Events - Autumn in Malvern Festival.


		Festival Events - 2018 This year's Festival events are shown below. In addition there will be many other weekend and weekday activities listed on the exhibitions page. If you would like any further information then please Contact the Artistic Director. Events 22nd September - 29th September 2018 Events 30th September - 6th October 2018 Events 7th October - 13th October 2018 Events 14th October - 20th October 2018 Events 21st October - 30th October 2018 ____________________ Events 22nd - 29th Sep 2018 ST. MICHAELS CHURCH - TENBURY WELLS Saturday 22nd September 3pm ROGER JUDD MVO on ST. MICHAEL'S CHOIR SCHOOL & SIR FREDERICK GORE OUSELEY - A FORGOTTEN LEGACY? Roger was the last Master of Music at St Michael's College Choir School before it closed in 1985. His talk, which includes musical interludes played on the Father Willis organ of 1873, will describe the important influence that the college had on English cathedral music. Location: Oldwood Common near Tenbury Wells, Worcestershire, WR15 8HP. Tickets £8 unreserved Sponsored by Councillors David Chambers, Phil Grove & Tony Penn ____________________ FREE CONCERT MALVERN THEATRES - FORUM THEATRE Sunday 23th September 2.30pm SOVEREIGN BRASS Trevor Jones - Conductor VAUGHAN WILLIAMS - Overture to Henry V IRELAND - Elegy (Downland Suite) MEALOR - Ubi Caritas HOLST - A Moorside Suite COPLAND - Fanfare for the Common Man and Hoe Down from Rodeo BERNSTEIN - Suite from West Side Story plus popular extras FREE CONCERT - Retiring collection for ARCOS (Association for Rehabilitation of Communication & Oral skills). Location: Grange Road, Great Malvern, WR14 3HB. Sponsored by Malvern Theatres ____________________ THE BEAUCHAMP COMMUNITY NEWLAND Saturday 29th September 3pm KEVIN ALLEN on HUGH BLAIR WORCESTER'S FORGOTTEN ORGANIST Kevin Allen offers a long overdue revaluation of Hugh Blair, the dynamic, colourful and controversial Worcester Cathedral organist. The illustrated talk is based on Kevin's forthcoming biography of Blair, who had a close association with Elgar and musical life in Worcester at the turn of the 19th to the 20th century. Location: WR13 5AX off the A449 shortly before entering Malvern Link from Worcester. Tickets £8 unreserved; includes cup of tea or coffee. Sponsored by Dr Peter Mayner ____________________ Events 30th Sep - 6th Oct 2018 THE ELGAR STATUE BELLE VUE ISLAND, GREAT MALVERN Sunday 30th September 3pm BRIAN ILES on GREAT MALVERN'S COMMEMORATIVE PLAQUES Local historian, Brian Iles, leads a guided walk around plaques and interesting locations. The plaques celebrate diverse visitors including an Emperor, a future USA President, Queens, film stars, eminent musicians and scientists. Location: Great Malvern Town centre, WR14 3HJ. Tickets £6 ____________________ ELMSLIE HOUSE GREAT MALVERN Thursday 4th October 7.30pm ON NATIONAL POETRY DAY TIM CRANMORE Worcestershire Poet Laureate 2013/14 introduces Worcestershire Poet Laureates reading their own poetry Heather Wastie Suz Winspear Nina Lewis Tim Cranmore Betti Moretti Tickets £8 unreserved Interval drinks and cake available for purchase. Location: On cross roads of Avenue Road, Albert Road South and Albert Road North, WR14 3AG. Sponsored by Peter & Angela Sutton ____________________ DYMOCK VILLAGE HALL Saturday 6th October 3.30pm DYMOCK POETRY & MEMORIES Writer and broadcaster, Anne Harvey and friends, present a programme of poetry and prose reflecting the lives and literature of the Dymock Poets. Location: Ledbury Road, Dymock, GL18. Tickets £8 unreserved In association with the Friends of the Dymock Poets marking their 25th Anniversary ____________________ FREE EVENT THE THEATRE OF SMALL CONVENIENCE Saturday 6th October 11am-1pm THE BIG DRAW A national project to promote drawing as a tool for creativity and cultural engagement. Theme for 2018 - Play. Free professional tuition. Location : Edith Walk, Great Malvern, WR14 4QH. In association with Malvern School of Art WCG ____________________ FREE EVENT GREAT MALVERN PRIORY CHURCHYARD Saturday 6th October 10am-5pm ARTS & CRAFTS MARKET High quality original work by jewellers, ceramicists, woodworkers, painters, glass makers and photographers. Location: Church Street, Great Malvern, WR14 2AY. And in the afternoon: LIVE MUSIC - BEST OF UPTON YOUNG JAZZ In association with Boffy Arts Events and Malvern Hills District Council ____________________ Events 7th - 13th Oct 2018 ELMSLIE HOUSE GREAT MALVERN Sunday 7th October 3pm PAMELA HURLE on LADY EMILY FOLEY Having had unprecedented access to private records, Pamela Hurle's illustrated talk includes a wealth of information on Lady Foley, a woman of fascinating contrasts. As Lady of the Manor of Great Malvern, Lady Emily took a great philanthropic interest in the town, influencing its evolution throughout the 19th century. Signed copies of Pamela Hurle's newly published biography will be available for purchase at the talk. Location: On cross roads of Avenue Road, Albert Road South and Albert Road North, WR14 3AG. Tickets £8 unreserved Sponsored by The English Speaking Union ____________________ ELMSLIE HOUSE GREAT MALVERN Saturday 13th October 3pm CATHERINE WALLACE on LAURA & HAROLD KNIGHT IN CORNWALL THE LIGHT, THE LANDSCAPE & PEOPLE In this illustrated talk, Catherine shows the significant impact Cornwall had on Laura and Harold's paintings. Comparison is made between their artistic output before and after periods in Cornwall and their friendship with other artists, together with social activities, including camping at Dozmary Pool. Location: On cross roads of Avenue Road, Albert Road South and Albert Road North, WR14 3AG. Tickets £8 unreserved In association with the Friends of the Dame Laura Knight Society ____________________ Events 14th - 20th Oct 2018 GREAT MALVERN PRIORY Sunday 14th October 3.30pm ROMAN SIMOVIC & FRIENDS Roman Simovic - Violin Cecilia Ziano - Violin Milena Simovic - Viola Giovanni Gnocchi - Cello Musicians from the London Symphony Orchestra PROKOFIEV - Sonata for Two Violins Op.56 ELGAR - String Quartet in E minor STRAVINSKY - Three Pieces for String Quartet DEBUSSY - String Quartet in G minor Tickets £15 unreserved in Nave Location: Church Street, Malvern, WR14 2AY. Sponsored by Malvern Town Council & the Family of Oleg Prokofiev in England ____________________ THE ELGAR BIRTHPLACE MUSEUM Saturday 20th October 2.30pm ADRIAN LUCAS on EDWARD ELGAR & IVOR ATKINS - A PERSONAL PERSPECTIVE Adrian Lucas, former Organist & Master of the Choristers at Worcester Cathedral, Artistic Director of Worcester Three Choirs Festivals and currently Head of Choral Studies at the Royal School of Church Music, presents an illustrated talk on the musical relationship between Elgar and Atkins. Location: Broadheath, 2 miles North West of Worcester, WR2 6RH. Tickets £8 unreserved In association with the Elgar Society ____________________ THE GREAT HALL MALVERN COLLEGE Saturday 20th October 7.30pm ROYAL NORTHERN COLLEGE OF MUSIC ENSEMBLE by kind permission of the Principal & Head of Strings RNCM HAYDN - String Quartet in F minor Op.20 No5 MENDELSSOHN - String Quartet in A minor Op.13 SHOSTAKOVICH - Two Pieces for String Octet Op.11 GRANT - Scottish Music, Traditional & Contemporary arrangements by Donald Grant, Violinist in the Elias Quartet and tutor at the RNCM Tickets: £14 unreserved Includes interval drink. Location: College Road, Great Malvern, WR14 3DF. Sponsored by The Elmley Foundation & the Family of Oleg Prokofiev in England ____________________ Events 21st - 30th Oct 2018 THE GREAT HALL MALVERN COLLEGE Sunday 21st October 3pm ALDWYN VOICES Adrian Lucas - Conductor THE SILENCE IN OUR HEARTS MIRIAM KRAMER - Violin NICHOLAS DURCAN - Piano PETER SUTTON - Reader A Sequence of Music, Poetry & Prose to mark the centenary of the ending of The Great War 1918 Music includes Edward Elgar's Violin Sonata 1918 and motets by Thomas Tallis, Edward Elgar, Vaughan Williams, William Walton and Edgar Day Tickets £12 unreserved Location: College Road, Great Malvern, WR14 3DF. Sponsored by Malvern Civic Society & Margaret & Simon Payton ____________________ THE COACH HOUSE THEATRE Sunday 28th October 3pm LEONARD BERNSTEIN AT THE BBC Marking the centenary of Bernstein's birth. A BBC documentary film made for the renowned Monitor arts series. The eloquent Bernstein talks about his work and conducts Elgar's Nimrod in a breathtaking performance, never to be forgotten. Location: On the left of Malvern Theatres, Grange Road, WR14 3HA. Tickets £8 reserved Sponsored by Hilary Elgar & Jean Upton ____________________

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