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 2009
All evening concerts begin at 8pm unless otherwise stated.
Tickets are £11 / £8 (concessions). Free tickets to students when booked in advance.
Tuesday 10 February 2009
DORIC QUARTET
Beethoven Quartet in D major Op.18 No.3
Korngold Quartet No.3 in D major Op.34 (1945)
Debussy Quartet in G minor Op.10
Friday 20 March 2009
MAGGINI QUARTET
Haydn Quartet Op.20 No. 2
Rubbra Quartet No.1
Mendelssohn Quartet in D major Op.44 No.1
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.
Friday 7 August 2009
FLUTE, PIANO & HARP
Philippa Davies flute, Jan Willem Nelleke piano
Eleanor Turner harp
Programme to be confirmed
Saturday 5 September 2009
CLARINET RECITAL
Margaret Archibald clarinet, David Campbell clarinet, Ian Scott clarinet, John Flinders piano, Megan Cassidy viola
Programme to be confirmed
Tuesday 15 September 2009
MAGGINI QUARTET
Programme to be confirmed
Saturday 7 November 2009
ALLEGRI STRING QUARTET
Programme to be confirmed
Special Events
Thursday 18 June 2009, 7pm for 7.30pm<
AN ITALIAN EVENING OF FOOD AND MUSIC
FUNDRAISING EVENT - ALL PROCEEDS IN AID OF BENSLOW MUSIC TRUST
Enjoy the magic of Italy - Italian cuisine and wine accompanied by favourites from Italian opera.
Fully Licensed Bar
Tickets £25 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.
Please note that from September 2009, the concerts will start at the earlier time of 3.00pm.
12 January
THE GREGYNOG ENSEMBLE
9 February
SONGS FROM HANDEL TO BERNSTEIN
Cheryl Higgs voice, Clifton Hughes piano
9 March
CLARINET AND PIANO DUO
Nadia Wilson clarinet, Marcus Andrews 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
14 September 3pm
ARIELLA CHAMBER ENSEMBLE, WIND AND STRINGS
12 October 3pm
THE CAMBRIDGE CHAMBER ENSEMBLE, STRINGS
9 November 3pm
PIANO RECITAL - IAIN FARRINGTON
14 December 3pm
PURCELL SCHOOL
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.
Are you on our mailing list? - if not, please ask to be added to our concert mailing list when you book your ticket and we can keep you up to date with our events.
By booking tickets you consent to having your details held on record. We shall not pass on your details to any third party.
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.