THE BRITISH MUSIC SOCIETY OF NORTHERN IRELAND SEASON 1971-72 A SERIES OF Six Recitals IN THE SIR WILLIAM WHITLA HALL at 7.45 p.m. Under the auspices of Queen's University Subscription £3.25

Wednesday September 29th 1971 Members' Night and Annual General Meeting HARTY ROOM, Q.U.B. ANTHONY HOPKINS Best known as broadcaster; also composer, pianist, writer and more recently conductor. "Talking About Piano Sonatas" NEW MEMBERS are most welcome. NO FORMALITIES are necessary; just pay your subscription. GUEST TICKETS 75p (£1 Brendel) should be purchased in advance. SPECIAL TERMS for schools and technical colleges. Students Subscription £1.05. All enquiries, payment of subscriptions and pur- chase of guest tickets : HART & CHURCHILL LTD. 20 Wellington Place Belfast BT1 6GX Telephone 27868 Tuesday October 12th GERVASE DE PEYER English; first broadcast whilst still at school; pupil Frederick Thurston; assisted in formation Melos Ensemble. PETER WALLFISCH German; educated in Israel; won scholarship to Paris; settled in London 1951. PROGRAMME Sonata in C minor Sonata No. 1 in A flat, Op. 49.. .Handel/Glazer Reger Five dance preludes Lutoslawski Sonata No. 1 in F minor, Op. 120. Brahms. Sonata Poulenc

Thursday November 18th ERICH GRUENBERG Viennese; settled London 1946; won Carl Flesch Competition 1947; one time leader L.S.O.; director London Ensemble; professor at R.C.M.;. international soloist, WILLIAM GLOCK English; Controller of Music BBC; pupil of Schnabel; critic, lecturer, adjudicator; recipient. many honours including knighthood 1970. PROGRAMME Sonata in B flat K.454 Duo Concertante Duo in A Op. 162 Sonata in F Op. 24 (Spring) Mozart Stravinsky Schubert Beethoven. Monday January 31st ALFRED BRENDEL Austrian; pupil of Edwin Fischer and Paul Baum- gartner; specialist 18th and 19th century music; first came to the fore as a recording artist. PROGRAMME Four impromptus Op. 90 Wanderer-Fantasie Sonata in B, D960 Schubert Schubert. Schubert

Wednesday February 16th NORMA BURROWES Born Bangor, Co. Down; graduate Q.U.B. and R.A.M.; opera with Covent Garden, Glyndebourne; English Opera Group; recitals Royal Festival Hall and on record. INGRID SURGENOR Born Belfast; studied R.A.M. with Paul Ham- burger; extensive range of accompanying in London. PROGRAMME Songs by Purcell, Schubert, R. Strauss and French and English composers. Monday February 28th FINE ARTS QUARTET Founded Chicago 1946; activities range from films for Encyclopaedia Britannica Films to edu- cational broadcasting, lecturing and worldwide concert tours. PROGRAMME Quartet in F. K590 Quartet No. 6 Quartet in G minor Mozart Bartok Debussy

Saturday March 18th JANACEK QUARTET Founded Brno 1947; since 1956 have been lead- ing members of Brnon State Philharmonic; inter- national reputation on record and in concert hall. mal PROGRAMME Quartet No. 5 in D major, Op. 76 Quartet in F major Quartet No. 2 Haydn Ravel Janácek