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ELIZABETH MACONCHY String Quartet No. 1
NICOLA LEFANU String Quartet No. 2
RALPH VAUGHAN WILLIAMS String Quartet No. 2 in A minor
LEOŠ JANÁČEK String Quartet No. 2 “Intimate Letters”
ELIZABETH MACONCHY String Quartet No. 11

As a former Wigmore Hall/Open Academy Fellowship Ensemble, the Bloomsbury Quartet is passionate about engaging audiences with thought-provoking programmes. Here the group presents a unique ‘concert experience’ that combines performance ‘in the round’ with a multimedia exhibition on the life and works of one of the finest composers the British Isles have ever produced: Dame Elizabeth Violet Maconchy LeFanu (1907-1994).

Bookended by an early and late string quartet, the concert also features music by Maconchy’s teacher Ralph Vaughan Williams, daughter Nicola LeFanu, and Leoš Janáček, a key influence during the composer’s later studies in Prague.

With kind support from Craven District Council.

This concert is part of Skipton Music’s 75th anniversary season ‘Hidden Treasures: Celebrating Women Composers Across the Ages.’

UNDER 19 - £2
UNDER 30 - £10
GENERAL ADMISSION - £25

Tickets for this ‘pay-as-you-wish’ concert are free, but please book as normal and then decide at the end of the evening how much you wish to pay.
Book tickets now: https://petworthfestival.ticketsolve.com/shows/1173610971/events/428363285/seats

Following the great success of 2019’s inaugural ‘pay-as-you-wish’ concert, the Petworth Festival invites you to join us for another concert featuring music that is all too often under- represented – in this instance music by two superb female composers, Dame Elizabeth Maconchy DBE and her equally luminous daughter, Nicola Lefanu.

The Bloomsbury Quartet – which excelled at a previous Petworth Festival when a Royal Academy of Music ensemble – brings Elizabeth Maconchy’s life and music into focus. The programme also includes music by Nicola Lefanu and by Maconchy’s teacher, Ralph Vaughan-Williams.

This wholly innovative evening is in two parts and mixes the music with a multimedia installation to help familiarise the audience with the programme and the players: a mixture of film, photography and ‘live’ programme notes.

Elizabeth Maconchy - String Quartet No. 1
Vaughan-Williams - String Quartet No. 2 in A minor
Nicola Lefanu - String Quartet No. 2
Elizabeth Maconchy - String Quartet No, 11

“Sometimes, problems can open up unexpected opportunities!
We were very disappointed to learn that - due to unforeseen circumstances - we will have to wait another year to see Guy Johnston with Melvyn Tan, but we are very pleased to be able to host the Bloomsbury Quartet's amazing ReCentred tour for our Lunchtime Concert on 9th January.
Judging from the excitement generated elsewhere, we are going to have a brilliant time!”

Maconchy: String Quartet No. 1
Vaughan Williams: String Quartet No. 2
LeFanu: String Quartet No. 2
Maconchy: String Quartet No. 11

Adults £14, Concessions £13
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With the support of the CAVATINA Chamber Music Trust, we are able to offer a limited number of FREE tickets to young people aged between 8 and 25 - Please ask about this when booking in person.

Formed in 2017, Eva de Vries, Rachel Maxey, Felicity Smith, and Janell Yeo are The Bloomsbury Quartet. Winners of the 2018 Stroud Green Festival Ensemble Scheme, they are on their first UK tour with ReCentred, which aims to bring women composers into the centre of their own narrative. This performance experience explores the life and music of the prolific string quartet composer Dame Elizabeth Maconchy DBE, putting the composer in a wider context. The programme will encompass the breadth of Maconchy’s repertoire which spans over 50 years, including Quartet no.1 and Quartet no.11. Alongside these are works by her teacher Ralph Vaughan Williams and her daughter Nicola LeFanu.

The evening will commence at 7 pm with a ‘first half’ multimedia installation during which audience members are encouraged to freely move around the space and interact with players from the quartet. This helps to familiarise the audience with the programme and the players and uses a mixture of film, photography, programme notes and live extracts displayed around the Abbey performance space. Refreshments will be available throughout this segment ahead of the ‘second half’ concert performance.

Tickets £10. All unreserved seating. Book online at ticketsource.co.uk/romseyabbey or contact Romsey Visitor Information Centre, 13 Church Street, Romsey. Tel: 01794 512987. Tickets available from 27th August.