Glorious concerts for spring evenings await us
as part of the new MIQP season. More concerts
will follow in the autumn, so watch out for news.

Friday 8th May, 7.30pm
The Flautadors
St. Mary & All Saints Church, Fotheringhay

The dramatic life of Mary Queen of Scots is
illustrated in music and words demonstrating
the important connection between France and
Scotland in the 16th century. Exquisite gems from
the Scottish Wode Part Books contrast with lively
French dances by Attaignant and interspersed
with the poetry and words of the ill-fated queen,
her cousin Elizabeth I and other characters from
16th Century Scotland. Recognised as one of the
UK’s leading recorder ensembles, The Flautadors
are known for their diverse programmes
spanning over 800 years. British performances
have included the York Early Music Festival,
Greenwich International Early Music Festival as
well as highly acclaimed performances at the
Purcell Room and Wigmore Hall as well
as many international appearances.

Their concerts in the UK have been
broadcast on BBC Radio 3. The
Flautadors also featured in the
English National Opera’s critically
acclaimed production of Medea
by Charpentier with the recorders
described as “ravishing” by the
Financial Times.

Friday 22nd May, 7.30pm
Around Britain in Song
Church of St Mary the Virgin, Titchmarsh

Rita Cullis soprano - Alec Hone piano
We are fortunate in the Oundle area to
have living amongst us many musicians
of international standing, and
we are delighted to welcome two
of them for their fi rst ever Music
in Quiet Places concert. Soprano
Rita Cullis has sung with opera companies and in concert
halls around the world including The Royal
Opera Covent Garden, De Nederlandse Opera,
San Diego Opera and Hamburg State Opera,
and in concert halls in London, Amsterdam,
Lisbon and Dresden. Pianist Alec Hone is
renowned both for his masterly piano playing
and his keyboard teaching. This evening is a
musical journey around Britain with songs by
both well-known composers such as Henry
Purcell, Ralph Vaughan Williams and Benjamin
Britten, as well as the lesser-known but equally
inventive Roger Quilter, John Ireland and
Madeleine Dring.

Friday 5th June, 7.30pm
Randers Chamber Orchestra
Oundle School Chapel, Oundle

We are delighted to welcome the Randers
Chamber Orchestra from Denmark. Mozart and
Grieg are of course quite familiar to us, but
this evening will also, to use the title
of John Frandsen’s new work, give us a snapshot of the delights of
contemporary Danish music. Formed in 1945, the orchestra
is Denmark’s only professional chamber orchestra. Today, it
occupies a unique position in Danish cultural life due to its many varied activities: orchestral
concerts with expanded forces, chamber concerts,
opera and operetta performances with the
Danish National Opera and the Aarhus Sommeropera,
summer concerts in the many fi ne castles of the
local region, recordings and broadcasts, school
concerts, together with workshops and teaching.

As well as performing throughout Denmark, the
orchestra tours extensively abroad, and has performed
in China, Syria, Italy, Russia, Norway, Sweden,
Greenland, Island and Scotland.

When touring overseas, the orchestra has two fundamental
objectives: to introduce foreign audiences and musicians to
Danish music, and to expand the orchestra’s own musicians’
horizons by introducing them to different cultures and styles of
music and performance.

Tickets £13, conc. £11, under 18s £3, are available
from Oundle Box Offi ce, 4 New Street, Oundle, PE8
4ED. Monday-Friday 10am to 1pm. Details or online
booking for all events on www.oundlefestival.org.uk

 

Music In Quiet Places

Music In Quiet Places

Music In Quiet Places

Music In Quiet Places