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Festival Events - 2013
The first three concerts to be announced are listed below; full events will be announced in late June. In addition there will be many other weekend and weekday activities listed on the exhibitions page.
Events weekend Saturday 21th & Sunday 22nd September. Pre-Festival tour event on Saturday 24th August 2013
THE ELGAR STATUE - Belle Vue Terrace, Great Malvern
Saturday 24th August: 10am
A combined morning and afternoon walk led by the festival Artistic Director - Peter Smith
IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF EDWARD ELGAR
Tickets £12 includes a cheese or ham sandwich lunch break with tea or coffee in Great Malvern. Last booking date 22nd August. Available in advance only from Tourist Information Church Street, Malvern 01684 892289. Ends approx 3.30pm Long walk on some uneven ground. The organisers cannot be held responsible for accident, injury or loss.In association with Malvern Hills District Council
Events Weekend Saturday 21st & Sunday 22nd September
THE COACH HOUSE THEATRE - Great Malvern, WR14 3HA
Sunday 22nd September: 3pm
ROYAL MAIL FILM - NIGHT MAIL THE WAY TO THE SEA
Music - Benjamin Britten, Poetry - W H Auden
Also Thirty Million Letters plus others. Some of the most critically acclaimed films in the British documentary movement. Tickets £7 reserved seats from The Malvern Theatres, Tel: (01684) 892277. Young Persons Free Entry Scheme 8 to 16 years with ticket-purchasing adult. The Coach House Theatre is on left of Malvern Theatres, Grange Rd. On the left of the car park by The Grange.Sponsored by The English Speaking Union & Worcestershire County Council
Events Weekend Saturday 28th & Sunday 29th September
STANBROOK ABBEY - The Callow Great Hall, WR2 4TD
Sunday 29th September: 3pm
ALDWYN VOICES & ALDWYN CHAMBER ENSEMBLE
Charles Matthews: Conductor
Carleton Etherington: Organ
Purcell - Incidental Music to Abdelazer
Blow - Salvator Mundi
Purcell - Voluntary for Double Organ
Purcell - Hear my Prayer
Purcell - The Bell Anthem
Britten - Te Deum
Britten - Hymn to the Virgin
Tippett - Dance, Clarion Air
Vaughan Williams - Silence & Music
Richard Rodney Bennett - These Three
Tickets £9 unreserved from The Malvern Theatres, Tel: (01684) 892277 - Young Persons Free Entry Scheme 8 to 16 years, with ticket purchasing adult. Located at the junction of Jennet Tree Lane and the B4424 in Callow End, WR2 4TD.Sponsored by Malvern Town Council & Waitrose / John Lewis Partnership - Music Matters
MALVERN COLLEGE THEATRE
Wednesday 2nd October: 7.30pm
PROFESSOR ALISTER McGRATH
FROM MALVERN TO NARNIA
REFLECTIONS ON C.S.LEWIS
Some aspects of Lewis's time at Malvern College are reflected in his later writings, including the Chronicles of Narnia. This lecture also reflects on his wider cultural significance as a novelist and scholar in the 50th anniversary year of his death.Tickets £7 unreserved from The Malvern Theatres, Tel: (01684) 892277. Sponsored by Malvern Civic Society
Events Weekend Saturday 5th & Sunday 6th October
PRIORY GATEHOUSE - Abbey Road, Great Malvern
Saturday 5th October: 9.30am-5pm
ARTS & CRAFTS STREET MARKET
High quality original work by local jewellers, ceramicists, woodworkers, painters, glass makers and photographers. Worcester Ukulele Band 11.30am till 12.30pm.No ticket required. In association with Boffy Arts Events & Malvern Hills District Council
SOUTH WORCESTERSHIRE COLLEGE - Albert North Road, Great Malvern
Saturday 5th October: 10-12am
THE BIG DRAW
FREE professional tuition. A national event promoting drawing as a tool for creativity and cultural engagement.No ticket required. Supported by Malvern Hills District Council & South Worcestershire College
COLWALL VILLAGE HALL
Saturday 5th October: 2pm
PROFESSOR CLAIRE COCHRANE
THE BIRMINGHAM REP 1913-1929, A DREAM OF THEATRE
In this centenary year, Claire talks about the first 20 years of the Birmingham Rep and John Drinkwater's collaboration with Sir Barry Jackson in realising the dream.Tickets £9 unreserved from The Malvern Theatres, Tel: (01684) 892277. Tea available for purchase at 3pm. From Malvern follow B4218 over the hills through Colwall Village, turn right before the railway bridge into Mill Lane. The hall is 50 yards on the right. In association with The Friends of the Dymock Poets
COLWALL VILLAGE HALL
Saturday 5th October: 3.30pm
WYN HOBSON
POETIC VOICES OF JOHN DRINKWATER
This illuminating talk will explore the variety of styles and approaches Drinkwater applied to his pastoral and other poetry.Tickets £9 unreserved from The Malvern Theatres, Tel: (01684) 892277. Tea available for purchase at 3pm. From Malvern follow B4218 over the hills through Colwall Village, turn right before the railway bridge into Mill Lane. The hall is 50 yards on the right. In association with The Friends of the Dymock Poets
MALVERN COLLEGE THEATRE - College Road, Great Malvern, WR14 3DF
Saturday 5th October: 7pm
HUMPHREY BURTON
Former Head of Music & Arts BBC Television introduces
BENJAMIN BRITTEN ON FILM
Excerpts from the Aldeburgh Festival. Britten performing a Mozart Sonata for two pianos with Sviatoslav Richter
plus a fly on the wall recording of rehearsals for The Burning Fiery Furnace in Orford Church.Tickets £8 unreserved from The Malvern Theatres, Tel: (01684) 892277. Young Persons Free Entry Scheme 8 to 16 years with ticket-purchasing adult. Sponsor by the Kay Trust, marking Margaret's 10th anniversary
LEDBURY MARKET HOUSE - Ledbury Town Centre, HR8 1BN
Sunday 6th October: 10am
IN THE FOOSTEPS OF JOHN MASEFIELD
A literary walk with poetry readings led by
PETER CARTER
Chairman The John Masefield SocietyTickets £6 in advance only from The Malvern Theatres, Tel: (01684) 892277. The organisers cannot be held responsible for accident, injury or loss. Sponsored by The John Masefield Society
MALVERN THEATRES CINEMA
Sunday 6th October: 2pm
PORTRAIT OF JOHN MASEFIELD - POET LAUREATE
A highly acclaimed sequence of poetry and prose on the life of Masefield - Devised by Peter Smith
Readers: PETER SUTTON & ROB SWINTON
Tickets £9 unreserved from The Malvern Theatres, Tel: (01684) 892277.Sponsored by The Friends of the Dymock Poets
Events Weekend Saturday 12th & Sunday 13th October
THE DOWNS SCHOOL - Colwall
Saturday 12th October: 10am
IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF W. H. AUDEN
A literary walk led by the festival Artistic Director
Duration 2.5 hrs with steep slopes and uneven ground. The organisers cannot be held responsible for accident injury or loss. Please park before the school in Brockhill Road.Tickets £6 in advance only from The Malvern Theatres, Tel: (01684) 892277. Sponsored by Jonathan Gibbs Books
THE COURTYARD - Belle Vue Terrace, Great Malvern
Saturday 12th October: 10am till 4pm
FESTIVAL OPEN DAY
Courtyard Café with live music and interesting shops and stalls.
No ticket required. www.robsonward.co.uk, WR14 4P2, Tel: (01684) 563577.
STANBROOK ABBEY - The Thompson Hall, WR2 4TY
Sunday 13th October: 3pm
ST PETERSBURG STRING QUARTET
'Extraordinary intensity and depth' - Los Angeles Times
Purcel - Chacony in G minor (realised by Benjamin Britten)
Britten - String Quartet No.2 in C major
Britten - Three Divertimenti
Shostakovich - String Quartet No.1 in C major
Shostakovich - Two Pieces for String Quartet
Tickets £23 unreserved from The Malvern Theatres, Tel: (01684) 892277. Interval with tea or coffee and a selection for homemade biscuits. Directions: WR2 4TD at the junction of Jennet Tree Lane and the B4424 in Callow End.In association with Espressivo Concert Promotions
Events Weekend Saturday 19th & Sunday 20th October
COLWALL VILLAGE HALL
Saturday 19th October: 11am
Dame Laura Knight in Malvern & Colwall
ELIZABETH KNOWLES
Author of Laura Knight in the Open Air
HEATHER WHATLEY
Chair of the Dame Laura Knight SocietyPlease join us for an open discussion on the Malvern and Colwall paintings. Tickets £6 unreserved from The Malvern Theatres, Tel: (01684) 892277. From Malvern follow B4218 over the hills through Colwall Village, turn right before the railway bridge into Mill Lane. The hall is 50 yards on the right. In association with The Dame Laura Knight Society
THE DOWNS SCHOOL - Colwall
Sunday 20th October: 3pm
AN AUDENARY AFTERNOON
The poetry, prose and wit of W. H. Auden devised, written and performed by
GABRIEL WOOLF
with Benjamin Britten's Cabaret Songs sung by
GEORGINA STALBOW - Soprano
SHAH JOHAN BIN SHAHRIDZUAN - Piano
Tickets £10 unreserved from The Malvern Theatres, Tel: (01684) 892277.Sponsored by a Resident of Malvern & Worcestershire County Council
Events Weekend Saturday 26th & Sunday 27th October
THE GREAT HALL, MALVERN COLLEGE, WR14 3DF
Saturday 26th October: 7.30pm
ROYAL COLLEGE OF MUSIC CHAMBER ORCHESTRA
Mark Messenger: Conductor
Alessandro Ruisi: Violin
Christine Anderson: Viola
Andre Machado: Oboe
Arvo Part - Cantus in Memory of Benjamin Britten
Mozart - Sinfonia Concertante in E flat K364 for Violin, Viola and Orchestra
Elgar - Oboe Soliloquy
Britten - Variations on a Theme of Frank Bridge
Tickets £18 (front) & £12 (rear) all unreserved from The Malvern Theatres, Tel: (01684) 892277 - Young Persons Free Entry Scheme 8 to 16 years, with ticket purchasing adult. Interval with glass of wine or juiceSponsored by The Elmley Foundation, Waitrose / John Lewis Partnership - Music Matters & Irwin Mitchell Solicitors, Birmingham
THE ELGAR BIRTHPLACE MUSEUM - Lower Broadheath, WR12 6RH
Sunday 27th October: 3pm
ANDREW NEILL
on
ELGAR, INDIA & EMPIRE
'Too much political business' - Contrary to popular belief, Elgar wrote little overtly imperial music,
however, Andrew will examine The Crown of India of 1912 and include photographs, film and musical examples in this fascinating talk. Tickets £6 unreserved from The Malvern Theatres, Tel: (01684) 892277. Includes tea & biscuits. Elgar Birthplace Museum is 3 miles north of Worcester, Crown East Lane, Lower Broadheath WR12 6RH.In association with the Elgar Society, West Midlands
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