Registered Charity No 288007

We meet in members’ homes, at 2 o’clock on the first Thursday in the month, and we would welcome new members to start with us in the autumn - a very pleasant friendly way to spend an afternoon. We are aiming to enjoy, and hopefully understand a little more, a wide range of music; this has included so far Classical, Jazz, Opera, Light Music, and Christmas Carols; some programmes have been based on a composer, others on a musical instrument, some on a musical period, while others have been chosen freely by one member.                                                     

                            MUSIC PROGRAMME

MUSIC CIRCLE    2010  January to May.

We have had two meetings since August; the Music planned for October being postponed until next year. In September Terry Legg opened the door of his CD cabinet and out poured an eclectic pot-puree of music under our “Private Passions” series. He took us from Hummel’s Violin Concerto to some of the Enigma Variations by way of The Royal Marines( Life on the Ocean Waves) and Syd Lawrence. Also appearing were the star performers Kyung Wha Chung( Bruch’s Violin Concerto    No 1), Callas and the gentle strains of Julian Bream (Mallorca by Albeniz).

 With the first Thursday in November falling on the fifth we took the risk of basing our “Members choice” on Percussion. The fact that drums came into the western musical instrument array via the military association from the Middle East started an interesting and varied afternoon with a brass band. The final very appropriate item from Handel’s Music for the Royal Fireworks was preceded by an 18th. Century concerto by Johann Wilhelm Hertel  featuring 8 Kettle drums, an Indian Ragg Solo on Tabla, rhythmic Scott Joplin pieces and Steve Reich’s Nygoya Marimbas. We found , as we have done so often in the past, that subjects, like Percussion, which initially sound rather foreboding, cause us to look into the subject in more depth and interesting and enjoyable programme results.

We still have space for a few new members.

Music Circle Programme ; January to May 2010. 

Thursday 7^th. January . The Amadeus Quartet—Presented by Jean Rodan.Venue : Tony Dickerson’s.

Thursday 4^th. February. Opera Extracts --- Members Choice.

Venue: Patti and Tony Errington’s.

Thursday 4^th. March. John’s Private Passions---Presented by John Shipperlee.

Venue : Dorothy and John Shipperlee’s.

Thursday 1^st. April The Protecting Veil by John Taverner: Radio 3 Discovering Music Programme –Presented by John Shipperlee.

Venue: Margaret Palmer’s.

Thursday 6^th May. Ballet Music.----Member’s Choice.

Venue: Dorothy and John Shipperlee’s.

Foot note: Members Contributions; to allow time for every one to play their choice items should not in general exceed a quarter of an hour.

Will you please telephone your host :

1. If you are coming to the Music Circle for the first time.

If you are a regular member and are unable to

Malcolm  Taylor, John  Shipperlee, Margaret  Palmer 

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