BeMS 1997-1998 season annotated


The Belfast British Music Society, BeMS 1997-1998 season annotated

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Elizabeth's copy BMS at the Waterfront Hall October 1997 - May 1998

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BMS at the Wall, Sam 1998-99 October 10 November: November: January Feb March May Tickets Parking info

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CELEBRITY RECITALS Six of the best BMS is delighted to present a rich and varied series of recitals by internationally-known artists. These recitals include the prodigious talents of pianists from Canada and the Ukraine, and the remarkable virtuosity of Romain Guyot, the young French clarinettist. BMS committed to excellence

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Arb Council piano noise from foyer security man MARC-ANDRÉ HAMELIN audience c 180 (tack in lid) piano black drapes Programme 4th October 1997 7.30 pm Apparition No.1 in F sharp major Un Sospiro Hungarian Rhapsody No.10 in E major Hungarian Rhapsody No.13 in A minor Hungarian Rhapsody No.2 in C sharp minor (with cadenza by Marc-André Hamelin) Concerto for Solo Piano (from 12 Etudes dans les tons mineurs Op. 39: Nos. 8, 9, 10) LISZT ALKAN First prize-winner of the 1985 Carnegie Hall International American Music Competition, Marc-André Hamelin has been called a "super-virtuoso" (Harold Schonberg, New York Times) and was described by Carol Bergeron of the Montreal paper "Le Devoir" as "Glenn Gould's only worthy successor". "Hamelin's wizardry defies the laws of nature, but it is a mark of his seriousness that he used it only to illuminate the composer's musical intentions." Financial Times. Price £10.00; Senior Citizen - £8.00; Student/Unwaged - £4.00 Subject to availability tickets priced at £2.00 each will be on sale to at the Waterfront Hall to students on the day of the performance. S H

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-180 requested wooden stage setting. THE COULL STRING QUARTET Recorded for Radio 3 by BBC Roger Coull violin Philip Gallaway - violin David Curtis - viola John Todd 'cello (now BBC product Diclan McGovern -CXRTE) 24th January 1998 7.30 pm Programme Capriccio in E minor Op.81 No.3. Quartet Op. 18 No.6 Quartettsatz D703 Quartet in E minor Op.83 MENDELSSOHN BEETHOVEN SCHUBERT ELGAR Since its first meeting at the Royal Academy of Music in 1974 the Coull Quartet has built up a large following all over the world. They have a strong commitment to modern British music and have enjoyed working with composers such as Sir William Walton, Sir Michael Tippett and Nicholas Maw. For all but three years of its existence the Coull has been Quartet-in-Residence at the University of Warwick. Sponsored by friends of BMS Price £10.00; Senior Citizen - £8.00; Student/Unwaged - £4.00 Subject to availability tickets priced at £2.00 each will be on sale to at the Waterfront Hall to students on the day of the performance. tree made it fist appearance. Lovely Sound in BT Studio clean, warm, good BBC Nicording.

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17.x1.97 request for tape from Olga arruid OLGA DUDNIK piano 7th February 1998 7.30 pm Programme Sonata in D major, Hob.XVI/42 Sonata in E major, Op.109 Preludes Op.32, Nos.5 and 10 Three Etudes Op.65 Six Moments Musicaux Op.16 HAYDN BEETHOVEN RACHMANINOV SCRIABIN RACHMANINOV Olga Dudnik is among the most gifted young pianists in England. Born in Kharkov, Ukraine in 1973, her outstanding talent from an early age resulted in enrolment into the Special Music School for Gifted Children. On graduating with the Gold Medal for excellence she continued her studies at the Rubin Academy of Music in Tel-Aviv. In 1993 she moved to London for a course in Advanced Solo Studies at the Guildhall School of Music where, on completion, she was awarded the 'Premier Prix'. "....this talent is truly awe-inspiring." Independent Gazette Arts Council plans Price £10.00; Senior Citizen - £8.00; Student/Unwaged - £4.00 Subject to availability tickets priced at £2.00 each will be on sale to at the Waterfront Hall to students on the day of the performance.

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INSTRUMENTAL QUINTET OF LONDON Susan Milan - flute Caryl Thomas-harp Nicholas Ward - violin Yuko Inoue - viola John Heley 'cello 28th March 1998 7.30 pm Programme Prelude, Marine and Chansons Flute Quartet in D major Serenade Sonatine Trio D471 Concert a cinque ROPARTZ MOZART CONIEROUSSEL RAVEL SCHUBERT JONGEN The Instrumental Quintet of London takes its name from the Quintette Instrumental de Paris founded in 1922 by Rene le Roy, who persuaded many com- posers of the time to write works for flute, harp and string trio, thus creating a whole new repertoire of chamber music. In 1967 Susan Milan, herself one of this country's finest flautists, founded the Instrumental Quintet of London, and, con- tinuing in the Le Roy tradition, has commissioned many new works for the group. Price £10.00; Senior Citizen - £8.00; Student/Unwaged - £4.00 Subject to availability tickets priced at £2.00 each will be on sale to at the Waterfront Hall to students on the day of the performance.

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ROMAIN GUYOT - clarinet PHILIPPE CASSARD - piano Romain Guyot Philippe Cassard Sunday 19th April 1998 4.00 pm Programme Sonatina "Arpeggione" Sonata (clarinet version by Romain Guyot) Impromptu (piano solo) Three Fantasiestücke Op. 73 L'Abîme des Oiseaux MARTINU SCHUBERT SCHUBERT SCHUMANN MESSIAEN MESSIAEN (For solo clarinet from Quatuor pour la Fin du Temps) Un Reflet dans le Vent (Prelude for solo piano) Sonata (1962) POULENC At the early age of 22 Romain Guyot was appointed principal clarinet with l'Orchestre de l'Opéra de Paris and is much in demand as a chamber musician and as soloist in the major concertos of the repertoire. His partner tonight - Philippe Cassard - needs no introduction to BMS concert-goers. This is his third appear- ance in our Celebrity Series which attests to the high regard in which he is held. "Romain Guyot created a real air of magic...." The Irish Times "Cassard again displayed the qualities of expressiveness, power and musical feel- ing which won him the GPA International Piano Competition ..." The Irish Independent Price £10.00; Senior Citizen - £8.00; Student/Unwaged - £4.00 Subject to availability tickets priced at £2.00 each will be on sale to at the Waterfront Hall to students on the day of the performance. 1

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Programme BARBICAN PIANO TRIO with TIMOTHY BOLTON - viola Gabrielle Lester - violin Robert Max - 'cello James Kirby - piano 16th May 1998 7.30 pm Piano Quartet in Eb, K493 Piano Trio in A minor Piano Quartet in C minor, Op.60 MOZART RAVEL BRAHMS The Barbican Piano Trio is widely regarded as one of the leading ensembles of its generation, praised at home for its "highly charged and committed performances" and abroad for "its eloquent blend of professionalism, sincerity and dedication". Tonight they are joined by Timothy Boulton to give us the rarer opportunity of including piano quartets in our series. Price £10.00; Senior Citizen - £8.00; Student/Unwaged - £4.00 Subject to availability tickets priced at £2.00 each will be on sale to at the Waterfront Hall to students on the day of the performance.

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PRIORITY BOOKING Book any four BMS recitals at the Waterfront by 30 September 1997 and receive a free ticket for a fifth recital in the series. Simply state your choice on the booking form. By booking early you are saving more than money. One call to the booking office saves time and often means that you can select your favourite seats for all the recitals. I BT Studio seating plan BALCONY ROW E T STAGE BALCONY ROW B It BT Studio: ho = Rows A-W inclusive. W BALCONY ROW ar C Ti Ti Ti Ti By Ple me che box Wo requ rece

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In person HOW TO BOOK TELEPHONE: 01232 334455 Tickets can be purchased in person from the Belfast Waterfront Hall Box Office, (locat- ed in the main concourse) 2 Lanyon Place, Belfast BT1 3LP. The Box Office is open from 10am - 6pm Monday to Saturday (9pm on evenings of events). Closed Sundays and Public Holidays (open 1pm-9pm on days of events), Tickets can also be purchased in person from additional Box Office facilities, avail- able at the following outlets: (a £1 handling agents fee is applicable per ticket) Virgin (Belfast) Unit Ic, Castlecourt, Monday-Wednesday 9.30am-5.30pm Thursday 9.00am-9:00pm Belfast BTI 1DD HMV (Belfast) Friday 9.00am-5.30pm Saturday 9.00am-6:00pm Monday-Wednesday 9.00am-6:00pm Unit 3-6, Donegall Arcade Thursday 9.00am-9:00pm Friday 9.00am-6.00pm Saturday 9.00am-6.00pm Belfast BTI ITT Tickets are not available by telephone. Counter sales only. By telephone-01232 334455 It is easy to ring the Box Office and book your tickets by telephone. Lines are open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year. Mastercard/Access and Visa credit cards are welcome. Credit card service charges apply. Credit card service charges per ticket for telesales are: Tickets priced up to £8 - 50p Tickets priced £8 - £16 - £1.00 Tickets priced £16 - £20 - £1.50 Tickets priced £20 - £35 - £2.00 By post Please complete the booking form provided in this brochure and send it with your pay- ment to the Waterfront Hall Box Office, 2 Lanyon Place, Belfast, BT1 3LP. Please make cheques payable to Belfast City Council but leave the amount payable in the amount box blank, Instead write: Amount not to exceed £, entering the maximum amount you would be prepared to pay. This means that if we are unable to fulfil all your ticket requirements, we need only debit your account for the correct value of the tickets you receive.

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Other Outlets - £1 agents' handling fee applicable per ticket per transaction. The Music Shop, Cookstown, Co Tyrone Route 66, Omagh, Co Tyrone Pop-Inn, Antrim, Co Antrim M&L, Ballymena, Co Antrim Caroline Music, Lisbum, Co Antrim Street Legal, Coleraine, Co Londonderry More Than Music, Londonderry, Co Londonderry Carlins Music, Newry, Co Down More Than Music, Bangor, Co Down Sounds Good, Armagh, Co Armagh Skelton Travel, Lurgan, Co Armagh Tickets are not available by telephone. Counter sales only. A Credit Card service charge may be payable for counter sales at certain outlets. ACCESSIBILITY HOTLINE NUMBER 01232 334400 For information about any aspect of facilities at the Waterfront Hall for people with disability, please contact the above number and ask to speak to the House Manager. bla a I S I - 2 C F 66 T F S

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STOPPRESS STOPPRESS STOP PRESS STOPPRESS STOPPRESS STOPPRESS black drapes I FAGIOLINI Presented in association with the Belfast Festival at Queen's 22nd November 1997 Elmwood Hall, Belfast at 7.30 p.m. Programme The first part is of early music by Orlandus Lassus, Ludwig Senfl, Philippe de Monte, Clement Janequin, Claudio Monteverdi, William Byrd and Thomas Morley. After the interval an entertaining selection of songs by twentieth-century composers offers a complete contrast of styles. Adrian Williams, Sir Michael Tippett, Francis Poulenc, Flanders & Swann, William Brooks and Gustav Holst are all represented. I Fagiolini, directed by Robert Hollingworth, is a young and highly-entertaining solo-voice ensemble whose repertoire covers most western music originally con- ceived for a group of solo voices. They specialise in Renaissance and early Baroque music but also commission new works every year. "One of the best vocal ensembles to emerge in years" Early Music News Tickets for this event are available only through Festival House, 25 College Gardens, Belfast BT9 6BS STOPPRESS STOPPRESS STOPPRESS STOPPRESS STOP PRESS STOPPRESS

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208Booking Form (TO BE COMPLETED IN BLOCK CAPITALS Dr/Mr/Mrs/Miss/Ms Christian Name: Surname: Full Address: Post Code: Tel. No.: Daytime: Evening: eMail: Performance Date Price Row No. of Tickets Total Cost Marc André Hamelin 4-10-97 The Coull String Quartet 24-1-98 Olga Dudnik 7-2-98 Instrumental Quintet of London 28-3-98 Guyot / Cassard (4.00pm) 19-4-98 Barbican Piano Trio / Timothy Bolton 16-5-98 Tick method of payment COST I enclose cheque/postal order made payable to Belfast City Council, A/C Payee Only. NB Please leave amount blank but indicate upper limit, e.g. not to exceed £80.00 I authorise you to debit my *Mastercard/Access or Visa credit card. *Delete as appropriate. Card No. Expiry date We regret that no exchange or refund of tickets can be made. Please leave 7 working days to process your tickets. If you have not received your tickets 3 working days before the performance then contact: The Box Office Manager - Tel. 01232 334455 Please send your booking form to: The Box Office, The Waterfront Hall, 2 Lanyon Place, Belfast BTI 3LP. Prices and details are correct at time of going to print. Belfast Waterfront Hall cannot accept liability for errors or omissions.