Events

 

2007-8 Season

Forthcoming Concerts & Lectures in East Bergholt and Dedham

Follow links to full details below:

Sunday 21 October 4pm at East Bergholt Church

Navarra Quartet

Sunday 18 November 4pm at East Bergholt Church

London Harpsichord Ensemble

Saturday 12 January 7.30 pm at the Constable Hall

Supper Concert with the Pegasus Wind Trio

Friday 1 February 8 pm at the Constable Hall

Thomas Gould, violin & John Reid, Piano

Sunday 24 February 4 pm at East Bergholt Church

Henschel Quartet

Friday 14 March 8pm at the Constable Hall

Lecture: Diane Perkins on Thomas Gainsborough.

Friday 4 April 8 pm at Dedham Church

Kungsbacka Piano Trio

Saturday 17 May 7.30 pm at the Constable Hall

Jazz Concert

Sunday 21 October 2007 4pm at East Bergholt Church
Navarra Quartet



Xander van Vliet violin, Marije Ploemacher violin
Simone van der Giessen viola, Nathaniel Boyd  cello

J Haydn   String Quartet in B Flat Op. 76 No 4 The Sunrise
W. A Mozart  Quartet No.1 in G, K.387
O Respighi String Quartet in D (1924)

The Navarra Quartet won 2nd Prize in the 2007 Melbourne International Chamber Music Competition.  Winners of the 2005 Florence International Chamber Music Competition and selected for representation by YCAT in 2006, the Navarra Quartet is emerging as one of the leading young quartets of their generation.


Sunday 18 November 2007 4pm at East Bergholt Church
London Harpsichord Ensemble

Graham Mayger flute, Sarah Francis oboe, Frances Mason violin, Margaret Powell cello, Ian Clarke harpsichord 

G P Telemann Quartet in G for flute, oboe, violin and continuo Tafelmusik
A Vivaldi  Concerto in C for violin, cello and harpsichord
Gordon Jacob Trio for flute, oboe and harpsichord
G P Telemann Trio Sonata in G minor for oboe, violin and continuo Essercizii Musici
J S Bach Sonata in B minor for violin and harpsichord BWV 1014
J C Bach Quintet in D for flute, oboe, violin, cello and harpsichord.

The Ensemble is the longest established chamber music group in Britain. Its concerts of eighteenth century music regularly draw full houses to the South Bank. The group plays at festivals and music clubs throughout the country, and is frequently broadcast. Its recordings of Vivaldi, Albinoni, Telemann and Handel have received international acclaim.

 

Saturday 12 January 2008 7.30 pm at the Constable Hall
Supper Concert with the
Pegasus Wind Trio

This Concert is now sold out (19 November 2007)

Martha Hardman oboe, Alice Gledhill clarinet, Lully Bathurst bassoon 

The Programme (to be confirmed) will include music by Haydn, Mozart and Scott Joplin 

Pegasus Wind Trio is a versatile and experienced ensemble based in London. Recent highlights include recitals at the National Gallery, the Victoria and Albert Museum, at Kensington Palace and at a charity event for Sue Ryder Care Homes.

An extra event not included in season ticket

Cost £15 to include meal 

Generously sponsored by Grier & Partners

 

Friday 1 February 2008 8pm at the Constable Hall
Thomas Gould, violin & John Reid, piano

       Photo: Sussie Ahlburg

Supported by the Countess of Munster Trust

W A Mozart                 Sonata in G K. 379
K Szymanowski          Mythes Op. 30 
R Schumann               Fantasiestücke Op. 73 (for violin and piano)

F. Schubert                 Fantasy in C 

Since graduating from the Royal Academy of Music in 2006, 24-year-old British violinist Thomas Gould has established a busy and varied career.  In 2006 Thomas was selected by YCAT, leading to debut recitals with pianist John Reid in the Purcell Room, St. George’s Bristol, Bridgewater Hall and the Wigmore Hall.  A former organ scholar at Clare College, Cambridge, John Reid studied piano accompaniment at the Royal Academy of Music and now has a busy career as an accompanist.

Sponsored by the Countess of Munster Musical Trust

 

Sunday 24 February 2008 4pm at East Bergholt Church
Henschel Quartet

Christoph Henschel violin, Markus Henschel violin,
Monica Henschel-Schwind viola, Matthias D Beyer-Karlshøj cello
 

L v. Beethoven            String Quartet op 18 No. 6
B Bartok                      String Quartet No. 5
F. Schubert                 Quartet in G major

 The Henschel Quartet, as prize winners of no less than six International String Quartet competitions, is firmly established as one of today's leading string quartets. Constant critical acclaim has led to an impressive international career. The quartet performs regularly in prestigious chamber music cycles worldwide and has performed several times at the BBC Proms concerts.  

Their recordings, which include the complete Mendelssohn String Quartets, have won several  awards and been top of the classical charts in Japan. 

Generously sponsored by an anonymous donor.

 

Friday 14 March 2008 8pm at the Constable Hall
Lecture: Diane Perkins on Gainsborough

Diane Perkins is Director of Gainsborough's House in Sudbury, and a specialist in 18th and early 19th century British art, and has published and curated exhibitions on Gainsborough, Turner and Sporting Art. The lecture examines the career of one of the greatest masters of British art, and looks at his paintings within the context of 18th century society.

The lecture is included in the SVAM season ticket

 

Friday 4 April 2008 8pm at Dedham Church
Kungsbacka Piano Trio

Malin Broman violin, Jesper Svedberg cello, Simon Crawford-Phillips piano

L v Beethoven    Kakadu variations
A Dvorak            Trio in G minor
C Saint-Saëns    Piano Trio No 2 in E minor
 

Formed in 1997, the Trio is rapidly gaining an enviable reputation as one of the most outstanding ensembles of its generation. In 1999, the Trio won First Prize in the Melbourne International Chamber Music Competition. In 2000 the Trio was invited to take part in BBC Radio 3's New Generation Artists scheme and selected as "Rising Stars" in 2002. The Trio has since appeared at numerous festivals and venues throughout the world.

   

Saturday 17 May 2008 at Constable Hall East Bergholt
Jazz Concert
Malcolm Miles / Andy Watson Quartet

‘An evening of Melodic Jazz’

We are very pleased to welcome back Malcolm Miles on saxophones and Andy Watson on guitar. Their repertoire will include a mixture of jazz standards and original compositions.

Tickets are £15.00 per person to include supper.

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