FOUR HUNDRED YEARS of MUSIC

Come and join an exciting musical journey from Corelli to Carl on Sat. 26th March in Heswall Hall.
In the third concert of L’Orchestra dell’Arte’s Heswall season their artistic director, Edward Peak will lead you along a pathway starting with the era of Baroque, then via the Romantic period to some contemporary but very pleasant examples of current composition. As well as talking to his audience, Edward will join with some of the soloists from Orchestra dell’Arte to play works by major composers from each of the last four centuries.
The concert starts at 7.30pm.
Tickets are available from Linghams Booksellers in Heswall or by calling 0151 336 3618. Price £13.

Sat. 2nd April

Our woodwind quintet will be playing for a Reception at the Adelphi Hotel in Liverpool

Sa.t 11th June

Our woodwind quintet will be playing for a Luncheon at the Mollington Banastre Hotel, Chester

Sat. 18th June

The Orchestra will be in Heswall for a concert of light music. Edward Peak will be conducting and soprano Laura Sheerin will sing several well-known arias.

Fri. 24th June

Prescot Arts Festival
Edward will present Friday Night is Light Music Night with the Orchestra And soprano Laura Sheerin.

Sat. 9th July

Several members will be playing with St Helens Sinfonietta for an Opera Gala in St Helens

Sat. 3rd September

Several members will be playing for Neston Music Festival

HESWALL ARTS FESTIVAL

Sat. 15th Oct. Opening Concert

Nick Byrne will be the soloist in Dvorak’s wonderful cello concerto. Edward and the full Symphony Orchestra will also play Dvorak’s Eighth Symphony and the Festive Overture of Shostakovich

Sat. 29th Oct. Festival Closing Concert

“Essentially Viennese”

Come and “jingle your bells, roast some chestnuts and ride on a one-horse sleigh”

Edward Peak and his Orchestra will be musically getting the Festive Season off to a great start on Sunday 12^th December at 4pm.

Edward has chosen a great programme with popular items, some classics and, just maybe, a surprise or two. The Orchestra will be joined by performers from the Performance Theatre School Choir from Liverpool, all hoping to be the stars of tomorrow. Heswall Hall will truly resound to music, song and jingling bells: Do come, bring your children to hear the Snowman, some Disney tunes, your classical favourites and many, many more.

Edward’s concerts have delighted audiences in Wirral and Liverpool for many years, now they are here in Heswall. Whether you are a regular concert-goer or fancy trying something different you won’t be disappointed by the dell’Arte series of concerts. Having spent 30 years with the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra as conductor, arranger and bassist, Edward is well-known to audiences around the UK for communicating his love of all things musical to his listeners. His concert series, bringing high quality, live performances to Heswall and West Wirral, is establishing a professional approach to local music making without the need for audiences to travel too far. There is plenty of good parking near Heswall Hall and many cafe and restaurant venues are almost on the doorstep.

Remember: 4pm, Heswall Hall, Sunday 12^th December. Tickets are available through Linghams Booksellers, Heswall but are disappearing quickly (£15 adult, £10 child aged 10 or under). You can also telephone 0151 336 3618.

Drew

Dewi Tudor-Jones entranced the audience with his wonderful performance of the Bruch violin concerto as part of L’Orchestra dell’Arte’s opening concert in Heswall. His youthful talent and inherent love of the music was easily recognised by all present and there were many requests for him to return again soon.

But next, our thoughts turn to the approach of Christmas when the Orchestra with their Director, Edward Peak, will be in Heswall Hall on Sunday 12th December to bring you some Festive Fun, with a programme designed as Music Around Christmas. The concert starting time is 4pm, giving the opportunity for lunch with friends or family beforehand or maybe a post-concert dinner party as a very sociable start to the Christmas season.

Friday 17th September.
Knutsford, Cheshire. Inaugural concert for the Lions Club

Saturday 23rd October. 7.30pm
Heswall Hall, Wirral, with Edward, the Orchestra and soloist Dewi Tudor Jones, violinist.
The Opening Concert of a season “Music in Heswall” a series of four concerts to promote the Arts in the Community.
Programme: Wagner Siegfried Idyll, Bruch Violin Concerto, Strauss Serenade for wind, Bizet Symphony in C

Friday 29th October. Buckley Church, North Wales.
Nine members of the Orchestra will perform a mix of traditional classical pieces together with arrangements especially commissioned for our group.

Williamson Art Gallery
Summer Serenade the chamber group with soloist Douglas Badger, cello played music by Hummel and Dvorak

A Wedding in a marquee
A trio entertained the wedding guests with works especially arranged for two clarinets and basset horn

Celebration of 400 years of Prescot Church
Nine members led by Edward took the audience on a musical journey over the 400 years

Floral Pavilion, New Brighton
Plaza Concert, a wind quintet with concert pianist, Stephanie Howard, delighted a large audience with works by Mozart and Ludwig Thuille.

Illustrated Talk and demonstration of reed making for oboes and other double reed instruments