Saturday 26th July

10am

Open Masterclass

(Studio/Upper Foyer,AAC)

An opportunity for local classical musicians to perform a piece of their choice and recieve and adjudication from one of the Musicfest tutors. FREE.

6.30

The Vice–Chancellor’s Welcome Reception

(Studio/Upper Foyer,AAC)

Friends of Musicfest, Resident Artists and Summer School Students

8.00

Evening Concert (Great Hall AAC)

Manchester Piano Quartet
Eyal Kless, Graham Oppenheimer, Nicholas Jones, Martin Roscoe
Haydn  Piano Trio in C
Mozart  E flat Quartet K493
Brahms Quartet in A major

Sunday 27th July

1.30

Lunchtime Concert  (Joseph Parry Hall)

Including Prizewinners of the Dyfed Young Musician of the Year Competition

2.45

Violin Masterclass  (Joseph Parry Hall)
Eyal Kless  Simon Lane (piano)

7.15

Foyer Music (Lower Foyer, AAC)

Musicfest Brass Ensemble, directed by Paul Archibald

8.00

Evening Concert (Great Hall AAC)

Sacconi Quartet with Tom Poster (piano) 
Graham Oppenheimer (viola)  & Nicholas Jones (cello)
Ravel   String Quartet
Schumann Piano Quintet Op 44
Brahms Sextet in G Minor Op.36

Monday 28th July

1.30 

Lunchtime Concert  (Joseph Parry Hall)

Paul Archibald (trumpet), Juliet Edwards (piano)

Henry Busser   Andante and Scherzo
John Reeman    Four Short Pieces - Fanfare, Soliloquy, Scherzo, Song
Pierre Gabaye    Boutade
Poulenc     Novelette for solo piano
Hindemith   Sonata

2.45

Viola Masterclass  (Joseph Parry Hall)
Graham Oppenheimer (viola) and Juliet Edwards (piano)

7.15

Foyer Music (Lower Foyer, AAC)

Musicfest Percussion Ensemble director: Mike Hamnett

8.00

Evening Concert (Great Hall AAC)

Eyal Kless (violin), Nicholas Jones (cello), Tom Poster (piano), David Campbell (clarinet), Simon Lane (piano) and Juliet Edwards (piano)
Franck Sonata for violin and piano
Bartok Contrasts for violin, clarinet and piano
Peter Lieuwen   ‘Gulfstream’ for violin, cello, piano and clarinet (UK Premiere)
Hindemith Quartet for clarinet, violin, cello and piano

Tuesday 29th July

1.30

Lunchtime Concert (Joseph Parry Hall)

Solstice Quartet

Mozart Quartet No.20 in D, K499 'Hoffmeister'

Bartok String Quartet No. 3 Sz.85

2.45

Masterclass (Joseph Parry Hall)

Veronica Veysey Campbell (soprano) with John Flinders (piano)

3.30

Music in the Museum

A special event in Ceredigion Museum

8.00

Evening Concert (Llanbadarn Church)

National Youth Choir of Wales

Thomas Tallis  Third Mode Melody   

Eric Whitacre   Waternight               

Mansel Thomas  Blest are the Pure Heart         

Henry Purcell   Remember not, Lord, our Offences JS Bach  Organ Piece TBC

Robert Pearsall   Lay a Garland              

JS Bach   Lobet den Herrn, alle Heiden             

Ralph Vaughan Williams Three Shakespeare Songs

CHH Parry   There is an old Belief               

William Mathias Gogeneddawg Arglwydd

Ralph Vaughan Williams   O Clap Your Hands

Eric Whitacre     Sleep                 

Wednesday 30th July

1.30

Lunchtime Concert  (Joseph Parry Hall)

Sarah Field and Paul Nolen (saxophones) with Juliet Edwards (piano)
Piazzolla  Movements from 'The Four Seasons of Buenos Aires'

Hindemith Concert piece for Two Alto Saxophones

Debussy  Premier trio en sol

2.45

Cello Masterclass (Joseph Parry Hall)
Guy Johnston (cello) and Tom Poster (piano)

6.00

Children's Concert (Great Hall AAC)

Aurora Orchestra   Nick Collon (conductor)  Mike Hamnett (percussion)
Poulenc (arr David Matthews) The Story of Babar

Prokofiev (arr David Matthews) Peter and the Wolf

8.00

Jazz Concert (Great Hall AAC)

The Huw Warren Trio

Thursday 31st July

1.30

Lunchtime Concert  (Joseph Parry Hall)

Sacconi Quartet with David Campbell (clarinet) 

John Metcalf  String Quartet 'Llwynbrau Can'

Weber Clarinet Quintet in Bb Op.34

2.45

Brass Masterclass (Joseph Parry Hall)
Paul Archibald, (trumpet) & Juliet Edwards (piano)

7.15

Foyer Music (Lower Foyer, AAC)

Musicfest String Ensemble directed by Nicholas Jones

8.00

Opera Night (Great Hall AAC)

Music Theatre Wales
Director: Mike McCarthy   Musical Director: Michael Raffety
‘For You’    music by Michael Berkeley, libretto by Ian McEwan

Plus there will be a free talk about the work prior to the performance at 6.30pm - all welcome.

Friday 1st August

10.00

Composition Workshop (Great Hall AAC)

John Metcalf will lead a workshop on selected student compositions which will be played by the Aurora Orchestra, conductor, Nicholas Collon

1.30

Lunchtime Concert  (Joseph Parry Hall)

Martene Grimson (soprano) with Simon Lane (piano)

Schumann  Liederkreis Op.39

Songs by Rachmaninov and Barber

Thanks to the generous support of Gresham House plc

There will be  a free talk on Schumann's Liederkreis by Richard Stokes at 1pm prior to the concert. All welcome!

2.45

Clarinet Masterclass
David Campbell (clarinet) with Simon Lane (piano)

6.30

Early Evening Concert (Great Hall AAC)

Musicfest Brass Ensemble directed by Paul Archibald

Musicfest Big Band directed by Mike Hamnett

8.00

Evening Concert (Great Hall AAC)

Guy Johnston (cello) Tom Poster (piano) and David Campbell (clarinet)

Stravinsky Suite Italienne

Frühling Trio in A minor Op. 40

Bridge  Cello Sonata

Chopin Introdcution and Polonaise Brilliante Op. 3

Saturday 2nd August

10.00-
12.00

Showcase Concert (Great Hall, AAC)

Mixed Repertoire. Selected performances given by course members of Musicfest Summer School

1.30

Showcase Concert (Lower Foyer, AAC)

Musicfest Saxophone Ensemble  Directed by Sarah Field and Paul Nolen

4.00

Showcase Concert (International Politics Building)

Selected performances given by course members of
Musicfest Vocal Summer School directed by Veronica Veysey Campbell with John Flinders (piano)

5.30

Foyer Music (International Politics Building)
Mixed Repertoire.

Selected performances given by course members of
Musicfest Summer School

8.00

Evening Concert (Great Hall AAC)

Aurora Orchestra, conductor Nick Collon  with Sarah Field (saxophone)

Byrd (arr. Muhly) Two Motets

Britten Sinfonietta, Op. 1

Ibert Concertino da Camera for saxophone and orchestra

Bach (arr. Birtwistle) Measures