Shipley
Arts Festival 2006 Thank you for your continued support of this essential part of Sussex arts. We welcome our second patron this year, Gavin Henderson. Gavin is Chief Executive of Trinity College of Music now Trinity Laban. He was awarded the CBE in 2005 for his outstanding contribution to music. Our Arts Festival has met its five year plan and grown from a concert in aid of the ‘Dan Pope Memorial Fund’ to a Festival of the community with an international level of artistic achievement. The schools concerts have led to string teaching being re-established at both William Penn and Shipley Schools. The Countryman and Selsey Arms have been fabulous hosts to both Campbell Burnap and ‘Good Vibes.’ Knepp Castle and St Mary’s have hosted professional chamber music concerts celebrating and developing our rich heritage of English music. The communities of St Cuthman’s, Charterhouse, Windlesham House Prep School and the Earl and Countess of Lytton have made strong links with Trinity College of Music’s and this region’s music students. The Bismarks Dance was a welcome addition to the festival last year. The long established Art Exhibition, Windmill Friends, and music events form what one audience member descried as ‘an International Class Festival at Grass Roots Level.’ The festival has donated over £15000 to good local causes, and we are very grateful for the support and fun we will have with the new ‘Friends of Shipley Arts Festival’ group. This year’s festival moves forwards with these themes plus the formation of Shipley Arts Festival Choir, and the ‘Musical Feast’ to be held at Sedgwick Park with co promotion by Rotary International. We are also delighted the Christ’s Hospital’s Big Band will be playing at the Musical Feast, together with Mid Sussex Youth String Orchestra whose pupils who represent all the regions schools. The central Classical Church Concert on April 29th will further develop English music with works by John Rutter, John Ireland, J.S.Bach, Gordon Giltrap, performed by our resident professional orchestra, and the newly formed Shipley Arts Festival Choir. It was a great pleasure to host the first Festival Friend’s party in January, and please do contact us should you like to become a Festival Friend. We wish you a very enjoyable festival season of music art dance school’s performances and the Coolham and Shipley Fete. Yours, Andrew Bernardi Artistic Director, Shipley Arts Festival Box office: 01403 741 782
April 22nd 7.30 pm Tickets £9.00 Dance support by SEFAN in Coolham Village Hall with The Bursledon Village Band with caller Fee Lock Carol and Erling Hagland host an evening of Dance for all. Refreshments will be available. Tickets (limited to 60) £9.00, can be reserved by leaving your name and telephone number at the box office 01403 741782 April 26th 7.30 pm Campbell Burnap at the Selsey
Arms, Coolham. It brings us great pleasure to welcome Campbell Burnap for a fourth year – jazz trombonist, raconteur and Jazz FM presenter. We are very grateful to Mr Tony Woods for hosting this evening at the Selsey Arms, Coolham. Food drink and great music – food reservations on 01403
741537 April 28th – Pupils performances by Shipley and William Penn School. String teaching has resumed following last years string performances at William Penn and Shipley School’s. We are delighted that Chris Waters will be leading performances with his pupils at William Penn and Shipley Schools on the afternoon of Friday April 28th. April 29th 7.30 pm Celebrity Classical Evening in the St Mary’s Church on – this year sees the professional choir Guildford Camerata join local singers to form Shipley Arts Festival Chorus conducted by David Wordsworth and Barry Rose. The choir will join the festival’s resident professional musicians of the highest international standing. English music will be highlighted together with music that holds Sussex connections. Programme to include, John Rutter’s ‘Feel the Spirit,’ J.S Bach excerpt from Matthew Passion, both with soloist Melanie Marshall. Also Gordon Giltrap will perform totally original orchestrations by Iain Carnegie with professional orchestra, and John Ireland’s Toccata will be performed close his resting place – a popular and unique evening of classical and rock music. Refreshments available April 30th 5 pm Maria Redman with friends Victoria Rawlins and the Jesse Beaumont trio. These outstanding students from Trinity College of Music with roots in West Sussex perform a programme to include John Ireland Piano Trio (close to is resting place at the church), Mendelssohn Piano Trio, J.S.Bach Chaconne in D minor arranged Busoni, Sonata for Viola and piano Rebecca Clarke, and Mozart’s Eine Kliene Nachtmusic will be performed by students from Junior Trinity. We are grateful to the diocese of Arundel and Brighton, Karen Goldsmith and the community of St Cuthman’s for hosting this concert in this very special retreat house. Refreshments available May 2nd 7.30 pm Gordon Giltrap Solo with guest appearance by violinist Andrew Bernardi at The Countryman Inn, Shipley. Gordon Giltrap has been critically acclaimed from 1968 to the present time, he has released 22 albums plus numerous compilations. Guitarists are a breed apart and all have a respect for each others abilities. Gordon Giltrap has earned that respect from many of the legends of the guitar world - names like Jimmie Page, Brian May, Ritchie Blackmore, Mark Knopfler and many more that recognise the unique talent that is Gordon Giltrap. We are very pleased to have this special evening with Gordon at the Countryman Inn. Dinning from 7.00 pm May 6th 7.30 pm Country House Concert hosted by the Earl and Countess of Lytton at New Buildings Place May 6th 7.30 pm –artists with strong local connections performing at the highest standards in this private Stately Home. Mozart’s Clarinet Quintet and Eine Kliene Nachtmusik will celebrate the two hundred and fiftieth year since his birth. The Earl of Lytton will read a short poem by his ancestor Lord Byron. Refreshments available Tickets £20.00 with £5.00 concessions May 6th 7.30 pm Steyning Music Society. Susan Milan flute Mathew Jones viola Ieuan Jones harp Storrington composer Arnold Bax’s ‘Elegiac trio’ Bennett After Syrinx Damase Trio Mathias Zodiac trio Dessy Sonate Susan Milan was the first woman to be appointed a Principal of the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, beginning an extremely broad career as an orchestral player, chamber musician, soloist, teacher and lecturer. In UK she has performed as soloist and principal with all the major orchestras and she tours frequently throughout Europe, USA, Australia and the Far East. She has given numerous world premieres and has inspired many composers to write for her, among them Sir Richard Rodney Bennett. A prize-winner at the 2003 Lionel Tertis International Viola Competition, Matthew Jones pursues a busy recital schedule that has included performances at the South Bank, Blackheath Halls, the CBSO Centre, the new Wales Millennium Centre, venues in France and Italy and live on BBC Radio. Ieuan Jones left the Royal College of Music with all the awards, including the Tagore Gold Medal and the Queen Mother's Rose Bowl, for the student who brought the most credit to the College. In 1985 he was the winner of the Royal Overseas League Competition. He has recorded many solo, chamber and concerto works and is now Professor of Harp at the Royal College of Music. Tickets: Adult £9.00 Student £2.00 01903 812662 May 20th open from 5.00 pm Sedgwick Park – ‘A Musical Feast.’ A special evening which will combine a professional orchestra, Mid Sussex Youth Orchestra, the Christ’s Hospital Jazz Brass Group and celebrity guests, with co-promotion by Rotary, Horsham District and West Sussex County Council. Artists to include Joni Fuller with totally original and new songs and orchestrations (Winner of Junior UK Eurovision Song Contest and a Storrington grandchild) Gordon Giltrap with orchestra. Totally original orchestrations will be commissioned for this popular evening.
Thank you to all of our sponsors and supporters. Our friends enjoy a January preview party which includes wine, canapés and live music. If you would like to become a Friend of the festival please call Andrew Bernardi. Friendship involves pledging £25.00 which covers the cost of a ticket to any festival event together with an invitation to the Festival Party in January. Shipley Arts Festival Friends Mr. H. Irving Banister
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