November/December – details of upcoming lunchtime concerts – Wednesdays at 12.30pm

6th Beacon Piano Trio – Anna Cockroft (violin) Ruth Lass (cello) and Joyce Clarke (piano) The “Beacons” have been coming to us ever since the Lunchtime Concerts were started although Ruth is the only member who has played with them from the start. We keep asking them to come back as they are such excellent players and always give us a concert which is well worthy of support. They will be coming again on 4th March next year.

13th Bel Canto Singers. This is a group who have not performed for us before. They are a mixed group of men and women who usually sing A Capella (unaccompanied) Their conductor, Alan Boxer is a member of Wood Farm Wind Quintet who themselves are coming to us on 25th March.

20th Phil Bonser (clarinet) and Dorothy Raven (piano). Again this duo are making a welcome return visit. Phil has been to us quite a few times over the years and is a brilliant clarinettist whilst Dorothy has been before but not so often as Phil. She is an accomplished accompanist.

27th Joyce Clarke (piano). This will be a solo piano recital by Joyce who is also the pianist with the Beacon Piano Trio. Her programmes always delight out audience so you shouldn’t need much persuading to come! Piano solo is always popular and usually draws a very good audience.

4th December. Melanie Mehta and friends. They are hoping to sing Benjamin Britten’s “A Ceremony of Carols” and other items with a Christmas flavour. Melanie again has sung for us before.

After this concert there is a break until 8th January when Nina Leonard-Savicevic will be playing a piano recital.

All are welcome at any of the concerts with tea and coffee available in our hall from 12 noon with the concerts starting at 12.30 for about three quarters of an hour. There is always a retiring collection with the balance going to a church project after the artists have been given their “expenses”.

David Lee

LUNCHTIME CONCERTS

Here are the details of our concerts in October :-
2nd – Piano Recital by Tim Othen. Tim has played for us several times over the years and as well as being an excellent pianist always delights us with a varied programme.

9th – Mark Hansford (baritone) accompanied by Josephine Pickering on the piano. Both of them have given us concerts in previous years. Mark very often includes some lighter songs. In order to give his voice a rest Josephine and I will probably play a piano duet half way through.

16th – Luc Walpot (harp). Luc played for us for the first time in January this year and attracted a good audience as we’d never had a harpist before, so hopefully there will be a big audience again this time.

23rd – Le Jazz duo, Chris Gradwell (clarinet) and Andrew Barratt (guitar). They too have played for us before and as their name suggests their programme is”gentle” jazz. This is the only jazz concert in the season. Chris is also part of the Wood Farm Wind Quartet who will be playing classical music for us next year on 25th March.

30th – Stella Maris Trio, Iryna Linystka (mezzo-soprano) Vicki Marilota (soprano) and Sam Baker (piano). They too have been before and are a very talented group of young musicians.

Just a reminder that all the concerts are on Wednesdays starting at 12.30 for about three quarters of an hour. Tea/coffee will be available in our Hall from 12 noon. The concerts last about three quarters of an hour. Although they are free it is only possible to put them on as we are dependent on the proceeds of a retiring collection each week with the surplus money going to a project (yet to be decided) in the Church. Do come if you’ve not been before.

Lunchtime Concerts in April

We are drawing to the close of this season but there are still some excellent concerts to come.
April 3rd – Joyce Clarke (piano) Joyce doesn’t really need any comment as she has played for us a number of times over previous seasons both as solo pianist and as pianist for the Beacon Piano Trio.
April 10th – Annabel Rooney (cello) and Josephine Pickering (piano) Again both these artists have played for us before. Annabel is Ian & Josephine McLaughlan’s daughter.
April 17th – Stella Maris Trio = Victoria Armillota (soprano) Iryna Linytaka (mezzo-soprano) and Sam Baker (piano) This Trio has performed a few times before so you’ll know how good they are.
April 24th – An-Ting Chan (piano) At last those who have asked me if An-Ting is coming again will have their reward for she is a brilliant pianist and people were very keen to hear her again. I think she is the only artist in all the years of our concerts who has received a standing ovation.
May 1st – This is an extra Charity Concert and will be given by Iryna Linytaka (Mezzo-soprano) with Ekaterina Shetliffe (piano) Iryna is a real mezzo, not a soprano who sings a bit lower!! She has a remarkable voice. They will be performing a programme of Mozart and Rossini.
Instead of the proceeds going to church projects this concert will be for Water Aid, a charity which Glenorchy has supported in recent years, so I hope you will be generous.

Lunchtime Concerts in March

March 6th: Wood Farm Wind Quintet. Their members are Robert Stephenson (flute); Andrew Maries (oboe); Chris Gradwell (clarinet); Trevor Ives (horn); Alan Boxer (bassoon). They have played for us several times now. Chris Gradwell also plays “gentle jazz” and you’ll have heard him if you came to the concert on 10th October last year. A Wind Quintet is something a little different.
March 13th: Beacon Piano Trio. “The Beacons” are always popular and have been playing for us for quite a few years. Their members are Anna Cockroft (violin); Ruth Lass (cello) and Joyce Clarke (piano)
March 20th: Margaret Aagesen Hughes (soprano) with Andrew Wilson (piano). It’s a little while since Margaret last sang for us, though Andrew has been more recently.
March 27th: Dorothy Ferrier (soprano) with Dorothy Worthington (piano) They have been to us before, though not for a couple of years. They will be doing the first half of the programme. The second half will be Mark Hansford (baritone) with Josephine Pickering (piano) Mark sang for us in the first half of the current season on 17th October.