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20:00

Classical Kicks!

The Ballroom, The Farmhouse, 97-99, High Street, West Malling, Kent, ME19 6NA

Lizzie Ball – Violin/vocals
Morgan Szymanski – Guitar
Gabriella Swallow – Cello

To “Kick” off this year’s Music at Malling Festival, Lizzie is delighted to present a boutique version of the successful Classical Kicks series at Ronnie Scott’s, featuring two World class colleagues. Together they will present a programme that ranges from Bach to Bluegrass for you to enjoy with your glass of sparkling wine and canapés

Sponsored by Elite Pubs and Restaurants.

This event has now SOLD OUT

13:00

Reger – Forgotten Master

Malling Abbey, Swan Street, West Malling, Kent, ME19 6JX

Richard Harwood – Cello

Reger – Cello Suite No.1 in G
Reger – Cello Suite No.2 in D
Reger – Cello Suite No.3 in A

The complete cello suites of Max Reger performed by international cello soloist, Richard Harwood.

11:00

Bach Pilgrimage I

All Saints Church, Birling, Kent, ME19 5JF

Craig Ogden – Guitar

Bach – Lute Suite No.3 in G Minor, BVW.995
Dowland – Lachrimae Pavane
Britten – Nocturnal after John Downland, Op.70
Albeniz – Asturias, Sevilla

World renowned guitarist and Classic FM artist, Craig Ogden performs works by Bach, Dowland, Britten and Albeniz.

15:00

Bach Pilgrimage II

St.Peter and St.Paul’s Church, Trottiscliffe, Kent, ME19 5EE

Sami Junnonen – Flute

Bach – Partita in A Minor, BWV.1013
Debussy – Syrinx
Berio – Sequenza I
Sciarrino – Song of Thanksgiving
Bach arr Sciarrino – Toccata and Fugue in D for Solo Flute

Finnish flute soloist Sami Junnonen performs a concert of old and new music.

19:00

Hall of Fame Favourites

St.Mary's Church, West Malling, Kent, ME19 6NE

Chamber Domaine

Richard Harwood – Cello
Tom Pigott-Smith  – Violin
Thomas Kemp – Conductor

Vaughan Williams – Fantasia on a theme of Thomas Tallis
Alexander Goehr – Broken Lute
Vaughan Williams – The Lark Ascending
Elgar – Cello Concerto in E, Op.85

Chamber Domaine perform works by Vaughan Williams, Elgar and Alexander Goehr including the nation’s favourite classics The Elgar Cello Concerto and Vaughan Williams – The Lark Ascending. This concert includes side-by-side with young musicians from across Kent and their teachers.

10:00 - 17:00

Go Compose!

St Benedict's Centre, Swan Street, West Malling ME19 6JX

A chance for budding composers from across Kent to compose a piece mentored by  leading composer, Simon Speare and members of Chamber Domaine.  Ten young musicians will write a piece in a day which will then be performed and recorded in the wonderful setting of the 15th-16th Century The Pilgrim Chapel at the Abbey Gatehouse at 4pm.

This event is free to participants and run in conjunction with Sound and Music – the National hub for contemporary music.

13:00

Bach Pilgrimage III

Malling Abbey, Swan Street, West Malling, Kent, ME19 6JX

Steven Divine – Harpsichord
Kate Semmens – Soprano

Bach – Minuet in C Minor, BWV. Anh.121
Bach – Aria di Giovannini: Wilst du dein Herz mir schenken, BWV518
Bach – Air in C minor from French Suite, No. 2, BWV.813
Bach – Aria: Gedenke doch, mein Geist, zurücke, BWV. 509
Bach – French Suite No. 5 in G Major, BWV. 816
Bach – Aria: Bist du bei mir, BWV. 508 (Melody G H Stölzel)
Bach – Fantasia (Sinfonia) in F Minor, BWV. 795
Bach – Aria: Warum betrübst du dich BWV. 516
Bach – Polonaise in F Major, BWV. Anh. 117a
Bach – Aria for Keyboard BWV 988/1 J S Bach
Bach – Polonaise in G major, BWV. Anh. 130 (J A Hasse)
Bach – Recitative and Aria: Schlummert ein BWV 82/2,3

In 1725 Johann Sebastian Bach was two years into his post as kappelmeister in Leipzig and had been married to his second wife, Anna Magdalena, for four years. Anna Magdalena was the daughter of J C Wilcke, court and field trumpeter at Weissenfels, and a fine singer in her own right. She was of huge assistance to her husband, looking after his children (four had survived from his first marriage) and helping him copy out parts for performances. Two collections of music survive in her hand designed for her private music-making. Much of the music is charming verse songs written by others and presumably used by Anna Magdalena for teaching and her own entertainment, but the notebooks also contain early workings of pieces by Johann Sebastien, later to be taken and created into great works in their own right.

This programme, based around the 1725 notebook of Anna Magdalena offers a charming view to the more domestic side of the Bach household.

13:00

Bach Pilgrimage IV

Malling Abbey, Swan Street, West Malling, Kent, ME19 6JX

Thomas Bowes – Violin

Bach – Sonata No.1 in G Minor, BWV.1001
Bach – Partita No.3 in C Major, BWV.1005

The first of three concerts that explore the complete solo Partitas and Sonatas of J.S. Bach.

11:00

Little Red Riding Hood I

St.Mary's Church, West Malling, Kent, ME19 6NE

Chamber Domaine

Thomas Kemp and Adam Mackenzie  – Conductors
Matthew Sharp – Narrator

Come and hear new works performed by local schools: the result of a series of workshops inspired by Roald Dahl’s Revolting Rhymes.  The concert culminates with a performance of Paul Patterson – Little Red Riding Hood.

14:00

Little Red Riding Hood II

St.Mary's Church, West Malling, Kent, ME19 6NE

Chamber Domaine

Thomas Kemp and Adam Mackenzie – Conductors
Matthew Sharp – Narrator

Come and hear new works performed by local schools: the result of a series of workshops inspired by Roald Dahl’s Revolting Rhymes.  The concert culminates with a performance of Paul Patterson – Little Red Riding Hood.

13:00

Bach Pilgrimage V

Malling Abbey, Swan Street, West Malling, Kent, ME19 6JX

Thomas Bowes – Violin

Bach – Partita No.2 in B Minor, BWV.1002
Bach – Sonata No.2 in A Minor, BWV.1003

The second concert that explores the wonderful Bach Partitas and Sonatas with leading British violinist, Thomas Bowes.

10:00

Little Red Riding Hood III

The Discovery School, King's Hill, Kent, ME19 4GJ

Chamber Domaine

Thomas Kemp and Adam Mackenzie – Conductors
Matthew Sharp – Narrator

Come and hear new works performed by local schools: the result of a series of workshops inspired by Roald Dahl’s Revolting Rhymes.  The concert culminates with a performance of Paul Patterson – Little Red Riding Hood.

14:00

Little Red Riding Hood IV

The Discovery School, King's Hill, Kent, ME19 4GJ

Chamber Domaine

Thomas Kemp and Adam Mackenzie – Conductor
Matthew Sharp – Narrator

Come and hear new works performed by local schools: the result of a series of workshops inspired by Roald Dahl’s Revolting Rhymes.  The concert culminates with a performance of Paul Patterson – Little Red Riding Hood.

13:00

Bach Pilgrimage VI

Malling Abbey, Swan Street, West Malling, Kent, ME19 6JX

Thomas Bowes – Violin

Bach – Partita No.3 in E Major, BWV.1006
Bach – Partita No.2 in D Minor, BWV.1004

The final concert of the Bach Pilgrimage series completes a journey through some of the most outstanding instrumental music ever written.

19:00

Bachology

St.Mary's Church, West Malling, Kent, ME19 6NE

Bachology and a celebration of the great jazz trios

James Pearson and his legendary trio – resident at Ronnie Scott’s – take Bach’s Two Part Inventions as a starting point and take us on a tour of the great jazz trios including Oscar Peterson, Erroll Garner, George Shearing and Jaques Loussier.
A highly entertaining evening with one of the great jazz musicians of our time.
Tickets available on the door for £20

20:30

Gypsy Fire!

The Poacher and Partridge, Tudeley TN11 0NZ

Lizzie Ball – Violin
Morgan Szymanski – Guitar
Milos Milivojevic – Accordion
Una Palliser – Violin/viola/vocals

Lizzie Ball is  delighted to present special guests Milos, Morgan and Una for a glorious romp through music of Eastern Europe, Slovenia, the Balkans, and beyond. Music includes works by Bartok and Brahms.

Sponsored by Elite Pubs and Restaurants.

This event is now SOLD OUT

13:30

L’Ascension

St Augustine's Chapel, Tonbridge School, High Street, Tonbridge TN9 1JP

Kevin Bowyer – Organ

J S Bach – Passacaglia and Fugue in C Minor, BWV.582
Alexander Goehr – Chaconne, Op.34a
Olivier Messiaen – L’Ascension

Kevin Bowyer performs on the spectacular organ of Tonbridge School including works by Olivier Messiaen and his pupil Alexander Goehr who plans to attend the recital and talk about his music.

19:00

Quartet for the End of Time

All Saint's Church, Tudeley, Kent, TN11 0NZ

Mark Simpson – Clarinet
Thomas Kemp – Violin
Richard Harwood – Cello
Sophia Rahman – Piano

Messiaen – Quartet for the End of Time

Messiaen’s Quartet for the End of Time was written and premiered in a concentration camp.  This performance is in the atmospheric surroundings of All Saint’s Tudelely with its Marc Chagall windows commissioned by the D’Avigdor- Goldsmid family as a memorial to their daughter who died in a sailing accident.  James Pearson opens the concert with an improvisation on these special surroundings.

11:00

1914 – 1918 at Pilsdon Barn Chapel

Pilsdon Barn, West Malling, Kent, ME19 6HH

Chamber Domaine

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

Bridge – Cello Sonata in D Minor, H.125
Stravinsky – Valse pour les enfants
Nielsen – Chaccone, Op.32
Gershwin – Rialto Rag
Ireland – Piano Trio  No.2

Chamber Domaine perform works written in 1917 in a fascinating programme that commemorates the First World War.

14:00

1914 – 1918 at The Control Tower, King’s Hill

The Control Tower, King's Hill, Kent, ME19 4RG

Chamber Domaine

Thomas Kemp – Violin
Adrian Bradbury – Cello

Kodaly – Cello Sonata Op.8
Kodaly – Duo for Violin and Cello Op.7

Chamber Domaine perform two works written during the First World War by the Hungarian composer, Zoltan Kodaly.

19:00

Rhapsody in Blue

St.Mary's Church, West Malling, Kent, ME19 6NE

The Callum Au Big Band
James Pearson  – Piano

The outstanding Callum Au Big Band return to Music@Malling with an evening of music by George Gershwin – including Rhapsody in Blue with James Pearson.

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Three Little Pigs

A resource pack for The Three Little Pigs - details regarding the workshops and concerts together with ideas for creative learning. (Teachers Pack 2019 - 2.54 MB)

ARTISTS

  • Lizzie Ball
  • Sophia Rahman
  • Sam Burgess
  • Classical Kicks!
  • Thomas Bowes
  • Huw Webb
  • Miloš Milivojević – Accordion
  • Tenebrae
  • Jon Carnac
  • Nigel Short
  • James Turner
  • Una Palliser
  • Gabriella Swallow
  • Daniel Grimwood
  • Tom Pigott-Smith
  • Brian Elias
  • Daniel Kidane
  • Stevie Wishart
  • Thomas Kemp
  • Chamber Domaine
  • Richard Harwood
  • Adrian Bradbury
  • Deborah Pritchard
  • Joseph Phibbs
  • Matthew Sharp
  • Simon Speare
  • Eleanor Alberga
  • Nick Barr
  • Michael Price
  • Ann Beilby
  • Mark-Anthony Turnage
  • The Marian Consort
  • James Pearson

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