BRITISH MUSIC SOCIETY OF YORK 1959/60 SEASON 00 9 BS! YORK BORTHWION stato al * des OF SVET INSTITUTE SMS 3/1/17 HISTORICAL bult of flug od blode The National Federation of Music Societies, to which this Society is affiliated, supports these concerts with funds provided by the Arts Council of Great Britain AT #bdu waison IIA RESEARCH

THIRTY-NINTH SEASON 1959-1960 President: LADY WORSLEY Vice-Presidents: MISS I. ANTHONY, MR. H. H. DRYLAND Committee: Chairman: DR. H. ROYLE (1962) Vice-Chairman: MRS. J. PROCTER (1960) MRS. H. H. DRYLAND (1962) MISS G. COBB (1962) MRS. D. SYKES (1963) MR. P. A. LOVELL (1963) MR. G. STEVENS (1963) MISS K. H. TASKER (1960) MR. B. H. HOLBECHE (1960) MISS V. G. SMITH (1961) DR. S. A. UNDERWOOD (1961) DR. G. A. SUMMERS (1961) Hon. Treasurer: MR. R. LEES Barclays Bank Ltd., Mansion House Branch, York Hon. Secretary: MR. F. R. Fox Copmanthorpe, York (Tel. No. 24661) Hon. Auditor: MR. F. M. H. GARDINER, A.S.A.A. 12 York Road, Haxby, York Asst. Hon. Treasurer: MR. R. M. STANLEY, North Villa, Fulford Road, York SUBSCRIPTIONS Full Members 25/-. Junior Members (under 18) 12/6. There is no booking of seats before Concerts. The only reservations being for Officials of the Society on duty, Press Reporters and for Members of the Society who by reason of age or infirmity require special service. The Concerts are open to non-members on payment of 6/- per seat, per Concert. Doors will open at 7-0 for 7-30 p.m. Subscriptions are now due and should be paid to the Hon. Treasurer, Mr. R. LEES, c/o Barclays Bank Ltd., Mansion House Branch, York, who, on receipt, will forward the Membership Cards which admit to Concerts. All Concerts will be held at The Tempest Anderson Hall.

KINDLY BRING THIS SYLLABUS TO THE NOTICE OF YOUR FRIENDS Further copies may be obtained from the Hon. Treasurer Thursday, 8th October, 1959 BELA SIKI Programme: I Sonata in D major Allegro con brio Largo e sostenuto Presto ma non troppo 2012 Four Spanish Pieces Aragonesa Cubana II Etudes Symphoniques, Opus 13 Interval III Montanesa (Paysage) Andaluza Haydn IV cturne No. 9 B major, Op. 32, No. 1 Andante spianato and Polonaise, Op. 22 Schumann Manuel de Falla } Chopin

Friday, 30th October, 1959 10jues DENNIS BRAIN WIND ENSEMBLE Gareth Morris (Flute) no Leonard Brain (Oboe) Stephen Waters (Clarinet) Cecil James (Bassoon) Barry Tuckwell (Horn) and Wilfrid Parry (Pianoforte) Programme: I Divertimento No. 14 in B flat, K 270, for Wind Quintet Allegro molto Andantino Menuet Presto otro II Adagio and Allegro for Wind Quintet, K 594 Mozart arr. Dennis Brain Largo-allegro moderato Larghetto Rondo-allegretto III Quintet in E flat, K 452, for Piano, Oboe, Clarinet, Horn and Bassoon Interval IV Mozart oberts Ruhig und eisebach Schnell viertet-Sehr Lebhaft Kleine Kammermusik, No. 2, Op. 24, No. 2 Hindemith Lustig, massig schnell Walzer V Sextet for Piano and Wind Quintet Allegro vivace Divertissement Finale: Prestissimo Mozart Poulenc DEA 1

Thursday, 19th November, 1959 BRUCE BOYCE Pianoforte: Rex Stephens Programme: I Geheimes Im Frühling Abschied An schwager Kronos Song Cycle: Dichterliebe, Opus 48 Im wunderschonen Monat Mai Aus meinen Thranen spriessen Die Rose, die Lilie, die Taube Wenn ich in deine Augen seh' Ich will meine Seele tauchen Im Rhein, im heiligen Strome Ich grolle nicht Und wussten's die Blumen Das ist ein Floten und Geigen Hor'ich das Liedchen Klingen Ein Jungling liebt' ein Madchen Am leuchtenden Sommermorgen Ich hab' im Traum geweint Allnachtlich im Traume Aus alten Marchen Die alten, bosen Lieder II O Tod, wie bitter Wenn ich mit Menschen und mitt Engelszungen Interval III IV Schumann The Lovely month of May Each tear I shed in sorrow The Rose, the Lily and the Dove When in your eyes I find my own I'll take my soul and give it The Rhine Schubert What care I now? If only the little flowers You hear the trumpets Sometimes I catch the echoes A boy and girl were courting On a golden summer morning I wept as I lay dreaming In dreams I see you Vier Ernste Gesänge (Four serious songs) Brahms Denn es gehet dem Menschen Ich wandte mich und Sahe Deaf Woman's Courtship I bought me a Cat Fairyland I've laid my heart to sleep When I heard the learn'd Astronomer The New Ghost Watching the Wheat One thing befalleth men and beasts (Ecclesiastes III) So I returned, and did consider all the oppression done beneath the sun (Ecclesiastes IV) O death, how bitter art thou (Ecclesiasticus 41) Though I speak with the tongues of men and angels (I Corinthians XIII) Bairstow Vaughan Williams Grace Williams John Powell Aaron Copland

Thursday, 10th December, 1959 EVELYN ROTHWELL (Oboe) MICHAEL HEAD (Voice and Pianoforte) Programme: I Sonata in C major for Oboe and Piano Largo cantabile Allegro Largo espressivo Allegro Group of Songs I attempt from Love's sickness to fly II III Sonata for Oboe and Piano, Opus 100 Con moto Elegy: Lento (Lieberamente) Presto Group of Songs If music be the food of love There's not a swain on the plain On the brow of Richmond Hill arr. Benjamin A Roundelay } Oboe and Piano Interval IV The Estuary On the wings of the wind When sweet Ann sings Limehouse Reach Sweethearts and Wives V Le Bavolet Flottant Les Fifres Loeillet Comme une Serenade Elegiac Dance and Presto Purcell The Purcell Society arr. Head arr. Moffatt Britten Rubbra Michael Head Couperin Dandrieu Robert Planel Michael Head S So Int Rh The Em Wa Pian

11 att TG eris view ead Thursday, 14th January, 1960 ANNIE LAFFRA (Cello) MICHEL PERRET (Pianoforte) Programme: Sonata in A major Adagio Allegro Affettuoso Sonata in E minor, Op. 38 Allegro non troppo Allegretto quasi menuetto Allegro Interval Sonata in A minor, Op. Posth. Allegro moderato Adagio Allegretto Intermezzo (Goyescas) Rhapsodie Hongroise, Op. 68. Boccherini Programme: I Piano Quartet in E flat major, Op. 16 Grave: Allegro ma non troppo Andante Cantabile Rondo: Allegro ma non troppo Brahms Schubert Granados Popper Thursday, 18th February, 1960 THE LONDON PIANOFORTE QUARTET Emanuel Hurwitz (Violin) Vivian Joseph (Violon- cello) Watson Forbes (Viola) James Gibb (Pianoforte) Beethoven

II Serenade for String Trio in C major, Op. 10 Dohnanyi Alla marcia Romanza: Adagio non troppo quasi andante Scherzo vivace Tema con variazioni Rondo finale Piano Quartet in G minor, Op. 25 Allegro Interval III Intermezzo Allegro ma non troppo Andante con moto Rondo alla Zingarese-Presto Thursday, 10th March, 1960. ook olls THE SMETANA STRING QUARTET Jiri Novak (Violin) Milan Skampa (Viola) Lubomir Kostecký (Violin) Antonin Kohout (Violon- cello) Quartet in D minor, KV 421 Allegro Andante Quartet No. 2 Programme: I Menuetto: Allegretto Allegretto ma non troppo II HOROR Andante con moto-allegro Adagio-vivace Moderato-adagio-allegro (310) Allegro-andante-allegro Interval III Quartet No. 1 in E minor Brahms Allegro vivo appassionato Allegro moderato Largo sostenuto Finale: Vivace cha Mozart Janacek Smetana Herald, York-52074