2012/13 programme - King's College
2012/13 programme - King's College 2012/13 programme - King's College
HOW TO BOOK Booking by post Booking forms will be processed in order of receipt. Please return completed booking forms to: The Shop at King’s, 13 King’s Parade, Cambridge CB2 1SP Cheques should be made payable to ‘Kings College Enterprises Ltd’. An initial allocation of Andreas Scholl tickets has been made to our email list. A further allocation of Andreas Scholl tickets will be made to postal bookers only on 27 August. This offer is limited to two tickets per booking. In case of overwhelming demand, a ballot, for this concert only, may be operated. Booking in person The Shop at King’s, 13 King’s Parade, Cambridge CB2 1SP Booking by phone or email By phone: 01223 769340 By email: shop@kings.cam.ac.uk Opening hours – the Shop at King's Monday – Saturday 9.30am – 5.30pm Sunday 10.00am – 4.30pm Tickets on the door Any remaining unsold tickets will be available from the North Door of the Chapel an hour before the concert starts. Please note that sighted seats for some concerts may be completely sold out in advance. Concessionary and discounted tickets A 50% discount is offered to wheelchair users and registered blind people and a companion. We welcome guide dogs. £5 standby tickets are available one hour before concerts to students and registered job seekers. A £2 discount is available to Senior Citizens and those assessed as disabled. Please note that all concessions and discounts are subject to availability, cannot be applied retrospectively, and cannot be combined. Please bring relevant ID to confirm your status. Access The Chapel is wheelchair accessible. Please inform the The Shop at King’s Box Office if you have access requirements so that they may advise you on the most appropriate seats. Concerts at King’s is promoted by King’s College and is made possible with the support of the Provost and Fellows. King’s College acknowledges generous support from Cambridge Music Festival, Cambridge Assessment, Adrian Frost and John Varga. Sunday 10 February 2013 8.30pm [finish c.10.15pm] King’s College Hall Death and the Maiden Dante Quartet Haydn Quartet in D, op 64 no 5, ‘The Lark’ Kodály Quartet no 2 in D Schubert Quartet in D minor, ‘Death and the Maiden’ Kodály’s second string quartet, a rarely-played treasure in the repertoire, travels from lilting ballad, through enigmatic recitatives, to a wild medley of folk dances. Also written in Hungary, Haydn’s ‘Lark’ quartet, bright and carefree with a gypsy-style finale, is coupled with the dark, driving forces of Schubert’s great late quartet, ‘Death and the Maiden’. Tickets: £16 (£10 restricted view; free tickets for students under 25 on the door only) Friday 22 February 2013 9.00pm [finish c.10.15pm] King’s College Hall Susan Tomes in residence Haydn Sonata in E flat, XVI:52 Schumann Davidsbündlertänze, op 6 Billy Mayerl Salon pieces from the 1920s Susan Tomes piano One of Britain’s foremost pianists, Susan Tomes was the first woman to study music at King’s College. She is much in demand as a recitalist and concerto soloist and is well known for her achievements in chamber music and as a performer, writer and coach. Susan has generously agreed to donate the proceeds of this concert to fund advanced instrumental lessons for King’s music students. Tickets £12, students free. Pre concert talk, Keynes Hall, 7pm, free Chamber Music Masterclass Keynes Hall, Saturday 23 February, 10am Observers welcome C CAVATINA Chamber Music Trust www.cavatina.net majaro@cavatina.net Reg. Charity: 1067716 • Brings young people to chamber music and chamber music to young people • Visits schools with professional chamber musicians • Subsidises tickets for 8-25s in venues throughout the country • Free school concerts • Free tickets at selected venues • Visit our website for all information Saturday 16 March 2013 5.30pm [Finish c.7.00pm] King’s College Chapel Foundation Concert Hummel Te Deum Boccherini Cello concerto no 9 in B flat major Haydn ‘Schöpfungsmesse’ Joseph Crouch cello King’s Choral Scholars past and present Cambridge University Chamber Orchestra Stephen Cleobury conductor King’s alumnus and AAM principal cellist, Joseph Crouch will give a performance of Boccherini’s virtuosic masterpiece. This work is framed by Hummel’s dramatic Te Deum and Haydn’s Creation Mass in which the composer uses material from his eponymous oratorio. Tickets: £30, £22, £15 (student standby £5) Sunday 23 June 2013 7.30pm [finish c.9.30pm] Singing on the River Collegium Regale sings a wide array of close harmony arrangements from punts on the River Cam. Sit on the bank behind the Chapel, bring a picnic and enjoy a quintessentially Cambridge event. Tickets £10, students £5, children under 12 free Friday 12 July 2013 7.30pm [finish c.9.15pm] King’s College Chapel Beethoven Celebration Beethoven Mass in C Violin Concerto in D Jennifer Pike violin King’s College Choir Philharmonia Orchestra Stephen Cleobury conductor Beethoven’s Mass in C follows in the tradition of Haydn's last great mass settings. It is followed by the monumental violin concerto. Jennifer Pike is a rising star, a decade after winning the BBC Young Musician of the Year. Tickets £40, £30, £22, £18 (unsighted, student standby £5) Cover images: King’s College Choir (D Scanlon); Andreas Scholl (James McMillan/Decca); Stephen Cleobury (D Scanlon); King’s College Chapel (JPD Williams) Concertsat King’s 2012-2013 Artistic Director Stephen Cleobury Andreas Scholl Academy of Ancient Music Dante Quartet Jennifer Pike Joseph Crouch King’s College Choir Philharmonia Orchestra Susan Tomes The Vienna Boys Choir Bach Bartók Beethoven Boccherini Debussy Haydn Hummel Kodály Schubert Join our mailing list – email shop@kings.cam.ac.uk www.kings.cam.ac.uk/events/concerts-at-kings
HOW TO BOOK<br />
Booking by post<br />
Booking forms will be processed in order of receipt. Please return<br />
completed booking forms to:<br />
The Shop at King’s, <strong>13</strong> King’s Parade, Cambridge CB2 1SP<br />
Cheques should be made payable to ‘Kings <strong>College</strong> Enterprises Ltd’.<br />
An initial allocation of Andreas Scholl tickets has been made to our<br />
email list. A further allocation of Andreas Scholl tickets will be made<br />
to postal bookers only on 27 August. This offer is limited to two<br />
tickets per booking. In case of overwhelming demand, a ballot, for<br />
this concert only, may be operated.<br />
Booking in person<br />
The Shop at King’s, <strong>13</strong> King’s Parade, Cambridge CB2 1SP<br />
Booking by phone or email<br />
By phone: 01223 769340<br />
By email: shop@kings.cam.ac.uk<br />
Opening hours – the Shop at <strong>King's</strong><br />
Monday – Saturday 9.30am – 5.30pm<br />
Sunday 10.00am – 4.30pm<br />
Tickets on the door<br />
Any remaining unsold tickets will be available from the North Door<br />
of the Chapel an hour before the concert starts. Please note that<br />
sighted seats for some concerts may be completely sold out in<br />
advance.<br />
Concessionary and discounted tickets<br />
A 50% discount is offered to wheelchair users and registered blind<br />
people and a companion. We welcome guide dogs.<br />
£5 standby tickets are available one hour before concerts to students<br />
and registered job seekers.<br />
A £2 discount is available to Senior Citizens and those assessed as<br />
disabled.<br />
Please note that all concessions and discounts are subject to<br />
availability, cannot be applied retrospectively, and cannot be<br />
combined. Please bring relevant ID to confirm your status.<br />
Access<br />
The Chapel is wheelchair accessible. Please inform the The Shop at<br />
King’s Box Office if you have access requirements so that they may<br />
advise you on the most appropriate seats.<br />
Concerts at King’s is promoted by King’s<br />
<strong>College</strong> and is made possible with the support<br />
of the Provost and Fellows.<br />
King’s <strong>College</strong> acknowledges generous support<br />
from Cambridge Music Festival, Cambridge<br />
Assessment, Adrian Frost and John Varga.<br />
Sunday 10 February 20<strong>13</strong> 8.30pm [finish c.10.15pm]<br />
King’s <strong>College</strong> Hall<br />
Death and the Maiden<br />
Dante Quartet<br />
Haydn Quartet in D, op 64 no 5, ‘The Lark’<br />
Kodály Quartet no 2 in D<br />
Schubert Quartet in D minor, ‘Death and the Maiden’<br />
Kodály’s second string quartet, a rarely-played treasure in the<br />
repertoire, travels from lilting ballad, through enigmatic<br />
recitatives, to a wild medley of folk dances. Also written in<br />
Hungary, Haydn’s ‘Lark’ quartet, bright and carefree with a<br />
gypsy-style finale, is coupled with the dark, driving forces of<br />
Schubert’s great late quartet, ‘Death and the Maiden’.<br />
Tickets: £16 (£10 restricted view; free tickets for students under 25 on the door only)<br />
Friday 22 February 20<strong>13</strong> 9.00pm [finish c.10.15pm]<br />
King’s <strong>College</strong> Hall<br />
Susan Tomes in residence<br />
Haydn Sonata in E flat, XVI:52<br />
Schumann Davidsbündlertänze, op 6<br />
Billy Mayerl Salon pieces from the 1920s<br />
Susan Tomes piano<br />
One of Britain’s foremost pianists, Susan Tomes was the first<br />
woman to study music at King’s <strong>College</strong>. She is much in demand<br />
as a recitalist and concerto soloist and is well known for her<br />
achievements in chamber music and as a performer, writer and<br />
coach. Susan has generously agreed to donate the proceeds of this<br />
concert to fund advanced instrumental lessons for King’s music<br />
students.<br />
Tickets £12, students free. Pre concert talk, Keynes Hall, 7pm, free<br />
Chamber Music Masterclass<br />
Keynes Hall, Saturday 23 February, 10am<br />
Observers welcome<br />
C<br />
CAVATINA<br />
Chamber Music Trust<br />
www.cavatina.net<br />
majaro@cavatina.net<br />
Reg. Charity: 1067716<br />
• Brings young people to chamber<br />
music and chamber music to<br />
young people<br />
• Visits schools with professional<br />
chamber musicians<br />
• Subsidises tickets for 8-25s in<br />
venues throughout the country<br />
• Free school concerts<br />
• Free tickets at selected venues<br />
• Visit our website for all information<br />
Saturday 16 March 20<strong>13</strong> 5.30pm [Finish c.7.00pm]<br />
King’s <strong>College</strong> Chapel<br />
Foundation Concert<br />
Hummel Te Deum<br />
Boccherini Cello concerto no 9 in B flat major<br />
Haydn ‘Schöpfungsmesse’<br />
Joseph Crouch cello<br />
King’s Choral Scholars past and present<br />
Cambridge University Chamber Orchestra<br />
Stephen Cleobury conductor<br />
King’s alumnus and AAM principal cellist, Joseph Crouch will give<br />
a performance of Boccherini’s virtuosic masterpiece. This work is<br />
framed by Hummel’s dramatic Te Deum and Haydn’s Creation<br />
Mass in which the composer uses material from his eponymous<br />
oratorio.<br />
Tickets: £30, £22, £15 (student standby £5)<br />
Sunday 23 June 20<strong>13</strong> 7.30pm [finish c.9.30pm]<br />
Singing on the River<br />
Collegium Regale sings a wide array of close harmony<br />
arrangements from punts on the River Cam. Sit on the bank<br />
behind the Chapel, bring a picnic and enjoy a quintessentially<br />
Cambridge event.<br />
Tickets £10, students £5, children under 12 free<br />
Friday 12 July 20<strong>13</strong> 7.30pm [finish c.9.15pm]<br />
King’s <strong>College</strong> Chapel<br />
Beethoven Celebration<br />
Beethoven<br />
Mass in C<br />
Violin Concerto in D<br />
Jennifer Pike violin<br />
King’s <strong>College</strong> Choir<br />
Philharmonia Orchestra<br />
Stephen Cleobury conductor<br />
Beethoven’s Mass in C follows in the tradition of Haydn's last<br />
great mass settings. It is followed by the monumental violin<br />
concerto. Jennifer Pike is a rising star, a decade after winning the<br />
BBC Young Musician of the Year.<br />
Tickets £40, £30, £22, £18 (unsighted, student standby £5)<br />
Cover images: King’s <strong>College</strong> Choir (D Scanlon); Andreas Scholl (James McMillan/Decca); Stephen Cleobury (D Scanlon); King’s <strong>College</strong> Chapel (JPD Williams)<br />
Concertsat<br />
King’s<br />
<strong>2012</strong>-20<strong>13</strong><br />
Artistic Director Stephen Cleobury<br />
Andreas Scholl<br />
Academy of Ancient Music<br />
Dante Quartet<br />
Jennifer Pike<br />
Joseph Crouch<br />
King’s <strong>College</strong> Choir<br />
Philharmonia Orchestra<br />
Susan Tomes<br />
The Vienna Boys Choir<br />
Bach<br />
Bartók<br />
Beethoven<br />
Boccherini<br />
Debussy<br />
Haydn<br />
Hummel<br />
Kodály<br />
Schubert<br />
Join our mailing list – email shop@kings.cam.ac.uk<br />
www.kings.cam.ac.uk/events/concerts-at-kings
Thursday 4 October <strong>2012</strong> 7.30pm [finish c.8.45pm]<br />
King’s <strong>College</strong> Chapel<br />
Heavenly Voices<br />
The Vienna Boys Choir<br />
Kerem Sezem conductor<br />
King’s <strong>College</strong> Choir<br />
Stephen Cleobury conductor<br />
A unique opportunity to hear these world famous choirs perform<br />
a shared concert. The choirs will sing both separately and together.<br />
Tickets £35, £27, £22, £15 (unsighted, student standby £5)<br />
Saturday 10 November <strong>2012</strong> 8.30pm [finish c.10.15pm]<br />
King’s <strong>College</strong> Hall<br />
Kodály meets Debussy<br />
Dante Quartet<br />
Kodály Gavotte<br />
Bartók Valse (Ma mie qui danse)<br />
Debussy String Quartet in G minor<br />
Kodály String Quartet no 1 in C minor<br />
In 1907 the 25-year-old Zoltán Kodály went on an exhilarating<br />
study trip to Paris. His encounter with Debussy’s music set him<br />
free to explore new harmonic realms, which he also introduced to<br />
his close friend Béla Bartók. In this concert Debussy’s great string<br />
quartet appears alongside Kodály’s first quartet, a glorious fusion<br />
of Romantic tradition, French nuance and Hungarian folksong.<br />
with generous support from John Varga<br />
Tickets: £16 (£10 restricted view; free tickets for students under 25 on the door only)<br />
The Dante Quartet will lead a chamber orchestra in a liturgical<br />
Requiem on Sunday 11 November at 6pm in <strong>King's</strong> <strong>College</strong> Chapel.<br />
Vienna Boys Choir (Lukas Beck)<br />
Wednesday 14 November <strong>2012</strong> 6.45pm [finish c.8.30pm]<br />
King’s <strong>College</strong> Chapel<br />
Scholl sings Bach<br />
Andreas Scholl countertenor<br />
King’s <strong>College</strong> Choir<br />
Academy of Ancient Music<br />
Stephen Cleobury conductor<br />
JS Bach Motet ‘Lobet den Herrn’ BWV230<br />
Cantata no 53 (att. Hoffmann)<br />
‘Schlage doch, gewünschte Stunde’<br />
Cantata no 82 ‘Ich habe genug’<br />
Movements from Cantata no 146<br />
‘Wir müssen durch viel Trübsal’<br />
Sanctus in D BWV238<br />
Cantata no 170 ‘Vergnügte Ruh,<br />
beliebte Seelenlust’<br />
Andreas Scholl will sing some of Bach’s finest works for<br />
countertenor, from the yearning melancholy of ‘Ich habe genug’ to<br />
the reflective ‘Vergnügte Ruh’.<br />
“It might be a golden age of the countertenor, but few can equal<br />
the sheer beauty of tone and dramatic instinct displayed by<br />
Andreas Scholl”<br />
BBC Music Magazine, <strong>2012</strong><br />
Tickets £60, £50, £40, £25 (unsighted, student standby £5)<br />
In partnership with the Cambridge Music Festival<br />
The Dante Quartet (Giorgia Bertazzi)<br />
Andreas Scholl (James McMillan/Decca)<br />
Tuesday 18 December <strong>2012</strong> 6.45pm [finish c.8.00pm]<br />
King’s <strong>College</strong> Chapel<br />
O Magnum Mysterium<br />
The King’s Singers<br />
An evening of seasonal music to include Palestrina, Poulenc and<br />
close harmony arrangements. The ‘superlative vocal sextet’ (The<br />
Independent) will perform from different parts of the Chapel,<br />
taking full advantage of its celebrated acoustic. They will also<br />
perform the winning entry from the A Carol for Christmas<br />
competition.<br />
Tickets: Antechapel £25, £22, £15;<br />
Choir (unreserved) £12 (students £5 on the door)<br />
For Charity VIP tickets please contact<br />
lynn.bowles@addenbrookes.nhs.uk<br />
A Carol for Christmas<br />
Competition<br />
A brand new opportunity that gives composers across the nation a<br />
chance to have their carol performed in the stunning setting of King’s<br />
<strong>College</strong>, Cambridge this December, published by Novello & Co. Ltd and<br />
recorded by Classic FM.<br />
www.acarolforchristmas.co.uk<br />
Workshop<br />
An afternoon workshop is open to the public to see youth choirs work<br />
on the winning carols from the A Carol for Christmas compet ition. With<br />
John Rutter, Stephen Cleobury and The King’s Singers.<br />
2.00pm, King’s <strong>College</strong> Chapel<br />
Tickets £7 (£3 students)<br />
The King’s Singers (Benjamin Ealovega)<br />
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