TEIGNMOUTH CLASSICAL MUSIC FESTIVAL 2020
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Saturday 29th February
CAFÉ CONCERT
Oystercatchers Café 1.30pm
Jazz-Classical Fusion
Jim Rintoul – double bass
Amye Farrell – cello
Kyle Norgate – guitar
FREE
Saturday 29th February
TEATIME TALK
Teign Heritage Centre 5pm
(tea served from 4.30pm)
Daring to Question
Dr Daniel King – Exeter University
Ancient knowledge, Renaissance science and the development of medicine from 1500 to 1750, focusing on the importance of a willingness to question, debate, and refute ancient beliefs and authorities.
Tickets: £4 – no concessions but children free
Sunday 1st March
CAFÉ CONCERT
Oystercatchers Café 11.45am
Classical Guitar
David Bailey
FREE
Sunday 1st March
CONCERT
St Michael’s Church 3.00pm
Jazz-Classical Fusion
Alfie Pugh – piano
Rebecca Willson – violin
David Jones – guitar
Featuring well-known classics arranged with a focus on jazz improvisation and harmony, à la Jacques Loussier and Eugen Cicero, as well as more traditional pieces originally composed with jazz in mind by Gershwin, Joplin, etc. Also more straight-ahead jazz, but don't expect to hear any standards! Specialists in Gypsy Jazz, and re-inventing popular tunes and TV themes, these musicians strive to bring fun and something different to every performance.
Tickets: £8.50/£7 concessions/£3 children
Friday 6th March
CONCERT
St Michael’s Church 7.30pm
Dare to Know
South Devon Singers Choir
directed by David Haines
Alfie Pugh – piano and percussion
Matt Norman – mandolin
Using both period music and contemporary compositions by
Alfie Pugh and David Haines – including the premiere of two
newly-commissioned songs – the concert will explore the art,
history, science and mores of the transformative period from
the Renaissance to the Enlightenment.
Tickets: £8.50/£7 concessions/£3 children
Saturday 7th March
MINI-RECITALS
St Michael’s Church 10am – 12noon
Mini-recitals have been a feature of the Festival
since its inception. They give children, music students,
amateurs or returning professionals the opportunity to
perform for anything from 5 to 20 minutes, depending
on confidence and ability.
FREE
Saturday 7th March
TALK AND RECITAL
St Michael’s Church 12.30pm
The Two Golden Ages of the Mandolin
Matt Norman
The talk will focus on the development of the
mandolin in the early 18th century and its resurgence
in the late 19th century, touching on the background
history and introducing prominent players and
composers – fully illustrated with musical examples.
Tickets £5 – no concessions but children free
Saturday 7th March
CONCERT
St Michael’s Church 3.00pm
Handel, Handbells and Harp
Tor Bells – handbell quartet
Luc Walpot – harp
Iryna Ilnytska – mezzo-soprano
Sam Baker – piano
While the concert will give prominence to the music of Handel,
other composers will also feature - eclectic in both content
and presentation with an unusual mix of accompanied song,
handbells and concert harp.
Tickets: £8.50/£7 concessions/£3 children
Saturday 7th March
CONCERT
St Michael’s Church 7.30pm
From Baroque to Modern
Ekaterina Shetliffe - piano
Yulia Northridge – violin
Oxana Militsina – violin
and guest Tirke Linnemann – cello
Including music by Brahms (1833-1897), Igor Frolov
(1937-2013), Reinhold Glière (1875-1956), Tchaikovsky
(1848-1893) and Vivaldi (1678-1741)
Tickets: £12/£10 concessions/£3 children
Sunday 8th March
CONCERT
St Michael’s Church 3.00pm
Exeter Youth Orchestra
directed by Robert Willis
EYO have been regular guests of the Festival since 2014,
impressing audiences with their verve, energy and enthusiasm.
Tickets: £8/£6 concessions/£3 children
Sunday 8th March
CHORAL EVENSONG
St Michael’s Church 6.30pm
St Peter’s Singers of Exeter Cathedral
directed by Timothy Parsons
Saturday 14th March
PRE-PERFORMANCE REHEARSAL
The Pavilions 3.00 to 4.00pm
Torbay Symphony Orchestra
Tickets: £3 single price – on the door only
Saturday 14th March
CONCERT
The Pavilions 7.30pm
Torbay Symphony Orchestra
Conductor – Richard Gonski
Leader – Chris Eastman
Sam Richards (b. 1949) – Planetarium (2019)
TSO commission and world premiere
Stravinsky (1882 – 1971) - Petrushka (1910-11 revised 1946)
Tchaikovsky (1840 – 1893) - Symphony No 5 in E minor Opus 64 (1888)
Tickets: £16/£14 concessions/£5 children
ONLY from pavilionsteignmouth.org.uk or 01626 249049
Saturday 25th April
SPRING OPERA EVENING
Chudleigh Parish Church 7.30pm
Red Earth Opera with the Red Earth Chorus
and Orchestra
directed by Jane Anderson-Brown
Tickets: £12/£10 concessions/£3 children
The Festival will also be organising free concerts in the Teignmouth primary schools with the participation of Alfie Pugh, Rebecca Wilson, Ekaterina Shetliffe and Oxana Militsina.