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Thomas Dunhill Maker of Music
A festival of music by Thomas F Dunhill (1877–1946)

Programme (timings are provisional)

 


FRIDAY 21st OCTOBER
3.00pm – 6.00pm Arrive & register,
camp-fire and refreshments
6.00pm Introduction to weekend, film presentation
Recital of two pieces
Lyric Suite for bassoon and piano
(Opus 96, c 1943)

Friendship’s Garland
for oboe and piano (Opus 97, 1944)
7.30pm – late Light supper and piano bar


SATURDAY 22nd OCTOBER
8.30am – 9.30am Breakfast
10.30am –11.30am Children’s piano recital
(educational studies played by young piano students)
11.30am – 1.00pm Informal performances by participants
1.00 – 2.00pm Lunch
2.00pm – 3.30pm Discussion of TFD life, work and context
(led by Prof Jeremy Dibble, Dept of Music, University of Durham)
4.30pm – 6.30pm Concert Quintet in E flat (Opus 3, 1899)
for violin, cello, clarinet, horn and piano
Valse Fantasia for flute (Opus 12, c1902)
Gallimaufry: Divertissement for piano (Opus 86, 1937)
Tantivy Towers (Opus 73, 1931);
6 short arrangements for piano Unpublished work for piano (1906)
Note: members of the NLCE will be joined for the Quintet by guest performer Madeleine Mitchell (violin) and Carol Galton (cello) and Kathryn Allnutt (French horn). Flautist for the Valse Fantasia is Robert Manasse. Simon Lane is the pianist.
7.00pm Supper and late bar


SUNDAY, 23rd OCTOBER
8.30am – 9.00am Breakfast
10.00am – 12.00pm Informal performances by participants
12.00pm – 1.00pm Wind instrument recital
Phantasy Suite for clarinet (Opus 91, 1941)
Suite for Flute (Opus 93, c.1942)
Cornucopia, suite for French horn (Opus 95, c.1943)
The soloists are Neyire Ashworth (clarinet), Robert Manasse (flute) and Kathryn Allnutt (French horn) Simon Lane is the piano accompanist.
1.00pm Light lunch
2.00pm Depart