35th BURNHAM MARKET CONCERTS 2008
at 
Burnham Thorpe Church

   SATURDAY 23rd AUGUST    6pm    
£16 & £10 (under 16)

The Magic of Flute and Classical Guitar
of
Judith Hall flute
and
Craig Ogden guitar

 Ibert Entr’acte
Giuliani Grand Duo Concertant Op.85
Philip Houghton Cave Painting
Sor Theme and Variations on a theme
from Mozart’s ‘The Magic Flute’
Jonathan Lloyd The Five Senses
Django Reinhardt Nuages for guitar solo
Villa-Lobos Distribuçao des Flores
Villa-Lobos Bachianas Brasileiras No.5
Villa-Lobos Flute Flight
Piazolla Two Tangos

Judith Hall and Craig Ogden are two of the world’s leading exponents in their field. Their charisma as performers makes this an ideal concert for an audience of all ages. Between them there is a natural instinctiveness which ensures their performances are quite exceptional. They have performed together widely, both in Britain and abroad. Their programmes are lively and intriguing, mixing better-known music with contemporary and exotic pieces. Both performers have busy international careers on the concert platform and in the recording studio.

   SATURDAY 27th SEPTEMBER 6pm   
£16 & £10 (under 16)

Celebrating Nelson
on the 250th anniversary of his birth
with
Sylvia O’Brien soprano
and
The Solstice Quartet
Jamie Campbell, Nicholas Shardlow violins
Meghan Cassidy viola
Gregor Riddell cello

Haydn String Quartet Opus 76 No.6
Joseph Phibbs ‘The Silence at the Song’s end’
Song-cycle for soprano and string quartet (First performance)
Beethoven String Quartet Opus 59 No.2

This concert marks the 250th anniversary of the birth of Admiral Lord Nelson.

Born in Burnham Thorpe in 1758 he spent much of his boyhood in an around the village.  Later, when on half pay from the Navy, he lived in Burnham Market and worked on the land until he was given his ship the Agamemnon. The rest is history . . .

Founded in Cambridge in 2003 The Solstice Quartet has enjoyed widespread success and has recently been awarded a junior fellowship at the International Institute in Madrid. Having also been selected for the Tillett Trust Young Artists’ platform they make their Wigmore Hall debut next February.

Irish soprano Sylvia O’Brien has established herself as a singer with a particular affinity for contemporary music although she also sings the mainstream repertoire and is equally at home on the operatic stage as in the recital hall.

Joseph Phibbs studied composition in London and New York and is regarded as one of the finest composers of his generation. His work Lumina written for Leonard Slatkin and the BBC Symphony Orchestra was premièred in the 2003 Last Night of the Proms. ‘The Silence at the Song’s End’ is newly commissioned by The Vaulkhard Choral Trust especially for this occasion and is a cycle of songs, which takes it name from a collection of poems by Nicholas Heiney.
                  

There will be a further performance of
 Joseph Phibbs ‘The Silence at the Song’s end’
given by
Sylvia O’Brien
and  
The Solstice Quartet
in
 The Jubilee Hall, Aldeburgh
on
 Friday 14th November 2008 at 1pm 

Tickets from Aldeburgh Music Box Office 01728 687110