Belfast Music Society bos September 2002 - May 2003

bis Belfast Music Society The new Season Musical families and young professional musicians dominate our new brochure. The season opens with Italian pianist Davide Franceschetti and concludes with Christopher Maltman, a young English baritone much in demand internationally. In between we are delighted to include the Barritts ... alias Divertimenti... in a Sunday afternoon concert, complete with afternoon tea and a short talk to be delivered by Professor Basil Deane. A former BBC Young Musician, Colin Currie, (Percussion) and the German clarinettist lb Haussman, along with Dublin pianist Finghan Collins, complete the list... except for our own Parker Pen Families Concert. This unique event includes a wealth of talent from some of Northern Ireland's most musical families... youngest performer 8 years and the oldest not quite as old as BMS! We have commissioned Elaine Agnew, one of the province's established young composers, to write a new suite for our families... should be fun! Do join us - we value your continued support. Elizabeth Bicker Elizabeth Bicker, Chairman

Saturday 5th October 2002 7.30pm, Harty Room, QUB Davide Franceschetti (Piano) Since he won first prize in the GPA Dublin International Piano Competition in 1994 Davide Franceschetti has embarked on a series of concerts and recitals worldwide. He won the Silver Medal at the Leeds International Piano Competition 2000 and has given performances in Salt Lake City, Washington DC, Vienna and at concert venues throughout the UK and Ireland. BACH/BUSONI Chaconne in D minor BRAHMS 6 Klavierstücke, Op 118 SCHUMANN Kinderszenen, Op 15 CHOPIN Two Scherzos C C tl n r U Saturday 26th October 2002 7.30pm, Elmwood Hall, Belfast In association with Belfast Festival at Queen's Colin Currie (Percussion) Born in Edinburgh in 1976, Colin Currie was the first percussion finalist in the BBC Young Musician of the Year competition in 1994. Since then, he has appeared as a soloist with many of the world's leading orchestras. In 2001 he was awarded the Royal Philharmonic Society's Young Artist award for his outstanding contribution to innovative music-making in the year 2000. SCHMIDT Ghanaia ROSAURO Cenas Amerindias NORGARD "Fire over Water" from I Ching MARIC Sense and Innocence REICH Nagoya Marimbas SCHMIDT 6 Miniatures for Marimba MARIC Trilogy T q pi tv C C st

02 t Queen's Divertimenti Divertimenti is one of the most exciting and innovat chamber groups of its generation and has toured ex. throughout the UK and Ireland. The ensemble has b numerous programmes for BBC Radio 3 and Diverti recordings for Meridian and Hyperion labels have re unanimous critical acclaim. The subscription offer for our 2002-2003 season This year's subscriptions are £55 full rate and £45 concession. This includes one ticket for afternoon tea at the Divertimenti concert in January. Any number of vouchers may be used for each concert. Just hand these in at the door. This scheme will be available until Friday 6 September 2002. 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. arker Pen Families Co This unique event is a first for BMS and includes a fi quartet, a flute quartet, a brass quintet, a traditional percussion duo, trumpet duo and piano duo. In several two generations of one family will play together. BN commissioned Elaine Agnew, one of Northern Irelar composers, to write a new suite for our families.... should be fun!

Sunday 12th January 2003 3.00pm, Great Hall, Queen's, Belfast Paul Barritt violin Rachel Isserlis violin Jonathan Barritt viola Sebastian Comberti cello Josephine Horder cello Divertimenti Divertiment is one of the most exciting and innovative British chamber groups of its generation and has toured extensively throughout the UK and Ireland. The ensemble has broadcast numerous programmes for BBC Radio 3 and Divertimenti's recordings for Meridian and Hyperion labels have received. unanimous critical acclaim, FRANK MARTIN Pavane couleur du temps ARNOLD BAX String Quintet SCHUBERT String Quintet in C major, D 956 PLEASE COMPLETE IN BLOCK CAPITALS Name Address Saturday 22nd February 2003 7.30pm, Elmwood Hall, Belfast Postcode Tel (Daytime) Tel (Evening) Email cer Pen Families Concert PARKER Poker This unique event is a first for BMS and includes a family string quartet, a flute quartet, a brass quintet, a traditional trio, a percussion duo, trumpet duo and piano duo. In several ensembles two generations of one family will play together. BMS has commissioned Elaine Agnew, one of Northern Ireland's young composers, to write a new suite for our families.... should be fun! CHAMBER MUSIC FOR String Quartet, Flute Quartet Brass Quintet, Traditional Tric Percussion Duo, Trumpet duo Plano Duc I enclose cheque/postal order made payable to Relfast Music Society (A/C Payee only) for the sum of £45/E55 bis Belfast Music Society

Saturday 12th April 2003 7.30pm, Elmwood Hall, Belfast The subscription offer for our 2002-2003 season This year's subscriptions are £55 full rate and £45 concession. This includes one ticket for afternoon tea at the Divertimenti concert in January. Any number of vouchers may be used for each concert. Just hand these in at the door. This scheme will be available until Friday 6 September 2002. 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. Ib Hausmann (Clarinet] Finghin Collins (Piano) Born in Berlin, Ib Hausmann won several first prizes at international music competitions and has been playing concerts exclusively as a soloist and chamber musician in the leading concert halls of the world since 1988. Recent career highlights of Dublin born Finghin Collins include a critically acclaimed debut recital at the Wigmore Hall in London. HONEGGER Sonatine for Clarinet and Piano BERG Vier Stücke op.5 for Clarinet and Piano CHOPIN Berceuse op.57 for Piano BRAHMS Sonata No. 2 in E flat op.120 ARNOLD Sonata for Clarinet and Piano HAUSMANN "Ohnung" for solo Clarinet POULENC Sonata for Clarinet and Piano Saturday 17th May 2003 7.30pm, Elmwood Hall, Belfast Christopher Maltman (Baritone) Andrew Smith (Piano) Christopher Maltman studied at the Royal Academy of Music and won the lieder prize at the Cardiff Singer of the World competition in 1997. Andrew Smith studied at the Royal Academy of Music with Malcolm Martineau and was appointed to the Meaker Fellowship at the Royal Academy of Music in 1995. IRELAND - Hope the Hornblower Sea Fever Santa Chiaral Spring Sorrow Great Things BUTTERWORTH - A Shropshire Lad BRITTEN The Plough Boy Tom Bowling Salley Gardens Sweet Polly Oliver DUPARC-L'Invitation au Voyage La Vague et la Cloche Phidylé DEBUSSY-Trois Poèmes de Paul Verlaine FAURE - Poème d'un Jour RAVEL- Trois Don Quichotte Chansons

2003 Belfast Piano et and Piano 20 no 10 03 fast ower PARKER NFMS ire Lad ARTS COUNCIL The Season at a Glance Davide Franceschetti Saturday 5th October 2002 Colin Currie Saturday 26th October 2002 Divertimenti Sunday 12th January 2003 Parker Pen Families Concert Saturday 22nd February 2003 Ib Hausmann/Finghin Collins Saturday 12th April 2003 Christopher Maltman/Andrew Smith Saturday 17th May 2003 -age aul Verlaine Chansons bas Ticket Office Elmwood Hall at Queen's 89 University Road Belfast BT7 1NF Tel 028 9066 8798 Visit our website at www.belfastmusicsociety.org