5th January | St Michael’s Church, Broadway, Worcestershire |
Twelfth Night Concert 7.00 pm A joyous musical extravaganza to celebrate the Three Kings and mark the close of the Christmas season The artistes Hannah Ockendon | soprano Dominique Thiébaud | soprano Roger Mullis | counter-tenor David Sheppard | counter-tenor Richard Rowe | tenor Philip Salmon | tenor Andrew James | bass-baritone Maciek O’Shea| bass-baritone Carol Wells | piano Hosted and introduced by Peter Medhurst | bass-baritone The programme In the first half, the music concentrates on celebrating Twelfth Night and the famous Three Kings associated with it: songs, choral works and vocal duos all inspired by Epiphany. The second half of the programme is fun time, where the performers parade their party pieces. Be prepared for many surprises. Music includes Ab Oriente Venerunt Magi” – J Handl (1550-91) Bethlehem Down – P Warlock (1894-1930) Videntes Stellam – F Poulenc (1899-1963) The First Nowell – Traditional O mistress Mine – T Morley (1557/8-1602)
Follow this link for more information: https://petermedhurst.com/articles-2/twelfth-night-concert-broadway-05-01-13/ Tickets from Mrs Ayshford Sanford 01386 858574 |
6th January | Riverhouse Barn, Manor Road, Walton-on-Thames, Surrey |
Twelfth Night Concert Details are the same as for the 5th January, but with a starting time of 7.30 pm SOLD OUT – returns only
Follow this link for more information: https://petermedhurst.com/articles-2/twelfth-night-concert-walton-on-thames-06-01-13/
Tickets £16. Box office: 01932 253354 |
8th January | Chedder Fitzpaine Memorial HallTaunton, Somerset TA2 3JY | Lecture-recitalWe Three Kings – music, art, poetry & legends inspired by the Magi
The Bible gives us very little information about the wise men who came from the East bearing Christ the famous gifts of gold, frankincense and myrrh. All reference to them is housed in the opening chapter of St Matthew’s Gospel and what information is given is surrounded by ambiguity and approximation. However, by contrast, there is no shortage of music, poetry and art that has been inspired by these men, and this lecture examines the impact of the Three Kings on the culture of later generations.
Music performed includes: The Three Kings – Cornelius, The People that Walked in Darkness from Messiah – Handel, The Coventry Carol – Traditional, I Saw Three Ships – Traditional, Where is He that is Born King of the Jews? from Christus – F Mendelssohn 2.30 pm Information: 01823 432420 via Contact form on this Website |
9th January | Whiteley HallWhiteley, Hersham, Surrey KT12 4EH | In the Wake of HandelLecture-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’. 10.30 am http://www.weybridgedfas.org.uk/documents/Programme_of_Lectures.htm |
10th January | Lovat HallSilver Street. Newport Pragnell, Bucks MK16 0EJ | Lecture-recitalThe Magic Flute – the story of Mozart’s famous opera
Through digital images and live examples sung and played from the piano, Peter Medhurst discusses and illustrates the many complexities and subtleties that lie beneath the surface of one of Mozart’s best loved works. 11.00 am |
10th January | Quorn HallQuorn, Leicester LE12 8RH | Lecture-recitalThe Magic Flute – the story of Mozart’s famous opera
Through digital images and live examples sung and played from the piano, Peter Medhurst discusses and illustrates the many complexities and subtleties that lie beneath the surface of one of Mozart’s best loved works. 7.30 pm Information: via Contact form on this Website |
12th January | University of KentAvebury Avenue, Tonbridge, Kent | Day SchoolFantasia on a Theme of Thomas Tallis – Vaughan Williams
In later years, the composer Herbert Howells recalled how as a young man he and Ivor Gurney had paced the streets of Gloucester for hours after they had attended the premier of Fantasia on a Theme of Thomas Tallis in the Cathedral, in 1910. They were too excited to sleep and were convinced that what they had heard would change the course of English music forever. They were right. What the Fantasia shows, is a) a letting go of Germanic influences that had shaped so much of British music in the preceding decades, and b) a drawing of inspiration from traditional English ideas, harking back to the so-called ‘golden age of English music’. The course discusses and analyses the Fantasia, and also takes a look at the Mass in G minor, written in 1921, which adopts – through the vocal medium – similar musical ideas. 10.00 am – 4.00 pm Information and booking through: http://store.kent.ac.uk/browse/extra_info.asp?compid=1&modid=5&prodid=115&deptid=32&catid=41 |
15th January | The Little TheatreHoghton Street, Southport, Lancs PR9 0PA | In the Wake of HandelLecture-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’. 10.45 am http://www.southport-formbydfas.org.uk/Lectures/FutureCalendar.aspx |
17th January | The Floral HallThe Esplanade, Hornsea, East Yorks HU18 1NU | In the Wake of HandelLecture-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’. 10.30 am Information:01482 899149 |
21st January | University of BristolLecture Theatre, School of Chemistry, Bristol BS8 1TS | In the Wake of HandelLecture-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’. 8.00 pm |
23rd-30th January | Venice Tour |
The Music and Art of Venice with Peter Medhurst & Thomas Abbott 8 days departing 23rd January 2013
FULLY BOOKED
For information contact Tailored Travel Tel: 020 7064 4970 Email: info@tailored-travel.co.uk |
5th February | Quay TheatreQuay Lane, Sudbury Co10 2AN | Study MorningVenice in 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. 10.30 am start |
6th February | The Fisher TheatreBroad Street, Bungay, Suffolk NR35 1DL | Lecture-recitalThe Magic Flute – the story of Mozart’s famous opera
Through digital images and live examples sung and played from the piano, Peter Medhurst discusses and illustrates the many complexities and subtleties that lie beneath the surface of one of Mozart’s best loved works. 11.00 am Information via the Contact form on this website |
9th February | University of KentAvebury Avenue, Tonbridge, Kent | Day SchoolThe Midsummer Marriage – Michael Tippett
Tippett’s first opera – The Midsummer Marriage – had its premiere performance at Covent Garden in 1955, and marked the close of a the first important stage of development in the composer’s musical career. The opera is consciously modelled – at least as far as its storyline is concerned – on Mozart’s Magic Flute, but there the similarities end, since this is an opera that is English through and through, born, one might say, out of the very soil of the country. The day school discusses the genesis of the opera and how it sits in Tippett’s output, and then goes on to give a guided tour through what is arguably one of the greatest operas of the 20th century. 10.00 am – 4.00 pm Information and booking through: http://store.kent.ac.uk/browse/extra_info.asp?compid=1&modid=5&prodid=116&deptid=32&catid=41 |
12th February | The New Windmill HallSt Mary’s Lane, Upminster, Essex RM14 2QH | Venice in London: Venetian Influences on English Music and CultureAs 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.
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18th February | St Georges SchoolWells Lane, Ascot, Berks SL5 7DZ | Study DayPaintings 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. The study day, which spans over 600 years of the arts, analyses and discusses a range of related works, bringing together the music of 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. 10.30 am -3.30 pm Organiser: Sue Webster 01344 457113
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20th February | Art FundThe Menuhin Hall
Cobham Road, Stoke D’Abernon, Surrey KT11 3QQH
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Lecture-recitalMusic 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 in Lincolnshire, The Dulwich Picture Gallery in London, the Vleeshuis in Antwerp, and the Ca’ Rezzonico in Venice. Morning lecture http://www.artfund.org/what-to-see/events/2013/02/20/music-in-the-great-art-collections-of-europe |
20th February | Colwall HallColwall, Nr Malvern | Venice in London: Venetian Influences on English Music and CultureAs 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.
7.30 pm |
21st February | The Haywood TheatreThe King’s School, Ely CB7 4DH | In the Wake of HandelLecture-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’. 7.30 pm |
25th February | The Village HallChurch Road, Wickham Bishops, Nr Witham, Essex CM8 3JZ | Lecture-recitalMusic on the Grand Tour
In this study day, Peter Medhurst takes a look at 18th century Italian music making – the composers, the performers, the musical forms and styles – and determines exactly what it was that drew the musical British travellers south, time and time again. 10.30 – 3.30 pm
http://www.blackwaterdfas.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/Music-On-The-Grand-Tour-Booking.pdf |
26th February | Kington Langley HallChurch Road, Kington Lanley, Wilts SN15 5NJ | Study DayPaintings 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 study day, which spans over 600 years of the arts, analyses and discusses a range of related works, bringing together the music of 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. 10.30 – 3.30 pm |
28th February | Masonic CentreNorthwick Circle, Kenton HA3 0EL | Study DayPaintings 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 study day, which spans over 600 years of the arts, analyses and discusses a range of related works, bringing together the music of 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. |
3rd March | Holy Trinity ChurchGosport | Handel’s influence on the music and the arts of the 18th centuryA lecture-recital by
Peter Medhurst with guest violinist Rob Norman
Despite his German birth, and his Italian musical training, Handel remains one of the most important composers that England ever nurtured. Not only did his music have direct influence on his musical contemporaries, but his larger-than-life personality had a profound effect on the literary, visual and decorative arts as well – both in his lifetime and after his death, in 1759. Peter Medhurst assesses the cultural influences Handel had on a nation, as he once wrote, from whom I have receiv’d so generous a protection. 3.30 pm |
6th March | Westerham HallQuebec Avenue, Westerham, Kent
TH16 1BJ |
Westerham Fine ArtsLecture-recital
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 in Lincolnshire, The Dulwich Picture Gallery in London, the Vleeshuis in Antwerp, and the Ca’ Rezzonico in Venice. 8.00 pm Enquiries: contact Marril Gibson on 01959 – 569769 |
11th March | The Menuhin HallCobham Road, Stoke D’Abernon, Surrey KT11 3QQH
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Study Day Fingerprinting Beethoven Peter Medhurst – presenter with Sam Haywood – piano Matthew Scrivener – violin Robbie Norman – violin Adrian Smith – viola Matthew Sharp – cello 10.30am – 4.00pm
The musical fingerprints of Beethoven are stamped firmly on all his works and are as recognisable to the ear as the brushstrokes of Monet are to the eye. With a first class team of musicians, Peter Medhurst discusses these fingerprints to reveal the complexities and wonders of Beethoven’s music.
TICKETS: £29, or £26 for groups of 10 and over (free parking) Box Office: 08700 842020 https://www.tickets.menuhinhall.info/public/ |
12th March | Churchill CollegeCambridge | Lecture-recitalVenice in 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. 10.40 am |
13th March | Magdalen CollegeOxford | Lecture-recitalPaintings 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-recital, which spans over 600 years of the arts, analyses and discusses a range of related works, bringing together the music of 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. 11.00 am Information: 01865 512712 |
19th March | Manx MuseumIsle of Man | Lecture-recitalVenice in 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. 11.30 am |
21st March | Ripley Arts CentreRipley, Bromley, Kent BR1 2PX | Special EventI am the very model: parody & satire in the operas of Gilbert & Sullivan
The operas of Gilbert & Sullivan are rich in contemporary satire and witty personal allusions. The lecture tells how each of the 14 operas, on which the partners collaborated, drew inspiration from the world in which they lived. As a result, celebrities, politicians, social mores, manners, artistic taste, the class system – even Queen Victoria’s red drawing room at Windsor Castle – are poked fun at. The lecture relates how the then first Lord of the Admiralty, WH Smith, became the model for Sir Joseph Porter KCB in HMS Pinafore, how Oscar Wilde inspired Bunthorne – the fleshly poet – in Patience, and how Gilbert himself was the model for the Judge, in Trial By Jury. 11.00 am – 3.00 pm |
27th March | The Freight HouseBradley Way, Rochford, Essex SS1 3SW | Study dayI am the very model: parody & satire in the operas of Gilbert & Sullivan
The operas of Gilbert & Sullivan are rich in contemporary satire and witty personal allusions. The lecture tells how each of the 14 operas, on which the partners collaborated, drew inspiration from the world in which they lived. As a result, celebrities, politicians, social mores, manners, artistic taste, the class system – even Queen Victoria’s red drawing room at Windsor Castle – are poked fun at. The lecture relates how the then first Lord of the Admiralty, WH Smith, became the model for Sir Joseph Porter KCB in HMS Pinafore, how Oscar Wilde inspired Bunthorne – the fleshly poet – in Patience, and how Gilbert himself was the model for the Judge, in Trial By Jury. 10.30 am – 3.30 pm For information use the Contact form on this website |