Programme
Tuesday 15th July at 19.30
Sounds of Summer
South Downs Festival Orchestra
Julian Bliss - clarinet
Elgar Serenade for Strings
Coleridge-Taylor 2 Novelletten for String Orchestra, Op. 52
Arnold Concerto No. 1 for Clarinet and String Orchestra
Finzi Five Bagatelles (arr. Clarinet and String Orchestra)
Britten Simple Symphony
Wednesday 16th July at 19.30
Folk Tales of Love
Julian Bliss - clarinet
Zahra Benyounes - violin
Emily Holland - violin
Sara Roberts - viola
Jessie-Ann Richardson - cello
Strauss (arr. Julian Bliss) Wiegenlied, Op. 41
Brahms Clarinet Quintet in B minor, Op. 115
Coleridge-Taylor Clarinet Quintet, Op. 10
Thursday 17th July at 19.30
A Fiddler's Tale
Clarke Peters - narrator
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Zahra Benyounes - violin
Julian Bliss - clarinet
Andres Yauri - bassoon
Aaron Akugbo - cornet in C
Christopher Augustine - trombone
Sacha Johnson - percussion
Toby Hughes - bass
Matthew Lynch - conductor
Wynton Marsalis's response to A Soldier’s Story by Stravinsky,
A Fiddler’s Tale is the allegorical story of a jazz fiddler tricked by the devil into trading her soul for fame
Friday 18th July at 13.00
Hastings International Piano Competition Prizewinner
Mariamna Sherling
Bach Chromatic Fantasia and Fugue in D minor, BWV 903
Chopin Mazurkas Op. 17 No. 1,2,3
Ravel Oiseaux tristes/Une barque sur I’ocean/Alborada del gracioso from Miroirs
Stravinsky-Agosti The Firebird Suite
Friday 18th July at 19.30
Recoveco
Alexis Cardenas - violin
Leonidas Rondon - cuatro
Nelson Gomez - guitarron
Francisco Gonzalez - guitar
Latin Grammy nominatied virtuoso violinist Alexis Cardenas and his Venezuelan & Colombian quartet will light up the Friday night with their distinctive blend of sensual melodies & jazz improvisations from Latin America
Saturday 19th July at 12.00
Microconcert with the Mead Men
Alex Masters - voice
Will Newell - fiddle
Known for their story-telling of the high seas, in this paired down performance the Mead Men present a musical odyssey of songs shanties and life at sea. Come aboard and join the fun!
Saturday 19th July at 17.00
Northern Lights
​Jeremy Young - piano
Zahra Benyounes - violin
Emily Holland - violin
Sara Roberts - viola
Stephanie Tress - cello
Grieg Lyric Pieces for solo piano
Svendson Romance for violin and piano, Op.26
Sibelius Andante Festivo arr.for string quintet
A selection of traditional tunes arr. by
The Danish String Quartet
Grieg Piano Concerto (arr. for piano and string quintet)
Sunday 20th July at 14.00
SDSM Resident Quartet: Talland Quartet
Dylan Edge - violin
Orla McGarrity - violin
Rebecca Stubbs - viola
Nathan Jackson-Turner - cello
Mozart String Quartet No. 19 ‘Dissonance’, K.465
Fanny Mendelssohn String Quartet in E-flat major
