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Welcome to Arcadia 2019, a fête anniversaire  

This year's "Fête Anniversaire” celebrates 10 years of Arcadia and the 70th birthday of co-founder Eleanor Alberga. The festival includes several of Alberga's compositions and highlights major works performed at Arcadia over the past 9 years.

Performed by an ensemble of internationally acclaimed musicians.

"Fête Anniversaire” is from 2-6 October 2019, and includes 4 concerts, a free opening taster event and an in-depth fully illustrated talk examining the music of Schoenberg, Messiaen and Shostakovich at this year’s Arcadia.

This Year's Ensemble Arcadiana:

Artistic Directors: Eleanor Alberga and Thomas Bowes
Composer: Eleanor Alberga

Oboe: Nicholas Daniel
Clarinet: Sacha Rattle
Horn: Richard Watkins
Piano: Eleanor Alberga and Sophia Rahman
Violin: Thomas Bowes and Oscar Perks
Viola: Andres Kaljuste and Clifton Harrison
Cello: Jonathan Swensen and Hannah Sloane
Double Bass: Leon Bosch

Wednesday 2nd October 7:30 pm The Sun Inn Leintwardine

Free taster concert at this unique parlour pub.

Thursday 3^rd October 7:30 pm St Michael and All Angels Kingsland

JS Bach: Ricercar in 6 voices from ‘The Musical Offering’
Alberga: String Quartet no 3 (2001)
Schubert: Quintet D.956 ‘cello Quintet’

Friday 4^th October 3:00 pm The Methodist Church Ludlow

An in-depth fully illustrated talk examining the music of Schoenberg, Messiaen and Shostakovich at this year’s Arcadia

Friday 4^th October 7:30 pm St Mary Magdalene Leintwardine

Shostakovich: String Quartet no 7 opus 108
Schoenberg: ‘Verklärte Nacht’ (Tranfigured Night) opus 4
Alberga: ‘Succubus Moon’ (2005) for oboe and string quartet
Schubert: String Quartet D. 810 ‘Death and the Maiden’

Saturday 5^th October 7:30 pm St Laurence Ludlow

Purcell: Fantasia upon One Note
Alberga: Piano Sonata (World Premiere)
Schubert: Quintet ‘The Trout’ D.667
Messiaen: Quartet for the End of Time  

Sunday 6^th October 4.00 pm St Giles Downton on the Rock

Schubert: String Trio D.471
Bartok: from 44 Duos for 2 violins
Alberga: ‘Shining Gate of Morpheus’ for horn and string quartet
Purcell: Fantasia upon One Note
Shostakovich: String Quartet no 8 opus 110
Alberga: String Quartet no 2 (1994)