Friday, April 24th 2009 7.30pm – Canterbury Cathedral Quire
The great virtuoso trumpeter John Wallace and Principal of the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama directs the principal brass players of the Philharmonia Orchestra together with some of Scotland’s finest young talent.
Sunday April 26th 2009 7.30pm – St. Gregory’s Centre for Music
The London Sinfonietta is renowned worldwide for its work at the leading edge of new music and the quality and excitement of its performances and recordings.
(Free to students aged 8-22 as part of Cavatina Ticket Scheme, available at the door)
Monday 27th April 7.45pm – St. Gregory’s Centre for Music
Rolf Hind has worked closely with living composers across a broad range of styles: from John Adams and Tan Dun, to Ligeti and Kurtág; Xenakis and Messiaen.
Wednesday 29th April 6pm – Sidney Cooper Gallery
Marta Ptaszyńska, the Helen B. and Frank L. Sulzberger Professor at the University of Chicago, is one of the most prominent Polish composers in the world and is a world-renowned percussionist.
Tickets: Free to Evening Concert ticket-holders and for SOUNDS NEW FRIENDS
Wednesday 29th April 7.30pm – St. Peter’s Methodist Church
A concert that promotes and presents the finest achievements of young people. Sounds New has just established a permanent link with Poland’s International Competition of Contemporary Chamber Music, providing the Grand Prix winners with a performance platform in the UK.
Thursday 30th April 7.30pm – St. Peter’s Methodist Church
Six of Poland’s most eminent musicians join together for a unique concert of works that focus on a world of musical enchantment. Szymanowski’s Songs of a Fairy Princess are a coloratura's dream
Friday 1st May 7.30pm - St. Peter’s Methodist Church
The Aurora Orchestra comprises players drawn from across the UK, and represents some of the finest young soloists emerging today. As such, it is fast becoming recognised as the leading ensemble of its generation.
Saturday 2nd May 7.45pm – Canterbury Cathedral Nave
Krzysztof Penderecki’s St. Luke Passion occupies a unique place in the music of the Twentieth Century. It was written to commemorate the seven hundredth anniversary of Munster Cathedral and its premiere in 1966 coincided with the thousandth anniversary of Christianity’s introduction into Poland.
