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FESTIVAL DE BEAULIEU-SUR-MER
16th – 24th September 2006
Festival Director
John Fox
Tele: +33 (0) 6 79 33 69 41
Press & Public Relations
Laetitia Baudrand
Tele: +33 (0) 6 66 91 44 27
Festival de Beaulieu-sur-Mer,
Boite Postale 99,
06310 Beaulieu-sur-Mer,
France
Tele/Fax: 04 93 13 00 18
festivaldebeaulieu@wanadoo.fr
www.beaulieufestival.com
www.francefestivals.com
Festival de Beaulieu-sur-Mer
With a reputation for excellence and thematic programming, the Festival de Beaulieu-sur-Mer has become one of the most dynamic classical music festivals in south-eastern France, presenting internationally renowned musicians, as well as promoting new and young talent. Founded in 2003 by the British opera singer, John Fox, the week-long annual event is the only international music festival on the Côte d’Azur in September.
The Festival offers orchestral, chamber and choral concerts, exploiting imaginatively all the venues and spaces of the town: symphonic concerts in the open-air Théâtre de la Batterie, under star-lit skies, surrounded by sea and mountains; chamber concerts in the intimacy of the Grand Casino’s Salon Belle Epoque and at the enchanting, colonnaded Greek Villa Kérylos; sacred music, in concert or liturgical setting, at the Catholic and Anglican churches.
In 2006, under the artistic direction of John Fox, the Festival will present works by: French and Welsh composers; Mozart and Shostakovich, in celebration of their birthday anniversaries; the Welsh composer Grace Williams, for the centenary of her birth; Schumann, in commemoration of the 150th anniversary of his death; and the Welsh composers, Mathias and Hoddinott. Other events will include lectures by eminent musicologists and historians, an exhibition of leading Welsh painters, and a parade of French and Welsh military bands. International French and British artists appearing include, amongst others: Cannes Orchestra, Band of the Welsh Guards, Bagad de Lann-Bihoué, Debussy Quartet, Serendipity Choir, Rebecca Evans, Marie-Josephe Jude, Thomas Carroll, Emily Beynon, Timothy Noon, etc …….
The Festival de Beaulieu-sur-Mer aims :
• to offer a classical music festival of the highest quality, presenting the finest talent from Wales and France
• to promote Welsh and French culture
• to encourage and facilitate the development of cultural exchange between south-eastern France and Wales
Heritage
Beaulieu-sur-Mer occupies a privileged position between Nice and Monaco, where the
Alpine Mountains swoop down to meet the Mediterranean Sea. Its warm climate, beautiful gardens and fine architecture make for one of the most beautiful seaside resorts of the Côte d’Azur.
Formerly a playground for crowned heads, Beaulieu-sur-Mer has remained the Riviera's symbol of splendour and fantasy: beaches lined with palm trees, lush semi-tropical
vegetation, blue sea, intense light and lavish villas. This charming town has two picturesque ports, lined with shops, bars and restaurants; two beaches, with breath-taking views of the mountains; clear blue seas for bathing; and sunshine year-round. All water sports are available, as well as tennis and golf (Mont Agel).
Beaulieu-sur-Mer possesses an impressive artistic heritage, having been a haven for painters, musicians, composers and writers, amongst them Louis Abbiate, Sir Thomas Beecham, Berlioz, Chaliapin, Chekhov, Mary Garden and Tolstoy. Igor Stravinsky finished his score of Petrushka while living in the town, and, before the First World War, Beaulieu could boast two symphony orchestras and numerous choirs.
The town abounds in fine elegant Belle Epoque architecture, which rises up the hillside from the sea. A visit to the Villa Kerylos, an authentic recreation of a sumptuous ancient Greek home, or to the fabulous Villa Ephrussi de Rothschild and its seven magnificent gardens, is an unforgettable experience.
The historic towns of Villefranche-sur-Mer, St Jean and Eze Village are in close proximity, as are Nice and Monaco, where a wide selection of museums and galleries may be found.
Festival de Beaulieu-sur-Mer
Programme 2006
10 Concerts
4Saturday 16th September (8 pm)
Orchestre Régional de Cannes Provence Alpes Côte d’Azur
Thomas CARROL, cello
Alain PARIS, conductor
Beaulieu-sur-Mer, Théâtre de la Batterie (in case of rain, Eglise du Sacré-Cœur)
Free admission.
Edward Elgar: Introduction and Allegro for strings, op. 47
Robert Schumann: Cello concerto in A minor, op.129
Amadeus Mozart: Symphony n° 40 in G minor, K 550
4Sunday 17th September (4 pm)
Bagad de Lann-Bihoué – Military music.
Beaulieu-sur-Mer, Bandstand, Place Marinoni. Free admission
4 Sunday 17th September (8 pm)
Marie-Josèphe JUDE, piano
Beaulieu-sur-Mer, Grand Casino, Salon Belle Epoque
Amadeus Mozart Sonata N° 12 in F major, K332
Maurice Ravel Sonatina in F sharp major
Claude Debussy Preludes :
La puerta del vino
Général Lavine – eccentric
Feux d'artifice
Robert Schumann Fantaisie in C major, opus 17
4Monday 18th September (8 pm)
Quatuor DEBUSSY
Beaulieu-sur-Mer, Grand Casino, Salon Belle Epoque
W.A. Mozart Adagio & Fugue in C minor, K 546
W. A. Mozart Quartet N° 14 in G major « The Spring Quartet», K387
H. Purcell Chaconne in G minor (orchestration: Benjamin Britten)
D. Shostakovich Quartet n° 8 in C minor, opus 110
4 Tuesday 19th September (8 pm)
BBC National Orchestra of Wales Soloists
Beaulieu-sur-Mer, Grand Casino, Salon Belle Epoque
W.A. Mozart Serenade en C minor, K388
Daniel Jones Divertimento for wind quintet
L. van Beethoven Rondino in E flat, Op. 146
C. Gounod Petite Symphonie in B minor
4 Wednesday 20th September (8 pm)
Rebecca EVANS, soprano
Michael POLLACK, piano
Beaulieu-sur-Mer, Grand Casino, Salon Belle Epoque
W. A. Mozart Un moto di gioia, K579
W. A. Mozart An Chloë
W. A. Mozart Sei du mein Trost
W. A. Mozart Der Zauberer
Robert Schumann Liederkreis, opus 39:
- In der Fremde
- Intermezzo
- Waldesgespräch
- Mondnacht
- Auf einer Burg
- Wehmut
- Frühlingsnacht
Clara Schumann Er ist gekommen in Sturm und Regen
Clara Schumann Volkslied
Clara Schumann Die Lorelei
Fernando Obradors Del cabello más sutil
Fernando Obradors Chiquitita la novia
C. Gounod Sérénade
R. Hahn Si mes vers avaient des ailes
C. Saint-Saëns Aimons-nous
Dilys Elwyn-Edwards Caneuon Natur
David Richards Cymru Fach
E. T. Davies Ynys y Plant
Haydn Morris Hei Ho
Grace Williams Bugeilio’r gwenith gwyn
L. Bernstein A Simple Song ( Messe)
L. Bernstein My house (Peter Pan)
L. Bernstein Peter, Peter (Peter Pan)
L. Bernstein Who am I? (Peter Pan)
L. Bernstein I feel pretty (West Side Story)
4Thursday 21st September (8 pm)
Serendipity Choir
Direction musicale, Tim Rhys EVANS
Beaulieu-sur-Mer, Grand Casino, Salon Belle Epoque
William Matthias Ad Majorem Dei Gloriam
William Matthias Let the People Praise Thee Oh God
Traditional folksong Aberystwyth (arrangement: Jeffrey Howard)
Grace Williams Ave Maria
Mozart Ave Verum Corpus
Benjamin Britten Three Choral Dances (Gloriana)
Alun Hoddinott Two Welsh Folksongs
Arwel Hughes Tydi a Roddaist
Traditional folksong Rho I’m Iesu (arrangement: Fleming)
Hymn tune Cwm Rhondda (arrangement: Jeffrey Howard)
Georges Bizet March of the Toreadors (Carmen)
Ivor Novello Shine Through My Dreams (arrangement: J. Howard)
Ivor Newton My Life Belongs To You (arrangement: J. Howard)
Negro spiritual This Little Light of Mine (arrangement: Moses Hogan)
George Shearing Sigh No More Ladies
George Gershwin Summertime
J.S. Bach Bach Organ Fugue (arrangement: Ward Swingle)
Leonard Bernstein Tonight Quintet (West Side Story)
Rogers & Hammerstein Oklahoma (Oklahoma)
4 Friday 22nd September (5 pm)
Timothy NOON, organ
Beaulieu-sur-Mer, Eglise du Sacré-Cœur – Free admission
William Mathias Fanfare
R. Schumann Four pieces for pedal piano, opus 56
Thomas Tomkins Fantasia in G
J. S. Bach Prelude and Fugue in C, BWV547
R. Vaughan Williams Three preludes on Welsh tunes
D. Evan Thomas Three preludes on Welsh tunes
L. Vierne Symphony N°3 in F sharp minor, opus 28
4 Friday 22nd September (8 pm)
Emily BEYNON, flute
Andrew WEST, piano
Beaulieu-sur-Mer, Villa Kérylos
C. Saint-Saëns Odelette in D minor, opus 162
W. Mathias Sonatina for flute, opus 98
C. Saint-Saëns Romance in D flat, opus 37
F. Poulenc Sonata for flute
C. Debussy Syrinx
S. Prokofiev Five Melodies, op.35
F. Borne Fantasia on Carmen
4 Saturday 23rd September (8 pm)
Band of the Welsh Guards
Major D.W. CRESSWELL, conductor
Beaulieu-sur-Mer, Théâtre de la Batterie (in case of rain, Eglise du Sacré-Cœur)
D. Cresswell Fanfare: Homage to Beaulieu-sur-Mer (world premiere)
C. Saint Saens Suite algérienne, opus 60 : Marche militaire française
H. Berlioz Overture: Carnaval Romain
P. Tchaïkovsky The Sleeping Beauty Waltz, opus 66
R. Hanmer Souvenirs de France
H. Purcell Sonata for trumpet in D (soloist: Colour Sergeant Ralph Brill)
D. Shostakovich Festival Overture, opus 96
E. Coates Suite for Princesse Elizabeth: The Youth of Britain
M. Ravel Bolero
B. Goodman Souvenirs de Benny Goodman
E. German Welsh Rhapsody (Finale)
J. Kappey Regimental March of the Welsh Guards : The Rising of the Lark
T. Arne National Anthem: God Save Our Gracious Queen (arrangement: Basil Brown)
R. de L’Isle National Anthem: La Marseillaise
EXHIBITIONS
The Life of the Duke of Connaught on the Cote d’Azur
in photographs
16th-24th September
Grand Casino, Beaulieu-sur-Mer, 11am – 12 midnight
With the support of Beaulieu Historical Society
The Duke, who kept an apartment at the Palais des Anglais in Beaulieu, was an honorary citizen of Beaulieu, and between 1920 and 1938 a loyal participant at the Armistice Day Remembrance Ceremony. He was also a benefactor of the Anglo-American Hospital at Mont Boron and of St Michael’s Anglican Church. In 1931 he inaugurated the miniature golf course in the Casino Gardens, as well as opening the new Promenade des Anglais in Nice.
Peintres gallois d’aujourd’hui : Land and Water
16th – 30th September
Neil CANNING, Mary Lloyd JONES, Kevin SINNOTT, Emrys WILLIAMS
with the support of:
Welsh Arts International & The Martin Tinney Gallery, Cardiff
Chapelle Sancta Maria de Olivo, Beaulieu-sur-Mer
10 am – 12 pm; 3 pm – 5 pm
LECTURES (in French)
Dimitri Shostakovitch, un compositeur en Enfer
“Shostakovich: a composer in Hell”
Lecturer: André SEGOND
Monday, 18th September at 5 pm
Cinema, Grand Casino de Beaulieu-sur-Mer
Mozart et les sortilèges de la voix humaine
“Mozart and the magic of the voice”
Lecturer : André SEGOND
Tuesday, 19th September at 5 pm
Cinema, Grand Casino de Beaulieu-sur-Mer
Le génie de Mozart à travers la musique instrumentale
“The genius of Mozart’s instrumental music”
Lecturer: André PEYREGNE
Tuesday, 19th September at 5.45 pm
Cinema, Grand Casino de Beaulieu-sur-Mer
Robert et Clara Schumann : une histoire en mélodies
“Robert and Clara Schumann: a love story in song”
Lecturer: François-Gildas TUAL
Wednesday, 20th September at 5 pm
Cinema, Grand Casino de Beaulieu-sur-Mer
Les Jardins du pays de Galles
« Welsh Gardens »
Lecturer : Patrick MUGUET (Landscape gardener)
Thursday, 21st September at 5 pm
Cinéma du Grand Casino de Beaulieu-sur-Mer
Cézanne, Van Gogh et les impressionnistes au Pays de Galles :
un itinéraire inédit au début du XXème siècle
“Cezanne, VanGogh and the Impressionists in Wales: an unedited collection from the early 20th century.”
Lecturer: Anne DISTEL (Head of Heritage and Collections, Directorate of Museums, France)
Thursday, 21st September at 5.45 pm
Cinéma du Grand Casino de Beaulieu-sur-Mer
INAUGURATION OF A COMMEMORATIVE PLAQUE
In memory of H.R.H. Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn, benefactor and honorary citizen of Beaulieu-sur-Mer, the square in front of St Michael’s Anglican Church in Beaulieu-sur-Mer will be officially named “Place Duc de Connaught” by the Mayor of Beaulieu-sur-Mer, in the presence of Their Royal Highnesses the Earl and Countess of Wessex.
Sunday 17th September 2006 at 5 pm
11 chemin des Myrtes, Beaulieu-sur-Mer.
HISTORY OF THE FESTIVAL
2003 FESTIVAL
The Festival de Beaulieu-sur-Mer was founded by John Fox in 2003 to commemorate several important anniversaries in Beaulieu-sur-Mer: the centenaries of the Catholic and Anglican churches in the town; the centenary of the death of the 3rd Marquess of Salisbury, Queen Victoria’s last Prime Minister and an important benefactor of Beaulieu-sur-Mer; and the bi-centenary of the birth of Berlioz, who had visited Beaulieu-sur-Mer on a number of occasions. The festival presented six days of chamber music concerts and lectures. It was an instant success, drawing audiences from all over the neighbouring region and abroad, and unifying the town in an act of joyful celebration. As a result, the Mayor and Town Hall of Beaulieu-sur-Mer, together with the departmental government of the Alpes-Maritimes, decided to encourage and support the festival as an annual cultural event. In response, the Association Festival de Beaulieu-sur-Mer was set up, to organize and promote an annual international music festival of high quality in early autumn - a period in the cultural calendar of the Côte d’Azur when there is a dearth of cultural events.
2004 FESTIVAL
The 2004 Festival de Beaulieu-sur-Mer commemorated the centenary of the Entente Cordiale and the sixtieth anniversary of the liberation of the town by Allied Forces through a varied programme of concerts, exhibitions, cultural lectures and military parades. It was the biggest Entente Cordiale event in south-eastern France, and the only music festival in France and Great Britain devoting its entire artistic programme to that theme. In the course of a week, its imaginative programme presented over 400 French and British professional musicians, many of world stature, in a series of eight concerts; offered 20 lectures on cultural, historical and political subjects; mounted an art exhibition; erected a commemorative plaque to Charles de Gaulle; used a range of high quality venues in the town (churches, theatre, open-air spaces, etc); drew audiences from all over the region, as well as from the UK and Benelux countries; stimulated the local economy, particularly the hotels and restaurants; gave encouragement and initiative to cultural, political, trade and tourist links between Scotland and the Département des Alpes-Maritimes; received visits from the Prefect and Vice-Presidents of the Département and from British and French ambassadors; hosted receptions for French and Scottish politicians and civil servants; made an important contribution to Anglo-French community relations in south-eastern France.
2005 FESTIVAL
The Mayor of Beaulieu-sur-Mer and his Town Council, together with the Association of the Festival de Beaulieu-sur-Mer, decided to maintain a Franco-British axis in the Festival, in order to pay tribute to the historic presence of the British in the town and their important contribution to the development of the Côte d'Azur over the past century. They decided also to pay homage, through ensuing festivals, to the other nationalities that had participated in this development, notably the Russians, Italians, Germans, Scandinavians and Americans. The 2005 Festival adopted a Franco-Russian-British theme, aiming to highlight, and give expression to, the rich cultural links that exist between Russia and her European partners, France and Great Britain. Over a ten-day period, the Festival presented 9 concerts with leading international artists; offered 10 lectures on cultural and historical subjects; mounted 1 art exhibition and 2 photographic exhibitions; erected 3 commemorative plaques in the town (to Stravinsky, Chekhov and the Anglican Presbytery); offered 2 military parades; drew audiences for the concerts from all over the region and from abroad, notably UK and Russia (6 out of 9 concerts were sold-out); received visits from the Prince of Monaco, the Vice-Presidents of the Conseil Général des Alpes-Maritimes and from French, British, Russian and Luxembourg ambassadors and diplomats; enabled Russian, French and British artists to come together in performance before an international audience; offered the French, the British and the Russian communities, as well as members of the many other foreign nationalities in our region, an opportunity to join together in an act of celebration of the heritage of Beaulieu-sur-Mer.
PATRONS:
H.E. Sir John Holmes, GCVO, KBE, CMG,
British Ambassador to France
H.E. Monsieur Gérard Errera
French Ambassador to Great Britain
Monsieur Roger Roux
Mayor of Beaulieu, France
COMITE D’HONNEUR:
Lady Holmes (Honorary President)
H.E. Monsieur Jean Cadet
French Ambassador to Russia
William Christie
Founder and Artistic Director of Les Arts Florissants; conductor
H.E. Monsieur Jean Guéguinou
French Ambassador to UNESCO
Barbara Hendricks
Opera Singer; Honorary Ambassador, UNHCR; Human Rights Activist
H.E. Monsieur Carlo Krieger
Luxembourg Ambassador to Russia
The Most Honourable The Marquess of Salisbury
Sir Lindsay OWEN-JONES
Président, Groupe Oréal
Monsignor Louis Sankale
Bishop of NIce
The Lady Soames, DBE
CHIEF EXECUTIVE & ARTISTIC DIRECTOR
John Fox
PRODUCER & ORGANISER
Association Festival de Musique de Beaulieu-sur-Mer
in partnership with
Mairie de Beaulieu-sur-Mer
International Festival Management Ltd.
Association « Festival de Beaulieu-sur-Mer »
Festival Board:
Professeur Richard COOPER, Chairman
M. Cyril BADARO, Deputy Chairman
M. André MACCARIO, Deputy Chairman
Mme Catherine LEGROS, Secretary
Mme Josée CIPRIANI, Treasurer
Mme Lucienne MAS, Assistant Secretary
Madame Monique ABATTE, Member
Mrs Carol BRUTON, Member
Mr Michael HEALY, MBE, Member
M. Claude MACBURNIE, Member
Professeur Nadir SAOUDI, Member
Mr John FOX, Advisor (ex officio)
Association Festival de Beaulieu-sur-Mer
( under the law of 1st July 1901)
Registered at the Prefecture of the Alpes-Maritimes, n° 0062024969
N° SIRET: 452 125 875 000 16
Registered Office : 12, rue Paul Doumer, 06310 Beaulieu-sur-Mer, France
Ticket prices
Concerts: 20€
Lectures: free admission
Exhibitions: free admission
Organisers
Festival Director: John FOX
Information and reservations
Information and reservations
Office de Tourisme de Beaulieu-sur-Mer
Place Georges Clémenceau, 06310 Beaulieu-sur-Mer
Tel: 04 93 01 02 21 Fax : 04 93 01 44 04
tourisme@ot-beaulieu-sur-mer.fr
Opening: 9am -12pm: 2pm – 6pm
Booking by internet
www.fnac.com Tel 0 892 683 622
Information
www.beaulieufestival.com
www.ot-beaulieu-sur-mer.fr
www.francefestivals.com
www.cg06.fr
Access
By air
Nice Airport (30 minutes by car from Beaulieu-sur-Mer).
Tel: 0820 423 333 / Tel: 33 (0)4 898 898 28
www.nice.aeroport.fr
By train
Beaulieu-sur-Mer Railway Station (Gare de Beaulieu-sur-Mer)
Tel: 33 (0)8 92 35 35 35 www.sncf.com
Direct trains every day to Nice from all major French towns
By road
Estérel-Côte d’Azur Motorway A8:
from Aix-en-Provence, exit 50 for Nice;
from Italy, exit 58 for Monaco.
Accommodation
Consult the website: www.ot-beaulieu-sur-mer.fr
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