13th–29th July 2018

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SuMMARY OF EvENTS

N.B. Doors will be opened approximately 30 minutes before performances.

FRIDAY 13Th JulY1 10AM Pre-concert talk St Mary’s Church, Birdsall

2 11AM The chamber music of Antonín Dvořák 1 St Mary’s Church, Birdsall3 6PM Royal Northern Sinfonia Hovingham Hall

SATuRDAY 14Th JulY4 11AM Young Artist Platform 1 St Oswald’s Church, Sowerby5 2PM Festival Masterclass: Brass Helmsley Arts Centre 6 6PM Mozart – così fan tutte Ryedale Festival Opera (with picnic interval). First of two performances. Ampleforth College Theatre

SuNDAY 15Th JulY7 3PM Ways with Words Galtres Centre, Easingwold8 8PM The Nutcracker and I Sir Jack Lyons Concert Hall, The University of York

MONDAY 16Th JulY9 10AM Pre-concert talk St Mary’s Church, Lastingham10 11AM The chamber music of Antonín Dvořák 2 St Mary’s Church, Lastingham11 4PM Ways with Words Performing Arts Centre, Ampleforth12 7PM Mozart – così fan tutte Ryedale Festival Opera. Second of two performances. Ampleforth College Theatre

TuESDAY 17Th JulY13 10AM Pre-concert talk St Mary’s Priory Church, Old Malton14 11AM The chamber music of Antonín Dvořák 3 St Mary’s Priory Church, Old Malton15 8PM Gabriela Montero in recital St Peter’s Church, Norton

WEDNESDAY 18Th JulY16 11AM coffee concert All Saints’ Church, Slingsby17 2PM Festival Masterclass: Strings and chamber music Helmsley Arts Centre18 5.30PM Young Artist Platform 2 Performing Arts Centre, Ampleforth College

19 8PM choir of King’s college, cambridge Ampleforth Abbey

ThuRSDAY 19Th JulY20 10AM Pre-concert talk Pickering Parish Church

21 11AM The chamber music of Antonín Dvořák 4 Pickering Parish Church22 5.30PM chi-chi Nwanoku in conversation Castle Howard

23 7PM Triple concert Castle Howard

FRIDAY 20Th JulY24 2PM Judith Weir in conversation St Mary’s Priory, Old Malton

25 3PM Judith Weir Afternoon St Mary’s Priory, Old Malton26 7PM The Bratislava hot Serenaders Milton Rooms, Malton27 9.45PM late-Night candlelit concert St Gregory’s Minster

SATuRDAY 21ST JulY28 11AM Soli Deo Gloria 1 All Saints’ Church, Hovingham29 2PM Festival Masterclass: Singing Helmsley Arts Centre

30 7.30PM Orchestra of Opera North Grand Hall, Scarborough Spa

SuNDAY 22ND JulY31 4.30PM The World Encompassed Helmsley Arts Centre

32 7.30PM Richard Goode in recital Duncombe Park33 9.45PM Game of Thrones All Saints’ Church, Helmsley

MONDAY 23RD JulY34 11AM coffee concert St Hilda’s Church, Sherburn

35 2PM Festival Masterclass: Wind Helmsley Arts Centre

36 8PM Alan Bennett’s Hymn Birdsall House

TuESDAY 24Th JulY37 11AM coffee concert St John and All Saints’ Church, Easingwold

38 3PM Ways with Words Helmlsey Arts Centre

39 8PM Sheku Kanneh-Mason (cello) Isata Kanneh-Mason (piano) The Long Gallery, Castle Howard WEDNESDAY 25Th JulY40 11AM coffee concert Duncombe Park

41 7PM Robert hollingworth in conversation Church of St Martin-on-the-Hill, Scarborough

42 8PM Sacred and Profane: The Other Vespers Church of St Martin-on-the-Hill, Scarborough

ThuRSDAY 26Th JulY43 11AM Soli Deo Gloria 2 St Lawrence’s Church, York

44 5PM Young Artist Platform 3 Helmsley Arts Centre45 8PM John Warrack at 90 – a celebration Duncombe Park

FRIDAY 27Th JulY46 11AM Soli Deo Gloria 3 St Michael and All Angels Church, Garton on the Wolds

47 7PM Double concert Sledmere House and Church

SATuRDAY 28Th JulY 48 11AM Young Artist Platform 4 St Mary’s Church, Lastingham49 2PM come and Sing Pickering Parish Church

50 4PM Young Artist Platform 5 Helmsley Arts Centre51 7.30PM David Rees-Williams Trio Pickering Kirk Theatre52 9.45PM Soli Deo Gloria 4 Pickering Parish Church

SuNDAY 29Th JulY53 2.30PM Garden Party Garden of the Worsley Arms Hotel, Hovingham

54 4.30PM Festival Service All Saints’ Church, Hovingham

55 5.30PM Final Gala concert Hovingham Hall

WEDNESDAY 17Th APRIl 201956 7.30PM Parsifal York Minster

cOAch TRANSPORT

Please register interest for coach transport to event numbers 8 (York), 30 (Scarborough), 42 (Scarborough) and 56 (York) with the Box Office

uNDER 25S AT RYEDAlE FESTIvAl

Under 25s can buy tickets at half price for most concerts as soon as General Booking opens.From Monday 2nd July, 500 tickets will be available for £1 under the Ryedale500 scheme.

For more details, please contact the Box Office.

GENERAl BOOKING AND BOx OFFIcE OPEN FROM ThuRSDAY 12Th APRIl

For a booking form, further booking details and booking terms please see pages 35–38 or visit our website

PRIORITY BOOKING DATES(Priority Booking by post only)

Gold Members: 21st – 27th MarchSilver Members: 28th March – 3rd April

Friends: 4th – 10th April

(For details on how to become a Member or Friend and the benefits please see page 43)

11amSt Mary’s church, Birdsall

cOFFEE cONcERT

‘AN ORDINARY CZECHMUSICIAN’ THE CHAMBER MUSIC OF ANTONíN DVOřáK 1

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‘In the Slav spirit…’

Dvořák – Quartet no. 8 in E majorDvořák – Quartet no. 10 in E flat Slavonic

The festival’s Dvořák exploration begins withtwo of his string quartets, in which wistfulmelodies rub shoulders with lively polkas, andthe world of Beethoven and Brahms joinshands with the traditional songs and dances ofBohemia. Coffee, tea, soft drinks and biscuits served from 9.30am – 10.45am

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INTRODucTIONFROM ThE ARTISTIc DIREcTOR

Welcome to the Ryedale Festival 2018,bringing great music and top-class performersto beautiful and historic venues, in a uniqueand friendly atmosphere amid idyllic NorthYorkshire countryside.

The Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenmentand Royal Northern Sinfonia give majorconcerts at Hovingham Hall, the Choir ofKing’s College, Cambridge are at AmpleforthAbbey and the Orchestra of Opera Northbring an unmissable symphonic programme toScarborough Spa.

There’s a new production of Così fan tutte,Mozart’s great comedy of duty, desire and lostinnocence. Other stories of growing up areexplored too: in Alexandra Dariescu’s piano-ballet The Nutcracker and I and a touchingmusical memoir of childhood by AlanBennett.

The Albion Quartet and friends focus onDvořák, bringing the folk-flecked optimism ofhis chamber music and songs to a series of

morning Coffee Concerts; whilst a parallel series,Soli Deo Gloria, couples poetry (read by AlexJennings) with music by Bach, who believedart should aim for the ‘refreshment of the soul’.

The Master of the Queen’s Music, JudithWeir, is composer in residence. There are alsofestival residencies for the vocal ensemble I Fagiolini and viol consort Fretwork – bothrenowned for the vitality and freshness of theirmusic-making – and the ground-breakinggroup Chineke!, which champions diversity inclassical music.

The great American pianist Richard Goodeleads a sparkling line-up of soloists, includingTamsin Waley-Cohen, Gabriela Montero,Adam Walker, Kathryn Rudge, Elin ManahanThomas, Benjamin Appl, Rachel Podger andCharles Owen, along with outstandingemerging artists such as cellists Kian Soltaniand Sheku Kanneh-Mason.

The festival celebrates the 90th birthday of itsPresident John Warrack but also createsopportunities for a new generation of musiciansand music lovers, with the Ryedale500 ticket offer,Young Artist Platform concerts, and a series ofmasterclasses to give local young musicians thechance to work with renowned visiting artists.

There’s jazz too, both hot and cool, along withtalks, literary events, an art exhibition andmuch more. And on the horizon, in 2019, anunmissable performance by the Hallé and SirMark Elder at York Minster.

‘Art that has to pay its own way is apt tobecome cheap’ said Dvořák once – and it iscertainly true that a programme such as this isonly possible because of the festival’s manygenerous supporters and volunteers. I’mthrilled to be able to share my enthusiasm forthe music and musicians in this programme. I hope you find lots to inspire you in thefestival and look forward to seeing you there.

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10amSt Mary’s church, Birdsall

PRE-CONCERT TALK

The musician and writer Katy Hamiltonintroduces the first in a series of four concertsdevoted to the chamber music and songs ofAntonín Dvořák.

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‘An ordinary Czech musician…’

A COUNTRY BOY, the son of a butcher and innkeeper, he played violinin his village band and grew up surrounded by nature and the

traditional folk and gypsy music of the ancient kingdom of Bohemia. Hegrew to be a world-famous composer – a grand old man of European music– but the miracle was that in so many ways he remained ‘ordinary’. Dvořákis one of the most loveable of all composers, happy to appeal to the heartrather than the head, with music full of melody and colour that speaks ofnature, love and simple pleasures. He borrowed the modes, rhythms andmood swings found in the traditional music of his native land and wovethem into a personal style that proved popular in concert halls all over theworld; and when fame eventually took him to America, the indigenousmusic he discovered there inspired a fresh set of masterpieces ‘from theNew World’. Katy Hamilton, the Albion Quartet and friends explore the chamber music and songsof an ‘ordinary’ genius in a series of four concerts that get to the heart of Dvořák’s world.

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The Alehouse Boys

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6pmhovingham hall

ROYAl NORThERNSINFONIATamsin Waley-cohen (violin)Bradley creswick (director)Parry – Lady Radnor’s SuiteBruch – Violin Concerto in G minorMendelssohn – Symphony no. 1 in C minor

After the graceful charm of a suite of dances byParry (to mark the composer’s centenary year),Tamsin Waley-Cohen plays one of the world’smost cherished and captivating violinconcertos. The Royal Northern Sinfonia thenturn to a rarely-heard symphony, full of verve,poetry and energy – all the more remarkablefor the fact it was composed whenMendelssohn was only 15 years old.

In association with the Worsley Arms Hotel, weare pleased to be able to also offer tickets for thisconcert that include a pre-concert Afternoon Teaincluding sandwiches and scones from 3pm, foran extra £15.

‘Waley-Cohen’s devotion to her cause is palpable, andher interpretative flair likewise’ – Sunday Times

Pre-concert and interval bar

Concert-goers are invited to picnic in the grounds of Hovingham Hallbefore the concert from 5pm

2pmhelmsley Arts centre

FESTIVAL MASTERCLASS:BRASS

MATILDA LLOYD

Young brass players from across Ryedale workwith Matilda Lloyd in the first of a series offive festival masterclasses. These are informalpublic events, run in collaboration withYorkshire Young Musicians, to give localyoung musicians the opportunity to meet andwork with renowned artists visiting the festival.Everyone is welcome. No booking is necessaryfor observers, but if you would like to take partplease email workshops@ryedalefestival.com inadvance to book your place.

11amSt Oswald’s church, Sowerby

cOFFEE cONcERTYOuNG ARTIST PlATFORM 1

Matilda lloyd (trumpet)cameron Richardson-Eames (piano)Ivan Jevtić – Que le jour est beau! Telemann – Three Heroic Marches Enescu – Légende J.S. Bach – Concerto in D (after Vivaldi) Fauré – Après un rêve Hovhaness – Prayer of Saint Gregory Goedicke – Concert Etude op. 49

A fast-rising star of classical music, MatildaLloyd’s playing is full of character andimagination. Her varied programmeencompasses graceful lyricism, evocativeminiatures and mesmerising virtuosity.

‘the truly memorable artist on the bill is MatildaLloyd…she’s remarkable’ – The Daily Telegraph

‘sublimely assured’ – The Guardian

Coffee, tea, soft drinks and biscuits served from 10am – 10.45am

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3pmGaltres centre, Easingwold

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DAME JENNI MuRRAY– A hISTORY OFBRITAIN IN 21 WOMEN

Jenni Murray’s latest bookshines new light on some ofthe remarkable andtrailblazing women whoseintellect, passion andsheer determination have

helped to make Britain whatit is today. From warrior queen

Boadicea and playwright-turned-spy, AphraBehn, to 1960s fashion icon, Mary Quant, shecelebrates the pioneering achievements ofBritain’s feistiest females, from bygone centuriesto the present day. Dame Jenni has met manyinspirational figures as host of Woman’s Hour buther renowned passion for social justice beganlong before, in her Barnsley childhood. Join herto travel through time, pick up a few forgottenfacts and indulge in the company of somebrilliant and visionary women whose livesembodied hope and change.

‘the nation’s favourite voice’ – The Guardian

6pm Ampleforth college Theatre

RYEDAlE FESTIvAl OPERA

MOzART – cOSì FAN TuTTEEamonn Dougan (conductor)Nina Brazier (director)

How much do you trust your partner to befaithful? How much do you trust yourself?Would you ever place a bet on it? Or lay a trapto test your lover? These are some of thehuman questions that Mozart explores in oneof the greatest of all operas. Performed here ina new English translation by John Warrack,Così fan tutte tells the story of two young menwho are challenged by a cynical oldphilosopher to pretend to depart for war, inorder to test the fidelity of their beautifulfiancées. Returning in disguise, they learnsomething about the transience of humanemotions, inspiring some of Mozart’s mostcaptivating music along the way in an operathat is both comic and profound.

Performance with picnic intervalNo bar at this performance

dream. Alexandra Dariescu tells us her ownstory as Clara, a little girl from Romania whocame to Yorkshire as a child and grew up tobecome a concert pianist. She is joined on stageby a ballerina who dances behind a see-through gauze screen. Projected onto it, andbringing the story to life are exquisite digitalanimations, all hand drawn, which follow themusic and engage live with the pianist andballerina as they ‘dance’ across the screen toTchaikovsky’s enchanting music.

‘Enormously impressive’ – BBC Music Magazine

‘Here is a pianist with something special to say’ –Pianist magazine

Pre-concert and interval bar

8pmSir Jack lyons concert hall, The university of York

ThE NuTcRAcKERAND IAlexandra Dariescu (piano)

A little girl walks on to the stage and starts toplay the piano. Snow begins to fall and the littlegirl transforms into a woman, playing some ofthe most loved ballet music of all time. TheNutcracker and I is a groundbreakingmultimedia performance for pianist, ballerina,digital animation – and anyone who dares to

SATuRDAY 14Th JulY CONTINUED SuNDAY 15Th JulY

‘ I believe my responsibility as a young artist is to reach out to as many people as possible and build bridges forthose new to classical music. During one of my education workshops, a 12-year-old asked me what I think ofwhen I play. I told him I like to step into a different world by creating little stories in my mind. It wasn’t until alittle later when I realised that perhaps there is a way to share some of this magic during the moment when itactually happens on stage. ‘The Nutcracker and I’ takes one of these stories and re-imagines it in a very personalcontext, making use of some amazing technology that has never been seen quite like this before in a piano recital’– Alexandra Dariescu

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1110Eamonn Douganconductor, The Garden of Disguises

11amSt Mary’s church, lastingham

cOFFEE cONcERT

‘SONGS MY MOTHERTAUGHT ME…’THE CHAMBER MUSIC OF ANTONíN DVOřáK 2

Albion Quartet harriet Burns (soprano)Ian Tindale (piano and harmonium)Dvořák – BagatellesDvořák – Songs my mother taught me I Dvořák – String Sextet in A major (op. 48)

Dvořák’s rarely heard but irresistible Bagatellesfor two violins and harmonium are revivedhere alongside a specially chosen sequence ofsongs and short piano pieces, and a sextetinspired by the landscapes, folk songs andgypsy music of the composer’s native land.Coffee, tea, soft drinks and biscuits served from 9.30am – 10.45am in Lastingham Village Hall

4pmPerforming Arts centre, Ampleforth

WAYS WITh WORDS

lucY BEcKETT –cOMEDY

Comedy, like much else inour literary tradition, wasinvented in Athens in the5th century BC. This talkwill trace its history from

Greece to Rome andonwards to a variety of

great works of art, fromShakespeare to Mozart, Wagner to P.G.Wodehouse.

10amSt Mary’s church, lastingham

PRE-CONCERT TALK

The musician and writer Katy Hamiltoncontinues her exploration of the world ofDvořák, and how he was inspired by the folksongs and dances of his native land.

10amSt Mary’s Priory church, Old Malton

PRE-CONCERT TALKKaty Hamilton talks more about Dvořák, acomposer who managed to be both ‘ordinary’and exceptional, introducing works includingthe famous Piano Quintet.

11amSt Mary’s Priory church, Old Malton

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‘FAITH, HOPE AND LOVE’– DvOřáK IN 1887THE CHAMBER MUSIC OF ANTONíN DVOřáK 3

Albion Quartetharriet Burns (soprano)christopher Glynn (piano)

Dvořák – Terzetto (op. 74) Dvořák – Songs my mother taught me II Dvořák – Piano Quintet in A major

The festival’s Dvořák exploration continues withmore music to cheer the heart: a rarely heard triofor two violins and viola, a further sequence ofsongs and short piano pieces, and finally themuch-loved Piano Quintet, which finds thecomposer at his most sparkling and subtle. Coffee, tea, soft drinks and biscuits served from 9.30am – 10.45am

7pmAmpleforth college Theatre

RYEDAlE FESTIvAl OPERA

MOzART – cOSì FAN TuTTEEamonn Dougan (conductor)Nina Brazier (director)

See event 6 for detailsPre-opera and interval barThere will not be a picnic interval at this performance

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the set of pieces Schumann called a ‘notebook’and filled with secret visions, dazzlingvirtuosity, mercurial passions and ‘wild love’.Her recital will end with an improvisation on atheme suggested by the audience.

‘Montero’s playing had everything: cracklingrhythmic brio, subtle shadings, steely power…soulfullyricism…unsentimental expressivity’ – New YorkTimes

‘As a solo encore, Montero characteristically asked theaudience for a tune she could play with and dulydelivered a thunderously virtuosic set ofimprovisations on Twinkle Twinkle Little Star’ – TheGuardian

‘a Venezuelan ball of fire’ – The Daily Telegraph

Pre-concert and interval bar

8pm St Peter’s church, Norton

GABRIElA MONTEROIN REcITAlMozart – Piano Sonata no. 10 in C MajorBeethoven – Piano Sonata no. 21 in C MajorWaldstein

Schumann – KreislerianaGabriela Montero – Improvisation

Virtuosic brilliance, fiery passion, infectiousspontaneity and a gift for improvisation: anyrecital by the Venezuelan pianist GabrielaMontero is a keenly awaited musical event. Sheopens with famous sonatas by Mozart andBeethoven, before turning to one of the mostcompelling musical self-portraits in history –

2pmhelmsley Arts centre

FESTIVAL MASTERCLASS:STRINGS AND CHAMBERMUSICROSALIND VENTRIS

Young musicians from across Ryedale workwith violist and chamber musician RosalindVentris of the Albion Quartet in an informalpublic masterclass. All ages and levels arewelcome at this free event. If you would like to take part please emailworkshops@ryedalefestival.com

5.30pmPerforming Arts centre, Ampleforth college

YOuNG ARTISTPlATFORM 2Adam heron (piano)

Bach – English Suite no. 3 in G Minor (BWV 808)Chopin – Barcarolle Scriabin – Sonata no. 2

The award-winning young pianist, BBC YoungMusician finalist and member of Chineke!performs works including Chopin’s famousBarcarolle and the sonata Scriabin composedto depict a night-time seascape.

11amAll Saints’ church, Slingsby

cOFFEE cONcERTTamsin Waley-cohen (violin)huw Watkins (piano)

Beethoven – Violin Sonata no. 8 in G majorProkofiev – Violin Sonata no. 1 in F minor

‘Nothing can equal this piece in beauty anddepth’, said the great violinist David Oistrakhof the sonata that Prokofiev is thought to havecomposed as a memorial to his friends whowere ‘disappeared’ in Soviet Russia. A dark-hued work, it contains passages intended tosound like wind in a graveyard and ‘makepeople jump out of their seats’, but alsomoments of profound beauty. Festival artist inresidence Tamsin Waley-Cohen joins herlongstanding duo partner Huw Watkins toperform it alongside a playful and good-humoured sonata by Beethoven which couldhardly be more different.

‘beautiful and strikingly individual’ – BBC MusicMagazineCoffee, tea, soft drinks and biscuits served from 10am – 10.45am in Slingsby Village Hall

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especially known for the Festival of NineLessons and Carols, broadcast worldwide tomillions around the world on Christmas Eveevery year. After joining forces with violconsort Fretwork to perform music byGibbons, they celebrate the festival’s composerin residence Judith Weir, as well as markingthe centenary of the death of Parry with aperformance of four of his Songs of Farewell.

‘Stephen Cleobury is on peak form... These areoutstanding performances by a great musician’ –GramophonePre-concert and interval bar

8pmAmpleforth Abbey

chOIR OF KING’ScOllEGE, cAMBRIDGEStephen cleobury (conductor)Fretwork

Gibbons – See, the Word is incarnate Gibbons – This is the record of JohnJudith Weir – Illuminare, Jerusalem Judith Weir – Ascending into heaven Simon Preston – Alleluyas Naylor – Vox dicentis, clama

Parry – I know my soul hath power Parry – Lord, let me know mine end Howells – Psalm Prelude Set 1, no. 1 Vaughan Williams – Lord, thou hast been our refuge Parry – Never weather-beaten sail Parry – My soul, there is a country

Founded in 1441, on the orders of King HenryVI, for the purpose of singing services daily inits magnificent chapel, the Choir of King’sCollege, Cambridge has been one of the mostrenowned representatives of the British choraltradition ever since. Directed by StephenCleobury for over a quarter of a century, it is

5.30pmcastle howard

chI-chI NWANOKuIN cONvERSATIONWITh KATY hAMIlTON

The ‘unstoppable, fizzing, passionate bundle ofenergy’ Chi-chi Nwanoku talks to KatyHamilton about her mission to encourageyoung BME musicians, and the creation of anew orchestra called Chineke! (a Nigerianword meaning ‘the spirit of all good creation’)described by Simon Rattle as ‘the kind of ideathat could deepen and enrich classical musicfor generations’.

Chineke! are artists in residence at thisyear’s Ryedale Festival.

10amPickering Parish church

PRE-CONCERT TALK

Katy Hamilton introduces the last of fourconcerts devoted to the music of Dvořák,focussing on the music he wrote while visiting America.

11amPickering Parish church

MORNING cONcERT

‘THE NEW WORLD’THE CHAMBER MUSIC OF ANTONíN DVOřáK 4

Albion QuartetAdam Walker (flute)Ian Tindale (piano)

Dvořák – Sonatina for flute and pianoDvořák – Silent WoodsDvořák – Serenade for flute, viola and triangleDvořák – String Quintet (op. 97) The American

Music from Dvořák’s time in America: a flutesonata he crafted to appeal equally to childrenand adults, a little character piece rememberingthe silent forests of his homeland, a curiosityfor flute, viola and triangle, and finally theunforgettable String Quintet in which Dvořákweaves together his Bohemian heritage withmusic inspired by the wide open spaces of Iowaand the folk music he discovered there.

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‘My aim is to create a space where BME musicians can walk on stage and know that they belong, in everysense of the word. If even one BME child feels that their colour is getting in the way of their musical

ambitions, then I hope to inspire them, give them a platform, and show them that music, of whatever kind, is for allpeople’ – Chi-chi Nwanoku

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chapelFRETWORKclARE WIlKINSON (MEzzO-SOPRANO)Byrd – Where the blind and wonton boy Byrd – BrowningDebussy – The girl with the flaxen hairOrlando Gibbons – In Nomine Orlando Gibbons – O Lord in thy wrath Hugo Wolf – On an old picture Purcell – Fantasy in four parts Purcell – Music for a while Purcell – Fantazia no. 8 Tan Dun – A Sinking LoveMichael Nyman – If

For over 30 years, Fretwork have maintained areputation as the world’s leading consort ofviols. Their musical adventure is reflected inthis programme, as they are joined by thesinger Clare Wilkinson to perform music fromover 500 years, from Elizabethan England tothe present day.

‘Fretwork is the finest viol consort on the planet’ –Evening Standard

7pm castle howard

TRIPlE cONcERTAn event unique to the Ryedale Festival, the TripleConcert features three contrasting concerts in differentparts of Castle Howard, each performed three times, withthe audiences changing places between performances. long Gallery

chINEKE!Strauss (arr. Hasenöhrl) – Till Eulenspiegel einmal

anders! Samuel Coleridge-Taylor – Nonet in F minor

The music of Coleridge-Taylor combineswarmth, lyricism and an exploration of hisAfrican heritage. One of his most irresistibleworks is played here by an ensemble that haswon wide praise, both for the quality of itsperformances and its ground-breaking work tobring more opportunities to young black andminority ethnic musicians.

2pm St Mary’s Priory, Old Malton

JuDITh WEIRIN cONvERSATIONWITh KATY hAMIlTON

The writer and broadcaster Katy Hamiltontalks to the festival’s composer in residence,Judith Weir, about her life, her influences, andwhy audiences love her music.

3pmSt Mary’s Priory, Old Malton

JuDITh WEIRAFTERNOONPhoenix TrioAdam Walker (flute)harriet Burns (soprano)Elin Manahan Thomas (soprano)

Judith Weir – Arise, arise! You slumbering sleepers Judith Weir – Nuits d’Afrique Judith Weir – Bagpiper’s String TrioJudith Weir – King Harald’s Saga Judith Weir – Piano Trio no. 1

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AlBION QuARTET

Beethoven – Quartet no. 10 in E flat major (op. 74)The Harp

One of Beethoven’s most serenely beautifulworks, the Harp quartet takes its name from the effect of plucked strings in the openingmovement and is full of warmth, playfulnessand contentment.

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Judith Weir – Festival composer in residence

W onder, intoxication, lightness, wisdom, storytelling,sparseness, delicacy – just some of the words most

commonly used to describe the music of Judith Weir. Said to have‘the knack of making simple musical ideas appear freshlymysterious’, she was born in Cambridge to a Scottish family andspent several years working as a community musician, also laterdirecting the Spitalfields Festival, whilst building a catalogue ofworks and a reputation as one of the country’s foremost composers.Her music often draws on sources from medieval history, as wellas the traditional stories and music of her native Scotland. Amongmany honours and awards, she was in 2014 appointed Master ofthe Queen’s Music.

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lATE-NIGhTcANDlElIT cONcERTRichard Boothby (viola da gamba)Telemann – Eight Fantasias

The haunting sound of the viola da gamba – anancient instrument, like a cello but with sixstrings – is heard in a long-lost set of fantasiasby Telemann, recently rediscovered andchampioned by Richard Boothby who launcheshis new recording of this music with a selectionplayed by candlelight.

‘a beguiling synergy of curiosity, creativity andmusical insights’ – Gramophone

7pm Milton Rooms, Malton

ThE BRATISlAvA hOTSERENADERSThis sensational band recreates the hot jazz,sweet dance music and gentle manners of the1920s and 30s with extraordinary affection andauthenticity. Playing original instruments fromthe period (and dressed to match), led by theacclaimed trumpeter Juraj Bartoš, and alsofeaturing brass, reeds, rhythm section, violinsand the sweet-singing Serenaders Sisters, theyhave dazzled audiences all over Europe,receiving standing ovations wherever they go.

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Bach – Prelude and Fugue in F major Emily Dickinson – He fumbles at your Soul / How manyFlowers fail in Wood / I died for Beauty – but was scarce /How brittle are the Piers

Bach – Kyrie, Gott heiliger Geist Gerard Manley Hopkins – Hurrahing in HarvestBach – Passacaglia and Fugue in C minor

Fretwork bring the sonorities of a viol consortto the music of Bach, with inspiring results.Their programme culminates in a performanceof the great Passacaglia, whose repeated bassline anchors some of Bach’s most dazzling,imposing and inventive music. And interleavedwith the music, poems by Emily Dickinson andGerard Manley Hopkins about faith, doubtand the beauty of the natural world.

‘some of the most sublime music ever written, andplayed with the sort of ensemble brilliance and insightthat characterises all of Fretwork’s distinguishedcatalogue’ – Early Music ReviewCoffee, tea, soft drinks and biscuits served from 10am – 10.45am in Hovingham Village Hall

2pmhelmsley Arts centre

FESTIVAL MASTERCLASS:SINGING

ELIN MANAHAN THOMAS

Young singers from across Ryedale work withElin Manahan Thomas in an informal publicmasterclass. All ages and levels are welcome atthis free event. If you would like to take partplease email workshops@ryedalefestival.com

11amAll Saints’ church, hovingham

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SOlI DEO GlORIA 1FretworkAlex Jennings (reader)

Bach – Pièce d’Orgue Gerard Manley Hopkins – God’s GrandeurBach – Prelude and Fugue in G minor Emily Dickinson – Exultation is the going / I ’ll tell you how the Sun rose / I stepped from Plank to Plank

Bach – Fugue in E flat major St AnneGerard Manley Hopkins – InversnaidBach – Prelude and Fugue in A minor Emily Dickinson – A Bird came down the Walk / To make a prairie it takes a clover and one bee / It is an honourableThought

Bach – Wir gläuben all Gerard Manley Hopkins – As kingfishers catch fire

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‘Soli Deo Gloria’ – Bach and poetry

‘T he aim and final end of all music should be none other than theglory of God and the refreshment of the soul’ said Bach, who

never forgot where his gifts came from and was in the habit of addingthe letters SDG (‘Soli Deo Gloria’, or ‘To the glory of God alone’) atthe bottom of his manuscripts. In a series of four concerts, his music is

heard alongside poetry of faith, doubt, hope and consolation, chosen by Lucy Beckett from fourcenturies.

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‘the biggest news of the evening is young Liverpudliansoprano Kathryn Rudge... her cleanly produced tone,supple musical phrasing, and sensitive colouring ofwords combine with a vividly attractive stagepersonality to make something special. It was atOpera North that we first encountered Alice Coote:Kathryn Rudge has the same star potential’ – TheDaily Telegraph

‘It doesn’t take long (five notes maybe) to hear whypeople are excited. Her mezzo-soprano voice alreadyhas tremendous reserves of power, impeccableintonation, the capacity for a gloriously sustainedlegato and, most interesting of all, a distinctive vocalquality. The timbre has white-hot intensity thatextends undiminished through all of two octaves’ –The TimesPre-concert and interval bar

7.30pmGrand hall, Scarborough Spa

ORchESTRA OFOPERA NORThRenato Balsadonna (conductor)Kathryn Rudge (mezzo-soprano)

Beethoven – Symphony no. 5 in C minorElgar – Sea PicturesBrahms – Symphony no. 4 in E minor

Hammer blows of fate open Beethoven’s mostfamous symphony and mark the beginning ofan epic journey from turbulence to resoundingoptimism. Eighty years later, Brahms was stillwrestling with Beethoven’s legacy when heproduced some of the deepest and mostprofound music of the century in the emotionalcatharsis of his final symphony. These twogreat and much-loved works are separated byan English masterpiece, as one of the fastest-rising young British singers performs Elgar’sfamous Sea Pictures in an elegant venue withstunning views across Scarborough’s SouthBay.

Orlando Gough has created a journey in soundto honour the great mariner’s remarkablecircumnavigation of the world. Music from the16th century is woven seamlessly with thesounds of Drake’s many destinations –Javanese gamelan, Indian dances, a swayingsamba and a hypnotic Berber ritual song: apanoply of music, new and old, familiar andstrange.

‘a Brazilian samba is intercut with an Englishhornpipe. You really feel as if the girl from Ipanema isdancing with Jolly Jack Tar….I loved it. And howexciting to hear viols playing virtuosic new musicafter being consigned to the museum, literally andmetaphorically, for centuries’ – The Times

‘Brilliantly uncategorisable … craftsmanship thatswells the heart. Sometimes it takes a voyage todistant lands to appreciate what you have back home’– Gramophone

4.30pmhelmsley Arts centre

THE WORLDENCOMPASSED

FretworkPaul copley (actor)

Orlando Gough – The World Encompassed

When Francis Drake set sail from Plymouth on15th November 1577, he took with him fourviol players who almost certainly had no ideathat they were about to embark on such an epicjourney. They accompanied Drake’s privateworship and entertained him while he ate; healso used their music to impress the nativeswith sounds ‘both pleasant and delightful’.

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‘There are few people who can put across the sheer joyof playing the instrument better than Americanpianist Richard Goode. To watch him play is to lookthrough a window on to a very private world – utterlyabsorbed in the music, he plays as if nobody else isthere’ – The GuardianPre-concert and interval bar

7.30pm Duncombe Park

RIchARD GOODEIN REcITAlHaydn – Sonata in D majorHaydn – Sonata in B minorBerg – Piano Sonata no. 1Beethoven – Piano Sonata no. 28 in E major (op. 101)Chopin – Nocturne in B major Chopin – Five MazurkasChopin – Ballade no. 3 in A-flat major Chopin – Nocturne in C-sharp minorChopin – Barcarolle in F-sharp major

One of the world’s leading pianists, RichardGoode is renowned for the emotional power,depth and expressiveness of his music-making.His programme begins with the sparklinginventiveness of Haydn, moves on to greatsonatas by Beethoven and Berg, and closeswith a sequence of some of Chopin’s mostpopular and evocative pieces.

‘Richard Goode is one of the finest pianists in theworld. Few can match his unfailingly beautiful tone,effortless technical command, interpretive insight andtotal emotional commitment to the music he plays’—The Washington Post

11amSt hilda’s church, Sherburn

cOFFEE cONcERTAdam Walker (flute)Tom Poster (piano)

Schubert – Variations on Trockne BlumenMozart – Andante in C Mozart – Rondo in DReinecke – Undine Sonata

In one of Schubert’s most moving songs, ajilted lover finds solace in the thought offlowers that will one day lay on his grave. Thecomposer later revisited its haunting melody,allowing it to blossom into an extraordinaryand virtuosic set of variations for flute andpiano. It is played here by a musician whoregularly has the critics searching forsuperlatives, alongside music by Mozart and aromantic sonata where myth meets music,depicting the story of a flirtatious water-spritewho must leave her underwater world andseduce a mortal man.

‘Walker, playing with staggering virtuosity andcharm, kept the audience on the edge of their seatsthroughout, and brought the house down at the end’ –The Guardian

‘the superhuman genius of the LSO’s principalflautist, Adam Walker…was miraculous, his toneshifting imperceptibly from seductive roundness to anedgy astringency…Walker literally breathedcharacter into the music, with an effortless, assuredvirtuosity’ – Classical SourceCoffee, tea, soft drinks and biscuits served from 10am – 10.45am

9.45pmAll Saints’ church, helmsley

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GAME OF ThRONESElin Manahan Thomas (soprano)Elizabeth Kenny (lute)

Queen Elizabeth I gloried in her reputation asthe world’s most famous virgin. Unmarrieduntil the end, she used her maidenhood as apawn, promising one great European afteranother the greatest gift she could bestow: herhand in marriage. Among her suitors werePhilip II of Spain, Archduke Charles ofAustria, and two Dukes of Anjou, Henry andFrancis. But her lasting love was for hercourtier and lifelong devotee Robert Dudley,the one man she could not marry. Through allthis turbulent time the English Renaissanceflourished. The Tudor court buzzed withmusic, and the cult of ‘Oriana’ gave rise to themadrigal and the popularity of the lute, withone John Dowland trying to gain a place ascourt lutenist and two official royal composers,Thomas Tallis and William Byrd, embroiled inintrigue as devout Catholics at a Protestantcourt. Elin Manahan Thomas and ElizabethKenny tell Elizabeth’s story at home andabroad, in words and music by Dowland,Byrd, Tallis, Morley, de Monte, Lassus,Victoria and Carissimi.

‘Ravishing simplicity’ – The Times

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Alan Bennett and George Fenton – HymnMendelssohn – Octet

Alan Bennett’s touching and melancholy playHymn is a series of memoirs with music recallinghis childhood. His father, a Leeds butcher, triedto teach him the violin with little success and hismother battled depression, ‘an illness to whichshe was not socially entitled’. These memoriesare underscored by George Fenton’s hauntinglive soundtrack, evoking the music of Delius,Elgar, a Palm Court Orchestra, popular songsand hymns. It is followed by what is perhaps themost remarkable piece of music ever composedby a teenager: the exuberant OctetMendelssohn penned at the age of sixteen, oftendescribed as one of the miracles of music.

‘A ripple of pleasure runs round the auditorium as AlexJennings takes the stage … Jennings looks a lot likethis most beloved of living British writers. Better yet, hesounds just like him, too, with a soft Yorkshire accentand that wry, quizzical delivery in which humour is sooften undercut with melancholy…Bennett at hisincomparable best’ – Daily TelegraphPre-concert and interval bar

2pmhelmsley Arts centre

FESTIVAL MASTERCLASS:WINDADAM WALKER

Young wind players from across Ryedale workwith Adam Walker in an informal publicmasterclass. All ages and levels are welcome atthis free event. If you would like to take partplease email workshops@ryedalefestival.com

8pmBirdsall house

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heath Quartetcarducci QuartetAlex Jennings (actor)

of this generation, championed by DanielBarenboim and much praised for his strikingindividuality, depth of expression andcharismatic presence.

‘Kian Soltani was the sublime cello soloist, effortlesslylyrical and profoundly touching in the closingmoments... The whole thing was outstanding’ – TheGuardian

‘He’s a remarkable cellist, with a piercingly beautifultone and utterly pure intonation’ – The Times

Coffee, tea, soft drinks and biscuits served from 10am – 10.45am

11am St John and All Saints’ church,Easingwold

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KIAN SOlTANI (cEllO)AARON PIlSAN (PIANO)Brahms – Cello Sonata no. 1 in E minorThomas Larcher – MumienReza Vali – Eight SongsPiazzolla – Le Grand Tango

Rave reviews and invitations to perform at theworld’s leading concert halls have propelledthis 25-year-old Austro-Persian cellist fromrising star to one of the most exciting musicians

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‘…I am one of those boys state-educated in the forties and fifites who came by the words ofHymns Ancient and Modern through singing them every morning, day in day out, in school

assembly. It’s a dwindling band; old-fashioned and of a certain age, you can pick us out at funeralsand memorial services because we can sing the hymns without the book …’ – Alan Bennett

cello Day

T he Ryedale Festival brings together the dazzling talents of two inspirational young cellists whothrill audiences wherever they go. Between them, they perform the two great sonatas that

Brahms composed for the instrument, along with vivid and colourful cello works that range from theelegance of Boccherini to the jazz-tango fusion of Piazzolla.

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ShEKu KANNEh-MASON (cEllO)ISATA KANNEh-MASON(PIANO) Boccherini – Cello Sonata in A majorPoulenc – Cello SonataDebussy – Cello SonataBrahms – Cello Sonata no. 2 in F major

The cellist Sheku Kanneh-Mason is the 2016BBC Young Musician and ‘without a doubtone of the brightest young stars in classicalmusic’ (Daily Telegraph). He joins his sisterIsata to play a programme that moves from thegenial world of Boccherini to a sweeping andpassionate sonata by Brahms, via two Frenchworks full of colour and imagination.

‘technically superb and eloquent in his expressivity, heheld the capacity audience spellbound’ – The Guardian

‘electrifying, sincere and moving’ – Daily Mail

‘Above all, Kanneh-Mason’s playing radiates love oflife, commitment and hope. Even the most mature andpenetrating musicians don’t always manage that’ –The TimesInterval bar

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WAYS WITh WORDS

JESS KIDD – ThEhOARDER

After winning the Costashort story award in 2016,Jess Kidd’s debut novelHimself was one of thestandout titles of the same

year and selected for theRadio 2 Book Club, while

her latest ‘lyrical gothicdetective saga’ The Hoarder is attracting ravereviews. She has also worked as a supportworker specialising in acquired brain injury.She reads from her work and talks about it.

‘This dark but comical tale of haunting and hoardingensnares … Kidd’s imagination is vivid … Brilliant’– The Times

‘riveting…a twisting, fully original slice of literaryhorror, and one not to be missed’ – Financial Times

‘Appl is not only a singer of boundless promise, he isalready a great artist … since he has anextraordinarily beautiful voice, there should be decadesof happiness as he continues to expand his repertoire’– BBC Music MagazineCoffee, tea, soft drinks and biscuits served from 10am – 10.45am

7pmchurch of St Martin-on-the-hill,Scarborough

ROBERThOllINGWORThIN cONvERSATIONWITh KATY hAMIlTON

Katy Hamilton talks to Robert Hollingworthabout his passion for innovative and dynamicmusic-making, and the concerts he will presentas part of I Fagiolini’s Ryedale Festival residency.

11amDuncombe Park

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HEIMAT

Benjamin Appl (baritone)Simon lepper (piano)

PrologueSchubert – SeligkeitLocationsReger – Des Kindes GebetSchubert – Der EinsameSchreker – WaldeinsamkeitPeopleBrahms – Mein Mädel hat einen RosenmundGrieg – zur RosenzeitStrauss – AllerseelenOn the roadSchubert – Drang in die Ferne Schubert – Der Wanderer an den MondAdolf Strauss – Ich weiss bestimmt, ich werd’ dich

wiedersehenYearningSchubert – Das HeimwehSchubert – Der WandererWithout FrontiersPoulenc – Hyde ParkVaughan Williams – Silent NoonBishop – Home, sweet homeWarlock – My own countryWarlock – The BachelorIreland – If there were dreams to sellGrieg – Ein Traum

One of Europe’s fastest-rising song recitalistsexplores songs from many traditions exploringthe theme of Heimat, a hard-to-translateGerman word meaning homeland but alsoencompassing the idea of ‘belonging’, ‘roots’ or,as Henry Bishop’s famous melody has it,‘Home, sweet home’.

‘the young German baritone Benjamin Appl is liederroyalty’ – The Spectator

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‘ I ’ve come to the conclusion that it’s about sharing. You have this fabulous piece of art and youwant as many other people to ‘get’ it as possible. There are lots of ways to do this but for me,

part of the process is always imagining what it must be like for an audience to listen to the music, asmuch and aside from what you want to do with the music itself’ — Robert Hollingworth

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One of Britain’s choral treasures, the vocalensemble I Fagiolini and their dynamic directorRobert Hollingworth are renowned for thevibrant theatricality of their performances,serious scholarship and unfailing musicality.They open their Ryedale Festival residencywith music from their award-winningrecording The Other Vespers, a spectacularunveiling of the exquisite riches ofMonteverdi’s lesser known works, alongsideglorious instrumental and choral pieces, bothreligious and secular, by his collaborators andcolleagues.

‘An irrepressible force in the early music world,bringing bags of style, energy and dramaticexcitement to everything they touch’ – InternationalRecord Review

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8pmchurch of St Martin-on-the-hill,Scarborough

SAcRED ANDPROFANE: THE OTHER VESPERS

I FagioliniRobert hollingworth (director)

Sacred:Viadana – Deus in adiutoriumMonteverdi – Laudate Pueri primoFrescobaldi – ToccataMonteverdi – Confitebor secondoDonati – Dulcis amor IesuMonteverdi – Beatus virPalestrina/Bovicelli – Ave verum corpus

Profane:Monteverdi – Questi vaghi contentiMonteverdi – zefiro tornaMonteverdi – Messenger scene from L’OrfeoMonteverdi – Hor che’l ciel e la terra

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YOuNG ARTIST PlATFORM 3chINEKE! JuNIORSchi-chi Nwanoku (double bass)Elodie chousmer-howelles (violin)Didier Osindero (violin)Stephen upshaw (viola)Elliot Bailey (cello)Joanna lam (piano)

Brahms – Violin Sonata in G major Florence B. Price – String Quartet Schubert – Trout Quintet

Chineke!’s festival residency culminates in aconcert featuring their outstanding youngerplayers, including a finalist in this year’s BBCYoung Musician. After a beautiful string quartetby Florence B. Price, the first major African-American woman composer, the double-bassistChi-chi Nwanoku joins the group she foundedto end with the sprightly good humour ofSchubert’s Trout Quintet.

11amSt lawrence’s church, York

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SOlI DEO GlORIA 2I Fagiolini and The 24Robert hollingworth (director)Alex Jennings (reader)George Herbert – The PrayerBach – Lutheran Mass in F majorGeorge Herbert – The SacrificeBach – Cantata Wo Gott, der Herr, nicht bei uns hält

(BWV 178)

Soloists from I Fagiolini join their directorRobert Hollingworth and the young voices ofThe 24 for two works from the heart of Bach’ssacred catalogue, including a cantata thatexhorts us to ‘have faith, faith and let the restof the world grumble’ and – a mass thatcontrasts splendid choruses and moving ariaswhere individual voices and solo instrumentsduet. Alongside the music, Alex Jennings readstwo of George Herbert’s greatest poems,including his great meditation that imagines thethoughts of Christ on the cross, asking ‘Wasever grief like mine?’

‘I Fagiolini has carved out a niche for itself exploringsome more ‘‘off-the-wall’’ corners of early music in astyle that is at once true to the period butcommunicative to today’s listener’ – Daily TelegraphCoffee, tea, soft drinks and biscuits served from 10am – 10.45am

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SOlI DEO GlORIA 3Rachel Podger (violin)Alex Jennings (reader)

Wallace Stevens – Large Red Man ReadingBach – Suite no. 2 in D minor (BWV 1008)Wallace Stevens – Sunday Morning / The World asMeditation / To an Old Philosopher in Rome

Bach – Suite no. 4 in E flat (BWV 1010)

The ‘queen of the baroque violin’ (SundayTimes) performs two of Bach’s suites for solocello, transposed for violin alongside readingsby Alex Jennings of poems by Wallace Stevensabout the space, bridged by imagination,between reality and God.

‘there is probably no more inspirational musicianworking today’ – GramophoneCoffee, tea, soft drinks and biscuits served from 10am – 10.45am

8pm Duncombe Park

JOhN WARRAcK AT 90– A cElEBRATIONBenjamin Appl (baritone)harriet Burns (soprano)Kieran carrel (tenor)christopher Glynn (piano)

Weber – Meine Lieder, meine Sänger; Klage; Waszieht zu; Sind es Schmerzen; Das Veilchen; Reigen

John Warrack – Four SongsGuy Warrack – The Auldest FriendsTchaikovsky – The Nightingale; None but the lonely

heart; The Fearful Minute; My angel, my friend;Amid the din of the ball; Why did I dream of you?;Pimpinella; Don Juan’s Serenade

Weber – The Four Temperaments Schumann – Liederkreis (op. 39)

For over seventy years, the writer, oboist,musicologist and university lecturer JohnWarrack has been at the heart of Britishmusical life. He has also been, for 17 years,President of the Ryedale Festival, which nowcelebrates his 90th year with this special concert,for which he has chosen and will introduce theprogramme. As the acclaimed biographer ofWeber and Tchaikovsky, he shares hisenthusiasm for some of their most lyrical andevocative songs. Music by his father andeponymous grandfather will also be heard, andthe concert ends with the collection of lyricalmasterpieces that Schumann described as ‘mymost romantic music ever’.

‘Benjamin Appl is the current front-runner in the newgeneration of Lieder singers’ –GramophonePre-concert and interval bar

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Robert hollingworth (conductor)Anna Markland (piano)Françaix – Ode à la gastronomieRavel (arr. Roderick Williams) – Adagio from Piano

Concerto in G majorPoulenc – Hôtel Poulenc – Un soir de neigeSatie – GnossienneFauré – songs

‘If Adam and Eve led us to perdition just for anapple, what would they have done for a turkey?’The opening bon mot of Jean Françaix’s Ode à laGastronomie is an affectionate giggle at theexpense of French attitudes to food, full of wordjokes, nursery rhymes, wine vintages, rumbles ofindigestion and assorted kitchen noises. Also onthe menu in this ravishing programme of Frenchchoral delicacies: an irresistible choralarrangement of one of Ravel’s most famous slowmovements, a moving work by Poulenc andlittle piano pieces and songs to cleanse the palatebetween courses. ‘a bit sexy, a bit silly and absolutely, unmissablysuperb’ –Gramophone‘a tour-de-force, and I Fagiolini performed it with wit,precision and lip-smacking relish’ – Birmingham Post

The grounds of Sledmere will be open from 5.30pm for concertgoers andthere will be a further picnic opportunity during the 45-minute intervalbetween performances when a bar will also be available.

7pmSledmere house and church

DOuBlE cONcERTSledmere House and Church are the venues for twoconcerts, both performed twice, with the audienceschanging places after a picnic interval.

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luba Tunnicliffe (viola)henry Roberts (flute)Oliver Wass (harp)Debussy – Syrinx Leclair – Trio Sonata in D MajorDebussy – Sonata for flute, viola and harpRavel (arr. Salzedo) – Sonatine

A solo flute tells the sad tale of a wood nymphpursued by the god Pan, inviting us into thesensuous world of French music. The lively18th century elegance of Leclair embodies theheritage which Debussy and Ravelunforgettably revive in works full of vitality,nostalgia and tenderness – all performed by aprize-winning trio that has been widely praisedfor the colour and intimacy of its performances.

‘verve and polish’ – The Times

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and imaginative approach. They sing ‘musicabout music’, ranging widely across music fromthe 16th century to the present day, includingfestival composer in residence Judith Weir, aswell as demonstrating their speciality in therare art of choral improvisation.Coffee, tea, soft drinks and biscuits served from 10am – 10.45am in Lastingham Village Hall

2pmPickering Parish church

COME AND SING

SARAH LATTO

Singers from all over Ryedale work with theinspirational director Sarah Latto in aninformal choral workshop. All ages and levelsare welcome at this free event and it is notnecessary to read music. For more informationon how to take part and to reserve a place,please email workshops@ryedalefestival.com

11amSt Mary’s church, lastingham

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YOuNG ARTISTPlATFORM 4EchoSarah latto (conductor)

‘hush, no more’Music about music and songs about songJudith Weir – Vertue Palestrina – Exsultate deoMonteverdi – Cantate Domino Howard Skempton – The Flight of Song Peter Phillips – Cecilia Virgo Bernard Rose – Feast Song for St. Cecilia Judith Weir – My Guardian AngelPurcell – Hush, no more (from The Fairy Queen)William Byrd – Sing Joyfully Improvisation on Killing me softlyArvo Pärt – The Deer’s Cry Judith Weir – The Song Sung True

The vibrant young professional choir Echo arefast becoming known for their freshly-minted

explorations of music from the last four centuries.Their highly original takes on music from Bach toRavel blend genres in a way that has caught theimagination of audiences across Europe.

‘Radio 3’s Late Junction has rapidly propelledDavid Rees-Williams to much the same spot asJacques Loussier occupied 40-odd years ago’ – TheGuardian

‘all but the cloth-eared will find the David Rees-Williams disc a delight’ – Independent on SundayPre-concert and interval bar

9.45pm Pickering Parish church

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SOlI DEO GlORIA 4charles Owen (piano)Alex Jennings (reader)Bach – Italian ConcertoGerard Manley Hopkins – The WindhoverEmily Dickinson – I started Early – Took my Dog –Wallace Stevens – Thirteen Ways of Looking at a Blackbird/ The Idea of Order at Key West

Bach – Capriccio in B flat major ‘On the departureon his beloved brother’

George Herbert – The Pulley / The Collar / RedemptionR. S. Thomas – The Coming / The Bright FieldBach – Partita no. 4 in D major

The high spirits of Bach’s famous ItalianConcerto give way to a piece composed insadness on the departure of his brother, whichis followed in turn by perhaps the mostmagnificent of all the dance suites Bach calledPartitas. Interlaced with the music, AlexJennings reads great poems of revelation andconsolation.

‘One of the finest British pianists of his generation’ –Gramophone

‘pellucid articulation, a bright and shining sound,absolutely no pedal, and an exuberant delight in thesecolourful works… as Bach pianism goes, this was asexciting as it gets’ – The Independent

4pmhelmsley Arts centre

YOuNG ARTIST PlATFORM 5YORKShIRE YOuNGMuSIcIANSPenny Stirling (director)Benjamin Powell (piano)

A concert by festival partners Yorkshire YoungMusicians, an organisation that enables youngmusicians from the Yorkshire and Humberarea (aged 8–18) to benefit from the highestquality tuition in their local area.

7.30pmPickering Kirk Theatre

DAvID REES-WIllIAMS TRIODavid Rees-Williams and his astonishingversatile trio swing effortlessly from the classicsto jazz, playing sophisticated modern jazz

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concert and late night concert where applicable. However, late night concerts may start slightly later thanadvertised if the earlier concert overruns.

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5.30pmhovingham hall

FINAl GAlA cONcERTOrchestra of the Age of EnlightenmentRachel Podger (violin)

Haydn – Symphony no. 26 LamentationeMozart – Violin Concerto no. 1 in B flat (K.207)J.C. Bach – Symphony in G minorMozart – Violin Concerto no. 5 in A (K.219)

After an astonishing early symphony by Haydn– witty, charming but also deeply expressive –the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment jointheir longstanding collaborator Rachel Podgerto explore two of Mozart’s greatest violinconcertos, alongside an exhilarating but rarelyperformed symphony by Johann ChristianBach (son of Johann Sebastian – and morefamous than him in 18th century London) thatis full of twists, turns and dark passions.Pre-concert and interval bar

Concert-goers are invited to picnic in the grounds of Hovingham Hallbefore the concert from 4.30pm

2.30pmGarden of the Worsley Arms hotel,hovingham

GARDEN PARTYKirkbymoorside Town Brass Band

A perfect Yorkshire afternoon: a cream tea inpicturesque Hovingham with music from oneof the county’s finest brass bands.

4.30pmAll Saints’ church, hovingham

FESTIvAl SERvIcEThe Revd Tim RobinsonRyedale Festival Singers

A short, ecumenical service of thanksgiving forthe festival, including music by festivalcomposer in residence Judith Weir.

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renewed – a moving paean to the beauty ofnature that sees springtime as a reflection ofthe Resurrection of Christ on Easter Day. Thework ends with an unforgettable chorus, asymbolic joining of earth and heaven, as boytrebles join a massed chorus while a white dovedescends. ‘The hero’s path to compassion andunderstanding can be a metaphor’ says PopeFrancis, ‘to better understand how humanbeings understand themselves today.’

Sir Mark Elder and the Hallé are second tonone in this music. Their 2013 Promsperformance was described by The Guardian as‘a constant wonder’ and by The Spectator as‘miraculous’, while for The Daily Telegraph heand the orchestra found the ‘spiritual halo’ and‘all the essential pain and anguish’ of the work.Heard in York Minster during Holy Week, thiswill surely be an unforgettable performance.

‘Elder’s single-minded patience creates a powerful andquietly hypnotic sense of weary sadness, an entirelyappropriate feeling of pale grandeur. He controlseverything with the surest of touches right up until adeeply moving account of the final bars, and hisorchestra are with him every second of the way,playing with sensitivity and feeling, as well as animpressive delicacy of timbre’ – Gramophone

7.30pmYork Minster

PARSIFAlhallé Orchestra and choir Sir Mark Elder (conductor)Wagner – Prelude to Act 1 and Act 3 of Parsifal

For his final masterpiece, Wagner turned awayfrom themes of power and romantic lovetowards the sacred realm, aiming to compose awork in which ‘the most sublime mysteries ofthe Christian faith are openly presented onstage’. His ‘festival play of consecration’ re-tellsthe ancient story of Parsifal, a ‘holy fool’ madewise through pity and redeemed by a simpleact of compassion. Act 3 is the spiritual heartand emotional climax of the work, as Parsifalfulfils his journey towards understanding. Aftera solemn orchestral prelude to represent theturmoil from which the world must be saved,there follow two scenes of redemption. In thefirst, Parsifal shares his own transformationwith Kundry by baptising her; in the second,he heals the wounds of Amfortas. Between thetwo scenes, the famous Good Friday Music –which celebrates the day on which the world is

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FESTIvAl FOcuS

ARTISTS IN RESIDENcE

Judith Weir (composer in residence)Albion Quartet and Tamsin Waley-CohenChineke! and Chi-chi NwanokuFretworkI Fagiolini and Robert Hollingworth ‘AN ORDINARY czEch

MuSIcIAN…’ThE chAMBER MuSIc OF DvOřáK

Quartet no. 8 in E major (13th July)Quartet no. 10 in E flat Slavonic (13th July)Bagatelles (16th July)Songs my mother taught me I (16th July)String Sextet in A major (op. 48) (16th July)Terzetto (op. 74) (17th July)Songs my mother taught me II (17th July)Piano Quintet in A major (17th July)Sonatina for flute and piano (19th July)Silent Woods (19th July)Serenade for flute, viola and triangle (19th July)String Quintet (op. 97) The American (19th July)

‘SOlI DEO GlORIA’ BACH AND POETRYFretwork, Alex Jennings (reader) (21st July)I Fagiolini and The 24, Robert Hollingworth

(director), Alex Jennings (reader) (26th July)Rachel Podger (violin), Alex Jennings (reader)(27th July)

Charles Owen (piano), Alex Jennings (reader)(28th July)

JulY 2ND – AuGuST 1ST

10am – 5pm dailyhelmsley Arts centre

FESTIvAlExhIBITION

The Ryedale Festival Exhibition features artfrom the online gallery, HobbyHorse Art.Founded this year by Millie Seligman, itprovides a platform to showcase works byboth established and up-and-coming artists.The exhibition will include both originalworks and prints by artists including JulieCameron, Alice Carter, Lucas Garcia, MillieMcCallum and Lincoln Seligman.

‘My exhibition features an eclectic mix ofoils, linocuts and watercolours, with themajority of artists exhibiting for the firsttime in Yorkshire. I look for artists who areable to evoke emotion just from a fleetingglance at their work. Whether they promptfeelings of calm, wonder or even just makeyou smile, the fact that an artist can affectpeople's emotions, albeit for just a moment,is for me the magic of art. I am delightedthat HobbyHorse Art’s inaugural exhibitionis part of the Ryedale Festival’ – MillieSeligman

ThE MuSIc OF JuDITh WEIR

Illuminare, Jerusalem (18th July)Ascending into heaven (18th July)Arise, arise! You slumbering sleepers (20th July)Nuits d’Afrique (20th July)Bagpiper’s String Trio (20th July)King Harald’s Saga (20th July)Piano Trio no. 1 (20th July)Vertue (28th July)My Guardian Angel (28th July)The Song Sung True (28th July)

chINEKE! AND BRITISh BMEMuSIcIANS

Adam Heron (piano) (18th July)Chineke! (19th July)Sheku Kanneh-Mason (cello), Isata Kanneh-

Mason (piano) (24th July)Chineke! Juniors, Chi-chi Nwanoku (double

bass) (26th July)

RYEDAlE FESTIvAlMASTERclASSES AND WORKShOPSIn association with Yorkshire Young Musicians

Matilda Lloyd (brass) (14th July)Rosalind Ventris (strings and chamber music)(18th July)

Elin Manahan Thomas (singing) (21st July)Adam Walker (wind) (23rd July)Sarah Latto (Come and Sing) (28th July)

WAYS WITh WORDS

Dame Jenni Murray – A History of Britain in21 Women (15th July)

Lucy Beckett – Comedy (16th July)Jess Kidd – The Hoarder (24th July)

YOuNG ARTIST PlATFORM

Matilda Lloyd (14th July)Adam Heron (18th July)Chineke! Juniors (26th July)Echo (28th July)Yorkshire Young Musicians (28th July)

PRE-cONcERT TAlKS

The chamber music of Dvořák (13th July) (16th July) (17th July) (19th July)

Chi-chi Nwanoku in conversation with KatyHamilton (19th July)

Judith Weir in conversation with KatyHamilton (20th July)

Robert Hollingworth in conversation withKaty Hamilton (25th July)

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Hallé OrchestraOpera North Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment Royal Northern SinfoniaMartin Randall Travel LtdYorkshire Young Musicians

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St John and All Saints’ YO61 3HHGarton on St Michael the Wolds and All Angels’ YO25 2ES Helmsley Duncombe Park YO62 5EB

Helmsley Arts Centre YO62 5DWAll Saints’ Church YO62 5AQ

Hovingham All Saints’ Church YO62 4LGHovingham Hall YO62 4LUWorsley Arms Hotel YO62 4LA

Kirkdale St Gregory’s Minster YO62 7TzLastingham St Mary’s Church YO62 6TN

RYEDAlE FESTIvAlBOx OFFIcE

The Memorial Hall, Potter Hill, Pickering, N. Yorks YO18 8AAwww.ryedalefestival.combox.office@ryedalefestival.comTel: 01751 475777

FINDING OuR vENuES

Malton Milton Rooms YO17 7LXNorton St Peter’s Church YO17 9AEOld Malton St Mary’s Priory Church YO17 7HBPickering Parish Church YO18 7AW

Kirk Theatre YO18 7DLScarborough Scarborough Spa YO11 2HD

Church of St Martin-on-the-Hill YO11 2BT

Sherburn St Hilda’s Church YO17 8PPSledmere Sledmere House YO25 3XGSlingsby All Saints’ Church YO62 4ADSowerby St Oswald’s Church YO7 1JGYork St Lawrence’s Church YO10 3BW

Sir Jack Lyons Concert Hall YO10 5DD

York Minster YO1 7HH

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uNDER 25? cOME AND ExPlORE ThE FESTIvAl FOR A GREAT PRIcE

Ryedale500 is a festival initiative to offer 500 tickets for £1 to concert-goers under 25. These ticketsare available for a wide variety of festival events, offering young people a chance to explore the festival.Please phone the box office or email ryedale500@ryedalefestival.com for more information. Detailswill also be announced daily on Facebook and Twitter.

• Offer starts Monday 2nd July• Offer applies to those aged under 25 at the time of booking• Offer limited to two tickets per person, per event

16th February 2019

chIlTERN ARTS FESTIvAl

RYEDAlE FESTIvAl OPERA ON TOuRMozart – Così fan tutte

15th – 17th March 2019

RYEDAlE FESTIvAl SPRING WEEKENDJoin us for three festival events to mark the arrival of Spring, including the launch of the 2019Summer Festival programme on 15th March 2019. More details will be available on the festivalwebsite soon.

Wednesday 17th April 2019

PARSIFAl AT YORK MINSTERThe Hallé perform the Prelude to Act 1 and Act 3 of Wagner’s great final opera at York Minster.

12th – 28th July 2019

RYEDAlE FESTIvAl 2019Two weeks of great music and arts in the many beautiful and historic venues of Ryedale, NorthYorkshire.

RYEDAlE500

FuTuRE DATES

WhERE TO STAY, WhERE TO EAT

Phone Postcode locale

Ampleforth areaWhite Swan* 01439 788239 YO62 4DT AmpleforthWhite Horse* 01439 788378 YO62 4DX AmpleforthFairfax Arms* 01439 788212 YO62 4JH Gilling EastStapylton Arms 01347 868280 YO61 4BE WassEasingwold areaGeorge Hotel* 01347 821698 YO61 3AD EasingwoldBay Tree* 01347 811394 YO61 1JU StillingtonFauconberg Arms 01347 868214 YO61 4AD CoxwoldThe Durham Ox* 01347 821506 YO61 4TE CraykeRascills 01347 822031 YO61 3LF Raskelfcastle howard areaCrown and Cushion* 01653 618304 YO60 7Dz Welburnhelmsley areaBlack Swan Hotel* 01439 770466 YO62 5BJ HelmsleyFeversham Arms* 01439 770766 YO62 5AG HelmsleyFeathers Hotel* 01439 770275 YO62 5BH HelmsleyPheasant Hotel* 01439 771241 YO62 5JG HaromeStar Inn* 01439 770397 YO62 5JE HaromeRoyal Oak Inn* 01751 431414 YO62 7HX Gillamoorhovingham/Nunnington areaWorsley Arms* 01653 628234 YO62 4LA HovinghamPlough Inn 01751 431356 YO62 7RW WombletonMalton areaTalbot Hotel* 01653 639096 YO17 7AJ MaltonOld Lodge* 01653 690570 YO17 7EG MaltonNew Malton* 01653 693998 YO17 7LX MaltonMansion House 0871 911 8000 YO17 6UX Flamingo LandThe Blacksmiths Arms 01653 619606 YO60 7NE WestowPickering areaWhite Swan Inn* 01752 472288 YO18 7AA PickeringForest and Vale Hotel* 01751 472722 YO18 7DL PickeringFox and Hounds* 01751 431577 YO62 6SQ SinningtonMoors Inn* 01751 417435 YO62 6TF Appleton le MoorsLastingham Grange* 01751 417345 YO62 6TH LastinghamScarborough areaBlue Bell* 01944 738204 YO17 8EX WeaverthorpeCrown Spa Hotel* 01723 357400 YO11 2AG ScarboroughDowne Arms* 01723 862471 YO13 9QB WykehamLa Lanterna 01723 363616 YO11 1HQ ScarboroughGiannis 01723 507388 YO11 1SB ScarboroughThe Anvil Inn* 01723 859896 YO13 9D SawdonSledmereTriton Inn* 01377 236078 YO25 2QX SledmereThirsk areaGolden Fleece* 01845 523108 YO7 1LL ThirskThe Crab & Lobster 01845 577286 YO7 3Q AsenbyThe Carpenters Arms 01845 537369 YO7 2DP Felixkirk YorkGrand Hotel & Spa* 01904 380038 YO1 6GD YorkThe Principal York* 01904 653681 YO24 1AA YorkThe Grange Hotel* 01904 644744 YO30 6AA YorkDean Court Hotel* 0844 387 6040 YO1 7EF YorkThe Star Inn the City 01904 619208 YO1 7DR YorkBeverley areaThe Wellington 01377 217294 YO25 9TE LundThe Pipe and Glass 01430 810246 HU17 7PN South Dalton Cerutti 2 01482 866700 HU17 0AS Beverley

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the ryedale FeStival exists to enrich the lives of our community by providing access to first rate culturalexperiences through its innovative programme of music, literature and creativity – and all on our verybeautiful doorstep.

It also reaches out to raise aspirations and create opportunity for the widest range of audiences andparticipants through new commissions, education and valued experience for young performers.

However, although the Festival is highly regarded and respected nationally and internationally for its artisticexcellence it presently receives no public funds and can only survive and thrive with your help.

e Ryedale Festival is very grateful to its members and friends for their regular financial support and we hopethis will continue. However, in order to safeguard its continuity, the Ryedale Festival Future Fund (RCN1168279) was founded in 2015 to maintain and grow an endowment fund to support the Ryedale Festival.

Donations to this charity will form part of the permanent capital of the Fund. Donors can therefore havethe satisfaction of knowing that their contribution, and the resulting income from it, will provide a longterm benefit and security for the Ryedale Festival.

e Trustees of the Fund receive no remuneration or expenses and no salaries are paid.

Gifts of any amount are welcome as are legacies. As the Ryedale Festival Future Fund is a registered charity thereare tax benefits for both donors and the Fund. Lifetime gifts will be eligible for Gift Aid, increasing the value ofthe gift to the Fund by 25% and potentially providing an income tax saving for the donor, dependent upontheir personal tax position. Both lifetime gifts and legacies are free from Capital Gains Tax and Inheritance Tax.

help us to ensure that the ryedale Festival remains a sustainable organisation for the cultural and social benefit of so many now and in the future.

Cheques payable to “e Ryedale Festival Future Fund” may be sent to the Treasurer, Johnny Minford at Moyola House, 31 Hawthorne Grove, York YO31 7YA

Telephone 01904 414471, or for more information contact any of the Trustees:

Anthony Gillham (Chairman) (01347 868555), Robin Andrews (07802 484975), Nicholas McMahon Turner (01904 400177), Judith Long (07734 920668),

David Barstow (07587 134351) or Richard Shephard

If you wish to include a legacy in your Will or to add to it by Codicil please assist your solicitors by showingthem the following form of wording.

“I GIVE the sum of ………………………………………….…. (£ ) to the Ryedale Festival Future Fund (Registered charity number 1168279)”

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Securing the FutureoF the ryedale FeStival

Box Office 01751 475777www.ryedalefestival.com