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THE BRITISH
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MUSIC SOCIETY
OF
YORK
(Formerly the York Centre of the British Music Society)
TWENTY-FOURTH SEASON, 1944-1945
300
BAS
YORK
SIR BENJAMIN DAWSON, BART.
MR. R. ROSE, A.R.C.O.
President: LADY DAWSON
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Vice-Presidents:
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ALDERMAN W. H. BIRCH, J.P.
AHMOD MR. ALFRED GRAY
SIR EDWARD BAIRSTOW, MUS. Doc.
THAUS
Mus. Doc
MRS. ALLEN
MISS IRENE ANTHONY, L.R.A.M.
MRS. H. E. BLOOR
MISS O. CASS, A.R.C.M., L.R.A.M.
MISS G. COBB, L.R.A.M.
MR. H. H. DRYLAND, M.B.E.
Committee:
Chairman: MR. WALTER G. BIRCH.
Vice-Chairman: MR. DENNIS LAUGHTON.
HISTORICAL RESEARCH
MRS. DRYLAND, J.P.
MISS A. W. KNIGHT, Mus.B.
MISS M. T. KROUS, A.R.C.M.
MRS. GOODMAN PLATTS
THE REV. P. J. SHAW, M.A.
MRS. J. S. SYME
Hon. Treasurer:
MR. R. WILSON SHARP, M.C., Barclays Bank Limited, Mansion House Branch,
York
Assistant Hon. Treasurer: MR. T. H. WELCH
Hon. Secretary: MR. R. A. GRAY, B.Sc., 6 Bootham Terrace, York
Assistant Hon. Secretary: Miss H. PARKINSON
Hon. Auditor: MR. C. J. SHIELDS
KINDLY BRING THIS SYLLABUS TO THE NOTICE OF YOUR
FRIENDS
Further copies may be obtained from the Hon. Treasurer, Barclays Bank Limited,
Mansion House Branch, York, and at Messrs. John Gray & Sons, Ltd., Coney Street,
York.
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YTHIDO SYLLABUS, 1944-45
1. SATURDAY AFTERNOON, 7th OCTOBER, 1944, at 2-30 p.m. prompt.
In the TEMPEST ANDERSON HALL (Museum Gardens).
RECITAL by
ALBERT SAMMONS and GERALD MOORE
VIOLIN
PIANO
An outstanding feature of ALBERT SAMMONS' career is that he practically
taught himself to play the violin. Apart from a few cursory lessons, and at a later
period, a brief course of instruction, it was he himself who, by his assiduous applic-
ation to the higher branches of technique, built and consolidated that remarkable
mastery of the instrument which is his outstanding characteristic both as soloist
and teacher.
Although born England, GERALD MOORE was launched on his musical career.
in Canada where, as a boy, he became famous throughout the Dominion as a solo
pianist. The late Sir Landon Ronald, hearing GERALD MOORE accompanying
at a concert fifteen years ago, said that he was a born accompanist and had all the
possibilities of becoming a very great artist in that sphere.
2. SATURDAY AFTERNOON, 28th OCTOBER, 1944, at 2-30 p.m. prompt.
In the TEMPEST ANDERSON HALL (Museum Gardens).
CHAMBER CONCERT by
THE ZORIAN
Olive Zorian (Violin)
Marjorie Lavers (Violin)
STRING QUARTET
Winifred Copperwheat (Viola)
Norina Semino (Violoncello)
The members of this Quartet are all solo artists as well as being Chamber music
players three of them have appeared at the Promenade Concerts in the Queens
Hall and the Albert Hall, and the fourth has given recitals in France, Switzerland,
Italy and Germany, and has played with nearly all the Great European Orchestras.
3. SATURDAY AFTERNOON, 18th NOVEMBER, 1944, at 2-30 p.m. prompt.
In the TEMPEST ANDERSON HALL (Museum Gardens).
PIANOFORTE RECITAL by
HARRIET COHEN
HARRIET COHEN was awarded the C.B.E. in 1938 for her services to music and
is as well-known on the Continent of Europe as she is in England and America.
Casals, the famous Spanish 'cellist, on hearing her play Bach, immediately invited
her to play a Bach Concerto with his orchestra in Barcelona, and when Dr. Furt-
wangler heard her play in Switzerland, he asked her to play with him in Berlin.
She was the first person to play Soviet piano music in this country.
4. SATURDAY AFTERNOON, 9th DECEMBER, 1944, at 2-30 p.m. prompt.
In the TEMPEST ANDERSON HALL (Museum Gardens).
RECITAL by
ELENA DANIELI - Soprano
ELENA DANIELI is a singer of uncommon charm and a true artist. There are
few singers who possess her vital personality and quality of voice to make a com
bination which has so many of the elements of perfection.
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5. SATURDAY AFTERNOON, 20th JANUARY, 1945, at 2-30 p.m. prompt.
In the TEMPEST ANDERSON HALL (Museum Gardens).
Tenor
HEDDLE NASH is so well known to York audiences that no introduction is
necessary.
HEDDLE NASH
6. SATURDAY AFTERNOON, 10th FEBRUARY, 1945, at 2-30 p.m. prompt.
In the TEMPEST ANDERSON HALL (Museum Gardens).
CLIFFORD CURZON was born in London in 1907. He displayed exceptional
for the piano when he was about six, and in 1919, at the age of twelve, he
entered the Royal Academy of Music where he won not only scholarships but all
the prizes open to pianists, including the McFarren Gold Medal. When he was
sixteen he made his debut as a soloist at a Promenade Concert directed by Sir
Henry Wood, playing the first London performance of Germaine Tailleferre's Ballade
for piano and orchestra.
RECITAL by
7. SATURDAY AFTERNOON, 3rd MARCH, 1945, at 2-30 p.m. prompt.
In the TEMPEST ANDERSON HALL (Museum Gardens).
RECITAL by
HENRY CUMMINGS
PIANOFORTE RECITAL by
CLIFFORD CURZON
Baritone
HENRY CUMMINGS received the greater part of his training at the Royal
Academy of Music, London, where he won many prizes while a student, including
the Mario Prize, Burgess Grant and the Westmorland Scholarship: He is well
known as a broadcasting artist, having taken part in the Programme of the B.B.C.
for many years with increasing popularity.
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HENRY CUMMINGS has been engaged with most of the famous Societies and
Conductors, and for the Queen's Hall Promenade Concerts.
MARCEL GAZELLE
Pianoforte.
Violin.
8. SATURDAY AFTERNOON, 24th MARCH, 1945, at 2-30 p.m. prompt.
In the TEMPEST ANDERSON HALL (Museum Gardens).
MAURICE RASKIN
CHAMBER CONCERT by the
LONDON BELGIAN PIANOFORTE QUARTET
Viola.
LEONARD ARDENOIS
Violoncello.
RODOLPHE SOIRON
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Professor at the Royal Conservatoire of Music of
Ghent.
Professor at the Royal Conservatoire of Music of
Brussels and leader of the Belgian National
Orchestra.
Member the Belgian National Orchestra.
Director of the Conservatoire of Music of Louvain;
Professor at the Royal Conservatoire of Music of
Liége
For the benefit of those living in outlying districts, who have to rely on bus
services, it is necessary that all Concerts must start promptly at 2-30 p.m.
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NOTES.
The British Music Society was founded by Dr. Eaglefield Hull in 1918 to
stimulate appreciation of music by lectures, concerts, etc.
Charges of admission of non-members to each of the eight Concerts in the
Syllabus 4/ and 2/6 (reserved), and 1/6 (unreserved at door) if accommodation
is available.
Seats may be booked and detailed programmes obtained in advance by applying
to the Box Office at Messrs. John Gray & Sons, Ltd., Coney Street, York, by whom
the piano is supplied.
The booking plan will be open as follows:-For members, three weeks before
the advertised date for each concert. For non-members, two weeks before the
advertised date for each concert.
Block booking of seats for the season is not allowed.
Full Members (£1 1s.) and Junior Members (under 18, 10/6) are entitled,
without further payment, to the best reserved seats at the eight Concerts in the
Syllabus.
For these eight Concerts, Full Members for this season will be provided
with one Guest Ticket at a charge of 2/ for each Concert, which they can give to
anyone who may be interested in the work of the Society, with the view to enlisting
their support as future members.
A strong
The membership of the B.M.S. is the foundation of our success.
membership provides the necessary security, and gives us increased freedom in the
choice of artists a difficult problem under present conditions when en route district
tours are no longer possible and travelling facilities are restricted.
The co-operation of members is invited in procuring additional supporters.
Subscriptions are now due, and should be paid to the Honorary Treasurer,
Mr. R. WILSON SHARP, M.C.,
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Barclays Bank Limited, Mansion House Branch, York,
who, on receipt, will forward the Membership Cards which admit to Concerts.
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