PERFORMANCES AND EVENTS 2021
EVENT ONE
HERTFORD PRIMARY SCHOOLS SINGING CELEBRATION
Friday 4 June, 3.00pm - c. 4.00pm (tbc)
Composer, pianist and animateur Adam Saunders leads an uplifting performance by children from Hertford primary schools, accompanied by Hertford’s own jazz star Chris Eldred and his trio.
All Saints’ Church, Queens Road, Hertford SG13 8AY
FREE EVENT - donations welcome
EVENT TWO
ALBION STRING QUARTET
Friday 4 June, 7.30pm – c. 9.00pm
“The playing, by the excellent Albion, is masterly in its vividness, freedom and sensitivity" - David Cairns, Sunday Times
Beethoven’s youthfully brilliant quartet opens a concert which includes Featured Living Composer Judith Weir’s fascinating quartet from 1990 and one of William Walton’s most vibrant and exciting works.
St. Andrew's Church, St Andrew Street, Hertford SG14 1HS
Tickets: £21(£11 full-time students)
prices include booking fees
Ludwig van Beethoven
Judith Weir
William Walton
String Quartet No. 5 in A major, Op. 18
String Quartet
String Quartet No. 2 in A minor
EVENT THREE
HISTORIC WALK AROUND HERTFORD, IN COLLABORATION WITH HERTFORD TOWN AND TOURIST INFORMATION CENTRE
Saturday 5 June, 10.00am - c. 11.30pm (tbc)
EVENT FOUR
RELAXED REHEARSAL WITH HERTFORDSHIRE FESTIVAL ORCHESTRA
Saturday 5 June, 12.00pm - c.12.45pm
Families with very young children, and people who may ordinarily not be able to observe the traditional ‘silence’ when attending live music events, are welcomed to watch and hear a professional orchestra at work. Noise may be made!
All Saints’ Church, Queens Road, Hertford SG13 8AY
FREE EVENT - donations welcome
Tom Hammond - conductor
EVENT FIVE
TOMMY FOGGO, SUPERHERO
Saturday 5 June, 2.00pm – c. 3.30pm
A magical multi-media tale of a life saved by music, for children 7+ and their parents or guardians, brought to you by award-winning composer Stephen Deazley, writer Martin Riley and ‘extraordinary cellist, virile baritone & compelling actor’ (Daily Telegraph), Matthew Sharp.
venue tbc
Tickets £11 (£6 full-time students)
prices include booking fees
Matthew Sharp - cello, voice
EVENT SIX
HERTFORDSHIRE FESTIVAL ORCHESTRA WITH CHLOË HANSLIP & TOM HAMMOND
Saturday 5 June, 6.00pm - c. 7.30pm
An early evening performance of sunny and fascinating music, including one of Beethoven’s most popular works in celebration of his 250th year.
All Saints’ Church, Queens Road, Hertford SG13 8AY
Hertfordshire Festival Orchestra
Chloë Hanslip - violin
Tom Hammond - conductor
Tickets:
£31 (£21 full-time students) nave front
£21 (£11 full-time-students) nave rear
£16 (£6 full-time students) side aisles
prices include booking fees
Béla Bartók
Judith Weir
Franz Joseph Haydn
Ludwig van Beethoven
Romanian Folk Dances
I give you the end of a golden string
Symphony No. 99 in Eb major, Hob I:99
Violin Concerto in D major, op. 61
EVENT SEVEN
ZRI - THE CELLAR SESSIONS
Saturday 5 June, 9.30pm - c. 10.45pm
With tunes from JS Bach to Taylor Swift, ZRI give their special Gypsy-Jazz-Klezmer treatment to music from Vienna’s Red Hedgehog tavern, that will make you want to leap to your feet and dance!
venue tbc
Tickets £21 (£11 full-time students)
prices include booking fees
EVENT EIGHT
1670 – THE FRIENDS MEETING HOUSE: 350TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION IN MUSIC
FONTANELLA RECORDER QUINTET
Sunday 6 June, 2.00pm - c. 3.30pm
As a celebration of the 350th anniversary of the building of Hertford Friends' Meeting House in 1670, Fontanella present a charming programme of consort music on their magnificent collection of renaissance and baroque recorders.
The programme includes settings of popular English folk tunes of the day (including Greensleeves to a Ground), as well as some of the greatest art music calling on nature and birdsong by Purcell, Couperin, Williams and Van Eyck.
Friends Meeting House, 50 Railway Street, Hertford SG14 1BA
Tickets: £21
price includes booking fees
EVENT NINE
FLORIAN MITREA IN RECITAL
Sunday 6 June, 8.00pm – c. 9.15pm
Hertfordshire-based pianist Florian Mitrea makes a welcome return to the Festival this year with two titans of the piano repertoire by Beethoven and Liszt. The programme includes a world premiere by Alan Mills alongside these ever-popular short works by Debussy.
Peter Morrison Hall, Benslow Music Trust, Ibberson Way,
Hitchin SG4 9RB
Tickets £15/£35 (with pre-concert dining), free for under 27's
Contact Benslow Box Office for this event
Ludwig van Beethoven
Claude Debussy
Alan Mills
Franz Liszt
EVENT TEN
MUSIC IN MIND - LIVING WITH DEMENTIA
Monday 7 June, details tbc
An opportunity to experience the results of our music sessions for people living with dementia, including their carers and families. For those living with the condition, participating in music can bring not only an improvement in symptoms, but a sense of joy and elation for those taking part.
In collaboration with the outreach wing of the Orchestra of the Swan – Music Cares, and the Alzheimer’s Society
EVENT ELEVEN
CHLOË HANSLIP: A MASTERCLASS
(in partnership with Future Talent and Queenswood School)
Tuesday 8 June, 6.00pm - c. 8.30pm
In collaboration with Future Talent, who support gifted young musicians from low income backgrounds, distinguished international violinist Chloë Hanslip gives a masterclass for violin/viola players.
Queenswood School Chapel, Shepherd's Way, Brookmans Park, Hatfield AL9 6N
TICKETED BUT FREE EVENT
EVENT TWELVE
SOUNDBITES: FLORIAN MITREA IN RECITAL
Wednesday 9 June, 12.00pm - c. 1.00pm
Florian Mitrea’s second appearance at HFoM 2021 balances Mozart’s charm with Schubert’s restless masterpiece by way of a repeat performance of a new work by Alan Mills.
All Saints’ Church, Queens Road, Hertford SG13 8AY
FREE EVENT - Lunch available at venue
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Alan Mills
Franz Schubert
Sonata in C major KV 309
Fantasy in D minor KV 397 and Rondo in D major KV 485
The Lord Is My Shepherd
Wanderer Fantasy in C major
EVENT THIRTEEN
JUDITH WEIR IN CONVERSATION
Thursday 10 June, 5.30pm - c. 6.30pm
Master of the Queen’s Music and HFoM’s Featured Living Composer 2021, Judith Weir CBE talks to Artistic Directors James Francis Brown and Tom Hammond about her creative life, with opportunity for audience questions and participation.
Queenswood School Chapel, Shepherd's Way, Brookmans Park, Hatfield AL9 6N
FREE EVENT
EVENT FOURTEEN
CHLOË HANSLIP AND DANNY DRIVER IN RECITAL
Thursday 10 June, 7.30pm - c. 9.00pm
In her final appearance at HFoM 2021, Principal Artist Chloë Hanslip (“…wholly infectious conviction, spontaneity and panache… superbly accomplished performances…” - Gramophone) is joined by pianist Danny Driver to perform Beethoven and music by HFoM Artistic Director James Francis Brown and Judith Weir CBE.
Queenswood School Chapel, Shepherd's Way, Brookmans Park, Hatfield AL9 6N
Concert Tickets £26 (£11 full-time students)
prices include booking fees
Chloë Hanslip - violin
Danny Driver - piano
James Francis Brown
Ludwig van Beethoven
Judith Weir
Ludwig van Beethoven
The Hart's Grace
Sonata in G major, op. 96
Music for 247 Strings
Violin Sonata No 9 op. 47 Kreutzer
EVENT FIFTEEN
FESTIVAL FINALE: GUILDHALL WINDS
Friday 11 June, 6.00pm – c. 7.30pm
Professors and students from the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in association with
Ensemble DeNote
venue tbc
Tickets £21 (£11 full-time students)
prices include booking fees
Concert programme will include Antonín Dvořák's Serenade in D minor, op.44