Dutch House organ recital

The first of two concerts on a Dutch house organ from Nick and Sarah Plumley’s collection. Samuel Eriksson is Director of Music at Traslov Church in Varverg, near Göteborg, on the Swedish west coast.

J.S. Bach - Prelude and Fugue in B minor Buxtehude - Chaconne in E minor J.S. Bach - Trio sonata VI Pachelbel - Fantasia in G minor Roman - Sinfonia da Chiesa, arr. for organ by Bedrich Janacek

Talkestra Family Concert

A great night out for all the family with the inimitable Talkestra and their director Steve Dummer featuring members of Drip Action Theatre, children from Jellyroll and a dissection of the harp! Talkestra were nominated for Best Classical Act at this year’s Brighton Festival - if you thought classical music was boring, think again!

“An absolutely fabulous evening!” AUDIENCE FEEDBACK

Programme to include
Ravel – Introduction and Allegro
Arnold – Toy Symphony
Saint Saëns – Carnival of the Animals

Dutch House organ recital

The second of two concerts on a Dutch house organ from Nick and Sarah Plumley’s collection.

Roman - Suite: The Drottningholm Music, arr. by Bedrich Janacek
J. S. Bach - Prelude and Fugue in C minor
Krebs - Fantasia a gusto Italiano
Buxtehude - Mit Fried und Freud ich fahr dahin (5 variations)
Buxtehude - Prelude and Fugue in G minor

Sounds Underground - with Steve Dummer

Sounds Underground, featuring some of the finest young musicians in the country, are joined by Arundel’s own Steve Dummer, clarinettist and director of Talkestra, for a programme of chamber music classics including possibly the greatest of them all - Mozart’s fabulous Clarinet Quintet.

Howells – Rhapsodic Quintet
Ravel – String Quartet
Mozart – Clarinet Quintet

AGAINST THE FLIGHT OF TIME

A talk on the theme of time in the poems and essays of Alice Meynell (1847-1922) by Oliver Hawkins, the poet’s great-grandson and literary executor. The talk will take place in the library at Humphrey’s, Greatham, near Amberley, where Alice Meynell wrote.

A map with directions will be provided with tickets. Ticket price includes a glass of wine.

The Book of Job

Following compelling performances in the last two Festivals, James McKay reads the King James version (1611) of the Book of Job. Although they are the most frequently performed texts in existence, the books of the Bible are nearly always heard in short extracts. This reading will feature the great story in its entirety, the most detailed portrait of Satan in the Bible, and some of the finest passages ever composed in English.

Bach, Cake & Coffee 1

The first of three concerts in the unusual surroundings of Absolutely Organics Café by the sensational Oliver Coates, combining three of Bach’s solo cello suites with new music exploring the boundaries of cello technique. Buy a coffee and some cake and listen to some fabulous music by one of the big names of the future.

J.S. Bach – Suite no.1
Larry Goves – new work world premiere

Harp and Horror!

A frightful night to make you think differently about the harp! Two great pieces for harp and strings played by the wonderful Vicky Lester coupled with readings by James McKay of the two classic tales by Edgar Allen Poe that inspired them. Book early – there’s not much room!

Poe – The Tell Tale Heart
Renie - Ballade Fantastique
Poe – The Masque of the Red Death
Caplet – Conte Fantastique

Keyboard recital

Adrian Bawtree, organist at Christ's Hospital and Musical Director of the Worthing Choral Society plays on three instruments in Nick and Sarah Plumley’s amazing collection of early keyboard instruments.

Daquin - Four Pieces from Premiere Suite
Haydn - Sonata in C sharp minor, Hob.XVI/36
Haydn- Sonata in D major, Hob.XVI/37
Mozart - Sonata in E flat major, K.282
Beethoven - Sonata in G major, Op.14/2

Bach, Cake & Coffee 2

The second of three concerts in the unusual surroundings of Absolutely Organics Café by the sensational Oliver Coates, combining three of Bach’s solo cello suites with new music exploring the boundaries of cello technique. Buy a coffee and some cake and listen to some fabulous music by one of the big names of the future.

J.S. Bach – Suite no.4
Xennakis – Kottos

Harp and Horror!

A frightful night to make you think differently about the harp! Two great pieces for harp and strings played by the wonderful Vicky Lester coupled with readings by James McKay of the two classic tales by Edgar Allen Poe that inspired them. Book early – there’s not much room!

Poe – The Tell Tale Heart
Renie - Ballade Fantastique
Poe – The Masque of the Red Death
Caplet – Conte Fantastique

Virtuoso Harpsichord

For over 30 years Hendrik Bouman has been counted amongst the most imaginative and respected specialist harpsichordists in the world and has played in most of the leading early music festivals. He is a prolific composer of music written in the baroque and classical styles of the 17th and 18th centuries.

Sweelinck - Ballo del Granduca (after Cavalieri)
Peter Philips - Amarilli (after Caccini)
John Bull - The King's Hunt
Bouman - Sonata da Chiesa
J.S. Bach - Italian Concerto in F major, BWV.971
Bouman - Introduction and Allegretto in C minor
Bouman - Righting the Score in A minor

Bach, Cake & Coffee 3

The third of three concerts in the unusual surroundings of Absolutely Organics Café by the sensational Oliver Coates, combining three of Bach’s solo cello suites with new music exploring the boundaries of cello technique. Buy a coffee and some cake and listen to some fabulous music by one of the big names of the future.

J.S. Bach – Suite no.3
Saariaho – Sept Papillons (2000)

Recorder Rhapsody

Piers Adams, ‘the reigning recorder virtuoso in the world today’ (whose quote?) and Howard Beach last appeared at the Arundel Festival in 1990 and we’re delighted to welcome them back for what promises to be an unforgettable night. As well as being members of the baroque super-group Red Priest, Piers and Howard have been duo partners for many years, dazzling audiences with a blend of virtuosity and showmanship. Tonight’s programme features four centuries of rhapsodic music composed and adapted for recorder and harpsichord, including music by Telemann, Handel, Rimsky Korsakov, Debussy and David Bedford. Unmissable!

"It's not easy to make the recorder a sexy, extrovert instrument yet Adams' virtuosity is breathtaking and presented with unfettered showmanship." THE DAILY TELEGRAPH

The Festival Organ Recital

The Arundel Festival Organ Recital on the magnificent Arundel Cathedral Hill organ has a great following and the audience have come to expect playing of the highest calibre by international organists. This year we are very pleased to welcome one of the world’s most distinguished organists, Guy Bovet. Organist of the Collegiate Church of Neuchâtel and professor of organ at the Musikhochschule in Basel, Guy Bovet is also a prolific composer with a catalogue of over 200 opus numbers.

Guy Bovet - Three Preludes
J.S. Bach - Fantasia and Fugue in G minor
Jehan Alain - Trois Danses