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Click on the date below to display or hide details of the concert (past concerts show the date in green). Sunday 26th February 2012 at 4pm String quartets by Musicworks students with their coach Robert Max Programme Beethoven String Quartet in E flat, op.74 "the Harp" The Celan Quartet: Mathilde Milwidsky Timothy Crawford Timothy Ridout Tim Posner Verdi String Quartet in E minor Timothy Crawford Mathilde Midwilsky Clara Hilger Robert Max The collection will be in aid of the Jacob Barnes Memorial Scholarship. Jacob Barnes attended his first MusicWorks course in 2005 and such was his generous, inspiring and hilariously entertaining nature that the courses quickly became almost unimaginable without him. He was an extremely gifted pianist and a musician of immense depth. His insatiable appetite for music of all kinds was a huge gift to everyone - his fearless attitude to diving into a dense Russian score enabled many string players to get to know pieces they would be lucky ever to find anyone able to play. But he was just as happy playing the simplest movement of something with the youngest on the course to introduce them very gently to the joys of chamber music. Jacob's death, from leukaemia, leaves a big hole in the lives of everyone who knew him and we wanted to honour having known him by creating a scholarship in his name. This will enable a young pianist to come on the courses each year. The scholarship will be launched at a special MusicWorks family concert in Lewes in January 2012. Donations towards the scholarship fund will be very gratefully received. Musicworks Sunday 18th December 2011 at 4pm A concert with a bit of a Christmas theme given by the Behrmans and friends Programme Haydn - Piano trio in E flat Hob XV;29 Amy Beach - Songs for soprano with violin, cello and piano Messiah - one or two soprano arias Mozart Piano Quartet in G minor Sophie Behrman and Graham Bowler - pianos Tamara Ravenhill - soprano Robert Behrman - violin Fiona Brodie - viola Deborah Behrman - cello The Messiah excerpts are our Christmas theme in the music - and there will be more seasonal touches in the refreshments after the music! The collection after the concert will be in aid of Crisis at Christmas (see website) Sunday 20th November 2011 at 4pm A concert of wind chamber music and song from members of Lea Barn Divertimenti and friends Programme Strauss - Serenade for 13 wind instruments Songs for soprano and piano by Medtner, Charpentier and Poulenc Mozart- Wind Serenade in C minor The charity collection after the concert will be in aid of Myeloma UK (see website) Sunday 6th November 2011 at 4pm Redlands Trio play a programme including Schubert Piano trio in B flat The charity collection after the concert will be in aid of Naomi House, a hospice for children and young adults based in Winchester and serving central south England (see website) Sunday 16th October 2011 at 4pm Cello and Piano recital by Maud Hodson (cello) and Alan Blackwell (piano) Programme Ludwig van Beethoven: Twelve Variations for cello and piano on "Ein Madchen oder Weibchen" from Mozart's Magic Flute, Op 66 Claude Debussy: Sonata for cello and piano Ethel Smyth: Cello Sonata in A minor, Op. 5 Antonin Dvorak: Polonaise in A major for cello and piano The charity collection after the concert will be in aid of St Francis' Hospice in Berkhamsted (see website) Sunday 18th September 2011 at 4pm Flute and Piano recital by Clara Charlesworth - flute Anna Le Hair - piano Programme Music for flute and piano: Sonata - Hindemith Fantasie - Faure Cloudy Mountain - Boyd Sonata Latino - Mower Piano solo: Scherzo Waltz - Chabrier There will be a collection in aid of the Musicians' Benevolent Fund after tea at the end of the concert (see website) Sunday 17th July 2011 at 4pm A concert of music for piano and strings given by members of Lea Barn Divertimenti Programme Dvorak - Quintet for piano and strings Sophie Behrman - piano Robert Behrman - violin Gill Morbey - violin Fiona Brodie - viola Deborah Behrman - cello Strauss - Capriccio for string sextet Alan Blackwell - violin Cathy Carson - violin Fiona Brodie - viola Judy Hunter - viola Julian Ogilvie - cello Emma Owen - cello Some of the best short pieces for cello and piano Julian Ogilvie - cello Sophie Behrman - piano The collection after the concert will be in aid of Sobell House, a hospice in Oxford (see website) Sunday 15th May 2011 at 4pm COOKHAM FESTIVAL CONCERT Music for Harp, Flute and Strings from members of Lea Barn Divertimenti with guest harpist, Satu Salo. Programme The main work in the programme will be the Mozart concerto for flute, harp and strings arranged for flute, harp and string trio by Derek Smith. There will also be works for solo harp by JS Bach, Garidi, Glinka and CPE Bach Satu Salo - harp Clara Charlesworth - flute Robert Behrman - violin Fiona Brodie - viola Deborah Behrman - cello After the concert there will be a collection in aid of Maidenhead Mencap Society (see website) Sunday 8th May 2011 at 4pm Young Musicians from Royal Holloway College playing music for brass instruments and strings Programme George Frederick Handel (1685-1759) Sonata no.2 for three trumpets Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791) String Quartet in D, K.499, "Hoffmeister" Howard Hanson (1896-1981) University of Rochester Fanfare Leroy Anderson (1908-1975) Trumpeter's Lullaby Forgotten Dreams (Arr. Scott) Bugler's Holiday Antonin Dvorak (1841-1904) String Quartet in D minor, Op.34 There will be a collections after the concert in aid of Musicworks a charity providing bursaries for residential chamber music courses for young people. (see website) Sunday 17th April 2011 at 4pm Concert of wind and piano music by the Arethusa Ensemble Programme Pachelbel - Canon in D, arranged for 5 wind instruments by Daniel Dorff Hindemith - Sonata for Flute and Piano, 1st movement Poulenc - Trio for oboe, bassoon and piano, 2nd movement Cimarosa - Concerto for flute and oboe, 3rd movement (Rondo finale) Dvorak - 3 Slavonic Dances (one for 5 winds, two for piano four hands) Four British Folk Tunes, arranged for 5 wind instruments: 1. Bobby Shaftoe 2. The Ash Grove 3. Greensleeves 4. This Old Man Thuille - Sextet for Piano and Wind Instuments 3. Gavotte 4. Finale The concert will be followed by a charity collection in aid of the Stroke Association (see website) Sunday 20th March 2011 at 4pm Lea Barn Divertimenti - Concert in aid of Japanese Earthquake Relief Programme Weber - Quartet for piano and strings Anna Le Hair (piano) Edmund Booth (violin) Robert Behrman (viola) Deborah Behrman (cello) Short piano pieces by Schumann and Shostakovich Donations will be sent to Japan via the British Red Cross Japan Tsunami Relief fund (see website) Sunday 20th February 2011 at 4pm Piano trio concert from the Redlands Trio Anthony Short (violin) Jackie Ratcliff (cello) Peter Toye (piano) Programme Clara Schumann - Trio for violin, cello and piano op 17 Beethoven - 'Kakadu' variations op 121a After the concert there will be tea and cakes as usual and a collection in aid of the June Hancock Mesothelioma Research Fund. (see website) Sunday 21st November 2010 at 4pm Wind music - 'Little and Large' from members of Lea Barn Divertimenti organised by Jean Ashford and Richard Longman Programme Flute solo - Dance de la Chevre - Honegger Contra-bassoon solo (with piano accomp) - All Mimsy (Brillig and Vorpal) - Anthony Smith-Masters Oboe duet - La Ci Darem la Mano - Mozart Trio for 2 oboes and bassoon - Adagio from Sonata G minor BWV 1020 - Bach Quartet for flute, oboe, clarinet and bassoon - folksongs - Golden Slumbers and Charlie is my Darling arr. Gordon Jacob Quintet for flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon and horn - Northumbrian tunes - Bonny at Morn and Bobby Shafto arr. Derek Hobbs - and Pizzicato Polka - Johann II and Josef Strauss arr. F. Gabler Nonet for flute, 2 obs, 2 cls, 2 bns, 2 hns - Variations on a Theme of Haydn arr. Hugh Bowman - Brahms There will be a collection after the concert for the National Osteoporosis Society (see website) Sunday 17th October 2010 at 4pm Cello and Piano recital from Maud Hodson (cello) and Alan Blackwell (piano) Programme Bohuslav Martinu - Variations on a Slovakian Theme Jacques Offenbach - Introduction, Priere et Bolero Op. 22 Beethoven - Sonata No. 3 in A maj. Op. 69 for cello & piano Schumann - 8 pieces from Kinderscenen Op.15 for piano Chopin - Fantaisie-Impromptu Op. 66 for piano There will be a collection for Steps, a charity supporting people with hip and leg conditions (see website) Sunday 19th September 2010 at 4pm Pergolesi and Bach Programme Pergolesi - Stabat Mater Bach - Cantata no 56 'Ich will den Kresuzsstab gerne tragen' performed by members of Lea Barn Divertimenti including Genevieve Usher (soprano), Eleanor Griffiths (alto), Julian Brockless (baritone), Jessica Campbell-Karn (oboe) Sunday 18th July 2010 at 4pm Schumann and Bruch - an afternoon of romantic music Programme The programme will include Schumann - Quartet for piano and strings Sophie Behrman - piano Robert Behrman - violin Fiona Brodie - viola Deborah Behrman - cello Bruch - pieces for clarinet, viola and piano Richard Longman - clarinet Judy Hunter - viola Jean Ashford - piano The charity collection will be in aid of Botton Village, one of the Camphill Trust settlements. We have been supporting Botton for many years and, as its population ages, they are in desperate need of funds to adapt the village so that the older residents can stay. (see website) Sunday 16th May 2010 at 4pm Concert of bassoon and string music performed by members of Lea Barn Divertimenti Programme Bassoon and piano music by Handel, Faure, Corelli and Elgar together with an introduction to the contrabassoon Shostakovich - three pieces for two violins and piano arranged for violin, cello and piano Bach - a selection of the Goldberg variations arranged for violin, viola an cello It feels somewhat impertinent to follow Ali Ross's wonderful performance of the Goldberg variations a fortnight ago with the string arrangement, but we have been playing them with great pleasure for some time and thought the audience might be interested in hearing them 'in disguise' - but only a handful, not the full 30! Sunday 2nd May 2010 at 3pm Classical music from two very different traditions Programme Bach's Goldberg Variations played on the Harpsichord by Alastair Ross Classical Middle Eastern Music played by the Oxford Maqam Alastair has worked for twenty five years as a harpsichordist and organist based in London. He has appeared as soloist with many London orchestras, in the concert hall, for the BBC and on record. In the summer of 2009 he played a Handel Organ Concerto in the Royal Albert Hall Proms. Oxford Maqam is led by Tarik Bashir (vocals and 'oud). Tarik is an active member of the Oxford music scene and also works with Jazz, Country and Ragtime artists. Martin Stokes (qanun) is currently an Oxford University Lecturer and fellow of St John's College. He has been working in middle eastern music for the past 20 years. Oxford Maqam also comprise Giles Lewin (violin) and Dan Glaisbrook (percussion). This is a special concert in memory of Benny May. Benny (Benedict) May died in an accident at home aged 12 on May 10th 2007. Ali Ross and Martin Stokes (who plays in the Oxford Maqam) are close friends of the May family (as are the Behrmans) and wanted to play something in memory of Benny for the family. Benny had a very wide and developed taste in music and so the range of this concert is appropriate. Neil and Lilli May (Benny's parents) have decided to use this concert also to raise funds for the work of Jenni Thomas OBE, founder of the Child Bereavement Charity and now an independent bereavement counsellor, trainer and pioneer, working through the Angus Lawson Memorial Trust (ALMT). Jenni specialises in child bereavement and was very important to Neil, Lilli and family after Benny's death in helping all of them to face and understand their grief as a natural process, and as giving meaning to life rather than taking it away. see Angus Lawson Memorial Trust Sunday 18th April 2010 at 4pm The Arethusa Ensemble plays music for wind instruments Programme Debussy - Prelude a l'apres-midi d'un faune (arranged for flute, clarinet and piano) Mozart - Divertimento K229 no 1 (oboe, clarinet, bassoon) Poulenc - Sonata for flute and piano (2nd movement only) Martinu - Sextet (flute, oboe, clarinet, 2 bassoons and piano) Dvorak - Slavonic Dances, opus 72 nos. 5 & 1 (piano four hands) The charity collection will be for Action Against Hunger: http://www.actionagainsthunger.org/. Ashley Sarangi, who played the horn in the Arethusa Ensemble's last concert at Lea Barn, is currently working for them in the Congo Arethusa Ensemble Sunday 7th February 2010 at 4pm Concert of string and piano music from the Blagrove Ensemble Programme Debussy String Quartet Dvorak Piano Quintet op 97 The musicians have chosen Luthiers sans frontieres and Amnesty for their charity collections after the concert (see Luthiers sans frontieres) Sunday 13th December 2009 at 4pm Cello and Piano recital given by Maud Hodson (cello) and Alan Blackwell (piano) Programme Kodaly Sonatina for cello & piano Mendelssohn Songs without words, for piano solo Faure Elegie Saint-Saens Allegro Appassionato Judith Weir Unlocked, for cello solo Mendelssohn Sonata No. 2 Op. 58 for cello & piano There will be a collection in aid of Mary's Meals, an international organisation setting up school feeding projects in communities where poverty and hunger prevent children from gaining an education (see Mary's Meals) Sunday 29th November 2009 at 4pm Eliane Walter (mezzo soprano) with Peter Toye (piano) Programme Songs by Brahms, Berlioz and Chausson. For biographical details of the perfomers see their websites at http://www.ptoye.com and http://elianewalter.com/index.html After the concert there will be a collection in aid of the Willow Foundation who organise holidays for seriously ill young people who would otherwise be unable to leave their homes (see Willow Foundation) Sunday 15th November 2009 at 4pm Concert for wind and piano performed by members of Lea Barn Divertimenti Programme Poulenc trio for oboe, bassoon and piano and an entertaining piece 'Frammenti Musicali' for piano and wind sextet by little-known Hungarian composer Rezso Sugár Sunday 1st November 2009 at 4pm Trio Artemis Programme Beethoven - trio for violin,cello and piano in B flat opus 11 Hurlstone - trio for violin, cello and piano After the music there will be tea and home-made cakes and a collection in aid of Sightsavers International (visit website) Sunday 18th October 2009 at 4pm Tangos, Bach and Debussy performed by graduates of the Guildhall School of Music Programme Bach and Debussy preludes for piano and original tangos for piano, violin, cello, trumpet or clarinet and double bass Sunday 20th September 2009 at 4pm Multiple Viola and Cello music Programme A selection of pieces for 2, 3, 4 and more violas and cellos performed by members of Lea Barn Divertimenti Sunday 23rd August 2009 at 4pm - 6pm Maidenhead Music Society Members' and Friends' Summer Party Programme Afternoon tea at your table with piano trio music from Sophie, Robert and Deborah Behrman. Traditional afternoon tea with music to match - in the style of the Lyons Corner Houses. This is an event primarily for Maidenhead Music Society members, but you are welcome to come along any time between 4pm and 6pm to meet members of the society and find out about next year's programme.In order to assist us with catering arrangements, please use the contact form on this website to reply if you would like to come. Click here to find our more about the Maidenhead Music Society Sunday 19th July 2009 at 4pm Music for wind, strings and piano by Spohr and Haydn organised by Deborah Behrman and played by members of Lea Barn Divertimenti Programme Spohr - Septet for piano, violin, flute, clarinet, bassoon, horn and cello Haydn - Trio in D for piano, flute and cello Tea and cakes - definitely a strawberry and cream sponge - after the concert The charity collection will be in aid of Botton Village, one of the Camphill Village Trust communities in North Yorkshire see Botton Village Sunday 10th May 2009 at 4pm Young musicians from Royal Holloway College playing chamber music - The Quercus Piano trio and the Davo Brass Quartet Programme Music for Piano trio- Schumann - Piano trio no 1 in D min Martinu - Five Bergerettes Music for Brass quartet - Scheidt - Canzona Bergamasca Bozza - Trois Pièces Ramsoe - Quartet no 4 Brooks/Waller - Ain't Misbehavin' The charity collection will be in aid of MusicWorks to fund bursaries for summer schools for deserving students (see musicworks website) Sunday 26th April 2009 at 4pm Cookham Festival Concert given by 'Stromenti' Programme 'All in a garden green' - a spring programme of baroque music for violin, recorder, viola da gamba, harpsichord and voice Sunday 15th March 2009 at 4pm A concert by Lea Barn Divertimenti members entitled '.. and with Miss Sophie Behrman at the piano' Programme Fauré - Cantique de Jean Racine - Clara Charlesworth and Julia Riddell (flutes) Schumann - Liederkreis - Julian Brockless (baritone) Pieces by Bridge and Rachmaninov - Emma Owen (cello) Schumann - Adagio and Allegro - Robert Behrman (viola) Schumann - Three of Märchenehrzahlungen - Richard Longman (clarinet) and Robert Behrman (viola) There will be a charity collection in aid of Whiteley Village Whiteley Village website Sunday 1st March 2009 at 4pm A concert by Berkshire Baroque - music for violin, cello, recorder, keyboard and soprano Programme Frescobaldi - Canzonas Handel - Where'er you walk, Aria Vitali - Chaconne Purcell - Chaconne Purcell - I attempt from love's sickness, Fairest Isle Loeillet - Trio Sonata After the concert there will be a collection in aid of the Alexander Devine Children`s Cancer Trust the website of the Alexander Devine Children's Cancer Trust Sunday 8th February 2009 at 4pm CONCERT by Trio Artemis CANCELLED DUE TO BAD WEATHER - we hope to reschedule it later in the year Sunday 25th January 2009 at 4pm Piano trio recital by the Hemel Haydn Trio - Anna Le Hair (piano), David Gaster (violin) and Julian Ogilvie (cello) Programme Haydn Piano Trio in A Arensky PIano Trio for more information visit the website of the trio's pianist, Anna Le Hair Sunday 7th December 2008 at 4pm A recital by Tamara Migrina(soprano)and Katerina Assimis-Kohl (piano) Programme H. WOLF Auch kleine Dinge In dem Schatten meiner Locken Wer rief dich denn? Du denkst nit einem Fädchen mich zu fangen Nein, junger Herr Ich hab’ in Penna einen Liebsten wohnen G. FAURE Nocturne No. 6 in Db major, Op. 63 M. RAVEL Kaddisch R. STRAUSS Zueignung Morgen Ständchen P. VIARDOT Haï Luli Habanera Les Filles de Cadix V. VLASOV To the Fountain of Bakhchisarai Palace G. GERSHWIN Three Preludes G. DONIZETTI Quel quardo il cavaliere (from Don Pasquale) W. A. MOZART Ch’io mi scordi di te? Charity collection in aid of SCOPE Sunday 23rd November 2008 at 4pm The Arethusa Ensemble returns with two late romantic works for wind and piano Programme Hurlstone - Quintet for flute, clarinet, horn, bassoon and piano Caplet - Quintet for flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon and piano Sunday 9th November 2008 at 4pm Chamber music with voice performed by members of Lea Barn Divertimenti Programme Bach cantatas for soprano or baritone and oboe and continuo Dover Beach by Samuel Barber - a wonderful setting of Arnold's poem for baritone and string quartet Sunday 14th September 2008 at 4pm Wind and Piano Chamber music performed by members of Lea Barn Divertimenti and friends Programme Gounod - Petite Symphonie for nine wind instruments Cui - Five pieces op 56 for flute, oboe and piano Taffanel- Allegretto and Allegro for flute and piano Rachmaninov - Waltz in A major Op 10 no 2 Humoresque Op 10 no 5 for piano Amazing Grace for Alphorn and wind septet The charity collection will be for CASH (Charitable Association Supplying Hospitals) which is raising money for an ultrasound scanner at Wexham Park Hospital to enable quick detection of deep vein thromboses in patients admitted to A and E. Sunday 24th August 2008 at 4pm Piano and Strings Sophie, Robert and Deborah Behrman with Gill Morbey and Fiona Brodie The charity collection will be in aid of St Gregory's Foundation which provides aid to the countries of the former Soviet Union http://www.stgregorysfoundation.org.uk/ Programme Haydn - Piano trio in A major Brahms - Piano quintet in F minor Sunday 20th July 2008 at 4pm Flute and Piano recital by Clara Charlesworth - flute Anna Le Hair - piano Programme JS Bach Sonata in E Minor BWV 1034 Messiaen Le Merle Noir Faure Morceau du Concours Debussy Prelude a l'apres-midi d'un faune Sunday 13th July 2008 at 4pm Voice and Piano organised by Geraldine and Jeremy Rowe for Lea Barn Divertimenti Programme To include songs by Faure and English composers including Quilter for soprano and baritone and piano. The programme will also include Schubert's Shepherd on the Rock for soprano, clarinet and piano. Sunday 22nd June 2008 at 4pm Maidenhead Music Society Members' and Friends' Tea Party Programme Afternoon tea at your table with piano trio music from Sophie, Robert and Deborah Behrman. Traditional afternoon tea with music to match - in the style of the Lyons Corner Houses. There will also be a quiz devised by our chairman Rudi Sheldon - and a prize! This is an event primarily for Maidenhead Music Society members, but you are welcome to come along any time between 4pm and 6pm to meet members of the society and find out about next year's programme.In order to assist us with catering arrangements, please use the contact form on this website to reply if you would like to come. To find out more see the Maidenhead Music Society website Sunday 18th May 2008 at 4 pm Four excellent chamber ensembles from Royal Holloway University of London selected for the Ensemble Performance Course present a recital of chamber music Programme Piano Duo Jimmy Hamilton, Vanessa Murray Poulenc ~ Sonata for Piano Four Hands Karelia Quartet Kimberly Lye, Miku Pancoast, Michael Bennett, Simon Wilkins Elgar ~ String Quartet in E minor, op.83 Terzetto Angeliki Casdas, Rachel Barnes, Jenny Clubbe Kodaly ~ Serenade for two violins and viola, op.12 Quartetto Bosco Georgina Leo, Jeanette Langford, Jorien Veenhoven, Richard Phillips Janacek ~ String Quartet no.1, “Kreutzer Sonata” The music will be followed by tea and cakes and a collection in aid of STRINGALONG |
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