Festival Dates 2006: 13 - 20 May
13-20 MAY 2006
The programme for the twenty-third Chelmsford Cathedral Festival has now been published by Peter Nardone, the Artistic Director and Director of Music at Chelmsford Cathedral.
The Festival opens on 13 May with the renowned Academy of Ancient Music, directed by Richard Egarr, in a programme of J.S Bach, C.P.E Bach and Telemann concerti. The Southbank Sinfonia, the popular resident orchestra now in their third year, end the Festival on 20 May with an all-Russian programme including Rachmaninov’s Piano Concerto No. 3 (soloist Jonathan Phillips) and Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No. 6. They also provide a glittering concert showcase on 18 May with Mozart’s Horn Concert No. 4 and Clarinet Concerto plus Mendelssohn’s Violin Concerto, with solists taken from their own talented ranks..
In between, if you like song, come to Echoes of Essex on 14 May when Ruth Holton, Tim Carey and musical friends will perform, amongst others, songs by local man Armstrong Gibbs. For wind enthusiasts the London Serenade on 15 May play Krommer, Beethoven and Mozart. Brass fans can listen to jazz, rock and film music from the Yorkshire Imperial Urquahart Travel band on 16 May. On 17 May I Fagiolini and the SDASA Chorale from Soweto, in a unique fusion of South African and Renaissance European a cappella, each celebrate their twentieth anniversaries in this fascinating cultural blend. On 19 May the Gary Brooker Ensemble perform Within Our House, a concert of classics, rock and gospel, amongst which they will perform the timeless A Whiter Shade of Pale, the debut hit that Gary had with Procul Harum.
In addition there is a programme of lunch-time concerts in local churches with Eric Witham’s Alternative Organ Recital, the Stondon Singers performing ancient, modern and gospel music, and recitals by David Hall, piano, the Marquis Wind Quintet and Boreham Ladies Choir and Barbershop. The superb Essex Dance will also perform, in the Cathedral, on the last Saturday morning..
Throughout the week there will be an exhibition of art in the Chelmsford Library Gallery. RHS Hyde Hall’s popular talks and demonstrations will be here again, the subjects being ancient gardens and plants for the future. The Anglia Ruskin University lecture will be given by Lady Marie Stubbs. And the streets will be full of community and school dance and music groups entertaining the locals.
Booking information : the Advance Booking Brochure is available from February 2006 at the Festival Office, Guy Harlings, New Street, Chelmsford, CM1 1AT (telephone 01245 359890, fax 01245 280456, email: festival @chelmsford cathedral.org.uk). New Friends of the Festival are always welcome and those wishing to take advantage of priority booking may still become Friends or Patrons by applying to the Festival Administrator at the Festival Office. Visit our web-site: www.chelmsfordfestival.org.uk
Festival Programme 2006:
| Day |
Venue |
Programme |
Time |
| Friday 12 May |
Festival Marquee |
Friends’ Musical Supper |
20.00 |
| Saturday 13 May |
Chapter House |
Chelmsford Past Illustrated |
11.00 |
| Cathedral |
Academy of Ancient Music JS Bach Brandenburg Concerto No 5 in D major |
20.00 |
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| Sunday 14 May |
Central Library |
Story time for children Jackie Langley Early Years Teacher |
14.00 14.40 & 15.15 |
| Cathedral |
Echoes of Essex A presentation in Sound and Light Featuring music associated with the County of Essex over the past thousand years. Narrated by Paul Ginnery of BBC Radio 3 with Tim Carey. Piano, Ruth Holton, soprano |
21.00 |
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| Monday 15 May |
Christ Church, London Rd |
The Alternative Organ Recital by Eric Withams, Chelmsford’s answer to Sandy MacPhearson |
12.30 |
| Hyde Hall |
Ancient Gardens, Brent Elliott Custodian of the Linley Library in London & archivist for the RHS |
14.30 |
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| Odeon Cinema |
Feature Film: The Constant Gardener. |
Various times |
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| Cathedral |
London Serenade Wind Octet |
20.00 |
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| Chapter House |
Wine Tasting |
20.30 |
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| Tuesday 16 May |
Great Waltham Church |
Stondon Singers: "How Excellent", a concert of choral music by Handel |
12.30 |
| Anglia Ruskin Univ. |
University
Lecture |
18.30 |
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| Cathedral |
The Yorkshire Imperial Urquahart Travel Band perform an eclectic programme including rock, classics, film music and jazz |
20.00 |
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| Marquee |
The Dan Redding Trio |
20.30 |
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| Wednesday 17 May |
Chapter House |
Artist’s Talk – Jen Parker |
10.30 |
| St John’s Church |
Piano Recital – David Hall |
12.30 |
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| Moulsham |
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| Cathedral |
I
Fagiolini & the SDASA Chorale |
20.00 |
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| Marquee |
Beer Tasting |
20.15 |
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| Thursday 18 May | Church of the | Marquis Wind Quintet | 12.30 |
| Ascension |
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| Hyde Hall |
Plants of the Future, Colin Cosby |
14.30 |
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| Cathedral |
The Southbank Sinfonia young
musicians showcase Mozart Horn concerto No 4 in Eb
|
20.00 |
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| Marquee |
Musique Hors d’Oeuvres |
20.30 |
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| Friday 19 May |
Chapter House |
Ottakar’s Literary Lunch |
12.00 |
| Cathedral |
The Gary Brooker Ensemble “Within our House”in a concert of classics, rock, and gospel with choir and orchestra including classic hits Whiter Shade of Pale, Salty Dog, Peace in the Valley, Adagio – Albinoni, Serenade – Elgar |
22.00 |
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| Saturday 20 May |
Cathedral |
Dance Through Time |
10.30 |
| Great Baddow ChurchBoreham Ladies Choir & Barbershop |
14.30 |
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| Cathedral |
The Southbank Sinfonia Overture to be confirmed |
20.00 |
Festival Office:
Tel: 01245 359890
Fax: 01245 280456
Email: mailto:festival@chelmsfordcathedral.org.uk
Box Office: 01245 606505
For more detailed information please see the Festival Website
Click here to see previous years' programmes
The Advance Booking Brochure is available from the Festival Office, Guy Harlings, New Street, Chelmsford, CM1 1AT (telephone 01245 359890, fax 01245 280456). New Friends of the Festival are always welcome and those wishing to take advantage of priority booking may still become Friends by applying to the Festival Administrator at the Festival Office.
| Year | Programme |
| 2005 | details |
| 2004 | details |
| 2003 | details |
| 2002 | details |
| 2001 | details |