Events - Autumn in Malvern Festival.


		FESTIVAL EVENTS _________________________ SATURDAY 30TH SEPTEMBER - 7.30PM MALVERN COLLEGE - BIG SCHOOL ROYAL NORTHERN COLLEGE OF MUSIC STRING ORCHESTRA with MALCOLM LAYFIELD - CONDUCTOR "Musically & technically outstanding" - BBC Radio Dmitri Shostakovich - Octet Michael Tippett - Fantasia Concertante on a Theme of Corelli Claude Debussy - Dances Sacree et Profane Benjamine Britten - Variations on a Theme of Frank Bridge Tickets £14.50 front section £10.50 rear section All seats unreserved (8 to 18yrs free - limited number) Includes interval glass of wine/juice Sponsored by Arts council, England & Worcestershire County Council _________________________ WEDNESDAY 4TH OCTOBER - 7.30PM THE FOLEY ARMS HOTEL - MALVERN LITERARY DINNER after dinner speaker CLARE MORRALL Astonishing Splashes of Colour to Natural Flights Personal insights into the world of writing & publishing Tickets £22 (wine not included) Contact 01684 564318 with booking & menu choice by 23rd September, menu choice below: ----- French Onion Soup with Sherry & Cheese Crouton Melon & Autumn Berry Cocktail with Fruit Coulis ----- Sirlion of Herefordshire Beef, Yorkshire Pudding & Claret Jus Panfried Chicken Breast with Apricot & Pine Nut Farcie Cream & White Wine Sauce Seared Fillet of Salmon with Citrus Sauce A Little Tart of Local Cheese & Leeks Roast Potatoes with Rosemary, Seasonal Vegetables ----- Chocolate Profiteroles with Hot Chocolate Sauce Homemade Bakewell Tart with Vanilla Custard Fresh Fruit Salad in a Brandysnap Basket Local Cheese Board with Oat Biscuits Coffee & Mints In association with Malvern Writer's Circle Sponsored by The Malvern Gazette & Ledbury Reporter _________________________ SATURDAY 7TH OCTOBER - 11.30AM THE MARKET THEATRE - LEDBURY TALK BY LINDA HART on THE ENGLISH YEARS OF ROBERT FROST Frost was the most popular American poet of the 20th century achieving recognition while living in England. Author and founder of The Friends of the Dymock Poets, Linda Hart, examines Frost's life and work at Beaconsfield and Dymock. Tickets £5 unreserved In association with The Friends of The Dymock Poets _________________________ SATURDAY 7TH OCTOBER - 2.30PM THE MARKET THEATRE - LEDBURY TALK BY MAX EGREMONT on SASSOON'S WAR Novelist and biographer Max Egremont talks about Siegfried Sassoon's war experiences and writings, and how these have contributed to the way we see the First World War today. Tickets £6 unreserved In association with The Friends of The Dymock Poets _________________________ SATURDAY 7TH & SUNDAY 8TH OCTOBER - 6PM STANBROOK ABBEY VESPERS The evening monastic office sung by the Nuns of Stanbrook. Stanbrook Abbey is located at Callow End on the B4424 between Malvern & Worcester. Free admission _________________________ SATURDAYS & SUNDAYS - 4.30-5.45PM STANBROOK ABBEY Vespers sung afterwards at 6PM THE PATH TO PEACE Exhibition of fine printing from the world famous Stanbrook Printing Press, 1960's to the 1980's. Books & Ephemera including Sassoon's volume The Path to Peace. Stanbrook Abbey is located at Callow End on the B4424 between Malvern & Worcester. Free admission _________________________ SATURDAY 7TH OCTOBER - 7.30PM GREAT MALVERN PRIORY CELEBRITY ORGAN RECITAL CARLO CURLEY (USA) Bach - Toccata, Adagio & Fugue in C BWV 564 Mozart - Fantasy in F minor Dupre - Prelude & Fugue in G minor Also Handel, Stanley, Bull, Dvorak, Langlais & Lindblad Tickets £12 front nave £10 rear nave, both with sight of screen £6 North Aisle and Monk Stalls, all seats unreserved Sponsored by Nicholson Organs - Malvern _________________________ SUNDAY 8TH OCTOBER - 10.15AM BRITISH CAMP - MALVERN LITERARY WALK LYRICS & LORE Pat and Roy Palmer lead a walk through woods, fields and lanes. Lyrics: William Langland, John Masefield, Wilfrid Gibson & Robert Frost. Lore: A monk's curse, a noble thwarted and historical traditions. Uneven surfaces with steep slopes. About 3.5 miles. Walkers take part at their own risk. The organisers cannot accept responsibility for accident, injury or loss. Tickets £4.50 in advance only, numbers limited Assemble in Car Park opposite Malvern Hills Hotel A449 In association with The Friends of The Dymock Poets _________________________ SUNDAY 8TH OCTOBER - 3PM GREAT MALVERN PRIORY AN ENGLISH SONG RECITAL with NATHAN VALE - TENOR Winner of the 2006 Handel Singing Competition PAUL PLUMMER - PIANO GURNEY - On Wenlock Edge & settings of Edward Thomas & WB Yates. FINZI - seven settings of Hardy, Rossetti, Gurney, Blunden, Bridges & Shanks. JAMIE BROWN - (World Premiere) Be Still My Heart (Housman). IAN VENEBALES - Love's Voice, four settings of John Addington Symonds. ELAINE HUGH JONES - Queen of Air & Darkness. Also songs of John Ireland and Frank Bridge. Tickets £7.50 unreserved (8 to 18 yrs free - limited number) Sponsored by The Friends of The Dymock Poets, The Ivor Gurney Society & Kendall Wadley Accountants _________________________ SATURDAY 14TH OCTOBER - 3PM GREAT MALVERN PRIORY ALDWYN VOICES ALDWYN CHAMBER ENSEMBLE LOUSE VALE - LEADER BENJAMIN NICHOLAS - CONDUCTOR CARLETON ETHERINGTON - ORGAN Mozart - Missa Brevis K192 Mozart - Ave Verum Corpus Robert Joyce reads from Mozart's own letters Tickets £7.50 unreserved (8 to 18 yrs free - limited number) Sponsored by Malvern Town Council & Arts Council, England _________________________ SATURDAY 14TH OCTOBER - 10AM-4PM ROBSON WARD COURTYARD & SHOWROOM, GREAT MALVERN HOME & FOOD FESTIVAL Free Admission Kitchens & home furnishings, pottery & paintings, including local abstract artist, Val Pitchford Tel: 01684 563577 _________________________ SUNDAY 15TH OCTOBER - 3PM GREAT MALVERN PRIORY ST. PETERSBURG STRING QUARTET The World famous quartet, on tour from Russia Glazunov - Three Novelettes Mozart - Quartet in D Minor K421 Shostakovitch - Quartet No.8 Tickets £10.50 front nave, £8.50 rear nave. All seats unreserved (8 to 18 yrs free. Limited number) Sponsored by a Malvern resident, Arts Council, England & Worcestershire County Council _________________________ FRIDAY 20TH OCTOBER - 7.30PM GREAT MALVERN LIBRARY ROWENA EDLIN-WHITE on KATE DOUGLAS WIGGIN IN MALVERN In 1892 the American author, Kate Douglas Wiggin creator of Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm came to Malvern and wrote another best-seller, Penelope's Experiences in England. 2006 marks the 150th anniversary of her birth. Tickets £4.50 unreserved Sponsored by a Malvern Civic Society _________________________ SUNDAY 22ND OCTOBER - 3PM MALVERN THEARTRES CINEMA IN SEARCH OF MOZART(PG) Duration 110 minutes. DVD screening of the highly acclaimed documentary film of Mozart's life. Produced in association with some of the world's leading orchestras, opera houses and musicians. Many myths are dispelled concerning Mozart's life and work. JULIE STEVENSON - Narrator SAMUEL WEST - Voice of Mozart PHIL GRABSKY - Director Tickets £4.80, £3.80 concessions Presented in association with Malvern Theatres _________________________ EXHIBITIONS _________________________ 29TH SEPTEMBER - 18TH OCTOBER GREAT MALVERN LIBRARY During opening hours HAYWARD GALLERY - TOURING EXHIBITION WALKER EVANS Photographs 1935-1936 In the years of the Great American Depression 1935-36, the Missouri born photographer, Walker Evans, embarked on a photographic project that would produce some of the most iconic images in the history of photography. Presented in association with Worcestershire County Council _________________________ 30TH SEPTEMBER - 22ND OCTOBER MALVERN THEATRES During theatre opening hours INVITED ARTISTS A mixed selection of landscape, figurative and other paintings by contemporary professional artists. Presented by The Cowleigh Gallery 01684 560646 _________________________ MONDAY 10AM-4PM TUESDAY-SATURDAY 10AM-5PM LYTTELTON HOUSE GALLERY Priory Steps, 3 Abbey Road, Great Malvern Tel: 01684 574921 A YEAR IN THE MALVERNS An exhibition of Paintings, Photographs and Prints depicting Malvern's seasonal variations. _________________________ SUNDAY 8TH OCTOBER 4PM-5.30PM FRIDAY 13TH OCTOBER 6.30PM-8.30PM MALVERN THEATRES INSPIRED BY MALVERN '06 A multi-media art installation in the Foyer of Malvern Theatres. Including live performances of the artof video jockeying. Denny Ellis - Vj Coresnfx - is an award winning video artist and photographer. Denny will mix words and music associated with the area. 'Through my fingertips I am a spontaneous dancer and my mix becomes a visual representation of rhythm, melody and lyrics'. Sponsored by Malvern Hills District Council & Malvern Theatres _________________________ SATURDAY 14TH OCTOBER MONDAY 16TH OCTOBER - SATURDAY 21ST OCTOBER 10AM-4PM Other times by appointment 01684 575893 OPEN STUDIO VAL PITCHFORD - RECENT PAINTINGS Val Pitchford is an Abstract Painter working in Oil, Pastel, Acrylic and Sepia, aiming for freshness and immediacy. Val has sold work in Britain, America and Europe and exhibits in Cork Street, London. She studied with Robin Child at the Lydgate Art Research Centre. Studio at Woodlands, Eaton Road, Malvern Wells. Take A449 towards Ledbury, take first right hand turn after Railway Inn into Eaton Road. Park at end and walk up the Bridal Path. _________________________

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