Edward Elgar: Introduction and Allegro, Op 47
Dorothy Howell: Nocturne for muted strings
Mathilde Wantenaar: Rhapsody for piano and strings
Gabriel Jackson: Hargrove (Welsh premiere)
Béla Bartók: Divertimento, Sz 113
Imogen Whitehead, flugelhorn
Jâms Coleman, piano
HearAndNow Collective, Amsterdam
Presteigne Festival Orchestra
George Vass, conductor
Adrian Williams: Concerto for string orchestra
Cameron Biles-Liddell: Erlid, for chamber orchestra (World premiere)
Grace Williams: The Dancers
Michael Zev Gordon: The Gleam of Hidden Skies
Cecilia McDowall: Bird of Time (premiere of new version for upper voices and chamber orchestra)
Rowan Pierce, soprano
James Gilchrist, tenor
Ben Goldscheider, horn
Choir of King's College, London
Presteigne Festival Orchestra
George Vass, conductor
Cecilia McDowall: The Night Trumpeter
Lillie Harris: The aspens talk of rain (world premiere)
Igor Stravinsky: The Soldier's Tale
Rowan Pierce, soprano
Jonathan Gunthorpe, narrator
Alexander Knox, The Soldier
Francesca Isherwood, The Devil
Ruth Evans, director
Presteigne Festival Ensemble
George Vass, conductor
Festival Finale
Robert Plane clarinet ∙ Emma Roijackers & Laura Rickard violin
Presteigne Festival Orchestra ∙ George Vass conductor
Benjamin Britten: Prelude and Fugue, op. 29
Huw Watkins: Concertino for clarinet and string orchestra (World premiere)
Edward Gregson: Aubade (World premiere)
Steve Reich: Duet for two violins and string orchestra
Dmitri Shostakovich/BarshaiChamber Symphony in C minor, Op 110a
Piano in the Afternoon
Dmitry Shostakovich: Prelude and Fugue in C major, op. 87, no. 1
Dmitry Shostakovich: Prelude and Fugue in D flat major, op. 87, no. 15
Helen Grime: 10 Miniatures
Derri Joseph Lewis: An die Musik (World Premiere)
Eleanor Alberga: Oh Chaconne!
Frédéric François Chopin: Sonata no. 3 in B minor, op. 58
Robert Plane clarinet ꞏ Leonore Piano Trio
Dani Howard: Unravelled (World Premiere)
Mark Simpson: An Essay of Love
David Matthews: A Song for Barrie (World Premiere)
Igor Stravinsky: Suite from The Soldier’s Tale
Huw Watkins: Three Caprices for Clarinet and Piano
Dmitry Shostakovich: Piano Trio No. 2 in E minor, Op. 67
Cheryl Frances-Hoad: With What Sudden Joy
Eleanor Alberga: Violin Concerto No 2 'Narcissus'
Aaron Copland: Quiet City
Cecilia McDowall: Da Vinci Requiem
Benjamin Nabarro, violin
Elinor Rolfe-Johnson, soprano
Thomas Humphreys, baritone
Kate Bennington, cor anglais
Katie Lodge, trumpet
Bath Camerata
Presteigne Festival Orchestra
George Vass, conductor
Franz Schubert: Quartettsatz in C minor, D. 703
Eleanor Alberga: String Quartet no. 2
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Clarinet Quintet in A major, K. 581
James B Wilson New work (World premiere)
Eleanor Alberga: No Man’s Land Lullaby
Judith Weir: Piano Trio No 1
Dmitri Shostakovich: Cello Sonata in D minor, Op 40
Sarah Frances Jenkins: Dancing with Playford (World premiere)
Tayla-Leigh Payne: Blodeuo (World premiere)
Richard Blackford: Songs of Nadia Anjuman
Adrian Sutton: Sap and Sinews
Lynne Plowman: Harp Concerto (World premiere)
Britten: Sinfonietta, Op 1
Rebecca Afonwy-Jones, mezzo-soprano
Anne Denholm, harp
Presteigne Festival Orchestra
George Vass, conductor
Robert Plane (clarinet)
Rachel Roberts (viola)
Chris Hopkins (piano)
Huw Watkins: Speak Seven Seas
John Hawkins: Urizen (for viola and piano)
Michael Berkeley: Trio for clarinet, viola and piano (world premiere)
Witold Lutoslawski:: Dance Preludes
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Trio for Clarinet, Viola and Piano in E flat, K. 498, Kegelstatt
Rachel Roberts (viola)
Mark Wilde (tenor)
Alexei Watkins (horn)
Julien Van Mellaerts (baritone)
Choir of King’s College, London
Festival Orchestra
George Vass (conductor)
Benjamin Britten: Serenade for tenor, horn and string orchestra, Op. 31
Edward Gregson: Viola Concerto (world premiere)
Adrian Williams: The Innocent Fields (world premiere)
Grace Williams: Sea Sketches for string orchestra
Sarah Frances Jenkins: Trallali, Trallaley, Trallalera
Gerald Finzi: Three Soliloquies from ‘Love’s Labour’s Lost’
Tarik O’Regan: ‘Machine’, concerto for soprano saxophone and string orchestra (World premiere)
Ralph Vaughan Williams: Violin Concerto in D minor
Julian Philips: Divertissement
Amy Dickson, saxophone
Benjamin Nabarro, violin
Presteigne Festival Orchestra
George Vass, conductor
Arnold Schönberg: Six Little Pieces, op. 19
Julian Philips: Barcarola
Homages to Hugh Wood (world premiere performances)
— Thomas Hyde: Cantinlena
— David Matthews: A Fugue for Hugh
— Francis Pott: A Sort of Rainbow
Franz Schubert: Drei Klavierstücke, D.946
Huw Watkins Piano Trio No 2 – world premiere
Joseph Phibbs Cello Sonata
Ninfea Cruttwell-Reade Bewegt – world premiere
Maurice Ravel Piano Trio
Edward Elgar: Serenade in E minor, Op 20
Tarik O’Regan: Chaâbi
Gabriel Jackson: Countless and wonderful are the ways to praise God
Ralph Vaughan Williams: Five Variants on Dives and Lazarus
James Francis Brown: The Heavens and the Heart
Olivia Jageurs, harp
Bath Camerata
Presteigne Festival Orchestra
George Vass, conductor
Dani Howard: Silver Falls
Ralph Vaughan Williams: Oboe Concerto in A minor
Igor Stravinsky: Concerto in D
Gabriel Jackson: Doonies Hill Antiphon
John Ireland: Concertino Pastorale
Nicholas Daniel, oboe
Presteigne Festival Orchestra
George Vass, conductor
David Matthews: Piano Trio No 2, Op 61
Joseph Phibbs: Violin Sonata
Freya Waley-Cohen: Sardine
Gabriel Fauré: Piano Trio in D minor, Op 120
Julian Philips: Looking West (Welsh premiere)
Rebecca Bottone, soprano
Rebecca Afonwy-Jones, mezzo
Alexander Knox, actor
Nova Music Opera Ensemble
George Vass, conductor