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Guildford International Music Festival 2007

Programme - by event style

African Music (see also Folk/World/Roots)

44. Tinariwen

Afternoon events

3. Brush Drawing and Calligraphy Demonstration
6 . Cheng Yu on the pipa (Chinese lute)
7. Silk String Quartet
13. Preludes
19. Music and History
20. Matthew Herbert - electronic composer
25. The Unknown Elgar
26. The Development of the Big Swing Bands
39. Jason Vieaux, guitar UK début
40. Pupils of the Yehudi Menuhin School - Chamber Music for Guitar and Strings
43. Mozart Concertos
46. Frozen in time: notes from the margin
51. Composition Workshop
56. Music and Manners in 18th -Century England

American Music

2. Judy Cook
14. University of Surrey Big Band
26. The Development of the Big Swing Bands
28. Surrey County Youth Jazz Orchestra and Youth Choir
37. Jazz Classics Revisited
39. Jason Vieaux, guitar UK début
53. The Voice of Slavery

Art

Chinese Arts Day
13. Preludes
Roger Dellar (Artist-in-Residence)

Artist-in-Residence

Roger Dellar (Music and More II)

Asian

55. Quiet, Please! - Srishti Dance Company

Australian

8. John Williams and John Etheridge guitars
51. Composition Workshop
52. Crossing the Boundary

Bands

10. Saturday Night Live
11. Rubber Soul - Live @ The Electric
16. Live and Direct Gig Night
17. ACM 'Live and Loud' @ The Star
22. ACM LiveLink
29. Rat Park
33. Big Guildford Gig
44. Tinariwen
45. ACM 'Live and Loud' @ The Star
49. ACM LiveLink
58. Electric Factor

Baroque

31. Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment

Big Band and Swing

14. University of Surrey Big Band
26. The Development of the Big Swing Bands
28. Surrey County Youth Jazz Orchestra and Youth Choir
37. Jazz Classics Revisited

Cabaret Style

48. Play it Again

Chamber Choirs

32. University of Surrey Chamber Choir and Ensembles

Chamber Recitals

23. Lunchtime Recital
27. Joyce Dixey Composition Award
32. University of Surrey Chamber Choir and Ensembles
38. Eclectic Guitar Orchestra
39. Jason Vieaux, guitar UK début
40. Pupils of the Yehudi Menuhin School - Chamber Music for Guitar and Strings
43. Mozart Concertos
50. David Lovatt Composition Prize - Gemini
52. Crossing the Boundary
53. The Voice of Slavery
56. Music and Manners in 18th -Century England
57. The Brodsky String Quartet - Rhythm & Texture

Children's Events

1. Sculpted Sound
Chinese Arts Day
34. Guildford Life

Chinese

Chinese Arts Day
3. Brush Drawing and Calligraphy Demonstration
4. Children's Dragon Dance Workshop
5. Chinese Music Family Workshop
6 . Cheng Yu on the pipa (Chinese lute)
7. Silk String Quartet

Choral Events

9. Vivace Chorus with the Brandenburg Sinfonia
12. Festival Eucharist
28. Surrey County Youth Jazz Orchestra and Youth Choir
32. University of Surrey Chamber Choir and Ensembles
36. Guildford Choral Society and Guildford Philharmonic - Brahms Requiem
54. Royal Grammar School Chorus and Orchestra
59. Blackheath and Bramley Choral Society - Mendelssohn's Elijah 
61. Festival Finale - London Community Gospel Choir

Classical Music

9. Vivace Chorus with the Brandenburg Sinfonia
12. Festival Eucharist
13. Preludes
18. Richard Uttley - piano
21. Horses Brawl
23. Lunchtime Recital
24. Organ Recital by Andrew Millington
25. The Unknown Elgar
30. The Oxford Waits
31. Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment
32. University of Surrey Chamber Choir and Ensembles
35. University of Surrey Symphony Orchestra
36. Guildford Choral Society and Guildford Philharmonic - Brahms Requiem
40. Pupils of the Yehudi Menuhin School - Chamber Music for Guitar and Strings
41. Festival Evensong
43. Mozart Concertos
47. Leonard Gorokhov cello, Nikolai Demidenko piano
53. The Voice of Slavery
56. Music and Manners in 18th -Century England
57. The Brodsky String Quartet - Rhythm & Texture
59. Blackheath and Bramley Choral Society - Mendelssohn's Elijah 

Coffee Concerts

Friday Coffee Classics - 9 March
Friday Coffee Classics - 16 March
Friday Coffee Classics - 23 March
15. Coffee Concert

Croissant Concerts

Croissant Concerts - 11 March
Croissant Concerts - 18 March

Composition

1. Sculpted Sound
20. Matthew Herbert - electronic composer
27. Joyce Dixey Composition Award
29. Rat Park
34. Guildford Life
46. Frozen in time: notes from the margin
48. Play it Again
Musical Strides
50. David Lovatt Composition Prize - Gemini
51. Composition Workshop
52. Crossing the Boundary
60. Häxan - Witchcraft through the Ages
61. Festival Finale - London Community Gospel Choir

Contemporary-Classical

1. Sculpted Sound
6 . Cheng Yu on the pipa (Chinese lute)
7. Silk String Quartet
8. John Williams and John Etheridge guitars
18. Richard Uttley - piano
20. Matthew Herbert - electronic composer
27. Joyce Dixey Composition Award
29. Rat Park
39. Jason Vieaux, guitar UK début
46. Frozen in time: notes from the margin
Musical Strides
50. David Lovatt Composition Prize - Gemini
51. Composition Workshop
52. Crossing the Boundary
54. Royal Grammar School Chorus and Orchestra
60. Häxan - Witchcraft through the Ages

Contemporary-Popular

10. Saturday Night Live
11. Rubber Soul - Live @ The Electric
14. University of Surrey Big Band
16. Live and Direct Gig Night
17. ACM 'Live and Loud' @ The Star
22. ACM LiveLink
29. Rat Park
33. Big Guildford Gig
44. Tinariwen
45. ACM 'Live and Loud' @ The Star
48. Play it Again
49. ACM LiveLink
58. Electric Factor
61. Festival Finale - London Community Gospel Choir

Dance

4. Children's Dragon Dance Workshop
55. Quiet, Please! - Srishti Dance Company

Easy Listening

14. University of Surrey Big Band
26. The Development of the Big Swing Bands
37. Jazz Classics Revisited

Educational

1. Sculpted Sound
Chinese Arts Day
19. Music and History
26. The Development of the Big Swing Bands
20. Matthew Herbert - electronic composer
34. Guildford Life
46. Frozen in time: notes from the margin
56. Music and Manners in 18th -Century England
60. Häxan - Witchcraft through the Ages

Elgar

9. Vivace Chorus with the Brandenburg Sinfonia
25. The Unknown Elgar

Evening Events

1. Sculpted Sound
2. Judy Cook
8. John Williams and John Etheridge guitars
9. Vivace Chorus with the Brandenburg Sinfonia
10. Saturday Night Live
11. Rubber Soul - Live @ The Electric
14. University of Surrey Big Band
16. Live and Direct Gig Night
17. ACM 'Live and Loud' @ The Star
18. Richard Uttley - piano
21. Horses Brawl
22. ACM LiveLink
27. Joyce Dixey Composition Award
28. Surrey County Youth Jazz Orchestra and Youth Choir
29. Rat Park
30. The Oxford Waits
31. Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment
32. University of Surrey Chamber Choir and Ensembles
33. Big Guildford Gig
35. University of Surrey Symphony Orchestra
36. Guildford Choral Society and Guildford Philharmonic - Brahms Requiem
37. Jazz Classics Revisited
41. Festival Evensong
42. June Tabor with Andy Cutting and Mark Emerson
44. Tinariwen
45. ACM 'Live and Loud' @ The Star
47. Leonard Gorokhov cello, Nikolai Demidenko piano
48. Play it Again
49. ACM LiveLink
52. Crossing the Boundary
53. The Voice of Slavery
54. Royal Grammar School Chorus and Orchestra
55. Quiet, Please! - Srishti Dance Company
57. The Brodsky String Quartet - Rhythm & Texture
58. Electric Factor
59. Blackheath and Bramley Choral Society - Mendelssohn's Elijah 
60. Häxan - Witchcraft through the Ages
61. Festival Finale - London Community Gospel Choir

Exhibitions/Demos

Music and More II
A visit to Milk Wood
Sixty Days of Goodbye Poems of Ophelia
3. Brush Drawing and Calligraphy Demonstration
34. Guildford Life

Family

1. Sculpted Sound
Chinese Arts Day
5. Chinese Music Family Workshop
61. Festival Finale - London Community Gospel Choir
Guitar Day events
Friday Coffee Classics - 9 March
Friday Coffee Classics - 16 March
Friday Coffee Classics - 23 March
15. Coffee Concert
Croissant Concerts - 11 March
Croissant Concerts - 18 March

Folk/World/Roots

2. Judy Cook
Chinese Arts Day
8. John Williams and John Etheridge guitars
21. Horses Brawl
30. The Oxford Waits
42. June Tabor with Andy Cutting and Mark Emerson
44. Tinariwen
53. The Voice of Slavery
61. Festival Finale - London Community Gospel Choir

Free (or retiring collection) events

3. Brush Drawing and Calligraphy Demonstration
12. Festival Eucharist
20. Matthew Herbert - electronic composer
23. Lunchtime Recital
24. Organ Recital by Andrew Millington
27. Joyce Dixey Composition Award
32. University of Surrey Chamber Choir and Ensembles
46. Frozen in time: notes from the margin
50. David Lovatt Composition Prize - Gemini
51. Composition Workshop
Friday Coffee Classics - 9 March
Friday Coffee Classics - 16 March
Friday Coffee Classics - 23 March
15. Coffee Concert
Croissant Concerts - 11 March
Croissant Concerts - 18 March

Gospel

61. Festival Finale - London Community Gospel Choir

Guitar

6 . Cheng Yu on the pipa (Chinese lute)
8. John Williams and John Etheridge guitars
29. Rat Park
Guitar Day events
38. Eclectic Guitar Orchestra
39. Jason Vieaux, guitar UK début
40. Pupils of the Yehudi Menuhin School - Chamber Music for Guitar and Strings
46. Frozen in time: notes from the margin

History

19. Music and History
21. Horses Brawl
26. The Development of the Big Swing Bands
30. The Oxford Waits
31. Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment
53. The Voice of Slavery
56. Music and Manners in 18th -Century England

Interactive

1. Sculpted Sound
Chinese Arts Day
13. Preludes
60. Häxan - Witchcraft through the Ages

Jazz

8. John Williams and John Etheridge guitars
14. University of Surrey Big Band
26. The Development of the Big Swing Bands
28. Surrey County Youth Jazz Orchestra and Youth Choir
37. Jazz Classics Revisited
39. Jason Vieaux, guitar UK début

Lunchtime Events

6 . Cheng Yu on the pipa (Chinese lute)
23. Lunchtime Recital
24. Organ Recital by Andrew Millington
34. Guildford Life
38. Eclectic Guitar Orchestra
50. David Lovatt Composition Prize - Gemini

Morning Events

Friday Coffee Classics - 9 March
Friday Coffee Classics - 16 March
Friday Coffee Classics - 23 March
15. Coffee Concert
Croissant Concerts - 11 March
Croissant Concerts - 18 March
3. Brush Drawing and Calligraphy Demonstration
4. Children's Dragon Dance Workshop
5. Chinese Music Family Workshop
12. Festival Eucharist

Musical theatre (mini)

48. Play it Again

New Music (see also Bands)

1. Sculpted Sound
7. Silk String Quartet
20. Matthew Herbert - electronic composer
27. Joyce Dixey Composition Award
29. Rat Park
46. Frozen in time: notes from the margin
50. David Lovatt Composition Prize - Gemini
52. Crossing the Boundary
60. Häxan - Witchcraft through the Ages

Orchestral Music

9. Vivace Chorus with the Brandenburg Sinfonia
31. Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment
35. University of Surrey Symphony Orchestra
36. Guildford Choral Society and Guildford Philharmonic - Brahms Requiem

Organ Recitals

24. Organ Recital by Andrew Millington

Party Music

11. Rubber Soul - Live @ The Electric

Period Instruments

21. Horses Brawl
25. The Unknown Elgar
30. The Oxford Waits
31. Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment
43. Mozart Concertos
56. Music and Manners in 18th -Century England

Piano

13. Preludes
18. Richard Uttley - piano
25. The Unknown Elgar
47. Leonard Gorokhov cello, Nikolai Demidenko piano

Religious Music/Services

1. Sculpted Sound
12. Festival Eucharist
24. Organ Recital by Andrew Millington
36. Guildford Choral Society and Guildford Philharmonic - Brahms Requiem
41. Festival Evensong
59. Blackheath and Bramley Choral Society - Mendelssohn's Elijah 
61. Festival Finale - London Community Gospel Choir

Restoration

30. The Oxford Waits
31. Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment

Research Seminars

20. Matthew Herbert - electronic composer
46. Frozen in time: notes from the margin

Rock (see also Bands)

44. Tinariwen

Roots (see Folk/Roots/World))

Schools Projects

1. Sculpted Sound
34. Guildford Life

Sculpture

1. Sculpted Sound

Singer/Songwriters (see also Bands)

16. Live and Direct Gig Night
33. Big Guildford Gig
48. Play it Again

Singing/Voice

2. Judy Cook
9. Vivace Chorus with the Brandenburg Sinfonia
12. Festival Eucharist
25. The Unknown Elgar
28. Surrey County Youth Jazz Orchestra and Youth Choir
30. The Oxford Waits
32. University of Surrey Chamber Choir and Ensembles
36. Guildford Choral Society and Guildford Philharmonic - Brahms Requiem
42. June Tabor with Andy Cutting and Mark Emerson
48. Play it Again
54. Royal Grammar School Chorus and Orchestra
59. Blackheath and Bramley Choral Society - Mendelssohn's Elijah 
61. Festival Finale - London Community Gospel Choir

Slavery, Voice of

53. The Voice of Slavery

String Quartets

7. Silk String Quartet
43. Mozart Concertos
57. The Brodsky String Quartet - Rhythm & Texture

Swing Band

14. University of Surrey Big Band
26. The Development of the Big Swing Bands

Talks

19. Music and History
20. Matthew Herbert - electronic composer
26. The Development of the Big Swing Bands
46. Frozen in time: notes from the margin
56. Music and Manners in 18th -Century England
60. Häxan - Witchcraft through the Ages

Teatime Recitals

7. Silk String Quartet
40. Pupils of the Yehudi Menuhin School - Chamber Music for Guitar and Strings

Strings

7. Silk String Quartet
43. Mozart Concertos
57. The Brodsky String Quartet - Rhythm & Texture

Voice - see Singing

World Music (see Folk/Roots/World)

World Premières

48. Play it Again
50. David Lovatt Composition Prize - Gemini
60. Häxan - Witchcraft through the Ages
61. Festival Finale - London Community Gospel Choir

Workshops

4. Children's Dragon Dance Workshop
5. Chinese Music Family Workshop
51. Composition Workshop

Young Talent (see also Bands, and School Projects)

1. Sculpted Sound
16. Live and Direct Gig Night
28. Surrey County Youth Jazz Orchestra and Youth Choir
34. Guildford Life

Venues

Bar Mambo, Bedford Road
The Continental Café, Tunsgate Square
Debenhams Café
The Electric Theatre
Guildford Cathedral
Guildford Institute
Holy Trinity Church, High Street
Red Biddy Gallery, Shalford
St Mary's Church, Quarry Street
The Boileroom, 13 Stokefields
The Guildhall
The Star, Quarry Street
United Reformed Church, Old Portsmouth Road
University of Surrey
- Hall
- Lewis Elton Gallery
- Performing Arts Technology Studios (PATS), Studio One
- Students' Union
Hatchlands Park