Performance Dates 2010

Next Performance
22nd May – Leek Arts Festival, All Saints Church, Leek. 7.30pm. "Music and Manners" – Popular Music from Renaissance Italy
Piva are pleased to be appearing again at this lively arts festival. Piva’s programme for this full length concert will feature secular music from Italy – tunes that spread across the Continent eventually becoming popular in Elizabethan England. As with all Piva’s concerts, the music will be linked with interesting introductions - Using the etiquette books of the day, we will discover how the perfect Renaissance gentleman was expected to behave. Some of that advice still holds true today - and some does not!

Tickets: Price £8.00 (£7.00 concessions). Available from Eric or Jane, 30 King Street, Leek. 01538 386867. Also available from Tourist Information Office: tel 01538 483741. www.leekartsfestival.org

30th May – Moseley Old Hall, Wolverhampton – Oak Apple Day Celebrations 12 noon – 4.00pm
Piva will be playing at this event to celebrate the 350th anniversary of the Restoration of King Charles II to the throne of England. Enjoy delicious tasters of 17th century food and have a go at archery. Meet King Charles II himself and have a go at festive dances with 17th century costumed dancers. For more information contact www.nationaltrust.org.uk

CONCERT CANCELLED ----- 23rd July – Chadkirk Music Festival, Chadkirk Chapel, Romiley, Stockport - “Measure for Measure Measure for Measure - Music from Shakespeare's Plays”
This concert has been cancelled due to unforseen circumstances. We apologise for any inconvenience caused if you were planning to come to see us this comming Friday and hope you will be able to catch us in concert soon.
See www.chadkirkchapel.org.uk/chad_festival.asp for venue details.

24th and 25th July – Little Moreton Hall, Cheshire. From 11.30am – 4.00pm
Piva will be playing throughout the day at this fantastic venue. One of our favorite events!
www.nationaltrust.org.uk

21st August– Worcester Early Music Festival – “Measure for Measure Measure for Measure - Music from Shakespeare's Plays”
Piva are pleased to be appearing again at this early music event which forms part of the Worcester Festival. Using some of the many musical references in Shakespeare's plays as a starting point, Piva will be exploring the popular dance and ballad repertoire from late 16th century England. This programme features pieces which run the gamut from village green to stately court and rowdy tavern to country house.

The concert is preceded by a short talk by Eric Moulder titled “The Secret Life of a Curtal - it’s innermost workings”

7.00pm Talk and 7.30pm Concert. Price for both events is £9.00 (under 16’s concessions £8.00). For young children the talk costs £3.00 and then the concert is free! Tickets available from Eric on 01538 386867 or Worcester Festival Box Office www.worcesterfestival.co.uk/

3rd – 5th September – Inchenhofen, Germany
For 3 days, Piva will be helping the Southern German town of Inchenhofen celebrate its medieval past.
www.inchenhofen.de/

11th and 12th September– The Battle of Edgecote Tournament, Chipping Warden (Near Banbury). Following the immensely successful and enjoyable tournament last year we are delighted to be back providing the music and giving shows throughout these two days of Medieval Pageantry. The Battle of Edgecote is re-enacted with jousting, archery, mounted club tourney and foot combat and play. For more details see www.englishtournamentsociety.co.uk

18th and 19th September - Little Moreton Hall, Cheshire. How musical instruments were made and played in the time of Henry & Elizabeth
This fascinating and unique show will take you back to the workshop of a 16th century instrument maker where visitors can find out how woodwind instruments were made and played in Tudor times. Visitors will be able to follow the various processes of making an instrument from a solid piece of wood through to the finished article. Find out about the common thread that binds Henry VIII, Elizabeth I, William Shakespeare, a Silk Moth and the Dark Lady together. And discover the ties between instruments, a small town in Italy and London.
Contact 01260 272018 or click this link for details on the www.nationaltrust.org.uk

5th – 9th October – Piva on Tour in Saxon Anhalt, Germany.
Piva will be making another visit to Germany this year to play a series of concerts.
Friday 8th October - playing in the Gleimhaus in Halberstadt. This house is dedicated to Johann Wilhelm Ludwig Gleim, a famous patron of the arts in the 18th Century. www.gleimhaus.de/
Saturday 9th October - Wernigerode Kultureverein, Wernigerode
Sunday 10th October - St Josephs Kirche, Osterwieck

11th and 12th December - Little Moreton Hall, Cheshire. Playing throughout the day at this fine example of 16th century timber framed house. Our Christmas weekend at Little Moreton Hall has become an institution not to be missed. Contact 01260 272018 or click this link for details on the www.nationaltrust.org.uk

18th December - St Nicholas Priory, Exeter. Kick start the festive season with Piva at this fabulous venue. Old priory buildings and residence recently renovated in true Tudor style. The Priory will be hosting Piva for a day of 16th century seasonal music and stories. tel: 01392 665858. See www.exeter.gov.uk for more details on The Priory.

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