Artistic Directors: Eleanor Alberga and Thomas Bowes
Composer: Eleanor Alberga
This year's "Fête Anniversaire” celebrates 10 years of Arcadia and the 70th birthday of co-founder Eleanor Alberga. The 4-concert Festival includes several of Eleanor's compositions and highlights major works performed at Arcadia over the past 9 years.
Listen to chamber works by Shostakovich, Schönberg, Alberga, and Schubert performed by an ensemble of internationally acclaimed musicians.
Full Festival details are available at the Arcadia Music Festival website: www.arcadiamusic.org.uk
Friday 4th October 7:30 pm St Mary Magdalene Leintwardine
Festival Performers
Nicholas Daniel oboe
Sacha Rattle clarinet
Richard Watkins horn
Eleanor Alberga and Sophia Rahman piano
Thomas Bowes and Oscar Perks violin
Andres Kaljuste and Clifton Harrison viola
Jonathan Swensen and Hannah Sloane cello
Leon Bosch double bass
Programme
Shostakovich String Quartet no 7 Opus 108
Schoenberg ‘Verklärte Nacht’ (Tranfigured Night) Opus 4
Alberga ‘Succubus Moon’ (2005) for oboe and string quartet
Schubert String Quartet in D minor, D.810 ‘Death and the Maiden’
More info here.