CHAMBER MUSIC: FROM SOLO TO OCTET Friday 16th - Sunday 18th October 2009 The Dower House, Knowlton Estate, near Canterbury
The weekend will explore aspects of the rich legacy of chamber music, starting with
piano solo and moving session by session through to octet. It is designed as an
informal house party, and guests need only the ability to enjoy music. No technical
knowledge is required, and music examples will be provided on excellent hi-fi equipment.
The Dower House is a charming, Grade II listed Elizabethan house set in its own gardens,
including a beautiful courtyard, amid the woods and parkland of Knowlton Estate.
Historic Canterbury and Sandwich are within easy range for an afternoon visit.
Course members will arrive on Friday at 5pm and depart after tea on Sunday.
Arts in Residence offers an excellent cuisine including a four course dinner with wine and
a traditional Sunday lunch.
CHAMBER MUSIC: FROM SOLO TO OCTET
Friday 16th - Sunday 18th October 2009
The Dower House, Knowlton Estate, near Canterbury
Our weekend will explore the possibilities offered by this subject, with examples from the
great composers across various national traditions.
Friday
5.00 Assemble and welcome
7.00 Aperitifs
7.30 Dinner
After dinner music:
Chopin: Piano Music, including
Scherzo No. 1 in B minor, Ballade No. 1 in G minor,
Fantaisie in F minor, Barcarolle in F sharp major
Saturday
8.15 Breakfast
9.30 Mozart: Violin Sonata in G major, K301
Beethoven: Violin Sonata in C minor, Opus 30 No. 2
10.45 Coffee
11.15 Martinu: Piano Trio No. 3 in C major
Smetana: Piano Trio in G minor, Opus 15
12.30 Lunch
Free afternoon
4.00 Tea
4.30 Haydn: String Quartet in C major, Opus 54 No. 2
Bartók: String Quartet No. 6
7.00 Aperitifs
7.30 Dinner
After dinner music:
Shostakovich: Piano Quintet
Sunday
8.15 Breakfast
9.30 Prokofiev: Overture on Hebrew Themes
Vaughan Williams: On Wenlock Edge
11.00 Coffee
11.00 Ravel: Introduction and Allegro
Saint-Saëns: Septet in E flat major, Opus 65
12.30 Lunch
2.15 Schubert: Octet in E flat major, D.803
3.30 Tea and Departure
Terry Barfoot writes widely on music for Britain’s leading journals, orchestras, festivals
and record companies. A well known figure in the musical life of southern England, he
lectures at Oxford and other universities, and is Publications Consultant to the
Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra.
Gwyn Parry-Jones studied with David Wynne and Alun Hoddinott, and graduated from
Manchester University and the Royal Northern College of Music. He played for some years with
the Halle and BBC Philharmonic Orchestras, and for many years lectured at Reading University,
leaving recently to concentrate on his musical interests, principally conducting, performing
and lecturing.
Price £270.00 per person (twin/double rooms), £295.00 (single rooms) to include all meals,
wine, beverages, course fees and accommodation.
Booking: Arts in Residence, 25, Mulberry Lane, Cosham, Portsmouth, PO6 2QU.
£50.00 per person deposit with booking. (Cheques payable to Arts in Residence Ltd.)
Enquiries: 02392 383356 Email: info@artsinresidence.co.uk Website: http://www.artsinresidence.co.uk/
This page last updated 11th July 2009