Discovery Concerts
Su Sp C mmrin o e g n r ce 2 & rt 01 s 5 Peter Donohoe Associate Artist Stratford-upon-Avon 2014-15 Season Discovery Concerts Incorporating Spring Sounds at Stratford ArtsHouse Peter Donohoe April Fredrick Tamsin Waley-Cohen Raphael Wallfisch Craig Ogden Box Office: 01789 207100 www.stratfordartshouse.co.uk Tuesday 10 February 2015 7.30pm Tuesday 10 March 2015 7.30pm Tuesday 21 April 2015 Pre-concert talk: 6.45pm Pre-concert talk: 6.45pm Pre-concert talk: 6.45pm Pre-concert talk: 7.15pm Peter Donohoe and Beethoven’s C minor Concerto Shostakovich with Peter Donohoe April sings for Spring and Summer Fauré’s Requiem, a Meditation and Tamsin Waley-Cohen Beethoven’s concerto is modelled closely on Mozart’s own C minor and this is a wonderful opportunity to hear this work performed by a supreme master. Haydn’s Symphony no101, ‘The Clock‘ shows this genial composer at the very height of his powers. For Peter’s final concert with OOTS this season he has chosen a 20th century masterpiece, Shostakovich’s second concerto. Composed in 1957 for his son’s 19th birthday, it is an uncharacteristically cheerful piece, with a tender and subdued slow movement. April ushers in spring and summer with an all-American programme which includes some less well-known gems alongside justifiably popular stalwarts of the classical repertoire - Barber’s sublime Adagio and Copland’s bucolic Appalachian Spring. Fauré’s Requiem is a perfect foil to Dobrinka Tabakova’s glittering work for chamber choir and orchestra Centuries of Meditations. We are delighted to welcome back Tamsin Waley-Cohen as soloist in another work from Dobrinka, High Line, composed as a companion to The Lark Ascending. Haydn Haydn Barber Adams Barber Beethoven Haydn Symphony no7 in C ‘Le Midi’ Piano Concerto no3 in C minor Symphony no101 in D ‘The Clock’ Peter Donohoe piano David Curtis conductor Shostakovich Mendelssohn Symphony no8 in G ‘Le Soir’ Piano Concerto no2 in F Symphony no4 in D ‘Italian’ Peter Donohoe piano David Curtis conductor 7.30pm Gershwin Copland Adagio for Strings Shaker Loops Knoxville: Summer of 1915 Summertime Appalachian Spring April Fredrick David Curtis soprano conductor Friday 22 May 2015 Tabakova Tabakova Fauré 8.00pm High Line * Centuries of Meditations Requiem Tamsin Waley-Cohen violin Orchestra of the Swan Chamber Choir David Curtis conductor * world premiere Tickets: £23.50, £19.50, £17.50, £15.50 and £9.50 • Save 20% when you book to see 3 or more concerts. Enjoy the complete concert experience … Pre-concert talks with David Curtis - free to ticket holders Friday 29 May 2015 8.00pm Friday 5 June 2015 8.00pm Friday 12 June 2015 8.00pm Pre-concert talk: 7.15pm Pre-concert talk: 7.15pm Pre-concert talk: 7.15pm Shakespeare Sonnets and Tchaikovsky Raphael Wallfisch plays John Ireland Tamsin Waley-Cohen, Craig Ogden & some Spanish Sunshine We’re pleased to welcome back April Fredrick as soloist in Dobrinka’s Sonnets to Sundry Notes, a jaunty song-cycle that complements Tchaikovsky’s delightful Serenade. Kristina Arakelyan won the OOTS Shakespeare 400 Composition Competition and we’re proud to premiere her new work, generously funded by the Boltini Trust Stacy Garrop is an award-winning American composer and Love’s Philosophy is a luminous setting of poems by Shelley, Coleridge, Keats and Byron. We welcome back Raphael Wallfisch to premiere a new version of the Ireland cello sonata arranged for string orchestra and cello. Our final concert sees two outstanding soloists collaborating in the premiere of a new work for violin and piano and Albeniz’s Suite Española brings the season to a glittering conclusion. John Ireland Stacy Garrop John Ireland Villa-Lobos Arakelyan Tabakova Tchaikovsky Sonnet no115 * Sonnets to Sundry Notes of Music Serenade April Fredrick David Curtis soprano conductor * world premiere “you won’t hear much better than this anywhere” Classic Fm Magazine “a vivid sense of an excellent, up-for-it orchestra” BBC Music Magazine “Crisp, alert playing from the splendid Orchestra of the Swan” Gramophone Magazine The South Downs Suite Love’s Philosophy** Sonata for Cello arr. Forbes and Strings* Vaughan Williams Five Mystical Songs Raphael Wallfisch cello Orchestra of the Swan Chamber Choir David Curtis conductor ** UK premiere - The Sorel Organization Medallion 1st Prize * world premiere Lovelady Vivaldi Albeniz arr. Chivers Bachianas Brasileiras no9 Concerto for Guitar and Violin* Concerto for Guitar Suite Española Craig Ogden guitar Tamsin Waley-Cohen violin David Curtis conductor “Orchestra of the Swan does a fine job” New York Times “an atmosphere of joyous creativity” Birmingham Post * world premiere Box Office: 01789 207100 or buy online: www.stratfordartshouse.co.uk www.orchestraoftheswan.org “… From start to finish it’s hard not to be swept up in the abundant power of Tabakova’s music… ” The Strad “Nothing defines the Orchestra of the Swan better than its commitment to new repertoire.” Friday 10 July 2015 The Guardian Mason Croft, Stratford-upon-Avon 7.15pm A Summer Sound of Music Dobrinka Tabakova Resident Composer 2014-16 Following OOTS’ prestigious Composer-in-the-House award from the Royal Philharmonic Society and PRS for Music Foundation, we are delighted to announce that the Sorel Organization, New York, has given substantial grant aid to enable us to appoint the Grammy nominated Dobrinka Tabakova as OOTS’ Resident Composer 2014-16. The Sorel Organization grant will support Dobrinka’s work as OOTS’ Resident Composer which will include several commissions, including a major work for the Shakespeare 400 anniversary in 2016 and close involvement with OOTS’ Learning and Participation Programme which will see Dobrinka encouraging young composers of the next generation in OOTS‘s ‘4 Shorts’ project. Dobrinka will also be giving pre-concert talks and introductions to her own music and that of other major influences on her own work. During her residency Orchestra of the Swan also plans a CD of Dobrinka’s work. www.orchestraoftheswan.org Charity number 1068570 Orchestra of the Swan is a member of the Association of British Orchestras Design: CWGD - www.chriswheeler.co.uk Friends of Orchestra of the Swan Fundraising Summer Soirée in collaboration with Stratford-upon-Avon Chamber Music Society. Come and enjoy a relaxing summer evening with a selection of light classics and summer fizz within the beautiful hall and gardens of Mason Croft. Naomi Rump Owen Rump Rosie Tompsett Simon Howes Bryony James violin bass violin viola cello Tickets: £17 including a glass of fizz and canapés on arrival. For tickets, call the orchestra office on 01789 267567. To pay by credit/debit card go to: www.orchestraoftheswan.org/shop Multi-concert discounts do not apply to this event.
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