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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

All concerts start at 8 pm unless otherwise stated. Bar opens 7.30 pm

MAGID EL-BUSHRA countertenor
CHRISTOPHER GOULD piano

Friday 22 January

Songs by Purcell, Ireland, Grainger, Britten, Debussy and Ravel
and the world premiere of Ronald Corp's The Music of Francis Thompson

DORIC QUARTET

Tuesday 23 February

Haydn: String Quartet in B flat major, Op 50 No 1
Britten: String Quartet No 2 in C major, Op 36
Korngold: String Quartet No 1 in A major, Op 16

MAGGINI QUARTET

Friday 12 March

Britten Three Divertimenti
Bridge Three Idylls
Beethoven String Quartet in A Major, Op 18 no 5
Mendelssohn String Quartet in D, Op 44, no 1

MADELEINE MITCHELL violin
ANDREW BALL piano

Friday 19 March

Bridge: Morceau Caracteristique, Melodie
Prokofiev: Cinq Melodies, Op 35bis
James MacMillan: Kiss on Wood
Dvorak: Sonatine, Op 100
Copland: Nocturne

ALBERNI QUARTET

Friday 23 April

Beethoven: String Quartet in C minor, Op 18 No 4
Beethoven: String Quartet in E minor, Op 59 No 2
Beethoven: String Quartet in F major, Op 135

HEATH QUARTET

Tuesday 8 June

Haydn: String Quartet in B minor, Op 64 No 2
Dutilleux: Ainsi la nuit
Beethoven: String Quartet in E flat, Op 127

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.

PHILIPPA DAVIES flute
MARTIN OUTRAM viola
LUCY WAKEFORD harp
JAN WILLEM NELLEKE piano

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

Programme TBC

MAGGINI QUARTET

Tuesday 14 September

Beethoven: String Quartet in F major, Op 18 No 1
Malcolm Arnold: String Quartet No 2
Dvorak: String Quartet in E flat major, Op 51

COULL QUARTET

Friday 1 October

Ireland: String Quartet no 1 in D minor
Mozart: String Quartet in Eb K428
Schubert: String Quartet in D minor D810, "Death and the Maiden"

ALLEGRI QUARTET

Friday 5 November

Programme TBC

KATZENJAMMER piano duet

Friday 26 November

The hilarious and brilliant comedy piano duo offer their unique and infectiously irreverent take on all manner of musical material in this special pre-Christmas concert.

Saturday Study Afternoons

A new series of Study Afternoons, starting at 2pm and finishing at approx 4.15pm, given by world renowned experts and designed for anyone and everyone who likes music. Bar open afterwards.

RACHMANINOV AND RUSSIANNESS
with Geoffrey Norris

16 January

THE MUSICALS OF ALAN J LERNER AND FREDERICK LOEWE
with Dominic McHugh

20 February

CRITICAL LISTENING AND WRITING
with Stephen Pettitt

20 March

CHOPIN: A 200TH BIRTHDAY SEMINAR
with Roderick Swanston

17 April

BRITAIN - THE LAND WITHOUT MUSIC?
with Julian Williamson

15 May

SHOSTAKOVICH'S SYMPHONIC STRATEGIES
with Christopher Gayford

19 June

THE WEAPONS OF RHETORIC
with Judy Tarling

18 September

MUSIC OF THE SPHERES - COMPOSITION AND COSMOLOGY
with Timothy Blinko

16 October

NORDIC SONGLINES
with Hilary Finch

20 November

Booking details for Saturday Study Afternoons

Fee £10 (£5 for concurrent course participants). Bookable in advance or on the door.

Cavatina Chamber Music Trust FREE TICKET SCHEME AT BENSLOW MUSIC TRUST

The Cavatina Chamber Music Trustsponsors FREE entry to our Saturday Afternoon Seminars for 8 to 22 year olds. For more information please contact the box office.

Telephone 01462 459 446, e-mail info@benslow.org

Monday Afternoon Concerts 2010

A series of concerts organised by the Friends of Benslow Music Trust

A MUSICAL BANQUET WITH ADRIAN BOORMAN countertenor AND FRIENDS
11 January

AMY DE SYBEL piano
APRIL FREDRICK soprano

8 February

SOLLERTINSKY PIANO TRIO (Anya Birchall violin, Catherine Denton cello, Stephanie Warwick piano)

8 March

CLIFTON HUGHES piano

12 April

ROBIN WARD harp

10 May

ELISABETH HARAM flute and piano

14 June

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

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

Special Event

BENSLOW BAROQUE OPERA AT THE QUEEN MOTHER THEATRE, HITCHIN

Purcell: Dido and Aeneas

Presented by members of the Baroque Opera Course

Saturday 10 April (two performances)

For more information, please contact the box office.

Booking details for Benslow International Concert Series

All concerts start at 8pm unless specified otherwise. Bar opens at 7.30pm
Tickets £11/£8 concessions available in advance or on the door.
Box Office open weekdays from 09.00 to 17.00.

Telephone 01462 459 446, e-mail info@benslow.org

Booking by post

Please apply to

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.

Cavatina Chamber Music Trust FREE TICKET SCHEME AT BENSLOW MUSIC TRUST

The Cavatina Chamber Music Trustsponsors FREE tickets at Benslow for 8 to 22 year olds at Benslow (excludes Magid El-Bushram A Night Of Jazz and Katzenjammer).

For more information please contact the box office on the details above.

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Please note that all information is correct at the time of the latest update. However, there may be changes to advertised programmes and artists which are beyond our control.