2014 Bath International Music Festival Brochure

FRIDAY 16 MONDAY 26 MAY 2014
Bath Box Office 01225 463362 bathfestivals.org.uk

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PARTNERS AND SPONSORS WELCOME
Welcome
Creative Partner Major Sponsors Festival Funders
What makes us human? An interest
in exploring and learning new
things, tempered with an enjoyment
of the familiar; an unquenchable
thirst for new experiences and
knowledge while revelling in the joy
T
Festival Partners Hotel & Restaurant Partner of sheer entertainment. We like to his years Bath International Music
be moved, hope to be intrigued and Festival is a cabinet of curiosities; a
crave to be stimulated. voyage of discovery; and a celebration of
both the familiar and the unfamiliar. All against
School Bath
the backdrop of the very human themes of
Sleep, the Seven Deadly Sins and War.
Alongside international sensations like Jan
Garbarek, The Hilliard Ensemble, Stacey Kent,
Associate Sponsors Vehicle Partner
and the Harlem String Quartet, we have more
unusual ensembles and artists: Simon Thoumire,
the virtuoso magician of the concertina; Pipers
3 with the unfamiliar ensemble of the oboe trio;
Martynas Levickis, the recent classical chart
topping accordionist; and Gabriella Dall'Olio,
showcasing the music of sleep and dreams for
harp. We have unique sounds from the world of
Local Media Partners Festival Club jazz with the Finn Iiro Rantala and the dynamic
ensemble Brass Jaw.
We celebrate the 80th birthday of the Master
of the Queens Music, Sir Peter Maxwell
Davies, and hear several of his works with Max
himself joining us. Amongst other music, a
young childrens choir will perform his Kirkwall
Shopping Songs and the Gould Piano Trio will
Festival Supporters Individuals & Trusts
play his Piano Trio alongside the world premire
The Roper Family Trust of a new work by James MacMillan.
Captain B V Woodford CBE RN
Camille Tsu Brooke
Lady Evelyn Strasburger
To complete this intriguing ten days we have a
Sandra Le Marchant performance of Restoration ballads under the
PRSF
The Joyce Fletcher Charitable Trust
cryptic title Death by Custard performed by the
The Michael Tippett Musical Foundation inimitable Musicians of the Globe.
The Holst Foundation
Come and join us for a feast of excitement,
entertainment and virtuosity for ten days in May.
Jane Drabble & Bill Nemtin

Alison & Kjeld Jensen Alasdair Nicolson
Artistic Director
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JAZZ FRIDAY 16 MAY
Bank Holiday Jazz

Over the Spring Bank Holiday
weekend you can enjoy an
eclectic range of internationally
renowned Jazz performers
alongside offerings from the
quirkier end of the music spectrum.
T Saturday 24 May
he weekend opens with the iconoclastic
Brass Jaw. Armed with one trombone
and three saxophones they bring a Brass Jaw
vibrant new sound to the world of jazz. We 1 2pm
welcome the acclaimed Grammy-nominated
jazz singer Stacey Kent to enchant us with her Guildhall p.17
exquisite voice and unmatched talent
Stacey Kent
The Biggest Free
for storytelling.
7 9pm Show in Bath
On Sunday lunchtime The Hutchinson Andrew
Trio head to Bath, all the way from Canada, to Guildhall p.18
offer a taste of contemporary, prairie acoustic
jazz. In the evening we are joined by the
remarkable Iiro Rantala, Finlands best-known Sunday 25 May
jazz pianist.
Hutchinson Andrew Trio
The weekend continues with celebrated
concertina player Simon Thoumire and
1 2pm Party in the City Keep an eye out for the mysterious mechanical
creatures and exuberant performers of
Guildhall p.20 Emergency Exit Arts, students from Londons
pianist David Milligan, who merge the worlds
of Scottish folk and jazz with wit, mischief
From 5.30pm Drama Centre and Baths Natural Theatre
and virtuosity.
Iiro Rantala Various venues in Bath City Centre Company who will be animating the streets
7 9pm and bringing the evening to a close in
Free event
The Festival culminates in the dazzling spectacular style.
Guildhall p.21
collaboration between Norwegian jazz legend
This year Party in the City is even bigger as
and chart topping saxophonist Jan Garbarek The Festival opens with a bang as Party in
the wonderful museums and galleries in Bath
and the iconic British vocal quartet, The Hilliard
Ensemble. Using the stunning Bath Abbey
Monday 26 May the City takes over Bath an evening of
join in as part of the national celebration of
joyous live music and theatre, set in, around, Museums at Night.
as their sixth voice, this will be a unique Simon Thoumire and against the citys glorious townscape.
celebration of music that is at once both Hundreds of musicians performing Go to www.bathfestivals.org.uk/music/
ancient and modern.
& David Milligan
everything from classical and folk to rock partyinthecity to find out more about the
1 2pm and pop will fill buildings, venues and public biggest free show in Bath.
Follow our Festival theme of a voyage of
Guildhall p.23 spaces across the city.
discovery by purchasing a 2014 Jazz Pass, Supported by
offering access to any of the Guildhall jazz The free springtime celebration begin at The
events on the 24, 25 and 26 of May for just 60.
Jan Garbarek
Forum with the annual Bath Festivals schools
& The Hilliard Ensemble commission of fun, fizzing songs composed
Please note, Jan Garbarek is not included in
the offer. See page 38 for offer details.
8 9.15pm specially for Party in the City, sparklingly Sandra
Bath Abbey p.24 performed by hundreds of local children. Le Marchant
SATURDAY 17 MAY SUNDAY 18 MAY
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The Harlem Quartet is a formidable @bathfestivals /bathfestivals
ensemble whose members play these
highly demanding scores with infectious
vitality and breezy confidence
THE STRAD
Don't miss
Today's Festival on Tour Bath Spa University
Chamber Choir. 1 2pm, Victoria Hall,
Radstock, 5.See page 30 for more details.
Festival
Evensong
3.30 4.30pm
Harlem Quartet Formed in 2006 from first-prize winners of
the Sphinx competition for Black and Latino
Bath Abbey
Free event
string players, the Harlem Quartet has
7.30 9.30pm quickly established itself as an irrepressible
Guildhall creative force, equally dynamic in the classic Bath Abbey Choir
28, 20, 12 string quartet repertoire as it is in jazz and Peter King D I R E C TO R
Concessions available (p.38) improvisation. A byword for skill and wit, the
Quartets superlative ensemble playing of ParryIntroit: There is an old belief
A2 both contemporary and classical repertoire (Songs of Farewell)
has won widespread critical praise. Its Bath LeightonResponses
Ilmar GavilnV I O L I N International Music Festival concert showcases Psalm 4
Melissa WhiteV I O L I N the groups full range: from the classic elegance WoodCanticles: Collegium Regale
Jaime AmadorV I O L A of Beethovens early quartet, and Borodins WhitacreAnthem: Sleep
Matthew ZalkindC E L LO much-loved, gloriously tuneful Second, to a real
Harlem Quartet speciality: a recent composition The annual Festival Service in Bath's
BeethovenString Quartet Op. 18 by jazz giant Wynton Marsalis, which paints the magnificent Abbey features beautiful, festive
No. 6 in B flat major people, places and Creole traditions of New music focused on this year's theme of sleep
Wynton MarsalisString Quartet No. 1 Orleans in vibrant musical colours. and dreams. With Bath Abbeys acclaimed
(At the Octoroon Balls) music director, Peter King and the Choir of
BorodinString Quartet No. 2 Sponsored by School Bath Bath Abbey.
SUNDAY 18 MAY MONDAY 19 MAY
In Flanders Fields
7.30 9.30pm
Guildhall
28, 20, 12
Concessions available (p.38)
Bath C1
Philharmonia Isobel BuchananS O P R A N O

Malcolm MartineauP I A N O
7.30 9.30pm Jonathan HydeS P E A K E R
Guildhall
Programme to include:
28, 20, 12 PoulencVoyage Paris, Je veux fumer,
Concessions available (p.38) Bleuet, C, Le retour du sergent, Les
B1 chemins de l'amour
SchoenbergGigerlette, Cabaret Song
HolstI Vow To Thee, My Country
Bath Philharmonia
BrittenMove him into the sun
Rowan HellierM E Z ZO S O P R A N O
ButterworthBredon Hill,
Alasdair NicolsonC O N D U C TO R
Is My Team Ploughing?
WeillLost in the Stars
WagnerSiegfried Idyll
DylanBlowing in the Wind
Mahler (arr. David Matthews)5 Rckert-Lieder
StravinskyThe Soldiers Tale Suite
As the nation prepares to remember the
CoplandAppalachian Spring
centenary of the Great War, the acclaimed
British soprano Isobel Buchanan and her
Love songs and spring flowers: Wagners
husband, actor Jonathan Hyde (Titanic,
Siegfried Idyll was a birthday greeting to his new
Spooks) have assembled this commemorative
wife, while Mahlers Rckert-Lieder contained
evening of songs and poetry on the theme
an intimate message to his own beloved Alma.
of War. With one of the worlds finest living
David Matthews new arrangement for chamber
accompanists, Malcolm Martineau at the
ensemble forms the tender heart of this concert
piano, this promises to be haunting and deeply
by Bath Philharmonia under Festival Artistic
moving; a truly special Festival occasion.
Director Alasdair Nicolson. Fresh from the Berlin
Staatsoper, the rising young Scottish mezzo This specially created sequence of words and
Rowan Hellier will bring out all their introspection music leads us through reflections and reports
and poetry. The second part of the concert looks on war through the eyes of composers such as
towards the theatre and ballet, with music from Ivor Gurney, Kurt Weill, George Butterworth
Stravinskys devilishly entertaining tale of a soldier, and Francis Poulenc alongside the poetry and
a violin, and a sinister bargain; and the life- prose of Sassoon, Kipling, Owen and others.
affirming pioneer ballet that Aaron Copland wrote A moving and poignant examination of war
for Martha Graham music of bright colours, new from the works of those involved and those
dawns and simple, Shaker tunes. that observed.
Sponsored by The Roper Family Charitable Trust Sponsored by
TUESDAY 20 MAY TUESDAY 20 MAY
Shopping
Songs
Bath International Music Festival 1 1.45pm
welcomes eminent composer St Michaels Without
and Master of the Queens Music Free event
Sir Peter Maxwell Davies to
celebrate his 80th birthday in Rebecca ToalT R U M P E T
a day of concerts and discussion. Joe PenaliggonT R U M P E T
Rebecca HolmanF R E N C H H O R N
Benny VernonT R O M B O N E
Anna CarterT U B A
Young Players of Wells Cathedral School
Bathwick St Mary School Choir
Peter Maxwell Davies

Kirkwall Shopping Songs
Tallis (arr. Peter Maxwell Davies)
Four Voluntaries
Gesualdo (arr. Peter Maxwell Davies)
Two Motets
Alasdair Nicolson Bath Shopping Songs
WORLD PREMIRE
Home Grown
Throughout his extraordinary career,
Sir Peter Maxwell Davies has been the egg theatre
passionate about music for young 7 8pm
people. So, what better way to launch our 3
celebration of Maxs 80th birthday than in D1
the informal warmth of St Michaels Without,
with a free performance of his delightful
Kirkwall Shopping Songs? Originally written A spoken-word / Hip-Hop poetry event for
for the children of Orkney in 1979, Kirkwall young people exploring what home means
Shopping Songs take the audience on a to them. Headlined and hosted by Polarbear,
shopping expedition round the Islands main the nationally acclaimed spoken-word poet,
town, Kirkwall. Fittingly, the concert also playwright and author, the event will also
includes some brand-new Bath Shopping feature local spoken-word and Hip-Hop
Songs, specially written by Maxwell Davies artists including Toby Thompson and Hibbz,
successor at the St Magnus International and young people from Mentoring Plus.
Festival and Bath International Music
This event will launch a new
Festival Artistic Director Alasdair
school project collaboration
Nicolson. Join the celebration and spend
between Mentoring Plus and
your lunchtime on a whistle-stop tour of
Bath Festivals to engage young
Kirkwall and Bath!
people in writing and performing their own
Supported by spoken word poetry leading to an event
Captain B V Woodford CBE RN at the Telegraph Bath Childrens Literature
The Holst Foundation Festival in the autumn.
TUESDAY 20 MAY THURSDAY 22 MAY
Sounds and
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Gould Piano Trio Sweet Airs
7.30 9.30pm
Guildhall
...the performance 9.30 10.30pm
28, 20, 12 by the Gould Trio Old Theatre Royal
at Bath Masonic Hall
Concessions available (p.38) is so good, strong, 16
D2 passionate and at the Concessions available (p.38)
Lucy GouldV I O L I N
same time delicate... F1
THE SUNDAY TIMES
Alice NearyC E L LO
Benjamin FrithP I A N O Pipers 3
Mark BaigentO B O E /C O R A N G L A I S
BeethovenPiano Trio Op. 121a Jessica MogridgeO B O E /C O R A N G L A I S
'Kakadu Variations' Julian WestO B O E /C O R A N G L A I S
MacMillanPiano Trio No. 2W O R L D P R E M I R E
Maxwell DaviesPiano Trio A Voyage to
Don't miss James MacMillanIntercession
Fair Isle Festival On Tour East Meets West: arr. Mark BaigentBulgarian Folk Songs
BrahmsPiano Trio No. 2 in C major Op. 87 Bath Spa University. Wednesday 21 May, Alasdair NicolsonTempest Suite
7.30 9.30pm Michael Tippett Centre, 5 Richard CaustonNew Work
The Gould Piano Trio has a reputation as WORLD PREMIRE
one of the finest, most stylish and versatile BeethovenVariations on L ci darem
chamber ensembles. For over twenty years they la mano from Mozarts Don Giovanni
have remained at the forefront of the international
chamber music scene. Rapturously received by both Beethoven invented the idea of the oboe
audiences and critics all over the world, their Festival trio but Pipers 3 have taken it into the
programme spans three centuries and celebrates 21st century. Committed to expanding the
four very different musical personalities. repertoire for this fascinating instrumental
combination, theyve continually
Two classics of the repertoire Beethovens playful explored and commissioned new work
'Kakadu Variations' and Brahms ravishingly beautiful and experimented with new ways of
Piano Trio No. 2 frame works by two of todays performing. Their album Intercession
most distinctive creative voices. Maxwell Davies has won widespread critical acclaim. For
A Voyage to Fair Isle describes a visit to the island, their Festival concert they include one
evoking both the rugged beauty of the place and its
of Beethovens original works for this
folk tradition against a background of ancient chant.
combination itself inspired by Mozart
The Trio makes history with the world premire
alongside arrangements of Balkan folk
of James MacMillans Piano Trio No. 2 a co-
tunes. They also include three works by
commission by Bath International Music Festival, the
living British composers: James MacMillans
Gould Piano Trio, Glasgow Music and the East Neuk
mystical, fanfare-like Intercession (one of
Festival from one of the UKs most communicative
the groups signature works), Nicolsons
and original living composers.
incidental music for Shakespeares The
Please note this is a live broadcast and the Tempest and a world premire by Richard
audience should be seated by 7.15pm. Causton, specially commissioned by Bath
International Music Festival.
Recorded for BBC Radio 3's 'Live in Concert'
Supported by
Sponsored by
Pre-concert talk at 6.45pm with
composers Sir Peter Maxwell Davies, Jane Drabble & Bill Nemtin
The Holst Foundation James MacMillan and Alasdair Nicolson Alison & Kjeld Jensen
FRIDAY 23 MAY FRIDAY 23 MAY
Death by Custard: As accomplished as

The 7 Deadly Sins it was unfussy a
A Charm of glorious introduction
in 7 Ballads to anyone new to the
Lullabies 7 9pm world of early music
11am 1pm Assembly Rooms THE ARTS DESK
Assembly Rooms 28, 20, 12
22, 18, 12 Concessions available (p.38)
Concessions available (p.38) G2
G1
Musicians of the Globe
Joanne LunnS O P R A N O
Rowan HellierM E Z ZO SOPRANO
Penelope SpencerV I O L I N
James BaillieuP I A N O
Lynda SayceL U T E
Elizabeth PallettB A N D O R A
BrittenA Charm of Lullabies
Henrik PerssonV I O L
WarlockSleep
BridgeWhere she lies asleep
In Restoration London, hack poets and
GurneyBy a Bierside, Sleep, All night
ballad-mongers chronicled and commented
under the moon
on the past and present lives of the great
Songs by Debussy, Faur, Schubert
and not so great. Their verses were the
and Brahms
pop songs and tabloid press of their day
satirical, political, comical and scurrilous,
The young Scottish mezzo soprano Rowan
often blood-curdling or hair-raising, but
Hellier is fast establishing herself as one
always entertaining.
of the most exciting new talents on the
European operatic stage and concert Human nature doesn't change. Then as
platform; shes performed with many of now the greatest delight was to relish
the worlds leading opera companies and every shocking detail of the latest crimes,
conductors. In this recital with the highly murders, beheadings, hangings and
respected accompanist James Baillieu, she drownings. This programme presents some
explores the music of sleep; lullabies and of the best of them, including a particularly
slumber songs by some of the supreme gory ballad about the death of Faust, and
masters of the art-song and lied. an outrageously funny
Don't miss description of death by custard!
A programme of music relating to sleep,
the night and dreams ranging from various Today's Festival On Tour Pipers 3 World-renowned ensemble
settings by British composers of Yeats 79pm. St John the Baptist, Midsomer Musicians of the Globe was
Cloths of Heaven to reflections by Schubert, Norton 10. See page 28 for more details. founded in 1993 to carry the name and ethos
Faur and Brahms on the moon. The of Shakespeares Globe Theatre around the
exquisite Charm of Lullabies by Benjamin world through concerts and broadcasts. It
Britten forms the centrepiece of a gentle is one of todays most eminent advocates of
morning recital. period performance.
Sponsored by Lady Evelyn Strasburger Sponsored by
FRIDAY 23 MAY SATURDAY 24 MAY
Gabriella DallOlios
immaculate technique,
Asleep,
LATE NIGHT SERIES

reinforced by an acute
Dreaming, sense of rhythm, is
Remembering always at the service
Proving that
of the music bringing
9.30 10.30pm
Old Theatre Royal to the harp a rainbow Jazz can be
at Bath Masonic Hall of colours and an funky, intelligent
16 underlying poetry and riotously
G4
DIAPASON Brass Jaw entertaining
JAZZ UK
1 2pm
Gabriella DallOlioH A R P Guildhall
16, 12
DowlandLachrimae
JacksonBe Not Afeard
HandelAndante Allegro H1
Parish AlvarsSerenade
KnottsEntice the dewy-feather'd Sleep
Michael OwersT R O M B O N E
BrittenNocturne from Suite Op. 83
Paul TowndrowA LTO S A XO P H O N E
NicolsonNodW O R L D P R E M I R E
Konrad WiszniewskiT E N O R S A XO P H O N E
LewisFriday Night Jazz Suite
Allon BeauvoisinB A R I TO N E S A XO P H O N E
MarsonEl Picaflor
Named Ensemble of the Year in the 2013
A recital of British music for harp with a
Scottish Jazz Awards, and with one of its
nocturnal mood, exploring sleep, dreams
members named Instrumentalist of the Year
and memory. Spanning the centuries,
in the same awards, Brass Jaw is one of
the music ranges from the understated
the most exciting groups currently on the
poignancy of Dowlands Lachrimae to several
UK jazz circuit. The multi-award winning
recently-written works and the premire
Glasgow based four-piece brings a vibrant
of a newly commissioned work by Festival
new sound to the world of jazz. Working
Artistic Director Alasdair Nicolson, taking
without a traditional rhythm section, Brass
the biblical Land of Nod as its theme. There
Jaw creates a performance that is truly
is also a virtuoso showpiece from Parish
unique in sound and direction, revealing
Alvars (the Liszt of the Harp), the quirky Jazz
a group that is able to adapt to almost
Suite by Paul Lewis and a musical sketch
any performance environment. Deep at
of a hummingbird by one of the twentieth
the heart of Brass Jaws philosophy is the
centurys most famous British harpists, John
idea that music should be as engaging,
Marson. An internationally-renowned teacher,
entertaining and humorous as it is virtuosic,
Jazz Pass
Gabriella DallOlio plays regularly with the Don't miss this year's Jazz Pass which buys
cerebral and progressive. Expect all the
London Symphony and Vienna Philharmonic you access to any of The Guildhall Jazz
bands trademark momentum, drive and
Orchestras, while her solo recitals have events on 24, 25 and 26 May for just 60
charisma, in a set featuring tracks from their
captivated audiences around the globe. In her
latest acclaimed album, Minted.
hands, this enchanting programme will be a
feast for the senses. Sponsored by
SATURDAY 24 MAY SATURDAY 24 MAY
Music Festival bar

Circo will be running a pop-up bar in the
Guildhall around the evening concerts so
be sure to stop by for a glass of wine, beer,
fizz or a cocktail or two.
The wizard guitarist
James Boyd held
Stacey Kent us enthralled
THE TIMES
7 9pm
Guildhall
20
Shapes of Sleep
LATE NIGHT SERIES

H2
9.30 10.30pm
Stacey KentV O I C E Old Theatre Royal
Jim TomlinsonS A XO P H O N E S , F L U T E at Bath Masonic Hall
Graham HarveyP I A N O , F E N D E R R H O D E S 16
Jeremy BrownD O U B L E B A S S
Josh MorrisonD R U M S
H3
Stacey Kent sings from the soul, telling her
stories with faultless phrasing and a lucid, James BoydG U I TA R
enchanting voice. An American who speaks
fluent French as well as Portuguese, Italian DowlandFantasia DP. 72
and German, she is able to transcend genre TippettThe Blue Guitar
and national boundaries with an ease that Joseph PhibbsSuite
few other artists can. Staceys albums on DowlandA Fancy DP. 5
Blue Note have sold more than half a million BrittenNocturnal
copies worldwide.
The Changing Lights Having recently recorded a live album in Virtuoso guitarist James Boyd is recognised
for his lyrical and intensely moving
finds the singers Rio De Janeiro with Marcos Valle, Staceys
musical journey has brought her ever performances and, for this Bath International
storytelling gifts reaching closer to Brazilian music. The Changing Music Festival recital in the historic
surroundings of the Old Theatre Royal,
ever-greater heights Lights places her love for Brazilian music
centre stage, featuring Bossa Nova classics hes chosen a programme that peels back
JAZZWISE alongside originals by the songwriting team the guitars own many-layered history. The
of Jim Tomlinson and famed novelist Kazuo concert is framed by music originally for lute
Ishiguro, who composed the title track. by John Dowland, and Benjamin Brittens
Kents new album is a milestone for her and haunting reflections on Dowlands song
the highlight of a 15-year recording career Come, heavy sleep. Tippetts The Blue Guitar,
meanwhile, draws the listener into an intense Ticket offer
from a gifted jazz singer with not only an
reverie upon a Wallace Stevens poem that in Don't miss our 50% off ticket
exquisite voice but also an unmatched talent
turn draws inspiration from Picassos blue offer. See page 38
for storytelling.
period. As tradition belongs to the future as
Supported by our Creative Partner well as the past, Boyd performs a new work
by the young British composer Joseph Phibbs,
composed specially for him in 2013.
SUNDAY 25 MAY SUNDAY 25 MAY
Don't miss
Today's Festival On Tour Brass Jaw
4 5pm. Conygre Hall, Timsbury
10. See page 29 for more details.
Fizzes with glittering contrapuntal
playing, jaw-dropping juxtapositions of
fast bass lines and right-hand cascades,
tantalising swappings of romantic
rhapsodies and bluesy swing and all
kinds of other pianistic fireworks
THE GUARDIAN
Iiro Rantala
7 9pm
Guildhall
20
Hutchinson J3
Andrew Trio Iiro RantalaP I A N O
1 2pm Imagine a fluent jazz improviser, a poetic

Guildhall composer, and a virtuosic classical pianist all
wrapped into one, and you have Iiro Rantala,
16, 12 one of Finlands greatest contemporary
Concessions available (p.38) musicians. Rantala is a thoroughly 21st century
J1 musician who transcends categories and
labels. His career has spanned the realms of
classical and jazz; hes a performer, composer,
Chris AndrewP I A N O TV presenter and concert organiser. Hes
Kodi HutchinsonB A S S played classical concertos and worked in a
Karl SchwonikD R U M S trio with a beat-boxer. He is truly a unique
phenomenon.
The Hutchinson Andrew Trio is a distinctive
voice from the rich Canadian jazz scene. Their Having toured the world for 18 years with
brand of contemporary acoustic jazz brings a Trio Tyket, he recently embarked on a solo
unique perspective to the genre, combining such career. In this concert he plays music from his
elements as swing, latin, odd meter and acoustic award-winning solo albums Lost Heroes and
groove. The trios latest album, Prairie Modern, My History of Jazz in homage to some of his
effortlessly conjures up the landscape of their favourite musicians. Performing a strikingly
home: the serenity and beauty of the Prairies diverse repertoire from improvisations
and Rocky Mountains, alongside the excitement on Bachs Goldberg Variations to his original
of the lively and cosmopolitan young cities of compositions Rantala offers a truly one-off
the Canadian West. evening of music: not to be missed.
SUNDAY 25 MAY MONDAY 26 MAY
Fragilissimo
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Nothing short
9.30 10.30pm of electrifying
Old Theatre Royal
brimming with
16 wit, mischief
Concessions available (p.38) and virtuosity
J4 THE SCOTSMAN
Martynas LevickisAC C O R D I O N
Simon Thoumire
JS BachFantasia & Fugue in A minor
BWV 561 & David Milligan
ScarlattiSonata in D minor K1
ScarlattiSonata in B minor K87 1 2pm
Gorka HermosaFragilissimo Guildhall
Jonas TamulionisToccata Diavolesca 16, 12
arr. LevickisLithuanian Folk Songs: Concessions available (p.38)
'The Dawn is breaking' & 'Rta alioj'
Ruta Vitkauskaite 'For many thousands'
K1
Sergej Berinsky Lullaby
Simon ThoumireC O N C E R T I N A
Martynas Levickis is a captivating performer David MilliganP I A N O
whose virtuosity has transformed the way
we hear the accordion. Playing accordion Simon Thoumire is a magician on one of
since the age of 3 and having completed his the smallest and, some would say, most
studies at the Royal Academy of Music in limited instruments in the world. He is a
2012, he became the first ever accordionist concertina player, and in his hands this
to be signed to Universal Music Groups instrument becomes the most extraordinary
Decca Classics label and is the first and virtuosic musical communicator.
accordionist to reach number one in the David Milligan is a pianist whose musical
UK Classical Music Charts.
imagination flows freely between jazz
Put your preconceptions aside: this programme improvisation and the traditional airs
contrasts the timeless clarity of Bach and and dance metres of his native Scotland.
Scarlatti with the dark and brooding reflections Individually, theyre two of the finest
of Hermosas Fragilissimo (a tour-de-force exponents of the contemporary Scottish
for the performer), and Berinskys gentle and music scene. Together, theyre the most
searching Lullaby. To complete the programme, engaging and amusing partnership you
Levickis performs his own highly colourful could hope to hear, combining intense
arrangements of folk music from his home Levickiss mastery of performances with 'laugh-out-loud' banter,
country. All are transformed by the sound of
the accordion and Martynas own consummate
an instrument once their collaboration fuses the two worlds of
folk and jazz. Expect to hear contemporary
artistry. Hear for yourself in the wonderfully dismissed as a squeeze and traditional music-making, taking in reels,
rich acoustic of Baths Old Theatre Royal.
box has been revealed jigs, slow airs and sundry other tunes.
Sponsored by Camille Tsu Brooke THE TIMES Sponsored by
MONDAY 26 MAY MONDAY 26 MAY
The inspired partnership of Jan

Garbarek and The Hilliard Ensemble
has resulted in consistently
inventive music making since 1993
Jan Garbarek
and The Hilliard
Ensemble
8 9.15pm Closing Night
Bath Abbey
28, 18, 12
Reception
Concessions available (p.38) 9.30 10.30pm
Don't miss this opportunity to experience one of the ArtBar at the Abbey Hotel
K3
greatest musical partnerships of recent years, between 15
Jan Garbarek and The Hilliard Ensemble, before the
Jan GarbarekS A XO P H O N E S Hilliards retire at the end of 2014. Join the Bath Festivals team on
David JamesC O U N T E R T E N O R the closing night of the 2014 Bath
This concert will draw largely on their third album International Music Festival, at a
Rogers Covey-CrumpT E N O R
together Officium Novum, focusing on the music of celebratory reception following
Steven HarroldT E N O R
Armenia including both sacred medieval music and the the Jan Garbarek & The Hilliard
Gordon JonesB A R I TO N E
bardic tradition of the Caucasus. However the content Ensemble concert in Bath Abbey.
Norwegian saxophonist Jan Garbarek and and order is never finally decided until the performers The reception will take place in
British vocal quartet The Hilliard Ensemble reach the venue and let the building the sixth voice the lovely surrounds of the ArtBar
have enjoyed chart-topping success with their speak to them: Bath Abbey, 'the Lantern of the West', is at The Abbey Hotel, a couple of
enchanting and uplifting collaborations. The sure to inspire something profoundly special. minutes walk from the concert
Festival is delighted to welcome back these Supported by our Creative Partner venue. Toast the Festival and enjoy
superb, hugely-popular artists for a unique delicious canaps. Numbers are
fusion of jazz and choral music in the beautiful Sponsored by limited, so booking in advance
surroundings of Bath Abbey. is essential.
FILM LATE NIGHT SERIES
Sleep
One of Baths most atmospheric
We explore the Georgian buildings, the Old Theatre
Festival theme Royal, is the stage for our dramatic
series of late night events. Featuring
of Sleep through performers hand-picked for their
a screening of dynamism and distinctiveness,
Hitchocks striking we invite you to join us as night
film Spellbound falls, to captivate your senses
and lead you into a world of sleep
and dreams.
Spellbound (PG)
B
ringing Beethovens idea of the oboe
Monday 26 May Thursday 22 May trio into the 21st century, Pipers 3
are sure to fascinate with their
2.45pm Sounds and Sweet Airs: Pipers 3 characteristic range of sound and expression,
Little Theatre Cinema 9.30 10.30pm / p.13 and amaze with their variety and repertoire. A
9 full, 8 concessions, feast for the senses awaits with internationally
7 members, 6 students renowned harpist, Gabriella DallOlio as she
K2 Friday 23 May creates a nocturnal mood with explorations
of sleep, dreams and memory through her
Asleep, Dreaming, enchanting programme. Virtuoso guitarist
Director Alfred Hitchcock. Starring Ingrid Remembering: Gabriella DallOlio James Boyd will, with his intensely moving
Bergman, Gregory Peck. USA 1945. performances, take you on a journey through
9.30 10.30pm / p.16
111 mins haunting reflections on John Dowland,
Benjamin Britten and Michael Tippett.
In 1945, Freud was beginning to have a
profound influence on American thinking,
Saturday 24 May And completing the series, the accordionist
Martynas Levickis will lead us through light and
so armed with a script by Ben Hecht and the Shapes of Sleep: James Boyd dark as he contrasts the brooding reflections of
services of a consultant, Hitchcock decided to Hermosa with the timeless clarity of Bach.
9.30 10.30pm / p.19
turn out the first picture on psychoanalysis.
Bergman is a psychoanalyst who falls in
Late Night Ticket Offer
love with her new boss, Peck, and when its
discovered that he has a problem she goes to
Sunday 25 May Buy a ticket to any of our late night events
work on his memory. Notable for the intense Fragilissimo: Martynas Levickis in the Old Theatre Royal and get 50% discount
performances of its leads and for the famous on a further late night event, on a different
dream sequence, co-directed by Salvador Dali.
9.30 10.30pm / p.22 evening. See page 38 for details.
ON TOUR ON TOUR
Brass Jaw
Weve got four fabulous family Sunday 25 May
friendly events heading your way. 4 5pm
Bath Spa Universitys Chamber Choir Conygre Hall, Timsbury A group of musicians
heads to the newly-refurbished 10
Victoria Hall in Radstock for an J2 who prove that its
evening of American show tunes, possible to make jazz
while East meets West at the Michael OwersT R O M B O N E with a healthy dollop
Paul TowndrowA LTO S A XO P H O N E
Michael Tippett centre with the
Konrad WiszniewskiT E N O R S A XO P H O N E of fun!
universitys Gamelan Orchestra. Allon BeauvoisinB A R I TO N E S A XO P H O N E BBC RADIO SCOTLAND
The captivating Pipers 3 play an
intriguing mixture of ancient and This will be a lively and entertaining concert
for all the family. This multi-award winning
modern music in Midsomer Norton
four piece brings a vibrant new sound to the
while the riotously entertaining world of jazz, creating a performance that
Brass Jaw explore new musical is truly unique in sound and direction. Deep Family ticket offer
territory in Timsbury. at the heart of Brass Jaws philosophy is the
A limited number of 5 tickets are available
idea that music should be as entertaining
for children (Under 16s) for our On Tour
and humorous as possible, while offering an
events. Book by 31 March. Use code
engaging live music experience.
FAMILY when booking. See page 38.
Pipers 3 We bring Pipers 3, one of Europes leading

Oboe trios to Midsomer Norton, with a beautiful
and uplifting programme. Audiences are
Friday 23 May continually captivated by the wide range of
7 9pm sound and expression that is characteristic of
St John the Baptist, Midsomer Norton this trio and amazed by the variety and vibrancy
10 of their repertoire.
G3 Tonight they bring their Bath programme to
Midsomer Norton. Beethoven, Joachim Quantz
and arrangements of Balkan folk tunes sit
Mark BaigentO B O E /C O R A N G L A I S
alongside works by living British composers
Jessica MogridgeO B O E /C O R A N G L A I S
including James MacMillans Intercession, a
Julian WestO B O E /C O R A N G L A I S
brand-new piece by Richard Causton, specially
commissioned by Bath International Music
James MacMillanIntercession
Festival and Artistic Director Alasdair Nicolsons
QuantzSonata in D
incidental music for Shakespeares The Tempest.
BeethovenVariations on L ci darem
la mano from Mozarts Don Giovanni Supported by
Richard CaustonNew Work
arr. Mark BaigentBulgarian Folk Songs
Jane Drabble & Bill Nemtin
Alasdair NicolsonTempest Suite Alison & Kjeld Jensen
BATH SPA UNIVERSITY
Bath Spa
University
Chamber Choir
Master Plan Saturday 17 May
1 2pm
Victoria Hall, Radstock
Further your own master plan with 5
postgraduate study at Bath Spa University A1
Postgraduate study has many advantages: enhanced career

A family lunchtime concert of songs from
prospects; support for a change in career direction; or the
American shows, performed and introduced
personal satisfaction gained from exploring a subject in depth. by students from Bath Spa University.
Bath Spa University offers a wide range of postgraduate
courses, from Music to Art and Design, Education to
Filmmaking, Creative Writing to Business and Management. East meets
As a University centred around creativity, culture, enterprise West: Bath Spa
and education, and ranked one of the UKs most creative
universities, we welcome postgraduate students who want
University
to make connections across traditional subject boundaries. Wednesday 21 May
If you want to explore how one of our postgraduate 7.30 9.30pm
courses can meet your aspirations, look no further. Michael Tippett Centre
5
Bath Spa University is proud to be the Creative Partner E1
of Bath International Music Festival.
www.bathspa.ac.uk An evening with Bath Spa Universitys

Indonesian Gamelan Orchestra, featuring
tuned gongs, metallophones and other
percussion instruments. The Gamelan group
play a variety of traditional and new music
for chamber ensemble and solo western
instruments composed by students from
different thinking Pre-concert talk at 6.30pm with Artistic the Universitys Undergraduate and Masters
Director Alasdair Nicolson. Composition courses.
Book online at bathfestivals.org.uk or call 01225 463362 31

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From just 62 per month, enjoyexclusive Jane Drabble and Bill Nemtin
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Priority booking
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booking line Rob & Deborah Clements
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Invitation to exclusive events, including Roy & Maureen Hatch
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and literary lunch Sheila McCormack
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selected events
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LEARNING & PARTICIPATION
Learning &
Participation
Programme
This years opening Schools Commission will
Bath Festivals offer children, feature fun, fizzing songs composed especially
young people and adults the best for Party in the City, sparklingly performed
opportunities to engage with and by hundreds of local children. The songs have
explore music as part of everyday been created especially for Bath by our choir
of young musicians and talented music leaders.
life. Our programmes encourage The stage at the Forum will be transformed by
and support participants to develop sculptures by artists from Action On Hearing
their musical ability and interests; Loss Educational Day Services and watch out
from first encounters through for the sculptures appearing in the city after
the performance.
to professional development,
all inspired by the world-class Supported by
musicians that we bring to Bath.

We are supporting budding composers with
our Composers Kitchen project led by Artistic
Director, Alasdair Nicolson. The project offers
young people the opportunity to compose
an original piece of music which will then be
performed by a professional ensemble at
the Festival on Thursday 22 May, 1pm in St
Michaels Without Church.
Julian West, a member of the oboe trio,
Pipers 3, will be running workshops for schools
exploring composition and improvisation to
create original soundtracks to accompany short
films. These workshops are kindly hosted by
Prior Park College.
For information about any of these events or to
learn more about the Bath Festivals Learning
& Participation Programme please contact the
team on education@bathfestivals.org.uk
Badminton nurtures intellectual curiosity and
Bath Festivals is proud to challenges enquiring minds in a supportive
be an Arts Award Supporter. community. Our girls enthusiasm for the arts,
If you are completing an Arts Award we can
sport and their many activities keeps the
offer tickets for events and volunteering
opportunities. To find out more contact School vibrant come and see for yourself!
education@bathfestivals.org.uk
For more information or to arrange a visit
Supported by please contact our Admissions Team on:
The Joyce Fletcher Charitable Trust T: 0117 905 5271
The Michael Tippett Musical Foundation E: admissions@badmintonschool.co.uk
Twitter: @AcorntoOakBris
A world-class education
www.badmintonschool.co.uk in the heart of Bristol
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BOOKING WHERE TO STAY
Concessions
Concession prices are available to under18s, fulltime
students, unemployment benefit claimants, visitors with
a disability and those whose sole source of income is
a DSS state retirement pension. Concessions are only
available where stated. Concession rate tickets cannot
be purchased online. Only one concession may apply per OFFICIAL HOTEL PARTNER Brooks Guesthouse Kennard Hotel Premier Inn Bath City Centre
Brooks Guesthouse is a A Georgian townhouse Our 108 bedroom Premier
ticket. Under 25s, over 60s and other concessions may
The Abbey Hotel stylish boutique townhouse, with its own special charm Inn Bath City Centre Hotel
Contact purchase unsold tickets half price, 30 minutes before the
event. This does not apply to Festival On Tour events. Our Official Hotel Partner
350 meters below the
Royal Crescent and a mere
and character quietly
situated within minutes
is right near the heart of
Bath. It is close to both the
Seat allocation is subject to availability and at the Box is located in the heart seven minute walk to the of the city centre. shops and local attractions
Bath Box Office of the city, meaning this city centre. All bedrooms and just a few minutes walk
Offices discretion. 11 Henrietta Street
Bath Visitor Information Centre 60-bedroomed hotel is have designer wallpapers,
Bath BA2 6LL
away from the train station,
brilliantly located for the comfy beds and goose down making it the ideal choice
Abbey Chambers Group bookings Roman Baths, Thermae Spa, bedding. All bathrooms have 01225 310472 for your Great Nights Sleep
Abbey Churchyard We offer one free seat for every ten purchased to the same Abbey, main shopping areas Hansgrohe power showers. kennard.co.uk away from home.
event when booked at the same time. and our Festival venues. We offer a delicious
Bath BA1 1LY The much-acclaimed Allium breakfast, an honesty bar James Street West
and free, superfast WiFi. Bath, BA1 2BX
Jazz Pass Brasserie serves a varied
01225 463362 This years jazz pass buys you access to any of the and seasonal menu from 0871 527 9454
1 Upper Bristol Road premierinn.com
boxoffice@bathfestivals.org.uk Guildhall jazz events on 24, 25 and 26 of May for just 60.
12 until 9pm including light
Bath BA1 2NA
dishes and salads, and the
bathfestivals.org.uk Hurry! Availability is limited. This unmissable package contemporary lounge, with 01225 425543
brooksguesthouse.com
includes Brass Jaw, Stacey Kent, Hutchinson Andrew its exhibition of modern
Box Office opening hours Trio, Iiro Rantala and Simon Thoumire and David Milligan. art, is perfect for coffee, Macdonald Bath Spa Hotel
cocktails and afternoon teas.
Monday to Saturday 9.30am 5.30pm Please note this does not include Jan Garbarek and Terrace dining when the
The five star Macdonald
Bath Spa Hotel is the perfect
Sunday & Bank Holidays Closed The Hilliard Ensemble. weather is warm. accommodation venue for
Baths five star Festivals.
Late Night Series ticket offer 13 North Parade
Bath BA1 1LF Royal Crescent Hotel
Buy a ticket to any of our sensational late night events
How to book
Sydney Road This stunning hotel overlooks
01225 461603 Bath BA2 6NS
in the atmospheric Old Theatre Royal and get a 50% abbeyhotelbath.co.uk the city of Bath and offers
0844 8799106 elegant Georgian grandeur,
discount on a further late night event, on a different The Halcyon
In person at Bath Box Office evening. Let our dynamic performers lead you into a The Halcyon is a
macdonaldhotels.co.uk/
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luxurious accommodation
and unrivalled customer
By telephone on 01225 463362 nocturnal world of dreams in this mysterious and historic contemporary boutique
bath-spa-hotel/ care. This five star Relais
townhouse hotel, centrally
Online at bathfestivals.org.uk venue. Use code DREAM when booking. located within two minutes & Chateaux property also
boasts an award winning
By post to Bath Box Office at the above Family ticket offer
walk of major attractions,
restaurant, secluded gardens
train station and parking.
address cheques made payable to A limited number of 5 tickets are available for children From 99. as well as the relaxing &
intimate spa.
Bath Box Office (Under 16s) for our On Tour Events (see pages 28, 29,
23 South Parade
30 & 31). Book by 31 March. Use code FAMILY Bath BA2 4AA 16 Royal Crescent
when booking. 01225 461189 Bath BA1 2LS
When to Book Bath Festivals welcomes visitors with disabilities

thehalcyon.com
Pratts Hotel
Built in 1743 by John Wood,
01225 823333
royalcrescent.co.uk
Please advise the Box Office of your requirements when Pratts Hotel is in a great
Patrons and Benefactors booking making a booking. Visitors with a disability who need to location to explore the citys
Tuesday 4 March 2014 bring a personal assistant are offered one free ticket. If many historic attractions.
Full of character rooms, a
Friends Booking Tuesday 11 March 2014 you require a BSL interpreter, please enquire at the Box classic Georgian restaurant
General Booking Monday 24 March 2014 Office and we will do our best to accommodate this. and lounges with open
fireplaces.
Other booking information Hilton Bath City
South Parade
Booking details Please quote the event code when booking. Event times
are approximate and doors open 15 minutes before each
Hilton Bath City iscentrally
locatedin the historic city
Bath BA2 4AB
01225 460441
Tasburgh House
Set in seven acres of
event. Please check your tickets as soon as you receive of Bath, close to shops, beautiful gardens Tasburgh
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Your tickets will be posted to you for a them. Tickets are non-refundable, but if an event sells
local attractions and train House is a three minute
station. The hotel has been taxi ride or 20 minute canal
charge of 1 or free of charge if you include out we are happy to offer returned tickets for resale. fully refurbished offering173 walk from the city centre.
a stamped addressed envelope with your A 2 per ticket handling charge will apply on all resold air conditioned bedrooms, Twelve stylish rooms with
lobby bar serving Costa extraordinarily comfy beds
booking. Otherwise your tickets will be held tickets. Please note we cannot refund card transaction or
Coffee and a brand new and breathtaking views all
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French style restaurant set in a relaxing atmosphere.
subject to change. All information in this programme was
from one hour before the event. Booking by correct at the time of going to press. For more Atelier. Helpful, knowledgeable staff
will happily recommend and
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WHAT ELSE IS ON
Theres so much to enjoy in Bath

this May. To find out more about
whats on, see the events listings we
provide on bathboxoffice.org.uk
Here are a few of our favourites

from other exciting organisations
and museums across the city.
Julian Opie: Collected Works

Wednesday 21 May
Sunday 14 September 2014
holburne.org
Julian Opie: Collected Works continues a

series of exhibitions at the Holburne Museum
exploring artists and their collections. Julian
Opie is one of this countrys most important
and successful contemporary artists and this
FaB Festival show will uniquely bring together his own
works with pieces from his private art collection
Friday 23 May Sunday 8 June 2014 and explore the resonances between the two.
fringeartsbath.co.uk
FaB Festival (Fringe Arts Bath) is back in

2014 with a seventeen day visual arts
extravaganza animating interesting and
alternative spaces across the city. Show-
casing talented up-and-coming artists from
the city of Bath and far beyond there will
be exhibitions, film nights, performances,
installations and a whole array of great
things to see and take part in.
About Bath Box Office

Bath Box Office is run by Bath Festivals, an Bath Fringe Festival
arts charity which believes the arts is essential
in people's lives: enriching communities, Friday 23 May Sunday 8 June 2014
T: 0203 6380308 M: 07907 844 157 E: splitters@dyctouring.com enlivening spaces and empowering individuals. bathfringe.co.uk
Bath Festivals programmes the Bath Literature
Festival, Bath International Music Festival, Bath The Bath Fringe complements Bath
Children's Literature Festival, and runs a year- International Music Festival by squeezing
round learning and participation programme all the art forms they can into seventeen
for young people across the region. Every days of music, comedy, theatre, street events,
penny spent on ticket purchases through Bath kids events, and an extensive visual arts
Box Office supports arts activity in the area. programme. The Spiegeltent is back in style
and theres a cracking street theatre weekend
Buy local, and support the arts. 30 May 1 June.

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15A George St, Bath,
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Broad Street
Bath BA1 5LJ
Bath Box Office

Bath Visitor
Information Centre
Abbey Chambers
Festival
on Tour
Abbey Churchyard
Bath BA1 1NL
Conygre Hall
the egg North Road
Theatre Royal Bath Timsbury
Sawclose Bath BA2 0JQ
Festival Club Bath BA1 1ET
Welcome back to the Festival Club.

This year our venue is the Library on Michael Tippett
the top floor of The Porter, a stylish The Forum Centre
Georgian Townhouse in the heart of 1A Forum Buildings Newton Park
Bath on George Street. The Festival St. James Parade Newton St Loe
Bath BA1 1UG Bath BA2 9BN
Club is open from Saturday 17 to
Monday 26 May, 6pm to midnight
weekdays and until 1.30am weekends.
Friends of the Festival: present your
Guildhall St John the
membership cards for 10% off drinks
High Street Baptist Church
in the Club. All Club attenders pre- Bath BA1 5AW Church Square,
concert dining offer: quote Code
PORTERFESTIVAL to enjoy 10%
Key Midsomer Norton BA3 2HX
discount on food at Clayton's Kitchen Wheelchair accessible

on bookings between 5 and 7.30pm.
Disabled toilet ittle Theatre
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Pre-booking is advised. Make the Cinema Victoria Hall
Festival Club your home from home, Amplified events/hearing induction loop St Michael's Place Church Street
only better. Bath BA1 1SF Radstock BA3 3QG
Assistance dogs
www.theporter.co.uk01225 585 100 Baby changing facilities
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS DIARY
CODE ARTIST TIME VENUE P
Bath Festivals
FRIDAY 16 MAY
Board of Trustees
Free Party in the City From 5.30 pm Various venues in Bath City Centre 5
Jane Drabble OBE Chair
Carol Baines, Councillor Cherry Beath, John Free Party in the CitySchools Commision 6 6.30pm The Forum 5
Cullum, Margaret Heffernan, Celia Mead, Louise SATURDAY 17 MAY
Mitchell, Ian Stockley, Richard Turner CMG OBE,
A1 On TourChamber Choir: Bath Spa University 1 2pm Victoria Hall, Radstock 31
Anna Williams
Artistic Director
A2 Harlem Quartet 7.30 9.30pm Guildhall 6
Alasdair Nicolson Chief Executive
Belinda Kidd SUNDAY 18 MAY
Music Producer
Bethany Alexander Finance Director Free Festival Evensong 3.30 4.30pm Bath Abbey 7
Lynne Gregory B1 Bath Philharmonia 7.30 9.30pm Guildhall 8

With thanks to the Festival volunteers, event
managers, freelance production team and the Development & Marketing Director MONDAY 19 MAY
managers and staff of all the Festival venues. Owen McNeir
C1 In Flanders Fields 7.30 9.30pm Guildhall 9
Development TUESDAY 20 MAY
Clare Diacono, Rosie Fearon, Becky Whitmore
Photo and
Free Shopping Songs 1 1.45pm St Michaels Without 10
Finance
Illustration Credits Rebecca Wheeler D1 Home Grown 7 8pm the egg theatre 11
D2 Gould Piano Trio 7.30 9.30pm (pre concert talk at 6.45pm) Guildhall 12
Cover Illustration by Ellie Curtis Festival Officer
p.5 Mechanical Bird Emergency Exit Arts Kate Hall WEDNESDAY 21 MAY
p.6 Harlem Quartet Paul Wiancko
Learning & Participation E1 On TourEast Meets West: Bath Spa University 7.30 9.30pm (pre concert talk at 6.30pm) Michael Tippett Centre 31
p.9 Jonathan Hyde William King
Malcolm Martineau Alessandro Moggi Louise Betts, Hazel Plowman THURSDAY 22 MAY
p.10 Sir Peter Maxwell Davies Martin Lengemann
p.11 Make Music Happen Julian Foxon Photography Marketing and PR F1 Sounds and Sweet Airs: Pipers 3 9.30 10.30 pm Old Theatre Royal 13
p.12 Gould Piano Trio Chris Stock
p.14 Rowan Hellier Eric Richmond Photography
Liz Eyles, Tamsin Treverton Jones, Beth Cutter
FRIDAY 23 MAY
p.15 Shakespeare's Globe Manuel Harlan
p.16 Gabriella DallOlio Julien Elbisser Box Office G1 A Charm of Lullabies: Rowan Hellier & James Baillieu 11am 1pm Assembly Rooms 14
p.17 Brass Jaw Calum Morrell Alison Sully, Chloe Merritt, June Price,
p.22 Martynas Levickis Gediminas Zelinskas G2 Death by Custard: Musicians of the Globe 7 9pm Assembly Rooms 15
Melodie Robson, Isabel Snowden
p.25 The Hilliard Ensemble Marco Borggreve
p.26 Still from Spellbound Jean Saint, Pam Twohig G3 On TourPipers 3 7 9pm St John the Baptist, Midsomer Norton 28
p.27 Bath Masonic Hall Bath In Time
p.29 Brass Jaw Stuart Dreghorn Brand and Festival Design G4 Asleep, Dreaming, Remembering: Gabriella DallOlio 9.30 10.30pm Old Theatre Royal 16
p.36 Party in the City Commission 2013 : Julian Foxon Smith and Milton Bristol
Photography SATURDAY 24 MAY
p.44 Map Illustration by Ricardo Bessa
p.45 Map Illustration by Ricardo Bessa H1 Brass Jaw 1 2pm Guildhall 17
The Independent Bath H2 Stacey Kent 7 9pm Guildhall 18
Literature Festival H3 Shapes of Sleep: James Boyd 9.30 10.30 pm Old Theatre Royal 19
Artistic Director SUNDAY 25 MAY

Viv Groskop
J1 Hutchinson Andrew Trio 1 2pm Guildhall 20
Literature Producer J2 On TourBrass Jaw 4 5pm Conygre Hall, Timsbury 29
Judith Robinson
J3 Iiro Rantala 7 9pm Guildhall 21
Bath Festivals
J4 Fragilissimo: Martynas Levickis 9.30 10.30pm Old Theatre Royal 22
Third Floor, Abbey Chambers
Kingston Buildings
The Telegraph Bath MONDAY 26 MAY
Bath Childrens Literature Festival K1 Simon Thoumire & David Milligan 1 2pm Guildhall 23
BA1 1NT Guest Artistic Director
K2 Spellbound 2.45pm The Little Theatre Cinema 26
Registered Charity No. 801617 David Almond
K3 Jan Garbarek and The Hilliard Ensemble 8 9.15pm Bath Abbey 24
Friday 16 Monday 26 May 2014
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FRIDAY 16 MONDAY 26 MAY 2014

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