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All Saints Church
George Row
Northampton
Northamptonshire
NN1 1DF
England
Programme
Malcolm Arnold – The John Clare Cantata, Op.52
Malcolm Arnold – Psalm 150
Malcolm Arnold – Two Ceremonial Psalms
Malcolm Arnold – Two Part Songs
Malcolm Arnold – Theme and Variations for Organ
Malcolm Arnold – The Turtle Drum (A children's play)
Performers
Simon Toyne – Conductor
Thomas Moore – organ
Malcolm Arnold Festival Choir
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Programme Note
One of England’s most colourful and charismatic composers – Sir Malcolm Arnold (1921-2006) – is to be celebrated at the 19th International Malcolm Arnold Festival; an annual programme of events centred around the multi-faceted composer and his music, when the composer’s hometown of Northampton hosts a day of live music-making
Live music continues throughout the day and this concert features music for choir and organ to include the composer’s psalms and part songs, his John Clare Cantata, and Turtle Drum; familiar to many from school days. Also featured will be Arnold’s Organ Variations: five variations by living composers and one new variation written especially by Jonathan Whiting for this year’s Festival.
Either side of this concert, enjoy more music by Malcolm Arnold in a programme of rousing music for brass, one of Malcolm Arnold’s most popular genres as a renowned trumpet player himself, performed by Spectacle Brass Quintet lead by Nick Budd. Following this there will be a performance of the composer’s second String Quartet performed by students from the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire.
Demonstrating the exuberance of Arnold’s works and some of his finest and most popular tunes, the Festival’s Gala Concert takes place at Northampton Guildhall and will be performed by the Northamptonshire County Youth Concert Band and Orchestra who are regular guests at the Festival. The Festival will end with a short Symposium hosted by Matthew Taylor discussing all things Arnold.
Find full details of the day's concerts on the Festival website and on Classical Events.
