 The Mouthpiece (32)
Edition 32, July 2007
Welcome to the 32nd. edition of the monthly newsletter for the Saturday lunchtime concerts.
Looking Back
The first Saturday concert in June (2nd.) featured Julia Booker (soprano) and Robin Howles (tenor) with Antonia King at the piano. The following week (9th.) featured music for organ with the visit of Dr. Relf Clark from Oxford.
The 16th. saw the return of Peter Vaughan at the piano, with a selection of popular melodies, plus his usual visit to the organ seat, before our next double concert on Saturday, June 23rd.
This featured young singers and pianists from Berkhamsted, coached by our very own Catherine Orton. Young pianists included Suzi Walker, Chloe Goulding, Matt Rees and Jamie Humberstone. Performing in the 2nd. half (with Malcolm at the piano) was Dermot Kirk and Heather Graves.
The last concert of the month (30th.) featured David Darby (piano) and Thea Cramp (flute) in an outstanding programme of classical works for the instrument by Schubert & Doppler.
Concerts in July
There is a change to the concert diary entry for the first Saturday in this month. Ian Stewart replaces Allison Horriben with a programme of music for organ which includes Moonlight Serenade, Over the Rainbow, To A Wild Rose and the Funeral March of a Marionette. The following week (14th.) is another double concert with music for organ given by Malcolm in the first half, and light jazz piano by Brian Neal in the 2nd. Brian will be featuring the music of Cole Porter.
On the 21st. we have Rebecca Bell (soprano) and Anthea Fry (piano) and then another slight change to the published programme, Malcolm and Brian Neal return once more for another double concert.
Other Concert News
On July 7th. there is an organ recital at St. George’s Chapel, Windsor, with Timothy Byram-Wigfield. It starts at 6.30pm and features music by Buxtehude, Bach, Weber and Jongen. Tickets are £5 available at the door.
Also on July 7th. if you are anywhere near Finchley, I shall be playing with the North London Concert Band at the Trinity Church, Nether Street, North Finchley. The concert starts at 7.30pm and includes music by Rachmaninov, Strauss and Vaughan Williams. Tickets are available at the door.
Slightly further South, on Wednesday July 18th. Malcolm will be performing with the Reading Minster Mid-Week Choir for Choral Evensong in Portsmouth Cathedral at 6.00pm. The service will be Purcell in G minor, the anthem, O Lord, Look Down from Heaven, by Jonathan Battishill and the organ voluntary will be the finale from Symphony no.8 in B major by C.M. Widor.
Coda
Congratulations go to Malcolm for being invited to play at the Royal Chapel, Windsor Great Park for the 9th. year.
Joan Bryett was taken into Heatherwood Hospital on Monday (1st.) so I’m sure you will want to join us in wishing her a speedy recovery. As we go to press, we hope to hear that she will return home this coming weekend.
You can now read copies of the newsletter on-line at the 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. |
