LETCHWORTH MUSIC CLUB
Season 2008/9
ALL CONCERTS START AT 7.45PM
WEDNESDAY
8 OCTOBER 2008
David Brodowski, Catrin Morgan,
Felix Tanner, Vanessa Lucas-Smith
Winners of many awards, they are also Junior Fellows at Trinity College of Music.
Music to include works by Haydn and Tchaikovsky
WEDNESDAY
12 NOVEMBER 2008
CLARA MOURIZ – MEZZO SOPRANO
JOSEPH MIDDLETON – PIANO
All lovers of the operatic repertoire should come and hear Clara sing. She has performed with Plácido Domingo in Madrid and is a rising star. Joseph has been described as the ‘cream of the new generation’.
Their programme is entitled "Colours of Iberia" and will include songs by Schumann and Bizet
WEDNESDAY
10 DECEMBER 2008
THE TORUS DUO
DMITRI TORCHINSKY – VIOLIN
SONJA PARK – PIANO
The Torus Duo are International chamber music competition prizewinners. Russian born Dmitri followed his musician father to the West in1995 and the International Chopin Society described Sonja as ‘a unique talent, she is a born artist’.
Music by Strauss, Tchaikovsky and Stravinsky
WEDNESDAY
14 JANUARY 2009
THE PAVÃO STRING QUARTET
Kerenza Peacock,
Jenny Sacha
Natalia Gomes,
Bryony James
Music by Haydn, Bax and Dvorak
WEDNESDAY
11 FEBRUARY 2009
John has a busy and wide-ranging career. He has appeared on BBC TV, Radio 3 and Classic FM, and has performed in Japan, Turkey, Croatia and South America. His latest CD (with Victoria Soames - Samek) was a great success. John is also the Assistant Music Director of the early opera group Opera Restor’d, and is the accompanist for several prestigious music courses notably Dartington International Summer School and the Benslow Baroque project.
Music: Chopin, Mozart, Ireland and Kabalevski
WEDNESDAY
11 MARCH 2009
JAMES TURNBULL – OBOE
CRAIG WHITE – PIANO
James has studied in Germany since graduating from the Royal Academy of Music and also won
a place on the London Symphony Orchestra Training Scheme. Craig studied music at Oxford and was recently selected to perform at the Schubert Festival
in London.
Their programme is called "The Romantic Oboe – Schuman and his Legacy".
Sponsored by the Countess of Munster Musical Trust
WEDNESDAY
8 APRIL 2009
THE LYDIAN PIANO TRIO
Catherine Wilmers,
Anna Dryer-Beers,
Helen Davies
A welcome return visit by these accomplished musicians who have established a reputation of the highest calibre. Catherine was sub-principal cellist in the London Philharmonic Orchestra before becoming a freelance musician. Anna performs with the BBC Concert Orchestra and the Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra and Helen has a busy career as a teacher, accompanist and member of several chamber ensembles.
Music by Beethoven, Suk, Arnold and Brahms
WEDNESDAY
13 MAY 2009
Members and their friends are welcome to attend the Annual General Meeting. Afterwards there will be a short recital.Details to be announced later.