23 28 AUGUST AWST festival brochure llyfryn yr ŵyl.

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1 23 28 AUGUST AWST 2018 festival brochure llyfryn yr ŵyl

2 Sponsorship Estates and Agency Group John Good Powys County Council Presteigne and Norton Town Council Major Donations Arts Council of Wales The William Alwyn Foundation The John S Cohen Foundation The Colwinston Charitable Trust The Elmley Foundation The Fidelio Charitable Trust PRS for Music Foundation RVW Trust Tŷ Cerdd The Williams Church Music Trust Special Support Embassy of Estonia, London Embassy of the Republic of Latvia, London Embassy of the Republic of Lithuania, London Other Donations Other financial support is provided by Corporate Patrons and a generous group of Benefactors, Patrons and Friends. If you would like further details of any of these or other sponsorship opportunities, please the Festival Producer: alisongiles@presteignefestival.com Volunteers We are most grateful to our wonderful team of volunteers who work as stewards, programme sellers and also provide overnight accommodation for artists during the Festival period. Without them, it would be impossible for us to mount such an exciting annual Festival. The Presteigne Festival is a full member of the British Arts Festivals Association In unavoidable circumstances Presteigne Festival of Music and the Arts Limited reserves the right to alter artists or programme content. BRITISH ARTS FESTIVALS ASSOCIATION 2 cover photograph (detail): Alex Ramsay brochure design: Andrew Giles

3 THURSDAY 23 AUGUST Event am Variations on a theme of Carl Larsson I Art PRESTEIGNE The Rodd 5 Event pm Variations on a theme of Carl Larsson II Art PRESTEIGNE The Rodd pm Pre-Performance Talk Discussion PRESTEIGNE Assembly Rooms 6 Event pm Juliana Chamber opera PRESTEIGNE St Andrew s Church 6 FRIDAY 24 AUGUST Event am Poetry at Discoed Literature DISCOED St Michael s Church 7 Event pm Nordic Masters, Matthews and Banting Concert PRESTEIGNE St Andrew s Church 8 Event pm Baltic music since the end of the Soviet era PRESTEIGNE Assembly Rooms 9 Musical discovery 7.00pm Pre-Concert Talk Discussion PRESTEIGNE Assembly Rooms 10 Event pm Lonely Angel Concert PRESTEIGNE St Andrew s Church 10 Event pm Wild Strawberries Film with introductory talk PRESTEIGNE Assembly Rooms 11 SATURDAY 25 AUGUST Event am 68 at 50: Fifty years since the revolutionary year PRESTEIGNE Assembly Rooms 12 of 1968 Cultural history Event pm A Charm of Lullabies Concert PRESTEIGNE St Andrew s Church 13 Event pm Passio Concert PEMBRIDGE St Mary s Parish Church pm Pre-Concert Talk Discussion PRESTEIGNE Assembly Rooms 15 Event pm Navarra Quartet in Presteigne Concert PRESTEIGNE St Andrew s Church 15 Event pm Pelle the Conqueror Film with introductory talk PRESTEIGNE Assembly Rooms 16 SUNDAY 26 AUGUST 11.00am Festival Eucharist PRESTEIGNE St Andrew s Church 17 Event pm David Matthews at 75 Film with conversation PRESTEIGNE Assembly Rooms 17 Event pm Songs and Dances from a Haunted Place Concert OLD RADNOR St Stephen s Church 18 Event pm Bach to the Future Concert DISCOED St Michael s Church pm Pre-Concert Talk Discussion PRESTEIGNE Assembly Rooms 20 Event pm A Baltic Celebration Concert PRESTEIGNE St Andrew s Church 20 Event pm Festen Film with introductory talk PRESTEIGNE Assembly Rooms 21 YR ŴYL GIPO FESTIVAL AT A GLANCE MONDAY 27 AUGUST Event am Welsh art in twelve pictures Art PRESTEIGNE Assembly Rooms 22 Event am Ein Celloleben Concert KINNERTON St Mary s Church 23 Event pm Songs and Reflections Concert PRESTEIGNE St Andrew s Church 24 Event pm Well Thumbed One-man show PRESTEIGNE Assembly Rooms pm Pre-Concert Talk Discussion PRESTEIGNE Assembly Rooms 26 Event pm Mozart, Dirty Beasts and more Concert PRESTEIGNE St Andrew s Church 26 Event pm Queen of Heaven Concert PRESTEIGNE St Andrew s Church 27 TUESDAY 28 AUGUST Event am Berkeley s Passions Conversation PRESTEIGNE Assembly Rooms 28 Event pm Navarra Quartet play Britten Concert PRESTEIGNE St Andrew s Church pm Pre-Concert Talk Discussion PRESTEIGNE Assembly Rooms 29 Event pm Festival Finale Concert PRESTEIGNE St Andrew s Church 29 3

4 4 Welcome to the Presteigne Festival s annual feast of the arts, created and curated in partnership with composers, musicians and artists, taking place in the beautiful surroundings of the Welsh Marches. Our central programme features Baltic music celebrating the centenaries of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania becoming independent republics. We continue to explore British contemporary music with new commissions from Cydonie Banting, David Bednall, Gareth Moorcraft, Huw Watkins, Manos Charalabopoulos and composer-in-residence Martin Butler; and join the birthday celebrations for Michael Berkeley and David Matthews. We open with Joseph Phibbs exciting new chamber opera Juliana, based on Strindberg s unsettling drama Miss Julie; the Nordic theme being continued in art, music and with the screening of three legendary Scandinavian movies. The supporting programme continues to extend Welsh art with Peter Lord, Stephen Johnson on music, poet Gregory Leadbetter, Terry Victor s one-man show Well Thumbed, music and literary talks, Open Studios, exhibitions and film. The dazzling artist line-up includes Festival favourites the Navarra Quartet, Huw Watkins and the Choir of Royal Holloway, and performers appearing at Presteigne for the first time Latvian violinist Kristīne Balanas, soprano Ruby Hughes and pianist Joseph Tong. The 2018 programme offers a rich variety of events please join us for our annual cultural celebration. George Vass, artistic director Croeso i wledd gelfyddydol flynyddol Gŵyl Llanandras, wedi i chreu a i churadu mewn partneriaeth â chyfansoddwyr, cerddorion ac artistiaid ac yn cael ei chynnal yng nghanol harddwch Gororau Cymru. Mae ein rhaglen ganolog yn cynnwys cerddoriaeth o r Baltig gan ddathlu can mlynedd ers i Estonia, Latfia a Lithwania ddod yn weriniaethau annibynnol. Rydym yn parhau i roi sylw i gerddoriaeth gyfoes gwledydd Prydain gyda chomisiynau newydd gan Cydonie Banting, David Bednall, Gareth Moorcraft, Huw Watkins, Manos Charalabopoulos a r cyfansoddwr preswyl Martin Butler ac yn ymuno â dathliadau pen-blwydd Michael Berkeley a David Matthews. Rydym yn agor gydag opera siambr newydd gyffrous Joseph Phibbs Juliana, wedi i seilio ar ddrama gynhyrfus Strindberg Miss Julie; bydd y thema Nordig yn parhau mewn celfyddyd, cerddoriaeth ac wrth ddangos tair ffilm chwedlonol o Sgandinafia. Mae r rhaglen ategol yn dal i ymestyn celfyddyd Gymreig gyda Peter Lord, Stephen Johnson ar gerddoriaeth, y bardd Gregory Leadbetter, sioe undyn Terry Victor Well Thumbed, cerddoriaeth a sgyrsiau llenyddol, Stiwdios Agored, arddangosfeydd a ffilm. Mae r lein-yp anhygoel o artistiaid yn cynnwys ffefrynnau r Ŵyl Pedwarawd Navarra, Huw Watkins a Chôr Royal Holloway a pherfformwyr sy n ymddangos yn Llanandras am y tro cyntaf, y feiolinydd o Latfia Kristīne Balanas, y soprano Ruby Hughes a r pianydd Joseph Tong. Mae rhaglen 2018 yn cynnig amrywiaeth amheuthun o ddigwyddiadau ymunwch â ni ar gyfer ein dathliad diwylliannol blynyddol. George Vass, cyfarwyddwr artistig

5 EVENT 1 EVENT 2 Thursday 23 Dydd Lau 23 Thursday August at 10.00am Dydd Lau Awst am 10.00am Sidney Nolan Trust, The Rodd, Presteigne LD8 2LL Ymddiriedolaeth Sidney Nolan, The Rodd, Llanandras LD8 2LL August at 2.00pm Awst am 2.00pm Sidney Nolan Trust, The Rodd, Presteigne LD8 2LL Ymddiriedolaeth Sidney Nolan, The Rodd, Llanandras LD8 2LL VARIATIONS ON A THEME OF CARL LARSSON An introduction to collagraph printmaking with Jackie H Morris Reflecting the Nordic theme running through the Festival, why not join a workshop to create a collagraph print influenced by the watercolours of Swedish painter Carl Larsson? Larsson was inspired by themes of farm and home; his ideas will be reflected against the rural backdrop of the buildings and landscape at The Rodd, home to the Sidney Nolan Trust. Jackie will show how simple line drawings and tape can be used to create a plate that can be inked and run through the Trust s etching press, resulting in a collagraph print. Suitable for both beginners and practising artists, you will make a plate, ink and print it twice, once in black ink and once adding colour with chine-collé. Previous experience of drawing or printing is not necessary. A short introduction will be followed by practical experience using a knife and tools to make the plate. The workshop will demonstrate the potential of collagraph printmaking. Aprons and gloves will be available, as are refreshments. You may be working outside at times, so weather appropriate clothing is advisable. Numbers strictly limited to 14 per event.. Tickets 16 unreserved Tocynnau 16 heb eu cadw Advance booking only Bwcio ymlaen llaw yn unig Event 1 ends at approximately 12.30pm and Event 2 at 4.30pm Bydd y Digwyddiad 1 yn gorffen am tua 12.30pm a Digwyddiad 2 am 4.30pm With thanks to the Sidney Nolan Trust 5

6 EVENT 3 Thursday Dydd Lau 23 August at 8.30pm Awst am 8.30pm St Andrew s Church, Presteigne LD8 2AF Eglwys Sant Andreas, Llanandras LD8 2AF JULIANA Music JOSEPH PHIBBS Libretto LAURIE SLADE Welsh premiere of a joint Nova Music Trust / Presteigne Festival commission Midsummer s eve on a Swedish waterside estate the night is short and passions run high in Joseph Phibbs exciting new chamber opera. Juliana is recovering from a broken engagement; with her father away on business, she has only a canary for company. She s bored and depressed, so goes to the kitchen in search of distraction Laurie Slade s libretto brilliantly transplants August Strindberg s most celebrated play, Miss Julie (1899), to a contemporary Swedish setting, confronting a number of topical issues head-on (including the divide between rich and poor, immigration and the transgression of class, social and sexual boundaries). Nova Music Opera Juliana Cheryl Enever Kerstin Rebecca Afonwy-Jones Juan Samuel Pantcheff Richard Williams director George Vass conductor Tickets 32 and 28 reserved 16 unreserved (restricted view) 10 student Tocynnau 32 a 28 wedi u cadw 16 heb eu cadw (golweg gyfyngedig) 10 mfyrwyr Advance booking advisable Argymhellir prynu tocynnau ymlaen llaw This event ends at approximately 9.40pm Bydd y digwyddiad bwn yn gorffen am tua 9.40pm pm, Assembly Rooms, Presteigne LD8 2AD 7.45pm, Yr Ystafelloedd Cynnull, Llanandras LD8 2AD PRE-PERFORMANCE TALK Free pre-concert talk with Thomas Hyde and guests Sgwrs ddi-dâl cyn y cyngerdd, gyda Thomas Hyde a gwesteion

7 EVENT 4 Friday Dydd Gwener 24 August at 11.00am Awst am 11.00am St Michael s Church, Discoed LD8 2NW Eglwys Sant Mihangel, Disgoed LD8 2NW POETRY AT DISCOED GREGORY LEADBETTER Gregory Leadbetter is a poet and critic, with research interests in English Romanticism, poetry and creative writing; he is the author of two poetry collections: The Fetch (Nine Arches Press, 2016) and The Body in the Well (HappenStance Press, 2007). His poems have appeared in The Poetry Review, Poetry London, The North, Magma, The Rialto, on BBC Radio 4, And Other Poems, and in CAST: The Poetry Business Book of New Contemporary Poets (Smith/Doorstop, 2014) as well as other journals and anthologies. His book of literary criticism, Coleridge and the Daemonic Imagination (Palgrave Macmillan, 2011) won the University English Book Prize 2012, and he has published essays on Wordsworth, Keats, Charles Lamb and Ted Hughes. He has written radio drama for the BBC, and was awarded a Hawthornden Fellowship in In 2016 he was Poet in Residence at Anne Hathaway s Cottage for Stratfordupon-Avon Poetry Festival. He currently teaches at Birmingham City University, where he is Reader in Literature and Creative Writing. Tickets 7.50 unreserved Tocynnau 7.50 heb eu cadw Transport The Festival Bus will depart from Presteigne at 10.30am (please see back cover for more information) Cludiant Bydd Bws yr Ŵyl yn gadael yn Llanandras am 10.30am (gweler y clawr cefn am ragor o wybodaeth) This event ends at approximately noon Bydd y digwyddiad bwn yn gorffen am tua nawniau 7

8 EVENT 5 Friday Dydd Gwener 24 August at 2.00pm Awst am 2.00pm St Andrew s Church, Presteigne LD8 2AF Eglwys Sant Andreas, Llanandras LD8 2AF NORDIC MASTERS, MATTHEWS AND BANTING Joseph Tong piano EDVARD GRIEG Stemninger (Moods), Op 73 Nos 1, 2, 3, 4 and 6 DAVID MATTHEWS Variations for Piano, Op 72 CYDONIE BANTING The Gate of Dawn World premiere of a Presteigne Festival commission JEAN SIBELIUS Sonatina in E, Op 67 No 2 ERKKI-SVEN TÜÜR Piano Sonata Tickets 15 reserved 12 unreserved 6 student Tocynnau 15 wedi u cadw 12 heb eu cadw 6 mfyrwyr This event ends at approximately 3.15pm Bydd y digwyddiad bwn yn gorffen am tua 3.15pm 8

9 EVENT 6 Friday Dydd Gwener 24 August at 4.00pm Awst am 4.00pm Assembly Rooms, Presteigne LD8 2AD Yr Ystafelloedd Cynnull, Llanandras LD8 2AD BALTIC MUSIC SINCE THE END OF THE SOVIET ERA Musical Discovery with Gabriel Jackson and Thomas Hyde So much of the history of the so-called Baltic States has been about occupation, annexation, repression. Yet despite their geographically precarious position, these three small countries have hung on to a sense of cultural identity, and nowhere does that emerge more impressively and movingly than in their music. British composer Gabriel Jackson has long-held musical ties with Latvia and Estonia and talks to Thomas Hyde about the Singing Revolution which heralded the restoration of independence in all three Baltic countries. The Singing Revolution not only bought political freedom but, importantly, allowed Baltic composers to express themselves freely in new and experimental musical language. This illustrated discussion centres on leading composers from all their Baltic countries. Tickets 7.50 unreserved Tocynnau 7.50 heb eu cadw This event ends at approximately 5.15pm Bydd y digwyddiad bwn yn gorffen am tua 5.15pm 9

10 EVENT 7 Friday Dydd Gwener 24 LONELY ANGEL August at 7.45pm Awst am 7.45pm St Andrew s Church, Presteigne LD8 2AF Eglwys Sant Andreas, Llanandras LD8 2AF Kristīne Balanas violin Ruby Hughes soprano Presteigne Festival Orchestra George Vass conductor ARVO PÄRT Cantus in memory of Benjamin Britten HUW WATKINS Remember PĒTERIS VASKS Vientuļais eņģelis (Lonely Angel) DAVID MATTHEWS Three Housman Songs, Op 69a ARVO PÄRT Fratres BÉLA BARTÓK Divertimento for string orchestra, BB118 Tickets 26 reserved 20 unreserved 6 student Tocynnau 26 wedi u cadw 20 heb eu cadw 6 mfyrwyr This event ends at approximately 9.30pm Bydd y digwyddiad bwn yn gorffen am tua 9.30pm pm, Assembly Rooms, Presteigne LD8 2AD 7.00pm, Yr Ystafelloedd Cynnull, Llanandras LD8 2AD PRE-CONCERT TALK Free pre-concert talk with Stephen Johnson and guests Sgwrs ddi-dâl cyn y cyngerdd, gyda Stephen Johnson a gwesteion

11 EVENT 8 Friday Dydd Gwener 24 August at 8.00pm Awst am 8.00pm Assembly Rooms, Presteigne LD8 2AD Yr Ystafelloedd Cynnull, Llanandras LD8 2AD WILD STRAWBERRIES Film at the Festival I Wild Strawberries (1957) is considered to be one of Ingmar Bergman s most accessible films and cemented his reputation as a major film director. An elderly professor travels across Sweden to receive an award. On the way he encounters people, places and memories, pushing him to reconsider his life and relationships. The first of this year s Film at the Festival series reflecting the Festival s predominant Nordic theme. The series is curated by distinguished film editor Tony Lawson, who gives a short introduction to each of the screenings. In Swedish with subtitles Yn Swedeg gydag is-deitlau Contains mild sexual references, language and violence Yn cynnwys cyfeiriadau rhywiol, iaith a thrais sydd i gyd yn gymedrol Bar available Bar ar gael Tickets 7 unreserved Tocynnau 7 heb eu cadw This event ends at approximately 9.30pm Bydd y digwyddiad bwn yn gorffen am tua 9.30pm Event presented in association with Presteigne Screen 11

12 EVENT 9 Saturday Dydd Sadwrn 25 August at 11.00am Awst am 11.00am Assembly Rooms, Presteigne LD8 2AD Yr Ystafelloedd Cynnull, Llanandras LD8 2AD 68 at 50: FIFTY YEARS SINCE THE REVOLUTIONARY YEAR OF 1968 Cultural history with Ian Marchant If 2017 was the fiftieth anniversary of the Summer of Love, then 2018 is the fiftieth anniversary of the summer of student occupations, of street fighting, of revolution in the air. The soixante-huitards were out to change the world; to stop the war in Vietnam, and to remake the world in the shape of love. Ian Marchant s school opened in 1968, and he was taught by young hopeful and enthusiastic teachers, who felt that education was the key to making that change happen. In this talk, he ll be looking at politics, music and literature to recreate something of the atmosphere of those heady days behind the barricade; and to ask, what happened to the soixante-huitards, fifty years on? Ian Marchant is originally from Newhaven in East Sussex, and now lives with his family in the no longer extant Welsh county of Radnorshire. He has published seven books, including the travel/memoirs Parallel Lines, The Longest Crawl and Something of the Night. He is a sometimes presenter of documentaries for BBC Radio, and has appeared numerous times at festivals (including Glastonbury, Secret Garden Party and Wilderness) as one half of semi-legendary hippie cabaret duo Your Dad. Tickets 7.50 unreserved Tocynnau 7.50 heb eu cadw This event ends at approximately noon Bydd y digwyddiad bwn yn gorffen am tua nawniau 12

13 EVENT 10 Saturday Dydd Sadwrn 25 August at 2.00pm Awst am 2.00pm St Andrew s Church, Presteigne LD8 2AF Eglwys Sant Andreas, Llanandras LD8 2AF A CHARM OF LULLABIES Ruby Hughes soprano Huw Watkins piano BENJAMIN BRITTEN A Charm of Lullabies, Op 41 HUW WATKINS Echo UK premiere of a joint Presteigne Festival/Carnegie Hall commission HELEN GRIME Bright Travellers ALBAN BERG Seven Early Songs Tickets 15 reserved 12 unreserved 6 student Tocynnau 15 wedi u cadw 12 heb eu cadw 6 mfyrwyr This event ends at approximately 3.00pm Bydd y digwyddiad bwn yn gorffen am tua 3.00pm 13

14 EVENT 11 Saturday Dydd Sadwrn PASSIO 25 August at 4.30pm Awst am 4.30pm St Mary s Parish Church, Pembridge HR6 9EA Eglwys Blwyf y Santes Fair, Pembridge HR6 9EA The Choir of Royal Holloway Presteigne Festival Ensemble Rupert Gough conductor ARVO PÄRT Passio Tickets 16 unreserved 6 student Tocynnau 16 heb eu cadw 6 mfyrwyr Transport The Festival Bus will depart from Presteigne at 3.45pm (please see back cover for more information) Cludiant Bydd Bws yr Ŵyl yn gadael yn Llanandras am 3.45pm (gweler y clawr cefn am ragor o wybodaeth) This event ends at approximately 5.45pm Bydd y digwyddiad bwn yn gorffen am tua 5.45pm 14

15 EVENT 12 Saturday Dydd Sadwrn 25 August at 7.45pm Awst am 7.45pm St Andrew s Church, Presteigne LD8 2AF Eglwys Sant Andreas, Llanandras LD8 2AF NAVARRA QUARTET IN PRESTEIGNE Navarra Quartet JOSEPH PHIBBS Agea PĒTERIS VASKS String Quartet No 3 FRANZ SCHUBERT String Quartet in G, D887 Tickets 23 reserved 18 unreserved 6 student Tocynnau 23 wedi u cadw 18 heb eu cadw 6 mfyrwyr This event ends at approximately 9.30pm Bydd y digwyddiad bwn yn gorffen am tua 9.30pm 7.00pm, Assembly Rooms, Presteigne LD8 2AD 7.00pm, Yr Ystafelloedd Cynnull, Llanandras LD8 2AD PRE-CONCERT TALK Free pre-concert talk with Thomas Hyde and guests Sgwrs ddi-dâl cyn y cyngerdd, gyda Thomas Hyde a gwesteion 15

16 EVENT 13 Saturday Dydd Sadwrn 25 August at 8.00pm Awst am 8.00pm Assembly Rooms, Presteigne LD8 2AD Yr Ystafelloedd Cynnull, Llanandras LD8 2AD PELLE THE CONQUEROR Film at the Festival II Set in the early 1900s, recently widowed Lasse decides to leave Sweden and emigrate with Pelle, his son, to Denmark, a land of promise. The reality is much harder but they never lose their human spirit. Bille August s 1987 film is richly shot, capturing the great beauty of Denmark s landscape and open skies winning both an Oscar and also the Palme d Or at the Cannes Festival. The second of this year s Film at the Festival series reflecting the Festival s predominant Nordic theme. The series is curated by distinguished film editor Tony Lawson, who gives a short introduction to each of the screenings. In Swedish with subtitles Yn Swedeg gydag is-deitlau Contains strong violence Yn cynnwys trais llym Bar available Bar ar gael Tickets 7 unreserved Tocynnau 7 heb eu cadw This event ends at approximately 10.45pm Bydd y digwyddiad bwn yn gorffen am tua 10.45pm 16 Event presented in association with Presteigne Screen

17 FESTIVAL EUCHARIST Sunday Dydd Sul 26 August at 11.00am Awst am 11.00am St Andrew s Church, Presteigne LD8 2AF Eglwys Sant Andreas, Llanandras LD8 2AF Introit: DAVID BEDNALL Regina caeli World premiere of a Presteigne Festival commission Mass: DAVID BEDNALL The Sherborne Mass Communion motets: NATHAN JAMES DEARDEN Love bade me welcome VYTAUTAS MIŠKINIS Ave Maria II EVENT 14 Sunday Dydd Sul 26 August at 12.30pm Awst am 12.30pm Assembly Rooms, Presteigne LD8 2AD Yr Ystafelloedd Cynnull, Llanandras LD8 2AD DAVID MATTHEWS AT 75 A film portrait presented by Barrie Gavin There has been a place of Christian worship on the site of St Andrew s Church since before the Norman Conquest. The present building retains elements of the original Anglo-Saxon church within a Norman renovation and, in 1868, a Victorian restoration; it is considered to be the finest in Radnorshire. With its wonderful acoustic properties, St Andrew s continues to be both the jewel in the Festival s crown and its spiritual home. The Festival Eucharist is made particularly special by the addition of uplifting choral music all are welcome to worship at the service. Choir of Royal Holloway David Bednall organ Rupert Gough conductor Two films frame an open forum discussion with David Matthews and film-maker Barrie Gavin. The first film includes an interview with David, around the Carducci Quartet s performance of his Third String Quartet in Presteigne. The second is the public premiere of Toward Sunrise, a film about the landscape of the Borders with David s specially written orchestral score. Barrie Gavin s music and image productions over the past ten years prompted David to propose this collaboration. There is no charge for admission, but please book in advance to secure a place. This is a fundraising event for the George Vass Commission Fund donations will be invited. Tickets free Tocynnau am ddim This event ends at approximately 1.30pm Bydd y digwyddiad bwn yn gorffen am tua 1.30pm 17

18 EVENT 15 Sunday Dydd Sul 26 August at 2.45pm Awst am 2.45pm St Stephen s Church, Old Radnor LD8 2RH Eglwys Sant Steffan, Pencraig LD8 2RH SONGS AND DANCES FROM A HAUNTED PLACE Navarra Quartet VLADAS JAKUBĖNAS String Quartet, Op 4 MARTIN BUTLER Songs and Dances from a Haunted Place LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN String Quartet in F, Op 18 No 1 Tickets 16 unreserved 6 student Tocynnau 16 heb eu cadw 6 mfyrwyr Advance booking advisable Argymhellir prynu tocynnau ymlaen llaw Transport The Festival Bus will depart from Presteigne at 2.00pm (please see back cover for more information) Cludiant Bydd Bws yr Ŵyl yn gadael yn Llanandras am 2.00pm (gweler y clawr cefn am ragor o wybodaeth) This event ends at approximately 4.00pm Bydd y digwyddiad bwn yn gorffen am tua 4.00pm 18

19 EVENT 16 Sunday Dydd Sul 26 August at 5.15pm Awst am 5.15pm St Michael s Church, Discoed LD8 2NW Eglwys Sant Mihangel, Disgoed LD8 2NW BACH TO THE FUTURE Kristīne Balanas violin VYTAUTAS BARKAUSKAS Partita, Op 12 DAVID MATTHEWS Four Australian Birds, Op 84a GEORGE BENJAMIN Three Miniatures JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH Partita in E, BWV1006 Tickets 14 unreserved 6 student Tocynnau 14 heb eu cadw 6 mfyrwyr Advance booking advisable Argymhellir prynu tocynnau ymlaen llaw Transport The Festival Bus will depart from Presteigne at 4.45pm (please see back cover for more information) Cludiant Bydd Bws yr Ŵyl yn gadael yn Llanandras am 4.45pm (gweler y clawr cefn am ragor o wybodaeth) This event ends at approximately 6.15pm Bydd y digwyddiad bwn yn gorffen am tua 6.15pm 19

20 EVENT 17 Sunday Dydd Sul 26 August at 7.45pm Awst am 7.45pm St Andrew s Church, Presteigne LD8 2AF Eglwys Sant Andreas, Llanandras LD8 2AF A BALTIC CELEBRATION James Turnbull Ben Marshall oboe Kathryn Thomas flute Florence Cooke violin The Choir of Royal Holloway Presteigne Festival Orchestra George Vass conductor RAMINTA ŠERKŠNYTĖ De profundis PĒTERIS VASKS Dona nobis pacem ESTER MÄGI Poem PĒTERIS PLAKIDIS Concerto for two oboes and string orchestra MICHAEL BERKELEY Touch Light TÕNU KÕRVITS Kreek s Notebook Tickets 26 reserved 20 unreserved 6 student Tocynnau 26 wedi u cadw 20 heb eu cadw 6 mfyrwyr This event ends at approximately 9.30pm Bydd y digwyddiad bwn yn gorffen am tua 9.30pm pm, Assembly Rooms, Presteigne LD8 2AD 7.00pm, Yr Ystafelloedd Cynnull, Llanandras LD8 2AD PRE-CONCERT TALK Free pre-concert talk with David Wordsworth and guests Sgwrs ddi-dâl cyn y cyngerdd, gyda David Wordsworth a gwesteion

21 EVENT Sunday August at 8.00pm Dydd Sul Awst am 8.00pm Assembly Rooms, Presteigne LD8 2AD Yr Ystafelloedd Cynnull, Llanandras LD8 2AD FESTEN Film at the Festival III Part farce, part tragedy, Thomas Vinterberg s 1998 film Festen tells the story of a family weekend birthday party from hell, spinning into a long night of revelation and accusation. The first and arguably most successful film made under the Dogma 95 banner. The last of this year s Film at the Festival series reflecting the Festival s predominant Nordic theme. The series is curated by distinguished film editor Tony Lawson, who gives a short introduction to each of the screenings. In Danish with subtitles Yn Daneg gydag is-deitlau Contains strong violence Yn cynnwys trais llym Bar available Bar ar gael Tickets 7 unreserved Tocynnau 7 heb eu cadw This event ends at approximately 10.00pm Bydd y digwyddiad bwn yn gorffen am tua 10.00pm Event presented in association with Presteigne Screen 21

22 EVENT 19 Monday Dydd Llun 27 August at 11.00am Awst am 11.00am Assembly Rooms, Presteigne LD8 2AD Yr Ystafelloedd Cynnull, Llanandras LD8 2AD WELSH ART IN TWELVE PICTURES Art history with Peter Lord Peter Lord s latest book, The Tradition: A New History of Welsh Art (Parthian, 2016), won the Wales Book of the Year Creative Non-Fiction Award in Based on the narrative of the book, in twelve iconic pictures Peter Lord explores the evolution of Welsh cultures from the mid-fifteenth to the end of the twentieth century. Twelve times, twelve places twelve cultures, perhaps but one nation. Peter has published and broadcast extensively on the visual culture of Wales in both English and Welsh, and has curated major exhibitions for national institutions. Between 1998 and 2003 he published the three volumes of The Visual Culture of Wales, which is regarded as the authoritative text on the subject. In 2013 he published an autobiography, Relationships with Pictures. Tickets 7.50 unreserved Tocynnau 7.50 heb eu cadw This event ends at approximately noon Bydd y digwyddiad bwn yn gorffen am tua nawniau Anon. Sir Thomas and Jane Mansel, c

23 EVENT 20 Monday Dydd Llun 27 August at 11.30am Awst am 11.30am St Mary s Church, Kinnerton LD8 2PF Eglwys y Santes Fair, Cinrtwn LD8 2PF EIN CELLOLEBEN Joanna Gutowska cello GASPAR CASSADÓ Suite for solo cello DAVID MATTHEWS Ein Celloleben, Op 109 MANOS CHARALABOPOULOS Two Poems World premiere of a Presteigne Festival commission MICHAEL BERKELEY Ode in memoriam JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH Suite in C, BWV1009 Tickets 14 unreserved 6 student Tocynnau 14 heb eu cadw 6 mfyrwyr Advance booking advisable Argymhellir prynu tocynnau ymlaen llaw Transport The Festival Bus will depart from Presteigne at 10.45am (please see back cover for more information) Cludiant Bydd Bws yr Ŵyl yn gadael yn Llanandras am 10.45am (gweler y clawr cefn am ragor o wybodaeth) This event ends at approximately 12.45pm Bydd y digwyddiad bwn yn gorffen am tua 12.45pm Presented in association with the Royal Philharmonic Society RPS 23

24 EVENT 21 Monday Dydd Llun 27 August at 2.00pm Awst am 2.00pm St Andrew s Church, Presteigne LD8 2AF Eglwys Sant Andreas, Llanandras LD8 2AF 24 SONGS AND REFLECTIONS Kristīne Balanas violin Huw Watkins piano JOHANNES BRAHMS Sonatensatz in C minor OLIVER KNUSSEN Reflection ARVO PÄRT Spiegel im Spiegel MARTIN BUTLER Suzanne s River-Song JOHANNES BRAHMS Violin Sonata in G, Op 78 Tickets 15 reserved 12 unreserved 6 student Tocynnau 15 wedi u cadw 12 heb eu cadw 6 mfyrwyr This event ends at approximately 3.00pm Bydd y digwyddiad bwn yn gorffen am tua 3.00pm

25 EVENT 22 Monday Dydd Llun 27 August at 4.00pm Awst am 4.00pm Assembly Rooms, Presteigne LD8 2AD Yr Ystafelloedd Cynnull, Llanandras LD8 2AD WELL THUMBED A mischievous celebration of classic literature, conceived and performed by Terry Victor WELL THUMBED Taking outrageous pleasure in the mucky bits of English lit, Notional Theatre presents the finest in stand-up literature. Well Thumbed is Terry Victor s irredeemably prurient riffling of well-used classics, somehow managing to squeeze the work of more than seventy great writers into less than an hour A show, wrote Arts Scene in Wales, that would have Mary Whitehouse spinning in her chastity belt. Well Thumbed is a libertine and ribald celebration that contains historically robust language and subject matter. Our libraries will be defended and Jane Austen will be riffled. Unsuitable for people under the age of 15 Anaddas i bobl dan 15 oed Tickets 16 unreserved Tocynnau 16 heb eu cadw This event ends at approximately 5.00pm Bydd y digwyddiad bwn yn gorffen am tua 5.00pm 25

26 EVENT 23 Monday Dydd Llun 27 August at 7.00pm Awst am 7.00pm St Andrew s Church, Presteigne LD8 2AF Eglwys Sant Andreas, Llanandras LD8 2AF MOZART, DIRTY BEASTS AND MORE Presteigne Festival Ensemble Joseph Tong Martin Butler piano Sally Ripley narrator George Vass conductor WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART Quintet in E flat for piano and wind instruments, K452 HUW WATKINS Four Inventions, for solo piano MARTIN BUTLER Préludes Inégales, for solo piano GARETH MOORCRAFT Dolly Shot, for piano and wind instruments World premiere of a Presteigne Festival commission MARTIN BUTLER Fall, for flute and piano EMMA-RUTH RICHARDS de stamparare, for solo oboe MARTIN BUTLER Dirty Beasts, for narrator, piano and wind instruments Tickets 23 reserved 18 unreserved 6 student Tocynnau 23 wedi u cadw 18 heb eu cadw 6 mfyrwyr This event ends at approximately 9.00pm Bydd y digwyddiad bwn yn gorffen am tua 9.00pm pm, Assembly Rooms, Presteigne LD8 2AD 6.15pm, Yr Ystafelloedd Cynnull, Llanandras LD8 2AD PRE-CONCERT TALK Free pre-concert talk with David Wordsworth and guests Sgwrs ddi-dâl cyn y cyngerdd, gyda David Wordsworth a gwesteion

27 EVENT 24 Monday Dydd Llun 27 August at 9.30pm Awst am 9.30pm St Andrew s Church, Presteigne LD8 2AF Eglwys Sant Andreas, Llanandras LD8 2AF QUEEN OF HEAVEN The Choir of Royal Holloway Ant Law guitar Liam Condon organ Rupert Gough conductor HILDEGARD VON BINGEN Ave gloriosum OLA GJEILO Ave gloriosum VYTAUTAS MIŠKINIS Ave Maria II ARVO PÄRT Salve Regina RIHARDS DUBRA Hail, O Star of the Ocean CECILIA MCDOWALL Regina caeli GABRIEL JACKSON Ave Regina caelorum DAVID BEDNALL Regina caeli First concert performance of a Presteigne Festival commission JAMES MACMILLAN Tota pulchra es Tickets 16 reserved 12 unreserved 6 student Tocynnau 16 wedi u cadw 12 heb eu cadw 6 mfyrwyr This event ends at approximately 10.40pm Bydd y digwyddiad bwn yn gorffen am tua 10.40pm 27

28 28 EVENT 25 Tuesday Dydd Mawrth 28 August at 11.00am Awst am 11.00am Assembly Rooms, Presteigne LD8 2AD Yr Ystafelloedd Cynnull, Llanandras LD8 2AD BERKELEY S PASSIONS A 70th birthday retrospective with David Wordsworth EVENT 26 Tuesday Dydd Mawrth 28 August at 2.00pm Awst am 2.00pm St Andrew s Church, Presteigne LD8 2AF Eglwys Sant Andreas, Llanandras LD8 2AF NAVARRA QUARTET PLAY BRITTEN Michael Berkeley, huge supporter and long-serving President of the Presteigne Festival, shares his passions musical and otherwise in this hourlong conversation with conductor, pianist and publisher David Wordsworth. Favourite pieces will be played and discussed, as will Michael s work as a composer, his time as artistic director of the Cheltenham Festival and his involvement at the House of Lords. Tickets 7.50 unreserved Tocynnau 7.50 heb eu cadw This event ends at approximately noon Bydd y digwyddiad bwn yn gorffen am tua nawniau FRANZ SCHUBERT Quartettsatz in C minor, D703 MARTIN BUTLER Sequenza Notturna BENJAMIN BRITTEN String Quartet No 3, Op 94 Tickets 15 reserved 12 unreserved 6 student Tocynnau 15 wedi u cadw 12 heb eu cadw 6 mfyrwyr This event ends at approximately 3.00pm Bydd y digwyddiad bwn yn gorffen am tua 3.00pm Navarra Quartet Huw Watkins piano To be recorded by BBC Radio 3 for broadcast at a later date

29 EVENT 27 Tuesday Dydd Mawrth 28 August at 7.45pm Awst am 7.45pm St Andrew s Church, Presteigne LD8 2AF Eglwys Sant Andreas, Llanandras LD8 2AF FESTIVAL FINALE Kristīne Balanas violin Martin Butler piano Presteigne Festival Orchestra George Vass conductor BENJAMIN BRITTEN Sinfonietta, Op 1 MICHAEL BERKELEY Coronach MARTIN BUTLER Concertante Dances, for piano and chamber orchestra World premiere of a Presteigne Festival commission JOSEPH HAYDN Violin Concerto in C, Hob VIIa:1 DAVID MATTHEWS Symphony No 4, Op 73 Tickets 26 reserved 20 unreserved 6 student Tocynnau 26 wedi u cadw 20 heb eu cadw 6 mfyrwyr This event ends at approximately 9.45pm Bydd y digwyddiad bwn yn gorffen am tua 9.45pm 7.00pm, Assembly Rooms, Presteigne LD8 2AD 7.00pm, Yr Ystafelloedd Cynnull, Llanandras LD8 2AD PRE-CONCERT TALK Free pre-concert talk with David Wordsworth and guests Sgwrs ddi-dâl cyn y cyngerdd, gyda David Wordsworth a gwesteion 29

30 FESTIVAL EXHIBITIONS Sir Sidney Nolan: Spray Paintings Sidney Nolan Studio, The Rodd. Photograph: Alex Ramsay Sidney Nolan, Season in Hell (Benjamin Britten), 1982, x 159.7cm, spray paint on canvas, Sidney Nolan Trust In the 1980s, after settling in Herefordshire, Sidney Nolan embarked on several series of spray paintings, delighting in the new brands of paint made for artists, as well as supplementing his palette with commercial and domestic spray cans. This exhibition includes works from 3 series: portraits of significant individuals (including his great friend Benjamin Britten, above); images of mythical indigenous Australian subjects; and powerful works that respond to the Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody ( ). Sidney s Studio is now open alongside the Gallery at The Rodd. His last workspace, and the only one that remains intact, it is packed with an extraordinary variety of art materials. Visitors to The Rodd can gain an unrivalled insight into Nolan s creative world, his use of paint, his techniques and inspiration. Refreshments available The Rodd's ancient woodland is a designated special wildlife site. Managed by coppicing for centuries, it is home to a diverse flora. Pick up a map and list of species to guide you on The Rodd s newly-created woodland footpath from the gallery. 30 Admission 5 Cost derbyn 5 Sidney Nolan Trust, The Rodd, Presteigne LD8 2LL Open daily during the Festival 11.00am 5.00pm Ymddiriedolaeth Sidney Nolan, The Rodd, Llanandras LD8 2LL Bob dydd yn ystod cyfnod yr Ŵyl 11.00am 5.00pm

31 FESTIVAL EXHIBITIONS Open Studios Alex Ramsay Gill Tennant-Eyles Ruth Kirkby Mary Lestrange Last year s pilot Open Studios was such a huge success that the artists have decided to repeat the event this year, with even more studios and spaces being opened. See the work of sculptors, painters and botanical illustrators, ceramicists and more. Some artists will be in their studios whilst others will be exhibiting in spaces around town, providing a great way to see and buy original work and to meet the artists. ARTISTS FEATURED include: Simon Dorrell painter Celia Perceval painter Antonia Spowers sculptor June Coveney painter Justine Cook installation artist Tony Hall ceramic artist Mary Lestrange silk painter Ruth Kirkby botanical artist Sara Bamford sculptor Alex Ramsay photographer Gill Tennant-Eyles ceramic artist Helena Watt artist Various venues around Presteigne, including The Workhouse Gallery, Industrial Estate, Presteigne LD8 2UF Open daily during the Festival 10.00am 5.00pm The Workhouse Gallery, Ystâd Ddiwydiannol, Llanandras LD8 2UF Bob dydd yn ystod cyfnod yr Ŵyl 10.00am 5.00pm The Old Council Depot, Mill Lane, Presteigne, LD8 2DA Open August am 5.00pm Depo r Cyngor, Mill Lane, Llanandras, LD8 2DA Yn agored Awst am 5.00pm & EXHIBITIONS 31

32 FESTIVAL EXHIBITIONS Radnorshire Arts and Crafts Foundation The Old School, Whitton Old School Room Museum Exhibition To celebrate the installation of our first loom and the planting of our Dyer s Garden, this year s Museum Exhibition charts the rise of the Welsh textile industry from cottage industry to mill, exploring the weaving and dyeing traditions of Wales. Throughout the year we will be working to replicate the weaving techniques and colours that give Welsh textiles their unique character and charm. Adjoining the Museum we have a Museum shop with a selection of antique, vintage, and new pieces for sale. Seven Artists Gallery, Tea Room and Gardens Inspired by our new surroundings this year s Gallery exhibition features new work from local artists and makers featuring: Explorations in poetry, paper, textiles, natural dyes, and hand stitching A new slant on vernacular oak furniture Salt glaze pottery, watercolours, prints Silver and semi-precious stone jewellery, shibori linen and driftwood birds Refreshments available Lluniaeth ar gael The Old School, Whitton LD7 1NP Open daily during the Festival 10.30am 6.30pm The Old School, Llanddewi-yn-Hwytyn LD7 1NP Bob dydd yn ystod cyfnod yr Ŵyl 10.30am 6.30pm

33 BOOKING INFORMATION The Presteigne Festival uses a system with three ticket types reserved, unreserved and student. Reserved tickets are available only for concerts at St Andrew s Church, Presteigne, and afford a good view of the stage; sight-lines in the unreserved areas are less good. Student tickets are available to all young people in full-time education (including university) over the age of 10. Student concessions are available on all tickets for concerts at St Andrew s Church, Presteigne. Subject to availability, tickets for most events can be purchased at the door (cash only); advance booking is strongly recommended. BOOKING DATES Booking for Benefactors, Patrons and Friends opens on 10 April Online booking opens on 1 May 2018 via the Festival website: Postal booking opens on 1 May 2018: please use the order form provided and enclose payment (including 2 booking fee). Telephone/In person booking opens on 16 July 2018: bookings may be made by telephone (credit and debit card bookings only) on and in person at the Festival Box Office, Assembly Rooms, Broad Street, Presteigne LD8 2AD see opening times below. BOX OFFICE OPENING TIMES 16 July 18 August 2018 Monday to Saturday 11.00am 2.00pm August 2018 Daily 10.00am 5.00pm TICKET COLLECTION When booking, please inform Festival Box Office staff if you d prefer your tickets posted to you or left for collection at the Box Office (or, when closed, at the venue). PAYMENT Credit and debit cards (Visa/MasterCard/Maestro) are accepted. There is a 2 fee per card transaction. Cheques should be made payable to Presteigne Festival Ltd. We regret that refunds cannot be made. ACCESS All our venues have wheelchair access. Please notify the Festival Box Office if you require a wheelchair space or if you have any specific access or seating needs. If you require a large print version of this brochure, the Festival Box Office will be happy to assist. There is an induction hearing loop at St Andrew s Church, Presteigne, but not at other venues. We can offer free companion tickets to customers who are registered disabled, please call the Festival Box Office on or bookings@presteignefestival.com, as it is not possible to book these tickets online. FESTIVAL BUS A Festival Bus is available to transport patrons from the centre of Presteigne (outside Presteigne Police Station in Hereford Street) to concerts and events taking place elsewhere. Departure times are given as part of event information, the return journey usually departs some 10 minutes after the end of an event. The fares charged for a return journey are as follows: 4 if booked in advance at the Box Office or online 6 if booked on the bus Please use this service, as parking is limited at most venues, and help us to become a more sustainable organisation. Festival Box Office Presteigne Festival PO Box 30 PRESTEIGNE Powys LD8 2WF Telephone Website and online booking Published by Presteigne Festival of Music and the Arts Limited Registered Charity No

34 Café with courtyard garden. We make things for you, sell things for you to make and have a wide selection of gifts, cards and local art that is made by individuals and companies we love! Rug and textile showroom, bespoke design and weaving service, cleaning and repairs. Open 10-5 Every Day During Presteigne Festival Industrial Estate, Presteigne, LD8 2UF Shop Online info@theworkhousegallery.co.uk