ALL SAINTS ALIVE!
LITERATURE FESTIVAL

6th -18th May 2006
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Patron:
Most Rev. and Rt Hon Dr
Rowan Williams, Archbishop of Canterbury
All Saints Church Oystermouth Swansea
Festival Director : Penny Ryan OBE FRSA
Welcome to the All Saints Alive! Literature Festival
Advance
Notice:
All
Saints Alive! Music Festival September
2nd 24th 2006
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Saturday 6th May 1pm 5
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Festival of Literature Luncheon
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With wine and witty words All Saints Lower Church Room
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Sunday 7th May 6pm |
Festival Songs of Praise |
All Saints Choir, Festival Young Peoples Orchestra |
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Tuesday 9th May 1.30pm and 7.30pm
Childrens
performance at 1.30pm free. |
The Carnival of the Animals (Saint-Saëns) And More Animal Tales |
*by arrangement with Ricordi (London) and the Performing Rights Society |
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Thursday 11th May 8.30pm 3 |
Candlelit Songs, Sonnets and Serenades |
Nicola Hughes, The Ariosa Singers and Soloists: pianists Richard John and Hywel Evans |
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Saturday 12th May 11am 3 |
Captain Noah and his Floating Zoo* A Coffee Concert |
All Saints Junior Choristers *by arrangement with the Performing Rights Society |
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Monday 15th May 7.30pm 4 |
Vivaldis Four Seasons and Sonnets |
Welsh Baroque Orchestra, Andrew Wilson Dickson |
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Wednesday 17th May 7.30pm 3 |
Under Milk Wood A studio reading of a play for voices |
Norton Village Church |
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Thursday 18th May 7.30pm |
THE SECOND BISHOP VAUGHAN MEMORIAL LECTURE |
Prof D.P.Davies, Lampeter University (free admission ) |
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Luncheon |
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Carnival of the Animals |
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Songs, Sonnets and Serenades |
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Captain Noah |
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Vivaldi Four Seasons And Sonnets |
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Under Milk Wood |
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Bishop Vaughan Memorial Lecture |
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cheque made payable to All Saints Alive Festival to:
Festival
Box Office, 43 Mayals Ave, Swansea. SA3 5DB. Tel 01792 406062.
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enclose a stamped addressed envelope for the return of your tickets
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We begin with a luncheon complete with wine and witty words on Saturday 6th May at 1pm to launch the Festival. Early booking for the luncheon is advised.
On Sunday 7th May at 6pm we celebrate Songs of Praise led by the All Saints Choir and Festival Young Peoples Orchestra
On Tuesday 9th May we present two performances of Carnival of the Animals and More Animal Tales The 1.30pm performance is free and for school children. The public performance is at 7.30pm with cheese and wine. Performing will be Stephen Craig and Hywel Evans, piano duet, and solo players from All Saints Academy, Chamber Ensemble, Celticana and sound collective. The narrator is Rosie Jones and Tom Hammond of sound collective - a London-based professional ensemble, directs the music. The version to be played is the 1886 chamber edition for solo instruments.
Candlelit songs, sonnets and serenades follow on Thursday 11th May. We shall hear famous poems set to music and some original work performed by Nicola Hughes, the Ariosa Singer and Soloists with pianists Richard John and Hywel Evans
A Coffee Concert on Saturday 12th May features the All Saints Junior Choristers performing Captain Noah and his Floating Zoo by Michael Flanders and Joseph Horovitz
On Monday 15th May the Festival hosts a celebration of the Baroque in words and music including a performance of Vivaldis Four Seasons and Sonnets with the Welsh Baroque Orchestra directed by Andrew Wilson Dickson
A studio style reading of Under Milk Wood a play for voices by Dylan Thomas will be at Norton Village Church on Wednesday 17th May
... and the Festival concludes on Thursday 18th May with the annual Bishop Benjamin Vaughan Memorial Lecture. We are delighted that Bishop Vaughans nephew, Professor D. P, Davies has agreed to give this years lecture. Professor Davies is a much-respected theologian based at Lampeter University
We acknowledge sponsorship from
The Austin Bailey Trust, The Gwlithyn Trust, Celtic Chemicals, St Cecilia Concerts, Festival Friends, John and Christine Isaac, Tony Cottle, All Saints Choir, All Saints Mens Fellowship
And support from the Gower Festival 15th-29th July, Cover to Cover, Charlottes Web, Coach House Pianos