Newsletter 82 – Strings Attached

THE KALEIDOSCOPE CHAMBER COLLECTIVE
18th FEBRUARY AT 11am IN THE CORN EXCHANGE.

PROGRAMME
Coleridge-Taylor           Piano Trio in E minor
Elgar    Salut d’amour, Op.12
Héritte-Viardot              Piano Quartet in A major, Op. 9, Im Sommer
Brahms                          Piano Quartet No. 3 in C minor, Op. 60

There will be a reception for Strings Attached members on the stage after the concert, with the opportunity to talk with the KCC players . Members are advised to remain in the auditorium while the necessary arrangements are made.

FUTURE COFFEE CONCERTS
3^rd March*                     Lumas Winds with Jonathan Ferrucci, piano
24^th March                     Northern Chords Ensemble
14^th April                       Kleio Quartet

*Despite not being listed in the Brighton Dome Spring brochure, we’d like to emphasise that the 3^rd March concert will take place.

THANK YOU
A big thank you to you all for taking the change of venue for the Castalian String Quartet in your stride. The Corn Exchange redevelopment has been such a major project some issues are inevitable. In this case it was a problem with the raked seating which arose on the Saturday, too late to get the engineers out for the Sunday morning concert.

HOW TO GET TICKETS
Tickets are available from the Brighton Dome Box Office (01273 709709) or online at https://brightondome.org. Tickets cost £20 for a single concert, £18 concessions.

NEW! The Dome has introduced a 3-concert saver ticket which applies to any upcoming coffee concerts. £51, concessions £45.

Book your saver ticket here.

Tickets for those aged 8 to 25 are free under the Cavatina Scheme. Claim your free tickets online at https://brightondome.org/plan-your-visit/booking-tickets/cavatina-scheme/, call 01273 709709 or visit Brighton Dome Ticket Office on Church Street. Tickets are limited to one per person. You may be asked to show proof of age when presenting your ticket on the door. Under 14s must be accompanied by a paying adult.

MEMBERSHIP
Welcome to several music lovers who joined Strings Attached at the January concert and thank you again to everyone who has renewed their membership for this season. If you haven’t already done so you can still renew for the year to 31 July 2024. The annual fee remains at £10 and is free for students.

The online membership form can be found at https://www.stringsattachedmusic.org.uk/friends/ and is easily completed and submitted online. Alternatively, you can download a pdf of the membership form using the same link to the Friends page. Complete the pdf form and either post to the address on the form or attach it to an email to c.e.moon@btinternet.com. If you can, payment by bank transfer is far more convenient for us than payment by cheque. Please use your surname as the reference. For Gift Aid purposes please complete one form for each person.

As in previous years, we’d be happy to put anyone requiring a lift in touch with those willing to offer one. Members in either category should contact Margaret Polmear at m.polmear@btinternet.com who will do her best to help.

OTHER LOCAL CONCERTS
22 February	Chichester Chamber Concerts, Dudok Quartet
23 February	Nicholas Yonge Society, Joy Lisney (cello) & James Lisney (piano)
10 March	Seaford Music Society, Divertimenti Ensemble
24 March	Seaford Music Society, Arcadia Quartet with Katya Apekisheva (piano)

Follow the links for complete listings of lunchtime concerts at the Chapel Royal and Unitarian Church in Brighton and early afternoon concerts at St Nicholas Church, Brighton.

LOCAL PLAYERS DIRECTORY
The directory lists local amateur chamber musicians and is designed to help amateur chamber music players make contact with each other, be they string, piano or wind players. It is protected by a shared password. If you would like to gain access to it or make or amend an entry, please email Chris Darwin.
A specimen entry can be seen at https://www.stringsattachedmusic.org.uk/directoryintro/