A Piano Recital
by
JOHN LILL


He will play

Sonata in F K332 ......................................................... Mozart
Sonata in C major Opus 53 (Waldstein) ................... Beethoven
Ballade No 4 in F minor Opus 52 .................................. Chopin
Variations and Fugue on a theme of Handel Opus 24 ... Brahms

"He is one of the greatest pianists alive today"
"Across the board, I do not know another pianist whocould hold a candle to this
magisterial player.
"As near to perfection as one will ever hear"

John Lill's career spans over fifty years. Giving his first recital at the age of nine, his many awards include gaining first prize at the Moscow International Tchaikovsky Competition. He is acclaimed not only as the leading British pianist, but as the leading interpreter of Beethoven sonatas and concertos. He was awarded the OBE in 1978 and theCBE in 2005 for his services to music."Do not miss this wonderful chance to hear him inperson! "

Tickets £ 15

‘ENGLISH MUSIC’
A recital of songs and organ music
by
MARTIN SHAW - baritone
and
ANDREW MILLINGTON - piano and organ



Songs by Purcell, Handel, Vaughan Williams, Finziand Britten. Organ music by Parry, Ireland and Britten.

MARTIN SHAW
Martin was trained at the Royal College of Music andbecame established as a soloist mostly in oratorio andfor his solo song recitals. He has been much involvedwith cathedral music, liturgy, and with broadcasting, formerly in Exeter.He has recently retired from being Diocesan Bishop ofArgyll and The Isles, and has returned to Exeter, wherehe is well known.

ANDREW MILLINGTON
Andrew has been Director of Music at Exeter Cathedral since 1999. A Cambridge organ scholar, hewas appointed Assistant Organist at Gloucester Cathedral,and subseuently Organist and Master of the Choristers at Guildford Cathedral. During this time he appeared at‘The Proms’ and toured many European countriesgiving recitals and conducting the choirs with whichhe was associated.

Tickets £12

THE HEATH QUARTET

OLIVER HEATH - violin
CERYS JONES - violin
GARY POMEROY - viola
CHRISTOPHER MURRAY- ‘cello

"The Heath Quartet displayed a rare musicality”
"This is one of the most interesting quartets I haveheard in years"
"Their playing surely marks out the Heath Quartet asbeing one of the finest of their generation."

To add to their earlier prizes, last year the Heath Quartet won prizes at the International Competition in Eindhoven, at the Haydn International Competition inVienna and the special prize for the best interpretationof a work by Haydn. Earlier they had also won the prestigious Sir John Barbirolli Memorial prize, the Philharmonia/Martin Ensemble award, and were madelaureates of the Geneva International String competition.The quartet was formed in 2008 at the Royal Northern College of Music. Engagements last year included
recitals in venues all over Great Britain, and this year,concerts will take place at the Wigmore Hall, and the Queens Hall Edinburgh, as well as tours to Austria, Italy, Belgium, the Netherlands and China.

Tickets £12

“ANNELIES”
a choral work based on the diaries of Anne Frank
by
James Whitbourn

Amy Haworth - soprano
St Peter's Church Choir and friends
with a chamber ensemble

Sylvia Pritchard - conductor

“This work was given a standing ovation at its first performance. It just gripped the audience from the start.”
“ Unbelieveably powerful and moving... never miss the opportunity to hear it”
“The audience were moved to tears by the beauty and drama of the music “

Annelies is the first-ever adaptation of the diary of Anne Frank as a full-length choral work. Melanie Challenger, who has written the libretto, bases it entirely on Anne's descriptions of her family's hidden confinement in an Amsterdam warehouse between 1942and 1944, and of their subsequent removal to a concentration camp. The part of Anne is sung by a solo soprano, in this case, Amy Haworth who has sung at St Peter’s twice before. The chorus plays a highly dramatic role underlining her vivid descriptions of what is taking place. James Whitbourn, the composer, uses Jewish folk tunes, chorales in the style of Bach and a wealth of melody, making the work extraordinarily beautiful to listen to and heart-rending in its poignancy.

Tickets £12