Last Night Concert Programme
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Last Night Concert Programme
95747 June 11 prog COVERS.qxd:Spreads 21/6/11 10:49 Page 1 2010 - 2011 Season The City’s own... Milton Keynes City Orchestra Great Music live. 95747 June 11 prog COVERS.qxd:Spreads 21/6/11 10:49 Page 2 With thanks... Milton Keynes City Orchestra thanks the organisations and individuals whose support enables it to continue, on stage and in the community… Access Legal from Shoosmiths Arts Council England, South East Baker Tilly City Print (MK) Limited EBS-IT Interdirect Limited John Lewis Partnership Kate Everall Photography Keens Shay Keens MK Livingstone White Ltd Milton Keynes Community Foundation Milton Keynes Council Milton Keynes Theatre Milton Keynes Theatre and Gallery Company MK Flyers Old Possum’s Practical Trust Open University Orchestras Live Ramada Encore Hotel Routeco Santander Waitrose Woodland Flowers Wolverton Park Yamaha Music Europe GmbH (UK) Sponsorship When was the last time your business was applauded by 1,000 people? Opportunities are available for your organisation to benefit from sponsoring Milton Keynes City Orchestra, highlighting your business to a captive audience. Packages include opportunities to invite and entertain guests at concerts, promotional and publicity opportunities; and the knowledge that your business sponsorship plays a vital role in keeping Milton Keynes City Orchestra live both on the concert platform and within the community. If you would like to find out more about aligning your business with our business, please contact Anna J Denny in the Milton Keynes City Orchestra Office on 01908 558311 or at anna.denny@mkco.org Great Music LIVE. 95747 June 2011 programme text.qxd:Layout 2 22/6/11 13:36 Page 1 Milton Keynes Theatre Friday 24th June 2011 - 7.30pm Last Night... Festive Overture, Op. 96 Fast Colours (World Première) Juno (UK Premiere) Overture: 1812, Op. 49 Shostakovich Powers Turnage Tchaikovsky INTERVAL Tchaikovsky Jerusalem Parry Pomp and Circumstance March no. 1, D major Elgar Fantasia on British Sea Songs Wood Rule, Britannia! Arne, arr. Sargeant The National Anthem Anon. Capriccio Italien, Op. 45 Pre-Concert talk led by Adrian Boynton in discussion with composer Anthony Powers at 6.30pm in the Napleton Room. Principal Conductor Soloist Sian Edwards Cheryl Hawkins, Soprano Please note Milton Keynes City Orchestra reserves the right to make changes to the advertised programme of performers as necessary. The management reserves the right to refuse admission. Smoking is not permitted in the auditorium, nor is the use of camera and recording equipment. Glasses may not be taken into the auditorium. Latecomers will not be admitted until a suitable break in the performance. The public may leave at the end of the performance by all exit doors and such doors must be at all times kept open. Sitting or standing in gangways is not permitted. All stairways, exits and passageways must be kept free of obstruction. The theatre is fitted with an infra red system for people with impaired hearing. To use this service please collect a headset from the kiosk. A £5 deposit is required. Concert kindly sponsored by Keens Shay Keens MK For booking and information call : 01908 558311 71 95747 June 2011 programme text.qxd:Layout 2 2 Great Music LIVE. 22/6/11 13:36 Page 2 95747 June 2011 programme text.qxd:Layout 2 22/6/11 13:36 Page 3 Welcome Many people have asked us over the years to stage a Proms-type concert, so finally, here it is! I am very happy indeed to be able to welcome you this evening to our very own Milton Keynes City Orchestra version of ‘The Last Night of the Proms’. “ We are performing all the fabulous old favourites, including Land of Hope and Glory and Rule Britannia of course, and featuring Cheryl Hawkins in Jerusalem and the Sea Songs. True to the London tradition, in amongst the wellknown pieces are two new works - premieres by two established British composers which will offer us all a few moments of new sound-worlds and vistas. Then back to the familiar, featuring three big Russian works; Tchaikowsky’s Capriccio Italien is a flamboyant celebration of everything he loved about Italy, and makes special use of two cornets added to the usual brass section. His 1812 also has cornets and cannons(!) and for this and Shostakovich’s Festive Overture we are thrilled to be joined by local band Olney Brass to play the additional parts that the composers wrote for special occasions. Be prepared to be blown away! “ Sian Edwards Principal Conductor For booking and information call : 01908 558311 3 95747 June 2011 programme text.qxd:Layout 2 22/6/11 13:36 Page 4 Festive Overture, op. 96 Dmitri Shostakovich (1906 – 1975) No composer of our age has attained maturity as early as Dmitri Shostakovich. His first symphony, which appeared when he was only 19, holds its place in the repertoire by sheer musical merit and emotional authority. The next few years saw the publication of a stream of fascinating works – varied in genre, searching in their blend of wit and spiritual conviction. The Festive Overture was commissioned literally days before the intended concert celebrating the 37th anniversary of the 1917 October Revolution. The conductor found himself in the position of having no suitable work with which to open this very important concert. He therefore approached Shostakovich hoping the composer might be in a position to help. The Overture opens with a brass fanfare, instigated by two trumpets, acting as a curtain call. A sequence of unison chords then introduces the first presto theme. After a restatement of this theme, by all bass instruments, the second theme emerges as a lyrical melody for horns and celli. The first presto theme itself is restated and the music then builds to the first of two major climaxes in the work combining both presto themes in counterpoint, employing the entire orchestra. The second theme is then given full attention before building to the final and most profound climax of the work, a repeat of the opening brass fanfare. This explodes into the coda ending an overture that, in the words of Lebedinsky, is a `brilliant effervescent work, with its vivacious energy spilling over like uncorked champagne’. ©IGS 2011 Fast Colours (World Première) Anthony Powers (born 1953) I originally wrote Fast Colours as a piece for chamber ensemble in 1997. As I worked on it I could easily imagine an orchestral version in which the instrumental colours and sonorities would be much more various and multi-coloured, and the virtuosity entailed in performance excitingly extended onto the larger canvas of a symphony orchestra. Fast Colours was designed to be a showpiece and a relatively lightweight divertimento which plays for about eight minutes. Although there are two slower episodes the pace of the music is generally very rapid, and the colours in the sense of instrumentation, harmony, manner of playing etc also tend to change quickly. But there are also many constants as the intentionally punning title suggests. The first impetus for the piece was a visit to a Howard Hodgkin retrospective at the Hayward Gallery in London: the impact of Hodgkin’s vivid, colourful and life-affirming paintings on a grey winter’s day at the equally grey South Bank Centre stayed in my mind as I wrote this piece. © Anthony Powers 2011 4 Great Music LIVE. 95747 June 2011 programme text.qxd:Layout 2 22/6/11 13:36 Page 5 Juno (UK Première) Mark-Anthony Turnage (born 1960) Turnage’s music has a characteristic personal style, with strong rhythmic thrust, involved jazz harmonies, colourful orchestration with prominent use of percussion, and hints of various orchestrational sounds from Duke Ellington to 1970s, TV detective series theme tunes. He enjoys the reputation of being one of the few modern classical composers who can write ‘proper modern jazz’. Most recently Turnage wrote Anna Nicole - an opera in 2 acts with English libretto by Richard Thomas. It premiered on 17 February 2011 at the Royal Opera House, London, directed by Richard Jones. The story is based on the life of Anna Nicole Smith Juno is the middle movement of a larger work entitled ‘Three Asteroids’. Turnage chose to focus on the asteroid’s massive destructive potential in the event of a possible collision with Earth. His music wisely refrains from scenepainting the apocalypse, instead uses a large orchestra to illustrate the vastness of the universe acoustically. Overture:1812, Op. 49 Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840-1893) Tchaikovsky was approached by Nikolai Rubenstein to write a work to celebrate the consecration of a new cathedral which had been built to commemorate Russia’s deliverance from Napoleon Bonaparte’s invasion in 1812. He composed the overture in just five weeks in late 1880. Unfortunately, soon after, the Tsar was assassinated and the consecration of the cathedral postponed indefinitely. The work was finally given its first performance in August 1882. The Overture is a spectacular work - it combines large orchestral forces with cannons and bells, which depict the battle for Russia defeating the French army (who can be heard by the use of the French National anthem The Marseillaise) and finishing in a blaze of glory as Russia triumphs. ©IGS 2011 For booking and information call : 01908 558311 5 95747 June 2011 programme text.qxd:Layout 2 22/6/11 13:36 Page 6 Capriccio Italien Op. 45 Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840 – 1893) During the winter of 1880 Tchaikovsky went for a three month stay in Rome. Here he set out to write a piece inspired by his impressions of Italy. The result was this musical tourist guidebook to Italy which has been popular with concert audiences ever since its premiere. The Capriccio Italien is of symphonic proportions and is an ingenious string of unrelated contrasting themes orchestrated in Tchaikovsky’s naturally brilliant way. It begins with a trumpet call inspired by the nightly bugle heard from Tchaikovsky’s hotel room which overlooked the barracks of the Royal Cuirassiers. With occasional returns to material from the introduction, the various themes proceed: a melancholy melody first heard in the lower strings, a gently swaying folk song presented in thirds, a march, and then the tarantella which brings the piece to a dazzling finale. © IGS 2010 Jerusalem C. Hubert H. Parry (1848 – 1918) As a composer Parry is best known for the choral song “Jerusalem“, the coronation anthem “I was glad“ and the hymn tune “Repton”. He was director of the Royal College of Music from 1895 until his death and was also professor of music at the University of Oxford from 1900 to 1908. He also wrote several books about music and music history. Some contemporaries rated him as the finest English composer since Henry Purcell, but his academic duties prevented him from devoting all his energies to composition. More recently his qualities as a composer have begun to be recognised again. “And did those feet in ancient time“ is a short poem by William Blake from the preface to his epic Milton a Poem. It was set to music by Sir Hubert Parry in 1916. The poem was inspired by the apocryphal story that a young Jesus, accompanied by his uncle Joseph of Arimathea, travelled to the area that is now England and visited Glastonbury. The Christian church in general, and the English Church in particular, used Jerusalem as a metaphor for Heaven, a place of universal love and peace. In the most common interpretation of the poem, Blake implies that a visit of Jesus would briefly create heaven in England, in contrast to the “dark Satanic Mills” of the Industrial Revolution. The poem says that there may, or may not, have been a divine visit, when there was briefly heaven in England! © IGS 2010 6 Great Music LIVE. 95747 June 2011 programme text.qxd:Layout 2 22/6/11 13:36 Page 7 Pomp and Circumstance March No.1 in D major Edward Elgar (1857 – 1934) The five Pomp & Circumstance marches give an accurate reflection of the contrasting sides of Elgar’s character. The best known is March No. 1 which was composed in 1901 and had its premiere, along with the more reserved second March, in Liverpool in October 1901. The March opens with an introduction which leads to a new theme: strong pairs of beats alternating with short notes, and a bass which persistently clashes with the tune. A little rhythmic pattern is played by the strings, then repeated high and low in the orchestra before the section is concluded by a chromatic upward scale from the woodwind. The whole of this lively march section is repeated. The Trio contains the tune known as “Land of Hope and Glory“ and has since become a fixture at the Last Night of the Proms. The whole march is repeated and ends, not with the big tune, but with a short section which has another brief reminder of the brisk opening march, sweeping the piece to a resounding end. ©IGS 2011 Fantasia on British Sea Songs Henry Wood (1869 – 1944) Bugle Calls : The Anchor’s Weighed : The Saucy Arethusa : Tom Bowling : Jack’s The Lad (Hornpipe) : Farewell and Adieu, Ye Spanish Ladies : Home, Sweet Home : See, the Conqu’ring Hero Comes : Rule, Britannia! Fantasia on British Sea Songs is a piece arranged by Sir Henry Wood in 1905 to mark the centenary of the Battle of Trafalgar. It is a medley of British sea songs and for many years was seen as an indispensable item at the BBC’s Last Night of the Proms concert. Wood’s arrangement comprised nine parts which follow the course of the battle from the point of view of a British sailor, starting with the call to arms, progressing through the death of a comrade, thoughts of home, and ending with a victorious return and the assertion that Britain will continue to ‘rule the waves’. The fantasia commences with a series of six naval bugle calls and their responses. These calls were traditionally used to convey orders on a naval warship. Rule, Britannia! was originally included in the Fantasia, but is usually performed in the arrangement by Sir Malcolm Sargent, with the solo singer encouraging the audience to sing the refrain. This is the way it will be performed tonight. ©IGS 2011 Great Music LIVE. 7 95747 June 2011 programme text.qxd:Layout 2 22/6/11 13:37 Page 8 Sian Edwards Principal Conductor Sian Edwards studied at the Royal Northern College of Music and with Professor A.I. Musin at the Leningrad Conservatoire. She has worked with many of the world’s leading orchestras including Los Angeles Philharmonic, Cleveland, Orchestre de Paris, Ensemble Orchestral de Paris, Berlin Symphony, the Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra, MDR Leipzig, Vienna Symphony Orchestra, Rotterdam Philharmonic, Finnish Radio Symphony, St. Petersburg Philharmonic, Royal Flanders Philharmonic, London Sinfonietta, the Hallé, and City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra. She has a close relationship with Ensemble Modern in Germany. She made her operatic debut in 1986 conducting Weill’s Mahagonny for Scottish Opera and her Royal Opera House debut in 1988 with Tippett’s The Knot Garden. From 1993 to 1995 she was Music Director of English National Opera for whom her repertoire included Khovanshchina, Jenufa, Queen of Spades and Blond Eckbert (also recorded on Collins). For the Glyndebourne Festival she has conducted La Traviata and the Ravel Double Bill, and for Glyndebourne Touring Opera Katya Kabanova and Tippett’s New Year. She conducted the world premiere of Mark Anthony Turnage’s Greek at the Munich Biennale in 1988. Recent engagements have included the world premiere of Hans Gefors’ Clara for the Opéra Comique in Paris, Cosi fan tutte in Aspen, her return to English National Opera for Eugene Onegin, Don Giovanni in Copenhagen, Damnation de Faust in Helsinki, Peter Grimes and Tchaikovsky Queen of Spades in Frankfurt; Previn A Streetcar Named Desire and Heggie Dead Man Walking at the Theater an der Wien, Weir A Night at the Chinese Opera for Scottish Opera, Jenufa for Welsh National Opera, Hansel and Gretel for the Royal Academy of Music, Aquarius by Karel Goegvaerts for Flanders Opera, a new ballet, Orlando, for the Staatstheater Stuttgart and, most recently, The Rape of Lucretia for the Theater an der Wien. Sian Edwards’ recordings include Peter and the Wolf, Britten’s Young Person’s Guide, and Tchaikovsky’s 5th Symphony, all with the London Philharmonic Orchestra and Judith Weir’s Blond Eckbert with English National Opera. Recent and future concert engagements include the Ensemble Modern, Bayerische Rundfunk in Munich, SWR Sinfonieorchester Freiburg, Kuopio Symphony, Turku Philharmonic, the Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra, Milton Keynes City Orchestra, Palestinian Youth Orchestra, Edinburgh Youth Orchestra, Musikfabrik, London Sinfonietta, BBC National Orchestra of Wales, concerts at the Edinburgh International Festival as well as a UK tour with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra to celebrate the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee. She has also recently taken part in a new film by Tony Palmer on Holst. Future operatic engagements include The Rake’s Progress for Scottish Opera and A Midsummer Night’s Dream for the Royal Danish Opera. 8 Great Music LIVE. 95747 June 2011 programme text.qxd:Layout 2 22/6/11 13:37 Page 9 Cheryl Hawkins Soprano Cheryl Hawkins studied with Marjorie Thomas at the Royal Academy of Music where she was a frequent prize winner. Her solo career has taken her throughout the UK and Europe. Having performed on the South Bank and in many of the major Music Festivals she has also premiered many works including those by Tunde Jegede with this orchestra as well as Sounds and Sweet Airs, a work for soprano, chorus and orchestra written by Michael Rose and performed with Bedford Choral Society which was broadcast by the BBC. After many years of recital and oratorio performances, this is a happy return visit to Milton Keynes City Orchestra for whom she has sung on many occasions, notably the Strauss Four Last Songs under Hilary Davan Whetton and Barber’s Knoxville with Sian Edwards. Cheryl Hawkins She has an extensive oratorio repertoire which ranges from the Monteverdi Vespers, Bach St. John and St Matthew Passions, Mozart Requiem and Solemn Vespers, Haydn Creation and many of his masses, Brahms Requiem, Rossini Stabat Mater and Messe Solennelle to Tippett’s Child of our Time but opera performances of leading roles such as Adele in Count Ory, Ellen Orford in Peter Grimes, Tatyana in Eugene Onegin and Fiordiligi in Cosi fan Tutte have also figured significantly. Cheryl now takes great pride in her role as singing teacher. She devotes much of her time exploring ways in which she may help a singer find a beautiful sound through vocal freedom and enjoy the power of performance by relishing text and language. Her students range from 7 to 70 years old, from young choristers, aspiring professional singers to those who are aiming for the West End who need to belt safely. Consequently she has also learned how to belt! A few years ago, she pioneered the Dawn Chorus early morning singing sessions for those who desperately want to sing but daren’t. This attracted much media attention and due to its continuing popularity, special sessions still run for those who crave vocal confidence and release. Forthcoming performances include the Mozart Coronation Mass and Elgar Coronation Ode. For booking and information call : 01908 558311 9 95747 June 2011 programme text.qxd:Layout 2 22/6/11 13:37 Page 10 Milton Keynes City Orchestra Milton Keynes City Orchestra gave its first performance under the baton of its Founder, Conductor, Hilary Davan Wetton, in February 1975. Over 35 years since, it has built a national reputation, establishing itself as the live classical music resource for Milton Keynes and the surrounding area. The Orchestra is unique in that it is a professional orchestra which is resident, active, here in Milton Keynes – it plays an important part in the cultural life of the city, engaging particularly with the education sector, the business community and as a valuable arts resource. The Orchestra presents an annual concert season – details for the forthcoming 2011 – 2012 season have just been announced (see inside back cover for details) – with a series of concerts at Milton Keynes Theatre. Highlights include: a performance by Young Musician of the Year 2008, trombonist Peter Moore; a Patrons’ concert with a piece personally chosen by the Patrons of the Orchestra; and works by Ludovico Einaudi, Michael Nyman, Mozart, Grieg, Bach, Haydn and more. The Orchestra will also continue the “Chamber Roots” season of small orchestra concerts, presented at Stantonbury Campus Theatre. Highlights of this series include a performance of The Four Seasons featuring the Orchestra’s leader, Diana Cummings. Members of the Orchestra regularly work within the community enabling people of all ages and experiences to participate and enjoy music making though practical workshops, composition projects, family and schools concerts, coaching, orchestral training and other creative projects. The Orchestra frequently collaborates with the Danesborough Chorus and Milton Keynes Chorale; and smaller ensembles regularly perform in the city including at the Open University, John Lewis, Milton Keynes Central Station, The University Centre, as well as for many private and Corporate events. Whilst the Orchestra has been traditionally committed to Milton Keynes and its environs, it continues to work further afield – performing as part of the English Music Festival at Dorchester Abbey and a touring “Song and Dance” in Bedfordshire venues. The Orchestra has also undertaken tours to the USA and France. It has released six recordings on the Unicorn-Kanchana and Hyperion labels. Also under the Baton of Hilary Davan Wetton, the Orchestra broadcast the Classical FM Masterclass series of introduced works. President Lady Thompson Milton Keynes City Orchestra Vice Presidents Luing Cowley 3 Theatre Walk Peter Donohoe Central Milton Keynes Sir Peter Thompson MK9 3PX Tel: 01908 558311 Chairman Simon Cuthbertson Principal Conductor Sian Edwards Email: info@mkco.org Leader Diana Cummings Web: www.mkco.org General Manager Anna J Denny Operations Manager Nick Cutts Financial Controller Donald Edwards Registered Charity Number: 271108 Administrative Assistant Christina Holmes VAT Registration Number: 536 467620 Registered in England Number: 1268436 10 The City’s own... 95747 June 2011 programme text.qxd:Layout 2 22/6/11 13:37 Page 11 Milton Keynes City Orchestra VIOLIN 1 VIOLA FLUTE Diana Cummings Shulah Oliver Charlotte Edwards Elisabeth Wilson Sue Kinnersley Marina Solarek Gillian Brightwell Phil Gibson Catriona Hepburn Clare Turk Donald McVay Graeme Scott Lynne Baker Liz Maskey Sharada Mack Wendy Jones Graham Mayger Mary Parker Julie Lloyd Sally Adams VIOLIN 2 Clara Biss Cathy Fox Emer Calthorpe Helen Brown Rachel Bunn Michiko Negami Helen Bartlett Elana Eisen CELLO Toby Turton Nigel Blomily Anne Waddington Dinah Beamish Emma Vidgeon Louise McMonagle BASS Peter Smith Jackie Dossor Kate Saxby Imogen Fernando OBOE Graham Salter Kenny Sturgeon Eugene Feild CLARINET SOPRANO SAXOPHONE Hannah Marcinowicz HORN EUPHONIUM Becky Smith TUBA Martin Jarvis Richard Wainwright Tim Locke Ted Chance Richard Stroud TRUMPET Nick Cox Helen Paskins Catriona Scott Christopher Deacon Peter Wright Miles Maguire Matt Wells BASSOON TROMBONE John Whitfield Rachel Edmonds Kim Murphy Graham Lee Phil Judge Brian Lynn TIMPANI Charles Fullbrook PERCUSSION Dan Gresson Matt Turner Matt Greene Darius Chatfield* CELESTE Helena Brown HARP Rhian Hanson *student from Milton Keynes Music Service performing “side by side” Olney Brass CORNET David Wilson Jack Wilson David Rose Martin Mills Chris Petty Andrew Spooner Daniel Wilcoxson Kieran Gould FLUGEL HORN Lawrence May TENOR HORN Jan Bower Luke Wilson Alex Colson TROMBONE BARITONE TUBA Martin Wakeley Tom Dixon Daniel Moroney Tony Moroney Chris Petty Keith Underwood Kieran Gould Alan Bruce Malcolm Nevin Richard Colson Andrew Harris Simon Harris EUPHONIUM Vaughan Bower Lawrence May Great Music LIVE. 11 95747 June 2011 programme text.qxd:Layout 2 22/6/11 13:37 Page 12 23rd BUCKINGHAM SUMMER FESTIVAL 2nd to 9th July 2011 SEVENTEEN CONCERTS IN ONE WEEK SAT JULY 2ND Buckingham Choral Society MON JULY 4TH Craig Green: Piano recital Paul Harris Pizzetti Trio TUE JULY 5TH Haruko Seki: Piano recital Robert Secret Demon Barbers 11.00 1.00 8.00 11.00 1.00 8.00 WED JULY 6TH Mami Shikimori: Piano Recital Antonia Kesel Maurizi Ensemble THUR JULY 7TH Nathan Williamson: Piano recital Jenny Broome & Frances Mason Wicked Women 11.00 1.00 8.00 11.00 1.00 8.00 FRI JULY 8TH Ning Chaiporn Pookhaothong: Piano recital Piano Trio Ashu SAT JULY 9TH GALA CONCERT 8.00 Orchestra of Stowe Opera Vaughan-Williams Elgar Barber For more information see: www.buckinghamfestival.org Festival office 12 Bristle Hill Buckingham MK18 1EZ Tel: 01280 813834 e-mail: bsfestival@btinternet.com 12 The City’s own... 11.00 1.00 8.00. 95747 June 2011 programme text.qxd:Layout 2 22/6/11 13:37 Page 13 Patrons’ Club - Supporting the Orchestra The Orchestra’s Patrons’ Club has existed since Milton Keynes City Orchestra began some thirty five years ago. It supports the Orchestra by raising funds, while enabling members to become more involved in the Orchestra. Your support is a charitable donation, which is vital in enabling the Orchestra to thrive and continue its activities both on the concert platform and within the wider community which include: ● Continuing its ‘Music for Life’ programme of education work in the local area. ● Making a broad spectrum of classical music easily accessible to all. To join the Patrons’ Club please contact Donald Edwards in the Orchestra’s office on 01908 558311 or donald.edwards@mkco.org New membership is a minimum donation of £120. For booking and information call : 01908 558311 13 95747 June 2011 programme text.qxd:Layout 2 22/6/11 13:37 Page 14 Our Patrons The Orchestra would like to thank its Patrons, whose support enables us to keep music live, both on stage and within the community. Thank you. Margaret Abrahams Mrs Caroline Adams Mr P Allen Peter and Diane Barnes Mr R Bates Mrs R Beckett Michael Benn Mr & Mrs Bill Blyth Mrs E Bodill Alexander Boswell Malcolm & Jenny Brighton Janet & Peter Brinsmead Mr & Mrs P Butler Mrs L M Cantor MBE Mr & Mrs B R Carstens David Chamberlain Mr B Clark Mr & Mrs D J Clinch Mrs P Coombes Mr & Mrs A H Cooper Mr L H Cowley Michael Cuthbertson Simon Cuthbertson Chris & Ursula Dancaster Miss Avril Dankworth Robin & Rosie Dawson Mr J W Dolman Glenda Dryer Ms P Eccles Mrs B Edmondson Dr & Mrs D A Evans Mr & Mrs J H Fellingham Ms A Gaisford Mr & Mrs B Geerlings Mr J J M Glasse The Hon & Mrs R Godber Mrs C Goddard Mr & Mrs J J Grafftey-Smith Mrs Judy Grainge Françoise Guegueniat Mr & Mrs D Hadfield Mrs E Halmos Mr R N & Dr J G Hart Cheryl Hawkins 14 Great Music LIVE. Drs P and J Haynes Don and Felicity Head Frank & Jane Henshaw Bob & Marion Hill Mr B Hind Mr & Mrs M Hodder-Williams Mr & Mrs B Hogan Mr P W Humphreys Christine Humphries Dr & Mrs B Hundy Mrs Sarah Jameson Mrs Jenkins Keith & Heather Jennings Mr F X Kay Mr & Mrs P J Kiddle Mr W J King Mr & Mrs D Knapman Mrs C E Konig Mr L Law Sir Bruce and Lady Jane Liddington Dr A G Limb Jennie Linden Mrs M Livingstone Linda Llewellyn Jan Lloyd Mr C T Lousada Mr & Mrs P A Lousada Mrs Helen Macario Rev & Mrs R C Macaulay Mr & Mrs D Macdonald Margaret Macer Mr P Mackenzie-Young Mr & Mrs R Macpherson Mr & Mrs M Mann Mr & Mrs P Martin Ms K L Mason Mr & Mrs J P Matthews Christopher Matthews Mr R Maycock Mrs L McComie Miss M McGowan Mr & Mrs D S Mercer Mrs Jean Merrill Mr & Mrs Graham Missen Mrs E Mitchell Beryl Mortimer Mrs Amanda Nicholson Mrs M Pawley Mr & Mrs E A Payton Mrs Ann Prosser Mrs M Quick Mrs P Robeson Mrs A M Rhodes Colin & Jacky Scott Mr K J Siddons Dr & Mrs Paul Singer Mr & Mrs A Skennerton Winifred Skipper Mrs Andrea Smith Elaine and Neil Smith Sue & Ian Smith Sir John and Lady Southby Mr I A Stewart Professor Keith Straughan Mr & Mrs G G Strutt Mark & Ann Strutton Mr & Mrs M Telfer Mr & Mrs W B Thompson Peter Thorogood & Associates Lady Tudor Price Mr & Mrs N Turnbull His Honour Judge Christopher Tyrer Mr & Mrs T Wagstaff Mr & Mrs J Walker Mr & Mrs J A Walton Mr P W Waterman Mr G Webster Dr B K Wharton The Revd & Mrs J W Whysall Mr & Mrs W G Williams Peter & Margaret Wolfendale Mr G Woodfine Mr J Woolfe Anonymous 95747 June 2011 programme text.qxd:Layout 2 22/6/11 13:37 Page 15 Music for Life - Education and Outreach Milton Keynes City Orchestra’s ‘Music for Life’ programme takes music-making experiences beyond the concert stage and into the local community – offering high quality, exciting and innovative musical experiences for all. The Orchestra works closely with schools, colleges, family centres and local communities, collaborating with people of all ages and abilities and enabling participation in music projects and wider arts working. This year the Orchestra have been working in partnership with the Rowans Family Centre delivering an early years music training project working with the Wolverton Multi Cultural Toddler Group as one of your key partners. This project has been informative and great fun and we are grateful to Youth Music for their kind support which has enabled this project delivery. For further details about our Education and Outreach work please contact: Milton Keynes City Orchestra, 3 Theatre Walk, Central Milton Keynes, MK9 3PX, telephone 01908 558311 or email info@mkco.org For booking and information call : 01908 558311 15 95747 June 2011 programme text.qxd:Layout 2 22/6/11 13:37 Page 16 Forthcoming Events MILTON KEYNES THEATRE SEASON STANTONBURY CAMPUS THEATRE SEASON The President’s Concert Four Seasons Sunday 2nd October 2011 at 7.30pm Serenade for Orchestra no. 9, K. 320, D major Verdi Hummel Weber Vivaldi Koenig Berlioz Morricone Hess Mozart Principal Conductor: Sian Edwards Force of Destiny Overture Trumpet Concerto, E major Invitation to the Dance, Op. 65 Concerto for two Trumpets, RV537, C major Posthorn Gallop Le Corsaire Overture, Op. 21 Gabriel’s Oboe from The Mission Main theme from Ladies in Lavender Soloist: Tim Hawes Saturday 19th November 2011 at 7.30pm Pachelbel Vivaldi Concerto Grosso Op. 6, no. 6, G minor Handel Fratres Pärt Brandenburg Concerto no. 3, BWV1048, G major Bach Canon in D major The Four Seasons Principal Conductor: Sian Edwards Soloist: Diana Cummings A Classical Christmas Sunday 3rd December 2011 at 7.30pm The orchestra will be joined by members of the Music of Emotion Danesborough Chorus, who will combine with the Orchestra Thursday 19th January 2012 at 7.30pm Beethoven Tchaikovsky Sibelius Leonore Overture no. 3, Op. 72 Violin Concerto, Op. 35, D major Symphony no. 5, E flat major Principal Conductor: Soloist: Sian Edwards Anna Liisa Bezrodny, Violin Symphony no. 6, Op. 74, B minor Piece selected by Patrons TBC Sian Edwards Soloist Peter Moore The Founders Concert Mozart Plus Saturday 11th February 2012 at 7.30pm Berkeley Mozart Haydn Arnold Serenade for Strings Conductor: Soloist: Hilary Davan Wetton returns to conduct a popular programmeto include Beethoven’s Symphony no. 6, Op. 68, F major ‘Pastorale’ Hilary Davan Wetton Hilary Davan Wetton Illeana Ruhemann, Flute A Little Night Music Saturday 21st April 2012 at 7.30pm I Giorni The Sacrifice from The Piano Piano Concerto no. 1, BWV1052, D minor Eine Kleine Nachtmusik Sunday 1st July 2012 at 7.30pm Conductor: Sian Edwards Sinfonietta no. 1, Op. 48 Macmillan arr. 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