Old Royal Naval College, Greenwich, London SE10 9LW
13th - 15th November 2009
The 2009 Greenwich International Early Music Festival and Exhibition
13th -15th November 2009
We are delighted to announce the dates for this year's Greenwich International Early Music Festival and Exhibition, which returns to the Old Royal Naval College for an 8th year! Jointly promoted by The Early Music Shop, the Greenwich Foundation and Trinity College of Music this three day event is an essential fixture on the early music calendar, attended by an ever increasing number of exhibitors and visitors each year.
COMPLETE DIARY OF EVENTS CLICK HERE
Thursday 12th November - Opening Concert, Evening
Friday 13th November 10.30am - 6.00pm
Saturday 14th November 10.00am - 6.00pm
Sunday 15th November 10.00am - 5.30pm
Admission to exhibition (includes complete programme):
Adults £8.00
2 day ticket £13.00
3 day ticket £17.00
Children under 14 free
Concessions: Senior Citizens, UB40 holders, Students.
TCM staff and students free entry with TCM Resource Card.
CONCERT ADMISSION AS PER PROGRAMME OF EVENTS
EXHIBITION - The Greenwich Exhibition of Early Musical Instruments is the largest Early Music Exhibition of its kind! A wide cross-section of early instrument makers from around the globe, shops, music publishers, societies, recording companies and early music forums all gathered under one roof. This is the perfect opportunity to compare, contrast and hopefully buy the instrument you had always promised yourself! Exhibitors will be demonstrating, displaying and selling their products and providing advice on all aspects of these instruments from basic servicing, finishing and string replacement to decoration and troubleshooting.
An array of superb instruments will be on display and for sale including harpsichords, clavichords, spinets, organs, viols, baroque violins, mediaeval fiddles, lutes, harps, hurdy-gurdies, crumhorns, shawms, rebecs, pipes, sackbutts, trumpets, drums, tabors, and an incredible variety of recorders.
Artists include:
The Avison Ensemble, director and soloist Pavlo Beznosiuk - Handel: Concerti from Opus 6, Herschel: Violin Concerto in d minor (Festival Opening Concert Thursday 12th November)
Trinity College of Music Choir and Baroque Orchestra - Handel: Oratorio The Triumph of Time and Truth
Susan Sheppard - Complete Bach Solo 'Cello Suites
Pamela Thorby (recorder) - 'The Grand Tourists' with Rachel Podger (violin) and Huw Warren (keyboard)
Warwickshire Waits featuring 'Gutted'
Maurice Steger (recorder) and Laurence Cummings (harpsichord)
MASTER CLASSES
Alison Crum - viol master class
John Henry - harpsichord
COMPLETE DIARY OF EVENTS CLICK HERE
This is an opportunity to hear some of the best young recorder players from all over the world. Chosen by the adjudicators from a number of entrants the finalists will present their programme in the form of a public recital and compete for the winners title.
Adjudicators: Maurice Steger, Julien Feltrin and Jane Chapman
The public finals of this international competition will take place on the afternoon of Sunday 15th November 2009 in the Peacock Room, Old Royal Naval College at the Greenwich International Early Music Festival And Exhibition.
Click here for further information.
In addition there will be makers' demonstration recitals throughout each day (on the hour)
sponsored by the makers themselves.
By Tube: The DLR (Docklands Light Railway) from 'Bank' or Tower Gateway to 'Cutty Sark for Maritime Greenwich'
By Rail: from Charing Cross, Waterloo East, Cannon Street and London Bridge
By Car: from the M25 via the A2 or M11/A12 Blackwall Tunnel (car parking Park Row and Cutty Sark Gardens)
Disabled Access: Visitors requiring wheelchair access to the Painted Hall should call 01274 288100 in advance.
Directions to St Alfege Church:
St Alfege Church is highly visible in the centre of Greenwich Village. From the Old Royal Naval College proceed through the West Gate and through, or round, the covered market.
Directions to Blackheath Halls:
23 Lee Road, London SE3 9RQ
Visit: www.blackheathhalls.com
OLD ROYAL NAVAL COLLEGE • GREENWICH • LONDON • SE10 9LW