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Season 2007 - 8  Diamond Jubilee Season Sunday, 23rd September 2007 Balsom Ensemble    Alison Balsom  trumpet Richard Milone violin   Julia Graham  cello Tom Poster  harpsichord/piano Bach: Concerto in D major  Bach: Sarabande and Gigue Purcell: Musicke from “King Arthur” Suite Handel: Sonata for violin and continuo Byrd: 3 Renaissance Pieces Torelli: Sonata in D, G7 Goedicke: Concert Etude Lindberg: Song  De Falla: 7 Songs Piazzolla: 3 Tangos Sunday, 14th October 2007 Andrew Brownell piano  Bach: Capriccio sopra la lontananza del suo Fratello dilettissimo, BWV 992 Chopin: Mazurkas Op.24, Sonata No.3 in B minor, Op. 58 Debussy: Preludes, Book II Sunday, 4th November 2007 Pre-concert talk by Ian Hare The Hermitage String Trio and Nikolai Demidenko piano Alina Ibragimova  violin (replacing Sergey Levitin for this concert) Alexander Zemtsov viola Leonid Gorokhov cello Mahler: Piano Quartet Movement in A minor (1876) Dohnanyi: Serenade Op 10 (1902) Schubert: Adagio & Rondo Concertante for piano & string trio in F D487 Brahms: Piano Quartet in C minor Op 60 Sunday, 2nd December 2007 Fitzwilliam Quartet Lucy Russell violin  Jonathan Sparey violin Alan George viola   Andrew Skidmore cello with Moray Welsh cello Carolyn Sparey viola Brahms: Sextet in B flat Schubert: Quintet in C major Sunday, 13th January 2008  Pre-concert talk by Brian Richardson Gould Piano Trio  with Robert Plane clarinet Lucy Gould  violin Sally Pendelbury cello Benjamin Frith piano Takemitsu: Between Tides Debussy: Premiere Rapsodie Messiaen: Quatuor pour la fin du temps Sunday, 24th February 2008 Pre-concert talk by Bradley Creswick & Brian Richardson Northern Sinfonia Bradley Creswick Director/violin Britten: Simple Symphony Vivaldi: L’Estro Armonico: Concerto for 4 Violins in F major, Op.3 No. 7 Vivaldi: L’Estro Armonico:Concerto for 2 Violins and Cello in D minor, Op.3 no.11 Vivaldi: L’Estro Armonico: Concerto for Solo Violin in G, Op.3 no. 3 Britten: Sinfonietta Vivaldi:  L’Estro Armonico: Concerto for 2 Violins in A major, Op.3 no.5 Vivaldi:  Concerto for 2 Cellos in G minor Vivaldi:  L’Estro Armonico: Concerto for 4 Violins and Cello in B minor, Op.3 no.10 Sunday, 16th March 2008 Local Junior Artists' Concert Wide and varied programme Sunday , 30th March 2008 Anna Stephany mezzo soprano Jonathan Beatty  piano Schumann: Op.40  i) Märzveilchen, ii)Muttertraum, iii) Der Soldat, iv) Der Spielman, v) Verratene Liebe, Op31, No 2  Die Kartenlegerin Op.25, No 25  Aus den östlichen Rosen Clara Schumann: Die Lorelei, O Lust, o Lust, Liebeszauber, Ihr Bildnis, Liebst du um Schönheit, Walzer Georges Enesco:  7 Chansons de Clement Marot Op.15: i) Estrenne a Anne ii) Languir me fais…iii) Aux damoyselles paresseuses d’escrire a leurs amys iv) Estrenne de la rose v) Present de couleur blanche vi) Changeons propos, c’est trop chanté d’amours vii) Du conflict en douleur Henry Purcell: Love arms himself Pelham Humfrey: A Hymne to God the Father Peter Warlock: My Own Country Percy Grainger: British Waterside Samuel Barber: The Monk and his cat Noel Coward: If love were all Cole Porter: The Tale of the Oyster Sunday, 20th April 2008 London Mozart Players Tasmin Little  Director/violin soloist Mozart: Overture to the Marriage of Figaro Tchaikovsky: Serenade for Strings Beethoven: Violin Concerto Top Season 2006 - 7 Sunday, 24th September 2006 Clarinet - Viola - Piano Richard Hosford (principal clarinet, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Nash and Gaudier ensembles) Roger Tapping (viola, ex-Takacs Quartet) Simon Crawford-Phillips (piano, Kungsbacka Trio) Schumann: Fairy tales for clarinet, viola and piano Op. 132 Britten: Lachrymae for viola and piano Bruch: Four pieces for clarinet, viola and piano Op. 88 Debussy: Premiere Rhapsodie for clarinet and piano Mozart: "Kegelstadt" Trio for clarinet, viola and piano K498 Sunday, 22nd October 2006 - Pre-concert talk with Brian Richardson & Peter Maxwell Davies Northern Sinfonia with introductions by Peter Maxwell Davies Conductor: Garry Walker Northumbrian Pipes: Kathryn Tickell Maxwell Davies: Fantasia on a Ground and Two Pavanes Maxwell Davies: New work for Northumbrian Pipes and Chamber Ensemble Dunstable arr Maxwell Davies: Veni Sancte, Veni Creator Spiritus Maxwell Davies: Eight Songs for a Mad King Wednesday, 8th November 2006 - Pre-concert talk by Andrew Seivewright The Henschel String Quartet Christopher Henschel, Marcus Henschel violins Monika Henschel-Schwind viola Mathias D. Beyer-Karlshoj cello Francaix: Quartet Mozart: String Quartet in D minor KV421 Stravinsky: 3 pieces for String Quartet Mendelssohn:  Op. 44/1 Wednesday, 22nd November 2006 Local Junior Artists' Concert An evening full of variety given by enthusiastic and talented young musicians Sunday 10th December 2006 Nicolai Demidenko piano Bach-Liszt:  Fantasy and Fugue in G minor BVW542 J S Bach: Variations on a theme from J S Bach's Cantata: "Weinen, Klagen, Sorgen, Zagen" S180 Schubert:  Sonata in D major D850 (1825) Sunday 7th January 2007 - Pre-concert talk by Ted Pettinger Ensemble 360 Tim Horton piano, Sara Bitlloch and Donald Grant violins, Martin Saving viola, Marie Bitlloch cello, Guy Eshed flute, Matthew Hunt clarinet, Adrian Wilson oboe, Brian Walters horn, Benjamin Hudson bassoon Britten: Oboe Fantasy Spohr: Septet Dvorak: Piano Quintet Sunday 11th February 2007 Thomas Gould violin  John Reid piano Beethoven: Sonata in A major Op. 12 No. 2 Prokofiev: Sonata No. 1 in F minor Op. 80 Brahms: Sonata in G major Op. 78 Sunday 4th March 2007 Intriplicate Claire Fillhart flute, Sally Richardson oboe, Claire Dunham piano Madeleine Dring: Trio              Geoffrey Robbins: Pastorale Honegger: Petite Suite               J S Bach: Flute Sonata in E major, BWV 1035 Damase: Trio                                W G Still: Miniature Telemann: Sonata in A Minor   Malcolm Arnold: Suite Bourgeoise Wednesday 25th April 2007 - Pre-concert talk by Brian Richardson Manchester Camerata Douglas Boyd conductor, John Lill piano Prokofiev: Symphony No. 1 in D (Classical) Beethoven: Piano Concerto no. 4 in G Mozart: Symphony No. 40 in G minor Top

Season 2005 -6 Sunday September 25th 2005 - Pre-concert talk by Brian Richardson Northern Sinfonia Bradley Creswick Director/violin Mozart: Symphony No. 33 in Bb major K319 Mozart: Violin Concerto No. 3 in G major K216 Mozart: Symphony No. 41 in C major K551 Sunday October 16th 2005 - Pre-concert talk by Ted Pettinger The Martinu Quartet  and John Thwaites piano Lubomir Havlak, Petr Matejak  violins Jan Jisa, viola  Jitka Vlasankova  cello Beethoven: Quartet in C monor Op. 18 No. 4 Borodin: Quartet No.2 Schumann: Piano Quintet Sunday 13th November 2005 - Pre-concert talk by Andrew Seivewright Configure 8 Fenella Barton, Rick Koster violins Vanessa McNaught viola  Sophie Harris  cello  Fiona Cross  Clarinet Penderecki: Quartet for clarinet and String Trio Brahms: Clarinet Quintet in B minor Op.115 Mozart: Clarinet Quintet in A mojor KV 581 Sunday 4th December 2005 Piers Lane piano Bach-Busoni: Toccata, Adagio and Fugue in C BWV 564 Franck: Prelude, Chorale and Fugue in B minor Alkan: Quasi Faust from Sonata Op. 33 Liszt: Sonata in B minor S 178 Sunday 15th January 2006 The Palladian Ensemble Pamela Thorby  recorders,  Rodolfo Richter  violin Susanne Heinrich  viola da gamba William Carter  baroque guitar, theorbo Purcell's London Music by Blow, Locke, Purcell and immigrant musicians working within the English tradition. Sunday 26th February 2006 Aquarelle Guitar Quartet Michael Baker,  Vasilis Bessas, James Jervis and Richard Safhill Luigi Boccherini: Introduction and Fandango Andrew York: Quiccan Paulo Bellinati: Baiao de Gude Ryuichi Sakamoto: Merry Christmas Mr Lawrence Uarenkena: Sergio Assad Sunday 26th March 2006 Hermitage String Trio Scubert: Trio in B flat major D471 Triosatz Taneyev: Trio in D major Beethoven: Trio in E flat major Op. 3 Sunday 30th April 2006 - Pre-concert talk  Academy of St Martin in the Fields Kenneth Sillito  Director Alfred Schnittke: Moz-Art a la Haydn Mozart: Cassation No. 1 in G Alec Roth: Concertino Piccolo Haydn: Symphony No. 45 in F sharp minor "The Farewell" Wednesday 23rd November 2005 Local Junior Artists Wednesday 15th February 2006 Local Senior Artists Top

Season 2004 - 5 Sunday 26th September 2004 - Pre-concert talk by Thomas Zehetmair Northern Sinfonia Thomas Zehetmair  violin/conductor Ruth Kilius  viola  Stephen Varcoe  baritone J. F. Rebel: Les elemens Bach: Cantata No. 82 "Ich habe genug" Mozart: Sinfonia Concertante for Violin and Viola Sunday 17th October 2004 Antti Siirala piano Janacek: Piano Sonata 1905 Beethoven: "Diabelli" Variations Sunday 14th November 2004 - Pre-concert talk by Ted Pettinger The Bronte String Quartet Sara Trickey, Katharine Gorsuch  violins Jon Thorne  viola,  Daisy Gathorne-Hardy  cello Haydn: Quartet Op. 76/5 Janacek: Quartet No. 1 Britten: Quartet No. 2 Sunday 5th December 2004 Jana Novakova violin Petr Novak piano Prokofiev: Sonata in D for solo violin, Op. 115 Martinu: Sonata No. 3 for violin and piano (1944) Mozart: Sonata for violin and piano Brahms: Scherzo in C minor for violin and piano Sunday 9th January 2005 Anthony Goldstone  Caroline Clemmow  Piano Duets (4 hands 1 piano) Mozart: Sonata in D major K381 Schubert: "Trout" Quintet, D 667 arr. Joseph Czerny Ravel: Mother Goose Tchaikovsky: Romeo and Juliet arr. Nadezhda Purgold (Mme Rimsky-Korsakov) Sunday 6th February 2005 - Pre-concert talk by Andrew Seivewright Carducci String Quartet and Nicolas Eimer piano Matthew Denton,  Katalin Varnagy  violins Graham Broadbent  viola,  Emma Denton  cello Mozart: String Quartet K465 in C Britten: String Quartet No. 1 Brahms: Piano Quintet in F minor Sunday 20th March 2005 Emma Johnson clarinet  John Lenehan piano Mozart: Concert Rondo from K361 Schumann: Fantasiestucke Op. 73 Saint-Saens: Sonata Op. 167 Lutoslawski: Dance Preludes Vaughan Williams: Six Studies in English Song Copland: Nocturne Chopin/Johnson: Fantasy Impromptu Benny Goodman: Medley (trans. Johnson/Lenehan) Wednesday 20th April 2005 - Pre-concert talk by Brian Richardson  Emperor Piano Trio Mendelssohn: C minor Trio Gregson: Trio (World Premiere) Beethoven: Archduke Trio Wednesday 24rd November 2005 Local Junior Artists Wednesday 23rd February 2005 Local Senior Artists Top

Season 2003 - 4 Sunday 21st September 2003  Paul Lewis piano Mozart: Adagio in B minor K540 Schumann: Kinderszenen Op. 15 (1838) Schubert: Drei Klavierstucke D946 Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 29 in Bb major Op.106 "Hammerklavier" Sunday 12th October 2003 The Zephyr Ensemble of London wind and piano Emma-Louise Hible  flute,  Helen Barker  oboe Charys Green  clarinet,  Evgeny Chebykin  French horn Thomas Oxley  bassoon,  Martin Cousin  piano Mozart: Quintet for piano and winds Francaix: Quartet for flute, oboe, clarinet and bassoon Villa-Lobos: Quintette en forme de choros Mendelssohn: Konzertstuck No. 2 in D minor for clarinet Farkas: Ancient Hungarian Dances Poulenc: Sextet Sunday 9th November 2003 - Pre-concert talk by Brian Richardson Dante Quartet strings Krysia Osostowicz,  Matthew Truscott  violins Judith Busbridge  viola,  Peirre Doumenge  cello Mozart: Quartet in D K499 "The Hoffmeister" Szymanowski: Quartet No. 2 Brahms: Quartet No.2 in A minor Sunday 7th December 2003 4-Mality Percussion Quartet Adrian Spillett,  Jan Bradley Geir Rafnsson,  Stephen Whibley Sunday 4th January 2004 - Pre-concert talk by Andrew Seivewright Northern Sinfonia Thomas Zehetmair  violin/director J. S. Bach: Brandenburg Concerto No. 6 in Bb, BWV 1051 J. S. Bach: Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 in G major BWV 1048 Mendelssohn: Octet in Eb, Op. 20 Wednesday 4th February 2004 Fujita Piano Trio Arisa, Honoka and Megumi Fujita violin, cello and piano Mozart: K548 in C Shostakovich: No. 2 Takemitsu: Between Tides Brahms: Opus 101 in C minor Sunday 7th March 2004 The Harper Ensemble brass Simon Wright  conductor Christopher Deacon,  Adam Wright, Tom Watson and Niall Keatley  trumpets  Corinne Bailey  horn Michael Lloyd, Amos Miller, Paul Lambert David Vines trombones David Gordon Shute  tuba  Christopher Goody  percussion C. P. E. Bach: March to the Ark Storace & Gabrielli: Battle Suite Mozart: Rondo from Horn Concerto No. 3 Britten: Simple Symphony T. Watson: Fanfare and Theme P. Denegri: Naman Henry Wood: Sea Songs R. Premru: Blues March Sunday 21st April 2004 - Pre-concert talk by Ted Pettinger The Johnston Quartet strings Magnus Johnston,  Donald Grant  violins Martin Saving  viola,  Marie Bitlloch  cello Haydn: Op. 54 No. 2 in C Shostakovich No. 6 in d Op. 101 (1956) Schubert: Quartet in A minor Op. 29 D 804  "Rosamunde) Wednesday 19th November 2003                  Local Junior Artists Wednesday 25th February 2004 Local Senior Artists Top

Season 2002 - 3 Sunday 29th September 2002 - Pre-concert talk by Brian Richardson The Schubert Ensemble Simon Blendis  violin,  Douglas Paterson  viola Jane Salmon  cello,  William Howard  piano Judith Weir: Piano Quartet Mendlessohn: Piano Quartet No. 2 in F minor Faure: Piano Quartet No. 1 in C minor Sunday 13th October 2002 - Pre-concert talk by Andrew Seivewright Marat Bisengaliev and Benjamin Frith violin and piano Brahms: Hungarian Dance No. 1 Brahms: Sonata No. 2 in a Op. 100 Elgar: Sonata for violin and piano Op. 82;  Interlude; Chanson de Matin; Allegretto - Duet on a theme of Gedge Bizarrerie Paganini: Two capices for solo violin H. Brian: Legend Ravel: Tzigane Sunday 17th November 2002 Severin von Eckardstein  piano Beethoven: "Righini" Variationen  WoO. 65 Schumann: Sonate fis-moll Op. 11 Giles Swaynes: Canto for Piano Liszt: Sonate h-moll Sunday 8th December 2002 Florilegium Ashley Solomon  flute/recorder Kati Debretzeni,  Rodolfo Richter  violins Jennifer Morsches  cello  James Johnstone  harpsichord Leclair: Overture in A Telemann: Quartet no. 6 in E minor "Paris" Vivaldi: Trio Sonata in D minor RV63 "La Follia" telemann: Quadro in G minor Rameau: Piece de clevecin en concert No. V Blavet: Concerto a 4 Sunday 12th January 2003 - Pre-concert talk by Brian Richardson Northern Sinfonia Sunday 23rd February 2003 Alison Balsom  Trumpet Sunday 16th March 2003 - Pre-concert talk by Brian Richardson London Concertante String Sextet R. Strauss: Prelude to Capiccio Schoenberg: Verklarte Nacht Brahms: String Sextet No. 2 Wednesday 30th April 2003 - Pre-concert talk by Ted Pettinger Leonid Gorokhov and Nikolai Demidenko Cello and Piano Schubert: Sonata in A minor D821 "Arpeggione" Schubert: Fantasie in C D934 (arr. Gorokhov) Schumann: Five Pieces in Falk Style Op 102 Shostakovich: Sonata in D minor Op. 40 Sunday 25th May 2003 Kungsbacka Piano Trio Wednesday 6th November 2002                Local Junior Artists Wednesday 5th February 2003 Local Senior Artists Top

Season 2001 - 2 Sunday 23rd September 2001 Nikolai Demidenko piano Chopin: Fantasie in F minor Op. 49; Larghetto from Concerto No. 2 in F minor Op.21; Prelude in C# minor Op. 45; Nocturne No. 16 in Eb Op. 55 No. 2; Ballade No. 4 in F minor Op. 52; Polonaise No. 5 in f# minor Op.44; Etude in C# minor Op.25 No. 7; Impromptu in F# Op. 36; Berceuse in Db Op. 57; Polonaise No. 7 in Ab "Polonaise-fantasie" Op. 61 Sunday 14th October 2001 Eimer Piano Trio Nicola Eimer  piano  Matthew Denton  violin  Emma Denton  cello Haydn: Trio in C Hob XV:27 Ravel: Trio Schubert: Trio in Bb Op. 99 Sunday 11th November 2001 - Pre-concert talk by Brian Richardson Belcea String Quartet Corina Belcea  violin,  Laura Samuel  violin Krzysztof Chorzelski  viola,  Alasdair Tait  cello Haydn: Quartet Op. 20 No. 3 Britten: Quartet No. 3 Beethoven: Quartet Op. 59 No. 1 Sunday 2nd December 2001 - Pre-concert talk Judith West Quartet for the End of Time Richard Deakin  violin,  Emma Ferrand  cello Richard West  clarinet,  Simon Park in  piano Faure: Piano Trio Debussy: Cello Sonata Messiaen: Quartet for the End of Time Sunday 6th January 2002 - Pre-concert talk by Brain Richardson Northern Sinfonia and Angela Hewitt piano David Haslam conductor J. S Bach: Brandenburg Concerto No. 4 J. S Bach: Concerto for Piano and Strings in D minor Pergolesi: Concertino Stravinsky: Suite "Pulcinella" Wednesday 27th February 2002 The Rosetti Piano Trio Philippa Jeffery  violin, Nicholas Trygstad  cello Alice Turner  piano Schubert: Trio in Eb Op. 100 Shostakovich: Trio No. 2 Op. 67 Sunday 24th March 2002 The Chamber Music Company Patricia Rozario  soprano  Victoria Soames  clarinet Carlos Bionell  guitar,  Mark Troop  piano "Bridging the World" An evening of European and Latin American delights (Schubert, Mozart, Rodrigo, Debussy, Villa-Lobos etc.). Wednesday 24th April 2002 Chetham's School of Music Sunday 26th May 2002 Marianne Olyver & her Orchestra Gypsy music, waltzes and virtuoso show pieces through to British light music, tangos and Jewish music. Wednesday 21st November 2001           Local Senior Artists Sunday 10th February 2002 Local Junior Artists Top

Season 2000 - 1 Sunday 17th September 2000 Coull Quartet and Richard Baker Roger Coull  violin,  David Curtis  viola Philip Gallaway  violin,  John Todd  cello A Schubert Soiree: The Early Quartets and German Dances; Death and the Maiden; A minor Quartet "Rosamunde"; G major Quartet; Quartettsatz Wednesday 11th October 2000 - Pre-concert talk by Brian Richardson The Langdale Ensemble wind quintet Lisa Davies  flute,  Bethan Roberts  oboe  Marianne Rawles  clarinet, Sarah Nixon  bassoon,  John Pratt  horn Ibert: Trois Pieces Breves Nielsen: Quintet Danzi: Wind Quintet in Bb Op. 56 No. 1 Ligeti: Six Bagatelles Barber Summer Music Op. 31 Wednesday 8th November 2000 Winners London International String Quartet Competition Cuarteto Casals Sunday 3rd December 2000 David Nettle  Richard Markham Two pianos Beethoven: March in D major Op. 45 No. 3 Schubert: Sonata in Bb major D617 Debussy: Marche Ecossaise Milhaud: Scaramouche Rachmaninov: Suite No.2 Op. 17 Coates: By the Sleepy Lagoon Grainger: Molly on the Shore Bernstein: Scenes from West Side Story Sunday 7th January 2001 - Pre-concert talk by Brian Richardson Northern Sinfonia David Haslam  conductor Bradley Creswick  violin,  Marios Argiros  oboe Mozart: Sumphony No. 38 in d "Prague" K504 Jean Francaix: The Flower Clock Dvorak: Romance in F minor for violin and orchestra Stravinsky: Danses Concertantes Sunday 18th February 2001 The Erard Ensemble Lucy Wakeford  harp,  Siobhan Grealy  flute Ester Geldard  viola,  Catherine Morgan  violin Sue Gill  clarinet,  Richard May  cello,  Karen Suter  piano Ropartz: Prelude, Marine et Chanson Mozart: Clarinet Quintet K581 Debussy: Sonate Ravel: Introduction et Allegro Wednesday 14th March 2001 Onxy Brass Brian Thomson,  Niall Keatley  trumpets, Andrew Sutton  French horn,  Amos Miller  trombone David Gordon Shute  tuba Bach: Toccata & Fugue in D minor Chopin: Prelude No. 15 "Raindrop" Sharp: Cambodian Folk Song Reich: Music for Pieces of Wood Michael Berkeley: Music from Chaucer Bob Chilcott: A Sporting Chance (NFMS commission) Bozza: Sonatine Gershwin: The Man I Love Wednesday 11th April 2001 Martin Cousin piano Beethoven: Sonata in F# major Op. 78 Brahms: Drei Intermezzi Op. 117 Chopin: Berceuse in Db major Op. 57 Debussy: Images Bk. 2 Rachmaninov: Sonata No. 2 in Bb minor Op. 36 Wednesday 2nd May 2001 The Leopold String Trio Marianne Thorsen  violin, Scott Dickinson  viola Kate Gould  cello Schubert: Trio in Bb D. 47 (completed by Brian Newbould) Henze: String Trio Beethoven: Serenade in D Op. 8 Wednesday 8th November 2000         Senior Members' Concert Wednesday 28th February 2001 Junior Members' Concert Top

Season 1999 -2000 Sunday 19th September 1999 - Pre-concert talk by Brian Richardson The Archinto String Quartet Jane Good,  Ruth Funnell  violins Trevor McTait  viola,  Phoebe Scott  cello Haydn: String Quartet Op. 76 No. 1 in D Smetana: String Quartet No. 1 "From My Life" Beethoven: String Quartet Op. 59 No. 3 in C Sunday 24th October 1999 Emma Kirkby soprano  Peter Seymour fortepiano Songs by Mozart, Haydn, C. P. E. Bach, Pinto, Schubert Keyboard Solos by C. P. E. Bach and Mozart Wednesday 17th November 1999 Concert Royale Margarette Ashton  soprano,  Lesley Holliday  baroque flute John Treherene  harpsichord,  Rachel Gray  cello Peter Harrison  flute "The most Fam'd Masters" Music from the Bach family; J. S. Bach, C. P. E. Bach's 'Hamburger Sonata' Also music by Telemann and Haydn Afternoon Workshop / Children's Concert Sunday 9th January 2000 - Pre-concert talk by Andrew Seivewright Northern Sinfonia Millennium Concert David Haslam concuctor Kyra Humphreys  violin,  Richard Martin  trumpet Andrew Seivewright: Celebration Overture Delius: On hearing the first Cuckoo in Spring Strauss: New Pizzicato Polka Ravel: Pavane pour une Infante Defunte Sibelius: "Castle Gate" from the Suite "Pelleas et Melisande" Dvorak: "Furiante" from Czech Suite Saint-Saens: Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso Haydn: Trumpet Concerto Poulenc: Sinfonietta Wednesday 9th February 2000 William Howard piano Janacek: "On an Overgrown Path" (Book 2) Schubert: 3 Kavierstucke (Op. Posth.) Howard Skempton: New Work (1999) Chopin: Ballade no. 4 in F minor Rachmaninov: 3 Preludes from Op. 23 Wednesday 1st March 2000 Gregory String Quartet Gerald Gregory,  Simon Graham  violins Peter Black   viola,  Bjorn Bantock  cello Mozart: Quartet No. 2 in D minor K421 Bartok: Quartet No. 6 (1939) Dvorak: Quartet Op. 96 in F "The American" B179 (1893) Sunday 2nd April 2000 Chetham's School of Music Sunday 14th May 2000 Ardley Horn Trio Susanne Stanzeleit  violin,  John Thwaites  piano Stephen Stirling  horn Beethoven: Sonata in f for Horn and Piano Elgar: Violin Sonata in E minor op. 82 Dukas: Villanelle for Horn and Piano Brahms: Horn trio in Eb Op. 40 Thursday 11th November 1999         Senior Members' Concert Wednesday 22nd March 2000 Junior Members' Concert Top

Season 1998 - 9 Friday 18th September 1998 Northern Sinfonia David Haslam  conductor Mozart: Overture to the Marriage of Figaro Bartok: Rumanian Folk Dances Faure: Pavane Hummel: Trumpet Concerto (last movement) Strauss: Pizzicato Polka Brahms: Hungarian Dances nos. 5, 6, 7 Saint-Saens: Introduction and allegro Rossini: Overture "Italian girl in Algiers" Delius: On hearing the first cuckoo in Spring K. Stephens: Teddy Bears' Picnic Stravinsky: Suite: Pulcinella Wednesday 14th October 1998 Zephyr Winds Wind Quintet Mozart: Overture to the Magic Flute Anton Reicha: Quintet in Eb major Op. 88 No. 2 Norman Hallam: Dance Suite Edward Elgar: Chason de Matin Op. 15 No. 2 Luciano Berio: Opus Number Zoo Gilbert Vinter: Two Miniatures Gyorgy Ligeti: Six Bagatelles Edward Elgar: Salut d'Amour Op. 12 George Gershwin: I Got Rythm for Wind Quintet Ferenc Farkas: Antique Humgarian Dances Wednesday 11th November 1998 - Pre-concert talk by Brian Richardson Yonty Solomon piano  Tim Hugh cello Beethoven: Sonata in A major Op. 69 Debussy: Sonata in D minor De Falla: Suite Populaire Espagnole Brahms: Sonata No. 2 in F major Op. 99 Wednesday 27th January 1999 Martino Tirimo piano Schumann: Kinderfzenen Scenes Schumann: Fantasie in C major Op. 17 Schubert: Sonata in A major D959 Wednesday 24th February 1999 Chalabi String Quartet (RNCM) Adam Chalabi  Judith Templeman  violins James Opie  viola,  Katharine Wood  cello Varied programme including Ravel: Quartet for Strings Wednesday 10th March 1999 - Pre-concert talk Brian Richardson Bridge String Quartet Catherine Scholfield,  Kaye Barker  violins Michael Scholfield  viola,  Lucy Wilding  cello Bridge: String Quartet No. 3 Schubert: Quartet in Eb D. 87 Delius: String Quartet Thursday 22nd April 1999 Chetham's School of Music Wednesday 12th May 1999 Corinna Harris clarinet Poulenc, Weber, Sciroli, Schumann, Tucapsky, Crusell Friday 27th November 1998 Senior Members' Concert Friday 19th March 1999 Junior Members' Concert Top

Season 1997 - 8   50th Anniversary Season Wednesday 17th September 1997 Northern Sinfonia Bradley Creswick  director,  Dov Goldberg  clarinet Handel: Concerto Grosso Op. 6 No. 7 in Bb R. Strauss (arr. Hasenoehrl): Till Eulenspiegel einmal anders Stamitz: Clarinet Concerto Wednesday 15th October 1997 The Fitzwilliam Quartet - 50th Anniversary Concert Carolyn Sparey viola Lucy Russell violin Jonathan Sparey violin Alan George viola  Daniel Yeadon cello Purcell: Chaconne in G minor for strings Mozart: Quintet in G minor Bruckner: Quintet in F major Wednesday 12th November 1997 Emma-Jane Murphy cello Roger Owens piano Programme includes Rachmaninov: Cello Sonata in G minor Wednesday 14th January 1998 - Pre-concert talk by Brian Richardson Kormah Trio (RNCM) Mary Owen  flute  Rachael Ager  oboe  Heejung Kim  piano Programme includes trios by Gaubert, Telemann, Handel, Madeleine Dring Wednesday 25th February 1998 The City Waites Lucy Skeaping soprano, violin, rebec Douglas Wootton tenor, lute, theorbo Roderick Skeaping bass, violin, viol Michael Brain alto, tenor, baroque oboe, shawm "How the World Wags" Popular music from the streets, taverns, theatres and countryside of 16th and 17th century England Wednesday 11th March 1998 - Pre-concert talk by Brian Richardson Ilya Itin piano Chopin: Polonaise - Fantasie Op. 61 in Ab major Chopin: 4 Mazurkas Op. 30 Chopin: Barcarolle in F# Op. 60 Messiaen: Le Baiser de L'enfant Jesus Prokofiev: Sonata No. 8 Friday 3rd April 1998 Chetham's School of Music Wednesday 20th May 1998 Ovid Ensemble Alun Darbyshire oboe Frances Dewar violin David Adams violin/viola Alice Neary cello  Jeremy Young piano Programme to include Brahms: Piano Quartet in C minor Op. 60 Mozart: Oboe Quartet K370 Friday 20th March 1998 Junior Members' Concert Friday 8th May 1998 Members' Concert Top

Season 1996 - 7 Saturday 14th September 1996 Northern Sinfonia Bradley Creswick director,  Emma-Jane Murphy  cello Tchaikovsky: Serenade for Strings Haydn: Cello Concerto in C Nielsen: Wind Quintet Mozart: Symphony No. 35 in D "Haffner" Wednesday 16th October 1996 Composers Ensemble Mary Weigold soprano Mark van de Weil clarinet Jane Atkins viola Thomas Ades piano Debussy: Rhapsodie Cashian: New work commissioned by the Composers Ensemble Mozart: Kegelstadt Trio Schumann: Marchenbilder Woolrich: a Farewell Schubert: Shepherd on the Rock Wednesday 13th November 1996 Amarillis Ensemble Heloise Gaillard  oboe/recorder Ophelie Gaillard  harpsichord Violaine Chochard cello Riccio: La Finetta Pandolfi: La Biancuccia Philips: Amarillia mia bella Frescobaldi: La Romanesca Coperario: Cuparanee Johnson: Fairy Masque Couperin: Rittrato del amore Wednesday 4th December 1996 Feltrup Piano Trio (RNCM) Wednesday 15th January 1997 Triptych Ensemble Ruth Scott  oboe  Sarah Burnett  bassoon   Christopher Hughes  piano Mozart: Divertimento in Bb major Handel: Trio Sonata in F major Rachmaninov: Vocalise Madeleine Dring: Trio Beethoven: Trio in B major Jolivet: Sonatine Poulenc: Trio Friday 7th February 1997 Chetham's School of Music Wednesday 19th February 1997 Schidlof String Quartet Ofer Falk   violin   Rafael Todes  violin Graham Oppenheimer  viola   Oleg Kogan  cello Beethoven: Quartet in D major Op. 18 Shostakovich: Quartet No. 7 Op. 108 Brahms: Quartet in A minor Thursday 20th February Schidlof Schools Workshop Wednesday 12th March 1997 Mark Anderson piano Granados: Two Pieces from Gayesacas Beethoven: Sonata No. 3 in E major op. 109 Bartok: Suite op. 14 Brahms: Piano Pieces Op. 119 Brahms: Variations on a Hungarian Theme op. 21 No. 2 Wednesday 23rd April 1997 RNCM Wind Ensemble Handel: Arrival of the Queen of Sheba Dvorak: Serenade for Wind Op. 44 Mozart: Arias from the Marriage of Figaro Mozart: Serenade for 13 Wind Friday 7th March 1997 Junior Members' Concert Friday 18th April 1997 Members' Concert Top

Season 1995 - 6 Thursday 28th September 1995 Northern Sinfonia David Haslam  conductor/flute Beethoven: Overture Coriolan Bartok: Divertimento Mozart: Flute Concerto in D Beethoven: Symphony No. 2 Wednesday 18th October 1995 Schubert Ensemble of London Mayumi Seiler  violin, Douglas Paterson  viola Jane Salmon  cello,  William Howard  piano David Matthews: Piano Quartet "A Song and Dance Sketchbook" Faure: Piano Quartet No. 1 in C minor Brahms: Piano Quartet No. 1 in G minor Wednesday 15th November 1995 Jonathan Sparey violin  Max Ritchie piano Handel: Sonata in E major Elgar: Sonata Cesar Franck: Sonata in A major Wednesday 29th November 1995 - Society Event Young Artists of RNCM Marie Louise Aitken soprano Darrell Babidge baritone Clare Clements piano Wednesday 17th January 1996 Richard May cello  Nicholas Oliver piano Beethoven: Sonata in G minor Op. 5 No. 1 Frank Bridge: Sonata Mendelssohn: Variations Concertantes Op. 17 Brahms: Sonata Op. 99 Saturday 27th January 1996 - Society Event Chetham's School of Music Wednesday 14th February 1996 Evgenij Soifertis piano Chopin: Polonaise Fantaisie Scriabin: 24 Preludes Op. 11 Schubert-Liszt: Selection of Songs Rachmaninov: Sonata No. 2 in Bb minor Op. 36 Wednesday 20th March 1996 Emperor String Quartet Martin Burgess,  Clare Hayes  violins Fiona Bonds  viola,  William Scholfield  cello Mozart: Quartet K590 in F Stravinsky: 3 Pieces Schubert: Death and the Maiden Wednesday 17th April 1996 Manon Morris harp  Helena Gaunt oboe Ibert: 'Entr'acte Brod: Fantasy Op. 57 from Donizetti's "Lucia di Lammermoor" Hoddinott: Bagatelles Bach: Sonata in Eb major Debussy, Ibert, Ravel, de Falla: Series of pieces "The Four Seasons" Friday 15th March 1996 - Society Event Junior Members' Concert Friday 26th April 1996 - Society Event Members' Concert Top

Season 1994 - 5 Friday 16th September 1994 Northern Sinfonia David Haslam  conductor  Lesley Hatfield   violin Mozart: Overture: Cosi Fan Tutte Delius: Song before Sunrise Mendelssohn: Violin concerto in E minor Hindemith: Five pieces for string orchestra Beethoven: Symphony No. 4 in Bb Wednesday 12th October 1994 Florilegium Ashley Solomon  flute/recorder,  Rachel Podger, Anna McDonald  violins Daniel yeadon  cello,  Elizabeth Kenny  archlute/guitar William Carter  theorbo,  Neal Peres da Costa  harpsichord Vivaldi: Concerto 'La Notte' in G minor RV104 Handel: Trio Sonata in G major, Op. 4 No. 5 Leclair: Deuxieme Recreation de Musique Op. 8 Wednesday 16th November 1994 Royal Northern College of Music String Octet Adi Brett, Helen Feltrup, Catherine Fletcher, Elizabeth Rossi  violins Joanna Lacey, Natasha Wright violas, Louise King, Simon Glaser  cellos Mozart: Quartet No. 6 in C K465 "The Dissonance" Shostakovich: Octet op. 11 1925 Mendelssohn: Octet in Eb Op. 20 Friday 25th November 1994 - Society Event Young Artists of RNCM Michelle Fotherby oboe Karen Twitchett piano Wednesday 18th January 1995 Paul Janes piano Haydn: Sonata in a major HOB XV No. 13 Brahms: Variations and Fugue on a theme of Handel Op. 24 Ravel: Pavane pour une infante defunte Ravel: Gaspard de la nuit Saturday 28th January 1995 - Society Event Chetham's School of Music Wednesday 8th February 1995 Lesley Hatfield violin  Catherine Edwards piano Mozart: Sonata in A K526 Faure: Sonata op. 13 Cashian: (New commission) Beethoven: Kreutzer Sonata Wednesday 15th March 1995 Nossek String Quartet Jane  Nossek,  Kate Evans  violins Heather Wallington  viola,  Jennifer Langridge  cello  Mozart: Quartet in F K168 Shostakovich: Quartet No. 8 in C minor Op. 110 Dvorak: Quartet in Ab Op. 105 Wednesday 5th April 1995 Double Image Erica Dearing  violin,  Emma Chamberlain  cello Andrew Sparling  clarinet,  David Carhart  piano Haydn: Piano Trio in C major HOB XXV No. 27 Brahms: Clarinet Trio Milhaud: Suite for clarinet, violin and piano Schubert: Piano Trio No. 1 in Bb Friday 3rd March 1995 - Society Event Junior Members' Concert Friday 28th April 1995 - Society Event Members' Concert Top

Season 1993 - 4 Saturday 18th September 1993 Northern Sinfonia David Haslam  conductor Paul Barritt  leader  Robert Plane  clarinet Haydn: Symphony No. 22 "The Philosopher" Mozart: Clarinet Concerto Delius: First Cuckoo in Spring, Summer Nights on the River Beethoven: Symphony No. 1 Wednesday 20th October 1993 Stamic Quartet of Prague Bohuslav Matousek,  Josef Kekula  violin Jan Peruska  viola, Vladimir Leixner  cello Haydn: String Quartet in Bb Op. 71 No. 1 Dvorak: String Quartet in D minor Op. 34 Friday 12th November 1993 - Society Event "Artists of Tomorrow" Jennifer Langridge cello Tamar Andrusier piano Wednesday 1st December 1993 Cantamen Piano Trio Jessica O'Leary  violin,  Jo Cole  cello,  Tim Lissimore  piano Beethoven: Trio Op. 1 No. 1 Smetana: Trio in G minor Op. 15 Ravel: Trio in A minor Wednesday 12th January 1994 Anthony Hewitt piano Beethoven: Sonata in D minor Op. 31 No. 2 "Tempest" Debussy: Images Book 2 Schubert:  Sonata in Bb major D960 Saturday 29th January 1994 Chetham's School of Music Wednesday 9th February 1994 Haffner Wind Ensemble of London Kate Hill  flute,  Nicholas Daniel  oboe,  Joy Farrall  clarinet Stephen Bell  horn,  Julie Andrews  bassoon Haydn: Seven pieces for a Musical Clock Reicha: Andante pour le cor anglais Beethoven: Variations on 'La ci darem la mano' (Don Giovanni) Mozart: Fantasie K608 Michael Berkeley: (New work - World premiere) Samuel Barber: Summer Music William Walton (arr. Portus): Facade Suite Saturday 19th March 1994 Northern Opera Richard Bloodworth  chorus director,  Kenneth Murray  accompanist Verdi: Excerpts from La Traviata, Il Trovatore Puccini: Excerpts from Turandot Wednesday 13th April 1994 Dukes, Rahman, Plane Trio Philip Dukes  viola,  Robert Plane  clarinet,  Sophia Rahman  piano Schumann: Fairytale Pictures Op. 132 Bruch: Four of Eight Pieces Op. 83 Brahms: Sonata in Eb major for viola and piano Mozart: Kegelstadt Trio Friday 4th March 1994 - Society Event Junior Members' Concert Friday 29th April 1994 - Society Event Members' Concert Top

Season 1992 - 3 Friday 18th September 1992 Northern Sinfonia Alan Fearon  conductor Corelli: Concerto Grosso Schmidt: Lied and Scherzo Wagner: Siegfied Idyll Beethoven: Rondino Haydn: Symphony No. 102 Wednesday 14th October 1992 Music Group of Manchester Benedict Holland  violin,  Richard Muncey  viola, Ursula Smith  cello, Leon Bosch  double bass,  John Thwaites  piano Mozart: Piano Quartet in Eb Bottesini: Grand Duo Concertante for Violin and Double Bass with Piano Schubert: Piano Quintet in a D 667 "Trout" Wednesday 4th November 1992 Pirasti Trio Nicholas Miller  violin,  Alison Wells  cello,  Jeffrey Sharkey  piano Haydn: Trio in G major Hb XV:25 "Gypsy Rondo" Turina: Trio No. 1 Op. 35 Beethoven: Trio in Bb Op. 97 "Archduke" Saturday 28th November 1992 Chetham's School of Music Wednesday 20th January 1993 The Maggini Quartet David Juritz,  David Angel  violins, Martin Outram  viola Michael Kaznowski  cello Mozart: K. 575 in D Debussy: Quartet in G minor Beethoven: Op. 74 in Eb "The Harp" Wednesday 10th February 1993 Andrew Wilde piano Schubert: Piano Sonata in G major D894 L. Liebermann: Nocturne No. 4 1992 Chopin: Barcarolle in F# Op. 60 Chopin: Three Mazurkas Op. 56 Chopin: Piano Sonata No. 3 in B minor Op. 58 Friday 26th February 1993 - Society Event "Artists of Tomorrow" Wednesday 3rd March 1993 Debussy Piano Trio Daniel Zisman  violin,  Alain Planes  piano,  Ioan Davies  cello Haydn: Trio in Eb XV No. 10 Shostakovich: Piano Trio No 2 Dvorak: Trio in F minor Op. 65 Saturday 27th March 1993 Pro Nobis Singers Clive Walkley  conductor,  Colin Dean  organist Mixed programme of Renaissance and 20th Century music  including secular part songs by Gerald Finzi Friday 19th March 1993 - Society Event Junior Members' Concert Friday 30th April 1993 - Society Event Members' Concert Top

Season 1991 - 2 Saturday 30th September 1991 Northern Sinfonia Paul Barritt  conductor  Kyoko Takezawa  violin Handel: Concerto Grosso Op. 6 No. 7 Mozart: Violin Concerto No. 5 in A major Mozart: Wind Serenade in C minor Haydn: Farewell Symphony Wednesday 30th October 1991 Schiller Piano Trio Allan Schiller  piano,  Jonathan Sparey  violin,  Muriel Daniels  cello Haydn: Trio in G major Hob XV No. 25 Mozart: Trio in G K496 Mendelssohn: Trio in D minor Op. 49 Wednesday 13th November 1991 Clive Greensmith  cello  Carole Presland  piano Schumann: Fantasy Pieces Op. 73 Debussy: Sonata 1915 Tchaikovsky: 'Pezzo Capriccioso' Op. 62 Rachmaninov: Sonata Op. 19 Saturday 23rd November 1991 Chetham's School of Music Wednesday 22nd January 1992 Chamber Music Company Patricia Rozario  soprano,  Caroline Dale  cello Joan-Enric Lluna  clarinet,  Mark Troop  piano Schubert: Lieder Brahms: Clarinet Trio in A minor Op. 114 Mozart: 2 Concert Arias for soprano, clarinet and piano Falla: Suite populaire espanol for cello and piano Schubert: Shepherd on the Rock Wednesday 12th February 1992 Vanbrugh String Quartet Gregory Ellis,  Elizabeth Charleson  violins Simon Aspell  viola,  Christopher Marwood  cello Haydn: Quartet in D Op. 76 No.  5 Mozart: Quartet in F K590 Beethoven: Quartet in E minor Friday 28th February 1992 - Society Event "Artists of Tomorrow" Wednesday 11th March 1992 Miranda Dale violin Emily Segal piano Stravinsky: Suite Italienne Bach: Chaconne from Partita No. 2 in D minor Mozart: Sonata in Bb major KV 454 Faure: Sonata in A major Wednesday 8th April 1992 The Aeolian Ensemble Nichola Hunter  flute,  Gabriel Hay  oboe,  Howard Rogerson  clarinet David Baker  bassoon,  Margaret Ayres  horn,  Prabhu Singh  piano Mozart: Quintet for wind and piano Hindemith: Kleine Kammermusik for wind quintet Francaix: L'Heure du Berger for wind quintet and piano Poulenc: Sextour for wind quintet and piano Friday 27th March 1992 - Society Event Junior Members' Concert Friday 1st April 1992 - Society Event Members' Concert Top

Season 1990 - 1 Saturday 6th October 1990 Northern Sinfonia Paul Barritt  conductor,  David Haslam  flute Martinu: Sextet (Orchestral Version) C. P. E. Bach: Flute Concerto in G Vivaldi: Concerto for 4 Violins in B minor Janacek: Suite for Strings Wednesday 24th October 1990 Murray McLachlan piano Bach-Busoni: Chaconne Charles Spinks: Sonatine 'Homage a Ravel' Schubert: Fantasy in C 'The Wanderer' Chopin: Polonaise in F# minor Op. 38 Chopin: Nocturne in C minor Op. 48 No. 1 Chopin: Scherzo in B minor Op. 20 Stravinsky: Three movements from 'Petrushka' Saturday 17th November 1990 Chetham's School of Music Wednesday 28th November 1990 Maggini String Quartet Thomas Bowes,  David Angel  violins Martin Outram  viola,  Michael Kaznowski  cello Mozart: Quartet in Eb K428 Szymanowski: Quartet for Strings No. 1 Borodin: Quartet No. 2 Wednesday 16th January 1991 Natasa Lipovsek violin Tatjana Lipovsek piano Bach: 1st & 3rd Movements of Partita No. 3 in E major Beethoven: Sonata in D major Op. 12 No. 1 Brahms: Intermezzo Op. 118 No. 6 in Eb minor Shostakovich: Prelude and Fugue No. 15 in Db Prokofiev: Sonata in D major Op. 94 Ravel: "Tzigane" Wednesday 6th February 1991 The Abbey Singers Renaissance motets, Baroque and church music from the Romantic age 20th Century  music, spirituals, folk songs and light music Friday 22nd February 1991 - Society Evening Young Cumbrians' Recital   Stella Pendrous  piano Wednesday 6th March 1991 Debussy Piano Trio Daniel Zisman  violin,  Ioan Davies  cello,  alain Planes  piano Haydn: Trio in E, Hoboken 28 Schubert: Trio in Bb D898 Dvorak: Trio in F minor Op. 65 Wednesday 10th April 1991 Jeux Quintet Imogen Barford  harp,  Rebecca Hirsch  violin,  Ileana Ruhemann  flute   Martin Outram  viola,  Julia Vohralik  cello Mozart: Flute Quartet Mozart: Trio Sonata for flute, viola and harp Mozart: Quintet for the glass harmonica Pierne: Variations libres et finale for quintet Glinka: Variations on a theme of Mozart for harp Mozart: Concerto for flute and harp with string trio Friday 15th March 1991 - Society Event Junior Members' Concert Friday 3rd May 1991 - Society Event Members' Concert Top

Season 1989 - 90 Wednesday 27th September 1989 Northern Sinfonia David Haslam  conductor,  Gary Karr  double bass Haydn: Symphony No. 44 'Trauer' Francaix: Concerto for Double Bass Vanhal: Concerto for Double Bass Mozart: Symphony No. 33 Wednesday 18th October 1989 Thaxted String Trio Jonathan Rees  violin,  Andrew Brown  viola,  Caroline Dale  cello Schubert: Trio in Bb D581 Beethoven: String Trio in G major Op. 9 No. 1 Dohnanyi: Serenade for String Trio Op. 10 Haydn: String Trio Op. 32 Wednesday15th November 1989 Carole Presland  piano  Clive Greensmith  cello Prokofiev: Sonata for cello and piano Beethoven: Sonata in G minor Op. 5 No. 2 Schumann: Adagio and Allegro Mendelssohn: Sonata in D major Friday 1st December 1989 Newcastle University Students' Concert Wednesday 17th January 1990 Julian Rolton  piano,  Jane Evans  oboe/cor anglais Grovlez: Sarabande and Allegro Mozart: Piano Sonata in F major K332 Michael Head: Three Pieces for oboe Telemann: Sonata for cor anglais Hindemith: Sonata for cor anglais Liszt: Petrarch Sonnets (piano) Saint-Saens: Oboe Sonata Wednesday 7th February 1990 Andrew West  piano Haydn: Andante con variazioni Hob XVII 6 Schumann: Papillons Op. 2 Beethoven: Sonata in A major Op. 101 Prokofiev: Sonata No. ? Poulenc: ? Friday 2nd March 1990 - Society Evening Young Cumbrians' Recital Friday 30th March 1990 "Artists of Tomorrow" in association with Lake District Summer Music Wednesday21st March 1990 Vanbrugh String Quartet Gregory Ellis,  Elizabeth Charleson  violins Simon Aspell  viola,  Christopher Marwood  cello Haydn: Quartet in D major Op. 20 No. 4 Beethoven: Quartet in C Op. 59 No. 3 Paul Patterson: Quartet Op. 58 Mozart: Quartet in Bb K458 Wednesday 4th April 1990 Amade Wind Ensemble Wind Octet Mozart/Wendt: Overture: Marriage of Figaro Beethoven: Rondino Prokofiev/Kelsey: Visions Fugitives Krommer: Octet-Partita Op. 69 Mozart: Serenade in C minor K388 Dvorak/Clements: Slavonic Dances Friday 16th March 1990 - Society Event Junior Members' Concert Friday 4th May 1990 - Society Event Members' Concert Top

Season 1988 - 9 Wednesday 19th October 1988 Music Group of London Hugh Bean  violin,  Eileen Croxford  cello,  David Parkhouse  piano Haydn: Trio in G "Gypsy Rondo" Beethoven: Trio in Bb "Archduke" Schubert: Trio in Bb Op. 99 Wednesday16th November 1988 Margaret Fingerhut piano Schubert: Sonata in A D664 Bridge: Three Sketches; April; Rosemary; Valse Capricieuse Ireland: "Sarnia": Le Catioroe; In a May Morning; Song of the Springtides Tchaikovsky: Five Pieces from "The Seasons" Chopin: Ballade No. 1 in G minor Wednesday 25th January 1989 The Pembridge Ensemble Lesley Hatfield  violin,  Rosemary Sanderson  viola Nicholas Roberts  cello,  Timothy Carey  piano Mozart: Piano Quartet in Eb Dohnanyi: Serenade for String Trio Brahms: Piano Quartet in C minor Op. 60 Wednesday 15th February 1989 The McGibbon Ensemble Edna Arthur  violin/Scots fiddle,  Bryce Gould  harpsichord David Johnson  cello Sir John Clerk of Penicuik: Sonata in G Robert Barbour: Harpsichord Trio Corelli: Sonata Op. 5 No. 8 in E minor 18th Century arrangements of Scots tunes and anonymous fiddle pieces Friday 24th February 1989 - Society Evening Young Cumbrians' Recital Wednesday 15th March 1989 Manchester Camerata Wind Sextet Janet Hilton,  Lynne Racz  clarinets Elizabeth Davies,  Emma Roberts  horns Laurence Perkins,  Susan Scott  bassoons Beethoven: Sextet in Eb Op. 71 Mozart: Divertimento for 2 clarinets and bassoon K229 Weber: Adagio and Rondo for wind sextet Paul Reade: Serenata for wind sextet Mozart: Serenade in Eb K375 Thursday 6th April 1989 "Artists of Tomorrow" in association with Lake District Summer Music Wednesday 12th April 1989 The Auramis Piano Quartet Christine Townsend  violin,  Stephen Robbings  piano Brian Schiele  viola,  James Halsey  cello Beethoven: Piano Quartet Op. 16 Kodaly: Duo for violin and cello Schumann: Marchenbilder Op. 113, viola and piano Strauss: Piano Quartet Friday 10th March 1989 - Society Event Junior Members' Concert  Friday 28th April 1989 - Society Event Members' Concert Thursday 10th November 1988 - Society Event Illustrated talk by Mrs D Kovary 'Wagner - Orchestrator, Illustrator and Innovator' Top

Season 1987 - 8  Fortieth Anniversary Season Wednesday 14th October 1987 The Deakin Chamber Players Richard Deakin  violin,  Yuko Inoue  viola, Emma Ferrand  cello Duncan McTier  double bass,  Catherine Dubois  piano Schumann: Piano Quartet in Eb Mozart: Duo in G for violin and viola Bottesini: Grand Duo Concertante for violin and double bass Schubert: Quintet "The Trout" Wednesday 18th November 1987 Caroline Dale cello  Piers Lane piano Vivaldi: Sonata in Bb Schumann: Stucke im Volkston Op. 102 de Falla: Suite Populaire Espagnole Prokofiev: Sonata Op. 119 Wednesday 20th January 1988 University of York Orchestra Conductor: Alan George Jonathan Sparey violin Carolyn Sparey viola Elgar: Introduction and Allegro for strings Mozart: Sinfonia Concertante for violin and viola Beethoven: Symphony No. 6 'Pastoral' Wednesday 10th February 1988 Clare McFarlane violin  Amanda Hurton piano Sponsored by the Countess of Munster Musical Trust Mozart: Sonata No. 10 in Bb major Ku378 Delius: Sonata No. 3 Rachmaninov: Preludes from Op. 23 (piano) Schumann: Sonata No. 2 in D minor Op. 121 Friday 26th February 1988 - Society Evening Young Cumbrians' Recital Wednesday 16th March 1988 The Keldwyth Singers Sacred Music of 16th & 17th centuries, Madrigals and Part Songsto the present day including songs by Holst and Vaughan Williams Wednesday 13th April 1988 Zephyr Winds and  Martin Roscoe piano Anthony Ovenell  flute,  Hugh McKenna  oboe, Christopher Swann  clarinet Stephen Stirling  horn,  Alan Pendlebury  bassoon Farkas: Antique Hungarian Dances Debussy: Menuet from 'Suite Bergamesque' Mozart: Quintet in Eb for Piano and Wind Glinka: Trio Pathetique for piano, clarinet and bassoon Bizet: 'Petit Mari, Petite Femme' from ' Jeux d'Enfants' Poulenc: Sextuor for Piano and Wind Quintet Friday 11th March 1988 - Society Event Junior Members' Concert Friday 29th April 1988 - Society Event Members' Concert Thursday 5th November 1987 - Society Event Illustrated talks: 'Music in my Life' by  Leslie Sparey; 'Some Viennese favourites' by Mary Nicholson Wednesday December 16th 1987 - Society Event 40th Anniversary Dinner at the Keswick Hotel Top

Season 1986 - 7 Wednesday 22nd October 1986 Jack Brymer "Life with the Clarinet" Clive Barnby  piano Wednesday 26th November  1986 Kegelstatt Trio Ruth Ellis  clarinet  Rosemary Sanderson  violin   John Gough  piano Programme includes works by: Mozart, Glazunov, Gordon Jacob, de Falla, Bruch Thursday 22nd January 1987 Fitzwilliam Ensemble Jonathan Sparey  violin,  Alan George  viola Moray Welsh  cello,  Allan Schiller  piano Programme includes piano quartets by Mozart & Brahms & a  String Trio by Schubert Friday 6th February 1987 - Society Evening Young Cumbrians' Recital including Sam Haywood  piano Wednesday 25th February 1987 Jonathan Plowright piano Sponsored by the Countess of Munster Musical Trust Programme includes works by: Mozart, Liszt, Brahms, Chopin Wednesday 18th March 1987 The Elysian Trio Helen Rangeley  violin  Theodore ulrich  cello  Sian Edwards   piano Programme includes works by: Mozart, Schubert, Dvorak Wednesday 8th April 1987 Boris Heller cello  Max Ritchie piano Programme includes works by: Rachmaninov, Beethoven, Brahms Friday 6th March 1987 - Society Event Junior Members' Concert Friday 1st May 1987 - Society Event Members' Concert Thursday 6th November 1986 - Society Event Illustrated talk by Mrs Dorothy Kovary 'The Art of Bel Canto' Thursday 2nd April 1987 Gramophone Recital Top

Season 1985 - 6 Wednesday 16th October 1985 Lorraine McAslam violin  Nigel Clayton piano Programme includes Sonatas by: Beethoven, Brahms, Franck & Caprices of  Paganini Wednesday 20th November 1985 The Naxos Piano Quartet Edward Paling  violin,  James Durant  viola Elizabeth Macdonald  cello,  Lawrence Glover  piano Programme includes works by: Mozart, Mendelssohn, Dvorak Wednesday 15th January 1986 Ian Brown piano Programme includes Sonatas by: Mozart, Berg & pieces by Schubert, Brahms Friday 31st January 1986 - Society Evening Young Cumbrians' Recital Wednesday 5th February 1986 The Arembe Trio David Butt  flute  Ross Pople  cello  Rosemarie Wright  piano Programme includes: Piano Trios by Haydn, Weber, Andante for flute and piano by Mozart,  a Sonata by Debussy, Woodland Sketches for piano by Macdowell Wednesday 12th March 1986 Caroline Dale cello  Piers Lane piano Programme includes Sonatas by: Boccherini, Beethoven, Brahms & a Polonaise by Chopin Wednesday 9th April 1986 The Abbey Singers Andrew Seivewright  conductor Varied programme of light music Friday 28th February 1986 - Society Event Junior Members' Concert Friday 25th April 1986 - Society Event Members' Concert Thursday 6th November 1985 - Society Event Gramophone Recital with  Donald Rooksby of Hyperion Records 'Off the Beaten Groove' Thursday 20th March 1986 - Society Event Gramophone Recital with  Leslie Sparey 'The Cello' Top

Season 1984 - 5 Wednesday 17th October 1984 Isabelle Flory violin  Robin Colvill piano Programme includes works by: Kreisler, Falla & Sarasate & Beethoven: 'Spring' Sonata Schumann: Sonata in A minor Wednesday 21st November 1984 Nicola Meecham piano Programme includes works by: Haydn, Schubert, Chopin Wednesday 5th December 1984 Jonathan Sparey violin  David Kershaw piano Beethoven: Sonata Op.12 in A mojor Delius: Sonata No. 3 David Kershaw: (a short composition) Brahms: Sonata in D minor Wednesday 16th January 1985 Stewart Buchanan baritone  Bryan Evans piano Programme includes songs by: Rachmaninov, Benjamin Britten & Schumann's 'Dichterliebe' Friday 1st February 1985 - Society Evening Young Cumbrians' Recital Kate Halsall  piano  Debbie Sharp  flute  Tracie-Anne Mitchell  soprano Wednesday 13th February 1985 The Faber Trio flute  viola  harp Programme includes works by: Telemann, Hoffmeister & a Debussy Sonata  Friday 8th March 1985 The Fitzwilliam Quartet Shostakovich: Quartet No. 1 in C major Tchaikovsky: Quartet No. 3 in Eb minor Beethoven: Quartet Op. 127 in Eb major Saturday 20th April 1985 Opera '74 Mozart: Cosi Fan Tutte Friday 15th March 1985 - Society Event Junior Members' Concert Friday 26th April 1985 - Society Event Members' Concert Thursday 21st March 1985 - Society Event -  Lecture Recital  by Donald Rooksby of Hyperion Records 'Making Records is Fun' Top

Season 1983 - 4 Wednesday 12th October 1983 The Annalis Quartet with Alan Fearon piano Programme includes works by: Dvorak (piano quintet), Mozart (piano quartet in G minor) Wednesday 9th November 1983 Eric Hill guitar Mixed programme including both classical guitar works & improvised jazz Wednesday 18th January 1984 The Scholars Wednesday 15th February 1984 Carolyn Sparey viola  George Wilson piano Friday 3rd  February 1984 - Society Evening Young Cumbrians' Recital Bridget Upson  classical guitar,  Karen Turpin  mezzo-soprano Wednesday 7th March 1984 "1685" Michael Copley  recorder, Ursula Leveaux  bassoon Sharon Gould  harpsichord,  Christopher  Underwood   baritone Wednesday 4th April 1984 Richard Markham  David Nettle piano duo 'Favourites - familiar and forgotten' Friday 16th March 1984 - Society Event Junior Members' Concert Friday 4th May 1984 - Society Event Members' Concert Thursday 24th November 1983 - Society Event Record Recital  by Mary Nicholson 'Glyndebourne - the first 50 years' Thursday  9th February 1984 Record Recital by Leslie Sparey 'The Cello - its story and its music' Top

Season 1982 - 3 Wednesday 20th October 1982 The Annalis Quartet with George MacDonald clarinet (quartet made up of members in the Northern Sinfonia) Brahms: Clarinet Quintet Haydn: Quartet in G major Shostakovitch: Quartet No. 1 Wednesday 17th November 1982 Julian Hellaby piano Programme includes works by: Beethoven, Liszt, Debussy Wednesday 19th January 1983 Paul Edmund-Davies flute  Rachel Masters harp Wednesday 9th February 1983 Peasants All Philip Astle   Paul Williamson Programme of popular songs and dance tunes from the middle ages and renaissance periods, performing in costume and using a variety of reconstruction instruments. Friday 25th  February 1983 - Society Evening Young Cumbrians' Recital Wednesday 2nd March 1983 The Fitzwilliam Quartet with Moray Welsh cello Programme includes Schubert String Quartet Saturday 23rd April 1983 The Durham Singers Richard Addison  conductor Friday 11th March 1983 - Society Evening Junior Members' Concert Friday 15th April 1983 - Society Evening Members' Concert Thursday 4th November 1982 - Society Evening Record Recital by David Fabri 'Music from Electronics' Thursday 3rd February 1983 - Society Evening Record Recital by Antony Costley-White 'Wagner's Die Meistersinger' Top

Season 1981 - 2 Wednesday 21st October 1981 The Phoenix Wind Quintet Wednesday 18th November 1981 Rosemarie Wright piano  Yossi Zivoni violin Programme includes works by: Bartok, Beethoven, Brahms Wednesday 20th January 1982 Clifford Benson piano Programme includes works by: Chopin, Schoenberg, Schubert Wednesday 17th February 1982 The Cohen Trio Programme includes works by: Beethoven (Trio in D major), Dvorak (Trio in F minor) Wednesday 3rd March 1982 The Deakin Horn Trio Programme to include Derek Bourgeios Horn Trio (newly commissioned) Wednesday 21st April 1982 Susan Mason contralto  David Mason piano Friday 12th March 1982 - Society Evening Junior Members' Concert Friday 30th April 1982 - Society Evening Members' Concert Thursday 5th November 1981 - Society Evening Gramophone Recital by Ian Carswell 'Music and the Baser Clef' Thursday 4th February 1982 - Society Evening Gramophone Recital by Lawrence Appleby 'Pleasurable Musical Encounters' Top

Season 1980 - 1 Wednesday 8th October 1980 Moray Welsh cello  Anthony Goldstone piano Programme includes works by: Beethoven, Chopin, Cesar Franck Wednesday 5th November 1980 The Keldwyth Singers Wednesday 14th January 1981 Iris Loveridge piano Programme includes works by: Mozart, Granados, Falla, Chopin Wednesday 4th February 1981 Laurence Perkins bassoon  Karen O'Connor oboe  Michael Hancock piano Programme includes works by: Malcolm Arnold, Elgar, Faure, Gordon Jacob, Poulenc Thursday 12th March 1981 The Fitzwilliam Quartet with Carolyn Sparey Programme includes works by: Mozart (C major quintet) Bruckner (Quintet in F major) Wednesday 29th April 1981 Three's Company - a Victorian Soiree 'Victorian Evening'- an evening of music for voices, piano, flute and recorder Friday 7th March 1981 - Society Evening Junior Members' Concert Friday 24th April 1981 - Society Evening Members' Concert Thursday 20th November 1980 - Society Evening Illustrated Lecture by David Pountney (Scottish Opera) 'Producing an Opera' Thursday 19th February 1981 - Society Evening Gramophone Recital by Freda Smith 'Beethoven and Chamber Music' Top

Season 1979 - 80 Wednesday 3rd October 1979 Kathleen Livingstone soprano Neil Mackie  tenor John Blakely  piano Wednesday 24th October 1979 The Arioso Ensemble String quartet, clarinet, bassoon, French horn, double bass (principal players in City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra) Wednesday 21st November 1979 The Opera Players Mozart: Il Seraglio Wednesday 23rd January 1980 The Cumbria Quartet Wednesday 13th February 1980 Lewis Lev Illustrated Lecture Recital 'Haydn' Wednesday 19th March 1980 Christian Blackshaw piano Wednesday 23rd April 1980 The Light Blues male voice ensemble Friday 1st March 1980 - Society Evening Junior Members' Concert Friday 2nd May 1980 - Society Evening Members' Concert Thursday November 15th 1979 - Society Evening Gramophone Recital by Mary Nicholson-An introduction to "Il Seraglio" Thursday 12th December 1979 - Society Evening Christmas Gramophone Recital by Leslie Sparey Thursday 6th March 1980 - Society Evening Gramophone Recital by Andrew Seivewright 'Personal Choice' Top

Season 1978 - 9 Wednesday 18th October 1978 The Meridian Ensemble Wednesday 22nd November 1978 Opera for all Verdi: La Traviata                                              Wednesday 17th January 1979 Robert Cohen  cello  Anthya Rael  piano Wednesday 7th February 1979 Penelope Thwaites   piano Wednesday 14th March 1979 Kathleen Livingstone  soprano,  Neil Mackie  tenor John Blakely  piano Wednesday 4th April 1979 Elisabeth Perry  violin,  Peter Pettinger  piano Thursday 9th November 1978 - Society Evening Gramophone Recital by David Cain (ex-B.B.C. Radiophonic Workshop) '"I know I shan't like it" - An introduction to modern sounds' Wednesday 13th December 1978 - Society Evening Christmas Gramophone Recital by Leslie Sparey Thursday 15th February 1979 - Society Evening Gramophone Recital by Dr Philip Johnson - 'Elgar' Top

Season 1977 - 8  30th Anniversary Season Friday 14th October 1977 Scottish Chamber Orchestra Octet Leader: John Tunnell Programme includes works by: Mendelssohn (Octet), Brahms (String Sextet) Wednesday 2nd November 1977 Radoslav Kvapil piano Wednesday 30th November 1977 Opera for All Mozart: 'The Barber of  Seville' Wednesday 25th January 1978 The Deakin Piano Trio Richard Deakin violin  Emma Ferrand cello  Catherine Dubois piano Wednesday 9th March 1978 David Parkhouse piano Eileen Croxford cello Saturday 7th April 1978 - Society Evening Young Cumbrians' Recital Saturday 22nd April 1978 The Durham Singers Richard Addison  director Friday 25th February 1978 - Society Evening Junior Members' Concert Friday 28th April 1978 - Society Evening Members' Concert Wednesday 28th September 1977 - Society Evening Gramophone Recital by Matthew Curtis - 'Rossini' Wednesday 14th December 1977 - Society Evening Christmas Gramophone Recital by Leslie Sparey  - 'Elgar'  Thursday 16th February 1978 - Society Evening Gramophone Recital by Frank Partington, A.R.P.S. - 'Getting Round to Mahler' Top

Season 1976 - 7 Wednesday 6th October 1976 Imogen Cooper piano Wednesday 27th October 1976 Capricorn Monica Huggett violin  Timothy Mason cello Anthony Mason clarinet  Julian Dawson-Lyell piano Wednesday 24th November 1976 Opera for All Wednesday 26th January 1977 Ian Comboy bass  Antony Legge piano Wednesday 2nd March 1977 A Portrait of Fryderyk Chopin Nelly Ben-Or piano  Gabriel Woolf reader Friday 11th March 1977 The Delme String Quartet Galina Solodchin violin  John Underwood viola David Ogden violin  Joy Hall cello Wednesday 20th April 1977 The Lakeland Sinfonia with Atarah Ben Tovim flute Saturday 27th April 1977 - Society Evening Young Cumbrians' Recital Friday 27th November 1976 - Society Evening Junior Members' Concert Friday 18th March 1977 - Society Evening Members' Concert Thursday 11th November  1976- Society Evening Gramophone Recital by Lionel Nutley 'The Legend of Orpheus and Euridice' Thursday 15th December 1976 - Society Evening Christmas Gramophone Recital by Leslie Sparey Thursday 17th February 1976 - Society Evening Gramophone Recital by Freda Smith 'The Quintet: Mozart and Brahms, with a touch of Schubert's Octet' Top

Season 1975 -6 Wednesday 1st October 1975 The Fitzwilliam String Quartet Christopher Rowland  violin  Jonathan Sparey  violin Alan George  viola  Ioan Davies  cello Wednesday 15th October 1975 Rosemarie Wright piano Georg Donderer cello Thursday 4th December 1975 Opera for All Rossini: Cinderella Wednesday 4th February 1976 Ian and Jennifer Partridge tenor and piano Wednesday 3rd March 1976 The Northern Wind Ensemble Wednesday 24th March 1976 Christian Blackshaw piano Saturday 7th April 1976 - Society Evening Young Cumbrians' Recital Stephanie Sobey Jones Wednesday 9th April 1976 The Lakeland Sinfonia Orchestra Yonty Solomon piano Friday 15th November 1975 - Society Evening Junior Members' Concert Friday 30th April 1976 - Society Evening Members' Concert Thursday 6th November  1975 - Society Evening Gramophone Recital by Mr W Elsby 'A Brief History of Jazz' Thursday 27th November  1975 - Society Evening A talk  with records in preparation for the opera performance of 'Cinderella'  by Dr G J Phillips Thursday 17th December 1976 - Society Evening Christmas Gramophone Recital by Leslie Sparey Thursday 30th December 1975 - Society Evening Gramophone Recital by by Mr Antony Costley White 'The Operas of Richard Strauss' Top

Season 1974 - 5 The Liddell - Ibbott Ensemble Nona Liddell violin Carolyn Sparey  viola David Smith cello Gerald Brinnen double bass Daphne Ibbott  piano Wednesday 30th October 1974 The Dubois Trio Thursday  Atarah Ben Tovim flute Keith Wood oboe Rosemary Beckett  harpsichord Wednesday 20th November 1974 The Chilingirian - Benson Duo Levon Chilingirian violin Clifford Benson  piano Tuesday 28th January 1975 Brian Rayner Cook  baritone  Wednesday 26th February 1975 Rena Kellaway  piano Wednesday 12th March 1975 Opera for All Tchaikovsky: Eugene Onegin Saturday 12th April 1975 The Lakeland Sinfonia Orchestra Conductor: John Manduell  David Parkhouse piano Saturday 18th April 1975 - Society Evening Young Cumbrians' Recital Friday 30th November 1974 - Society Evening Junior Members' Concert Friday 25th April 1975 - Society Evening Members' Concert Thursday 18th December 1975 - Society Evening Christmas Gramophone Recital by Leslie Sparey Thursday 5th March 1975 - Society Evening A talk  with records  by Dr G J Phillips 'Eugine Onegin' Top

Season 1973 - 4 Wednesday 3rd October 1973 The New London Consort Margaret Philpot contralto Paul Niemann sackbut  harp Stephen Henderson  percussion Carolyn Sparey  viola Nigel North lute Philip Pickett  recorder Wednesday 21st November 1973 The Gabrieli String Quartet Kenneth Sillito violin Brenden O'Reilly  violin Ian Jewell viola Keith Harvey  cello Wednesday 5th December 1973 Opera for All Mozart: Don Giovanni Wednesday 30th January 1974 Antony Peebles piano Wednesday 13th February 1974 Moray Welsh cello Roger Vignoles  piano Wednesday 13th March 1974 Hazel Holt soprano Keith Swallow  piano Friday 29th March 1974 - Society Evening Young Cumbrians' Recital Katherine Edwards piano Michael Rafferty  violin Saturday 24th November 1973 - Society Evening Junior Members' Concert Friday 3rd April 1974 - Society Evening Members' Concert Wednesday 28th November 1973 - Society Evening A talk  with records  by Dr G J Phillips 'Don Giovanni' Thursday 12th December 1973 - Society Evening Christmas Gramophone Recital by Mr L Sparey Tuesday 5th March  1974 - Society Evening A Recital by the Lakeland Quartet Katharine Walker  violin  Rosemary Galer  viola Jacqueline Walker  cello  Ronald Mustchin violin & viola Marian Rooke  violin Top

Season 1972 - 3 Wednesday 18th October 1972 The Montagnana Trio John Gates clarinet Delores Stevens  piano Caroline Worthington  cello Wednesday 15th November 1972 The Duo Barbirolli Evelyn Rothwell oboe Iris Loveridge  piano Friday 14th January 1973 Brian Rayner Cook baritone  Antony Saunders  piano Wednesday 14th February 1973 Opera for All Verdi: Rigoletto Wednesday 21st February 1973 - Society Evening Young Cumbrians' Recital Sian Edwards piano Piers Jackson  flute Friday 9th March 1973 Iona and Ian Brown violin and piano Friday 23rd March 1973 The Scholars Tim Brown alto Robin Doveton tenor Nigel Perrin  alto David van Asch bass Steven Varcoe  baritone Saturday 25th November 1972 - Society Evening Junior Members' Concert Friday 6th April 1973 - Society Evening Members' Concert Friday 8th December 1972 - Society Evening Recital Katherine Gerrard  soprano  Roy Scott and David Blott  two pianos Thursday 13th December 1972 - Society Evening Christmas Gramophone Recital by Mr L Sparey Wednesday 7th February 1973 - Society Evening A talk  with records  by Dr G J Phillips 'Rigoletto' Top

Season 1971 - 2 Wednesday 13th October 1971 The Manchester Mozart Orchestra Conductor: Paul Ward   Stephanie Bamford  piano Wednesday 3rd November 1971 The Lindsay String Quartet Peter Cropper violin  Roger Bigley  viola Michael Adamson violin Bernard Gregor-Smith  cello Wednesday 17th November 1971 Anne Queffelec piano Wednesday 26th January 1972 Opera for All Donizetti: Lucia di Lammermoor Wednesday 9th February 1972 Angela Beale  soprano Wednesday 8th March 1972 Violin, Piano and Horn Trio Brigid Ranger  Renna Kellaway  Timothy Reynish Saturday 27th November 1971 - Society Evening Junior Members' Concert Friday 22nd March 1972 - Society Evening Members' Concert Wednesday 15th December 1971 - Society Evening Christmas Gramophone Recital Tuesday 11th April 1972 - Society Evening Recital  Dorothy Payne   pianoforte  Muriel Main  soprano Top

Season 1970 - 1 Wednesday 23rd September 1970 Wynford Evans tenor Glyn Hopkins  pianoforte Wednesday 14th October 1970 Yonty Solomon pianoforte Wednesday 25th November 1970 Rohan de Saram cello Druvi de Saram  pianoforte Wednesday 27th January 1971 The Lancaster Ensemble David Wilde pianoforte Harry Cawood violin Dennis Benson violin Brian Masters viola Martin Elmitt  cello Wednesday 10th February 1971 Opera for All Verdi: La Traviata Wednesday 10th March 1971 - Society Evening Young Cumbrians' Recital Angela Buttery flute Helen Lyall  pianoforte Wednesday 24th March 1971 "The Scholars"  vocal ensemble Nigel Perrin alto Tim Brown alto Robin Doveton  tenor Stephen Varcoe baritone David van Asch  bass Saturday 28th November 1970 - Society Evening Junior Members' Concert Friday 20th January  1971- Society Evening Members' Concert Wednesday 16th December 1971 - Society Evening Christmas Gramophone Recital Friday 5th March 1971 - Society Evening Poetry and Music    Mrs Barlow and Mrs Payne Top

Season 1969 - 70 Wednesday 24th September 1969 The Lydian Ensemble Noelle Barker soprano Pauline Dunn cello Alan Cuckston harpsichord Owen Wynne  countertenor Wednesday 22nd October  1969 The Gabrieli Brass Ensemble Wednesday 26th November 1969 Joan Burns pianoforte Bach to Bartok Wednesday 20th February 1970 The Moravian String Quartet Wednesday 25th February 1970 - Society Evening Young Cumbrian Recital Paula Hadley piano Kendall Lee viola Richard Lee  double bass Wednesday 14th March 1970 The Opera Players Johann Strauss: Die Fledermaus Saturday 6th December 1969 - Society Evening Junior Members' Concert Friday 28th January 1970 - Society Evening Members' Concert Wednesday 10th December 1969 - Society Evening Christmas Gramophone Recital Wednesday 4th March 1970 - Society Evening Music and Poetry    Dorothy Payne and Jean Lazarus-Barlow Top

Season 1968 - 9 Being researched . . . .

Season 1967 - 8 Wednesday 25th October 1967 Opera for All Mozart: Don Giovanni Wednesday 15th November 1967 Wissema String Quartet Wednesday 13th December 1967 Jack Brymer  clarinet Lecture Recital Wednesday 24th January 1968 John Clegg  pianoforte Friday 9th February 1968 Ballet for All Wednesday 21st February 1968 Joan and Hester Dickson cello and pianoforte Wednesday 27th March 1968 - Society Evening Young Cumbrian Recital Shan Thomas Cockermouth  Jennifer Wake  Keswick Saturday 9th December 1967 - Society Evening Junior Members' Concert Wednesday 14th February 1968 - Society Evening Members' Concert Wednesday 20th December 1967 - Society Evening Gramophone Recital Saturday 23rd March 1968 - Society Evening Conrad Cork Players, Lecture-Recital on Jazz Top

Season 1966 -7 Being researched . . . .

Season 1965 - 6 Wednesday 13th October 1965 The Benvenuto Duo Clare Walmesley soprano Laura Sarti soprano Paul Hamburger  accompanist Wednesday 27th October 1965 Opera for All Mozart: The Marriage of Figaro Wednesday 24th November 1965 The Helena Trio Caroline Crawshaw soprano Janet Hilton clarinet Isobel Flinn  pianoforte Wednesday 15th December 1965 Michael Roll pianoforte Wednesday 26th January 1966 Isobel Baillie "Second Best"   An Autobiographical Talk with Singing Wednesday 9th February 1966 - Society Evening Young Cumbrian Recital Dorothy Newby pianoforte Wyn Guneratne violin Wednesday 9th March 1966 Clarissa Melville flute with the Quatuor Psalli String Quartet Saturday 27th November 1965 - Society Evening Junior Members' Concert Wednesday 23rd March 1966 - Society Evening Members' Concert Wednesday 22nd December 1965 - Society Evening Christmas Gramophone Recital Wednesday 20th April 1966 - Society Evening Recital by the Sparey Ensemble Top

Season 1964 - 5 Wednesday 1st November 1964 The Cumberland Symphony Orchestra and John Clegg Wednesday 18th November 1964 David Wilde pianoforte Wednesday 9th December 1964 Opera for All Puccini: La Boheme Wednesday 10th February 1965 Owen Brannigan bass Wednesday 10th March 1965 Carl Pini and Fiona Cameron violin and pianoforte Wednesday  24th March 1965 Quatuor Psalli (String Quartet) Christopher Hirons violin  Dorothy Wood  viola Raymond Temple violin  Ian Bewley  cello Saturday 28th November 1964 - Society Evening Junior Members' Concert Saturday October 1964 - Society Evening Members' Concert Wednesday 21st October 1964 - Society Evening Gramophone Recital Wednesday 16th December 1964 - Society Evening Christmas Gramophone Recital Top

Season 1963 - 4 Wednesday 9th October 1963 The Harlequin Ballet Wednesday 20th November 1963 Toh Yi-Lung  pianoforte Wednesday 22nd January 1964 John Carol Case baritone Wednesday 12th February 1964 David Barlow and Gillian Radcliffe A piano and violin lecture-recital Wednesday 4th March 1964 The Sturdy String Quartet Saturday 7th December 1963 - Society Evening Junior Members' Concert March 1964 - Society Evening Members' Concert Wednesday 11th December 1963 - Society Evening Christmas Gramophone Recital Top

Season 1962 - 3 Wednesday 24th October 1962 The Melos Ensemble Saturday 10th November 1962 Opera for All Wednesday 5th December 1962 Allan Medforth Lecture and Song Recital "Folk and Christmas Music Wednesday 30th January 1963 The Boise Trio Eileen Croxford cello Tessa Robbins violin David Parkhouse  pianoforte Wednesday 20th February 1963 Carl Duggan tenor Daphne Ibbott  pianoforte Wednesday 20th March 1963 Eric Hope pianoforte Saturday 17th November 1962 - Society Evening Junior Members' Concert Saturday 2nd March 1963 - Society Evening Members' Concert Wednesday 19th December 1962 - Society Evening Gramophone Recital Wednesday March 1963 - Society Evening Recital by Young Cumbrian Artists Carolyn Sparey  violin  Eileen Thwaites pianoforte Top

Season 1961 - 2 Wednesday 27th September 1961 Western Theatre Ballet Wednesday 1st November 1961 Opera for All Mozart: Cosi Fan Tutte Wednesday 22nd November 1961 John Barstow  pianoforte Wednesday 7th February 1962 De Peyer Trio Gervase de Peyer clarinet Amaryllis Fleming  cello Lamar Crowson  pianoforte Wednesday 28th February 1962 John Ogdon  pianoforte Wednesday 28th March 1962 The Aeolian Quartet Sydney Humphreys violin Trevor Williams  violin Watson Forbes viola Derek Simpson  cello Saturday 25th November 1961 - Society Evening Junior Members' Concert Saturday 10th March 1962 - Society Evening Members' Concert Wednesday 11th October 1961 - Society Evening Gramophone Recital Wednesday 20th December 1961 - Society Evening Christmas Gramophone Recital Wednesday 4th April 1962 - Society Evening Recital by Young Cumbrian Artists Joan Stamper   pianoforte  Ian McDougall baritone Top

Season 1960 - 1 Wednesday 5th October 1960 The Northern Sinfonia Orchestra Conductor: Michael Hall Kenneth Sillito  violin Mozart: Violin Concerto in G   K 216 Wednesday 23rd November 1960 Opera for All Haydn: The Apothecary Ethel Smyth: Boatswain's Mate Wednesday 18th January 1960 Celia Arieli "Twenty-five Years at Glyndebourne" Wednesday 8th February 1961 Wilfred Brown tenor John Williams  guitar Thursday 23rd February 1961 Douglas Craig   Wednesday 8th March 1961 The Glasgow Trio  Louis Carus violin Joan Dickson cello Wight Henderson  piano Saturday 19th November 1960 - Society Evening Junior Members' Concert Saturday 25th February 1962 - Society Evening Senior Members' Concert Wednesday 19th October 1960 - Society Evening Mr L Sparey "London , Musical and Literary Associations" Wednesday 14th December 1961 - Society Evening Gramophone Recital   Christmas Music Wednesday 25th January 1961 - Society Evening Gramophone Recital   Wednesday 15th March 1961 - Society Evening Recital by Young Cumbrian Artists Marjorie Brown  piano (Workington) Marion Heritage  violin (Whitehaven) Top

Season 1959 - 60 Wednesday 7th October 1959 The Philomusica Orchestra of London Wednesday 21st October 1959 Lecture Recital by David Barlow "Keyboard Music from Byrd to the Present Day" Wednesday 18th November 1959 Opera for All The Beggar's Opera Wednesday 2nd December 1959 Natalia Karp pianoforte Wednesday 10th February 1960 Erich Gruenberg  violin Leonard Isaacs accompanist Tuesday 8th March 1960 "Interrupted Serenade" Saturday 28th November 1959 - Society Evening Junior Members' Concert Saturday 19th March 1960 - Society Evening Senior Members' Concert Wednesday 11th November 1959 - Society Evening Gramophone Recital   Wednesday 9th December1959 - Society Evening Jean Dodd    Soprano Wednesday 20th January 1960 - Society Evening Gramophone Recital   Wednesday 24th February 1960 - Society Evening Gramophone Recital   Wednesday 24th March 1960 - Society Evening Gramophone Recital   Wednesday 6th April 1960 - Society Evening Recital by Young Cumbrian Artists Carol Clark   soprano  Joan Thurston  piano Top

Season 1958 - 9 Wednesday 1st October 1958 The Philomusica Orchestra Wednesday 12th November 1958 Arts Council Opera Group Rossini: The Barber of Seville Wednesday 28th January 1959 John Clegg pianoforte Wednesday 25th February 1959 "Interrupted Serenade" Audrey Strange soprano Wilfred Smith  flute Anotole Mines viola Daphne Ibbott  piano Wednesday 18th March 1959 Jennifer Vyvyvan  soprano Saturday 29th November 1958 - Society Evening Junior Members' Concert Saturday 7th February 1959 - Society Evening Senior Members' Concert Wednesday 5th November 1958 - Society Evening Gramophone Recital Saturday 6th December 1958 - Society Evening Concert in memory of Dr W H Bateman at Lingholm Wednesday 17th December 1958 - Society Evening Gramophone Recital Wednesday 14th January 1959 - Society Evening Gramophone Recital Wednesday 11th March 1959 - Society Evening Gramophone Recital Wednesday 25th March 1959 - Society Evening Recital by Young Cumbrian Artists Janice Nutley (Keswick)  violin Barrie Menhams (Workington)   piano Top

Season 1957 - 8 Wednesday 2nd October 1957 The Jacques Orchestra Wednesday 13th November 1957 Arts Council Opera Group Verdi: La Traviata Wednesday 27th November 1957 Gordon Clinton Wednesday 29th January 1958 Eileen Croxford cello David Parkhouse  pianoforte Wednesday 12th March 1958 Peter Katin  pianoforte Saturday 30th November 1957 - Society Evening Junior Members' Concert Saturday 22nd February 1958 - Society Evening Senior Members' Concert Wednesday 16th October 1957 - Society Evening Gramophone Recital Wednesday 30th October 1957 - Society Evening Gramophone Recital Wednesday 18th December 1958 - Society Evening Recital by Young Cumbrian Artists Mary Grace Bloomer (Carlisle)  pianoforte Kathleen Robinson (High Seaton)  vocalist Wednesday 22nd January 1958 - Society Evening Gramophone Recital Saturday 15th February 1958 - Society Evening Arts Council Opera Group "Don Pasquale" Donizetti Wednesday 26th March 1958 - Society Evening Gramophone Recital Wednesday 7th May 1958 - Society Evening Violin Recital by Tony Drummond Top

Season 1956 - 7 Wednesday 10th October 1956 The Jacques Orchestra Wednesday 21st November 1956 The New Edinburgh String Quartet Wednesday 23rd January 1957 Owen Brannigan bass Wilfrid Parry  accompanist Wednesday 27th February 1957 Joseph Weingarten  pianoforte Wednesday 20th March 1957 Arts Council Opera Group Mozart: Marriage of Figaro Saturday 18th December 1956 - Society Evening Junior Members' Concert Saturday 2nd March 1957 - Society Evening Senior Members' Concert Wednesday 26th September 1956 - Society Evening Gramophone Recital Wednesday 7th November 1956 - Society Evening Gramophone Recital Wednesday 12th December 1956 - Society Evening Colin White   pianoforte Wednesday 6th February 1957 - Society Evening Recital by Young Cumbrian Artists Della Woods  pianoforte   Mildred Hill  violin Wednesday 20th February 1957 - Society Evening Organ Recital by Archibald V Kitching B. Mus (Lond) Wednesday 13th March 1957 - Society Evening Gramophone Recital Wednesday 24th March 1957 - Society Evening Joyce Grenfell Top

Season 1955 - 6 Wednesday 28th September 1955 Lemare Orchestra Leon Goossens  oboe Wednesday 26th October 1955 Malcuzynski pianoforte Wednesday 23rd November 1955 Lore Fischer  contralto Wednesday 8th February 1956 Arts Council Opera Group Donizetti: Don Pasquale Wednesday 14th March 1956 Yfrah Neaman  violin   Howard Ferguson  pianoforte Wednesday 7th December 1955 - Society Evening Senior Members' Concert Wednesday 4th April 1956 - Society Evening Junior Members' Concert Wednesday 9th November 1955 - Society Evening Gramophone Recital Wednesday 1st December 1955 - Society Evening Gramophone Recital Wednesday 25th January 1956 - Society Evening Recital by Young Cumbrian Artists Avril Morrison  vocalist    Margaret Newby   pianoforte Wednesday 29th February 1956 - Society Evening Recital by Beaufort Trio Felix Kok  violin  Alexander Kok  violoncello  Daphne Ibbott  pianoforte Wednesday 28th March 1956 - Society Evening Gramophone Recital Top

Season 1954 - 5 Wednesday 6th October 1954 Jacques Orchestra Wednesday 24th November 1954 Owen Brannigan bass  Wilfred Parry  accompanist