Friday 4th September 1pm
York Guitar Quartet
York Guitar Quartet
Tickets £6/£4
Programme
| Andrew Forrest | Primavera |
| John Mackenzie | Quartet (A Strange Quirky Trout) Movement 1 : Enter Forwards |
| Edward Huws Jones | The Seige of York, Movement 1 : Amian : Three Great Armies |
| David Scarth | Brazilian Fantasy |
| Andrew Forrest | Elegy (first performance) |
| David Scarth | Serenade |
| David Scarth | African Suite, Movement 1 : Traditional Arrangement by Andrew Forrest - Three Bulgarian Folk Dancesby Dorke, Bulgarske and Bucimis |
| York Guitar Quartet perform an exciting concert of new works written expressly for the quartet. Their eclectic yet accessible repertoire includes pieces influenced by East European and African music, flamenco, minimalism, rock and jazz. | |
Friday 4th September 7:30pm
The Delta Saxophone Quartet
The Delta Saxophone Quartet
Tickets £10/£8
Programme
| Michael Numan | Song for Tony, Movement 1 |
| Philip Glass | Mishima - 1, 2, 4 & 6 |
| Gavin Bryars | Alaric 1 or 2 |
| Steve Reich | New York Counterpoimt |
| Soft Machine Arr, Delta Sax Qtet | Dedicated Facelife; Somehow with the Passage of Time... Based on Kings; Queens; Moustrap; Everything |
| Morgan Fisher | Outrageous moon (First Perf) |
| Soft Machine Arr, Delta Sax Qtet | Mini Love |
| Philip Glass and Steve Reich are amount the most popular and accessible of living composers. In this concert their music can be heard alongside arrangements of songs by Soft Machine in what promises to be a thoroughly enjoyable concert by one of the country’s leading saxophone quartets. |
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Saturday 5th September 1pm
Benjamin Frith (Piano)
Benjamin Frith (Piano)
Tickets £6/£4
Programme
| Beethoven | Sonata OP. 27 number 2 - Moonlight |
| David Power | Eight Miniatures |
| William Meek | New Work (first performance) |
| Schumann | Carnaval |
| A return visit to the Festival by Benjamin Frith following his wonderful recital last year. Striking miniatures by two local composers are framed by Beethoven’s Moonlight Sonata and Schumann’s Carnaval, two of the most moving and popular pieces in the classical repertoire. |
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Saturday 5th September 7:30pm
Ensemble Bash
Ensemble Bash
Tickets £10/£8
Programme
| Steve Reisch | Typing Music / Drumming |
| Keith Tippet | Dance of the Dragonfly |
| Steven Montague | Chew Chew Chatterbox |
| Nick Hayes | Shining Through |
| Lukas Ligeti | Pattern Transformations |
| Ensemble Bash bring the music of three continents to Grimsby. From their extensive study in Ghana they play the sweet buzzing xylophone, the haunting jangle of the bells, and the muscular power of the fontomfrom drums - the drums of the royal court of the Ashanti people. The clean cool lines of New York minimalism are present in Steve Reich’s classic work Drumming, as well as the newest most exciting young Brooklyn talent Lukas Ligeti. Finally, British Jazz legend Keith Tippett’s delicate and magical Dance of the Dragonfly - a piece specially written for Ensemble Bash - plus Steven Montague’s music theatre piece wgere ab exclusive dinner party turns into a duel between wine glasses and scrubbing brushes. |
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Sunday 6th September 7:30pm
The Yorkshire Bach Choir : Peter Seymour
The Yorkshire Bach Choir : Peter Seymour
Tickets £12
Programme
| Monteverdi | Vespers 1610 |
| Monteverdi’s celebrated 1610 publication of music for Vespers was written before he took up his position as Maestro di capella at St Mark’s, Venica. However, it is clear that he had the splendours of both that specific church and city in mind when composing one of the most lavish and spectacular collections of the Baroque. This performance will be in Monteverdi’s more intimate version for voices and a continuo of organ and chitarrone recorded by YBC in 2006 for commercial release. |
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