BRITISH MUSIC SOCIETY OF YORK 53rd SEASON 1973-74 President: Dr. F. JACKSON Vice-Presidents : Miss I ANTHONY Mrs. I. Stanley Miss L. J. Whitworth Mr. G. Stevens Committee: Chairman: Mr. G. C. Morcom Vice-Chairman: Mr. N. Dick 15MS 3/1/31 (1) Miss L. J WHITWORTH Dr. F. Jackson Mr. M. Foad Mrs. J. Gardiner Mrs. E. Ainsworth Miss F. M. Richardson Mr. D. Blake Hon. Treasurer: Mr. J. BRIGGS, 24 Elmlands Grove, Stockton Lane, York Hon. Asst. Treasurer: Mr. J. PETRIE, 17 Bramley Garth, Appletree Village, York Hon. Secretary: Mr. F. R. FOX, 9 Parliament Street, York. Tel. 20331 Hon. Auditor D. E. WINTERBOTTOM, J.P., F.C.A., 7 Moorlands Road, Skelton, York The National Federation of Music Societies, to which this Society is affiliated, gives support towards the cost of these Concerts with funds provided by the Arts Council of Great Britain. The Society also receives support from York Corporation and from the Goethe Institute.

SUBSCRIPTIONS Full Members £2.50 Junior Members (under 18) and Students £1.25 All Concerts will be held at the Tempest Anderson Hall, Yorkshire Museum, Museum Gardens, York. Concerts are open to non-members on payment of 75p per seat per Concert. There is no booking of seats before Concerts, the only reser- vations 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. Doors will open at 7-00 for 7-30 p.m. Cars should not be brought into the Museum Gardens except in special cases by arrangement with the Secretary. Adequate parking facilities are, however, available in the Corporation Car Park at the corner of Lendal and Museum Street and in Marygate. Subscriptions are now due and should be sent to the Hon. Treasurer in the enclosed envelope which does not require a stamp. Existing members will find their tickets enclosed with this brochure. Tickets for new members will be sent to them on receipt of their subscriptions. The Society reserves the right to vary the programme without notice. PATRONS OF THE SOCIETY Lady Worsley Miss B. I. Anthony Miss I. Beaumont Mrs. F. H. Bell Miss E. A. Birch Mrs. D. Bisatt Miss M. Boynton Mr. J. Briggs Miss A. H. Briggs Mr. C. Carter Miss M. H. Charles Miss M. Crummack Mr. N. J. Dick Mr. G. R. Drake Mr. F. R. Fox Mr. J. Fleetwood Mrs. N. E. Gilderdale Mr. L. J. Goldsworthy Rev. D. Hill Miss A. Hodgson Major & Mrs. A. W. Ison Dr. Francis Jackson Mrs. B. K. Jacques Mr. J. C. Joslin Mrs. U. M. Kipling Miss A. W. Knight Mr. F. H. Legg Dr. L. J. Letty Mrs. J. W. Lyons Miss N. A. Macfarlane Mrs. G. Maynard Mr. H. R. V. Meakin Mr. G. C. Morcom Mr. H. G. Morcom Miss A. H. Norfor Mr. J. Petrie Mrs. D. M. Petty Miss H. C. Randall Miss F. M. Richardson Miss L. B. Ritchie Miss F. S. Rowntree Mrs. E. C. Simmonds Mr. R. M. Stanley Mrs. G. Stevens Dr. G. A. C. Summers Mrs. D. Sykes Mr. P. N. Turner Miss J. Valentine Miss L. J. Whitworth F. J. H. Wrothwell Ltd. Mr. H. A. Winterbottom Mr. J. W. Yates Mr. D. P. Yates Dr. J. C. M. Yuill

Der er- ers, ty, ept ate te. on. a ith on me 11 Thursday, 11th October, 1973 ANNE QUEFFELEC (Piano) Anne Queffelec, who was born in Paris in 1948 and went to the Paris Conservatoire at the age of 16, is making a very welcome return visit to the Society. Members will remember her most successful Concert for us in January, 1971, and we have been looking forward to a return visit for some time. PROGRAMME Partita No. 1 in B flat Praeludium Allemende Corrente Sarabande Menuet I Menuet II Gigue Etudes Symphoniques INTERVAL Les Jeux d'eau de la villa d'Este La vallee d'Obermann St. Francois de Paule marchant sur les flots Premiere communion de la vierge Noel (from 'Vingt Regards sur l'enfant Jesus') Bach Schumann Liszt Messiaen

Thursday, 8th November, 1973 THE PASQUINI TRIO JOHN TREHERNE (Harpsichord) ANNA BONNIKSEN (Recorders) PETER HARRISON (Flutes and Recorders) This Trio, formed in 1969, had their first Wigmore Hall appear- ance in May, 1973. Although formed to specialise in Baroque Music, the Trio have developed as a contrast a large repertoire of Medieval, Elizbethan and Modern Music and specialise in passing on to their audiences their enthusiasm for the music and for the original authentic sound of the period concerned. PROGRAMME Triosonata in F Allegro Andante Allegro Sonata in B flat Courante Adagio Gigue Chaconne Branle de Basque La Piemontoise Sonata in E minor Andante Allegro Sarabande Vivace Triosonata in F Dances: Rigadon Un poco vivace Vivace Sarabande Allemande Passpied Menuett Bourree Premier Bourree Seconde INTERVAL Syrinx Sonata in F Largo Allegro Siciliana Giga Les Moissonneurs Les Barricades Mysterieuses Le Carillon de Cythere Triosonata in G minor Un Poco vivace Allemande Adagio Corrente Gigue Dances from Shakespeare's time Courante, Pavan, Almain Underhand Early Dances and Songs: Wedding March Sammartini Branle, Pastime with good company Summer is icumen in, La Gabota Handel Chambonnieres L. Couperin L. Couperin Geminiani Schickhardt Fux Debussy Handel F. Couperin F. Couperin F. Couperin Schickhardt James Hill 1

Thursday, 6th December, 1973 THE ALBERNI QUARTET HOWARD DAVIS (Violin) PETER POPLE (Violin) BERIAN EVANS (Viola) GREGORY BARON ('Cello) with ALLAN SCHILLER (Piano) The Alberni Quartet was formed in 1961 and since 1963 has been the resident string quartet in Harlow New Town and is now also resident quartet at the University of Western Australia after two very successful tours in the Antipodes. The members of the Quartet are no strangers to York audiences, having been to the B.M.S. and the Festival on several occasions. Allan Schiller, who made his debut at the age of 10 with the Halle Orchestra under the late Sir John Barbirolli, is also making a welcome return visit. He has performed with all the major British Orchestras and has broadcast frequently. In 1968 he was invited to take the place of Schostakovitch, who was indisposed, at the Aldeburgh Festival, and also returned there the following year. PROGRAMME Quartet in E flat Opus 76 No. 6 Allegretto allegro Fantasia Menuetto Finale allegro spirituoso adagio presto Quintet in G minor Opus 57 Prelude lento adagio Fugae Scherzo allegretto Intermezzo lento Finale allegretto INTERVAL Quintet in F minor Opus 34 Allegro non troppo Andante un poco adagio Scherzo - allegro Finale - poco sostenuto - Haydn Schostakovitch allegro non troppo Brahms

Thursday, 17th January, 1974 TRITON SASHA ABRAMS (Soprano) DAN KLEIN (Tenor) PETER ALEXANDER (Piano) Sasha Abrams and her husband, Peter Alexander, studied at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music where both won scholarships, and they have since made numerous appearances both separately and together, she at the Glyndebourne and the Phoenix Opera and he with the B.B.C., and they gave the first performance together of a song-cycle specially written for them by Richard Rodney Bennett. Dan Klein, who is the originator of the programmes for Triton, has performed with Sadler's Wells, with the English Opera Group, and has also given solo recitals and broadcasts in many other parts of the world. "We were much amused" is a touching account in words and music of how much music meant to Victoria and Albert. PROGRAMME Part I: Victoria and Albert Duet by Rossini with words by Metastasio "Voga Tonio" Song by H.R.H. the Duchess of Kent (Queen Victoria's Mother) with words by Muhler "Das Vergissmeinnicht" Duet by Balfe "Once more the sunny past" Aria by Weber from "Der Freischutz": "Kommt ein schlanker Bursch" Two songs with piano duet accompaniment by Spohr: (a) "Sangeslust" (words by J. Eberwein) (b) "Gondelfahrt" (words by Emanuel Giebel) Duet by H.R.H. Prince Albert with words by the Duke of Saxe Coburg Gotha (Prince Albert's father): "Liebe hat uns nun vereint" INTERVAL Part II: The Queen and the Prince Consort Piano solo Rigoletto Paraphrase by Liszt Duet by Mendelssohn with words by Eichendorff: "Gruss" Ballad by Frederic Clay with words by B. C. Stephenson: "She wandered down the mountainside" Aria by Flotow from "Marta" : "The Last Rose of Summer" A medly of bad Victorian songs A farewell duet

e I 9 S 1 I e 11 e Thursday, 14th February, 1974 BRIAN HAWKINS (Viola) JOHN CONSTABLE (Piano) Brian Hawkins, a former York resident, was principal viola and founder member of the London Sinfonietta and Professor of Viola and of Chamber Music at the Royal College of Music, where he was awarded the Silver Medal of the Most Worshipful Company of Musicians. He now plays with several groups of instrumentalists and makes numerous broadcasts and records. John Constable won a scholarship to the Royal Academy of Music where he studied with Harold Craxton. After a period of studying in Italy he went to the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, and has since accompanied many leading singers and instrumentalists and has made many recordings and travelled extensively in Europe. He is also with the London Sinfonietta, where he is their principal keyboard player. Sonata in E flat Allegro Menuetto I Adagio Menuetto II Andante (Thema con variazioni) PROGRAMME 'Lachrymae' Reflections on a song of Dowland Sonata No. 1 in G Adagio Allegro ma non tanto Andante Allegro Moderato Suite Hebraique Rapsodie Processional Affirmation INTERVAL Sonata in A minor "Arpeggione" Allegro Moderato Adagio Allegretto Dittersdorf Britten J. S. Bach Bloch Schubert

Thursday, 14th March, 1973 THE MELOS QUARTET OF STUTTGART WILHELM MELCHER (Violin) GERHARD VOSS (Violin) HERMANN VOSS (Viola) PETER BUCK ('Cello) The Melos Quartet, now acclaimed as the finest of the younger generation of German Quartets, first met in 1965. They gave their first public Concert in January, 1966, and in the same year won the International Competition in Geneva and have since toured all over the world. They have made a number of recordings including the complete String Quartets of Beethoven, and in 1970 they had the great honour of being invited to give the Bi-centenary Concert in Beethoven's own house in Bonn. Their first appearance at the Queen Elizabeth Hall in London will be on the 8th January, 1974, and they are shortly to embark on a series of recordings for the B.B.C. of the complete works of Schubert and Bartok. PROGRAMME 5 Fugues from the Wohltemperierte Klavier of J. S. Bach, arranged by Mozart, K. 405 Quartet No. 6 Mesto vivace Mesto marcia Mesto - burletta Mesto INTERVAL String Quartet in A minor Opus 132 Assai sostenuto Allegro Mozart Bartok Beethoven Woodcock & Pearson Thomas Dick Building Hungate - York Allegro ma non tanto Molto adagio (Heilige Dankgesang eines Genesenen an die Gottheit in der lydischen Tonart) Alla marcia assai vivace Allegro apassionato

500) British Music Society of York 53rd SEASON 1973-74 THURSDAY, 11th OCTOBER, 1973 ANNE QUEFFELEC (Piano) Works by Bach, Schumann, Liszt and Messiaen THURSDAY, 8th NOVEMBER, 1973 THE PASQUINI TRIO Works by Sammartini, Handel, Chambonnieres, Couperin, Geminiani, Schickhardt, Fux, Debussy and James Hill THURSDAY, 6th DECEMBER, 1973 THE ALBERNI QUARTET Works by Haydn, Schostakovitch and Brahms THURSDAY, 17th JANUARY, 1974 TRITON A Victorian Evening THURSDAY, 14th FEBRUARY, 1974 BRIAN HAWKINS AND JOHN CONSTABLE Works by Dittersdorf, Britten, Bach, Bloch and Schubert Tew off. THURSDAY, 14th MARCH, 1974 THE MELOS QUARTET OF STUTTGART Works by Mozart, Bartok and Beethoven All Concerts will take place at the TEMPEST ANDERSON HALL, YORKSHIRE MUSEUM, MUSEUM GARDENS, YORK commencing at 7-30 p.m. Concerts are open to members on payment of subscription of £2.50 (Junior members under 18 £1.25) or to non-members on payment of 75p per seat per concert (under 18 35p). Further details may be obtained from the Honorary Secretary, F. R. FOX, 9 Parliament Street, York (Telephone Number York 20331), or from the Honorary Treasurer, J. BRIGGS, 24 Elmlands Grove, Stockton Lane, York.

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PROGRAMME 1973-74 11th October, 1973 8th November, 1973 6th December, 1973 17th January, 1974 14th February, 1974 14th March, 1974 Anne Queffelec (Piano) Pasquini Trio Alberni Quartet and Alan Schiller (Piano) Triton Brian Hawkins (Viola) and John Constable (Piano) Melos Quartet