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Dear Concert-goer,
Music at Leamington Hastings
We are nearly at the end of our 2011 season, and I thought I’d take the opportunity to bring you up to date on a few subjects.
How has this Season gone?
We have tried to improve the marketing of the concerts by finding more places to place free advertising, and in co-operating with Leamington Music in advertising both of our events, This has been successful in a small way, mainly in the second part of the year.These e-mail newsletters also have had, I think, some beneficial effects.
Besides increasing sales revenue, we have also tried to reduce costs without reducing quality, which should be clear from all of the of concerts this year, where the feed-back has been very positive, in particular for the Cepicky, Rosefield, Dussek trio.Though not commonly well-known they turned out to be absolutely superb. Having picked them out, I should be also say that they were but one highlight , including a superb Yehudi Menuhin Concert, exceptional even for them, and a really barn-storming concert by the London Concertante, which if it did not exhaust the audience was certainly a sterling effort for all the players. The first concert in May, too, gave us exceptional playing by Cedric Tiberghien, though unfortunately in front of our smallest audience for years. However, the audience size bounced-back in the next concert where Red Priest were again on superb form.
Overall, we have managed to have a year with a very high level of musical artistry, which will be capped-off by Ex Cathedra. From the financial point of view, our income will exceed our costs, a substantial improvement over 2010 and good news for the future viability of our concerts, I hope. Furthermore, this does not take into account Gift-aid tax relief which we expect to be returned to us from Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs.
For a proportion of our income we do depend on the donations made by patrons, but we are fairly exceptional as a charity in that they are our only source of non-ticket fundng. We receive no publicly funded grants or subsidies. So, once again thank you all, patrons and non-patrons, for the support you give, and I hope you value what we offer in return
Of course, the concerts would be impossible without all of the many helpers who make things go so smoothly, and we should be very grateful indeed to them. I certainly am.
2012 Programme
We have not fixed the December date yet so 2 dates are shown. These are shown in the concert listings at the end of this newsletter
2013 Programme
Nothing is fixed, but it will almost certainly include the Yehudi Menuhin School, and I hope the St Petersburg Quartet.
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2012 Programme – Music at Leaminton Hastings - Draft
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date
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Time
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Artist
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Programme (where Known)
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12 May 2012
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7.30PM
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John Lill
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HAYDN: Sonata No 52 in Eb SCHUMANN: 'Carnaval' Op 9 BRAHMS: Three Intermezzi, Op 117 (Eb, Bb minor, C# minor) BEETHOVEN: Sonata in C Op 53 'Waldstein'
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09 June 2012
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7.30PM
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4G4H
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Not yet known (4G4H- 4 girls, 4 Harps, used to be called the Barkham Quarter - you may rememer them - who could forget!
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07 July 2012
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7.30PM
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Ashley Wass and Navrara Quartet
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HAYDN: String Quartet in G Major Op.76, No.1 SCHUMANN: Quintet in Eb Major, Op 44 FRANCK: Piano Quintet in F minor, FWV 7
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08 September 2012
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7.30PM
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Sitkovetsky Piano Trio
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Not fixed yet, but likely to include Schubert E falt, or Beethoven Archduke. + Haydn + other.
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13 October 2012
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7.30PM
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Fibonacci (quartet + clarinet)
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MOZART Duo in G or B flat for violin and cello
DVORAK Terzetto for 2 violins and viola
MOZARt Quintet for clarinet, 2 violins, viola and cello
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08 0r 15 December 2012
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7.00PM
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Armonico Consort
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Notes
- Note that it is the Navarra Quartet, instead of the Carducci Quartet in July
- December date not fixed yet
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Leamington Music Concert Diary
Friday 11 November at 7.30pm Royal Pump Rooms LEAMINGTON
Royal STRING Quartet – Mozart Quartet K421, Szymanowski Quartet No 2,
Tchaikovsky Quartet No 1
Wednesday 23 November at 7.30pm Bridge House Theatre WARWICK
2011 Leamington Music Prize Winners – DI WU piano, ANNA JEFFERS mezzo soprano, JONATHAN FRENCH piano Piano solos by Scalatti, Liszt, Rachmaninov and Granados.
Songs and arias by Mozart, Purcell, Schubert, Rodrigo, Bizet and Rossini
Friday 2 December at 7.30pm Royal Pump Rooms LEAMINGTON
Chilingirian String Quartet – Mozart Quartet K575, Bartok Quartet No 6,
Haydn Quartet Op 77 No 1
Thursday 8 December at 7.30pm Royal Spa Centre Studio LEAMINGTON
Mellstock Band - Rejoice All Men - Christmas in Thomas Hardy’s Time
Tuesday 13 December at 7.30pm St Mary’s WARWICK
Ex Cathedra - Early Christmas Music by Candlelight
Sunday 15 January at 11.30am Bridge House Theatre WARWICK
Family Concert – LAWSON PIANO TRIO – Dance around the World (7-11 year olds)
Sunday 15 January at 3.00pm Bridge House Theatre WARWICK
Lawson Piano Trio - Mozart Piano Trio K564, Debussy Piano Trio, David Knotts The Long Way Home, Brahms Piano Trio Op 8
Friday 27 January at 7.30pm Royal Pump Rooms LEAMINGTON
Heath String Quartet – Haydn Quartet Op 33 No 1, Mendelssohn Quartet Op 12, Schumann Quartet Op 41 No 3
Tuesday 31 January at 7.30pm St Mary’s WARWICK
London Handel Players – Frederick the Great Tercentenary Concert
Music by C P E Bach, Benda, Quantz, Frederick the Great, J S Bach
Sunday 5 February at 3.00pm Bridge House Theatre WARWICK
Doric String Quartet – Haydn Quartet Op 20 No 4, Chausson Quartet Op 35, Schubert Quartet Death and the Maiden D810
Sunday 12 February at 11.30am Bridge House Theatre WARWICK
Family Concert – ENSEMBLE 360 – The Chimpanzees of Happytown (2-7 year olds)
Sunday 12 February at 3.00pm Bridge House Theatre WARWICK
Ensemble 360 – Schubert Quintet, Janacek No 2 Intimate Letters
Tuesday 14 February at 7.30pm St Mary’s WARWICK
KATHERINE MANLEY soprano, CHRISTOPHER AINSLIE counter tenor
Valentine’s Day Concert - Il duello amoroso. Cantata and arias from operas by Handel
Thursday 23 February at 7.30pm Royal Pump Rooms LEAMINGTON
Martinu String Quartet – Martinu Quartet No 7 Concerto da Camera
Mendelssohn Quartet Op 44 No 2, Beethoven Quartet Op 131
Sunday 26 February at 3.00pm Bridge House Theatre WARWICK
Ludwig String Trio – Beethoven Serenade Op 8, Hindemith Trio Op 34, Mozart Divertimento K563
Tuesday 13 March at 7.30pm St Mary’s WARWICK
STile Antico – Treasures of the Renaissance
Music by Lassus, Gombert, Byrd, Tallis, Sheppard, Weelkes, Gibbons, Ramsey, Palestrina and Praetorius
Friday 16 March at 7.30pm Royal Pump Rooms LEAMINGTON
Barbirolli String Quartet – Haydn Quartet Op 64 No 6, Bartok Quartet No 2, Verdi Quartet
Sunday 18 March at 11.30am Bridge House Theatre WARWICK
Family Concert – CALEFAX REED QUINTET – The Music Factory (7-11 year olds)
Sunday 18 March at 3.00pm Bridge House Theatre WARWICK
Calefax REED QUINTET - Rossi arr Hekkema Toccatas, Debussy arr Hekkema Estampes, Shostakovich arr Wesly Preludes and Fugues Nos 4, 7 and 15 Op 87,
Bach arr Hekkema Goldberg Variations
Tickets now on sale for all the above concerts at the Bridge House Theatre
Call 01926 776438 or go online www.bridgehousetheatre.co.uk
Richard Phillips Leamington Music Northgate Warwick CV34 4JL 01926 497000
email
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Leamington Music charity no 1117723. Founded 2006 to champion chamber music.
www.leamingtonmusic.org
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National Methodist Youth Brass Band
CONCERT
DATE
Saturday 19th November 2011
Time
7:30PM
Venue
Rugby Methodist Church Centre
Russelsheim Way
Rugby
CV22 7TB
Tickets
£5
ww.nmybb.org.uk
Contact : Ruth and Colin Bemrose 01788 810978
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The next fund raising event for
STRINGFEST 2012 is a
Recital
for
Viola & Piano
given by
Sophie Broadbent & Rosemary Robinson
Brahms:Sonatensatz; Bruch: Romance:
Hoffmeister: Concerto in D
Svendsen: Romance; Kodaly: Adagio
Shostakovitch: Romance from the Gadfly
Hindemith:Trauermusik; Schumann:Adagio & Allegro
FRIDAY 25th November 2011
7.45pm
Methodist Church Rugby
Russelsheim Way
CV22 7TH
Tickets: £7
(Concessions £5); Children £3
Available on the door
or contact Alan Broadbent 01788 543496 -
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Rococo Players
Orchestral concert
St. Andrew's Church,
Rugby
Saturday
3rd December 2011
7.30pm
Beethoven Egmont Overture
Strauss Horn Concerto
Mendelssohn Scottish Symphony
Soloist: Paul Godman Conductor: Eddie Jones Leader: Angela Donnelly
Tickets at the door £8 Concessionary £6 Full-time students £2
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The Leamington Society
Thursday February 8
7:30 in the Pump Room Annexe on The Parade
The Leamington Society, have a talk next year: with the title-
Music in Leamington Spa
Brief Details
“Richard Phillips lives in Warwick in the house in which he was born. His musical experiences in Leamington go back to the 1950’s. Concert series and festivals have dominated his life since the mid 1970’s and he has directed or organized some 96 festivals in all, most in the Midlands, but also in King’s Lynn, Norwich and Oundle. His outstanding contribution to British Arts Festivals was acknowledged last year by winning the British Arts Festivals Association Award."
He will talk to the Leamington Society about music on Thursday February 8th 2012, in the Pump Room annexe starting at 7:30. Admission £2, and everyone is welcome. Wine and soft drinks are available in the interval. There is plenty of parking nearby
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