| Blyton’s songs found admirable interpreters in these two musicians; as did those by the other composers represented. | ||
| —Robert Matthew-Walker, Musical Opinion (July–August 2012 p52) |
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| Blyton’s songs found admirable interpreters in these two musicians; as did those by the other composers represented. | ||
| —Robert Matthew-Walker, Musical Opinion (July–August 2012 p52) |
Click the quotation text to discover what it refers to!
£7.00
Concessions: £5 • Tickets are not being issued in advance; payment will be at the door.
This is the second of two similar concerts. The first performance is in London on 28th March.
A programme of British cello music celebrating the 90th Anniversary of John Barton Armstrong’s birth, with:
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The featured work at this event is John Barton Armstrong’s Cello Sonata, a very substantial single-movement piece of nearly half an hour’s duration that ranks as one of his most important compositions after his symphonies and opera. Also featured is Peter Thompson’s The Renaissance Spirit, a solo piano work written in memory of John Barton Armstrong. Both The Renaissance Spirit and Martin Glover’s Interstate are receiving their first performances at these concerts.
| Date: | Thursday, 17th June 2013 at 7:30 pm |
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| Venue: | Recital Hall |
| Birmingham City University | |
| Paradise Place | |
| Fletchers Walk | |
| Birmingham B3 3HG | |
| (near New Street station; see map to the right) |
Entry costs £7 (concessions £5); please pay at the door.
Note that this concert is a repeat of the one in London on 28th March.
| Composer | Title | Performer(s) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Various | Commemorative Concert John Barton Armstrong 90th Anniversary 17th June 2013 | Lionel Handy, ’Cello, Nigel Clayton, Piano | |||
| # | Composers | Work | Performer(s) | ||
| 1 | Sir Arnold Bax | Cello Sonatina in D | Lionel Handy, ’Cello, Nigel Clayton, Piano | ||
| 2 | John Barton Armstrong | Cello Sonata | |||
| 3 | Benjamin Britten | Chaconne | |||
| 4 | Peter Thompson | The Renaissance Spirit (in memoriam J.B.A.) First performance | Nigel Clayton, Piano | ||
| 5 | Philip Grange | Elegy | Lionel Handy, ’Cello, Nigel Clayton, Piano | ||
| 6 | Martin Glover | Interstate First performance | |||
| 7 | Frederick Delius | Violin Sonata no 3 (Transcribed for cello by Lionel Handy) | |||
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Catalogue code: C20130617 • Published: 7th March 2013
Entry last updated: 7th March 2013