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SUMMARY:Loyd Grossman
DESCRIPTION:The Artist and the Eternal City\nWe are delighted to welcome Sir Loyd Grossman to talk about the creative genius\, Bernini. By 1650\, the spiritual and political power of the Catholic Church was shattered. Thanks to the twin blows of the Protestant Reformation and the Thirty Years War\, Rome–celebrated both as the Eternal City and Caput Mundi (the head of the world) – had lost its preeminent place in Europe. Then a new Pope\, Alexander VII\, fired with religious zeal\, political guile\, and a mania for creating new architecture\, determined to restore the prestige of his church by making Rome the key destination for Europe’s intellectual\, political\, and cultural elite. This afternoon talk will explore more of the history of this fascinating city. \nSir Loyd has a lifelong interest in history\, the arts and heritage\, receiving a PhD from the University of Cambridge and serving on the board of a number of cultural institutions including English Heritage\, the British School at Rome and the Public Monuments and Sculpture Association. He is Chairman of The Royal Parks\, Chair of the Royal Society of Arts\, President of The Arts Society and a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society. He is well-known as a writer and presenter for a wide range of television programmes including Through the Keyhole\, MasterChef\, Behind the Headlines\, History of British Sculpture\, Loyd on Location and Build Britain. He also wrote and presented a series\, Composers at Home\, for BBC Radio 3. \nTea and cake will be served after the talk\, for a small additional fee. This can be booked alongside your tickets.  \nSponsored by Mr & Mrs Robin Aird \nBooking Dates\nTuesday 27 January – Platinum Friends\nWednesday 28 January – Gold Friends\nFriday 30 January – Friends\nTuesday 10 February – Public Booking\nFind out how to become a friend and access priority booking.\n
URL:https://www.newburyspringfestival.org.uk/event/loyd-grossman/
LOCATION:Englefield House\, Englefield House\, Theale\, Reading\, Berkshire\, RG7 5EN\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Talks & Spoken word
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SUMMARY:RANT
DESCRIPTION:With three acclaimed albums under their belt\, RANT remains at the forefront of the Scottish fiddle scene.\nThe meeting of four of the country’s finest players\, the quartet use just their fiddles to weave a tapestry of melodies\, textures\, layers and sounds. Bethany Reid from Shetland\, Anna Massie and Lauren MacColl from the Highland peninsula of the Black Isle\, and Gillian Frame from Arran join forces to showcase the combined resonance of their instruments with repertoire unearthed from both old collections and their own contemporary writing. \nRANT creates a sound which is both spacious and lush\, yet retaining all the earthy bite and spark of a traditional Scottish fiddle player. Their performances reflect years of honing their sound together and their love for the music of their respective home regions through their writing\, repertoire and stories \nSponsored by The Storey Charitable Trust \n\nExplore the music\n \n \n
URL:https://www.newburyspringfestival.org.uk/event/rant-2026/
LOCATION:Corn Exchange\, The Corn Exchange\, Market Place\, Newbury\, Berkshire\, RG14 5BD\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:World & Traditional
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SUMMARY:Homecoming
DESCRIPTION:Ruby Hughes • Tamsin Waley-Cohen • Huw Watkins\nThree of Britain’s leading musicians come together for this evening’s special concert on the theme of Homecoming\, culminating in an arrangement of Schubert’s sublime masterpiece Shepherd on the Rock and Vaughan Williams beautiful The Lark Ascending\, which has enjoyed enduring popularity in English repertoire. \nRuby Hughes is a former BBC Radio 3 New Generation Artist\, holds a Borletti-Buitoni Trust Award and was shortlisted for a 2014 Royal Philharmonic Society Music Award. Through her blossoming catalogue of recordings and lovingly curated performances\, she has become known for her interpretations of the music of the baroque and 20th and 21st Century. \nBritish-American violinist Tamsin Waley-Cohen is known for her visceral and deeply expressive performances in repertoire spanning six centuries. With musical storytelling central to her approach\, she has gained a reputation for poetic performances that go straight to the heart. \nHuw Watkins has appeared as soloist with the BBC Symphony Orchestra\, Britten Sinfonia\, and the London Sinfonietta\, and performs throughout Europe and North America as soloist and chamber musician\, alongside his flourishing composing career. \nProgramme to include:\nSchubert Shepherd on the Rock\nBiber Guardian Angel\nVaughan Williams Along the Field\nVaughan Williams The Lark Ascending\nDeborah Pritchard Liberty\nGershwin Bess you is my woman now\nWallen Timeless~the lake\nGershwin Summertime\nWallen North\nGershwin: It ain’t necessarily so\nWallen On the mountain\nBloch Vidui\nBach Erbarme dich\nSchubert Hirt auf dem felsen \nPerformers\nRuby Hughes soprano\nTamsin Waley-Cohen violin\nHuw Watkins piano \nSponsored by \nMrs Sarah Abell \nThe Gordon Palmer Charitable Trust \n
URL:https://www.newburyspringfestival.org.uk/event/homecoming/
LOCATION:Holy Cross Church\, Ramsbury\, Holy Cross Church\, Dyers Yard\, Ramsbury\, Wiltshire\, SN8 2QH\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Chamber Music & Recitals
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