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Arlesey Arts

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$What\'s On?$

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FORTHCOMING EVENTS AT EDGEWORTH HOUSE

121 High Street, Arlesey, SG15 6SX and hereabouts

WHEN	WHAT	WHERE	DETAILS
Saturday 15^th May 2.00pm	Saturday Study Afternoon Britain, the Land Without Music?, by Julian Williamson	Little Benslow	£10, students free
Saturday 15^th May 7.00pm	Masa Tayama and Kate Elmitt, Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto No.1	Edgeworth House	Free admission
Saturday 22^nd May	MasaTayama, Tchaikovsky First Piano Concerto with Bromley Symphony Orchestra.	Bromley	Various prices
Sunday 23^rd May 4.00pm	Music at Tea-Time Recital by Diana Levitas (violin and viola) and Kate Elmitt (piano) Schubert, Telemann, Bartok, Beethoven, Dvorak	Edgeworth House	£10 (teens £5 pre-teens and Kate/Diana’s pupils free)
Sunday 30^th May	Masa Tayama Recital Schumann , Rachmaninov, Takemitsu	Wigmore Hall, London	Various prices
Sunday 6^th June 2010 9am to 9pm	Schumann Birthday Festival -recitals, master classes with Masa Tayama and Kate Elmitt. Sessions for children by Bev Preece and Jana Cerna. Food drink and fun with Bobby’s 200 candle cake. Details at bottom of this page.	Edgeworth House	Various prices, please contact 01462 622222
Saturday 19^th June	Saturday Study Afternoon Shostakovich’s Symphonic Strategies, by Christopher Gayford	Little Benslow Hills, Hitchin	£10, students free
Sunday 20^th June 9am to 1pm	NON-COMPETITIVE Festival (All instruments and voice) All grades, all ages	Edgeworth House	Various prices please contact 01462 622222
Sunday 20^th June 5.00pm	Workshop by Kate Elmitt’s pupils. (Adults 2.30pm)	Edgeworth House	Free admission
Friday 25^th to Sunday 27^th June 2010	Easy Piano Course for grades approx 1 to 3. Details at bottom of this page.	Little Benslow Hills, Hitchin	Details from 01462 459446
Saturday 10^th July	Vivace Choir Concert Selections from Brahms Requiem and Liebesleider, Schubert Mass	Christchurch, Bedford Road, Hitchin	Hitchin Festival event
Sunday 11^th July 6.30pm	Masa Tayama Piano Recital Rachmaninov Etudes, Beethoven Pathetique, Rachmaninov Sonata Tickets from Kate and HTCI	Little Benslow, Hitchin	Hitchin Festival event
18^th July to 8^th August	Goppisberger Music Festival and Akademie. Kate teaching piano and accompanying string players	Grächen, Wallis, Switzerland	Various prices, contact Kate
Monday 19^th and Tuesday 20^th July	Associated Board Exams Last date for entries to Arlesey Monday 14^th June	Edgeworth House
Friday 24^th to Sunday 26^th September	Kick Start Piano Course with Kate Elmitt Details at bottom of this page.	Little Benslow	Details from 01462 459446
Sunday 31^st October 9.00pm	Ghost Stories at Halloween by Bob Wilkins	Edgeworth House	£7
Sunday 20^th June 9am to 1pm	NON-COMPETITIVE Festival (All instruments and voice) All grades, all ages.	Edgeworth House	Various prices
Sunday 7^th November 5.00pm	Workshop by Kate Elmitt’s pupils. (Adults 2.30pm)	Edgeworth House	Free admission
Tuesday 23rd to Thursday 25^th November	Celebrating Cristifori, A Practical History of the Piano and its Predecessors. with Kate Elmitt and Stephen Pettitt Details at bottom of this page.	Little Benslow, Hitchin	£190 residential, £155 non-residential
Saturday 27^th November	Vivace Choir Concert	Arlesey	TBA
Sunday 12^th December	Noriko Ogawa Master Classes	Edgeworth House	Various prices
Sunday 12^th December	Noriko Ogawa Recital Programme to be announced.	Edgeworth House	TBA
Monday 13^th December	Associated Board Exams Last date for entries to Arlesey Monday 8^th November	Edgeworth House
Friday 25^th to Sunday 27^th February 2011	Kick Start Piano Course with Kate Elmitt Details at bottom of this page.	Edgeworth House	£195 Residential £155 Non-Res

Discount for EPTA and ISM members – all Edgeworth House events

The above details are correct 5/5/2010.

FURTHER DETAILS

Celebrating Cristifori, A Practical History of the Piano and its Predecessors.

In this, Kate and Stephen will introduce you to the development of the modern piano, using the instruments in Benslow’s collection, namely harpsichord, spinet, clavichord, and square piano. The course starts at 7.00pm on the Tuesday and ends at 4.00pm on the Thursday. Participants should prepare pieces to play on each instrument before they arrive (Messrs Bach, Scarlatti, Vivaldi, Handel, and others are eagerly waiting to assist).

Easy Piano Course

The course starts at 7.00pm on the Friday evening with dinner and a session of instruction, and continues to 4.00 pm on the Sunday. This is for pianists with some experience, between approximately grades 1 and 3. All courses include solo workshops, ensemble playing, aural and technical matters in an informal, friendly atmosphere.

Kick Start Piano Courses

If you played some years ago, and would like to revive your skills, or if you have reached a plateau in your performing and need a special boost to get going again, this is for you. The course starts at 7.00pm on the Friday evening with dinner and a session of instruction, and continues to 4.00 pm on the Sunday. All courses include solo workshops, ensemble playing, aural and technical matters in an informal, friendly atmosphere.

Non-Competitive Music Festival

Our first two Non-Comp Festivals in 2009 and 2010 were great successes, and this will now be a regular in our syllabus, and for all instruments (including voice), not just piano! It is for people of all ages and all stages, from beginner to professional performer, each of whom will receive a written assessment of their outpourings on the day, and a chance to try out new musical ideas.

Schumann’s Birthday

Robert is 200 this year, and is having a party, to which all are invited.! There will be master classes with Kate and our wonderful friend Masa Tayama (see below), and a lecture-recital on Sunday. One whole morning (Sunday) is devoted to young pianists – musical games and performance classes – any standard.

Masa Tayama

Masa is a Japanese piano virtuoso, thought by many to be one of the world’s finest exponents of the music of Rachmaninov. He performs regularly in America, Japan, Europe and the UK. We are fortunate that, as he is a personal friend, he finds time to come to Arlesey to perform in our home.