Summer Concert

We had a wonderful evening at our summer concert on last night...with an appreciative audience, including a few new faces...and some superb music-making. We were sadly missing Joan on piano, who had a bad fall earlier this week, and cracked her pelvis - we hope you'll make a swift recovery Joan, and be back with us soon! Angela very kindly stood in for her in the small group items - thank you Angela!

Here's what we played:

Overture to 'The Marriage of Figaro' – Mozart (Arr. H. Brammer)

The Broken Consort

'Shimmering Flutes' – John Cacavas

Annie Kaufmann, Judy Skelton, Penny Layland (Flutes); & Imogen Locke (Piano)

'Pavane pour une infante defunte' – Ravel

Heather Loebl (Flute); Polly Kaufmann (Viola); & Angela Ayton (Piano)

'Salut d'Amour' – Elgar (Arr. John Newhill)

Penny Layland (Flute); Theresa Hitching (Clarinet); & Mike Winterburn (Bassoon)

'Arioso & Allegro' from Sonatine – Kuhlau

Angela Ayton & Imogen Locke (Piano)

'Grave & Presto' from Trio Sonata in D Minor – Quantz

Annie Kaufmann (Flute); Annabel Crowe (Oboe); Margaret Willson ('Cello); & Joan Goodall (Piano)

'Andantino' from Trio Sonata in G Major – C.P.E. Bach

Diana Locke (Tenor Recorder); Kath Russell (Violin); & Imogen Locke (Piano)

'Adagio & Vivace' from Sonata in E Minor – Francesco Geminiani

Polly Kaufmann (Oboe) & Mike Winterburn (Bassoon)

'Allegro Agitato & Allegro non troppo' from Trois Duos de Mendelssohn et Lachner - Boehm

Judy Skelton (Flute); Diana Locke (Tenor Recorder);& Angela Ayton (Piano)

'Affettuoso & Vivace' from Trio Sonata in F Major – Telemann

George Goodall, Imogen Locke (Treble Recorders); Margaret Willson ('Cello); & Joan Goodall (Piano)

'General Radetsky Goes Cuckoo (with apologies to Johann Strauss)' – Michaelson

Heather Loebl, Annie Kaufmann (Flutes); Helen Brammer (Clarinet); & Mike Winterburn (Bassoon)

'Waltz & Polka' from Jazz Suite No. 1 – Shostakovich (Arr. H. Brammer)

The Broken Consort

'Tahiti Trot' – Shostakovich (Arr. H. Brammer)

The Broken Consort

'La Marseillaise' – Rouget de Lisle (Arr. H. Brammer)

The Broken Consort

**Edited to add - photos have now been uploaded to our 'Photos page'**

I will have some photos soon...our 'official photographer' is just tidying them up, so I'll upload those as soon as I can. I also have a video compilation of most of the concert items (not everything, as I was unable to film whilst I was playing!), but I'm just checking to see if anybody has any objections to it being placed on here for the world to see before I add that!

Oh...one more thing...here are the cakes:

Thank you everyone for a wonderful term - I'm looking forward to some Summer Music now!

Class - 7th July

There was a touch of deja vu about this evening's class...the final rehearsal before next week's concert. We even had a small audience for our 'dress rehearsal', of family members and one very confused gentleman who didn't seem to know why he was there! They seemed to enjoy our large ensemble items, and we now know that if we want louder applause, we need to play faster!

Small group items:

• 'General Radetsky goes Cuckoo' by Michaelson - Heather, Annie, Helen & Mike
• Telemann Trio Sonata in F Major - George, Imogen, Margaret & Joan
• 'Trois Duos de Mendelssohn et Lachner' - Judy, Diana & Angela
• 'Summertime' by George Gershwin - Penny, George, Annabel, Kath, Theresa, Polly, Mike, Margaret & Joan
• Trio Sonata in D Minor by Quantz - Annie, Annabel, Margaret & Joan
• 'Shimmering Flutes' by John Cacavas - Annie, Judy, Penny & Imogen
• Trio Sonata in G Major by C.P. E. Bach - Diana, Kath & Imogen
• 'Salut d'Amour' by Elgar - Penny, Theresa & Mike
• 'Pavane pour une infante defunte' by Ravel - Heather, Polly & Angela
• Telemann Trio Sonata in D Minor - George, Judy & Angela

Phew! I think that must be a record for the most number of pieces rehearsed in one class!

Class - 30th June

It was good to be back nearly up to full strength last night, and our large ensemble pieces are sounding good, even though we'd picked up some speed in the 'Marriage of Figaro' which took a few people by surprise! With only a couple more classes before our concert, we had a 'whistle-stop' tour through (nearly) all the other concert items too...a dress rehearsal for all the room & personnel changes in next week's final rehearsal!

Small group items:

• 'General Radetsky goes Cuckoo' by Michaelson - Heather, Annie, Helen & Mike
• Telemann Trio Sonata in F Major - George, Imogen, Margaret & Joan
• 'Trois Duos de Mendelssohn et Lachner' - Judy, Diana & Angela (with substitutions of Heather & George!)
• 'Summertime' by George Gershwin - Penny, George, Annabel, Kath, Theresa, Mike, Margaret & Joan
• Trio Sonata in D Minor by Quantz - Annie, Annabel, Margaret & Joan
• 'Shimmering Flutes' by John Cacavas - Annie, Judy, Penny & Imogen
• Trio Sonata in G Major by C.P. E. Bach - Diana, Kath & Imogen
• 'Salut d'Amour' by Elgar - Penny, Theresa & Mike