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Newsletter - March 2003
Articles
Next meeting | The Story of a Visiting Conductor | Quote of the month | February Meeting | AGM | Tiny Tunes | The Segovia Collection | Future Meetings | Concert Diary | Contact NumbersNext Meeting
A gentle reminder - our next meeting will not be the third Sunday in the month but the second. We also return to our evening times. Please remember to turn up as we can’t have a meeting without you! It will take place on 9th March 2003at 5.45 p.m. until 9.30 p.m. in the Small Hall.
Music Sale
After our usual orchestral session there will be a music sale. We will be having an extended coffee break to give everyone loads of time to have a good rummage.
Russell Beeson from Sherborne will be coming along with a great pile of music, magazines and also two guitars for sale. Russell and his wife used to be very keen guitarists, but have not played for a number of years. They no longer have room for all their guitar stuff - hence the sale.
The music will not be individually priced but in piles of 10p, 50p, £1 etc.
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The two guitars for sale are:
The magazines are:
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Manuel Contreras |
There will be plenty of bargains, so please don’t forget to bring your money!
Informal concert
Jayne Grinstead (flute) has been invited to come along and perform in our informal concert. Jayne and Ann (also on flute) along with six other members will be playing Mozart’s Andantino con Variazioni.
Top of pageThe Story of a Visiting Conductor
A highly autocratic and self-opinionated visiting conductor was rehearsing the London Philharmonic Orchestra for a concert to be given that night at the Royal Albert Hall.
Things were not going well, and the second violins were having particular difficulty getting the phrasing and timing as the great man wanted. When the conductor's mood finally reached boiling point, he stopped the rehearsal and threatened the violins that if they couldn't play their instruments, they would each be given two sticks and sent to the timpani section.
In the icy silence that followed, a voice from the timpani section could clearly be heard; "And when you find they can't drum, you can take away one stick and make them into conductors."
(Does anyone know where this story originally came from?)
Top of pageQuote of the Month
"When I re-read my theoretical works, I can no longer understand them".
Quoted in Saint-Saëns, Portraits et Souvenirs, 1903
Top of pageFebruary Meeting
We started off with Stephen’s ensemble exercises. Obviously the idea behind them is to apply what we have learnt to our ensemble pieces. I am certain that doing these exercises regularly is the key to successful ensemble playing.
We had a play through some new music that the committee purchased to use in our concert, Concerto in A minor by G.P Telemann.
A little piece of advice from Stephen was that although your part may not look very difficult it is still important and still needs to be practised in-between meetings. Part 2 need to finger their part so that they are not using open e’s which were sounding a bit harsh and also ringing on.
Personally I don’t think that it is as easy as it looks and some of it needs careful fingering.
Our informal concert started and finished with Dowland this month:
- Ann, Chris, Julie, Katie and Margaret played Lachrimae Antiquae, Semper Dowland Semper Dolens, Captain Digorie Piper’s Galliard and Mrs. Nichols’ Almand by J.Dowland
- Margaret played Study No. 3 by M. Carcassi
- Sarah played Allemande by J.S. Bach
- Matthew played Excersie No 3. Op 35 by F. Sor
- Richard played Can't Help Lovin' Dat Man by Jerome Kern, arranged Duarte
- Andrew and Stephen played No te namores neniña (trad Spanish arr J Leathwood), Gavotte (attrib Martini) and Grace by Gilbert Biberian
- Stephen played Preludium, Earl of Essex, His Galliard, Sir John Smith, His Almain and A Fancy by J Dowland.
AGM
This years AGM has been scheduled for Sunday 27th April.
It has been decided to use this extra rehearsal for the AGM instead of our regular meeting date on 13th as not all the committee can make that date.
The AGM should only take up the first half of the meeting and there will still be lots of time left for playing.
Top of pageTiny Tunes
The trio book Fiona used for the ensemble session in her workshop is called: Tiny Trios Book 1 by Derek Hasted.
Top of pageNew Release - The Segovia Collection
DG 4CD SET 4714302
At last a truly representative selection of Segovia recordings. The recordings were made, mainly for MCA between 1958 and 1970 and have been skilfully remastered.
- Disc 1. Concertos by Rodrigo, Ponce and Boccherini
- Disc 2 & 3 . Spanish guitar music - Torroba, Mompou, Ponce, Sor, Albeniz, Granados and others
- Disc 4 . Bach arranged for guitar by Segovia
£24.99 - special price from Bournemouth Classic Compact of Westbourne
Top of pageFuture Meetings
| April 13 | from 5.45 p.m. to 9.30 p.m.** | April 27 | from 5.45 p.m. - 9.30 p.m.*** |
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| May 18 | from 5.45 p.m. to 9.30 p.m. | June 15 | from 5.45 p.m. - 9.30 p.m. |
| July 20 | from 5.45 p.m. to 9.30 p.m. | August 17 | from 5.45 p.m. - 9.30 p.m. |
| September 21 | from 5.45 p.m. to 9.30 p.m. | October 19 | from 2.00 p.m. to 5.30 p.m. |
| November 16 | from 2.00 p.m. to 5.30 p.m. | December 21 | from 2.00 p.m. to 5.30 p.m. |
| ** | The third Sunday (20th April) is not available as the centre is closed for Easter Day. |
| *** | This is an extra rehearsal for those taking part in the Members Concert on 10th May (also AGM). |
Concert Diary
Saturday 3rd May - Concert 8.00 p.m
Southampton Guitar Society
The Point, Leigh Rd, Eastleigh
Xuefei Yang
Tel: Box Office 023 8065 2333
£9 (concessions £6)
Sat 10th May - Concert 7.30 p.m
Dorset Guitar Society
Kinson Community Centre
Dorset Guitar Orchestra
Tel: Margaret Tredwell 01425 613 739
£5
Saturday 22nd March - Concert 7.30 p.m.
Shared choir & guitar concert
St. Mary’s Church Dorchester
The Occasional Singers
Britten, Vaughn Williams, Holst and Birley.
Stephen Kenyon
Four pieces by Dowland and two original compositions
Tel: 01305 269 077 or on the door
£6
Saturday 21st June - Concert 7.30 p.m.
St. Mary’s Church, Dorchester
Midsummer Concert
Fabio Zanon
Premiere of Stephen Kenyon’s Guitar Concerto no 1.
Mendelssohn’s Overture to A Midsummer Night’s Dream.
Schubert’s Fifth Symphony.
Tel: Stephen Kenyon 01305 257 099
www.jacaranda-music.com
18 - 21 July
Bath Spa University College
Eden Stell Guitar Duo Course
Website: www.igf-events.com
Sat 4th October
Derby Classical Guitar Society
Derby
Workshop & Concert with John Mills
Sat 11th October
Dorset Guitar Society
Kinson Community Centre, Pelhams Park, Millhams Rd, Kinson, Bournemouth.
Workshop & Concert with John Mills
Sun 12th October
Dorchester
Concert with John Mills
Saturday 22nd November - Concert 7.30 p.m.
Sunday 23rd November - Workshop
DORSET GUITAR SOCIETY
Kinson Community Centre
Neil Smith
Tel: Margaret Tredwell 01425 613 739