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Prices from £1580 per person, 13 nights
Step aboard the magnificent Black Watch cruise ship and enjoy a
wonderful fortnight of classical music. Hosted by Barry Cheeseman
and Judy Robson, the music programme has been organised by musician
Simon Rowland-Jones and will be presented by Susan Sharpe.
Featuring a host of international musicians this special Music
Festival includes superb concerts complemented by a series of talks
and interviews with the artists. There will also be special
music-themed shore excursions at selected ports of call.
Departing from Dover, the Black Watch takes you through the Kiel
Canal before visiting Mariehamn, Helsinki, St Petersburg, Gdynia,
Sassnitz, Copenhagen and Oslo, before returning to Dover. This
exclusive music cruise is just one of many musical holidays we
offer and you can also travel with Kirker to all of Europe's
leading opera houses and festivals.
Tour lecturers
Susan Sharpe
Sue Sharpe studied German at London University and later worked
for the BBC German Service. For the past 16 years she's been able
to indulge and share her love of music as a broadcaster on Radio
Three, including live concerts and the proms. For 11 years she
presented mid week choice. In 1998 she was named Radio Broadcaster
of the Year by the Broadcasting Press Guild for her presentation on
Radio 3. Sue has travelled all round the world leading tours.
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Tour itinerary
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Tour duration: 13
nights
Tour departures:
Tuesday 28 August 2007
Depart:17.00; Port:Dover
29 August 2007
Arrive:15.00; Depart:23.59; Port:Transit Kiel Canal
Todays Concert
Schubert: Movement for String Trio in B flat D 471
Nielsen: Four Songs
Sibelius: Two Songs
Brahms: Piano Quartet G minor
30 August 2007
Cruising
Morning Concert
A selection of Spanish and Latin American pieces for
solo guitar.
Two works for guitar & violin
Iannarelli: Ommaggi a Fellini
Ponce: Estrllita
Songs for guitar & voice
Dowland: Three songs
Btritten: A selection of Traditional English Folk Songs
Evening Concert
Bridge: Miniatures for Piano Trio
York Bowen: Phantasy for viola and piano Op.54
Granville Bantock: "Hamabdil" for cello and piano
"The Celebration of the Swan" - three works celebrating the
Swan by Palmgren, Villa-Lobos and Saint-Saens
Ravel: Sonata for violin & piano No.2 in G
31 August 2007
Arrive:09.00; Depart:18.00; Port:Mariehamn
01 September 2007
Arrive:08.00; Depart:17.00; Port:Helsinki
Todays Concert
Mozart: Duo in B flat for viola and cello
Bartok: Rumanian Dances arranged for guitar & violin
De Fella: Suite Populaire Espagnole arranged for guitar &
cello
Piazzolla: L'histoire du Tango arranged for guitar &
viola
Swedish Folksongs
Porter: The Tale of the Oyster
02 September 2007
Arrive:07.30; Port:St Petersburg
03 September 2007
Depart:18.00; Port:St Petersburg
Todays Concert
Schubert: Die Schone Mullerin
04 September 2007
Cruising
Morning Concert
Vivaldi: Guitar Concerto in D RV93
Mozart: Divertimento in E flat for String Trio K563
Evening Concert
A programme of duos for violin &
viola
Bartok: Duos
Haydn: Adagio from Duo in F
Chailley: Improvisation a Deux
Halvorsen: Variations on a theme by Handel
Dvorak: Piano Trio in E Minor Op.90 "Dumky"
05 September 2007
Arrive:08.00; Depart:17.00; Port:Gydnia
06 September 2007
Arrive:08.00; Depart:17.00; Port:Sassnitz
Todays Concert
Brahms: Sonata in F Minor Op.120 No.1 for clarinet &
piano
Schubert: The Shepherd on the Rock Op.129
Beethoven: Sonata in F Op.24 "The Spring"
07 September 2007
Arrive:08.00; Depart:17.00; Port:Copenhagen
08 September 2007
Arrive:09.00; Depart:18.00; Port:Oslo
Todays Concert
A recital by Elizabeth Watts, soprano and Simon
Lepper, piano.
Programme to include songs by Rachmaninov, Schubert, Richard
Strauss and Debussy.
09 September 2007
Cruising
Morning Concert
Mozart: Kegelstatt Trio K498
Beethoven: Variation on "Bei Mannarn welche Liebe fuhlen" from
The Magic Flute by Mozart.
Bruch: Two pieces for clarinet, viola and piano
Brahms: Trio for piano, clarinet and cello in A minor
Op.114
Evening Concert
Milhaud: Scaramouche for clarinet & piano
Kreisler: Liebesfreud, Liebesleid & Schon Rosmarin for
violin & piano
Dohnanyi: Romanza and Scherzo from Serenade in C Op.10 for
string trio.
Giampieri: The Carnival of Venice for clarinet &
piano
A selection of songs from the shows by Gershwin and others,
sung by Elizabeth Watts will close the Kirker Music Festival at
Sea.
Monday 10 September 2007
Arrive:07.30; Port:Dover
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