Bach, Bluegrass and Revolting Rhymes
THIS September, Music@Malling has its seventh festival - a festival that promotes outstanding artists in historical venues. The festival runs from September 21 to 30 and celebrates an eclectic mix of fabulous music with 24 events.
Artistic director Thomas Kemp said: “This is going to be our best festival yet with fantastic venues, interesting programmes and wide range of music. It will be a really special series of events and I am really excited about the outreach programme which has already done so much to encourage creativity and participation amongst local youngsters.”
The festival kicks off at The Farmhouse - Lizzie Ball and friends perform music ranging from Bach to Bluegrass.
James Pearson - Artistic Director of Ronnie Scott’s - makes a welcome return performing Bachology with his legendary trio and as soloist in Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue with the fabulous Callum Au Big Band.
Bach also features in seven concerts including the complete Violin Partitas and Sonatas with virtuoso violinist, Thomas Bowes and a concert given by the internationally renowned organist Kevin Bowyer at
St.Augustine’s Chapel, Tonbridge School.
Hundreds of primary school children will be involved in a project based around Roald Dahl - Revolting Rhymes. The concerts are the culmination of a groundbreaking education project engaging young people with creativity and performance.
All Saint’s, Tudeley, with its Marc Chagall windows, will be the spectacular setting for a performance of Messiaen’s Quartet for the End of Time. James Pearson opens the concert with an improvisation and Chamber Domaine, with composer and clarinettist
Mark Simpson, perform this iconic work which was written in a concentration camp.
A Music@Malling spokesman said: “We are very grateful for the help of a wide range of national, regional and local supporters. The festival promises to be a memorable series of events!
Full details and tickets are available on
www.musicatmalling.com. Tickets can also be purchased at Down Swan Street in West Malling. Enquiries can be made via the website or 03453191043.
Classic FM artist Craig Ogden performs a guitar recital in Birling and Finnish flautist, Sami Junnonen, performs Bach alongside the music of our time in the spectacular setting of
St.Peter and
St.Paul, Trottiscliffe.
The festival continues to commemorate
the First World War with two concerts at Pilsdon Barn and The Control Tower, King’s Hill with works written during the conflict.
The outstanding cellist Richard Harwood performs the cello suites of Max Reger at West Malling Abbey. These rarely heard works are a fascinating, modern take on Bach.
Richard Harwood is the soloist in Elgar’s Cello Concerto which is performed in a concert alongside the nation’s favourite work Vaughan Williams - The Lark Ascending: Chamber Domaine perform side-by-side with musicians from across Kent.
The music of contemporary composers Alexander Goehr and Paul Patterson are programmed across the festival.
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