British Music Society 1977-78 Season

BRITISH MUSIC SOCIETY OF NORTHERN IRELAND 1977-78 SEASON OF EIGHT RECITALS in association with THE ARTS COUNCIL OF NORTHERN IRELAND under the auspices of THE QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY ARTS CENTRE Saturday 24 September 1977 Harty Room 7.30 p.m. MEMBERS' NIGHT A.G.M. followed by a Recital given by THE GUADAGNINI QUARTET Jennifer Nixon (violin) Julie Taylor (violin) Richard Muncey (viola) John Chillingworth (cello) Mozart String Quartet K465 (Dissonance) Quartet No. 1 Bartok (N.B. Members only. Refreshments will be served.) Saturday 22 October 1977 Elmwood Hall 7.30 p.m. Marius May (cello) Imogen Cooper (piano) 7 Variations Op. 66 in F Major... Beethoven Sonata in E Minor Op. 38 Brahms Pohadka Janacek Sonata in G Minor Op. 65 Chopin

Friday 25 November 1977 Whitla Hall 7.30 p.m. (In conjunction with Festival 77) ACADEMY OF ANCIENT MUSIC James Bowman (counter tenor) Christopher Hirons (baroque violin) Elizabeth Wilcock (baroque violin) Jane Ryan (viola da Gamba) lan McKellan (reader) Christopher Hogwood (harpischord and chamber organ) 'Homage to Henry Purcell' including works and readings by Purcell, D'Urfey, Pepys, Pelham Humphrey, John Blow, Roger North and Jeremiah Clarke Tuesday 24 January 1978 Elmwood Hall 7.30 p.m. NEW HUNGARIAN QUARTET Andor Toth (violin) Richard Young (violin) Denes Koromzay (viola) Andrew Toth jr. (cello) (Programme to be announced) Saturday 4 February 1978 Elmwood Hall 7.30 p.m. Benjamin Luxom (baritone) David Willison (piano) Aspects of Love : A programme of songs about love from two great periods of song writing. In Germany, the great Lieder period involving all the great com- posers of the Nineteenth Century. In England the birth of popular music for "Everyman" The Victorian and Edwardian songs and ballads.

Saturday 18 March 1978 Elmwood Hall 7.30 p.m. John Lill (piano) Sonata in A Flat Op. 261 Twelve Preludes: Book 1 Etudes d'execution transcendent après Paganini Saturday 29 April 1978. Elmwood Hall 7.30 p.m. SUK TRIO Jan Panenka (piano) Joseph Suk (violin) Josef Chuchro (cello) (Programme to be announced) Friday 2 June 1978 Venue to be announced. 7.30 p.m. DREAM TIGER Margaret Field (soprano) Rosemary Furniss (violin) Rohan de Saram (cello) Peter Hill (piano) Douglas Young (piano) Beethoven. Debussy ... Liszt Trio in F Major Menu Propos Enfantine (arr. Young) Brettl Lieder (Cabaret Songs) Schoenberg Duo for Violin and Cello Four Songs (1963-77) The Rite of Spring (Original version for piano duet) Stravinsky Haydn ... Satie Kodaly Young

The British Music Society is privileged to present another series of concerts by inter- national artistes and is grateful to those who I have agreed to perform here in spite of con- tinuing difficulties. The young cellist, Marius May, was born in London in 1958 and has studied with Andre Navana and Pierre Fournier. He made his London debut in 1973 at the Wigmore Hall, has played with most of the British orchestras and has given recitals with Tamas Vasary and Paul Hamburger. The Academy of Ancient Music will be pre- senting a programme of music by Purcell and his contemporaries, played on instruments of the period and sung by counter tenor James Bowman. The English baritone Benjamin Luxom is well known for his performances of opera and lieder and has recorded Victorian songs part- nered by Andre Previn. The New Hungarian Quartet aim to ". . . merge the time-honoured values of middle European musical tradition with today's youth- ful vigour and virtuosity". Although formed only a few years ago, they have toured exten- sively in Europe and America, receiving wide acclaim. The Suk Trio from Prague is led by Josef Suk, great-grandson of Dvorak. They are acknowledged interpreters of Czech music.

Pianist John Lill now has an international reputation, particularly for his performance of Beethoven's music, and will be remembered for his brilliant performances in last year's Queen's Festival. The group of talented young artistes who play under the name of Dream Tiger enjoy modern music. Their pianist, Douglas Young, composes and arranges many of their numbers. Although tickets are available for individual concerts, a subscription to the series repre- sents a considerable saving. Subscribers are also invited to Members' Night, which this year includes a short recital by the Guadagnini Quartet, formed in 1975 by students at the Royal College of Music, London, and including Belfast-born cellist John Chillingworth. Last year the B.R.S. had over 400 subscrib- ing members. Only by maintaining and, if possible, increasing their number can we con- tinue to provide the best artistes for Belfast audiences. PLEASE JOIN NOW! Subscription (seven Concerts and Members' Night), £9.00; student's subscription, £4.50; special terms are available for schools and technical colleges. Tickets for individual Con- certs are also available at £2.00 each (stu- dents £1.00). All enquiries and subscriptions to Hart & Churchill Ltd., 33 Queen Street, Belfast BT1 6EA (Telephone: Belfast 27868). PLEASE PASS A LEAFLET ON TO A FRIEND.