October 2012– March 2013

www.amershamconcerts.org.uk

General InformationTickets

Enjoy five concerts for less than the price of four!The season ticket price, which we have held for another year, represents real value. In addition to the five concerts, a season ticket includes annual membership of the Concert Club, priority booking for our trips and, from time to time, a free ticket for one of the concerts to enable you to introduce a friend to the concerts. Just complete the form and send it to the Membership Secretary as instructed on the form. Please give the names of all holders of season or Friends tickets.

Friends of Amersham Concert Club: we are grateful for the generous support of those members who give additional financial help to the Club. Friends have some priority in seating at concerts and may have an opportunity to meet the artists afterwards.

Single tickets for the concerts can also be purchased from the Box Office (01494 765420) or online from our website (www.amershamconcerts.org.uk) or in person from The Record Shop, Woodside Rd. Amersham, or Perfect Pitch in Chesham. Tickets are generally available at the door.

Students are free – Children and young people (under 18) are always welcome and attend free.

Getting to the concertsThe school is a 10 minute walk from Chalfont and Latimer Station (Metropolitan Line and Chiltern Railways)There is plenty of free parking at the school and a range of restaurants and pubs in the vicinity.Disabled access: we do everything we reasonably can to make our concerts accessible, within the limits of the venue, but please check with the Box Office.

Opera at Milton Keynes:Every year we try to arrange a coach trip to Milton Keynes to see an opera (usually performed by the Glyndebourne Touring Company). Door to door service from Amersham Community Centre Car Park to The Milton Keynes Theatre, typically leaving around 5:00pm. A high class production at reduced price through block booking.

Concerts at the Barbican or South Bank CentreFollowing the success of the Opera trip we have established a tradition of going to a major London venue, typically the Barbican or the Royal Festival Hall for an orchestral concert on a scale we cannot accommodate in our own season.

We reserve the right to substitute artists and switch venues as required by circumstances outside our control.ACC is a registered charity (number 0148911 ) and is a member of Making Music and the Chiltern Arts Forum.The Club gratefully acknowledges the generous support of individual donors, the Countess of Munster Musical Trust and Making Music’s Awards for Young Concert Artists Scheme.

Dr Challoner’s High SchoolCokes Lane

Little ChalfontHP7 9QB

“World Class musicians performing live, locally”

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Amersham Concert Club registered charity 0148911

Booking Form

Postal Applications should be sent, with a cheque made payable to Amersham Concert Club and a stamped, self addressed envelope, to the Membership Secretary, 9 Lime Tree Walk, Amersham, HP7 9HY

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Season Ticket (all 5 concerts plus membership of the club) £48

Young person’s season ticket Free

If you would like to be a Friend, please indicate the amount of your donation (minimum £5 per Friend)

If you would like us to reclaim Gift Aid on this and future donations, until you tell us not to, please tick the box

Single Concert Tickets

20th October 2012 ( Y –squared) 8 pm £15

24th November 2012 (Martin Cousin) 8 pm £15

9th February 2013 (Huw Wiggin /James Sherlock) 8 pm £12

2nd March 2013 (Florin) 8 pm £15

23rd March 2013 (Philip Gammon) 7.30 pm £15

23rd March 2013 Supper (2 courses +wine or soft drink) £12

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“Martin Cousin…a master in the art of the tapered phrase, the dying fall and the precisely weighted texture” - The Times

“Martin Cousin’s debut disc establishes a striking new benchmark for the interpretation of Rachmaninov’s First Piano Sonata…His has discretion, judgment, perception and formidable technique” - The Daily Telegraph

Saturday 24th November 2012 at 8:00 pmMartin Cousin – pianoSonata in E flat, Op.7 BeethovenDrei Intermezzi, Op.117 BrahmsSonata No.1, in F sharp minor, Op.28 Rachmaninov

Saturday 20th October 2012 at 8:00 pmY-squaredYelian He – cello and Yasmin Rowe –piano Introduction and Polonaise Brilliante ChopinSonata in F BeethovenBerceuse, serenade BridgeVocalise RachmaninovSonata for cello and piano Shostakovitch

“The performance...was a shining example of superb intonation from both artists, fully attentive to the syncopated passages in the jocular second movement, and the grace and fullness of the relaxed finale, where a vociferous middle section really pinpoints their technical aplomb. They came through the composer’s ‘test piece of exactness’ with flying colours.” - Music & Vision (mvdaily.com)

Both these players studied at the Royal Northern College of Music where they had distinguished studentships. They were both developing separate careers before meeting at a Masterclass in 2008 with the renowned cellist Ralph Kirshbaum. Noted for their creative programming, Y-squared performs a wide variety of repertoire.

They won the String section of the Royal Overseas League Competition in 2009. In 2010, their debut at St Martin-in-the-Fields resulted in a standing ovation.

Yelian He and Yasmin Rowe are Philip & Dorothy Green Award Artists and are presented under Making Music’s Awards for Young Concert Artists Scheme.

Martin Cousin last played for us in 2000 and it is very good to welcome him back to perform for us. He is now regarded as one of the most exceptional pianists of his generation, having been awarded 1st Prize at the 2005 Ettore Pozzoli International Piano Competition (Seregno, Italy) and Gold Medal at the 2003 Royal Overseas League Music Competition (London).

Martin has appeared regularly in the major British musical venues since graduating from the Royal College of Music, making his London solo debut at the Purcell Room in 1998. Numerous solo recitals followed, notably at the Wigmore Hall in 2001 and 2005. He has performed as concerto soloist with the London Philharmonic, Halle, Royal Philharmonic, Philharmonia and BBC Concert Orchestras. Performances further afield have included tours of New Zealand, the US, Italy and concerts in Stockholm, Brussels, Toronto, Tokyo, Berne and The Hague.

Martin also worked as a hand double on the Oscar winning film “Shine” in scenes using Rachmaninov’s 3rd Piano Concerto.

His CD of the Rachmaninov Sonata we are to hear received universal critical acclaim.

Saturday 2nd March 2013 at 8:00 pmFlorin Charles Mutter violin, Alastair Scahill viola and Catherine Rimmer cello. String Trio Op.9 No.1 BeethovenSerenade DohnanyiDivertimento K563 Mozart

“The qualities necessary for really good chamber music playing this group has in abundance. The sense of ensemble and of balance is beyond criticism, their phrasing is elegant and immaculate and they have developed a beautifully nurtured overall sound.” Hugh Wood

The trio that appears at our concert is the heart of an ensemble that performs a wide range of chamber music, from the core repertoire to that for larger ensembles, in collaboration with distinguished guest artists. Its members have strong Chamber music backgrounds and lead diverse professional lives elsewhere. Charles is associate leader of the BBC Concert Orchestra, Alastair is a leading freelance viola player and Catherine a guest continuo player with leading “period” orchestras.

Saturday 23rd March 2013 at 7.30 pmPhilip Gammon: “Music and Reminiscence” Philip Gammon talks about his long career with the Royal Ballet and plays some of the music he performed as a soloist.

He studied piano with Harold Craxton at the Royal Academy of Music, where he was awarded the MacFarren Gold Medal, and with Yvonne Loriod in Germany.

In 1964 he joined the Royal Ballet, as a rehearsal pianist. He went on to work with Sir Frederick Ashton and Sir Kenneth Macmillan and became the soloist in many of their ballets including Elite Syncopations, A Month in the Country, Rhapsody, Winter Dreams, The Concert, Marguerite and Armand and Dances at a Gathering.

He was made a Fellow of the Royal Academy of Music in 2002, retired from the Royal Ballet in 2005 and is now a guest pianist. A recent performance at the Royal Opera House was in Winter Dreams. Philip has also conducted for English National and Hong Kong ballets, National Ballet of Portugal and the Royal Ballet, including the US premiere of The Prince of the Pagodas in1991.

The recital is followed by the Club’s Biennial Supper.

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Saturday 9th February 2013 at 8:00 pmHuw Wiggin – saxophone, James Sherlock - piano The programme for this recital includes Franck’s Sonata in A major, Bernstein’s West Side Story Suite (arr. Andrew Brinsford), Borne’s Carmen Fantasy and pieces by Monti, Gershwin, Milhaud, Debussy and Liszt.

Huw studied at Cheethams School of Music and then the Royal Northern School of Music, had a period of study in Germany and is now at the Royal College of Music. He has performed as a soloist throughout the UK. He lives in London and has appeared at the Purcell Room, St. James’ Piccadilly, St.Margaret’s Westminster and with the Park Lane Group. He has won a number of competitions and is a Philip & Dorothy Green Award Artist.

James Sherlock performs throughout the UK as a soloist, chamber musician and accompanist. He is a winner of the Royal Overseas League Keyboard prize and in 2011 was selected for the Making Music Young Artist Scheme.

This concert is presented in conjunction with the Countess of Munster Musical Trust, whose continued support is much appreciated.