Exciting news from The Haslemere Festival!

Local Composer, Clive Osgood, has composed two brand new works that will be performed for the first time at two Haslemere Festival events in May.

Haslemere Festival Compositions

1) Dolmetsch Festival Centenary Composition

Clive was keen to be involved with The Dolmetsch Festival Centenary and has composed Concert Variations for mixed recorder ensemble. Written for the acclaimed professional quartet Palisander and a supporting recorder ensemble, the piece unfolds over a 16-bar theme through four inventive variations. Scored for a range of recorder types, the variations include a graceful minuet and conclude with a lively gigue. It’s a brilliantly crafted composition that brings together professionals and skilled ensemble players in a rich musical dialogue. Read more about the workshops, concerts, and Q&A celebrating the centenary of the Dolmetsch Festival celebrating the centenary of the Dolmetsch Festival.

Adrian Stent, Haslemere Festival Programme Director told This is Haslemere:

“The Dolmetsch Family and the original Haslemere Festival they created in 1925 are a key part of Haslemere history and we are delighted to be celebrating their contribution and legacy with our Dolmetsch Festival Centenary weekend. Clive Osgood is our local star composer and supports so many musical organisations and events in Haslemere. We are honoured that Clive has composed a special piece to mark the Centenary, and that it will be performed by amateur and professional musicians together, in the spirit of the Dolmetsch Festival, during our celebration weekend.”

Book tickets here for The Dolmetsch Centenary Weekend which takes place on 17th and 18th May.

2) Haslemere Festival Evensong Composition

The anthem ‘We believe in one God’, is a composition for choir and organ, marking the occasion of the 1,700th anniversary of the creation of the Nicene Creed in 325AD.

Haslemere Parish Junior choir will join the adult choir in the premier of this work at Haslemere Festival’s choral evensong. Check out the Evensong listing here.

Clive has connections with many local organisations including Excelsis Choir (Composer), Haslemere Musical Society (Composer), Charterhouse School (Composer), St. Bartholomew’s Church (Director of Music and Organist), The Waverley Ensemble (Accompanist), Imagine That Productions (Composer, A Midsummer Night's Dream 2017) and SMA Three Counties Ensemble (Accompanist) and HHH Concerts (Composer).

To book tickets for the whole Dolmetsch Centenary Festival Weekend or for individual events see The Haslemere Festival website.