sample a traditional Christmas entertainment. ‘Cinderella’ will delight kids of all ages...which, let’s face it, is what panto is all about! 10th December, The Windjammer runs in towards the festive season with some excellent live music from Simon Phelps and his band, Shady Cool. Over the past year, Andy has given us some truly superb artists, local and international, and this is no exception. I, for one, am looking forward to what he’s going to introduce us to next year! This next is something that is very close to my heart and,
if you’ve never experienced music from the Middle Ages, get yourself along to The Flavel on December 11th and fill your ears with the sound of Passamezzo. Eleanor Cramer, Christopher Goodwin, Alison Kinder, Tamsin Lewis & Michael Palmer will be playing Christmas music from Shakespeare’s England. BUT, not only do they play, they are all in costume and spice-up the proceedings with readings and presentations of the age. They are musicians who bring it all alive! Music from Elizabethan composers such as Byrd & Holborne, all brought to life on traditional instruments, such as viol, recorders, lutes, gittern and theorbo. What? Theorbo...look at the picture. A monster of an instrument, the theorbo is a type of lute that was developed in Florence in the late 16th Century. It appears to have two necks, but no, just the one. It is strung with six, double courses, which are plucked and stopped on the fret-board, the bass strings run free to a second set of machine heads, above the main strings’, which are only plucked. If it looks complicated, it is. And the whole thing isn’t tuned conventionally either. The strings aren’t arranged in pitch order, like modern instruments, but in the ‘re- entrant’
style...not enough room to explain that one I’m afraid. This is going to be seriously entertaining and, once again, another fine example of The Flavel getting artists of international standing to perform in Dartmouth.
Theorbo: detail from painting by Jacopo Confortini
I am an unashamed fan of film; and not necessarily art- house or foreign. So I shall be getting to the pictures at some point in December, between 17th and 30th, to get my fix of Potter. After ten long years, the Harry Potter films are reaching their climax. They have become progressively darker as the series moved on, but no less entertaining. ‘Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part One’ is a seasonal must-see. And you can blame Peter Jackson for the current popularity amongst film-makers for splitting their creations into two, three and, sometimes, four separate films. Part Two is released in the middle of next year. There a couple of interesting things happening in January
at The Flavel. Running from 17th to 30th, Rachel Carter has an exhibition of collage pieces (see advert below) and this looks absolutely fascinating. The artist has travelled extensively in Japan and has collected myriad samples of Kimono silk, and this is what she uses to create these stunning collages. Colourful, eye-catching pieces that are so worth seeing. And it’s free. Towards the end of January 27th to be precise, yet another internationally renowned musician is paying a visit to Dartmouth. Amandine Savery has more classical accolades than you can shake a stick at. She’s played at the Wigmore Hall and the Purcell Room in London, the Kaufman in New
York...the list goes on and on. A piano recital of immense proportions, lyrical beauty and amazing dexterity, Ms. Savery is well worth the price of a ticket. If you can’t find something to tickle your fancy in
Dartmouth in the coming year, well...you’re pickier (and probably grumpier!) than I
am...no mean feat, that. Have a great Christmas and New Year. And thanks for reading.
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