OPERA IN A WEEKEND
Firstsite, Colchester
With Dominic Harlan & Hazel Gould
Sat 1 October Coffee 9.30 Rehearse 10am - 4pm
Sun 2 October Rehearse 10am – 4pm Perf 5pm
Your chance to create a version of La Bohème from scratch in just two days with Dominic and Hazel, two of the country’s finest and most experienced workshop leaders. All ages are welcome. The emphasis will be on fun and the beautiful music of La Bohème, one of the most popular operas. All ages welcome. Places are limited to 45. There is more information and an application form on the website.
£75 / £35 for two days workshops, coaching, rehearsals and performance
MASTERCLASSES and OPEN REHEARSALS in collaboration with the Pimlott Foundation
4-6pm Old House Barn, Gt Horkesley CO6 4EQ
Tues 4 Oct Open rehearsal Hunt / Engegård
Weds 5 Oct Clarinet coaching, Matthew Hunt
Thurs 6 Oct Chamber music coaching, Engegårds
Fri 7 Oct Piano coaching, Tim Horton
Please contact us on 01206 729 356 or info@romanrivermusic.org.uk if you would like to take part.
ALLEGRI MISERERE and other choral masterpieces
Sat 1 October, 6pm St Barnabas’ Church, Great Tey
Allegri Miserere Mei and works by Purcell, Tallis, Victoria, Barber, Tavener and Byrd.
Armonico Consort Christopher Monks, Director
Great choral music from the last 800 years. Described as a “programme of unending delight” by Gramophone Magazine. A stunning choir in a beautiful church.
***** The Independent
£22.50 / £12.50 restricted view / £7.50 SOLD OUT
SOLO BACH IN ABBERTON
Sun 2 October, 11.30am St Andrew’s Church, Abberton
Chaconne from Violin Partita no. 2, and Suite no. 6 in D major for solo cello
Two of Bach’s great virtuoso solo works, in our most intimate and atmospheric church.
Juliet Jopling viola Orlando Jopling cello
£7.50
PUCCINI LA BOHÈME
Sun 2 October, 5pm Firstsite, Colchester
Opera in a Weekend group
Director Hazel Gould MD Dominic Harlan
An informal performance of La Bohème with piano created over a weekend by 45 intrepid singers and two of the country’s most experienced animateurs. £10/£5
ENGEGÅRD QUARTET
Wed 5 October, 8pm St Mary, Layer Marney
Beethoven String Quartet in F minor Op. 95
Maja Ratkje Between Beethoven UK première
Grieg String Quartet in G minor
Arvid Engegård & Atle Sponberg violins
Juliet Jopling viola Adrian Brendel 'cello
The UK debut of the Engegård Quartet, Norway’s most exciting new chamber group, featuring Roman River’s first artistic director. The playing is breathtaking … I am already looking forward to hearing it again. (The Strad)
£17.50 / £7.50
CLARINET CHAMBER MUSIC
Thur 6 October, 8pm St Andrew’s, Fingringhoe
Matthew Hunt clarinet Tim Horton piano Juliet Jopling viola Orlando Jopling cello
Works by Mozart, Brahms, and Debussy
Matthew is solo clarinet with the Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie. He gained fantastic reviews recently for his debut at the world’s foremost festival in Salzburg. An out-of-this-world clarinettist. Salzburg Festival review 2009
£17.50 / £7.50
MOZART’S CLARINET QUINTET
Fri 7 October, 8pm St Mary, Peldon
Howells Rhapsodic Quintet Bartók String Quartet no. 5 & Mozart Clarinet Quintet
Matthew Hunt clarinet Engegård Quartet
An elegiac opening by one of our great choral composers, a dramatic and energised quartet by Bartók, and Mozart’s clarinet quintet, one of the great pieces of the chamber music repertoire.
£17.50 / £7.50
FAMILY CONCERTS
Sat 8 October
11.30am Nayland Village Hall
2pm Greenstead Community Centre
4pm Abberton & Langenhoe Village Hall
Clara Biss violin Ian Rathbone viola Matthew Forbes cello
Nigel Hildreth animateur
A new and specially devised programme with three of the most fun and brilliant string players we could lay our hands on! For any age, but especially fun for 5-12 year olds.
£5 adults, £2.50 children
BACH TWO
Sat 8 October 11.30am St Mary, Layer Breton
Bach Suites for cello no. 2 (D minor) and 3 (C major)
Adrian Brendel 'cello
A rising star among cellists plays his favourite Suites.
£7.50
CLASSICAL RECITAL
Sat 8 October, 8pm St Andrew's Church, Fingringhoe
Beethoven Violin Sonata Ravel Piano trio
Arvid Engegård & Atle Sponberg violins
Adrian Brendel cello Ian Brown piano
Members of the Engegård Quartet are joined by one of our leading and best-loved musicians, founder member of the Nash Ensemble Ian Brown.
£17.50 / £7.50
HANDEL ARIAS AT EAST MERSEA
Sun 9 October, 11.30am St Edmund, East Mersea
Caryl Hughes mezzo-soprano
Orlando Jopling cello continuo
Some of Handel’s most ravishing arias and some rare gems, sung by a young mezzo with a beautiful voice.
£12.50/£7.50
JAZZ EVENING WITH SUPPER
Sun 10 October, 6pm Abberton Village Hall
Andy Metcalf
Irresistable Django Reinhardt-style dance rhythms and songs from Andy and his band.
£25 including supper by Jessica Cottrell
