Concert - 10th July

Our summer concert was attended by a 'select' audience, but they enjoyed a wonderful evening of music making. Here's what we played:

Programme

'Andante' from 'The Surprise Symphony' by Haydn (Arr. H. Brammer) – The Broken Consort

'Waltz' by Shostakovich (Arr. H. Brammer) – The Broken Consort

'The Maple Leaf Rag' & 'Marie Antoinette' by Scott Joplin (Arr. H. Brammer) – Penny Layland & Judy Skelton (Flutes); Theresa Hitching & Nicola Thompson (Clarinets)

'Allegro' from Concerto in D Minor by J. S. Bach (Arr. Jasmine Choi) – Heather Loebl & Helen Brammer (Flutes); & Angela Ayton (Piano)

'Air' from 'Sacred Songs & Airs' by J. S. Bach (Arr. H. Brammer) – Imogen Locke, Maureen Snell & Helen Brammer (Treble Recorders); Polly Kaufmann, Rod Lackey & John Marshall (Violins); Diana Locke (Double Bass); & Emily Johnson (Piano)

'Moderato, Grave & Vivace' from Quartet in G Major by Telemann – Heather Loebl (Flute); Annabel Crowe (Oboe); Emily Johnson (Violin); Mike Winterburn (Bassoon); Angela Ayton (Piano)

'Andantino & Allegro Assai' from Quintet in D Major by J. C. Bach – Heather Loebl (Flute); Diana Locke (Tenor Recorder); Polly Kaufmann (Viola); Mike Winterburn (Bassoon); & Angela Ayton (Piano)

'Overture to Egmont' by Beethoven (Arr. H. Brammer) – The Broken Consort

Our 'dress rehearsal/run-through' at the last class helped to ensure that everything ran smoothly...the evidence has been uploaded to our YouTube Channel...although I'm afraid that I missed the end of the 'Overture to Egmont' (I can assure you that it was fabulous though!) We then enjoyed a traditional 'after-party' at Mike & Angela's - thank you for being wonderful hosts again!

Concert - 27th March

We had a jam-packed programme at our Spring concert...there was a little bit of everything. Here's what we played:

Programme:

The Broken Consort - directed by Helen Brammer:

'Eyjafjallajökull' - Andrew Toovey

A world premiere performance of a new work commissioned by, and dedicated to, the performers of The Broken Consort

The Songbyrds – directed by Ben Cox:

'The Bare Necessities' (from Disney's 'The Jungle Book') - Terry Gilkyson

'Will Ye Go, Lassie, Go?' - Scottish trad., Anon.

'The Salley Gardens' - Trad. (Arr. Benjamin Britten)

'Danny Boy' - Trad. (Arr. Alan Simmons)

'Feelin' Groovy' - Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel

'Ave Maria' - Franz Schubert

'I Know Him So Well' (from the musical 'Chess') - Benny Andersson and Bjorn Ulvaeus

'Thank You For The Music' – ABBA

The Broken Consort & The Songbyrds - directed by Ben Cox:

'Stabat mater dolorosa' from 'Stabat mater' – Pergolesi (Arr. H. Brammer)

'Largo & Allegro' from Sonata in G minor – J. Loeillet of London

George Goodall & Imogen Locke (Treble Recorders); and Joan Goodall (Harpsichord)

'Largo, ma non tanto' from Concerto in D minor – J. S. Bach (Arr. Jasmine Choi)

Heather Loebl & Helen Brammer Flutes; and Angela Ayton (Piano)

'Affettuoso & Allegro Vivace' from Concerto in A minor – Telemann

George Goodall, Imogen Locke, Maureen Snell (Treble Recorders); Penny Layland, Judy Skelton (Flutes); Annabel Crowe (Oboe); and Joan Goodall (Harpsichord)

'Che soave zeffiretto' & 'Voi che sapete' from 'The Marriage of Figaro' – Mozart (Arr. H. Brammer)

Heather Loebl (Flute; Theresa Hitching, Nicola Thompson (Clarinets); Mike Winterburn (Bassoon); Kath Russell, Rod Lackey, John Marshall (Violins); Polly Kaufmann (Viola); Diana Locke (Bass)

The Broken Consort:

'English Folk Song Suite' – Vaughan Williams (Arr. H. Brammer)

I – 'March: Seventeen Come Sunday'

II – 'Intermezzo: My Bonny Boy'

III – 'March: Folk Songs from Somerset'

The videos have all been uploaded to our YouTube Channel...although my camera switched itself off before the end of a couple of the pieces...not a indication on our performances - I promise!
Once again we enjoyed a lovely post-concert party hosted by Angela & Mike - thank you!

Concert - 5th December

Despite the freezing temperature (both outside and inside the Church!), our Christmas concert was well attended, by regulars and some new audience members.

Here's what we played:

Programme

'Overture Miniature' from 'The Nutcracker'

– Tchaikovsky (Arr. H. Brammer)

The Broken Consort

'I – Vivace' from 'Concerto in D Minor'

- J. S. Bach (Arr. Jasmine Choi)

Heather Loebl & Helen Brammer (Flutes); & Angela Ayton (Piano)

'Berceuse' – Fauré (Arr. Jan van der Goot)

Alison Shaw, Penny Layland & Judy Skelton (Flutes)

'Gavotte' & 'Bourée' from 'Orchestral Suite No. 3'

– J. S. Bach (Arr. H. Brammer)

Alison Shaw (Flute); Annabel Crowe (Oboe); Theresa Hitching & Nicola Thompson (Clarinets); Mike Winterburn (Bassoon); Kath Russell, Rod Lackey & John Marshall (Violins); Polly Kaufmann (Viola); & Margaret Willson ('Cello)

'Chanson de Matin' & 'Chanson de Nuit'

- Elgar (Arr. H. Brammer)

The Broken Consort

'Adagio & Allegro' from 'Trio I' – J. S. Bach

Maureen Snell (Treble Recorder); Diana Locke (Tenor Recorder); & Angela Ayton (Piano)

'Sugar Plum Swing Out' from 'Nutcracker Surprise' – Tchaikovsky (Arr. Duncan Stubbs)

Theresa Hitching, Helen Brammer & Nicola Thompson (Clarinets)

'Andante & Vivace' from 'Quartet in D minor

– Tafelmusik' – Telemann

Imogen Locke & George Goodall (Treble Recorders); Heather Loebl (Flute); Margaret Willson ('Cello); and Joan Goodall (Piano)

'Waltz of the Flowers' from 'The Nutcracker'

– Tchaikovsky (Arr. H. Brammer)

The Broken Consort

As is traditional, we enjoyed a post-concert gathering wonderfully hosted by Mike & Angela, with lots of delicious food & drink, and fabulous company. Videos of all of the performances from the concert can be seen here on our YouTube Channel.

We're back!

You may have noticed that we've been rather quiet of late - that's if there's anyone still here reading this!.We encountered some more technical difficulties...Blogger locked me out again...not completely, I was able to write posts, just not publish anything! So, I had been making a post for each of the classes (and the concert) as they happened...we like to keep track of what we've played...but have been waiting for the time to sort out the issues with blogger. Well, it all seems to be working fine now...and I have published all of the 'missing' posts - I've backdated everything (using the date of the class or the concert) so that everything stays in the correct order, so please scroll down for those. I have also added all of the videos for the last concert to our YouTube Channel...there's a link to that in the sidebar...and have updated the committe and term dates pages too...phew! We have our first 'summer music' gathering of the holiday tomorrow, so hopefully I'll be back soon with another update!

Concert - 11th July

We had a lovely summer's evening for our end of term concert,and a rather 'select' audience...although it did seem to grow during the course of the concert! If you weren't there, here's what you missed:

 

Programme

'Overture' to 'The Mastersingers of Nurenburg' – Richard Wagner (Arr. H. Brammer)

The Broken Consort

'Largo & Allegro' from Trio Sonata in G Minor – G. F. Handel

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

'Variations on the theme “La ci darem la mano” from Mozart's “Don Giovanni” - Beethoven

Heather Loebl (Flute); Helen Brammer (Clarinet); & Mike Winterburn (Bassoon)

'A Musical Joke' – W. A. Mozart (Arr. H. Brammer)

Theresa Hitching, Nicola Thompson & Helen Brammer (Clarinets)

'Allegro moderato' from 'Brandenburg Concerto No. 3' – J. S. Bach (Arr. H. Brammer)

The Broken Consort

'Send in the Clowns' – Stephen Sondheim (Arr. H. Brammer)

Theresa Hitching, Nicola Thompson (Clarinets); Kath Russell, Rod Lackey, John Marshall (Violins); Polly Kaufmann (Viola); Diana Locke (Double Bass); & Angela Ayton (Piano)

'Largo & Allegro molto' from Concerto in C Major – Vivaldi

Heather Loebl, Judy Skelton (Flutes); Polly Kaufmann (Viola); Mike Winterburn (Bassoon); & Angela Ayton (Piano)

'March, Canzonetta & Tirolese' from 'Soirees Musicales' – Rossini/Britten (Arr. H. Brammer)

The Broken Consort

We of course enjoyed an 'after party' hosted once again by Mike and Angela (thank you!), with delicious food and drinks.

I filmed the concert, and the videos have been uploaded to our YouTube channel, so if you fancy having a look (or re-living the occasion!) click the link in the sidebar to watch them.

We will be having some 'Summer Music' gatherings over the course of the summer break, starting with a visit to Nicola's on the 1st of August.

Class - 18th April

We had our first rehearsal of the new term last night...so that meant new music...or rather 'old' music as we started with some pieces from 'Soirees Musicales' by Rossini/Britten that we're 're-visiting' in honour of the centenary of Britten's birth. We shall also be celebrating a bicentenary...with some Wagner...and...after a quick vote last night...looking again at some J. S. Bach this term.

Small group items:

• Sonata in C by Gottfried Keller - George, Annie, Judy, Imogen, Maureen, Kath, Rod, Annabel, John, Diana & Joan
• 'Gavotte & Minuet' from 'Bach for Three' (Arr. Neil Butterworth) - Theresa, Nicola & Anya
• 'Variations on 'La ci darem la mano' from Mozart's 'Don Giovani'' by Beethoven - Heather, Helen & Mike
• Trio Sonata in G Minor by Telemann - Alison, Polly, Margaret & Angela

Some of the videos from our concert last term have now found their way on to our YouTube Channel...we can now be experienced in HD! I'd like to say a huge thank you to Stephen for filming and editing the videos!

Concert 6th December

Our winter concert was a great success...we had a small, but very appreciative, audience including some new faces...and enjoyed a wonderful evening of music-making. If you weren't there...here's what you missed:

Programme

'Mack the Knife' from 'The Threepenny Opera' – Kurt Weill (Arr. H. Brammer)

The Broken Consort

'Tango Ballad' from 'The Threepenny Opera' – Kurt Weill (Arr. H. Brammer)

The Broken Consort

'Plaisir d'Amour' – Martini (Arr. H. Brammer)

Penny (Flute); Margaret ('Cello) & Imogen (Piano)

'Vivace & Allemande Allegro' from Sonata in F major – Schickhardt

Heather (Flute); Imogen (Treble Recorder); Annabel (Oboe); Margaret ('Cello) & Joan (Piano)

'Sarabande' (from '11^th Suite') – Handel (Arr. H. Brammer)

Judy (Flute); George, Maureen (Treble Recorders); Theresa, Dermot (Clarinets); Kath, John (Violins); & Mike (Bassoon)

 'Adagio ma non tanto & Allegro' from Sonata in F – J. S. Bach

George (Treble Recorder) & Joan (Piano)

'1920's Ragtime Bassoons' – Mike Walton

Mike (Bassoon); Helen (Bass Clarinet); Margaret ('Cello); & Diana (Double Bass)

'Rondeaux – Allegretto' from 'Kegelstatt Trio' – Mozart

Helen (Clarinet); Polly (Viola); & Angela (Piano)

'Let It Snow!/Winter Wonderland' (Arr. James Hayes)

Heather (Flute); Annabel (Oboe); Theresa, Dermot (Clarinets); & Mike (Bassoon)

'Les Patineurs (The Skaters)' – Waldteufel (Arr. H. Brammer)

The Broken Consort

I've been uploading all of the videos of the performances to our YouTube Channel...in fact that's the reason for the delay in posting this...I was waiting until I'd done them all, but had rather a lot of problems uploading the last couple of files, but I think that's fixed now, and I shall be uploading the last video tonight...click here to go stright to our channel.

Of course there was an after-concert party, hosted by Angela & Mike (thank you!), where much delicious food (and drink!) was consumed...and most exciting of all...I was presented with the most fabulous gift for us all:
 

Broken Consort pencils!

I shall be handing these out to everyone at the start of next term...now there'll be no excuse for not having a pencil handy!  

Merry Christmas & a Happy New Year to all of you...I'll be back after our first class of next term on January 10th 2013.

YouTube Update

Just a quick post to say that all of the videos from our concert last week have now found their way on to our YouTube Channel...click the icon below to go straight there.

Concert - 12th July

We enjoyed a wonderful evening of music making last night at our summer concert. Our audience was rather 'select', but appreciative nonetheless - thank you to those of you who braved the monsoon like conditions to support us! If you weren't there, here's what we played:

Programme

'Olympic Fanfare & Theme' – John Williams (Arr. H. Brammer)

The Broken Consort

'Serenade' – Derek Bourgeios (Arr. H. Brammer)

The Broken Consort

'Conversations 1, 2 & 3' for Two Flutes – Richard Rodney Bennett

Penny Layland & Judy Skelton (Flutes)

'Andante & Allegro' from Sonata in G major – Fasch

Heather Loebl & Helen Brammer (Flutes); Imogen Locke (Treble Recorder); Margaret Willson ('Cello) & Joan Goodall (Piano)

'Allegro' (from Sonata K279) – Mozart (Arr. James 'Red' McLeod)

Helen Brammer, Theresa Hitching & Dermot Stone (Clarinets)

'Valse Harmonique' – Simon Ballard

Heather Loebl (Flute; Helen Brammer (Clarinet); & Angela Ayton (Piano)

'Adagio & Rigadon' from Sonata in D minor – Schickhardt

Judy Skelton (Flute); Diana Locke (Tenor Recorder); Kath Russell (Violin); Mike Winterburn (Bassoon); & Angela Ayton (Piano)

'The Witches Frolic' – Granville Bantock

Margaret Willson ('Cello); Mike Winterburn (Bassoon); & Helen Brammer (Bass Clarinet)

'Allegro moderato' from Sonata in Bb major – Janitsch

Penny Layland (Flute); Annabel Crowe (Oboe); Polly Kaufmann (Viola); & Imogen Locke (Piano)

Tarantelle Italienne – Léon d'Ourville

Angela Ayton & Imogen Locke (Piano)

'Crown Imperial' – William Walton (Arr. H. Brammer)

The Broken Consort

There was, of course, an after concert party where much delicious food was consumed - thanks to our hosts Angela and Mike for a lovely end to the evening.

I filmed the concert, and have already edited some of the footage and uploaded it to our YouTube channel, the rest will be added over the next few days - I'll post a message on here once they've all been uploaded.

YouTube Update

I know it's taken me a while, but all of the videos from last term's concert are now ready to watch on our YouTube Channel - click the logo below to go straight to our channel:

Don't forget, the first class of the Summer term is on Thursday 26th April.

Concert - 1st December

We had our end of term concert on Thursday night...and after a rather fraught start, we had another wonderful evening of music-making...with some festive favourites, unknown (to us at least!) composers' works, and even some jazz! If you weren't there, here's what you missed:

Programme

'Sinfonia'; 'Aria'; and 'Choral' from the 'Christmas Oratorio' – J. S. Bach (Arr. H. Brammer)

The Broken Consort

'Chants sans Paroles' – Tchaikovsky (Arr. D. Sobrielo)

George Goodall (Treble Recorder); Margaret Willson ('Cello); & Angela Ayton (Piano)

'Spinning Song' & 'Scherzo' from 'Serenade for Seven' – Ronald Hanmer

Penny Layland, Judy Skelton (Flutes); Annabel Crowe (Oboe); Theresa Hitching, Dermot Stone, Anya Sitaram (Clarinets); & Mike Winterburn (Bassoon)

'My Baby Just Cares for Me' – (Arr. H. Brammer)

Heather Loebl (Flute); Emily Johnson, Kath Russell (Violins); Polly Kaufmann (Viola); Diana Locke (Double Bass); & Imogen Locke (Piano)

'Caprice for Clarinets' – Clare Grundman

Helen Brammer, Theresa Hitching, Dermot Stone & Anya Sitaram (Clarinets)

'Fantasie' – Fauré (Arr. L. Moyse)

Heather Loebl, Helen Brammer (Flutes); & Angela Ayton (Piano)

Wind Trio – Hedien

Penny Layland, Judy Skelton (Flutes); & Mike Winterburn (Bassoon)

'Elizabethan Serenade' – Ronald Binge (Arr. H. Brammer)

The Broken Consort

'Walking in the Air' & 'Dance of the Snowmen' from 'The Snowman' – Howard Blake (Arr. H. Brammer)

The Broken Consort

We then retired to our regular party venue for drinks & delicious food - many thanks to our hosts Angela & Mike!

I filmed the concert, and will be adding the videos to our YouTube Channel over the next week or so (it's not a quick process!)...but in the meantime you will find some new videos of our large ensemble pieces for this term (recorded at our last rehearsal).

Our YouTube Channel!

Ok...I've turned the audio files that Dermot recorded into 'videos' (just overlayed some of the group shots that Martin took) and have uploaded them all to our YouTube channel:

If you fancy checking them out...click the image above. I've also added a button in the sidebar that will take you to the channel.