Howden Minster Concert Series - March - November 2020
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Howden Minster Concert Series March - November 2020
Inside front cover image: Howden Minster © Ian Stewart
Welcome to the 2020 anticipated return visit from We are delighted to
concert season at Howden virtuoso concert violinist welcome an amazing array
Minster. Charlotte Rowan, and a of groups to our evening
special performance of concert series: from the
Throughout the year the Beethoven from horn player Shepherd Group Brass Band
Minster is hosting an exciting Simon Twigge who has - one of the finest bands in
series of evening, lunchtime appeared on BBC Radio 3. the north of England - to
and organ concerts featuring The Mastersingers who
acclaimed artists from this have appeared on BBC Songs
Summer sees the return of
region and across the world. of Praise and recorded at the
our ever-popular cream tea
All concerts take place in the legendary Abbey Road
organ recitals. Don’t miss
inspiring setting of one of Studios. And you can even
performances from the
East Yorkshire’s largest and join in the fun yourself with
superb Austrian concert
finest historic churches. a Come & Sing performance
organist Stefan Donner, the
of Vivaldi’s Gloria!
Director of Music at York
Lunchtime highlights include Minster Robert Sharpe, and
We look forward to seeing
award-winning young cellist some of the finest church
you soon.
Thomas Bertolotti, a much musicians in the region.
SATURDAY evening CONCERTS Simply pay on the door
Saturday 28 March 7.30pm £8.00 (under 16s free)
Come & Sing: Vivaldi Gloria & Choral Favourites
Calling all singers! Come along for the day for a workshop
and concert performance of Vivaldi’s Gloria and other choral
favourites. The evening concert is open to all.
Howden Minster Community Chorus (director Matthew
Collins, organist Paul Thompson) will be joined by soloists
Rachel Collins and Ursula Clark.
All welcome: please email howdenminster@gmail.com for
further information and to register to sing.
Saturday 2 May 7.30pm £8.00 (under 16s free)
Saxofonie
Dynamic quartet based near York
showcasing the versatility of the
saxophone. Saxofonie will perform works
including Gershwin’s American in Paris,
Albéniz’s evocative Sevilla, well-known
jazz standards such as Ain’t Misbehavin’
and much more. The concert will also
feature woodwind solos and works for
saxophone and piano quintet.
Saturday 6 June 7.30pm £8.00 (under 16s free)
Masterworks Chorale
Around the World, Across
the Ages
Leeds-based touring choir, directed by Tim
Knight, with a reputation for fresh, distinctive
and engaging performances. The choir will
perform atmospheric choral works by
Lauridsen, Bach, Jackson, Knight and others.
In recent years the choir have performed in
Venice, Prague, Paris and New York.
SATURDAY evening CONCERTS Simply pay on the door
Saturday 4 July 7.30pm £8.00 (under 16s free)
Shepherd Group Brass Band
An unforgettable evening of music from one of the
north of England’s finest brass bands, directed by
Richard Wilton. The band performs regularly in
prestigious concerts and competitions across the
region. In recognition of Independence Day, the
concert will include popular American works.
Saturday 1 August 7.30pm £8.00 (under 16s free)
Hull Male Voice Choir
Enoy the thrilling sound of a traditional male
voice choir. Hull Male Voice Choir have recently
performed at the Royal Albert Hall and the Menin
Gate, Belgium. The choir will perform popular
and contemporary favourites.
Saturday 5 September 7.30pm £8.00 (under 16s free)
Mystery Brass
An exceptional brass quintet based in York,
comprised of players from Yorkshire’s top brass
bands.
Saturday 10 October 7.30pm £8.00 (under 16s free)
The Mastersingers
Outstanding vocal group who have appeared on BBC
Songs of Praise and BBC Radio 2 and recorded at Abbey
Road Studios. The Mastersingers perform unique
arrangements of well-known pieces, from medieval
French carols and the choral music of Eric Whitacre
through to contemporary pop songs.
THURSDAY LUNCHTIME CONCERTS
All Thursday lunchtime concerts begin at 1pm and last for one hour.
All concerts free admission with retiring collection. Light refreshments will be available.
Thursday 16 April 1pm Free with retiring collection
Desperate Mezzos & Tim Tozer, piano
A stunning vocal trio who have worked with Glyndebourne and
Scottish Opera.
Valerie Parker, Rebecca Smith and Victoria Manders-Wood take us on
an entertaining journey from eighteenth-century opera and classical
song to the worlds of musical theatre and Flanders & Swann.
Thursday 21 May 1pm Free with retiring collection
Four Hands, One Grand Piano
Pianists Amy Butler and Peter Sproston join forces for an
hour of favourite works for piano duet.
Amy Butler currently studies with British concert pianist
Martin Roscoe and Peter Sproston is an experienced
chamber musician who has performed in concert with the
Allegri String Quartet. The centrepiece of their programme
will be Schubert’s beautiful Fantasie in F minor.
Thursday 18 June 1pm Free with retiring collection
Simon Twigge, french horn
& John Grundy, piano
Award-winning french horn player Simon Twigge studied
at the Royal Academy of Music and has worked with
many prestigious national orchestras including the BBCSO
and Manchester Camerata as well as appearing in solo
recital on BBC Radio 3. He is joined by pianist John
Grundy, who has performed with artists including Jack
Brymer and Sir Peter Pears.
Simon and John will perform Beethoven’s Horn Sonata in
honour of the 250th anniversary of the composer’s birth,
as well as music by York Bowen.
THURSDAY LUNCHTIME CONCERTS
Thursday 16 July 1pm Free with retiring collection
Sharon Nicholson-Skeggs, soprano
& Dorcas Leather, piano
After the hugely successful performance of her group Opera17
at the Minster last year, Sharon Nicholson-Skeggs returns with
a much-awaited solo performance of operatic and musical
theatre favourites. Sharon has starred at venues including
Buxton Opera House, Sheffield’s Crucible and York Theatre
Royal. She specialises in the works of Verdi and Puccini and
has sung the title role in many operas including Aida, Tosca
and Turandot.
Thursday 20 August 1pm Free with retiring collection
Thomas Bertolotti, cello
& Amy Butler, piano
A Cello at the Opera
Thomas Bertolotti is a graduate of the Royal Academy of Music
and is currently based at La Scala, Milan. He made his concerto
debut aged just 19, performing Elgar’s Cello Concerto with the
Hull Philharmonic Orchestra to critical acclaim. Thomas’s
programme explores the magical world of opera, including The
Magic Flute, Carmen and The Barber of Seville.
www.thomasbertolotti.com
Thursday 17 September 1pm Free with retiring collection
Charlotte Rowan, violin
& Charlotte Stevenson, piano
Violinist Charlotte Rowan returns to the Minster after her
electrifying performance last year which ended with a
standing ovation. Charlotte attended America’s Peabody
Conservatory and performs as a recitalist and concerto
soloist throughout America and Britain, a recent highlight
being Bruch’s Violin Concerto with Leeds Symphony
Orchestra. She has been praised for her ‘dazzling
performances and impassioned mastery of the violin’.
www.charlotterowan.com
THURSDAY LUNCHTIME CONCERTS
Thursday 15 October 1pm Free with retiring collection
James Gaughan, baritone
& Matthew Collins, piano
Acclaimed baritone James Gaughan presents a delightful
concert based around poets of the nineteenth century. His
programme will include works by composers including Elgar,
Debussy, Schubert and Schumann.
James is well known as a recital and oratorio soloist across
the north of England. Recent concert highlights include
Southwell Minster, Derby, Lincoln and Wakefield Cathedrals
and the National Centre for Early Music.
Thursday 19 November 1pm Free with retiring collection
Chris Hill, flute
& Amy Butler, piano
Don’t miss the return visit of brilliant young flautist Chris Hill, a
three-time category finalist at BBC Young Musician of the Year.
Chris has been principal flute in many leading ensembles
including the National Youth Wind Orchestra and Royal College
of Music Symphony Orchestra and performed as a soloist at the
Royal Albert Hall. He recently had the honour of performing for
Princes William and Harry at the House of Lords.
Introducing... the Howdenshire Music Project
Howdenshire Music Project are the organisers of the Howden Minster Thursday
Lunchtime Concert Series.
The project is a newly-formed community organisation whose mission is to bring
live classical music to as wide an audience as possible across Howdenshire and
beyond - free of charge! The project is especially keen to work with young people
and people of retirement age.
Please contact howdenshiremusic@gmail.com or phone 07743 448123 for further
information about the project or queries about the Lunchtime Concert Series.
Monday CREAM TEA ORGAN RECITALS
A weekly series of recitals on Howden Minster’s highly regarded three-manual
Rushworth & Dreaper organ, one of the largest instruments in the area.
Each concert is followed by one of the Minster’s celebrated summer
Cream Teas.
You are warmly invited to stay after the concert and enjoy the
refreshments, explore the Minster and perhaps even count its famous
‘Mousey’ Thompson carved wooden mice.
All concerts begin at 1pm and last approximately one hour. All concerts free admission with
retiring collection.
Image: Howden Minster organ © Matthew Collins
Monday CREAM TEA ORGAN RECITALS Howden Minster’s 2020 Cream Tea Organ Recitals feature some fabulous talents from Yorkshire and further afield. Each concert features a big screen relay with close up views of the performer. Particular highlights this year include Thailand’s David Price and the superb Austrian recitalist Stefan Donner, who include Howden in their UK summer tours. The series concludes with Robert Sharpe, Director of Music at York Minster. 29 June Angela Sones All Saints’, Four Oaks, Sutton Coldfield 6 July David Price Thailand (formerly Norwich RC Cathedral) 13 July Stefan Donner Vienna, Austria 20 July Laurence Caldecote All Saints’, Northampton 27 July Andrew Cleary St Peter’s, Bishop’s Waltham 3 August Timothy Selman York 10 August Darren Williams Doncaster Minster 17 August Tim Harper Ripon Cathedral 24 August Sam Austin Pocklington School 31 August Robert Sharpe York Minster
Howden Minster and Howdenshire Music Project are very grateful to the following local businesses,
without whose generous support the Thursday Lunchtime Concert Series would not be able to
take place.
The Old Hall, Spaldington near Howden, East Yorkshire, DN14 7NP
Email: admin@jacksondelahey.co.uk
Telephone: 01430 431626
Launched in 2009, Wren Kitchens is a family
business, and makes all of its kitchens in
Yorkshire and Lincolnshire. It has showrooms
nationwide and many kitchens are delivered
fully built, with doors, drawers and wirework
pre-installed, throughout the UK by Wren’s fleet
of lorries. Wren offers the widest choice of
kitchens in the UK with over 30 styles, more
than 2,000 colours and a choice of over 2,000
different units.
www.wrenkitchens.com
William's Den is a place for adventure; giving families
the freedom to play and experience the best day ever!
Designed and created by experts in learning through
play, a day at William’s Den harks back to a time when
play was about imagination and creativity; for children
to run free, to push themselves to understand risk, to
learn from each other and to get hands-on with nature.
williamsden.co.ukH Walton Ltd have built up experience and expertise in
the supply of animal feedstuffs over almost seventy
years. The firm prides itself on its specialist knowledge of
each commodity required for the specific compound
required for on farm mixing. H Walton Ltd also provide a
variety of pet foods from leading suppliers.
www.hwaltons.co.uk
Low Fuel Prices, Always.
www.applegreenstores.co.uk
Screetons have been selling, renting and buying
homes for residents in Howden, Thorne, Goole,
Snaith and the surrounding areas for over 50 years.
www.screetons.co.uk
Saltmarshe Hall is a beautiful venue near
Howden available for luxury accommodation,
weddings and corporate events.
www.saltmarshehall.comCONCERTS AT A GLANCE
Saturday 28 March Come & Sing: Vivaldi Gloria & Choral Favourites 7.30pm
Thursday 16 April Desperate Mezzos & Tim Tozer, piano 1.00pm
Saturday 2 May Saxofonie 7.30pm
Thursday 21 May Four Hands, One Grand Piano 1.00pm
Saturday 6 June Masterworks Chorale 7.30pm
Thursday 18 June Simon Twigge, french horn & John Grundy, piano 1.00pm
Monday 29 June Angela Sones, organ 1.00pm
Saturday 4 July Shepherd Group Brass Band 7.30pm
Monday 6 July David Price, organ 1.00pm
Monday 13 July Stefan Donner, organ 1.00pm
Thursday 16 July Sharon Nicholson-Skeggs, soprano & Dorcas Leather, piano 1.00pm
Monday 20 July Laurence Caldecote, organ 1.00pm
Monday 27 July Andrew Cleary, organ 1.00pm
Saturday 1 August Hull Male Voice Choir 7.30pm
Monday 3 August Timothy Selman, organ 1.00pm
Monday 10 August Darren Williams, organ 1.00pm
Monday 17 August Tim Harper, organ 1.00pm
Thursday 20 August Thomas Bertolotti, cello & Amy Butler, piano 1.00pm
Monday 24 August Sam Austin, organ 1.00pm
Monday 31 August Robert Sharpe, organ 1.00pm
Saturday 5 September Mystery Brass 7.30pm
Thursday 17 September Charlotte Rowan, violin & Charlotte Stevenson, piano 1.00pm
Saturday 10 October The Mastersingers 7.30pm
Thursday 15 October James Gaughan, baritone & Matthew Collins, piano 1.00pm
Thursday 19 November Chris Hill, flute & Amy Butler, piano 1.00pm
Visit our website and social media for more information
www.howdenminsterconcerts.co.uk
Email: howdenminster@gmail.com HowdenMinsterMusic
Accessibility & Parking
There are several public car parks within easy walking distance of
Howden Minster. Limited on-street parking is also available.
Please visit www.yourhowden.co.uk for further information and maps. Supported by
Howden Minster is fully accessible to wheelchair users. Toilet facilities
are available within the church.
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