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19th March 2023 – Joanna MacGregor & Brighton Philharmonic Chamber Ensemble – Programme notes


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Rebecca Clarke  1886-1979

Two Pieces for String Quartet:  Comodo e amabile (Comfortable and gentle) and Poem

Composed 1924

Rebecca Clarke was born in Harrow in 1886. Her father was American and her mother of German descent. They were a musical family and Rebecca was encouraged to learn the Viola and study Composition, Harmony and Counterpoint.  In 1907 she became Continue reading 19th March 2023 – Joanna MacGregor & Brighton Philharmonic Chamber Ensemble – Programme notes

Coffee Concert 19th February 2023 – Heath Quartet – Strings Attached Review by Michael Wilkinson

The Heath Quartet were once regulars in this series of concerts, last heard in the final concert at the Dome before the long-term temporary move to the Attenborough Centre. Since then, much has changed, notably in Continue reading Coffee Concert 19th February 2023 – Heath Quartet – Strings Attached Review by Michael Wilkinson

Newsletter #75

NEXT CONCERT
The fifth concert of the season will be given by the Heath Quartet on Sunday 19th February at 11.00 am at the Attenborough Centre for the Creative Arts (ACCA), University of Sussex.

PROGRAMME

Haydn String Quartet in F minor, Op 20 No 5
Fanny Mendelssohn String Quartet in E flat Major
Schubert String Quartet in D minor D.810 (Death and the Maiden) Continue reading Newsletter #75