| Friday 26 May, 19:30 Dorchester Abbey, Dorchester-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, OX10 7HH OPENING CONCERT Paul Lewis: A Celebratory Overture (World Premiere) William Lloyd Webber: Serenade (realised by Martin Yates) (World Premiere) E.J.Moeran: Cello Concerto William Alwyn: Serenade for Orchestra (World Premiere) Frederick Delius: Two Pieces for Small Orchestra Ralph Vaughan Williams (arr. Adrian Williams): A Road All Paved with Stars (World Premiere) BBC Concert Orchestra Martin Yates, conductor Raphael Wallfisch, cello |
| Saturday 27 May 2023, 10:45 Dorchester Abbey Frederick Delius: Sonata no. 3 for Violin and Piano Herbert Howells: Sonata no. 3 for Violin and Piano Gustav Holst: Five Pieces John Ireland: Sonata no. 2 in A minor Richard Blackford: Tango Rupert Marshall-Luck, violin Peter Cartright, piano Saturday 27 May 2023, 14:15 Silk Hall, Radley College, Abingdon Walter Leigh: Three Roundels / Piano Sonata Robin Milford: Diversions Priaulx Rainier: Three Epigrams Cecil Armstrong Gibbs: Two Elizabethan Songs Henry Purcell (arr. Britten): Celemene / The Knotting Song Cecil Armstrong Gibbs: Three Lyrics Ralph Vaughan Williams: Silent Noon Walter Leigh: Eclogue / Three Machine Dances Doreen Carwithen: Preludes no. 1 and 4 Walter Leigh: Why Have You Stolen My Delight? / June / Notturno / The Parting Sarah Stowe, soprano Charles Wiffen, pianoSaturday 27 May 2023, 19:00 Dorchester Abbey Elgar: Introduction and Allegro Herbert Howells: Requiem George Dyson: Songs for Sailors Cecil Armstrong Gibbs: Miniature Dance Suite John Ireland: The Hills Ralph Vaughan Williams: Valiant-for-Truth Gustav Holst: Two Psalms The Holst Orchestra Godwine Choir Hilary Davan Wetton, conductor Saturday 27 May 2023, 21:30 Dorchester Abbey Dowland: Preludium; Fortune My Foe Francis Cutting: Two Variations on “Greensleeves” Dowland: The Frog Galliard; Mr Dowland’s Midnight Dowland: A Fancy Richard Story: The Guitarist’s Prayer World Premiere Ernest Shand: The Gnomes Britten: Nocturnal, after John Dowland Fabio Fernandes, guitar, lute and theorbo |
| Sunday 28 May, 10:45 Silk Hall, Radley College, Abingdon Madeleine Dring: Italian Song / Polka / Dance Suite Herbert Howells: Sonata for Oboe and Piano York Bowen: Sonata for Flute and Piano Malcolm Arnold: Suite bourgeoise Madeleine Dring: Trio for Flute, Oboe, and Piano Nicolas Vallette, flute Marika Lombardi, oboe Agnes Bonjean, piano Sunday 28 May 14:15 Silk Hall, Radley College, Abingdon J.S.Bach (arr. R. Clarke): He Hath Filled the Hungry Lord Berners: Valse George Dyson: Primrose Mount Lord Berners: Polka Rebecca Clarke: Theme and Variations Cyril Scott: First Sonata Rebecca Clarke: Cortège George Dyson: Six Lyrics Simon Callaghan, pianoSunday 28 May 19:00 Dorchester Abbey Vaughan Williams: Sea Songs Montague Phillips: Hampton Court Ernest Tomlinson: Dick’s Maggot William Walton: Spitfire Prelude Malcolm Arnold: English Dances (Set 2) Gustav Holst: Second Suite in F for Military Band Arthur Sullivan / Charles Mackerras: Extracts from Pineapple Poll John Ansell: Plymouth Hoe Eric Coates: From Meadow to Mayfair (3rd move.) Frederick Curzon: The Boulevardier Elgar: Salut d’Amour Arthur Bliss: Suite: Things to Come Eric Coates: Knightsbridge Guards Association Band Tom Higgins, Director of Music |
| Monday 29 May 10:45 Dorchester Abbey Frederick Delius: Four Old English Lyrics Gerald Finzi: A Young Man’s Exhortation Ethel Smyth: The Clown / Possession / On the Road John Ireland: The Land of Lost Content Daniel Norman, tenor Sholto Kynoch, piano 14:15 All Saints’ Church, Sutton Courtenay Traditional and original British folk The Moonrakers19:00 Dorchester Abbey Arthur Bliss: Aubade Robin Milford: Litany to the Holy Spirit Ralph Vaughan Williams: Mass in G minor Gerald Finzi: White-Flowering Days Peter Warlock: Benedicamus Domino Hubert Parry: I Was Glad Alan Rawsthorne: Canzonet Edgar Bainton: And I Saw a New Heaven Ralph Vaughan Williams: Silence and Music Herbert Howells: Inheritance Robin Milford: Te Deum John Ireland: The Hills Edmund Rubbra: Salutation John Gardner: Fight the Good Fight The Strand Consort Joseph Fort, conductor |
| THE SIXTEENTH ENGLISH MUSIC FESTIVAL 26 – 29 May 2023 www.englishmusicfestival.org.uk The English Music Festival celebrates the brilliance, innovation, beauty and rich musical heritage of Britain with a strong focus on unearthing overlooked or forgotten masterpieces of the late-nineteenth to mid-twentieth century. The sixteenth annual English Music Festival opens in Dorchester Abbey, Oxfordshire on 26 May and will run until the evening of 29 May 2023, with a highly anticipated visit by the BBC Concert Orchestra on opening night to perform major works by E. J. Moeran and Ralph Vaughan Williams, as well as World Premières by William Lloyd Webber, William Alwyn and Paul Lewis. Please request the full Press Release archerypromos@btinternet.com Further information is available on the website: www.englishmusicfestival.org.uk/2023-may-festival/programme.php. Tickets are on sale via the website: www.englishmusicfestival.org.uk/2023-may-festival/box-office.php and by means of a postal booking form. Full Festival and Day Passes are also offered. Subject to availability, tickets for individual concerts will also be available on the door. How to get there A convenient EMF mini-bus transfer operates between venues and Didcot Parkway station and there is signed parking. Characterful local inns providing accommodation and refreshment are to be found in and around Dorchester-on-Thames. |