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St Peter's Church
Mare Fair
Northampton
Northamptonshire
NN1 1SW
England
Programme
Malcolm Arnold – Three Sea Shanties for Brass Quintet, Op.4 (arr. Denis Wick)
Malcolm Arnold – Fanfare for Louis
Malcolm Arnold – Brass Quintet no.1, Op.73
Malcolm Arnold – Symphony for Brass: double fugue (arr. brass quintet)
Malcolm Arnold – String Quartet no.2 in A minor, Op.118
Performers
Nick Budd – trumpet
Spectacle Brass
Royal Birmingham Conservatoire Soloists
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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. Music continues throughout the day in the composer’s hometown of Northampton.
In this concert launched by composer, Matthew Taylor, listeners will be able to enjoy a programme of rousing music for brass, one of Malcolm Arnold’s most popular genres as a renowned trumpet player himself, and a performance of the composer’s second String Quartet performed by talented students from the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire.
Live music continues throughout the day, transferring to All Saints’ Church, just a short walk away, with 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.
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 details of the day's concerts on the Festival website and on Classical Events.
