Saturday 25 May 2013

Last but by no means least

The last concert in our 2013 spring season will be on Saturday 15th June and it will be a finale of the very top quality.  We welcome back Canadian-born pianist Carlina Carr who played at Christ Church last year, and she is partnered this time by cellist Ian Burdge.  The programme includes three wonderful cello sonatas, as shown on the flyer below.  Call 01628 486227 now for tickets, and come and join us for another evening of magical music-making in Marlow!



Wednesday 15 May 2013

Triple Magic


Robin Ward's recital on Sunday gave us the triple pleasure of hearing not just one but three harps, all made by Robin himself.  The picture shows him playing his speciality, the triple harp (so named as it has three banks of strings but no pedals).  But at times he switched also to the lever harp and to a metal-stringed instrument, explaining the features of each and demonstrating their varying sounds.

As a fan of Spanish music, I much enjoyed Robin's "borrowing" of guitar and piano works by Tarrega and Albeniz, but there was plenty too for lovers of earlier periods, including arrangements of John Dowland, and of course for connoisseurs of "real" harp music by Turlough O'Carolan and others.  The name Sophia Corri (or Sophia Dussek) was a new one to me, and there cannot have been many Italian-Scottish women harpists in any period, but Robin's combination of three movements by her into a "Sonata Bastarda" was a delight.  As was the whole afternoon, including the interval cakes - so many thanks to Robin, our audience, and of course the cooks!

See the second tab for more photos.



Sunday 5 May 2013

What could be better...?

A spring Sunday afternoon, tea and cakes ready for the interval, and a beautiful programme of harp music.  What could be better?  Perhaps knowing that it's all in a good cause?  Well, next Sunday's recital by Robin Ward will tick all of those boxes.  So call 01628 486227 NOW to reserve your ticket!

Here's the programme which we received recently and which spans a wide range of music from both folk and classical traditions:


Aileen Aroon – John Parry (1710-1782)
David of the White Rock – John Parry
The Rising Lark – Edward Jones (1796)

Pavan Lachrimae – John Dowland (1563-1626)
Can she excuse – John Dowland

Capricio Arabe – Francisco Tarrega (1854 – 1909)

Sonata – Jean-Baptiste Cardon (1760 – 1803)
Allegro, Rondo

Si Beg Si Mor– Turlough O’Carolan (1670-1738)
Sir Festus Burke – Turlough O’Carolan

Interval 

Sonata Bastada – Sophia Corri (1775-1847)
Allegro maestoso, Farewell to Lochaber, Rondo-Caledonian Hunt

General Leslys godnight – Wemyss Lute Book (c1645)
Lady Iveah – Thomas Connelan (c1640 – 1698)
The Hawke of Ballyshannon – Turlough O’Carolan (1670-1738)

Miss Hamilton – Cornelius Lyons (c1680-1750)
Sir Thomas Burke – Turlough O’Carolan

La Catedral – Agustin Barrios Mangore (1885 – 1944)
Preludio Saudade, Andante religioso, Allegro Solemne

Leyenda – Isaac AlbĂ©niz (1860-1909)

CONCERT IN SUPPORT OF CHRISTIAN AID

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