Our passed May concert was a great success. Thank you everyone!
Boxwood & Brass
Programme:
Mozart arr. Percival - Symphony No. 39 in Eb: I Adagio-Allegro
Krommer arr. Havel - Partita in F Op. 57: III Adagio-Andante
Beethoven arr. Gambaro - Trio Op. 87 in C: II Adagio
Karl Jacobi - Duet for bassoons Op. 5 No. 2: II Andante Sostenuto
Carl Stamitz - Quartet in Eb for clarinets and horns
Mozart - Serenade in Eb K. 375: III Adagio
Beethoven arr. Carl Czerny - Septet in Eb Op. 20: II Adagio
Krommer: Partita in Eb Op. 69 (complete)
Boxwood & Brass ; “Playing of sensitivity, character and charm ... quite some
virtuosity”
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We have raised a fantastic amount of £433 including a cheque of £100 at Fenella Humphrey's Bach to the Future fundraising concert held on Wednesday 30 July 2014. Thank you very much for your generous support!
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Fenella Humphreys 'Bach to the Future' Fundraising Concert, Wednesday 30 July 2014, 6.30pm
Wednesday Afternoons Music is proudly hosting violinist Fenella Humphreys special fundraising concert for the award winning project 'Bach to the Future' which commissions six new works for solo violin to six British composers:
Gordon Crosse
Cheryl Frances-Hoad
Piers Hellawell
Sally Beamish
Adrian Sutton
Sir Peter Maxwell Davies
Programme
Cyril Scott - Bumblebees (1928)
J.S. Bach - Partita no. 3 in E major BWV 1006
Excerpts from new Bach to the Future works by Gordon Crosse and Piers Hellawell
Biber - Passacaglia in G minor (1676)
Eugene Ysaye - Solo Sonata no. 2 op. 27 (1923)
This is the great opportunity to listen to some amazing solo violin works,
prior to the works' world premieres scheduled later in 2014 and 2015
across the London major venues and UK festivals.
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The door opens at 6pm, concert starts at 6.30pm
It is a special fundraising concert, followed by al-fresco (weather permitted) supper
in a pretty residential garden next to Chiswick House.
Admission to the concert and supper is free. Some complimentary refreshments will be served upon your arrival.
All donation goes to the 'Bach to the Future' project to support the commission fees. Your generous support will be truly appreciated by the violinist Fenella Humphreys, all Wednesday Afternoons Music friends, and everyone who takes part in the project.
Our suggested donation amount is £25.
We are based in Chiswick.
For the exact address and venue information, please contact via: booking@wednesdayafternoonsmusic.co.uk or Tel. 07796 037 463.
Looking forward to welcoming you at Wednesday Afternoons Music
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Monthly Concert Series 2014 (January-July)
Wednesday 8 January: Piano 4 Hands – Joseph Tong and Waka Hasegawa
Wednesday 5 February: Joseph Houston, piano
Wednesday 5 March: David Breslin, vocal/guitar
Wednesday 2 April: Bethan Langford, mezzo-soprano and Piran Legg, baritone
Wednesday 7 May: Sarah Dacey, soprano and Belinda Jones, piano
Wednesday 4 June: Evgeny Samoyloff, piano
Wednesday 2 July: Rika Zayasu, piano
Weekly activities (2013 - )
Wednesday 19 June 2013:
Teaching session at 4.30pm.
Wednesday 12 June 2013:
Rehearsal 4pm. No performance.
Wednesday 5 June 2013:
Monthly Concert Series - Launch party -
Wednesday 29 May 2013:
Teaching session at 5pm. No performance.
Wednesday 22 May 2013:
Teaching sessions from 4.30pm. Performance starts at 6.30pm.
Programme; tba.
Wednesday 15 May 2013:
Teaching sessions from 3pm to 6.30pm.
Wednesday 8 May 2013:
Rehearsals from 3pm. No performance.
Wednesday 1 May 2013:
Teaching session at 4pm. Performance starts at 6pm.
Programme includes; Brahms Op. 118.
Wednesday 24 April 2013:
Teaching sessions from 4pm to 6pm. Rehearsal starts at 6pm.
Wednesday 17 April 2013:
Teaching sessions from 4pm. No performance.
Wednesday 27 March 2013:
Workshop at 6pm. No performance.
Wednesday 20 March 2013:
Teaching session at 4.30pm. Rehearsal starts at 6pm. No performance.
Wednesday 13 March 2013:
Teaching session at 4.30pm. No performance.
Wednesday 6 March 2013:
Teaching session at 4.30pm. Performance starts at 6pm.
Programme includes; Brahms Op. 76.
Wednesday 27 February 2013:
Teaching session at 4.30pm. No performance.
Wednesday 20 February 2013:
Teaching session at 4.30pm. No performance.
Wednesday 13 February 2013:
Programme includes; Liszt Les années de pèrlinage, 1ère année (extracts).
Wednesday 6 February 2013:
Teaching session at 5pm. Performance starts at 6pm.
Programme includes; Brahms violin sonata op. 78.
Wednesday 30 January 2013:
Individual teaching sessions at 4.45pm and 6.30pm. Performance follows immediately.
Programme includes; Ravel violin sonata.
Wednesday 23 January 2013:
Individual teaching sessions at 4.30pm and 6.30pm. Performance follows immediately.
Programme includes; Brahms 3 Intermezzi op. 117.
Wednesday 16 January 2013:
Individual teaching sessions at 5.30pm and 6.30pm. Performance follows immediately.
Programme includes; Piano works by Schumann and Debussy.