Festival Programme 2024

Thursday 16th May

7:30 pm Four Seasons plus!

Mozart: Adagio in E Major, K. 261, arr. for solo violin and strings
Braimah Kanneh-Mason, Rosa Hartley, Christina Schoonakker, Ami-Louise Johnsson, Nina Kiva, Gareth Sheppard 

Purcell: Dido’s Lament for voice, strings, harpsichord
Kizzy Lumley-Edwards, David Shaw, Samuel Staples, Roman Lytwyniw,
Christina Schoonakker, Ami-Louise Johnsson, Shakira Segalla-Humbert, Gareth Sheppard,
Sophia Rahman

Vivaldi: Spesso tra vaghe rose (aria from Bazajet) for voice, strings, harpsichord
Kizzy Lumley-Edwards, Samuel Staples, David Shaw, Ami-Louise Johnsson, Shakira Segalla-Humbert, Gareth Sheppard, Sophia Rahman

Bologne: Adagio in F Minor for keyboard
Sophia Rahman

Handel: Lascia ch’io pianga for voice, strings, harpsichord
Kizzy Lumley-Edwards, Samuel Staples, David Shaw, Ami-Louise Johnsson, Shakira Segalla-Humbert, Gareth Sheppard, Sophia Rahman

Vivaldi: Concerto for 4 Violins in B Minor, RV 580
Roman Lytwyniw, Rosa Hartley, Braimah Kanneh-Mason, David Shaw, Ami-Louise Johnsson, Nina Kiva, Gareth Sheppard, Sophia Rahman

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This part of the concert is sponsored by Oswestry School

Vivaldi: The Four Seasons
David Shaw (soloist – Spring), Roman Lytwyniw (soloist – Summer), Rosa Hartley (soloist – Autumn), Braimah Kanneh-Mason (soloist – Winter), Samuel Staples, Christina Schoonakker, Ami-Louise Johnsson, Shakira Segalla-Humbert, Gareth Sheppard, Sophia Rahman
Sonnet Readings – Braimah Kanneh-Mason 

Friday 17th May 

7:30 pm Circle of Friends

This concert is sponsored by Janey and Martin Fisher and Caroline Latham

Robert Schumann: Adagio and Allegro Op. 70 for cello and piano
Laura Armstrong, Sophia Rahman

Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel: Nocturne in G Minor, H.337, for piano
Sophia Rahman

Clara Schumann: Piano Trio in G Minor, Op. 17
Roman Lytwyniw, Shakira Segalla-Humbert, Sophia Rahman

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Felix Mendelssohn: Song without Words for violin and piano, Op. 62 No. 1
Rosa Hartley, Sophia Rahman

Brahms: Piano Quintet in F Minor, Op. 34
Rosa Hartley, David Shaw, Ami-Louise Johnsson, Nina Kiva, Sophia Rahman

Saturday 18th May 

Morning Workshops and Masterclasses 

Led by Zoe Rahman, Rowland Sutherland, Samuel Staples, Sophia Rahman, Shakira Segalla-Humbert, Braimah Kanneh-Mason and festival artists. Participants to include cellist Oliver Pearce, 13, soprano Alice Williams and violinist Nia Lincoln, 14, as well as MusicMOB groups. 

3:00 pm Family Concert + Jazz in the Afternoon ~ Colour of Sound 

This concert is sponsored by Andrew and Kerry Grove

Family concert to include:

Sibelius: Rondo for viola and piano (Nia Lincoln & Sophia Rahman)

Scriabin: Romance for cello and piano (Oliver Pearce & Sophia Rahman)

Gábor: Autumn for cello and piano (Oliver Pearce & Sophia Rahman)

Gilbert and Sullivan: Poor Wand’ring One for soprano and piano (Alice Williams and Sophia Rahman)

Performances by MusicMOB strings and MusicMOB wind 

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Colour of Sound featuring Zoe Rahman, piano and Rowland Sutherland, flute.

To include:

Duke Ellington: arrangements from Black, Brown and Beige Suite 

Zoe Rahman: tracks from Colour of Sound to include ‘Go with the Flow’ and ‘Dance of Time’

Bongani Ndodana-Breen: Visions II for solo flute 

Zoe Rahman: Nocturne (world premiere of special arrangement for Whittington Festival for flute and piano)

Rowland Sutherland: Eternal – Distant Lamentations of Jeremiah 

7:30 pm Visions and Apparitions

Beethoven: Trio in D Major, Op. 70 (‘Ghost’)
Braimah Kanneh-Mason, Shakira Segalla-Humbert, Sophia Rahman

Sams: People and Paintings for string quartet, piano, flute, soprano, specially written for Whittington Festival (world premiere)
Samuel Staples, Roman Lytwyniw, David Shaw, Laura Armstrong, Kizzy Lumley-Edwards, Sophia Rahman, Rowland Sutherland

Messiaen: Theme and Variations for violin and piano
Roman Lytwyniw, Sophia Rahman

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Pärt: Fratres for violin and piano
David Shaw, Sophia Rahman

Robert Schumann: Piano Quartet in E-flat Major, Op. 47
Samuel Staples, Christina Schoonakker, Nina Kiva, Sophia Rahman

Sunday 19th May

3:30 pm Youth and Experience 

This concert is sponsored by Valerie Suffolk

Pärt: Für Alina for piano
Sophia Rahman

Elgar: Piano Quintet in A Minor
Braimah Kanneh-Mason, Roman Lytwyniw, Christina Schoonakker, Laura Armstrong, Sophia Rahman

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Felix Mendelssohn: Octet in E-flat Major, Op. 20
Rosa Hartley, Braimah Kanneh-Mason, Samuel Staples, Roman Lytwyniw, Christina Schoonakker, Ami-Louise Johnsson, Nina Kiva, Laura Armstrong