A host of top quality professional musicians perform in Benslow Music Trust's annual series of concerts, bringing outstanding performances for people in Hitchin and the surrounding areas to enjoy. Many of the performers are also tutors from our various music courses giving the course members a chance to hear their tutors playing live. The concerts take place in the Peter Morrison Recital Hall at Little Benslow Hills.
For more information about all our concerts please phone 01462 459446 and look on the 'Latest News' page for up-dates and changes.
Benslow Concerts 2008/2009
All evening concerts begin at 8pm unless otherwise stated.
Tickets are £11 / £8 (concessions). Free tickets to students when booked in advance.
Thursday 24 July 2008
A NIGHT OF JAZZ
with Paul Eshelby & Friends
Improvisations and jazz standards by world class performers. A yearly highlight in an informal jazz club atmosphere. Bar throughout, from 7.30pm.
Friday 8 August 2008
FLUTE, PIANO & HARP
Philippa Davies flute, Jan Willem Nelleke piano
Eleanor Turner harp
Faure Sonata in A major op 13 for flute and piano
Jan Willem Nelleke Beyond the Stars for solo flute (premiere)
Frank Martin Ballade for flute and piano
And for solo harp:
Daquin Deux Rondeaux
Parry Sonata in D Major
Trad. Welsh, arr. Thomas The Ash Grove
Metcalf Rhythm Study
D. Scarlatti Sonata in E, K.380 Andante Commodo
Mathias Santa Fé Suite
Debussy Clair de lune from Suite Bergamasque
Chertok Harpicide at Midnight
Saturday 6 September 2008
CLARINET RECITAL
Margaret Archibald clarinet, David Campbell clarinet, Ian Scott clarinet, John Flinders piano, Nicholas Shardlow violin
Milhaud Suite Op.157b
Stravinsky Suite from L'Histoire du Soldat
Khachaturian Trio
Milhaud Duo Concertant
Bartok Contrasts
Tuesday 16 September 2008
MAGGINI QUARTET
Haydn Quartet Op.77 No.1
Rubbra Quartet No.2
Brahms Quartet Op.51 No. 1
Saturday 4 October 2008
RISING STARS CONCERT
Ben Westlake clarinet, Daniel Smith accompanist
Weber Grand Duo Concertant Op 48
Kroepsch Fantasy on Themes from Weber's "Der Freischutz" Op 6
Baermann Adagio in D flat major
Debussy Premiere Rhapsodie
Debussy La Fille aux Cheveux di Lin (The Girl with the Flaxen Hair)
Penderecki Drei Miniaturen
Brahms Clarinet Sonata in E flat major Op 120 No 2
Saturday 8 November 2008
ALBERNI STRING QUARTET
Mozart Quartet in G Major K387
Wolf Italian Serenade
Schubert Quartet in D minor "Death and the Maiden"
Tuesday 10 February 2009
DORIC QUARTET
Beethoven Quartet in D Op. 18, No. 3
Korngold Quartet No. 3, Op. 34 (1945)
Debussy Quartet in G minor, Op. 10
Friday 20 March 2009
MAGGINI QUARTET
Programme tbc
Saturday 18 April 2009
ALBERNI STRING QUARTET
Mozart Quartet in C Major K465 "Dissonance"
Beethoven Quartet in Bb Major Op.18 No.6
Janacek Quartet No.2 "Intimate Letters"
Friday 26 June 2009
COULL QUARTET
Haydn Quartet in D minor Op.76 No.2 'The Fifths'
Britten Three Divertimenti
Beethoven Quartet in A minor Op.132
Thursday 30 July 2009
A NIGHT OF JAZZ
with Paul Eshelby & Friends
Improvisations and jazz standards by world class performers. A yearly highlight in an informal jazz club atmosphere. Bar throughout, from 7.30pm.
Special Events
Saturday 16 August 2008, 7pm
BARN DANCE
FUNDRAISING EVENT - ALL PROCEEDS IN AID OF BENSLOW MUSIC TRUST
Live Band with Dance Caller (Music provided by Cloudburst)
Hog Roasted in Benslow Honey
Fully Licensed Bar & Raffle
Tickets £15 (includes Barn Dance entry & Hog Roast dinner, veggie option available on request)
Saturday 25 October 2008, 10.30am registration, 5pm finish
COME & SING WITH JOHN RUTTER
at St. Mary's Church, Churchyard, Hitchin, Herts SG5 1HP
John Rutter leads a Singing Day for all, which will feature some of his own music, some choral favourites old and new, and a few surprises…
Fee £20 (U18's and students free) Please bring own lunch.
Course no. 08/113
Friday 19 December, 7.30pm
Saturday 20 December, 7.30pm
CHRISTMAS DINNER EVENINGS WITH FESTIVE MUSIC
Making a welcome return this year, our Christmas Dinner Evenings with live music offer you the opportunity to relax and enjoy a meal and entertainment with friends or family to celebrate the festive season.
Tickets £15 per person (menu available on request)
Monday Afternoon Concert Series
Organised by the Friends of Benslow Music Trust
Afternoon concerts start at 3.30pm in Peter Morrison Recital Hall. Tickets are £7, including tea afterwards, available on the door only.
8 September
ARIELLA STRINGS
13 October
GEOFFREY PRATLEY & ANN APPLIN, PIANO DUO
10 November
FRANCIS BRETT, BARITONE
8 December
THE PURCELL SCHOOL
12 January
THE GREGYNOG ENSEMBLE
9 February
SONGS FROM HANDEL TO BERNSTEIN
Cheryl Higgs, voice
9 March
THE SAKURA TRIO
Nadia Wilson clarinet, Amy Sims cello, Kumi Nakatsugawa piano
6 April
THE SERAFINI BAROQUE CHAMBER ENSEMBLE
Janet Marsh flute, Elizabeth Dockrell-Taylor violin, Christopher Rowland harpsichord
11 May
THE LONDON MYRIAD ENSEMBLE
Julie Groves flute, Jenni Britton oboe, Nadia Wilson clarinet, Chris Bishop horn, Caroline Lawrence bassoon
8 June
SCHUBERT - THE TROUT QUINTET
Peter Neville and friends
Booking details
Tickets: £11/£8 concessions (evening concerts), £7 (Monday afternoon concerts), special events as specified. Concessionary rates apply to senior citizens, the unwaged, registered disabled persons and full-time students.
Free tickets are available to students under the age of 25 (excluding Special Events, Afternoon Concerts and A Night of Jazz). These must be reserved in advance and are not available on the door. Tickets for the evening concerts and special events can be reserved in advance.
Box Office: 01462 459446, 9am - 5pm weekdays.
Email: info@benslow.org
By post: Benslow Music Trust,
Little Benslow Hills,
Benslow Lane,
Hitchin,
Hertfordshire
SG4 9RB
Specify which concerts and the number of tickets you would like. Enclose your payment and an SAE if you want the tickets to be sent to you. Cheques should be made payable to 'Benslow Music Trust'.
Reserved tickets must be paid for and collected at least 10 minutes before the start of the concert, after which time they may be re-sold. We regret that tickets purchased in advance cannot be refunded. A limited number of tickets are available on the door.
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Please note that all information is correct at the time of the latest update. However, there may be changes to the advertised programme that are beyond our control.