Newsletter
2006
2006 promises to be a rewarding year for the Festival and for music lovers in general. We celebrate the 250th anniversary of the birth of Mozart and the centenary of the birth of Shostakovich.
The dates of the 2006 Festival are:
Friday 30th June, Sunday 2nd July, Friday 7th July and Sunday 9th July,
at our much loved venue of St. Myllin's Church.
As always, the Allegri Quartet are providing us with a varied programme which will include
- Beethoven Quartet Opus 18 No1
- Mozart Dissonance Quartet
- Shostakovich Quartet No8
- Shostakovich Quartet No11
- Tchaikovsky Quartet No 1
- Hadyn Quartet Opus 55 No2
- Hadyn Quartet Opus 76 No2 (Razor)
- Schubert Quartettsatz
- Janacek Quartet No1, Kreutzer Sonata
And, as highlights,
- Mozart E flat Quintet with Peter Carter (viola)
- Mozart D major Quintet with Peter Carter
- Tchaikovsky Souvenir de Florence Sextet with Peter Carter and Bruno Schrecker
It is always a pleasure to welcome the Quartet and we are particularly pleased to have the present Quartet with the added delight of Bruno Schrecker and Peter Carter which maintains our link with old friends and founder members of the Festival.
You will be pleased to note that the Festival is back in its traditional place at the beginning of July, extending the opportunity for hearing outstanding performances with the beginning of the holiday season. Warm summer evenings enhance our enjoyment as we are able to meet members of the Quartet and renew concert acquaintances whilst we take our refreshments in the attractive surroundings of the Church grounds, - or visit a hostelry in town! We look forward to meeting old friends and hope that you will introduce new listeners to the delights of our Festival.
With greetings from the committee,
Terry Postings
(Chairman)
Please note that our ticket prices will remain the same as in 2005, £12 (£11 concessions) for each concert, or £40 for the season of four concerts. Our next communication will be the brochure giving full details of the concerts and booking arrangements. Those who requested the email version will be able to print off a booking form from our website.