Thursday 20 April 2023

Dartington's Music Summer School & Festival celebrates its 75th anniversary

Imogen Holst, a key figure in the history of Dartington's Summer School, outside the Great Hall at Dartington in 1959 with B. Edwards, John Edwards (far left) and Dorothy Elmhirst (far right). Photo credit: Catharine Scudamore, courtesy of the Dartington International Summer School Foundation.
Imogen Holst, a key figure in the history of Dartington's Summer School, outside the Great Hall at Dartington in 1959
with B. Edwards, John Edwards (far left) and Dorothy Elmhirst (far right).
Photo credit: Catharine Scudamore, courtesy of the Dartington International Summer School Foundation

Dartington's Music Summer School & Festival celebrates its 75th anniversary this year with a four-week Festival of classical, folk, gospel and jazz music from 22 July to 19 August 2023. Anniversary celebrations include a focus on composer Thea Musgrave who first visited Dartington 70 years ago and a special Music & Migration exhibition which highlights the history of émigré musicians at the Summer School, presented in partnership with the Royal College of Music. Isobel Waller-Bridge is composer in residence, whilst Jason Singh is artist in residence.

John Butt directs the Dunedin Consort in Bach's Mass in B Minor, and other Early and Baroque music highlights include viol consort Fretwork marking the 400th anniversary of composers Byrd and Weelkes, I Fagiolini and Robert Hollingworth, and Mediva making its Dartington debut, and baroque violinist Rachel Podger makes her long-awaited debut.  John Butt also conducts the Dartington Festival Orchestra in Beethoven's Symphony No. 5.

There are recitals from sopranos Mary Bevan and Keri Fuge, both giving recitals with pianist Joseph Middleton, tenor James Gilchrist performing with pianist Anna Tilbrook and soprano Heloise Werner in a late-night solo concert. Chamber music includes the Magnard Ensemble, Leonore Piano Trio, Fidelio Trio and Waldstein Quartet, and violinist Thomas Gould performs music by Max Richter.

There are several participatory events, Come & Sing with Black Voices gospel ensemble, Come & Play Beethoven’s Symphony no.5 with Alice Farnham side-by-side with Dartington Festival Orchestra, and Come & Play Brass with Paul Archibald and Brett Baker.

Full details from the Dartington website.

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