BRITISH MUSIC SOCIETY OF NORTHERN IRELAND 1958-1959 EIGHTH RECITAL under the auspices of THE QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY OF BELFAST THE MELOS ENSEMBLE RICHARD ADENEY, Flute PETER GRAEME, Oboe GERVASE De PEYER, Clarinet WILLIAM WATERHOUSE, Bassoon NEILL SANDERS, Horn LAMAR CROWSON, Pianoforte SIR WILLIAM WHITLA HALL Queen's University, Belfast FRIDAY, 6th MARCH, 1959 at 7.45 p.m.

Fantasia in F Major Mozart, arr. Dennis Brain This is an arrangement for the five wind instruments of a work originally written for mechanical organ, K. 605, written in 1791. Both Mozart and Haydn wrote for these instruments, and the few of them which survive throw an interesting light on the forms of ornamentation in vogue at the time. Much of the ornamentation was not written down, but left to the performer, or incorporated in the organs. Sonatino en Trio for Flute, Clarinet and Piano, Op. 85 Florent Schmitt (1870-1958) Assez animé Assez vif Très lent Animé Schmitt was a pupil of Massenet and Fauré. He won the Premier Prix de Rome in 1900 and took a very active part in French music during the whole of his long life, devoting much of his time to the composition of chamber music. This sonatino was composed in 1935. Quintet in E Flat for Oboe, Clarinet, Bassoon, Horn and Piano, K.452 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1792) Largo allegro moderato Larghetto Rondo allegretto Written in 1784. This work is contemporary with the great piano concertos. Though the cembalo had figured in chamber music previously, the introduction of the piano among a group of wind instruments inevitably means that the five instruments have really not equal parts to play, but that the piano is contrasted in concertante style with the wind instruments. INTERVAL

Divertimento on St. Anthony Chorale Allegro Andante Minuet and Trio Rondo Church and monastic libraries in Europe contain countless manuscripts of music doubtfully attributed to leading musicians of the day. Haydn had, in the course of his long life, more than his share of such foundlings fathered on him. This is one of six divertimenti for wind band, supposedly written by him in 1785 for Prince Esterhazy, but now definitely known not to have been by Haydn. Brahms was shown a copy in 1873, and took the beautiful chorale tune which is quoted in the second movement as the basis for his wonderful "Variations on a theme of Haydn," as it was originally known. It is generally known now as "Variations on the St. Anthony Chorale." Three Sea Shanties for Wind Quintet Malcolm Arnold (1921- ) This is one of a number of works Arnold composed for his colleagues of the London Philharmonic Orchestra, in which he The Sea was principal trumpet, during its tours in the last war. Shanties were written in 1943; the songs are: -"What shall we do with the drunken sailor?" "Boney was a warrior", and "Johnny's comes down from Highlo." Sextet for Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, Bassoon, Horn and Piano Attributed to Haydn Allegro vivace Divertissement Final Francis Poulenc (1899- ) Poulenc has concentrated on writing music for ensembles in which wind instruments play a prominent part. To-night's sextet is a fine example of his wit and humour, and calls into play all the resources of the instrumentalists.

Under the auspices of Queen's University, Belfast and in association with C.E.M.A. WHITLA HALL, MONDAY, 23rd MARCH, 1959 at 7.30 p.m. THE PASSION OF OUR LORD ACCORDING TO ST. MATTHEW J. S. BACH Malcolm McKeown (tenor); Eric Hinds (baritone); Gilian Patterson (soprano); Helen Watts (contralto); Frederick Martin (tenor); Harold Gray (bass) The Ulster Singers; The Strandtown Girls' Choir ; The Studio Orchestra. (Leader: Audrey Brett) Philip Cranmer (harpsichord); William Young (organ) ADMISSION Conductor: HAVELOCK NELSON Three shillings and sixpence Tickets obtainable at all music shops