Lizzie Ball – Violin and Voice
Milos Milivojevic – Accordion

An eclectic evening of music with Classical Kicks! featuring gypsy, jazz, classical and world music in The Ballroom at The Farmhouse. Champagne and canapes included. A great way to kick off the festival!

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Chamber Domaine
Sami Junnonen – Flute
Thomas Kemp – Violin
Nick Barr – Viola
Richard Harwood – Cello

Bach arr Mozart – Prelude and Fugue in D Minor, BWV.853
Mozart – Flute Quartet No.1 in D Major, K.285
Bach arr Mozart – Prelude and Fugue in G Minor, BWV.883
Mozart – Flute Quartet No.2 in G Major, K285a
Bach arr Mozart – Prelude and Fugue in F, BWV.882

Chamber Domaine perform Mozart and Bach arranged by Mozart in two stunning churches along The Pilgrim’s Way.

Chamber Domaine
Sami Junnonen – Flute
Thomas Kemp – Violin
Nick Barr – Viola
Richard Harwood – Cello

Bach arr Mozart – Prelude and Fugue in F, BWV.527
Mozart – Flute Quartet No.3 in C, BWV.285b
Bach arr Mozart – Prelude and Fugue in Eb, BWV.526
Mozart – Flute Quartet No.4 in A, K.298
Bach arr Mozart – Prelude and Fugue in F after WF Bach

Chamber Domaine perform Mozart and Bach arranged by Mozart in two stunning churches along The Pilgrim’s Way.

The Callum Au Big Band

Stalwarts of Ronnie Scott’s Club in London, The Callum Au Big Band features some of the most outstanding jazz musicians in Europe.  Hear them play their unique big band version of Bernstein – West Side Story alongside jazz standards by Duke Ellington, George Gershwin and Count Basie led by the brilliant young trombonist, Callum Au.

A chance for budding composers from across Kent to compose a piece mentored by leading composer and RCM faculty, Simon Speare and members of Chamber Domaine.  A whole day of composing which will culminate in a performance and recording of the new works.  This is a brilliant opportunity to hear your work played and developed with the help of professional musicians! Go Compose! is run in conjunction with Sound and Music – the leading organisation for contemporary music and composers in the UK.

Richard Harwood – Cello
Steven Devine – Harpsichord

Bach – Sonata No.1 in G, BWV.1027
Bach – Sonata No.2 in D, BWV.1028
Bach – Sonata No.3 in G, BWV.1029

Following Richard Harwood’s unforgettable cycle of Bach – Cello Suites last year, come and hear the complete sonatas for Viola Da Gamba and Harpsichord in the stunning surroundings of West Malling Abbey.

Chamber Domaine
Adam Mackenzie – Narrator
Thomas Kemp – Conductor

Come and hear new works performed by local schools: the result of a series of workshops. Plus Prokofiev – Peter and the Wolf which since 1936 has been performed worldwide and has established itself as a perennial favourite. Great concerts for friends and family to attend!

Richard Gwilt – Violin
Steven Devine – Harpsichord

Bach – Sonata No.1 in B, BWV.1014
Bach – Sonata No.2 in A, BWV.1015
Bach – Sonata No.3 in E, BWV.1016

The complete sonatas for violin and harpsichord performed by Steven Devine and leading Baroque violinist, Richard Gwilt.

Chamber Domaine
Adam Mackenzie – Narrator
Thomas Kemp – Conductor

Come and hear new works performed by local schools: the result of a series of workshops. Plus Prokofiev – Peter and the Wolf which since 1936 has been performed worldwide and has established itself as a perennial favourite. Great concerts for friends and family to attend!

Chamber Domaine
Matthew Sharp – Narrator
Thomas Kemp – Conductor

Come and hear new works performed by schools from King’s Hill: the result of a series of workshops. Plus Prokofiev – Peter and the Wolf which since 1936 has been performed worldwide and has established itself as a perennial favourite. Great concerts for friends and family to attend! A community event for King’s Hill!

Richard Gwilt – Violin
Steven Devine – Harpsichord

Bach – Sonata in C, BWV.1017
Bach – Sonata in F, BWV.1018
Bach – Sonata in G, BWV.1019

The complete sonatas for violin and harpsichord performed by Steven Devine and leading Baroque violinists, Richard Gwilt.

Chamber Domaine
Matthew Sharp – Narrator
Thomas Kemp – Conductor

Come and hear new works performed by schools from King’s Hill: the result of a series of workshops. Plus Prokofiev – Peter and the Wolf which since 1936 has been performed worldwide and has established itself as a perennial favourite. Great concerts for friends and family to attend! A community event for King’s Hill!

Chamber Domaine
Thomas Kemp – Violin
Adrian Bradbury – Cello
Sophia Rahman – Piano

Faure – Cello Sonata No.1, Op.119
Bridge – Lament
Janacek – Violin Sonata
Faure – Piano Trio in D, Op.120

Chamber Domaine perform masterpieces written during the First World War and its immediate aftermath.

Matthew Owens – Organ

Bach – Prelude in Eb, BWV.552, i
Bingham – The Gift
Walther – Concerto del Sigr.Vivaldi
Mozart – Fantasia in F Minor K.594
Owens – Prelude on Wessex (after RVW)
Bach – Fugue in Eb, BWV.552, ii

The organist and choirmaster of Wells Cathedral performs Bach, Mozart and Bingham in St.Mary’s Church, West Malling – a rare treat!

Stile Antico
West Malling Community Choir
Sami Junnonen – Flute

Morley – It was a lover and his lass
Byrd – O Lord, make thy servant Elizabeth
Dowland – Say. Love, if ever thou didst find
Wilbye – What needeth all this travail?
Weelkes – Thule, the period of cosmography
Byrd – Why do I use my Paper, ink and pen?
Watkins – The Phoenix and the Turtle
Byrd – Tristitia et anxietas
Johnson – Full fathom five
Tomkins – Be strong and of a good courage
Weelkes – O Lord, grant the King a long life
Weelkes – When David heard
Ramsey – Sleep, fleshly birth
Muhly –  Gentle sleep
Wilbye – Draw on, sweet night
Gibbons – The Silver Swan
Bingham – Does the Moon Shine?
Gibbons – What is our life?

World renowned vocal group, Stile Antico, perform music set to Shakespeare. A concert of ancient and modern works including music by Shakepeare’s contemporaries as well as new works by Nico Muhly and Huw Watkins. The concert includes the European premiere of Judith Bingham – Does the Moon Shine? and the West Malling Community Choir singing numbers from Kiss Me Kate: a Cole Porter musical based on Shakespeare – The Taming of the Shrew.

Richard Harwood – Cello

Ernst Toch – Impromptu, Op.90c
Dario Marianelli – I think I Do Remember Him
Frank Ilfman – New Work
Ennio Morricone – Riflesso No.1
Ben Wallfisch – Prelude
John Williams – Three Pieces

A fascinating recital of pieces for solo cello composed by renowned film composers including John Williams, Ennio Morricone, Frank Ilfman, Ben Wallfisch, Ernst Toch and Dario Marianelli. Come and hear UK and world premieres in the unique setting of the Control Tower, King’s Hill!

Matt Ford – Singer
James Pearson – Piano
The Tippett Quartet
Callum Au – Trombone
Matt Skelton – Percussion
Jeremy Brown -Bass
Hugh Webb – Harp
Howard McGill – Saxophone/Woodwinds

This reinvention of Close to You, one of the great Sinatra recordings for Capitol Records, feature an ensemble of star musicians, handpicked for their sound and empathy with this extraordinary music.

Matt Ford regularly appears with the John Wilson Orchestra and the BBC Big Band and recently appeared as a soloist at The Proms. The Tippett Quartet bring to the mix their credentials as one of the UK’s most prominent chamber ensembles with a passion for the great Hollywood music of the 20th Century – including highly acclaimed recordings of music by Bernard Hermann and Miklos Rosza. They are joined by leading Grammy-nominated jazz instrumentalists Matt Skelton and James Pearson – Artistic Director of Ronnie Scotts. The scores have been transcribed by the brilliant trombonist and band leader, Callum Au. Hear the songs from Close to You and many other of Sinatra’s most famous songs performed exquisitely by a top lineup of musicians – who pay homage to the skill and sound of the great studio musicians – Nelson Riddle, The Hollywood Quartet, Nat King Cole – that made this music come to life sixty years ago. A great finale to the sixth Music@Malling Festival.