Etchingham Arts Festival 2009 Programme

		Saturday 4 July – 7.30 pm Aquarelle Guitar Quartet The Aquarelle Guitar Quartet is a dynamic and innovative group that plays music from around the globe from the renaissance to the present day. The programme will include a range of works either written or arranged for the four guitars, by composers as varied as Bizet and Rimsky-Korsakov and featuring tracks from their recently released CD “Spirit of Brazil”. Tickets £12.50 & £10.00 concessions
		Sunday 5 July – 7.00 pm Piano Recital – Peter Katin One of the world’s finest pianists, Peter Katin Patron of the Etchingham Arts Festival returns this year for another concert. The programme will include Five Lyric Pieces by Grieg and works by Beethoven and Debussy. Book early for this concert! Tickets £12.50 & £10.00 concessions
		Wednesday 8 July – 8.00 pm The Tudor Ensemble This year marks the 500th anniversary of Henry VIII’s accession to the throne. This concert will present contemporary works of that era, by Henry VIII himself and others by Sheppard, Tallis, Taverner and Purcell. Two works from the Robertsbridge Codex will be performed. The Codex is believed to contain some of the earliest know sheets of written music dating from around 1360. A must for lovers of early music and the curious! Tickets £12.50 & £10.00 concessions
		Saturday 11 July – 7.30 pm Supper Concert - Spencer’s Nighthawks A superb evening’s entertainment that needs little introduction except to say welcome back to the Nighthawks! Their diverse style features music from New Orleans, the great Jazz Age and the swing sounds of the 1930s. Tickets – One Price £17.50 including Supper
		Sunday 12 July – 6.00 pm Words & Music by the Wadhurst Chorale This year the Festival presents a specially devised programme of A E Housman’s poetic collection “A Shropshire Lad” and various choral works performed by the Wadhurst Chorale under the direction of Robert Fuller. Admission Free

Mission Statement

• • The Etchingham Arts Festival aims to bring a broad range of both classical and contemporary musical styles into a very rural area.
• • We aim to keep ticket prices at a reasonable cost to offset travel costs.
• • Our prima facie objective is to encourage young performers and composers, with local Schools and the Music Colleges from further a field.
• • We work in consultation with similar Festivals in the area, and are grateful to the counsel from The Mayfield Festival, as well as the on-going support from Rother Council.