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MANCHESTER CAMERATA IN COLNE2013 | 14 CONCERT SERIESMuni Theatre, Colne

Box Office 01282 661234Ticketline0844 888 4406www.themuni.co.uk

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WELCOME FROMGÁBOR TAKÁCS-NAGYI embark on my third season at Cameratawith great anticipation. As ever, we bringyou a season brimming with innovationand creativity. Alongside Mozart’s colourful and joyful concertos, you’ll hear some well-loved classics by Mahler, Schubert, Brahms and Beethoven, plus a tribute to Benjamin Britten whose centenary is being marked this year.

We are delighted to be participating inthe Lancashire Classical Music Collaboration alongside our friends at the Hallé, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic and Lancashire Sinfonietta.See the back page for more details and the special ticket offers we have set up for subscribers to our Colne 2013/14 Classical series.

Finally I would like to say a personal thank you to everyone who supported our 40th anniversary fundraising appeal. Thanks to your support and that of Pendle Leisure Trust and our funding as one of the Arts Council England’s National Portfolio of Organisations, we are able to bring another season of extraordinary music and musicians to your doorstep.

Please continue to show your support – take out a concert subscription (see inside for benefits), give an annual donation as a Patron (from £50 a year), or gift a ticket or Patronageto friends and family. Your support is more important than ever before. We can’t do it without you.

Enjoy browsing the brochure and please visit our website for behind-the-scenes videos to whet your appetite further.

I look forward to seeing you soon.

Gábor Takács-Nagy Music Director

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Sunday 22 September 2013 2.30pm

MOZART FLUTE AND HARP CONCERTOBritten Simple Symphony Op.4Mozart Concerto for Flute, Harp and Orchestra K299Britten Prelude and Fugue for 18 Strings Op.29Mozart Symphony no.29 K201

Gábor Takács-Nagy conductorClaire Jones harpAmina Hussain flute

We celebrate Britten’s centenary year in a programme coupling the youthful composer’s work with that of a young Wolfgang AmadeusMozart, with whom he had such a close affinity. Britten’s Simple Symphony and Prelude and Fugue show a young composer in total mastery of his craft. We continue our Mozart concerto cycle with one of Mozart’s most loved of concertos, for flute and harp, featuring principal flautist Amina Hussain and former harpist to the Prince of Wales Claire Jones. The programme concludes with the eighteen-year-old Mozart’s 29th Symphony, a work brimming with energy, invention and pure joy.

DOORS 1.00pm | PRE-CONCERT TALK 1.30pmLaura Bowler, Composer in Residence, discusses Britten and Mozart as opera composers and the role of drama in her own music.

Sunday 9 February 2014 2.30pm

LOVE AND DEATHMahler Adagietto from Symphony no.5 Mozart Violin Concerto no.5 K219Schubert arr. Mahler String Quartet no.14 in D minor,

Death and the Maiden

Giovanni Guzzo director/violin

Prepare to be dazzled as Camerata’s dynamic leader Giovanni Guzzo steps into the limelight as director and soloist in Mozart’s Fifth Concertofor Violin, written in Salzburg during the composer’s teenage years. Refined, lyrical and endlessly charming, as ever with Mozart, this concerto exhibits an extraordinary maturity beyond the composer’s years. This concert also features the Adagietto from Mahler’s Symphonyno.5, the composer’s beautiful love song to his wife Alma, made famousthrough Visconti’s film Death in Venice. Mahler’s arrangement for string orchestra of Schubert’s extraordinary 14th String Quartet, Death and the Maiden, completes the programme.

DOORS 1.00pm | PRE-CONCERT TALK 1.30pmComposer in Residence, Laura Bowler, discusses the cultural powerhouse that is Vienna.

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Sunday 20 April 2014 2.30pm

MOZART AND BRAHMSMozart String Quintet in G minor K516Wolf Italian Serenade Brahms String Quintet no.2 in G major

Manchester Camerata Principal String Players

Three lyrical masterpieces from three masters of chamber composition.Mozart’s 1787 G minor String Quintet is a dark, brooding and melancholicwork. Brahms’ second String Quintet in G major, dating from 100 yearslater, was written in the idyllic country setting of Bad Ischl in Austria. Gorgeously rich with endless melodies, this late work shows Brahms at his most inventive. Hugo Wolf’s sunny Italian Serenade for String Quartet completes the programme.

DOORS 1.00pm | PRE-CONCERT TALK 1.30pmDetails of the talk will be announced on the Camerata website soon.

ENJOY AFTERNOON TEA WITH MANCHESTER CAMERATA IN COLNEA sociable way to mingle with fellow music lovers before the concert begins, enjoy a delicious afternoon tea including a selection of sandwiches, freshly baked scones with clotted cream and strawberries and a pot of tea/coffee.

£4 per person. Pre-booking essential, places are strictly limited.Call Box Office on 01282 661234 to make a reservation.Please arrive to be served from 1pm.

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BOOKING INFORMATIONBOX OFFICE: 01282 661234 or TICKETLINE: 0844 888 4406

Online: www.themuni.co.uk

In Person: Muni Box Office, Pendle Leisure Trust,Town Hall, Albert Road, Colne BB8 0AQ

Box Office Opening Times: Mon - Fri 9.30am - 5pm

SUBSCRIBETaking out a concert subscription is a great way to guarantee your favourite seat and save money at the same time.

Benefits to you• Save money on your tickets• £5 off a ticket for a 2013/14 Hallé concert at St George’s Hall Blackburn

• Free tea or coffee at one concert in the season • Priority booking for our 2014/15 season• You can transfer your tickets if you can’t attend (credit only, Muni fees apply)

2013/14 SEASON TICKETBuy a season ticket for all three concerts and save 13%£43 / £36.50 (concessions)

TICKET PRICES£16.50 / £14.00 (concessions)

CONCESSIONSConcessions apply to seniors (60+) and all full-time students.Proof of status may be required for concession tickets.

UNDER 18s Free

GROUP BOOKINGS Buy 10 get 2 extra tickets free

REFUNDSOnly in exceptional circumstances, as deemed by the theatre management, will an exchange of ticket or refund of ticket be given. Returned tickets may be offered for resale, but are subject to an administration charge.

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LANCASHIRE IS ALIVE WITH THE SOUNDS OF WORLD-CLASS CLASSICAL MUSICFour of the UK’s very best orchestras, Manchester Camerata, the Hallé,Royal Liverpool Philharmonic and Lancashire Sinfonietta – featuring a host of internationally acclaimed conductors and soloists – can beheard on your doorstep at venues around Lancashire.

Book a subscription for our Muni 2013/14 classical season and get £5 off your ticket for the Halle at King George’s Hall, Blackburn(applies to maximum of 2 tickets per booking). All you need to do is call the box office at St George’s Hall on 0844 847 1664 and quote ‘LCC £5 subscription offer’ for your chosen concert. Free parking is available for your chosen concert.

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LEARNING AND PARTICIPATIONManchester Camerata is committed to the inspirational power of creative learning. Each year more than 10,000 people from across our community take the lead in projects alongside Camerata musicians, composers, digital artists, poets, visual artists, film artists, architects, dramatists, engineers and dancers to create new art. Find out more: manchestercamerata.co.uk/learn

SUPPORT USAs an Arts Council England National Portfolio Organisation we have a solid foundation on which to build rewarding and long-term relationships with all of those who give to the orchestra. We invite you to join this group of supporters as we continue to grow our international reputation with inspirational Music Director Gábor Takács-Nagy, helping to make the thrill of music last beyond the performance. Find out more: manchestercamerata.co.uk/supportus

PRINCIPAL SUPPORTERS

MANCHESTER CAMERATA LTDRNCM, 124 Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9RDT: 0161 226 8696 E: info@manchestercamerata.comwww.manchestercamerata.co.uk

Registered Charity No. 503675 Published by Manchester Camerata,

May 2013. Artists and programmes correct at the time of going

to press but may be subject to alteration.

Musician photography by Jonathan Keenan

Cover image: Lynne Racz, clarinet

Local photograph: Tony Moran