WEDNESDAY 23 JUNE
The Sixteen: Platform
An Introduction for
6.30pm – 7.45pm
THURSDAY 24 JUNE
SPITALFIELDSMUSIC.ORG.UK
020 7377 1362
All Ages
10.30am – 11.30am
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Free, booking required
Christ Church Spitalfields Music Directors: John Sims and
Free, booking required Stuart Whatmore, Tower Hamlets Arts The Sixteen: The Sixteen &
& Music Education Service (THAMES)
Presented by Hannah Conway
Monteverdi Revisited Julian Joseph
The Sixteen Participating ensembles: Senior
6.30pm – 7.30pm 8.30pm – 9.30pm
String Ensemble, Senior Wind
Join The Sixteen for a specially-designed Ensemble, Senior Orchestra, Choir, Christ Church Spitalfields Christ Church Spitalfields
introduction to Monteverdi’s music, for Big Band A: £25 B: £20 C: £15 D: £10 E: £5 A: £20 B: £16 C: £12 D: £8 E: £5
all ages and attention spans.
Young musicians from Tower Hamlets The Sixteen The Sixteen
Save 15% now when you book for promise to raise the roof in Village Harry Christophers conductor Harry Christophers conductor
two or more concerts. Underground with a showcase of Julian Joseph piano
groups from the THAMES Saturday ‘Monteverdi’s Selva morale e spirituale Mark Hodgson bass
Music Centre. of 1641 was the first collection of his
sacred music to be published since his ‘The first programme contains some
Supported by Hammerson plc. Produced 1610 Vespers. He was well into his 70s of Monteverdi’s most vivacious sacred
with THAMES and Find Your Talent. and this amazing publication gives us an music but in the second programme
incredibly diverse retrospective view of we, along with the charismatic
his work. His music sounds as modern jazz musician Julian Joseph, have
Music on the Edge today as it must have done then and, decided to revisit this great master.
8.30pm – 9.30pm in these programmes, we have the Instrumental ritornelli (short recurring
opportunity to experience an extension passages) occur in all the pieces and
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of Monteverdi’s inventiveness and in Monteverdi’s time these would
Free, booking required
spontaneity.’ Harry Christophers have allowed the players a freedom
of expression, embellishment and
An hour-long line-up of young
Fournier Street
Supported by Hammerson plc improvisation. With Julian and Mark
contemporary bands, solo acts Hodgson we will extend that idea into
and MCs from the groundbreaking a baroque-jazz synthesis and see just
partnership of Music Space. Your how far we can take it.’
chance to witness some of the most Harry Christophers
exciting rising stars of the future in
one of East London’s newest venues. Insight: 9.30pm
Harry Christophers and Julian Joseph
Produced by A Team Arts, CM, in conversation with journalist,
Tower Hamlets Summer University Martin Kettle.
and THAMES
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