programme - Thursday 8 July
FLOATING STAGE: 8.45pm - 10.00pm
Bryn Terfel
One of the world's most in-demand singers, loved for his style, panache and sense of fun as much as for his magnificent bass-baritone voice.
He is joined by the Philharmonia, conductor Gareth Jones and the London Welsh Chorale (musical director Gareth Hancock) for an evening of opera and popular songs.
Gareth Jones
Born in South Wales, Gareth Jones was a member of the Music Staff of Welsh National Opera from 1990-2008.In 1996, Gareth formed Sinfonia Cymru, which in its brief history has established itself as a major orchestral force in Wales. As a result of a highly acclaimed concert given by Sinfonia Cymru in April 2000 with Bryn Terfel, which included a performance of Wotan's Farewell, a special bond has developed between Bryn, Gareth and the orchestra. Gareth has been the regular conductor for the Opera Gala at Bryn Terfel's Faenol Festival.
London Welsh Chorale - Corâl Cymry Llundain
Based at the London Welsh Centre in Gray's Inn Road in Central London, the Chorale is a mixed voice choir (SATB) of some 85 members. The Chorale has also built a reputation as a unique interpreter of Welsh music - traditional and contemporary - under the guidance of Kenneth Bowen, until his retirement at the end of 2008 and now directed by Gareth Hancock.
programme |
| Donizetti | Udite, udite, o rustici | L'Elisir d'Amore |
| Boito | Son lo spirito che nega | Mefistofele |
| Gounod | Soldiers' Chorus | Faust |
| Gounod | Le Veau d'or | Faust |
| Gershwin | I got plenty o'nuttin | Porgy and Bess |
| Gershwin | It ain't necessarily so | Porgy and Bess |
| Shostakovich | Festival Overture | |
| Various | Three River Songs | |
| Verdi | Chorus of Hebrew Slaves | Nabucco |
| Trad arr Hazell | Passing by; Suo Gan; Loch Lomond | |
| Tchaikovsky | Polonaise | Eugene Onegin |
| Puccini | Te Deum | Tosca |
BANDSTAND: 5.55pm - 7.00pm
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.
CLUB RENDEZ-VOUS EARLY: 7.00pm - 8.00pm
Australian String Quartet
Australian String Quartet: one of the world's great string ensembles performs music by Haydn and Schubert and music by two leading Australian composers.
www.asq.com.au
programme |
| Haydn | String Quartet No. 66
in G major, Op. 77,
No. 1, - 1st movement |
| Peter Sculthorpe | String Quartet No. 8 |
| Schubert | String Quartet in D minor, D810,
Death and the Maiden 2nd and 3rd movements |
| Richard Meale | Cantilena Pacifica |
| Haydn | String Quartet No. 66
in G major, Op. 77,
No. 1, 4th movement |
LAWN/FLOATING STAGE: 10.30pm - 11.15pm
Trans-Siberian March Band
A little dose of musical anarchy goes careering around the Festival Enclosure.
The flavours of the East with a pumping style that includes Balkan Ska, Klezmer Reggae, Ottoman Battle Punk, Yugoslav Mariachi, and Balalikal Brass amongst others.
And it's not just the sound. The visuals are spectacular.
www.tsmb.co.uk
CLUB RENDEZ-VOUS LATE: 10.45pm
Peyoti for President
Peyoti for President - fabulous sounds from fired up seven piece that has supported the likes of Manu Chao, Ojos de Brujo, Ozomatli, Los de Abajo, and Tinariwen. They hit the ground running and don't let up.
www.myspace.com/peyotiforpresident
CAFÉ DU SOIR: 11.00pm
Steve Rawlings
The irrepressible juggler-cum-stand up comedian. Fantastic technical skills and one-liners to kill. A man who flogs himself to death for a laugh - and who always gets one.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=TCSyd-lVPBM
Immediately following the Floating Stage concert the skies above Henley will be filled with fireworks - one of the most loved hallmarks of the Henley Festival. Never an event to be missed, this year's show is quite simply called, ‘Maestro ...'
