Festival 2025
THURSDAY 24TH JULY
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Concert 1
7pm St. Andrew’s Church
R. Strauss Till Eulenspiegel einmal anders 9’
M. Ravel String Quartet 30’
C. Saint-Saens. Piano Trio in E minor op.92 35’
FRIDAY 25TH JULY
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Concert 2
6pm St. Andrew’s Church
C. Nielsen Serenata in Vano 8’
J. Brahms Horn Trio in E flat op.40 30’
D. Burrell ‘Hidden Forms’ (world premiere) 14’
J.N. Hummel Piano Quintet in Eb minor op.87 22’
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Concert 3
9pm Parish Hall
Baroque and Beyond
An uplifting selection of baroque gems juxtaposed with intriguing masterworks of our
time, presented in a relaxed manner with cafe style seating.
SATURDAY 26TH JULY
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Walking with Wilfrid
2025 marks the 1350th anniversary of St. Wilfred’s founding of our glorious venue, St. Andrew’s Church. In celebration, we present the first concert of the day in magnificent Hexham Abbey. In partnership with The Ramblers we then offer the chance to walk to Corbridge, in the likely footsteps of Wilfred, in the company of some of our festival musicians. After tea and cake and time to refresh, our 2nd concert of there day features the world premiere of a specially commissioned new work by composer Piers Hellawell which takes inspiration from the very stones of St. Andrew’s.
Concert 4
11am Hexham Abbey
J. Widmann Air 8’
W.A.Mozart Clarinet Quintet in A K.581 32’
F.Schubert Octet in F D. 803 60’
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1.30pm Festival Walk to Corbridge
A door to door walk from Hexham Abbey to St. Andrew’s Church in Corbridge
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6.15pm St. Andrew’s Church
Meet the Creatives
Piers Hellawell, Jo Westgate and Diana Burrell in
conversation with Richard Wigmore and Robert Plane.
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Concert 5
7.30pm St. Andrew’s Church
L.Van Beethoven String Trio in G op.9 28’
P. Hellawell The Rising of Sirius 12’
F. Mendelssohn Piano Trio in C minor op.66 30’
Sunday 27th July
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Concert 6
3pm St. Andrew’s Church
Flutes and Frets
John Dowland Pracludiim 1, Come Heavy Sleep, Now O Now I Needs Must Part
Jacob van Eyck De crance couranz
Arcangelo Corelli Sonata in D Major Op.5 No. 1
Robert de Visée Chaconne in G Major for Solo Theorbo
Jean-Baptiste Drouart de Bousset Pourquoy doux Rossignol
Johann Joachim Quantz Flute Sonata in G major No 273 8
Gioachino Rossini The Thieving Magpie Overture (arr. Anton Diabelli)
François Borne Fantaisie Brillante sur Carmen (arr. Jozef Zsapka)
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6.15pm Discovering Berwald
with Richard Wigmore and the Festival Musicians
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Concert 7
7.30pm St. Andrew’s Church
R. Strauss Piano Quartet 41”
W. A. Mozart Sonata for four hands in D K.381 1 2’
F. Berwald Grand Septet in Bb major 26’
Event One
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