mrs Sarah Scrope
Mrs Mary Cameron Harbrook Farm The Sheepdrove Trust
Career Guidance Services The Headley Trust Lady Sieff
Earl and Countess Felicity, Lady Hoare Mr and Mrs John Skinner
of Carnarvon Hogan Music Julian and Veronica Slater
CH-R Family Solicitors Horsey Lightly Sir Hugh and
Colefax Charitable Trust Mr and Mrs Patrick Lady Stevenson
Sir Jeremiah Colman Hungerford Peter Stirland Ltd,
Gift Trust JDP Hungerford
James Cowper Kreston Kilfinan Trust The Bernard Sunley
Mr and Mrs David Mr and Mrs Malcolm Charitable Foundation
Dinkeldein Kimmins The Adrian Swire
Donnington Valley Hotel Kleinwort Hambros Charitable Trust
Doves Farm Foods The Vineyard maxx-design.co.uk
Mrs Katalin Landon
Dreweatts Miss W E Lawrence 1973 Sir Mark and Lady Waller
Mr and Mrs Mark Edwards Charitable Settlement Mr and Mrs Toby Ward
The Elephant Lionel Wigram West Berkshire
at the Market Memorial Trust Community Fund
Mrs Susie Eliot-Cohen Mr and Mrs Jack Lovell The Vaughan Williams
Elmdale IT Support Mr and Mrs Charitable Trust
Englefield Charitable Trust Sebastian Lyon Lady Wroughton
The Englefield Estate MAXX Design Limited and a number of
Mrs Jo Maydon anonymous donors
Eranda Foundation
Fairhurst Estates Lady Eliza Mays-Smith
Mrs J A Floyd Newbury Building Society
Friends of Newbury Mr Barry Pinson
Spring Festival The Prison Phoenix Trust
50 51Venues Map Information
Box Office
Opening hours Monday 10.00am – 5.00pm
Tuesday to Saturday 10.00am – 6.00pm
Sunday 11.00am – 5.00pm
5 In person or by post Box Office, Corn Exchange,
A338 A34 A329 Market Place, Newbury RG14 5BD
M4 Lambourn By telephone 0845 5218 218*
*Calls cost 2p per minute plus your telephone company’s Access Charge
Online www.newburyspringfestival.org.uk
M4
14 13 Booking Dates
2 Platinum Friends Priority booking – from 10.00am Tuesday 6 July 2021
Hungerford 8 Theale 12 Gold Friends booking – from 10.00am Wednesday 7 July 2021
6 3 A4
Friends booking – from 10.00am Thursday 8 July 2021
4 Thatcham
Newbury A4 Public booking – from 10.00am Wednesday 28 July 2021
1 On each of the booking days, the Corn Exchange will be open from 9am for
refreshments while queuing for tickets (subject to Covid restrictions in place at the
time). Online and telephone bookings are preferred where possible.
A338 7
A339
4
A340 Priority booking period
A34 Burghclere During the Platinum and Gold priority booking period (up to 8 July), Friends are limited
to 4 tickets per event, per booking.
A343
Kingsclere Ashford Hill
Free Tickets for Under 25s
We are delighted to be continuing our scheme to encourage the next generation
1 Corn Exchange Newbury RG14 5BD
of Festival audiences. Thanks to the generous support of the Greenham Trust
2 Donnington Valley Hotel Donnington RG14 3AG we are able to make tickets to certain events completely free of charge for anyone
3 Douai Abbey Woolhampton RG7 5TQ under 25 years old.
4 Horris Hill School Newtown RG20 9DJ Events that have this option are clearly marked on the relevant page, and you’ll
see under the ticket pricing information the words “Free for Under 25s” and the logo
5 Sheepdrove Eco Centre Lambourn RG17 7UU
shown below. In each case there are a limited number of seats available for the performance
6 St Nicolas Church Newbury RG14 5HG that can be taken up and used by those under 25. Anyone under the age of 15 must be
7 St George’s Church Wash Common RG14 6NU accompanied by an adult.
8 The Vineyard Stockcross RG20 8JU
This map is an approximate guide to venue locations. Please refer to the website
for accurate directions: www.newburyspringfestival.org.uk
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