Welcome to the 22nd English Haydn Festival set in the beautiful market
town of Bridgnorth. The Festival offers a fascinating array of the music
of Joseph Haydn and his contemporaries, performed in St Leonard’s
Church, set in its green Cathedral style Close at the heart of the town.
The main theme this year celebrates Haydn’s fascination with nature
and the natural world, illustrated in his music.
Festival Programme 2015
HAYDN & THE NATURAL WORLD
In the eighteenth century there was nothing unusual about
imitating an admired work or the sounds of nature, but Haydn
began to do both in unusual ways. He also found sources of
inspiration other than sounds for his musical imitations.
Robbins Landon was surely right to suspect that the
Philosopher Symphony no. 22 is one of the symphonies
which Haydn seeks to describe moral character, as he once
remarked to Griesinger.
According to the Swedish diplomat F. S. Silverstolpe, Haydn himself invoked in
conversation “a correspondence between musical ‘actions’ and the things
represented”. He showed Silverstolpe the aria “Roaming in foaming billows” from
The Creation, an aria “intended to portray the motion of the sea and the rocks rising
out of it”, ordered him in a joking tone to look and enquired: “See how the notes
run up and down like waves? See too there the mountains which rise out of the sea?
One may wonder whether Haydn may have been ‘taking the mickey’, but there can
be no doubt that he was aware of the vogue for ‘pictorial’ composition. ….
H. Gaston Hall.
(Extracts from his article Imitation, Invention and Wit in Haydn’s Creativity)
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• WEDNESDAY 3 JUNE •
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GRAND OPENING CONCERT
7.30pm – St Leonard’s Church
EVENING CONCERT
THE ENGLISH HAYDN ORCHESTRA on period instruments
Conductor ANTHONY HALSTEAD
Soloists Christophe Coin - violoncello
Maria Andreotti - flute
Haydn
Symphony No. 82 in C (The Bear) (1786)
Michael Haydn Flute Concerto No 1 in D
Wagenseil
Cello Concerto in C
Haydn
Symphony No. 96 in D (Miracle) (1791)
Christophe Coin: Studied at the Conservatoire de
Paris with Andre Navarra, graduating in 1974. He
founded the string quartet Quatuor Mosaiques,in
1987, with other players from the Concentus
Musicus, Wien. The quartet has performed mostly
works of the classical period on period instruments,
with a focus on less known works. Since 1988,
Christophe has been teaching Baroque cello and viola
da gamba at the Conservatoire National Superier de
Musique in Paris and the Schola Cantorum Basilensis.
Maria Tecia Andreotti. Born in Italy, Maria
received her BA(Mus) at Stanford University,
California, followed by studies in the baroque
repertoire at Strasbourg Conservatoire. Maria
performs regularly in Europe.
Michael Haydn was born in 1737 in the Austrian village of Rohrau, near
the Hungarian border. His father was Mathias Haydn, a wheelwright and
mother Maria, had previously worked as a cook in the palace of Count Harrach,
the presiding aristocrat of Rohrau. In 1762, he accepted an appointment as
Kapellmeister in Salzburg, where he remained for 43 years, during which
time he wrote over 360 compositions comprising both church and instrumental
music, and became a close friend of Mozart, who held his work in high esteem.
Geog Christoph Wagenseil was born in Vienna, 1715, a favourite pupil of
the Vienna court's Kapellmeister, Johann Joseph Fux. Wagenseil composed
for the court from 1739 until his death in 1777. He also held positions as
harpsichordist and organist. His pupils included Johann Baptist Schenk (who
was to teach Ludwig van Beethoven), and Marie Antoinette. He composed a
number of operas, choral works, symphonies, concertos, chamber music and
keyboard pieces.
Anthony Halstead. Celebrated conductor, horn player
and director/harpsichordist, Anthony has a varied and
distinguished career. He regularly conducts the major
period instrument orchestras notably, The Hanover
Band,The Academy of Ancient Music and The Orchestra
of the Age of Enlightenment. His work takes him to
orchestras whose players wish to practice music of the
baroque, classical and romantic eras. He has had a long association with The
Hanover Band, and also has a special empathy with the Australian Chamber
Orchestra, the Netherlands Radio Chamber Orchestra and the Uppsala
Chamber Orchestra.
Tickets: £28.00, £25.00, £22.00, £18.00
In partnership with
Friends of the English Haydn Festival and Stan & Gill Barber
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1.00pm – St Leonard’s Church
LUNCHTIME CONCERT
THE CHISTOPHE COIN TRIO
Christophe Coin - violoncello
Yoko Kaneko - fortepiano
Maria Andreotti - flute
Ignaz Pleyel Trios for fortepiano, flute & violoncello in E minor
Josef Woelfl Trio for fortepiano, flute & violoncello in F. op 48-2
Beethoven Seven Variations for violoncello & fortepiano in Eb major
Joseph Haydn Flute Trio in D. XV:16
Joseph Woelfl, 1773 - 1812, was born in Salzburg, where he studied music
under Leopold Mozart and Michael Haydn, appearing in public as a violin
soloist at the age of seven. Moving to Vienna in 1790 he visited Wolfgang
Mozart possibly taking lessons from him. In 1805, after spending five years in
Paris, Woelfl moved to London where he enjoyed commercial if not critical
success. He died in Great Marylebone Street, London. His piano concertos
closely resemble the later ones of Mozart, who had pioneered the genre.
Ignaz Pleyel,1757-1831, Born in Ruppersthal, Austria, the son of a
schoolmaster. From 1772 he became Haydn’s pupil in Eisenstadt, and as with
Beethoven, born 13 years later, Pleyel benefited in his study from aristocratic
sponsorship, that of Count Ladislaus Erdody. He had a close relationship with
Haydn, who considered him to be a superb student. Pleyel moved to Paris and
in 1797 set up business as music publisher, and in 1801 produced a complete
edition of Haydn’s string quartets. He was a successful manufacturer of pianos.
Tickets: £16.00 (unreserved seats)
In partnership with John Hickman and Bridgnorth Town Council
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• THURSDAY 4 JUNE •
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7.30pm – St Leonard’s Church
EVENING CONCERT
THE SACCONI STRING QUARTET
Ben Hancox - violin
Hannah Dawson - violin
Robin Ashwell - viola
Cara Berridge - cello
Haydn
Mozart
Haydn
(Classical Period Development of the String Quartet)
Quartet Opus 20 No 5 in F minor (Sun) (1772)
Quartet No 16 K428 (1783)
Quartet Opus 76 No 1 in G (1797)
The Sacconi String Quartet
Formed in 2001, the Quartet
have enjoyed a highly successful
international career, performing
regularly throughout Europe, at
London’s major venues, in
recordings and on radio
broadcasts. The Sacconi is
Quartet in Association at the
Royal College of Music and
Associate Artist at the Bristol
Old Vic.
Tickets: £25.00 (unreserved seats)
In partnership with Dr & Mrs J Whitehouse and Tom Arkell
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1.00pm
• FRIDAY 5 JUNE •
– St Mary’s Church
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LUNCHTIME CONCERT
FORTEPIANO RECITAL
Haydn Variations in Eb. Hob XV11.3 (1772)
Haydn Sonata in C. Hob XV1.50
(1794)
Beethoven Sonata C# minor (Moonlight) (1801)
Haydn Sonata in Eb. Hob XV1.52
(1794)
– Morville Church
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COFFEE CONCERT
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HAYDN & THE NATURAL WORLD
7.30pm – St Leonard’s Church
EVENING CONCERT
THE ENGLISH HAYDN ORCHESTRA on period instruments
Conductor ANTHONY HALSTEAD
Soloists Anthony Robson - oboe
Simon Standage - violin
Haydn
Symphony No. 64 in A (Tempora mutantur) (1773/75)
Dittersdorf
Oboe Concerto No in G
Tomasini
Violin Concerto in A
Haydn
Symphony No. 83 in G minor (La Poule) (1785)
Michael Haydn. Joseph regarded his brother's music highly, to the point of
feeling Michael's religious works were superior to his own due possibly to
their devotional intimacy, as opposed to Joseph's majestic and more secular
symphonic style. In 1802, when Michael was offered lucrative positions by
both Esterházy and the Grand Duke of Tuscany, he wrote to Joseph asking
for advice on whether or not to accept one of them, but in the end chose to
stay in Salzburg where he died three years later at the age of 68.
Simon Standage
The English Haydn Ensemble is formed from
members of the Orchestra who have performed
together, at the Festival, over a number of years. Each
contribute their own individual talent, bringing
together a wealth of experience to produce a unique
sound.
Pavel Serbin
Alexandria Lawrence
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Simon Standage: Studied music at King’s College,
Cambridge. He is best known for playing and
conducting music of the Baroque and Classical eras
on original instruments. Simon is professor of
Baroque violin at the Royal Academy of Music in
London and the Franz Liszt Academy in Budapest.
THE ENGLISH HAYDN ORCHESTRA on period instruments, with the
Tomasini: Was first violinist in the court
orchestra when Haydn arrived at Esterháza. He
would soon become Konzertmeister, holding the
chair until his death in 1808.
Conductor JOHN MOORE
Soloists
Natalie Clifton-Griffiths - soprano
Daniel Norman - tenor
Andrew Slater - bass
Anthony Robson: His varied and wide-ranging solo
career has taken him all over Europe, and he has
appeared in all the major venues in London including
the BBC Proms concerts, the Queen Elizabeth Hall, the
Barbican and Wigmore Hall, making a highly
successful debut in the Lincoln Centre, New York.
7.30 pm
– St Leonard’s Church
EVENING CONCERT
HAYDN’S “THE SEASONS”
HAYDN FESTIVAL CHORUS
Natalie Clifton-Griffiths
Daniel Norman
1.00 pm
– Acton Round Church
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LUNCHTIME CONCERT
THE SALOMON STRING QUARTET
Simon Standage - violin, Catherine Martin - violin,
Simone Jandl - viola,
Andrew Skidmore - violoncello
Haydn
Dittersdorf
Haydn
John Moore
Dittersdorf. 1739-1799. Born in Vienna, his father was
a military tailor in the Austrian Imperial Army. In 1751
at the age of 12 he was hired as violinist for the court
orchestra and by 1762 was engaged as conductor in the Imperial Theatre. In
1771 he accepted the post of court composer at the palace in Johannesberg.
About 1785, Haydn, Dittersdorf, Mozart and Wanhal played string quartets
together, Dittersdorf taking first violin. In 1794, after twenty-four years at
Johannesberg, where most of his compositions were produced, Dittersdorf,
was expelled from the palace.
The Seasons, a supreme work that is a summing up of Haydn’s artistic life.
The characteristic care that he lavished on this commission ruined his health,
yet his efforts resulted in a uniquely rich work which, as Robbins Landon has
pointed out “is radically modern in its harmonic conception” and ‘opens up
the whole world of Berlioz and Wagner to us’. Haydn’s confidant and early
biographer, Griesinger, wrote: ‘Silent devotion, astonishment and loud
enthusiasm succeeded one another with the listeners; for the most powerful
penetration of colossal ideas, the immeasurable quantity of happy thoughts
surprised and overpowered even the most daring imaginations’.
Tickets: £28.00, £25.00, £22.00, £18.00
In partnership with Walter & Silvia Blum Gentilomo,
The Florabella Trust and Robert & Patricia Oates
Tickets: £28.00, £25.00, £22.00, £18.00
In partnership with Jim Earle, The Wyfold Trust and Don Davidson
Quartet Opus 50 No 6 in D “Frog” (1787)
Quartet No 5 in Eb
Quartet Opus 76 No 4 in Bb “Sunrise” (1796/97)
The Salomon String Quartet.
Formed in 1982, the Quartet is
established as one of the world’s
leading ensembles specialising in the
historical performance of the Classical
string quartet repertoire. They have
toured extensively in Europe, the USA,
Canada, the Far East and Australia.
Tickets: £18.00 (unreserved seats)
In partnership with Hew & Sue Kennedy and Kiaran Asthana
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• SUNDAY 7 JUNE •
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J C BACH PREMIERE CONCERT
7.30pm – St Leonard’s Church
EVENING CONCERT
THE ENGLISH HAYDN ORCHESTRA on period instruments
Conductor ANTHONY HALSTEAD
Soloists
Pip Eastop - horn
Simon Standage - violin
Pavel Serbin - violoncello
Simone Jandl - viola
Mark Baigent - oboe
Haydn
Mozart
J. C. Bach
Haydn
Pip Eastop
Andrew Slater
• SUNDAY 7 JUNE •
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David Lewis
Tickets: £16.00 (unreserved seats)
In partnership with The P.B.Dumbell Trust,
The John & Pippa Thorneycroft Trust and Bill Barritt
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Tea will be served in Church Farm House after the concert.
By kind permission of Sue & Hew Kennedy and Rev. Hugh Patterson.
Followed by coffee in the Dower House Gardens.
By kind permission of Dr. Kathy Swift and the Rev. Hugh Patterson.
THE ENGLISH HAYDN ENSEMBLE
Simon Standage - violin
David Lewis - violin
Alexandria Lawrence - viola
Pavel Serbin - violoncello
Michael Haydn
Andantino in G minor
Haydn
Quartet in Bb Opus 1/1 (La Chasse) (1762/64)
Michael Haydn
Quartet No 4 in G minor Perger 120
Haydn
Quartet Opus 55 No. 1 in A (1788)
Tickets: £16.00 (unreserved seats)
In partnership with Michael Barclay and The Harding Trust
• FRIDAY 5 JUNE •
10.30am
• SATURDAY 6 JUNE •
HAYDN & NATURE
Yoko Kaneko. Born in Nagoya, Japan, Yoko
studied at the Toho-gakuen Conservatory. Since
2009 Yoko has been giving Master-classes at the
Conservatoire de-Senzoku Gakuen, Japan. She has
received many International awards such as:
Diapason d’Or Award for Art and “Editor’s Choice”
& “CD of the month” in Gramophone magazine.
Yoko teaches chamber music at the Chateau de la
Roche Guyon and fortepiano at the Academy of
Colombes.
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Symphony No. 38 in C ( Echo) (1787)
Horn Concerto No 4 in Eb K495 (1786)
Sinfonia Concertante No 4 in G (C45; T286/4) (1770/82)
Symphony No. 90 in C (1788)
Simon Standage
violin
Pavel Serbin
violoncello
Mark Baigent
oboe
Simone Jandl
viola
Pip Eastop was born in 1958, in London, and is a virtuoso horn player. He studied
at the Royal Academy of Music from 1974 to 1976, leaving to take up the position
of Principal Horn with the Royal Flemish Philharmonic Orchestra. Pip has been
a professor of horn at the Royal Academy of Music since 1993 and at the Royal
College of Music since 1995.
J. C. Bach
First UK Performance since the 18th century
J. C. Bach is famous for his concertante
symphonies. The one featured here was thought
to be lost, but was discovered by Pavel Serbin
in the Glinka Museum, Moscow. Often
performed in Bach’s lifetime, its manuscript
was kept in the Berlin Library but disappeared
in 1945 and was “presumed lost” until its discovery some sixty years later.
Tickets: £28.00, £26.00, £22.00, £18.00
In partnership with Mr E. Wheeler and The Haydn Festival Trust
TheVisitor Information Office, Listley Street, BridgnorthWV16 4AW will
send a free list of hotels, guest houses and farm accommodation in the area
if you telephone 01746 763257.
Meals served from 6pm – 7.15pm
Wednesday, 3rd June
Honey roast Gammon Ham, served with pickles and mustards.
Free range Chicken Caesar salad and Penne pasta salad served
with peppers, olive oil and fresh basil v
With: Mixed leaf salad v Coleslaw salad v
Dessert: Chocolate gateau or Fresh Homemade Fruit Salad with cream.
John Reid and Professor Robbins Landon
Thursday, 4th June
HAYDN
FESTIVAL
Roast Shropshire Beef, served with horseradish mayonnaise.
Prawn cocktail in Marie Rose sauce with lemon and fresh dill
Ratatouille of Mediterranean vegetables v
With: Mixed leaf salad v Hot minted new potatoes v
Red cabbage, apple & walnut salad v Tomato, red onion & basil salad
Dessert: Eton Mess or Fresh Homemade Fruit Salad with cream.
22nd Annual Festival
Friday, 5th June
Roast Staffordshire Pork served with plum and apple chutney.
Tuna Nicoise Salad and Carrot, cumin and roast cashew nut salad v
With: Mixed leaf salad v Cheese and red onion coleslaw salad v
Dessert:: Strawberry gateau or Fresh Homemade Fruit Salad with cream.
Saturday, 6th June
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FESTIVAL MARQUEE
Roast Turkey crown served with cranberry sauce.
Smoked fish selection with prawns and roll mops,
with a beetroot, horseradish and orange mayonnaise.
Egg noodle and bean shoot salad with a lime and soy dressing v
With: Baby spinach and cherry tomato salad v Coleslaw salad v
Dessert: Black Forest gateau or Fresh Homemade fruit salad with
cream
Sunday, 7th June
Whole Dressed Scottish Salmon served with a dill mayonnaise
Free range Coronation Chicken, and
Roast Mediterranean vegetable couscous v
With: Mixed leaf salad v Cucumber mint and red onion salad v
Dessert: Apple Pie or Fresh Homemade Fruit Salad with cream
Each evening the buffet will be served with:
Fresh breads and marinated olives with fresh herbs, garlic, roasted red
peppers and sun dried tomatoes v, and hot buttered new potatoes v
v denotes vegetarian option
How to book your concert tickets
Bridgnorth is a hill-town, a rarity in England. It stands high above the
river Severn, its High Town and Low Town connected by a funicular
railway. The skyline is dramatically broken by the two church towers of
St Mary Magdalene, the parish church, and St Leonard rebuilt in 1862
and now in the care of the Churches Conservation Trust, where the English
Haydn Festival is held each year.
The old market town has a wealth of beautiful, interesting and historic
buildings; the Castle boasts a leaning tower, just as Cromwell left it.
Bridgnorth is the northern terminus of the celebrated Severn Valley Steam
Railway.
Beyond Bridgnorth lies all the beauty, the wild country and the literary
and historic fascination of Shropshire, at its very best in late spring.
The Churches Conservation Trust is warmly thanked for making the
use of St Leonard’s Church available to the Festival.
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The English Haydn Festival gratefully acknowledges financial support
from:
Buffet – £18.50 per person
During the interval: Coffee or tea with homemade chocolates £1.50
The Bar: serving a selection of Champagne and Fine wines
(pre-orders appreciated, see the Wine List below)
Auction House Chardonnay-Australia £15.00
Pinot Grigio - Sentina - Italy
£15.00
Sauvignon Blanc-Bellfontaine-France £16.00
Bougogne - Vieux Quartier - France £20.00
Rose Wine
Pinot Grigio Blush Sentina -Italy £16.00
Mineral Water (330ml)
Orange Juice (per glass)
Coca Cola (per glass)
£2.00
£2.00
£2.00
Shropshire Council
Friends of English Haydn Festival:
Wine List 2015
White Wine
Bridgnorth Town
Council
Red Wine
Los Pastos Merlot - Chile
Cape Heights Shiraz - S. Africa
Monte Haro Rioja - Spain
Cotes du Rhone Villages Gravennes
£15.00
£16.00
£17.00
£20.00
Sparkling
Champagne Gremillet Brut NV
Prosecco Di Maria - Italy
£31.00
£19.00
J20 Orange & Passion Fruit (per glass) £2.50
Lemonade (per glass)
£2.00
Fine wines, soft drinks & Bar Service supplied by S tyl i sh Bars
Catering by Ashfield’s of Bridgnorth
Booking: Friends from 18th February. Main sales from 5th March.
By phone on 07547 289704 from 9.30am till 6pm Monday to
Saturday.
By e-mail on [email protected]
(web: www.haydn.org.uk)
By post from the Festival Box Office using the booking form
overleaf. Please remember to enclose a stamped addressed
envelope.
The Box Office address is:
Morville Farmhouse, Morville,
Bridgnorth, Shropshire. WV16 4RJ
Cheques. Should be made payable to ‘English Haydn Festival Ltd’ .
Ticket prices for Orchestral Concerts in St Leonard’s.
The top price is for seats in the nave with an unrestricted view of the
stage. The second price is for seats towards the back of the nave and
for a limited number of seats in the side aisles with unobstructed views.
The third price is for the majority of seats in the side aisles with good
but partly obstructed views. The fourth price applies to those side aisle
seats whose view is obstructed by pillars. Acoustics are excellent in all
parts of the church.
You are advised to bring a cushion, or cushions may be hired from the
Friends of St Leonard’s at the church.
Friends’ subscriptions contribute to the costs of organising the
Festival and sponsor individual concerts.
The Friends of the Festival are given the earliest notice of the Festival
dates, programmes and artists and receive the Festival Leaflet
automatically when it is published. They receive a Spring & Autumn
newsletter and meet together at their annual Reception at the Festival
which is also attended by sponsors, members of the Festival Committee
as well as soloists and musicians.
All these benefits are available for only £20 a year (or £30 for
couples). If you would like to join the Friends and support the work
of the Festival, please contact [email protected], or write for
full details, include a stamped addressed envelope, to:
Lindy Macdonald, Secretary, Festival Friends,
Morville Farmhouse, Morville, Bridgnorth, Shropshire. WV16 4RJ
Disabled access. St Leonard’s has easy access for wheelchairs, there is
also an induction loop. Please tell the Box Office in advance and we
will make any special provision necessary for you.
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Pre-concert suppers and drinks will be served in the Marquee from
6pm to 7-15pm ready for concert start at 7-30pm prompt. Drinks will
be served in the Marquee during the 30 minute interval.
Festival Suppers and wines should be booked through the Festival Box Office
in the same way and, if possible, at the same time as Concert Tickets. Cheques
should be made payable to ‘English Haydn Festival Ltd’.
CAR PARKS will be clearly signposted from all the
roads approaching Bridgnorth.
Haydn
& The Natural World
BRIDGNORTH
SHROPSHIRE
3 JUNE – 7 JUNE 2015
www.haydn.org.uk