Festival Brochure 2021 - Flipbook - Page 15
Thursday 27th May, 11am: Anniversary talk
The Making of Haslemere with Chris Hinton
A talk about why 1221 is such a special year for
the town. It will include some horrible history
featuring King John and an introduction to the
good guy who may have brought the town into
existence. The speaker, Chris Hinton, started volunteering in the Museum just a few
months before lock-down but in that time spotted something special about 1221.
Although not a medieval historian, he did gain a degree in history a long time ago and is
keen to share what he has found out. Haslemere Museum, £5
Thursday 27th 2.30pm: All the world's a stage, or at least it has been since
1556 with Lynne Taylor-Gooby
This talk is for anyone who has laughed at a farce,
sobbed at a tragedy or screamed at a panto. How did
we get from the back of a farm cart to the theatres of
the modern West End? Lynne Taylor-Gooby takes a light
hearted look at the development of the theatre in
England from the departure of the Romans to modern
times. Lynne has been a keen theatre goer all her life. As
a former teacher of English and Drama, and as a Head,
she was able to enjoy her interest in both her professional and private lives. She is a
fervent believer in the value of Arts in education and society. Haslemere Museum, £5
Thursday 27th May, 7.30pm: A romantic trip from Vivaldi to Wagner
Janice Watson accompanied by Clive Osgood
Janice Watson is one of the worlds most celebrated
sopranos, renowned for the beauty of her sound. She
studied at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama and
first came to prominence as winner of the Kathleen
Ferrier memorial award. In opera she has sung all over
the world with leading roles such as Pamina (Magic
Flute), Arabella and Elettra (Idomeneo) Daphne, Arabella
and Eva ( Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg) … Janice’s
first love, when she started to play the flute, was
Baroque music. As a singer her journey has taken her
from the Baroque era through to the late Romantic era.
Her programme contains some of her absolute
favourites, with a selection of Baroque songs through the
late classical era to the wonderful romanticism of Wagner and his love for Matilda
Wesendonck. It concludes with a flourish of Extravagant Opera. She hopes you will
enjoy it as much as she will. St Bartholomew’s Church, £15 (£10 on-line)