30-31 May 2023
\nThe Firs, Elgar\u2019s Birthplace
\nConducting Masterclasses with the English Symphony Orchestra<\/p>\n
1 June 2023 2 June 2023 3 June 2023 Wednesday, May 17, 7:30 PM<\/strong> Thursday, May 18, 3 PM<\/strong> Friday, May 19, 7:30 PM Saturday, May 20, 9 AM \u2013 3 PM Saturday, May 20,\u00a07:30 PM<\/strong> Kindertotenlieder R\u00fcckert-lieder Sunday, May 21, 3:30 PM<\/strong> 10 March 2023 25 February 2023 24 February 2023 19 February 2023 18 February 2023 4 February 2023 21 January 2023 8 July 2022 15 June 2022 2- 5 June 2022 3 June 2022 at 7:00 PM 4 June 2022 at 7:30 PM 12-22 May 2022 Tuesday 17 May 2022 Thursday May 19 2022 at 4:00 P.M. Friday May 20 2022 Saturday May 21 2022 Sunday 22 May 2022 11 May 2022 4 May 2022 23 April 2022 9 April 2022 16 March 2022 5 March 2022 4 March 2022 1-3 March 2022 24-25 February 2022 17-20 February Tuesday 17 December at 7:30 29 November 2019 at 7:30 24 November 2019 at 7:30 7 September 2019 at 7:30 9 June 2019 at 7:30 May 31- June 2 2019 1 June\u00a0 2019 at 7:30 Tuesday 28 May 2019 at 7:30 May 9-20, 2019 17 May at 2 PM 18 May at 7:30 19 May at 3:30
\nEnglish Symphony Orchestra<\/strong>
\nGreat Malvern Priory<\/strong>
\nKenneth Woods and Stephen Shellard \u2013 conductors
\nWorcester Cathedral Chamber Choir
\nStephen Shellard \u2013 director
\nSt Cecilia Choir
\nJonathan Hope \u2013 Director
\nIan Venables \u2013 Requiem 40\u2019
\nWilliam Grant Still \u2013 Summerland 3\u2019
\nEdward Elgar \u2013 Mina 5\u2019
\nMichael Berkeley \u2013 Visions of Piers Ploughman 12\u2019
\nElgar Selections from his music for King Arthur 20\u2019<\/p>\n
\nEnglish String Orchestra<\/strong>
\nWorcester Guildhall<\/strong>
\nMichael Tippett \u2013 Concerto for Double String Orchestra 23\u2019
\nElgar \u2013 Elegy 6\u2019
\nMichael Berkeley \u2013 Meditations 10\u2019
\nLennox Berkeley \u2013 Antiphon 10\u2019
\nElgar \u2013 Sospiri 6\u2019
\nRuth Gipps \u2013 Cringlemire Garden 5\u2019
\nBritten \u2013 Variations on a Theme of Frank Bridge\u00a0 25\u2019<\/p>\n
\nEnglish Symphony Orchestra<\/strong>
\nWorcester Cathedral<\/strong>
\nElgar Festival Chorus<\/strong>
\nStephen Shellard \u2013 chorus master
\nWinning pieces \u2013 Elgar Festival Fanfare Competition
\nMichael Berkeley \u2013 Secret Garden 14\u2019
\nEdward Elgar \u2013\u00a0The Music Makers, op.69 <1912>\u00a039\u2032
\n<\/i>Jennifer Johnston (TBC) \u2013 mezzo soprano
\n-Interval-
\nEdward Elgar \u2013 Symphony No.1, op.55, A-flat major <1907\u20131908>\u00a050\u2032<\/i><\/p>\n
\n17-21 May 2023
\nArtistic Director, Colorado MahlerFest<\/h3>\n
\nWagner and G\u00e1l<\/strong>
\n<\/strong>Mountain View United Methodist Church, 355 Ponca Place
\nG\u00c1L Symphony 4 (Sinfonia Concertante for Flute, Clarinet, Violin and Cello)
\nWAGNER\u00a0Die Walk\u00fcre<\/em>, Act One (arranged for chamber orchestra)
\nKenneth Woods<\/a>, conductor
\nGustav Andreassen<\/a>, Hunding
\nBrennen Guillory<\/a>, Siegmund
\nStacey Rishoi<\/a>, Sieglinde
\nHannah Porter Occe\u00f1a<\/a>, flute
\nDaniel Silver<\/a>, clarinet
\nZachary DePue<\/a>, violin
\nParry Karp<\/a>, cello
\nMahlerFest Chamber Orchestra<\/p>\n
\nChamber Music Concert: Solo Journeys<\/strong>
\n<\/strong>Mountain View United Methodist Church, 355 Ponca Place
\nUnaccompanied works performed by Festival Artists<\/p>\n
\nChamber Music
\n<\/strong>Mountain View United Methodist Church, 355 Ponca Place
\nBLOCH \u2013 Suite for Cello and Piano
\nKORNGOLD String Sextet in D Major, Op. 10<\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>Symposium<\/strong>
\n<\/strong>Mountain View United Methodist Church, 355 Ponca Place
\nDr. David Vernon, Author of \u201cBeauty and Sadness: Mahler\u2019s 11 Symphonies\u201d
\nRenate Stark-Voit, International Gustav Mahler Society, Board member
\nKenneth Woods<\/a>, Artistic Director
\nAdditional speakers TBA<\/p>\n
\nMahler Liederabend (Evening of Song)<\/strong>
\nRe-creation of January 29, 1905 Concert in Vienna
\n<\/strong>Macky Auditorium, 1595 Pleasant Street
\nDes Knaben Wunderhorn
\n<\/em><\/strong>Der Schildwache Nachtlied
\nRevelge
\nDer Tamboursg\u2019sell
\nTrost im Ungl\u00fcck
\nDes Antonius von Padua Fischpredigt
\nRheinlegendchen
\nLied des Verfolgten im Turm<\/p>\n
\n<\/em><\/strong>Nun will die Sonn\u2019 so hell aufgeh\u2019n
\nNun seh\u2019 ich wohl, warum so dunkle Flammen
\nWenn dein M\u00fctterlein
\nOft denk\u2019 ich, sie sind nur ausgegangen
\nIn diesem Wetter<\/p>\n
\n<\/em><\/strong>Blicke mir nicht in die Lieder
\nIch atmet\u2019 einen linden Duft!
\nUm Mitternacht
\nIch bin der Welt abhanden gekommen
\nKenneth Woods<\/a>, conductor
\nGustav Andreassen<\/a>, bass
\nApril Fredrick<\/a>, soprano
\nBrennen Guillory<\/a>, tenor
\nStacey Rishoi<\/a>, mezzo-soprano
\nMahlerFest Orchestra<\/p>\n
\nPre-concert talk at 2:30 PM
\nMahler and Musgrave
\nStan Ruttenberg Memorial Concert<\/strong>
\n<\/strong>Macky Auditorium, 1595 Pleasant Street
\nThea Musgrave \u2013\u00a0Phoenix Rising<\/em>
\nMahler \u2013 Symphony No. 2
\nKenneth Woods<\/a>, conductor
\nApril Fredrick<\/a>, soprano
\nStacey Rishoi<\/a>, mezzo-soprano
\nBoulder Chorale<\/a>
\nMahlerFest Orchestra<\/p>\n
\n
\nEnglish Symphony Orchestra<\/strong>
\nSheldonian Theatre, Oxford<\/strong>
\nRobert Saxton \u2013 Scenes from The Epic of Gilgamesh (part of the 21st C. Symphony Project) WORLD PREMIERE
\nMax Bruch \u2013 Scottish Fantasy
\n\u2013 Esther Abrami, violin
\nFelix Mendelssohn \u2013 Symphony No. 3 \u201cScottish\u201d<\/p>\n
\n
\nEnglish Symphony Orchestra<\/strong>
\nMalvern Theatres<\/strong>
\nAntonin Dvorak \u2013 Cello Concerto
\nAntonin Dvorak \u2013 Symphony No. 9 \u201cFrom the New World\u201d<\/p>\n
\n
\nEnglish Symphony Orchestra<\/strong>
\nESO Digital Online Concert<\/strong>
\nPhilip Sawyers \u2013 Viola Concerto
\nPhilip Sawyers \u2013 Double Concerto<\/p>\n
\n
\nEnglish Symphony Orchestra<\/strong>
\nKings Place, London<\/strong>
\nSamuel Barber \u2013 Adagio for Strings
\nWilliam Grant Still arr. Noam Zur \u2013 Dismal Swamp
\nGeorge Gershwin arr. Iain Farrington \u2013 Rhapsody in Blue
\n\u2013 Roman Kosyakov, piano
\nAaron Copland \u2013 Quiet City
\nAaron Copland \u2013 Appalachian Spring, Complete Ballet Suite<\/p>\n
\n
\nEnglish Symphony Orchestra<\/strong>
\nHoly Trinity Church, Hereford<\/strong>
\nSamuel Barber \u2013 Adagio for Strings
\nWilliam Grant Still arr. Noam Zur \u2013 Dismal Swamp
\nGeorge Gershwin arr. Iain Farrington \u2013 Rhapsody in Blue
\n\u2013 Roman Kosyakov, piano
\nAaron Copland \u2013 Quiet City
\nAaron Copland \u2013 Appalachian Spring, Complete Ballet Suite<\/p>\n
\n
\nEnglish Symphony Orchestra<\/strong>
\nESO Digital Online Concert<\/strong>
\nSteve Elcock \u2013 Violin Concerto
\nZo\u00eb Beyers, violin<\/p>\n
\n
\nEnglish Symphony Orchestra<\/strong>
\nMalvern Theatres<\/strong>
\nRespighi \u2013 Ancient Airs and Dances Suite No. 3
\nMendelssohn \u2013 Violin Concerto in D minor
\n\u2013 Zo\u00eb Beyers, violin
\nTchaikovsky \u2013 Souvenir de Florence<\/p>\n
\n
\nBromsgrove School<\/strong>
\nEnglish Symphony Orchestra<\/strong>
\nWilliam Grant Still \u2013 Navajo Country, The Phantom Chappell, Summer land
\nWilliam Grant Still \u2013 Dismal Swamp
\nGershwin arr Farrington \u2013 Rhapsody in Blue
\nCopland \u2013 Quiet City
\nCopland \u2013 Appalachian Spring Complete Ballet Suite for 13 Instruments.<\/p>\n
\n
\nGreat Malvern Priory<\/strong>
\nEnglish Symphony Orchestra<\/strong>
\nMozart \u2013 Adagio and Fugue in C minor
\nRichard Strauss arr. Tony Burke \u2013 Morgen
\nEmily Doolittle A Short, Slow Life
\n\u2013 April Fredrick, soprano
\n\u201cDvorak arr. Tony Burke \u2013 Song to the Moon from Russalka
\nMozart Symphony No. 39 in E-flat<\/p>\n
\n
\nThe Elgar Festival, Worcester<\/strong>
\nKenneth Woods \u2013 Artistic Director<\/strong><\/p>\n
\nWorcester Guildhall
\nHigh St, Worcester WR1 2EY
\nEnglish String Orchestra<\/strong>
\nElgar arr. Donald Fraser \u2013\u00a0 Nursery Suite 26\u2019 (world premiere)
\nGeorge Walker \u2013 Lyric for Strings
\nDavid Matthews \u2013 Shiva Dances (world premiere)
\nDoreen Carwithen \u2013 Lento for Strings
\nElgar \u2013 Introduction and allegro<\/p>\n
\nWorcester Cathedral, 8 College Yard, Worcester WR1 2LA<\/strong>
\nThe Royal Platinum Jubilee Gala Concert<\/strong>
\nEnglish Symphony Orchestra
\nWinners of the Elgar for Everyone Young Composers\u2019 Competition \u2013 Two Royal Jubilee Fanfares (world premiere)
\nVaughan Williams \u2013 Festival Te Deum
\nElgar \u2013 Spirit of England
\n\u2013\u00a0 Elgar Festival Chorus
\nVenables – Song of the Severn (world premiere of the orchestral version)
\nElgar \u2013 In the South<\/p>\n
\n
\nColorado MahlerFest<\/strong>
\nKenneth Woods, Artistic Director<\/strong><\/p>\n
\nGrusin Auditorium, Boulder<\/strong>
\nMahler at the Piano<\/strong>
\nDavid Korevaar and Jeremy Reger \u2013 Piano<\/strong>
\nBruckner arr. Mahler Symphony No.\u00a0 3 mvt\u2019s II and IV
\nMahler arr Friedman \u2013 Minuet from Symphony No. 3
\nMahler \u2013 Das himmlische Leben
\nMahler arr. Stadl \u2013 Symphony No. 5, I. Trauermarsch
\nMahler arr. Zemlinsky \u2013 Symphony No. 6, II. Scherzo
\nMahler arr. Casella \u2013 Symphony No. 7, V. Rondo \u2013 Finale<\/p>\n
\n<\/b>Chamber Music at the Academy
\n<\/b>Bart\u00f3k \u2013 String Quartet No. 1 26\u2019
\nCasella \u2013 Cello Sonata No. 1 25\u2019
\nDoreen Carwithen- Lento
\nBeethoven String Quartet opus 135<\/p>\n
\nBoulder Civic Bandshell<\/strong>
\nColorado MahlerFest Chamber Orchestra<\/strong>
\nMahler at the Movies<\/p>\n
\nColorado MahlerFest Chamber Orchestra<\/strong>
\nBart\u00f3k (arr. van Tuinen) \u2013 Bluebeard\u2019s Castle
\nApril Fredrick (soprano) \u2013 Judit, Gustav Andreassen (bass baritone) \u2013 K\u00e9kszak\u00e1ll\u00fa<\/p>\n
\nMacky Auditorium<\/strong>
\nColorado MahlerFest Orchestra<\/strong>
\nChristopher Gunning \u2013 Symphony No.10 (world premiere)
\nGustav Mahler \u2013 Symphony No. 3
\n\u2013 Stacey Rishoi \u2013 mezzo, Boulder Chorale, Boulder Children\u2019s Choir<\/p>\n
\n
\nBromsgrove School<\/strong>
\nEnglish Symphony Orchestra<\/strong>
\nBeethoven – Egmont Overture
\nElcock Violin Concerto
\nVaughan Williams – Symphony No. 5<\/p>\n
\n
\nSwan Theatre, Worcester<\/strong>
\nEnglish Symphony Orchestra<\/strong>
\nLuigi Denza arr. Arnold Schoenberg \u2013 \u201cFunicul\u00ec, Funicul\u00e0\u201d
\nErwin Schulhoff \u2013 Suite for Chamber Orchestra
\nA portrait of Caruso
\n\u2013 Mark Milhofer, tenor<\/p>\n
\n
\nForum Theatre, Malvern Theatres<\/strong>
\nEnglish Symphony Orchestra<\/strong>
\nNielsen \u2013 Helios Overture
\nGrieg \u2013 Piano Concerto in A minor
\nSibelius \u2013 Symphony No.6<\/p>\n
\n
\nLeominster Priory<\/strong>
\nEnglish Symphony Orchestra<\/strong>
\nBob Chilcott \u2013 St John Passion
\n\u2013\u00a0 Academia Musica Choir
\nGeorge Walker \u2013 Lyric for Strings
\nMozart \u2013 Adagio and Fugue in C minor
\nVaughan Williams \u2013 Fantasia on a Theme of Thomas Tallis<\/p>\n
\n
\nCheltenham Town Hall<\/strong>
\nEnglish Symphony Orchestra<\/strong>
\nSchumann\u00a0\u00a0Manfred Overture<\/em>
\nTchaikovsky\u00a0\u00a0Violin Concerto, Op.35<\/em>
\n\u2013 INTERVAL \u2013
\nDvorak\u00a0\u00a0Symphony No.9<\/em><\/p>\n
\n
\nGreat Malvern Priory<\/strong>
\nEnglish Symphony Orchestra<\/strong>
\nPoulenc \u2013 Sinfonietta
\nSawyers \u2013 Viola Concerto
\nMozart \u2013 Symphony No. 40 in G minor<\/p>\n
\n
\nSt Peter\u2019s Church, Hereford<\/strong>
\nEnglish Symphony Orchestra<\/strong>
\nHaydn Symphony No. 96 \u2013 The Miracle
\nSawyers \u2013 Double Concerto
\nMozart \u2013 Symphony No. 41 in C Major \u201cJupiter\u201d<\/p>\n
\n
\nWyastone Concert Hall<\/strong>
\nEnglish Symphony Orchestra<\/strong>
\nRecording Sessions
\nSibelius \u2013 Symphony No. 6
\nSibelius \u2013 Tapiola
\nPhilip Sawyers \u2013 Viola Concerto
\nPhilip Sawyers \u2013 Double Concerto for Violin and Cello
\nDaniel Rowland \u2013 violin, Maja Bogdanovic \u2013 cello<\/p>\n
\n
\nWyastone Concert Hall<\/strong>
\nEnglish Symphony Orchestra<\/strong>
\nCardiff International Academy of Conducting<\/strong>
\nConducting Masterclass \u2013 Mahler\u2019s Ninth Symphony<\/p>\n
\n
\nBBC Hoddinott Hall, Cardiff<\/strong>
\nEnglish Symphony Orchestra<\/strong>
\nBBC National Chorus of Wales
\n<\/strong>Recording sessions
\nWalter Arlen \u2013 Song of Songs
\nWalter Arlen \u2013 The Poet in Exile<\/p>\n
\n
\nEnglish Symphony Orchestra<\/strong>
\nGreat Malvern Priory\u00a0<\/strong>
\nHandel \u2013 The Messiah\u00a0120\u2019
\nAcademia\u00a0Musica\u00a0Choir
\nApril Fredrick \u2013 soprano, Teresa Karcher – alto, Jon Weller – tenor, Matthew Sharp – bass<\/p>\n
\n
\nStafford Gatehouse Theatre<\/strong>
\nEnglish String Orchestra<\/strong>
\nElgar\u00a0 Serenade for Strings<\/em>
\nVaughan Williams\u00a0\u00a0The Lark Ascending\u00a0<\/em>(version for String Orchestra)
\n\u2013 Soloist: Zo\u00eb Beyers
\n<\/em>Elgar arr. Fraser\u00a0\u00a0Songs for Strings\u00a0<\/em>(recent Classic FM Disc of the Week)
\nTchaikovsky\u00a0\u00a0Souvenir de Florence<\/em><\/p>\n
\n
\nCheltenham Town Hall<\/strong>
\nEnglish String Orchestra<\/strong>
\nMozart \u2013\u00a0\u00a0Eine\u00a0<\/u>Kleine<\/u>\u00a0Nachtmusik<\/u>\u00a012\u2019
\nG\u00e1l \u2013 Concertino for Violin & Strings 18\u2019
\n\u2013 Soloist: Tamsin Waley-Cohen (Violin)
\nElgar \u2013 Introduction & Allegro for Strings\u00a012\u2019
\nTchaikovsky\u00a0arr. Woods\u00a0\u2013\u00a0 String\u00a0Quartet No. 3 in E-flat minor 38\u2019<\/p>\n
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\n<\/strong>Assembly Hall Theatre
\nTunbridge Wells
\nEnglish Symphony Orchestra
\n<\/strong>Elgar \u2013 Violin Concerto
\n\u2013 Nicola Benedetti \u2013 violin
\nBrahms Symphony no. 2<\/p>\n
\n
\nCadogan Hall, London<\/strong>
\nEnglish Symphony Orchestra<\/strong>
\nMatthew Taylor – Symphony no. 5 (world premiere)
\nPart of the 21st Century Symphony Project
\nMendelssohn – Violin Concerto
\nPavel Sporcl – violin
\nBeethoven- Symphony no. 5<\/p>\n
\n
\nArtistic Director<\/strong>
\nThe Elgar Festival\u00a0<\/strong>
\nWorcester<\/p>\n
\nWorcester Cathedral<\/strong>
\nEnglish Symphony Orchestra<\/strong>
\n100th Anniversary Celebration of the completion of the Elgar Cello Concerto<\/strong>
\nElgar arr. Donald Fraser – Sea Pictures
\n– Worcester Cathedral Chamber Choir
\nVaughan Williams – Symphony No. 5
\nElgar- Cello Concerto (official 100th Anniversary Performance
\nRaphael Wallfisch – cello<\/p>\n
\n
\nStratford Arts House<\/strong>
\nOrchestra of the Swan<\/strong>
\nMozart \u2013 Divertimento in B flat, K137
\nDavid Matthews \u2013 \u2018Le Lac\u2019 for soprano and orchestra, World Premiere
\nSchubert \u2013 Death and the Maiden Variations and Lied (arr Kenneth Woods)
\nMahler \u2013 Symphony no4 (arr. Klaus Simon)
\n— April Fredrick<\/a> – soprano<\/p>\n
\n
\nBoulder, Colorado<\/strong>
\nColorado MahlerFest<\/strong>
\nMahlerFest Orchestra<\/strong><\/p>\n
\nHans Kr\u00e1sa – Tanec, Passacaglia and Fugue for String Trio
\nBruckner – String Quintet<\/p>\n
\nMacky Auditorium
\nJohann Strauss Jr arr. Schoenberg – Emperor Waltz
\nMahler arr. Schoenberg – Lieder eines fahrenden Gesesllen
\n– Joshua DeVane, baritone
\nViktor Ullmann arr. Kenneth Wooods – String Quartet No. 3
\nBeethoven arr. Mahler – String Quartet in F minor Op. 95 “Serioso”<\/p>\n
\nMacky Auditorium
\nMahler – Symphony no. 1
\nKorngold – Violin Concerto
\nBeethoven orch Mahler – Leonore Overture no. 3
\nChamber music concerts, recitals, symposia and films<\/p>\n
\n<\/div>\n
\nKings Place, London
\nEnglish String Orchestra\u00a0<\/span><\/strong>
<\/span>Martin\u016f<\/span><\/span>\u00a0\u2013 Partita for Strings (1931)<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span>
<\/span>Mozart \u2013 Piano Concerto no. 13 in C major K 415 (version for strings by Mozart)<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span>
<\/span>Kapr\u00e1lov\u00e1<\/span><\/span>\u00a0\u2013 Partita for Piano and Strings\u00a0<\/span><\/span>
<\/span>—\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Noriko Ogawa<\/a> \u2013 piano\u00a0<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span>
\nDvo\u0159\u00e1k\u00a0<\/span><\/span>\u2013 Serenade for Strings<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
\n<\/div>\n
\nBBC National Orchestra of Wales<\/strong>
\nRecordings for Signum<\/strong>
\nOrchestral Music of Christopher Gunning – Symphonies No.’s 2, 10 and 12<\/strong><\/div>\n
\n<\/div>\n
\nGreat Malvern Priory<\/strong>
\nEnglish Symphony Orchestra<\/strong>
\nMozart – Overture to the Marriage of Figaro
\nSchumann – Violin Concerto
\nDavid Matthews – Romanza for Violin and Strings
\n– Zo\u00eb Beyers – violin
\nMendelssohn – Symphony no. 4 “Italian”<\/div>\n
\n<\/div>\n
\nStratford Arts House<\/strong>
\nOrchestra of the Swan<\/strong>
\n“Winter Remembered”
\nDavid Matthews \u2013 Winter Remembered (Concerto for Viola and Strings)
\n— Carmen Flores – viola
\nMahler \u2013 Adagio from Symphony no. 10, version for 15 Solo Strings by Hans Stadlmair
\nMozart \u2013 Adagio and Fugue in C minor, K.546
\nBritten \u2013 Variations on a Theme of Frank Bridge\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
\n<\/div>\n
<\/span>Malvern Priory<\/span><\/span><\/strong>
\n<\/span>English Symphony Orchestra<\/strong>
<\/span>Bacewicz<\/span><\/span>\u00a0\u2013 Concerto for String Orchestra<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span>
<\/span>CPE Bach \u2013 Cello Concerto in A minor<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span>
<\/span>Dvo\u0159\u00e1k\u00a0<\/span><\/span>\u2013 Serenade for Strings<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
\n<\/div>\n