O tid bas Belfast Music Society vetar Sada ima Divertimenti FRANK MARTIN Pavane couleur du temps. ARNOLD BAX String Quintet SCHUBERT String Quintet in C major, D 956 Sunday 12th January 2003 3.00pm, Great Hall, Queen's, Belfast Tickets £12.50 Concession £10.50 Includes afternoon tea Details correct at time of going to press.

Divertimenti Divertimenti has become widely acclaimed as one of the most exciting and innovative British chamber groups of its generation. Paul Barritt (Violin) Rachel Isserlis (Violin) Jonathan Barritt (Viola) Sebastian Comberti (Cello) Josephine Horder (Cello) Touring throughout the UK and Ireland, the ensemble has appeared in major festivals such as Aldeburgh, Bath, King's Lynn, Canterbury and Camden. Three performances at the 1997 Oldham Walton Festival resulted in an immediate re-invitation. Divertimenti has also given concerts in National Trust and other stately homes (Claydon House, Knole, Hanbury Hall, Firle Place and Ragley Hall) and abroad in Italy, France, Germany and Greece. Divertimenti's recording activities have included numerous programmes for BBC Radio 3. A recording of chamber music by Colin Matthews and of the Mozart Clarinet Quintet on the Meridian label created early interest in the group's work. Two further recordings on the Hyperion label, Howell and Dyson Quartets, and Mendelssohn and Bargiel Octets received unanimous praise from the critics. The latter was singled out for recommendation by BBC Radio 3's Record Review and by International Record Review. Before the concert begins, Professor Basil Deane will give a short talk on the music of Arnold Bax. The event includes afternoon tea. bas Belfast Music Society visit our website at www.belfastmusicsociety.org NATIONAL, FEDERATION ORIHUSIC SOCIETIES ARTS COUNCIL of Northern Ireland B PARKER