programme - Friday 8 July 2011
FLOATING STAGE: 8.45pm
Jools Holland and His Rhythm and Blues Orchestra
The master of boogie-woogie's overdue return to the Henley Festival.
Together with the pedigree band of musicians that make up his Rhythm and Blues Orchestra, Jools is joined by featured artists Gilson Lavis, special guest star Sandie Shaw and guest vocalists Ruby Turner and Louise Marshall.
www.joolsholland.com
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BANDSTAND: 6.00pm
Dixie Ticklers
The development of jazz has to be one of the most organic and fascinating stories in music. Dom James and his Dixie Ticklers would like to provide the first chapter for you with an atomic Dixieland explosion. Combining some of the brightest young talent in the UK, with the oldest charts from New Orleans archives, their goal is to entertain with skill and charm.
Kid Ory, Sidney Bechet, Louis Armstrong and Jelly Roll Morton would hopefully have approved of their renditions of "Salty Dog", "I wish I could Shimmie like my sister Kate" and "Wild Man Blues". These guys are so hot, that even New Orleans enthusiast Woody Allen has a copy of their record.
SALON EARLY: 6:30pm
Peter Baxter - The Best Views from the Boundary
Peter Baxter first worked on Test Match Special in 1966, and was the producer of the programme from 1973-2007.
He co-ordinated the BBC's cricket coverage from every one of the Test-playing nations, and has also been part of the commentary team himself.
He will be talking about his book 'The Best Views from the Boundary:Test Match Special's Greatest Interviews' covering some of the really great moments in Test Match Special.
SALON EARLY: 7:30pm
Fifth Quadrant - the Conflict, Hope & Joy Session
Music written during war or turmoil can reflect those troubles or can seek to transcend them. Shostakovich did both, and the light pastiche movements in his film scores stand in marked contrast to the serious tone of his symphonies. Like Shostakovich, Penderecki had first hand experience of war, but his music focuses on the plight of others.
His famous Threnody to the Victims of Hiroshima is a graphic representation of atomic annihilation. The String Trio revisits this extreme imagery, albeit on a chamber scale. Crisis and resolution in a composer's personal life can have just as profound an effect on their work. Rachmaninov's Cello Sonata reflects the anguish caused by the failure of his First Symphony.
In contrast, Schumann's Piano Quintet celebrates problems solved. Years of dispute with the parents of his bride-to-be had just been set aside, allowing them to marry. It is music of happy times.
www.fifthquadrantmusic.com
CAFÉ DU SOIR: 10:45pm
Max Pashm
The 'Max Pashm' sound is a unique blend of Klezmer, Balkan, Greek, Gypsy Punk with blistering electronic beats. A daring and perfect marriage fusing the old traditions with the new and cutting edge sounds of today and the future.
The 'Max Pashm Band' are a collective of some of the finest UK based Jewish, Greek and Balkan musicians, including the bouzouki maestro George Kypreos, Bulgarian singer Eugenia Georgieva, klezmer violinist Ginevra House, and of course Max Pashm himself on vocals, percussion and electronics.
www.maxpashm.com
RIVERSIDE LAWN: 10:15pm, following the Floating Stage concert
Firework Spectacular
Pains Fireworks deliver a thrilling and emotional show set to music and fired from within the back drop that is quintessential England - and that will leave you buzzing for the rest of your evening and beyond - Enjoy!
www.painsfireworks.com
