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Programme to include:
Sophie Rahman
Britten: 3 Divertimenti
La Bonne Chanson
Nicky Spence, tenor
Julius Drake, piano
| Philip Glass | String Quartet No. 2 Company |
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| Joseph Phibbs | String Quartet No. 4 (London premiere, a Piatti Qt & RTF commission) |
| Sophia Jani | Fall, Glow, Dissolve |
| Caroline Shaw | Valencia |
| Grace Evangeline-Mason | A Winter Carol (arrangement commissioned by Piatti Qt– world premiere) |
| Lucy Walker | There is No Rose |
| John Adams | Fellow Traveller |
Schubert: ‘Rosamunde’ Quartet D804
Puccini: Crisantemi
Dvorak: ‘American’ Quartet Opus 9
We team up once again with St. Martin’s Voices for another special night at SMITF.
Jake Runestad – The Hope of Loving
Eric Whitacre – Five Hebrew Love Songs
Sarah Dacey – Love Letter
James MacMillan – The Gallant Weaver
Kerry Andrew – All Things Are Quite Silent
Rebecca Clarke – Philomela
IN MEMORY OF PETER BRICE
The Festival first hosted the Piatti Quartet in 2014 when they were our ‘Quartet in Residence’. Peter Brice brought them to Rye and championed their work. They were able to bring such joy to so many people as they played in the Primary school, held open rehearsals, a masterclass and performed not only in stunning churches but also at The Queen’s Head with a ‘Beer & Bartok’ free concert. They also performed a specially commissioned piece by Joseph Phipps, with whom they have forged a creative relationship. Peter thought they were brilliant and so do we. Come and hear one of the country’s foremost quartets.
Programme
Phibbs: Quartet no. 4 (Piatti 24 commission) Peter Brice helped commission the original Phibbs 1.
Britten: Quartet No.1 (when Peter Brice first heard Piatti Quartet, they played Britten).
Interval
Dvorak ‘American’ (Piatti Quartet played Dvorak in the 2014 Rye Arts Festival and Peter Brice first heard Piatti Quartet with Dvorak).
Charlotte Harding: Kildonan (Piatti and Francis Routh Trust commission 2024, beautiful meditation on Scottish isle)
Ravel: Quartet in F major
Interval
Schubert: Quartet in A minor ‘Rosamunde’
Dvorak: Quartet in F major, ‘American’
Ravel: Quartet in F major
Schubert: Quartet in A minor, ‘Rosamunde’
Benjamin Britten String Quartet No 1 in D, Op 25
Michael Zev Gordon Piano Quintet ‘Kintsui’ (World premiere)
Richard Blackford Spirit of Delight (World premiere)
Felix Mendelssohn String Quartet in F minor, Op 80
Henry Purcell/Benjamin Britten Chacony in G minor
Benjamin Britten Three Divertimenti
Joseph Phibbs String Quartet No 4 (World premiere)
Ernest John Moeran String Quartet No 2 in E flat