Great Bowden Music Fest: 5th-9th July 2023

Great Bowden Music Fest 2023 from Wednesday 5th July to Sunday 9th July 2023. 

Ticket Information: 

Fest Ticket (9 concerts) - £75 

Evening Concert - £16 

12-18 year olds - £5

Coffee Concert - £10 

Sunday Coffee Concert - FREE

Under 12s - FREE

*There will be an extra £1 added to the ticket price for online sales to cover the administration fees 

What's On: 

MOZART AND MORE

Wednesday 5th July 7:30pm

This gala opening concert is in memorium of the late Canon Geoffrey White who was instrumental in the founding of this festival.

Programme:

Summer from the Four Seasons - Vivaldi

Concerto for Two Violins - Bach

Requiem in D Minor, K. 626 (chamber version)- Mozart arr. Lichtental

Great Bowden Camerata and Chorus conducted by Max Barley

Soloists: Marino Capulli, Christopher White and Vanessa White (violin)

COFFEE AND CHAMBER MUSIC

Thursday 6th July 12:15pm

Prokofiev and Respighi

Programme:

Sonata for Two Violins - Prokofiev

Sonata for Solo Violin - Prokofiev

Six Pieces for Violin and Piano - Respighi

Performers: Christopher White, Vanessa White and Marino Capulli (violin) Melanie Reinhard (piano)

HARBOROUGH BIG BAND

Thursday 6th July 7:30pm

Programme: 

Join the Big Band for an evening of fabulous music from the 40’s to present day. Foot-tapping nostalgia from Glenn Miller to Duke Ellington; put on your dancing shoes for an evening of Sinatra Swing, Buble Ballads and jazz standards. (PLEASE NOTE this is the exact same blurb as last year so if anyone wants to change it, feel free)

COFFEE AND CHAMBER MUSIC

Friday 7th July 12:15pm

Rhapsody and Fantasy

Programme:

Fantasy in C Major, D. 934 - Schubert

Rhapsody in Blue (piano four hands) - Gershwin arr. Levine

Performers: Christopher White (violin) Melanie Reinhard and Radu Prisada (piano)

CLASSICAL MASTERPIECES

Friday 7th July 7:30pm

Works by Mozart and Brahms

Programme:

Piano Quartet in G minor, K. 478 - Mozart

String Sextet No. 1 in B flat, Op. 18 - Brahms

Performers: Christopher White, Marino Capulli, Vanessa White (violin), James Flannery, Johannes Gurth (viola), Brooks Griffith, Elizabeth Elliott (cello), Radu Prisada (piano)

COFFEE AND CHAMBER MUSIC

Saturday 8th July 12:15pm

PETER BROOKS AND FRIENDS

Programme:

This will include Butterworth’s Six Songs from A Shropshire Lad as well as works by Amy Beach and Cecile Chaminade

Performers: Peter Brooks (baritone), Vanessa White (violin) and Radu Prisada (piano)

MUSICALS THROUGH THE AGES

Saturday 8th July 7:30pm

The American Songbook Quartet return to Great Bowden Music Fest bring you show stopping performances of iconic tunes from Broadway’s golden age, Hollywood’s silver screen, alongside favourite Opera arias and duets. Be transported to this era of glamour and sophistication which will leave you singing and dancing all the way home!

COFFEE AND CHAMBER MUSIC

Rising Stars

Sunday 9th July 12:15pm

This free lunchtime concert features young Leicestershire musicians Boris Dring (piano) and Ailsa Burns (violin). Works include Debussy, Chick Corea, Jessie Montgomery, Wynton Marsalis and Boris Dring’s own compositions.

SERENADES FOR SUMMER

Sunday 9th July 6:00pm

Our grand finale will include Vivaldi’s Viola/Cello concerto, Finzi’s Eclogue for piano and strings and Tchaikovsky’s wonderful Serenade for Strings.

Great Bowden Camerata with soloists Melanie Reinhard (piano), James Flannery (viola), Brooks Griffith (cello)