22. Coffee concert: Venus and Adonis I
All Saints' Church, Kirkbymoorside Church Street, KirkbymoorsideRyedale Festival Opera Eamonn Dougan conductor Monica Nicolaides director John Blow Venus and Adonis Join us for the first great English opera, in a new pop-up production specially created for three of Ryedale’s most beautiful and historic churches. Composed for the pleasure-loving court of Charles II, it teaches the difference between desire, lust and love, […]
23. Max Jaffa – Love is like a violin
Helmsley Arts Centre 1 Meeting House Court, HelmsleyAn hour of good old fashioned musical pleasure. This husband-and-wife duo pay tribute to Max Jaffa, pre-eminent light music violinist of his generation, who was especially loved in Yorkshire for his 27 seasons performing in Scarborough. Simon (who now plays Max Jaffa’s Guarnerius violin) and Saoko present wonderful salon pieces that had been largely forgotten, a mixture of gorgeous melodies, soulful ballads and electrifying gypsy dances that encapsulate the unique Max Jaffa flavour.
24A. A most marvellous party: Songs of Noel Coward and contemporaries
Helmsley Arts Centre 1 Meeting House Court, HelmsleyCelebrating his 50th anniversary year, join us in Noel Coward’s salon at a party thrown for his friends. There’s Parisian glamour from Poulenc and Satie, Edwardian charm from Roger Quilter, a wry glance from Ned Rorem, a hop and skip to Hollywood with Gershwin and Rachmaninov, and crisp dance rhythms from Walton and Britten. This melting pot shows Coward as one of the finest tunesmiths of any time, able to turn his hand to beautiful songs that are full of pathos and wit. Join us for a most marvellous party!
24B. A most marvellous party: Songs of Noel Coward and contemporaries
Helmsley Arts Centre 1 Meeting House Court, HelmsleyCelebrating his 50th anniversary year, join us in Noel Coward’s salon at a party thrown for his friends. There’s Parisian glamour from Poulenc and Satie, Edwardian charm from Roger Quilter, a wry glance from Ned Rorem, a hop and skip to Hollywood with Gershwin and Rachmaninov, and crisp dance rhythms from Walton and Britten. This melting pot shows Coward as one of the finest tunesmiths of any time, able to turn his hand to beautiful songs that are full of pathos and wit. Join us for a most marvellous party!