Bath International Music Festival 2009

Bath Music Festival takes place from 22nd May until 6th June, bringing together classical, jazz, world, folk and electronica in the beautiful setting of Bath.

Performances take place across the city in a variety of venues including the Assembly Rooms, The Forum, the Pavilion, the Guildhall and Bath Abbey. The festival ends with an outdoor show in the heart of the city featuring a Brazilian Orchestra.

There's a programme featuring an eclectic lively mix of classical, contemporary, jazz, world, electronica and folk music. The main event happens on the opening day, Friday 22 May, with the Party in the City which includes a festival procession starting at the Pavilion, moving through the city to the Abbey.

The Party in the City includes the commission 'Underneath' by Stephen Hiscock, which uses steel pans, recorders, harps, choir, percussion and saxes performed by hundreds of school children all over the Abbey, accompanied by a solo whale. The party ends with fireworks and a headline show at the Pavilion, Mali's great African dance band led by the brilliant blues guitarist, Vieux Farka Touré.

The announced performances include:

The Purcell School Chamber Ensembles
Fri 22 May, Assembly Rooms
£8 (concessions available)

Jerusalem Quartet
Sat 23 May, Assembly Rooms
£25, £20, £15, £10

Bojan Z Trio + Portico Quartet
Sat 23 May, Komedia
£12 (concessions available)

Maceo Parker
Sat 23 May, Pavilion
£15, £17.50 on the door

BBC Radio 3 broadcast: Jazz Line-Up
Sat 23 May, Mission Theatre
Free (but booking required)

Coffee Concert: Janácek and Britten
Sun 24 May, Assembly Rooms
£20-£8
The Well-Tempered Clavier 1-12
Sun 24 May, Guildhall
£10, £15 for both concerts

The Well-Tempered Clavier 13-24
Sun 24 May, Guildhall
£10, £15 for both concerts

Julie Fowlis Sun 24 May, Assembly Rooms
£15

Nik Bärtsche + Curios
Sun 24 May, Komedia
£12


Dave Holland Quintet + Dan Stern Quintet
Sun 24 May, Pavilion
£15, £17.50 on the door

Dave Okumu Band
Sun 24 May, Mission Theatre
£10

Freddy Kempf (pre-concert talk 18:30)
Mon 25 May, Assembly Rooms
£25-£10

Bobo Stenson
Mon 25 May, Assembly Rooms
£8

Cannonball Adderley + Empirical
Mon 25 May, Little Theatre
£15

Branford Marsalis Quartet + Empirical
Mon 25 May, The Forum
£20 (concessions available)

Piano Masterclass with Joanna MacGregor
Tue 26 May, Mission Theatre
£6

Florilegium wiih Emma Kirkby
Tue 26 May, Assembly Rooms
£25-£10

Battle of Quiberon Bay: Handel Opera
Tue 26 May + Web 27 May, Roman Baths
£28, £60 (concessions available)

Sibongile Khumalo + Jason Yarde
Wed 27 May, Bath Abbey
£25-£8

Sibongile Khumalo + Jason Yarde
Wed 27 May, Bath Abbey
£25-£8

Xuefei Yang On Tour
Thu 28 May, St John the Baptist Church, Midsomer Norton
£8

T.S. Elliot's Sweeney Agonistes
Thu 28 May, Mission Theatre
£10

Jerry Harmon
Thu 28 May, Rondo Theatre
£12

Nikolaj Znaider with the LSO Chamber Ensemble
Fri 29 May, Assembly Rooms
£25-£10

Ralph Stanley and His Clinch Mountain Boys
Fri 29 May, Pavillion
£18

Caoimhín Ó Raghallaigh
Sat 30 May, Rondo Theatre
£12

David Rothenberg 'Why do Whales Sing?'
Sat 30 May, Mission Theatre
£6
BBC Concert Orchestra and Charles Hazlewood
Sat 30 May, The Forum
£35, £25, £20, £15, £10 (concessions available)

Family concert with the Ian McMillan Orchestra
Sat 30 May, Komedia
£7

Mary Hampton Band
Sun 31 May, Rondo Theatre
£12

Kathryn Tickell Band featuring Andy Sheppard
Sun 31 May, Assembly Rooms
£15

Happy Birthday Harry: Pianos, Clocks and Elegies (with talk)
Mon 1 June, Assembly Rooms
£20-£8

Happy Birthday Harry: Silk House Tattoo
Mon 1 June, Abbey Courtyard
Free
Happy Birthday Harry: Antiphons and Motets
Mon 1 June, Bath Abbey
£25-£8

Methera Quartet
Thu 4 June, Mission Theatre
£10

More details will be here when available.

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