Archive for Concerts and recitals
Christmas Concert in Haddenham Church
On Friday the 17th December, we performed a second concert in St. Mary’s church, Haddenham (just outside Aylesbury on the Buckinghamshire/Oxfordshire border). It was a chilly evening which made travelling difficult as the roads were icy and several inches of snow lay on the ground - this is just one of the problems inherent in [...]
Music for a Winter’s Night - Concert in Hornchurch
On Tuesday the 14th of December we were invited to give a concert as part of Havering Council’s ‘Music for a Winter’s Night’ series at Langton’s Hall in Hornchurch, Essex. We were booked by a terrific gentleman by the name of Mark Etherington who saw the potential of the hall (as well as the potential [...]
Christmas Concert - I Saw Three Ships, St Giles, Cheddington
Last night (Friday the 10th December) we gave our first Christmas concert of 2010 in our village church, St Giles - Cheddington. As ever, there was a good audience of around 80 people, many of whom had seen us perform before and the atmosphere was very festive with plenty of mulled wine, mince pies, candles [...]
Concert in St Giles Church, Cheddington
Today we’re rehearsing for this evening’s concert in St Giles Church, Cheddington - our home village. The evening will feature lots of carols and Christmas music and we’re expecting a very full church as the concerts are always very popular. As the quartet are playing the same concert for a recital series in Essex next [...]
Friends of Torbay Music Weekend
On Sunday 21st November, we were invited to give a recital for the final evening of the 41st Friends of Torbay Music Weekend. The Friends of Torbay are a group of like minded music lovers who gather together every year at the Palace Hotel in Torquay to enjoy a series of lectures, discussions, recitals and [...]
Haydn, Bevan, Puccini and Spohr
On Monday, we spent 5 hours rehearsing for our forthcoming concert at the Friends of Torbay Music Weekend. As we are playing at the close of the weekend, on the Sunday evening, we wanted the programme to be somewhat celebratory and have chosen two lively quartets - Haydn String Quartet in D major Op. 20 [...]
The ‘Very’ Last Night of the Cheddington Proms
On Saturday evening, after playing for the wedding at Fanhams Hall, Adrian (Viola) and I came home to play for a fund raising concert in the village - in aid of the appeal to restore the Church Bells at St Giles. The evening was themed on the idea of the ‘Last Night of the Proms’ [...]
A solo violin recital at Lewin House
On Friday, I was asked to play for a group of residents at Lewin House in Aylesbury (a care home for the elderly). When I arrived I was greeted by the events co-ordinator who sat amongst about 12 residents in a semi circle. I started by playing a piece by Kreisler called ‘Andantino’ and introduced [...]
Bach Double Violin Concerto at Charterhouse School
This Sunday, at 8.00pm in Charterhouse Hall, Godalming, Surrey the third annual concert by the Old Carthusian Music Society will be taking place. The programme will be popular in nature and include the following works:
Bach Double Violin Concerto in D minor (BWV 1043) (Soloists Vaughan Jones and Kiann Chow)
Brahms Academic Festival Overture (Op. 80)
Bizet Suite [...]
Concert of Philip G. W. Hendersons Music Last Night
Yesterday, we performed as a 10 piece ensemble in a programme of music by the English composer Philip Henderson. The 70 or so minutes of music that comprised the concert had largely been written in the last 12 months and all were receiving their first performances. It was a big day including 6 hours of [...]
