BRITISH MUSIC SOCIETY OF YORK 1968-69 SEASON O B'S! YORK DURTHWICK BMS 3/1/26 HISTORICAL RESEARCH * INSTITUTE OF ☆ The Society receives support towards the cost of these concerts from York Corporation and from the National Federation of Music Societies (to which the Society is affiliated) with funds provided by the Arts Council of Great Britain.

FORTY-EIGHTH SEASON 1968-69 President: LADY WORSLEY Vice-Presidents : Miss I. ANTHONY Mr. P. LOVELL Committee: Chairman Mr. M. J. L. FOAD (1969) Vice-Chairman: Miss L. J. WHITWORTH (1971) Mrs. P. D. R. GARDINER (1972) Dr. H. ROYLE (1970) Mr. J. PETRIE (1972) Dr. E. G. WILKINS (1969) Mr. R. BLACK (1970) Mrs. N. GILDERDALE (1971) Mrs. G. STEVENS (1972) Mrs. E. SIMMONDS (1970) Prof. W. MELLERS (1969) Mr. D. A. C. BLUNT (1971) Hon. Treasurer: Mr. R. LEES, Barclays Bank Limited, Mansion House Branch, York Hon. Secretary: Mr. F. R. FOX, 9 Parliament Street, York. Tel. No. 24661 Hon. Auditor : Mr. F. M. H. GARDINER, A.S.A.A., 12 York Road, Haxby, York Full Members, 30/- SUBSCRIPTIONS Junior Members (under 18), 15/- 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. Concerts are open to non-members on payment of 8/6d. 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. Cars should not be brought into the Museum Gardens. The Society reserves the right to vary the programmes without notice.

Thursday, 10th October, 1968 ENLOC WU (Piano) PROGRAMME Sonata in F sharp, Longo 31 Sonata in B minor, Longo 33 Sonata in D, Longo 14 Sonata in E flat, Op. 81a ("Les Adieux") Les Adieux : L'Absence: Le Retour: adagio - allegro andante - espressivo vivacissimamente Prelude, Chorale and Fugue INTERVAL Grand Polonaise Brillante, Op. 22 Ondine Ondine Sonata No. 3 in F, Op. 46 68/1 Scarlatti Beethoven Cesar Franck Chopin Debussy Ravel Kabalevsky

Thursday, 31st October, 1968 NIGEL WICKENS (Baritone) with PETER CROSER (Piano) PROGRAMME I Ad festa, Fideles A Hyme to God the Father Hark, how all Things with one sound rejoice II Songs of Travel, Book I The Vagabond Bright is the Ring of Words The Roadside Fire III D'un Vanneur de Ble aux Vents Night covers up the rigid land How love came in Automne Trois Mélodies INTERVAL La freicheur et le feu Rossetti Pelham Humphrey Purcell IV Three songs from the Italienisches Liederbuch Und steht Ihr fruh am Morgen auf Ein Standchen Euch zu Bringen Dass doch gemalt all 'Deine Reize waren V Trois Ballades de Francois Villon Ballade de Villon à s'amye Ballade que Villon fait à la requeste de sa mère pour prier Nostre-Dame Ballade des Femmes de Paris VI VII R. Vaughan Williams La Statue de Bronze Daphéméo Le Chapelier Lennox Berkeley Hugo Wolf Debussy Poulenc Satie

Thursday, 5th December, 1968 BARTOK STRING QUARTET PETER KOMLOS (Violin) SANDOR DEVICH (Violin) GEZA NEMETH (Viola) KAROLY BOTVAY (Violoncello) PROGRAMME Quartet in G minor, Op. 74 No. 3 (Horseman) Allegro Largo assai Menuetto Allegretto Finale, Allegro con brio Quartet No. V Allegro Adagio molto Scherzo Alla bulgarese Andante Finale Allegro vivace Quartet in D major, Op. 44, No. 1 Molto allegro vivace Menutto Un poco Allegro Andante espressivo ma con moto Presto con brio 68/3 Haydn Bartok Mendelssohn

Thursday, 16th January, 1969 VIRGINIA BLACK (Harpsichord) HOWARD DAVIS Sonata in C, K 296 (Violin) PROGRAMME Allegro Vivace Andante Sostenuto Rondo - Allegro Sonata in B minor, BWV 1014 Adagio Allegro Andante Allegro Pieces de Clavecin INTERVAL Sonata No. 1 in G minor, for Solo Violin Adagio Fuga - Allegro Siciliano Presto Sonata in B flat, K 454 Largo - Allegro Andante Allegretto Mozart Bach Rameau Bach Mozart

Thursday, 13th February, 1969 THE ROBLES TRIO CHRISTOPHER HYDE-SMITH (Flute) JOHN UNDERWOOD (Viola) MARISA ROBLES (Harp) PROGRAMME I Trio for Flute, Viola and Harp Adagio Allegro Sarabande Allegro assai Harp Variations and Rondo Pastorale Sonata for Flute, Viola and Harp Pastorale Interlude Finale : INTERVAL II Elegiac Trio (in one movement) Harp Malaguena Song in the Night Leclair The Beachcomber Fisherboy's Dance The Old Barge The Ship's Cat Lone Watch Sirens Captain's Dance Sea Mist Eve of St. Nicholas The Feast of St. Nicholas Mozart Debussy Arnold Bax Albeniz Salzedo St. Nicholas Suite for Flute, Viola and Harp Charles Spinks (written for The Robles Trio) Fisherman's Dance

Thursday, 20th March, 1969 68/6 DEKANY STRING QUARTET BELA DEKANY (Violin) PETER ASLAY (Violin) ERVIN SCHIFFER (Viola) GYORGY SCHIFFER ('Cello) PROGRAMME String Quartet in C minor, Op. 18, No. 4 Allegro ma non tanto Scherzo Andante scherzoso quasi Allegretto Menuetto Allegretto Allegro - Prestissimo String Quartet in F major Allegro moderato: trés doux Assez vif: trés rythmé - Lent - Tempo 1 Trés lent Vif et agité INTERVAL String Quartet No. 3, Op. 22 Fugato Quick and very energetic Peaceful and flowing Moderately quick Rondo Beethoven Ravel Hindemith H. MORLEY AND SONS (YORK) LTD., PETERGATE, YORK