811/94 Belfast Music Society Celebrity Concerts

YOUNG MUSICIANS' CONCERT MARY NELSON AND CATHERINE HARPER ADELE CARNEY GILLIAN MCCUTCHEON JOHN MCKERNAN SOPRANOS HARP CLARINET VIOLIN cet with ELIZABETH BICKER PIANO * * * Saturday 8 January 1994 Elmwood Hall 7.30 pm Debussy Supported by the ARTS COUNCIL

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Schubert The Shepherd on the Rock JAVSTME Mary Nelson/Gillian McCutcheon Zabel Glinka Marguerite at the Spinning Wheel Nocturne Adele Carney Six German Songs with Clarinet Obbligato Spohr 1 2 3 4 Sei Still Mein Herz (Be still my heart, no longer grieve) Zwiegesang me (The bird sings of Spring, the girl of Love, but I listen, brokenhearted) Sehnsucht (I am full of tears and I long for green countryside and blue skies) Wiegenlied (Hush my darling baby, sleep!) Debussy 5 Das Heimliche Lied (There are the secret sorrows, of 6 which we say no word) Wach Auf! (Why think so much about the past; Love is alive all around you) Catherine Harper and Gillian McCutcheon Violin Sonata John McKernan -1-

INTERVAL Mozart Mozart duds? The Letter Duet from 'The Marriage of Figaro' Mary Nelson and Catherine Harper Concert Aria "Chi sa, Chi sa" Mary Nelson Fantasia on 'La Traviata' Giamperi Gillian McCutcheon Verdi Britten "Caro nome" from 'Rigoletto' Catherine Harper Interlude from 'A Ceremony of Carols' Adele Carney Milhaud Trio Gillian McCutcheon, John McKernan, Elizabeth Bicker q odi toode doum Presented in association with FIRST TRUST Bank -2-

TONIGHT'S ARTISTS XM VINOL cup Y MARY NELSON - soprano From Belfast and a former pupil of Carys Denton in Belfast, Mary is now studying with Mark Wildman at the Royal Academy of Music in London. Last year she won two major singing prizes at the RAM and sang in oratorios in London and Yorkshire. She recently gave a "Music at Ten" recital as part of the Belfast Festival. CATHERINE HARPER - soprano Originally from Belfast and a former student of Carys Denton, Catherine is now studying in the Joint Vocal Faculty of the Royal Academy and the Royal College of Music in London. Catherine has studied under Patricia Clarke and Heather Harper and won a bursary to study last July at the Britten/Pears School for Advanced Musical Study. ADELE CARNEY-harp From Belfast and a former pupil at St Dominic's, Adele played in the City of Belfast Youth Orchestra and the National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain. In 1990 she won the Stephen Parker Memorial Prize and in 1992 achieved first place in 'A' level Music in Northern Ireland, winning the Incorporated Society of Musicians Award. Adele is now a student at Cambridge University. -3-

JOHN MCKERNAN violin - From Lisburn, John became leader of the City of Belfast Youth Orchestra for two years and as a member of the National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain he played in the London Proms and at several European venues. John is now a final year student at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London, where he leads his own quartet and has had solo performances with the Guildhall Orchestra. GILLIAN MCCUTCHEON clarinet Originally from Bangor, Gillian was a pupil of Christopher King in Belfast and then studied music in Edinburgh and at the Royal Academy of Music in London. Gillian is now a freelance musician playing with the Instrumental Ensemble of London and the Fleurieux Wind Quintet. She has also undertaken many solo performances in the UK and Europe. ELIZABETH BICKER - piano Last season Elizabeth Bicker celebrated her 25th year in the music profession and was honoured by the Royal Academy of Music with an Associateship. Elizabeth is always in demand as an accompanist and her travels have recently taken her from Limerick to Brussels. Her concerts with young musicians are always popular with music societies. Elizabeth is also an adjudicator for the British Federation of Music Festivals, providing her with the opportunity to hear young performers from throughout the UK and Ireland. -4-