Ukrainian violinist Aleksey Semenenko is a member of the BBC New Generation Artists, a scheme for “the world’s most promising new talent” that provides performing and broadcast opportunities in concert halls all over the UK.  He previously captured international attention as a prize-winner in the 2015 edition of the prestigious Queen Elisabeth Competition.

Aleksey has appeared as soloist with orchestra including the Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin, The Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra under Manfred Honesk, the National Symphony of Ukraine, the Seattle Symphony, the Orchestra of St. Luke’s, the National Orchestra of Belgium, the National Philharmonic pf Russia under Vladimir Spivakov and Ulster Orchestra.

Aleksey will be accompanied by Inna Firsova on the piano.

Programme:

Brahms sonata for violin & piano No 2 Op 100

Ravel sonata for violin & piano No 2

Clara Schumann Three Romances for violin & piano

Szymanowski Myths: La fontaine dd’Arethuse for vioin & piano Op 31 no 1

Saint-Saens Havanaise in E major for violin & piano Op 83

Ravel Rhapsody “Tzigane”

Take a Left Productions in association with Fane Productions presents The Ten (Food) Commandments by Jay Rayner

The original Ten Commandments have very little to offer when it comes to the complex business of how and what we eat. So join our very own culinary Moses in this audio-visual romp as he attempts to lead us to the edible promised land. He’ll explain why thou shalt always eat with thy hands, why thou should definitely worship leftovers, and why thou must celebrate the stinkiest of foods. Plus he’ll invite thee to honour thy Pig – and so much more besides. Join the chair of BBC Radio 4’s Kitchen Cabinet as he sets out to provide hilarious guidance on the best way to eat now. Includes Q&A and book signing

Doors/Bars open at 7pm – Show starts at 8pm

Resonate is excited to host Dr Meaker, electronic Live Act from Bristol at St James

Dr Meaker are one of the most exciting Drum & Bass live acts to come out of Bristol. The 9 piece line up, featuring Bristol’s finest musicians and vocalists, brings incredible energy to the stage every time they play. From nightclubs to muddy fields the band have torn up venues earning them many accolades and awards, including winning Glastonbury Festival’s Live Act Competition. The band have currently released their album Dirt & Soul on Circus Records and are looking forward to introducing the Guernsey audience to their own unique strain of the World renowned Bristol sound.

Support band BLAKALASKA are a five-piece electronic band from Guernsey, whose diverse sound fuses elements of rock, pop, dubstep, dance, trip hop and d’n’b, uniting raw, live performance with precise production.

Smellz will be providing the tunes throughout the evening and for the last half hour.

Since becoming Prize Laureate of the Honens Prize for Piano in 2012, Kolesnikov has performed around the world. Significant recital and festival appearances include Zankel Hall at Carnegie Hall, Berlin’s Konzerthaus, the Louvre (Paris), Vancouver Recital Society, La Jolla Music Society, Spoleto Festival USA, Canada’s Ottawa ChamberFest and Banff Summer Festival, Plush Music Festival, and the BBC Proms. Recent and upcoming orchestral appearances include London Philharmonic, Philharmonia Orchestra, Russia’s National Philharmonic, Orquestra Sinfônica Brasileira and Toronto Symphony Orchestra. Pavel is also a member of BBC Radio 3’s New Generation Artists for 2014 to 2016 and RCM Benjamin Britten Piano Fellow for 2015 to 2016.A live recording of Pavel’s prize-winning performances was released on the Honens label in March 2013, about which the BBC Music Magazine wrote “tremendous clarity, unfailing musicality and considerable beauty”. His debut studio recording was released on the Hyperion label to critical acclaim, with The Sunday Times described his playing on this all-Tchaikovsky disc as having “affection and élan”. His current disc of the Chopin Mazurkas, released on the Hyperion label, has won worldwide critical acclaim, winning a Diapason D’Or Award in November 2016.

Programme:

Brahms, Johannes: Intermezzo in E flat major op. 117 no.1

7.30 Beethoven: Piano Sonata no. 4 in E flat major op.7

Brahms, Johannes: Intermezzo in B flat minor Op. 117 no. 2

Couperin, Louis: 120: Pavanne in F# minor

Couperin, Louis: Suite in A major

Tchaikovsky, Pyotr Ilyich: Passé Lointain Op.72/17

Tchaikovsky, Pyotr Ilyich: Polka peu dansante Op.51/2

Tchaikovsky, Pyotr Ilyich: Echo rustique Op. 72 No.13

Tchaikovsky, Pyotr Ilyich: Dumka, Scène rustique Russe, Op 59

Tchaikovsky, Pyotr Ilyich: Rèverie interrompue, Op. 40 No.12

Brahms, Johannes: Intermezzo in C# minor Op. 117 no. 3

Join stand-up comedian, poet, improviser, and TV stalwart Phill Jupitus for a show of tales, laughs and diversions. Watch in delight and/or horror as this experienced funny man drags laughs out of the chaos of his own life. Since last touring Scotland, Phill Jupitus has upped sticks and moved there. Since last touring Scotland, Phill Jupitus has upped sticks and moved there. In this new show SASSY KNACK, Phill shares yarns and thoughts from his time North of Hadrian’s Wall.

Phill is well known from his time as team captain on BBC2’s ‘Never Mind The Buzzcocks’, QI (BBC2) and live stand up shows all over the UK. On BBC Radio 4 Phill is a regular panellist of the award-winning I’m Sorry I Haven’t a Clue, The News Quiz and The Unbelievable Truth and was a resident curator on The Museum of Curiosity.

Adult themes and situations but delivered childishly.

Doors/Bar 6.30PM | Show: 7.30PM

Who fancies a good old-fashioned Pirate Party? Only small twist is, it’s a SKA Pirate Party – yar!

Local bringers of happy Ska The Honest Crooks are being supported by 8-piece Reggae Force Slim Pickings from the UK. St James will be dressed up to the nines resembling a large hall dressed up in plenty of pirate decorations, and there will be plenty of Rum (and Gin and Cider and a whole bar to go at).

Prizes for best pirate outfit and most energetic dancer (judged after 10.30pm)

See you all there me hearties!

Doors/Bar 7.00PM | Music: 8.00PM

Age restriction 16+

Described by Classic FM as challenging perceptions of the instrument, Tabea is constantly exploring the horizons of music for recorder and has performed widely in Europe, Singapore, Japan, Malaysia and the USA. She has collaborated with Iestyn Davies, Rachel Podger, Richard Egarr, Lawrence Cummings, the Dunedin Consort, The English Concert in performances of Handel’s Rinaldo and La Serenissima, among many others. She was selected by Young Classical Artists Trust (YCAT) in 2018. As a soloist Tabea has appeared with the English Chamber Orchestra at Cadogan Hall, Chartwell Sinfonia at St. John’s Smith Square, WDR Rundfunkchor at the Funkhaus in Cologne and with Camerata Zurich at the Tonhalle in Zurich. In 2018 she released her third solo CD featuring twelve newly commissioned pieces based around Telemann’s XXIV Fantasie per il Flauto (TYXart). She regularly appears on BBC Radio 3’ In Tune and Early Music programmes. Alongside numerous chamber music partnerships with singers and instrumentalists. Tom is also a respected solo recitalist. Tom holds a first-class honours degree in Music from St. Catherine’s College, Oxford and gained a Distinction in Performance from the Royal Academy of Music under the guidance of Trevor Pinnock.

Programme:

Georg Philipp Telemann (1681-1767) Fantasia per il Flauto senza Basso No. 1,

Georg Philipp Telemann (1681-1767) Sonata in C Major (TWV41:C2, from: Der Getreue Music-Meister)

Georg Philipp Telemann (1681-1767) Fantasia per il Flauto senza Basso No. 2, TWV 40:3

Alastair Penman (born 1988) Mirrored Lines Commissioned by the City Music Foundation for Tabea Debus, 2017

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 – 1750) Flute Sonata in E Minor (BWV 1034)

George Frederic Handel (1685-1759) “Da tempeste” – from: Giulio Cesare, HWV 17 “Sorge nel petto” – from: Rinaldo, HWV 7 (arr. Tabea Debus)

Georg Philipp Telemann (1681-1767) “Fa pur Guerra” – from: Flavius Bertaridus, TWV 21:27(arr. Tabea Debus)

George Frederic Handel (1685-1759) Sonata in D Major (HWV 378)

Michel Blavet (1700-1768) Sonata seconda – from: Troisième livre de sonates (Paris, 1740)

Georg Philipp Telemann (1681-1767) & Misha Mullov-Abbado (*1991)

Fantasia per il Flauto senza Basso Nr. 10 (TWV 40:11)

Georg Philipp Telemann (1681-1767) Recorder Sonata in d Minor (TWV 41:d4)