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The opening concert of this year´s Adur Arts Live Festival promises to be on of the most memorable. In the remarkable surroundings of Lancing College Chapel, local choirs, bands, orchestras and schools combine under the direction of one of the worlds most renowned composers, Stephen Montague, for a performance of his incredible "Dark Sun", written for amateur performers in 1995 to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the bombing of Hiroshima.

Talkestra do concerts differently. They don't just play music — they talk about it. And they don't just talk about it — they take it apart to show you how it works and put it back together to show you how it sounds. Tonight´s music for winds and piano includes Darius Milhaud´s pot-pourri of Brazilian pop tunes, "Le Bouef sur la Toit" along with the Sextet by Francis Poulenc and new pieces by Ian McCrae and Chris Gander. A fabulous way to get into something new!

Darius Milhaud	Le Bouef sur le Toit
Chris Gander	New Work (first performance)
Ian McCrae	New Work (first performance)
Francis Poulenc	Sextet

STOP PRESS

This concert has unfortunately been cancelled as Jason Carter has badly cut his finger and we cannot find a replacement

Using video art and an electronic sound scape, Jill Kemp has formed a dream sequence of pieces including works by: Villa-Lobos, Sarasate, David Bedford; concluding the dream with an exciting new work by Chris Gander. Jill has recently won a prestigious award and has to be one of the countries most spellbinding musicians. With the transfixing Helen Reid on the wonderful Steyning Steinway, this should be the event of the year. This promises to be the kind of concert that most people can only dream about.

Led by the rising piano star Bobby Chen, this group of young prize winning musicians will leave you entranced with a mixture of Tangos by and in the style of Astor Piazolla and Chinese music, much of it arranged by Bobby himself and including works by the group's guitarist Carl Herring. Panoply have performed in major venues in this country, and have undertaken sell out tours of China, Malaysia, Egypt, Korea, Japan and the U.S.A. They have boundless energy mixed with an amazing musical subtlety. A treat not to miss.

After the enormous success of their performance at Brighton Station earlier this year, CoMA Sussex and friends bring to the beautiful and historic setting of St Mary de Haura their version of Musicircus by John Cage "..you simply bring together under one roof as much music (as many musical groups and soloists) as practical under the circumstances." Music as you've never heard it before!

A performance of complete piano sonatas by Brighton based composer Sydney Vale. They are given by the internationally renowned composer/pianist and Steyning resident Michael Finnissy who, after giving the first performance of the 2nd sonata in 2004, gives the world premiere of the third sonata.

Sydney Vale	Sonata no.1 (1968)
Sydney Vale	Sonata no.2 (2004)
Sydney Vale	Sonata no.3 (2007)

A duo of two of the world's greatest musicians is not to be missed. Gerard McChrystal is one of Britain's top sax players having played and recorded with most of the country's orchestras. Australian guitarist Craig Ogden is seen as the successor to Julian Bream and has to be number one guitarist in the world. After the success of their album Pluck/Blow, featuring music specially written for them, this promises to be a great evening.

The almost legendary Young Composers Project gives pupils from Adur Schools the opportunity to work with and compose music for professional musicians. Tonight there'll be twenty new pieces specially written for the inimitable Talkestra - be prepared to be amazed at the talent that is on offer!

In conjunction with Steyning Music Society, we are proud to present one of the world's top violinists accompanied by the internationally renowned pianist Piers Lane. Tasmin often performs with the world's top orchestras, working with luminaries such as Simon Rattle, Kurt Masur, Vladmir Ashkenazy and Leonard Slatkin to name but a few. Tasmin has made twenty recordings featuring composers from Bruch to Walton. Tasmin and Piers have chosen four exciting and instrumentally challenging works for their programme; by Brahms, Schubert, Ravel and Elgar. This will be a rare chance to see and hear two world class performers. You are advised to book early for this concert.

Brahms	Scherzo from the 'F-A-E Sonata' for violin and piano
Schubert	Fantasie in C, D934 for violin and piano
Ravel	Sonata op. posth. For violin and piano
Elgar	Sonata in E Minor for violin and piano

Please Note:
Tickets for this concert phone: (01903) 812662
or in person from Just Bananas, Brunswick Rd. Shoreham.MAP

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