THE BRITISH MUSIC SOCIETY of NORTHERN IRELAND Season 1961-62 A SERIES OF EIGHT RECITALS IN THE SIR WILLIAM WHITLA HALL (UNDER THE AUSPICES OF QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY) at 7.45 p.m. Subscription 401-

Monday, October 9th, 1961 ANNUAL MEETING AND A RECITAL BY THE MAURICE BRETT STRING QUARTET and WENDY BERRY (Flute) The first evening of our season is open to members only. After the business meeting, a recital will be given by the above artists, and tea will be served at the close of the evening. Friday, October 13th, 1961 MATTIWILDA DOBBS (Soprano) and MEMBERS NIGHT GEOFFREY PARSONS (Piano) Mattiwilda Dobbs was born in Atlanta, Georgia. Following scholastic successes at Columbia University, New York, she studied for four years with Lotte Leonard. Subsequently she studied in Europe with Pierre Bernac and Lola Rodriguez Arajon. In 1952 she began to give concerts and won first prize at the Geneva International Competi- tion of Music Interpretation. This brought offers of concerts in Paris, Italy and Switzerland, and at the Holland Festival. In 1953 she returned to Europe for her first regular season, and has since been widely acclaimed in operatic roles both on the continent, and at Glyndebourne and Covent Garden. Geoffrey Parsons was born in Australia, and studied at the State Conservatorium of Music, Sydney. He toured Australia and New Zealand with Peter Dawson, and it was in 1950 with this artist that he first came to England. He has since acted as accompanist to many famous artists including Joan Hammond, Tibor Varga, and Jennie Tourel. Tuesday, November 7th 1961 THE STROSS STRING QUARTET The Stross Quartet is world renowned. It has performed the com- plete Beethoven Quartets in Rome and the musical centres of Germany for the first time since the pre-war era. Since pre-war days when Pro Arte, Adolf Busch and others were making their mark in European chamber music, few artists have succeeded in retaining a place in the sun. Wilhelm Stross and his quartet, with thirty years of international experience behind them are among the few. This quartet is the worthy heir to the great classical tradition of string playing as taught by Joachim.

Tuesday, December 19th, 1961 THE ALLEGRI STRING QUARTET We welcome a return visit from this very fine ensemble, who gave us a memorable recital last season. The members are Eli Goren, James Barton, Patrick Ireland and William Pleeth, all of whom are soloists in their own right. The quartet was formed in London, and made its debut in February, 1954. It takes its name from Gregorio Allegri (1582-1652), reputed to be the first composer ever to write for a quartet of strings. Members who heard the quartet may remember that James Barton is one of the few violinists to bow the instrument with the left hand, a rare advan- tage in solving the problems of quartet balance. Friday, January 19th, 1962 GERARD SOUZAY (Baritone) and DALTON BALDWIN Gerard Souzay was born in Angers, France, spending his child- hood in Touraine, and then settling in Paris, studying philosophy, and taking singing lessons from Pierre Bernac. At the Conser- vatoire he ultimately won the much coveted Premier Prix d'Excellence de Chant. Souzay has a remarkably fine baritone voice. Highly intelligent, he invests the songs he sings with a subtlety rarely encountered. The admirable qualities of his voice, and his extraordinary interpretive ability have given him a special place among the great singers of our time. Dalton Baldwin will be remembered for his excellent accompaniment of Gerald Souzay on his last visit, which added much to an outstanding recital. Friday, February 9th, 1962 MOURA LYMPANY (Piano) Moura Lympany made her first public appearance at the age of twelve, at Harrogate, after which she made a tour of England, and broadcast for the B.B.C. After attending the Royal Academy of Music, she decided to devote herself to prolonged study, and went to Vienna to Paul Weingarten, later returning to England to study with Mathilde Verne and Tobias Matthay. In 1938 she entered for the Ysaye Piano Competition at Brussels, and was awarded second prize, the first going to the Russian pianist Emil Gilels. She has played all over Europe, North and South America, and Australia and New Zealand, and her recordings have been widely acclaimed throughout the world. She now lives in the United States.

Tuesday, February 27th, 1962 MARISA ROBLES (Harp) Marisa Robles, born in Madrid in 1937, is one of the outstanding Spanish artists of to-day. She studied at the Royal Conservatoire of Music in Madrid with the eminent harpist Luisa Menarguez. At the age of 13 she gained first prize for chamber music, and in 1953 she won the Grand Prix of the Conservatoire. She is now Professor of Harp. Her recitals and performances as soloist with orchestra have been acclaimed by critics and audiences alike as phenomenal, and we look forward to an outstanding and unusual recital. Tuesday, March 6th, 1962 THE WIGMORE ENSEMBLE We welcome another visit from this fine instrumental ensemble which has given so much pleasure on previous occasions. The ensemble on this occasion will consist of eight players, and the programme will include the rarely heard Beethoven Septet. The ensemble is almost too well known to need any further intro- duction, and can be regularly heard in B.B.C. broadcasts, parti- cularly in the Third Programme. Tuesday, April 17th, 1962 ROSALYN TURECK (Piano) We are fortunate in securing a further engagement of this much loved artist, whose previous recitals have so enchanted us. Born in America of Russian and Turkish descent, Rosalyn Tureck gave her first recital when only nine years old. She was not allowed, however, to become a child prodigy, and graduated from the Julliard School of Music in 1935, cum laude. It is, of course, for her superb playing of Bach's music that she is chiefly known, and she has recently formed the Tureck Bach Players, a small orchestra with which she performs Bach's suites and concerti, conducting from the keyboard. All who have heard her performances will agree "It is rare indeed to find a superbly equipped technician, a passionately sympathetic musician, and a scholar, all in one and the same person, but this is Miss Tureck."

GUEST TICKETS will be available for each recital at 10/6. These must be purchased in advance from the address below, as payment cannot be accepted at the Hall. A member may invite any number. of guests, but a particular guest may not be introduced more than twice during the season. THE CHESTER MUSIC LIBRARY. The Society subscribes to this organisation, and members are invited to make use of the facilities provided to borrow musical scores. SCHOOLS AND TECHNICAL COLLEGES. Special terms are available to students in organised parties from Schools and Tech- nical Colleges. NEW MEMBERS are most welcome. At present no formalities are necessary to join the Society, other than payment of the sub- scription. ALL ENQUIRIES, payment of subscriptions, request for tickets, etc., should be made to : JAMES PARR (Music) LTD. 56-58 UPPER QUEEN STREET BELFAST, 1 Telephone 28449

The British Music Society of Northern Ireland Patron: HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR OF NORTHERN IRELAND THE LORD WAKEHURST K.C.M.G., L.L.D. President: P. R. D. CLARENDON, ESQ. Vice-Presidents: SIR ERIC ASHBY REV. CANON G. F. CRAIG MRS. P. T. CRYMBLE MRS. HAROLD TOTTON MRS. HERBERT WARNOCK Hon. Treasurer: MISS JOAN TAYLOR Hon. Auditor : N. F. J. MOODY, ESQ. Hon. Secretary: R. C. MCKINNEY, ESQ. MRS. DOUGLAS BOYD AUSTIN BROWN, ESQ. JOHN COWSER, ESQ. MRS. G. F. CRAIG PROF. PHILIP CRANMER MRS. S. DENTON Committee: H. HAMM CHLAG, ESQ. MAURICE MAGUIRE, ESQ. G. L. MARSHALL, ESQ. MRS. F. MCDOWELL DR. HAVELOCK NELSON WILLIAM YOUNG, ESQ. DORMAN & SONS, LTD, BELFAST