Penkhull Festival 2022
15th - 18th September
Programme details for all concerts and events are listed on this page.
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You can click on the 'book now' button of any concert or event to book tickets.
Alternatively, you can click on the button right below this text, to go to the booking page for all concerts and events.
Event 1
Thursday 15th September, 7.30pm
A World of Guitar
Peter Black - Guitar
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Penkhull Village Hall, Trent Valley Road, Penkhull, Stoke-on-Trent ST4 5JB
This event will end at approximately 9.15pm. Refreshments available during the interval.
Programme
Francisco Tárrega -Recuerdos De La Alhambra
Francisco Tárrega - Tango
Trad., arr. Peter Black - Flamenco Haddad
Peter Black - The Happy Song
Gary Ryan - Birds Flew Over The Spire
Martin Taylor - Down at Cocomo's
Harold Arlen - Over The Rainbow
Andrew York - Sunshine Rag
Peter Black - Shady Blues
- Interval -
Heitor Villa-Lobos - Preludes 1, 3 and 4 from Five Preludes
Joao Guimarães Pernambuco - Sons De Carrihões
Agustin Barrios Mangoré - Movement I (Preludio Saudade) & Movement 3 (Allegro Solemne) from La Catedral
Agustin Barrios Mangoré - Una Limosna Por El Amor De Dios
Jorge Morel - Danza Brasilera
Leo Brouwer - Cancion Da Cuna (Berceuse)
Consuelo Veláquez - Besame Mucho
Stanley Myers - Cavatina
This event will end at approximately 9.15pm. Refreshments available during the interval.
Programme
Francisco Tárrega -Recuerdos De La Alhambra
Francisco Tárrega - Tango
Trad., arr. Peter Black - Flamenco Haddad
Peter Black - The Happy Song
Gary Ryan - Birds Flew Over The Spire
Martin Taylor - Down at Cocomo's
Harold Arlen - Over The Rainbow
Andrew York - Sunshine Rag
Peter Black - Shady Blues
- Interval -
Heitor Villa-Lobos - Preludes 1, 3 and 4 from Five Preludes
Joao Guimarães Pernambuco - Sons De Carrihões
Agustin Barrios Mangoré - Movement I (Preludio Saudade) & Movement 3 (Allegro Solemne) from La Catedral
Agustin Barrios Mangoré - Una Limosna Por El Amor De Dios
Jorge Morel - Danza Brasilera
Leo Brouwer - Cancion Da Cuna (Berceuse)
Consuelo Veláquez - Besame Mucho
Stanley Myers - Cavatina
Event 2
Friday 16th September, 1.00pm
Lunchtime Concert
Students of Newcastle-under-Lyme School
Tim Sagar - Director of Music
St Thomas's Church, Penkhull, Stoke-on-Trent ST4 5DW
This event will end at approximately 2.00pm. There will be no interval.
Admission free and unticketed.
There will be a retiring collection with a minimum suggested donation of £5, to support the education and outreach work of the festival.
The programme will be announced during the concert.
The annual May Walley Award for Musical Excellence will be presented to a musician who shows outstanding potential.
This event will end at approximately 2.00pm. There will be no interval.
Admission free and unticketed.
There will be a retiring collection with a minimum suggested donation of £5, to support the education and outreach work of the festival.
The programme will be announced during the concert.
The annual May Walley Award for Musical Excellence will be presented to a musician who shows outstanding potential.
Event 3
Friday 16th September, 2.00pm
Singing Schools
Simon Berridge - workshop leader
Invited local primary schools come along to a singing workshop, led by renowned singer and conductor Simon Berridge.
Event 4
Friday 16th September, 7.30pm
Landscapes and Legends
Julien Van Mellaerts - baritone
Jocelyn Freeman - piano
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St Thomas's Church, Penkhull, Stoke-on-Trent ST4 5DW
This event will end at approximately 9.15pm. Refreshments available during the interval.
Programme
Johannes Brahms Vier Ernste Gesänge Op. 121 (Biblical, 1896)
Jean Sibelius Svarta rosor Op. 36, no. 1 (Josephson, 1899)
Säf, Säf, susa Op. 36, no. 4 (Fröding, 1899)
Richard Strauss Heimliche Aufforderung Op. 27, no. 3 (MacKay, 1894)
Traum durch die Dämmerung Op. 29, no. 1 (Bierbaum, 1895)
Die nacht Op. 10, no. 3 (Glim, 1885)
Cäcilie Op. 27, no. 2 (Hart, 1894)
- Interval -
Chris Brammeld Three Folksongs (Trad., 2022) (First performance)
George Butterworth A Shropshire Lad (Housman, 1912)
Jacques Ibert Quatre chansons de Don Quichotte (1933)
1. Chanson du départ (Ronsard)
Maurice Ravel Don Quichotte à Dulcineé (Morand, 1933)
1. Chanson romanesque
Jacques Ibert Quatre chansons de Don Quichotte
2. Chanson à Dulcinée (Arnoux)
Maurice Ravel Don Quichotte à Dulcineé
2. Chanson épique
Jacques Ibert Quatre chansons de Don Quichotte
3. Chanson du Duc (Arnoux)
Maurice Ravel Don Quichotte à Dulcineé
3. Chanson à boire
Jacques Ibert Quatre chansons de Don Quichotte
4. Chanson de la mort (Arnoux)
This event will end at approximately 9.15pm. Refreshments available during the interval.
Programme
Johannes Brahms Vier Ernste Gesänge Op. 121 (Biblical, 1896)
- Denn es gehet dem Menschen
- Ich wandte mich
- O Tod
- Wenn ich mit Menschen und mit Engelszungen redete
Jean Sibelius Svarta rosor Op. 36, no. 1 (Josephson, 1899)
Säf, Säf, susa Op. 36, no. 4 (Fröding, 1899)
Richard Strauss Heimliche Aufforderung Op. 27, no. 3 (MacKay, 1894)
Traum durch die Dämmerung Op. 29, no. 1 (Bierbaum, 1895)
Die nacht Op. 10, no. 3 (Glim, 1885)
Cäcilie Op. 27, no. 2 (Hart, 1894)
- Interval -
Chris Brammeld Three Folksongs (Trad., 2022) (First performance)
George Butterworth A Shropshire Lad (Housman, 1912)
- Lovliest of Trees
- When I Was One and Twenty
- Look Not in My Eyes
- Think No More, Lad
- The Lads in Their Hundreds
- Is My Team Ploughing?
Jacques Ibert Quatre chansons de Don Quichotte (1933)
1. Chanson du départ (Ronsard)
Maurice Ravel Don Quichotte à Dulcineé (Morand, 1933)
1. Chanson romanesque
Jacques Ibert Quatre chansons de Don Quichotte
2. Chanson à Dulcinée (Arnoux)
Maurice Ravel Don Quichotte à Dulcineé
2. Chanson épique
Jacques Ibert Quatre chansons de Don Quichotte
3. Chanson du Duc (Arnoux)
Maurice Ravel Don Quichotte à Dulcineé
3. Chanson à boire
Jacques Ibert Quatre chansons de Don Quichotte
4. Chanson de la mort (Arnoux)
Event 5
Saturday 17th September, 9.45am
Vocal Masterclass
Simon Berridge - leader
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Penkhull Village Hall, Trent Valley Road, Penkhull, Stoke-on-Trent ST4 5JB
This event will end at approximately 12.00pm. Refreshments available
Simon Berridge's career spans 35 years, for many of which he was a member of The Sixteen, one of the world's most highly acclaimed choirs. The Sixteen’s choir and period-instrument orchestra stand today among the world’s greatest ensembles, peerless interpreters of Renaissance, Baroque and modern choral music, acclaimed worldwide for performances delivered with precision, power and passion.
We welcome Simon to Penkhull to give a vocal masterclass to local choir members and individuals who wish to improve their vocal technique. There will be an opportunity for a limited number of people to receive an individual, public masterclass from Simon.
This event will end at approximately 12.00pm. Refreshments available
Simon Berridge's career spans 35 years, for many of which he was a member of The Sixteen, one of the world's most highly acclaimed choirs. The Sixteen’s choir and period-instrument orchestra stand today among the world’s greatest ensembles, peerless interpreters of Renaissance, Baroque and modern choral music, acclaimed worldwide for performances delivered with precision, power and passion.
We welcome Simon to Penkhull to give a vocal masterclass to local choir members and individuals who wish to improve their vocal technique. There will be an opportunity for a limited number of people to receive an individual, public masterclass from Simon.
Event 6
Saturday 17th September, 7.30pm
Sun, Sea, Sky, Stars
National Youth Chamber Choir
Greg Hallam - conductor
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St Thomas's Church, Penkhull, Stoke-on-Trent ST4 5DW
This event will end at approximately 9.15pm. Refreshments available during the interval.
The National Youth Chamber Choir comprises 24 outstanding young singers. Their members are aged 18-25 and are typically studying music performance, or are at the start of the professional singing careers. They have appeared at the BBC Proms and performed on BBC Radio 3's In Tune. We are delighted to welcome this elite choir to Penkhull this year, conducted by former Artistic Director, Greg Hallam.
Programme to include:
Hubert Parry - Songs of Farewell
Frank Ticheli - Earth Song
Iain Grandage - Three Australian Bush Songs
Kate Rusby - Underneath the Stars (arrangement sung by Voces8)
Imogen Heap - Hide and Seek
Moses Hogan - I can tell the world
Eric Whitacre - Lux Aurumque
Roxanna Panufnik - Love Endureth
Chris Brammeld - Folksongs
Ēriks Ešenvalds - Stars
This event will end at approximately 9.15pm. Refreshments available during the interval.
The National Youth Chamber Choir comprises 24 outstanding young singers. Their members are aged 18-25 and are typically studying music performance, or are at the start of the professional singing careers. They have appeared at the BBC Proms and performed on BBC Radio 3's In Tune. We are delighted to welcome this elite choir to Penkhull this year, conducted by former Artistic Director, Greg Hallam.
Programme to include:
Hubert Parry - Songs of Farewell
Frank Ticheli - Earth Song
Iain Grandage - Three Australian Bush Songs
Kate Rusby - Underneath the Stars (arrangement sung by Voces8)
Imogen Heap - Hide and Seek
Moses Hogan - I can tell the world
Eric Whitacre - Lux Aurumque
Roxanna Panufnik - Love Endureth
Chris Brammeld - Folksongs
Ēriks Ešenvalds - Stars
Event 7
Sunday 18th September, 2.30pm
Artistic Festival Finale
Trent Art Gallery
19 Brunswick Street, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire ST5 1HF
This event will end at approximately 4.30pm
Admission free and unticketed.
Come and join us at Trent Art for a reception to celebrate the end of the festival. Drinks and refreshments will be served.
"Trent Art specialises in original paintings and works on paper by a wide range of Modern British Artists with the emphasis being on quality. We are proud to offer an extensive collection of desirable British Art.
Works can be viewed Monday to Saturday in our beautiful Gallery at 19 Brunswick Street, Newcastle, Staffs, ST5 1HF with free parking outside to the front and side of the Gallery."
This event will end at approximately 4.30pm
Admission free and unticketed.
Come and join us at Trent Art for a reception to celebrate the end of the festival. Drinks and refreshments will be served.
"Trent Art specialises in original paintings and works on paper by a wide range of Modern British Artists with the emphasis being on quality. We are proud to offer an extensive collection of desirable British Art.
Works can be viewed Monday to Saturday in our beautiful Gallery at 19 Brunswick Street, Newcastle, Staffs, ST5 1HF with free parking outside to the front and side of the Gallery."