Carlisle International Summer Festival
- July 2009
The 2009 Carlisle Festival is to be held
from 9 – 12 July.
To mark the 10th anniversary of the Festival
a significant part of the programme will be aimed at
the wider community in Carlisle and beyond, involving
children, young people and adults of all ages. At the
same time the Festival will be bringing internationally
acclaimed musicians to Carlisle.
The main aims of the Festival are to encourage
people of all ages and backgrounds to explore the world
of classical music; to actively encourage participation
in concerts by amateurs as well as engaging top-quality
international artists; to involve and inspire people
in events that enhance their lives; to make classical
music fun.
The Festival is sponsored by
Programme
Thursday 9th July
7.30 pm
in the Cathedral - Choral Concert given by Carlisle
Cathedral Youth Choir and Blackburn Cathedral Young
Peoples’ Choir
Edward Taylor and James Davy conductors
These two fine choirs made up of young
singers aged 13 to 21 have given several joint performances
in recent years.Their programme is a feast of popular
choral music including Haydn’s The Heavens are
telling, Parry’s I was Glad and music by Bach,
Mendelssohn, Schubert, Britten and Howells.
Friday 10th July
1.00–2.00
pm in the Tithe Barn
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An exclusive
lunchtime champagne reception for Sponsors and
Patrons in the Tithe Barn. Festival Administrator
and international opera singer, Kathryn Harries
will entertain guests with a short selection of
popular opera arias and songs from the shows. |
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7.00
pm in the Cathedral - Carlisle Cantate
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Edward
Taylor and Jonathan Millican conductors
Formed earlier this year
as part of Sing Up, the Government’s National
Singing Programme, this enthusiastic group of
youngsters is drawn from primary schools all over
North Cumbria. Come and hear them sing their hearts
out in a varied and not too serious programme
of their favourite songs including a medley from
Les Miserables. The evening will include guest
appearances by former Rotary Young Musician of
the Year finalists.
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9.15 pm
in the Tithe Barn - Linda Ormiston: mezzo-soprano &
Andrew Nicol: piano
In this late evening concert the popular
singer and entertainer, Linda Ormiston, one of the UK’s
most versatile artists, accompanied by James Nichol
on the piano, will take the audience on a hilarious
musical journey adopting the roles of Gertrude Lawrence,
Beatrice Lillie and Joyce Grenfell.
A bar serving pre-concert drinks will
open at 8.45pm and the cabaret will last one hour.
Saturday 11th July
12.45 pm
in the Cathedral - Sarah Beth Briggs: piano
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Sarah
is a special favourite with Festival audiences,
having appeared as soloist, accompanist and ensemble
player on five occasions during the last nine
years. She first came to public attention at the
age of 11 when she reached the final of the prestigious
BBC Young Musician of the Year competition on
national television. Nowadays her career takes
her all over the world so don’t miss this
marvellous opportunity to hear piano playing at
its finest her programme includes Beethoven’s
Pathetique Sonata, Chopin’s F minor Fantasy
and works by Haydn and Debussy.
Sponsored by
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6.00 pm
at the Castle (doors open 5.30 pm) - Massed Orchestra
of Cumbrian School Children
Timothy Redmond conductor
This spectacular early–evening concert,
set in the impressive grounds of Carlisle’s 900
year old Castle, will feature a massed orchestra of
children from all parts of Cumbria. The programme will
be a highly entertaining mix of popular classical pieces
including highlights from Harry Potter and in true Last
Night of the Proms style, Henry Wood’s Fantasia
on British Sea Songs and Parry’s Jerusalem. The
concert will be hosted by star of Britain’s Got
Talent Andrew Johnston. This is an open-air concert
so come prepared.
Sponsored by
8.30 pm
in the Tithe Barn - The Aquarelle Guitar Quartet
As one of Britain’s leading chamber
music groups, this dynamic and innovative ensemble is
continually exploring and expanding the diversity of
music for four guitars. Audiences far and wide are captivated
by their eclectic repertoire and spell-binding performances.
And they are rather good-looking…
Sponsored by
Sunday 12th July
10.30am
Festival Eucharist sung by the Cathedral Choristers
- Bob Chilcott A Little Jazz Mass
3.00 pm
in the Sands Centre - Children's Concert
Children of all ages will enjoy this special
concert by the Northern Sinfonia under its conductor
Timothy Redmond. The programme includes Howard Blake’s
Nursery Rhyme Overture, Ravel’s Mother Goose Suite
and Britten’s Simple Symphony. The ever popular
Prokofiev’s Peter and the Wolf will be narrated
by the children’s television presenter and star
of CBeebies, Chris Jarvis, who also hosts the BBC Philharmonic
and London Philharmonic Orchestras’ family concerts.
Sponsored by
7.30 pm
in the Cathedral - Voces8
The 2009 Festival closes with a candle-lit
concert in Carlisle’s stunning Cathedral, featuring
the internationally acclaimed young vocal ensemble,Voces8.
This octet of brilliant young singers appeared at the
Festival two years ago to great acclaim and since then
has won several international awards. Voces8 has established
itself as the foremost young British a capella group
performing programmes that range from early polyphony
to unique jazz arrangements and from Gibbons to Gershwin.
Sponsored by
The Festival is supported by
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