3rd July   Harold Study Day 3

Verdi: Requiem Mass

Mailing list members only

10th July The Meon Hall

Pound Lane, Meonstoke, Hampshire, SO32 3NP

The Musical World of Gainsborough and Zoffany

Lecture-recital

An insight into the world of Georgian music-making through the pictures of these two great artists

10.45 am

http://www.mvdfas.hampshire.org.uk/

11th July Berkhamsted Civic Centre

High Street, Berkhamsted

 

Paintings inspired by Music and Music Inspired by paintings

It has long been recognised that the worlds of the visual and aural arts link with extraordinary power when one medium inspires the other.  This lecture, which spans over 600 years of the arts, analyses and discusses a range of related works, bringing together the music of Martinu with the frescoes of Piero della Francesca, Botticelli’s Birth of Venus with Respighi’s Trittico botticelliano, Böcklin’s Isle of the Dead with Rachmaninoff’s symphonic poem, and Piet Mondrian’s Broadway Boogie Woogie with the piano playing of Albert Ammons.

Lecture-recital

10.30 am

Information from Mrs Rosemary Southworth 01442 824868

12th July Bucks New University

The Owen Harris Building, Queen Alexandra Road, High Wycombe

HP11 2J

BARTS

Study Morning

Venice in 18th century London: Venetian Influences on English Music and Culture

As the powers of Venice declined in the 18th century, many of its artists and musicians looked for work elsewhere and, perhaps inspired by the many young Englishmen on the Grand Tour, they set their sights on London.  Musicians such as Galuppi and Alberti were joined by eminent painters such as Canaletto and Pelligrini, as this Venetian influence infiltrated London.

 

Vermeer – the musical pictures

The Dutch paintings of the 17th century, which show musical scenes are among the most evocative and best loved of the period.  However, the presence of music in the pictures of Vermeer and his contemporaries goes far beyond mere representation and appears to carry hidden and complex meanings that the viewer must attempt to decode, in order to get to the heart of the picture.  Peter Medhurst discusses in great detail Vermeer’s musical scenes and performs a selection of period songs and keyboard music to complement the pictures.

 

Music includes: Almande prynce ~ Anon, Il ballo del granduca ~ Sweelinck, Allemand ~ Steenwick, Rondo from Abdelazer ~ Purcell, Der Maj – Anon, Heere Keere ~ arr Valerius.

 

7 pm – 9 pm

Information Mrs Carole Willat: c_willatt@tiscali.co.uk

15th July Great Comp Festival

 

Great Comp

Comp Lane, Platt,

Nr Sevenoaks

TN15 8QS

Special study event

Music in the Great Art Collections of Europe

Many of the great – but smaller – European art collections are tucked away in side streets, country houses and provincial towns, known often only to connoisseurs and local communities.  With an eye to important paintings, musical instruments and pictures with musical content, Peter Medhurst explores some of these quality galleries, and examines the contents of the Mauritshuis in The Hague, The Fitzwilliam Museum in Cambridge, Burghley House, The Dulwich Picture Gallery, the Vleeshuis in Antwerp, and the Ca’ Rezzonico in Venice.  The day is illustrated throughout with live music sung and played at the piano.

Tickets: Mrs F Pragnell 01732 453 240

16th July The Standerwick Centre

Frome Market, Frome

Venice in 18th century London: Venetian Influences on English Music and Culture

As the powers of Venice declined in the 18th century, many of its artists and musicians looked for work elsewhere and, perhaps inspired by the many young Englishmen on the Grand Tour, they set their sights on London.  Musicians such as Galuppi and Alberti were joined by eminent painters such as Canaletto and Pelligrini, as this Venetian influence infiltrated London.

Lecture-recital

2.30 pm

Information from R Maynard 10373 471854

17th July Caryford Hall

Ansford Park, Castle Cary, Somerset

In the Wake of Handel

Lecture-recital

Peter Medhurst explores the works of the French sculptor Roubiliac, the paintings of Hudson and Denner, the Vauxhall Pleasure Gardens, the novels of Samuel Butler, the Crystal Palace, the chimes of Westminster, as well as compositions by Sullivan and Tippett, to assess the cultural influences Handel had on ‘a nation’, as he once wrote, ‘from whom I have receiv’d so generous a protection’.

11.oo am

Information: Mrs Y Elwell 01749 674787

25th July St Peter’s Church

Goodwick, Pembrokeshire

Fishguard International Music Festival

 

Soft Stillness of The Night

 

7.30pm

Tickets £15

Supported by Stena Line

 

A programme exploring the wealth of music that has been inspired by the ‘night’. Songs and duets by Downland, Purcell, Schubert, Brahms and Britten with instrumental works by Mozart, Strauss and Elgar.

 

Peter Medhurst – baritone / piano

Philip Salmon – tenor

Robbie Norman – violin

 

http://www.fishguardmusicfestival.co.uk/FIMF_2012/Soft_Stillness.html

26th July Methodist Church, Sevenoaks Road, Orpington The National Trust

Orpington & Chislehurst Centre

 

Lecture-recital

Handel and His Satellites

Peter Medhurst discusses and performs music by Handel and his English contemporaries.

 

8.00 pm

 

More information from: william.h.p.squires@btinternet.com

31st July   Harold Study Day 4

Mahler: 1st Symphony ‘The Titan’

Mailing list members only

3rd-6th August   Summer School for Singers

A course tailored for solo singers of Grade VIII and above to develop vocal technique and skills in interpretation.  Participants will be able to choose repertoire from a set syllabus and then perform it in masterclass situation; there will also be a chance to participate in duets and ensembles.  Set music includes Strauss songs, Mozart opera and Britten Songs cycles.

Peter Medhurst & Carol Wells with guest tutors

Venue TBC

For information use the Contact Tab above

9th August All Saints

Sanderstead

Study Day

Venice in 18th century London: Venetian Influences on English Music and Culture

As the powers of Venice declined in the 18th century, many of its artists and musicians looked for work elsewhere and, perhaps inspired by the many young Englishmen on the Grand Tour, they set their sights on London.  Musicians such as Galuppi and Alberti were joined by eminent painters such as Canaletto and Pelligrini, as this Venetian influence infiltrated London.

 

10.00 am – 3.30 pm

Information: Anne Bennett 01883 624561