Newsletter #72

This newsletter is mainly to let you know of some changes in the Strings Attached committee as well as to remind you about the next Coffee Concert on Sunday 20th November.

Mary McKean, the Chair of Strings Attached since its inauguration in 2010, will be leaving us at the end of the year as she moves away from Brighton. We are sad to see her go and thank her for all she has done for us. We are delighted to let you know that her role will be taken on by Helen Simpson who has been a committee member for the past six years. Continue reading Newsletter #72

Coffee Concert 16th October 2022 – Quatuor Agate – Strings Attached Review by Michael Wilkinson

This season’s opening concert, by the admirable young French Quatour Agate proved as absorbing as it was demanding, for both players and audience alike. It was my first opportunity to hear them live, and their first appearance at a Coffee Concert: I hope very much Continue reading Coffee Concert 16th October 2022 – Quatuor Agate – Strings Attached Review by Michael Wilkinson

Newsletter #71

Many Strings Attached Friends will already be aware that Andrew Polmear, who has until this issue written all of our newsletters, died on 20th September. He is a huge loss for Strings Attached. An appreciation of his life and contribution follows at the end of this newsletter, which is a joint effort by members of the committee.

The 2022/23 Strings Attached Coffee Concert season opens on Sunday 16th October at the Attenborough Centre for the Creative Arts (ACCA) at the University of Sussex. Continue reading Newsletter #71

Newsletter – Joan Griffiths Memorial Concert

Many Strings Attached members will remember Joan Griffiths who, before her death, was one of our most loyal and generous supporters. Her husband Mike has asked us to circulate this invitation to our members. The concert is to celebrate her love of life and the arts and, in particular, music. Continue reading Newsletter – Joan Griffiths Memorial Concert