 The Mouthpiece (30)
Edition 30, May 2007
Welcome to the 30th. edition of the monthly newsletter for the Saturday
lunchtime concerts.
Looking Back
The first concert in April fell on Holy Saturday, and we welcomed back
Elaine Stowell who joined Malcolm in a moving performance of music and prose
for Holy Week.
David Butler returned to the organ on the 14th. and the programme included
the Prelude & Fugue by Buxtehude, the Prelude in G minor by Dubois and the
Chant de Mai by Josef Jongen, alongside music from the slightly less well
known names of Galuppi, John Alcock, Flor Peeters and Hendrick Andriessen. More music for organ followed on the 21st. as Malcolm performed his
Chairman’s Recital, with members of the Windsor & District Organists’
Association present. Music this time featured the Pastoral Melody by John
West and the Fantasia on two themes of Guilmant.
The last concert of the month saw the return of the 54 strong Priory School
Chamber Choir (with instrumentalists), conducted by Roland Thompson. The
children (aged between 8-10 years) presented a wonderful programme to a huge
audience of 285. Instrumentalists were featured on Cornet, Trumpet, Clarinet
and Flute and Malcolm was at the organ for Psalm 150 by John Harper. The Chamber Choir featured music ranging from African & Israeli folk tunes,
to Johnny Dankworth.
Concerts in May
The first Saturday lunchtime concert in May happens to be on my birthday!
And what better way to spend it than in a performance for my friends at St.
Mary’s. Music includes two Spanish Dances by Moszkowski and a little known 4
movement piece for Clarinet called Song and Dance by Gilbert Vinter. My
guest will be Tenor Horn player Alan Mann, who will join me In a special
arrangement of the duet ‘Simplicity’ by Terry Treherne.
Sue & I featured this a while ago as a Baritone/Euphonium duet and Terry has
kindly changed the transposition for it to work with Tenor Horn this time. The remaining pieces are a wonderful theme and variations on Weber’s Last
Waltz by William Rimmer and an unaccompanied ‘Tarantella’ by Joachim
Andersen. This last piece will be performed on my new ‘toy’, the rare 1912
Cavalry Tuba now refurbished (though not fully cleaned!).
More Organ music is featured on the 12th. with David Boarder, and also with
Edward McCall the following week (19th.) in the first half of a two part
lunchtime concert. The second half features another pupil of mine, Donna
Tubb, making a return visit with music for Trumpet & Cornet. This will
include an adaptation of a Mozart Rondo and the finale to a Concerto by
Hummel.
Yet another double concert is featured the following week (we do spoil you!)
with Malcolm at the Organ in the first half and Sue Vel on Baritone (with
Malcolm at the piano) in the second. The programme will include music by
Mozart, Gilbert & Sullivan and Karl Jenkins.
Other Concert News
Today (5th.) sees the 100th. anniversary of St. John’s Church, Victoria Road
Farnham Common. I will be conducting Beaconsfield Brass in the afternoon
which features regular performers from St. Mary’s. There is a Flower
Festival for the 3 day weekend and all are welcome.
If you are close to North London on May 12th. be sure not to miss a concert
by the BBC Winds in St. James’s Church, Muswell Hill at 7.30pm. In aid of charity, the music is an all American programme with guest
conductor Craig Patterson.
On May 20th. Iain Flitcroft will be performing at the theatre organ in the
Old Windsor Memorial Hall at 2.30pm. Tickets are available at the door
priced £4.
Coda
You can now read copies of the newsletter on-line at the newly refurbished St. Mary’s website
You can also view full concert details at the following.
Lastly, we do rely on generous donations from our audiences, so please
contribute to the collection in the jar at the back of the Church following
each recital.
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