Order of Pieces

Elis Pehkonen (1942 - )

13^th Century Dances

FANFARE / PROCESSION

DANSE ROYALE / DUCTIA (Presto) / PLAINSONG (Horn/Oboe) / DUCTIA (Andante)

FANFARE / ENGLISH DANCE / PLAINSONG (Bassoon/Flute)

LAMENTO DI TRISTANO / DUCTIA 3 (Con moto)

FANFARE / ESTAMPIE ROYALE / SALTARELLO / PROCESSION

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 - 1791)

Oboe Concerto

ALLEGRO APERTO/ ADAGIO NON TROPPO/ RONDO (ALLEGRETTO)

Sir Malcolm Henry Arnold (1921 - )

Little Suite No. 2

OVERTURE/ BALLAD/ DANCE

Antonin Dvořák (1841 - 1904)

Symphony No. 8

ALLEGRO CON BRIO/ ADAGIO/ ALLEGRETTO GRAZIOSO/

ALLEGRO MA NON TROPPO

Saturday 12^th February 2005

Introducing Suffolk Coastal in Concert

Taking to the stage at Snape is probably a career highlight for many professionals but this weekend that dream will come true for over 100 local singers and musicians. Suffolk Coastal in Concert is an exciting project that brings together professional and amateur musicians in what promises to be a wonderful weekend of music.

The weekend’s performances promise a stimulating and rewarding selection of works from noted composers from across the world and close to home. Suffolk Coastal recognises the importance of the arts and is proud to be playing its part in supporting and encouraging their development.

This celebration of music would not have been possible without the backing of the Arts Council, the Eastern Orchestral Board, and English Sinfonia, whose contributions have brought this project to life. I am delighted that my Council has been involved in this partnership, bringing musical excellence and public participation to this wonderful venue.

Maggy Wilson

Suffolk Coastal District Council Cultural Portfolio Holder

Sir Malcolm Arnold

Sir Malcolm began his professional career as an orchestral player and joined the London Philharmonic Orchestra when he was still just 19 years old and in his second year at the Royal College of Music. When he was only 21, he became their principal trumpeter.

Arnold has written nine symphonies, along with a wide range of other music whose influences range from classical to jazz. He has written music for oboe, clarinet, flute, horn, harmonica, recorder, and bassoon; for brass and woodwind ensembles, for orchestra and for piano and for all brass and string instruments. He has also written scores for over 100 films, including The Sound Barrier, Bridge on the River Kwai and Hawick, Queen of the Border.

Antonin Dvořák

Antonin Dvorak wrote nine symphonies, but only lived to see five of them published during his lifetime. His final five symphonies were published under the titles “No. 1” to “No. 5”, whilst his first four symphonies remained unknown until after his death. The first four symphonies were published in the 20 years following his death, but were denied wide recognition owing to the confusion in the numbering. Eventually, by the 1950s, the first four symphonies were inserted into his list of works with the correct numbering. Symphony No. 8 was written in 1889, and in February 1890, Dvorak himself conducted its premiere in Prague.

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Wolfgang Mozart composed the Oboe Concerto when he was living in Salzburg in early 1777. He reworked the piece in 1778 by transposing the key to D major and transforming it into a Flute concerto. This change was adopted as a failed attempt to satisfy a commission he had received from an amateur Dutch flautist. The version performed here is the original Oboe Concerto in which the outer movements showcase the soloist in a dialogue with the ensemble of strings and joined by further pairs of oboes and horns.

PATRICK BAILEY

Patrick Bailey has conducted concerts with Sinfonia 21, the New Music Players, Britten-Pears Orchestra, ViVA and others in London and at festivals in Aldeburgh, Brighton, Bath and York. For The Opera Group he has conducted Bernstein’s Candide, Shostakovitch’s The Nose, Peter Maxwell Davies’ The Matyrdom of St. Magnus , Walton’s The Bear, the premiere of Edward Rushton’s The Young Man with the Carnation at the Almeida Opera and Monteverdi’s Orfeo. With the New Music Players Patrick has made several recordings and broadcasts and has conducted music to silent film. He is on the staff at the Royal College of Music and the London College of Music and Media.

PHILIP HARMER

Born in Essex in 1969, Philip began playing the oboe at the age of 11, learning with Caroline Marwood and then continuing with Rosemary Wells. He entered the Royal College of Music in 1988 to study with Michael Winfield. While there he won various prizes including an Exhibition and the Joy Boughton Memorial Award.

Since leaving the RCM in 1992, Philip has worked as guest Principal Oboist with the Royal Opera House Orchestra, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, BBC National Orchestra of Wales, City of London Sinfonia and the Orchestra of St. John’s. In 1994 Philip was appointed Principal Oboist of English Sinfonia and in September 1998 was Principal Oboe of the European Union Opera in Baden, Germany. He also plays with the English Chamber Orchestra.

Philip appears regularly as a concerto soloist and recitalist; he is also a keen chamber music player.

Elis Pehkonen

Composer

Born Swaffham, Norfolk 1942. First composition lesson Britten. Composition Scholar Royal College of Music 1960-64. Pupil of Fricker. Professional composer since 1966. Has composed over 150 works. First commission King Lynn Festival. First broadcast 1968 BBC Radio 3, Laurie Lee Songs. Much commissioned work, especially from BBC & larger Choral Societies, New London Children’s Choir, BBC Philharmonic Orchestra, BBC Singers, City of London Sinfonia, Endellion Quartet. Widely known for choral music (published by OUP) including the Russian Requiem (performed worldwide), Gloria (commissioned by Brian Kay), Ode to Saint Cecilia.

Works performed at all South Bank venues, Three Choirs, Cheltenham Festivals, Covent Garden, Wigmore Hall. Also performed in Australia, NZ, Europe, SA, USA, and in the UK in major centres e.g. Aberdeen, Birmingham, Portsmouth, Oxford, Leeds, Huddersfield, Chichester, Derby. etc. Recent work for virtuoso performers, John Turner, Danielle Perrett, Ross Winters, Raymond Burley. In 2005, performances in Manchester, Norwich, and new choral work for Oxford-based Choir “Choros” for unacc. SATB Choir & 2 Horns. And here at Snape Maltings in December the Ode to Saint Cecilia with Aldeburgh Music Club Choir, conductor Philip Simms, international soprano soloist Lesley Jane Rogers.