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​Festival Programme 2021

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     THURSDAY 22 JULY
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7pm - 9pm    CHRIST CHURCH HIGHBURY
Opening Concert 
Adolphe Blanc ~ String Quintet  no.7, opus 50
Franz Schubert ~ “The Trout” Quintet, D667
Joana Ly and   Jens Lynen ~ violins, Joseph Fisher ~ viola, 
Corinna Boylan ~ cello, Leon Bosch ~ double bass, Martin André ~ piano

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10pm - 11pm NEWINGTON GREEN MEETING HOUSE
Late Night
Bach and Beer - Music for flute and theorbo
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selected movements from:

J.S. Bach ~ ​Orchestra Suite in b minor, BWV 1,067
J.S. Bach ~ Flute Sonata in e minor, BWV 1,034
J.S. Bach ~
Partita in a minor, BWV 1,013
J.S. Bach ~ Suite in G major arranged for theorbo, BWV 1,007
François Couperin ~ Huitième Concert dans
le goût théâtral
Johan Helmich Roman ~   Sonata no.10 for flute and  basso continuo in e minor

Flauguissimo Duo: Yu-Wei Hu ~ baroque flute, Johan Löfving ~ theorbo



FRIDAY 23 JULY
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​1pm  - 2pm    SOUTH ARCADE, ISLINGTON SQUARE 
At the Salon ~  Favourite miniature pieces for violin  and piano

including: Antonín Dvorák ~  Songs my mother taught me
​Felix Mendelssohn ~  Songs without Words

Franz Schubert ~ Ständchen
Gabriel Fauré ~ Après un rêve

Maria Theresia von Paradis ~ Siciliene
  Joana Ly ~ violin, Martin André ~ piano


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7pm - 9pm   CHRIST CHURCH HIGHBURY 
PARTIAL CHANGE OF PROGRAMME DUE TO ISOLATION RULES
The  quest of the romantic artist
Ludwig van Beethoven ~  Piano Trio in Eb Major,   
opus 70 no.2 
Franz Schubert ~   Nocturne in Eb Major   D897
Franz Schubert ~ 7 Songs from “Die schöne Müllerin”
Gustav Mahler ~ Rückert-Lieder
Mila Piano Trio,   Peter Bronder ~ tenor, Martin André ~ piano


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 10pm  - 11pm   NEWINGTON GREEN MEETING HOUSE
Late Night   ​Bach and Beer  -  Motets
J.S. Bach ~    "Komm, Jesu, komm", BWV 229
J.S. Bach ~    "Jesu, meine Freude", BWV 227
J.S. Bach ~ ​   "Singet dem Herrn ein neues Lied", BWV 225
The Wren Consort, Andrew Tortise – director


​ SATURDAY 24 JULY
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10.30am - 1.30pm   NEWINGTON GREEN MEETING HOUSE
"Tricks of the trade" ~ string instrument repairing   and maintenance
Talk and Workshop led by Luthier   Ladislav Prokop
Tickets available EITHER for just the Talk (60 minutes from 10.30am to 11.30am)  OR
for the full  morning   (Talk + Workshop)  which includes some hands on  work on instruments
Tickets are extremely limited for active participants (Workshop section): only 12 spaces available.   Participants: bring your own instruments !

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1pm  - 2pm SOUTH ARCADE, ISLINGTON SQUARE
Émigré Cabaret
Musical treasures from the era of Marlene Dietrich,  Glenn Miller  and Vera Lynn with a twist: seductive, hilarious, political and heart-breaking Jazz tunes and ballads by musical  stars who fled from the Nazis.
Recently resurrected and arranged songs  from this iconic era of nostalgia, heartbreak and romance.  Sit back and immerse yourself in  much-loved tunes from a golden  age.
   
Ensemble Émigré: Norbert Meyn ~ singer and director , Dominic  Doutney ~ piano                                                                                          
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3pm - 5pm       NEWINGTON GREEN MEETING HOUSE
"Colour is the key. The eye is the hammer. The soul is the piano with its many chords.”
Figurative and Abstract Drawing Class with live music
​You will be drawing in direct response to  a musician playing on the stage of the chapel in a creative and intuitive manner. The class will include lessons in basic colour theory, mark making and tonal contrast. (Read  more...)
Dolph van Eden ~ tutor
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 7pm  - 9pm   CHRIST CHURCH HIGHBURY
Fantasy and Fairy Tales
Franz Schubert ~ Arpeggione Sonata for viola and piano, D821
Fanny Mendelssohn   ~   3 Songs  for viola and piano
Johannes Brahms ~ Sonata for clarinet and piano, opus 120

Robert Schumann ~ Fairy Tales for clarinet, viola  and piano, opus 132
Franz Schubert ~ Fantasie in F for piano 4 hands, D940 
Sofia Sousa ~ viola, Stephen Williams ~ clarinet,
​Nathan Tinker and Martin André ~ piano

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​10pm
  -  11pm NO 20 ARTS
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Late Night   ​Bach and Beer  ~ solo violin
J.S. Bach ~ ​    Partita no.1 in b minor, BWV 1,002
J.J.  Vilsmayr ~ Partita no.1 in A major

J.S. Bach ~    Partita no.2 in d minor, BWV 1,004

Kati   Debretzeni ~ baroque violin
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​SUNDAY   25  JULY

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1pm - 2pm  SOUTH ARCADE, ISLINGTON SQUARE
Jazz Duo
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Traditional jazz  standards, endearing love songs
​and  an original mix by our composer/pianist! 

Programme includes:
Nathan Tinker ~ Tu Che Corri, In That Moment, Sin City, Topsy-Turvy
Ludwig van Beethoven ~ 2nd Movement of Pathètique Sonata

Nathan Tinker ~ piano,  Mark  Taylor ~ flute​​
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7pm - 9pm   CHRIST CHURCH HIGHBURY 
A Viennese journey​
​Joseph Haydn ~ String Quartet in D, opus 76 no.5
Franz Schubert ~ String Quintet in C, D956
Corran Quartet and Stephen Orton, cello


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 10pm  - 11pm     THE OLD QUEENS HEAD
Late Night   ​Bach and Beer    ~   lutes and baroque violin
J.S. Bach ~ Suite in A major   
for lute and violin, BWV 1,025  
J.S. Bach ~   Lute Suite, BWV 995 (selections) 
Robert de Visée ~ Suite for theorbo and violin in G major
J.S. Bach ~ ​   Arioso   for lute and violin, from BWV 156  
Sergio Bucheli ~ baroque lute and theorbo, Samuel Staples ~ baroque violin

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