A host of top quality professional musicians perform in the Benslow International Concert Series, bringing world-class performances to Hitchin and music lovers in the North Hertfordshire area. Many of the performers also teach on our music courses, so their concerts offer course participants an invaluable chance to hear their tutors playing live.
For more information about all of our concerts please telephone 01462 459446. Please look at the 'Latest News' page for updates and changes.
Benslow International Concert Series 2010 - 2011
All concerts start at 8 pm. Doors open at 7.30 pm
Claude Debussy Sonata for flute, viola and harp
Benjamin Britten Suite for Harp
Eugene Bozza Agrestide for flute and piano
Lowell Liebermann Sonata for flute and piano
William Alwyn Naiades for flute and harp
Friday 6 August
Programme includes flute and piano sonatas, harp solos,
Naiades by William Alwyn and Debussy's Sonata for Flute, Viola and Harp.
DAVID CAMPBELL clarinet
MARGARET ARCHIBALD clarinet
IAN SCOTT clarinet
JOHN FLINDERS piano
Friday 3 September
Charles-Marie Widor: Introduction et Rondo
Alban Berg: Four Pieces Op 5
York Bowen: Sonata
William Lloyd Webber: Frensham Pond
Jean Françaix: Variations
Johann Kalliwoda: Morceau de Salon
Fritz Kreisler arr Erik Leidzen: Schön Rosmarin, Liebesfreud
MAGGINI QUARTET
Tuesday 14 September
Ludwig van Beethoven: String Quartet in F major, Op 18 No 1
Malcolm Arnold: String Quartet No 2
Antonín Dvořák: String Quartet in E flat major, Op 51
COULL QUARTET
Friday 1 October
John Ireland: String Quartet No 1 in D minor
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: String Quartet in Eb major K428
Franz Schubert: String Quartet in D minor D810, "Death and the Maiden"
ALLEGRI QUARTET
Friday 5 November
Igor Stravinsky: Concertino
Ludwig van Beethoven: String Quartet in B major Op 18 No 6
Felix Mendelssohn: String Quartet in A minor Op 13
KATZENJAMMER piano duet
Friday 3 December
The hilarious and brilliant comedy Steven Worbey and Kevin Farrell offer their unique and infectiously irreverent take on all manner of musical material in this special pre-Christmas concert.
COULL QUARTET
Friday 4 February
Franz Joseph Haydn: String Quartet in G minor Op 20 No 3
Judith Weir: Quartet
Astor Piazzolla: Four For Tango
Johannes Brahms: String Quartet in C minor Op 51 No 1
BINGHAM QUARTET
Friday 25 February
Franz Joseph Haydn: String Quartet in C major Op 54 No 2
Samuel Barber: String Quartet in B minor Op 11
Edward Elgar: String Quartet in E minor Op 83
MADELEINE MITCHELL violin
ANDREW BALL piano
Friday 11 March
Stephen Montague: Folk Dances
Edvard Grieg: Violin Sonata No 3 in C minor, Op 45
Aaron Copland: Nocturne
Maurice Ravel: Violin Sonata in G major
MAGGINI QUARTET
Friday 25 March
Franz Joseph Haydn: String Quartet in G major Op 54 No 1
Frank Bridge: String Quartet No 3
Felix Mendelssohn: String Quartet in E minor Op 44 No 2
WIHAN QUARTET
Friday 6 May
Leoš Janáček: String Quartet No 1 "Kreutzer Sonata"
Ludwig van Beethoven: String Quartet in C major Op 18 No 4
Antonín Dvořák: String Quartet in D minor Op 34
DORIC QUARTET
Tuesday 31 May
Franz Joseph Haydn: String Quartet in C major, Op 20 No 2
Béla Bartók: String Quartet No 4
Franz Schubert: String Quartet in D minor, D810 "Death and the Maiden"
COULL QUARTET
Friday 8 July
Franz Joseph Haydn: String Quartet in D major Op 20 No 4
Ralplh Vaughan Williams: String Quartet No 1 in G minor
Antonín Dvořák: String Quartet in E flat major Op 51
A NIGHT OF JAZZ
Thursday 29 July
with Paul Eshelby and Friends
Improvisations and jazz standards by world class performers.
An annual highlight in an informal jazz club atmosphere.
SPECIAL EVENT
BENSLOW BAROQUE ORATORIO AT ST MARY'S CHURCH, HITCHIN
George Frideric Handel Theodora
Presented by members of the Baroque Oratorio Course.
Saturday 30 April, 7pm.
Tickets £12/£9 concessions
Booking details for Benslow International Concert Series
2010 Concert Tickets £11/£8 concessions
2011 Concert Tickets £12/£9 concessions
Subscriptions (advance booking only)
For all nine string quartet concerts
£92/£69 concessions
For any three string quartet concerts in 2011 (must be chosen at the time of booking)
£32/£24 concessions
For the Maggini, Coull and Allegri quartets concerts in September, October and November 2010
£28.50/£20 concessions
Individual concert tickets available in advance or on the door.
Box Office open weekdays from 9am to 5pm
Telephone: 01462 459 446
E-mail: info@benslow.org
Post: Benslow Music Trust
Little Benslow Hills,
Benslow Lane
Hitchin
Hertfordshire
SG4 9RB
Please 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.
FREE TICKET SCHEME AT BENSLOW MUSIC TRUST
The sponsors FREE tickets at Benslow for 8 to 25 year olds at Benslow (excludes A Night Of Jazz and Katzenjammer).
For more information please contact the box office on the details above.
Saturday Study Afternoons
Given on the third Saturday of every month by world renowned experts and designed for anyone and everyone who likes music. The study afternoons start at 2pm and finish at approximately 4pm. Bar open afterwards.
18 September
THE WEAPONS OF RHETORIC
with Judy Tarling
16 October
MUSIC OF THE SPHERES - COMPOSITION AND COSMOLOGY
with Timothy Blinko
20 November
NORDIC SONGLINES
with Hilary Finch
15 January
SIBELIUS AND THE KALEVALA
with John Alison
19 February
TEN 21ST CENTURY PIECES YOU'LL ADORE
with Paul Griffiths
19 March
PETTITT ON TIPPETT
with Stephen Pettitt
16 April
BERNSTEIN ON BROADWAY
with Dominic McHugh
14 May
VENICE THROUGH THE SENSES OF OTHERS
with Roderick Swanston
18 June
TOMAS LUIS DE VICTORIA AND EL SIGLO D'ORO
with Julian Williamson
Booking details for Saturday Study Afternoons
Fee £10/£5 for concurrent course participants/FREE for full-time students (please bring proof). Bookable in advance or on the door.
Monday Afternoon Concerts 2010-2011
A series of concerts organised by the Friends of Benslow Music Trust
THE CAMBRIDGE CHAMBER ENSEMBLE
13 September
GEOFFREY PRATLEY AND ANNE APPLIN piano duo
11 October
TONY WOODWARD cello
8 November
MUSICIANS FROM THE PURCELL SCHOOL
13 December
ARIELLA CHAMBER ENSEMBLE
10 January
MARY PELLS viola de gamba
MARTIN KNIZIA harpsichord
14 February
SIROCCO saxophone ensemble
14 March
PAULA DOWNES soprano
DAVID TRIPPETT piano
11 April
CATHERINE LEONARD piano
9 May
ROBIN WARD triple harp
13 June
All Friends' concerts begin at 3pm. Tickets £7 at the door only, including a home-made tea following the concert.
Friends of Benslow Music Trust is a Registered Charity, no 294033
For more information please contact the box office on the details above.
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