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SUMMARY:30 March: The Hathor Duo @ 1530
DESCRIPTION:Hathor Duo enjoys exploring the enchanting range of repertoire available to the pairing of flute and harp\, spanning from their own arrangements of classical works and folk music to contemporary works. Both Meera Maharaj and Lucy Nolan studied at the Royal Northern College of Music (RNCM) and have since given frequent duo recitals across the UK\, from North Yorkshire to Devon. The duo recently performed at Kings Lynn and Beaminster Festivals. They are both passionate chamber musicians and have performed at venues including Bridgewater Hall\, Cadogan Hall\, Stoller Hall and the Royal Albert Hall. \nAs ‘Live Music Now’ artists\, they also bring performances into the wider community across the country. Outreach is an intrinsic element of musical life for both Meera and Lucy and they enjoy giving interactive concerts in schools for children with special educational needs and disabilities\, and in care homes. \nListen here  & here \nMeera enjoys a diverse performing career. Her duo with pianist Dominic Degavino has enjoyed much success and since 2013 she has frequently performed with guitarist James Girling\, as the Meraki Duo. Competition successes include first prize in the Royal Academy of Music Flute Competition and Dutch International Flute Competition\, plus the Sussex Prize for Woodwind in the 2023 Royal Overseas League competition. She graduated with Distinction in her Masters\, studying with Michael Cox at the Royal Academy of Music. In 2017\, she graduated from the RNCM (first class honours)\, studying with Wissam Boustany and Laura Jellicoe. Meera is co-principal flute of the Chineke! Orchestra. \nGraduating from Oxford University and the RNCM with distinctions in postgraduate degrees\, Lucy was the recipient of a number of prizes and a finalist in the RNCM’s Gold Medal weekend\, the highest accolade awarded for performance. As well as featuring in performances for BBC Radio 3 and Radio 4\, she regularly works with orchestras such as the Hallé\, Manchester Concert Orchestra and the Royal Northern Sinfonia. Lucy is a founding member of the contemporary music group\, SHOAL\, who recently composed music for a short film for Channel 4\, and premiered works at New Music North West Festival\, Bury Light Festival and Hull City of Culture. \n  \n PROGRAMME \n J.S. Bach – Sonata in G Minor \nGeorg Philipp Telemann –  Fantasia No. 8 \nJean Sibelius –  Nocturne \nDonald Grant (arr. Hathor) –  Chrissie’s \nMcKay/Stout –  Throw’s Jig \nRhonda Larson – Lughnasa \n  \nINTERVAL \n  \nCamille Saint-Saëns – Fantasie\, Opus 124 \n 1. Tournier – Au Matin \nMaurice Ravel –  Pavane pour une infante défunte \nLili Boulanger – Nocturne \nHamilton Harty – In Ireland
URL:https://calstockarts.org/event/30-march-the-hathor-duo/
CATEGORIES:Classical,Music,World Music
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SUMMARY:2 March: Marcelo Montes @ 3.30
DESCRIPTION:Calstock Arts are pleased to welcome to The Old Chapel\, Marcelo Montes a young virtuoso pianist from southern Portugal. \nHis playing is both exhilaratingly close to the edge and elegantly tender\, captivating and astounding audiences wherever he plays with an amazing repertoire (e.g. Bach\, Chopin\, Liszt\, Rachmaninov……). His focus and dedication are both incredible and inspiring. To be immersed in his playing is truly magical. Simply\, Marcelo is a musically imaginative and technical maestro of the piano. \nMarcelo is 33yrs old and lives in the Portuguese countryside 20km from the town of Tavira with his aunt’s family and his grandmother who is 100 years old. There are only 2 buses a day\, one in the morning and one returning in the evening. Most days he commutes to the Ingreja da Misericodia in the centre of Tavira where he practices and composes music on the church’s Bechstein grand piano. Next to the piano there is a donation box\, and visitors can listen to him play for as long as they like. Marcelo includes many Portuguese composers in his repertoire\, and on occasion\, he performs their music along with his own in public settings around the Algarve. \nMarcelo has visited Cornwall twice before\, performing his own and other classical composers’ works to sell out audiences at venues in the west of the county. March 2025 sees his return to Cornwall for a two week tour of the Duchy\, including an afternoon concert at Calstock Arts. This time he will be shining a light on Portuguese Classical Music and performing some of his own breathtaking virtuoso compositions. \nListen to Marcelo here & here \nPROGRAMME:\nAntónio Fragoso (1897 – 1918)\n• Peças do Séc XVIII\n• Aria\n• Menuet\n• Gavotte\n• Petite Suite\nMarcelo Montes\n• Heterónimos\n• Valsa para (Álvaro de Campos)\n• Arrieta em forma de alma\n• Valsa no. 2\n• Romance no. 1\n• Love \nINTERVAL \nCarlos Seixas (1704 – 1742)\n• Sonata no. 30\nLuís de Freitas Branco (1890 – 1953)\n• Preludio no. 4\nMarcelo Montes\n• A sós com a solidão\n• Valsa no. 3\n• Desencontros\n• Valsa do Adeus\n• Improviso
URL:https://calstockarts.org/event/2-march-morcelo-montes/
CATEGORIES:Classical,Music
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250215
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250216
DTSTAMP:20260624T161201
CREATED:20241105T140553Z
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SUMMARY:15 February: Passacaglia Duo - Baroque pipes and Harpsichord
DESCRIPTION:Passacaglia is an award-winning baroque chamber ensemble that performs in several guises ranging from a duo format to a multi-instrument line up\, performing music by some of the greatest composers of the eighteenth century\, as well as introducing audiences to new discoveries! With over 25 years of performing and recording experience\, Passacaglia brings the music of the baroque era to life with a range of exciting\, colourful and engaging programmes. \nWe welcome back Passacaglia\, who last performed for us in 2022\, but this time as a duo\, featuring Annabel Knight (recorders\, flute) and Robin Bigwood (harpsichord). \nAnnabel has established a successful freelance career which has taken her across the UK\, Europe\, America and the Middle East. As well as working with Passacaglia\, she is a member of the recorder quintet Fontanella\, which specialises in Renaissance and contemporary consort repertoire.  She is the founder and director of the popular Woodhouse Recorder Courses and runs the recorder department at Royal Birmingham Conservatoire. Annabel can also be heard playing on film soundtracks including Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1\, Fantastic Mr Fox and Philomena. \nRobin won the Broadwood Harpsichord Competition in 1995 and nowadays enjoys a career combining solo recitals\, chamber music and orchestral continuo. He is a member of La Serenissima and the Feinstein Ensemble\, and is a visiting teacher of harpsichord at Royal Birmingham Conservatoire. Also active in the field of recording and music technology\, he works regularly as a producer\, writes for Sound on Sound magazine\, and founded the recording label Barn Cottage Records. \nThe programme of music the duo will perform is entitled ‘Made in Italy’.  Sensational and dramatic\, melodic and emotional\, Italian music took London by storm in 1711 with Handel’s wildly successful opera\, Rinaldo. The excitement and novelty of Corelli and Vivaldi’s instrumental styling were also catching on across the British Isles\, attracting a cohort of Italian musicians to settle in Britain and\, in the case of Francesco Barsanti\, absorb Scots culture into his own music. \n“Wonderfully passionate and detailed playing” Early Music Review \n“A performance of irrepressible joy” Gramophone \n\nHave a Listen: \nhttps://youtu.be/SBEILeoy67U?si=cSDgmSPeLRSp_kfC \nhttps://youtu.be/IE28Z3BHM-k \n\n Concert Programme\n\nGF Handel (1685 – 1759) Excerpts from Rinaldo (1711)\, Ouverture – Lascia ch’io pianga\, Allegro\nD Scarlatti (1685 – 1757) Sonata in A minor K 217\nA Corelli (1653 – 1713) Sonata in E major Opus 5\, No 11 (1700) – Preludio – Allegro – Adagio – Vivace – Gavotta\nF Barsanti (1690 – 1772) The Lass of Peattie’s Mill from A Collection of Old Scots Tunes\, 1742\nR Carr (fl 1684 – 87) Divisions on an Italian Ground from The Delightful Companion\, 1695\n\nINTERVAL \n\nF Giardini (1716 – 1796) Sonata V in G minor from Sei Sonate di Cembalo\, 1752. Allegro – Minuetto\nF Barsanti Lochaber from A Collection of Old Scots Tunes\, 174 – Sonata in G minor op 1 no 3 (1724) Adagio – Allegro – Largo – Gavotta – Minuet\nD Scarlatti Sonata in A major K 220\nA Vivaldi (1678 – 1741) Concerto in A minor op 3 no 8\, 1711\, arr W Michel – Allegro – Larghetto spiritoso – Allegro\n\n 
URL:https://calstockarts.org/event/saturday-february-15-passacaglia-duo/
CATEGORIES:Classical
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250119
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250120
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SUMMARY:19 January: Philippa Mo - ‘SUITE FANTASIA CAPRICE’ @ 3.30
DESCRIPTION:After a highly successful solo concert in January 2024\, Calstock Arts is delighted to welcome back the virtuosa violinist\, Philippa Mo. \nBetween January and November 2025\, Philippa will be playing a series of concerts ‘SUITE FANTASIA CAPRICE’ in which the music of Johann Sebastian Bach will be highlighted\, tracing his progression as a composer from his earliest compositions written for solo violin to his later works. \nWe are very fortunate that Philippa will be playing the first and final concerts of the series at Calstock Arts. \nFurther information about the other concerts\, all of which will be performed at other venues in the south-west\, will be publicised at a later date. \nTickets can be purchased for either CA concert individually or for both concerts at a reduced price (see below for details). \nPhilippa studied at the royal Academy of Music\, London and at the Central Conservatory of Music\, Beijing. She performs extensively as a chamber musician and has given performances and live broadcasts worldwide\, including her acclaimed debut at the Wigmore Hall\, recitals at the Henry Moore Institute\, Leeds\, the Centre for Contemporary Art\, Glasgow\, the Deutsches Museum\, Munich\, and further afield at the Ankara International Music Festival\, the Lincoln Center\, New York and Ulaan Bataar\, Mongolia. \nAs a champion of contemporary music\, Philippa has worked closely with many leading British composers including Gabriel Prokoviev\, David Matthews\, John McCabe\, Cecilia McDowell and Jim Aitchison and has given premieres of their solo and violin duo works. \nPhilippa was appointed Senior Lecture in Violin at Leeds Conservatoire and was awarded Associate of the Royal Academy of Music (ARAM) in 2015. In 2020\, she won the Future Classic Women Awards held by the Women’s Radio Station. \nIn the January concert\, Philippa will present some of the most expressive and colourful music written for single violin. To counter the dark and cold of January we will hear Bach’s Partita in E major shot through with sunlight\, balanced by his most famous and joyous first cello suite. There are elements of folk music in works by two British women composers Sally Beamish and Wendy Hiscocks and an exotic glimpse into the Brazilian rainforest in the piece ‘Pernambuco’ by Nigel Clarke. The eerie ‘Written in Sand’ by Icelandic composer Haflidi Hallgrimsson explores yet another sound world – and the muscular and virtuosic sonata by Prokofiev brings the journey to a close. \nProgramme \nTelemann Fantasia no.6 in E minor\nBach Partita in E major BWV\nHiscocks Caprice\nBeamish The Wise Maid\nClarke Pernambuco \nInterval \nTelemann Fantasia no.10 in D major\nBach Cello Suite no.1 in G major BWV 1007 arr. for violin\nHaflidi Hallgrimsson Written in Sand \nProkofiev Sonata for Solo Violin in D major Op.115 \nListen to Philippa here & here
URL:https://calstockarts.org/event/19-january-philippa-mo/
CATEGORIES:Classical,Music
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20241208T080000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20241208T150000
DTSTAMP:20260624T161201
CREATED:20241109T121238Z
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SUMMARY:8 December: Calstock Singers Christmas Concert - Light & Joy in the Valley @ 3pm
DESCRIPTION:Light and Joy in the Valley –  the title of this year’s Christmas Concert at Calstock Arts\, brought to you by Calstock Singers. \nYou don’t have to leave the village to enjoy an afternoon of festive songs\, some you will know well and others which may be new to you. \nPlease keep the afternoon of Sunday 8th of December free and get your ticket early.
URL:https://calstockarts.org/event/8-december-calstock-singers-christmas-concert-light-joy-in-the-valley-3pm/
CATEGORIES:Choir,Classical,Music,Other
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20241123T080000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20241123T170000
DTSTAMP:20260624T161201
CREATED:20240729T130041Z
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SUMMARY:23 November: IMS Prussia Cove @ 3.15
DESCRIPTION:Experience the magic of world-class classical music with IMS Prussia Cove. \nCalstock Arts with Carn to Cove are excited to present an exceptional line-up of internationally acclaimed musicians: Alessandro Ruisi (violin)\, Chiara Sannicandro (violin)\, Wenhong Luo (viola)\, and Natania Hoffman (cello). \nPrepare to be captivated by this an intimate and engaging performance concert. \nThe concerts are suited all venues and appeal to new audiences as well as old hands. 2024 will be the eight  year this tour has featured in the Carn to Cove programme\, and audience comments have always emphasised the outstanding quality of the musicians\, as well as the friendly and accessible nature of the concerts.  \nProgramme – no interval \nHaydn: String Quartet in D\, Op.20 No.4 \nBartók: Duos \nMendelssohn: String Quartet in F minor\, Op.80 \nMore information can be found at https://www.i-m-s.org.uk/ 
URL:https://calstockarts.org/event/23-november-ims-prussia-cove-3-00/
CATEGORIES:Classical,Music
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20241110T080000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20241110T170000
DTSTAMP:20260624T161201
CREATED:20240516T100006Z
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SUMMARY:10 November: Simeon Walker Pianist & Composer - Imprints Autumn Tour @ 1530
DESCRIPTION:Prolific UK-based pianist & composer Simeon Walker has quickly emerged as a leading light in the burgeoning Modern Classical scene\, regularly performing and touring across the UK and Europe. He has supported a variety of artists including Neil Cowley\, LYR\, Submotion Orchestra\, S. Carey\, Loscil\, Erland Cooper & Niklas Paschburg\, and performed notable live sets at Latitude & Timber Festivals. \nHis music is regularly broadcast on BBC Radio 3\, BBC 6Music\, Classic FM\, Scala Radio\, KEXP & Soho Radio\, with his music receiving listening figures in excess of 30 million streams across platforms\, and a recent release\, ‘Reverie’\, featuring on the first official Piano Day compilation by the LEITER label\, alongside Nils Frahm\, Olafur Arnalds and Chilly Gonzales. He also founded and continues to curate Brudenell Piano Sessions: an intimate and varied live music series highlighting the diverse music being composed and performed on the piano\, hosted at Leeds’ iconic Brudenell Social Club. \nSimeon’s recent release ‘Imprints 1 & 2’ is an EP series representing a return to the introspective piano-based instrumentals that first thrust him into the limelight. Featuring a set of piano miniatures representing everyday fleeting moments and brief snapshots in time\, his music and live performances reflect the extremes of human experience – gentle\, calm and still at times; powerful\, boisterous and flowing at others\, delivered alongside wry stories and anecdotes\, with the aim of breaking down the barrier between performer and audience\, creating the opportunity for real\, genuine connection through music. \nFrom cafes to cathedrals\, music venues to arts centres\, recording studios to a laundrette; in the evening\, the afternoon or lunchtime; over coffee\, a light buffet or BYO drinks; from the big cities and market towns to quiet\, rural spaces surrounded by captivating landscapes – Walker extends a warm invitation to find true connection in a wide variety of performance contexts and spaces\, providing a platform for young and old listeners alike to find stillness\, beauty and meaning as much in the spaces between the notes as the notes themselves\, as musical stories are woven with each passionate\, intimate performance.
URL:https://calstockarts.org/event/10-november-simeon-walker-pianist-composer-imprints-autumn-tour-1530/
CATEGORIES:Classical,Music
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20241006
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20241007
DTSTAMP:20260624T161201
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SUMMARY:6 October: Morris-Begg Duo (rescheduled date) @ 3.30pm
DESCRIPTION:Described as delivering “energetic and charming performances”\, the Morris-Begg Duo of Ross Morris (guitar) and Ines Mayhew-Begg (soprano) began working together in 2019 at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland.They aim to bring a freshness to their programmes through their own unique arrangements and commissions. From Renaissance lute music to flamenco-inspired songs from Spain\, the concert will feature a wide range of styles and periods and will include some of their own arrangements\, bringing a fresh approach to some of the most loved repertoire for the voice. \nThe duo has already brought their shared enjoyment of the intimate and expressive nature of voice and guitar to a wide variety of audiences such as ‘Live Music Now Scotland Artists’ and ‘International Guitar Foundation Young Artists’\, including performances at such prestigious venues as the National Gallery of Scotland\, the National Museum of Scotland\, St Giles Cathedral\, Bristol Cathedral and London’s Kings Place. \n“Ines and Ross had a great connection together as a duo and won the audience over with their energetic and charming performance. They presented a wonderfully varied programme which was full of different characters and stories\, with beautiful renaissance lute music and new lieder transcriptions for guitar set alongside passionate and comedic Spanish folk songs.”   \nListen here: \nhttps://youtu.be/SSEVCF6ZcJk?feature=shared \n  \nhttps://youtu.be/5w7Tte2E0H4?feature=shared \nRoss is considered as “one of the most exciting of the new generation of British classical guitarists” and has been described as playing with “outstanding technique and subtle nuance.” He has performed extensively across the UK as a soloist and toured with Glyndebourne Opera in 2021. As a chamber musician he is a member of Quartet Malamatina who performed at the UN Climate Conference\, toured the UK and Canada in 2023 and performed live for the BBC. He teaches guitar and musicianship at the University of St Andrews. \n  \nInes is a Scottish soprano\, with a Master in Vocal Performance from the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland. In 2022\, she made her German debut as Adele in Lyric Opera Studio Weimar’s Production of Die Fledermaus and in the summer of 2023 she toured with Opera Bohemia as Kate in Madame Butterfly and was regarded as “both vocally and visually very persuasive” by Edinburgh Music Review. She has performed several solo roles for Scottish Opera Young Company and her performance as Amore received praise for having “confidence\, consistency and fluency” by Andrew Clark in Opera Magazine. Ines has a keen interest in early music and is the founder and director of the Avra Baroque Ensemble. Alongside performing\, Ines is a proud Benedetti Foundation Creative Learning Ambassador and a keen advocate and spokesperson for the Fair Access to music scheme\, regularly giving interactive performances and workshops for community music projects. \n  \nProgramme \nJohn Dowland (1562-1626) \nPreludium \nCome Again \nTime stands still \nMarco Ramelli (1984-)  \nMoon (adapted for the Morris-Begg Duo 2024) \nJames MacMillan (1959-)  \nScots Song arr. Ross Morris \nStephen Goss (1964-) \nUnder Milk Wood Songs \n\n Polly Garter\n Lily Smalls\n Rosie Probert and Captain Cat\n Oh\, what’ll the neighbours say\, what’ll the neighbours…\n Pretty Polly hums and longs\n\nInterval \nAugustine Barrios (1885-1944) \nLa Cathedral \n\n Prelude Saudade\n Andante Religioso\n\n3.Allegro Solemne  \nIsaac Albeniz (1860-1909) \nCadiz \nCórdoba  \nJoaquín Rodrigo (1901-1999) \nThree Spanish Songs \n\nEn Jerez de la Frontera \nAdela\nDe Ronda\n\nEnrique Granados (1867-1916) \nA selection of Tonadillas \nEl maja Discreto \nLa maja Dolorosa \nLa maja de Goya
URL:https://calstockarts.org/event/7-june-morris-begg-duo/
CATEGORIES:Classical,Guitar,Music,World Music
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240913
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240914
DTSTAMP:20260624T161201
CREATED:20240515T075445Z
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SUMMARY:13 September: Stevens & Pound
DESCRIPTION:BBC Radio 3’s award-winning Delia Stevens and three time BBC Radio 2 Folk Musician of the Year nominee\, Will Pound\, deliver an unprecedented collaboration\, following the creative evolution of the classical composers inspired by folk. Driven by a maverick curiosity\, having stumbled upon a completely new world of sound\, they combine the traditional instruments of Pound’s melodeon and harmonica with the dizzying array of Stevens’ percussion\, and then let their imaginations run riot whilst paying homage to their respective musical roots.  \n  \nBoth at the forefront of their generation in their respective genres\, both musicians are renowned for innovation and collaboration:  \n  \n“percussion from Delia Stevens\, whose thoughtful\, insistent playing is crucial” \nThe Guardian \n  \nStevens’ work ranges from reimagining Vivaldi’s Four Seasons with percussion for Sky Arts\, presenting her own BBC Radio 3 series “Music and Machines” – exploring the future of music and AI following Artist Residencies at the Sage Gateshead and the University of Leeds – to performing Avner Dorman’s prolific 360° percussion concerto at Prague’s Last Night of the Proms with the Beethoven Academy Orchestra followed by a tour of Germany with the Lausitzer Philharmonie. She is an Associate Artist of the Royal Northern College of Music where she won the concerto competition and Gold Medal prize and is a double winner of the Royal Over-Seas League Award.  \n  \n“One of the world’s top harmonica players”  \nDaily Telegraph \nPound has created touring projects questioning Brexit – headlining Shrewsbury Folk Festival – featuring a traditional tune from every EU state and Through the Seasons: an exploration of the history of Morris Dance with Martin Simpson and world-leading story-teller Debs Newbold. His collaborations include Eddy Jay\, Jenn Butterworth\, Dame Evelyn Glennie\, Liz Carrol\, Martin Simpson\, Guy Chambers\, Concerto Caledonia\, Robbie Williams and The Hillsborough Charity Single. Appearances on BBC Breakfast\, BBC2\, Radio 2\, BBC Radio Scotland\, BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards\, MTV\, Radio 1xtra to name a few. \n  \nIn 2024 Stevens & Pound collaborate with the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra\, the Royal Northern College of Music and the youth-led global climate activism organisation Force for Nature to launch The Silent Planet to commemorate Holst’s 150th anniversary in a reimagination of his iconic Planet Suite with orchestra. Holst deliberately omitted Earth as “astrologically insignificant”. Stevens & Pound recognise this as an opportunity to write their own additional movement to the suite\, platforming the voices which are being silenced as our planet faces a climate crisis. Their composition will be orchestrated by Ian Gardiner and conducted by Clark Rundell.  \n  \nAs well as prolifically touring their duo concerts across the UK including Petworth\, Lichfield\, St Magnus International Festival (Orkney)\, Dunster and Swaledale Festivals\, they also look forward to touring Wales with Sinfonia Cymru in 2024 as concerto soloists performing their reimagination of Vaughan Williams’ iconic work The Lark Ascending\, orchestrated by Ian Gardiner in a climate-inspired programme called Regenerate alongside the violinist Simmy Singh.  \n  \nStevens & Pound are EarthPercent artists\, committed to splitting their royalties with climate change organisations.  \n 
URL:https://calstockarts.org/event/13-september-stevens-pound/
CATEGORIES:Classical,Folk,Music
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240906
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240907
DTSTAMP:20260624T161201
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SUMMARY:6 September: Laura Lootens - Postponed
DESCRIPTION:Sadly Laura has been advised not to travel for health reasons so has had to postpone this concert. She will give us new dates as soon as she is able to travel again. \n  \nAfter an outstanding performance in April of last year\, Calstock Arts is delighted to welcome back Laura\, winner of the coveted  Andrés Segovia Prize\, in November\, 2022.  In addition to 1st prize\, she was also awarded the special prize for the best interpretation of the obligatory work all competitors were asked to perform during the week-long competition. \nLaura is German/Belgian. She discovered her passion for playing the guitar when she was eight years old and made her orchestral debut\, playing Rodrigo’s famous ‘Concierto de Aranjuez’\, aged 15. A year later she was one of the youngest students ever to begin studying for the Bachelor of Music at the University of Music and Performing Arts in Munich. \nIn 2019\, she won the scholarship of the prestigious German Music Competition open for all instruments\, one of Germany’s highest accolades for a young musician. \nLaura’s concert career took off following her performance at the Gasteig\, Munich\, in the internationally acclaimed ‘Winners and Masters’ series. That brought her to the attention of German music lovers\, and since then\, Laura has appeared at important festivals and concert halls in Germany\, including Bonn’s famous Beethoven Festival and the Sommerliche Musiktage Hitzacker. \nIn the last year\, Laura has enhanced her musical career with many new achievements.  She has won the coveted Leonhard and Ida Wolf Prize for music of the city of Munich and has played important concerts in Germany with the Luneburg\, Heidelberg and Odessa Symphony Orchestras. She released her debut CD “Albeniz” with Deutsche Grammaphon to great acclaim in September\, 2023.  The American Record Guide wrote: “That she (Laura) loves this music is clear.  If this recording doesn’t move you to feel the same about Spanish music on the guitar\, nothing will.” \nIn March of this year\, Laura was selected by Classic FM as one of their 30 ‘Rising Stars of 2024’. \nIf you missed this phenomenal guitarist first time round\, you will have the chance to see her on September 6th. \nPROGRAMME \nJ.K. Mertz                                                             Elegie \nF Chopin                                                               Valse Opus 64 No 2 \nA Barrios                                                               Un sueňo en la floresta \nN Paganini                                                            Grande Sonata \nII Romanza \nI   Allegro moderato \nInterval \nM Ponce                                                                 Allegretto vivo \nG Rochberg                                                           Excerpts from Caprice Variations \nI Albeniz                                                                 Asturias \nM Castelnuovo Tedesco                                       Capricho Diabolico \n“She emphasizes her extraordinary talent. Playing with such passion and power\, which encourages the audience to “Bravo”- call outs and standing ovations.”  Volksstimme \n “… she played with all of her skills\, not just tremendous finger technique from the beginning till the end of the strings\, not only rapid arpeggios\, but knocking\, scratching and slapping with the flat hand emphasizes the wildness of her interpretation.”  Marcus Vitolo \n  \nLaura Lootens – Albéniz: Suite Española No. 1\, Op. 47 (Arr. Laura Lootens): No. 7\, Castilla (youtube.com) \n \n 
URL:https://calstockarts.org/event/6-september-laura-lootens/
CATEGORIES:Classical,Guitar
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SUMMARY:9 June: ROLLING HARMONY
DESCRIPTION:“An exquisite blend of voices and rich harmonies.” \nRolling Harmony is a vibrant vocal group of choir leaders and singers from the South West. They delight audiences with their lively and eclectic performances. \nGlorious music and gorgeous vocal harmonies\, rooted in English and American harmony singing traditions. Songs with captivating rhythms\, compelling lyrics and interweaving vocal lines. A rich blend of voices with instrumentals for some songs – violin and guitar. There’s something for everyone… \nClick here to see footage from a recent gig at Bradford Roots at the Wiltshire Music Centre on 21 January and here for the most viewed video (Lily in the Valley). \nsongways.co.uk/rolling-harmony \nClick here for a playlist on YouTube of their latest videos \nAnd here are all of their videos on Facebook \nhttps://www.facebook.com/rollingharmony/videos \nComments from audiences: \n”Fabulous”\n“Out of this world”\n“There are concerts… and then there are concerts… this one was absolutely superb”
URL:https://calstockarts.org/event/9-june-2024-rolling-harmony/
CATEGORIES:Choir,Classical,Folk,Jazz,Music,Popular
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240405
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240406
DTSTAMP:20260624T161201
CREATED:20231229T181623Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240325T172647Z
UID:2436-1712275200-1712361599@calstockarts.org
SUMMARY:5 April: Levowan XII
DESCRIPTION:Cornwall-based chamber choir\, Levowan XII was established in 2015 by Director\, Marcus Alleyne. Originally eight voices put together to perform a live carol concert for local radio\, they are now 12\, all of whom have a strong musical background and bring a broad range of experience and versatility. \nThe choir performs three main concerts per year and also collaborates with other music ensembles at a variety of events in Devon and Cornwall.  Delivering a vast repertoire covering almost any genre\, including major works\, they perform both a cappella and accompanied by piano\, organ or chamber orchestra. \nTheir Spring Concert 2024 will feature Fauré’s Requiem and will also include a selection of individual pieces from the classical and musical theatre repertoire\, based on a theme of contemplation and reflection by\, amongst others\, Allegri\, Elgar\, Sondheim\, Joni Mitchell\, Billy Joel\, and Kate Rusby. \nMark Smith\nAccompanist- studied piano and organ at Trinity College of Music\, London\, and worked as a professional accompanist in the South East before moving to Cornwall 12 years ago. He now shares his work time between gardening and accompanying. In any free time\, Mark enjoys growing organic veg\, walking\, foraging and yet more music making! \nLevowan XII also has firm links with both British and international composers and arrangers and has premiered several pieces of their work here in the UK.   A highlight has been to perform alongside the Band of Her Majesty’s Royal Marines. \nFor more information\, please visit our website: www.levowan.com \nWhat are people saying about them? \n“A multi-faceted group of talented musicians”\n“You will leave with a smile on your face and a song in your heart”\n“Such an incredible array of talent\, a brilliant programme of pieces”\n“Levowan XII are always a great joy”\n“Outstanding!” \nLevowan Programme  \nCantique de Jean Racine  –  Gabriel Faure \nREQUIEM  –  Gabriel Faure \nIntroit – Kyrie \nOffertorium \nSanctus \nPie Jesu \nAgnus Dei \nLibera Me \nIn Paradisum \nInterval \nAbide with me  –  John Cornish \nLocus Iste  –  Benedict Landauer (World Premiere) \nDo not stand at my grave and weep  –  Laura Farnell \nUnderneath the stars  –  Kate Rusby arr. Jim Clements \nAnd so it goes  –  Billy Joel arr. Bob Chilcott \nBoth sides now  –  Joni Mitchell arr. Roger Emerson \nOver the rainbow  –  Arlen/Harburg arr. Jacob Narverud \nSend in the clowns  –  Stephen Sondheim arr. Mac Huff \nDon’t rain on my parade  –  Merrill/Styne arr. Mark Brymer \n 
URL:https://calstockarts.org/event/5-april-levowan-xii/
CATEGORIES:Choir,Classical,Music
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240314
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240315
DTSTAMP:20260624T161201
CREATED:20231020T130336Z
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SUMMARY:14 March: The Primrose Piano Quartet
DESCRIPTION:The Primrose Piano Quartet was formed in 2004 by four renowned chamber musicians and is named after the violinist\, William Primrose. The group’s acclaimed discography includes favourites such as works by Fauré\, Brahms\, Elgar\, Strauss and Schubert as well British repertoire featuring neglected masterpieces of the 19th and 20th century and major commissions from Sir Peter Maxwell Davies and Anthony Payne (premièred at the Cheltenham Festival and at King’s Place London). \nTheir double CD of the complete Brahms piano quartets on period pianos was the culmination of years of research into Historically Informed Performance Practice and has been hailed by critics as “revelatory”. A similar disc of French works will be released in 2024. \nThe Quartet enjoy a busy performing schedule throughout the UK and abroad with recent tours taking them to Denmark\, Germany\, Romania\, Portugal and Bulgaria\, in addition to regular appearances at London’s Kings Place\, Wigmore and Conway Halls. \nTheir own festival in West Meon\, Hampshire\, is now in its 12th year\, and they were appointed ensemble-in-residence at the Battle Festival in 2016. \nLeader of groups such as the Werethina\, Edinburgh and Maggini String Quartets\, Susanne Stanzeleit has released more than 25 solo CDs. \nAs viola player in the renowned Allegri Quartet\, Dorothea Vogel has performed widely throughout the UK and abroad. \nFormer principal cellist with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra\, Andrew Fuller is also well known as member of the Fibonacci Sequence and Primavera. \nIn addition to performing relationships with the Schidlof\, Maggini\, Brodsky\, Martinu\, Dante and Emperor quartets\, John Thwaites is duo partner to cellists including Alexander Baillie and Johannes Goritzki. \nPROGRAMME \nW.A. Mozart – Piano Quartet in E flat\, K493 \nJean Francaix – String Trio \nINTERVAL \nPablo Casals –  Song of the Birds for Cello and Piano \nCamille Saint-Saens – Bacarolle for Piano Quartet \nFaure – Apres un Reve for Viola and Piano \nBizet/arranged by Pablo Sarasate – Carmen Fantasy for Violin and Piano \nJohannes Brahms – Hungarian Dance No1 arranged for Piano Quartet \n  \n“The playing is selflessly beautiful… everything seems to be just right.”  The Strad \n“their performance at Kings palace this evening was a glowing testimony to this well-deserved reputation\, in an exhibition of mature artistry and sophisticated music making”.  Seen and Heard International \nhttps://youtu.be/ADatE0OgkxI?si=fvS33REpBHE3yXLn \nhttps://youtu.be/NqiOeJoT7eQ?si=D6BEUXsJSGMHDslP \n  \n  \n\n\n 
URL:https://calstockarts.org/event/14-march-2024-the-primrose-piano-quartet/
CATEGORIES:Classical,Music
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240217
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240218
DTSTAMP:20260624T161201
CREATED:20231020T130501Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231230T181924Z
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SUMMARY:17 February: The Barbican Quartet
DESCRIPTION:Formed in 2014 at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama\, The Barbican Quartet is currently a part of the Quatuor Ébène String Quartet Academy at the Hochschule für Musik und Theater München\, where they are also mentored by Eberhard Feltz. They studied with Günter Pichler at the Escuela de Musica Reina Sofia Madrid between 2017-2023. Other notable influences include Ferenc Rados\, Andras Keller\, Oliver Wille\, David Watkin\, Krzysztof Chorzelski and David Waterman. \nIn 2022\, the quartet won the First Prize at the 71st ARD International String Quartet Competition\, where they were also awarded the special prize for Best Interpretation of the commissioned work by Dobrinka Tabakova\, the Genuin Classics prize\, the GEWA prize and the Henle Urtext prize. They were also First Prize winners at the 2019 Joseph Joachim International Chamber Music Competition\, prizewinners at the Vibre! Quatuors a Bordeaux\, and have also received awards from the Hattori Foundation\, Musicians Company UK and the Royal Philharmonic Society. The Barbican Quartet has appeared in such festivals as the Montreal Chamber Music Festival\, the Peasmarsh Festival\, Vibre! Quatuors à Bordeaux\, Zeister Muziekdagen\, IMS Prussia Cove and Aldeburgh\, and have enjoyed collaborating with Quatuor Ébène\, James Ehnes\, Nicolas Baldeyrou\, Richard Lester\, Anthony Marwood and Andrew Marriner. Their performances have been broadcast on BR Klassik Radio\, NPO Radio 4 and BBC Radio 3. \nCurrently based between London and Munich\, the quartet is enjoying a dynamic concert schedule.The 2022/2023 season is an exciting time for the Barbican Quartet\, who will be recording and releasing their debut CD for Genuin Classics\, and touring in Germany\, France\, Holland\, the UK\, Switzerland\, Italy\, Canada and the USA. Upcoming performances include debut recitals at the Concertgebouw Amsterdam and Laeizshalle Hamburg. \nAmarins plays on a 1764 Guadagnini violin generously on loan from the Netherlands National Muziekinstrumenten Fonds\, Kate’s 1880 Vincenzo Panormo is from the Caninex Group\, Canada\, Christoph plays on a 2010 Bernd Hiller viola and Yoanna’s cello is a 1788 Giuseppe Gagliano\, also on loan from Canimex. \nPraised for their unique sound and character\, the Barbican Quartet captivates from the first note to the last\, delighting audiences and leaving a lasting impression. Their powerful performances and impressive ensemble playing have placed them on the international podium amongst the very best of the string quartet world. This is a quartet that celebrates their individual strengths in order to unite\, decipher and communicate the great string quartet repertoire\, as well as music from today. \n“Finely structured and virtuosically balanced […] the Barbicans brought to Beethoven’s op. 59. 2 the intensity and instinctiveness that the slow movement needs\, while giving the other movements joy\, frenzy and punch. Justifiably thunderous applause.” \nHARALD EGGEBRECHT\, SÜDDEUTSCHE ZEITUNG (ON THE FINALE OF THE ARD INTERNATIONAL STRING QUARTET COMPETITION) \nPROGRAMME \nHaydn String Quartet in B Flat Major\, Opus 50\, No 1 \nAlban Berg String Quartet\, Opus 3 \nINTERVAL \nRavel String Quartet \n\n\nhttps://youtu.be/GJXmvfOqcUs \n\n\n https://youtu.be/AfNfXE2Q-us
URL:https://calstockarts.org/event/17-february-2024-the-barbican-quartet/
CATEGORIES:Classical,Music
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240121
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240122
DTSTAMP:20260624T161201
CREATED:20230204T091037Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231230T183545Z
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SUMMARY:Rescheduled 21 January: Philippa Mo @3.30 pm
DESCRIPTION:The internationally acclaimed violinist Philippa Mo makes her first visit to Calstock. Philippa studied at the Royal Academy of Music and at the Central Conservatory of Music\, Beijing. She now performs extensively as a chamber musician and has given performances and live broadcasts worldwide\, including her acclaimed debut at the Wigmore Hall\, the Ankara International Music festival and the Lincoln Center\, New York. Recent solo tours have taken her as far afield as Australia\, Brazil and China. In 2020\, Philippa won the Future Classic Women Awards held by the Women’s Radio Station. \nAs a champion of contemporary music\, Philippa has worked closely with many leading British composers including Gabriel Prokofiev\, David Matthews\, John McCabe\, Cecilia McDowell and Jim Aitchison and has given premieres of their solo and violin duo works. She has established an ongoing relationship with Tate St Ives and recorded a solo work written for her by Leo Geyer on the anniversary of Barbara Hepworth to be used as a sound installation at the Tate. \n  \nSuite Fantasia Caprice \nPhilippa begins her programme with joyful Telemann and the well loved\nand deeply contemplative Sonata in G minor by Bach is later balanced by\nhis stunning Suite in D major for solo cello. Philippa introduces both a\nGuardian Angel and a Wounded Angel\, then takes us through the roles of\nthe violin within the Argentian tango of PIazzolla and African American\nblues.  The programme closes with an implish and richly coloured folkish\nFairytale Suite. \nSince the Baroque era and before\, the instrument together with master\nvirtuoso performers has encouraged experiments and imagination in\nmusical practice. The violin has been called upon to be the voice of\ndarkest moments and at happiest occasions. It has been the voice of\nangels and devils alike… \nCome along to explore the the fantasy the instrument has inspired in\nthese varied musical worlds. \n  \nSuite Fantasia Caprice \n  \nGeorg Philipp Telemann – Fantasia no.2 in G major \nJohann Sebastian Bach – Sonata for solo violin in G minor \nHeinrich Ignaz Franz Biber – Passacaglia \nAstor Piazzolla – Tango Etude \nColeridge Taylor Perkinson – Blue/s Forms \nJohann Sebastian Bach – Cello Suite no. 6 in D major (arr. for violin by Ferdinand David) \nMarcus Paus – Wounded Angel \nBjarne Brustad – Fairytale Suite \n  \n  \n“…faultless technique and unfailing insight.” Gramophone Magazine \n‘”…. the expertise of Mo’s near- instantaneous transitions from one style to another was often startling and always impressive.” Classical Source \n“Philippa Mo has a lovely warm sound in the lower register that can turn remarkably dark; she possesses a silky-smooth legato.”  Musicweb International \nhttps://youtu.be/mv9ZkaqzcyU \nhttps://youtu.be/DHohGEP1-8k \nhttps://youtu.be/IntQDk8X9g4 \nImage credit: Guy Carpenter \nRefreshments and cake will be available too!
URL:https://calstockarts.org/event/17-june-philippa-mo/
CATEGORIES:Classical,Music
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DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20231210T150000
DTSTAMP:20260624T161201
CREATED:20231025T170836Z
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SUMMARY:10 December: Calstock Singers 'Garland of Song' @ 3pm SOLD OUT
DESCRIPTION:Come and join Calstock Singers and special guests Under The Fingers in Calstock Arts for ‘A Garland of Song’\, an afternoon of Christmas music to cheer the spirit! \nThe date is Sunday 10th December and the time is 3pm. \nWe’ll provide the warm drinks and mince pies and the Gallery Bar will be open. \nFree tickets will be available from November in the Limekiln Gallery or from Jenny (01822 835889) to allow us to ensure everyone has a seat. \nAlthough there is no charge for tickets\, donations very welcome! \nRaffle in aid of Shelterbox.
URL:https://calstockarts.org/event/10th-december-calstock-singers-garland-of-song-3pm/
CATEGORIES:Choir,Classical,Music,Other
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20231118
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20231119
DTSTAMP:20260624T161201
CREATED:20230430T091456Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231104T190442Z
UID:1940-1700265600-1700351999@calstockarts.org
SUMMARY:18 November Craig Ogden- Classical Guitar
DESCRIPTION:Described by BBC Music Magazine as ‘A worthy successor to Julian Bream’\, the Australian-born guitarist Craig Ogden is one of the most exciting artists of his generation. \nLook at the programme for the evening here. \nHe studied guitar from the age of seven and percussion from the age of thirteen. In 2004\, he became the youngest instrumentalist to receive a Fellowship Award from the Royal Northern College of Music in Manchester. He has performed concertos with many of the world’s leading orchestras and numerous composers have written works specially for him. In 2017\, he gave the world première of Andy Scott’s Guitar Concerto with the Northern Chamber Orchestra\, followed by the Australian première in Perth. In the summer of 2019\, he gave the world première of Il Filo with Miloš Milivojević\, a double concerto for guitar and accordion by David Gordon. Craig gave the world premiere of a concerto written for him by David Knotts in March 2022 at the Queen Elizabeth Hall\, London with the BBC Concert Orchestra which was recorded for BBC Radio 3 and filmed for BBC4 TV and is currently available on BBC iplayer. In July 2022\, Craig gave the world premiere of ‘Isolation Songs (Without Words)’ a new guitar concerto written for him by William Lovelady with the English Chamber Orchestra for Music in Country Churches with HM The King in attendance. The work received its London première in November 2022 at Cadogan Hall. In January 2023 he gave the world première of a guitar concerto by Greg Caffrey with the Ulster Orchestra in Belfast\, recorded for BBC Radio 3. \nCraig Ogden regularly appears as soloist and chamber musician at major venues\, collaborating with top UK artists such as the Nash Ensemble\, Carducci String Quartet and the London Tango Quintet\, of which he is a regular member. He performed in the concert series devoted to Sir Michael Tippett at the Wigmore Hall and has given several concerts at the Australian Festival of Chamber Music. One of the UK’s most recorded guitarists\, he has accumulated an acclaimed discography for Chandos\, Virgin/EMI\, Nimbus\, Hyperion\, Sony and six chart-topping albums for Classic FM. His most recent recordings are a solo recital disc for Chandos\, Craig Ogden in Concert and a new arrangement of the Goldberg Variations by J.S. Bach with violinist David Juritz and cellist Tim Hugh for Nimbus Records. He frequently records for film and has presented programmes for BBC Radio 3\, BBC Northern Ireland\, and ABC Classic FM in Australia. \nCraig Ogden is Director of Guitar at the Royal Northern College of Music\, Adjunct Fellow of the University of Western Australia\, Associate Artist at The Bridgewater Hall in Manchester and Director of the Dean & Chadlington Summer Music Festival. Craig Ogden plays a 2011 Greg Smallman guitar and strings made by D’Addario. \n“Grabs you by the whatsits with one hand while making graceful arabesques in the air with the other.” Gramophone \n” A worthy successor to Julian Bream” BBC Music Magazine \n“Craig’s masterly playing and humorous introductions to the audience are well known to us.” Ilkley Concert Club \n https://youtu.be/rqZKM4wduco \n https://youtu.be/XpSlpBVpOqo \nhttps://youtu.be/1aUkFLoLL1g \n  \n  \n 
URL:https://calstockarts.org/event/18-november-craig-ogden-classical-guitar/
CATEGORIES:Classical,Guitar,Music
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20231026
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20231027
DTSTAMP:20260624T161201
CREATED:20230615T071118Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231021T230244Z
UID:2051-1698278400-1698364799@calstockarts.org
SUMMARY:26 October: James Halsey- solo cellist
DESCRIPTION:James Halsey studied cello at the Royal College of Music with Eileen Croxford\, and whilst still a senior student in the early 1980s\, joined the Auriol String Quartet and was straightaway involved in more than 40 recitals each season. \nThis love of chamber music stayed and developed throughout his career. James was cellist of the Dartington Piano Trio and he is now cellist of the highly acclaimed Bingham String Quartet and the Tagore String Trio. With these ensembles he has played all over the world\, broadcast frequently\, and made numerous recordings. \nAs a solo cellist\, James has performed widely in the British Isles\, and has played Beethoven Sonatas and unaccompanied Bach in Japan and Australia as well as the UK. \nAt present\, James coaches on seven annual chamber courses and is much in demand as a teacher. Several of his former pupils are cellists in professional string quartets. He is Professor of Cello at the North-East Scotland Music School and the Royal College of Music Junior Department\, as well as being the Director of the Aboyne Cello Festival. \nThe programme for the evening can be found below \nSerenade for solo cello                                                     Henze (1926-2012) \nAdagio rubato\, Poco Allegretto\, Pastorale\, Andante con moto rubato\, Vivace\, Tango\, Allegro marciale\, Allegretto\, Menuett \nSuite no.5 in C minor for cello                                        Bach (1685-1750) \nPrelude Allemande Courante Sarabande Gavottes Gigue \nINTERVAL \nElegie for Sebastian Knight                                              Sallinen (1935 -) \nSuite no.3 in C major                                                        Bach \nListen to James with the Bingham String Quartet here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vyKoKIOxs8Y
URL:https://calstockarts.org/event/26-october-james-halsey-solo-cellist/
CATEGORIES:Classical,Music
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20231021
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20231022
DTSTAMP:20260624T161201
CREATED:20221103T152123Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230710T102554Z
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SUMMARY:21 October: Elizabeth-Jane Baldry
DESCRIPTION:“She is a great artist and consummate performer. She can draw more tone colours out of the instrument than any other harpist living in the world today.”  \n\nDavid Watkins\, Professor of Harp\, Guildhall School of Music\n\nElizabeth-Jane Baldry fell in love with the harp as a little girl whilst reading fairytales in which the harp possessed magical powers! She grew up to study at Exeter University and the Royal College of Music and has been a full-time professional musician for almost thirty years\, performing internationally. \nAs a recitalist\, she is well-known for her warm and approachable presentation style. The Bath Chronicle said of her: “It is hard to say just which was more pleasurable – the exquisite playing or the often deliciously outrageous stories of composers’ lives that Elizabeth Jane recounted in between the music.” \nShe is the only specialist silent movie harpist in the world\, playing live to cinema screenings of early film\, and has won multiple awards for her silent film accompaniments and compositions. Her uniquely rich tone on the harp has graced film and TV soundtracks screened in over thirty countries including America\, Canada\, Iceland\, Kenya\, Iran\, South Africa\, Poland and Cyprus. Her compositions have been used by ITV\, the BBC and by Irish\, Japanese\, Danish and Canadian film\, radio and television. \nA life-long lover of nature\, Elizabeth-Jane lives in the Dartmoor National Park where she is currently creating a little woodland theatre. She hopes it will become a magical place for people to gather together under the trees and share food\, friendship\, and art. \nListen to Elizabeth-Jane here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XgcPT3ZR2JM
URL:https://calstockarts.org/event/21-october-2023-elizabeth-jane-baldry/
CATEGORIES:Classical,Harp
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230917
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20230918
DTSTAMP:20260624T161201
CREATED:20230407T071747Z
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SUMMARY:17 September- Meridianum Ensemble @ 1515
DESCRIPTION:The Meridianum Ensemble is a unique musical collaboration\, bringing together top players from Portugal\, the UK and Morocco. The six musicians bring their individual styles and influences to the mix\, inspired by traditions from Iran and the Eastern Mediterranean to Portugal\, Scandinavia and beyond. Modal music\, improvisation and virtuosity are a feature of their gloriously entrancing infusion. Featuring traditional and original repertoire for Arabic oud\, Middle Eastern percussion\, cittern\, Persian Santur\, Swedish nyckelharpa and the mediaeval sounds of the hurdy-gurdy\, this blend is a sonic and visual treat. \nFounded in 2018 by UK-based Portuguese percussionist Ricardo de Noronha\, the idea was to draw his collaborators into one ensemble. Santur player Nuno Silva (the only non-UK member) resides in Porto and previously worked with Ricardo in several groups\, especially on the mediaeval scene in Portugal. In 2019 Nuno studied the santur in Iran. Through his interest in mediaeval music Ricardo met top UK hurdy-gurdy player Steve Tyler\, renowned for his rhythmic and inventive style. Violinist and nyckelharpist Griselda Sanderson and cittern player Louis Bingham performed in the Radial Band with Ricardo\, and Moroccan oud player Soufian Saihi’s Arabic classical musical style forms a bridge between them all to create a unique alliance. \nNuno Silva – Persian santur \nGriselda Sanderson – violin & nyckelharpa \nSoufian Saihi – oud \nSteve Tyler – hurdy-gurdy \nLouis Bingham – cittern & tambura \nRicardo de Noronha – percussion \nMeridianum Ensemble YouTube channel \n\n\nhttps://youtu.be/CWFYjaNJD84 \n\n\nhttps://youtu.be/uk_zRa-wNUM
URL:https://calstockarts.org/event/17-september-meridianum-ensemble/
CATEGORIES:Classical,Guitar,World Music
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230707
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20230708
DTSTAMP:20260624T161201
CREATED:20220307T105101Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230621T221809Z
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SUMMARY:7 July: Mount Kelly Choir @ 1930 SOLD OUT
DESCRIPTION:Calstock Arts are thrilled to welcome back\, The Mount Kelly Choir for their annual concert at the Old Chapel. \nThe Mount Kelly Chamber Choir are one of the most successful in the country\, winning prizes at home and abroad\, most recently the School Choir of the Year Competition at the Royal Festival Hall. Their delivery is energetic and the range of music eclectic\, so you shouldn’t miss an opportunity to hear them live.
URL:https://calstockarts.org/event/7-july-mount-kelly-choir-1930/
CATEGORIES:Choir,Classical,Music,World Music
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230701
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20230702
DTSTAMP:20260624T161201
CREATED:20230311T173135Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230602T110946Z
UID:1796-1688169600-1688255999@calstockarts.org
SUMMARY:1 July: Superlocrian
DESCRIPTION:Superlocrian are recognised as one of the UK’s finest emerging crossover chamber jazz ensembles. Calstock Arts are thrilled they are fitting us in around their performances at the Budleigh Music Festival. \nBlurring the lines of genre categorisation\, this small wind ensemble performs on trumpets\, flugelhorns\, saxophones\, flutes\, trombones and tuba\, and showcases brand new arrangements and compositions for this unique format from exciting young composers including Callum Au\, Tom Green and Sam Massey. \nHaving featured on BBC Radio 3’s In Tune in its infancy\, Superlocrian has just recorded its debut album in 2023 at the world-famous AIR Studios – it features a wealth of experience and talent\, from London’s glittering West End to the South West’s finest soloists. \nFrom Bond to Bacharach via beautiful rich harmonies and brand new music\, there is something for everyone in a Superlocrian concert – check out their showreel for a taste of what they do here \nBand Line Up \nTrumpet/Flugelhorn/Musical Director: Sam Massey \nTrumpet/Flugelhorn: Gavin Mallett & Hugh Davies \nSoprano\, Alto Saxophone & Clarinet: Edward Leaker \nAlto\, Tenor & Baritone Saxophone & Flutes: Jade Gall \nTrombone: Tom Green \nTuba: Mike Poyser \nPress quotes \n“Innovative compositions and arrangements” Katie Derham\, BBC Radio 3’s “In Tune”
URL:https://calstockarts.org/event/1-july-superlocrian/
CATEGORIES:Classical,Folk,Jazz,Music,Other,Popular,World Music
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230526
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20230527
DTSTAMP:20260624T161201
CREATED:20221107T140626Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230424T100038Z
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SUMMARY:26 May: Divertimento
DESCRIPTION:Divertimento- A String Quartet highly acclaimed for their performances\, their informal approach and their enlightening introductions. \nThey have a large following for their regular concerts with at least three different programmes each year. \nPlaying a broad repertoire range from Haydn and Mozart to Walton and Shostakovich. The Quartet also gives concerts with a mixture of styles from classical to light classics. \n‘Quite simply it was great’; ‘Deeply moving’; ‘Something strange happened\, & it was as though the quartet was playing as one’; ‘The ensemble was superb’; ‘One of the many reasons for attending DSQ concerts is the careful & interesting choice of programming. For pieces both familiar and unfamiliar\, the players introduce the music so that the listening is enhanced by entertaining explanations’; ‘ If you feel intimidated by chamber music DSQ is the ideal group to hear. They will hook you in gently\, with utmost charm\, & open up a whole new world of delight’. \nDivertimento String Quartet’s Italian Programme \nSpring 2023 \n Madalena Lombardini – Sirmen (1745-1818) – String Quartet no 6  \nAndantino \nCon Brio/Minuetto  \n  \nGiuseppe Verdi (1813- 1901) – Ave Maria from ‘Otello’ \n  \nNino Rota (1911-1979) – String Quartet  \nAllegro moderato \nAdagio \nAllegro robusto \nINTERVAL \nGiacamo Puccini (1858-1924) – Crisantemi (Crysanthemums)  \n  \nGiuseppe Verdi (1813- 1901) – String Quartet in E minor \nAllegro \nAndantino \nPrestissimo \nAllegro Assai mosso \n  \nListen to them here: https://youtu.be/lAjcgKtMQ5s \nAnd here: https://youtu.be/rYI1VGERXv0
URL:https://calstockarts.org/event/26-may-divertimento/
CATEGORIES:Classical
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20230416T080000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20230416T153000
DTSTAMP:20260624T161201
CREATED:20230318T172812Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230318T172812Z
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SUMMARY:16 April:  Calstock Singers - Down to the River @ 1500
DESCRIPTION:The Calstock Singers and friends’ afternoon concert on 16th April will be a mix of familiar and new songs. \nOur theme is ‘Down to the River’ and we look forward to a fun afternoon. This time the concert is by donation so no tickets are required\, just come along and enjoy the music\, and the cakes! \nEveryone welcome.
URL:https://calstockarts.org/event/16-april-calstock-singers-down-to-the-river-1500/
CATEGORIES:Choir,Classical,Music,World Music
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230415
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20230416
DTSTAMP:20260624T161201
CREATED:20230215T111233Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230324T101907Z
UID:1743-1681516800-1681603199@calstockarts.org
SUMMARY:15 April: Laura Lootens - Spain Meets Italy
DESCRIPTION:Laura Lootens is an international music star in the making! \nOnly three months ago\, 23-year-old Laura won the coveted Andrés Segovia Prize\, one of the world’s most important music competitions held annually in Spain. In addition to 1st prize she was also awarded the special prize for the best interpretation of the obligatory work all competitors were asked to perform during the week-long competition. \nLaura is German/Belgian. She discovered her passion for playing the guitar when she was eight years old and made her orchestral debut\, playing Rodrigo’s famous ‘Concierto de Aranjuez’ aged 15. A year later she was one of the youngest students ever to begin studying for the Bachelor of Music at the University of Music and Performing Arts in Munich. \nIn 2019 she won the scholarship of the prestigious German Music Competition open for all instruments\, one of Germany’s highest accolades for a young musician. \nLaura’s concert career took-off following her performance at the Gasteig\, Munich\, in the internationally acclaimed ‘Winners and Masters’ series. That brought her to the attention of German music lovers and since then Laura has appeared at important festivals and concert halls in Germany\, including Bonn’s famous Beethoven Festival and the Sommerliche Musiktage Hitzacker. \nDuring the last two years\, news of Laura’s talent and virtuosity has spread\, and she has received invitations to perform throughout Europe\, including Amsterdam’s Muziekgebouw.  As part of her second UK tour\, Laura has generously agreed to perform for Calstock Arts. \n“She emphasizes her extraordinary talent. Playing with such passion and power\, which encourages the audience to “Bravo”- call outs and standing ovations.”  Volksstimme \n “… she played with all of her skills\, not just tremendous finger technique from the beginning till the end of the strings\, not only rapid arpeggios\, but knocking\, scratching and slapping with the flat hand emphasizes the wildness of her interpretation.”  Marcus Vitolo \nhttps://youtu.be/KY23IvShLiQ \nhttps://youtu.be/5Jj3cEWCeMI \n 
URL:https://calstockarts.org/event/15-april-laura-lootens/
CATEGORIES:Classical,Guitar,Music
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20230331T080000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20230331T170000
DTSTAMP:20260624T161201
CREATED:20221103T152339Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230321T150336Z
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SUMMARY:31 March 2023: Levowan XII
DESCRIPTION:Cornwall-based chamber choir\, Levowan XII was established in 2015 by Director\, Marcus Alleyne. Originally eight voices put together to perform a live carol concert for local radio\, they are now 12\, all of whom have a strong musical background and bring a broad range of experience and versatility. The choir performs three main concerts per year and also collaborates with other music ensembles at a variety of events in Devon and Cornwall. \nTheir programme will include the premier of the whole of the Requiem written by Hugh Walkington for the Choir. They will also sing an exciting selection of choral music from across Europe and the USA. In addition\, their accompanist Mark Smith\, who lives in Calstock\, will play a couple of classical solo piano pieces. \nDelivering a vast repertoire covering almost any genre\, including major works\, they perform both a cappella and accompanied by piano\, organ or chamber orchestra. \nLevowan XII also has firm links with both British and international composers and arrangers and has premiered several pieces of their work here in the UK. A highlight has been to perform alongside the Band of Her Majesty’s Royal Marines \nHugh Walkington\, Music Exhibitioner of Cheltenham College\, plays piano\, clarinet and organ. While a teacher at Mount House School in Tavistock\, he directed their SATB Chapel Choir between 2004 and 2014. Hugh likes most styles of music and his favourite orchestral composer is Rachmaninov. He has also sung with the Phoenix Chorale. Hugh is also composer in residence for Levowan XII. \nMark Smith studied piano and organ at Trinity College of Music\, London\, and worked as a professional accompanist in the South East before moving to Cornwall 12 years ago. He now shares his work time between gardening and accompanying. In any free time\, Mark enjoys growing organic veg\, walking\, foraging and yet more music making \n  \nListen to Levowan here: https://levowan.co.uk/have-a-listen
URL:https://calstockarts.org/event/31-march-2023-levowan/
CATEGORIES:Choir,Classical
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230218
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20230219
DTSTAMP:20260624T161201
CREATED:20221207T190218Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230217T180622Z
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SUMMARY:18 February: Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra - BSO On Your Doorstep: Music of Reflection @ 3.15pm (SOLD OUT)
DESCRIPTION:BSO On Your Doorstep: Music of Reflection \nIn conjunction with Carn to Cove\, join the BSO Principal String players in a programme of two halves\, journeying through 450 years of music from JS Bach and Corelli to Arvo Part and Jessie Montgomery\, presented for an audience of all ages.  \nSpend a great wintery afternoon at the Old Chapel. \nArranger: Bill Connor \nRepertoire: \n\n\n\nPurcell\nAbdelazer Suite\n\n\nBritten\nPlayful Pizzicato\n\n\nArvo Part\nSpiegel Im Spiegel\n\n\nBach\nAir on a G String\n\n\nJessie Montgomery\nStrum\n\n\nCorelli\nChristmas Concerto\n\n\nNyman\nIn Re Don Giovanni\n\n\nEric Whitacre\nSleep\n\n\nBritten\nFinale\n\n\n\n  \nDuration: 1hour 45 minutes long\, including a 20 minute interval. \nPerformance scheduled to align with trains from & to Plymouth
URL:https://calstockarts.org/event/18-february-bournemouth-symphony-orchestra-bso-on-your-doorstep-music-of-reflection-3-15pm/
CATEGORIES:Classical,Music
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230115
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20230116
DTSTAMP:20260624T161201
CREATED:20221202T110256Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230105T163457Z
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SUMMARY:15 January 2023: K'Antu @ 3pm
DESCRIPTION:Calstock Arts are thrilled to have musicians from Birmingham’s award-winning early music group\, K’antu Ensemble\, returning to The Old Chapel. Join us for a performance of historical folk music from across the globe\, exploring traditions and folklore behind some of the ensemble’s favourite tunes. \nFounded in 2012 by Ruth Hopkins\, K’antu Ensemble take their name from an ancient style of Peruvian and Bolivian music and dance. Their colourful and energetic arrangements combine elements of world music with historically informed techniques\, bringing early music to new audiences. \nSince their last performance at Calstock back in 2017\, they have played various venues across the UK\, including Birmingham Symphony Hall\, Cadogan Hall in London and Manchester’s Bridgewater Hall. Most recently\, they have enjoyed leading a range of performances across Birmingham for the 2022 Commonwealth Games Festival. \n“A breath of fresh air: early music presented with beguiling virtuosity and inventiveness” Howard Skempton \nPerformers: \nRuth Hopkins: Voice – Renaissance Recorders – Baroque Violin\nJames Akers: Renaissance Lute – Baroque Guitar – Cittern\nTymoteusz Jozwiak: Percussion – Shruti Box \nRepertoire: \nAnon (Traditional): Noël Nouvelet \nComtessa de Dia (c.1175-1212): A Chantar \nAnon (Laudario di Cortona\, C13th): Piangamo quel crudele \nStraloch Lute Book (1627-29): Canaries \nJane Pickering Lute Book (1616): A Scots Tune \nThesaurus Harmonicus (1603): Canaries \nJohn Dowland (c. 1563 – 1626): Fine knacks for ladies \nAnon (Traditional):  Although I am a country lass ‘Stingo’ \nAnon (Traditional): Gloucestershire Wassail \nInterval \nAnon (Traditional): Let all mortal flesh keep silence ‘Picardy’ \nRobert Johnson (c.1583-1633): Have you seen but the white lily grow? \nAnon (A Musicall Banquet\, 1610): Vuestros ojos tienen d’amor no sé qué \nSantiago de Murcia (1673 – 1739): Payssanos \nSantiago de Murcia (1673 – 1739): Cumbees \nHenry Tudor (1491 –1547): Pastime with Good Company ‘The Kings Ballad’ \nJohn Dowland (c. 1563 – 1626): Can she excuse my wrongs? \nAnon (Traditional): Peg o’ Ramsay \nAnon (Traditional): Auld Lang Syne \nListen here: K’antu Ensemble: Geamparale – YouTube
URL:https://calstockarts.org/event/15-january-2023-kantu-3pm/
CATEGORIES:Classical,World Music
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20221203
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20221204
DTSTAMP:20260624T161201
CREATED:20221022T150331Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20221103T150928Z
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SUMMARY:3 December: Kelliwick Orchestra @ 1900
DESCRIPTION:The Kelliwick Orchestra and Singers are looking forward to holding their first concert in Calstock and are excited to be performing their first Christmas concert for 3 years. \nWhilst the orchestra plays a variety of music\, there will be elements of tradition in the concert with the audience being invited to join in with singing along to some well known Christmas carols. \nKelliwick Singers will also perform a variety of songs; so\, whatever your musical taste\, there will be something for everyone.
URL:https://calstockarts.org/event/3-december-kelliwick-orchestra/
CATEGORIES:Choir,Classical,Music
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