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bas Belfast Music Society The new Season AT THE ELMWOOD HALL Belfast Music Society is proud to present its 79th year of chamber music concerts in the city. The Elmwood Hall at Queen's is our home for the season and we have invited artists from Ireland, England, France, Germany, Italy and Spain (including the Casals Quartet, winners of the recent International String Quartet Competition.) Alongside timeless classics by Vivaldi, Mozart, Schubert, Brahms, Schumann and Ravel, we include Messiaen's "Quartet for the End of Time; "Guernica" by Paul Dessau and "Why is this night different?" by James MacMillan. We look forward to an interesting and challenging season. Elizabeth Bicker Elizabeth Bicker, Chairman

The Dublin Piano Trio The Dublin Piano Trio which includes Belfast born sisters Fionnuala and Una Hunt and 'cellist Aisling Drury Byrne, comprises three of Ireland's leading musicians, all of whom enjoy distinguished solo careers. Bruno Giuranna Principal Guest Conductor of the Irish Chamber Orchestra, Bruno Giuranna studied in Rome and was one of the founding members of the famed chamber group I Musici, with which he performed on numerous highly acclaimed world tours on both the viola and viola d'amore. Philippe Cassard (Piano) Laurent Korcia (Violin) Anne Gastinel (Cello) Romain Guyot (Clarinet) Philippe Cassard is well known for his International performances and his outstanding recordings including two Schubert recordings, and a collection of Debussy and Fauré songs. Romain Guyot is among the greatest exponents of the clarinet on the international platform and has given numerous solo concerts. Saturday 14th October 2000 7.30pm, Elmwood Hall, Belfast JOAN TRIMBLE Phantasy Trio SCHUBERT Trio in Bb major, Op.99 BRAHMS Piano Quartet in G minor, Op.25 Saturday 11th November 2000 7.30pm, Elmwood Hall, Belfast In Co-operation with the Belfast Festival at Queen's RAVEL Piano Trio MESSIAEN Quartet for the End of Time Laurent Korcia plays regularly as soloist with principal French and British orchestras and has made many highly acclaimed recordings. Anne Gastinel is one of the world's leading cellists and has played at the side of conductors such as Kurt Sanderling, Alain Lombard, Pinchas Steinberg and Lord Yehudi Menuhin.

Cuarteto Casals Sunday 14th January 2001 4.00pm, Elmwood Hall, Belfast MOZART String Quartet in D major, K499 JAMES MacMILLAN "Why is this night different?" BEETHOVEN String Quartet in C sharp minor, Op. 131. Ann Murray Vera Martinez-Mehner and Abel Tomás, Violins David Quiggle, Viola Amau Tomás, Cello Peter Donohoe The Cuarteto Casals, formed in 1997, has won many prizes for its outstanding performances. The quartet has performed widely in Spain and has participated in many of the most important Spanish music festivals. In 1998, the Cuarteto Casals performed the complete Schubert quartets in Barcelona, concerts which were recorded and broadcast by Spanish National radio. The quartet has also performed in Germany, France and the UK. During the 2000-2001 concert season, the quartet will tour Italy, France, Germany and Great Britain, including concerts in London's Wigmore Hall, and for Bavarian State Radio in Munich. Much sought after as a concert singer, Dublin born Ann Murray has sung with many of the world's leading orchestras. Her recent engagements include the title roles in new productions of "Maria Stuarda" for the English National Opera, "Alceste" for the Netherlands Opera and "Ariodante" in Munich. In 1998 Ann Murray was awarded the title of Kammersängerin of the Bavarian State Opera. Born in Manchester, Peter Donohoe has performed on many international concert platforms. He has won many awards for his recordings. His recent recording for Hyperion of Litolff's Concerti Symphoniques Numbers 2 and 4 has become a best-seller, as has the Naxos recording with the Maggini String Quartet of Elgar's Piano Quintet in A minor. Sunday 4th February 2001 4.00pm, Elmwood Hall, Belfast MOZART - Die Zufriedenheit Abendempfindung Kantate: Die ihr des unermesslichen Weltalls SCHUBERT- Lachen und Weinen Du bist die Ruh SCHUMANNO, Ihr Herren Volksliedchen MAHLER Blicke mir nicht in die Lieder! Ich bin der Welt abhanden gekommen RAVEL - Vocalise en forme de Habanera Chanson Ecossaise Fascination BUSONI - Carmen Transcription (Peter Donohoe, piano solo) COLE PORTER-Sing to me, Guitar Tale of the Oyster After all, I am only a Schoolgirl Woo-ooh-wolf PLEAS Name Addre P

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Cuarteto Casals Sunday 14th January 2001 4.00pm, Elmwood Hall, Belfast MOZART String Quartet in D major, K499 JAMES MacMILLAN "Why is this night different?" BEETHOVEN String Quartet in C sharp minor, Op. 131 Ann Murray Much sought after as a concert s born Ann Murray has sung with world's leading orchestras. Her r engagements include the title ro productions of "Maria Stuarda" fo National Opera, "Alceste" for the Opera and "Ariodante" in Munic Ann Murray was awarded the tit Kammersängerin of the Bavarian Peter Donohoe Born in Manchester, Peter Dono performed on many international platforms. He has won many aw recordings. His recent recording of Litolff's Concerti Symphonique 2 and 4 has become a best-selle Naxos recording with the Maggi Quartet of Elgar's Piano Quintet The subscription offer for our 2000-2001 season For a sum of £50.00 you will receive seven vouchers (value £70.00 full rate or £56.00 reduced rate). You can use any number of vouchers for each concert. Just hand the vouchers in at the door of the Elmwood Hall. All seats unreserved. This scheme will be available until Friday 13 October 2000. Thereafter individual tickets can be purchased at the door or at the address below. Please complete the form overleaf and send it to: Ticket Office Elmwood Hall at Queen's 89 University Road, Belfast BT7 1NF Telephone 028 9066 8798 NB Postal and Counter Booking. Please mark postal bookings BMS.

MAXWELL-DAVIS March to the Pole Star HOLBORNE Renaissance Suite PURCELL I was glad TALLIS Salvator Mundi REICH Music for Pieces of Wood MICHAEL BERKELEY Music from Chaucer BAX (arr.Miller) Palan CAMERON Circles de Feu RIDOUT Sark: Phantasy Quintet ARNOLD Quintet Saturday 24th March 2001 7.30pm, Elmwood Hall, Belfast PAUL DESSAU Guernica. 10 Onyx Brass was formed in 1993 by five former National Youth Orchestra principals, one of the motivations for its inception being the apparent lack of serious and accessible chamber music for brass instruments. Since then the group has flourished. Onyx Brass has given recitals and masterclasses all over the country including a triumphant Wigmore Hall début. Audiences and critics have been particularly appreciative of the warmth of the group's sound and their presentation of a wide range of music. Andreas Boyde (piano) BEETHOVEN Sonata in C, Op.2 No. 3 The group's first CD, 'Trisagion', comprising exclusively world premiere recordings, (on Intim Musik IMCD 058), was released in 1998 to high critical acclaim: "A warm bonfires-and-Hovis-sound" Evening Standard "Superbly played... this CD is a must" British Trombone Soc. Journal OLIVIER MESSIAEN Premiere Communion de la Vierge R SCHUMANN Carnaval, op.8 Onyx Brass Saturday 3rd March 2001 7.30pm, Elmwood Hall, Belfast R SCHUMANN Schubert Variations. After two sensational appearances in the Munich Philharmonic Hall the Süddeutsche Zeitung proclaimed Andreas Boyde as a "very mature musician with a remarkable sense of sound and harmony, strength and brilliant octaves". Born in Oschatz, Germany, Andreas Boyde has played with many renowned orchestras including the Dresden State Orchestra and the Berlin Symphony Orchestra. In 1993 he represented Germany in a European concert as part of the Piano Festival La Roque d'Antheron in France and gave his debut at Zurich Tonhalle in 1994. He gave his South American debut in the summer of 1996 and in autumn 1997 toured with the Odessa Philharmonic Orchestra in Cologne and Stuttgart. In 1998 he gave the European premiere of the Piano Concerto Four Parables by Paul Schoenfield with the Dresdner Sinfoniker.

COUT HUIC JOCELES NFMS QXO ARTS COUNCIL Northern Ireland La Serenissima La Serenissima is a group of singers and instrumentalists directed by Adrian Chandler (renaissance/baroque violin) who specialise in the delightful music from 17th and 18th century Venice (La Serenissima). Their BMS programme - "The Italian Connection" - will include a recently-discovered cantata by Vivaldi. This will be the Irish Premiere of this as yet. un-named rarity. A most enjoyable evening of music by Monteverdi, Vivaldi, Corelli, Tartini and Uccellini is in prospect. Mhairi Lawson (pictured): soprano Adrian Chandler (pictured): renaissance and baroque violin/director Elizabeth Kenny: theorbo Gareth Deats: cello Robert Howarth: harpsichord bas Ticket Office Elmwood Hall at Queen's 89 University Road Belfast BT7 1NF Tel 028 9066 8798 Saturday 5th May 2001 7.30pm, Elmwood Hall, Belfast MARCO UCCELLINI Sonata detta la Ebrea marinata for violin and continuo CLAUDIO MONTEVERDI Et e pur dunque vero for soprano, violin and continuo PLE ANTONIO VIVALDI IRISH PREMIERE of a newly discovered cantata for soprano and continuo, RV 799 ARCANGELO CORELLI Sonata in D, Op 5/1 for violin and continuo ANTONIO VIVALDI Sonata in C, RV 3 GIUSEPPE TARTINI Sonata in G minor, The Devil's Trill ANTONIO VIVALDI Cantata Lungi dal vago volto for soprano, violin and continuo, RV 680 The Season at a Glance The Dublin Piano Trio & Bruno Giuranna Saturday 14th October 2000 Philippe Cassard/Laurent Korcia/ Romain Guyot/Anne Gastinel Saturday 11th November 2000 Cuarteto Casals Sunday 14th January 2001 Ann Murray & Peter Donohoe Sunday 4th February 2001 Onyx Brass Saturday 3rd March 2001 Andreas Boyde Saturday 24th March 2001 La Serenissima Saturday 5th May 2001