BREMF 2008 - These Fairest Isles
Early and Traditional Music
from the British Isles & Ireland
This years festival will present a wide range of concerts, workshops and informal events celebrating
the rich musical heritage we all share. From country
dances to courtly capers; from Celtic fiddling to violin virtuosi
and lilting Gaelic ballads to theatrical songs, the cultural gap is far from
wide and the shared roots run deep.
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SUNDAY OCTOBER 5 11am-5.30pm
A workshop on traditional and folk song with Shirley Collins
Royal Oak Pub, Lewes
FRIDAY OCTOBER 17, 8 pm
'A Most Sunshiny Day' with Shirley Collins
An illustrated talk on Sussex traditional folk songs and singers, which also tells
of the influence of folk music on English classical music
Pelham House, Lewes
SATURDAY OCTOBER 18, 10am - 5 pm
Workshop for experienced choral singers with Sally Dunkley and Eamonn Dougan from The Sixteen.
Leads to participation in The Choral Pilgrimage on November 9
St Johns Church Hove (on corner of Palmeira Square)
SATURDAY OCTOBER 18, 8 pm
The BREMF Ceilidh with Rattlebone (traditional band with caller)
St Mary's Catholic Church Hall, Surrenden Rd, Brighton
SUNDAY OCTOBER 19, 11 am - 5.30pm pm
Workshop on tradtional dance music 1714 - 1837
with The Carnival Band and Mary Collins (dancer)
A fun family day, open to players of old and modern instruments and dancers
of all levels. All players will have a chance to dance as well!
Ralli Hall, 81 Denmark villas Hove BN3 3TH (near Hove station)
FRIDAY OCTOBER 24, 8 PM
Meet the Neighbours in our
opening gala concert: a medley of
toe-tapping dances and
haunting songs combining
some of the leading classical
and traditional players and
singers from Ireland,
Scotland,Wales and England
St George's Church Kemptown
SATURDAY OCTOBER 25
1 pm
BBC Radio 3 The Early Music Show Live
Live concert featuring Celtic artists fromireland, Scotland and Wales
The Sallis BenneyTheatre, Brighton
SATURDAY OCTOBER 25, 7.30 pm:
Top Sussex choirs come
together in Thomas Tallis’s
glorious 40 part
Spem in
Alium, alongside other multivoice
works by his Scottish
contemporary
Robert Carver
St Bartholomew's Church, Brighton
SUNDAY OCTOBER 26,
1 pm
BBC Radio 3 The Early Music Show Live
An audience with James Bowman
The Sallis BenneyTheatre
SUNDAY OCTOBER 26, 7. 30 pm:
Wandering Fiddlers
Elizabeth Wallfisch violin,
Jerry O’Connor fiddle,
Siobhan Armstrong harps
An exciting blend of baroque virtuosity and
Irish traditional music
St George's Church Kemptown
FRIDAY OCTOBER 31
8.00pm:
Vox Animae present Hildegard of Bingen's music drama
Ordo Virtutem
St Nicholas Church Brighton
SATURDAY NOVEMBER 1,
1pm
Young Artists Showcase: Doubleback -Lunchtime concert with The 1607 Ensemble
Brighton Unitarian Church
SATURDAY NOVEMBER 1, 7.30 pm
I Fagiolini in Oops there go
my Pantaloni!
present an
entirely new programme
telling the true story of the
English madrigal
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St George's Church Kemptown
SUNDAY NOVEMBER 2
4.pm: The Orchestra of the Age
of Enlightenment makes a
first visit to the
festival in a
programme of English
Restoration music, The Band of Violins
The Corn Exchange, Brighton Dome
FRIDAY NOVEMBER 7, 8pm
Levedy presents Quene of Paradys
A candle lit performance of Medieval English songs in praise of Mary
St Nicholas Church Brighton
SATURDAY NOVEMBER 8.
1 pm:
Young Artists Showcase: Ireland's Enchantment Lunchtime concert with Emerald Baroque
Brighton Unitarian Church
SATURDAY NOVEMBER 8, 4 pm:
The inimitable Red Priest
returns with more fireworks, in their programme Priest on the Run!
St George's Church Kemptown
SATURDAY NOVEMBER 8, 7.30 pm:
‘The thing in the world I love the most’
A musical evening with Samuel Pepys
with David Timson as Mr Pepys
St John's Church, Hove
SUNDAY NOVEMBER 9, 6pm
The Sixteen bring their
world famous Choral
Pilgrimage to Brighton for
the
first time, with their programme Treasures of Tudor England
St Bartholomews Church, Brighton
All programmes provisional
and subject to
funding
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