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SHOSTAKOVICH: A CENTENARY TRIBUTE

Friday 19th - Sunday 21st May 2006

The Dower House, Knowlton Estate, Canterbury

The House

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. The historic city of Canterbury is within easy range for an afternoon visit.

The Course

Shostakovich inherited the great tradition of Russian music for the concert hall and for the stage. His own contribution to that tradition, including ballet music, operas, six concertos and fifteen symphonies, made him one of the most significant composers of the 20 th century. His chamber music, centred on the fifteen string quartets, is no less important. We will explore some of the composer’s best loved music, while also including some wonderful pieces that are less well known. Music examples will be provided on excellent hi-fi equipment.

The weekend is designed as an informal ‘house party’. Guests need only the ability to enjoy music; no technical knowledge will be required.

Terry Barfoot writes widely on music for Britain’s leading journals, orchestras, festivals and record companies. He lectures at South Downs College, at Oxford and other universities, and is Publications Consultant to the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra.

Gwyn Parry-Jones played for some years with the Halle and BBC Philharmonic Orchestras and now lectures at Reading University. He is also a visiting lecturer at Oxford and Gothenburg Universities and the composer of a number of chamber works and has been elected a member of the Royal Society of Arts.

Course members will arrive on Friday at 5pm and depart after tea on Sunday. However, for those wishing to depart on Monday, a buffet supper and overnight accommodation will also be available on Sunday for a nominal extra charge. Arts in Residence offers an excellent cuisine including a four course dinner with wine and a traditional Sunday lunch.

Cost : £255.00 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.

Enquiries : 02392 383356

www.artsinresidence.co.uk

SHOSTAKOVICH

A CENTENARY TRIBUTE

The Dower House, Knowlton Estate, Canterbury

Friday

5.00 Assemble and welcome

7.00 Aperitifs

7.30 Dinner

Piano Concerto No. 2, and a selection of the composer’s light music

Saturday

8.15 Breakfast

9.30 A Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk (1)

10.45 Coffee

11.15 A Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk (2)

12.30 Lunch

4.00 Tea

Symphony No. 6

7.00 Aperitifs

7.30 Dinner

9.30 String Quartet No. 1; Cello Concerto No. 1

Sunday

8.15 Breakfast

String Quartet No. 9

String Quartet No. 13

Coffee

11.30 Violin Concerto No. 2

12.30 Lunch

2.30 Symphony No. 11 ‘The Year 1905’

4.00 Tea

4.30 Departure

For those wishing to depart on Monday, a buffet supper and overnight accommodation will also be available on Sunday for a nominal extra charge.

This page last updated 30th November 2005