Berlioz, Nocturne (from Béatrice et Bénédict)
Novello, Wings of Sleep (from ‘The Dancing Years’)
Trad. Arr. Weatherly, Danny Boy
Lloyd Webber, Pie Jesu (Louise, soprano, Kate, mezzo soprano, Gill, piano)
Schubert, Kinder Marsch (Rosemary and Vera, piano duet)
Heitor Villa-Lobos,
Preludio 1 (Melodia Lrica)
Preludio 4 (Homenagem ao ndio Brasileiro) (Chris, classical guitar)
Brahms, Von ewiger Liebe Op. 46 No. 1, Wir wandelten Op. 96 No. 2 (Kate, mezzo soprano, Tim, piano)
Harold Arlen, Somewhere over the rainbow
Erroll Garner arr. Downs, Misty (Dominic, piano)
Zes Confrey, Dizzy Fingers (Tim and Chris M., piano duet)
Bach, Largo e dolce from flute sonata No. 3, (Nicky, flute, Elizabeth, piano)
Chopin, Fantasie Impromptu, Op. posth. (Tim, piano)
Finzi, Bagatelle No. 4 ‘Forlana’ (Chris M., Clarinet, Paul, piano)
Lizst, Transcendental Etudes, No. 3, Paysage, No. 8, Wilde Jagd (Ruth, piano)
Barios, Prelude to ‘La Cathedral’
Tarrega, Capricho Arabe
Albeniz (arr. Tarrega) Asturias (from Suite Espanola) (Chris D., classical guitar)
Chopin, Scherzo, No. 3 in C Sharp minor, Op 39 (Paul, piano)
Chopin, Etude in E minor, Op. 25 No. 5 (‘the wrong note’)
Chaminade, Concert Etude ‘Automne’, Op. 35 No. 2
Moszkowski, Etude de Virtuosite, Op. 72 No. 2 (Dominic, piano)
January 20th 2023
Paul Desmond, Take Five (Tim and Chris, piano duet)
Debussy, Clair de Lune (Ruth, piano)
Offenbach, Barcarolle, (Christine, soprano, Anne Marie, mezzo soprano, Gill, piano)
Saint Saens, Mon coeur s’ouvre a ta voix (from Samson and Delilah), (Christine, soprano, Gill, piano)
Beethoven, Sonata Quasi una fantasia Op. 27 No 2 in C Sharp minor, 1st movement (Sarah, piano)
Rossini, Duetto Buffo Di Due Gatti, (Christine, soprano, Anne Marie, mezzo soprano, Sarah, piano)
Stephen Wilkinson, Eternal Summer
Peter Warlock, Take O take, Sweet and Twenty (John, baritone, Gill, piano)
Schubert, Piano Trio No. 2 in E flat - The Pendle Trio (Gaynor Sutcliffe, violin, Robert Buller, cello, Paul Greenhalgh, piano)
Performance of the Schubert Trio is made possible by the Lancaster Music Makers reserve fund).
Albeniz, Cadiz (from Suite Espanola) (Tim, piano)
Leroy Anderson, Sleigh Ride (Paul and Tim, piano duet, plus audience members on sleigh bells!)
Bach, Molto Adagio
Mozart, Andante Cantabile
Sousa, Semper Fidelis (Nicky, flute, Elizabeth, piano)
Schubert, Sonata D 960, 2nd movement, Andante Sostenuto (Chris, piano)
Pergolesi ,Flute Concerto in G major (Bie, flute, Gill, piano)
Lizst, Transcendental Etudes, 1. Preludio, 9. Ricordanza, 12. Chasse-niege (Ruth, piano)
Donizetti, Deh! Non voler costeingere, from Anne Boleyn
Adam, Holy Night (Breda, Mezzo Soprano, Gill, piano)
Chopin, Fantasy in F minor, Op. 49 (Paul, piano)
Bach, Prelude and Fugue, No. 1 in C major, No. 4 in C sharp minor (Paul, piano)
Gurney, The Salley Gardens
Quilter, A last year's Rose
Britten, How sweet the answer
Howells, King David (Ariana, soprano; Gill, piano)
Mozart, Sonata No. 3 for piano duet (Rosemary and Vera, piano duet)
Snell, Morecambe Bay
Trad., The House Carpenter (Nicky, voice and guitar)
Waller, Handful of Keys
Confrey, Kitten on the Keys (Tim, piano)
Bilk, Stranger on the Shore (Chris, clarinet, Tim, piano)
Mozart, Excerpts from `The Magic Flute' (Bie and John, flute duet)
Schumann, songs from Dichterliebe
Hahn, A Chloris (David, Bass Baritone; Gill, piano)
Traditional songs: Billy Boy, Oh Waly Waly, The Water's of the Tyne, Seventeen come Sunday
September 9th 2022
Chopin, Mazurka Opus 68 No. 2
Albeniz, Zortzica Opus 165, No 6 (Vera, piano)
A selection of traditional music from Finland and Scotland, The Mason's Apron (Martin, violin, Tina, accordian, Gill, piano)
Debussy, Ballet (from the Petite suite) (Vera and Rosemary, piano duet)
Debussy, En Bateau (from the Petite suite) (Tim, piano)
Schubert, Impromptu in G flat, Op. 90 No. 3
Chopin, Scherzo No. 2 in B flat minor, Op. 31 (Ruth, piano)
Gounod, Le Soir,
Chopin, Prelude in C sharp minor Op. Posth (Christine, piano)
Bach, Concerto in A minor, 1st movement
Beriot, Concerto No. 9 in A minor, 1st movement (Pip, violin, Gill, piano)
Sakura, arr. Maria Kaneko Millar, Traditional piece for solo violin (Pip, violin)
Brahms, Four piano pieces Op. 119 (Paul, piano)
Beethoven, Sonata No. 14 in C-sharp minor, Quasi una fantasia, Op. 27, No. 2 (Dominic, piano)
July 22nd 2022.
Albeniz, Catalunia (Vera, piano)
Alec Templeton, Bach goes to town (Rosemary, piano)
Chopin, Nocturne in B flat minor, Op. 9 No. 1 (Chris, piano)
Chopin, Nocturne in B major, Op. 9 No. 3 (Tim, piano),
Aznavour and Plante, La Boheme, (Nicky, voice and guitar)
Snell, My Dave, (Nicky, voice and guitar)
Liadov, Preludes Op. 40 No. 3 and Op. 11 No. 1 (Tim, piano)
Bellini, Sogno d'infanzia, Quando incise su quel marmo (John, Baritone, Gill, piano)
Schumann, Aufschwung (from Fantasiestucke Op. 12) (Dominic, piano)
Downs, Rosa, Waves (Dominic, piano)
Haydn, Andante with variations in F minor (Paul, piano)
Chopin, Polonaise in F sharp minor, Op. 44 (Paul, piano)
Brouwer, Una Dia de Noviembre (Chris D., classical guitar)
Blavet, Sonata No. 4 (Nicky, flute, Elizabeth, piano)
Mozart, Sonata No. 2 for piano duet (Vera and Rosemary, piano duet)
Bach, Fantasy in C minor
Helen Hopekirk, Air (No. 3, suite for piano)
Debussy, Reverie (Pip, piano)
Ronald Binge, Concerto for Alto Saxophone
Pedro Iturralde, Pequena Czarda (Maisie, saxophone, Paul, piano)
Albeniz, Cordoba (from Cantos d'Espana), (Rosemary, piano)
Ivor Novello, I can give you the starlight, Some day my heart will awake, Fly home little heart,
Waltz of my heart (Kate, mezzo soprano, Tim, piano)
Lizst, Consolation No. 3 (Chris M., piano)
Grainger, Country Gardens
Elgar, Salut d'Amour
Addinsell, Warsaw Concerto (Paul, piano)
April 22nd 2022
Beethoven, Sonata Op. 2 No. 3 (Paul, piano)
Mozart, Sonata No. 1 for piano duet, (Rosemary and Vera, piano)
Sculthorpe, Song for a Penny
Kember, Cool Blue, Deep Blue (Vera, piano)
Quilter, Fair House of Joy
Goosens, Searching for Lambs, (Breda, Mezzo Soprano, Gill, piano)
Piazzolla, From Histoire due Tango - Bordello 1900, Cafe 1930, (Lucy, piano)
Dvorak, Slavonic Dance Op. 72 No. 2 (Chris and Tim, piano duet)
Beethoven, Sonata Op. 31 No 2 `The Tempest' (Dominic, piano)
March 11th 2022
Bartok, Four Roumanian Dances (Vera, piano)
Albeniz, Granada (from Suite Espanola) (Rosemary, piano)
Trad. Scottish, Blackbird; Snell, Deep and Still;Trad. Scottish, Scranky Black Farmer (Nicky, voice and guitar)
Beethoven, Sonata Op.31 No. 3, `The Hunt' (Paul, piano)
Davey Graham, Angi; Pink Floyd, Anybody out there?; Downs, Wedding Day (Chris, classical guitar)
Schubert, Das Rosenband; Faure, Chant d'Amour; Bellini, Il Fervidi Desiderio; Brahms, Wei bist du meine Konigin;
Finzi, Since We Loved; Tchaikowsky, Zakartili Solntse (John, baritone, Gill, piano)
Mozart, Fantasia in C minor K475, (Dominic, piano)
Bach, Fugue in G minor; Wallond, Cornet Voluntary; Hindemith, 5th mvt. of Organ Sonata No. 1; Matthias, Processional (Peter, organ)
February 26th 2022 - Lancaster Priory coffee morning concert
Billy Mayerl, Marigold, Autumn Crocus (Tim, piano),
Debussy, Arabesque No. 1, Clair de Lune (Chris M., piano)
Tarrega, Capricho Arabe (Chris D., classical guitar)
Chopin, Etude Op.25 No. 7 (Lucy, piano)
Quilter, June; Poston, Sweet Suffolk Owl; Quilter, Love's Philosophy (Jude, soprano, Gill, piano)
January 28th 2022
Bonucci, Rondo, Handel, Andante, Couperin, "Soeur Monique" Rondo (Nicky, flute, Elizabeth, piano)
Scarlatti, Sonata in E minor Kp402, (Vera, piano)
Bellini, (Jude, soprano, Gill, piano)
Beethoven, Sonata Op. 81a, "Les Adieux" (Paul, piano)
Tarrega, Etudes Nos. 1 and 2, Mangore, La Catedral (i) Preludio "Saudade" (ii) Andante Religioso (Chris, classical guitar)
Chopin, Fantasie Impromptu Op.66 (Chris, piano)
Chopin, Ballade No. 3 Op 47 (Tim, piano)
Debussy, Voici que le printemps, Paysage sentimental
Poston, Sweet Suffolk Owl,
Quilter, Love's Philosophy, (Jude, soprano, Gill, piano)
December 3rd 2021
Debussy, Clair de Lune (Chris, piano)
Brown, Holiday, Spanish dance (Rosemary, Gill, piano duet) (Original composition by our own Rosemary Brown!)
Elgar, Chanson de Matin, Chanson de Nuit; Kreisler, Schon Rosemarin (Gaynor, violin, Paul, piano)
Sherwin, A nightingale sang in Berkeley Square, Adam, O Holy Night (Breda, Mezzo Soprano, Gill, piano)
Milhaud, Brasileira (from Scaramouche); Abreu, Tico tico; Carmichael, Georgia on my mind; Marks, Rudolph the red nosed reindeer (Maisie, Saxophone, Gaynor, piano, Paul, piano)
Reizenstein, Variations on 'The Lambeth Walk', (Tim, piano)
Head, A Green Cornfield; Vaughan Williams, The sky above the roof; Ireland, Her Song; Howells, King David (Kate, Mezzo Soprano, Gill, piano)
Kabalevsky, Sonata No.3 Op.46 - third movement; Bach Partita No. 6 BWV 830, (ii) Allemande, (iii) Corrente (Dominic, piano)
Chopin, Ballade No. 4 in F minor Op.52 (Paul, piano)
October 29th 2021
Debussy, Danse Bohemienne (Vera, piano)
Chopin, Ballade No. 1 in G minor Op. 23 (Chris M, piano)
Schumann, pieces from Kinderszenen Op. 15 (Rosemary, piano)
Snell, Fontanella, Griffiths, Gulf Coast Highway, Snell, The Lady came visiting (Nicky, voice and guitar)
Tarrega, Lagrima, Adelita Capricio Arabe; Anon, Spanish Romance (Chris D, classical guitar)
Brahms, Intermezzi Op. 116 Nos. 6 and 4 (Tim, piano)
Elgar, Salute d'Amour, Stanford, Prelude, Beethoven, Sonata Op. 10 No. 3 (Paul, piano)
September 24th 2021
Schubert, Impromptu Op.90 No. 1 in C minor (Chris, piano)
Scriabin, Prelude in E minor Op. 11 No. 4, Chopin, Mazurka Op.7 No. 1 (Vera, piano)
Rameau, Gavotte, John Barrett, Air, Scarlatti, Pastorale (Nicky, flute, Elizabeth, piano)
Schumann, Widmung, Elgar, Shepherd's song, Coates, Birdsong at eventide (Breda, mezzo-soprano, Gill, piano)
Scarlatti, Sonata in E major K380, Chopin, Ballade No. 2 in F major Op 38 (Dominic, piano)
Billy Mayerl, Ace of Hearts, Autumn Crocus (Tim, piano)
Schumann, Five songs, Op. 40 (John, baritone, Gill, piano)
Schumann, Fantasiestucke Op. 12 (Paul, piano)
July 2nd 2021 - FIRST POST-LOCKDOWN CONCERT!!
Svendsen, Romance (Martin, violin, Gill, piano)
Lanner, New Year Gallop, Traditional, Mexican Polka - pear es nada (Martin, violin, Tina, piano-accordian, Gill, piano)
Trygve Madsen, Prelude and Fugue in C (Lucy, piano)
Chopin, Nocturne Op. 62 No. 1 (Christine, piano)
Mozart, Fantasy in D minor, (Vera, piano)
Richard Rodney Bennet, Samba Triste, Zaletnik, Brother Strutt, Ronald Binge, Concerto for Alto Saxaphone (Masie, saxaphone, Gaynor, piano)
Billy Mayerl, Shallow Waters, Harp of the winds (Tim, piano)
Rachmaninov, Preludes, Op.23 Nos. 5 and 6, Albeniz, Iberia - No. 5 Almeira, No. 6 Triana (Paul, piano)
November 29th 2019
Handel, Sonata for flute and Piano in E minor (Nicky, flute, Elizabeth, piano)
Lizst, Consolation No.3 (Chris, piano)
Brahms, Intermezzi Op.117, No.1 in E flat major, No. 3 in C sharp minor (Tim, piano)
Saint-Saens, from Samson and Dalila, Samson - Amour, viens aider ma failblesse; Mon Coeur s'ouvre ta voix
Purcell, from Dido and Aeneas, Thy Hand, Belinda - When I am laid on Earth (Kate, mezzo-soprano; Gill, piano)
Weber, from Der Freischutz, Wie nahte mir der Schlummer - Leise, leise (Rosemary, soprano; Gill, piano)
Mozart, Sonata for piano duet in D major, K381, Andante, Allegro Molto (Pat and Vera, piano duet)
Bach, English Suite No.2 in A minor, Sarabande, Gigue
Beethoven, Sonata Op. 79 in G major, Prelude alla tedesca
Kapustin, Sonatina Op. 100 (Bryony, piano)
15th November - Special Concert performed by the Pendle Trio
Gaynor Sutciffe (violin), Robert Buller (Cello), Paul Greenhalgh (piano)
Mozart, Trio in B flat Major, K502
Beethoven, Sonata in F major Op.24 (The `Spring')
Rachmaninov, Sonata in G minor Op.19 for Cello and Piano
This was a truly remarkable concert, providing a rare opportunity to hear three contrasting gems of the chamber repertoire
performed together. A wonderful evening of superb music!
18th October 2019
Mozart, Rondo in A minor K511 (Andrew, piano)
Brahms, Vir wandelten; Wolf, Verborgenheit; Britten, The Bonny Earl of Murray (Rosemary, soprano, Tim, piano)
Chopin, Nocturne in B flat minor (Chris, piano)
Debussy, from Petite Suite, En Bateau; Ballet (Rosemary and Tim, piano duet)
Haydn, Sonata in C minor, Hob XV1 2 (Rosemary, piano)
Snell, Travelling East; The Witch; Traditional, A Blacksmith Courted Me (Nicky, Voice and Guitar)
Brahms, Rhapsody in B minor, Op.79 No.1; Gershwin, Three Preludes, Chopin, Scherzo in B flat minor (Paul, piano)
28th June 2019
February 26th 2022 - Lancaster Priory coffee morning concert
Billy Mayerl, Marigold, Autumn Crocus (Tim, piano),
Debussy, Arabesque No. 1, Clair de Lune (Chris M., piano)
Tarrega, Capricho Arabe (Chris D., classical guitar)
Chopin, Etude Op.25 No. 7 (Lucy, piano)
Quilter, June; Poston, Sweet Suffolk Owl; Quilter, Love's Philosophy (Jude, soprano, Gill, piano)
January 28th 2022
Bonucci, Rondo, Handel, Andante, Couperin, "Soeur Monique" Rondo (Nicky, flute, Elizabeth, piano)
Scarlatti, Sonata in E minor Kp402, (Vera, piano)
Bellini, (Jude, soprano, Gill, piano)
Beethoven, Sonata Op. 81a, "Les Adieux" (Paul, piano)
Tarrega, Etudes Nos. 1 and 2, Mangore, La Catedral (i) Preludio "Saudade" (ii) Andante Religioso (Chris, classical guitar)
Chopin, Fantasie Impromptu Op.66 (Chris, piano)
Chopin, Ballade No. 3 Op 47 (Tim, piano)
Debussy, Voici que le printemps, Paysage sentimental
Poston, Sweet Suffolk Owl,
Quilter, Love's Philosophy, (Jude, soprano, Gill, piano)
December 3rd 2021
Debussy, Clair de Lune (Chris, piano)
Brown, Holiday, Spanish dance (Rosemary, Gill, piano duet) (Original composition by our own Rosemary Brown!)
Elgar, Chanson de Matin, Chanson de Nuit; Kreisler, Schon Rosemarin (Gaynor, violin, Paul, piano)
Sherwin, A nightingale sang in Berkeley Square, Adam, O Holy Night (Breda, Mezzo Soprano, Gill, piano)
Milhaud, Brasileira (from Scaramouche); Abreu, Tico tico; Carmichael, Georgia on my mind; Marks, Rudolph the red nosed reindeer (Maisie, Saxophone, Gaynor, piano, Paul, piano)
Reizenstein, Variations on 'The Lambeth Walk', (Tim, piano)
Head, A Green Cornfield; Vaughan Williams, The sky above the roof; Ireland, Her Song; Howells, King David (Kate, Mezzo Soprano, Gill, piano)
Kabalevsky, Sonata No.3 Op.46 - third movement; Bach Partita No. 6 BWV 830, (ii) Allemande, (iii) Corrente (Dominic, piano)
Chopin, Ballade No. 4 in F minor Op.52 (Paul, piano)
October 29th 2021
Debussy, Danse Bohemienne (Vera, piano)
Chopin, Ballade No. 1 in G minor Op. 23 (Chris M, piano)
Schumann, pieces from Kinderszenen Op. 15 (Rosemary, piano)
Snell, Fontanella, Griffiths, Gulf Coast Highway, Snell, The Lady came visiting (Nicky, voice and guitar)
Tarrega, Lagrima, Adelita Capricio Arabe; Anon, Spanish Romance (Chris D, classical guitar)
Brahms, Intermezzi Op. 116 Nos. 6 and 4 (Tim, piano)
Elgar, Salute d'Amour, Stanford, Prelude, Beethoven, Sonata Op. 10 No. 3 (Paul, piano)
September 24th 2021
Schubert, Impromptu Op.90 No. 1 in C minor (Chris, piano)
Scriabin, Prelude in E minor Op. 11 No. 4, Chopin, Mazurka Op.7 No. 1 (Vera, piano)
Rameau, Gavotte, John Barrett, Air, Scarlatti, Pastorale (Nicky, flute, Elizabeth, piano)
Schumann, Widmung, Elgar, Shepherd's song, Coates, Birdsong at eventide (Breda, mezzo-soprano, Gill, piano)
Scarlatti, Sonata in E major K380, Chopin, Ballade No. 2 in F major Op 38 (Dominic, piano)
Billy Mayerl, Ace of Hearts, Autumn Crocus (Tim, piano)
Schumann, Five songs, Op. 40 (John, baritone, Gill, piano)
Schumann, Fantasiestucke Op. 12 (Paul, piano)
July 2nd 2021 - FIRST POST-LOCKDOWN CONCERT!!
Svendsen, Romance (Martin, violin, Gill, piano)
Lanner, New Year Gallop, Traditional, Mexican Polka - pear es nada (Martin, violin, Tina, piano-accordian, Gill, piano)
Trygve Madsen, Prelude and Fugue in C (Lucy, piano)
Chopin, Nocturne Op. 62 No. 1 (Christine, piano)
Mozart, Fantasy in D minor, (Vera, piano)
Richard Rodney Bennet, Samba Triste, Zaletnik, Brother Strutt, Ronald Binge, Concerto for Alto Saxaphone (Masie, saxaphone, Gaynor, piano)
Billy Mayerl, Shallow Waters, Harp of the winds (Tim, piano)
Rachmaninov, Preludes, Op.23 Nos. 5 and 6, Albeniz, Iberia - No. 5 Almeira, No. 6 Triana (Paul, piano)
November 29th 2019
Handel, Sonata for flute and Piano in E minor (Nicky, flute, Elizabeth, piano)
Lizst, Consolation No.3 (Chris, piano)
Brahms, Intermezzi Op.117, No.1 in E flat major, No. 3 in C sharp minor (Tim, piano)
Saint-Saens, from Samson and Dalila, Samson - Amour, viens aider ma failblesse; Mon Coeur s'ouvre ta voix
Purcell, from Dido and Aeneas, Thy Hand, Belinda - When I am laid on Earth (Kate, mezzo-soprano; Gill, piano)
Weber, from Der Freischutz, Wie nahte mir der Schlummer - Leise, leise (Rosemary, soprano; Gill, piano)
Mozart, Sonata for piano duet in D major, K381, Andante, Allegro Molto (Pat and Vera, piano duet)
Bach, English Suite No.2 in A minor, Sarabande, Gigue
Beethoven, Sonata Op. 79 in G major, Prelude alla tedesca
Kapustin, Sonatina Op. 100 (Bryony, piano)
15th November - Special Concert performed by the Pendle Trio
Gaynor Sutciffe (violin), Robert Buller (Cello), Paul Greenhalgh (piano)
Mozart, Trio in B flat Major, K502
Beethoven, Sonata in F major Op.24 (The `Spring')
Rachmaninov, Sonata in G minor Op.19 for Cello and Piano
This was a truly remarkable concert, providing a rare opportunity to hear three contrasting gems of the chamber repertoire
performed together. A wonderful evening of superb music!
18th October 2019
Mozart, Rondo in A minor K511 (Andrew, piano)
Brahms, Vir wandelten; Wolf, Verborgenheit; Britten, The Bonny Earl of Murray (Rosemary, soprano, Tim, piano)
Chopin, Nocturne in B flat minor (Chris, piano)
Debussy, from Petite Suite, En Bateau; Ballet (Rosemary and Tim, piano duet)
Haydn, Sonata in C minor, Hob XV1 2 (Rosemary, piano)
Snell, Travelling East; The Witch; Traditional, A Blacksmith Courted Me (Nicky, Voice and Guitar)
Brahms, Rhapsody in B minor, Op.79 No.1; Gershwin, Three Preludes, Chopin, Scherzo in B flat minor (Paul, piano)
28th June 2019
A concert of piano music.
Mozart, Adagio in B minor K540 (Vera)
Haydn, Sonata No. 59 in E flat Hob.XVI/49 (Jean)
Chopin, Prelude in C sharp minor Op.45 (Chris)
Brahms, Rhapsody in G minor Op.79 No.2
Debussy, 2nd Arabesque (Rosemary)
Paderewski, Nocturne Op.16 No.4
Lizst, Liebestraum No. 3 (Dominic)
Waller, Ain't Misbehavin', Handful of Keys (Tim)
Schumann, Sonata in F sharp minor Op. 11 (Paul)
24th May 2019
24th May 2019
Telemann, Sonata in C major (Nicky, flute; Elizabeth, piano)
Dvorak, Slavonic Dance Op. 64 No 2 (Vera and Pat, piano duet)
Brahms, Feldeinsamkeit, Wie Melodien zieht es, Immer leiser wird mein
Schlummer (Rosemary, Soprano, Tim, piano)
Debussy, Clair de Lune
Mozart, Fantasy in D minor (Chris, piano)
Albeniz, Suite Espanola Op. 47: No. 3 Sevilla, No. 7 Castilla (Tim, piano)
Haydn, Sonata in D major No. 61, Hob. XVI: 51 (Rosemary, piano)
Beethoven, Bagatelle Op. 119 No. 5 (Andrew, piano)
Lizst, Sonata in B minor (Paul, piano)
5th April 2019
5th April 2019
Chopin, Mazurka in A minor Op.19 No. 4 (Vera, piano)
Michael Head, The ships of Arcady
Richard Strauss, Die Nact, Zueignung
Armstrong Gibbs, Why do I love? (Rosemary, soprano, Gill, piano)
Brahms, Intermezzos Op. 117 No. 1, Op. 118 No. 2 (Tim, piano)
Soler, Sonata in C sharp minor
Scarlatti, Sonata in G major, K427, in B flat major, K544, in B flat major, K 545 (Rosemary, piano)
Schubert, Fantasy in C `The Wanderer' (Paul, piano)
22nd February 2019
22nd February 2019
Vaughan Williams, Fantasia on Greensleeves
Handel, The Arrival of the Queen of Sheba, (Pat and Vera, piano duet)
Brahms, O wusst' ich doch den Weg Zuruck
Mozart, Ach, Ich fuhl's (from The Magic flute)
Mendelssohn, Hear ye, Israel (from Elijah), (Rosemary, soprano, Gillian, piano)
Debussy, 1st Arabesque (Chris, piano)
Chopin, Grande Valse Brilliante, Op. 13, Waltz Op. 64 No 2 in C sharp minor,
Waltz, Op. 70 No. 3 in D flat major, (Tim, piano)
Arne, Sonata No. 3 in G major, 1st movement
Soler, Sonata Op. 4 No. 4 in G major, 2nd movement, (Rosemary, piano)
Folk style songs (Nicky, voice and guitar)
Lizst, Ballade No. 2 (Paul, piano)
30th November 2018
30th November 2018
Vaughan Williams, Songs of travel (John, Baritone; Gill, Piano)
Schumann, from `Kinderszenen', Von Fremden Landern, Menschen
Granados, `Orientale' from Ten Spanish Dances (Andrew, piano)
Hahn, D'une prison, A Chloris, Rosemary (soprano), Gill (piano)
Beethoven, Pathetique Sonata - 1st movement (Chris, piano)
Addinsell, Theme from the Warsaw Concerto
Williams, The Dream of Olwyn (Tim, piano)
Jazz songs, Val (vocalist), Gill (piano)
Beethoven, Sonata in C minor Op. 10 No. 1, (Dominic, piano)
Chopin, Nocturnes, Op. 62 No. 2 in E major, Op. 72 No. 1 in E minor (Rosemary, piano)
16th November 2018
16th November 2018
A most welcome return visit by Emily Robinson (soprano) and Alex Phillips-Yates (piano) for a complete performance of Schubert's song cycle `Winterreise'. This was a deeply affecting performance, and Emily made a convincing case for performing these pieces in a soprano voice.
October 19th 2018 -
October 19th 2018 -
Peter Croser Memorial Concert
A concert in memory of our Honorary President, Peter Croser.
Turina, Sacro-Monte, (Vera, piano)
Lehar, You are my heart's delight
Bizet, Flower song (from Carmen)
Loewe, There but for you go I (from Brigadoon)
Puccini, E lucevan le stelle (from Tosca), Ederic (tenor), Gill (piano)
Chopin, Nocturne in G minor Op. 37, No. 1
Iles, Spring can really hang you up the most (Jean, piano)
Brahms, Nachtwandler
Faure, Apres un reve, Rosemary (soprano), Tim (piano)
Schubert, Impromptu in A flat, D899, No. 4, Chris (piano)
Daniel Purcell, Sonata in F, Nicky, (Flute), Elizabeth (piano)
Chopin Nocturne in C Sharp minor (Op. posthumous), Gill (piano)
Vaughan Williams, Silent Noon
Richard Strauss, Zueignung, John (baritone), Gill (piano)
Chopin Nocturne in G major, Op. 37, No. 2, Tim (piano)
Debussy, Reflets dans l'eau, Paul (piano)
June 29th 2018
June 29th 2018
Ketelbey: In a monastery garden (Vera and Pat, piano duet)
Rowe: The Hawk, The True Knowledge (John, baritone and Mel, piano)
(The above item was a first performance of original works by Mel Rowe)
Schubert: Fantasia in F minor (excerpt - Paul and Chris, piano duet)
Impromptu in G flat, D899 No. 3 (Chris, piano)
Beethoven: Sonata in F minor, Op.2 No.1, (Rosemary, piano)
Chopin: Mazurka No. 6 in A minor (Vera, piano)
American folk selection (Nicky, voice and guitar)
Mayerl: Siberian Lament, Marigold, Railroad Rhythm (Tim, piano)
Mozart: Sonata in A minor K310 (Paul, piano)
April 6th 2018 - Recital by Oliver Nelson (violin) and Vasilis Rakitzis (piano)
April 6th 2018 - Recital by Oliver Nelson (violin) and Vasilis Rakitzis (piano)
It was a great pleasure to welcome Oliver Nelson, back after far too long an absence, and his new accompanist, Vasilis Rakitzis, who we all agreed was superb. They played:
Constantinidis: Petite Suite
Vaughan Williams: A lark ascending
Kreisler: Praeludium and Allegro
Massenet: Meditation from Thais
Brahms: Violin Sonata No. 3 in D minor
Gershwin - Heifitz: It ain't necessarily so (from Porgy and Bess)
We all had a chance to meet Oliver and Vasilis at a post-concert party in Lancaster.
March 14th 2018
March 14th 2018
Dvorak: Slavonic Dance Op.72 No. 2 in E minor (Andrew and Tim, piano duet)
Haydn: Sonata in E flat major Hob. XVI 52 Allegro - Adagio - Presto (Rosemary, piano)
Folk songs (Nicky, guitar and voice)
Beethoven: Sonata Op.13 in C minor - 1st movement Grave - Allegro molto e con brio (Chris, piano)
Chopin: Mazurkas, Op 67 No 2 in G minor, Op 63 No 3 in C sharp minor (Vera, piano)
Mozart: Sonata in F major K332 Allegro - Adagio - Allegro assai (Andrew, piano)
Chopin: Ballade No. 1 in G minor (Tim, piano)
Mendelssohn: Rondo Capriccioso (Paul, piano)
February 16th 2018
February 16th 2018
30th Anniversary Concert
Wolf: Auf einer Wanderung
Finzi: Triptych (John, Baritone; Gill, Piano)
Moszkowski: Two Spanish Dances (Pat and Vera, piano duet)
Beethoven: Sonata in C minor, Op. 13 - 2nd movement, Adagio Cantabile - (Paul, piano)
Debussy: Clair de Lune (Chris, piano)
Lehrer: The hunting song, Poisoning pigeons in the park, The elements (Rosemary, Soprano; Gill, piano)
Bach: Prelude in F minor
Mozart: Sonata in F major K332 - 1st movement - Allegro (Andrew, piano)
Molloy: The Kerry dance
Ireland: If there were dreams to sell
German: O peaceful England (Breda, Mezzo-soprano; Gill, piano)
Coates: On a country lane
Lehar: Gold and silver waltz (Tim, piano)
Haydn: Sonata in C major, Hob. XVI 50 Allegro - Adagio - Allegro assai (Rosemary, piano)
December 1st 2017
December 1st 2017
Schumann: from `Album for the young', No. 21, 26 and 30 (Pat, piano)
Folk songs (Nicky, voice and guitar)
Nadia Boulanger: 3 pieces for cello (Christine, cello; Gill, piano)
Head: `The ships of Arcady'
Armstrong Gibbs: `Five Eyes'
Parke: `Wee Hughie'
Dring: `The song of a nightclub proprietress' (Rosemary, soprano; Gill, piano)
Fischer: `Robins Return'
Grieg: Lyric pieces, Op.41 No. 7, `Elegy' and Op. 54 No. 4, `Notturno'
Schumann: Arabesque, Op. 18 (Tim, piano)
Beethoven, Sonata in A major, Op.2 No.2, 1st movement - Allegro vivace (Rosemary, piano)
October 13th 2017
October 13th 2017
Gurney: A piper, Desire in Spring (John, baritone; Gill, piano)
Jessel: Parade of the tin soldiers (Tim and Rosemary, piano four hands)
Spohr: Zweigesang, Sehnsucht, Wienenlied (Linda, mezzo-soprano; Katie, clarinet; Helena, piano)
Chopin: Nocturne in B flat minor, Op. 9 No. 1 (Chris, piano)